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Vol. No. LV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1939.
NO. 41
Cass County
Woman Speaks
at Conference
Miss Evelyn Wolph Speaks at Kansas
City Conference on Education
for Democracy.
Miss Evelyn Wolph of Nehawka at
tended a conference on education for
democracy held at the Pickwick Hotel
at Kansas City, Missouri, last Mon
day at which more than twenty
executives of national and state farm
organisations and cooperatives met
to discuss present day educational
problems.
The conference was a preliminary
to the participation of farm organ
izations in the Congress on Education
for Democracy to be held at Teach
ers College, Columbia University, on
August 10, 16, and 17. At the con
gress committees representing more
than thirty agricultural, business, la
bor, and consumer organizations will
meet with a national committee of
educators appointed by Dean William
Fletcher Russell of Teachers College
who is chairman of the congress. The
purpose of the congress is to discuss
the question. "How Shall We Edu
cate for Citizenship In a Democracy?"
Mis3 Wolph told the Kansas City
meeting on Monday that she be
lieved boys and girls in schools should
be urged to participate more closely
In school life. "Each boy and girl,"
3he said, "should feel as much re
sponsibility as the superintendent in
making the school a success as an
educational institution." The major
ity of those attending the meeting
felt that pchools should put more
emphasis on vocational training so
that graduates would have a better
background for meeting practical
problems when they left-school. - -
Among others who attended the
Kansas City conference were: Henry
Negley,. Educational Director, Farm
ers Union, Omaha; John Vesecky,
president. Farmers' Educational and
Cooperative Union of America, Sa
lina. Kansas, and Dr. O. O. Wolf,
president of the Kansas Farm Bu
reau Federation. Manhattan, Kansas.
GO TO CHURCH MEETING
From Thursday's Dally
This morning a group of delegates
from the First Presbyterian church
of this city departed for Blair where
they are to attend the summer con
ference of the young people of the
church. The sessions are to be held
at Dana college and will comprise a
week of study and recreation for the
young people of the church. Those
who are to represent the local
church are Dorothy Jean Turner,
Helen Ilfatt, Eleanor Ciles and Rich
ard Hatt.
I. 0. 0. F. LEADER HERE
George B. Nelson, of Tekamah,
Nebraska, the grandmaster of the
Odd Fellows of the state, arrived in
Plattsmouth Wednesday and In com
pany with Harry L. Kruger, local
noble grand, visited many of the
members of the order over the city
and meeting the residents In general.
Mr. Nelson is a very active figure in
the fraternal organization and is
anxious to see Platte lodge No. 7 of
this city resume its former active
position among the fraternal groups
of the community.
POLICE KEPT BUSY
From Friday Dally
David Pickrel, acting cliief of po
lice, was kept busy today in look
ing after a group of men that had
been brought here to do some extra
work on the Burlington and who In
stead of gding to work proceeded to
infest the railroad yards. The men
arrived here from Omaha and appar
ently not satisfied with the setup
proceeded to mill around in the yards
and making necessary for the acting
chief to move In and get them on
their way back to the metropolis.
HAS TWENTY FOOT FALL
Billy, twelve-year-old son of Mrs.
Cora Hirz, suffered a broken arm and
a sprained foot Monday evening as
the rcsulto fa twenty-foot fall at
his home. The lad had climbed a
tall tree and was descending when
the fall occurred. He was taken to
the office of Dr. Joseph Stibal where
the injuries were treated.
RETURNS FROM OHIO
O. C. Dovey and his daughter,
Miss Hazel, arrived in Plattsmouth
Thursday afternoon. Miss Dovey,
who ha3 been a teacher for the past
ten years In the McKinley high
3chool in Canton, Ohio, is going to
spend the summer here with her par
ents as well as with her many
friends and relatives. Mr. Dovey
spent the last three weeks at Can
ton and attended the graduation
exercises of the Lockwood, Ohio high
school, his granddaughter. Miss Mary
Eleanor Brown being among the
group who graduated. They report
ed going through some heavy storms
on their way home.
