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V THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNftl PACE FOUR Section B IN AIR FOKCE Cayle Edwin Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joy K. Miller of L'nadilla, a graduate cf Elmwood High School and Nebraska Vocational Technical School of Milford, has enlisted ' 1. rvsrri 1liaJ in the I'nited Stales Air Force jh.s lamuy aocior, at wmcn nine and will be in basic training; his ilmess was discovered". He frtim 5 to 8 weeks at San An- was a man of sterling character, tonio, Texas. He has selected the j and made many friends in his Automotive Mechanic Field as old home town. his first choice. Can Stars Foretell Weather Change? " v.- i .,. us anyunng aooui me we"'"; vail a amuj ui me ij iiiftiiv give us clues as to tomorrow s weather? As for the average reader, a study of the stars is of no im mediate, direct use In forecast- Ing the weather. There are as- tronomers who dig up due. on TiiTiiro opfiTnpr frpnni! rnrniitrri "J K,:; " " , astronomy, but no system ls aa'Chappa'q'uai n. Y and George yet proven If the stars are especially bright, It will probably mean that dust is absent from the sky, and rain might be on the way, or has perhaps only re- ceniiy enaeu. i. The stars are too far away to analyze and the nine planets which we know all circle the sun and are affected by the sun as is the earth, which is third nearest the sun. There fore, the sun affects weather on the planets, but as far as ls known, none of them affect the weather on the other eight. CRIME DIDN'T PAY Miami Having spent half of his 62 years in prison, Fred Han ey recently surrendered cTp3" llce for failing to report for parole in Texas. He was released from a Texas prison after serving part of a 99-year sentence for robbery in 1931. Haney told police, "This Is the only capital I have left to show for 49 years of stealing." He held two pennies in his hand. Nebraska's 93-day pheasant season, longest in the nation, will not close until January 26, 1964. It opened Oct. 26. Biggest hit of the holidays is that moment when she unwraps her new Starlite extension tele phone with a lighted dial. This 13 because a gift extension combines beauty, pleasure and con venience all in one exciting package. Order a Starlite extension phone in your favorite color NOW. Simply call your local business of fice. (No shopping, no wrapping, we'll take care of all those tedious little details.) The Lincoln Telephone Thursday, November 23, 1963 Obituary John Bertram Black John Bertram Black died at the Inglewood Convalarlum, Inglewocd, Calif., Nov, 12, at the age of 76 years. He was born Dec. 20, 13b6 in Plattsmouth, the son of Robert and Sarah (Fer-- jguson) Black, and was a grand son of the late Dr. John Bert ram Elack, one of Plattsmouth's I early physicians and bankers. Dr. Black built the building known as the Union Block in the ! early 1880 s, and John 1 1 v e d there for the past 12 years. j handling perrormace, tnrce per John served as agent for the! cent each to accessibility of in Southern Pacific and Pacific j struments and interior dimen Electric Railroads for over 44 years in Santa Ana and Orange Calif. At retirement 12 years ago, ! he returned to the town of his birth, and has since been a resi- dent of Plattsmouth. He left here June 7 to visit his children and to consult w 1 1 h , ... i ...... i He was a member cf the Epis-:mio exicci in awaruini cu-i-copal Church, and a lifetime (tracts to purchase patrol cars, member of Modern Woodmen Of I standard a jtos and intermeli America. I ate vehicles. Surviving are his wife Mar- On the basis cf initial eo a garet of this city, 5 sons, Charles 'lone, the lowest bid on patrol !of Fuilerton, Calif., Ernest of Los Angeles, Robert of Santa Ana. Gilbert of Orange. Walter , c?n n .,rrfnH Marie, (Mrs. Harold Stafford) of Orange. One son, John, pre- ceded him in death, being killed in World War II. 14 grandchil- Sdren, and 9 great grandchildren, Also surviving are three step- - McClananan , ' thh city, Mrs. Virginia KUng of McClananan of New York City, same monm a year earner ana One stepson, Alan McClananan (also declined from August levels of Plattsmouth preceded him Injof this year, according lo Unt death. I versity of Nebraska buisness re- ... 0,,ma, .0B ' I TiArmant ... i r- . f. . .