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SECTIONS io PAGES NO. VOLUME C2 PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1946 Casscades That Archer letter which was featured in The Journal's first ap- ! pearance as a semi-weekly aroused ! a lot of favorable comment. It in- terested many persons, although it was .especially pointed to local pi oneers. There ought to be other oldtimers wh've moved from Cass county who'd like to send some thing along to their home news paper. We'd like to hear from them. This is an invitation. Their letters will be printed. One of the little noted facts a bout the recent war and a lot more important than such prob lems as Trieste is a conflict a termath that has knit small com munities into closer contacts.The onetime yearning of a younger gen eration to "go places" has disap peared in a throng of young men and women who've been to Tokyo, Berlin and Calcutta. There are a lot of youne people who are happv just to be home and once again amonsr the per sons thev love and reallv know. Once again with their intimates thev are beginning to realize that small town talk is not alwavs mal icious gossip. People in rural com munities talk a lot aboxit one an other mainly because thev are in terested in what their neighbors do. There are very few veterans who ?t som time or another did not forlornlv stand on a street comer in a strange place. Homesickness is among the worst of ailments. Perhaps, this line of thinking has something to do with what manv observers see as a trend toward localization. First step in what we call civilization was the formation of family groups. t-. i - dtf V f ft ft- r "n Platters Lose To Omaha North But Show Promise For Future Stymied after many shot early in the game rolled from the rim, Plattsmouth basketballers Wednes j day night dropped a 43-20 decision to Omaha North. ' The better club won but the lo cals showed plenty of promise. The small school gym was jam packed with a record crowd. The din. accentuated by band music, was terrific. The locals, paced by Eaten, Al kire. Thimgan, Kimball anjl the Edwards brothers, made thekpen- bmrk-pt nin and tuck. IS was Know Your Neighbor... County Briefs i WEEPING WATER The house- ! hold goods of George Sell were sold at a public auction at his for- ! mer home Saturday afternoon, with Hy Kirchoff serving as the auctioneer. in; er, LEWIS FOUND GUILTY John L. Lewis, president of the striking United Mine Workers, leaves Mv-icipal Court .in Wash ington, D. C, after being found guilty on a contempt of court charge for failing to heed a temporary court order directing him to call off the soft coal strike. Lewis was left in custo dy of his counsel until sentence is pronounced. (NEA TELE PHOTO t. not their night to hit, ho' ! and North forged ahead. Quartertime scores: 10-6; ;21-9; 38-17. . j Eaton was the game's standout even though he played on a lbsing club. Henry Zich starred for the winners wifh 14 points The Platters' performance gift tosses was encouraging Ms ra- it J wis, o n Mrs. Hilda Coffman Dies; Was Resident Here For 59 Years . . .at the Court House There are manv indications thpt Plattsmo"th will hsve a standout basketball .team this season and rn eo places in state competition. Known factors Pre a 'ood coahin? saff and canable nlavers. Raek pball, however, can be mightv tricky and upsets are frequent This is wot irnded to inflt pressure. We'd like to see the hom-towTiM,s go to town an it's good publicity for the citv.Thev plv a representative schedule and some of the boys ought to get recognition. Mrs. Hilda Coffman, 63, longtime t Plattsmouth resident who was pro minent many years in local affairs died Thursday, 5:0 3a.m., at an Omaha Hospital. Mrs. Coffman was taken to the hospital Tuesday following a stroke ! last week. Divorce action filed The ninnr lnrni n.or. tr. ! Catherine vs. Paul R many years lived in the remodel ed Deutsche's Haus on f outh Sev enth Street. She sold the property last May and since lived in a apartment at Herold's Unit No. 1. Funeral services will be at St WEEPING WATER Renos An derson who is in a Lincoln Hos pital has no cause to worry about the harvesting of his corn crop. On Tuesday members of the Weep ing Water Masonic lodge did the job for him in good shape, while the ladies of the Order of Eastern Dupress, After pending in district court here more than a year, the divorce matter of Everett, Juanita vs. Hor ace, Tuesday was settled. Mrs. Everett in July of 1945 filed Luke's Episcopal church Saturday , a Petition for divorce which was afternoon. 