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t Historical Scietj Bebr. Stat $omm VOL. NO. LTV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1939. NO. 98 Platters Win from Valley by Score of 47 -35 Visitors Have One of the Best Teams Appearing On the Local Court So Far This Season. From Wednesday's Daily The Plattsmouth high basketeers last evening won handily over the visiting squad from Valley by a score of 47 to 35. Only in the third quar ter did the opponents seriously threaten the Platter lead. The first period showed the locals with a 13-3 lead as they had held Valley to a lone free throw and one field goal. Reed. Hayes and Wall were sinking them in this first frame. Valley started nervously and couldn't find their basket or hold on to the ball consistently. In the second quarter both teams scored freely. Plattsmouth doubling its score and Valley amassing 14 points (26-14). The third stanza found Valley getting a little warm and at one time came within six points of the lead ers, but Plattsmouth was not to be caught and moved to a 31 to 22 third quarter pace. Jacobs. Hayes and Rebal led the scoring here. The game was a hard fought one. but fouls were rather scarce. On the offensive. Reed led the Platter attack, having 13 points which in cluded a gift shot and six baskets. Hayes accounted for four field goals and three free throws, or eleven points, as did Jacobs who had five goals and a free toss. Rebal's defen sive work was very outstanding as well as his offensive feats. Captain Allen of Valley did much scoring for the visitors as he had four goals. O. Anderson led his team with 10 points. The game was enjoyed by a good crowd, and featured a special enter tainment between halves, a tap danc ing exhibition by Irene LaHoda and her sister Honey Lou. Irene also sang the popular "Umbrella Man." These two young artists put on a very enjoyable performance and left the floor amid a shower of applause. The seconds won the opener from Valley reserves 21-1 G. The box score: Plattsmouth (47) FG FT PF TP Reed, f 6 1 1 13 Rebal. f 3 0 0 6 Haves, c 4 3 0 11 Smith, g 10 0 2 Wall, g 2 0 2 4 Tidball, g 0 0 10 Jacobs, f 5 1 0 11 Minor, c 0 0 2 0 21 5 6 47 Valley (35) FG FT PF TP Johnson, f 110 3 Allen, f 4 0 0 8 O. Anderson, c 3 4 0 10 James, f 10 4 2 Sampson, g 2 0 2 4 B. Anderson, g 0 0 0 0 Blake, g 3 0 16 Olson, f 0 0 0 0 Foster, c 10 2 2 Kirchman, g 0.0 0 0 15 5 9 35 RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Cook, their con Wendell and Mr. Cock's mother, Mrs. William Cook of Elmwood, who have been visiting for some two weeks at the homes of Mrs. Gordon Dixson and Mrs. Gayle Fickwell and their families of San Jose, Call fornia, returned home last week after having had a delightful holiday va cation. The ladies are daughters of Mrs. Cook. They report good -roads, with but very little snow on the trip. TO LOCATE AT MTNDEN From Tuesday's Daily Harry Stodola, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stodola, left last eve ning for Minden, Nebraska where he will make his home for the time be ing'. Mr. Sodola has secured employ ment there and hopes to be there per manently. PAYS VISIT HERE Ernest Roessler of Chicago was visiting here at the home of Mrs Frank Lillie Saturday. He had been visiting at Broken Bow, Nebraska and stopped here on his way back to bis home. RETURNS TO SCHOOL Miss Frances Cloidt, who has been here for a three weeks' vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt. departed Mon day night for Columbia, Missouri, where she will resume her studies in Stephens college. At Omaha Miss Cloidt joined the group of Stephens college students from the west en route back to their studies and who had two special cars on the Wabash southbound train. The students were from all parts of the west, some as far as the Pacific coast and who all jointed at Omaha. Basketball Quint Have Long Association Five Have Played Together From Their 7th Grade Days Jacobs Also Senior Player. The 1939 riattsmouth high school basketball team, consisting princi pally of five seniors who have been playing basketball together since they were in the seventh grade. In 1933 Robert Hayes. Ronald Rebal, Warren Reed, Donald Wall and John Tidball entered the seventh grade of the Plattsmouth junior high school together. They first organized the junior high teams that was coached by Fred Rothert, then coach of the Plattsmouth high school and now a merchant at Auburn, Nebraska. They played the teams of surrounding towns and kept this organization to gether throughout the 7th, "Sth and 9 th grades. They all lettered in- bas ketball when they were in the 10th grade of the Plattsmouth high school and they now comprise the Platts mouth high school basketball team which recently won