vol. no. xivm
PLATTSMOTTTH, NEBRASKA, llONDAY, FEBR. 22, 1932.
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NO. 7
Start Showing of
Local f?2ade Good
at C of C Dinners
Brooms Manufactured Here Display
ed and Head of Industry In
troduced to- Directorate
From Thursday's Paily
Attendance was large again today
at the bi-weekly Chamber of Com
merce luncheon, which was given to
encouraging reports of further in
dust rial expansion in this vicinity
due to having natural gas available,
and equally encouraging reports of
increased activity among the older
industries that have long been in our
midst, steering their course as "ships
that pass in the night" until the spot
light of publicity has been focused on
them by the Industries committee of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Present at today's luncheon was
one of these small manufacturers a
man who has been actively engaged
in turning out a much used product
for 45 years Mr. James Rebal, vet
eran broommaker. Mr. Rebal was in
troduced by Emil Wurl, who remark
ed that he started in business hand
ling Rebal brooms and but for a five
ear period when Mr. Rebal had given
up their manufacture to work in the
Burlington shops, had sold nothing
but the home made product. lie paid
tribute to the durability of the Rebal
broom and called upon Mr. Rebal to
say a few words. The latter express
ed thanks on behalf of himself and
other small industries of the city to
this focusing of public opinion on
the matter of buying home-made
goods and declared that In the past
few weeks since the small ads pre
pared by the Industries committee
have been running in the Journal, he
has been busy turning out brooms in
greater mrmbens than at any time in
the f5t decade. It. wax announced
that every store in town is now ar
ranging to eell Plattsmouth made
brooms.
Mr. Rebal declared he felt confi
dent that what the Industries com
mittee is doing to boost his business
is reacting to the same good advant
age to all the other smaller industries
located here.
Arrangements are being made to
have similar displays of local prod
ucts and their makers present at
successive luncheons during the next
three or four months.
Treasurer Fred Rea made an en
couraging report on the progress of
the drive for funds to cover the 1932
budget, and said the committee had
found better response this year than
at any time in the past when he had
been on the soliciting committee.
The budget is below that of any
similar active commercial club or
Chamber cf Commerce in the .state,
and is made possible by dispensing
with paid executives and dividing the
duties among a large directorate of
some thirty members, all of whom,
together with the officers, serve
without pay.
Chairman Duxbury of Civic Im
provement committee reported they
would hold a meeting soon to plan a
concerted city wide clean-up a3 soon
as spring arrives, and had been prom
ised the co-operation of Wm. Bar
clay's army of unemployed. He paid
tribute to Mr. Barclay's management
of the Associated Charities fund and
passed on to the members the new
Barclay slogan, "No applicant shall
receive pie until all applicants have
received beans."
After the clean-up, Mr. Duxbury
raid, they expected to put on the an
nual Better Yards and Garden con
test and would furnish prizes to the
winners similar in cost to those pro
vided last year.
Off-hand reports of two promising
activities now in the embyroic stage,
and which are expected to provide
employment to a goodly number of
jnen, were received with enthusiasm,
and Chairman Schneider announced
that preliminary work along one of
the lines mentioned had already been
done by the Chamber of Commerce In
lining the matter up for a successful
culmination.
At the conclusion of committee re
ports, open forum discussion took up
the remaining twenty minutes of the
hour and a half luncheon period and
several matters were proposed as
being worthy of consideration by the
C. of C. in the interest of better con
ditions in Plattsmouth.
President Schneider reported thej
state highway department has agreed
to put the road in condition leading
to the Platte river bridge as soon as
spring: opens up; also of discussion
he had had in the office of the state
railway commission regarding the re
moval of additional Burlington train
service on March 1st.
MRS. VANEK ILL
Mrs. Joseph Vanek. residing in
the south part of the city, is confined
to her home for the past several days
by a severe attack of the flu and
which has kept her bedfast a part of
the time. Mrs. Vanek has not been
in the best of health in the past few
years and her present illness has
proven very annoying.
Burlington
Announces Cut
in Trains Here
Service Here Crippled by Elimin
ation of "Schuyler" Train on
Afternocn Run.
From Friday's Paily
Tinie changes and adjustments in
train schedules cf the Burlington,
made Thursday at Omaha by F. G
Gurley, affect very much the resi
dents of this city. The new schedule
will be effective March 6th.