2:30. with Canon George 'granted. They effected a reconcil St. Georre Tvner officiating. Burial iation in September the same year will be in Oak Hill. I an(i asked the court to set aside The body is at Caldwell funeral Lhe decree fe 0ctober of 1946 home. Visiting hours are from 4 1 to 6 and 7 to 9. Friday. jMrs- Ev?rett flled a new dlvorce Mrs. Coffman was a past noble , action. Kelley Resigns As President Of City's Firemen Vincent Kelley, Tastee shop own er, announced to fire department members Tuesday night his resig nation as their president. Kelley j star prepared tne meals for tne said he soon plans to leave Plaits- menfolk. mouth. j Sam Arn was elected 194" pres ident of the organization several months ago and will assume his duties at the first of the year.! In the meanwhile, Henry Donat, vice president, will head the group . The meeting was topped off with a fried fish specialty prepared by Donat. He fried more than 30 pounds of carp for the occasion. WEEPING WATER J. W. Stat on, 74, former Missouri Pacific agent here, died at his home in Lincoln, Tuesday evening Nov. 26. Funeral services were held at Urn bergers chapel on Friday after noon, with burial at Wabash. Sur vivors are his"'wife"Mrs."Graee" Wood Staton, one son, Louis of Osborne, Kansas; three daughters, I Mrs. Fred Barmore of I.pvincrtnn 1 Mrs. Robert Eastwood. New York Pst office- Mr' Bissin- who lived City, and Mrs. Edward Doll of niany years at Hays, Kan., came Lincoln. Re- Dickson of the Vine ! to Plattsmouth four years ago.He Street congregational church offic- ' learned his craft at Bradley Tech, iated. .,,,,, - Peoria, 111. Mr. Bissing is an act ive member of the Plattsmouth Businessmen's Ad club, Chamber of Commerce and Rotary club. Joe Bender Named By Solomon; Stand On Gambling Made Enjoying a large circle of friends and cooperative in many civic ac tivities is John A. Bissing, owner of Teh Time Shop, south of the WEEPING WATER-The city wells here were called on to care for the needs of the community for water supply since on Sunday night the reservoir was drained for cleansing, inspection and repairs. grand of the local Rebekah lodge and active in f fairs of the Episco pal church. She was a member of St. Marv's guild and the women's auxiliary. Born at Leeds, England, on Ju ly 31. 1P78. she ame to Platts mouth with her parents. Mr. and We are not surprised to ?e sev- J Mrs jarres Barwiek. in 1RS7.Her er;,i iral hifh school football stand I husDan(j perrv Coffman, died in rviite etrinna nn cplortions made hv I t a self-claimed metropolitan news paper. Anvwav. this community gave the boys their credit due. Statisticians have fibred out that th amount of capital reau'red pr worker on the sverare farm in southeast Nebraska last year was $12,000 to $19,000 Ibor incomes ransred. from $1.?70 on smaller farms to $2,620, they say. Not Ion? a?n this newspaper ran p classified ad for a missing cat. Funnv part wa tht the tvne read "will answer to" such and such a phone number. We have alwavi wanted to interview a talking pet (Turn to p?e 4, number 4 Instead of considering the 1946 action, the court Tuesday review ed the motion to set aside and re fused to grant it. Conseuently.the original divorce decree remains in effect. 