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Kebr. State Hfctcrical Society VN. N. S. 10W voi. no. ivn PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1941. NO. 38 Discuss Much of Interest at C. of C. Luncheon Sending Band to Ak-Sar-Ben Den Show Monday Night Discuss Need of More Housing From Thursday's Dally- Various matters of importance oc cupied attention at today's Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Attendance records that have been skyrocketing were distinctly "down" today, how ever, for some undetermined reason. Guests included II. G. Kleinsasser, who has located here with a Singer sewing machine shop, and Dr. Leon ard Fitch, Plattsmouth's new op tometrist. At the opening of the business session, Secretary E. H. Wescott re ported the Employment office ad vised of having now referred a total of 136 men to work at the bomber plant construction job, and that the most of these are still working there. It is also quite probable some have secured referral direct, and these with the strangers living here, may bring the Kiewit payroll check totals to around 200 in Cass county. George Hetrick spoke on need of action in getting ready for grasshop per and chinch bug eradication now, particularly the chinch bugs. Last year, eleven carloads of creosote were disposed of from here last year, entailing a lot of responsibility on Mr. Hetrick and the boys at the creamery. T. H. Pollock brought up the mat ter of river navigation and freight rates, now in the hands of the Inter state Commerce commission for de termination, saying that uncertain ty regarding rates ha3 caused many towns to hold off building docks and thus slowed up the entirerlvership pingr program, but it -now seems the commission will grant an equitable rate for this class of shipments. E. J. Richey of Good Roads and Transportation committee told of the work being started on improving the east end of the Plattsmouth-Louis-ville road, by widening it and re surfacing, with future maintenance to be taken care of by the highway department. A new overpass is to re place the Missouri Pacific crossing west of town. The cost of this has made it necessary to cut the num ber of miles to be thus improved this year to about four. There was also some discussion of getting action on speeding up im provement on Cedar Creek road, for which money has been raised and earmarked, it was declared, but is being held up until the rock crush er Is brought into this district. For more than two years now it has been in operation in other commissioner districts. James Begley, chairman of Voca tional Training committee told of correspondence he has had regarding establishment of a trade school here to train workers in sheet metal and other similar trades for work at the bomber plant. He also said "Wendell Bridwell of Denver and Glen Gard ner of Lincoln, would be here to night and speak at the Recreation Center on NYA. All who wish are welcome to attend the meeting. A large force of workmen engag ed in laying the new Socony-Vacuum gasoline line through the county are to arrive before the end of the week and will be here about two month? requiring housing and rooming fa cilities, it was said. Carl Schneider reported on a com munication to his father, who was unable to be present, from Repre sentative McLaughlin, prospective Cass county representative two years hence, under the redistricting plan. Mr. McLaughlin thought he would be in Nebraska about the middle of June and will be pleased to be a guest speaker of the Plattsmouth Happy Hundred club if time permits otherwise to come later. Plattsmouth Night at Den In connection with Plattsmouth night at the Ak-Sar-Ben den Mon day, II. A. Schneider was announc ed as Plattsmouth's official speaker during the between-curtains pro gram. Fred Hess, music director, told of fine success in training both band and drum corps. Arrival of new valve bugles this week has enabled starting practice with these. Sixteen boys took the instruments at first rehearsal and within half an hour were able to play four part harmony indicating that by mid-season they will really be going places. Mr. Hess said he would like to take a 24 piece concert band to the Ak-Sar-Ben show Monday night, and asked for transportation. This was referred to the Good Roads and Transportation committee, E. J. Richey, to work out with volunteer car owners. Mr. Hess also told the members something concerning his work as music director. E. H. Wescott conveyed an in vitation from Nebraska City Cham ber of Commerce to Plattsmouth business men to join them on a two day educational bus tour into Iowa on a chartered bus June 16 and 17. Nebraska City business men making the trip last year, were well pleas ed and will go in even larger num ber this year. The cost of $13 or $14 is borne by each individual, the idea being to contact merchants in the various towns visited engaged in like business and compare notes