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VOL. NO. LVH PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1941. NO. 22 Tour of Cattle Feeder Farms on April 19th Murray State Bank Sponsoring Tour of Group of the Farms of Patrons of Bank. A tour of the farrc3 of the com munity adjacent to Murray will be staged on Saturday, April 19th, a tour -which is sponsored ty the Mur ray State bank and with the co operation of the Cass county farm bureau. The tour -will be to farms of pa trons of the bank who are largely interested in stock feeding as an im portant part of the farming industry of the west. While all of the farms of the patrons will not be visited the tour will cover as large a ter ritory as possible, Mr. Glen Boe deker, bank president, states. The tour will start from Murray Saturday morning to visit at the farms and with the party will be John Campbell, well known market observer of Chicago, as well as W. W. Derrick, livestock specialist of the University of Nebraska agricul tural college. Twelve stops will be made to inspect cattle in feed lots. This is a part of the state-wide pasture-forage-livestock program. Mr. Boedeker expects a number of visitors from the South Omaha market and others out of the county to join the caravan. The party is planning on reach ing Murray at noon for luncheon and at which time Air. Campbell wiil ,'ive a short talk along the lines of the value of cattle to the farm. Stops scheduled to inspect fatten ing cattle include the following farms: Bsedeker and Ward 4 miles west of Murray at 10 a. m.. Parr Young and Livingston, Jack Fhilpot, Howard Philpot. Jake Hild. Philip Schafer, and Joe Safarik before re turning to Murray for lunch. Following lunch the: L. B. Todd. Melvin Todd. Glenn Todd. Boedeker and Cottingham, Perry Niekles, Bill Minford and Frank Dill farms will be visited. As a climax the day of interest and study of stork feeding methods, an entertainment will be offered at the Murray garage, one that is plan ned for the women of the community interested in the fanning life;of tlm section of Cass county. Charles IT. Boedeker, cashier of the Murray State bank, in the past few years has acquired a Ene col lection of motion pictures of the farms in the territory that they serve. These were shown at the banlt banquet during the winter to the men and many requests have been made by the women to also have the opportunity of seeing the pictures. Mr. Leedker will present the pictures or hi? collection so that the ladies can view their own farms and tliDse of their neighbors by means of the movies. Mr. Boedeker announces that the Murray State bank will be closed all day Saturday, April 19th so that all of the force may join in the caravan on the farm tour. TO TOUR WITH MUSIC GROUP Miss Rachel Robertson, student at the University of Nebraska, is one of the members of the Univer sity String Ensemble, a group of some thirty-five of the students. The group is planning a short tour the coming week which will in clude three of the cities In the north east part of the state, they playing in the morning at David City and in the afternoon at Norfolk, both con certs being given in the schools. The Ensemble in the evening will give a formal concert at Columbus. The Ensemble is under the direc tion of Mr. Emmanuel Wishman, music instructor at the university and also concert violinist with the Lincoln symphony orchestra. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. Verner Meisinger, who has been at the Methodist hospital in Omaha recovering from a thyroid operation, returned home Thursday. She Is feeling fine but will have to remain - quiet for eome time until over the effects of the operation. VISIT IN CHICAGO Miss Wilhelmina TIenrichsen, sec retary at the office of Superintend ent L. S. Devoe and Miss Anne Knieke are enjoying the Easter va cation in Chicago. The ladies de parted Wednesday evening on the Burlington Zephyr for the east and will spend the rest of the week with friends and enjoying the many places of interest in the great city. Preparing for Rural School Pro gram April 15 Rural School Chorus Will Pe Pre sented at Plattsmonth High School Auditorium. One of the musical features of the spring season in this city will be the Rural School Chorus program to be presented at the high school audi torium in this city on Tuesday, April 15th at 7:45 p. m. This is being arranged under the auspices of County Superintendent Lora Lloyd Kieck and with the co operation of the riattsmouth schools to make a great success and a real musical treat. Letters have been sent to the teach ers over the county urging that they have groups here for the event that will fittingly represent their par ticular community. In the chorus groups the songs se lected are for grades one