the southeastern tournament at Auburn and have been defeated only by Omaha Tech this current season. The relationship among these boys has always been very pleasant and little or no difficulty has occurred between them. They have played under three coaches, Fred Rothert, H. Clark Eoggess, and the present coach Bion A. Hoffman. These boys have retained the positions they orig inally started with in the 7th grade: Rebal and Tidball as forwards,. Hayes at center, with Reed and Wall as guards. When John Jacobs entered the Plattsmouth high school in 1936 he joined these five boys and since that time he has been a regular member of the team, playing the position of forward. Plattsmouth plays Glenwood. Iowa, first and second teams at Glenwood next Friday evening, January 13th. VISITING OLD FRIENDS From Monday's Daily Rev. and Mrs. V. C. Wright and son, Harry, of O'Neill, Nebraska, were here for a few hours today. Rev. Wright was a witness in the hear ing on the John McNurlin will and with the family took advantage of the occasion to meet the old friends and former associates in the church work. While here Rev. Wright was a caller at the Journal and to meet the members of the staff. C00NHUNTERS TO MEET. The Cornhusker Trail Hound as sociation will hold a very important meeting for the coonhunters of the two eastern and southern tiers of counties of Nebraska, on Sunday, January 15th. The meeting will be held at the Firemen's hall in Bea trice at 2 o'clock, to discuss changes in the game laws. HERE FOR WEEK-END Mr. and Mrs. Ivan C. Smith of this city had as guests for the week end Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ernest and family of Auburn and Mr. and Mrs. William Haith and daughter of Beatrice. UNDER OBSERVATION James Sedlak, living in the west part of the city was taken to the St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha Sat urday where he was placed for treat ment and observation. 'A Well Kept Farmstead' is to be Discussed Series of Meetings Over the County for Members of Women's Project Club and Their Husbands. From Tuesday's Dally- "A Well Kept Farmstead." is the topic being discussed by members of women's project clubs and their hus bands, at open meetings being held in each of the training centers over the county, namely, Mynard, Union, Weeping Water, Murdock, Elmwood, Eagle and Louisville. The first meet ing will be at Mynard on Wednes day, January 11. The purpose of this lesson and the accompanying film strip, is to pre sent some specific ideas on how farm owners or renters can improve and make more convenient their imme diate surroundings without much ex pense. This subject was selected by club members as one that should be em phasized in their 1939 and 1940 pro gram. The material has been pre pared with the idea of suggesting practical, inexpensive improvements and practices that would lead to the comforts, convenience, and satisfac tion in living on a farm. The only prerequisites necessary are: some in terest in simple improvements and a little appreciation for an attractive well arranged farmyard. Minor yard improvements or even changes are of interest to the entire family. If you have replaced a barbed wire corral fence between the house and barn with a flat fence, painted white or whitewashed, how long would it be until all the neighbors had noticed the change? Notices are being mailed to all project club members, and their hus bands." giving the date and place for the meeting in their center. A good attendance is expected. ROYAL NEIGHBORS INSTALL The Royal Neighbors of America held their installation of officers oh Monday night at the lodge rooms in the Eagles building. The following were the officers installed: Oracle Mrs. Freda Stibal. Vice Oracle Mrs. Minnie Renner. Past Oracle Mrs. Helen Meisln- ger. Chancellor Mrs. Margaret Kaffen- berger. Recorder Mrs. Sadie Jones. Receiver Miss Malinda Friedrich. Marshal Mrs. Louise Klinger. Asst. Marshal Mrs. Katie Hild. Inner Sentinel Mrs. Pearl Mei- singer. Outer Sentinel Mrs. Emma Kaf- fenberger. Manager MLss Wilma Friedrich. Faith Miss Marie Parriott. Modesty Miss Minnie Hild. Endurance Miss Leona Meisinger. Courage Miss Martha Kaffenber- ger. Musician Mrs. Enuna Nolting. Flag Bearer Mrs. Emma Mc- Maken. HONOR rVAN DELES DENIER Ivan Deles Denier of Murray was recently honored at a meeting held for all DeKalb hybrid seed corn deal ers in the Fremont area, when he was singled out as one of the group who had made an outstanding record of sales of hybrid seed corn for the company during the first three weeks of December. For this accomplish ment, Mr. Deles Denier was awarded a prize by the officials of the com pany. GUARD WANTED CAR Sheriff Joe Mrasek was at Union Monday evening to guard an auto that