on what the country or their business needs. It was a great success last year. No action taken, and anyone desiring to go may contact Secre tary Wescott. As the chartered bus will deadhead through here both go ing to and coming back from place of starting at Nebraska City, anyone going from here could get on the bus here and get off on the way home. Need for New Homes After that the meeting settled down to a discussion of building problems and possibilities, with var ious viewpoints. Some felt that if the community doesn't sell itself on building new homes to care for em ployes at the bomber plant, it can't expect to sell outsiders on the plan. Suggestion of a home building com pany and advertising of the advant ages Plattsmouth has to offer as a place of residence in the metropoli tan press was approved in principle, but left to be worked out in detail and reported at a later meeting. It was past the usual time when the meeting adjourned. HONOR BOLL 4TH QUAR TER AND 2ND SEMESTER Following is the honor roll for the Plattsmouth high school for the fourth quarter and the second semester. Unless otherwise indicated each includes both 4th quarter and 2nd semester: 9th Grade John Berlett, Marie Blake, Donald Bowman (2nd semester), Bernard Dow, Edward Gradovllle, Charlotte Jaeger, Irene LaHoda, Georgia Les ter, Patty Libershal, Geraldine Maason, Delores Ruse, Josephine Sed lak, Marcel Vinduska, Robert Woos ter. 10th Grade Robert Cole, Catherine Conis, Rob ert Grassman, Joan Tiekotter. 11th Grade Virginia Bierl (4th quarter), Wil bur Claus, Wilmer Covert, Ellen Dodds, Dorothea Duxbury, Betty Gayer, Maxine Graves, Bill Hobbs, Margaret Rea, Bill Robertson. 12th Grade Frances Bierl, Robert Cook, Cor- bin Davis, Bernice Halmes (2nd sem ester), Edwin Hiber, Darlene Holou- bek, Florence Fischer, Ronald Les ter, Betty Jo Libershal, Jim Mauzy, Joe Noble, Clayton Sack, Verona To man, Emma Reine Topliff, Dorothy Ulrich, Shirley Walling, Josephine Warga, Ruth Westover, Jacqueline Wetenkamp, Edwin Steppat. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Prom Thursday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. Arley Christensen's second boy was born this morning at the home of Mrs. Andrew Seybert on West Oak street. The infant weighed 9 pounds, and its grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Pete Chris- tensen of Harlan, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Alois Smetana of Plattsmouth. Both mother and son are doing nice ly. Mrs. Christensen was formerly Eleanor Smetana. PILOTS HAVE DAUGHTER At the St. Joseph hospital in Om aha a girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Pilny, Jr. Tuesday. This is the Pilnys' first child, and the infant is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Pilny, Sr., Plattsmouth, and Mrs. Josephine jMorawetz, Racine, Wisconsin. Joe Case and Wayne Falk are Tarkio Grads Two Well Known Plattsmoutu Young Men Are Ready to Em bark on Careers. Two Plattsmouth high school graduates, Joe Case and Wayne Falk, received the bachelor of arts degree at Tarkio College Tuesday morning. Both have been active in the life of the school and have made fine records. Wayne concluded four years of competition on the Tarkio College football team last fall, winning all conference recognition in his senior year. He has been a member of the Tarkio College choir and active as a member of the Forum society for men. He is now completing his flying course and expects to receive his private license at the Tarkio airport within the next few days. Joe Case played one year of foot ball but a knee injury made it neces sary for him to give up the sport. He has been outstanding in a num ber of leading roles. He is a member of Alpha PsI Omega, dramatic fra ternity and of the Forum. He was recently elected to the Skulls of Seven for his outstanding dramatic work. Joe has completed his flying course in the Tarkio C.A.A. unit and has already been sworn in for army duty in the air corps. He will leave for active duty in Cali fornia at once. Wayne has passed the army air corps examinations and expects to be called within the very near future. Both had planned teaching or business careers but the flying in struction at Tarkio interested them in service in the army air corps as Both are now eligible for the draft. Four other P. JI. S. ' graduates have1 previously received their de grees at Tarkio. They are: Stuart Porter, now connected with the Ten nessee Eastman Corp. at Kingsport, Tenn., Don Cotner, music teacher at Essex, la., Geo. Adam, science teacher and assistant coach at Tarkio high school, and Kenneth Armstrong, former professional football player and now working with engineers on the Missouri river project. Four other P. H. S. grads are just completing their freshman year at Tarkio: Allan White, Joe York, Ralph Stava and Don Wall. VISITS OLD FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs. Maynard McCleary, of