to four in clusive. "Dairy Maids" and "Night ingale." The fifth to eighth grades will sing "My Banjo," "Swiss Song" and "Now All Good Night." All of the grades will join in the singing of 'Oh Susanna" and "America." This is a county-wide activity and stresses the importance of the music training In the grade school of the county. Leland Flora, director of music of the Plattsmouth schools will be the director of the musical numbers. In addition to the large group of rural school children that are expect ed here, there will be a number from the local grade schools heard on the program. HONORED ON BIRTHDAY John Richardson, who for many year3 operated the old flat-bottomed ferry boat which carried man and beast, and later motor cars and trucks across the old Missouri where it is now spanned by a bridge of steel, was honored on the occasion of his 70th birthday Sunday, April 6 with a dinner at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. Theo. Powles, south of Pacific Junction, Iowa. Mr. Richardson's birthday was April 5 and on the occasion of its observance Sunday he shared honors with his brother, Mahlon, of Pacific Junction, who will be 74 on April 14, and his sister, Mrs. Rhoda Arch er of Council Bluffs, who was 76 on April 11. Those present on this happy occa sion were Mr. and Mrs. Robert An drews, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Richard son of Plattsmouth; Orval Richard son of Horton, Kansas; Deputy Sher iff and Mrs. Fred Strothers of Coun cil Bluffs; Miss Edna Blackman of Glcnwood; Lyle Powles, who is at tending aviation school in Omaha, and the host and hostess. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received by the three cele brants. FINED FOR PETIT LARCENY In the county court Friday Dean Yates was arraigned on the charge of petit larceny, the complaint be ing the taking of some harness. the property of Lester Scattergood, of near Eagle. The defendant enter ed a plea of guilty to the charge and was given a fine of $100 and the costs of the prosecution. BACK FROM CALIFORNIA A Plattsmouth young man, Gerald Kehne. who attended the Anderson Diesel School at L03 Angeles, Cali fornia has graduated and is now back in Cass county visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Kehne. He has been gone approximately a year. Gerald hasn't made any defin ite plans for the future. CCC Vacancies Still Remain to be Filled Miss Helen Porter Urges All Unem ployed Between 17 and 23 to Join CCC Immediately According to Helen Porter, Cass county selecting agent, there are still a large number of vacancies to be filled in the CCC quota for the April enrollment which closes on April 20. Applications are now be ing taken for the next acceptance date, April 15. The purpose of CCC is to give un employed young men an opportunity to earn while they are learning; to secure experience and job train ing that will help them to find bet ter jobs. Employers throughout the country are learning more and more the value of CCC training. What impresses them most about CCC trained young men is the fact that they have acquired better work habits than the average young men of their age. The CCC camp is an excellent place to learn the operation, care and re pair of motor vehicles, tractors, or bulldozers; they have an opportun ity to learn the basic principles of metal work; woodworking facilities are unusually complete. They may secure a basic knowledge of how electrical equipment works and how to wire various kinds of houses and buildings. They offer fine training for cooks and mess stewards. They have classes in photography, blue print reading, drafting, typing and radio. Merchant Marine and private radio companies are constantly de manding CCC-trained radio men. Young men who are unmarried, unemployed, between the ages of 17-23,. and of good health and character are eligible. Enrolees are paid $30 a month; if they have de pendents they send 515 of this amount to their dependents; the boys receive $S in cash and $7 is saved for them each month. At the end of their enrollment period these savings are paid to them in a lump sum. In addition to this, they re ceive good wholesome food, cloth ing, medical and dental care; they learn to live with others, and are taught to do a job which will defin itely improve their chances for employment after leaving the corps. There are eight enrollment periods during the year. January, February, April, May, July. August, October and November, but applications may be made at any time by calling on Miss Porter, CCC selecting -agent, at Plattsmouth. MURRAY FIREMEN TO HOLD JAMBOREE FRIDAY The Murray Volunteer Fire De partment is stepping out in a big way and has bought fire extinguish ers, smoke masks and fire buckets for use at farm fires. All this costs