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"fx KAr. State EirtortaA Society Prtp-rV : VOL. HO. LVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1941. 1 NO. 103 i 1 r I 4 t Local Club to Boost Mrs. Devoe for Dist. Office Very Interesting Meeting Held and a Large Number in Attendance at Hotel Plattsmouth. From Tuesday's Dally A large mimber of members and over ten guests attended the regu lar meeting of the Plattsmouth Wom an's club last evening at Hotel Platts mouth. The business session at which Mrs. E. H. Wcscott presided proved very interesting and many things were discussed, chief of which were ways to raise enough money to fi nance the district convention, which will be held here In the spring. Since this is election year, the club voted unanimously to present Mrs. Lowell S. Devoe's name as a candi date for the office of vice-president of the district. This year has been the first time the Plattsmouth Wom an's club has been represented In the county, district and state all at the same time and all with the same persons. Mrs. Devoe is county presi dent, district chairman and state chairman of the American Home de partment. These offices expire at the close of this year. The club members were glad to see their president and correspond ing secretary, who have been ill, back in their old places again. The program chairman opened the evening's topic, "Something to Be lieve In" as a triangle with "Belief in God and the Bible" as the base, and "Belief in Our Country" and "Belief in Yourself" as the two sides. Mrs. Samuel G. Schick sang "My Faith in Thee," which introduced Mrs. A. F. Moore's topic "Believe in God." She used excerpt from the beautiful "Vision of Sir Launfel" to emphasize her points and closed with this thought: "Why worry about what people will think if you do this or that when it's so much simpler to be accountable only to God." Mrs. R. C. Shellenbarger then sang "The Lilac Tree" and "That's Me," followed by a talk entitled "Be lieve in Yourself." She told several ways one could learn to have a win ning personality but, mainly, one must give to get and "don't try to be something you aren't just be yourself." Miss Shirlev Seiver sang "I Am an American," which introduced Mrs. E. II. Bernhardt's topic, "Be lieve in Your Country." She covered in a comprehensive manner the ways of good citizens and made everyone present appreciate anew this grand country of ours and the great priv ilege it is to be a part of it. Mrs. Devoe closed the program by asking the entire group to sing "God Eless America." Unusual open-faced sandwiches and coffee was the fare offered by the hostesses, Ms. Devoe, Mrs. Milo Price. Mrs. R. B. Keller, Miss Helen Porter, Mrs. Flora Colby, and Miss Ruth Colby. Many informal groups formed to chat during this sociable hour before returning to their re spective homes. ASSISTING ON DRAFT BOARD From Monday's Dally Thi3 morning George Lushinsky, former mayor of the city, was busy at the court house in assisting on the county selective service commit tee of which he is now a member. A. A. McReynolds of Nehawka and O. A. Davis of Murray were here also to assist in the work of classifying the registrants. DAUGHTER TO H. F. NOLTINGS Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Nolting, residing west of the city, are the parents of a fine eight and a half pound daughter born to them last night at. the Methodist hospital at Omaha. The mother and little one are doing nicely and the event brought great happiness to the fam ily circle. This i3 the first child in the family. WANTED BOARD AND ROOM for boy, ag? 13, in Protestant farm home. Address 428 Omaha Loan'Hutton and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Building, Omaha, Nebr. 20-2sw Graves. RETURNS FROM WEST Ralph Timm returned home Mon day from the west coast where he has spent the past three weeks visit ing with relatives and old time friends in the Los Angeles area and San Francisco. He visited with his uncles and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. Jess O'Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barker at San Francisco and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kolakitis at Los Angeles but largely made his headquarters at urbank, the Plattsmouth colony being large ly represented at that place. He was a guest of Edward Hadraba at Bur bank and also at the Robert Rummel home. Ralnh had the pleasure of attending the Rose Bowl game at Pasadena, meeting a number of the Plattsmouth people at the football classic. Knights Templar Install Officers Monday Night Roy 0. Cole New Commander of Mt. Zion Commandery W. A. Rob ertson Installing: Officer. Monday evening Mt. Zion com mandery No. 5, Knights Templar, held the installation of officers for the ensuing year, a very large num ber of the membership being in at tendance. The installing officer was William A. Robertson, deputy grand com mander, with William F. Evers as the marshal of the evening'. The officers installed were: Commander Roy O. Cole. Generalissimo Wm. F. Kraeger. Captain General L. L. McCarty. Senior Warden Leonard Born. Junior Warden George Brinklow. Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt. Recorder Leslie W. Niel. Prelate Raymond C. Cook. Standard Bearer Louis Friedrich. Sword Bearer John W. Rummel. Warder John Parkening. Sentinel Elmer Tritsch. Preceding the installation of the officers Mr. Robertson conducted the inspection of the commandery on be half of the grand commander. At the close of the evening re freshments were served to the mem bers of the group. MASONIC OFFICERS ON TOUR William F. Evers, superintendent of the Nebraska Masonic Home has closed a very busy week in a tour over the western part of the state, being a member of a party of dis tinguished Masons of the state. The party comprised Earl J. Lee, Fremont, grand master; George Crosk, Lincoln, grand senior war den; Lewis E. Smith, Omaha, grand secretary and Mr. Evers. The grand lodge officers served as tho installing officers for a group of lodges at each of the stopping places, selecting one of the larger cities as the central point. They left Omaha on Tuesday and had considerable trouble with ice and slick roads until reaching Ne- liph. Tuesday evening they were at Chadron, Wednesday at Alliance, Thursday at Gering and Friday at Sidney, completing a circuit of the far far western Nebraska towns. At the several meetings Mr. Evers showed pictures of the Masonic Home and their residents. THE HORSES ARE MISSING Prom Tuesday' Dafly - The usual flash of lights, the roll iof the ball and sometimes the rnu- ;8ical sound of slugs dropping, is miss- lng today from many places over the city. The horses arc gone as the result of a visitation Monday afternoon of officers to a number of the places over the city. Tie machines have operated for a number of weeks in open fashion and many nickles have descended into the maw of the machines and thence to the pockets of the machine owners, but that now is past and for a time at least the machines are taboo. BORN A DAUGHTER To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Graves, at 12:50 a. m., Tuesday. Januarv 21.;Marvin is no longer at the hosnital. 1941. Weight five pounds. Grand - parents are Mr. and Mrs. George Sarpy County Citizens are Cool to Omaha Offer Meeting at Bellevue Shows Senti ment Against Allowing Omaha to Take Over Power. A meeting was held last evening at Bellevue of residents of Sarpy county as well as a number from this city, the meeting called to discuss the announcement of Mayor Eutler of Omaha of their willingness to as sume police and regulatory handling of the territory between Fort Crook and the Omaha city limits. The suggestion had aroused a great deal of opposition from the residents of Bellevue and other sec tions of Sarpy county who feel that they are capable of handling the situ ations as they may arise in their own way and without any out of county assistance. At a previous meeting at Papillion it was urged that legislation be en acted at Lincoln that would give Sarpy county officers the right to prepare zoning areas around the fort, site of the proposed bomber plant. The town hall at Bellevue was fill ed to capacity altho at the outset it was only to have been a committee meeting of the group from Flatts mouth, Sarpy county and South Omaha. It was decided to have the com mittee meet with the Omaha city commissioners soon to discuss the matter and reach some agreement on the matter of right of regulation. Legislation in regard to this will be held up pending the efforts to reach agreements. Those from Plattsmouth to at tend the meeting were Judge A. H. Duxbury. T. H. Pollock. E. H. Wescott. Attorney A L--Tidd. CONTRIBUTES LARGE EXHIBIT A recent and very valuable collec tion of more than thirty thousand specimens has been added to the arclieological exhibit in the Nebraska State Historical Society Musetum. This contribution comes from Dr. Lloyd N. Kunkel, physician and areheologist of Weeping Water. Dr. Kunkel has been called to army service as captain in the Medical Corps. He will be stationed at Fort Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas. Director Hill, of the museum, has given thi3 extensive collection a prominent place In the archeological display. Being prehistoric it offers to students and interested observers a fine example of prehistoric man, as he once lived. Gathered along the beautiful Weeping Water creek, t this collec tion adds another link in the chain of knowledge of man's habitation in this area long before the coming of the Europeans. This material has been discovered, excavated, restored, photographed and catalogued