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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1940. PAGE TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL aftsmouth Journal PUELISIIED SEMI-WEEKLY AT Entered at Tostoffice, Plattsmouth, MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone. $2.50 per year. Beyond GOO miles, $3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, $3 50 per year. All subscriptions are payable etrictly in advance. HELP A GOOD CAUSE Saturday, Nov. 30 Guy G. Griffin is to be host to the American Legion Auxiliary by sponsoring a special picture shew for the benefit of the organization. A special feature for the murniii',' show has been selected by Mr. Gritfin, and all of the children in Cues cour.ty will be admitted. Here is the admission rule: Each child desirinjr to see the show Sat urday morning is requested to bring a trcod cr usabla toy, canned poods, or r.nv other article that will be suit able to use for distribution among the poor r.nd needy in this community. A toy that is broken slightly and can easily be fixed will be accepted. The auxiliary has, in the past, been very successful in obtaining toys and foodstuffs, and this year the auxiliary members are hopeful of exceeding previous j ears' donations. Remember the date Saturday, Nov ember 30. Let your child or children enjoy a good picture, suitable for juveniles, on the small admission of a used tcy or a canned jar of fruit or vegetables. First shew to begin at 10 o'clock Saturday morning- ARREST AUTO DRIVER Tuesday ra:-ek and evening Sheriff Joe Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody were called out to the high way north of the city where an ruitoniobile driver was reported as operating his car while intoxicated. The officer found the driver com ing south near the former Wills farm and practically unable to oper ate the car safely. He was brought to this city and lodged in jail to await the filing of complaint. The man gavo the name of James Holou bek. SIOUX FAILS FINE i CITY -v - Attorney end Mrs. W. A. Robert son and children returned Saturday from a pleasant holiday visit at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They were guests at tl:e Enos Jones home while there. Thev found Sioux Falls a fine and up-to-date western city, two large additions of new homes having been built the past summer and a fine business section. The conditions there are very good as the wheat and corn crop in that area was excep tionally good. LEAVE FOR DULUTH Mr. r.nd Mrs. Fred Trilcty and children attended a dinner party with fricnd3, at Omaha Saturday evening, and later in the evening returned to Plattsmouth to visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Trilety be fore returning to their home at Duluth, Minn., on Sunday. I U i ir- ! oward Davis LAWYER ttsmouth. Nefcr. ! Plattsmouth, Nebr. X' 'I m PHONE 25 or 93 8:30 and 10:30 a. m. ft 3 BEEF ROAST Corn Fed Per lb 16c I'M 'h'i j' 9 FlFi n I FRESH PIG SHANKS, per lb 10 FRESH PORK BRAINS, per lb 10 LEG OF LAMB, per lb 25 LAMB SHOULDER ROAST, per lb 20 Cold Meats, Dressed Poultry, Pickles, Fresh Oysters ..h si FRESH tjiiujww mi i PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Neb., as second-class mail matter ;i-m.'.-..: NEW BOOK INTRODUCED Pleased with the recent edition, "Hippity Hop" book, which her greataunt dedicated to her, Shirley Martin, an eighth grade student, Introduced the book of poems and jingles to members of her class at the jun:or high school Tuesday. The au thor of the book, Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart, Shirley's greataunt, i3 a teacher in the McKinley junior high school at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. With the study of poetry in Miss ITelcne Perry's English class now progressing, it seemed fitting and appropriate that such a book was introduced at this time. "The pupils were more than pleased to see the book and praised its con tents," said Miss Perry. Mrs. Stuart is an aunt of Shirley's mother. The hook was also dedi cated to Shirley's - sister, Ann; brother, Donald; cousin. Bill Chase, Carttr , Lake, Iowa. LOCATED IN OMAHA Mr. and Mrs. R. It. Walton, who :ir? now located in Omaha came down Sunday to visit friends and attend ing the services at the First Meth odist church in which they were very active workers. They have been lo cated in Onawa, Iowa, and Nebraska City frince leaving here but Mr. Wal ton is now assigned to the Omaha office of the U. S. engineers. BOUND TO DISTRICT COURT Trnm Men-Jay's PaSIT This morning Lester Holman was arraigned in the county court on the charge of forgery. To the charge he entered a plea of guilty and was accordingly bound over to