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T , c TTv:to:i:al Society Ml VOL. NO. LVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940. NO. 48 Odd Fellows Hold Installation of Officers District Deputy Grand Master R. J. Erown and Staff of Louisville Conduct Ceremonies. The local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows held their in stallation of officers the past week, the installation being conducted by R. J. Frown, district deputy grand master, of Louisville and his staff. The officers installed were: Noble Grand W. G. Kruger. Vice Grand W, F. Taylor. Warden Earl Carr. Conductor Arthur Ofe. Chaplain Don Cramer. Inside Guard John Bates. Outside Guard Marion Speck. Right Support N G. Fred Mumm. Left Support X. G. William H. II. Ofe. Right Support V. G. H. L. Kru ger. Left Support V. G. D. S. Sumner Right Scene Supporter D. W rhillips. Left Scene Supporter J W. Taenzler. Secretary Dr. J. J. Stibal. Treasurer George Hall. The outgoing noble grand was Or dell Hennings who has had a very successful year in the service of the order and under him a great deal of interest has been shown by the membership. The meeting was closed by the serving of refreshments to the mem bers of the group. On July 12th a group were at Louisville to witness the joint in stallation of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of that city. A very fine time was enjoyed in the fraternal visit. Those from here to attend the meeting were Dr. J. J. Stibal, J. W. Rates. W. F. Taylor and W. G. Kruger. Mrs. H. L. Kruger and Miss Dorothea Elliott represented the local Rebekahs. On July 15th a number of the members of the I. O. O. F. motored to Louisville to participate with the lodge of that place in the conferring of the degree work. Those in the party were W. G. Kruger, W. F. Taylor. Don Cramer, John Bates and Fred II. Mumm. LEAVE FOR VACATION Front Monday's Daily This morning Dr. H. G. McClusky, pustor of the First Presbyterian church, with Mrs. McClusky, depart ed on a vacation trip that will take them to the west coast this year. Their vacations in recent years have been spent in the east, this one bringing them into contact with many new scenes. They are to stop at San Francisco to visit their daughter and hus band. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Butler, viewing the world's fair, and many places of interest in the San Fran cisco area. They will also stop at Los Angeles with Mrs Edith Aller, a sister of Mrs. McClusky, for a Ehort time, also meeting many old friend3 now residing on the coast. They later will visit at Phoenix, Arizona, with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Elliott, the latter also a sister of Mrs. McClusky, The trip will take them through a wide variation of scenery from the mountains to the seacoast and the wastes of the great southwest. They were accompanied a3 far as ITolyoke, Colorado, by Donald Mar tin. whr will spend some time at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Chase. BUSY SERVING WARRANTS Sheriff Joe Mrasek and Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody are now busy in serving distress warrants for de 1 influent personal taxes, which was ordered by the board of county com missioners to be carried on at once. Monday the officers seized two autos that are being held for the owners to redeem or to be sold as provided by law. Several others were sought but the owners were able to pay their taxes and save them from the hammer. The first and second wards of Plattsmouth were the first to be visit ed but the serving will be extended to all parts of the county, the offi cers state. MOVE HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS Mrs. Virginia Means of Corning, Iowa, was here Monday arranging to have the household effects of her uncle, Ward Whalen, shipped to the Iowa city. Mr. Whalen has been at the Means home for the past two weeks and his condition is such that he si bedfast the greater part of the time. Owing to his extremely criti cal condition the members of the family decided on the abandonment of the home here. Death of Mrs. Luther Hall at Home in West Former Resident of Union Commun itv, Member of Pioneer Cass and Otoe County Family. Mrs. Luther J. Hall, CO, a former resident of the Union community, died Saturday evening at her home at Snohomish, Washington, as the result of a heart attack. She had been taken ill on Friday, her condition being very grave from the start. A sister, Mrs. George A. Stites, of Oma ha, had started with a brother, R. E. Davis, of Union for the west coast when learning of the illness but fail ed to reach there before her death. Mrs. Hall, before her marriage was Alice Davis, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Davis, pio neer residents of Wyoming precinct. She was born in Otoe county about 60 years ago. The Halls moved to Washington a number of years ago. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. D. B. Lynde and Dorothy Hall, a son, L. B. Hall, and five grandchildren, all living at Snohomish. W. C. Davis, Nebraska! City; R. E. Davis, Union, and Mrs. G. A. Stites, Omaha, are brothers and sister. NINETY YEARS OLD M. M. Beal, one of the long time residents of the community, Tuesday observed his ninetieth birthday an niversary and at his great age shows remarkably good health, be ing able to be up and around and al most every day to be down in the business section to visit with his friends. Mr. Beal was born county, Ohio, July 16 in Holmes 1S50, and spent his boyhood in that section, later moving west to Iowa where members of his family located at Sigourney, to make their home. It was there that Mr. Beal became in terested in the painting trade that he followed for the remainder of his lifetime. He was married at Sigourney to Miss Alice Marquis. The family came to Plattsmouth some fifty years ago and located, for many years residing in the south portion of the city. In the recent years Mr. Beal has retired from active workpeft for Austin, Texas, where they and is eiuietly enjoying the declining years of life. Mrs. Beal preceded her husband in death in 1911. Mr. Beal has a fam ily of three children living, Mrs. Bart Kirkham, of Midway City, Cali fornia, Frank Beal of Lincoln and Harry Beal of Omaha. GIRL HAS FIFTY-FIFTY CHANCE TO SURVIVE From Tuesday's Dally Repeirts from the Clarkson hos pital, Omaha, regarding the condi tion of Miss Joan Duda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Duda, re vealed today that she has a fifty-fifty chance to recover. The child is suf fering from a staphlycoccus infec tion of the blood stream, which was caused from a slight scratch on the bottom of her foot. Joan was given a blood 'transfusion Monday in the hope of saving her life. SHOWS IMPROVEMENT Miss Helen Warner, deputy clerk of the district court, is showing In- creasing improvement at her' home St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed where she is recuperating from the church, at church parlors, Wednes effects of her tonsilectomy of last day, July 24. Serving starts at 5 week. She is now able to take nour- p. m. Adults, 30c, children, 20c. Ishmer.t but still feels the effects of the ordeal. It is expected she will be compelled to remain home for several days at least. Plattsmouth Man Dies From Shot Wednesday jMrs. S. S. Davis, $3; William P.aird. 24-Year-01d Sen cf Mr, and Mrs.j;i: Adolpb Cechal, ?1; Mrs. -Anna Mike Kerns Dies on Arrival at Liiiie. $1. The Campfire Girls and Omaha Hospital. j the Girl Scouts who sponsored a tea I lie past week realized the sum of Bernard Kerns, 24, son of Mr. and i $i4.&7 which has been turned over Mrs. Mike Kerns, died on arrival at the University hospital Wednesday afternoon of a bullet wound in the forehead which, Sheriff Joe Mrastk said, was self-inflicted. His mother, Mrs. Mike Kerns, heard him fall on the upstairs floor following a muffled shot from a .22 caliber rifle. The Horton ambulance took him to the hospital where a sister, Bessie, works. A note found at the Kerns home indicated a despondent condition. Sheriff Mrasek said. Kerns had not been employed for two years. The deceased was born on March 11, 1916 in this city and is the next to the youngest son of the Kerns family. He was born and reared in the home where the family now live on North Sinth street. Surviving his tragic death are his parents; four sisters, Mrs. Bessie Keene, Omaha, Mrs. Lowell Wulf, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Mrs. B. M. Hubble, Cedar Creek, Nebraska, and Mrs. Nellie Craig. Omaha; three brothers, Albert and Michael, Platts mouth, and George of Kansas City, Missouri. One sister, Mrs. Charles Buffington, and two brothers, Jesse and Hugh J. Kerns have preceded him in death. The body was taken to the Horton funeral home, where funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30. Interment will be made in the Oak Hill cemetery MURRAY PARMER DIES Ed Schoemaker, a well known farmer of south of Murray, was found dead Monday afternoon in a field at his farm, apparently suffering a sudden heart attack while at work. He had been in the field cutting weeds and from the indications at the scene had started to climb a fence to go to his home when he was stricken. The dead man was found by Del- ILcrt Jennings, who was working for Mr. Schoemaker, the body being .dumped over the fence. Dr. R. W. Tyson was called but the man had.ne has gone. Monsignor Agius will! been dead for some time. Mr. Schoemaker leaves the widow and several grown children residing in the Murray community. BENNETTS LEAVE FOR TEXAS Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Bennett, and daughter, Barbara who have been in Washington since