money and must be financed in some manner. The fire boys have there fore arranged for a big Jamboree to be held Friday evening of this week, April IS, at the Murray hall. Because of the foresight and wil lingness to give of their time freely in helping to prevent and stamp out fires through use of more effective equipment, the hazards of fire in Murray have been greatly reduced. Insurance rates, based on the haz ard are likewise lower. So the boys of the fire department feel it is no more than right that citizens gener ally, both within and outside the cor porate limits of the town, who may enjoy the advantages of their ser vice help to foot the bill. This you can do by attending the Jamboree, and undoubtedly the hall will be packed with friend3 and wellwishers, anxious to do their part to help keep the equipment up to date and add more power to the ability of the Murray firemen. NOTICE, REAL ESTATE OWNERS First payment 1940 real estate tax will be delinquent May 1, 1941. JOHN E. TURNER, a7-2d; 2sw County Treasurer. From Friday's Pally Attorney J. C. Bryant, of Ashland, was in the city today to attend to some matters of business in the county court. AN APPRECIATION The committee who has had in charge the Holy Week noonday ser vices at the Cass theatre desire to thank Mr. Oriffin for the use of his fine theatre and the Journal for the generous space given daily to th publicity for these meetings. With out the generous co-operation of the theatre and a daily newspaper these nooiuliy services would net have been possible. ! Pay Honor to P. H. S. Basket ball Captain Corbin Davis Receives Award from Alumni Association for Ser vices in Past Season. Corbin Davis, captain of the 1940 41 basketball team of the Plattsmouth high school, was designated by the members of the High School alumni association to receive the trophy for his excellent service and contribution to the team in the years he has ser ved. This award was made by the votes of the members of the association who had been canvassed in the past week. Davis is a senior in the high school, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Searl S Davis and has received his education in the local schools from his first days of school life to the dawn of the graduation of his class. Since reaching high school he has been an ardent follower of the high school sport program, serving as a member of the football, basketball and tennis teams of the school, a stellar figure in these three sports. He served as the captain of the basketball team the past season to complete a bril liant record in the school sports. LOCAL BOY SEES SERVICE Relatives and friends here of Frank Aschenbrener, 19, who an swered Uncle Sam's plea by joining the United States Coast Guard last December, will be interested to learn that he and his fellow guardsmen who form the crew on the coast guard cutter U.S.S. Ingham, are now in Atlantic service, where they are expected to remain approximately six months. "Frankie." Mrs. Bessie Aschen- brener's eldest son. left from Om aha December 13 for Port Town- send, Washington, where he received his preliminary training. Frank and his companion, James Kozak, made the trip to Washington by rail. Frank completed his training in approximately a 2 Vs -month period ;on March 3. Having successiuny j passed his tests, he was transferred !to Boston, Massachusetts, where he was assigned to the cutter U. S. S. Ingham, one of the largest, If not the largest, cutters in the coast guard. Latest report by the young man is that the cutter has a crew of 180 men. However, they remained in Boston a short time before be ginning the cruise of 1941, which took them to Spain. While en route to Spain the guardsmen enjoyed a four-day battle practice. Following the maneuvers mem bers of the family here expect Frank to return to Plattsmouth for a visit with home folks. - r1 : v.-., Frank Aschenbrener Registrants in Nebraska Show Fine Co-operation From the 105 Boards Over State of Nebraska But 160 Appeals Taken to the State. With approximately 65,000 Selec tive Service registrants in the state of Nebraska classified by the 105 local boards on April 1st, on the basis of their availability for mili tary service, approximately 160 ap peals had been made to Selective Service boards of appeal, and no re quests for adjudication of decisions had been submitted to t;e president, it was announced today by General Ilenninger, state director of Selec tive Service. "This is a splendid record for our state," General Hennirer declared when making the f unouncement. He said: "It is a record that speaks highly for the work of the patriotic citizens who are serving without pay as members of Selective Service boards and as examiners and advisors, and also to the credit of our state as a