Car Crashes
with Mower on
Highway No. 75
Horse Had to Be Killed and Drivers
of the Mowing Machine Are
Bruised in the Impact.
Wednesday afternoon while Ed
ward Schoemaker and son. James,
driving mowing machines on highway
No. 75, south of this city near the
Roy Cole farm, they had their ma
chines struck by "an auto that was
coming from the south at the time
they were going north. I
The car wras driven by Adrain
Koenlg, of Detroit, Michigan, and his
car crashed into the mower that
was being driven by James Schoe
maker and as the result one of the
horses was swung into the mower
and had a leg cut off and made
necessary killing the animal. The
other animal was thrown Into -Ed
ward Schoemaker and bruised him
up to some extent.
Sheriff Joe Mrasek was called to
the scene of the.accident and chart
ed the accident and its causes and
assisted in getting the accident fixed
up to the satisfaction of all.
LEAVES FOR MINNESOTA
Orville A. Buehler, superintendent
of schools at Alvo, has 'resigned his
position at Alvo to accept a post in
the teaching system at Anoka. Min
nesota. He will teach industrial arts
and be assistant coach in the athletic
department of the school.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bueh
ler of Crab Orchard, he was gradu
ated from the Peru State Teachers
college and taught in Mechling,
South Dakota, before coming to Alvo
two years ago. Mrs. Buehler Is the
former Dorothy Doty of Lincoln.
RECEIVES SENTENCE
Friday a hearing was had in
county court in the matter of
the
the
State of Nebraska vs. Sterling Had
ley, charged by County Attorney W.
II. Smith, with having passed a no
fund check at Nehawka. The defend
ant entered a plea of guilty to the
charge and the court gave a sentence
of thirty days in jail, and providing
the suspension of the sentence if the
amount of the checks were paid and
that he issue no more checks in Cass
county for a year.
HERE FROM CALIFORNIA
Prom Thursday Pally
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hesse and son,
Ilarley, of Buena Park. California,
arrived this morning from their
home In the west and will visit here
at the home of Mrs. Hesse's father,
John Ledgway. who has been ill for
several days, as well as with other
of the old time friends. This is their
first visit here in several years and
is an occasion of the greatest pleas
ure to the family and friends.
SON AT DIGGS HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Diggs are the
proud parents of an 8 pound boy
born to them Wednesday morning at
their home in the south part of the
city. Mrs. Diggs was the former
Jaunita Wales and both mother and
son are progressing nicely.
VISITING WITH RELATIVES
From Friday Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Eaton,
of Chicago, are visiting at Omaha
vlth the parents of Mr. Eaton and
today Mr. Eaton dropped down for
a visit with his brother. Dr. W. S.
Eaton and family for a few hours.
Local People
Celebrate Their
Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. August Rakow Living in
West Part of the City Observe
Event at Home Today.
Today at their home in the west
part of the city, Mr. and Mrs. August
F. Rakow are observing the passing
of their fiftieth wedding anniversary,
and for the occasion had a large
group of the members of their fam
ily present to join in the occasion.
The greater part of their wedded
life has been spent in Plattsmouth
and where the family was reared
and where some still make their
home.
Albertina Goecks and August F.
Rakow were married in Germany on
June 26. 1S89, making their home
in that country until in 1898 when
they migrated with their three chil
dren to the United States, arriving
at Plattsmouth on May 8, 189S, and
where they have since resided. Mr.
Rakow after locating here was em
ployed in the Burlington shops and
remained an employee there for a
period of twenty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Rakow were very
much pleased Saturday evening when
two of their sons and" their families
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rakow and Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Rakow, arrived from
California to join the family party
here. The members of the family
here are Leonard Rakow, w ho resides
at home, Mrs. Earl lies and a daughter-in-law
and family, Mrs. B. C.
