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THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1911. PAGE TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL His Portsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Entered at Postoffice. Plattsmouth, Neb., aa second-class mall matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.CO A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone, $2.50 per year. Beyond 600 miles, $3.00 peT year. Rate to Canada and foreign coontrles, $3.50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly fn advance. ; UNION. HEBa By Journal Field Representative Charles Montgomery and family moved to Nebraska City Sunday. Miss Irene Finkle is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Tillie Ilargus, over the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Harris of Omaha spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Con Watkins. D jran Bowman has moved his bar ber shop into the building vacated by Charles Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Chilcott were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer "Withrow Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Whittemore of Johnson spent the Christmas holi days at the L. R. Upton home. The latest victims of chicken pox are Dorothy Applegate, Dorothy Clar ence, Darryll Seefus and Patty Cream er. Mr. and Mrs. George Taulis, Sam Vanpool and Blair Porter were Ne braska City visitors last Sunday evening. Matt Midkiff and family of near Union spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Midkiff. Another lot of ear corn was shelled at the elevator Monday, clearing out the crib in order to provide room for future deliveries. Guests at the W. B. Banning home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Davis, Mr3. Tillie Ilargus and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mapes. Register of Deeds Ray Becker and wife of Plattsmouth were guests at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Becker, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rue II. Frans and family of Syracuse were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs D. Ray Frans and son, James. r Mrs. A. L. Becker still has a very sore foot, caused by burns which she suffered while frying eggs, when the hot grease popped out of the skillet. Miss Dorothy Applegate is able to be about again after an attack of the prevailing malady chickenpox that kept her confined to her bed for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Dodson, who reside north of Nehawka were busi ness visitors in Union and also en joyed meeting a number of their friends. Chas. Hatcliff and family of Julian and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hatcliff of Lincoln were guests at the John Armstrong home over the Christmas holidays. A. L. Becker, accompanied by his This Announcement Calls Attention to a New Manner of Merchandising Groceries at Lowest Cash Prices We have been in the Produce business for some time and now will engage in the merchandis ing of GROCERIES with a Cash and Carry policy. Under this method you pay no other person's bad accounts and are thus assured of the Lowest prices at all times. We will continue as in the past to call tor your farm produce Eg,'s, Poultry and other things which you have to sell. See our stock of new, fresh Gro ceries and the appealing prices which we are making. GRIFFIN'S New Cash and Carry Grocery UNION, NEBRASKA -ONGLY I good appearance nice Q lity. b SUITS Tailored Specially for You 0 $22.95 and Up Ready Mades - $15 Up WE SCOTT'S IS S implies success and abi i f 1 i i v uvwicrsnip oi a gooa looKing o b suit far from being a luxury 8 ft is a business and social ne- R s cessity. Wc are selling 0 i grandson Donald and granddaughter, 1 A reception will be held at the Uni Mrs. Glen Hoback, were Plattsmouth 'versity of Nebraska Coliseum for visitors Monday afternoon. While in the city, Mrs. Hoback had some den tal work done. Miss Jane Chrlstensen was hostess to fellow members of the class of '38 of Union high school at her home a few miles north of Union, when all enjoyed watching the old year out and the new year in. Mrs. Henry H. Becker was a visi-jises tor in Nebraska City last Saturday night, going to visit her aunt, Mrs. Anna Grossjohn. While there she al- ro called on her uncle, John Kropp, who is in a Nebraska City hospital. Frank Bauer and his sister, Miss Anna, arrived home last Wednesday fror.i a holiday visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nickel in Okla homa. James Dysart looked after the business during the absence of Mr. Eauer. Mrs. John Everett was pleasantly surprised last Sunday evening when friends gathered for a birthday party in her honor, 'inose present w-ereihis famous orchestra to nlav for this John Hoback and family, Leslie Everett and family and Wilbur S. Eaton and family. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Rihn went to Louisville Sunday for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Greene. Mrs. L. G. Todd accompanied them and visited at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cleghorn and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ahl. J. W. Browne, who resides at thenalfr or La(lv Es(hor on the Fltch Nebraska Masonic Home in Platts-Bandwason and thc Lu.ky strike mt mouth, visited his friends Fred'-,, Schaeffer and B. Crawford Monday. He came down on a bus in the morn ing and accompanied the Journal scriba back to Plattsmouth in the evening. A belated Christmas dinner and a birthday dinner were combined into one at the home of Rev. and Mrs; W. A. Taylor, the birthday being that of the latter, on Sunday, Decem ber 29. Guests were Miss Betty Aus tin of Falls City, who has been visit ing here, and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hoback and son Ivan. All wished Mrs. Taylor more happy birthdays. Christmas at James Roddy's Christmas day was appropriately celebrate at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jam'es C. Roddy, with all members of the family living anywhere near in attendance to enjoy the fine dinner that was served. Those present in- eluded Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wessell of near Nehawka, Robert Roddy and family and Curtis Dixon and family j of Omaha and Leo Roddy and family of Blair. Silver Wedding Anniversary Twenty-five years ago last Sunday, there were three weddings in this vicinity, and now a quarter of a cen tury later, silver wedding anniversary time has arrived for all three couples. One of the couples, Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Becker entertained friends at a card party at the Banning hall, while the other two, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wolfe and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clarence celebrated their anniversar ies in more quite manner. New Store Opened The H. W. Griffin store was open ed last week. An ad announcing the cpening was sent the Journal for publication in our Thursday semi weekly edition, but did not reach us until after the paper had been print ed and mailed to the subscribers. A further announcement concerning the store and listing prices is found in this issue. Mr. Griffin has a stock of staple groceries and enjoyed a goodJn the state. patronage during opening days. Cebrated New Years' Eve The American Legion post and the Legion Auxiliary unit sponsored a New Years Eve party and dance at the Banning hall Tuesday evening, which was well attended. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Holmes of Plattsmouth, accompanied by Mrs. C. A. Rawls, sister of Mr. Holmes, who is residing at the Nebraska Masonic Home, were Sunday visitors in Union, calling on their long-time friend, Mrs. Jennie Frans. Mrs. Rawls was brides maid at the time of the wedding of Mrs. Frans, in 1SS6, which was per formed by the then county judge, W. H. Newell. Phone printing orders to No. 6. Inaugural Ball on January 9 at U of N Coliseum Will Be One of the Outstanding Events of Year Gus Arnheim and Orchestra to Play. The Nebraska inaugural ball com mittee announced today that plans for the Inaugural ball is taking shape in such a way as to produce one of the outstanding events of the year. Governor and Mrs. Griswold and the other constitutional state officers, members of the Nebraska supreme court, the speaker of the legislature and their ladies. Gus Arnheim, na tionally famous orchestra leader and his entire band have been secured for the gala function. - The grand inaugural march prom- to be most colorful and will be the outstanding event of the eve ning. All of the former governors 0f the state will be invited to attend land participate in the festivities. The dress will be formal or in fnvmal and evervone is invited to attend. It is strictly non-political and all civic leaders in Lincoln are co-operating to make it an evening of enjoyment for the several out state people that are expected to at tend. John B. Quinn, general chairman, 'reports that Gus Arnheim, the star favorite and star-finder, will bring number-one state affair. Arnheim was the favorite of the Duke of Windsor when he was at the Savoy Hotel in London, and of the stars during his phenomenal seven year run at the Cocoanut Grove in Holly wood. His topflight band has been heard on radio commercials with Ring Cros by (whom he discovered), with Phil i a. i a u . Tickets are on sale at any of the downtown hotels in Lincoln and will be sold for $1.10 in advance and $1.35 at the door per person. Spec tator's seats in the balcony will cost only 35c each. Brigadier General Guy N. Ilen ninger will be marshal of the day. assisted by Colonel Leo Crosby, of Omaha, and Colonel Edward Wilber, of Lincoln. General Ilenninger will be assisted by members of the gov ernor's military staff at the recep tion anad will be aided by Major Walter Gardner and Captain Pal mer McGrew, of