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MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1939. i PAGE FOUR PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY J.OTTENAI CCC Conquers i 70-Year Blaze in Coal Field Millions of Tons Saved In Shallow Deposits of Wyoming Water Not Used. GILLETTE, Wyo. (UP) Wyoming CCC companies fighting a series ot coal blazes which have burned un checked for at least 70 years are nearing success in their six-year-old tattle in the Little Thunder basin near Gillette. The enrolees, who have controlled many of the smaller fires that ex perts estimate have destroyed mil lions of tons of Wyoming coal, have been at their task since the corps was formed in 1933. Although the area alTected by the flames involves only a minute portion of the state's 500,000, 000,000 ton coal supply, officials said they hoped to extinguish all the tires because the near-surface location of the deposits makes them of great eco nomic value. Source of the underground blazes remains a mystery. Officials estimate that they were started In early set tlement days, probably by a prairie fire or from a bolt of lightning. Un til 1933 no effort was made to check the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of coal because of the state's unlimited supply. Most coal fires are fought with water, but these jobs called for dif ferent tactics. It. L. Allport, district mining supervisor of Billings, Mont., was named technical advisor when the work was begun in 1933. "We learned," he explained, "that strangely enough whenever rain or surface water seeped into the burning veins, explosions opened new fuel for the flames. "Therefore, water as an extin guisher was useless unless we could obtain sufficient quantities to drown the entire area and keep it in that condition for a long time. This was impossible because the water supply virtually was non existent." Seasoned coal field workers con ferred with Allport. Finally they de cided upon a smothing and covering process as best suited to their needs. All racks and fissures in the shal low mines were filled carefully to pre vent air from reaching the blazes. Fine dirt then was distributed with two half-yard excavators, aided by tractors, bull-dozer and sand road rippers. The method proved a slow but sure success. Now, almost six years after start of the program, Allport admits that his assistants have made definite progress. How long it will take to subdue completely the num erous fires in this region, however, he refused to say. Allport explained that as the work Is very dangerous, enrollees are train ed for several weeks before being al lowed on the scene. Seasoned miners from Wyoming fields supervise the work. Despite the danger, he said, no member of the various crews has been injured. Proper preventive measures and careful training established the safety record, Allport said. GIRL DIES FROM BURNS LEXINGTON, June 23 (UP) Glenrose Koehn, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Koehn of Buffalo county, northwest of here, died last night of burns suffered when she at tempted, to start a fire with kerosene. An explosion which followed destroy ed the Koehn home. Besides the par ents, four sisters and three brothers survive. BIBLE TRAVELS 14 YEARS LOS ANGELES (Uf) When the famous "traveling Bible" sent out by the R. T. King Chapter, No. 340, Eastern Star of Columbus, O., on Aug. 14, 1923, reached here, to "visit the local chapter," it had trav eled more than 100,000 miles. It is valued at $20,000. From here the Bible was sent on to Idaho. COLLECTOR OWNS 4,000 GUNS AKRON, O. (UP) Russell E. Pat terson, director of the Ohio Gun Col lectors' association, possesses 4,000 guns the largest private collection In the United States. ' insion $i.as BATTLE TOR NEB. CITY TILE NEBRASKA CITY, June 23 (UP) Another Omaha vs. outstate Ne braska argument is brewing aa a re sult of Mayor Dan B. Butler's de mands that only Omaha materials and labor be used in construction of the South Omaha housing project. Nebraska City civic organizations took immediate steps to protect the apparently low bid offered by the Western Brick Supply company, whose plant here manufactures the patented Farrenwall tile. The local Chamber of Commerce dispatched a telegram to Congress man George Heinke asking him to demand that the house order it to go through with