- noted above. ' CltEDIT CARD SPREE St. Louis FBI umlj have finally caught up with Roland Bush, 20, who was enjoying ani""""4'.""11""' "'f extended vacation. and Hastings - hard good sales Bush had only 14 cents in his !J UP ov" September of 1962. pocket but told FBI agents rtlTh'0 cities showing an ap had written $15,000 worth of bad , Pliable over-all gain from the checks across the country in ajSe mo" a ear a Kwere trin nri.rinat.intr fmm Tit.L,h,irPh Falrbury, Columbus and Ncbras- He had establishes!, numerous. chec1trr.g'accofrnts by using a credit card he found for identi fication. Friend, Nebr., was named for C. E. Friend, homesteader of a portion of the land which the city now occupies. Quail head for ditches and creek bottoms during bad weath er, but after the storm, they move back Into more open areas. SHOP IN PLATTSMOUTH -AND SAVE and Telegraph Company . . On Cars . . Retail Sa.es . . Taxes . . By MIXVIN PAI L Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN Willard Wells, state purchasing agent, has de vised a new method for award ing contracts on automobiles purchased by the state. Under his system, the bwet bidder will not automatically get the contract. The system is baaed on a rating formula under which 50 per cent weight is giv en to the price of a car, three j per cent to general appearance eight per cent to mechanical performance, eight per cent z sions, and 10 pT cent to re-s.Ue value. We'.ls said he checked wi'h t'.i: attorney general on the validity :Of the system and believe he u j.Cn firm ground. He noted that i state law provides for awarding the contracts to the "lowest re- :t,T UiJr.-" ...Uil.. IfnnnUn : v-'fu"-- u.uun uuC cri in mind the "best iate-e.-.ts of the state." The purchasing agent sv.d he jhas already put the r.tw plan cars was Il.BoB. but under vc;is system me contract is expects : to be awarded on a slightly hi?,h- pr nfTpr nT SI H Hi offer of $1,900. wens saia me low c:a on. with the hiring of parolees or (standard cars, used by state a-(inmates who have served out igencies other than the patrol, j their time, was $1,719 but that the contract Sigler said this was due to the would probably go to a firm sub-: mitting a $1 ,73a per car offer Retail Sales Slip Nebraska retail sales during September slipped below the fiparrrpr.i xhrv said Sentember retail sales, adjusted for seasonal diff- ierences. were down 3 3 per cent (from 19C2 and 5.1 per cent from (August of this year Ha'd showed the least decline. In the four largest cities -.U lnnnn 1 M T-'rtrt fca City Tax Studv Cominr BetTTOTy erarpgnteT aftteotts- i bluff ha3 pledged another "ex tensive" study of the state's property tax laws similar to the one he carried out four years ago. He said the aim of his probe ! will be "reform." He added that he will make an effort to cover as many of the stale's 93 coun ties as possible. The Scotlsbluff lawmaker's comments came after he was named by Sen. Jules Burbach of Crofton to head a subcommittee to delve into the matter of prop erty tax assessments in the in terim between the 1963 and 1965 legislative sessions. Burbach, chairman of the legislative council's tax study committee, named Sen. Kenneth L. Bowen of Red Cloud to direct another subcommittee which will'ka became a state. It was also devote its time to gathering data j -4.. ntln Burbach will be in charge of still another subcommittee w h i c h , organizing a new 3ia-.c. it ia. study livestock taxation. ed 34 days. Carpenter, Bowen and Bur- The fourth session was an bach were principal sponsors of ; other special session, called on resolutions during the 1 903 ; Oct. 27, 1868, to provide for elec- j tion of presidential electors for Blue Flame Gas Association Meets Dec. 2 Members of Nebraska's gas in dustry will gather in Grand Is land Monday, Dec. 2, far the annual convention of the Blue Flame Gas Association of Ne braska. The one-day meeting at the Yancey Hotel, which also will celebrate the association'; tenth anniversary, will be at tended by representatives of gis utilities, dealers and distribut ors. Lead-off speaker for the ses sion will be G. R. Nelson, Man ager, Heating and Air condition ing Department, Northern Illi nois Gas Co., Bellwood, 111. I.e wii. be followed by George E. Su;t,cr, Omaha Group Merchan dise Manager for Seara, and Le Roy Klein, Vice President of Sales for the Caloric Corpora tion, Wyncote, Pa. Featured at the afternoon sessions will be G. E. Ellefion, Jr., P. E., Consulting Electrical Engineer, Little Rock, Ark ; A D. Schmidt, Vice President, Operations, Northwestern Pub lie Service Co., Huron, S. D.; and Frank Laten.ier, President, John Latenser & Sons, Architects, O maha. Myron Floren, featured ac cordionist with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, will entertain the group following the conven tion banquet. Ofticers and direc tors for 1904 wiil be presented. legislative session seeking studies cf the subjects. The Unicameral, however, decided to lump all the studies and have Just one com mlttee handle them. Program Budgeting The accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. has Informed the legislature budget committee preliminary p 1 a n s unequivocally recommeend any have been completed for pro- j r.e for employment. The em gram budgeting of state depart- j Ployer has to accept the re.ipon ments. isiliility. We tell the employer The purpose of the program Is I Hi?1 . an lmmale ls u l" to arrive at acccunt methods toab,e lr Parole or ha3 a chance determine how much is spent .? makl8 good, having served for each function of govern-! "s sentenee- ment. rr. . ., . . . enUt.vely approved by the get group were nine categor - bud les of programming actlvitie general government, education and research, highways, public welfare, public health, public safety, conservation of agricul tural natural resources, regula tory services, and corrections. The legislature this year ap proved the accounting study. It will result in implementation of a new accounting system for the state complimented by data pro cessing techniques. Hiring Ex-Convicts Maurice Sigler, head of the Nebraska penal complex, says the reluctance of employers to hire ex-convict.s isn't as pro nounced as it formerly was. He said during the past 10 years a lavoraDie attitude has developed, especially among Ne- braska employers, in connection fact that educated employers jnave accepted a responsibility oi auiing me state i;J rehabilita tion of men who have spent time in penal Institutions. He said more and more em- 1 of 3 Sessions Special By HERME CAMP Nebraska Farm Bureau O.je out of every three ses sions of the Nebraska Legisla ture has been a special session. There have been 24 special ses sions. This current session runs the total to 25 special sessions, j cpeciai session, became a pat- tern t-arjy irt-he --gftt-'rlHstorf jSix of the firt ten tesslons were special. The second session was the first special session. It was call ed to consider the question of giving the vote to Negroes. This was before Nebraska w as of flclally a state. The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Con stitution was In process of rat- lficatlon; and all new s t a t e s i at nine per cent Interest, cuts the j people at Rulo, Bellevue and were required to make Negro! maximum amount of a small I ft'on8 'he Missouri and Niobrara suffrage a part of their con-loan from $3,000 to $1,500 and i Rivers. They were closely as.so s.itutions. The territorial leg- permits installment selling at a j (;lat,?d v'ith lhe Indian t-ibes and islature wound up its sessioiiiIj2 per cent rate of interest. Un- commonly had Indian wives, only two days before this spader the bill, the fir.it $300 of aiother ere of n,ix'd blojd iv' eial session convened on Feb. 20, 1867. It was a two-day session. Nebraska was then acmltted to the Union on March 1, 1867. The third session was actual ly the first session after Ncbras- a special session and was called trt mr.ol Maw Ifl taHtirr im'ttnn nf ihp PfUincr UL'lll Tflmni 'general legislation necessary to ithat year, a matter which had otherwise been overlooked in : setting up the new state. i The legislators had a regular session In 1369, but had to have a special again In Feb., 1870, to ratify the 15ih Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, requiring equal rights for white and color ed voters. This session also had to provide for erection of the state penitentiary and take up other state business. That sixth session ended on March 4; and the seventh, another special, was called the same day' to pass a state herd law, amend an act governing the keeping of ident ical funds in the state treasury, and several other bills. It wound up its business fast, that same day, March 4, 1370. The Legislature then, got In two regular sessions, but the the first (the eighth) was stormy, being acijourned from one year to the next and be coming involved In treason pro ceedings, first against the state auditor and then against the governor. After the adjournment of the nineth regular session on Maan 4, 1873. the tenth session was called for March 27 ni lasted three . days. It war called tc amend county boundaries, and to consloer assessments In new counties and the Incorporation of cities. It appears failure to complete actions and provide necessary legislature is not confined to modern legislators. Maybe by comparison the modern legisla ture doe. a reasonably good Job. i mg j pioyers are beginning to realize that inmates are persons whs ; have to live "and to live they must have work." . The biggest problem, the war den said, still Is the employer who rejects a parolee or former Inmate on the basis of his prison record alone. He said: "We never i me present