January of this year and who were also former residents of Uvalde, Texas, plan to reside. The Bennetts were en route to Texas and, while on their vacation, spent some time in Nebraska. SLOWLY RECOVERING The many friends in Plattsmouth of Mrs. Raymond Recek will be pleased to learn that she is showing signs of recovery at her home in Sanger, California following a very severe siege of typhoid fever. Mrs. Recek, the former Carolyn Kalasek, spent several days in a Fresno, Cali fornia hospital a few weeks ago. SHOWING IMPROVEMENT Reports from Omaha state that Clyde Rragg, who has for the past two weeks been in very serious con dition as the result of an attack of typhoid fever, is now showing much improvement. His fever has been re duced and thought to be well elim inated, but has left him very weak. PLATE SUPPER Given by ladies of Circle No. 3 of The menu: Baked Ham, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Tomatoes, Pickles, Apple and Cherry Pie a la Mode, Coffee. MORE RED CROSS FUNDS Elmer Sundstrom, in charge of the Red Cross roll call in this city. jhas received additional donations since those last reported from the 'residents of the community: Mr. and !(;) l10 reat cause of the lied Cross for their donation. relief woik, a very fine Many Attend Last Rites for Ferd Hennines Held at Christ Intheran Chnrch of Which He Was for Many Years a Very Active Member. "It hath pleased the Lord of life and death to take from this vale of sorrows unto himself above the soul; j0f olIr departed brother. Ferdinand ! Julius Hennings. He v. as -oodi - nusind. father, friend. neighbor, A. Lentz and Christian," said Rev. in eulogizing the life of Mr. Hen nings at the Christ Lutheran church, where funeral services for the 84-year-old retired farmer were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. The church, where the deceased had been a devout communicant for a num- ;ber of years, was filled to capacity with the numerous relatives, friends, and neighbors of the Hennings fam ily. "Rock of Ages," and "Jesus Savior. Pilot Me" were the hymns sung dur ing the service by the choir mem bers of the church. The body was laid to the final rest in the Glendale remetery. Pall- bearers comprised J. II. Graves. Ivan Taylor. John Alwin. Jake Tritsch. Joseph Wagner, and Louis Friedrich. The Rp.tflcr funeral home had charge of the funeral. LEAVES FOR VACATION Rt. Rev. Monfignor George AgitiF, j nastor of the St. John's church of this city, departed Tuesday for an Dale Scott, of Glendale. California, outing in the west for several weeks, land Mrs. Glen Wiles, were visitors, resting from his dailv tasks in the! At all meetings delicious refresh- j pleasantness of the Colorado moun - tain country, where for several years, 'spend his time at Colorado Springs aml Manitou. in the latter place hav- ing a cottage in the foothills of the mountains for his retreat for quiet and rest during his stay. During his absence the services at the church here will be conducted by priests from Omaha. SEEK PROBATE OF ESTATE From Mondav's TlafTv This morning in the county court a hearing was had on the admission of the last will and testament of Jens Ernest Pedersen Sailing, de - erased of near Avoca. Hans Peter Tr.T,cn ,r.c tti q c f, 0Tn.,inr the will was admitted to probate. The members of the family here were Mrs. Christina Sailing, widow. Mrs. Nora Nelson, Edna SaLing Jensen Anna Marie Sailing, daughters, and Mathilda Madsen, a sisler-in-law. FIREMEN HOLD PICNIC From Tuenflay'a Dairy The members of the Plhttsmouth Volunteer Fire department held a picnic last evening at the Reydlitz fb.rm southeast of the city. The group had a fine time with the picnic st pper and refreshments, making it a most delightful outing for all of tae fire fighters. HOME FOR VACATION Miss Florence Lowson, who is in nnrses' training at the Bryan Mem orial hospital at Lincoln, arrived home Saturday to enjoy a seventeen day vacation with her parents. Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Lowson and her sisters. CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all my dear frienJs for their many kindly messages and lovely flowers sent me while In the hospital. Mrs. G. S. Ray. d&w Homemakers Complete a Suc cessful Year Interesting Meetings Opening in Octo- bcr. Marl; Year Mary Worth while Projects Developed. The Myr.ard Homemakers' Project llus completed a ir.o;st success- fl year. j The club met in October with Mrs. jRalph Wiles and outlined projects to jbo used vntil the county leaders I would assume leadership. 