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No. 14 VOLUME 62 PLATTSMOU TH,NEBRASKA MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1947 ft f 4 4 ? Casscades I wonder if there aren't quite a few farmers and retired people traveling: in the south and south west to "escape the cold" who' by now wish they were safely at home. The weather hasn't been so bad here and strange places often pro duce more headaches than satis faction. 1 think Mexico is most often a pain in the neck to any North American traveler. It's easy to en Yer.Bo'ruer officers ask only the state in which you were born. Getting out is another matter. Entering from lower California, you immediately hit a rutty detour that leads into Tijuana. The new load with a viaduct has been un der construction V years but no one seems interested in its com pletion. It would be foolish to call thoroughfares of Tijuana streets. They are cow paths which respec table cow would shy away from. As a pedestrian.obviously Amer- j iran, you are besieged by enchil ada vendors, street peddlers and ; beggars. They know everything : you say but can talk about you in front of your beck with their strange rigamarole. And of course, you simply must travel down a narrow side street of stalls where you can buy souvenirs (most of them Made in USA) or anything that attracts your eye. Your nostrils protest against an unpleasantly predominate scent in the air. It comes from a mixture of food scraps tossed onto walks, un kempt natives, front yard pig pens r.nd countless hard drink places. In amusement places you have to be on guard against flying lemon peels The Mexican drinks cheap tequila, sandwiching it between a pinch of salt and lemon rind. He carelessly tosses the peel oVer his shoulder when finished. Meanwhile, you wll have been beset by guitar strum ming troubadours whose music is out of this world direct from Ha des. So you are sickened of Tijuana and decide to drive 30 miles further south to Rosarita bach, suppos odly a deluxe hotel plopped down nil by itself along the blue Pacific. It is impressive and quiet but you feel slightly pained when the waiter presents you with a $10 check for two meals and glowers at the measly fiO cent piece you leave for ft tip. You feel dirty and tired from the day's experiences when yoli j climb the stairs to your 510 a night room. Your happiness is not increased when you tug at the Ven- etion blinds and they fan into your face. That wasn't too bad but I the beautiful glass knob to the i shower room comes off in pour ; hand. Then you step into the j shower and turn one chrome han- j die- It falls into' the tub. You try the ether and the same thing hap- j pens. You run your hand down the j water pipe and find it has never I been connected. I You have begun to suspicion that P.aja Mexico is a land of phoniness by the time you're headed back to the USA next morning. Neverthe less, the temptation to take back some souvenirs is too great so yo"u stop along the way and buy up more than the $18 quota of goods. Feeling all the world like a criminal, you hide so'me of the loot in your hatband and shirt front. It is disappointing when the cus toms guard gives yofur car only a cursory onceover at the border and doesn't subject your perso"n to a frisking. As you step from the car, a perfume bottle slips from your shirt and breaks o"n the ce ment. 'Tsk, tsk," chides the guard. "Next time make sure your shirt Is buttoned and that won't hap pen." A little party in a big city is in tended cryptically in answer to an anonymous reader Toman. Spek Are Recovering Nicely Severely injured in a car acc ident here several weeks ago, Ra phael Toman and John Speck, lo cal youths, are recovering satis factory. Toman, who suffered a fractur ed pelvis and facial injuries, is responding nicely to treatment at Doctors hospital. Speck, who suf fered i fractured leg, is at the home of his parents here and is nrfw able to be about on crutches. The mishap occured when the Toman car upset after hitting a curb on Wimpy's curve during a snowstorm. County's Cage Crown Playoff Set At Elmwood The IP 17 Cass county basketball tournament starts Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Elmwood. Opening schedule includes Alvo Avoca, 5:45; Murdoek-Eagle, 7p.m. Louisville vs. Nehawka, S:15. and Elmwood- Union, 9:. 