the dis trict court for trial. The appearance bond was set at $500 and which was supplied and the defendant released until trial date. RETURN TO SCHOOL WORK The riattsmouth girl3 engaged in teaching at other points, home for the Thanksgiving vacation, departed Sunday for their various schools to resume work this morning. Miss Maxine Cloidt returned to McCook; Miss Helen Farley to York; Miss Lois Bestor to Hordville; Miss Har riett G003 to Western. RETURNS HOME I.'rure Miller, of Peoria, Illinois, v, ho h?3 been here for the holiday and week-end at the home of Mr. and Mr-. L. D. Hiatt, Mr. and Mrs. Ed P. Lutz and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. He'nrich, departed Sunday for his home. He was an honor guest at j the Hiatt home for Thanksgiving! 1 inner. HOME FROM HOSPITAL J. W. Tritsch, wr-.o was injured last week, was released from the St. Joseph hospital, Omaha, Sunday and was brought to his Cass county home. He resides near Cedar Creek. WE DELIVER 2:30 and 4:30 p. m. Fresh Cut Hamburger 2 lbs. Zlc 4 T1 '4 rfi !4 r. hi PIONEER SLICED , BACON 5-lb. Box . . 55c Kli City Council Has Short and Snappy Session Road Problems and Sale of City Real Estate Highlight the Evening's Business. The city council had a short and busy session Monday evening with a large number of matters to come to the attention of the members, cover ing a wide range of subjects from road improvements to that of the sale of city real estate. The council received a petition tsking permission to cut the curb near the First Christian church for t driveway. This was referred to the streets, alleys and bridges com mittee with power to act. Ralph W. Taylor, former operator of a duckpin alley, presented a re quest for the refund of his license money as he had quit business after five weeks. The reicst was denied by the council. The council had come discussion oi a bin for covering uems mm. had been Incurred In the operation of the Recreation Outer in this city. The Center. had failed to get rent on the upper portion of the building for some time, running them behind, but this was now adjusted and the tenants now occupying the place were able to give their shar. to the maintenance The items cover ed rome time back. The bill was finally ordered approved. - Mayor Lillie stated that the persons mak ing purchases for the Center should in the future secure orders from ; the city committee in charge of the administrative part cf the project. f'hairman John E. Schutz of the stree s, alleys and b:i'iges eommit- tee. icportcd on tin work of h's the, Ull a I I ii.tr 11 1. lie ULtu i.ui i;ju iuc i - . . t r . i . i 1. i time to get around the mail route of which road complaint had been made at the last council meeting. The workmen were again active at 0th and Vine Ftreets trying to over come the condition that permitted water to stand in the street, also near the Lorenz store it was proposed to put in a back trap to eliminate the water standing there. The com mittee also urged a stop sign at 11th and Elm street as a safety measure. Councilman Thun of tW streets, alleys and hrtdgfes' t-omfrtittee; afso discussed the roa3 ""problem and the necessity for snow fence along the mail route in his part of the city and would be glad to go out with other? of tho committee at any time, lie thought C00 feet of the fence wou'd aid in the betterment of the road and stop drifting in roads. Councilman Seiver, also of the committee, thought that the matter should be carefully looked over, while at this time the city funds did not permit the extensive expenditure of funds in the road work. Chairman Vroman of the fire and water committee, reported that the memhers of the fire department were opposed to the sale of the old hook and ladder wagon, in early days a : .1 e l. i . tt il'iiue in I lie ui'i'iii iiiifiii. lie aisu reported that water shutoffs on the sidewalks in many places were high er than the level of .the walks and had caused several falls, but would take this up with the water company. Councilman Webb reported that the matter of a sidewalk building project was still undecided and he thought beet to take the matter up .