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u c Hebr. State Historical Society VOL. NO. LX PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1944 NO. 101 o mm mm 111 II I I . I I i I I ; I I 11.1111 II William Barclay, Prominent Eagle, . Died Sunday Night President of State Eagles in 1926 Long Active in Civic Affair of the City Death came Sunday evening short- ly after 6 o'clock to William M. Bar- clay, 75, death coming after a ier- inii nf vri wore faiiin VooHi. in tfc w f i has been confined to his bed a great ji . Mr. Barclay was one of the out- standing leaders in the Fraternal "ver and now the residence is swept '!as service OI musiC- me pru ni.. . . . l. l. i awav in flames. gr&m consisted of several anthems viuci ui liogrca ui uic iiiaie, ue naui served in various capacities over period of more than forty years in tne local as well as tne state aeries, He was elected as the state grand worthy president in 1926 and has since served on the board of trus tees of the state aerie as long as his health permitted. Mr. Barclay since coming here in 1904 has been one of the active civ ic leaders and business men, for many years conducting a restaurant Vr f VlOl in the building now occuoied bv the! T vr. Dotuub Vickie. Mr. Barclay was born in Lancas ter county, Pennsylvania, on July 2 1869, but the greater part of hU lifetime has been spent in the central west. He was married m 1889 at Geneva, Nebraska, to Elizabeth Welch, who nreceded htm death sev eral weeks ago. The family made their home at Geneva for eleven years, later moving to Atlantic, Iowa, where they resided until com ing to Plattsmouth March 17, 1904. j . - a v , . ... . , , . m . .... tt i J gaged m business. He also served as the chief of police under the last two terms of Mayor George Lush insky. He aho served as a member cf the city park board for a period of several years. Mr. Barclay is survived by one son, Earl Barclay of Lincoln and a cousin, Charles Earclay, of Geneva, Nebraska. RESOLUTION OF CONDOLENCE WHEP.EAS: In the working of the Divine Will it has been seen fit to call our beloved Fraternal brother, Vincent Piney, Sr., to the final award. Therefore be it: RESOLVED: . That Plattsmouth . imriiwBuuiu Aerie No. 365 der of Eagles extend to the members "t !u - 7 --v""- liltr. tilCil uccucai sjiiiyauiv 111 luc:i& ' r - J r J loss. And be it' further resolved, That the charter of Plattsmouth A XT OC- Vi r.afai-nnl ft j.., , der of Eagles be draped m black for a period of thirty days. -W. H. Woolcott, B. G. Wurl, Committee Charles Troop Reported Better Over Week-End The many friends over Oss coun ty will be pleased to learn that Charles Trocp, taken to Omaha the past week for treatment, is now showing some improvement. Mr. Troop has been seriously ill since last Monday and in a semi-coma a great deal of the time. He was taken to the Immanuel hospital on Friday, The members of the family visit- ing him on Sunday were assured that the aged patient was much better ami it is hoped in a few days may regain a great deal 01 nis strength. SEEKS DIVORCE In the office of the clerk of the district court today an action for divorce was filed. The plaintiff was Levi Dugger and the defendant Isa- 11 bel Duggan. The petition alleges that the parties were married on October 15, 1931 at Belleville. It is alleged that the defendant aban doned the plaintiff in 1936. CONDITION ABOUT THE SAME The' reports from the University hospital at Omaha are to the effect that Mrs. Claus Boetel, who i3 there taking treament, continues about the same. Walter Gochenour Has Farm Home Destroped Fire originating from sparks on the roof, Monday afternoon, shortly after 5 o'clock, destroyed the farm home of Walter Gochenour, four miles south of this city and along the Missouri river. Mr. Gochenour was home at the time of the fire but the rapid spread of the flames and the isolated lo- cation made it impossible to secure fire " ffchting assistance. The loss of the home comes as a severe blow to Mr. Gochenour who has in the past two or three years IhoA litHn r. rn .rn n tho farm due to overflow from, the Missouri Nevada Visitor Spending t t i j c Mrs. T. HnHwin nf TTprnplv Nevada, is here to enjoy the holiday season with her father, John A. T.ihorsnal. well a the other rela- tives and old friends in this city and vicinity for a short time. 7 I Mr and Mr rtndwin hve de the.r - home the west for I (several years. he being engaged in school work and is a very successful Mr r.dnn . np hprp later I nd w5u th; opportunitjr of ineeung me uiu nine incuus ui ma . - i l .1 i 4.: .1 - - j locality. Leave for Washington 10 Enjoy Holidays Tuesday morning Captain and Mrs. Edwin Kalina, who have been; visiting in this city for the past few days, departed for the west coast. