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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1940)
Nebr. State Historical Society VOL. HO. LVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1940. K0. 65 Students to Take Up Work at Nebraska U Twenty-one From Plattsmonth Will Be Enrolled When School Opens Next Week. When hundreds o f youngsters, most of them Nebraskans and most of them fresh from high school, hit Lincoln this month to embark on an other session of learning, they will find that University of Nebraska fac ulty members have a pretty good Idea of what makes them tick. Twenty-one students from Platts mouth high school will enter Uni versity of Nebraska this fall, largest number ever entered from Platts mouth. The following will enroll University of Nebraska: Edward Smith. Stephen Devoe, Raphael To man, Ralph Johnson, Louise Rishel, Bill Rosencrans, Ronald Rebal, John Kenneth Bestor, Hazel Kelley, Mary Jean Knorr, James Webb, Frances Cloidt. Raymond Wooster, Dick and Joan Hall. Alberta Timmas, Theo dore Libershal. Stephen Davis, Janet Weetover, Rachel Robertson, Burton Risbel, and Robert Woest. That knowledge of incoming stu dents is a product of the new junior division, which goes into operation for the first time this year. To provide adequate background information for each adviser to whom a new student will be assigned, four part forms were mailed to prospec tive students a week ago. One part Is the official transcript of the student's high school record. A second part consists of the appli cation for admission. He is asked to name his reasons for entering col legs, to name his choserfprofession or occupation and his choice of sub jects. ' Another question lists subjects commonly taken in high school. Ex . tracurrlcular interests and hobbles come in for attention, with the stu dent asked to check various activities In which he engaged and mark all which "gave him especial satisfac tion." Another part asks for a listing of offices held in organizations. . Another part of the application for admission is the principal's re port. One Question asks the prin cipal to predict the student's prob able success in college and his rea sons, another asks for a description of. the student's scholastic tendency during the last year or two of high school. The principal is asked to check what he believes are the student's primary motives for attending college from the same list given to the stu dent. He is requested to give result of standardized tests and to specify any problems of personality or char acter which might affect the stu dent's adjustment in college. A personality rating report, to be filled out by the teacher who knows the student best, comprises the fourth part of the form. Qualities rated in clude study habits, persistence, punc tuality, social maturity, sociability, social attitude, self-confidence, co- operatlveness, sincerity, and attitude toward authority. The forms were returned to Dr. Nels A. Bengston, dean of the new division. After Dr. Bengston has gone over each application, the forms and his comments are filed for study by faculty advisers. On September 12, all new students will attend a convocation and will receive notice of appointments with their advisers. The next three days will be spent taking English, reading, mathematics and general aptitude tests the re sults also to be turned over to the advisers. HOLD BARBECUE Sunday a barbecue was staged at the Wetenkamp grove west of My nard. a crowd of over 100 gathering for the event and spending a very pleasant day. Fritz Kahler and his orchestra fur nished sweet music during the after noon while William Patrick O'Don nell. Sr., served in his unsurpassed manner as the chef for the barbecued ribs. In addition to the ribs "Country Club" -was served as a part of the program of the day. VISIT MRS. HEINKE Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt and MrB. Lillian Livingston were at Ne braska City Sunday for a short time visiting at the home of Mrs. George H. Heinke, widow of the late Con gressman Heinke. They found Mrs. Heinke recover ing from the effects of the severe in juries sustained in the auto wreck In Arkansas where Mr. Heinke was fatally