whole. And It is the more hearten ing to all Americans to know that this spirit of cooperation for nation al defense prevails throughout the country, for, according to informa tion from national headquarters, more than 4,000.000 registrants now (have been classified with only a I comparatively infinitesimal number lot appeals from the decisions of Se lective SeWce boards." At the same time General Ilen ninger said, the Selective Service system is eager to make certain that all registrants, their dependents and others interested in their welfare, have every opportunity to obtain re view of any classifications they con sider unjust. "There is an obligation." he said, "uron all members of the Selective Service system who come in contact with the registrant to make certain that he understands, not alone that he has the privilege of appeal but also when he must do it and how he must do it. We cannot afford to permit registrants who want to ap peal to lose their opportunity merely because they do not understand the what, when and how of so doing. While we do not want the appeal machinery clogged up with claims of these who merely seek to delay their induction, it is equally important that no registrant be inducted until he has had ample opportunity to exercise all his legal rights." Any registrant, or his dependents or others interested in his welfare, the director said, can obtain full In formation concerning his right to appeal a classification by consulting his local board, government appeal agent, or registrants' advisory board. COUNTY COURT NOTES Hearings were held in the probate court Friday by Judge A. H. Dux- tury in the following estates: In the Mia U. Gering, Edward C. Rummel and Lena B. Ralston es tates, hearing on claims were held. Application was heard for the pro bate of the estate of Mary E. Nickle, deceased, of Elmwood and the ap pointment of George F. Nickle as ad ministrator made by the court. Final settlement was had in the estates of Walter Franks and Jens Ernest Pedersen Sailing. Hearing on determination of heir ship was had in the estate of Nathaniel Everhart, deceased. BACK FROM CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. Perry Minniear have returned from their month's stay in California. They liked it fine but prefer Nebraska any time. While there they visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Baier of Vallejo and spent a week in San Francisco. STILL CRITICAL Monsignor Adolph M. Mosler's condition at the St. Elizabeth hos pital In Lincoln, is still critical, it was reported today. Monsignor Mos ler hasn't been well for some time .rd has been confined to the hos pital for several weeks. HERE FROM NEAR SOUTH BEND From Thuraday's Daily Louis Wthrmann and George Born man, cf near South Bend, were in the city today to spend a few hours attending to some matters of busi ness. While here they paid the Journal a very pleasant call and Mr. Bornman enrolled as a reader of the semi-weekly edition of the Jour nal, receiving his mail on the Ash land route. Waldemar Long Enters a Guilty Plea in Court Aratnded Complaint Charges Contrib uting to Delinquency of Minor; 6 Months in Jail, $500 Fine From Thursday's Dally This morning at the opening of the district court the case of the State of Nebraska vs. Waldemar Long, was suddenly terminated when the state presented an amended peti tion in which the defendant was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Edith Lu- ville Foreman, to which he made a plea of guilty. The previous charge had been that of statutory rape. Judge Wilson after hearing the plea of the defendant pronounced sentence that the maximum punish ment be given, that cf six months in the county jail and a fine of f 500 and the costs of the prosecution. The defendant, who has been out on bond, was remanded to the cus tody of Sheriff Joe Mrasek. Chas. Attebery Garage at Union is Robbed Entered Sometime Friday Night and Six Radios Taken by the Unwelcome Callers. Vrnm Saturdays Daftr - The garage of Charles Attebery at Union was robbed last night and six radios reported missing as the result of the breakin. The entrance to the building was made by breaking a window in the rear of the building that gave ac cess to the party or parties. The loss was not discovered until the place was opened for business this morning. Five of the radios taken wore of the five-tube table models and one a Chevrolet car radio. Most of the radios were Emersons and one used Montgomery-Ward second hand. Sheriff Joe Mrasek was called to the scene but no fingerprints were found or traces of the night callers. DEATH OF AGED MAN From Saturday's Dally F. M. Welshimer, 86, died this morning at the home of his son, C. E. Welshimer and family in the south part of the city. Mr. Welshimer has