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PLAITS VOLUME 62 NO. 31 PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1947 FUME IS FATAL TO WOOD 9 Many people would like to get into the newspaper business. Yes, at times, it is exciting. Other times it is pretty much rou'i i . Seems to me like the ball al ways starts lolling from the most prosaic things. Take a bowl of pea soup, for instance. That is what I was sipping last night at the 40 et 8 when things be.an happening. . The telephone operator called the club and asked for volunteers. There was a rush for the door. About three of us hit Fifth and Main at the time when " the fire truck was making the Main street turn. The fire was spectacular. I pitied the poor victim ad his ng ony. That, too, is something that comes with this business. I see a lot and sometimes, I am not inclined to write about it. !S :t It reminded me covering flash oil well fires when men -were fught upon rigs. They were virt ually frozen in their positions and died tha. way. :;: Sho-tlv after the Wood blaze the firemen got a call to ?rr Young's place. Fire Chief Henry Donat and Carl Schneider helped fitrht that blaze all nierht. There were local volunteers to help out. There are many other things about the newspaper game (and this is something like a wriur talking to himself) that keep a person on his toes. It is not all fxciting and flamboyant. Often, policy and common sense are needed. Not to De iuure2 -3 the cur rent Main street hullabaloo about Ihe closing of poolhalls to minors. Enforcement of the rules is strict ly rigtit that cannot be debated. r- , , , Why ignore the fact that this city ranks with Omaha, Grand is land and ovher major cities in the category of juvenile delinquency? The situation exists and certain!." fails to improve. There is a crying need here for more attention to the iuvenile oroblem. The answer depends upon relatives and friends of the voung people coming up. $5,000 Fire On Parr Youn? Farm Place Checked By Two Departments Priest Who Hit Back At Nazis To Be Speaker Here Plans for a Day of Recollection for the Catholic men of Platts r.iouth under the sponsorship of the ICnights of Columbus lodge were announced today. The se lected rfav. Sundav. will heein h' with Holv Communion durine- the 8 a. m. bass in Holy Rosary church. Three afternoon conferences will be conducted by The Rev. Fr. Henry Igenhorst of St. Paul, Neb. The first starts at 1 p. m. Fr. Igenhorst studied in various Herman , universities before . the Nazis jssured power.- He served i with the German underground movement and when detected fled to the United States. - The one dnv retreat will end with a Holy Hour starting at four o'clock. ,. Parr .Younor Soaks At Rotary Meetinsr TTih)ipry,nr)'r the met?n of the P'attsmouth., n.otarv club Ti"!ditr ranks, her eldest son in th? Snnn noon ws the, talk bv Couv ' American conflict; h' sev Cormiss'T Parr Younr. Ne. I enth son InWod Wnr I nrl her hewlf. . , Mr. YounT p;"e an in. tratr nfcoijnt of his recent trin to Ch'cnn-o and other nackin" cft"- of the east as h ' or"est o' Svift nnd enmpa"'. President j the Neasi Feetters BreHe, Mr. Y(ww' waj'-ona nf a errw" of aht ?0 men v v'-(i f'n on the. ton- ..pnn. t The M'irray Fire Department is ir on b vmrivnf.M !- v-'-t , snonsoriT p meeting relative to ft -fnrhie -ferrinHnn of tbe nro'iofed erection of a' com r eat industry from hoof to coun- munitv T-iuilriip-. The meetinq: will te". - - .. be at the Murray ,sevol house Vice President Emmnnq prvv j Tuesday. Mar. 25 at 8. p. m. hd earpe of the mettnr In the I There will be free eats and a free absence of the president, John ! entertainment .Everyone is in Frady. viteu. Grassman Taken To City Hospital Hilliard Grassman, manager of the Bates Book store, is at a private hospital at 404 So. 38th street in Omaha for treatment. Fire believed to have been caus ed by internal combustion Wed nesday night resulted in an es timated loss of $5,000 to County Commissioner Parr Young whose farm is four and