original plans and not allow Omaha pressure to substi tute blocks manufactured in that city for the Farrenwall tile. Bntler Defends Stand OMAHA, June 23 (UP) "I'm for Omaha labor and for Omaha indus try," said Mayor Dan B. Butler in commenting today on protests made by Nebraska City civic leaders against the substitution of concrete blocks for Farrenwall brick in the construction of the South Omaha low- cost housing project. Decision as to whether the bid of Western Brick & Supply company fcr Farrenwall brick shall be re placed by a later offer of Omaha con crete block manufacturers now is up to the FHA. he said. "My only part in the controversy," said Butler, "was to call a meeting af the lecal housing authority when the concrete block people asked for it. The meeting passed a resolution urging that the change be made. "I did net know the brick were made at Nebraska City. I thought it was at Lincoln. But that makes no difference. As mayor of Omaha, I naturally am in favor of securing work for our citizens. Making of jobs was one of the main factors in 'setting up the housing authority." lj 1J L, lill C i O UL lilt A A ' AV ed the meeting here spoke against changing the contract. FAMILY MISSES DIPLOMA FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (UP) For the first time in 12 years Mr. and Mrs. Paul Westpheling have no diploma to hang on the wall. But the family has collected almost enough sheepskins to paper the wall. The diploma collection so far includes 16 from nine different schools. They were collected by six children. Four children are still in school and the diploma yield is expected to start again next year. They expect at least eight more graduating certifi cates. RECEIVES SMALL DAMAGES LINCOLN, June 24 (UP) Federal Judge T. C. Munger yesterday award ed $231 damages to E. E. Fullen wider in his charges of defamation filed against Thomas J. Whitaker and the Falls City Milling company. Ful lenwider, a flour salesman, sued for $15,000 contending a letter written to the Schminke Milling company of Nebraska City had harmed him. RETURN WANTED MAN LINCOLN. June 24 (UP) County Attorney Max Towle said last night he had been informed by Special In vestigator Milton Gates, that he was on the way back to Lincoln from Laredo, Texas, with Harry R. Fahren bruch, who is charged with em bezzling $2,000 during his ten years as superintendent at Tabitha home here. IOWA MAN DROWNS WATERLOO, Iowa, June 23 (UP) Henry Hammer, 38, Waterloo packing plant employee, drowned last night in a pond three-fourths of a mile west of here. He was.' seized by cramps. His bdy was recovered forty-five minutes later, but resusci tation efforts by firemen were unsuc cessful. , PIRATE ISLE YIELDS BONES REHOCOTH BEACH, Del. (UP) Legends of buried pirate gold and of buried pirates were resurrected when a skeleton was dug up on Thompson's Island at the edge of the government canal. There are no records of any one hvaing been buried on the island. r POCKET AND WRIST WATCHES M.OO to 3.95 ALARM CLOCKS '1.00 to $2.95 LOOK FOR ON TUB DIAl Nebraska Woodmen to Attend National Meeting in New York De Bradshaw C. I Bunneter De Emmett Bradshaw, presi dent of the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, in Omaha, Nebr., today announced that the national convention of the Society, held every two years, will convene in New York City the week of June 26. A special Woodmen of the World Day will be held at the World's Fair on July 1, it was said. Nebraska will be represented in the Sovereign Camp, which is the national representative legis lative body of the Society, by thirteen men. They are De E. Bradshaw, president; T. E. Pat terson, vice president; Farrar Newberry, secretary, William Ruess, chairman of auditors; W. C. Braden, auditor; R. E. Miller, auditor; V. J. Pakes, assistant secretary; Rainey T. Wells, gen eral attorney; Dr. A. D. Cloyd, medical director; Dr. Herbert B. Kennedy, medical director; C. L. Burmester, Junior Past Head Consul of the jurisdiction, and Dr. J. E. Simpson, Head Consul, all of Omaha; and Fenton B. Fleming, former mayor of Lin coln, official delegate elected by the Head Camp convention re cently held in Norfolk. Also rep resenting this jurisdiction is Elmer H. Johnson, of Lead, S. D. Approximately 250 official del egates, representing nearly 400, C00 members in44 states, are ex-. FINED FOR ILLEGAL