tfclr. Stale Historical Society VOL. NO. L PLATTSilOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1934. NO. 4 Omaha Auto Party Hurt as Car Strikes Tree Joy Riding at 5:30 Sunday Horn ing Has Painful Termination cf Trip One May Die. Four Omaha parties were Injured, one dangerously, at 5:30 Sunday morning when the ear in which they were riding crashed into a large tree cn the west side of Seventeenth street just east of the Missouri Paci fic tracks. The party was riding in an Olds mobile sedan which was owned by L. M. Glynn, 28SS Webster street, Omaha and at the time of the acci dent was being driven by Miss Mil anda Cortese, 510 Pine street, Om aha, who had evidently misled the turn into highway No. 75 at Web ster boulevard and had driven on west on Elm street at a high rate of reed and when reaching Seventeenth street was unable to make the turn into that street. The car crashed on west across the street and up the embankment and sidewalk, narrowly missing strik ing a telephone pole and guy wire and then crashing into the large tree which badly damaged the car and severely injured the occupants. Miss Emma Brock, 1G10 South 5th street and William Wallace 1024 1-2 South 5th street, w ere oc cupying the rear seat of the sedan and in the crash they suffered the most severely as the result of the crash. The crash attracted the attention of J. T. Marshall, section foreman of the Missouri Pacific, residing nearby and who hastened to the scene, later securing the assistance of Henry Jasper in getting the in jured parties out of the wrecked car and into the car of Mr. Jasper and and into the car of Mr. Jasper who took them to the main part of the city. The injured parties rushed to the office of Dr. R. P. Westcver who had been called to the scene and tem porary dressing was given the in- juries auu me iit-s uuuicu iu iut St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha for dressing and care. Miss Erock, who had just a few days ago left a hospital as the result of a spine injury in a previous acci dent, suffered bad cuts on the head and face and it was thought had also rusiained internal injuries. Glynn, owner of the car had his head driven through the windshield of the car and was badly cut around the head but was not thought to be in dan gerous condition. Wallace suffered a severe gash cut on the back and Miss Cortese, driver of the car also had several cuts on the head and face as the result of the smashup. After temporary care here the in jured were taken to Omaha by John Sanders and placed in the hospital for care. The .members of the party had started on a ride after the conclu sion of a party held in Omaha in honor of the birthday of an older sister of Miss Cortese. The owner of the car stated that the lights on the car had seemingly snapped off as they neared the turn and which had confused Miss Cor tese. The injured parties were assisted by the night police as well as Mr. Jasper in getting medical aid and as sistance following the accident. NEW CAFE OPEN The Stewart cafe in the Hotel Riley building is now open and serv ing the needs of the puuiic following several days while the rooms were being arranged and fisted out for the service of the public. The restaurant has new and mod ern equipment in every way that will tend to the prompt service. The new management of the restaurant has installed a system of booths in the main dining room of the cafe which is a feature that will insure privacy and adds a very pleas ing touch to the appearance of the room. The cafe also is serving the dining room of the hotel proper and which has been handsomely arranged with curtains and new lighting effects to add to the general homelike and com fortable appearance of the room. SUFFERS BROKEN COLLAR B01TE Saturday afternoon Mary Ann Under, C, suffered the fracture of her collar bone in an accident at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo. eph Mrasek on North Eighth street. The little one was playing around the home and fell down a night of stairs with the result that the injury was suffered. The little one was taken to the office of a phy- eieiar. where the injured member v. as j dressed and the little patient