one-half miles southwest of Murray. The blaze was in a barn in which 200 tons of hay were stored. About half the hay. part of which had been pmcessed for feed, wis destrryed ' The Plattsriouth farm fire bri gade helped bri? the Maze under orintt-ol. Seven loeal men, direct- i e 1 bv Fire e' Henry Donat. n?,d the Murray firemen vers on hand. The fire was difficult to combat because of dense smoke and the constant breaking out of new licks of flame. Due to the wo'k of the volunteers', the barn suffered only minor damage. The firemen fought the blaze frr rnore than ei9:ht hons. Mr. Young made arrnage-its m Murrav so the men could be served lunches while they worked, WEEPING WATER (Special Mrs. Lois Clute of Butte. Nebr.. celebrated her, 87thbirthdav. ifhe has the unioue exnerience of hav ing had a member of her familv in each of the four wars. Hr h is. ' bard served in the civial war ynwest in Worlr' Wat- TT. SV is well known here, bfung th mother of Mrs. W. D. Lenker. Murray FD Plans Community House Grassman Taken Regular Services I f JUit! 1 Regular Services At Mynard Church Regular services pi the Mynard church have been instituted arain with the coming of the new ms tor, the Rev. Ivan Kilnntrick. Due to a merger la.t fall the church now bears the designation Evan gelical United Brethren church. The Rev. Mr. Kilpatrick express es himself as beinfr pleased with the fine atto:i'!ar.c3 last Sundav morning and wishes to use as his motto: "A friendly church ser ving a friendly people." 1st Sgt. Dunlap Shifted To 88th At Trieste, Italy First Sgt. Kenneth' J. Dunlap, husband of Mary Jane Dunlap of 810 Ave. G, Plattsmouth was as signed to the famous "Blue Elev' il" 88th Infantry Division on Feb ruary 3, 1947. He is now serving as ist Sgt. wim tne MP outnc which is "K" Company of the ."Joist Infantry R e g i ment in Trieste, Italy. First Sgt. Dunlao is administra for on supply and MP in Comoanv K Sgt. Dunlap was promoted to 1st sergeant, November IS, 19-13. j Sgt. Dunlap plans to make a tour j o Switzerland in the near future. Due to his long career in the arm v Sgt. Dunlap has come to fire al- most every type of weapon avail- able. During his Army career he has received the Good Conduct and Pre-Pearl Harbor awards and also once attended an Army nierht school in California. WEEPING WATER Sigvald Jensen, who ' recently returned from spending the winter in Den mark, will tell about his trip at a dinner meeting of the Methodist brotherhood Tuesday evening. H-hlanghting the meeting of the Plattsmouth Rotary club Tues- dav nxn was the talk bv County Commissioner Parr Young. Ne hawka. Mr. Young gave an in- teresting account of his recent trip to Chicago and other pack- ing centers of the east as a guet of th Nebraska Feeders ind Breeders. Mr, Young was one of a p""iinp of about 20 men who were taken on the tour. Piortlng on his experiences. Mr. Young save a graphic description of tne meat indutry from hoot to co'inter. h-v u liMiiMim ' nit ..iwuau.iiiiiiiiii.iii iww. i. I I is 15. y wK4k fcfl j : -:. fi .... Constructive Program to Defeat Delinquency Urged With the ' city's juvenile delin quency problem sharpened by an edict of the sheriff's office to keep minors out of billiard par ors, there loomed today certain developments. ! The city council, according to Mayor Clem Woster, on Monday night H constructive sy8 ab"t the local situ- ' rtLKin. ine council expects an cx- pression of local opinion. For some time there has been j talk of setting up a young people's J recreation center. Such a place would be eauipped with game rooms and other facilities for pro viding youngsters with healthy recreation during after-school hours. A delegation of youngsters this week approached the Journal to civ 'I ; Hit iV-it' 1 protest against the billiard parlor edict. In a prepared statement, the young people in part declared : "Does it not stand to reason that one of the main causes of the juvenile delinquency of Platts mouth is due, to delinquent leaders and those lacking a postiiva