Heir. Sta IX-torted S:cirtJ
Vol. No. L7
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBEASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939.
NO. 16
Donald Wall,
Glen Carlburg
Seriously Hurt
Plattsmouth Young Men at Jennie Ed
mundson Hospital at Council
Bluffs Following Wreck.
Glen Carlburg, 19 and Donald Wall,
IS, Plattsmouth young men are at
the Jennie Edmundson hospital at
Council Bluffs as the result of ser
ious injuries received in an auto
wic k in that city at S:30 Sunday
night.
Wall was driving his car on Six
teenth street when it was struck near
the rear door by a car driven by
L; II. McClurg of Underwood, Iowa.
The Wall car was turned over and
practically demolished and Donald
Wall huried a distance of some twen
ty feet rom the wreck, striking the
paving with force. Glen Carlburg,
altho injured, was able to help one
of the girls who were riding with
them, out of the wrecked car and also
assisted in getting Wall to the walk.
The Fecond girl was pinned in the
car and it was a few moments until
help came to get the wreck victims
out and to the hospital. i
The boys were taken to the Jennie
Edmundson hospital, it being found j
that Wail was apparently suffering!
from a broken back and a bad head
injurs-. Carlburg had a broken nose,
cuts on the face and head and his left
foot and leg had the ligaments badly
torn.
The condition of the two young
men as reported by the United Press
this afternoon was that Wall was
fair and Carlburg fairly good. The
two girls Eleanor Connor and Ber
n ice Jones, were reported as doing
fairly good at the Mercy hospital.
McClurg. who was not injured,
va3 held in $2Q0 bond on, a technical
re. kless driving charge.
Donald Wall, according to the late
reports has suffered a double frac
ture of the back which will necessi
tate his being placed in a cast and
remaining flat on his back for at
least three months under the best of
circumstances, lie still suffers a great
deal from the effect of the shock of
the accident.
Glen Carlburg has suffered a great
deal from his left foot and leg that
was cut and the ligaments torn and
cut and he too will probably have
the necessity of hospitalization.
The other members of the auto
party have recovered with little 111
effects from the accident.
TO TEST ORDINANCE
From Tuesday's Dally
Acting Chief of Police David
Pickrtll this afternoon arrested Lee
Johnson, Omaha, driver of an Omar
Daking company truck, the man be
ing held on a warrant charging him
with violating the provisions of the
loal "Green River" ordinance.
The driver and agent has been de
livering baked goods to the house
wives over the city which is against
the provisions of the ordinance pass
ed a year ago by the city.
Mr. Johnson was arraigned be
fore Judge C. L. Graves and made a
plea of not guilty and the hearing
jet for Tuesday, April 11th. The
c;-ri fixed the bond at $50 and
which was supplied and the defend
ant released.
RETURN FROM SAD MISSION
From Monday's Dally
Mrs. Fred I. Rea returned home
last evening after spending the past
several days in Iawrence, Kansas
where she was called by the death
of her cousin, Gerald Penney. Fun
eral services for the young man were
held on Monday morning, March 20
at Lawrence and following the fun
eral Mrs. Rea spent the week with
her aunt. .
On her return trip Mrs. Rea stop
ped off at Atchison, Kansas where
she vi3ited with her daughter, Sis
ter Fhelia. O.S.B.
.OSS JONES IMPROVING
Mis3 Olive Jones, librarian, is
showing rapid Improvement at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Val Burkel
yhere she has been very ill for the
past week. Miss Jones is expected
to resume her duties sometime late
this week or the early part of next-
RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. James Rebal, who
have been spending the winter in
California, returned home Sunday
morning after a very pleasant out
ing. They were guests of their sons,
Edward V. and Fred Rebal at Monte
bello and Montrose, California, where
they are operating stores. They were
brought on home by their son, James
Rebal, Jr., from Omaha and are now
getting settled back in the old home.
Plattsmouth
Man Victim of
Omaha Stickup
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lillie Have Un
' pleasant Experience Monday
Night in. Metropolis.