made circumstances. Peru Quartet Thrills Music Lovers of City; Large Number Era joy Tine ProgTsm Sunday at St. Paul's Evangelical Church. Evenirg rlcar. From Monday's Ially The music lovers of Tlattsmoutii who attended the conceit last even ing, of the Peru male quartette un der the direction of Robert T. Den ford, at St. Paul's church, were, be yond a doubt, thrilled with the splen did work of these young men. Prom the first measures of their opening number, "Sleepy Hollow Tune," by Kauntz, to that splendid old hymn. "Now the Day Is Over," by Barnby, the quartette held the audience with one hundred percent attention. Every voice blended per fectly. The group of Negro spirit uals, was especially done well. "Standing in the Need of Prayer," "Steal Away," and "Deep River," ex pressed so vividly the simplicity and sincerity of the Negro's interpretation of religion and his experiences. In most case-?, the singing of Negro spir ituals by white folks is a miserable exhibition of interpretation; but the writer felt that this quartette did some splendid work with these spir ituals. Fine resonance of tone, and an air cf "care-f reeres5" was very much in evidence; which is peculiar to the Negro spiritual and his inter pretation. Mr. Lenn Loke. second tenor of the quartette sang a group of well known ballads: "In the Garden of Tomorrow, "A Vagabond Am I," "Out of the Dusk To You," and one eaered number, "Garden of Prayer." Mr. Loken's ability as a soloist is indeed prominent; with a well placed tone, and his pleasing personality, he sang into the hearts of his hearers. Robert T. Benford, professor of voice, piano and organ, at the State Teacher's College, presented a group of piano numbers, "Valse Brilliante," by Chopin; the well known T"L,ento," by Cyril Scott; and "The Fauns," by Chaminade. Mr. Bedford possesses a fine piano technique, his tones sang out beautifully, and his interpretation was delightful. Mr. Benford also accompanied the quartette, singing baritone with them. He deserves a great deal of credit insofar as he trained these young men in voice, and blended their voices to form this quartette. The writer hopes that the music lovers of Plattsmouta may again have the opportunity of hearing these young men sing. The members of the quartette: Harvey Loken, first tenor; Lenn Loken, second tenor; Francis Harris, basso; Robert T. Benford, baritone, and accompanist. Incidentally, while we are on the subject of music, I see no reason why Plattsmouth could not have a Com munity Choral Society or a Cappella choir. How about it? G. A. P. VISIT0ES FROM F0ET CROOK "vV. A. Schutz, for many years a resident of the west portion of Cass county, but now located on a farm near Fort Crook, was in the city Tuesday afternoon for a short time, visiting with his brother, John E. Schutz and many of the old time friends. Vhile in the city Mr. Schutz paid a pleasant call at the Journal and renewed his subscription to the semi-weekly edition of the paper. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sleeth and Robert W. Sherwood, of Omaha, were here for a short time Sunday while en route to Nebraska City to visit with relatives and friends. Sfickup Men Pay Visit to the Coryell Station Ccninrl Employes to Lie on Floor They Loot Register ar.i Make Gcoi Their Escape. Ccrycli on xauo: o.i "Waeh-vaii-j cf a .venue the stit Imp Saturday c-v nii.r t r ;:30 when two m-;:i the station and romp: Giles c.vl Feed Kniecke, rhortly at-! are 'd led Ernest ! two you ng men engaged at the station to tut ever what cash was on hand. Tl-.e two men were unmasked and i i entering the static:! produced ie-j vclvcrs arid ordered the two youiigj men to lie on the floor of the station ! wnne tr.ey prccoeueu to aatiier up the cash on hand. $2 2. In le-av-ng the two men r.tte:.dant-! net to giv? zn arncd the a:'ir:n lev littfcn lamaics r.rv.'. in roir.g tr.ey i also cut the telephone "virer-. A.- sccu as the sound of the bandit e nael died away ihe two young men sought a telephone' rt one of the nearby rcci denecs ar.d called the pc-lie e. V.'ich the a. nival of the onicer.-, a search was started along toe highway- leading to and from the city. but without surces.