10. Consolation games will open Wednesday night's program. The first of two championship games will be played at 8:15. Seating capac ity of the Elmwood community building has been in creased to- handle expected large crowds. A projection booth in the balcony has been torn o'ut. Other changes are being made to hike seating capacity by about 200. The championship trophy will be donated asrain this year by the Elmwood Chamber of Commerce. Elmwood Firemen Urge New Truck; Picnic Proposed ELMWOOD Volunteer firemen here tonight will hear a report o'n a proposed new fire truck. It has been suggested that the firemen sponsor the annual Elm woo'd picnic as a firemen's benefit picnic with the proceeds to go to ward the purchase of a new truck. A committee appointed by Wel lington Denis, president of the fire men, lias been conferring with members of the chamber of commerce. Firemen Save Farm Dwelling; Neighbors Help NEHAWKA The farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stoll was badly damaged by a fire which started in a store room ' in the upper stoi-y. Alice Harta. who stays at the Stoll home and occupies an up stairs bedroom, wps awakened by smoke fumes and gave the alarm. Mr. Stoll. had just arrived home at the time- A general alarm was given over the telephone and in a short time a large group of men and women was removing fuinituie from the lower floor. Nehawka and Weeping Water fire departments got the flames under control. Insulation installed last fall played an important part in kern ing the flames in one room. The fire is believed to have been caused by defective wiring. of. CI MerVjoffjjhjir) Camraipr Undprw?tv Annual membership drive of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commer ce has begun with Bob Eestor as campaign chairman. Also on the committee are Orville Neilson and Joe Knoflicek. Meeting time of the civic organization has been changed to 6:30 p.m. every first and third Thursdav of the month County News Items AVOCA (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Jonn Heebr.er are having a farm equipment sale this month, having sold their farm to Tony Nelson. The Heebners plan to remain on the farm another year, however. AVOCA (Special)-Mr. and Mrs Albert Staack are announcing the forthcoming marriage of their dau ghter Rose Mary Staack to Fran cis Fisher of Elmwood, which will take place February 4. ELMWOOD Mr. and Mrs. Ver non Schewe and daughters have returned from an interesting trip to Southern California and Mexico. Enroute home, they visited Mr. and Mrs. Alfrd Rikli at Drum mond, Okla. ; NEHAWKA The Cass County i Feeders 4-H club has elected El- mer Ross president. Bob Johnson is vice president. Bob Sand, sec retary, Larry 'Pollard, raporter, and Margaret Knabe. song leader. NEHAWKA Miss Pauline Ing werson of the local young peoples' organization announces that $113.75 was obtained in the USO drive here. ELMWOOD- Mrs. Wendell Cctok, local polio victim undergoing treat I ment at an Omaha hospital, is now s Jf tV ' v - 5? 'V 1 ,w.4 A Ilcppily married for 10 yei.rs. screen star George Murphy defies the Hollywood jinx n.q;iin-t home life. Still a contented family r.:a;a 12 years alter lie brought his wife Julie, former New Yorlc r: ..:hi-club darker, t:j the film capital, he sees nothing but smooth, marital sidling aiiead. They attribute their happiness in large part to their children, 3 -year-old Melissa (''.Missy"; and Dennis, 8, who, above. hve cornered Ctorga for a reeding session. Memory Lane-- Brrr, Blizzard Clamped Lid On Activity Here In January, 1910 Picked at random from the Jour- j bridge. D. O. Wurl. James Eebal, rial's voluminous files, January of Carlson, J. M. Cunningham, 1910 issues devoted considerable space to a blizzard which tied up , local transportation and brought ' business to- a standstill. Huge wind ' blown banks of snow kept people inside and the streets were practi cal!' deserted. Harry S. Austin, the v.'fll known singer who had just gone to work at the Burling ton storehouse was among those injured. He slipped on the ice in the rail yard and suffered bad , bmises. Other Eurlingto'n woikers i ounty commissioners