Nebr. Slate Historical Society
VOL. NO. IIV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, liONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1938.
NO. 93
Local Unemploy
ment Office to Aid
Covered Workers
Will Make Appointments Tuesday for
Those Under Unemployment
Compensation Benefits.
To smooth the way for the tak
ing of claims for unemployment com
pensation benefits after January 2,
the local office of the Nebraska State
EmDlovmerit Service at the court
house -nil! begin making appoint
ments with covered workers next
Tuesday.
Persons who expect to file claims
under the Nebraska law may call at
the office any time next week during
regular office hours for appointments
to be kept on or after January 3.
This will permit the dating of all
claims taken in the week toy appoint
ment to be given a January 3 date.
thus avoiding possible loss of time
to the claimant.
The plan of scheduling appoint
ments in advance is not to be a regu
lar feature of claim taking but mere
ly a means for rapid handling of
initial claims of numerous covered
unemployed workers now awaiting
for the law to take effect the first of
the year.
The methods and purposes of the
Employment Service are In no way
charged by the advent of the benefit
payment program. The Service will
continue to take applications of all
types of job seekers, classify them
on the basis of their qualifications
in various occupations and refer
them to Job openings on the requests
of employers. All person who ex
pect to file claims for compensation
benefits should either applf for work
or renew their applications with the
Employment Service.
Added to these fundamental oper
ations will be the responsibility - of
accepting claims for benefit payments
from covered workers for the Unem
ployment Compensation Division of
the State Department of Labor.
The first claim filed by each cov
ered worker is known as an "Initial
Claim." This is forwarded on the
day taken, to the Unemployment
Compensation Division in Lincoln
where the validity of the claim is
determined and the amount of week
ly benefit computed.
Among the provisions of the law
is a waiting period of two weeks of
unemployment in which no benefits
are paid. To qualify, u claimant
must report each week to the Em
ployment Service office as evidence
of his availability for work.
HAVE FINE DISPLAY OF TOYS
From Thursday's Dally t
The Recreation Center is a place
of real Christmas atmosphere in the
last few days as the torn for distri
bution to the children of the city on
Christmas time.
A very large number was secured
at the benefit show glvcm by G. G.
Griffin and the American Legion
Auxiliary and these have all been
fixed up and made ready for the dis
tribution over the city ia the homes
where needed. The toys have been
thoroughly gone over by James Ye
lick of the woodcraft department and
Clyde Jackson, the wizard of the
brush and are now ready for distri
bution by Santa Claus. It is esti
mated that over 2,000 toys of various
kinds and gifts have ben assembled
for the distribution. Many of the
business houses of the city have made
donations of the toys as well as
those secured by the Auxiliary from
various sources.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Friday's Daily
John S. Bishop of this city, who
has spent the past ten days at an
Omaha hospital, recovering from an
operation for appendicitis, has bo far
recovered that he was able to return
home this afternoon. It is a great
pleasure to the family that he will
be able to be home "and with the
family on Christmas.
HERE FOR VACATION
E. A. Ward, instructor in the high
school at Franklin, Nebraska, ar
rived Thursday morninj; to spend the
holidays with his sister, Mrs. Agnes
Moore and' niece, Vivian Moore.
HAVE FINE REMEMBRANCE
Mr. and Mrs. Miles M. Allen have
received a very much appreciated re
membrance from their sons, Connie
and Johnny, who are located at
Edgmont, South Dakota, where they
are engaged in the baking business.
The sons sent a fine Christmas
cake and specially made cookies for
the Christmas holiday and which
will be a most pleasant part of the
holiday treat to the parents. Both
of the Allen boys are expert bakers
and have been very successful In
their work at Edgmont.
Agreement is
Reached in Suit
to Enjoin
Lonp River Public Power District
Agrees by Stipulation to Pay
All Damage Caused.
From Friday's Daily
District Judge W. W. Wilson was
here today to hold a short session of
court and to hold a hearing in the
application of the Loup River Public
Power district for an injunction
against Christ Parkenjng, et al.
The parties to the action agreed on
stipulation to the effect that the
defendants would allow the injunc
tion to be granted and in turn the
plaintiffs agreed to pay any damages
that might be incurred by the plain
tiffs or their agents in surveying and
erecting an electric power line
through the farms of the defend
ants.
PINOCHLE GAMES
From Friday'i Dally
The Recreation Center pinochle
party was held last evening and a
large number attended the event' and
to add to the pleasures of the occa
sion the players had a treat of dough
nuts and coffee, Mrs. Frank Konfrst
donated the doughnuts. H. M. Soen-
nichsen Co., L. B. Egenberger, George
Conis, and Hinky-Dinky provided the
coffee, sugar and cream and the
Jacobs cafe prepared the coffee. The
scores were as follows:
Betty Reno. 3960; Esther Whitely
5190; Mrs. W. H. Puis, 5060; C. M.