Train No. 33, known for many
yeare as the "Schuyler will be op
erated en a new schedule and which
will eliminate the connection here
as a late afternoon train for the
west. The train, under the new
schedule, will leave Schuyler at5:20
a. ra. instead of at 6:20 a. m. as at
present. It will reach Ashland at
8:10 a. m. as at present. This train
will leave Omaha at 12:25 p. m. in
stead of at 3 p. m. as under the pres
ent schedule. This train has here
tofore made the run from Omaha to
Pacific Junction and. back to Orea-
pclis. serving this city as a train
from the north and to the west con
nections being made at Ashland with
the west bound trains.
The Burlington in supplying a
western connection and also to serve
passengers coming here on No. 3 from
the east, will operate a bus service.
The bus will leave this city at 4
p. m. ana arrive at I'acinc junction
at 4:40 and thence returning here
at 5:10 p. m.
The changes have been protested
by the Chamber of Commerce here
as interfering with the mail service
to and from this city and especially
to the Cass county towns along the
"short line."
FALLS AND FRACTURES LEO
From Friday's Dally
Mrs. Douglas Green, who resides J
at the Krivanek farm northwest of
thi3 city, fell yesterday afternoon
and suffered the double fracture of
the left leg. Mrs. Green, who is an
invalid and finds it necessary to use
crutches to get around the home, had
started to cross the room to seat her
self in a chair when the crutches
slipped and she fell to the floor,
causing the fracture. Mr. Green was
not at home at the time of the acci
dent, having been called down to
the business section of the city, the
young girls who were at the home
being unable to raise Mrs. Green
from the floor. The assistance of A.
F. Knoflicek and Frank Koubek, re
siding some distance from the Green
home, was secured and they were
able to get Mrs. Green onto her bed
and summon medical aid. The frac
ture was temporarily treated and
the patient then taken on into Om
aha where she was placed in a hos
pital to have the. injured leg set
and the patient cared for.
SHOWING nZPROVEMENT
From Friday's Daily
Mrs. J. F. Clugy, who has been
quite poorly since Saturday with an
attack of heart trouble and flu, was
reported as somewhat improved to
day. Mrs. Clugy has been in very
critical condition and for several
days her recovery was a matter of
great doubt. The improvement in
the last few hours has greatly en
couraged the members of the family
end friends that she may be able to
rally from the illness. The daugh
ter,, who arrived a few days ago from
Denver, is still here wlfh the mother
and assisting with her care.
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Lift hxhm -v 0SStks
Sues for Large
Sum as Result of
Auto Accident
Jrs. Fern Fan is cf Lincoln iSnes
Everett Ayres of Alvo for Acci
dent December 28th.
From Friday's Iaily
An accident has been filed in the
district court of Cass county in
which Mrs. Fern Farris of Lincoln
is the plaintiff and Everett Ayres of
Alvo, the defendant, in a damage
suit for $35,000.
The suit arises from an auto col
lision which occurred on the "O"
street road on the afternoon of De
cember 28th, 1931 and in which the
plaintiff claims to have suffered in
juries, the basis of the suit.
It is alleged in the petition that
the plaintiff, with her husband,
Eldon R. Farris, were driving east
cn the "O" street road, being en
route to Dawson, Nebraska. When
one and a half miles east of Eagle,
it is allaged that the defendant, Mr.
Ayres, driving a Ford roadster, was
corning west on the highway, the
petition claiming that he was driv
ing on the wrong side cf the road
and at an unreasonable rate of speed.
It is further claimed that Mr. Farris
slowed his car and sounded the horn
of the car in an effort to stop the on
coming car. The two cars collided
and as the result of which the plain
tiff was injured. It i3 alleged that
the injuries are of a permanent na
ture, that the plaintiff is unable to
perform her usual duties and will
be permanently affected by the acci
dent. It is asked that she be granted
a judgment for the sum of $35,000.
AN APPRECIATION
We wish to express to the good
people of this community, our most
heartfelt appreciation of the services
that they gave at the time of the
destruction of our home by fire. We
specially wish to thank the Platts
mouth fire department which re
sponded to the call and did all pos
sible. Also we wish to thank every
one for the many acts cf kindness
that has been sbow,n us. Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas J. Will.
SUFFERS FROM FALL
From Friday's Daily
Miss Alice Smith, who is engaged
at the Brown cafe, has been taking
an enforced vacation the past two
days as the result cf a fall sustained
while she was crossing the intersec-4
tion ' of Foiirth and Main streets.
The fall was so severe that it injured
the shoulder and cellar bane of Miss
Smith. As the result of the accident
she has been unable to use one arm
to any extent since the accident, but
is able to be up and around.
T. V. Valiery
Enters the Race
for Commissioner
Well Known Farmer and Lifelong I
Resident of County Files in
First District.
From Thursday's Paily
This afternocn T. W. Valiery, one
cf the well known residents of the
vicinity cf Murray, filed at the office
of the county treasurer as a candi
date fcr the democratic nomination
for the office of county commissioner
in the first ditsrict.