was abandoned near that place and reported to his office. The sheriff was asked by the Missouri Pacific railroad company to look after the car until their representatives could reach Union from Atchison and ac cordingly he remained until they arrived to return the car. FATHER MARCELLES HERE From Tuesday's Daily - Rev. Marcelles Agius, chaplain of the Keans' Home for the aged at Kearney, arrived here last evening to spend a few days visiting his brother, Rt. Rev. Monsignor George Agius and his many friends in the city. MISS B0EDEKER TO PLAY Miss Jane Boedeker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Boedeker, of Mur day, is to be a guest artist & the musicale to be given by the Nebras ka City Woman's club on Friday evening, January 13th at the home I of Mrs. E. L. Overton. Miss Boedeker studied piano at Paris last year and had a summer of study at the Amer ican conservatory at Fontainbleau. With her parents she enjoyed a motor trip through Europe last summer and fall. At the musicale also will be heard Miss Jeanne Spier, of Ne braska City, who returned last fall from studying violin at Antwerp. Fred P. Busch is Named Head of the Ad Club Former President and Long Active in the ' Organization Plan an Active Campaign. From Wednesday's Dally The Plattsmouth Business Men's Ad club at their luncheon at the Hotel Plattsmouth today held their annual election of officers and the following were selected: President Fred P. Busch. Vice-President C. C. Wescott. Treasurer W. H. Puis. The secretary of the organization will be named later by the new presi dent. Mr. Busch has long been active in the organization since its organiz ation and has served as the president of the club in the past and with his keen interest in the development of the business Interests of the commun ity should prove a very valuable man in the position. The members of the club spent some time in the discussion of plans for the coming year auti a- general feeling was expressed that this would be a much better year than the past as far as business activities are con cerned. FAIR VIEW WORKERS CLUB The Fairview Workers club held their December meeting with the usual exchange of gifts, at the home of Mrs. Lucy Terryberry, with Mrs. Glen Terryberry as assistant hostess. The entertainment was led by Mrs. Herbert Franke and Mrs. Herman Hennings. The January meeting will be at the heme of Mrs. John Alexen with Mrs. Ben Speck assisting. The club will do honor to Mrs. Ralph Gansemer with a shower. There will be a covered dish luncheon. MAKE GUILTY PLEA This morning in the county court Earl Arnold and Earl Price were ar raigned on a complaint filed by Coun ty Attorney Walter H. Smith, charg ing them with a felony in taking two auto batteries from a car, the prop erty of Claude A. Ruse. The defend ants entered a plea of guilty to the charge and accordingly were bound over to the district court. HAS MAJOR OPERATION Mi3s Celia Palacek, daughter of John Palacek, sr., was taken to the St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha. Sat urday where she underwent a major operation this morning. Miss Palacek has not been in the best of health for the past few days, and an oper ation was necessary to relieve her of her illness. ATTEND PRESBYTERY Dr.- and Mrs. H. G. McClusky were at Lincoln Tuesday where they at tended the meeting of the Nebraska City Presbytery. Dr. McClusky was a member of the committee to exam ine Clarence Thayden for ordination to the ministry and assisted in the general meeting of the Presbytery. RETURN TO DAKOTA From Monday's Dally Frank Sabatka, Jr., left for his home in Kimball, South Dakota, yes terday. Mr. Sabatka had been a visi tor here for the past month at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Frank Aschen brenner and family as well as his brother, George Sabatka. Estimate of County Expense Is Lowered Annual Meeting of the County Board . Prepares Estimate Set Salaries of Clerical Force. The annual meeting of the board of county commissioners was held at the court house Wednesday and the members of the board, George L. Farley, Plattsmouth; H. C. Backe meyer. Greenwood and Ray Norris, Weeping Water, were present to act on the matters that are a part of the regular yearly meeting. W. E. Norris, justice of the peace of Tipton precinct, filed as the oc cupant of the office to which George Reitter had been elected but de clined to qualify. W. H. Kruger of Nehawka, was appointed as a member of the Soldier's Relief commission of which he has been a member during the past term. The Cass County Farm Bureau filed an itemized account of its expendi tures for 1938 in the sum of $2,800, as well as the budget for 1939 for the amount of $2,800. The board of commissioners voted to reject the re quest for $2,800. under the provi sions of section 2-11113. 