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Vol. No. LV
PLATTSMOUTH, HEBBASXA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1939.
NO. 88
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Job's Daughters
Honor Fathers at
a Dinner Party
Held Saturday at the Masonic Build
ing with Fine Program Fol
lowing the Dinner.
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On Saturday evening the members
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entertained at the banquet room in
the Masonic building, the fathers of
the members, a very much enjoyed
chicken dinner being prepared and
served by the mothers in honor of
the event.
The table decorations were in the
colors of yellow and white and made
a most attractive setting for the de
licious repast and the pleasant gath
ering of the fathers and daughters.
Miss Wilma Friedrich served as
honored queen of the Bethel and Miss
Dorothea Mae Duxbury presided over
the program which was held in the
lodge room of the building at the
conclusion of the dinner party.
The fathers were presented with
a boutonniere of an American Beauty
rose from their daughters and which
were worn during the pleasant eve
ning program.
The address of welcome to the
fathers was given by Miss Jacqueline
Wetenkamp and the response for the
fathers was by Rev. J. C. Lowson.
The program afforded several very
fine musical offerings from the young
ladies and which proved a most en
joyed feature. Miss Maxine Nielsen
gave "Thanks Be to God" as a vocal
number. Miss Helen Hiatt. "A Per
fect Day" and Miss Juanita Sigler,
"The Last Rose of Summer." all be
ing very artistically presented.
Miss Ruth Westover., and Mrs.
Wiley Sigler were accompanists.
Miss Clara Weyrich, guardian of
the Bethel expressed the pleasure of
the members of the group for the
happy event that had brought the
fathers and daughters together.
SCHOOL FOLKS RETURN TO DUTY
After the Thanksgiving vacation
here with home folks, a large group
of the young people, students at
schools and in teaching work, took
their departure for their scenes of ac
tivity. In the teachers here Miss Maxine
Cloidt returned to McCook, Miss
Helen Farley to York, Miss Lois Giles
to O'Neill, Miss Lois Bestor to
Hoardville, as well as Mrs. Pearl
Mann, teacher at Odell, Anna Mar
garet McCarty at Westenville.
The University of Nebraska stu
dents returned to their work last
evening and among these were
Rachel Robertson, Jean Knorr,
Stephen Davis, William Evers, Bill
Carey, Ronald Rebal. Floyd McCarty,
James Webb, Edwin Kalina, John
Kenneth Bestor. Burton Rishel, Fran
ces Cloidt.
The Peru students returning to
their work were Edna Mae Petersen,
John Jacobs, James Sandin.
Wayne Falk and Joe Case of
Tarkio college also returned to their
school to take up the studies until
the Christmas vacation.
SPENDS WEEK-END HERE
Arriving here unexpectedly Fri
day, December 1 was Arol Bagley of
Seattle, Washington who spent the
week-end visiting at the R. W. Hel
sing home, Mr. Bagley and Mrs. Hel
ping being brother and sister.
After spending the Thanksgiving
holiday and the week-end with their
daughter and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
James Bagley and Mrs. Everett Pier
son and her husband left for their
home In Newcastle, Nebraska Sun
day. They were accompanied by Arol
Bagley and Jimmie Helsing, who will
spend some time visiting at New
castle. PLATE SUPPER
A plate supper and program will
be given at the Mynard Community
building, December 11 by the Cot
tonwood school, Dist. 27. Everybody
welcome. VELMA FULTON,
d4d-d7w Teacher.
HELP WANTED
Girl for housework. Call Journal.
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LEAVE FOR HUNTING TRIP
A party of Plattsmouth young
men are enjoying the close of the
hunting season in the northwest part
of the state, near Alliance and Lake
view. The party comprises Franklin
VVehrbein, John Kaufmann and Ar
thur Hild. They arc enjoying the
shooting at the Morse Peters ranch,
one of the largest in the sandhills.
While in that section they will also
I visit with members of the Charles
J.
orassman iamuy
Committees
Plan for Golden
Jubilee of Club
Woman's Club and Junior Woman's
Club Plan for Anniversary of
Federation of Organization
Saturday evening a committee
composed of members of the
Plattsmouth Woman's club and the
Junior Woman's club met at the
home of Mrs. E. H. Wescott with the
view of formulating plans for cele
brating the Golden Jubilee of the
Federation of Women's clubs.