Manners 6160; Jack Reno 5200;
Jerry Konfrst 5070; M. Mendenhall
4910; Mrs. Frank Konfrst 5150;
Florence Rhoades 5300; Virgil Urish
5260; Tex Chovanec 5720; Roy
Stewart 5350; Don Cotner 5040; Joe
Phillips 5480; C M. Manners 5130;
W. H. Puis 5120; C. Carlburg 5680;
Mrs. Roy Stewart 4880; Phyllis Rob-
bins 4880; Edna Carlburg 4810; Mrs.
J. E. Kvapil 3690; Rose Kopp 5440;
Frank Kvapil 4770; Floyd McCarty
5310; Lee Phillips 4780; Joseph
Kvapil 5200; Gus Kopp 4850; P. D.
Sullivan 5400.
ADMITS WILL TO PROBATE
From Friday's Daily
This morning in the county court
application was made for the pro
bate of a document filed as the last
will and testament of Sophia L. Mc
Laughlin, deceased, of Elmwood.
Mrs. J. H. Rogge of Lincoln and
Mrs. Minnie Creamer of Waverly,
daughters of the deceased, were the
proponents of the will and offered
it In court for probate. Objections
were filed by Leonard and Harry
McLaughlin, of Lincoln, sons, to he
probate of the will. After hearing
testimony in the case. Judge A. H.
Duxbury admitted the will to pro
bate. G. E. Hager, of Lincoln, ap
peared for the proponents and Wil
liam Nickloff as attorney for the op
ponents. SUFFERS FROM ILLNESS
From Thursday's Dally
Miss Viva Palmer, of the Journal
staff, was confined to her home to
day as the result of a severe cold and
attack of the flu. She has not been
well for several days and was com
pelled to return home Wednesday
evening ill. During her illness. Miss
Mary Jane Mark has very kindly as
sisted in the handling of the wire
service for the paper.
ATTEND COURT AT PAPILLI0N
From Thursday's Dally
Sheriff Homer Sylvester and De
puty Sheriff Cass Sylvester were at
Papllllon today where they were call
ed to testify in the case of the State
of Nebraska vs. Goode.
High School
Has Interesting
Program Wed.
Pleasant Event at Higk School Wed
nesday Afternoon Marks Start
of Vacation Period.
Members of the high school with
several from the Junior high assist
Ing, Wednesday afternoon gave a
most interesting program at the audi
torium of the school, attended by a
'urge group of the alumni and par
ents of the young people taking part.
Principal J. R. Reeder presented
Stuart Sedlak, president of the stu
dent council, who presided over the
program.
The mixed chorus of the school
gave several very fine selections un
der the direction of David Fowler,
musical director of the school.
Donald Cotner, '35 and Raymond
Wooster, 38, two of the talented mu
sicians that have graduated from the
local high school, gave several saxo
phone numbers, with the accompani
ment played by Miss Jean Knorr, 38.
also one of the outstanding musical
students of the school here.
The school presented a very clever
and much enjoyed play, "Christmas
at Finnigan's Flat," and those taking
part in the play were Stuart Sedlak,
Shirley Walling, Russell Nielsen.
Mian White, Corrine Drucker, Tom
Solomon, Catherine Brink, Norma
Johnson, James Sandin, while the
junior high members of the cast were
Catherine Conis, Georgia Carey, Mary
Jean Hatt, Rachel McMaken, Mariam
Fricke. Robert Grassman, Kenneth
White. The play was very much en
joyed ana well presented by the
youn people.
The committee in charge of the
play was 'Norma Johnson, chairman;
Helen Dill and Junior Devoe.
RECEIVES FINE ADVANCEMENT
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Vincent will be pleased to learn of
Mr. Vincent's fine progress and good
fortune since taking up his residence
on the west coast about eighteen
months ago. He has been employed
with the bureau of water and power
of the city of Los Angeles since June,
1938. Having finished bis probation
period he has been placed in charge
of the renovating department. His
work, which consists mainly of land
scape grading, takes him to all power
stations from the coast to Boulder
City, Nev.. In a letter to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Vincent, Harold
states that while stationed at Boulder
City recently he saw a great many
Cass county cars and talked to a
number of people from Plattsmouth
and vicinity w ho stopped to view the J
famous Boulder Dam.