-ith the authorities at Lincoln to try and secure some definite result He alro brought up the matter of the badly needed road to the ceme tery by reporting the forms desired to secure the road had not been supplied. Mayor Lillie called atten tion to the condition of the road : already this season where it had ! i 'crossing. lie urged that several loads I of crushed rock be placed here. The j-treets, alleys and bridges committee was authorized to have this work j carried out. I Councilman Vroman reported that I William Ferguson had offered to haul rock to the William Rice place at ?4 a day, furnish the gas and the help of another man, hauling i'five or six loads a day. It was de- cided to have Mr. Ferguson try out MdHfe 1T FTV Furmture and Automobile Loans LU A cur complete personal and family TfS a AM LOAN SERVICE is available to resi IU LwMN dents of PLATTSMOUTH and vicinity. Here, you will find it convenient, practical and economical to con solidate all of your bills, borrow extra money and have only one place to pay monthly. Payments will be arranged to suit your convenience. . . . We refinance existing loans on furniture and automobiles, reducing payments and advancing additional money. Low Cost Promot and Courteous Service Loans may be Arranged by Mall MERCHANTS INVESTMENT CO. 10 First National Hank Eld'g. 16th and Fimam Sts., Omaha Phone Atlantic 5066 the plan to secure rock for places badly needed over the city. City Attorney J. H. Davis had at the request of the mayor prepared a citation of the statute relative to the sale of city owned property, as the city had tentative offers to pur chase the city hall site. The section quoted gave the city the right to con vey by passage of an ordinance, the publication of the ordinance, pro vided that remonstrance of thirty per cent or the voters not oe meu against the sale ol the property In which case the property shall not then be sold or offered for sale with in one year. Councilman Webb of the tax and property committee, stated that the city could contract to sell the prop erty under the law without a vote of the people as formerly required The committee in selling tax prop erty had taken bids on the same. He believed in the sale of any property that the city might own that they should get a fair price and not let any of it go for anything that might be offered. On the motion of Councilman Schutz the matter was referred to the tax and improvement commit tee to report at the next meeting. Mavor Lillie reported that the r.ewer ditch on the Missouri river hot torn was still In the air due to the failure of property owners to sign easements to the city so that the work might be started. Mavor Lillie also reported that requests had been made for flooding the Athletic park for skating. This was referred to the park hoard that has supervision of the park. The tax and property committee brought nn the matter of the bid rec eived at the last council meeting of ?1.000 for the Perkins Hotel building. It was the desire of the committee that the city clerk write the bidder that should he desire to renew a formed bid of $1,500 for the building that the city desired to know at once so negotiations might be started. The following claims were allow ed by the council: General Fund A. J. Lilue, mileage, expense to Lincoln, junior mayor and mayoress $ 7.50 Warga Hardware, mclse to city hall .CO Mrs. L. W. Egenberger, In surance 10.63 J. P. Sattler, Sr., expense to Recreation Center 20.00 Road Fund D. L. Ramel, -street work $ 6.75 Richard Gochenour, same 11.60 Harry Gochenour, same 7.20 L. D. McKinney, same 15.97 John Kubicka. same 14.60 George Taylor, same 6.40 Warga Hardware, mdse. 4.00 John Frady, labor and sup plies . 10. 2S Business Tax Fund D. L. Ramel, cleaning sts. $ Richard Gochenour, same L. 1). McKinney, same , John Kubicka, same 7.42 4.00 13.27 8.20 Fire Department Fund John E. Frady, battery for truck - $ 15.50 Dog Tax Fund Jean Cole, burying one dog$ .60 MURRAY HOME STUDY CLUB The club Long. Nov. met with Mrs. A. G. 12, for a covered dish luncheon. The meeting was called to order by the president at 1:30. Eighteen members answered roll call. "My Nebraska" and the so lg of the month were sung, followed by the entire group giving the salute to the flag. Mrs. Clen roedeker was leader, due to the absence of Mrs. Gilmore. ! icadcr for the month, giving the les- son on the life of Madame Curie, Margaret Todd read about the life of Madame Curie, Evelyn Morris read about the life cf her husband. Tierre Curie, and Mrs. Tark read about Madame Curie's discovery of radium. The Christmas meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Margaret Rrendel Dec. 19. Each member will bring a gift for an exchange of gifts. ATTENDS AGRICULTURAL MEET From TVertnPsda v"s raf1 Rearl S. Dovis, local realtor, was in Lincoln today where he attended the session of Organized Agriculture at the agricultural college at the University of Nebraska. He also had a pleasant visit with his mother, Mrs. Mary Davis. RETURNS FROM MICHIGAN This morning, W. A. Kline, long time resident of Lincoln and travel ing salesman for the Carpenter Paper company in this part of the state, was here with his nephew, Murray Kline, now the salesman for this territory. W. A. has