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TTOfllE PLAirfSi(IDaiTrH"J(DlUKRJAIL. VOLUME 62 Dog Bites Boy; Drive Will Rid Cifty of Strays Blue Devils Place Close Second Fri. In Louisville Meet In the triangular track meet at Louisville Frt. Plattsmouth picked up five firsts and was a close run- ner-upfor the highest points, in the final count Plattsmouth was only 2 points behind Ashlaid. the J score standing- at 58-56. The 220-yd. dash was definitely a Plattsmouth sprint. With Tritsch first, the men finished un with Wiles. White and Mei Ringer coming in as named. Time was 23.. Tritsch took the 100-yd. dash. time. 10.9. The locals also took the 8R0-yd. relav. time. 1 :37.3. Elliott won ' tl o broad jump, distance, 20 feet inches, and Thimgan. the pole vault, height 9 feet. Fletcher of .Ashland shared honors with. Thim gan. Fletcher va outstanding, tak ing four firsts. His high jump was j 5 feet ft'., inches. Thimgan was 2nd in the 120-yd. high hurdles. Wiles was 2nd. in the 100-yd. dash and the 220-yd. dash. White placed third in the 220-yd. tied with Brand of Louisville for Ird place in the 100-yd dash, and took second in the 440-vd. dash. Meisincer was 3rd in the 440-vd. clash, and 4th in the 220-yd. dash and ino-yd. low hurdles. In the field events Eintner was 2nd in th shotput and 4th in d:cus. Thimran was Srd in the H discus and high jump. Alkire took 2nd in the hirh jump and Mei ir"er ''h in the broad jump. The Clue Devils will gr to Lin coln Friday . to the State Track Meet. Wiles, hv virtue of his 100 yd. and 220-yd dah records 8" Tritsch with, his r0-yd. win. will probahlv be on the relav team. Completing the team will prob ably be White and Meislnger. ac cording to Coach Stewart. State Approves Purchase of Park Area A. L. Tidd. chairman of the effect and park commitee of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Com merce, notifies the Journal that he is in receipt of a telegram re reived from the Nebraska Game. Forestfltion and Parks Commis sion, that the stnt has approved the purchase of the former rifle range north of Platsmouth to be converted into a game preserve qrrf plav rrounds. The wa.". under the signa ture of Paul T. Gilbert, executive rrptary of the commiion at Lincoln, not onlv states the pur chase' has been annroved. but jiIqo adds thev are interested in the l.VO Acres adiomhv to be used as a pa me refuge and indi cated representatives would be in P'atsmouth soon to survev the larrf art' submit it for nnproval. Already annroved bv the Amer ican Wild Life Association, work on this ri can ro forward as jioo" bids have reen Accented In Washington. D. C. These wer forwarded to the nation's caoitol ,AVpva.i wks !" and acceptance is expected within the near fu ture. Rrolcn Arm Puts Pnv In Hooital , ppviri Friet. 14. son of P"rt. ac' Mrs. T. T. Vriet. is in Meth odit hnsnita' followinr an inlurv puffed on the pchool nlavround lat WednesHnv. He Is being treat ed for an rMue fracture iust be low tbe bM and socket joint of the left arm. It will be a week bfftf ft cat ran be armlied. eordin to hosnital reports. David is a freshman in high school. nde' Will Visit New York Dr. and Richard Brendel plan to lrave hre J-ine 8th for a va cation in New York. Dr. Brendel will take a short course at Co lumbia tmivers'ty wKV thTP. They will return by the end of the month and Dr. Brendel wi!l resume his practice here. RonaM Schulte of Ashland srtent Saturday at the Paul Campbell home. Clifford Lee Hru.kins, two and one-half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliffo-d Hankins. 62:5 No. 6th st., was severely bitten by a stray dog Saturday morning while at play near his home. Chief of Police Litel, who was called to the home, rushed the small bov to the ofices of Dr. Richard Brendel who dressed the small boy to the offices of Dr. wounds and stated they were "superficial lacerations of the right cheek near the mouth and should head quickly unless comp lications develop." Following treatment of the bov. officers took the clog to Omaha where rabies tests were made. The veterinary in Omaha ordered the dog held for further observa tion as there were no active sym toms on the part of the dog to in dicate rabies. However. Dr. Brendel urged that Plattsmouth residents take every precaution in regard to doss as there are sev eral cases of rabies In Omaha. For some time stray dogs have been a general nuisance in the city and the order has gone out from Mavor Clem Woster's office to round up all strays, and .those without proper license tags. The drive now underwav has netted over 47 sales of licenses un to Friday, under the supervision of Chief Litel. who stated that all dogs not proper lv tagged woul ' be picked un and destroyed on and after May 15. Dog licenses may be secured rt the office of Citv Clerk Albert Olson. The fee for males isjl. while that for female dogs is set at $2. National Week Was Observed by Home Demonstration Club Last week was celebrated as Home Demonstration week by the members of the county ex tension clubs tinder the super vision of Miss Eula Wintermote. extension agent. The large -number of written statements by members through out the country tre a splendid testimonial cf the work that is -r,v :. 