Mr. Valiery is the first candidate
on either ticket for the commissioner
ship, having been urged by his
friends to take this action for the
past several weeks.
Mr. Valiery was born near this
city in IS 60, his parents, , Mr. and
Mrs. Theobold Valiery, having been
pioneer residents of this locality,
"Walt" as he is more familiarly
known to the large circle of friends
ever Cass county, has since made
his home here. Mr. Valiery has been
engaged in farming and has been lo
cated in t.he vicinity of Murray for
a great many yearc. He is a gentle
man of pleasing personality and one
who if selected for the office cf com
missioner would give it his utmost
attention.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Smith of Omaha,
accompanied by Carl Brodensen, of
Florence, motored down this morn
ing to spend a few hours attending
to some business matters and visit
ing with friends.
Co-Operative
Sales are to be
Featured Here
I&Tchants cf Plattsmouth Jcin in
Fcnr-Day Offering cf Excep
tional S?le Opportunities
In this icsue of the Journal will
be found advertisements cf the busi
ness houses cf this city who are
joining in a great co-cperative sale
that commences Wednesday and car
ries over Saturday.
This sale is one of the greatest
buying epportunities that has been
offered to the residents cf this section
of Nebraska. In it are participating
all classes and lines of business.
It is planned to held these co-operative
sales at several time3 in the
year and when there will be present-
ed for the benefit cf the shopping
public some real opportunities for
money saving purchases.
The sales will give added pur
chasing power to the dollar of the
buying public, giving them the op
portunity -cf securing real values in
all cf the necessities cf life in
groceries, meats, clothing of all kinds,
shoes and footwear as well as hard
d other lines of goods.
It is one of the very greatest price
slashing opportunities that has been
given to the people of eastern Ne
braska or western Iowa in the way
of securing high class seasonable
merchandise at prices that are with
in the reach of every purse.
Bead over carefully tho advertis
ing of the sales, select what you
may need and come prepared to take
advantage of the great price reduc
tion effers that are being made by
the merchants of Plattsmouth. It is
an opportunity that should not be
passed up by the careful shopper ,as
it means a great deal more for your
dollar than ever before offered in
any community.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tcfft and son
and daughter, of Weeping Water,
were in the city today to spend a
few hours attending to some matters
of business.
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Journal Want-Ads cost only a!
few cents and get real results!
GOING TO CALIFORNIA
Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Burgess, one
time residents 'of this city, are en
route from their home at Omaha to
California where they expect to spend
.some months with the friends and
relatives in that part of the west.
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess are taking the
journey by easy stages, stopping
Thursday at Papillion where they
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Can
Ercwn, the latter a niece of Mrs
Burgess. They will visit here with
Mrs. Burgess' sister, Mrs. J. A. Done
Ian, fcr a short time as well as the
many old time friends, going then
to Nebraska City for a visit with
the J. C. Thygeson family, Mrs
Thygeson being a sister of Mrs. Bur
gess. Will Arrange to
Serve City with
Mail Service
Emlingtcn Establish Bus Connection
with "Srirayler" Tram
at Oreapslis.
From Saturday' Daily
The city was visited yesterday
afternoon by a number cf the Bur
lington officials who came here for
the purpose 01 looking into the ser
vice to this city for mail and pas-
renger business when the change is
::a3e in theopeiaticn of the "Schuy
ler" train.
Under the plan fiist offered this
city was eliminated from service by
the "Schuyler" in tbe afternoon, cut-
ng off the mail service to the west
along the "short line" frcm this city
to Ashland.
After a conference with President
II. A. Schneider of the Chamber of
Commerce and other members of the
Chamber the Burlington offered A
solution that will care for the "mair
and also the passengers who may
wish to travel on the west bound
train in the afternoon.
enry Sanders, who has carried
the mail from the local post office to
the railroad stations, will be placed
in charge of the bus service that
will be cperated betwen this city
and Oreapolis and this city and
Pacific Junction. Mr. Sanders will
take the mail and passengers in
the afternoon to Oreapolis where the
mail will be placed on the train and
sent on west.
Mr. Sanders will also drive later
in the afternoon to Pacific Junction
where connection will be made with
No. 2 and No. 3.
This change will really give a
better service than heretofore and
will serve the city both with east
and west connections.
START PIPELINE WORK
From Thursday's Pally
At noon today the work of ditch
ing for the new natural gas pipeline
from Mynard to Omaha, was started.
