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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY, DECEMBER HJ939-.
Ihe Plattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, FEBJIAEKA
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Golden Rod
Oil Company
Pushing Work
Cass County Well Near Murray Gives
Very Favorable Signs and Oil
Is Being Sought.
The Golden Rod Oil company was
incorporated April 17, 1935. Some
time later the organization was
brought into existence by the elec
tion of officers and directors. Frank
L. Rhoden and John Urish have
leased out a block of acreage lying
in Cass county on the east slope of
the Nehawka arch.
A somewhat intensive study of the
geological information available was
made by several persons interested in
the promotion of the drilling of an
oil well in Cass county. Finally an
agreement was reached between of
ficers and board of directors of the
Golden Rod Oil company and Mr.
Rhoden and Mr. Urish, by which the
oil company acquired 10,000 acres of
oil leases from Rhoden and Urish on
an agreement to issue stock in the
corporation in payment for the oil
liases. Parties interested in the
project purchased and placed upon
the William Sporer farm the derrick
at the place where the present oil well
is now tjeing drilled. This was done
In order to hold the leases and make
the same valid.
The matter of financing the com
pany was from the beginning ex
tremely difficult. Parties who, it was
believed, would be willing to become
financially interested in the project
and with whom negotiations Were
carried on for approximately a Jf4
nnaily declined to make any inv&t?
ment. Then the possibility of"
financing again became especially
difficult.
After some period of time a driller
from Horton, Kansas came to Platts
mouth and begun negotiations with
the board of directors in an effort
to secure a contract for the drilling
of the well. Finally in August, 1937,
a contract was entered into between
the board of directors of the Golden
Rod Oil company and the driller from
Kansas, which proved unfortunate
for the company a3 the driller failed
to live up to his contract and only
drilled to the depth of 350 feet from
August, 1937 to January, 1939, when
a settlement was made between the
company and the driller whereby the
company secured the use of the equip
ment, then in use in drilling the
well.
In February, 1939 negotiations
were begun between Ilomer C.
Stevens of Humboldt, Nebraska and
the board of directors of the Golden
Rod Oil company whereby Mr. Stev
ens was to superintend drilling of
the well at which time W. E. Orwig
of Freeport. Illinois was in Nebraska
looking after business for his com
pany and became interested in the
drilling of the oil well. Through ne
gotiations with Mr. Orwig the
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Certified Hybrids
PFISTER HYBRIDS are grown
in Nebraska and carefully tested
for Nebraska growing conditions
under the supervision of Virgil
Welch, who for ten years has
been corn breeder at the Univer
sity of Nebraska and who is now
working for Lester Pfister, with
the Cornhusker Hybrid Co., at
Waterloo, Nebr. Prices, per bushel
$5 - $6 - 7
State Certified
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$3.50 - $4.25 - $5.00
Discount of 5 and up to and
cteding 10$& on Special Orders!
Ralph Wehrbein
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBR.
Engelkemeier Bros.
MURRAY, NEBB.
financing of the drilling of the well
was started and sufficient money
came from Freeport, Illinois and
other eastern points to make pos
sible the starting of the drilling of
the well.
Homer Stevens secured his brother,
J. B. Stevens, from Tulsa, Oklahoma,
to come to Nebraska and. take direct
charge of the drilling of the well
and through the faithful and efficient
work of J. B. Stevens, under the
supervision of Homer C. Stevens, the
oil well has been drilled.
Live oil has been discovered in
the well, and preparations are rapid
ly going: forward to the completion
of the weir and the bringing in of
the oil. It is believed that the deter
mination of the oil quantity will be
completed this week and in the very
near future the official bringing in
of the oil will be completed.
In the late summer A. L. Tidd was
elected president of the company
and he has actively taken charge and
pushed the financing and the drill
ing of the well to its completion.
Many Attend
John Deere Day
Here Tuesday
Glenn, Yallmv Local Representative
of Company Is Host to Some 500
at Show and Luncheon.
Tuetday was "John Deere Day" in
Plattsmouth and South Sixth street
the scene cf great activity as hun
dreds of farmers of Cass, Sarpy and
Douglas counties and .western Iowa
wCfi vhere for the event.
Glenn Vallery, the local represen
tative of the- company was host for
tWdaj and provided a fine enter
tainment as well as a much enjoyed
lunch for the group during the day.