made his home here with the son and family for the past several years and who have cared for him until his long life was terminated by death. The body will be taken to Colum bia City, Indiana, where the funeral services are to be held on Tuesday and the Interment made at the ceme tery in the old home community. He is survived by two sons, Ches ter E. Welshimer of this city and James E. of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Welshimer was a member of the Masonic order for many years, joining In his young manhood in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Welshimer are leav ing Sunday morning for the old home and to attend the last rites. The body is at the Horton funeral home awaiting shipment to Indiana. VISIT FRIENDS HERE From Saturday' Pally - Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Mayfield of Louisville, were in the city today for a short time and while here were pleasant callers at the Journal office. Tke Mayfields, for many years own ers and publishers of the. Louisville Courier, still enjoy a visit in a print shop and with the old friends of the Journal. Urge Farmers to Plant Within 1941 Allotment Expansion Program is for Focd and Net Feed. Says Alfred Gan semer, County Chairman Farmers in Ca--s count;- are still urprd to plant within their 19 il acre age allotments says Alfred Gansetnor, Chairman of the Cass County Agri cultural Conservation program. The expansion proa-ram is for food, not feed. We have an abundance ef feed cn hand in the nation. Our 1011 corn acreage allotment, left essential ly unchanged from last year in the face of a record carry-over in ord?r to meet any emergency which war mijrht brimr, is sufficient to meet that emergency. Normal ykids from the allotment, added to present supplies, will feed all the ho;:s, d.-.iry cattle and chic-kens we can hope to produce dur ing the coming year. Cass ccunty farmers can net afford to forfeit corn parity and corn con servation payments and the advantage of a corn loan by over-piaiiting their 19-11 corn allotment. To meet the needs of individual farmers who may find their 11U1 corn acreage allotments not sufficient to maintain their expanded feeding op erator.?, provision i. made to permit corn planting up to "usual" acreages which in most cares will represent an increase of about one-third. In re turn for this privilege, these produc ers will fcrfeit corn parity and corn conservation payments made under the AAA farm program and will be unable to obtain corn loans. They will however, receive other payments earn ed through AAA cooperation if they do net exceed normal corn acreages and total soil-depleting allotments. Commenting cn this , year's .corn plantings as a result of the new plan tr feed the Democracies and meet na tional defense needs Secretary Wick ard said; '"Obviously, the compara tively few producers in commercial corn areas who wish to plant up to their usual acreage of corn in order to have feed for increased dairy, poultry and livestock production will wish, and shculd have at this time, assurance that there will be r.o corn marketing quotas on the 3011 crop. Decause of the ample feed supplies in this country, however, most pioduccr. should plant within their corn allot ments." But there is no cause for listeria or alarm in preparing to meet the in creased needs for certain foods. We have the same machinery for adjust ing production upward that we used so effectively for downward adjust ment when all farm markets were re stricted. Traveling in cither direc tion, we are better off when we have cooperation and unity. We should remember, too, that there is no pepped price for wheat. The wheat supply situation remairs hazardous, and we should not lose sight of that condition when we have the opportunity to vote upon market ing quotas. FAR APPOINTS INQUIRY BOARD The state bar association an nounced recently the appointment of committees cf inquiry for the 18 judicial districts for 1941. Their chief duties are to receive any com plaints against attorneys, conduct hearings, and take any disciplinary action deemed necessary. Committee members named fo:' District 2 are W. A. Robertson, riittrmouth. chairman; Ralph Nick erson. Papillion; and Lloyd E. Peter son. Nebraska City. Peterson is a new appointee on the committee. HERE FROM ELMWOOD fmm Friday's Ball - This mornir.3 Attorney G. L. Clement and father, B. I. Clement with George P. Nickle. all of Elm wood were here to attend a session of the county court and looking after some matters in the probate section of the court. FOR SALE or trade for real estate, money-making Email town business. $2,000 cash, balance easy terms. Army call reason for selling. II. M. Wolfe. Hotel Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebr. al0-2t daw (i