estimated received nasty falls . . . Ben ; the cost of riming Cass colmty for Schliecher proposed to build a , the year at 5135.740 . . . The farm factory here and had the full sup- ! home of Fred T. Ramge, two port of tho Journal. "The Com- i miles northeast of Murray, was mercial club expects to" lnnd a ', rezed by fire. Th0 fire occured number of good factories here this ! vh'le Mr. Ramge was in the city winter and when 1010 closes Platts- trading . . . The masquerade ball mouth will bo the factory ' city of ( at T. J. Sokol hall wns a big suc Nebraska." Dr. To'dd of Omaha ; cess . . . Costume prizes were was another Plattsmouthian who ', awarded Mrs. Frank .Tanda Jr., wants to locate a factory here. Mr. Janda, Mrs. Erov Christ and IT'' has a patent neck ycke . . . . Frrnk Krejci . . . Possibility of William Holly annoXmced plans for ( building an LDS church on the an IOOF installation .... William j corner east of Garfield park was Eudi? was advertising the Denver special as "the leading 5 cent cigar made m Plattsmouth." . . .. Fred Patterson, county surveyor elect. came from his home at Ro'ck Bluffs to attend to business matters and was an overnight guest at the Perkins hotel . . . Joshua Andrews vas among Burlington employees on the sick list . . . Commissioner Switzer of Weening Water trans acted business here. .Tanuarv of 1916 in Plattsmouth found much activity . . . Past President Jo'sePh Hadraba installed William Barclay as new head of the Eagles lodgn. Other officers were W. H. Mason, Clifford Bur- able to- be out o;f the iron lung several minutes at a time. ELMWOOD The Richard Renter family has moved from a farm south of Eagle to Havelock where Mr. Reutcr will work in a garage. LOUISVILLE Mrs. Leila Wendt has, been elected president of the Tmmanuel Luetheran Ladie3 Aid societv. Mrs. Alta Hcier is vice president. LOUISVILLE Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McFarland and daughter. Sher ry, have moved here from Platts mouth and are settled in an apart ment above the New Way market where Mr. McFarland is employed. LOUTSVTLLE-The $200 quota in a drive for Boy Scout funds has been reached, according to L. F. Hendrix, chairman. NEH WVKA Wildon Switzer suf fered a broken foot when the horse he was riding slipped and fell in a ditch He had gone horseback. to look after cattle- LOUISVILLE Mrs. Bruce Gil j bert died at her heme in Alhambra California January 6. The body was i brought back to Kansas for burial. Survivors are her husband, her I mother and one brother K. V. V Sin, jl "V- p- u- Eie Id, Roy Durdick and John p- Sattler . . . Arthur I,. Eaker of Murray filed his candidacy for county treasurer . . . The Missouri- Pacific raised its passenger rates to 3 cents a mile. The fare from Omaha, therefore, was raised from ?.S to 57 cents . . . Companies of the P!:ittsmouth fire department elected thp following firemen: C. M. Forbes. Henry LahoVla, Gus Carlron and Max Pries . . . discussed. Only 13 years ago, in 1932, old grads were seeking a dissolution ' of Bcllvue Presbyterian college. , The college had been used by the j government during the World War j as a training school . . . William j Soucke. who escaped from the Cass ; countv jail onlv to be recaptured later near Weeping Water, was sentenced to th? state peniteniary . . . Bernard Galloway received the I coveted B. E. Swanson award at Peru normal . . . Miss Josephine j Janda of the high school faculty ' accepted a position at Dunbar . . : j Hans Reiver, court house custodian I was ill with the flu . In Brief White of Kansas City. Bill White , of Louisville is a cousin. LOUISVILLE Rev. Murphy of Plainview and Rev. Williams of Plattsmouth were visitors in Louis ville recently on a tour of inspec- ( tion of Camp Harding as a pos sible location for the Nebraska Annual Conference Pastoral school, of the Methodist church. This con ference will be held late next sum mer and is expected to be attend- ! ed by 150 ministers. WEEPING WATER The Cass Cefunty Noxious Weed Control meeting was held Monday at the auditorium when two supervisors were elected -William M. Streich of Murdock and William Ost of Nehawka. WEEPING WATER The First Nation.0! Rank of Weeping Water held its annual stockholders meet ing last