The General Federation of Wom
en's clubs has had fifty glorious years
of achievement and clubs through
out the United States are planning
birthday parties such as will be held
in Plattsmouth. The general feder
ation, state, district, county and local
clubs will celebrate. This will be a
gala event in the history of this or
ganization and at the same time will
also be in the interest of the Foun
dation Fund.
The General Federation is sponsor
ing several contests in connection
with the Golden Jubilee and the
local club Is planning to enter. There
Is the Golden Jubilee scrapbook con
test, song and march contest and
the flower contest. Prizes will be
awarded in each of these divisions.
The flower contest is being held for
the purpose of selecting a flower
that will be the perfect symbol of
the General Federation. The Nebras
ka State Federation has recently se
lected as their state club flower the
Golden Talisman rose.
JOHN DEERE DAY TUESDAY
Glen Vallery, local John Deere
dealer, has been advertising in the
columns of the Journal "John Deere
Day" in Plattsmouth next Tuesday,
December 12. Farmers and their
families are invited.
The program, to be held at the
Eagles hall, at 6th and Vine streets,
starts at ten o'clock in the morning
and there will be a free lunch serv
ed at noon.
Motion pictures of new and labor-
saving farming methods are among
the features on the program.
Admission will be by tickets
which may be secured for the asking
at Mr. Vallery's implement office on
South Sixth street.
RETURN FROM DES MOINES
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bourne
and Mrs. Bessie Bourne motored to
Des Moines Sunday where they spent
the day with Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.
Schaeffer and their daughter, Sandra
Sue and newly-born son. Robert
Daniel, Jr. On their return to Platts
mouth they were accompanied by
Mrs. James Bulin, mother of Mrs.
nonrne and Mrs. Schaeffer. Mrs.
Bulln was in Des Moines for the past
two weeks visiting with the Schaef-
fers and was present when the In
fant was born.
PLACED ON HONOR ROLL
In the preparation of the honor
roll for the high school for the first
quarter recently, the name of Joe
Noble, well known and popular stu
dent, was omitted. Joe has a very
high rank in his scholastic work and
also has been an outstanding figure
In the athletic life of the school
and is one of the hard working stu
dents well deserving of this fine
honor.
RETURN TO OMAHA
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Palacek, of
Omaha have returned home after a
pleasant visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl J. Schneider and family.
Plan Visit from
Santa Claus Sat
urday, Dec. 16
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Tuesday
Afternoon to Arrange Welcome
on Annual Visit Here.
For some time it has been known
that Santa Claus has indicated he
would like to pay Plattsmouth an
other of his annual pre-Christnias
visits again this year. The matter of
selecting a date to conform to Santa's
busy schedule proved a bit trouble
some, however, until the last few
days, when it was determined that
he will be able to be here Saturday,
December 16, at 1:30 p. m.
Tuesday afternoon at the Iowa-
Nebraska offices, a group of interest
ed citizens gathered to make plans
for Santa's reception and activities
centering around his appearance
here.
Lumir Gerner, popular teacher In
the Plattsmouth high school, was
made general chairman of the dis
tribution of the treats and the re
ception of Santa Claus.
Mr. Gerner tells us that he has
direct word from St. Nicholas him
self and that he Is expecting to
make his entry on December 16 but
t is not certain whether he is going
to come by airplane, river boat, bal
loon, or automobile. The weather
will be the determining factor. As
ha been the custom in the past, an
honor guard will be selected from
the various city and rural schools
throughout the county who will be
the first to receive Santa Claus on
his return trip to Plattsmouth and
who will receive a special gift direct
from Santa.
A committee has been appointed
to - put tip the beautiful irc lights
over Main street and give our city
the usual yuletide color and appear
ance that has been so favcrable in
the past.
Every boy and girl in Plattsmouth
and the Plattsmouth trade territory
is invited to be present ami receive
a gift. Santa Claus recommends that
the boys and girls watch thi Platts
mouth Journal for future announce
ments relative to his coming.
Mr. Gerner announces the follow
ing committees in charge of the
Santa Claus arrangements: C. C
Wescott, George Conis, R. W. Knorr,
Fred Busch and Carl Schneider.
TECHNICOLOR SOUND PICTURE
The Brink Hatchery is advertis
ing the showing of the new techni
color sound picture, "Vitamins on
Parade" at their place of business,
333 Main street, next Monday even
ing, December 11, beginning at 7:30
o'clock. The picture is of particular
interest to poultry raisers both
large and small, as well as to the
raisers of other live stock. Admis
sion is free and the public is in
vited. Mr. L. II. Fairchild, of Allied Mills;
Inc., Omaha, will be present to dis
cuss the feeding of live stock and !
poultry and give valuable informa
tion to growers and feeders.
