Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1932)
rv VOL. NO. XLVm PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBR. 4, 1932. NO. 2 8 Haste lb Railroad Change Cripples the Wire Service Here Removal of Two Operators from Lo cal Burlington Station Works a Hardship cn City. Tbe installation of a spring switch here to be used in the directing of train service, eliminating the ser vices of two of the telegraph oper ators at the local station, is a move that will work a hardship on wire service to this city. The change will result in the clos ing of the station from five o'clock in the afternoon to morning, thereby making it impossible to send or re ceive a wire over the Western Union lines at the station during the hours that the office is closed. In addition. passengers wishing to go east on the Ak-Sar-Ben late in the evening will have to remain out in the cold await ing the coming of the train unless other arrangements can be made. With the closing of the Burlington offices at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the Missouri Pacific station wire of fice is also closed from 4 o'clock to midnight. The city has very little train ser vice at this time and the Burlington which recently removed No. 2 from the local train schedule, is contem plating a change in the motor train that was used as a substitute for this train. With the removal of the mo tor train there will be little chance of getting in or out of the city in the afternoon save on the Missouri Pacific which has a train north at 2:55 and one south at 6:35 p. in. The train service also affects the mail delivery here and serves to crip ple this service unless other adjust ments can be made to get the mail in and out of the city in the afternoon and evening. The changes are made by the railroad with a view of cut ting expense and economy but works a hardship on this city and the terri tory served by it with mail aad train service. BISHOP SHAYLER AT ST. LUKE'S CHURCH A good congregation in spite of the cold day greeted Bishop E. V. Shayler of the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska on his annual visit yester day. The following were presented for confirmation having completed the course of study required and made the necessary promises before the congregation. Mrs. J. Ledgway, Miss Betty McCarthy, and Henry, William and Edward McMaken, Richard Petr ing and William Rosencrans. Mr. Herbert Patterson of Kansas City acted as crucifier and acolyte and at tended the Bishop and Rector in their duties in the chancel and sancuary. The Bishop arrived in time to ad dress the pupils and teachers of the Sunday school at 9:30 and in the afternoon was driven to Union where a service was held at the home of Miss Robb. In the evening a goodly com pa assembled at the home of the Misses Oering where an informal reception and hymn singing and an address by the Bishop were enjoyed by all. Aft er the serving of refreshments, the company left with the memory of a very pleasant day with the presiding officer of the church in our area. An offering was given to the Bishop for the relief of economic conditions in the churches in the drought stricken districts. COMPLETING NEW FACTORY From Tuesday's Paily L. D. Hiatt. of the Nebraska Bas ket Factory of this city, was at Om aha today where he spent a short time, called there in the interest of the plant here. The company is get ting arranged in the new location in the Alfa-Maize mill building where they are making a number of changes, but are gradually getting the machinery placed and the ar rangement of the plant to suit their needs and expect in the next few days to be able to again be active in the manufacture of the many lines of high class baskets that they have made so popular in this part of the west. ACCEPTS NEW POSITION From Monday's Daily Miss Minnie Hild today entered on her duties as clerk in the office of County Register of Deeds Miss Lillian White. Miss Hild is an experienced stenographer and served for several years in that capacity at the Burl ington offices in this city, being a very efficient lady in tills work and one who will bt most valuable in the register of deeds office. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the members of the fire department and the neigh bors who aided in saving our home from destruction by fire Saturday. Their splendid work will always be deeply appreciated. Mr. and MrsV James McKinney, Mrs. Dolly Young. LOVE LAUGHS AT AGE The old story that lcve laughs at locksmiths can also apply to the var ious requirements that the law has thrown around the age at which the youth and maiden may wed without the consent of the parents. Saturday afternoon Henry Marion Larson of Sidney. Iowa, with Miss Frederioka Lena Anderson of Glen wood, visited the office of County Judge A. H. Dux bury to secure ?. license to be joined in the bonds cf wedlock. The pre paration for making out the license was started when it was discovered that the bride was not of the age of twenty-one or had the parental ccn sent. The young people were told to return later with the consent and all would be well, otherwise no license It. was discoverel later that the young people had motored to Nebraska City where the license was granted. Chamber of Com merce Committees are Selected President H. A. Schneider Selects Those Who will Assist in Form ulating Year's Work. ine committees ror the ensuing year for the Chamber of Commerce have been announced by President H. A. Schneider, the selections beine al most identically the same as the past year, during which many of the com mittees have put over extensive pro grams and they are to be kept on the job again this year exerting their ef forts to the further advancement of the community. The personnel of the various com mittees which have been named, is as fellows: Finance F. I. Rca. E. H. Schul- hof, J. H. Davis, C. A. Rosencrans, Dr. P. T. Heineman. Roads Frank M. Bestor, Geo. K. Petring. C. II. Jensen, L. O. Minor, Geo. L. Farley. . Legislative Judge James T. Beg ley, J. A. Capwell, C. E. Ledgway and Robert M. Walling. Retail Section R. W. Knorr. Harbors and Docks Henry Herold, D. O. Dwyer, E. J. Richey, R. A. Bates, H. M. Soennichsen. Railroads William Baird. R. W. Clement, W. T. Distell. Dr. J. S. Liv ingston. Publicity Elmer Webb, R. A. Bates. Frank H. Smith and R. Foster Patterson. Agriculture T. H. Pollock, W. F. Nolte. S. S. Davis, G. K. Hetrick and J. H. McMaken. Industries C. C. Wescott, L. D. Hiatt. S. S. Davis. William Baird and John P. Sattler. Civic Improvement A. H. Dux bury, E. A. Wurl. R. E. Bailey, Rev. O. G. Wichmann. Amusement and Recreation J. W. Holmes, Rev. H. G. McClusky, John E. Turner and Carl Ofe. Happy Hundred E. H. Wescott, L. O. Minor, R. W. Knorr and S. S. Davis. THE FIRST BLUEBIRDS From Tuesday's Dally From the home of Elmer Taylor in the west part of the city comes the report that four bluebirds were seen in the yard there today. These feathered heralds of the glad spring time have just made their appear ance and whether they are hardy survivors of tbe winter season or re turning fom the south is hard to tell. However the birds make one realize that spring is just around the cor ner, a corner that will not be as elusive as that around which pros perity has lurked for the past three years. HOLDS QUARTERLY SERVICE Rev. C. C. Wilson, superintendent of the Methodist church for the Om aha district, was here Sunday and Lheld the services at the church. Fol lowing the services tne quarterly con ference of the church was hied, at which time the reports of the various committees of the church were re ceived and the plans for the ensuing year discussed by the members of the congregation and the superin tendent. MANY FLU CASES The. physicians of the city report a very large number of the residents of the city suffering from attacks of flu or severe colds. Many are con fined to their homes by the malady and under the care of physicians. The number of cases is quite large, rivaling the epidemic of some twelve years tftSfealtho .in not as severe a form as the 'Spanish influenza. Committee Asks that School Costs be Cut Suggestions Offered as to Lowering o Costs Stndy cf Matter Taken Up by the Eoaxd. From Tuffday's Dally The regular February meeting of the board of education was held last evening at the superintendent's of fice in the high school building. The beard was waited upon by a commit tee appointed by H. A. Schneider and composed cf C. L. Wiles, W. G. Kieck, W. A. Robertson, George Petring and D. O. Dwyer. C. L. Wiles as chairman stated that his committee was present for the purpose of co-operating with the beard in the hopes of working out a plan whereby the costs of running the schools might be materially re duced. He called upon different mem bers of tbe committee who expressed themselves as favoring various meth ods of economy but, with one ex ception.' all asserted that they want ed the schools to remain on the ac credited list of the University of Ne braska. Mr. Dwyer, of the committee, made the following recommendations. A downward revision in all salaries be ing paid by the district and the drop ping from the school