by Doctor Kunkel. In displaying this valuable work much aid will be given students of archeo logy and museum visitors in general will benefit in additional knowledge and interest. NEW TRUSTEES ELECTED Sunday the members of the Holy Rosary church elected trustees for the year 1941. The outgoing trustees were Louis Swoboda and Timothy Kohoutek. This year two trustees were elect ed and two ushers chosen. The new trustees elected are Edward Grado ville and Mike Duda. Ushers will be John Kubicka and Anton Hula. The latter two will assist the former. No change is to be made in the Advisory Board, which consists of eight men, who are business, civic and church leaders. SPENT WEEK-END HERE Marvin Lillie, who had been a patient in the Clarkson hospital, Omaha, for some time, was able to come to Plattsmouth and spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Frank Lillie, and other relatives. .However, he is residing in an apart- .ment in Omaha and is under a phy- jsician's care. The young man is slowly regaining his health. APPOINTED TO COMMITTEE President L. S. Devoe of the Cham ber of Commerce has announced the members of the committee from Plattsmouth, who will in conjunction with members from Papillion, Belle vue and South Omaha, serve as a contact group in the bombing plant activities. The Plattsmouth members will be E. J. Richey and T. H. Pollock, both of who were at the Papillion confer ence and familiar with the matters discussed. The committee will keep in touch witti the seventh corps offieeVs in charge of Fort Crook and the bomb ing plant, as well as the officers and superintendents of the Martin com pany in charge of the operation of the plant. Dr. Tom Snipes to be Speaker at Farm Bureau Meet Dr. Snipes, Former Weeping Water Youth, Just Returned From Three Years in Brazil. Dr. Thomas B. Snipes, who has spent the past three years in Brazil, will tell of some of his many inter esting experiences as a feature of the annual Cass County Farm Bureau meeting and "Fun Feed" scheduled for February 6th. The meeting starts with a banquet at 6:30 in the county fair auditorium at Weeping Water. Tickets are available from members of the Farm Bureau board or at the county office at a reason able price. , Mr. Snipes will appear on the pro gram following the banquet. Humor will be added to the interesting meeting by novelty klts that are being planned. Parr Young, - presi dent of the Cass County Farm Bu reau, is planning to dispose of the business part of the meeting in a few minutes so that plenty of time will be available for fun and enter tainment. The main business will be the election of the member to the board of directors from each of the three county commissioners dis tricts. The directors represent the county organization in directing and sponsoring agricultural extension work in the county. Members whose terms expire this year are Richard Spangler, Plattsmouth, Melvin Todd, Union and W. LeRoy Cook, Elm- wood. Dr. Snipes who has recently re turned to Nebraska after completing a three-year contract at Vicosa, Brazil is a son of former County Agent L. R. Snipes. Tom was head of the biology department and pro fessor of entomology at the College of Agriculture and veterinary in medicine of Minas Geraes. ATTEND MASONIC MEETINGS Tuesday evening Raymond C. Cook, deputy grand custodian, W. A. Robertson, past grand master of the A. F. & A. M. of Nebraska, with L. L. McCarty, were at Otoe, Nebras ka. They served in installing the of ficers of W. E. Hill lodge No. 307 A. F. & A. M. Mr. Cook served as the Installing officer with Mr. Robertson as the chaplain and Mr. McCarty as the -marshal Following the installation the members of the party enjoyed a fine luncheon prepared by the ladies of the Eastern Star. MEETING IS POSTPONED Owing to the bad weather condi tions Tuesday night, the visit of J. .Hyde Sweet, former congressman, to this city was postponed until a later date. Mr. Sweet was to have dis cussed the work of the Dies commit tee of the U. S. house of represen tatives, of which he had been very familiar while serving in congress. Despite the weather a number gathered at the library for the meet ing as the notice of the postponement was received too late for publication. It is hoped to have Mr. Sweet here at a later date. "Dance on the night of January 30th in order that some little infan tile paralysis cripple may walk." Year of Planned Activity Goal of Platts Ad Club Held First Meeting Today to Discuss Various Matters of Interest May Acquire Building. A year of planned activity was the prcilominrnt highlight of today's Ad club luncheon meeting the first of the new year under leadership of President George Conis. About fif teen were present. Committee personnel for the year was announced and copies of the list distributed among the members. The committees