The ditching machines were started
at Mynard and will be continued on
north along the line of the right of
way to the Platte river. The work
on the north side of the Platte will
be followed as soon as this first sec
tion is completed. The start of the
work will mean the employment of
a number of men as laborers and
assistants on the Job. The technical
work on the pipeline will be looked
after by the skilled workmen who
have been brought here by the com
pany. The Chamber of Commerce
ha3 been making all possible effort
as well as the American Legion to
secure as many as possible of the
local men in the pipeline work, to aid
the local employment.
. SPOKE AT AUBURN
From Friday's Paily
Mrs. E. IT. Wescctt, state regent
cf the Daughters of the American
Revolution, departed this morning
for Auburn where she haB two speak
ing engagements. Mrs. Wescott
speaks ' at the Auburn high tchool
this afternoon at 'the Washington
day program of the school and this
evening at the dinner cf the Kiwanis
club on the subject of "Washington
the Builder of the Nation." Mtb.
Wescctt is in charge of the D. A. R.
program of the bi-centennial in the
rtate of Nebraska and has appeared
at a greal many meetings over the
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Plattsmouth
Takes a Hard
Fought Battle
Lagging at the Half the Platters
Turn Back the Nebraska City
Wccdinen 17 to 14.
From Thursday's Pally
The Platters last evening turned
back the Woodmen of the Nebraska
City high school in one of the closest
and most exciting games seen on the
local fjoor this season. The final
score was 17 to 14, but what a bat
tie these scores represented. Lagging
10 to 3 at the half, the locals played
one of the fastest games thai has
been seen here to overcome the lead.
Boih teams opened slowly, feel
ing out their opponents style of play,
but the Woodmen soon swept into
an attack that held the locals hand
cuffed. Maynard and Dam mast each
scored a basket in the opening quar
ter while the Platters were unable,
to tally, missing many shots, the
ball refusing to stick in the old bas
ket. The score at the quarter was
4 to 0 for Nebraska City.
The second quarter was one to
cast large chunks of gloom over the
Platter fans, as Kastner, Maynard
and Schnot each registered for the
Nebraska City quintet. For Platts
mouth Forbes was the only scorer In
the first half, making good n field
goal and a free tosc. The score ct
the half was 10 to 3 for Nebraska
City.
In the third quarter was when the
Plattsmouth team hit its real stride
p.nd appeared in the form that won
them a 19 to 7 victory from Nebras
ka City last week. The sweeping at
tack cf the blue and white kept the
ball in the visitors territory and in
tho ..third period Rummel, Donat.
Forbes and Kncfflcek each registered
a hake to tie .up. the score and
. " " . ' ' fit. k J ,Mm k
turn Arn wjiii iree iwb riic
locals a 12 to 11 lead, the first time
in the game that the locals had led.
Dammast. with a free fhot was the
only Woodman to score.
In the last period with a frenzied
and cheering crowd to drive them
on the Platters added five more
points to their lead as Rummel
placed in two good shots and Donat
helped out with a free toss. Schnot
scored a field gcal and Maynard a
free toss for Nebraska City.
In the very last moments of the
game as the score stood 15 to 14 for
Plattsmouth, Rummel registered his
final basket that assured the victory.
Plattsmouth plays at Glenwood on
Friday evening, returning the visit
of the Iowa high school team. In
the game here Plattsmouth won 29
to 15.
As the curtain raiser of the main
event Plattsmouth seconds defeated
Murdock in a close and exciting con
test 19 to 14. Schewe and Hendrix
were outstanding for Murdock while
Rhodes and Armstrong were the chief
factors for Plattsmouth.
The tabulated rcore of the game
was as shown below:
Plattsmcuth
FG FT TF, TP
Am, f 0 1
Rummel, f 3 0
McCleary, f 0 0
Donat. c 1 1
Forbes, g 2 1
Knoflicek, g 1 0
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
c
0
3
5
17
TP
2
Nebraska City
FG FT rF
Kastner. f 10 1
Maynard, f 2 12
Dammast, c 110
Schnot, g 2 0 1
Fleming, g 0 0 0
4
0
6 2
Referee Parish, Omaha.
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HOLD FINE MEETING
The St. Mary's Guild and the
Woman's Auxiliary of the St. Luke's
Episcopal church met Thursday aft
ernoon at the home of Misses Mia
and Earbara Gering on North Sixth
street. The members had a very in
teresting talk by Mrs. Petter on the
"united thank ogering" and the re
sponse to the roll call was on this
subject.
Canon Petter took up the study
period of the afternoon and discussed
the topics cf the Lenten season cov
ered by the books chosen by the so
ciety for this year '6 study, "Building
a Christian Nation."
Light refreshments mere served at
an appropriate hour.