program of home economics, manual training, all com mercial subjects, music supervisor, ait and penmanship supervisor and athletic coach. He also advised the closing of the FirEt and Second Ward schools and the transferring of pupils now attending these schools to the Central building. Mr. Dwyer stated that in his opinion the Plattsmouth High school would no doubt be re duced to a tenth grade school in the oursa of, a very lew years. Dr. Cummins, president of the board of education, thanked the com mittee for tis interest in the public schools and stated that the board is always glad to receive and consider suggestions from residents of the school district. He called attention to the fact that some years ago the board had begun reducing the cur rent expenses of the schools and as a result of this policy had already accomplished seme very noticeable economies. The president asked E. A. Wurl, vice president of the board, to explain economies already made. Mr. Wurl called attention of the committee to present financial con ditions of District One: In 1925-26 the local school district valuation was $3,302,124; the 1931-32 valu ation is $3,023,784, a reduction in to tal valuation of $278,340 in the past seven years due principally to the closing of the Burlington shops. In 1925-26 the money collected by the county treasurer for the general school fund of District One (the board of education has no control over the bond fund) amounted toV (62.999.59; in 1930-31 the amount was reduced to $53,226.58. That is $10,438.90 less money was collected for school purposes in District One in 1930-31 than was collected in 1925-26. This reduction includes $665.89 saving made in the bond levy. In other words, Mr. Wurl stated, the taxpayers of this school district paid 15.06 less money for schools in 1930-31 than they did in 1925-26. During the same period the school levy has been reduced from 20 mills to 16.6 mills for the general fund and from 2 to 1.8 mills for the bond fund, a total reduction of 3.6 mills for the period. On the present school valuation of $3,023, 784 a one mill levy should raise S3. 023. In view of this fact, the 3.6 mills reduction seems to make a rather commendable saving. The board of education has made this saving without impairing the efficiency of the public schools in any way. Mr. Wurl further stated that some comparisons have been made of school expenditures in Plattsmouth and sim ilar expenditures in other Nebraska cities and villages. These comparisons have been made by using statistics reported by the state superintendent for the years 1926-30. Statistics for the school year of 1930-31 were not available. During the years 1926-30 the average annual cost for current expenses in all city and Tillage schools of Nebraska was $77.72 per child enrolled; In Plattsmouth it was $64.23 per child. When it is pointed out that onehalf the village and city schools of the state were paying more than $77.72 per child, the $64.23 per capita costs in Platts mcuth assume added significance. All Nebraska graded schools for the same period spent- an average of $1.86 per child per year lor text books; the Plattsmoutn schools spent an average of $1.02 per child per year for the same period. Other in structional costs' maintained approx imately the same ratio. School District 0:ie now has a bended indebtedness of $ 05,000, stated Mr. Wurl. There will be suf ficient money in the sinking fund to retire these bonds when they become due in 1938. which will leave the local school district entirely free of bonded indebtedness. This will be accomplished without increasing the present bond levy o l.S mills. The Plattsmouth school, disti ict has no floating indebtedness at the present time, nor has it had any such in debtedness for the past t-everal years. After the committee withdrew, the boaTd devoted its attentions to routine business. No action was ta- en on recommendations made by the committee pending further study by members of the boarc cr education. Former Store Manager Draws - One to 2 Years Glenn Sharp Sentenced Today for Larceny as Bailee of $225 frcm Hizky-Dinky Co. From Monday's Daily - Glenn Sharp, former manager of the Hinky-Dinky store in this city, was arraigned this naming in the county court on an. amended com plaint charging him .with larceny as bailee of the sum of $225. To the charge he entered a plea of guilty and a lew minutes later ne renewed his plea of guilty in the district court. Judge Begley gave the young man a sentence of from one to two years in he state reformatory at Lincoln. The original charge on