time, Bigier icontinuea. no inmate in the iconunuea. no inmate in tne ;stat a, ,ex u b " d I nlpd ro,p ' hp ftf find outside employment. Having a Job waiting fc a mandatory re quirement before any prisoner can be paroled. May Run For Congress State Sen. George Gerdes of Alliance has confirmed he is be ing urged by a group of busi nessmen and wheat growers to file for Congress on the Repub lican ticket. But he said he won't make a decision until Feb ruary. Gerdes, 65, is a three-term state senator and ls a former president of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association. His oppon ent in the primary would be Rep. Dave Martin of Kearney, who ls expected to seek a third con secutive term from the third district. LINCOLN The work of the special session of the legislature has been completed. The lawmakers hammered in to acceptable form a number of finance bills aimed at getting the state out of a mess created in connection with credit buy ing when the state supreme court ruled last summer that the 1959 Installment sales act was uncon stitutional. The legislators freely acknow ledged that some of the legisla tion they have just put on the books may again be held Invalid by the court. But they hoped that the laws, which would have retroactive effect, would be up held. One of them would vali date contracts written before the 1959 law was held unconstitu tional and would also make valid contracts written under a new law until the court ruled it un constitutional. Anticipating that the court might turn thumbs down on the j fe.u a. ,r8,auu.. a iu, u e lawmakers passed LB9. It calls f,.- .hmitM.T . ih. r.ir. fx constitutional amendment which j would authorize the legislature to define and classify loans and installment sales. The legislature would also be empowered to es tablish maximum rates of In terest within classes. The key hill of the session was ' LB11. It kseps the usury celling I small n:in mil rt rarrv a 30 ncr cent interest charge, and the!Dt'roin- an important settlement next $200 a 24 per cent rate. The general usury limit of nine per cent on conventional loans is the same maximum un der which the state has operated sice 1941. The penalty for viola- unchanged at forfeiture of in- j terest. The bill permits any lend- ! er or merchant to operate the 12 per cent rate on installment loans. The debt must be repaid ; within 84 months in approxi-! mately equal or declining install ments of one "month or les, ex cept for borrowers whose sources of income are irregular. Real estate is barred as security at the 12 per cent rate. Violators face criminal pen alties of fines of $100 to $1,0000 andor imprisonment for up to six months, plus forfeiture of double the amount of interest. Borrowers could also recover at torney fees. RELIEF CAME TOO LATE Pueblo, Colo. David B. Todd bro.'f his hip in 1934 when he stei ped into a manhole. S.nce that time the Injury has grown steadily worse. He received his first money from the Social Security Admin istration recently on the day he was taken to the hospital, where he died the next day. DISSATISFIED THIEF Ban Francisco A thief broke into an apartment and took $29 dollars worth of records, coins, and a table radio. Dissatisfied with his haul, the burglar left a note saying that this was the most miserable haul he d ever made. Complained of no cigar ettes and said anything he left was not worth stealing. Australian maps dramatically Illustrate the emptiness of the continent's Interior. Many place names, such as Poonda, Lthel Creek, Walguh, or Balfour Downs, indicate not towns or vil lages but sheep and cattle sta tiuns and even individual homesteads. Creases in Cottons Can Be Removed LINCOLN Most couon fab rics are folded when wound on the bolt at the factory. Some times this center fold is diffi cult or almost impossible to get out of resin treated cotton fab rics, according to Anna Mane Kreifels, Extension clothing and textiles specialist at the Uni versity of Nebraska. "Sometimes the creases can be removed by carefully apply ing white vinegar and a warm iron. Before using this method cn a garment, test a scrap of the fabric to be sure that it ls colorfast to white vinegar. ' If the fabric is colorfast, you can Uie. the following mcthoL to lt move creases," the University specialist says. First, iron the crease with a moderately hot iron. Then, while the fabric is still hot, apply a small amount of white vinegar along the crease. Allow the fab ric to absorb the vinegar for a minute of two. Next, press until the fabric is dry. Sponge the area with warm water to remove the vinegar. Press the area again until the fabric is dry. Miss Kreifels cautions that if too much