-, as the attend - ants at the station could r.ot g:ve description of the car of the robbers! or a very good description of the men theme elves. A year ago last Dee ember this sta tion lone hard was beJd up and robbed by a . lcuis i ili", Schawl: a ar.d other towns bandit, but who was not as!v.:iero projects are located, boiled as the duo that visited! I:i this city and immediate terri the station Saturday night GLOBE TFvOTTEES TAKE ONE The Harlem Globe Trotters, wet! known traveling colored team of bas ketball stars were here Saturday evening for a return game with the Plattsmouth Storz, winning the event 43 to CO. The game wae, much better than the previous contest on the part of both teams rr.d gave the fans a real treot for their money. Tbe coiored Loys have many fancy stunts that added tn th :- interest and amusement of the largo crowd. The Stcrz were loading S to 7 at the first quarter, but at the half time the visitor-? had run the score to 2G to 12 in their favor and from then on they maintained a largo lead. Th? box score: Plttts. Stcrz FO FT PF Pummel, f 110 Knoflicek, f 3 2 0 Krejci, c 5 0 1 Forbes, g 3 0 2 McCrary, g 0 11 Yeliek, g 10 0 TP 3 8 10 6 1 30 TP 13 J 4 12 4 Globe Trotters rc; ft pf Johnson, f 6 11 T-avis, f 4 11 King, c 2 0 1 Mc Donald, g 5 2 2 Bolton, g 2 0 2 19 4 7 to Referee. Henry Donat; Umpire, Howard Hirz; Timekeeper, Laurence Iihoele3. PETTY THIEVES ACTIVE Members of the police force have been busy in the past several days and nights in trying to round up what seems to be a gang of petty thieves over the city that have been I J making garages and cars the objects i . ... J i ui iiieir aiienuon. several garages . . nave Deen reported as Demg broken into and tires, gas and small articles taken, while numerous cases of pil fering articles from cars have been reported, radiator caps, motor meters and tools of all kinds having been taken. One of the latest victims of the thieves is J. H. Davis who had a pump and tools taken cut of his car last night while it was parked for a short time on North Third street. SUFFERS SEVERE ATTACK Mrs. Clarence Forbes, Sr., Sunday suffered a very severe attack of gall ctones which has made it necessary for her to remain confined to her home. It is hoped that the patient may be able to shake off the attack and soon be able to resume her usual activities. HAVE A FINE DANCE The annual masque: -ado of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, held Sat urday night at their hall, was one of tli Iar;;:t and rnO-l eajoyable events i,f the ta:.:o.i in the city a:;J the dis play of i-u.it'.'iiicu vs..-; i..ore than i...uaiiy pleasing. The prize wini.crz v. ere Mrs. Leo j.i o rec ti :v ughe.-, fund oe-vsicn was I -and c f hot wovidc-i some the large ! :.hs. Join: Jordan ! Tli- lnu.-ic for the i : furnished by Vau arid ' r.iUSiciallS and ho ! ! . ' t. .!?!! I. n ! t i t i 1 ' l da net rs. niLWA continues to Aid i&eszaenis flV .A Prt - mS - T - yi tiiC OilOlj . 1 , Lat:st Scport of Civil W Clks Program in County SIlDV.'S Thirty-eight ;anty fcnDv.-s lnirty- Frohcts Active. The p reject 3 oi tr program in Casn ecu:i; past wcel: cor tinud contribution to the c: civil works; t, in the important i of the un- err.pi': yment problem thc county as three hundred and tv lve persons bo?n employed in we end ing February The figures Sth. at the cT'ie; cf County disbursing 1 Clerk George P.. Sayle-, ajcf'ieer, shows that the three hvndreJ and twelve persons received the sum cf for their 1: jcts for the eel:. Theso figures include :il of e county including Plat ism outh, i tory there were one hundred and j fifty-seven persons engaged in work under the CV.'A and three of these are- attached to the CWC! or the em- pioyro.ent agency for i.men. The Plattsmouth raynoll the past week amounted to PI. 09. 