Coffee and doughnuts will be serv
ed at the conclusion of the picture
and speaking program.
ON DOANE COLLEGE TEAM
John Tidball, of Plattsmouth, for
mer basketball player at Plattsmouth
high school, has landed a berth on
the Doane College reserve squad. The
varsity has nine returning letter
men ' from last year's championship
Tiger team.
The first home game is December
15, against the Phillips 66 Oilers
team, runners up at .the National
A. A. U. tournament last year, at
which the Tigers were also contend
ers. Doane plays games away with
Kansas State, December 9, and Baker
University, December 11.
SP ANGLERS HAVE BOY
. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Elwin Spangler Saturday morning,
December 2 at their home. The babe
weighed a little over eight pounds
and this is the first child In the fam
ily. Mrs. Spangler was the former
Miss Mary Adkins. Both mother
and Infant are doing nicely.
HONOR PLATTSMOUTH LADY
Mrs. Lowell S. Devoe has recently
been appointed state chairman of
the American Home department ot
Nebraska Federation of Women's
flubs. She served two years as dis
trict chairman of . this department
and her work in this field has been
so noteworthy that she has now been
chosen for the state office. The
Plattsmouth Woman's club feel proud
to have one of their members in
state work. Mrs. Devoe is also vice
president of the county federation.
Union Youth is
Shot while on a
Hunting Trip
Richard Wiles, 22, Hunting . Near
Elmwood Accidentally Shot
While Loading Gun.
K'om Turs!t.y' Dn;
Early this morning Richard Wiles,
22, of near Union, was accidentally
shot while on a hunting trip near
Elmwood, dying a short time later
at the Bryan Memorial hospital at
Lincoln to which place he was rush
ed a few moments after the accident.
The young man, in company with
a cousin, was nunting some tnree
miles south of Elmwood and had
stopped to load his revolver, which
was accidentally discharged. The
bullet penetrated the' abdomen of
the unfortunate youth and inflicted
fatal injuries. Medical aid was call
ed but the condition of the injured
man was such that he was taken at
once to the hospital. While the
preparations were being made to
operate in an effort to save his life
he passed away.
The body was brought to this city
by the Sattler funeraL home and is
awaiting the arrangements for the
funeral services.
The young man was the only child
of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wiles, re
siding near Union and he has spent
his lifetime in the southern portion
of Cass county where he was born
at Nehawka on March 1, 1917.
The deceased was a nephew of Ben
H. Wiles and Everett Wiles of this
city.
VISITING IN OLD HOME
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gapen, of
Hyattville, Wyoming, who are here
for a visit with the relatives and
many old time friends, have had a
most delightful opportunity of meet
ing with old associates and renew
ing the ties of kinship.
Mr. and Mrs. Gapen were enter
tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Snyder for the Thanksgiv
ing holiday, this bringing together
the two brothers and two sisters, Mr.
Gapen, Oscar Gapen of this city, Mrs.
Snyder and Mrs. Anna Gapen Dean.
The group was also Joined by Miss
Anna Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Cook, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sny
der and family.
On Sunday the Gapens were guests
at a dinner party at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gapen where they i Keith Goeble, of Omaha, was ar
were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, ra5gned in tne COUnty court on the
Mr. and Mrs. Cook, Miss Helene ,cbarge of cattle stealing and to the
Gapen and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gapen. charge made a plea of not gunty.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cook also
entertained the greup of relatives
and also had as a guest, wesiey
Hiatt, a grandson of Mrs. J. S. Gapen,
of Red Oak, Iowa, who has been here
visiting afld later returned home in
company with Glen Wiles.
SPEND WEEK-END HERE
Miss Theolinda Llndquist and Miss
Jessie Robertson, of Lincoln, were
w.eek-end guests of Mrs. James Rob
ertson and Dr. and Mrs. R. P. West
over at their homes. Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Lessenhop, Miss Nellie Carey
and Mrs. Bernice Gantt of Lincoln,
were Sunday guests at the Westover
home.
RETURN FROM CHICAGO
Sunday morning Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Hilt and children, Ralph, Jr.,
Kenneth, Garry and Jackie 'Lou, re
turned from Chicago, where they
have been visiting. They also spent
some time during the Thanksgiving
holiday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Louie' Friedrich, a cousin of Mrs.
Hilt, as well as in Chicago.