Prom Tuesday's DaRy
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lillie of this
city had a very unpleasant experience
last night at Omaha following the
wrestling matches they had witness
ed at the city auditorium.
Mr. Lillie had parked his car a
block from the auditorium near an
alley and going there after the
natch to secure the automobile.
while the wife waited on the corner
to get In and start home.
Mr. Lillie had just unlocked the
car door and started to get in when
he felt the pressure of a revolver ap
parently in the small of his back and
the command to stick up his hands.
He glanced partially around and
glimpsed a man partially masked and
who was handling the gun. About
this time a second man came from
the shadows of the alley and started
to "frisk" Mr. Lillie, who suddenly
struck out and hit the man and
knocked him of balance and into
the curb. The first man, however,
held the gun and secured the wallet
of Mr. Lillie and removed the con
tents, some $54, the wallet being
later thrown to the walk.
In the meantime Mrs. Lillie, at
tracted by the noise, had come up
and found the wallet and at this time
the robbers vanished from the scene
in the direction of the railroad yards
not far away.
The Plattsmouth people loaded in
to the car and came on home to this
city and did not report the matter as
the robbers had had time to make
their escape in the yards.
APPRAISERS HAVE MEETING
From Wednesday's Dally
This morning the five free holders
appointed by County Judge A. H.
Duxbury to appraise the land for
which condemnation proceedings
were started by the Loup River Pub
lic Power district, met at the court
house.
The appraisers were given instruc
tionsas to their duties and at the
conference the attorneys of the power
district as well as W. A. Robertson,
who represents a number of the land
owners were present.
A group of those whose land it is
proposed to use in the erection of a
transmission line, were also in court
for the hearing.
The appraisers, W. G. Boedeker,
of Murray; XV. A. Ost, Union; Hall
Pollard of Nehawka and H. F. Nolt
ing and John F. Wehrbein of this
city,, were sworn in and started out
on the work of the appraisemnet.
CARS HAVE CRASH
From Wedneaday's Dalty
This morning shortly after 9
o'clock a small car crash occurred at
the intersection of Main and Fourth
streets when the ear driven by
Wilbur Hall and that of Elmer
Sprieck of Louisville collided.
Hall was driving west on Main
street as the other driver turning
short Into Main street the two cars
came together and with the result
that the front bumper was badly
damaged on the Sprieck car and the
fenders on the Hall car suffered
jome damage.
VISITS OLD FRIENDS
B. .J. Halstead, former resident or
this city, was here Tuesday after
noon to -jisit with his old time
friends for a few hours. Mr. Halstead
was formerly engaged in the conduct
of a meat market and store here for
a few years. He has since resided in
omaha
Death of John
Harvey Heneger,
an Old Resident
Dies at Home in Weeping Water Sat
urday After Illness of Some Dur
ation Funeral Tuesday.
John Harvey Henegar was born
in Smith county, Virginia, August
11, 1854 and died at his home in
Weeping Water last Saturday, March
25. 1939 after an illness of about a
year from advanced years and weak
ness due to a feeble condition of his
health.
Mr. Henegar was united in mar
riage nrty-nlne years ago to Aliss
Susan L. Bonom, at their childhood
home in Virginia, and came to Ne
braska, settling near Weeping Water
in the spring of 18SS and has resided
near this place during the Inter
vening years. Mr. Henegar and wife.
who is now in the Bryan Memorial
hospital at Lincoln receiving treat
ment, joined the United Brethren
church early in life and have been
consistent members during the years.
This union was blessed with ten
children, two of whom preceded the
father in death, the others with the
wife remaining to mourn the pass-
ng of the father. The children sur
viving are Gordon L. Henegar, re
siding near Weeping Water; Harvey
Henegar of Torrington, Wyo.; Mrs.
Nellie Ogen, Council Bluffs; Ed
ward Henegar of Weeping Water;
Mary, now Mrs. George Domingo,
Weeping Water; Lee Henegar of
Lincoln, while Eula and Fred Hene
gar reside at home.