not lived in Lincoln for several years now, dividing his time between farm interests in Michigan and spending his winters in the mild climate of the west and south. Murray Kline and wife were at Three Rivers, Michigan, to visit with Mr. Kline's father, John J. Kline, on his birthday anniversary, and the uncle, who has spent the summer there with his daughter, Mrs. John Jacobs, accompanied them back to to Nebraska, being now en route to the west coast. Later on, he plans to go to Florida to spend the latter por tion of the winter. His summer in Michigan was spen at Cassopolis, Battle Creek and other points in the southern part of the Wolverine state, where the crops were very good although in some places late drouth damaged the corn. While Michigan is not among the great corn growing states, its yield per acre is the heaviest in the United States, Mr. Kline states. CONVENTION COMMITTEE MEETS The convention committee of the Plattsmouth Junior and Senior Wom en's clubs met Saturday afternoon at the home cf Mrs. E. II. Wescott to make further plans for the district convention, to be held here in the spring. Several committees were ap pointed and the general framework arranged, but there i3 much detail work to an undertaking of this sort and many more meetings will have to be held to complete the plans. Mrs. Wescott, who was elected gen eral chairman over all arrangements, announced there would be another meeting soon. HEAR TRAFFIC CASES Sunday evening Justice C. L. Graves was called from his home to hear a traffic complaint filed by R. C. Peers, patrolman, against Rob ert Hoffman, of Omaha. The man was charged with operating an over loaded truck. lie was given a fine of $10 and costs. This morning in the justice court Lloyd Whitmarsh. of Omaha was charged with operating a truck with improper license plates, the com plaint filed by R. II. Beckman, pa trolman. He was given a fine of $10 and costs. HOME FROM FOREIGN SERVICE John Teebken, staff sergeant in the United States army, arrived in the city Sunday from the Panama Canal zone, where he has spent the past two years. He joined Mrs. Teebken here, where she has been making her homo with her sister, Mrs. Bradley Fitzgerald. They plan on making a visit here with the Fitzgerald and Epler families and later going to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Sergeant Teebken has been assigned for ser vice with the 23rd division. ENTERS AIR CORPS Calvin Parmele, 3S17 Dudley street, Lincoln, departed Monday night for Spartan Field, Muskogee, Oklahoma, to take preliminary train ing as a flying cadet in the United States army air corps. Mr. Parmele is a sen of Mr. and Mrs. Pollock Parmele, well known here, where Mr. Furmele was a resident. This young man Is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity at the University of Nebraska. SHOWS IMPROVEMENT Richard Gapen, 7, son of Mrs. Os car D. Gapen, is recuperating very well from a tonsilectomy Saturday at Murray. The patient is rallying fine and it is hoped will be over the effects in a short time. 8 A RARE BARGAIN MEN'S Fine Leather Jackets Full stock; no blem ishes, no thin places. Zipper front and Pocket $7.50 CASH s 5 VE SCOTT'S N Where Quality Counts Q BERTHA USKER1TE PARKENTNG Bertha Uskerite was born In Ger many in 1864 and spent her youth ful days in that country, where also she was married to Christ Parken ing. They came to the United States with their then family of three children in 1886, settling first at Omaha, later moving to Cas3 county and locating on a farm west of Plattsmouth. In 1919 Mr. and Mrs. Parkening retired from the farm, go ing to Omaha to make their home and here they have since resided. Mrs. Parkening was ill a short time and died on Monday, Novem ber 18 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Haffke. The funeral services were held on Wednesday, November 20th at the Crosby-Meyer mortuary with Rev. Traub of the Lutheran church con ducting the services. The choir of Ihc church gave three of the old and favorite hymns of the deceased. The interment was at the West Lawn cemetery, two sons and four grandsons being the pallbearers, John and Frank Parkening, sons, Ralph Parkening, Robert Haffke, Donald and Kenneth Campbell, grandsons. ATTENDED BOARD MEETING From Monday's Dally Elmer "Webb was in Lincoln yes terday attending the meeting of the Executive Board of the League of! Nebraska Municipalities. Among the business before the board was ar-' ranging for the drafting of legisla-J tive bills endorsed by the League and presentation of the legislative pro gram to the senators elect for study prior to the time the session opens on January 7. The board was in session most of the