Minneapolis, were guests here over night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stine, with whom Mr. Mc Cleary had made his home during his high school days in this city. They have been visiting at Arcadia, Nebraska, with Mr. and Mrs. Esper McCleary, parents of Maynard, for a short time and from here will return home. Mr. McCleary was able to visit with a number of the old school friends and associates while in the city to enjoy stories of the old days back in the early thirties when he was a student in school and member of the high school basketball squad. He graduated here in the class of 1934. Mr. McCleary reports his brother, Garland McCleary, as still located in Chicago where he has made his home for the past several years. PORN MONDAY, JUNE 2 Mr. and Mrs. George Brokaw, Bellevue, are the parents of a daughter, born to them Monday at the home of Mrs. Brokaw's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bailey, Platts mouth. Not only is this the iEro kaws' first child, but it is Mr. and Mrs. Bailey's first grandchild. Mrs. Brokaw was the former Ruth Bailey. The parents have named the baby Marlene June. MAKE UP ATTENDANCE From Friday's Daily Last evening a party of local Rotarians drove to Glenwood where they attended the weekly meeting of the Rotary at that place and to make up their attendance. In the party were Frank A. Cloidt, L. S. Devoe, Arthur Troop and J. Howard Davis. HAS VERY PLEASANT TRIP from Thursday's Dairy Miss Wilda Mitchell, secretary of the Cass county local board, returned last evening from a short vacation trip to the east coast. She joined- a party of friends at Chicago to go on to New York City to spend a few days in the national metropolis. She states that in the east there is a marked military spirit and uniforms both army and navy are to be seen in all of the cities as well as the smaller communities, activities in all o fthe defense industries and a gen eral spirit of preparedness. Opening Mary May Beauty Shop on Saturday Modernized and Attractive Place Arranged for the Shop at 416 Main Strest. The Mary May Beauty Shop, es tablished in 1926, operated by Mrs. Mary May Troop, is now located in the new quarters at 416 Main street where the formal opening was held Saturday, June 7th. The new location is in one of the rooms of the three-front building just re cently purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Troop. One enters the building into the work room of the shop, a very bright and attractive spot, wall of dusky pink paneling while the ceiling of the room is in a tone of dull tan to make a very1 harmonious setting for the room. Venetian blinds of dusky blue are used to complete the color tones of the work room. The chairs as well as the wall cases displaying the cosmetics are in touches of the dull ivory. The facilities of the shop have been increased with the addition of a new de luxe model croquignole permanent wave machine with dry ing machines of the latest type for the hair dressing department of the shop. The proprietor of the shop, Mrc. Troop is delighted with the new location as is the operator, Miss Catherine Anthes, who for the past seven years has assisted Mrs. Troop in the work of supplying beauty treatments to the residents of Cass county. Every facility that might add to the convenience of the shop or the comfort of the patrons has been ar ranged by the owner who can feel well pleased over the artistic place of business. Mrs. Troop states that the same standard of prices will be maintained as formerly. PASSES 86TH EIRTHDAY Joseph Tighe, member of one of the pioneer families of Cass county, has just passed his eighty-sixth birth day anniversary in California, where for the past several years he has made his home. Mr. Tighe was a resident of Cass county for many years and engaged in the grain business at Wabash where he will be remembered by many of the old time residents. The celebration of the anniversary occurred at the home of his oldest son, Eugene at Los Angeles, the four sons and their families being pres ent to join in the event. This group comprised the Eugene Tighes, the Fred Tighes, the James Tighes and the Francis Tighes. Joining the party were Mr. and Mrs. William Schlater and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schlater and family and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Will and family. The event brought together mem bers of three families all related, the Tighes, Schlater3 and Fitzgeralds. FORMER TEACHER HERE Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jordan of Valentine, Nebraska, were in the city for a short visit with County Treasurer and Mrs. John E. Turner and family. They have been in Omaha where Mr. Jordan was attending the Masonic grand lodge as representative of the Valentine lodge. Mr. Jordan was here for some time as commercial teacher in the Platts mouth high school and while here had made his hom with the Turner