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Nebr. State rfctorfej Society o VOL. NO. LVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1940. NO. 73 4 Hold L 0. 0. F. Grand Lodge Ses sions in Omaha Eighty-third Grand Lodge Will Meet on October 14. 15, 16, 17 Program Announced. The eighty-third annual session of the grand lodge of the I. O. O. F. of Nebraska will be held at Omaha on October 14th and continuing; through October 17th. The sessions will be held at the Central club at 20th and Dodge streets. In conjunction with the I. O. O. F. errand lodge will be held the grand encampment, Rebekah assembly and the department council of the Patriachs' Militant. The program of the sessions is as follows: Monday, October 14 9:30 a. m. Department Council meeting. Hotel Rome. 1:30 p. m. Department Council meeting. Hotel Rome. 6:00 p. m. Past Grand Officers meeting and Banquet, Elks Club. Tuesday, October 15 8:00 a. m. Grand Encampment credential committee. Hotel Castle. 9:00 a. m. Regular session Grand Encampment, Hotel Castle. 9:00 a. m. L.A.P.M. Association meeting. Hotel Rome. 10:00 a. m. Rebekah Credential! committee. Hotel Rome. 10:00 a. m. Grand Lodge creden tial committee. Hotel Rome. ; 12:00 Noon Past Presidents As sociation, annual luncheon, Parlor 'A. Hotel Rome. 1:30 p. m. Regular Session Grand Encampment. Hotel Castle. 5:00 p. m. Presidents complimen tary dinner. Hotel Rome. 7:00 p. m. Special Session, grand lodge, Past Grand Degrees. Hotel Rome. 7:00 p. m. Decoration of Chiv alry, Masonic Temple, 19th and Douglas streets. 7:30 p. m. Encampment Royal Purple Degree by Excelsior Encamp ment No. 103, Omaha. Hotel Castle. 8:00 p. m. Drill or Beta Thteta Rho Girls Club No. 8 of Norfolk, j Norfolk Juniof Boys Lodge " No." 6.: Masonic Temple. 8:15 p. m. Formal Presentation and Introduction of Assembly Offi cers and Pas Presidents. Masonic Temple, at 19th and Douglas streets. 9:00 p. m. Public Reception. Ma sonic Temple. 10:15 p. m. Grand Ball for Re bekahs. Odd Fellows. Junior Odd Fel lows and Theta Rho Girls and their friends. Masonic Temple. Program for Public Reception Tuesday, 9:00 p. m. Masonic Temple Introduction of A. J. Sinclair, Gen eral Chairman Master of Cere monies, Louis F. Etter, P.G.M. Music: God Bless America, Led by Kenneth Golden. Invocation Rev. II. A. Taylor, P.G.M. Greetings from the City of Omaha Mayor Dan Butler. Response Homer L. McKelvie, Grand Master. Music: Selected Union Pacific Male Quartette. Welcome W. C. Fraser, President Onviha Chamber of Commerce. Response Agnes Jewett, Presi dent Rebekah Assembly. Music: Selected Kenneth Golden. Remarks. Address James A. Hagerman, Grand Sire. The Grand Encampment L. G. Gillespie, Grand Patriach. Patriachs Militant Brig. Gen. Clarence Chamberlain. Hattie Hoagland International President, L.A.P.M. Ladies Auxiliary Patriachs Mili tant Nina Harbar, State Presideut, L.A.P.M. Benediction Rev. II. A. Taylor, P.G.M. Wednesday, October 16 8:30 a. m. Annual Session of Re bekah Assembly Conferring Assembly Degrees by , Evelyn Lane, Assembly Warden and School of Instruction. Hotel Rome. 9:00 n. m. Regular Session Grand Lodge. Central Club, 20th and Dodge streets. 9:00 a. m. Regular session Re bekah Assembly. Hotel Rome. 12:00 Noon District Deputy Pres idents' Association Annual Meeting and Luncheon, Y.W.C.A, 1:30 p. m. Regular Session Grand Loflge. Central Club. 1:30 p. m. Regular session Re bekah Assembly. Hotel Rome. 2:30 p. m. Joint Memorial with Iowa Grand Lodge. Council Bluffs, Iowa, City Auditorium. Address by James A. Hagerman, Grand Sire. Special Street Car Service Location of street cars will be announced by the different assemblies. 5:00 p. m. Secretaries - Scribes Assn. and Rebekah Secretaries Asso ciation Meeting and Banquet. Y.M. C. A. 7:00 p. m. Fancy Drills by the Omaha Theta Rho Girls' Clubs. Ma sonic Temple. 8:00 p. m. Special meeting of Rose Rebekah Lodge, No. 139. Con ferring of Degrees by Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. 1. Masonic Temple. 9:00 p. m. Dance for all dele gates and members of the different branches of the order. Hotel Rome. Thursday, October 17 S:30 a. m. Regular Session Grand Lodge, Central Club. 9:00 a. m. Regular Session Re bekah Assembly. Hotel Rome. 1:30 p. m. Regular Session Grand Lodge. Central Club. 1:00 p. m. Regular session Re bekah Assembly. Hotel Rome. Rotarians Hear Fire Fighters at Luncheon Meet Heads of Plattsmouth Fire Dept. and State Fire Marshal Tell of Prevention Work. Featuring the weekly luncheon of the Plattsmouth Rotary club Tues day was a fire prevention program staged by members of the Platts mouth fire department and present ing State Fire Marshal Horace M. Davis as the main speaker. This is fire prevention week and the subject was very ably handled by