LIQUOR LINCOLN, June 24 (UP) Jayce Banker, Falls City, was sentenced in federal court today to sixmonths im prisonment and fined $100 for alleged ly conducting a liquor business with out paying a federal tax. His wife, Margaret, was fined $100 and sentenced to a sixty-day term. Both were convicted by a jury June 6. Deputy U. S. Marshal Joseph O' Grady said they would be taken to Omaha to serve the sentences. NEEDLEWORK HELPS FLIER MARTINEZ, Cal. (UP) Harry Sherman of Portland, Ore., thinks that standard aviation equipment should include a sewing kit. He made an emergency landing here, owing to a ripped wing, but managed to borrow a needle and thread from a housewife, sewed up the damaged wing and hopped off again. RETIRED, HE WALKS OLD BEAT CLEVELAND, O. (UP) Patrol man John F. Conley, who walked the same beat for 35 years and then was retired, still walks the same beat. "I like to see my old friends," he said laughing. "I like to watch the kids play in the ball park." HOSTELS GROW IN EAST BOSTON (UP) There are now 75 Youth Hostels in New England, extending as far north at Jefferson, Vt., and Portland, Me. I AMERICAN rVUTI BAXlSri PBK ANIMMi niMin 1 CLEAN HOG LOTS .WILL SAVE COSTLY DISEASE LOSSES If farmers would practice hog lot ro tation, like they do crop rotation, they would save millions of dollars worth of valuable hogs which now die each rear from yard-borne diseases. 4 J ..... I iJL. . i: u Old mud holes like this breed disease cerma and parasites which kill Hog lots which have been used year after year are literally alira with germs and parasites. Soma of the diseases found in these unsanitary lots are bog cholera, enteritis, "bull nose", navel ill. verminous, pneumonia, scours, and lockjaw. , Two or three days 6peat io cleaning up livestock quarters and lots, at the tart of tna season, will repay any : f , ..'TV it --trvji ! ' AM I zL , i , -, . - Dr. J. E. Simpson P. B. Fleming pected to attend the Sovereign Camp convention, at which com plete reports on the business and fraternal activities of the Society will be heard. v Hon. Morris Sheppard, U. S. Senator from Texas, Hon. Clyde M. Hoey, Governor of North Carolinai Hon. E. D. Rivers, Governor of Georgia, and Hon. John M. Daniel, Attorney Gen eral of South Carolina, will par ticipate in the program. Other speakers will include Niles Trammell, executive vice-president of the National' Broadcast ing Company, and L. F. Living ston, manager, Agricultural Ex tension Division of the E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Co. The Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle meeting in its quadrennial convention will convene with the Sovereign Camp for the open ing program June 26. ; The Woodmen of " the World Life Insurance Society is the world's strongest fraternal bene fit society, President Bradshaw said. It now has assets of more than 128 million dollars, and has paid out in benefits to members and their beneficiaries more than 275 million dollars since its or ganization 49 years ago. Mem bers are protected by nearly 400 million dollars of insurance in the Society. COUNTIES REPORT VALUATIONS LINCOLN, June 22 (UP) State Tax Commissioner William-R. Smith announced. today that-two more coun ties had submitted property tax val uations for 1939 to bring the total to twelve. Nemaha county reported a valuation of $20,293,955, an in crease of $172,220 over last year, and Gosper county reported $6,993, 925, an increase of $103, 3S0. BIG STURGEON FINALLY LANDED CRE.STON, P.-.Cj?s(17PJ A three hour pitched battle in, Kootenay river near here regarded Fishermen Jack Srqith and Henry Christensen with the largest catch of the season a 220-pound sturgeon. It nearly ex hausted two fishermen in the strug gle. WOODEN QUARTERS IN TOWN KELSO. Wash.jUP) Wooden money has been issued by the Kelso Chamber of Commerce. The scrip, each piece worth 25 cents, is a souvenir of Kelso's celebration July 1-4 of Washington's golden jubilee of statehood. SAFE "BLOWN", TOO WELL AKRON, O. (UP) Safe blowers who opened the safe of an oil com pany here used so much nitrogly cerine" that it not only blew jopen the strong box, but also tere all of its contents including several hun dred dollars in currency, to bits. . . farmer handsomely In better livestock profits. Mudholes should be drained, manure piles fenced off, boles beneath buildings boarded up. old straw stacks burned, crushed rock spread around water tanks. AH buildings should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, and feed boxes and roosts scrubbed with hot lye water. . As soon as pigs are farrowed, they v-.