course of action? "We do an organization called the Kcrntime Ulub. T'.icy put on a da.ice for U3 and give us a few panics 'v in cr appreciated very rr.uch bv minors. The sponsors of the Klub are very good and hsvc been doing a swell job. It eets p;'"ttv monotonous to have to handle it bv them selves. There are several people CHARRED REMAINS of gutted trailer house in which Frank Wood was fatally burned are suown above. The blaze ir believed io have started near the stove at j center of photo. At the time Mr. Wood was rescued he sDoke of his ! b;llfold. The wallet was found this afternoon beneath debris. Although his jacket was burned to i a crisp, the money holder was in tact. It was turned over to rel- atives. At left is a view of the charred trailer interior. In :he background is the bed beneath which the body of Pat4"-'. I lie nged local man's faithful dog, was found. Former Director Of Music Here Is Given High Honor Once music supervisor of Platls- i mouth schools, Leland W. Fl": r. now at Sampson college of the Associated colleges of Upper" Nov York, has been given recognition. When the national f-onferenc 3 f University Band conducfr.r-, was held recently in Chicago. Floia was elected by members from 30 states to head the eastern division at the head of it that seem to be the only ones trying to olve the delinquency problem. We do not ask for too much of a good thing but would appreciate a little something. x" "Would parents want their chil- dren to stay home every night of the week? . . . The curfew will soon drive us off the streets but to where? "Plattsmouth citizens could check a lot of delinquoencv if thev furnished a little entertainment that would keep our minds busy." Dr. G. H. Gilmore of Murray was here Wednesday for the meet ing of the Cass County Historical society at the Plattsmouth hotel. Dr. Gilmore has been ill with the flu for two weeks but is re- coi'erinjr. Local Man Dies Severe Burns; Faithful Dog at Frank Wood, 77, was fatally burned when fire gutted his one-room trailer dwelling in the alley between Third and Fourth streets, one half block from Main street, about 8 p.m. Wednesday. Wood, who suffered third degree burns about his head, chest and arms, died early today at an Omaha hos pital. The boily was brought to Sattler funeral home. The trailer went quickly. State Auditor Checks Records Of Cass County r.,,t vnn,:-t:. r,f th rnv.rtv ' comissioners and tne present good condition of county finances were stressed by George F. Kolzow, assistant state auditor, when ne met with the county boa l here Tuesday. Kolzow analyzed the collections and disbursements of each office. He skipped as "gone into before" the disbursements of G. W. Halt, Louisville, and H. C. Backemeyer, Murdock, former commissioners. The report showed thrt the of fice of Co. Treas. Ruth Patton is more than 10 days ahead of nor mal on collections. Kolzow stated that his sugges tions to the county clerk are be ing carried out. The auditor said that S22.031 m Zees have been- tunred in by of ficials and that they are doing a good job. - " The journal has obtained a complete report of the county aud-' it report, an analysis of which will be printed in the next issue. Hundreds Attend Services For Vet Of 2 World Wars Many relatives, servicemen of vnita" to be at- the man s Dea two wars and friends attended last . sirie. He died about 4 a. m. . rites for James A. Persinger at other business buildings nd the Sattler fu.ieral home Wednes- j residences in the congested area dav. The Rev. Schubert -of Omaha j ;mmPriiateiv off Main street ana I officiated. votal num. ins uv Cloidt, accompanied at tns organ ! b Mrs. H. G. McClusky. Pallbearers were veterans of ! both world wars : Fred Herbster, 1 r. K. Ledgway. Clvde Rosborough. 