The Eagles hall was the scene of
the gathering and here was staged
the picture show for the benefit of
the farmers and those who are inter
ested In the development of the farm
machinery and in which field the
John Deere company has been very
active.
The film offerings afforded a fine
view on the screen of the changing
methods in farming, the latest de
velopments in farm machinery that
has made such a great change in
the farming conditions of the coun
try in the past few years.
The lunch was also served at the
Eagles hall and here Mr. Vallery
with his force of assisting young
farmers served a fine lunch to the
party, over 500 being served during
the afternoon.
FORMS SIMPLE EUT BIRTH
CERTIFICATE" IS IMPORTANT
"Simplicity is the keynote of the
application form which must be fill
ed out in order to apply for old-age
insurance benefits under the old-age
and survivors insurance system of
the Social Security Board," said Fred
M. Wilcox, regional director of the
Board, when an elderly gentleman
inquired as to "whether it would
take a Philadelphia lawyer" to fill
out necessary application forms.
"The forms were made simple
enough for an average Bixth grade
pupil to properly fill out, and the
time required is very short. If pos
sible, however, applicants . should
bring their birth certificate or church
baptismal record with them. This
will avoid delay in receipt of month
ly benefit payments," said Mr. Wil
cox. OMAHA PARTIES WEDDED
From Tuesday's Daily
LaBt evening at the home of Judge
ind Mrs. A. H.. Duxbury occurred
the marriage of Edna Mae Black and
George Harbac, both of Omaha. The
parties were accompanied by Frank
Cummings. also of .Omaha, who wit
nessed 'the ceremony: The marriage
tines were read by Judge' Duxbury-in
his usual impressive manner.
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Omaha Auto
Party Seriously
Injured Sunday
Car Strikes Guard Rail on Highway
No. 75 North of City and
Breaks Off 19 Posts.
The sharp turn in (liighway No.
75, north of this city near the Stull
farm, where several accidents have
occurred, was again the scene of a
severe auto accident Sunday morn
ing shortly after 7 o'clock and as
the result five Omaha men are in
the St. Joseph hospital at Omaha
suffering from the effects of 'injuries.
The injured men were:
Charles Brown, 24, 1419 Wirt
street, . badly bruised.
Edward Schneckenberger, 25, 2229
Locust street, bruises and injuries.
Mer!e Gallagher, 22, 16th and Fort
streets, skull fracture and possible
arm fracture.
Tom Tully, 23, 22nd and Leaven
worth, possible fracture of skull.
Jess llosengren, 19, 1457 Pinkney
street, who was bruised but not ser
iously. The party, according to statements
of the group, had driven from Omaha
to Plattsmouth Sunday ' morning,
reaching here about 3 o'clock and
had driven around and took break
fast here, starting home about 7
o'clock.
At the time of the accident the
car had been going at a high rate of
speed, members stated, and struck
the first pest of the fence that car
lies the guard wire cable, then
bounced off and again struck the
?uard rail, shearing off nineteen of
the posts and striking seven others
before the car finally crashed over
the embankment on the north of
the highway.
The wreck was discovered by early
morning motorists and reported to
Sheriff Joe Mrasek, who with Deputy
Sheriff Doody responded to the call
for assistance as did Ed Ofe, local
Red Cross first aid representative,
who was the first on the scene of
ictlon.
Medical aid had been called and
the injured men were taken to the
St. Joseph hospital at Omaha by the
Sattler ambulance and given
treat-
ment for their injuries.4 '
COACHING STAFF RESIGNS
. Sport followers in this part of
the west were interested today in the
announcement of the resignation of
the coaching staff of Creighton uni
versity, particularly in this city,
home of Dr. Wilbur S. Eaton, who
has served as line coach of the
Creighton team for the past several
seasons.
The resignation of M a r c h i e
Schwartz, head coach and director
of athletics at Creighton, with Tom
Gorman and Dr. Eaton, his assistants,
came suddenly Tuesday and none of
the coaches made comment on the
fact that they had resigned.
All three of the coaches are for
mer Notre Dame athletes and Dr.
Eaton was end at the South Bend
-chool in the days of the "Four
Horsemen."
The athletic board of the school
has selected Rev. David A. Shyne,
SJ., to be the athletic director of
Creighton and Maurice "Skip" Pal
rang, coach at the Creighton Prep
school, has been named as the coach
at the university.
FUNERAL OF G. E. NEARH00D
From Monday's Dally
This afternoon at the Horton fun
eral home, occurred the last rites for
G. E. Nearhood, who had passed
away Friday evening at an Omaha
hospital.