There are fourteen grandchildren
and four great grandchildren to
mourn the passing of Mr. Henegar.
The funeral and burial were held
Tuesday at Weeping Water with in
terment at Oak wood cemetery. Out
of town people who came to pay their
last respects were Harvey Henegar
of Torrington, Wyo., Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Ogen, Council Bluffs, Lee
Henegar of Lincoln, , John F. Porter
of Plattsmouth, D. B. Porter and
John Fitzpatrick of Union.
In the passing of this man Weep
ing Water loses an excellent citizen
and the family a kind, loving father.
START INSURANCE SUIT
In the county court an action has
been filed under the state unemploy
ment insurance act in which Vin
cent W. Kinney of the insurance de
partment of the state of Nebraska
is plaintiff and Ole Olson, doing busi
ness as the Olson Quarries, is the de
fendant. The plaintiff charges that the de
fendant has in the operation of his
quarries employed more than eight
persons at various times, falling un
der the provision of the law that re
quires payment by the employer of a
tax, to the state of Nebraska, which
goes into the state unemployment
fund; that the defendant has neg
lected and failed to pay over this in
surance to the state as required.
There are six counts in the com
plaint as to the failure to pay over
the one per cent tax, as required.
The state is represented by John
E. Sinder and J. Howard Davis.
FINED ON FISHING CHARGE
Complaint was filed in the county
court Monday afternoon by Game
Warden H. C. Mapes. charging Wal
ter and Joseph Cwertina, both of
South Omaha, of violating the fish
and game laws. The two were
charged with catching catfish in the
Platte river out of season and with
a net. The men were charged with
two counts but one of these was dis
missed by the court. The two fisher
men were fined $15 and costs for the
oflense.
GOES TO HOSPITAL
From "Wednesday Dully
William M. Barclay, chief of po
lice, departed for Omaha today where
he will enter the Clarkson hospital
in that city. Mr. Barclay, who has
not been in good health for some
time past, decided that an operation
would be necessary to give him re
lief. The many friends are hopeful
that the operation may give Mr. Bar
clay the desired relief and permit
him soon to resume his usual activities.
RETURNS TO DUTIES
From Monday's Dally
Joseph F. Hadraba, the druggist,
was today able to be at his post at
the Weyrich & Hadraba drug store
after a ten days enforced vacation.
Mr. Hadraba has been suffering from
a throat infection and which was
very serious for several days but has
been gradually improving and he is
now able to look after his work as
usual.
Ray Shafer to
Manage Local
Baseball Team
Many of Last Year's Veterans Avail
able for Team To Start Train
ing as Soon as Possible.
rom Tuesday Dairy
A group of baseball fans and play
ers met at the Recreation Center last
evening and discussed plans for a
i baseball team for the 19C 9 season.
The popular and estimable Ray
Shafer was again elected manager by
unanimous choice, and will be as
sisted by Clyde Jackson.
It was decided that tne luwn team
.vould not enter a league, but would
play teams from neighboring towns,
which would assure the followers of
more home games and cut down on
traveling expenses.
Plans were adopted for a fence
n round the park and Marion Speck
and Frank Boetel were to comprise
a committee to carry out the idea.
Boetel was also to be gate and park
attendant.
Ray Shafer Immediately asked all
players interested to be at the ball
park on all Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays, weather permitting, at
r.ix o'clock.
Candidates for the team this year
include: Jack ODonnell, "TlnkM
Wiles, Bob Hayes. 'Chuck" Ault,
Stuart Sedlak, John Jacobs, Harry
Shiffer. 'Dusty" Rhoades, Don Wall.
John Stoll, Marlon Speck, Joe Philips,
Jim Jones. Ed Smith, Vladis Chov
anec, Joe York, Grover Parriott, Bob
Brittain. Edwin Kalina, and Her
man Shestak. All others interested
rhould be at practice on nights speci
fied. A meeting for kittenball will be
!ield April 3rd and all soft ball play
ers in the locality are asked to be
present.