1931. Mrs. Coffman built up a large circle of friends during the 59 years she lived here. Weepinff vVater man was arrested m - 1 H .;c.av. lire i x isurviviri r air ni j Alex J. Patterson Thursday plea ded not guilty to - embezzelment at an arraignment before County Judge Paul. E. Fauquet. The Christmas Mail , j Suggestions Are ; Made By Office - Cooperation of the public in pre paring Christmas mail today was urged by Postmaster Ed Egenber ger. Postage should be fully prenaid on all mail. Greeting cards other than those for local delivery should t.OTTTSVTLT.E Mies Louisa Fro be pronaid with first elas post- lifh frirTT1pr LocyiHe resident.has a?e. This will insure the forward- t 8rrr,tei- nosition a maTiawr mr of tne man in tne event ine j pf tpp rfptoria m r,w industrial addressee hps moved, ah maupr LOUISVILLE Funeral sen-ices for Mrs. W. C. Krambeck who died Wednesday morninar at her home northwest of Sprinefield were held Friday afternoon at the First Luth eran church in Papillion with Rev H. Moellerins: officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Auburn cemetary near Millard. :fT,MWOOD The Cass County Fellowshio meeting last Sunday evening at the Emmanuel Evangel ical Ch"rch northeast of Murdock was vH attended. The Elmwood Evareellcal croun received the banner for attendance and mileage. Louisville Road Gravel Promised By Commissioners The Louisville-Plattsmouth road will be patroled and graveled with in a week. This was the promise given a Chamber of Commerce committee Thursday afternoon. by County Co mmissioner Charles Stoehr. Improvement of the important county arterial has long been sought by Louisville and Platts mouth civic groups. A joint committee from the two towns petitoned the board for the improvement on Oct. 17. When there was no result, a local com mittee, C. C. Cotner and Ray Sto ry, revisited the officials Thursday. Last Rites For Aged County Pioneer Are Held Last rites for Mrs. Rachel Re vina Ci'ook Everett, pioneer Cass county resident, were held at Av oca Wednesday afternoon. Burial was east of Union. Mrs. Everett, SI, died at her Avoca home Sunday night. The daughter of Nicholas Crook, early settler, she was born March 20, 1864, at Union. She married John Everett on Oct. 26. 1878. Surviving al- five daughters and sons. Nicholas, Lincoln; Mrs. Lucy ct, rimwmvl' rtiariesAVeen ter of Mr. and Mrs. J ing Water: Silas. Avoca. and Le- i Wiles, Weeping Water ona. Avoca. There are 21 grand children and 10 great grandchil dren. There are also one brother, Rob ert Crook, Omaha, and three sis- ; ters. Mrs. ?inerva Susselman, I Goodland. Kans.; Mrs. Stella fTunt, ,Peoria, 111.; Mrs. Edna Hechath- orne, Sioux City. Iowa. Dr. Hungate Dies; Funeral Planned Word was received Thursday af ternoon of the death at Topeka, Kans., of Dr. James B. Hungate, former prominent Weeping Water man. The body will arrive at Weep ing Water Friday and the funeral Saturday afternoon. Survivors in clude two daughters, Mrs. Mary Bennet. San Diego, and Mrs. Char lotte Hungate, Lawrence, Kan. Sheriff elect Tom Solomon today announced appointment of Joe Ben der, Weepiig VVater, as his deputy. The new sheriff also stated that the state's anti-gambling laws will be enforced during his tenure of office and this, he said, will in elude punch boards. Solomon was asked about his in tentions end bingo was mentioned. He answered that such enforce ment would be carrying the law to the extremes and further stated he could see no harm in such func tions put on by clubs and civic organizations for the benefit and support of institutions so long as they did not become organized money making devises. The new deputy is at present chief of police at Weeping Water. He has lived there 15 years, is 38 and married. Mrs. Bender is the former Virginia Wiles, daugh- Leslie The Benders will occupy the home furn ished by the sheriff's office i n Plattsmouth . Solomon plans to continue living at his parents' home in Platts mouth but will maintain quarters in the ccunty jaiL.for emergency use. He will carry on sheriff's business in the basement of the county jail after court house hours. When both the sheriff and his deputy are absent. Rex Young of Plattsmouth will be deputized to carry on functions of the office. Solomon and Bender will take refresher courses in law enforce ment before taking office. These include a law course, three day training under the state highway patrol at Lincoln, and visits to adjacent sheriffs' offices for the purpose of getting acquainted and observing other methods. Helen Julian. Plattsmouth, and nieces: Mrs. Ernest Kinr. Thur man, la.. Mrs. Lillian Delavan. Glenwood and nephews. Jim