There was a largo group of the
friends and neighbors here for the
services and to share with the fam
ily the sorrow that the passing had
occasioned.
Rev. J. C. Lowson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, had charge
of the services and brought a message
of comfort to the bereaved family.
Frank A. Cloidt gave two of the
beautiful and loved scngs, "Lead
Kindly Light" and "Face to Face,"
Mrs. Goos being at the piano.
The interment was at the Oak
Hill cemetery in this city and the
pallbearers were John E. Schutz,
Fred Armstrong, Fred Druecker, Joe
Mrasek, Miles Allen, E. W. Thimgan.
DEAD ANIMALS
WANTED
24-Hour Service. We pay aH phone
calls. Telephone Bellevne 104-W-3.
Nights: Market 4646
Co-Operative Rendering
Works, Ft Crook, Neb.
SUES FOR DIVORCE
From Monday's Dally
In the office of the clerk of the
district court today action was filed
entitled Fannie Keran vs. Wallace
Keran. The parties were married
on October 6,. 1920. The plaintiff
asks divorce on the grounds of non
support. Packing Plant
is Undergoing a
General Clean-Up
Buildings Being Repainted, Ma
chinery Overhauled and Cleaned,
New Equipment Secured.
While this is a rather slack sea
son in the operation of the Nor
folk Packing plant. Manager E.
Packing plant. Manager
H.
Bernhardt, is havingthe plant placed
in the best of condition for the com-
- - .
ing year which it is hoped will bring
a large crop from the farms for the
use of the plant. '
The buildings are all being re
painted and placed in spic and span
shape, needed repairs are being made
m the machinery in the plant and
placing it at a very high standard of
efficiency for the coming season,
while new equipment will be placed
where needed to add to the efficiency
of the plant. Roofing where needed
is being replaced. .
This cleanup is' placing the plant
in the best of shape and is being
carried on by the force won are not
actively engaged at this time, afford
ing them opportunity for work even
in this slack period of the year.
The Norfolk plant had a fine sea
son last year, on of the very best
in the history of the plant- and Mr.
Bernhardt and his staff propose that
the plant be made ready for an early
start on the next 'season of produc
tion." I. 0. 0. F. DIGNITARIES HERE
A very enthusiastie gathering of
notable Odd Fellows and brothers
was held at the local I. O. O. F. hall
ast evening, comprising such men
is Deputy Grand Master Dr. Hollen
back, of Omaha Benson, Past Grand
Master Etter of Sou Ui Omaha, Past
Grand Fatriachs 'lfirney of Omaha
FTorehee and District ifeputy Brown
of Louisville. There were well over
one hundred present representing
eleven lodges over the ntate. Seven
out of Omaha, besides Louisville,
Ord. Cozad and the host Plattsmouth.
Louisville No. 184 very Impressive
ly put on the initiatory "degree and
I he combination of Omaha lodges
conferred the first vjegree, the local
rai.didates being Earl Carr and War
ren F. Taylor.
T?fe Independent Order cf Odd Fel
lows maintain a m.ignificent home
at York, Nebraska and sixty-four
others in the United States valued
inic the billions together with other
property holdiug3.
NEW LOAN APPRAISAL SERVICE
The Federal Housing office in Om
aha announces a new loan appraisal
service of interest to realtors. It con
sists of inspection of properties be
ing offered for sale- and determining
how much of an FHA loan it would
be possible for a prospective buyer
to obtain on the premises. The ap
praisal fees are the same as on other
types of FHA loans, $3.00 on the
$1,000, and a $10.00 minimum.
FHA offices report they are get
ting more and more applications for
these conditional commitments as the
realtors come to understand better j
how they work.
MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
Saturday afternoon at the office
of Judge A. H. Duxbury occurred
the marriage of Misa Emma F. Dreier
and Mr. George Stephen Wall, both
of Omaha. The marriage ceremony
was witnessed by Robert M. Walling
and Ray F. Becker, register of deeds.
EIGHT MILE GROVE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
9:30 a. m. Sunday school.
10:30 a. m. English services.
2:00 p. m. Practice for-Christmas
program. -
OVERLAND
Theatre . Nebraska City
Sat. - Sun. - Mon..- Tues.-
Another Big Show! What have
Secretaries got that wfves haven't?