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Kalina, parents of Cap . . v. . , tain Kalina. The group will have a J . ., . . T I v ii xt , D j ! ton, where the Newel Pollard family I - - . . . ntl 1 i . I ,c , ,T T. ,. j Mr. and Mrs. Raima and the occas- on will hrine- the familv together for Cantain Kalina has iust returned from a tour of dutv in the Pacific that has covered the past two years and has a thirtv dav leave here he- fore Uing re-assigned. Wolf Hunt at Murdock New Years at 1 O'cokk The residents of the west part of , : -u a- ,- ni on a eon. certed attack' on the' ' .wolves and Murdock, setting New Year's day as l ., , . . - ,, . . . ft.. J.t. -fM V. Airanl 1 11 U UabC 1111 JLTlg C 1V111. The hunters will assemble at Murdock at 1 o'clock in the after- j noon and trucks will convey the men . . , . . . out to the lines where they will start closing in on the animals. Coyotes will be sold after the hunt and the proceeds turned over to the Red Cross, thus doing two good deeds in eliminating the animals and helping la good cause. PARENTS OF FINE SON Saturday at the Clarkson hospital at Omaha, a fine seven pound son was bom to Cpl. and Mrs. Perry Dingman, and all ate ieported as doing well. Mrs. Dingman is the former Margaret Anne Vallery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Vallery. Cpl. Dingman is at 'this time stationed in the air service at Pratt, Kansas. The son ha3 been christened Perry John. CARD OF THANKS Wo wish tr thank all those who were so kind to us in our bereave- ment in the loss of our father, those who assisted in his care in his ill- ness, for the beautiful flowers, and especially do we wish to thank those I C7ciCHijr J.KJ v - nun v vuHim nvv taking part in the funeral services, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haffke CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all of the friends for their cards, messages and re- membrances while I was at the hos- pital. They have been found most (pleasant in my illness, Mrs. Catherine Bintner Vesper Candle Light Service Largely Attended Pretbyterian Choir Gives Very Im pressive and Beautiful Musical Story of Nativity The candlelight vesper service Presented at the Presbyterian church last evening by the combin ed choirs of the church under the direction of the choir director, Mrs. wa ttended n audience that filled the church. Evt W one was greaty impressed in this by the senior choir, among which were 'The Dark Stole upon Bethle hem," by Lorenz; "While By My Sheep," by Jungst, an echo part be ing sung by a quartet from a distant . t . 1 . 1 . t. d t T t i. a. a J IP" i me cnurcn; -ungnie Anu Bert" by Coombs; "Holy Night" by -"B w " comomea cnou-s, tne senior ana jun- : .4L i : a. r: j wlLn Pg iu Livngston sang "The Lord's Prayer - D7 ol. very enectveiy; mc junior choir voices were very charm- inn Km'm vt V. ' Tssi Ch Art- " 111 herds Left Their Flocks By Night," 1 T7" lirri. A O T TV by Harrington; "Away in a Manger," by Luther The solo by Cloidt entitled "Christmas, 1 by Shelly, was given in his usual high quality voice very pleasingly 'Angels And Shepherds," by. Goetz, was given by the girls' choir of twenty voices. Miss Carol " Lou Bernhardt drew the interest of the audience in her "well sung solo, "The Christmas Story," by MacDonald which ended as an obligato with the choir singing, "Joy To the World Keith Fitch Kenneth Tiekotter and Kenneth Fitch fang, a trio "We TIi.d VJti. nf rti-tani A Ta ' Vir .... . ... , Hopkins, and. Jams. Scmidtmann and Jean Lloyd gave .a duet entitled . , J" , , ,. 11 1 1 b VOUUit - All A uv vimirvii lootn numoers oeing weu receivea ' A very, beautiful . gilk , service flag Wlth a large blue star in the cen- ter with the number of our church youth who re in. the service of our armed forces being snown Deneatn the star which number is 85, was presented and dedicatea Dy Keitn Fitch and Jean Lloyd in short talks that impressed the audience with the tenderness and affection we feel for these noble boys and girls X he program was interspersed Dy scripture readings by Mary Kay border wno Kept tne moie account oi lthe Christmas story before us as it was then sung by the choirs. , i . . a . i . . , I - TV A Tivolnria r . f ha c orv i r 1 urtnuiQT. I 1 1 11MU1 VX 1.111- dVlUVl. VVll.. ed of numbers played on the pipe organ, by Eleanor Giles and - Christmas medley, number played , .... : l... i- by Anna Williams Nichlas of Elm- wood, on her violin; this feature part introduced the , program with the deep reverence pf