vinegar ls used, all the resin finish might be removed from the area to which vinegar is applied. Using a medicine dropper to apply the vine? ir will allow you to put only i thin stream of vinegar dlrec.'y on thu crease or fold. "Use the vinegar method only if pressing and steaming toesn't remove the crease. Since water is used to sponge the vinegar from the fabric, this method should not be used on fabrics which water spot. It Ls most useful on rcsln-treated cottons," the specialist concluded. French 'First By Slate of Nebraska Historical Society The movement of Frenrh peo ple Into the Nebraska country began nearly two centuries be fore the territory was opened for settlement. French explorers like Father Jacques Marquette, Louis Jollet, Sier de La Halle. Bourgmont and the Mallet Brothers penetrated much of the Trans-Missouri country. The fur traders who followed them were predominatingly French. Most of the employees at the fur trade posts and on the boats were of , French extraction, many of mlx(,d bhxd. (hwtuM hew. ever, were usually of pure Fr('nch lineage, and quite of ten came from distinguished fami lies, as attested by such names as Chouteau, Robldoux. Cab anne, F'ontenelle, Sarpy, Flcolte and others. When Nebraska Territory was opened to settlement there were ain-aay email colonies oi j-rencn "'K "'i wie tiun-oi ecu iraci. di. for a time, was located on land in Nemaha and Richardscci Counties set aside for Indian half-bloods and peopled by them The Renuine French (.migrants established Julian, one of the most important of their settle- mL?1' J ifh,. ..The rich land in the vicinity of he vllla2e attracted thrifty 'arm folk from France until about un 'amilies had made ttlement there. They were a RESIDENCE And BUILDING LOTS AT PUBLIC AUCTION Wednesday, AT THE SOUTH FRONT DOOR OF THE CASS COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Known as the Marie A. Kopp Property Described as Lots 1 and 2, and 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 in Clock 13 in Dbkei Addition, 1701 Ave. A Plattsmouth, Nebraska Conjisring of modern residence with kitchen, dining-living room, 2 bedrooms, bath, large attic, for sforags or additional rooms, front and rear porch, gas heat, hot water heater, electricity, full basement. Cood garage and chicken house, Lots could be developed for attractive building lots. TERMS: 15'' of bid on date cf sale, Balance on confirmation. Abstract furnished showing morchantab'e lif!e. For Information Call SMITH tr LEBENS, Attorneys ' Plattsmouth, Nebraska J 'it WED NOV. 13 Mrs. Danny E. Stohlmann, before her mci riage Nov. 15, was Shirley Ann Steinhoff. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Steinhoff of Avoca. Mr. Stohlmann is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Stohlmann of Louisville. The wed ding was at First Lutheran Church, Avoca, the Rev. Glenn Schulti officiating. After a wedding trip to (he Southwest states, the couple ls at home on a farm near Louisville. in Nebraska' by came an Integral part cf the community. The movement Into Nebraska was not sectarian; Catholics and Protestants were In nearly equal numbers among the coloni.sts. In 1918 the French people uf Nemaha County held a plci.lc and celebration calling for the attendance of all those who had remained In the original set! le nient, as well ns those who hud i A, Ule mP,,,lng a list was made jof tnp Frcnrn sottlm coritirf:ted wltn the orl(?lnai ,.r()up. Thfi jim. although incomplete, showed about ninety persons, including children. Plans were made to compile a more complete list , later, but as far as is kno-vn this was not done. There was a French settle-j ment In Franklin County on the' Littie Blue near Campbell. Mar.y I Leave Them a Hcrne, flat a Mortgage! f CLEM WOSU ( 906 A. O Phoii 6297 Pltttimouth, Ncbriika ! I mm inivtti in ywr Mr'a3 Canc"t:i Kan. i Off , tlol . ON ee. At 10 A. M. a 2 Centuries cf these were French Canadians. In the life of the community today these French people, through their descendants, play a considerable part. Small groups and individuals of French ancestry are found in many places in Nebraska. A study of this minor ethnic group would be an interesting, although diffirult project- Two other groups of people, the Swiss end the Greeks, also offer scope for a study. FIGHT IllSIIANDS I Beirut, Lebanon The moun I tain honrvmoon of naalch Omran. 19. was lnt.errmit.ed hv ,,olj(e wno cnargel h,.r w eight rrarrlaftes but no divorces. Oa.aleh wa.i accused of glvlni? herself a new name for each of her eight husbands. happened lo you. Wouldn't you like lo leave J 'Uf lionis mortgage free? For at link 1 r-' e!A you cn buy our Mortgage GmullJUon PUn. 4, 1963