include: Planning and Executive: Ordell Hennings, chairman; John Cloidt, E. J. Richey, Will Fox, E. A. Wurl and Fritz Fricke. Advertising: W. C. Soennichsen, chairman; C. C. Wescott, Elmer A. Webb, Roy W. Knorr and James Mauzy. Membership: Warren Scharfenberg, chairman; Frank Mullen. Ordell Hen nings and W. A. Swatek. Gift Night: Fred Busch, chairman; Roy Knorr, James Mauzy and II. F. Goos. King Korn: W. C. Soennichsen, chairman; Roy Knorr. I Among matters for discussion were highway advertising sign, housing conditions and the purchase of a building in which to carry on Korn Klub activities. The Advertising committee was di rected to look into the matter of a location and get prices on a sign, to be erected just off the highway, at the Fort Crook corner. Both neon and reflector light type3 will be consid ered. E. J. Richey reported he would at tend a meeting in Omaha tonight to discuss labor and housing situations in this entire area and that a repre sentative of the Glenn L. Martin com pany would be present at the meet ing. The assembled facts for this community will be laid before the meeting. The matter of the possible pur- chase of a bulding for Korn Palace and other year-round community use was referred to a special committee composed of W. C. Soennichsen, W. H. Puis and Elmer Webb. They will investigate and report back. Planned Program A planned program for the year found favor with the group, being suggested by Past President Roy W. Knorr. Under this arrangement, cer tain objectives and activities would be set for each month of the year. The working out of this was left to the Planning and Executive and the Advertising committees. Announcement was made of the regional planning conference to be held in Omaha next Wednesday, al so of the credit clinic here tomorrow afternoon. HOLD PRACTICE DEBATE The Plattsmouth high school de bate squad had the pleasure of hav ing as their opponents three teams from the Nebraska City high school Tuesday afternoon at the local schoej. The debate was a practice trial and no judges were used in the Informal discussions. The members of the Plattsmouth team participating were Bill Rob ertson, Mary Ann Winscot, Bill Hula. Clayton Sack, Ruth Lowson, and Margaret Fricke. Nebraska City has invited the local team to their city for debate on February 4th. Coach Vernon Wa terman is preparing the team for the Doane college invitation debate on February 14-15. This afternoon four of the team. Bill Robertson, Bill Hula, Ruth Low son and Mary Ann Winscot were featured at the program of the aid society meeting at the First Chris tian church. JUDGE GRAVES IMPROVING Judge C. L. Graves is reported as now improving very rapidly from his attack of pneumonia which he has been suffering from for the past two weeks. He is at the Austin nurs ing home and will remain there until well over his illness and able to re sume his usual activities. CALLED TO CREIGHTON SUNDAY Mrs. Elmer Webb and her sister, Mrs. L. R. Feller of Omaha, hurried to Creighton, Nebr., Sunday, follow ing receipt of a message announcing the serious condition of their aunt, Mrs. Albert Tinschert, who has been suffering from cancer for more thanFunds Derived to Ee Used two years. The last few weeks she has been bedfast. Mesdame3 Webb and Feller were reared by the aunt after being or phaned at a rather tender age, she coming to America from the old home in Germany for that purpose and de ferred marrying until they had reach- ed womanhood and were ready to es- tablish homes of their own Both will remain at her bedside and assist in caring for her. Junior Chamber to Sponsor Youth for Boys' State Meeting Held Last Evening at Hotel Plattsmouth Committee Reports on Housing The members of the Junior Cham ber of Commerce enjoyed a very fine meeting on Monday evening at the Hotel Plattsmouth with a fine turn out of the members. The meeting was presided over by Thornton Baker, new president, who conducted the business of the eve ning. The committee appointed at the last meeting to make a housing sur vey of Plattsmouth made their re port, showing a very thorough study of the problem of the community, covering living quarters and sites suitable for building purposes. Or dell Hennings, chairman of the com mittee, made the report. Superintendent L. S. Devoe gave an outline of the work of Nebraska Hoys State, presenting most inter estingly this important summer ac tivity in citizenship building. Joe i 1kTl.1 1 1 . iol'1(- wuo was ,ocai representative the past summer at "Boys State told of the experiences that he found iand the better understanding the active operation of the government. Joe had been elected as state treas urer nt thf Tlnvs Kfato nnrl friin1 a I most interesting time. The Junior Chamber voted to spon sor a boy from Plattsmouth for the Boys State for 1041 at Lincoln. The youth will be a junior in the high srhool and his selection will be made by a committee composed of Charles Walden, Cecil Hennings, Vernon Waterman. RECEIVES SAD NEWS From Monday's Patty Mrs. Fritz Siemoneit of northwest of this city, received the message today of the death of her mother, Mrs. Gecrge Noreisch, 72, which oc curred today at the family home ncrth of Florence. Mr?. Noreisch had not been in the best of health but her condition was not thought to be serious, the death message coming as a great ' ... 