ADDITIONAL EED CROSS NAMES
The following names have been re
ported as enrollees of the local chap
ter of the American Red Cross. There
is so far 143 names turned 'in on
the lists and with several lists still
to report: -
T. H. Pollock
Rev. A. Lentz
Mrs. C. C. Cotner
Dr. R. P. Westover
L. D. Hiatt
Ward Whalen '
Ruth Colby
Margaret Iverson . .
Milo Price
Mable Frances White
Ed Delaney
J. F. Wehrbeln
H. M. Soennichsen
Mathilde Soennichsen
H. M. Soennichsen Co.
Joe's New Way
W. F. Evers
Charles Vallery
LEAVES FOR ARKANSAS
From Thursday. Dally .
Frank Pettlt departed by auto this
morning for DeQueen. Arkansas,
where he will visit relatives and old
friends in his former home for the
next few weeks. Mr. Pettit is mak
ing the trip by car and will stop for
a short visit at several points along
the way to the south.
VISITING IN MISSOURI
Eugene Suess, member of the local
engineering force, is at Brunswick,
Missouri, where he will enjoy a visit
with his relatives and ' old time
friends.
CARL SPECK INJURED
Carl Speck, brother of Mrs. E. L.
Gooding and Harry Speck of this
city, was gravely injured Thursday
morning near Rawlins, Wyoming,
in an auto wreck. Carl is living
with his brother, John Speck at Cas
per, Wyoming but has! been working
on a construction job near Rawlins,
and was on his way to work when
the accident occurred. The injured
man was very badly cut and bruised
and alao suffered the fracture of both
of his legs. He was taken to the
hospital at Rawlins where he is being
cared for and his condition is very
grave.
Death of Mrs.
Anna White in
California
Former Resident of the Vicinity of
Murray Passes Away Alter
Heart Attack.
Mrs. Anna Margaret White. 69. a
former resident of Cass, county, died
on December 14th at her home near
Madison. California. Mrs. White had
been in failing health but was sud
denly stricken with a heart attack
at her home and failed to regain
consciousness.
Mrs. White was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis M. Young, pioneer
residents of Cass county, where she
grew to womanhood.
The deceased lady moved to Cali
fornia in 1905, she and her husband.
the late Thomas J. White locating on
ranch in the foothills of Yolo
county and where Mr. White died
some twenty-five years ago.
She was very active in the com
munity life of her county, and in
Woodland was a very -derout mem
ber of the Christian church. as well
as the Eastern Star and the Farm Bu
reau in which she had a very active
part.
The survivors include a son, Fran
cis J. White of White Horse, Modoc
county. California; two sisters. Mrs.
Isabell Creamer of Madison and Mrs.
Katherlne Gapen of Nebraska and
a brother, Arthur M. Young of Win
ters, California.
The funeral of Mrs. White was held
on December 16th at the Kraft chapel
at Woodland with Rev. Lee Sadler
of the Winters Christian church of
ficiating.
DIES AT RED OAK
E. L. BreeBe, 70, superintendent of
the city wells at Red Oak, Iowa, died
at his home in that city late Wed
nesday from a heart attack. Mr.
Breese, died at his home in that city
late Wednesday from a heart attack.
Mr. Breese is an old resident of Red
Oak where he came as a child with
his parents. He is an elder brother
of A. R. Breese who has been a fre
quent visitor here at the M. S. Kerr
home, and the deceased was known
to a number of the local people.
SUFFERS AMPUTATION
Friends here and at Union oi
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Herbst, will regret
to learn that Mr. Herbst, who is en
gaged in railroad yard work at Kan
sas City, has suffered the amputation
of one leg. He was injured while at
work, his ankle being caught under
the wheels of a car and so badly in
jured that amputation was neces
sary. Mrs. Herbst was formerly Miss
Leota Barton of Union and attended
school here.
RETURN TO HOMES
L. A. Gerner and Miss Sylvia Kor
bel departed Wednesday afternoon for
Crete, Nebraska, where they will
visit at their homes there and enjoy
the holiday. Miss June Oakes, one
of the teachers in the local schools
will be at her home at Stella for the
holiday period. David Fowler, the
music director of the schools, will
spend his holiday at Fremont with
his relatives and friends.
VISIT FROM DETROIT
From Friday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Hawksworth,
of Detroit, arrived here this morn
ing to visit for the holiday season
at the home of Mrs. E. W. Cook and
the many old friends.
Mrs. Gillespie
of Murdock is
Fatally Injured
Six Other Persons Hurt When Car
Driven by Harry Gillespie
Crashes Coal Wagon.
YORK. Neb., Dec. 24 (UP) Mrs.