Rakow. Three other sons reside in
the west and were unable to attend,
Fred at Gardnersville, Nevada, Al
bert and William at Lybold. Cali
fornia. There are also eighteen
grandchildren and one great grand
child. -One son. B. C. Rakow and a
daughter have passed on.
The occasion was marked today by
the family dinner party at the home
in the west part of the city.
THE WORLD'S FAIR OR BUST
This is decidedly a World's Fair
year with two huge fairs flourishing
at both rsids of th; nation -one on
the Atlantic coast and one on tse
Pacific. Everybody is fast becoming
World's Fair minded as a result 01
the alluring publicity on every hand.
In keeping with the 1939 trend,
the King Korn Klub of '39 is spon
soring, with the co-operation of the
Junior Woman's club and the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, a free double
fare trip to either one of these great
fairs. By the term double fare trip
is meant that two people can go on
this trip a man and his wife, a
joung lady and her mother, a young
man and his bride, a brother and
sister, or whatever combination you
wish. t
The tickets will call for two first
class round trips, including lower
berth pullman, a seven-day all-expense
tour of the fair. This includes
hotels, meals and admission.
Ask any merchant or any member
of the Junior Woman's club or the
Junior Chamber of Commerce for
further particulars.
RETURNED HOME THURSDAY
from Friday's Dally
Last evening Mrs. Lydia M. Davis,
of Indianola. Iowa, a sister of Mrs.
M. S. Briggs. who formerly was em
ployed at the Masonic Home and her
niece. Miss Hazel Hunnicutt of Lake
City, Iowa, who have been visiting
at Omaha at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. F. J. Franzen, and as well with
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Briggs here for
the past week, departed for their
home In Iowa Thursday evening.
PARENTS OF SON
A boy was born at 2:30 a. m.
Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Ulrich at the St. Joseph hospital.
Mrs. Ulrich was formerly Miss Rose
mary Cloldt and the little one is a
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Cloidt. Sr., and Mrs. Ewald Ulrich of
this city.
MYNARD COMMUNITY CLUB
The regular meeting of the Mynard
community club will be held on Fri
day evening, June 30th at 8 o'clock
at the commu building. .The east
side committee will be In charge.
LEAVING FOR MONDAMIN
From Thursday's Daily
This morning a group of local
people who have been engaged with
the Western Waterways Co.. depart
ed for Mondamin, Iowa, where they
are to be engaged in the services of
the company in a large program of
river improvement work. Those who
left include Jack Chadwick, popular
young man, who has been here since
1934 with the company in work at-
this place, Harry Newmann, Ches
ter Taylor, Gerald Cady, Walter
Eledge, Merle Winters. Lester Curtis
and Frank Strough. The company
has a great deal of work near the
Iowa port and which will take some
time.
Allan Glaze, 16
Killed in Truck
Accident Today
Son of Edgar L. Glaze Killed Near
White Clay, Nebraska Fun-,
eral There Saturday.
From Thursday's Dally
Edgar L. Glaze of this city, re
ceived the message this morning of
the death of his son, Allan Glaze,
6, which occurred in a truck acci
dent near White Clay, Nebraska,
home of the youth. No details of the
i accident was given in the message
to the father.
Allan Glaze was born in Nebraska
City where he spent his earlier years
but since 1928 vhas made his home
with his mother at White Clay.
He is survived by the mother and
the father and one half sister of this
city, as well as his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Glaze of Plattsmouth.
The funeral services will be held
on Saturday afternoon at White Clay
and will be attended Ax the father,
Edgar L. Glaze,- the grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Glaze, John Glaze,
an uncle and Mrs. C. C. Cotner of
this city.
SUFFERS SEVERE INJURY
Fred Buell,' well known resident
of the Murdock territory, was severe
ly injured Thursday while engaged
in work at his farm... Mr. Buell was
looking after some work on his trac
tor when he was run over by the
machine and as the result suffered a
severe cut on his head as well as a
bad injury to his hip. It was with
difficulty that a physician was se
cured, one being called from Ashland
and who came to the Buell farm and
gave first aid to the suffering man.