31. v.nelner tne work will be con tinued over the deadline of Tebruary loth, is depending on the word re ceived by the state heads cf the CWA frora Washington, a it ho it ie; expect ed that the work will bo continued on additional projects until late spring under the bill pending before congress. FIRE PESTECTS HOME From Tuesday's IJally Fire was discovered this morning shortly before 2 o'clock at the reri dence on North Ninth street occupied by John Jes-up. the fire at the time of the discovery having reached a stago where it was impossible to check with chemicals and the struc ture was beyond the fire limits and no water could be secured. The fire department responded to the call and did all possible but which was cf little avail as the blaze had gained such headway and the building was burned to the ground. There was apparently no one at; homo as the department and neigh bors hastened to the scene, altboj some excitement was created when it was reported that a pair of overalls i o r.o! ,.,,, Li v, i,.! ing on a chair as though the owner might have retired in some other part of the house and had been caught in the blaze. Investigation among the residents of that section of the city led to the discovery that Mr. Jessup had gone to Lincoln for a few days. Sheriff Sylvester and Officers Pick rel and Stewart got in communica tion rit"h 4Hck filir rtr1i.i at t.in.'-nln , , ." 4 , to make an effort to locate Mr. y . t. . , Jessup at the homo of a sister and :n- , . form him of the fire DEATH OF MRS B0NAT Mrs. Hcnrv Dcnai, CS, former resident of this city, died on Satur day night at her home, 111C South 52nd street, Omaha, following an ill ness of several months duration. Mrs. Donat had been in critical con dition since the fo:e part of tbe week and gradually grew worse un til the end. Mrs. Donat is survived by the hus band and two sons. Edward, of Den ver and Frank Donat of Omaha, She was a sister-in-law of Edward Donat, Sr., of this city and Mrs. Donat is now at Omaha to assist the bereaved family. The funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p. m. from the resi dence and the interment made at Omaha. harden Club las Very Inter h w . esting Meetin Cf All Sections cf CitT Prsparire: for Campaign 1o Start in Spring- -'or Eetter Gardens. The Li. h he ii.g oi' V. -j for its purree the bcauti t he city, held it.- i'irst reg- j uiar meeting at the- Central school j ar.c.iio: ium Monday evciiir.fr at 7:tiy. Over 100 am ;n.k(! the meeting, and all expressed their approval of its ! value. J Mrs. E. II. We-eott, president of jthe central committee, presided over '1 I-1;ctin" ar"; lalks 'v"r ivGn b-v j tlic chairs n of the various wards. I'l'.'s. Freeman leported for the third ward and told cf the plans that I v. tie being made in order to beautifv part cf tow:?. Mr. Frank Cloidt e?c:ued the ffcond ward and rep: j out lined toe projects T car:v out. that they in II e spoke in tended rticular of the Athletic field. hop- ir:g that the ward might bo able to plant ?Inrjblery and cthor vegetation around the lie Id. It is the intention in thie; ward to have a charing hcur.e where tho:e interested might ex change plants and seeds. Mrs. Charles Ilartfoid outlined th? work for the first ward which includes a tennis court and the general improvement cf the roads and curbing. Mr. Julius Pitz spoke for the fifth ward and out lined their projects in detail. He spoke of the enthusiasm that is be ing carried cut and is expecting ex cellent results. The fourth ward has not been fully organized yet but re ports were that it is getting under way and making progress. Mr. Roy 01::cn is chairman cf this ward. Mr. L. S. Devce gave a talk on gar dens which was followed by a movie on fruits and flowers by Mr. Emi! "Weyrich. Mr. Weyrich showed sev eral cf his own photographs display ing the beauties of Plattsmouth. A number of his photographs were ta:e en from near his home and in the vicinity of Cass county. They showed distinctly what fine possibilities we have in this neighborhood for flowers, gardtno and vegetation. An address by Mr. A. L. TIdd on the flower show was the feature of the evening's program. He enthus iastically indorsed the entire program and thought that only good could re mit. The flower show is something new in this community but Mr. Tidd felt certain with the wonderful na tural resoures that a flower show in I Pkittsrr.ouih should be a big attrac tion. The date of the flower show has net been set but will be deter mined by weather conditions. The music of the evening was pro vided by Mr. Lynn Minor, accom panied by