week, with the reelection of all four directors. They are Henry Crozier, Llovd P. Wolcott. Victor Wallick and Ray C. Wiles. WEEPING WATER Clarence Norris has completed the task of moving 1.000 turkeys to" his new turkey farm to be cared for by Earl Mink. Fifty Turkey sheds were also moved. Thomas Weyer funeral Rites j Held Saturday Funeral sc-rvices for Thomas We er were held Saturday at the Sat tkr funeral home and burial was in Oak Hill. The Rev. J. W. Tenz ler was in charge. Pallbearers were Doylcf Foster, Lloyd Fsteor, Roy lox. Ed Bow en, Homer Ricks and H. E. Reck--r. Vocal music was by Larry Thimgan, accompanied at the or g:in by Mrs. C. J. White. Thomas Warren Weyer, son o'f Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Weyer, was horn Aug. 14, 1879, at Severance, tun. He married Miss Naomi Oavenport. A blacksmith by trade. L.Mr. Weyer moved to PlattsmoUth in August of 1!44. He had een I -poor health the past three years. turviving are his widow ana ard Parler.e and seven sons, three daughters. Agnes, Frances Frank. EiTicst. Richard, Cecil, Ro bert, Paul and Edward. There are also three sisters, one brother and live grandchildren. Wespin? Water Women's Lodge Greets Officers WEEPING WATER- (Special) Elizabeth Chapter. O. E. S.. Nor. 2."H), held its annual installation of officers Tuesday evening, with Mrs. Frank J. Domingo. Grand Martha. as the installing o'fficer.She was assisted by Mrs. Emma Ra walt, as conductress. ' Installed were Mrs. Oren Pol lard, Worthy Matron: Alvin Groes ser. Worthy Patron: Mrs. Floyd Hite, Associate Matron; Clifford Cooper, Associate Patron; Mrs. Lottie Jones, Secretary; Mrs. Ster ling Amick. Treasurer: Mrs. Nutz man. Chaplain; Dorothy McFad den. Marshall: Mrs. Arthur Jones, YDrganist; Mrs. Leonard Klemme, ".Varder; Thomas Akeson, Outer dentinal; Mrs. May Keckler. Con ductress; ?.frs. Deforest Philpot, Aociate Conductress. Mrs. Pollard, th? incoming Wor thy Matron, wo're a corsage of ros-. es. a Tift from her daughter Imo gene Pollard sent from Washington D. C, where she is secretary to Senator Hugh Butler. Her hus band also' presented her with a basket of flowers. A collection was taken by the group lor the Polio drive. A social hour followed the in stallation ceremonies with Mrs. E. M. Ruby, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Little and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Klemme. hostesses. Employes Of Two Local Firms Are Guests At Partv Mr. and Mrs. Roy Knorr were hosts to the employes of Knorr's Variety store and the Ladies Tog gery Thursday evening at a 6:30 dinner given at Bestor's dining room. Eighteen guests were pre sent, special guests being Mr. and Mrs. T. I. Friest. Table decorations followed the Valentine motif. Favors were pre- sented each guest. There w a s group singing,- and Mr. Friest showed moving pictures. Contest games were played and prizes a warded the winners. Mr. Knorr is manager of the variety store. Fred Busch is man ager of the Ladies Toggery. Weed District Obtains Power Sorav Machine W. A. Opt, Nehawka, and Willi am Streich, Murdock, have ben elected bv members of tv Cass County no'xious weed district to three year terms as directors. At a recent meeting of the group it was revealed that a power sprayer has been ohainnd and wPl b ready for use at the start o'f 147 wpr-d control campaign. Reports on 1946 activities of the district were made bv Clyde Wen zel. En He, Ed Steinkamn. Ween ing Water, and Howard Wiles, di rectors. Noel Hanon, extension agrono mist, told of the succors of a new chemical in the fight against weeds. LOUISVILLE The high school music department will stage a gav Nineties review at the city hall on January 23 and 24. 