1 Mrs. Francis Toman entertained th! club in November ar. which time Mrs. Harry Nielsen instructed the ? croup on crocheted octagonal rugs. rE. Elbert Wiles alfo demonstrated the waffle stitch to be used in bags. In December, pt the home of Mrs. Elbert Wiles, the cart wlieel woven rug was demonstrated by Mrs. Ralph Wiles. ! Th regular project work was then '.taken up in March at the home of Mrs. Ed Spangler. The elected lead- ers, Mrs. C. L. Wiles and Mrs. Myron Wiles brought the very interesting i lessons on new ways of mending, etching and other practical meih-jand ;Ods. The April meeting was held at ths I i library. The leaders met with Miss i Jessie Faldwin in the morning and the clr.b members joined them in the ; afternoon Attorney Madge Garnett kiiidiy answered many questions re- ! carding 'Business and Legal Prob j lems." A question box had been pre- j & Eaumgart w as crowded to the irand by the members. A short play i fullest capacity by th.e beginners that jv as given by the leaders which elev-ieft the court house at 9 o'clock Mon-je.-ly showed the need of w omen ;day morning, returning for the swim jknowing more tbout business prob-jmers class which has the period from leins. Mrs. C. L. Wiles entertained the ci.ib in Mav, at which time new i stitches 11 hand work were ah own. . ... J Election of officers followed, re- suiting as follow s: Mrs. Elbert Wile s, president; Mrs. Ralph Wiles, vice- i president; Mrs. Myron Wiles and M s. C. L. Wiles, leaders; Mrs. Fran- in physical education of the Fremont ci:. Toman, secretary-treasurer: Miss, high school has as assistants in the Grace Livingston, reading leader; graining James Jones and Joe York jMrs. Harry Nielsen, music leader. The rest of the afternoon was ;given ever to a social tim Mrs. tments were served. I The pleasure of working together in a profitable and social manner brines ties of friendship and under standing. MAKES A CLOSE GUESS The large cake of ice that was on display in front of the Fetzer Shoe , , . v .0. store Muiuuiit, uiuaiieu a fiwi deal of attention and many guesses were made on the time required for the ice to melt. The guesses ranged from 2 to 120 hours. The ice was fir.allv molted at 1:55 Sunday morn the closest ing. Harry Albin wa: Lmwenr nnmins" 1 S hour. .r:8 minutes !ard three seconds, and was awarded Sth prize for his skill. The actual.1111" u -uue :. ,v .- w is Other residents of the apartment !iours, 52 seconds. J j CALLED EY FATHER'S ILLNESS Mrs. O. Sandin departed Sunday for Kansas City, Missouri, where she was called by the se'ious illness of her father, J. J. Walsh. Mr. Walsh has not been well for some time and his condition such that the mem bers of the family were called home to be with him. CAR OFE RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL TODAY From AVednesdav's Daily Carl Ofe was an over-night patient at the St. Joseph hospital, Omaha where he was treated for a neck in jury which he suffered recently. He was brought to his home here this noon. LEAVE FOR GRANT From Monday's DaJTy This morning II. E. Becker and Frank E. Vallery departed for Grant, Nebraska, to spend a few days and where Mr. Becker has land In terests. They will visit during the harvest season in the west part ot the state. T0 TAKE COURSE Miss Jessie M. Robertson is here to enjoy 'a Visit with her sisters and brother and family for a few -s as a part of her summer vaca- on. ne goes from neie to Lnam- ppign, Illinois, for a visit there with old friends and former school asso- c:ates. Miss Robertson expects also to spend two weeks at the Univer sity of Chicago where she will take a special course of study on the work of librarian in which she has been engaged for the past several years, Many Attend Opening Day of Swim Week 1 Merritt Beach Busy Place as Amer - jean Red Cross Starts Swimming Instruction, Life Saving The Cass county chapter of the American Red Cross started their ,swim week activity in this section of Cass county on Monday, a record breaking crowd of the youngsters being here to greet Miss Betty Clem- 1 ents. of Elmwood. county director Miss Harriett Benson of Omaha, the official instructor. There were 240 registered by Sat- lurday night and many more secured the permits Monday us the first! groups started for the beach and thejerence to repay their loans on 1937 i sw imming lessons and life saving and 193S corn and retain their 1939 j training. The truck supplied by Hamilton 10:15 to noon. These are the I'latts- mouth and Murray assignments. The I life saving courses are given at 1 ai. -tne ueaen. In the afternoon the Union group j has the pool from 2 o'clock and the Nehawka swimmers from 3 o'clock. Miss Benson, who is an instructor jof this city as well as the guards at me aierriii ueacn. IDENTIFY FLOATER From TVednenday's Darl This morning identification of the man found drowned here on Monday was made through the efforts of Omaha friends and Sheriff Joe Mrasek. A call was received from Omaha last evening by the sheriff from a man who reported a friend had been missing since June 6th and asking a description of the bod-. jThis checked and also the fact that ixne man nau a key 