W. O. Gillespie. 65. tof Murdock was
fatally injured and six other persons
hurt when a car driven by Mrs. Gil
lespie's son Harry of North Loup col
lided with a wagon loaded with coal
on the highway near Bradshaw last
night and then slid on icy pave
ment in front of another automobile.
Most seriously injured is Mrs. Harry
Gillespie. 46, wife of the driver,
whose condition was called "non too
favorable" at a hospital. Harry Man
son, 44, of Bradshaw, driver of the
wagon also is in serious condition
with the full extent of his Injuries
not yet determined. The elder Mrs.
Gillespie died this morning. After
striking the wagon the Gillespie car
turned sideways in front of a ma
chine driven by E. L. McGinnis of
Brady.
ANNOUNCE REDUCTION
IN INTEREST JAN. FIEST
The Nebraska City Federal Sav
ings and Loan Association, which
conducts its home loan business on
a "principal reduction" basis, has
just announced a cut in the interest
rate, effective January 1st, to all
borrowers whose loans are not de
linquent. The present rate has been 60 cents
per month per 1100 on the unpaid
balance due. The new rate will be
55 cents per month per $100 on the
unpaid balance- a reduction of one
twelfth In the interest charge.
Customers carrying a $1,000 loan,
the first month will save 50 cents in
interest charge although their pay
ment amounts will not change the
saving going into a more rapid re
duction of their indebtedness.
The Nebraska City Association is
one of the largest in southeastern
Nebraska and carries a large vol
ume of its loan business in Cass
county, being numbered among the
Journal's regular advertisers.
Borrowing customers will agree
this is a splendid form of Christmas
present.
PLACING TOP ON SEWER ,
From Thuray Ta!ij
The workers were busy today on
the Chicago avenue sewer project in
getting the top on the new auxiliary
sewer at the point where the sewer
connects with the main storm sewer
at the intersection of Pearl street
and Chicago avenue.
It is hoped to' get this covered and
ready for service as soon as possible
in order that the traffic can be car
ried over this regular channel rather
than being detoured on Granite east
to Sixth street as it has been in the
past few days.
RETURNS HOME
From Friday' TfmXty
Mrs. A. R. Noble returned home
this morning after a visit at Chi
cago where she has been a guest at
the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill
and family. She was accompanied
home by Robert Hill, Jr., who will
spend the Christmas season here with
his grandparents and other relatives.
MOVING TO THE CITY
County Register of Deeds-elect
Ray F. Becker and . Mrs. Becker, are
moving to this city where 'they will
make their home in the future. They
are to reside in the John Sattler
property on Chicago avenue, one of
the most attractive residential prop
erties in the south part of the city
GOES TO MISSOURI
From Saturday Dan
Vernon Am, Jr., is leaving this
evening for Fayette. Missouri, where
he will join Mrs. Arn who has been
there for the past week on a visit
with her relatives. They will visit
over the Christmas holidays at Fay
ette and Mrs. Arn will accompany
her husband on to this city.
Platters Win Tournament at
Auburn with Victories Over
Tecumseh, Humboldt, Neb. City
Pile Up Decisive Score Over Otoeans in Final
Game Last Night Meet Held in the
New School Gymnasium
The Platter Friday night tucked
away the honors of the Auburn in
vitation basketball meet, winning
from Nebraska City by the score of
48 to 25, playing a class of ball
that was superior to any seen on
the court in the tourney.
The Plattsmouth squad saw plenty
of action as Coach Bion Hoffman
gave an opportunity for many of
the squad to participate as he sub
stituted freely and the reserve forces
showed strong in their team play as
well as scoring work.
Warren Reed and' Captain Bob
Hayes led the team scoring for the
game. Reed having 17 points to his
credit and Hayes 10, while Don
Wall and John Jacobs each account
ed for eight points.
The entire team presented some
real championship teamwork on the
floor with Rebal being effective in
checking the rallies of the pioneers,
but was retired on fouls in the sec
ond period.
The Platters took an early lead
and at the half time had accumulated
a 22 to 9 lead over their opponents
and were decisively going places.
This is the first tournament award
for the Platters since the southeast
Nebraska championship of 1932 and
is a well deserved victory for a hard
fighting and clean-cut group of young
athletes and their coach, Bion Hoff
man. The box score of the game was as
follows:
Plattsmouth (48).