Mr. Buell was later taken by ambu
lance to Lincoln where he was
placed In a hospital for treatment
and care.
ADDS TO OFFICE APPOINTMENTS
At the offices of Dr. W. S. Eaton
in the Bekins building a new addi
tion is being made to the arrange
ment of the offices and which will
be very "convenient for Dr. Eaton and
the patients. At the north of the
suite of offices a new room has been
built that will be used as the X-ray
room and also for the care of pa
tients who are taking ray and heat
treatments. Heretofore Dr. Eaton
has been handicapped by the fact
that there was not sufficient private
ofTice space for the care of the ray
and heat equipment and which can
now be adequately handled.
VISIT FRIEND AT HOSPITAL
Mayor George Lushinsky, Chief ot
Police W. M. Barclay, John Lutz,
William Schmidtmann, Sr., and Rob
ert Jacobs, motored to Omaha Thurs
day where they spent a short time
with Edward Schulhof, who is at
the St. Joseph hospital. Mr. Schul
hof has been at the hospital for sev
eral weeks and just recently under
went an operation and from which
he Is now recuperating.
VISITS WITH OLD FRIENDS
. Henry Lamphere, or "Chick" as he
is better known to the large circle
of friends, was here Wednesday
afternoon and today visiting with the
relatives and old friends. He has
been located at Fort Smith, Arkansas,
for the past few years and is now
planning on locating In Omaha. He
feels well pleased to be back in Ne
braska after the stay in the south.
Chinch Bugs
New Menace for
Cereal Crops
Farmers of County Warned to Be on
Watch for Pests Hoppers Do
Damage to Crops.
Next to Hessian Fly the chinch bug
is without question the most destruc
tive pest in cereal crops. The chinch
bug will get you if you don't take
steps to prevent his advance thru
the corn field.
They have been reported from
practically all parts of Cass county.
Elmer Tschirren, living five miles
west of Plattsmouth, reports they
have taken twenty rows of corn,
coming out of a dried up pasture.
Appearr.nce: Look for small rapid
traveling oblong insects with light
strip across their body. The adult or
full-grown buy is black and about
one-eighth of an inch in length and
usually bears conspicuous white
wings folded over its back. The
youngones are bright red and wing
less.
Where: The old bugs live over the
winter hidden among clumps of wild
grasses, or wheat.
Habits: It is the usual habit of
the chinch bug to first attack fields
of wheat, rye or barley, and its pres
ence is often unnoticed because the
injuries inflicted upon these crops are
obscure and of no apparent import
ance. About harvest time the bugs
leave the small grains and crawl
over the surface of the ground to
the nearest fields of corn where they
begin at once to wreak severe in
jury. It is, therefore, very important
that the presence of the bugs be
detected before they have reached
the corn and if possible before they
have started to migrate from the
small grains to the cornfields.
Control: Cornfields may be pro
tected and the migrating bugs trap
ped about the time of wheat har
vest, as follows: Plow a deep furrow
along the edge of the field, running
the land side of the plow toward the
field to be protected. In dry weather
the sides of the furrow can be made
so smooth and the sides so steep that
the bugs will find it easier to crawl
along the bottom than to climb up
the sides. Circular holes from 30 to
40 feet apart, made with a post
hole digger, then may be dug in
the bottom of the trench. Into these
holes the bugs will fall in large num
bers, and here they may be killed
easily by sprinkling' kerosene oil over
them. A log dragged back and forth
along the furrow is useful in keep
ing the bottom and side in good con
dition during dry weather. In wet
weather a line of liquid tar or crude
petroleum, which the bugs will not
cross, may be maintained in the fur
row bottom.