10 u puuiuca. iu jhis pocket. I The sheriff this morning went to I Omaha and called at the Herman 1 Jensen apartments at 708,2 South lfith street, where the man was sup - jrose to have roomed. It was found I that the key fitted the lock on the iPartments of Nels Sarnuelsen. who 'stated that Sarnuelsen had said that !he was tired of living and was go ing to drown himself, which he had carried out. RETURN FROM OUTING From TuenAar'i Dally Mr. and Mrs. Louis Friedrich and son, of Chicago, and Ralph Hilt, Jr. returned to Plattsmouth last evening following a very pleasant vacation period spent in Colorado and sur rouriding territory. Some of the scenic spots they visit ed were Yellowstone Park, Colorado Springs, and the Black Hills. In Cheyenne, Wyoming the Chicagoans and Plattsmouth youth took In the rodeo. They were gone over two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich and family plan to leave for their home in Illi nois the latter part of this week. Here they are guests of the Ralph Hilt, Sr., family, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Lohnes and other relatives and friends. The Plattsmouth Semf-Weekly Journal (Monday and Thursday) cost no more than the smallest partial home-print weekly pub lished In this territory- $2 for an entire year. , . Farm Stored Corn Redeemed at 58c Bushel Farmers May Redeem at This Price Until October 1st Applies to 1937 and 1938 Cora. Cass county farmers may redeem ;tneir aaa Joans on iarm-s:orea ivn land 1938 corn at 58 cents per bushel until October 1, it was an nounced today by Evan H. Arm strong, member of the Cass county AAA committee in charge of com modity loans. This action was made possible when the Commodity Credit Corpor ation adjusted 1937 and 1938 corn loan redemption values from about .C7 cents to J8 cents a bus.hel. It places stored corn of the last three crops on virtually the same redemp tion basis. Mr. Armstrong said that 384 Cass county farmers have 2S9.575.2 bush els of 1937 and 1938 corn under seal on their farms. These farmers, he explained, will now be able to redeem their older corn for feeding to livestock and keep in storage corn which was produced more recently and ha3 better keep ing qualities. He pointed out that many corn loan borrowers had expressed a pref- corn under seal, but were discouraged from doing so by the fact that ac crued charges against 1937 and 1938 corn amounted to about 67 cents per bushel, while accrued charges against 1939 corn amount to only about 58 cents per bushel. The adjustment in old corn value removes. this disparity and will tend to strengthen the ever-normal gran ary, Mr. Armstrong said. Farmers who redeem their 1937 and 1938 loan corn will be paid a storage allowance of seven cents per bushel for 1939-40 storage In case the allowance was not advanced to them for constructing additional storage facilities at the time they extended their loans last fall. Under original loan extension terms, this storage allowance was to have been paid only to farmers who delivered corn to the Commodity Credit Cor poration in settlement cf loans at the close of the loan period. Extended loans on both 1937 and 1938 corn mature August 1. Under terms of the extension farmers agreed to provide storage on their farms until October 1. The crop insurance division of the Agricultural Adjustment administra tion reports that farmers are splen didly co-operating on harvested pro duction reports. Martin Blum, com mitteeman in charge of insurance points out that these reports are wanted even though the wheat makes above the Insured production. In this ;w.nv thA 0ico a nWp to mmnlete the files for 1940 crop insurance. The harvested production records are also Important for determining individual yields and premium rates in the future. It Is hoped that these reports of the total harvested production from the individual farms continue to pour into the office. Where loss is indicated, the adjuster is immediately sent out to complete the settlement. It is also reported that 1941 sale of crop insurance is now tinder way. All 1941 applications must be com pleted prior to August 31st, 1940. Many of the Cass county farmers who carried Insurance, even though they had no losses, report complete satisfaction with the crop insurance program. FORMER PASTOR VISITS CITY From Thursday's Daily Rev. O. G. Wichmann, former pas tor of the St. Paul's church in this city, now located at Minltare, Ne braska, was a visitor in the city to day. He was accompanied by his daughter, Miss Hlldegard, teacher in the Portland, Oregon, schools and Miss Dora, a teacher in the Denver schools. They had driven to Omaha, bringing with them Miss Eva Wich mann, a nurse In one ot the Omaha hospitals who has been visiting her father on her vacation. While here they had the pleasure of meeting a number of the old time friends.