the U. S. Army State Commander Walter F. Roberts, of Wahoo, and State Adjutant R. C. Patterson, of Hartington. of the Am erican Legion and State Commander Simon A. Simon, Omaha, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Quinn stressed the fact that the therae of tne bal1 wm be m,m"y due to the fact that Governor-elect Griswold is a colonel in the reserve, and that National Defense is the theme of the day. The statewide committee appoint ed to assist in the affair includes: Paul V. Armstrong, Auburn; Mrs. J. II. BTunson, Louisville; Harry A. pence iNehaw Spencer, Lincoln; Mrs. M. N. Tucker, ka; H. E. Kuppinger, Omaha; Mrs. Nettie Kibbie, Omaha; Charles S. Reed, Omaha; Mrs. Ralph Nicker son, Papillion, Earl J. Moyer, Madi son; Mrs. Nell Krause, Albion; Lyle Jackson. Neligh; Mrs. Margaret Mapes, Norfolk; C. E. Alter, Alma; Mrs. Bruce Donald, Grand Island; John Riddell, York; Mrs. Ruby Cog gins, Aurora; Melvin E. Rasdal. Ogallala; Mrs. A. T. Howard, Scotts bluff; Chris Abbott, Hyannis; Zelma Derry, Ogallala. FAVOR COUNTY MANAGER TALMAGE, Dec. 31 (UP) Ne braska's first congressional district axayers' association voiced opposi- jt'on today to property tax limitation At its convention here yesterday, the association went on record favor ing repeal of the weight and length provisions of the 1939 truck law and advocating county manager form of government , in Nebraska. The association also approved the subsidization of Agrol gasoline by reducing its state tax two cents be low that for regular gasoline and the removal of farm lands from high school districts. Speakers include State Senator Ed win Schultz of Elgin, E. T. Winter, secretary of the Nebraska Farm Bu reau Federation, W. II. Mengel, Lin coln, member of the state planning board, and Paul Halpine, Lincoln, secretary of the Nebraska Commer cial Truckers' association. President A. A. Misegadis of Talmage, presided. CMlteMttliBCrassraali Is A Big Brother Succeeds His many excellent traits of char acter were not quite enough to pre vent fine-looking Owen from suc cumbing to the lure of all-night drinking parties with pleasure-seek ing companions. A member of one of the best families in Nebraska, Owen had an average education, a loyal, helpful wife and held a position of trust with a large trucking concern. Parites became an expensive bur den. While drunk and brooding over his financial difficulties, Owen mitted a burglary. "Guilty" was his plea to the charge, and since it was his first of fense, the court, taking into conside ration his family history and past record, placed him on probation. A civic organization provided a "big brother," who, while maintain ing the strictest supervision over his ward, became Owen's close friend. No more parties, no association with former companions instead for more than two years regular work and regular accounting to the "big brother" was the rule. Owen recovered his self-respect, regained his standing in his home community; and, economic conditions notwithstanding, he began to pro gress financially. He commenced making payments on a home and now has only twelve more monthly in stallments to meet before it is clear of encumbrance. A worthwhile citizen, Owen was retined in the community as an eco nomic producer instead of being sent to a penal institution at a cost of approximately $450.00 a year to the taxpayers of the state. There are thousands of cases like Owen's in which probation, properly carried out, has succeeded. About 80 per cent of the offenders do make good if properly supervised. The Tale of a Watch The three-year burden of support ing a shiftless family, a task which appeared more nearly hopeless as time went on, finally became too heavy for Mack, now 17 and ambit ious to advance himself. He gave his last dollar to the family and hitch hiked to a Vadison county town, where a bachelor uncle was elated to have his companionship. The uncle found him a job. One evening the two called on a jeweler who whiled away his other wise lonely hours in hi3 store. The men visited in the little office at the rear, leaving Mack to wander in ad miration among the cases of jewelry. Soon Mack stopped behind a coun ter in which lay a beautiful wrist watch, just such a watch as he long had wanted. His wages were suffi cient for his ordinary needs, but they would not cover the price of this watch. Ah, well, the owner had J GEORGE W. MARSH DIES LINCOLN, Dec. 31 (UP) George W. Marsh, 88, who served ten years as staff, auditor and four as secre tary of r-tate, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. F. Green burg. Marsh had been in critical condi tion since he suffered a stroke last Friday and had been in failing health for the past two years. A Nebraska resident for the past 75 years, Marsh served as state auditor from 1919 to 1927 and again from 1931 to 1933. He was secretary of state from 1901 to 1905. Marsh was elected to both state offices on the republican ticket and was active in state republican activ ities. Before entering public life, he was engaged in the realty and insur ance business. ;. Born in 1852 in Saline county, Missouri, Marsh was a member of a rioneer Richardson county family. Before he was elected to state office he served as Richardson county treas urer and was owner of the Falls City Journal for five years. He was not related to Secretary of State-elect Frank Marsh. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Greenburg are two sons, Wayne of Lincoln, and Benton of Denver. Mrs. Marsh died in 1916. Funeral ser vices will be held Thursday in Lin coln with burial in the family lot at Earada. PROPOSE NEW ARMORIES LINCOLN, Dec. 30 (UP) New b J. Howard LAWYE b Plattsmouth, 'avis LAWYER Nebr. ' -V J-. D Mfc.l t 1 1 Ernest L.Reekcr many watches; he would not miss one. Mack gently opened the case and slipped the watch into his pock et. That night his conscience would not let him sleep. He must not re main a common thief. Early the next morning he went to the police sta tion, protending that he had found the watch in an alley near the store and offering to leave it for the owner. Skeptical through years of experi- com-lence. the police arrested Mack and accused him of theft, believing that he was delivering the watch to them in hope of a reward. When called to the station, the jeweler said his store had not been broken into and Mack had had access the night before to the watch, which he missed that morning wnen ne came to tne store. Thereupon Mack confessed, but his reason for coming to the police was that he could not face the owner, his uncle's friend. The jeweler pleaded that no action be taken against Mack, as did the uncle. Mack was placed on strict probation to an elderly railroad engineer, who found him a new position and persuaded him to save half his weekly earnings. After 18 months the sponsor in duced Mack to spend part of his sav ings on a course in accounting. Six months later, when Mack's proba tion period expired, he asked that it be extended so that he might still enjoy tne guidance oi nis sponsor. Rut that was not necessary? as his sponsor's interest never flagged. At the height of the economic de pression, AiacK ueparteu tor a west coast city, and for some years did not communicate with old friends. Thc railroad engineer retired and took a long vacation trip to the west. among other places the city to which Mack had gone. The boy's address proved to be a beautiful, modernistic hotel, in the lobby of which the engineer looked in vain among ,the bell-hops for Mack. Slightly feeble, somewhat timid the gray-haired sponsor approached the desk and made inquiry as to Mack's whereabouts. The clerk, be lieving the aged man was seeking employment, insisted on knowing his errand. Railroad cards and passes cleared the path to a room in which Mack sat -at a desk. After they had greeted each other as old friends do, the sponsor com mented, "Well, Mack, you must have a pretty fair job now." 'Yes, Sir. Being manager of this hotel entails a lot of responsibility. There are 320 employees to super vise. I owe my success to you." armories at Lincoln and Omaha were proposed by Adjutant General Guy N Ilenninger today as he made public the military department's budget re quest for 1941-43. Henninger asked $208,500 for the two years compared with $143,666 appropriated for 1939-41. He said $50,000 was sought for the state to sponsor construction of an armory at Lincoln and one at Omaha. His plan contemplated allotment of additional funds by the two cities and by the Works Progress Administration. FIRE TAKES TOLL EASTON, Me.. Dec. 30 (UP) Five sisters and their 19-year-old housekeeper perished early today when flames swept a IV2 -story wood en building containing a general store and an apartment. Only the children's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith, and a brother, James, 11, escaped The dead were Doreen Smith, 10 Marie, 7, Carlene, 6, Irma, 4, Linda, IS months, and Mrs. Vera Daven port, 19. CHECK UP today on your fire insurance. Don't wait until you have a loss to learn that your protec tion is not adequate. Call this agency NOV! Searl S. Davis H-'KICKSj 2ND FI.OOH Platts. State Bank Bids. Ik RULES ON CLASSIFICATIONS LINCOLN, Dec. 31 (UP) Adju tant General Guy Ilenninger, state selective service director, today ad vised local draft boards that only registrants in class 1 could appeal for lower classifications. "No appeal may be made by or for a registrant classified in class 2, claiming any lower classification," he said. He pointed out the appeal was solely on the written record made up at the local board. "No appear ances, pleadings, or added evidence arc made or introduced before the ppeal board," he said. "Where fur her evidence is needed to reach a decision, the local board obtained it upon request of the appeal." Schools of State Big Consideration for Unicameral Many Proposals to Be Offered Along the Lines