family. Congressman McLaughlin to Visit the City Member of Congress from Second District to Get Acquainted with New Constituents. In response to invitation from Plattsmouth friends. Congressman Charles F. McLaughlin, of Omaha, representative of the second district will be in Plattsmouth on Tuesday, June 17th. He will be the honor guest at a dinner in the evening sponsored by the Chamber of Com merce committee. This will be the congressman's first opportunity to visit in this city since the legislature placed Cass and Otoe counties in his district. While the change will not be effective un til the election in 1942 the con gressman wishes to become better acquainted with the voters here. Many of the business and pro fessional men of the city are ai quainted with "Chick," as the con gressman is well known to his close friends and will welcome the oppor tunity of having him with them. Further details of the dinner party will be announced later so that as many as possible may be ac commodated. LEAVE FOR THE EAST From Saturday's Dally . This morning at an early hour Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Evers and chil dren, Raymond and Mary, departed for the east where they will spend an extended vacation. They are driv ing through to West Point to attend the graduation exercises of the U. S. military academy, where their son is completing his first year. They hope to spend. a few days there to enjoy the colorful parades and events ,of the graduation time. Leaving West Point they will motor through the east until June 23rd when they go to Dousman, Wisconsin, where the annual meeting of the National As sociation of Masonic Home Execu tives is being held. Mr. Evers, a for mer national president, is the chair man of the program committee for this year's meeting. The Masonic Home of Wisconsin is located at Dousman and will be the center of attraction for the heads of the various homes over the nation. UNDERGOES OPERATION W. A. Galloway, well known farmer from northwest of the city, was taken quite ill Friday and it was necessary to rush him to the Clark son hospital at Omaha. He wras found to be suffering rrom a strangu lated hernia and was in serious con dition. The operation was perform ed at once and Mr. Galloway report ed as rallying quite well from the effects of the operation. BATTLING TO SAVE ARM Attending physicians at the Uni versity hospital at Omaha are work ing hard in an attempt to save the left arm of Elmer Petereit, son of Mr3. Franz Petereit. The boy in jured the arm Decoration Day and since then he has been a patient at the hospital. The injury proved very serious. At the present the boy is unable to use the arm or hand. Whether the arm will be amputated is a matter or douot yet. ROBINSON SCHEWE At a ceremony performed June 2 at 3 p. m. at the Calvary Evangel ical church of Lincoln, Miss Theo- !dora Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Robinson, was united in marriage to Lieut. Norman E. Schewe of Murdock. Rev. E. F. Haist officiated. The couple will reside in San Antonio, Tex. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schewe have attended the University of Nebraska, from where the latter was graduated. PERU STUDENTS HONORED Cass county students receiving one year certificates from the State Teachers college at Peru were: Irene Tyson, Betty Krantz, Clara Kruger (with honors), Kathryn Urish (with honors.) REA ELECTRICAL SHOW From Friday's DaiTy T. H. Pollock and Elmer Webb drove to Tecumseh last night to at tend the REA electrical show held on a farm north of town. A number of large circus-size tents housed the different exhibits of electrical equip ment and several thousand people at tended the opening night. The show is being continued today and tonight and will then move further outstate for a series of two-day exhibitions in territory now being served by rural electrification projects. It is sponsored by the government and has appeared in many of the forty-eight states during the past five years of REA development. Death Saddens Wedding of Well Known Couple Dr. R. S. Van Kirk Dies of Heart Attack at Honolulu Following Wedding of Daughter. The nuptials of Miss Lois Van Kirk and Ensign James M. Robert son, held at Honolulu Thursday, were saddened by the sudden death of Dr. R. S. Van Kirk, father of the bride, who died immediately after the wedding ceremony. Dr. Van Kirk suffered a heart attack that brought death in a few seconds amid the happy setting of the wedding. Dr. and Mrs. Van Kirk had ac companied their daughter, Miss Lois and Miss Rachel Robertson of this city to Hawaii for the wedding, plan ning a visit at Honolulu before re turning to their home at Oil City, Pennsylvania. The death of Dr. Van Kirk came as a very great shock to the mem bers of the Robertson family here as well as the many friends of the brida and groom. HARVEST HANDS NEEDED As a result of a survey by the Employment Service it is