Vol. No. IV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. APRIL 24, 1939.
NO. 23
Hobby Show
is Attraction at
Central Building
Children Show Many Interesting Ex
hibits of Their Favorite Hobby
Excellent Collections.
Wednesday afternoon between the
hour of 3:30 and 4:30 was held a
hobby show in the Central school
building. The teachers, with the as
sistance of their pupils, worked dili
gently and put forth strenuous ef
fort to make the show a complete
success. An open house for all the
parents and school patrons was held
in order that they may know and
see some of the various and interest
ing hobbies of the youngsters. The
exhibition was one that brought out
many interesting and educational
hobbies and one that was thoroughly
enjoyed by the pupils, teachers, and
the public at large. Cash prizes were
given to the pupils having the best
hobbies, the awards being determined
by the judges which comprised Mrs.
Clement Woster and Mrs. Clayton
Cross.
The following is the list of the
winners, their teacher, their entry
and the grade they are in.
Marvin Hild, grade l,won a prize
for his Indian coin oollection and
Miss Amelia Martens is his instruc
tor. Donald Aylor. grade 2, was award
ed a prize for his classified collection
of rocks and fossils. Miss Jane Oakes
cerves as his instructor.
A hobby of airplane model and
rcrapbooks won a prize for Richard
Duxbury. grade 3, Miss Selma Diehm
being his teacher.
Raymond Mathers, grade 4, a pupil
of Miss Garnette Clare, was the win
ner of a prize for his model planes.
Arrow heads, a hobby of Jakie
Bashus, was pronounced a winner
in the show. His teacher is Miss
Dorothy Glock, and he Is in the
fifth grade.
An interesting hobby of Mary Gor
der is her art collection that she had
entered in the contest in the room
of Miss Rose Prohaska, her teacher.
She was awarded a prize, she repre
senting the fifth grade.
Ruth Ann Favors, Grade 6, won a
prize for her entry of seasonable
poems, Miss Marie Noltlng being her
instructor.
Grade 6, Miss Shirley Martin be
ing another representative, was an
other winner, the entry being her
stamp collection. Her instructor is
Miss Agnes Muenster.
HAVE A FINE TRIP
From Thursday's Dally
John V. Svoboda and Joy Miller
returned this morning from a busi
ness trip of several days through
western Iowa, Missouri, part of Kan
sas and Oklahoma. They made the
trip by truck, looking after the de
livery of stock for the Norfolk Pack
ing Co.. of this city.
On their way south they drove to
Glenwood and took the route south to
Missouri and then into Kansas and
from there south to Tulsa and Okla
homa City. On the return trip they
visited at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and
Van Buren, Arkansas, made famous
by Bob Burns. At Springdale they
picked up some material for the
local plant and continued on home.
The trip was very fine but the weath
er quite chilly and residents report
ed the season very backward.
TRACK MEET DATES
The Plattsmouth high school track
team will participate in the meet to
be held at Ashland on May 5th. one
of the most popular meets of the
high schools of this section. They
will also participate in the meet at
Omaha University, both being quali
fying for the state tournament which
will be held at Lincoln on May 12th
and 13th.
RETURNS HOME
From Thursday's Dally
Mrs. Rudolph Iverson and little
son returned home today from the
St. Joseph hospital where the infant
was born on Monday evening, April
10. Both the mother and little son
are feeling fine and their return home
brings a great deal of happiness to
the family circle.
HERE FROM PEORIA
Zlr. and Mrs. Harley L. Becker of
Peoria, Illinois, arrived in Platts
mouth Thursday to spend some time
visiting here with Mr. Becker's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Becker and
his sisters, Mrs. John Sattler and Mrs.
William Schmidtmann, Jr.
The many, friends of Mr. Becker
will be pleased to learn that he is
operating a corrective shoe store for
children In Peoria.
Cass County
Motor Company
Safe is Looted
Combination Knocked Off and Old
Axle Bar Used to Force Way Into
Safe $150 in Cash Taken.
From Thursday's Dally
The sJfe in the office of the Cass
County Motor Co., at Sixth and
Pearl streets was broken into some
time early this morning and $150 in
cash taken from the safe and the
robbers made a getaway from the
scene.
The robbery was discovered this
morning when the office was opened
up for business by the employees and
at once Sheriff Joe Mrasek and De
puty Sheriff E. J. Doody were called
and searched the place for clues and
also for possible finger prints on
the safe and bar.
It is thought that the parties se
cured entrance to the building
through a door in the basement of the
structure and from where they had
easy access to the show room and
offices which are located on the street
level floor of the building on Pearl
street.