ATTENDING CONVENTION
A number of the members of the
Plattsmouth Woman's club are in at
tendance at the first district conven
tion being held at Auburn this week.
Mrs. L. S. Devoe, chairman of the
American Home section and Mrs.
R. W. Knorr were on the program
Tuesday at the convention in a piano
number.
Those who attended the meeting
today were Mrs. Elmer Sundstrom,
local president, Mrs. Frank Mullen,
president-elect, Mrs. Peter Carr,
Mrs. L. S. Devoe, Mrs. R. XV. Knorr,
Mrs. John F. Wolff.
DRAWS DOWN FINE
From Monday's Dally
This morning Richard Applegate,
giving his residence as Murray, was
arraigned on a complaint charging
him with operating a car while in
toxicated and to which he entered a
plea of guilty. He was given a fine
of 30 and costs by Judge C. L.
Graves and his driver's license was
suspended for a period of thirty days.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all those who
were bo kind to us during the ill
ness and death of our beloved father.
Especially do we thank the pall bear
ers, those who sent the beautiful
flowers, for the lovely hymns sung
during the services and the comfort
ing words spoken by Father Tyner,
of the Episcopal church. Mrs.
Harry Henton. Will and Frank
Oliver.
WILL CALL DOCKET
District Judge W. W. Wilson will
be here on Monday, April 3 for the
purpose of calling the docket for the
April term of the district court. The
court will open at 9:30 for the pur
pose of calling the docket and the as
signment of cases.
CCC to Hold
Open House at
Weeping Water
Company 751 at Camp Cass to Stage
Open House on Saturday, April
8th for General Inspection.
On Saturday afternoon, April Sth
from 1:00 to 5:00 p. m. Camp Cass,
Co. 751 of Weeping Water, will hold
"open house" celebrating the 6th
anniversary of the founding of the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
On April Sth of this year the
Civilian Conservation Corps com
pletes six years of successful oper
ation. It has been the established
custom throughout the organization
to invite and urge the general public
to visit and inspect the work that is
being carried on.
Eurollee.s will meet the visitors
and act as guides to direct them
through the camp. This tour will in
clude the headquarters, mess hall,
recreation hall, barracks, hospital,
shop, educational hall and SCS head
quarters.
The SCS is already busy preparing
an extensive exhibit showing what
is being done on the various farms of
the community for the prevention of
erosion and the conservation of
natural resources. Other departments
are also planning exhibits indicating
other work done by the enrollees.
The public is urged to take ad
vantage of this special opportunity
to visit their local camp. It will give
visitors a splendid opportunity to
Dee how the enrollee is provided for
while in the Corps and the oppor
tunity he has for training and ad
vancement through educational, re
creational and vocational guidance.
The directing personnel at Camp
Cass at this time includes Lt. Rus
sell L. Dudley, commanding officer;
Lt. W. D. Morgan, junior officer;
Howard B. Ellis, project superin
tendent; Neil A. Robson. educational
adviser; Byron XV. Hall, surgeon;
James Carrigan, engineer; Paul
Howe, agronomist; Wm. B. Whitney,
mechanic; John A. Clymer, soils
technician; Wayne B. Girardot. con
servationist; Jess Money, Harry
Potts, Jim DeLancey, foremen; Neil
Owens, junior assistant to techni
cians. RETURN TO COLLEGE
The Plattsmouth students from
Tarkio college who have been here
for the past week, enjoying their
spring vacation, returned Sunday and
today to their duties at school. Those
here for the vacation were Kenneth
Armstrong, Joe Case, Donald Cotner,
Wayne Falk and Stuart Porter. While
here the Tarkio contingent staged a
basketball game with the alumni and
present players of the P. H. S. team,
taking the Platters by the score of
44 to 20.
JOHN LEYDA IMPROVING
The many friends of Attorney John
M. Ieyda will be pleased to learn
that he is now showing much im
provement and the latest reports
from the Methodist hospital at Om
aha, are to the effect that he is rally
ing in excellent shape from the ef
fects of the operation. While under
constant care his condition is re
ported as being very satisfactory.