the men that head the fire fight ing forces of the city, telling of the need for the cleaning up of the homes and business properties of the city before the start of the cold weather, the repair and rebuilding of defective flues, the principal cause of most of the fires in the commun ity in the recent years. Representing the local department was V. T. Arn, Jr., president; Dr. O. Sandin. chief; Henry Jasper, Carl Ofe. assistant chiefs; as well as D. B. Ashbaugh. The talk of State Fire Marshal Davis was one covering many phases of the fire fighting program and also interspersed with the stories which the state fire marshal i3 famous for from Scottsbluff to Omaha. - " ' Fred Lugsch, also a fireman, was the program leader. REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEET The republican ward chairmen of the city of Plattsmouth served as hostesses at the conference of women party workers, which was conducted at the home of Mrs. Edgar H. Wes cott Monday afternoon. These hos tesses were Mrs. F. R. Gobelman, Mrs. John Wolff, Mrs. Frank Cloidt, Misses Minnie Guthmann, and Ida Patton. Organization of the woman's unit of the Cass County Republican Wom en's clubs progressed at the Wes cott home. The unit will include Plattsmouth precinct and East Rock Bluffs party workers. Highlighting the business session was to formulate plans whereby the women would campaign to make the 1940 election a complete success by electing and re-electing all republi cans to every office in the county, state and national posts. Distinguished guests at the conference-luncheon were Mrs. Oren Copeland, wife of Lincoln's former mayor, whose opponent is Henry C. Luckey for congress in the first dis trict, Mrs. Phil Moskett, Lincoln; Mrs. W. II. Phelps, Mrs. E. A. In grahm. Mrs. John Harold Brunson, Louis ville, county president, presided at the meeting. Tea and cookies were served, and Mrs. Brunson poured. HERE FROM LINCOLN From Thnrmlty'i TTTy Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Davis of Lin coln, former residents of Cass coun ty, were in the city for a few hours j today. While here they visited at the ;home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Troop, jthe latter an aunt of Mrs. Davis. Mr. Davis, an old subscriber of the Jour- nal, called to have his subscription renewed while in the city. BIRTH OF SON Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Meisinger of south of Murray are the proud par ents of a fine eight pound son born to them early Sunday morning. The baby has been named David Philip. Mrs. Meisinger was the former Clara Wichman of this city. Cass County Corn Husking Contest Soon Will Be Held on October 16th at the Farm of Henry Vogt West and North of Elmwood. Plans for the Cass county corn husking contest are rapidly being completed according to a report from County Extension Agent W. H. Waldo. Harry Linder, president of the Elmwood Chamber of Commerce, announced early this week that this organization will assist in sponsor ing the contest with the county ex tension office. The contest is to be held one mile west and north of Elmwood on Henry Vogt farm. Committees are being appointed and preparations are being made for a gathering of several hundred peo ple if the weather is favorable. Plans call for an eats stand on the grounds and entertainment during the time the results of the contest are being tabulated. Mechanical corn' pickers will be demonstrated starting at 1 p. m. The actual contest gets under way promptly at 2:00. The winner will represent Cass county in the state contest to be held near Dakota City on the 24th. Early entries in the local contest include: 1. Alvin Oehlerking, Wabash. 2. Eli Parker, Weeping Water. 3. Watson Jones, Elmwood. 4. Herbert Oehlerking, Elmwood. 5. Ralph Krause, Elmwood. Plattsmouth Ladies Attend Church Meeting Convention of Protestant Episcopal Church Held at Kansas City, Draws Large Attendance. Mrs. Henry Herold, . Mrs. J. M. Roberts, Misses Earbara Gering, and Dora Fricke are at Kansas City, Mis souri, where they are attending the 53rd triennial convention of the Protestant Episcopal church, which opened today. The convention is faced with a crisis in its internation al missions and a highly contro versial proposal- to change its strict canons on marriage and divorce. In its two-week meeting the first since 1937 the church will consid er a war-time policy for its far-flung international missions, most of which operate under difficulties imposed by dictatorial regimes. Foremost will be the problems facing the church's missionaries in Japan, where a recently-enacted law forbids foreign missionaries or con tributions. The church stands to lose a vast spiritual and financial investment including its ten million dollar St. Luke's hospital in