which Sharp was arrested Friday at Web ster, Missouri, was that of embezzle ment of $436.52, from the local store of the Hinky-Dinky company. Sharp, after his arrest denied this charge, altho he confessed to the taking of $225 in cash, the remaining amount n checks not having been taken by him. The prisoner seemed relieved that the search that has covered the past four months in several of tbe large cities of the country had ended. Sharp was returned here late Sunday ty Deputy Sheriff Ray Becker. FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE Late Saturday afternoon the resi dence property occupied by Mrs. Dol- lie Young and family, on Lincoln avenue, was badly damaged by fire that destroyed the roof of the house J and did much damage on the inter ior of the building. The fire was first discovered by a newspaper carrier boy who notified the James McKinney family next door to the Young resi dence, the flames at that time burst ing through the roof. The fire alarm was turned in and the department responded and did splendid work in saving the building from entire de struction. The cause of the fire has not been fully determined from hut it' is thought originated from the chimney. The family had a gTeat deal of trouble in getting the fire in the stove to draw during the day and the chimney was cleaned cut in the basement but this did not have a great deal of effect, the upper portion of the chimney, apparently being choked up and soot later catching fire caused the blaze. MANY SECURE LICENSES The month of January has been an active one in the office of the county Judge, some fifteen marriage licenses having been issued in that depart ment of the office. A large number of these were issued to out of county residents, Omaha and Iowa furnish ing a large number of the applicants for the desired licenses. A number of applications were made but the par ties were under age and the request for license was refused by the court. SUFFERS FROM FLU Clyde Graves, linotype operator on the Journal, is confined to his home as the result of a very severe attack of the flu. Mr. Graves was not well Monday and that evening developed a high fever that has since kept him under the care of a physician. He is still suffering a great deal from the effects of the illness and probably will be confined to his bed for the remainder of the week. Call to D. A. R. to Join in the Drouth Relief State Regent Mrs. E. H. Wescott, Asks That Chapters Join in Se curing Straw for Stock After a personal inspection of con ditions. Mr3. Edgar 11. Wescott, state resent of the Daughters American Revolution, has issued a call to the members of i lie society to aid in the relief of the drouth stricken areas of Nebraska. After consulting with members, she has evolved a plan for moving the stacks of wheat straw to the drouth urea ns food fcr an imal?. The J). A. R. effort is an addi tional item to the contributions the members have already made as in dividual?. Mrs. Wescott ha? issued the fol lowing letter to the fifty-two chap ters of the D. A. R. in Nebraska: "My Dear Regent: "This letter ccmes to you in re sponse to an urgent need of the drouth stricken area of Nebraska. This condition will continue until May. "The Daughters cf the American Revolution has always been an out standing patriotic organization. How can we better demonstrate our pa triotism than by contributing finan cial aid at this time? 'After several days spent in and near Kearney, verifying reports and studying the proposition of the Daughters contributing to this pro gram. I have decided to act. "The farmers of this vicinity have great stacks of wheat straw which they will furnish free to any organ ization that will bale it. The baling will cost from two to three dollars per ton. I hope each chapter will contribute. The aid of individual members is also solicited. "The Bessie Hay Company has of fered to supervise the loading. Mrs. H. J. Cary, Vice State Regent. 