All bee. Glenwood: Earl Allbee, Platts mouth and Howard Cox. former local man who now lives in New Mexico. LOUISVILLE Mr. and Mrs. La wrence Group will soon travel bv plane to Sacramento, Calif., to vis it their dauehter. Mrs. Rov Young. They probably will stay there for the winter. by the sheriff's office upon a com plaint filed by G. R. Binger and Ole Olsen, his employers. Patter son was released from custody with the posting of a $1000 bail bond. The damage action of Anna Mar tin vs. Darlings transfer was being heard by a jury a second day in district court Thursday. The suit is an outgrowth of an accident of a traffic accident on Highway 75 north of Plattsmouth Jan. 9, 1945. Around The Made Robes You may be in Australia, Hono lulu or Brazil but if you're a man running for a shower you're apt to pick up a dressing gown made in Plattsmouth. The well-tailored garment will be a Graymoor made by the Platts mouth Manufacturing company, a production center for the widely Inc.. New York City.. One of the city's outstanding in dustries, the Plattsmouth manu facturin? company employs 60 wo men. Their weekly salaries wil run between $25 and $45. Production is not on a small scale. It amounts to about 3.000 robes a week. Said the plant manager, Mrs. Florella Babian: "We have a current goal of a bout 600 units a day and, with ev ery one working to that end, we are accomplishing it." There is to the visitor a strik ing opposite to a slow-down at the plant, the American Legion build ine at Sixth Street and Avenue A. Sewing machines on the product ion line buzz. Employes are intent upon coupl ing quality with speed. Robe material, already cut. is delivered here from another plant at Fort Dodge. Ia. Thts week "The Persian", a classy blue and gray print, is on the line. Of course, the buyer demand for World, Plattmouth Are Used By Men 8 There are also snappy wool checks and some plain jobs. "Made in Plattsmouth robes can be purchased in Plattsmouth should be plainly addressed in ink, pivins: street or rurM route num ber when known. The spnder's ripie and addr"s should be plac ed in the upper left corner of the address side. Pack all article careful1'" in stronr durable containers. Wrap parcels sefnirelv. but do not s them evcent when bearing a print ed endorsement, radin?: "Con tents, merchandise Postmaster : This parcel mav be opened for postal inspection if necessarv."Seal ed parcels not so labeled are sub ject to postage at the letter rate. Perishable articles should be endorsed bv the Postmaster or oth er postal emolovee as such, and it is recommended that all per ishable parcels be sent special de livery. Parcels mav not exceed 100 in ches in leneth and pirth combin ed. The weight limit for fourth class mail is 70 pounds to all rones. The same limit aoniies to firt class letter mail and sir mail. Mailers mav save time by buv- j inr postage stamps in advance. plant at Kansas City. F.LTWOOD Herbert Stock, who 1at Fridv va.s riouslv injured while assitin?T with a corn eleva tor at the Donald Hollenbeck farm, is eettinsr alor nicelv at the Or thopedic hospital in Lincoln. ET MWOOD Mr. and Mrs. Cra les Marshall departed last Mon day for Ra Franc'co where Mr. Marshall will attend a committee meetin? in connection with his dut ies as president of the State Farm Bureau. They plan to be gone three weeks. The robes are distributed over j Christms seals or stickers should Charles Babian. mendous but the company man agement is expecting a continu ation of buyer demand after the new year. The other production center of the robes, which jobs raw mater ials for the local plant, is known as the Huron Manufacturing com pany, Fort Dodge, la. You're likely to see this Platts mouth product advertised in any leading men's fashion magazine. Current issue of "Men's Wear" carries a double truck with full color reproductions, prices $10 to $30. "The Persian" is not the only robes at Christmas tim is trr-model put out by the local unit. the world by Graymoor Fashions, Inc., New York City. Employe contentment is not ig nored at the Plattsmouth plant. There's a well-equipped kitchen in which women can prepare lunches. There