1 Herbert Baumgart. Dale Bowman I ari Richard Novak. The Plattsmouh American Leg ion post was in charge of the bunal in Oak HH1. ! Sun-ivors: Wife, Meet: daugh ters. Mrs. Nathan Wetherbe, De eatur. and Mrs. Maxine Rhoades, j Persinsrer. Plattsmouth: sisters. ' Mrs. Dorothy Janecek. Mrs. Marv i Nelson, Mrs. Helen Wiater, Miss Florence Persineer, and brother, George Persinger. Large Crowd At Last Rites For Elmwood Woman n overflow crowd "thered rt TTitp Rrc thre" !vanreliesl "burr-h in F'"wnol Tu-'av for e funeral of Mrs. Nora M. Kunz. The Re". . " "list officiated nd burial was in Elmwood ceme- ter-r. Pallbcre'" we'" ITirv Vw I'nrrv Fische-. Joo Kunz, Otto Fleischman. F''. Rosenmv. and Heorge Lenz. Hvmns were sung a pwrtt. that consisted of TCrs. Hsurv Oreene. Alvin Rneter, rr? Toe jHtiT and H"waH Vort. Mrs. Norman Bornemeier was ac companist. 'NTv,"a'''' ForAoqf: Pirtlv olouHTr anrl oorne'vhnt er 1iUI r.-, TUtit-e'Mf Y- i rt-V 1 o n in i . orA Bn,t.h . v. r?cbt pvawa ' low rro rvp ttirno to 30- litl oo1r Vri. v?"-b T""-!day 50 to 55 west, 40 to' 5 east. WEEPING WATER William Heebner has nought the interest of his sister, Mrs. Lewis Lorensen, in the 1 no acre farm southeast of here which wan the horn of their parent. The house on the farm was destroyed by fire several years age. Roy Sharp, who lives in a sec ond floor apartment across the al ley from the Wood trailer, glanced from a window and saw the tiny dwelling mushroom into flame. He heard a man screaming. j Standing in the trailer doorway, ! a human torch, stood Mr. Wood, i Sharp said that as he ran to - ii a ir 3 the rescue he o&serveu max wou appeared to be paralyzed. He did not move, only pleatied tor neip. Despite the fact his clothes were in flames, the aged man was talking. He did not complain of pain. " -i Sharp attempted to beat out the? flames with his hands and -suffered mjinor burns. Harold Hamilton, blacksmith working, in' his shop next door, heard the commotion. He immed iately connected a small hosend strung it outside tnrougn me win dow. Water from th garden hose ex tinguished Mr. Wood's blazing clo thing and helped keep the fir from soreading to nearby business buildings 'until the fire department arrived. Sharp placed Mr. Wood on a wheelbarrow away from the flam ing trailer. Arrivine within minutes. Platts mouth volunteer firemen took ot r An ambulance was sum moned for Mr. Wood and the fire wa extinguished in a ahort time. The buildin-r and its furnish ings were total losses. Mr Wood' condition was con sidered critical from the mnt of his rescue. His had and back were charred. Sheriff Tom Solomon notified is,.. on.i thev rushed to the near First avenue were noi u.. Wood faithful do. - a springer sr-aniel he called .Pattv. was with him -even to the death. The do? nerish-d in the fire nm found by firemen beneatha wood anfl h dosr we faninttir PitVnontn fibres. W rl "aninTnd his master were m rable. -Neighbors todav re lied -v how Wood won -'i . his pet and converse with -it. Wood Fimel Is for Frank X. Funeral services Wood, 77, have tentatively been et for Saturday. Final arrange ments .will be announcced( by the Sattler funeral, home. Mr. Wood was born July 25, 1669, at Cameron, Mo. He died from burns received in a fire at his home Wednesday night. Surviving are four sons and two daughters: Dick Wood, Cam- ron: Burr Wood, St. Joseph; Roy Wood and Fern Wood. Platt smouth: Mrs. Walter Williams, St. Louis, and Forrest Wood, wh i: with the army occupation forces in Germany, There are also eight grandchildren. . - Street Flusher To Arrive Here Long' needed as a grnttarv measure. ' the city's new street flusher will' be delivered here Monday1. '.' The new equipment, most mod ern of its kind, wlil be piit into operation immediately. Streets, 'esoeoiallv- in, itbeVowntown area, are - muddy' and slusny'frora ,the lor-" seiee' of "cinteCs; The flusher was suggested manv vears ago bv civic lenders but did not materialize. - The present council ordered one as soon as it we available. The vehicle was bought with funds obtained through the city occupation tax. . Priori T ok h;h CIpikj .T55. "0. forppor 'reir'orit ii-ho HieH t Omaha. was..bup'M r Oak H''l retry h-re .his ronrnir". A Vichlr. M". J ; survived by tw brothers ad flv sisters. -I K 1