Christmas, The recessional was preceded - by a candle ngntmg service in wmcn four boys, Richard Glaze, Ronnie Schneider, Allan Burdic and Wendel Friest lit their candles from the altar light taken from the taper held by Mary Gorder and they in turn gave "1C lls- lu cvcl ' aucience. me cnoir men marcnea out through this blaze of candle Iiame- The decorations were very rich I in their beauty, consisting of yule logs with evergreens in each window alight with candles, A Christmas tree in many lights and feature decora- Itions, an altar center piece of a huge candle with evergreens surrouding, and large candles standing on ' the steps to the sanctuary. Mr. and Mrs. Bernhardt with the enthusiastic help of the members of the C. T. Y. society were responsible for the decorations. A great credit is due Mrs. Russell Keeder for her skillful training and tn " directing the choirs and arranging the program. She presided at the Pipe organ, her sister, Anna William? Nichlas, directed the singing, Mrs "y OJe 01 iviynara, accompameu T "1 . 1 W 1 . ... on the piano and Mary Kay Gorder was the effective reader of the scripture passages. It was a joyrt the participants to present it and we thank all the audience for cemmg. : BttV War Bonds County Commissioners Hold Assistance Meeting The board of county commission ers were meeting today at the court house for their regular assistance checkup of the month. The third Tuesday of the month is set aside by the commissioners to hear reports on the assistance set up and old age administration. The commissioners hear any com plaints or changes in the amounts that may be necessary to pay owing to the condition of the recipient of the pensions or assistance. County Commissioners Hart of Louisville and Backemeyer of Mur dock came in to join Commissioner S. T. Gilmour in the all day ses sion. Knights Templar Hold Election Of Of ficers Monday Louu Friedrich Is Named Com mander of Mt. Zion Com man der y, John Rummell It Generalissimo Monday evening ML Zion Com- mandery No. 5, Knights Templar, held their regular meeting and in connection was the election of of ficers for the ensuing year. The officers named were: Commander Louis Friedrich Generalissimo John W. Rum- mel. Captain General Lester Mei singer Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt Secretary Leslie W. Niel The other officers are appointive and will be made by the new com mander prior to ;the installation date. . After the regular business session the degree of the temple was con ferred on candidates.... .5. . The commandery have made ar rangements for the annual Christ mas observance at the lodge rooms on Monday, December 25th at 11 o'clock. CAMPFIRE ACTIVITIES The Tanda Campfire group held their regular meeting at the library on Friday. They discussed the com ing 'Christmas party to be held at the home of Beverly . Brown on Mon day night from 7 to 9 o'clock. Each girl must bring- a gift for the Christ-" mas grab bag. The girls worked on Christmas gifts for their mothers, Darlene Spangler, Scribe , Our campfire group met at the library on Wednesday afternoon with all but three of the members in attendance, they were Janice Yard- ley, Joan Erickson, Patricia Paint er. The program was enjoyed and the Christmas party wa3 planned The Christmas party is to be Wed nesday, evening at 7 o'clock until 9 o5clock at the home of Margaret Gaines. - SHOWS IMPROVEMENT The reports frcm the St. Joseph hospital at Omaha are to the effect that George M. Hild, of this city, patient there for the past few weeks, is now improving. The condition of Mr. Hild was very; grave for several days but is now improving to some extent and this will be gaod new to the many friends here. To Spend Christmas Season in This City Tuesday evening Rev. and Mrs. T. Porter Bennett received a long distance telephone call frcm Detroit from their son, Dr. W. E. Bennett. The . message conveyed the good news that Dr.1 and Mrs. Bennett and their two children were leaving De troit for the west and planned to spend the Christmas season here in Plattsmouth. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL 7, Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Matthew Sulser, residing at 702. North 11th street, was taken to . Omaha in the Caldwell ambulance to enter the St. Joseph hospitaL Mrs. Sulser has been quite ill and will undergo an opera tion. Ralph Hild Tells Of Trip To National 4-H Congress Winner of the Trip Through Baby Beef Club Activities Find Trip Wonderful v The following as a copy of a story written in the form of a thank you letter which is requested by every -H winner of a Chicago trip to the sponsors of the trip by the State Club leader, L. I. Frisbie: Mr. Alvin E. Johnson, Pres. Live Stock Nat. Bank of Omaha. Dear Mr. Johnson: It will be difficult to express just how 1 appreciate your interest in H work and wish to thank you for sponsoring my trip to the 23rd Nat. Club Congress, besides present ing me with 450 in cash. I will try to relate some of my experiences on the trip which proved to be quite thrilling and exciting from begin ning to end. Some of the Nebraska group met at the Burlington station in Lincoln where we talked over KFAB and had a few pictures taken. There were 28 from Nebraska, of which 21 were 4-H members. The Nebras" ka delegation traveled on the Bur- ington Zephyr to Chicago. When we reached our destination we had our group pictures taken through the courtesy of the Burlington, and wee later presented with one to keep as a remembrance. While in Chicago we stayed at the Harrison hotel, which was just a few blocks from the headquarters of the Congress at the Stevens hotel, which is the largest hotel in the world. We were entertained by interest ing and; educational activities from the ' time "we arrivd until we depart ed. O Sunday we attended two of the most beautiful churches' iri Chi cago, St. Peters Cathedral and " the Chicago Temple'- and - on; Sunday evening we were guests at the Chi cago Sunday Evening club-' in Or chestra Hall. ' ' : ' While in Chicago we were enter tained at a breakfist given by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co:, in the grand ' ballroom of the Stevens hotel. We were guests of three uncheons given by" the International Harvester Co., the National Live Stock Producers Association and the J. L. Kraft Cheese Co., and three dinners sponsored by Thomas E. Wilson, Sears Roebuck and Co., and the annual 4-H dinner on' Wed nesday evening, which climaxed the banquets. - At all these occasions we were served very delicious meals, were entertained to the utmost bv various forms of ' amusement and we were alio presented with souvenirs which will serve as lifelong remembrances and keepsakes of my attendance at Club Congress. One of the "highlights of the trip was the party at the Aragon ball room, the splendor and beauty of which would be hard to put down in words. Among the educational activities were the tour of the Field Museum and the Museum of Science and In dustry, where the specific exhibits oi special interest were an operating coal mine, a model railroad and the new exhibit showing a British Spit fire plane which went through the battle of Britain, and a flying bomb (the robot, bizz-bomb or V-l). The numerous speeches and the different discussion groups which were held in the conference room of the Stevens hotel also proved to be very educational. One really ac quires a great deal of knowledge about the different parts of the country, since there were delegates from all over the U. S. and even Canada. We also had the opportunity to see the International Live Stock show where we saw some very fine animals which were especially in teresting to me, since I won my trip for .beine the State Baby Beef Champion.. ' For one who had never been in a large city before, to ride in the suburban and elevated - trains and buses was quite . thrilling. ANDERSON LLOYD, X C. NIDAY . SEVERLY INJURED IN CAR CRASH Car Stolen, Later Abandoned at Louisville Sunday evening the office of Sheriff Joe Mrasek was notified that an automobile had been stolen at Louisville. The car belonged to C. W. Fluyter, of near Manley and had been left parked near the office of Dr. Wortman and was reported as missing shortly before 7:30. The car was found about a half hour later parked north of the Bur lington tracks and both of the front fenders damaged. It was then turn ed over to the owner. Death Of David Samson Following Long Illness Retired Farmer and Made Home With Children in This City in the Recent Years Tuesday afternoon David Samson, 86, retired farmer who has made his home in this community in recent years, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. May Middleton, in the Bekin building. Death came after an illness that has covered the past two years. . !. Mr. Samson was born in Fillmore county, Missouri, April 30, 1858 and all of his life has been spent in the central west and following his voca tion of fanning. There is surviving the passing of Mr. Samson, three sons and two daughters, Arthur Samson of this city, Perry Samson, Portland, Ore gon, James Samson, Waterloo, Iowa; Mrs., Ella Being and Mrs,: ilay :Mid dleton of this city. There are also a brother and sister, . Thomas -Samson, Haigler, Nebraska, and Mrs. Etta Hadley, . Berkley, California.,. , The