-.-v' 4 A should be moved out to clean, fresh pasture.' away from any possible oon taminatlon of old lots and pens. About weaning time,' the pigs should be vac cinated against cholera. They should be kept on clean pasture all summer. They will make 25 percent better growth and development under these condi tions, and will ba twice as safe from diseases and parasites. Urges Help Programs Given to the States Prof. Noble Clay, University of Wis consin, Discusses Problefs of Sharecroppers, Dairymen. MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 24 (UP) Prof. Noble Clark, University of Wisconsin, said today that a long stride could be made toward safe guarding this country's democracy by transferring control of "help" pro grams for southern sharecroppers and midwestern tenant dairymen from Washington to the various states. He spoke at the 104th annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which concludes its sessions today. He is associate director of the uni versity's agricultural experiment sta tion and has made a general study of the federal farm rehabilitation program. "Such decentralization of adminis tration would increase efficiency in the field and provide better coordin ation," he said. "It would stimulate more efforts at self-help as in con trast with having pressure groups leaning on Washington to find solu tions to all the ills of agriculture. It would go far toward maintaining our American system of democratic government in the face of a world wide tendency towards centralization of power in executive officers of re spective nations." "The exctrse offered for this cen tralization of authority has been that it is more efficient than the more democratic type of Organiz ation. I submit a record which does not substantiate this contention in the field of land use planning. On the contrary there is every reason to believe American agriculture would be better served the quicker we can reorganize our land use programs on a more democratic basis and provide the time tested procedure of federal and state cooperation in administra tion." He said the key to the solution of agriculture's problems lies in restor ing urban industry to productivity so it can absorb surplus rural people and provide larger, better markets for crops and livestock. .. He recommended, that . the federal government take whatever steps may be necessary to stimulate industry and commence to' provide employ ment for the rural people not needed in agriculture. "If urban industry could make a standing offer of Jobs at $4 per day, it is my belief that most of our so- called maladjustments in use vould soon take care of themselves. Thou sands of families in cutover country in the lake states, as well as in the south, left their sub-marginal farms during the 1920's. Families now ma rooned in the regions of low agri cultural nroductivity would also Jump at the chance for city jobs.. RECORD IN SPENDING WASHINGTON, June 23 (UP) The treasury announced today that government expenditures during the 1939 fiscal year which ends June 30 now total more than 19,000,000,000 an all-time record for spending in peace-time. On June 21, with nine days of the fiscal year remaining, spending to taled $9,005,993,530. Movie Samaritan When Leo Carrillo learned that Charlie Andrede, 5 years old, was doomed to be a cripple for life unless expert medical atten tion was provided, he' put the youngster into the Dr". Milton H. Berry Institute in. Van Nuys, CaliL and arranged to pay all his expenses until he could walk. . Recently Charlie visited Carrillo on the set of RKO Radio's "The GiA and the Gambler" and an nounced that soon he would be entirely welL Y " 1 j : , v J WINS STATE GOLF TOURNEY BEATRICE, June 23 (UP) Har old Fales, tournament medalist from Kearney, continued his winning ways in the state amateur golf meet to day and led the way into the quarter-final round. Fales was the earliest finisher in the first of today's two rounds of match play. He defeated Harold Johnson of Omaha, 4 and 3. C. W. Odle, of Gordon, 49-year-old player who won an upset victory over Fred Vette, Beatrice, yesterday, lost today to Bob Veylupek, Omaha, 3 and 2. Jim Gardner , Omaha, defeated Harry Wheeler, Hastings, 2 and 1. Wilcey Robbens, Beatrice, beat Gene Zuspann, Lincoln, one up. Bill Mowbray, Lincoln, defeated H. D. Murell, Lincoln, 5 and 4. Byron Adams, Grand Island, beat C. J. Maule, Lincoln, 3 and 1. NEW SHOES BY RUSE CLEVELAND, O. (UP) : Elmer Pavlik still is wondering when the customer who left his shop in a pair of new shoes "to turn off his auto mobile headlights" will return. Wear ing the new shoes, and not stopping to pay for them, he kept right on going. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of Cass Coun ty Nebraska. To the creditors of the estate of Armindai J. Graves, deceased. No. 3407: Take notice that the time limited for the filing and. presentation of claims against said estite is October 16, 1939; that a hearing wfll be had at the County Court room in Platts mouth on October 20, 1939, at ten o'clock a. m. for the purpose of examining, hearing, allowing and adjusting all claims or objections duly filed. Dated June 13, 1939. A. H. DUXBURY, (Seal) J19-3w County Judge. ORDER OF HEARING and Notice of Probate of Foreign Will In the County Court of Cass County, Nebraska. State of Nebraska ss. County of Cass To the heirs at law and to all persons interested in the estate of J. F. Wortman, de ceased. No. 3401: On reading the petition of Harold W. Richards praying that. the instru ment filed in this Court on the 10th ciay of June, 1939, and purporting to be a duly authenticated copy of the last will and testament of J. F. Wortman, deceased, that said instru ment be admitted to probate, and the administration of said estate be granted to Harold W. Richards as administrator with the will annexed for the State of Nebraska. It is hereby ordered that you and all per sons interested in said matter, may, and do appear at the County Court to be held in and for said county on the 7th day of July, A. D. 1939, at 2 o'clock, p. m., to show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of the peti tioner should not be granted, and that notice of the pendency of said petition and the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by publishing a -copy of this order In the Plattsmouth Jour nal, a semi-weekly newspaper print ed in said county, for three consecu tive weeks prior to said day of hear ing. Witness my hand, and the seal of said court this 10th day of June, A. D. 1939. A. H. DUXBURY, (Seal) J12-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRA TRIX' SALE OF REAL ESTATE In the District Court' of the County of Cass. Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Amelia Monroe Wynn, Deceased, 9769. Doc. 9, No. 81. In the matter ot the application of Nettie Ackerman, Administratrix of the Estate of Amelia Monroe Wynn, Deceased, for leave to sell real estate. NOTICE is hereby given that In pursuance of an order of the Hon. W. W. Wilson, Judge of the District Court of Cass County, Nebraska, made on the 12th day of June, 1939, for the sale of real estate hereinafter described, there will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder the following described real cttate: The West One-Half (W) of Lot Four (4), Block Thirty three (33), City of Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, a busi ness block; and Lots Thirty (30), Forty-seven (47), Seventy-one (71), seventy-two (72) and Ninety-seven (97), all in the Southwest Quarter (SWJ,4) of the South west Quarter (SWU), Section Eighteen (18), Township Twelve (12), Range Fourteen (14), East of the 6th P. M., Cass County, Nebraska; said sale to take place on the Sth day of July, 1939, at the hour of nine o'clock a. m. at the south front door of the Court House in Cass County, Nebraska. Terms ot sale as follows: For cash, twenty-five percent of purchase price to be paid at the conclusion of the sale, and balance upon confirm ation. Dated this 12th day of June, 1939. NETTIE ACKERMAN, Administratrix of the Estate of Amelia Mdn-jl2-4w roe Wynn, Deceased. NOTICE OF PROBATE In the County Court of Cass-County. Nebraska. To all persons interested in the estate of Elizabeth Carr, deceased. No. 3415: Take notice that a petition has been filed for the probate of an In strument purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased, and for the appointment of Marvin Carr as Executor and Meryl E. Ben der as Executrix thereof; that