FG FT
PF TP
Rebal. f 114 3
Reed, f 7 3 3 17
Noble, f 0 0 0 0
Davis, f 0 0 10
Hayes, c 4 2 2 10
Minor, c 10 0 2
Wall, g 4 0 2 8
Tidball, g 0 0 0 0
Smith, g 0 0 0 0
Jacobs, g 4 0 18
21 6 13 48
Nebraska City (25)
FG FT PF TP
Markel. f 11 2 3
Brown, f 1 1 2 3
Miller, f .-- 0 14 1
Williams, c 0 0 3 0
Carpenter, c 4 0 2 8
Boucher, g 1 11 3
Porter, g 1 0 1 2
Ryder, g 0 0 0 0
Eglesaer, g 0 0 0 0
Metz, g 2 115
10 5 16 25
CHAS. HARTFORD NOT SO WELL
Friends here have received letters
from Mrs. Charles E. Hartford, from
St. Andrews. Florida, stating that
Mr- Hartford, .who has been ill for
the past several years is not so well
and is confined to his bed a great
deal of the time now. Mr. and Mrs.
Hartford are living at St. Andrews
with their son, Charles. Jr.. who is
the head chemist at one of the
largest paper mills in the south. The
other members of the family are go
ing well altho living In widely
separated sections of the country.
Joe Hartford Is the superintendent of
a mill at Kansas City, where he and
his wife have made their home for
some years. Mr. and -Mrs. Willis
Hartford are at St. Joseph. Missouri,
where Mr. Hartford is engaged In
mill work. Mr. and MVs. Robert L.
Hartford are living in Texas where
he has a very nice position.
TO VISIT OLD MEXICO
William A. Metzger of Cedar Creek
will accompany his cousin, Marvin
Metzger of Gordon, Nebraska, on a
trip to the south in the next few
days. They will motor through Okla
homa and Texas and then onto old
Mexico where they expect ot spend
some time in looking over strange
country south of the Rio Grande.
RETURNS FROM SCHOOL
Miss Lois Bettor, teacher In the
Hordeville, Nebraska, high school,
arrived home Friday evening to spend
the remainder of the school vacation
with the home folks.
Opening Game Wednesday a
Victory Over Tecumseh
The box score of the game was as
follows:
Plattsmouth.
FG FT PF TP
Rebal, f 0 12 1
Reed, f 5 0 1 10
Davis, f 0 0 3 0
Hayes, c 5 3 4 13
Noble, c 0 0 10
Smith, g 3 12 7
Tidball. g 0 0 2 0
Wall, g 0 0 3 0
Minor, g 0 0 4 0
Jacobs, g 3 3 0 9
16 8 22 40
Tecumseh
FG FT PF TP
Howard, f 3 2 3 8
Powell, f 0 0 10
Heust. f 0 13 1
Morrlssey, f 10 4 2
Johnston, f 0 0 0 0
Woolsey. f 2 12 5
Kelley. c 4 2 1 10
Acterthon, g 10 2 2
Roberts, g 0 2 2 2
11
8 21 30
Second Game Thursday Re
sults in 30 to 24 Victory
Over Humboldt
The box score of the game was as
follows:
Plattsmouth
FG
FT
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
PF
1
2
4
3
1
0
3
0
TP
5
16
2
0
0
0
3
4
Rebal, f . 2
meed.' f - 6
Hayes, c 1
Minor e, . 0
Wall, g
Tidball. g 0
Smith, g 1
Jacobs, g 2
12 6 14 30
Humboldt
FG FT PF TP
Arnot. f 4 12 9
Ude, f - 0 2 3 2
Yocum, c 2 1 4 5
Bailey, c 0 0 0 0
Kent, g 3 13 7
Buss, g 0 0 0 0
Jenkins, g 0 13 1
Hynek. g 0 0 0 0
24
ENJOYS SCHOOL VACATION
Cecil Comstock, principal of the
high school at Vesta, Nebraska, is
here to spend the holiday season with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C.
Comstock and with the many old
friends. Mr. Comstock has had a
very successful year In his teaching
work.
TO VISIT AT MADISON
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ofe and son,
Carl, Jr., are to spend the Christmas
season at Madison, Nebraska, where
they will be guests at the home of
the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Nahrstedt and visit with the many
friends in that section of the state.
HERE FOR CHRISTMAS
From Friday's Dany
Miss Alice Louise Wescott, who
is engaged in a secretarial position
at Northwestern university, came in
this morning for a visit here over
the holiday season with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the neighbors
and friends for the kind deeds and
sympathy during the last illness and
death of my wife and mother and
for the many floral offerings. J. R.
Jones and family, Mrs. Inez Thomp
son. L. L. Patton, L. M. Patton.
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
John V. Stapp departed Monday
for Platte City, Missouri, where he
will visit over the holidays with his
relatives and friends in the old home.
He expects to go south later to en
joy a short outing before returning
here.
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