1937. sup plemental to 1929 statutes of the state of Nebraska, as well as on the advice of the opinion of the county attorney and the attorney general of Nebraska. The Cass County Agricultural So ciety filed its annual report together with request for appropriation of $2,000 for the financing of the coun ty fair for 1939. The county board voted unanimously to approve the re quest for $2,000 for the county fair for 1939.1 The board voted to set the salaries of the clerks In the various offices of the county for the year 1939 as follows: Treasurer, $1,200; county judge, $1,080; register of deds, $1,- 000; superintendent, $720; county clerk, $780; county attorney, $390; deputy county sheriff, $75 per month; two janitors, $30 per month each; extra office help, $2.25 per day; county relief worker, $55 per month. The commissioners in making the estimate for the coming year placed it at the following amounts: General Fund $ 70,000 Poor Relief 37,000 Road Fund 35.000 Bridge Fund 28,000 Mother's Pensions 4,000 Soldier's Relief 1,500 $175,500 The estimate of expense for the year 1938 was $176,200, so the esti mate this year is showing a reduc tion over that of the past year. NEHAWKA LODGE INSTALLS The recently elected officers of Nehawka lodge No. 246, A. F. & A. M. were installed Wednesday eve ning in their stations. Raymond C. Cook, deputy grand custodian of the A. F. & A. M. of Nebraska being the installing officer, Henry Carson of Nebraska City, grand tyler of the Nebraska A. F. & A. M., Berving as the ceremonial 'marshal and Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union as the chap lain. The officers installed were: W. M. Paul Madsen. S. W. George Sheldon. J. W. Otto Ehlers. Secretary Robert Chapman. Treasurer D. C. West. Chaplain Rev. W. A. Taylor. S. D. Merritt Pollard. , J. D. A. D. Crunk. S. S. Clifford Garrison. J. S. Dr. R. R. Anlersen. Tyler Lester Shrader. There were many from neighbor ing lodges present and including two cars of Plattsmouth Masons. A fine luncheon was served at the close of the meeting. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Charles Troop of this city has re turned home after a short time spent at Nebraska City where he was tak ing treatment at the St. Mary's hos pital. Mr. Troop is feeling much better and was down in the business section of the city Monday afternoon to visit with friends and looking after business affairs. Want ads are read and almost invariably set results. SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTION The official board of the Meth odist Sunday school met Tuesday eve ning at the church for the selection of the officers for the ensuing term. The following were chosen: J. A. Capwell, superintendent; J. Howard Davis, assistant superintend ent; Mrs. W. L. Heinrich, inter mediate department; Mrs. V. T. Arn, junior department; Mrs. Don Seiver, primary; Mrs. Lcra Kieck, beginners; Mrs. E. H. Wescott, missionary and temperance; W. L. Heinrich, treas urer. Farm Home South of Mur ray is Looted Emmett Rice Returns Home Monday Night to Find Home as Bare as Mother Hubbard's Cupboard. Deputy Sheriff Emery J. Doody was at the farm home of Emmett Rice, southeast of Murray today to investigate a robbery reported by the owner of the farm and in which the farm house was reported as be ing well cleaned out by the robber or robbers. Mr. Rice has been living alone at the farm home during the school season as Mrs. Rice and the chil dren remained in Plattsmouth and on Saturday night he, too, left the farm to come to town. Returning home Monday night he was surprised to find that some time in his absence that his place had been broken into and thoroughly ransacked and practically looted of everything movable. The visitors had taken all of the clothing that he had, blankets and food as well as meat grinder and several other articles and as they had ample time for the job there was little to offer in the way of tracing the parties as they left the farm. The deputy sheriff made a thor ough search of the locality in the hope that there might be some trace found of the persons that had looted the farm home. HOLD QUARTERLY MEETING Monday evening the Ladies' Aid, the junior and senior departments of the Sunday school, and the church board of the First Christian church met Jointly at the church for their quarterly meeting. The various organizations gave full reports of their financial affairs and their attendance and both show ed favorable results. The ladies' aid society was repre sented by Mrs. Chester J. Minniear, secretary-treasurer; the church board by C. D. Palmer; the junior division of the Sunday Bchool by Lester Thlm gan; and the senior division by Miss Frances Minniear. Preceding the general business meeting, a fellowship supper was served by the ladies' aid to all pres ent. Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor, pre sided over the meeting. SHOPS RESUME ACTrVTTIES From Monday's Daily This morning the Burlington Re frigerator Express Co. shops in this city opened with a full force of em ployes, some forty-three who have been off duty since in November, re turning to work. Saturday the men were notified that they would be ex pected back on duty today and ac cordingly the shops are now at their full activity. The order to resume work was much appreciated by the workers after their several weeks of idleness. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL From Monday's Daily Philip T. Becker, who has been at the Methodist hospital at Omaha for a short time under observation and treatment, is expected home today. He will spend a short time here and later expects to return to Omaha for another course of treatment. LEARNS OF ILLNESS Mrs. M. P. Flemming has received word from her sister, Mrs. E. F. Oakes that Mr. bakes is seriously ill I at their home near Dlller, Nebraska. Creamery Co. Holds Annual Meet'g Tuesday Very Successful Year and Stockhold ers Receive Five Per Cent Dividend as Result. The annual meeting of the Farm ers Co-Operative Creamery Co., was held Tuesday evening at the Mynard community building where some 125 of the stockholders and friends gath ered to hear the annual reports of this thriving local plant. The meeting was presided over by W. F. Nolte, president of the com pany and in the regular business ses sion three members were named to the board of directors, Roy O. Cole for a term of two years and John Hobscheidt and John Murdoch to the three year terms. The reports of the year were en thusiastically received and as the result of the excellent management of the creamery and its business af fairs the stockholders received a divi dend of five per cent on their stock, the second year that the creamery has been giving this fine return. The report of George K. Hetrick, manager of the creamery, showed a fine year of business and the facts and figures showed the plant to be one of the valuable community as sets in the way of revenue for the farmers and also as the purchaser of local labor and supplies whereber possible. The fine success of the creamery is due to the able handling of the operating business by Mr. Hetrick, one of the best creamery men in this part of the state and under whom the local plant has been placed on a very high plane of efficiency and business management. . In the year closed there was $42. 000 paid out for butterfat to the farmers of Csbs county, $21,000 for eggs to the farmers and their wives for the product of the farm poultry and $9,000 for chickens that had been purchased. In the matter of labor and sup plies for the year there wag $12,000 expended and this as well as the amounts paid for produce was all expended in Cass county where pos sible. H. A. Schneider of the Plattsmouth State bank, gave a short talk on the work of the creamery and praised its part as a community asset and one that had grown to be one of the very best in the state. Its value to the farmers and people of Cass coun ty was praised and a fine tribute paid to the business judgment of Mr. Hetrick. The creamery company in the past year has also made the purchase of a new churn for use in the plant and to add to the egiclency of the butter making facilities. During the evening the Cole or chestra gave several numbers to add to the pleasures of the ocrasion and at the close coffee and doughnuts were served to the group. COLLISION ON HIGHWAY NO. 75 Sheriff Joe Mrasek and Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody. were called to the vicinity of Union early Sunday morning where a car-truck crash was reported on highway No. 75 three miles north of Union. A belonging to Dr. Koelle, of Sabetha. Kansas, was parked along the highway by the driver, Norval L. Fletcher, also of Sabetha. A truck of the McMaken Transfer line of this city, driven by Robert McClanahan, was also coming north and ran into the rear of the parked car. L. O. Fletcher, a passen ger in the car had a slight cut on the forehead, the only one injured. The car was taken on into Union for re pairs and then on to Kansas. ENJOYING AN OUTING Frank Mullen, well known local business man, is enjoying an outing from his dally tasks at the meat market and is visiting with his son, Emmett Mullen and family at Gal veston, Texas. This is the first vaca tion that Mr. Mullen has had in long years of active business life in Shu bert, Nebraska City and Platts mouth.. He will enjoy a visit along the picturesque Gulf country of south Texas before returning home.