The parties had secured a heavy
bar from a part of an axle and with
this had knocked the combination off
the sate and then forced the safe
open. There was from 5140 to $150
in cash taken from the safe as far
as the management is able to ascer
tain.
It is thought that the robbery oc
curred some time after 1 o'clock and
was evidently very quietly carried
out as an employee sleeping on an
upper floor was not aroused by the
burglars.
ARREST RECKLESS DRIVER
Considerable excitement was cre
ated in the main section of the city
this morning shortly after S o'clock
when a driver of a car plowed thru
the traffic on the streets in a reck
less manner and narrowly missed
hitting a small girl at the Fifth and
Main street intersection. Calls were
made for the police and sheriff, and
Officer Dave Pickrel as well as Sheriff
Joe Mrasek and Deputy E. J. Doody,
took out in search of the man. After
cruising around the car was discover
ed coming east on Pearl street and
turning north ' at Sixth street and
where the car was overhauled by
the sheriff and deputy and the driver
taken into custody. The man gave
the name of Ralph Surface and his
residence at Union. It was found on
Investigation at the court house that
his driver's license had been revoked
for a year last fall and that he was
operating without a license. The
matter was turned over to County
Attorney Walter H. Smith to file a
complaint against the man.
RECETVES RECOGNITION
Ronald Schlichtemeier and fam
ily of Elmwood enjoyed Sunday din
ner at the Omer Schlichtemeier home.
Their son, Ronnie was rejoicing over
a beautiful pin received that day for
one year of perfect Sunday school at
tendance. Stuart Schlichtemeier, who is at
tending school in Lincoln spent the
week end at home where he helped
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Omer
Schlichtemeier celebrate their 25th
wedding anniversary.
HERE FROM ARIZONA
Wilber Hennings, who has been at
Phoenix, Arizona, where he has been
engaged in the grocery business, is
here for a visit with his relatives
and old friends. He has enjoyed the
Arizona country and much pleased
with the conditions there. He will
probably remain here Beveral weeks
with the members of the family.
Death of L. C.
Todd Occurs in
California
Member of Prominent Cass County
Families Dies at Long Beach
Third Death in Week.
Louis C. Todd, SO, a member of
one of the pioneer families of Cass
county, died Wednesday at his home
in Long Beach, California, after an
illness of some time and making the
third death in the Todd family in a
week. Levi G. Todd, of Union, a
brother, died last Thursday, and on
Sunday, Harold Todd, a son of L. C.
Todd, died at Imperial and was
buried there Wednesday.
Mrs. George C. Sheldon of Nehaw
ka, with Mr. Sheldon had started to
drive to Long Beach, called by the
illness of the father and when reach
ing Imperial found the brother of
Mrs. Sheldon gravely ill and who
died while they were there.
Mr. L. C. Todd has made his home
in California for several years and
prior to that time was one of the
best known residents of the Nehawka
community and active in the business
life of that community.
Mr. Todd was the father of a large
family and among the surviving chil
dren are Mrs. George C. Sheldon, Ne
hawka; L. G. Todd, Waterloo, Iowa;
Mark Todd and Mrs. Genevive Hoff
master of Imperial; Mrs. Paul Tighe
of Sioux City.
COMPLETE BASEBALL SCHEDULE
Coach B. A. Hoffman has com
pleted the baseball schedule for the
high school team, which will give
them some excellent games before the
close of the school year. The Plat
ters have played Creighton Prep and
Tech already this year. The remain
ing games will be as follows:
April 21 Weeping Water here at
4 p. m.
April 25 Technical high here.
April 28 Papillion, there.
May 2 Papillion, here.
May 3 Lincoln, there.
May 12-13 State meet at Lin
coln.
May IS Weeping Water, there.
There will be home and home
games with North high of, Omaha
after the state meet.
At the game with Weeping Water
tomorrow Joe York, John Jacobs,
Ralph Stava and Allan White w ill be
out of the lineup owing to the
music "contest at Fremont.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Donald Wall, severely injured
three weeks ago in an auto accident
at Council Bluffs, is now home, al
tho still bearing the effects of the
accident. Don suffered a back in
jury that made necessary wearing a
cast and which he is still wearing,
altho able to be up and around. The
present cast will be removed shortly
and X-rays taken and then a lighter
cast applied to strengthen the back.
Donald however, is expecting to be
able to resume his school work for
the remainder of the term, he being
a member of the senior class.
Donald desires to cypress to the
friends who visited him and remem
bered him with cards and messages,
his deep appreciation of making the
stay at the hospital ircre pleasant.