Mrs. Ray Norris
Honored by State
Club Federation
Weeping Water Lady Long Prominent
in Club Work State Chairman of
"American Citizenship."
Mrs. Ray Norris, one of the out
standing figures in club and exten
sion work in Cass county, has just
been honored by the state board of
the Nebraska Federation of Women's
clubs with the appointment of state
Mrs. Ray Norris
for the coming two years.
Mrs. Norris has been very active
in Woman's club work for the past i
seven years and has served as an of
ficer either in the county, district
or state federations. The past two
years she has very ably served the
federation as state chairman of
Rural Clubs."
. There are now 15,000 Woman's
club members in Nebraska and it is
Indeed an honor to be one of the
twenty chosen as chairman of a de
partment.
Our congratulations to Mrs. Norris
and to the club women of Cass coun
ty who have had one of their num
ber so signally honored.
GIVE SHOPPERS AID
The H. M. Soennichsen Co., of this
city is giving a valuable aid to the
shopping public in the series of ad
vertisements which appear in the
Journal, by preparing and offering
to the public worthwhile suggestions
as to the gift lines that may be found
in their store.
The store advertising department
is preparing these ads, all of which
have a fine array of suggestions and
bargain opportunities for the shopper
that can take advantage of the early
buying and not only save the discom
forts of the last minute rush but also
have the chance to secure the best
in the lines of gift goods before they
have been picked over.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Late Monday afternoon Merll
Goebie is one of a party of f0Ur
-0maha men wno are aiieged to have
killed a calf on the farm of Art
Weiss near this city and took the
dead animal to Omaha where it was
butchered and the carcass later re
covered by officers and brought back
to this city. The other members of
the group have not been apprehend
ed as they had left Omaha at the
time of the arrest of Goeble.
Hearing will be held on December
20th.
RENAMED ON LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE OF LEAGUE
Elmer Webb, Plattsmouth council
man, who served as a member of the
Legislative committee of the League
of Nebraska Municipalities during
the past year, has been renamed to
membership on that committee by
Commissioner Harry Knudsen, of
Omaha, the new League president.
The committee is increased In num
ber this year from five to seven
members, with Harold MITttoon, city
attorney at Beatrice, continued as
chairman. Four of the seven mem
bers are attorneys.
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SUFFERS SUDDEN ATTACK
From "Wednesday' Dally
Shortly after dinner today Frank
R. Gobelman, well known paint and
wall paper dealer, suffered a sudden
attack of stomach trouble at the
store and which caused a great deal
of alarm for some time. Dr. R. P.
Westover was called and gave the
patient relief and at the last reports
he was becoming somewhat easier.
Tie is now at his home and under
care.
Smith-Todd
Wedding Held
ThkMorning
T. E. (Eddie) Todd and Mrs. s'ennie
A. Smith of Ashland Married
Early Today at Stoehr Home
Frrrn Tuesday's Dally
This morning at the pleasant home
cf Mr. and Mrs. Adam Stoehr was
held the wedding ceremony for Mrs.
Jennie A. Smith, of Ashland and Mr.
"Eddie" Todd of this city.
The wedding was very simple and
attended only by Mr. and Mrs. Stoehr,
old friends of the bride and groom
and who served as witnesses. Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Todd and daughter,
Patty, also attended the service.
The single ring service was cele
brated by Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor
of the First Christian church, of
which faith the bride and groom
ihave long been members.
Following the wedding ceremony
Mr and Mrg Todd departed by auto
for the west coast and where they
expect to spend the w inter and where
Mr. Todd has extensive property In
terests at Los Angeles.
The wedding culminates an ac
quaintanceship of a great many years
as the families were neighbors and
friends here in this community for
a number of years before the Smith
family removed to Ashland. In the
past year the old acquaintanceship
was revived and blossomed into a
romance.
The bride is well known here
where she and her husband, the late
Harry Smith, lived and where Mr.
Smith was engaged in real estate
business, and the many friends will
join in their best wishes on her new
found happiness.
The groom js a member of one of
the pioneer families of Cass county
and has been one of the most suc
cessful farmers of the county, being
able in the last few years to with
draw from active work and enjoy
the fruits of his labor and thrift.
ATTEND GRAND CHAPTER
From Wednesday's Daily
A number of members of Nebras
ka chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Ma
sons were at Omaha today to attend
the sessions of the grand chapter of
the R. A. M. of Nebraska being held
at the Masonic temple.
Among those attending were Frank
A. Cloidt, William A. Robertson, Will
iliam F. Evers, Raymond .C. Cook,
all past high priests and John E.