602 West 27th Street, Kearney, Nebras ka, will receive and expend this money to the best advantage pos sible. She will give an accounting at the stats conference in March. . "Dear Regent, will you not act at once? Please calTa meeting" of your chapter for the immediate consider ation of this project. "Funds in the D. A. R. State Treasury are not available without action of the State Conference. If this relief program is to be made effective the time to act is NOW. " 'Tell me not from what stock you grew But prove your stock by what you do.' "Sincerely, "CLARA S. WESCOTT, ' "State Regent." Much help h's been promised by farmers. The railroads will haul the baled straw free: The money contri buted by the D. A. R. chapters will be use dfor labor and the addition of needed food supplies. Unemployed men will be secured to bale the straw. SLEET CAUSES ACCIDENT From Tuesday's Daily This morning a serious auto acci dent occurred on highway No. 75 Just north of the A. J. Trilety place, at the foot of the McConkey hill. Fran cis Heatherington was coming north on the highway with his car and was pecompanied by his brother-in-law, Edgar Creamer. When the car was near the foot of the hill the sleet on the windshield made necessary Mr. Heatherington stopping for a few moments to try and wipe off the windshield. He did not get out of the car and had his cap pulled down, thus deadening the noise of any ap proaching car. The car of J. W. Stones also coming from the south, when the driver attempted to avoid the other car, skidded and the back of the Stones car swung into the rear of the car of Mr. Heatherington. smashing the Stones car in bad shape. "Mickey" Toman, who was riding with Mr. Stones, was thrown into the glass of one of the rear doors, suffer ing a deep and painful laceration of the scalp. The injured man was taken on into the city and to the of fice of Dr. T. P. Livingston where the injury was treated and several stitches taken in the scalp. The other members of the two auto parties were uninjured save for a general shaking up DOING VERY NICELY Lon Henry, who was taken to Omaha Saturday to be operated on at the St. Catherine's hospital, is re ported as doing Just as well as pos sible under the circumstances. It was found that tbe condition of the patient was more serious than had at first been thought, but he has rallied nicely from the operation and it is thought will soon be on the highway to recovery. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY The fifth birthday anniversary of John Conis was observed Monday af ternoon by a gathering of little friends at the Conis home to assist the young man in seeing that the day was properly observed. The time was spent in games and a general New gtlUCture Over the Missouri good firae, culminating in the re- River to Qpen Way to the freshments and in which the birthday , Base cl Supply cake was a feature. Mrs. George Conis was assisted in serving by Miss ! Tne coming of the new canning Aimee Jane Thomas. Those who at-'factor tl)e realization of the hard tended the occasion were Lars Lar- WOjjc cf the local committees having son, Raymond Evers, Betty Ann the matter i charge, is the second Thomas. Phillip Hoffman. Clara Elea- event in the last few years that ha nor Farnham, Mary Ann Fricke,' brought the promise of a much great Betty Jane Hatt. Cass County Youngsters to FurLh Exhibit Displays From County Schools to Be Sent With Nebraska Exhibit to Washington. From AVednesday's Daily County Superintendent Miss Alpha Peterson is engaged today in the pre paration of exhibits which will be sent to Washington as a part of the Nebraska exhibit of Knighthood of Youth. The exhibits are being prepared at the request of State Superintend ent C. W. Taylor who is taking them to Washington for the showing at the meeting of the superintendents National Child Welfare association. The Cass county showings will em brace exhibits from school district No. 11, Loa Davis, teacher. Union; district No. 42, Marie Nolting teach er, Plattsmouth; district No. 29, Marie Meisinger, teacher, Platts mouth; district No. 5, Margaret Iver scn. teacher. Rock Bluffs; district 31. Dora Soennichsen and Jean Ingersoll, teachers. Cedar Creek. The exhibits embrace the castles constructed as the emblem of tbe Knighthood of Youth, records of the various organizations and other lines of educational work that the young people have carried on in their leisure time. SHOWER FOR BRIDE-TO-BE From'Tuenday's Daily Mrs. J. R. Jahricr and Mrs. Otto Keck were hostesses last evening to ! a number of the ladies of the city,!th h,r,h of George Washington is honoring Miss Isabel Marshall,!10 be made a most notable occasion whoe marriage to Mr. Justus Lillie,ln the history of the Masonry of the will occur soon. The event was held , United States and In every lodge at the Jahrig home and was in the, there win D special observance made nature cf a kitchen shower, the tribute to the first president and bride-to-be receiving a large number one of the great Masons in the hls- of useful and attractive gifts which finr? a ninoo tn the nou-nnmo i " ' " ....v. 1' " ... ..... .... . ... . During the course of the evening ful orator and will afford the Omaha the ladies