are 10-minute recesses at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for "coffee time." A public address system carries radio programs that the women workers like to hear. Charles Babian of Plattsmouth and Fort Dodge is production man ager for the Graymoor robe pro ducing units. The industry located here about two and one-half vears aeo through spirited cooperation of the Amer ican Leeion. Dissatisfied with the prospects of locating in Omaha, representatives of the company were looking for a Plattsmouth side. Thev had just about aban ored hope for a local location when the Leeion made possible the use of its building. The Legion building is only par tially completed but has the facilities of a modern club house. There were onlv seven sewine machines installed when the plant was started. Its expansion has steadily increased even through a change of ownership. rot be placed on the address side of the letters or parcels. School Cagers Romp OverBHS In First Game Spearheaded bv Cant. Bud Eat on, local rtrep caeers Monday niht onened their season by trimming Bellevue. 43-22. After an evenly placed first ouar ter. Plattsmouth forwe(j ahead to build un a 21-10 halftime count.The locals led 31-16, at the three quar ters mark. Coach Merle Stewart substituted freelv and he seemed to ha-e at least 10 pavers among which thre was little difference in capability. First Of Santa Letters Received First of Santa Claus letters ar rived todav at The Plattsmouth Journal office. The letter was from Rosalie Rae Olson, 728 South First street. She wrote: Dear Santa Claus: I want some toys. Will you be so kind to bring them to me. I like you Santa Claus. "I want a new sled. I want a toy Christmas tree all decorated up. I want 7 or 8 candy canes. I want a horse or a pony. I am in Grade 2. I am 7 years old. Aiy phone number is 614-W." McClusky Gives Review Of Mag At Rotary Club December issue of The Rotarian magazine was reviewed by Dr. H. G. McClusky as a program high light of Tuesday's Plattsmouth Ro tary Club meeting. Club guests from the high school were John Howard Johnson, junior, and Bob Tritsch, senior. Visiting Rotarians were Varro Tyler and J. M. McLean, both of Nebraska City. They were introduced by Roy Knorr. program chairman. A Christmas party for club mem bers and Rotary Anns is being planned with Frank Cloidt as com mittee chairman. The date will be announced later. Cass County Farm Income $9,434,000 Tr Mln At Farm Clyde Meisinger Wednesday was treated by Dr. L. S. Pucelik for two mangled fingers on his right hand. He received the injury while working with a corn elevator at his farm o& Cedar Creek road, six miles west of Plattsmouth . Klines At Home Recovering From Car Crash Hurts Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Kline. 1307 Fourth Avenue, are slowly recov ering from injuries received in an automobile accident near Louis ville. Mr. Kline has returned from an Omaha hospital and is in a cast for three fractured ribs, back and neck injuries. Mrs. Kline, who re ceived a broken right wrist, back, chest and head injuries, is wearing a brace. Civil War To Be Restated In Grid Type Fund Drive The Civil war will be restaged in Plattsmouth in coming weeks as the North and South wrangle in competition connected with the Memorial stadium fund drive.The contest will be between north and southside merchants. Called football' teams, opposing factions will meet Tuesday. Coach es Father Edward Tuchek and John Sattler are huddling with captains, Henry Donat and Sam Arn mapping new plays. The North Blue team will have a big weight advantage. The South is supposed to have a shifty, aerial minded club. Enthusiasts say it'll be a game of Donat's plunges against Arn's speed. Lineups of the armchair elevens will appear in the Plattsmouth Journal Monday. More than doubling thejr annual gross income in comparison with 1940, as reported by the U. S. Bureau of census, Cass county farm families last year produced crops and livestock with a record value of more than $9,434,000 . This increase in farm revenue is being reflected in a heavy demand for merchandise, according to sta tistics. , Since 