GIVES SMALT. JUDGMENT
From Friday's Dally
The Jury trying the case of Louis
A. Rottenmaier vs. August Ossenkop,
an action for damage, deliberated
the issues of the case 3'esterday until
4:15 in the afternoon when they re
turned a verdict for the plaintiff in
the sum .of $1,000.25.
The action had been for damages
In the amount of $25,000 for alleged
injuries received In an accident on
the Louisville road west of this city
on October 22, 1938. when a car oT
the plaintiff was hit by a truck own
ed by the defendant and which was
driven by a man named Johnson.
SUFFERS BACK INJURY
George Dody, a government rock
quarry employee was taken to the
St. Joseph's hospital where he will
spend a few days taking treatment
for a back Injury that he suffered
at the quarry Tuesday. He was
taken up by Dr. L. S. Pucelik, local
physician.
CALLED TO KEARNEY
George Troop and daughters, Mary
and Annette, Mrs. Lester Gaylord an
Mrs. Kenneth McCarthy departed for
Kearney, Nebarska where they wer
caHed on account of the serious con
dition of Mrs. George Troop who has
been 111 for some time. The condi
tion of Mrs. Troop is quite low and
the members of the family were call
ed to her bed.ude.
Waterways
Construction Co.
is Low on Bids
Stand to Receive Contract for $600,-
000 Contract on the Missouri
River Project.
The possibilities of the early start
of a ? 600,000 army engineer project
on the Missouri river between Blair
and Onawa, Iowa, was very bright
today as the bids for the work have
been opened.
The apparent lowest bidder on the
work was the Waterways Construe
tion company, whose main offices are
at Kansas City and whose local of
fices have been here and at Onawa
Iowa, with I. C. Callister in charge.
The contract is one of the largest
let on the upper part of the Missouri
river and will be chiefly dike and
revetment work, it was stated at the
office of Colonel William Hogue, dis
trict Engineer.
It is hoped to get the work started
within a ten day period and the
work on the river pushed rapidly so
all possible repairs can be made and
dikes ready for the expected high
water in June.
Completion during the .winter
months of six new pilot canals at
various points to direct the course of
the river has speeded work a year,
it was stated at the Omaha office.
The engineers will start placing
markers in the river next month so
the Socony Vacuum Oil company will
have a channel for their barge lines.
GAS MAIN BREAKS
There was considerable excitement
at Louisville Thursday afternoon
when the natural gas main that sup
plies that city was broken and for a
short time the gas was escaping at a
lively rate until the line could be
closed and repaired. A large county
road maintainer in working on the
roadway near the school building.
cut into the main and caused a hole
in a small section and from which
the gas escaped. Clarence Busche,
employe of the gas company from
Ashland was called to assist and
while workmen were engaged in re
placing the broken section of main,
the residents of the city using gas
were warned to be on the watch for
the return of the service. All traffic
was kept from the vicinity of the lead
and all smokers or any possible dan-
er from fire kept from that section
of town.
HERE FROM MARYLAND
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. R. Black and
daughter, Etta Ray, of Hagerstown,
Maryland, are here for a visit at the
home of Mrs. James M. Robertson, as
well as with Miss Jessie Robertson,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gamer, Dr. and
Mrs. R. P. Westover and family and
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson and
family. Mrs. Black is a cousin of
Mrs. Robertson and well known to
many here where she has frequently
visited in the past. She was formerly
Miss Etta Ray and served as attend
ant at the wedding of Mrs. Robert
son. Mr. Black is the county clerk of
Washington county. Maryland. They
are en route home from the west
coast where they attended the San
Francisco exposition.
VISITS IN OLD HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Olson of Emery
ville, California, were in the city
Friday afternoon for a short time
visiting with old friends and looking
over the scenes of his boyhood days.
Mr. Olson who has been away from
this city for a great many years, at
tended school here in his youth. They
were en route to Des Moines, Iowa,
to visit a brother of Mr. Olson, G. A.
Olson, former local photographer.
Phone news items to No. 6.
Indian Habits
Described by
Dr. Gilmore
Well Known Murray Authority
Guest Speaker at Auxiliary
Meeting Friday Night.
From Saturday's Daily
Due to the music contests at Fre
mont, many of the members of the
Junior Legion Auxiliary were unable
to attend the entertainment arrang
ed in their honor at last night's
regular monthly meeting of the Sen
ior Auxiliary held at the home of
Mrs. Leslie Niel. The adults turned
cut in large numbers, however, and
the attendance, including guests, ex
ceeded thirty.
Associate hostesses were Mesdames
Bessie Aschenbrenner, J. A. Capwell.