1 vj-" in K f Seventy years after ex-Sgt. Charles A. Windolph, of Lead, S. D., wen the Purple Heart, Uncle Sam got around to pre senting it. Above, Col. Piiul W. Mapes pins on the medal, award ed for wounds the 95-year-old veteran received on July 23, 187C, at the battle of the Litt '.a BlS Horn River, better know a as "Custer's Last Stand." jAnd Where Were iThe Wild Injuns? I ; And business at a local tavern suffered. i ' It was because of a cowboy, j fully outfitted in western fashion except for sidearms, who' sat on a perch at the end of the bar. I He lfxiked like a Hollywood wild i westerner, from spurred white and ; black cowboy boots, to whipcord ' black 9 ml white trousers, red shirt with bandanna. cowhide jacket ml broad-brimmed sombrero. Many would be customers blink ed their . eyes and walked out. This co'ulJn't be. Where were the Indians? Funeral Rites For Pioneer Of County Are Held Funeral services for James Ja- j cob Chvistcnsen were held at the j Elmwood Methodist church with ! R. v. C. H. Lir.d officiating. Mus- i ic was furnished ly Mrs. Helen j Schneider, Mrs. Opal Clements ; and Ms. Marie Clements. Mr. Christenseii was born in Hallum. Denmark, on March 3, 1S34. He came to- this country when he was 16 with his brother and sister. The Christensens first settled near Ashland where another was located. James cnristensen later lived near Greenwood until he had bought a farm near Elrnwoo'd in 1S77. He married Miss Susan Brans corn in 1S79. Preceding him in death were his wife, a daughter, Mrs. 'Maud Ohmstead, and a son. Andrew. Surviving are two daugh- ters, Mrs. Maye McBride and Mrs. Ethel Strabel. A nephew, Walter Branscom.liv ed at the farm home many years. Local Interest i Matters Before State's Solon s Matters o'f local interest are now up before the state unicameral ac cording to this week's report on legislative happpnings by State Sen ato'r William Metzger of Cedar Creek. Senator Motzgcr's report follows "Several bills of interest to our community, were introduced this wook. one of which is a reduction I of tax on intangible property.This bin will be heard before the Com- mittee on Revenue at 2:00 P.M. i Tuesday. January 23. There have been many bills proposed relating to countv assessors and will all receive similar public hearings in j the n?-r future. Another measure would provide pose new forms of taxation.There Seems to be a desire to streng- Un to- the Present time ther? are no bills introduced which would im for a payment of 3.350 bounty on covotes. then our nresent system. The" have boen several meas on auditoriums and hke structures on a basis of bonds optional after 5 vearn. The nresent law states that in certain inneos no retire ment can be effected until the bonds have run 10 years this does not appear to be good business." King K Elect. M 1947 Choir Members Of Church For 50 Years Feted Two women who" have served with the choir more than a half ccnturv were honored by Vestry- mon at the annual parish meeting of" St. Luke's Episcopal church. r, r.,. hv Fd ward Egcnbergcr, they were Mrs. .T T Roberts, for 51 vears choir j director and organist, and Mrs. 1 John Schutz, 50 years a chorister. ' Elected officers of the church ! were Walter P. Tritsch, senior i warden, Edward M. Egcnbergcr, 1 junior warden, and C. E. Ledg ; way, L. A. Caldwell. Guy Long, : Miss Dora Fricke and Mrs. J. A. i Donelan, vestrymen, j Purchase of an electric organ i for the church was discussed. The meeting was held at the home 'of Miss Barbara Gering. D i IT 1 iocK Local Envoy To River Plans Meeting Chamber o'f Commerce. T. H. Pol- i lock, chairman of the local Mis- souri river dock committee, is now j : attending the 28th annual conven- ' : tion or the Mississippi valley as ! soeiation at Hotel Statler in St. Louis. Mr. Tollock and other river de . velopment enthusiasts fro'm Oma ; ha and Sioux City went to St. ; Louis on tho Monac Eagle Satur j day iiialit. The meeting will last : four days. I Delegates to the convention will j hrar such outstanding sneakers at ; William Averell JFIarrimnn, sec- retarv of commerce, the mavor of New Orleans, and Gn. Lewis A. Pick, brad of the Missouri river army engineers and co-author of the Pick-Sloan plan for develop ment of thp Missouri hnsin, Plattsmouth. with its excellent'1- Rea and J- H. Davis. south- docking facilities, figures in a 70 million dollar river improvement program. A barge fi'-m has alrea dy applied for an ICC permit to onerate on the Missouri between Kansas City and Omaha. . T? ecd ClO'd At Jacobson's Sale More than 1500 persons, a rec j ord crowd for the area, attended i the Elmer Jacobson farm sale J near Fort Crook. The sale, adver tised in The Plattsmouth Journal, j was conducted bv Rex Young, lo- j cal auctioneer. Two tractors also' brought record prices