injured. The patient still has her left limb in a cast but it is getting much better and she is also regaining the use of her right hand. School Bonds are Sold to Kan sasCity Firm Banm, Bernheimer Co. of Kansas City Buy $35,000 Issue at 2 Per cent $451 Premium. Tuesday evening the members of the board of education met at the high school building to take up the matter of the sale of the issue of $35,000 serial bonds voted last April for the building of a Central school building. There was a large crowd of Inter ested spectators including members of the city council to watch the sale. which was featured by a good group of bidders. The bidders for the bonds Included Wachob-Bender Co., Greenway & Co., Kirkpatrick & Pettis, National Co. of Omaha, Stenhauer & Schwalzer of Lincoln and Baum, Bernheimer Co. of Kansas City, Missouri. The bidding lasted until a late hour before the final decision was made on the bonds by the board of education. It was finally decided affer the check of the bid of the Baum, Bernheimer Co., was the'UMustos ' third member: Richard D most advantageous to the school dis trict and the contract made for the sale of the bonds. The sale of the bonds was made on the bid of par accrued Interest plus a total premium of $451 for the Issue. The bonds are serial and bear two per cent Interest. The bonds are to be paid $4,000 each year for five years, the first on July 1, 1942, then $3,000 for a period of five years. Mr. George McLiney was here to represent the successful bidders for the bonds. HOLD FAMILY PARTY The country home of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Livingston near this city, was the scene of a very pleasant gather ing Sunday when members of the family and friends gathered to visit with Eugene Richardson, a grand son of Mr. and Mrs. Livingston, who is returning to the naval academy at Annapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Livingston have two grandsons at the naval academy at this time, Eugene Richardson and John Benton Livingston, with James Richardson at the Cochran-Bryan prep school preparing for the acad emy work. The afternoon was spent In visit ing and enjoying a most delightful time with each other. Those who participated in the afternoon of pleasure were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hild. Gary and Roger, of near Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Livingston and Tommy and Joanv of Louisville, Mr. and Mrs. Towner Livingston, Linda and Billy, of Nehawka, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Vallery and Margaret, Anne, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vallery, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vallery anad Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Heyne, Marjorle and Eugene Richardson, of Council Bluffs, Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt. Mr. and Mrs. Livingston and Mis3 Grace, Mrs. Lillian Livingston and Dick. AN APPRECIATION To the many kind friends and neighbors I wish to express my most sincere appreciation of the flowers, cards and personal cards sent me during my illness. They served to make the time more pleasant. MRS. P. A. HORN. Mrs. street. E. H. Wescott, 905 Main Teacher of singing. 8l2-ltw-3td GansemerIs Renamed Chair man of CCA. Representatives of Seventeen Pre cinct Groups of County Reports of Precinct Meetings. Alfred Gansemer of Murray was re-elected chairman of the Cass coun ty agricultural conservation pro gram at Weeping Water Sept. 10. The seventeen precinct delegates elected at the various precinct elec tions night meet at the Cass county agricultural conservation office to se lect the 1941 members to the county board which were as follows: Alfred Gansemer, Murray, chair man; Evan H. Armstrong, Green wood, vice-chairman; Martin Blum, South Bend. 3rd member; Oscar E. Domingo, Weeping Water, 1st alter nate; Cash L. Wiles, Plattsmouth, 2nd alternate. At the precinct meetings a com munity committee of three, with two alternates, was selected, also a dele gate and an alternate to the county meeting at which the county com mittee was chosen. Total Vote is 504 . The total vote of the meetings in the 17 organized townships was 504, which the county chairman said was large. The following were elected at the various precinct meetings Monday: Weeping Water Ralph J. Lind sey, delegate; Harry H. Haiw;child, alternate. Committee: Mr. Lindsey, chairman: Mr. Hauschild. vice-chair man; Hy D. Kirchhoff. 