Quick Results Not Practical
Spraying for chinch bugs has not
proved successful except on a small
3cale and when conducted by an ex
pert, the difficulty being that the
substance-which kills the bugs is al
most sure to kill the corn also. The
thing to do is to discover the bugs
before they reach the corn and keep
them out of it by the methods de
scribed above. In case the bugs have
reached on the first few rows of corn.
however , they may be killed by
spraying with a solution of one of
the commonly used commercial wash
ing powders prepared as follows:
Dissolve one pound of washing pow
der in 2 gallons of boiling water.
This is to be used as a stock, solu
tion: when ready to spray, dilute by
adding 2 gallons of cold water to 1
of the stock solution, and apply to
the infected rows with an ordinary
force pump and sprayer. In order to
be effective the soap-powder solution
must come Into contact with the
bugs.
Grarshopuers Take Small Grain
Jacob W. Tritsch had over 20 acres
of oats harvested by the hoppers and
estimated 25 bushels of oats per
acre in the ground. Cold, cloudy
weather has delayed poisoning and
many are finding considerable dam
age done in the small grain and al
falfa fields. Spread poison bait by
temperature rather than time of day.
Hoppers start feeding on a clear,
warm, still day at 65 degrees F. 75
degrees maximum and quit feeding
when temperature reaches 90 degrees.
Several communities are pooling
their orders, notifying a local leader
as to how much they want. All spread
the same day and a larger percent of
coverage is made and more farmers
cooperate in small communities. No
tices can be sent to any precinct or
community and assistance given at
meetings for pest control work and
organization.
R. N. JOHNSTON,
Acting Agricultural Agent
71 ERE FROM WEEPING WATER
Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping
Water was here today for a few
hours attending to some matters of
huriness and was accompanied by
Clint Wilkinson and William Ash,
two of the well known and long time
residents of that part of Cass county.
Home Missionary
Society Holds
Annual Election
Following Luncheon Methodist Ladies
Select Leaders Have Had a
Very Successful Year.
The Home missionary society of the
Methodist church, Thursday after
noon held their closing meeting1 of
the year and held their election of
officers for the ensuing1 twelve months.
There was a very fine attendance of
the members at the meeting held in
the parlors of the church and much
interest shown in the proceedings.
The society has had a very sucess-
ful year in all of its departments and
a quickening spirit of service expres
sed in all the various phases of the
work.
The ladies opened their session with
th delicious 1 o'clock luncheon which
wes very much enjoyed and from
which the members moved into their
business session.
Mrs. J. C. Lowsen conducted the
devotions of the meeting and the
ladies at .once took up the matter of
the reports for the past year, all of
the department and committee heads
showing- a most successful year.
In the election of the officers the
following were choosen :
President Mrs. Edgar Newton.
Vice-President Mrs. J. G. Mc-
Maken.
Secretary Mrs. Fred Ilowland.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. V.
Am, Sr.
Treasurer Mrs. Albert Funk.
The meeting was closed with the
singing of "lilest lie tne lie mat
Binds" and the benediction.
COUNTY COURT HAPPENINGS
From Saturday Daily
In the county court today a peti
tion was filed for the probate of the
last will and testament of Elizabeth
Carr, deceased of Eagle. Marvin Carr
and Mrs. Meryl Bender, are named
as executor and executrix of the es
tate.
Hearing was had on the final settle
ment of the estate of Fred H. Gorder,
deceased and for the discharge of
Minerva and Helen Gorder, joint
executrix of the will.
Hearing was held on the probate
of the will of Bartley J. Hopkins, de
ceased, of Weeping Water.
The court also heard the peti
tion for the discharge of W. C. Rat-
cliffe, as administrator of the estate
of Hannah Penn, deceased, and which
was ordered by the court.
NEW BOY TO ROTHERTS
The many friends here of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Rothert, now residing at
Auburn, Nebraska, will be pleased
to learn that a boy was born to them
on Monday, June 19. Mr. Rothert,
who was formerly athletic coach in
the Plattsmouth high school for
many years, is the owner of a large
variety store in Auburn. Mrs. Roth
ert was the former Miss Alice James
and taught school here for many
years. Both mother and son are do
ing very nicely.
MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
From Friday's Dally
This morning at the office oi
County Judge A. H. Duxbury, oc
curred the marriage of Wayne Mar
vin Surface and Helen Dean Brown,
both of Union. The marriage lines
were read by the court and the cere
mony witnessed by the brother and
sister-in-law of the groom, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Surface. Following the
wedding ceremony the young people
returned to Union where they are to
reside.
To Publicize
Korn Karnival
at the Races
Recreation Band, Speaker and Dele
gation to Attend Southeastern
Nehr. Day at the Track
The people of Plattsmouth nnd
vicinity are invited to be guests of
Ak-Sar-Ben onThursday, June 29, nt
the races at Ak-Sar-Ben field. Setting
aside of a special day for people of
different parts of the state has been
an annual custom since racing was
uvived In 1935. Complimentary
tickets (subject to the payment of a
23 cent tax and service charge at
the gate) are now available to the
people of this community at the
same places of distribution as the
Ak-Sar-Ben den show tickets, name
ly Bates Book Store and the Con is
Shining Parlor.
Plattsmouth's sppcial day at the
races will be known as Southeastern
Nebraska Day. Races will be named
in honor of Plattsmouth and other
southeastern Nebraska towns. The
rnce program will be broadcast and
opportunity given a representative
from here to tell the world about the
forthcoming Korn Karnival on Sep
tember 20 to 23, inclusive.
Recreation Band and Speaker
Last year, L. S. Devoe acting direc
tor of the Recreation Service and the
Plattsmouth Recreation band accom
panied a large number of fans from
here to the races and were given a
generous portion of time on the air.
broadcasting music and a talk on the
Plattsmouth Korn Karnival direct
from the Ak-Sar-Ben field during
intermission periods between races.
This year, through co-operation of
the King Korn Klub, Elmer Sund-
strom, recreation director, and Pete
Gradoville, director of the Platts
mouth Recreation band, a similar
appearance is being arranged.
A local speaker will tell the race
track crowd via loud speaker and the
listening world via radio about the
biggest and best 1939 Korn Karnival
ir Plattsmouth.
Ten cars will be needed to help
transport band members and those
who can assist should advise Mr.
Sundstrom at once.
All those desiring to attend may
secure their tickets at either of the
two business places mentioned.
The first race is scheduled to start
at 2:15 o'clock.
A goodly percentage of the receipts
from racing is contributed to the
93 county fairs and 4-H clubs of Ne
braska and to the development of the
agricultural and live slock industries
of Nebraska and Iowa.
Den Show Tickets Available
Those who found it Impossible to
attend the den show on Plattsmouth
night, June 12, can get complimen
tary tickets (no expense whatever
Involved for these) to attend any of
the regular Monday night sliows dur
ing the season, at the usual places.
Bates Book Store and Conis Shining
Parlor.
Remaining den show dates are
June 20. July 10, 17, 24 and 31.
There will be no show on Monday
night, July 3.
TO ATTEND BIBLE CONFERENCE
From Saturday's Dally
Four young people of the Chris
tian church will leave Monday at
12:30 for Doane College, at Crete,
Nebraska. There, they will attend
the Young People's Summer Bible
conference of the Christian churches
of eastern Nebraska. This is one ot
three conferences of that church to
be held in Nebraska this summer.
Aileen Reed and Clayton Slack will
be conference sophomores. Maxine
Graves and Helen Minniear will be
freshmen.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Thursday Daily
Sister Mary Celestlne, Instructor
of the sixth, seventh, and eighth
grades in the St. Johns school for
almost seven years, was taken to the
St. Catherine's hospital where sho
was operated on early this morning.
She has not been in the best of health
for some time and it is thought that
an operation would relieve her of her
illness.
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