Tyrone Power and Linda
. Darnell in
.'DAY-TIME WIFE'
Plus News, Our Gangr Comedy
and Pete Smith
Matinee Sat and. Stm. at 2:30
Junior Woman's
Club Enjoys a
Fine Meeting
Interesting Musical Offerings, Plans
for Golden Jubilee and Clever
Skit Given by Young People
from Tuesday's an
The Junior Woman's club met last
evening at Hoel Plattsmouth. Miss
Gertrude Vallery and Mrs. Charles
Walden had charge of the program.
Miss Gertrude Vallery introduced the
program which consisted of the fol
lowing numbers: A quartette com
posed of Mrs. J. R. Reeder, Mrs.
Harry Nielsen, Raymond Cook and
Don York, accompanied by Mrs. Roy
Cole gave two musical numbers; Mrs.
R. C. Shellenbarger, Golden Jubilee
chairman of the Senior Woman's
club, told some interesting fats
ibout the Woman's club federation
md its divisions, county, die.trlct,
state, and national. She aln: told
about the Golden Jubilee program for
Juniors.
The last number on the proKram
was the dramatization of partu of
the story of Miles Standlsh. Thin
skit was written by Robert Cook In
English literature class and was
staged by Mr. Gerner. Members of
the cast were: Jacquelin Wetenkamp,
Phyllis Speck, Jimmie Jones and Ron
ald Lester.
After the program a short business
meeting was held. Miss Fern Jahrig
reported on the Golden Jubilee plans
and received the enthusiasm of the
club in this project. The tentative
plans are: The date March 28 or
29 with all-day program with ex
hibits and tea in the afternoon, ban
quet at 6:30 p. m., and a gigantic
program in the evening with all the
Juniors participating. Mrs. Frank
Mullen, Senior Woman's club presi
dent, was a guest. Since the next
meeting comes on Christmas day, she
invited the Juniors to attend their
Christmas party next Monday eve
ning. The next Junior Woman's club
meeting will be a program meeting
on January Sth with Misses Madge
Garnett and Florence Fouchek in
charge of the program arrangements.
PREPARE FOR OMAHA CONTEST
The basketball squad of the high
school under he direction of Coach
B. A. Hoffman, has been hitting the
ball since the South high game and
in readiness for their initial home
game which will be on Friday, De
cember 21, just before the Christmas
vacation. The team has showed much
improvement in the week since train
ing started and with the experience
of the two games already played and
the strenuous workouts, should give
Omaha Tech a good argument in
their meeting next week.
The Platters go to Omaha this
afternoon for a workout with Ben
con. VISITED HERE SUNDAY
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Glock and
son, Robert of Havelock were guests
fcr the day Sunday at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. David Fowler,
and husband, and also at the home
of Mrs. dock's father, W. P. Cook.
The party also visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Briggs, where
also were guests J. F. Franzen, wife
and three daughters, Misses Mary,
Jean and Dorothy.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
noulilo Feature Kane Itiehmuntl,
.lime tinl Henry ArmetlH In
'The Escape'
true story of the Tenement Kids!
A
imkI CHAKL.ES STABHKTT In
.'Outpost of the Mounties'
Fast action storv of the north woods
Mounties. Also 'Pick Tracy's O Men'
Serial. Matinee Sat., 2:30; Nites, 7, 9:30.
Adults 25o Children. . .10
SUNDAY - MONDAY
JnuieM Cap-ney and rrUellla l.ane In
'The Roaring Twenties'
Cagnev and Lne together for the first
time in iiis most dramatic picture. Also
Cftmeriy, Color fiarloon nnt Mew
SUNDAY MATIJtEE AT 2:30
Mffl't Show. T and 9
Matinee, 10-25c Nights, 10-30c
TUESDAY ONLY
Karjtaln Day HiggiuH Family rieture
'The Covered Trailer'
Mile-a-minute action with a laugh for
every mile. Also Comedy, Crime Doesn t
Pay and Sport Reel. Matinee at :':30.
NUe ehows at 7 and 9. Bargain prices.
All Shows, 10 and 15c
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
Uoulile Feature Otto KruBer, On
Munoon and Edward JtovU iu
'Scandal Sheet'
fond Kent Tuylor and Linda Hayes In
'Sued for Libel'
ntfifor,.-i dramas of journalism that
are more excitlns tlian today's paper?.)