Fay McClintock and R. P. Westover.
At the brief business session plans
were discussed for tne county con
vention here next Wednesday, the
annual Memorial day observance and
the football banquet the organization
will serve Monday night.
The sum of $5 was voted to the
community milk and shoe fund.
Although -not participating as an
organization in tree planting activi
ties to observe Arbor day, individual
plantings of the different members
are to be reported as part of the
conservation program the Auxiliary
sponsors.
Enrollment of additional members
for the current year in the gavel
bell contest will be undertaken. The
local unit has won the bell two sue
cessive years and one more will en
itle them to permanent possession.
Other minor routine matters con
cluded the business session.
Dr. Gilmore Guest Speaker
Dr. G.' tl. Gilmore, of Murray, a
well known authority on Indian
habits and possessor of a large dis
play of Indian relics, many of which
he has personally unearthed from
the early day mounds throughout
this part of the .country, was pre
sented as the guest speaker, giving
the group some very interesting in
formation. He had a table loaded
ith relics that included knives and
other weapons of defense, fashioned
from stone, various utensils, etc. The
ladies and Junior members enjoyed
is enlightening talk and equally in-
eresting display which has taken a
long time and much effort to ac
cumulate.
Quizzer Bee Fun Fest
It had been planned to hold a
vox pop quiz contest between Juniors
and Senior Auxiliary members, but
due to the small number of Juniors
all present participated, with prizes
going to Mesdames Raymond Larson
and J. A. Capwell for their high rat
ing in answering questions drawn
from the "askit-basket."
Delicious refreshments followed,
and it was a late hour when the
members and guests departed, feel
ing this had been one of the most
interesting meetings held in recent
months.
The May meeting on the 19th will
be held at the home of Mrs. Otto
Lutz near Mynard. The meeting will
honor Gold Star mothers. Mrs. Ed
Tritsch is chairman.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this opportunity
to express our gratitude to our
patrons and many kind friends, who
in any way helped us to win the ninth
weekly prize and also second in the
grand prizes. We also wish to thank
the merchants for making it possible
to get more playground equipment
in the rural schools, assuring them
it will be deeply appreciated.
Teaicher and Pupils of Dist. 30.
DOROTHEA SIEMONEIT.
DANCE, APRIL 29TH
A social dance will be given Satur
day evening, April 29th, at the
American Legion building. Sponsored
by the Young Men's C.Y.O. of the
Holy Rosary church. Music by Char
ley Kucera. and his band. Modern
and old-fashioned music.
See the goods vou Buy. Catalog
but how about the ooods when
descriptions are allurlna enough,
you get them?
DEATH OF VETERAN SHOWMAN
Residents of this section of the
west who have often enjoyed the
Landis shows in the summer seasons,
will regret to learn of the death of
!Lew Landis, owner and founder of
ithe shows. The death of Mr. Landis
is . occurred the Past week at Emporia,
Kansas .The shows opened at Fort
Scott, Kansas just before going to
Emporia.
W. A. Robertson
Generalissimo of
Knights Templar
Sixty-seventh Annual Conclave at
Grand Island Names William T.
Alfcrecht Grand Commander
The sixty-seventh conclave of the
Knights Templar of Nebraska at
Grand Island Friday named William
T. Albrecht of Lincoln as the com
mander of the Nebraska Templars.
William A. Robertson, of this city,
past grand master of the A. F. &
A. M. of Nebraska, was advanced to
the position of grand generalissimo
of the order.
Other officers selected at the con
clave were: Arthur J. Denney, Fair
bury, deputy commander; Clarence
Wilson, Hastings, senior warden;
Fred Malony. Auburn, junior war
den; Lewis E. Smith, Omaha, re
corder; Jess Whitmore, Valley, treas
urer; Fred B. Dale, Omaha, captain
general.
The conclave in 1940 will be held
at Lincoln.
In the competitive team work
Omaha commandery was first with
Auburn second. Lincoln, third, and
North Platte fourth.
RECEIVES STIFF SENTENCE
- Friday afternoon Ralph Surface of
Union was arraigned in the county
court on a three count complaint,
filed by County Attorney Walter H.
Smith, charging the young man with
Count one charged the defendant
with operating a car in a reckless
and dangerous manner. Count two
charged him -with operating a ar
while intoxicated and count three
harged him with operating a car
while without a driver's license, his
traffic violations.
license having been revoked last fall.
The defendant entered a plea of
guilty to the charges and the court
asked that witnesses tell what they
knew of the affair. Testimony was
offered that the defendant had driven
his car down Main street at some
thing like forty miles an hour, had
narrowly escaped hitting a small
child at Fifth street, then drove south
and hit the Bryant garage building.