said petition has been set for hearing be fore said Court on the 21st day of July, 1939, at 10 a. m. Dated June 23rd, 1939. A. H. DUXBURY. (Seal) J2G-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT In the County Court of Cass Coun ty, Nebraska. To all persons interested in the estate of Edgar J. Burns, deceased. No. 3376: Take notice that the Executrix of said estate has filed her final report and a petition for examination and allowance of her administration ac counts, determination of heirship, assignment of residue of said estate and for her discharge; that said peti tion and report will be heard before said Court on July 7, 1939, at ten o'clock a. m. Dated June C, 1939. A. II. DUXBURY, (Seal) J12-3v County Judge. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT In the County Court of Cass Coun ty, Nebraska. To all persons interested in the estate of John W. Barrow, deceased. No. 33S0: Take notice that the Executrix of said estate has filed her final report and a petition for examination and allowance of her administration ac counts, determination of heirship, assignment of residue of said estate and for her discharge; that said petition and report will be heard be fore said Court on July 14, 1939, at ten o'clock a. m. Dated June 13, 1939. A. H. DUXBURY, (Seal) J19-3w County Judge. SHERIFF'S SALE State of Nebraska County of Cass 88. By Virtue of an Order of Sale issued by C. E. Ledgway, Clerk of the District Court, within and for Cass County, Ne braska, and to me directed, I will on the 1st day of July, A. D. 1939, at 10:00 o'clock a. m., of said day at the South Front Door of the Court House, In the City of Plattsmouth in said County, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the fol lowing described real estate, to-witi .Commencing at a point 353.7 feet West: of the S. E. corner of the S. W. 1,4 of the S. W. H of Sec. 18, Twp. 12, Range 14, East of the 6th P. M.; running thence North 190 feet; thence West 73 feet; thence South 190 feet; thence East 73 feet to the place of beginning, the same be ing a part of Lots 27 and 28 of said Section 18, Twp. 12, Range 14, East of the 6th P. M., afore said, Cass County, Nebraska; Lot 9, and the W. of Lot 10, Block 9, City of Platts mouth, Nebraska; Lot 12, Block 30, City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; The W. of Lot 4, Block 34 City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; The West 36 ft. of Lot 2, Block 50, City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; Lot 4 and the West Yz of Lot 5, Block 25, Young & Hayes Addition to the City of Platts mouth, Nebraska; Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 42, Young & Hayes Addition to the City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; Lots 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Block 4, Duke's Addition to the City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; The West y2 of Lot 3, and all of Lot 4, Block 11, Duke's Ad dition to the City of Platts mouth, Nebraska; Lots 25 and 26, Block 9, Thompson's Addition to the City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; The East 55 ft. of Lot 47, and all of Lots 48 and 49, tf Wise's outlots to the City of Platts mouth, Nebraska; Lot 1 of Streitweisser's Ad dition to the City of Platts mouth, Nebraska; Lot 12, Block 167, City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; Lots 9 and 10, Block 152, City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; , The West 3 ft. of Lot 4, and all of Lot 5, Block 18, City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; The North 69 ft. of Lot 12, Block IS, City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Lot 2, and the Northeast 14 feet and 3 inches of Lot 3, Streitweisser's Addition to the. City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; Lot 5, 6, and 7, Block 13, Townsend's Addition to the City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The same being levied upon and taken as the property of Ncls F.ter et al, Defendants, to satisfy a Judg ment and decree of said Court re covered by the City of Plattsmouth, K . i i n r t f . .euia&K.a, a municipal Corporation, Plaintiff, against said Defendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, May 27. 1939. JOE MRASEK, Sheriff of Cass County, m29-5w Nebraska. k J. Ho ware! Davis jj Attorney at Lav Plattsmouth