day, considering various matters of business. It was decided to hold regional meetings this year only in towns asking for them. These will be even ing meetings, since experience last year showed day meetings poorly attended. On the vote to designate a head quarters hotel for next fall's League convention in Lincoln the board was tied, 3 to 3 with final determination left to Secretary Reals after further conference with the hotel managers. ATTENDS UNIVERSITY LINCOLN, Neb. Recheck of reg istration records of new students at the University of Nebraska discloses the name of one Cass county boy in addition to those previously report ed. A total of 117 students from fifteen communities in the county are nov attending the university. The additional new student is John F. Arnold, sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and Mr. Arn old has also attended the Elgin Junior College at Elgin, Illinois, for 'one vear. HERE FROM MISSOURI From Tuesday's Dart E. P. Stewart, of Springfield, Mis souri, arrived this morning to visit for a short time looking after some business matters and meeting the old friends. Mr. Stewart states that they have again embarked in tue restaurant business at Springfield, taking over their old restaurant, lo cated in the main part of the city. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Double Krnlure t'hentvr Motrin, Aiiiln I.auie nml llut-k Jones in 'Wagons Westward' nml liny Miilmol nml l".lln )n-n' In 'French without Tears' Tlie year's funniest romance. Also lln of the Itoynl Mounted' Serial. .Matinee Sat., U.-30 Niglits, 7 and 9:30. Adults, 28c inc Tax Children, 10c SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 Special Children's Toy Show Entire Change Bring a Toy SUNDAY - MONDAY Itnntlolph Scott nn! liny FruuciH In 'When the Daltons Rode His out door epic of the original Pal ton Cianj-'. Comedy. Color ( nrtuun, .NeM. Sl'XUAV MATIN KK, SxlV) IVlatinee 2Sc, inc. Tax and 10c Nights .33c, inc. Tax and 10e TUESDAY ONLY HltUAl DAY llosalind ItiiNsell and lirlan A heme In 'Hired Wife Mirriest, maddest mixup ever imagined. Also Comedy and latest Mnreh of Time. Matinee at 2:30 Nights at 7 and 9. No Tax Adults, 15; Children, 10c WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY Dilllll.t: 1'UATlltK lolert Youiik.'. Mnureen O'SulIivnu In 'Sporting Blood' ;rnnt Miteliell nud Nnun Urynnt in 'Father is a Prince' Two Dig. Pictures for the 1'itee of One'. Adults, 2Sc inc Tax Children, 10c Death of Henry Gakemeier at Murdock Home One of the Early Settlers of the West Part of Cass County Goes to Last Rest. On Wednesday morning, Novem ber 27, Henry Gakemeier passed away at his home in Murdock afUr being seriously ill for less than a week with neumonia, although in had been in feeble health for some time past. Mr. Gakemeier was born in Ger many April 27, 1S5C and attended school there during his early youth, and with the father came to Amen, a when he was fourteen years of ace. The mother passed away in Germany. The father and son stopped at Louis ville where they made their home for a time and where young Ileiuy also attended sdiool. They later settled a few miles north of Mur dock, and made their home there for more than a half century. Mr. Gakemeier was united in mar riage July C. 1SS0, to Miris Bertha Theiman, and they were able to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary last summer. Mr. Gakemeier and his wife left the farm a few years ago to make their home in Murdock, retiring from the active and arduous work on the farm. There came to bless this union four sons and four daughters. Herman Gakemeier. who resides on the old homestead; Mrs. Carrie Wolsterd of Arlington; Wm. Gakemeier of Chicago; Gust Gake mrier and John of Murdock; Mrs. E!lcn Schwarts of Hemineford, Ne braska; Mesdamc-s Martha Peters and Wilhelmina Peters of Greenwood. There are thirteen grandchildren to mourn nis passing. Mr. Gakemeier first became a mem ber of the Louisville Lutheran church land later was one of the charter members of the Trinity Lutheran (hurch two miles north of Murdoek. He has been a devoted rnd consistent member of thir, church, ever ready to do a good turn for a neighbor or friend. The funeral will be held at the Lutheran church of which he was a member since 1S92, Friday, Novem ber 29, conducted by the pastor, Rev. P. C. Krey. Interment will be had in the cemetery near the church. VISIT IN IOWA Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chriswisser and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ulrich and fam ily were at Onawa, Iowa, Sunday to enjoy a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Otto. 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