1940, the number of farm homes reporting electric lights here has increased from 734 to 1,017. Heavy demand for such modern izing as running water, bathrooms, and gadget filled kitchens has re sulted. Cass county farmers today hgve 400 more tractors than in 1940. The number of trucks on farms has likewise increased substantially. "These facts not only indicate the importance of the farm market but also make it one which no businessman or manufacturer can afford to overlook,' a national au thority stated. Korn King and Queen, Mayor Will Join In City's Welcome To Santa When Santa comes to Platts mouth on Saturday December 14th King Barney and Queen Marianne will ioin in the welcome to him nd Mayor Clem Woster will hand him the Key to the City. Santa has used this key before but he will be glad to get it again as it opens the hearts of the good people of Plattsmouth to this iovial per son. It is a big golden kev, about two feet long and is a fitting em belm of the unaualified. whole hearted welcome that awaits San ta every time he comes to Platts mouth. This is one occasion when we can all forget our petty differences and join hands in making thi3 a most happy occasion. Old Kris Kringle's hair is very white he has been coming around for a good many years so many in fact Wife Of Eagles President Dies; Burial Thursday Mrs. Ivan Garhart. 42. wife of the president of the Plattsmouth FOE. died Tuesday at her home in Pacific Junction. Last rites for Mrs. Gearhart.who was well known in the local com munity, were held today at ru grims church in Pacific Junction. The surviving husband is em Ployed at the Rose Motor company here. There was a large floral offering from his Plattsmouth friends. ' Also surviving are four sons, Wil liam B., James F., Paul J., and Mark A., and her mher. Mrs. Iva Hunter, Pacific Sanction. that some of us have lost the count but his spirit is just as young as ever. During the war years he was unable to make the usual pre Christmas visit to Plattsmouth and possibly there are some little folks who have never yet seen him. We want this to be a great event for them and for the rest of you who are always glad to see this big herted jovial Saint of the King , plattsmouth repercussions of the Mail Service Here Reflects Strike Picture dom of Make Believe. Put a big ring -ound this date on your calendar Saturday, Dec ember 14 and let this be one of the biggest best days we've had in Plattsmouth for a "long time. Further details are being work ed out by the committee, so watch the Journal and keep posted. Don't forget the date December 14. nationwide coal strike will be felt for the most part in curtailed mail service. A survey Thursday, however, showed that local coal stocks are dwindling and a prolonged shut down will cause a shortage. Local manufacturing plants, es pecially the Plattsmouth Manufac turing company, carefully studied the shipping embargo. Cotner Receives President Award For War Service Donald Dale Cotner this week re ceived a presidential citation which was awarded to the personnel of the ship on which he served, the USS Honolulu, a light cruiser. " The letter which accompanied the citation, issued by the Navy bureau, stated: "The secretary of the navy has awarded the presidential citation to the USS Honolulu and crew for outstanding heroism in action a gainst cr.emy Japanese forces dur ing the battles of Palau and Leyte, in September and October, 1944." . Cotner is a graduate of the Platts mouth high school and Tarkio col lege. He taught two years at Es sey. Ia., before serving in the navy for nearly four years. ' The local man was first stationed in Washington, D. C.where he had charge of the admiral's band un der Adms. Ainsworth and Blandy. He later served on the cruiser. He has seven other battle ribbons and 11 major battle stars. Since his discharge in January, 1946.Cotr.er has been co-owner with his father, C, C. Cotner, in the Cotner bus line and Cotner son Kaiser-Frazer Auto Agency Donald Cotner hasVmanaged the auto agency operated by the firm. He was married, three months ago to Frances Hadraba, daughter of Joseph Hadraba, retired P 1 a t ts mouth dnaggist. o