Mr. E. II. Wescott. He sang "Trees." A vocal solo was also p-iw n nv hVrn .Tnnrir- Suggestions were leceived as to a slogan for the beautifying program an(1 a fiov-'er- bush anJ tree' The re sults of these suggestions will be published at a latsr date. The third ward will hold a meet- ing next Monday evening under their leader, Mrs. Freeman. All people in terested in the beauty of Plattsmouth in third word are urged to attend and everyone is invited. FUIvEEAL OF OLD RESIDENT The funeral services of Mrs. Frank Kuschinsky, former Plattsmouth resi dent, was held on Monday morning at 9:2 0 from the St. John's Catholic church. A large number of the rela tives and friends from Omaha ac companied the body here for the last services. The requiem mass was celebrated by Father George Agius, pastor of the church, who also held the serv ices at the grave in tho Catholic cemetery west of the city. RETURNS FROM LINCOLN Mrs. Kate Morgan, who has been at Lincoln for the? past few weeks with her sister, Mrs. A. W. Hollam, returned home Sunday. Mrs. Morgan was called there by the illne3s of the sister and remained with her un til improvement was made in her condition and then returned here to look after some matters of business. Mrs. Morgan is expecting to return later to Lincoln. HAVE FINE MEE'IUmG From Monday's Daily The Friendship Lour at the Mcth cdiet church last evening was o:ie rf the most unusual interest as there was pre.-ent at the meeting as tho guest speaker, Dr. M. E. Gilbert, supcrii'.tcr.d :nt of the Omaha ui.-.irict of the Methodist church. Dr. Gilbert Cave a very fine talk to the members of the congregation that filled the church parlors. Following the Friendship hvj first quarterly conference was by Dr. Gilbert. the held Students to be Aided by Federal Fund Fed; ral Relirf Slav Provide Means Students to Continue Their Higher Work. Nebraska young men and women who hae not been able to continue their higher education this year be cause cf lack cf funds, may soon be able to vo:k part-time and attend school at the University cf Nebraska 0: funds provided by the federal emergency relief administration. For mal application for $27,240 from the administration for part-time jobs for college students at the university was filed recently with State Emergency Relief Administrator W. H. Smith. Such a sum will provide an aver age monthly allotment of $15 lor each cf 454 students at the univer sity for the four months of the sec ond semester. In accordance with the regulations laid down by Federal Administrator Harry L. Hopkins, all institutions of collegiate or univer sity character which are non-profit organizations ma y make application fcr part-time jobs for college stu dents on the basis of their October 15, 1933 full-time collegiate enroll ment. The allotment of jobs for each college will be equal to 10 per cent cf the full-time enrollment. University of Nebraska authorities set forth in their affidavit that the full-time enrollment here at that date was 4.546. on the basis of studeius carrying 12 or more hours of work. At least 25 per cent of this num ber of students must, under the reg ulation, be students who were not regularly enrolled in some college in January. 1934. The balance may be given to students who were in col lege the first semester. Other require ments set forth by the federal rul ing are that the student's financial status shall be such as to make im possible his attendance at college without this aid; the students shall be of good character and judged by the usual methods of determining ability employed by the particular college, shall possess such ability as to give assurance that they will do high grade work in college; and jobs shall be allocated between boys and grrls in proportion to the eniollmeni. of each in the particular school. In addition to these regulations. university luthorities expect as far r." possible to divided the job3 among the carious counties cf the state, ac cording to student enrollment. HAVE FINE MEETING The Social "Workers held a very pleasant meeting at the church Tues day afternoon with Mrs. Edgar New ton and Mrs. Everett Noble as host esses. Items of business included plans for a cafeterias