AN APPRECIATION
We wish to express to our dear
friends and neighbors a heartfelt ap
preciation for the many acts of kind
ness and the words of sympathy ex
tended to us in our hour of sorrow.
We also wish to express appreciation
to those participating in the funeral
and for the beautiful flowers. All of
these will be a tender memory to us
through the years. Mrs. V. T. Am,
Sr., and Family.
ART HAS ARTHRITIS
Arthur Troop, president of the
local Rotary club and well known
farmer of south of this city, has
been confined to his home for the
past few days. He has been suffer
ing from arthritis and which has
been very painful and annoying and
he was taken to the St. Mary's hos
pital at Nebraska City for treatment.
Phone news Items to He. R.
ATTENDS COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday evening Attorney A. L.
Tidd and County Treasurer John E.
Turner were at Union where they
attended a meeting of the village
board. The village of Union i3 plan
ning on taking action to clear up ac
cumulation of taxes on real estate
there and place, it back on the tax
rolls by purchasing and clearing up
titles. Mr. Tidd is to represent the
village in the legal proceedings.
Fisherman
Proves Himself
Clever Lawyer
John Stump of Near Rock Eluffs
Released From Complaint Filed
by Game Wardens.
Tuesday afternoon in the county
court John Stump, well known fisher
man, successfully defended himsell
against charges that had been pre
ferred by game wardens as to his
illegal fishing in the waters of the
Missouri river.
Mr. Stump, who has for many
years been engaged in fishing near
the Sam Gilmour farm in Rock Bluffs
precinct, was charged with possession
of game fish, catfish, taken by means
other than pole and line and out of
season.
The game wardens had discovered
a live box with a number of Yish,
among them catfish and which box
was in the vicinity of the tent used
by Mr. Stump, also pointing out that
a path was worn from the tent to
where a boat was tied and then to
the live box.
The defendant as well as Walter
Gouchenour, Sam Gilmour and John
Curtis were heard for the defense.
Mr. Stump stated that he was aware
of the closed season and had not
been fishing owing to a badly infect
ed hand. It wag shown by the testi
mony that the path in question ran
along the river bank clear into
Plattsmouth. Mr. Curtis testified that
the defendant had been staying with
him for some time.
After hearing the evidence Judge
A. H. Duxbury released the defend
ant from the charges.
HIGH TWENTY IN SCHOOL
CONTEST LISTED BELOW
Final vote count in the Rural
School contest last Saturday night
disclosed thirteen schools with more
than a million vote. Seven others run
between 4 00,000 and a million. The
standing of these twenty highest in
their respective order, is given be
low. Fifteen others have added some
to their vote standing during the
past week and eight who have not
been active of late, have piled up
some additional votes since filing as
a contestant. The names of all these
43 and their vote totals are published
in the contest ad today the last in
formation that will be given out re
garding any school's standing until
after the contest is over and the win
ners announced.
Fourteen schools entered but did
not add to their standing and their
names do not appear in the ad.
Following Is
high schools:
the list of twenty
4 7, Mil.lred Wilson 2.717.r.55
27 Velma Fulton 1.773.304
30 Dorothv Siemoneit ...1.746.662
5 Marie Tliomason 1.71R.R54
25 Nt-llie Carlson 1.667,279
37 Martha KafTenbergrer. . LOSS. 603
29 Kvelvn Phelhorn 1.492.049
42 June Keil 1.466.660
3 Ksther Tritsch ... 1.300,2.r.7
S Alice Mae Campbell. .. 1.193.f62
41Dorls K. Wall 1.142,065
28 Taurine A. Melsinper. . 1,078.621
9 Rosemarv Cloidt l,003.r.C2
? Grace Iulse Wiles... 946.678
finorn Trively 93T..49G
3S Uentrloe Beverage ... 7r.r.,n97
7 Dorothv Yost 7S1.1S1
14 June Armstrong C02,r13
&S Selma Heil Johnson... r.l.r.,34:
26 Marie Lute 4S1.447
BACK FROM IOWA
M. M. Beal, one or the long time
residents here, who has been spend
ing a few months at his boyhood
home in Sigourney, Iowa, has re
turned home to Plattsmouth and is
now getting settled. Mr. Beal has
resided here so long that he finds his
interests largely settled here and
where he can enjoy the association
of old friends.