3rd member; Watson C. Jones and Albert E. Kirch hoff, alternate committeemen. To tal vote, 36. Louisville Edwin Group, dele gate, John E. Ossenkop, alternate; committee, Mr. Ossenkop, chairman. Mr. Grouo. vice-chairman, n-anir Helm, Laurence V. Group, alternates. Total vote, 9. Stove Creek James Barta, dele gate, Ralph Krause. alternate; com mittee, chairman. Henry Vogt. Grov- er Hill vice-chairman. Harry E. Arn old, third member; Mr. Krause, Dave Martin, alternates. Total vote, 33. Elmwood W. O. Schewe, delegate, Herman Kupke, alternate; commit tee, Mr. Schewe. chairman. Otto Rieckmann, vice-chairman. Joe Gus tln, 3rd member; Mr. Kupke, Harry Weichel, alternates. Total vote, 35. Liberty B. B. Everett, delegate, Oliver A. Schiber. alternate; commit tee. Melvin R. Todd, chairman. Mr. rhiber. vice-chairman. Donald L. McQuinn. 3rd member; Carl C. Cross. George H. Rieke, alternates. Total vote, 39. Greenwood Bernard E. Grady, delegate. Herman L. Bornemeier, al ternate; committee, Mr. Grady, chairman, Ivan G. Althouse. vice chairman. Ralph L. Daft. 3rd mem ber; Carl S. Johnson. Vernon F. Greer, alternates. Total vote. 33. Mt. Pleasant Oscar E. Domingo, delegate, Henry H. Ragoss. alternate; committee. Mr. Ragoss, chairman. Mr. Domingo, vice-chairman. Ru dolph W. Hart, 3rd member; Lester Shrpder. John H. Rieke. alternates. Total vote. 15. Salt Crek Fvan H. Armstrong, delegate, John E. Lambert, altern ate; committee, Mr. Lambert, chair man, A. D. Bachman, vice-chairman. Louis T. Meyers. 3rd member; Charles Dver, Charles L. Card, al ternates. Total vote, 27. South Fnd Martin Blum, dele gate, Paul M. Kunke, alternate; mm- mittee. Mr. Kupke, chairman, Wil liam J. Leddy, vice-chairman. Ray mond P. Nelson. 3rd member; Harold W. Richards. W. Clinton Jones, al ternates. Total vote, 37. West Rock Bluffs Alfred Ganse mer. delegate. Glen Todd, altern ate; committee, Mr. Todd, chairman. Will Minford. vice-chairman, Vearl Smith. 3rd member: Sherman W. Cole. Charles E. Howard, alternates. Total vote, 31. Eight Mile Grove H. E. Iske, dele gate: Lloyd Group, alternate; com mittee. Mr. Iske, chairman, Lester Wagoner, vice - chairman, Lloyd Groun. 3rd member; Arthur Meisln ger. Frank Salsberg, alternates. To tal vote, 15. Nehawka Alvin A. McReynolds, delegate, Joseph Lindsey, Jr., altern ate: committee Mr. Lindsey, chair man. Mr. McReynolds, vice-chairman, William H. August, 3rd member; Earl G. Herman, Senn Waddell, al ternates. Center Walter .T. O'Brien, dele gate, Donald A. Wiles, alternate; committee, Mr. Wiles, chairman, Mr. O'Brien, vice - chairman. Edward Stelnkamp, 3rd member; Albert Born emeier, Mike N. Sheehan, alternates, Total vote. 27. 4 Avoca Conant C. Wolph. dele gate, Merrltt F, Pollard, alternate; committee, Claude Johnson, chair man, Mr. Pollard, vice-chairman; George C. Meyers, 3rd member; Mr. Wolph, Paul A. Whipple, alternates. Total vote, 30. East Rock Bluffs George W. Brinklow, delegate, Robert I. Rea, alternate; committee, Mr. Brinklow, chairman, Harold W. Hull, vice chairman, Mr. Rea, third member; Louis E. Sack, Major I. Hall, altern ates. Total vote 29. Tipton Fred Muenchau, dele gate, George W. Vickers. alternate; committee, Mr, Muenchau, chairman, Mr. Vickcr3, vice-chairman, Henry J. Wulf, 3rd member; Arthur E. Handrock, Archie I. Mills, altern ates. Total vote, 52. PlattEmouth C. L. Wiles, dele gate; Henry F. Noltlng, alternate; committee. C. L. Wiles, chairman, Guy H. Wiles, vice-chairman. Rus sell V. Stander. 