He had later run into the curb on
south 6th street and drove away and
then came down Seventh to Pearl
and there drove over the curb and
onto the sidewalk for some distance.
The court after hearing the evi
dence and the plea of the defendant.
gave the young man a sentence of
sixty days in the county jail on count
one; a fine of $200 on count two and
on count three a sentence of six
months in the county jail and a two
year loss of his driver's license after
his release. The jail terms are to run
concurrently.
The defendant was then turned
over to Sheriff Joe Mrasek to carry
out the sentence.
HERE FROM CALIFORNIA
Mrs. John Jaske of Los Angeles,
California, arrived in Plattsmouth
Thursday evening where she will
spend the next month visiting here
with her mother, Mrs. James Jelinek
and her sisters, Mrs. James Sedlak
and Mrs. Anna Zitka. During her stay
here she will also spend some time
visiting in Omaha with her sister,
Mrs. Mary Gruidel as well as other
friends and relatives.
OBSERVE ARBOR DAY
The grounds of the Cass county
sheriff's residence was the scene oi
a great deal of Improvement being
made today, the planting of trees,
shrubs and flowers in commemoration
of Arbor day. A number of Chinese
elms were planted on the lawn as
well as a gToup of other shrubbery,
which makes It now look one of the
most attractive places in the city.
Fire Prevention
Day Successful
in Every Way
Bay of Checking Over Fire Hazards
Here Culminates in Fine Ean
quet Last Evening.
From Friday's Daily
The city of I'lattsinouth fiom pub
lic buildings to the smallest dwell
ing was checked yesterday for firo
hazards by a volunteer force of rep
resentatives of the Nebraska Fin?
Prevention association, school chil
dren and members of the Hoy S ouls
and from their findings and infor
mation is to be given the property
owners and tenants for their knowl
edge and safety from firo.
Through the day the inspectors
visited the business section, making
141 inspections while in the resi
dential section 1,200 blanks were re
turned by school children on tiro
hazards in the home and many per
sonal contacts madeiwith property
owners as to needed changes and im
provements for making for cleaner
conditions and less fire hazard.
The event was arranged by the
Plattsmouth fire department through
the courtesy of the Nebraska File
Prevention association, the latter
sending a force of trained inspectors
here for the day and the local fire
men arranging the program of the
day and the local co-oporat ion.
The Banquet
The program of the day culmin
ated last night in a fine banquet at
the American Legion building which
was quite largely attended bv the
residents of the "community.
The ladies of the MethodNt feder
ation had arranged and prepared the
very fine dinner, which was enjoyed
to the utmost. The tables were at
tractively arranged with red candles
and nut cups which with the white
linen made a very attractive setting.
A small house was placed in the cen
ter of the dining rooms and and
which carried out the fire inspection
theme.
The banquet comprised the follow
ing menu:
Fruit Cocktail
Escalloped Potatoes
Baked Ham
Combination Salad
Green Beans
Hot Rolls - Butter - Jclly
Strawberry Shorttake
Coffee - Mints
Preceding the serving a number
of songs were given by the banquet
party with Frank A. C'loidt as the
leader and E. 11. WcseoU at the
piano.
Following the banquet the for
mal program of the evening was
opened by Carl J. Schneider, the
chairman of the local firemen's com
mittee in charge of the event, who
in turn presented Jo- Cryan. pn-si-dent
of the state association for fire
prevention.
Mr. Cryan stated that the fire pre
vention days were made over the
state and it was their hope that it
would give Plattsmouth greater civic
appreciation of fire prevention that
might save lives and property by
the exercise of proper care in the
business places and homes, lie ex
pressed the appreciation at the aid
of the local firemen, the fine o-oer-ation
of the people In general. The
result had been that the condition
was found very good but room for
Improvement over the city. The find
ings of the inspecting party were? to
be prepared and recommendations
turned over to the property owners.
Tells of Inspection
Mr. Cryan presented Fre 1 r.abin
secretary of the State Fire Preven
tion association, who gave some very
interesting facts as to the local in
Gpectlon and what it had revealed.
He presented to the banquet party
the fine group of men that had car
ried on the inspections, members of
the Scouts that assisted in the- inspec
tion and the members of the fire de-7
partment. The secretary stated that
they had received back 1.200 blanks
used by the school children in the
homes of the city, these will be read
and checked and several prizes
awarded later to the ones making the
best report. There were two im
portant questions to be considered
by homeowners and householders:
Do you -use gasoline or other in
flammable material for dry cleaning?
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