body was taken to the. Cald well funeral .home at. Seventh and Oak street, where . it. will remain pending, the funeral arrangements. It is my sincere wish ' that every 4-H boy and- girl could some time during their club career attend some future National. Club Congress. Again I " want to thank you. Ralph Hild, Plattsmouth, Neb. RENEWED EFFORTS TO RAISE WAR BOND QUOTA OF COUNTY County Commissioner G..W. Hart, of Louisville, was in the. city to at tend the meeting of the. county board today, and while here was looking after the work of the sixth war bond drive that is still bcir.gH pushed in Cass county. The county quota is $G50,800, state headquarters is that the county has raised a total of 541,140 to the date of Saturday, or 82 per cent of the total. ' Mr. Hart states that a meeting was held at Weeping Water Monday night to discuss the bond drive situ ation, a large representation was on hand of the precinct workers. SANTA CLAUS GREETS CHILDREN OF PLATTSMOUTH AND COUNTY Saturday afternoon. Santa' Claus made his annual visit to this city to find the streets filled with the happy faced little ones to offer their greeting to their p atron. For several hours before the com ing of Santa, the children . , had started to gather with their . mother or older brothers and sisters along tho streets, leading' to the court house where, the court of Santa was to be held. It was not until 2 o'clock that Santa made his appearance and true to his promise he arrived in a jeep, the vehicle piloted by one of the soldiers from the Fort Creek base. , . There was a lonjr line of -the Saturday evening two Cass coun ty men, Anderson Lloyd of this city, and J. C. Niday, of Nehawka, were seriously injured in a three way truck, car, transport accident r.ear Ashland. The local men were traveling in a car going from Lincoln to Om aha and when in the Ashland vicin ity they came on a transpeit that was parked along the road. The local men started to pass the transport when a truck came in view and the car wag caught between the trans port and truck. The car, was badly damaged, the occupants cut and lacerated by the flying glass from the wrecked car. Anderson Lloyd suffered bad cuts on the head and face, one long cut just missing the jugular vein. Niday had bad cuts on the body, one arm being severly cut and also one of the legs suffered bad gashes as the result of the glass. The injured men were brought to Omaha and placed in the Doctors hospital, where they are now under going treatment. Rotarians Hold Quiz On Objects of Society The Rotary club on Tuesday had a very interesting session with a fine program given by Searl S. Davis, past president of the local club, L. A. Caldwell was the chair man of the meeting and presented Mr.Davis to conduct the program. Mr. Davis took up the matter of Rotary education and with a series of questions and answers brought out the basic foundation principles of Rotary and its aims and objec tives. The matter was handled with the usual thoroughness of Mr. Davis and very much" appreciated by all members of the group.' s There were several guests in at tendance at the meeting, Dr. Homer Whitny, of Glenwood, a visiting Ro tarian, Captain Edwin Kalina, USA., and Bernard Knoflicek, U. S. navy, both being here to visit with the relatives and old time friends. CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE Attend Christmas Day service at Immanuel Lutheran church, , 2Va miles northwest of Manley, 3U miles southwest of Louisville. The services begin at 10:00 A. M. The sag in the subscriptions seems laigely in t!.e precincts and the soli citors in the districts are being urg ed to bring up as far as possible the individual subscriptions. It is hoped that the quota may be raised soon and put the county over the top. Many of the residents have adopt ed the plan of buying regularly each week or month war bonds to aid the war effort. Chairman Hart states that the banks of Cass county have been dcing fine service in all of the bond drives and have been on their toes in this drive. children formed at the -south door of the court house when Santa made his appearance and the task of dis tributing the treats was started.' Many of the children, especially the younger ones, stopped for short vis it with Santa, to tell their desires and wishes for' the coming Christmas season. Santa Claus assistants that helped in the distribution of the treats re port that some 1,200 sacks cf nuts and apples were given out to the crowd. ' '' '"'-?'' 'V'lliiv'SC The war time conditions had elim inated the giving away of candy or a more varied array of treats as in the past years. .