and many other farm items were sold. Aer ial photos were taken of the large crowd. Winter Takes Slap In Mominqr Storm Winter took a sharp slap at Cass county early Monday after a sum merlike Sunday. Mercury was in the 50's Sunday, reaching a high of 53 at 3 p.m. The change began in the evening with a light rain. Snow driven by a hard wind hit I aboiut 4 a.m. Monday. Mercury 1 slumped to 24. There was an inch i of snow. I Clear skies and a brilliant sun Promised a leveling off at noon J Io'nday. ' ' 'Strom's HoOQSterS Tyr m j j q q7 i " U.!rcifCk-"oU- . v-vir,.k!, rtvpfi nut uriirfWir ?n. j 27. in a countv league game plaved ! at Nehawka. Coach Merle T. Strom's winning club led at half- time 16-8. Murdock whittled the ed ge to 22-18 going nito the stretch. j Mathers and Hansen scored 1C I rnto apiece for the winners. j Towle of Murdock also got 10. i No Daiv in Town Where Fivn Existed . Once serviced by five dairies during thP past 10 years, Louis ville is now without a hometown dairy. The Stohlman dairy herd was sold recently and Mr. Stohl man is delivering milk bottled in Omaha. orn Klub To ake Plans Karniva! Plans for the 104" Kass Kounty j King Korn Kar nival will be given a sendoir at me annual riwii and election of the Klub here on Monday, Jan. 27. All members of the King Ivor ri Klub and the general public are urged to attend the session, which ; will bo held at Bestor's dining room t 7:30 p.m It will mark the ' opening too. of the Klub s annual , drive for e dollar memberships. I Offices to be filled are now held i by Walter H. Smith, president. Carl Schneider, vice president,: Steve Davis, treasurer, William , Puis, secretary, and John SvobO- da. Fred Wt hrbein and Dr. Tyson, advisory committeemen. "Everyone is invited to attend this meeting," Smith declared. We want to see as many people there as possible. Membership dues will be accepted at the meet ing. "This session is important not only because of the election but because there is much work to be done in preparation for the Kar nival," he explained. Held during the harvest season each fall, the Korn Karnival is 'he largest annual event in Cass coun ty. The festival attracts thous ands of persons. Names Captains To Conduct US0 Drive !n Area John Cloidt. Plattsmouth USO chairman, today announced cap tains for the drive which begins this week. The captains, who will appoint their cwn workers in the . fund raising campaign, are: Herbert Nelson and Rudolph Iv erson, for the U First Ward;Ad olph J. Koubek, Second Ward; E. H. Wescott and W. L. Heinrich and Frank Rebal, Third ward; George Conis. Mrs. Ellsworth Tay lor, Fourth Ward, and Neil Lan caster, Fifth Ward. Main street captains include F. side, and Walter Smith and Lu cille Gaines, no'rthside. Rur al district workers are James Lepert and Newton Sullivan, School Dist. 2; J. F. Wchrbe.in, Dist. 42; Leonard Born and Les ter Meisinger, Dist. 37; Elmer Tschirren and L. G. Meisinger, Dist. 2T; E. A. Koukal.i Dist. 28. Although the fighting has ceas ed the need for USO aid is still vital. Mr. Cloidt pointed out. The USO will serve one and one half million GI's during this year. March Of Dimes Dance Will Be Held On Jan. 30 Tickets are now:, being sold by members of the Junior Womanss club for the March of Dimes ball j which will be held on January 30 I at Eagles hall. Music will be by j Fritz Crow's orchestra of VeeP ! ing Water. The drive for funds over the : nation is especially important this j year because $4,000,000 reserve ! fund of thp National Foundation to combat infantile parlysis is ex hausted. Importance of the foundation's work in Nebraska, which last year suffered the greatest polio epide mic in its history, was cited by Miss Joan Tiekotter, local cam paign chairman. Nw Girls Four-H Clubs Are Formed New girls 4-H clubs in hrmp making and sewing have been or ganized bv Alice Wolph. Nehaw ka, Mrs. Floy Buell, Murdock, and Mrs. Elmer Johnson. THE WEATHER Nebraska' forecast Part ly cloudy with scattered light snow flurries cast Monday morning be coming fair Monday afternoon, colder Monday and Monday night, Tuesday continued cold; low tem peratures Monday night 5 extreme north 10 to 15 south. Strong north erly winds east Monday, diminish ing early Monday night. J