3rd member; Mr. Nolting, Reuel A. Sack, alternates. Total vote, 44. School to Begin an Hour Earlier From Wednesday' Dally J. Russell Reeder, principal at the local high school, announced today that commencing tomorrow morning school sessions at the Junior high and high school will begin at 8 a. m. in stead of the customary 9 a. m. School will begin one hour earlier un til further notice is given, 6tated Mr. Reeder. Mr. Reeder outlined the facts con cerning the change, and stated that the comins? King Korn Karnlval, which begim next Wednesday and the Cass county fair, which i3 now In progress, necessitated the change. So many of the students would be absent these- days and the change will afford them the opportunity of viewing the various parades next week. School will be dismissed Friday afternoon. QUARANTINE FOR POLIO From Tuedar TJaTt -v. . . - Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody was called out in the county today to look after quarantining several cases poliomyelitis reported by physicians. One case at Nehawka was quarn- tined Menday afternoon while to day the deputy sheriff was at Elm wood to quarantine the home of a victim of the malady. At Nehawka the schools were closed for a few days to Bee If fur ther cases were reported. ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF DAUGHTER Announcement has been received here of the birth of a a fine seven and a half pound daughter to Canon and Mrs. W. J. H. Petter at Green ville, Texas. The little one has been christened Virginia Louise. This is the second daughter, as there is an older sister, Margaret. Mrs. Petter is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tritsch of this city and Canon Petter a former rector of the St. Luke's church. NOTICE TO PUBLIC I will be associated with Walt Ferris barber shop at the Hotel be ginning Wednesday, Sept. 11. Wish ing to thank all customers for their past patronage and would appreciate their future patronage in my new location. ltd&w. C. E. WATERS. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. William T. Starkjohn and In fant daughter, Karen Kay. returned home Sunday from Omaha where they have been since the birth of the little one. They will now be home at the farm near this city. CARD OF THANKS We sincerely thank all who sent sympathy cards and helped In any way at the time of the burial of our loved one. Mrs. Cecil Schaal and son, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Zimmerman and family. w&d CHICKEN PTE SUPPER The Women's Federation of the First Presbyterian church will serve a chicken pi" supper October 23. w&d WANTED Farm home to board Protestant boy 11. No other children. 428 Omaha Loan Building, Omaha. ltw Wallace Praises Farm Program at Weeping Water Says Every Nazi-Minded Voter and Appeaser Will Support Repub lican Ticket This Fall. Henry A. Wallace, democratic vice- presidential nominee, opened his Ne braska campaign In Weeping Water this morning by stating that he did not call Wendell L. Willkie an "ap peaser," but insisting that "every Nazi-minded voter and appeaser will vote the republican ticket this fall. He said the real problem before America is to prepare to defend the western hemisphere. Commenting on proposals- that farmers in drouth-stricken Nebraska counties be granted loans of corn to feed their famished livestock, Wal lace observed "I am hoping we get corn crop Insurance soon." The wheat insurance plan had solved the problem now confronting certain Ne braska counties, he saii. A crowd of nearly 1,000 fathered in Main street to hear Wallace's ten minute talk. He was accompanied by prominent Nebraska party lead ers, including National Committee man James Quigley and State Chair man William Schall. "I sincerely believe," said Wallace, "that every pro-Hitler person will be a republican this fall. I do not say that Mr. Willkie is an appeaser or that he stands for Nazism, and it is certainly true that not all repub licans are Nazi sympathizers. Never theless this is an election of Roose velt vs. Hitler." He summarized in rapid-fire order the achievement of the New Deal for the benefit of agriculture. The farm Income for the entire nation s now on the 1929 level' he said, but due to drouths Nebraska's farm income la only 68 per cent of the 1929 figure. VISIT HYERID HEADQUARTERS Ralph Wehrbein of This city, Clar ence Engelkcmier of Murray and Leroy Cook of Elmwood were at Pflster Hybrid headquarters in El Paso, Illinois, last week as the guest3 of the Cornhusker Hybrid company of Waterloo, Nebraska, producers of Pflster hybrid seed corn for thi3 state. As local representatives of the Pfister and Cornhusker organizations. the Cass county men were winners