enjoyed two games in Masonic body a great opportunity of which prizes were awarded to Mrs. hearing a wonderful message on the William L. Heinrich and Mrs. Hallie llfe of Washington. Perry. '. In the luncheon and refreshments CHILD SUFFERS INJURY the valentine season was emphasized in the decorations and settings. The Saturday afternoon the first coast hostesses were assisted by their in accident or the season in this daughters. Misses Fern and Mildred Jahrig and Shirley Keck. MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE wTTm. County Judge A. II. Duxbury on Saturday afternoon Joined in th3 bonds of wedlock Miss Vera Stevens ,V0nA IOWa Sd KennethDf-1 Wolf of Omaha. The young people ,rea0nTaMaHonerj h Stroud and Marion J. Smith, who W!!ueKedKh C,erem,nyndr.dePHrte,I with the bridal couple for Omaha at the close of the ceremony. ASSIGNED TO DUTY HERE From Monday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Snethen of Walthill. Nebraska, arrived in the city this morning where Mr. Snethen car, was greatly shocked by the ac has been assigned as helper at the cident which was one that he was local Burlington station. Mr. Sne- in no way responsible for however. then will assist Agent R. W. Clement.,. - in the work at the station, they be- j QUITE SERIOUSLY ILL ing the only two now to be engaged I in the work at the local station ASSIGNED TO CLASS A From Monday s Daily j The message was received here this morning by the local school heads stating- that- the Nebraska High School Athletic association had as- signed the Plattsmouth high school basketball team to Class A at the dis- trict tournament to be held at Ne- braska City, March 10th. 11th and 12th- Journal Want-Ada et rltr Bridge Here Asset to New Canning Plant er future. The first was the construction of a traffic bridge over the Missouri river at this pJace which made avail able to a canning plant the products cf not only the farms of this locality, but as well made it possible to find a source of supply for the needed i vegetables and other supplies that will be needed by the plant when it is in operation. That this condition was made possible by the bridge made this city a much more attractive lo cation fcr a plan of this nature. These two advantages that the city has secured should add very much to the community life and that the bridge was here no doubt made the coming of tbe canning plant a great deal easier. The canning plant should be tbe source of a great deal of increasing prosperity to this community, both to those who may be engaged in work in the plant or in raising the products that will be necessary for the carry ing on of the plant on a year 'round basis. In the supplying of the raw material our Iowa friends can be able to offer their surplus also to keep the plant in operation all year and be a valued re-enforcement to the local output. T TO ADDRESS OMAHA LODGE Robert Foster Patterson, principal 'of the local High school, has received an invitation from H. H. Thorn, mas ter of Omaha lodge No. 1, A. F. &. A. M., asking him to be the orator at the Washington bi-centennial observ ance of the lodge on February 23d. Mr. Patterson has accepted the in vitation and will deliver the address on "Washington, the Man and the Mason." before the Omaha lodge on this notable occasion. The two hundredth anniversary of tory of our nation. Mr. Patterson is an able and force- cuy, or rainer me iirsi 10 cause in , Jury, occurred. Jack Hadraba and j Jack Sullivan, two yojng lads re I siding in the south part of the city !be,J?R Vhe victim8 J j The boys were sliding on a dnve- i Wfly that led into Eighth street and J where tne view of tn roadway from th 1M, , obscured and I here .persons dr,vin(f along thw street would be unable to ese any. ; one com Qn ,ed R, who re6ldes ,n the neighborhood, was drjvjn njs car past the scene f the coasting when the sled with the boyg n t ehot fntQ he foad and directly into the car. Jack Sullivan suffered a fracture of the right arm at the elbow while Jack Hadraba had a severe gash cut on his forehead, making necessary some four stitches to close the wound. Mr. Hilt, the driver of the From Wednerday'K Daily i Mrs. Louis Reinackle has been ill for the past few days at the home on South Eighth street, the result of an attack of gall bladder trouble. Mrs. Reinackle has been kept to her bed gJnce the flrst attaok and under the , . . . . . care of her Phy"cian. The family has bad a great deal of illness in the last few days, Mr. Reinackle haying alco bt.en ald up wjth an attack of rheumatism that has made it diffi- or hln to around.