of Reorganization of School System. LINCOLN. Dec. 31 (UP) Educa- ion promises to provide one of the major battle grounds of the 1941 legislative session. Topping all proposals dealing with education are the state planning board's recommendations for a sweep ing reorganization of the Nebraska school society in the interest of econ omy and efficiency. But the suggested reforms already have become a center of controversy. Officials of small school districts in central Nebraska have organized an association to fight proposals for con olidation of school districts and elim ination of eleventh and twelfth rades from small high schools. Another sharp critic has been Sen ator Ed win Schultz of Elgin, chair man of the 1939 legislature's com mittee on education, who questioned whether proposed changes would ef fect economies and feared control of s' hools would tend to pass from local districts to state boards. The program contemplates a single board of higher education to replace the existing university regents and the state normal board, and a state board of secondary education. SMITH PRAISES PRESIDENT NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UP) Form er Governor Alf E. Smith, who took a walk from the democratic party in 1936 and kept going in 1940, en dorsed President Roosevelt's defense broadcast "without qualification" to day and indicated he favored Amer ican participation in the war if such action should be necessary to insure Adolf Hitler's defeat. He further de clared that he was ready at 67 to "make my share of the sacrifices." In a birthday interview, the 1938 democratic presidential nominee had words of praise for the man whose political foe he has been for nearly eight years for making what he call ed "a very courageous and straight hitting speech." Asked if he favored war against the axis powers on the part of the United States if mere aid to Great Britain short of war were not suffici ent, he said, "Well, I think when you have promised to help a fellow, it's pretty hard to stop when he is go ing down for the last time." He added, however, that he had great faith Great Britain will survive. This is the most danger ous season to operate a car. If you must drive DRIVE WITH CARE If you own a car . . you need GOOD Insurance! CALL OR SEE INSURANCE- AND BONDS j Phone- 16 Plattsmouth . . 1 m 1 Natural Resources a Vital Part of National Defense Secretary Ickes Urges Continuation of the Conservation Program to Aid the Nation. WASHINGTON. Dec. 30 (UP) Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes today described this nation's natural resources as the "sinews and muscles of our defense machin ery" and urged their continued con servation as a vital part of the cur rent rearmament drive. In his annual report to President Roosevelt, Ickes said that the im pact of the European war on Amer ican domestic economy had stressed the need for conservation. He added that during the period covered by the" report, the 1940 fiscal year which ended last June 30, all of his depart ment's resources had been geared to defense needs. For example, Ickes said, the bu reau of mines, while trying to make American petroleum deposit? last as long as possible, also is conducting experiments on the production of synthetic petroleum. "Few people realize the care with which the bureau is handling the nation's motor-fuel problem," he said. "The bureau's petroleum engi neers are trying to make America's oil resources last as long as possible by showing the industry what it must do to avoid waste." Ickes said that another interior department defense contribution was stabilization of prices in the bitu minous coal industry. This industry, he said. Is of "paramount import ance" to national defense. Coal, he added, comprises S5 per cent of all fuels and energy consumed by rail roads. 49 per cent of that used by '.lectiic utilities, and about 75 per cent of that used by general manu facturing plants. Ickes also pictured a revitalized Pacific Northwest, with the emphasis on defense industries, because of federally built hydro-electric plants. APPEALS OTOE TAX CASE LINCOLN, Dec. 30 (UP) Wilson & Company brought two cases to the Nebraska Supreme Court today from Otoe county district court rulings in tax assessments. One of the cases involved five tracts of land which the county board of equalization had valued at $55,175. The district court reduced the value of one from $47,000 to $36,000, but upheld the valuation of the other four. The second case involved a pork packing plant, which the county as sessed at $93,450. The company ton ended the value of the land was re duced by demolition of improvements and that the packing plant had been assessed after a contract had been negotiated to wreck it. INCORPORATE OIL COMPANY LINCOLN, Dec. 30 (UP) A new oil company, capitalized at $25,000, was incorporated today as the Hays Drilling Company of Lincoln. 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