supper to be held February 24th at the church and the annual Easter sale to be held Saturday, March 31st. During the social hour Mrs. Devoe introduced Miss Velma "Wells who sang two num bers, "Tliow Another Log on the Fire," and "The Old Spinning Wheel in the Parlor." She was ac companied by Miss Jane Boedekcr. Miss Boedeker was also heard in a beautiful piano solo. Refreshments carrying cut the St. Valentine motif were served by the hostesses. A large number of members as well as guests attended the meeting. VISIT AT MADISON Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ofe and little ron, Carl, Jr., were at Madison, Ne braska, Sunday where they spent the pleasant spring like day in visiting fit the home of the n.i rents of "Mrs. Ofe Jand with other relatives and friends. Platters Trim Auburn Bulldogs by 47 to 19 Score Lccah Show Gieat Offensive and Smother Visitors in Opening; Many Sub 3 Are Used. Fn.m Wednesday'.-- lai!y The Auburn high school basket ball quintet, th- Iiulldogs of the Southeastern Nebraska conference, tied for first place, were jurt little deggies at the close of the clash with the blue and white Platters last night at the local gym, losing by the score cf 47 to 19. The visitors were on the losing end of the conflict from the start as th Platters opened a great offensive and in the opening quarter of tho game Armstrong, the Plattsmouth Moose, led the bombardment with two field goals, McCleary and Hiacr also do ing their part in making the start hard for the visitors. McConnell, cen ter cf the Bulldogs scored a field goal for his team in the open r. The score at the end of the quarter was 11 to 3 fcr the Piatteers. The second quarter saw the Plat ters leave the visitors far in the rear as the bombardment of the Auburn hoop brought a total of eight field goals for the Platters with Arm strong again repeating with two bas kets as did McCleary, Jensen, Hiner, Cotner and Rhodes all registered at the hoop, while McConnell for Au burn again was the sole Bulldog to find the basket. The score at the halftime was 28 to C. The third quarter gave Auburn a brief gleam of hope that was soon smothered, however, as "Eunce" Knoflicek, relieving Rhodes at guard flipped In three beautiful field goals. The score as the visitors faced the final quarter was 3 9 to 1G. In the last quarter McCleary show ed his wares in leading the Platters in scoring and repeatedly dribbled down the floor through the Auburn defense for thre3 field goals and also picked up a free toss for good meas ure. The Platters were penalized heav ily in the third and fourth quarters cf the game, thirteen fouls being called on them and of which Auburn made nine good. Auburn drew ten fouls and the Platters made live of them good. The box score: Plattsmonth rr, ft pf tp .7 2 3 10 .0101 .10 0 2 .3 2 2 8 . 4 0 2 S .2014 .10 2 2 .3 0 1 G . 0 0 2 0 .0 0 0 0 21 5 13 47 FO FT VP TP .12 1 4 .0 0 0 0 .2145 .0 0 0 0 2 3 0 7 .0 0 2 0 0 10 1 . 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 5 9 10 19 McCleary, f Roans, f Jensen, f Hiner, c Armstrong, g Cotner g. Rhodes, g Kr.or.iecR, g Edwards, g IJendri-e, g Auburn Ely, f Critz. f Ely, f Humphrey, f McConnell. c (C) Armstrong, g Simons, g Henderson, g Irvin, g Referee, Ryan, Creighton; Time keeper, O. Taylor. Plattsmouth. COMMENCEMENT OF LENT From "Wednesday's I'aily Today is one of the greatest, im portance in the Christian world as the opening day of Lent, or Ath Wed nesday, the commencement cf the forty days of strict religious observ ance and self denial that v ill be con tinued until Easter. The day was marked by services at tho St. John's and Holy Rotary Cath olic churches as well as at tbe St. Luke's Epi;ccpal and the St. Paul's Evangelical church, the latter hold ing services this evening. MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE Monday afternoon Roy M. Lam kins, cf Woodbine, low?., and Miss Clara 13. Adams of Lovcland, Iowa, were callers at the court hor.se and sought the S2rvices of Judge A. II. Duxbury in the consumation of their life's happiness. The young people securing the necessary permit were joined in the bonds of wedlock by the judge, motoring back to th?ir homes in Iowa.