Adults, 25o Cnildren 10c
ATTENDS CONVENTION
From Tuesday'! Dally
The Nebraska State Veterinary as
sociation is holding a two-day con
vention at the Hotel Fontenelle in
Omaha. The convention will continue
through tomorrow. Dr. O. Sandin,
Plattsmouth veterinarian, was in
Omaha attending the state meet. Mrs.
Sandin accompanied him to Omaha.
Sues for Injury
Alleged Sustained
at Bathing Beach
Eugene F. Stapenhorst Asks $1,685
From Merritt Beach Co., for
Injury to Foot.
PVom Tuaad&y' T3rrj
In the district court today an ac
tion was filed by Eugene F. Stapen
horst agalntt the Merritt Beach Co.,
whose bathing beach Is located north
of this city.
The plaintiff In his petition sets
out that the defendant company
maintained lor the entertainment of
their patrons, a awing on the east
u'.de of the beach, that on September
4, 1939 the plaintiff was ascending
to the swing when his foot struck a
step and as the result he suffered in
juries that kept him from his work
and from which it Is alleged he Is
-till suffering. He asks that damages
in the sum cf $1,6S5 be allowed him
against the defendant company.
NEW P00KS AT LIBRARY
The Plattsmouth public library
has received the following new books,
ivhich are now at the disposal of the
public:
"Paris" by Anne Green; "Hope of
Living" by J. Hyatt Downing;
"Women in Love" by May Christie;
"Masquerade" by Vincent Brun; "Ro
mantic Interlude" by Janet Ford;
'These Foolish Things" by Michael
Sadleir; "The Hill Grows Steeper"
by Fannie Cook; "Touch and Go"
by Victoria Berne; "A Stranger Came
to Part" by Max Miller; "Last River"
by Alice Wal worth; "Retreat from
Oblivion" by David Goodis; "Trinity
Town" by Norman Collins; "Sea
ncape" by Elizabeth Carfrae; "Of
These Three Loves" by Louis Arthur
Cunningham ; V'The Day Will Come"
by Elizabeth Marion; "A Visit to
Pay" by Isabelle Holt; "The Olm
3teads" by Nickerscn Bangs; and
"Strange Week-End" by Mary Bar
den. IOWA COUPLE MARRIED
Miss Juliana Sturges, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sturges of Deni
3on, Iowa, and William John Kness,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kness of
Audubon, Iowa, were married Mon
day afternocm at the parsonage of
the St. Paul's Evangelical and Re
formed church. Rev. Samuel G.
Schick, pastor cf the church, per
formed the wedding ceremony. The
rouple were attended by their par
ents. The Plattsmouth Semi-Weekly
Journal (Monday and Thursday)
cost no more than the smallest
partial home-print weekly pub
lished in this territory $2 for an
entiro year.
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ers oi
County Hold a
Meeting Here
Appear at Hearing to Protest In
, crease in County Budget Form
Permanent Organization
Prom Monday's Dally
This morning a meeting of tax
payers was held in the district court
room at the court house and which
was well filled by the interested par
lies who had come to attend the hear
ing on the matter of the annual bud
get for Cass county for the year
1940.
The budget this year had been in
creased over that of the last year to
cover deficits made in funds during
the year in the cost of relief and
which has also made a shortage in
the general fund.
The 1939 budget income was
$221,433 which was insufficient to
carry on the running expenses of the
county and the 1940 anticipated
budget income was placed at $231,
794 to care for the funds where
overdrafts occurred.
The members of the group were
opposed to the increase and a num
ber urged that the expenses of the
county be cut to secure the needed
sums rather than budget increases.
:The matter of relief administration
was discussed at some length by a
number of the members of the group
ind proposing a more rigid adminis
tration of the relief.
The Taxpayers League then organ
ized a permanent organization and
the following officers were named:
Chairman Willard Clapp, Elm
wood. ....
Vice - Chairman Henry Wendt,
Murdock. '
Secretary-Treasurer O. A. Davis,
Murray.
Members of the board of .commis
sioners were present at the meeting
to hear and receive the suggestions
of the league members as to the
budget plan.
: There will be another meeting held
at Weeping Water on April 1, 1940 .
at the community building to dis
cuss plans.
LAND, FARM and j
RAftCH BARGAINS I
FOR SALE
White Rock Cockerels. Mrs.
Lu-
cillc Terryberry, Cedar Creek.
dl4-2wt
WANTED TO BUY
Will pay ?5 for old live horses, de
livered, weight 1,000 pounds or more.
Plattsmouth Rendering Works. Call
phone 2214.
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