Tokyo, and famed St. Paul's University. The war emer gency also will bring before the con vention a proposal from the Church of England, European counterpart of the Episcopal church, that the American institution take over Its west Indian and Canadian missions for the duration of hostilities. Most controversial issue was an investigating commission's proposed liberalization of the marriage and divorce laws, which now forbid re marriage, in the church, of divorced persons. The only exception now permitted is in the case of an inno cent party to a divorce granted on grounds of adultery. The Plattsmouth delegation plan to remain in Kansas City the rest of the week. They are representing the St. Luke's Episcopal church of this city. ATTEND PRESBYTERIAN MEET From Wednesday's Dallv This morning Mrs. R. W. Knorr, Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt, Mrs. Carl J. Schneider and Mrs. Glen Vallery were in Omaha to attend the synod ical meeting of the Presbyterian church. This evening Mr. Knorr, Mr. Cloidt and Mr. Schneider, all members of the official board of the First church of this city, will attend the meeting. Jeurnal Job Prinunp Pleases. TAKEN TO OMAHA D. F. Waller, who has been very seriously ill for some two weeks at the Nearhood hospital on North 8th street, was taken to Omaha Tuesday to be cared for at the Morgan Home for the Aged. The condition of Mr. Waller has been very grave and he has required constant attention. The patient was taken to Omaha in the Horton ambulance and stood tlte trip in very good shape. He was accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Penn of Ashville, North Carolina. Plattsmouth Drum and Bugle Corps Winners Take First Place at Ak-Sar-Fen Stock Show Competition Drill Sunday. The Plattsmouth American Legion Drum and Bugle corps added another to their long string of brilliant suc cesses Sunday afternoon when they won first place in ;the Ak-Sar-Ben drill awards. The local team received a great ovation for their fine work in the drill, their movements being carried out perfectly and under the epxert leadership of their drum ma jor, Cary Marshall. The Plattsmouth corps drilled in competition with the fine organiz ation from Syracuse under the leader ship of Drum Majorette Ruan France, who made a very colorful appearance, their red and gold contrasting with the blue and gold of the Plattsmouth group. The Plattsmouth drum corps as the award for their fine work will re ceive $100 in cash, a fine flag, trophy and indiviflun' tropies to each of the member) of the corps. The many " om this city who at tended the driil were delighted with the success of the local boys who have done so muchto keep Platts mouth before the public eye. Tha local drum and bugle corps also had a real triumph at Nebraska City on Saturday when they return ed the visit of the Nebraska City or ganization during the King Korn Karnival. The Nebraska City people gave the team a great reception when they appeared on the drill field, they making a very colorful part of the Apple Harvest Festival. SUFFERS FRACTURE SATURDAY From Monday's Daily Dr. O. C. Hudson suffered a frac tured right ankle Saturday at the G. E. Nearhood hospital, where he was giving medical care to D. F. Waller, who has been quite ill. Fol lowing his fall Dr. Hudson was taken to Omaha, where Dr. Herman Johnson, bone specialist, set the ankle. Tatrons are notified that Dr. Hud son will be at his office on North Sixth street Wednesday, when he will care for his patients. FORNOFFS RETURN Mr. and Mrs. George Fornoff have returned from Illinois, where they spent two weeks visiting with rel atives. Crystal Lake, Illinois, was the chief city of interest to the Fornoffs. Here they were guests of Mrs. Fornoff's two brothers, Carl Blanner and family, and Olaf Blan ner. The Plattsmouth couple tour ed a number of the adjoining towns and cities. GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gustin, prom inent residents of the west part of Cass county will celebrate their gol den wedding at their farm home near Elmwood on Saturday. A family din ner will be served and there will be an open house reception for their friends from 2 to 5 in the after noon and from 7 to 9 in the eve ning. SELECT MANAGER FOR NEW LOCKER SYSTEM Walter Fornoff, who was formerly employed by the Mullen's Market, has been chosen as, manager of the new locker system in this city. He has been connected with the new firm since October 1. High School Classes Elect Their Officers Election Held in Form of Regular Elections Races Are Close in Most Offices. Members of the classes in the Plattsmouth high school have held their election of officers for the year. The election this year created a great deal of interest as the balloting was secret and conducted