in a sales contest conducted by them last March and April. This trip was their reward. While at El Paso, thzy were enter tained by Lester Pfister. nationally famous hybrid corn breeder. They in spected the large Pfister corn breed ing nurseries, the fields where foun dation stocks for Pfister hybrids are produced, and the air-conditioned, underground vaults where they are stored. They also visited Mr. Pfister's equipment for drying, grading, and other processing. Several of the ma chines used for these purposes are Mr. Pfister's own inventions. RETURNS TO WYOMING From Wednesday's D&IYy E. G. Shellenbarger of Gillette, Wyoming, who has been here for the past two days visiting his son, Clair Shellenbarger and family, de parted this morning for his home. Mr. Shellenbarger accompanied one of the large ranchers of near Gil lette to Omaha with a shipment of cattle, taking advantage of the oc casion to visit the son and family here. He reports that their young est daughter, Mrs. Clark McCann and baby are soon to leave Gillette to Join Mr. McCann In Alaska where he is located and engaged in con struction work. Womans Out, Note The Membership Tea of the Platts mouth Woman's club, will be held Monday, September 16 from 3:30 to 5:00 p. m. at Hotel Plattsmouth. Every member please bring a pros pective member as vour ruest. A 100 attendance is urged. ' There will be an interesting pro gram. Hostesses will be the execu tive committees. Don't forget the date and the time. NEW MEDICAL OFFICES Although the new home which he is erecting Is not completed In its entirety, Dr. O. C. Hudson has moved his office equipment to the new of five, which i3 connected with his home on North Eixth street. The office has been completed to the extent that Dr. Hudson is able to care for his patients at this time without any interruption while the construction of the new home is in progress. Dr. Hudson moved Sunday, and announcement was made today of the new location of his offices. King-Gansemer Wedding Held at Globe, Arizona Miss Evelyn Kinp of Nebraska City Becomes the Bride of Leon Gansemer of Murray. The announcement is made of the marriage of two of the popular young people of this community. Miss Evelyn King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover King, North Sixth street, Nebraska City and Mr. Leon Gansemer, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gansemer of near Mur ray. The wedding took place on Satur day, August 3l6t at Globe, Arizona. the marriage lineB being read by Rev. R. E. Black, pastor of the Firft Christian church, of Globe. For her wedding the bride wore a brown suit with coral trim, brown accessories, with an orchid as her flowers. Following the wedding the young people departed on an extended motor honeymoon which included visits at the celebrated Carlsbad Caverns at Carlsbad, New, Mexico', Boulder Dam and Loe Angeles where they spent, a short .time. They also made a trip into the ; northern part of Mexico. On the way back to Nebraska they stopped for a short time at Estes Park, Colorado, from there returning home. The bride has grown to woman hood In Nebraska City where she graduated from the high school, be ing engaged for the past four years in the office of the Risk Pipe Con struction Co. She has been one of the popular members of the younger social group in her home city. The groom was born and has grown up on the farm near Murray and Is a young man highly esteemed by a large circle of friends over this section of Cass county. He was edu cated in the schools at Murray and Plattsmouth. v Mr. and Mrs. Gansemer will be at home to their friends at the farm north of Murray which Mr. Gansemer will be engaged In operating the coming summer. FIRST GAME FRIDAY Plattsmouth high school's first foot ball game will be played at Weeping Water Friday, September 13 in con junction with the Cass county fair. Another scrimmage game was play ed on the ball diamond this after noon. Coach Hoffman announced today that he would possibly use several new men for the game with Weep ing Water. Among them would be Kimberling, former athlete at Tech High In Omaha, Novak, Roy Rice. Joe McMaken, Grauf, Bennett, and oth ers. Coach Hoffman was notified