anticipated that the state of Kansas will need harvest workers from other sections of the midwest. The Nebraska State Employment Service has been re quested to locate experienced farm workers who are interested in trans ferring to various parts of Kansas during June to work in the harvest. Wages are expected to be a dollar to two dollars per day higher than last year for this work and it will prob ably last about two weeks. Anyone qualified and interested in transferring to Kansas for this work should inquire at the Plattsmouth office of the Nebraska State Employ ment Service in the court house. LEAVE FOR THE EAST This morning Mrs. Fred H. Sharp nack and son, Jerry, departed for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they join Mr. Sharpnack who has been in the east for the past year in defense work. Mr. Sharpnack has been moved to Philadelphia where he will be permanently lo- jcated and to be joined by his family The Plattsmouth people were joined at Chicago by Mrs. George Sharp nack who is also moving to Phila delphia. This will make another addition to the colony of former Plattsmouth residents who are located in this important defense center. LEAVE FOR WEST COAST From Thursday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ofe and son, Carl, Jr., departed today for the west coast where they will enjoy a vaca tion trip in the many points of in terest in that part of the west. They will spend some time in the Los Angeles area where they have many old time friends to visit and renew old acquaintanceship. TO VACATION IN DENVER Mrs. E. C. Harris plans to leave the latter part of thi3 week for Denver, Colorado where her vacation period is to be spent. Mrs. Harris formerly lived in Denver. She will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. M. E. Watson and family as well as her brother, Kenneth Greene. She will make 'he trip by rail and remain there two weeks. Red Cross Has County Meeting at Weep'g Water Present Officers Are Re-elected and Reports Received from the Various Committees. From Saturday's Dairy 'The Cass county chapter of the American Red Cross met last eve ning at Weeping Water with almost every chapter of the county repre sented. The main business was the elec tion of officers and the officers of last year who have served so well, were all re-named by the chapter representatives. They were as fol lows : Chairman Mrs. R. E. Norris, Weeping Water. Vice-Chairman Elmer Sundstrom, Plattsmouth. Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. H. A. Tool, Murdock. One of the interesting features was the announcement that Red Cross in Cass county this year has the largest membership since the World war days, 1,200. The production department under the direction of Mrs. J. F. Knecht of South Eend, showed a very fine re sult in the making of needed sup plies for use in the various activities of the Red Cross, particularly in the supplies to the British Isles now so badly in need of aid. New plans call for even a larger expansion of the production work by the local chapters to aid in the needed war relief. The meeting was at the Congre gational church, preceded by a din ner at the Resthaven hotel. Attending from this city were: Judge A. H. Duxbury, Home Ser vice, Mrs. Lora Lloyd Kieck, Junior Red Cross. Mr. and Mrs. Earner Sundstrom, Miss Helen Porter, coun ty assistance director, Mrs. A. H. Duxbury, home and farm accident prevention. Mrs. Guy Kiser of My nard represented the Mynard chap ter. Four Called to Service; Date Set for June 16 County Quota to Report Here to Board June 16th for Induc tion Into Service. The Cass county local board has sent out the list of five young men of Cass county to report to the board on Monday, June 16th at 11:30 a. m. The four who will be called at this time are: 253 Gus Ernest Golner, Avoca. 258 Harley Louis Street, Platts mouth. 270 Jack John Ross, Louisville. 291 Elmer Roy Fitch, Nehawka. The young men will be taken to Fort Crook to be inducted into the army and later assigned to one of the training camps. UNDERGOES OPERATION The many friends of Mrs. Karl Koch of Presque Isle, Maine, will be pleased to learn that she is improv ing very well from her appendec tomy at the Clarkson hospital, Om aha. Mrs. Koch has been here dur ing the illness of her mother, Mrs. John L. Tidball, who is also at the Clarkson recovering from a very severe operation. Mrs. Koch was taken ill Wednesday and rushed to the hospital where she was operated on Thursday morning. IN CLARKSON HOSPITAL Miss Virgie King, Grand Island, is in the Clarkson hospital, Omaha, where she underwent an appendec tomy Friday morning. Miss King, who is daughter of Mrs. Ralph Petet of Plattsmouth, has been re siding with the Petets for about a year. Her condition is said to be good. - , INSTALL NEON SIGN A neon sign has been installed in front of the Bates Book and Sta tionery store at its new location at the corner of 4th and Main. 4 1 0