under the reg ular form as provided by law. There was much interest shown and in all offices with the exception of the senior presidency, the races were very close. The results: Seniors President James Yelick. Vice-President Marvin Petereit. Secretary-Treasurer Henry Hob scheidt. Juniors President Ruth Lowson. Vice - President Dorothea Dux bury. Secretary Margaret Rea. Treasurer John Slatinsky. Sophomores President Lars Larson. Vice-President Raymond Evers. Secretary - Treasurer Betty Halmes. Freshmen President Patty Libershal. Vice-President James Short. Secretary-Treasurer Josephine Sedlak. High School Band is Second Place Winner Local Band Is Largest to Participate in the Ak-Sar-Een Pro gram at Omaha. The Plattsmouth high school band participated in the band contests at the Ak-Sar-Ben livestock and horse show at Omaha Monday evening, a very fine addition to the entertain ment of the show. The local band was the largest j participating in the contest, filling the floor with their snappy blue and white uniformed band members and baton twirlers. The judges awarded the Platts- ii t j .t. . j i the evening, the first prize going to the Mills county (Iowa) 4-H club bnnd of Malvern, who were here during the King Korn Karnival in their snappy drills. The local band received a fine hand and showed excellent progress in their work since the opening of school. The members and their director, Leland Flora are to be con gratulated on their success. LOCAL BOYS JOIN CCC Joe Phillips. Kenneth Durrell, Robert Simons, Bill Hull, Platts mouth; Maurice Shirley, Weeping Water; and James Drennan, Nehaw ka reported Tuesday at the division headquarters of the Civilian Conser vation Corps in Omaha. The quota for Cass county this month was ten; however, only six were available, re ported Miss Helen Porter, Cass coun ty assistance director. Miss Porter also announced today that application for the CCC may be submitted any time, and all young men desirous of Joining the Civilian Conservation Corps should get in touch with her immediately. TO START WORK ON NEW SCH00LH0USE THURSDAY From Monday's Danv It is expected work will be start ed on Plattsmouth's new grade school building Thursday. Chris Lien, who has been in charge of the WPA sewer repair job at Seventh and Washing ton avenue, is now busy assembling equipment for use in carrying on the schoolhouse Job, and unless some thing unforseen comes up, it is ex pected workmen will be assigned to start on the job Thursday morning. Approval of the bond history leaves only printing and delivery of the bonds, duly signed, to receive the money for payment of the school dis trict's portion of the cost. , Subscribe for the Journal. TAXES ROLLING IN Sheriff Joe Mrasek and Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody are taking turns in their tasks of collecting delin quent taxes over the county, where possible one remaining for duty at the oITice while the other is out in the county where the tax collecting is now on. The sheriff states that they aver age about $100 a day, most of the payments being partial as the taxpayers are able to gradually pay up the turns against them. Eastern Star Entertains Large Number Guests Grand Chapter Officers and Members of the Masonic Home Join in Indoor Picnic. Home Chapter No. 189 of the Or der of Eastern Star entertained a large group of the grand chapter of ficers and the residents of the Ne braska Masonic Home on Saturday evening at an indoor picnic at their lodge rooms. The members and their guests par ticipated in a delightful fried chick en supper which was followed by an evening of visiting and enjoying an excellent program provided by the Job's Daughters and other young peo ple. The members of Bethel No. 24 of the Job's Daughters gave several songs as a group that were much en joyed. A vocal duet was given by Mary Helen Dill and Jacqueline Weten kamp. Miss Helene Perry, gifted local teacher, gave a group of readings in her artistic manner. Margaret Anne Vallery was heard in a vocal solo, while Eloise Cole gave a piano solo. A vocal trio composed of Berna Mae and Geraldine Dallinger, and Juanita Sigler added to the Interest of the program. George Minford gave a reading that was very much appreciated by the members of the group. Twirlers, who are members of the Job's Daughters, gave a very fine ex hibition of their skill. The accompanists for the various numbers were Mrs. Roy O. Cole, Mrs. Wiley Sigler and Miss Shirley Seiver. The remainder of the program was given over to pictures and colored slides presented by William F. Evers, superintendent of the Nebraska Mac sonic Home, showing many lovely spots visited by the Evers family in the east. The event was attended by a large number of distinguished guests, members of the grand