1 - 1 1 . . J- T- X . . shock to the daughter and members of the family here. Mrs. Noieisch had been visiting here at the Siemoneit home some two weeks ago and at that time was apparently in her usual .health. LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA rrnm Monday's Daltjr Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Classen andi little son, Charles Lester, started this morning for Fort Ord, California, where they will make their home. The well wishes of their friends and neighbors will accompany them to their new home in the west. WORKING TOWARD DEGREE Miss Maxine Cloidt. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cloidt, arrived on train No. 6 from McCook. Miss Cloidt Is entering the University of Nebraska, where she will begin her second semester work toward her Masters degree. COLONIAL TEA The Naomi Circle will entertain at a Colonial Tea Tuesday afternoon, February 18 from 3 to 5 in the Meth odist church parlors. Everyone is invited. ltw President's Ball to Aid Paralysis on January 30th in the Drive Against Dread Disease of Infantile Paralysis. "Have You Done Your Bit To wards Helping the Youngster Around Your Corner." That is the slogan, adopted throughout the United States, for the forthcoming Tresl- dentV Ball, to be given next week. jTliis is the annual drive for funds to Bid in the fight against infantile paralysis. And Cass county Is no exception, because plans for the ball at Platts mouth have been under way for some time. The American Legion hall iii this city is expected to be filled to its capacity Thursday eve nirg, January 30, when Cass coun tians Mill dance to Raymond Scott's tb irrecr. -piece orchestra. The various chairmen in Cass county have been selected and the chairmen and their assistants arc striving to make this year's ball the outstanding. Mrs. Oliver Meisinger is chairman cf the Eight Mile Grove precinct and her assistants are Mrs. Floyd Gauer, Cedar Creek,'; Mrs. Floyd Becker, Plattsmouth; Mrs. John Terryberry, Cedar Crek; Mrs. Dor othy Schmidt, Route 2, Plattsmouth; and Mrs. John Albert, Cedar Creek. Chairman of the Mt. Pleasant pre cinct at Weeping Water is John F. Carper. His assistants are Donald i'hilpot and Fred Kahler, Nehawka. Nehawka claims Nelson Ber gcr as its chairman for the 1941 drive. Mrs. Virginia Keckler is chairman at Weeping Water. At Louisville', Mrs. Lawrence Group is chairman and her assist- ants are Mrs. A. B. Doan, Mrs. Wes ley Blair. Assisting Mrs. Frank Edwards, who is chairman of the drive at Alvo, are Mrs. Arthur Skinner, and Mrs. Simon Rehemeier of Alvo With Mrs. Lulse A. Zaiser as Avoca's chairman, Mrs. J. J. Cullen, Avoca, has been selected as her as sistant. Mrs. Lottie Knecht is assisting In the drive at South Bend, while Fred rick Wehrbein Is assisting In Wie ticket-sale drive In this city. Mrs. Lillian Solomon Schmltt is ,ooal cnalrman over the coln collec. i Fifty per cent of all the money raised In this drive in this county remains in this county to be used to help victims of infantile paralysis, so why not purchase a ticket to the ball, and If you don't dance send a direct contribution to your local chairman of the infantile paralysis fund drive. Official chairmen over Cass coun ty's committees and their chairmen are Misses Anne Knieke and Helen Smetana. Any contributions toward this drive will be wholeheartedly welcome. FARM HOME LOOTED Sunday afternoon shortly after 2 o'clock Mr, and Mrs. Earl Becker and daughter, left their country home northwest of riattsinouth, coming here to secure Mrs. W. A. Decker, they then going on to the Ben Speck home. The group visited with the Speck family and the new son' born the Past veek to Mr- and ' Mrs- sPeck. 0n the return of the Earl Bec kers tc their home at 5 o'clock they were prised to find that ln their ab" sence someone had visited their place and carried off a great deal of can ned fruits, canned meats and some clothing. The party or parties had secured entrance to the basement of the home and helped themselves liber ally from the stocks in the store room. PARTICIPATES IN PARADE John Benton Livingston, midship man at Annapolis, Maryland, was amonjr the honored group who witnes sed the inautrural ceremonies at Wash ington Monday afternoon. John is a member of the third battalion, which participated in the parade.