Town Dance Sat. Nite, Town Hall
Wishes more ladies and girls to
feature Lamonte orch., In a new
arrangement. Orch fee only 20c.
Farm Bureau
is Sustained in
Filing Claims
Attorney General Sustins County At
torney Smith's Opinion and
Finds in Case.
In an opinion of the attorney gen
eral's office sustaining that of Coun
ty Attorney Walter II. Smith, the
Cass county Farm Bureau is entitled
to receive the amounts formerly al
lowed for the maintenance of the
organization.
While the matter of whether the
appropriation should be made or not
was on the ballot at the last elec
tion, the opinion as given below
shows that it would be necessary that
a majority be cast against the
proposition in order to remove the
county support of the Farm Uureau.
The proposition of continuing the
Farm Bureau appropriation was
given a plurality of the votes but
not a majority, but the opinion points
out that a majority must be in favor
of eliminating the appropriation be
fore it can be stricken. The matter
was brought up when the board of
county commissioners rejected the
claim filed for the appropriation in
January.
From County Attorney Smith's
opinion on agricultural extension
vote:
"Applying the fundamental rules
of statutory construction to all parts
of Section 2-1113. C. S. Supp. 1937,
it Is the writer's opinion that the
legislature intended to require a ma
jority of the votes in favor of the
appropriation to authorize in the
first instance an annual appropria
tion, but in those counties where an
annual appropriation was being
made, to require a majority of the
votes in opposition to the appropria
tion to deny the continuance of sup
port already being granted. It i
logical to conclude, therefore, that
by giving effect to the subject of
the enactment and the language em
ployed, the legislature intended to
require a majority of the votes In
favor of the proposition to place It
on ounty tax support and to re
quire a majority of the votes In op
position to the appropriation to re
move it from county tax support. In
view of the foregoing, it is the
opinion of the writer that since the
vote in opposition to the appropria
tion at the Nov. 1938 general elec
tion in Cas3 county was 3253 and as
such not a majority of the votes cast
at the edection, the County Board
of Cass County must allow the Jan.
1939. claim filed for Agricultural Ex
tension Work and subsequent month
ly claims if said claims are in com
pliance with the law applicable to
it."
BUY SEED FROM NEBR. DEALERS
From Tuesday' Dan
R. C. Kinch, state seed analyst,
today urged farmers to buy seed
from reliable seedsmen located with
in the state. Those who buy from
mail order houses or other dealers
outside the state can secure very little
or no protection under the Nebraska
seed law. This is true with hyLn.i
corn, as well as other agricultural
seeds.
Farmers should always examine
the tag which bears the analysis of
the seed, and if the seedsman can
not produce a statement of the
analysis, the farmer should refuse to
buy. Quality and not price should
be the main factor in purchasing
seeds.
VISITS AT UNIVERSITY
Miss Eleanor Giles spent the
week end with her sister. Miss Lois
Giles, who is a senior ia the Uni
versity of Nebraska at Lincoln. Sun
day Mrs. Ernest C. Giles drove to
Lincoln and with her daughters at
tended a concert at the coliseum
given by the University of Nebraska
symphony orchestra and the Univer
sity singers.
The ladies also attended the choral
vespers given by the Cathedral choir
at the Hotel Cornhusker. This Lin
coln Cathedral choir will be Nebras
ka's official representative at the
New York World Fair.
GUESTS HERE SUNDAY
Vincent Sundstrom, University of
Nebraska student and eon of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Sundstrom. and Rev.
and Mrs. P. A. Jacobsen of Louis
ville, parents of Mrs. Sundstrom,
were dinner guests Sunday at the
Sundstrom home.