chapter of the Eastern Star,, headed by Grand Worthy Matron Mrs. Allie Wegner of Fremont, and drand Worthy Pa tron Wilbert Morris of Grand Island. Others in the party were: Mrs. Blanch Watson, Mrs. Ruth Person, Mrs. Gertrude Marshall, Mrs. Clara Gardenier, Mrs. Maloney, William Cochran, past grand worthy patron, Mrs. Loughlin, Mrs. Pierson and Mrs. Boyd of Auburn. TO VISIT IN SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davis and Dr. and Mrs. O. C. Hudson are leaving for a trip to the south that will take some ten days or two weeks In traveling through a number of the scenic states of the south. They are driving through the Ozarks to Monticello, Arkansas, for a short stop and later on into Ten nessee, Alabama, Georgia and Ken tucky, planning to take in many of the scenic mountain spots in these states and including the Great Smoky mountains and Blue Ridge. They are making the trip by easy stages and expect to see and appreciate to the fullest extent the beauties of the southland they pass through. HERE FROM MISSOURI Mr. and Mrs. John Schowe, of Waverly, Missouri, are here to enjoy a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kruger. They come from the very fine apple bearing country of Missouri near Marshall and Colum bia and have had a fine harvest fes tival at Waverly for several days. Woman's Club Has Most Inter esting Program Number of Speakers Tell of Prac tical Pusiness and Profes sional Methods. From Tuesday' Dan The first meeting of the Platts mouth Woman's club was held last night at Hotel Plattsmouth. Mrs. E. H. Wescott. Mrs. William Heln rich, Mrs. R. C. Shellenbarger, and Mrs. Louis W. Egenberger were the hostesses. Mrs. A. F. Moore, chaplain, gave the devotionals, and Mrs. E. II. Wes cott led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ' The program was given first and Mrs. Lowell S. Devoe substituted for Mrs. Elmer Sundstroin as leader as the latter was attending the Ne braska Council of Social Workers at Norfolk. The topic for discussion was "Business Knowledge Every Woman Should Know." Attorney Madge Garnett told how to make wills and answered many legal questions asked by the group. Carl Schneider, vice-president of the Plattsmouth State bank, told how banking and saving accounts may be opened, how a loan may be made, and answered numerous ques tions. Margaret Heineirian, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Paul T. Heineman, told how 6he earned her allowance and how she spent it; and there follow ed a discussion of what was the proper allowance for a child and should the allowance be large enough for the buying of clothes? Margaret, a child of 10, did credit to her eld ers with her poise and pre ise speech. Mrs. L. W. Egenberger spoke of investments and also answered ques tions. Mrs. Devoe closed the discussion by thanking all panel members for tteir co-operation. John J. Cloidt sang the grand old favorites "Ave Maria." and "Mother Machree," accompanied by his wife. Considerable business was discuss ed during the business session. Mrs. E. H. Wescott, president, will rep resent the local club at the state convention of Federated Women's clubs at Norfolk. next week, and Mrs. L. S. Devoe was elected as the sec ond delegate. Mrs. R. C. Shellen barger and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury were elected as alternates. After adjournment the ladles en joyed hot cocoa and cookies pro vided by the hostesses before re turning to their respective homes. RETURN FROM TRIP Councilman and Mrs. George Thun and children, Claudine and Dayle Frazier and Miss Myrtle Simonton of Louisville returned Monday evening from Downers Grove, 111., where they spent last week at the homes of Mr. and Mr3. Ralph Hyde and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyde. Driving through Iowa and Illi nois they found the crop3 in very good condition and corn seemed that it will yield large quantities in most parts of the two states in traveling over routes 34 and 5. They also found the building of many new homes as well as business places making the country look very progressive in that section. Robert Lamphear, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lamphear who accom panied the Thuns to Illinois, found fmployment within the week where he is steadily employed and will be located there in the future. MRS. CHRISWISSER BETTER Mrs. Martha Chriswisser who has been very ill for the past three weeks is now improving. The many friends are hoping that she may soon be able to be up and around again. Mrs. Richard ChriBwisser has been caring for the aged lady and giving hT the best of care. NOTICE Farmers who have cattle in John Chovanec's pasture are hereby noti fied not to remove them from said premises without settling with him. ltd-ltw A v I S