Turner, high priest-elect.
Mr. Turner will be given the high
priest degree this evening at the
session of the grand chapter.
Mr. Cook will sing at the memorial
services for the departed members of
the grand chapter and Mr. Cloidt
will be soloist at the banquet to be
held this evening at the temple.
HERE FROM LINCOLN
Sunday, Dr. and Mrs. 1. T. Heine
man and family had as their guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mohrman and
daughter, Margaret Ellen and Mr.
and Mrs. L. J. Davis. The guests are
relatives of Mrs. Heineman and a
very pleasant family party was en-
Joyed.
KALASEK'S GUESTS LEAVE
Week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Kalasek and family were Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Strehle and two chil
dren, Donald and Anita of Leigh,
Nebraska. Mrs. Kalasek and Mrs.
Strehle are sisters. The Strehle fam
ily arrived here Saturday and left
for their home Sunday.
Plattsmouth offers a splendid
market for farm produce. Local
dealers always pay top prices.
1939 Corn Loan
Phase of AAA is
Now Under Way
Featured by Simplifeed Procedure and
Lower Interest and Insur
ance Charges.
Featured by simplified procedure
and lower interest and insurance
charges, the 1939 corn loan phase of
the AAA program is now under way
in Cass' county.
Rates and other details were an
nounced today by the agricultural
conservation committee.
Providing they did not exceed
their 1939 corn acreage allotments,
farmers in the commercial corn area,
which includes Cass county, may
obtain loans at the rate of 57 cents
per bushel. The rate will be 43 cents
per bushel to farmers in certain
areas outside the commercial corn
area who did not exceed their total
1939 soil-depleting allotments. For'
mixed corn the rate is set at 55 cents
in the commercial corn area and 41
cents outside the area.
Alfred Gansemer, chairman of the
county agricultural conservation com
mittee explained that the Agricul
tural Adjustment Act of 1938 pro
vides that the loan shall be 70 per
cent of the parity price for corn if
the November crop estimate exceeds
a normal j'ear's domestic consump
tion and exports of corn of 2,575,
000,000 bushels for the 10-year
period, 1929-30 through 1938-39,
by less than 10 per cent. The No
vember crop estimate was 2,591,000,-
000 bushels. With the parity price
cf corn estimated at 82 cents per
bushel, 70 per cent of parity is 57
cents per bushel. This is the same
as Jhe 1938 loan price.
The rate to farmers outside the
commercial corn area Is required by
the law to be 75 per cent of the rate
to farmers within the area.
"It will be easier for eligible farm
ers to obtain 1939 loans on corn,"
Mr. Gansemer continued.
'The Commodity Credit Corpor
ation recently reduced its interest
rate on all commodity loans from
four to three per cent and in recent
conference between insurance repre
senatives and AAA officials a reduc
tion in corn loan insurance rates be
ing charged by some companies was
agreed upon." ,
After the county committee has
been notified of a farmer's desire to
obtain a loan the farmer will, in most
cases, be able to complete his loan
with one visit to the county AAA
office. At that time the note, the
chattel mortgage and insurance cer
tificates all may be executed. In cases
where the loan is handled by a local
bank, the farmer may take his note
directly from the county office to
the bank and obtain his money.
Banks are relieved of much of the
details in connection with the corn
loan work, as well as the necessity
of carrying secondary insurance.
Consequently, the local agencies will
be allowed one and one-half per cent
in purchasing the corn loan paper.
Previously they obtained two and
one-half per cent for this service.
In virtually all other respects the
loan in 1939 will be the same as
Uhat which was offered in 1938. The
I loans will be available from Dec. 1
to Mar. 31, and will be due Aug. 1,
1940. In case of farm storage, the
farmer agrees to store the corn for
at least 75 days following the due
date of the loan.
Loans will not be made on corn
with a moisture content greater than
20 per cent, and a bushel of ear
corn shall be 2 cubic feet of corn
testing not more than 15 per cent
moisture content. In the case of
corn offered for collateral with a
moisture content between 15 and
20 per cent, loans will continue to
be made at the full rate per bushel
but deductions will be made in the
total volumeof t'wet" corn to offset
the shrink which will take place as
the crop dries out.
HEJ0ICE m NEW DAUGHTER
Saturday evening at the St. Joseph
hospital at Omaha, a fine six pound
daughter was born to Dr. and Mrs.
W. V. Ryan of this city. The little
Miss has been christened Mary Ann
end with the mother is reported aa
doing well.