that Weeping Water has a strong team this year, eleven letter men return ing to aid the team in winning this year. WEEPING WATER YOUTHS ENLIST IN MARINE CORPS Five young men enlisted In the marine corps last week, and have been transferred to the marine corps base at San Diego. California. They are Roy A. Embury and Arthur C. Everett, both of Weeping Water; Marvin T. Hammond, Broken Bow; Dale K. Taylor, Maryville, Mo., and Duane Skow, Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Plattsmouth 8eml-Week1y Journal (Monday and Thursday) cost no more than the smallest partial home-print weekly pub lished in this territory- top an entire year. River Packet Heralds Use of RiveShipping Barge of Sioux City-New Orleans Barge Co., Inc., Visits Here as Franchise Established. Sunday morning at 11:30 there oc curred an event that marked a new departure in waterway history In this part of the country, this was the arrival at the riattsmouth dock of the barge of the Sioux City-New Or leans Barge Lines Inc., carrying freight from St. Louis to Sioux City, the north terminal of the line. The arrival of the barge was await ed with interest here but it was only a 6hort time before the vessel appeared that the actual time of reaching here was learned. Pushed by a 110 horsepower diesel tow boat the 100-foot barge was swung in near the Plattsmouth dock, the only one on this part of the river north of Kansas City. The barge had a capacity of 50 tons but the cargo carried on this trip was but 200 tons. An Improvised gangplank was pressed into service to connect the barge with the dock where a truck loaded with canned sweet corn from the plant of the Norfolk Packing Co., was awaiting being taken aboard. There were two hundred cases of the unlabeled sweet corn carried aboard and placed in the hold of the barge, the first cargo to be shipped or received here by river boats since the days of the eighties when the river traffic was bandished from the Missouri river. Aside from the corn loaded here, the boat had a mixed cargo of non perishable goods, nails, chains, bar rein, and . several hundred pound of cosmetics and alcohol. At the dock to greet the barge was E. J. Richey and T. II. Pollock, who had several years ago visited at Peoria, Illinois, to Inspect their docks and river traffic success, both of the Plattsmouth men having been workers for river development here. The barge was resting In three feet of water off the dock while load ed and until casting off and con tinuing the Journey up the river. The landing here was a real home coming for Captain James Campbell, who for several years was here with the river construction forces, he spending a very pleasant time visit ing the old friends during the tleup at this point. Harold Riley was the other member of the crew that brought the barge up the river in Its epoch-making voyage. It is expected by the barge com pany. Captain Campbell stated, to place a number of other barges and tows In service as soon as possible. carrying on the traffic up and down the , Missouri. Mississippi and Illi nois river. The newer barges and tows will be much larger than those used in the present trip. The barge and tow boat had aver aged about forty miles a day on the way from St. Louis, running days and tying up at night on the way north. While here the barge attracted . much attention from the residents of the community who drove to the . vicinity of the docks. While here the boat was supplied with groceries and meat for the rest of the trip Into Omaha. BICYCLE RACE FOR KING KORN This year the King Korn Kar nlval kommittee is omitting the Soap Box derby that has usually been fea tured as a Juvenile event, substi tuting instead a bicycle race. This event will be held on Main street at 4 p. m. on Friday, Septem ber 20th, a very large entry list be ing expected. The rules of the contest are as fol lows: The bicycle race Ib strictly a boy's and girl's event. Girl contestants must be between the ages of 8 to 16 years. Boy contestants must be between the ages of 8 to 16 years. In all cases the judges' decision is final. All contestants are to report to Hillard Grassman, at Bates Book Store not later than Monday, Sep tember 16th. , '