4 ' "ST I . :V' - ':;( ' being accomplished by the ex tension clubs. The projects of fer a wide field of interests which have pract:cal value to the mem bers and their families. Misr. Wintermote has been ex tension pgent in Cass County since Sept. 15. 1946. She war graduated from th? Universitv of Nehraska in borne economic in 1P38. Since then she taught vocational home economics ir Newman Grove one ver nH was home management suervi or in farm security administra tion for three vears. Serving in th U. S Armv fo- 2 mAntvs. Miss Wintermote ?v WAC for two vears and r 2nd lieutenant in t hvsc,, therapy conr? for 14 months After her discharge in Mafev. 1Q4?. she attended Iowa Sttr college fr the Faring term be fore comine to Cass rountv p' ext"sion "rt. Her offices ar in Weeping Water. TFMFFKAT1RER IT The lov of f8 derees for tVi 24 hours endin Monv at a. m. was n preat contest ot fh of Wi rVp-rees earJv FriHa-morriin"-. Rurv high wa 7. Nh'Ti' Weather Mocti- r1m",i' h ehmrtrn Mondav a"' in the east hnW Mo"dn" ri"' hirb 6f to lew n northwp' to 50 southeast. Cooler southa!4 TrsHav an.i becomin- a litlo warmer in extreme west Tuesdav afternoon. ELMWOOn fRne'inii the TU- i Rprv're stpt-ion held th one"nw ' of- tfteir ife located two miles south of teAvn, on last Saturday. I :''- A Every Service Is Available Here In Plattsmouth Plattsmouth has always been proud of the many services avail able here to the residents of the city and county. But. many of th little extra services administerer been exploited and seldom giver by our business men have rareh the publicity they deserve. One incident bringing this fac out note clearly just brought t our attention . is that extra effor' made by Herb Freeburg, owner o the local Gamble store. Hearing a cry for "help" in the neighborhood of his home, Herb gallantly rushed in search of the cries. He found them. A neighboi spied her rat, missirlg for thief days, clingly desperately to the top of a telephone pole, refusinr the pleading "kitty, kitty" call from its mistress to descend tc safety and milk. Not knowing the fire depart ment had been called, the Gamble man secured ladders, aseendec the pole, grabbed Mr. Cat (or was it Mrs.?) and handed it t the lady about the time the fire laddies hove into sight. Now, though Herb's a hero t' the lady next door, he's treadin.r and speaking softly when in the presence of Chief Henry Dona' or any of the other members o the fire department are near. Eagles Smother Ralston Sunday By 104 Score Plattsmouth Eirles, behind the 5-hit Pitching of Bill Fox. smoth ered the Ralston club on the lat ter's diamond Sunday . a score of 10 to 4. It was the second game of the SOSC leaeue. All scoring was done in onlv two innings, the Eagles really hitting when the hits meant scores, with the Eagles blasting three Ralston pitchers before call in? it a dav. In the third, hits bv Wolever and Hobbs, Ault safe or a fielder's choice and O'Donnel' safe on an error accounted for five runs. Again in the fifth frame little Rip Vroman singled. Chuck Ault doubled; Pete Pestello gt a walk. Kid O'Donnell a fielder's choice. Lindy Wolever a second hit. "Fat Bov" Hobbs a fielder's choice. Hobak's walk and a hit by Fox spelled .ve more runs. Ralston eot to Fox for only five singles and three of these were "loopers" over the infield. Fox struck out eight at the plate. The Ralston nine had advance notices of being a strong: conter- er for the league championship, but Sundav the Plattsmouth Eag les stopped them in their tracks. The enthusiastic crowd witnessing the game, were in a large part made up of Plattsmouth fans very rlefed with the showing of the local team. Next Sunday the Eagles -journey to Louisville for the thrid game of the season and are in hopes of taking this strong: nine. It prom ises to be one of the best of the year. Marble Plav-f Camps Ths Veek Coach Merl Stewart todav an ioTced t-" r'atp" of the marble tournament preliminaries to be nlaved this week as follows: Columbian school, Ti"sdav Cen tral and Hip-h schools, We,-lnes-av; Wintersteen school, Thurs day. Stewart will supervise the plav offs. Five bovs from each school will plav in the Plattsmouth fi-1 nals at the hifh school athletic J eld on Thursday. May 22. The i local champion will po to Lin coln for the state tournament eames Mav 24. The Plattsmuth tourney is being spnosored by the VFVV's. The national tournament will be "t Bovs Town some time in June. The date is still uncertain. AVOCA fPnecial)-Fiftv nr-m-Sfr! attended tb rneetinT of the cemetery association recently. Tbo following program was riT"n "llowincr th" businpc ses;on iaro and organ dut. Mrs. Hen--v Smith and Mrs. Henrv Masa nan: sns bv aud'ncf: mono 'ooue "Cwnv Is Corpi" '' Tfe IjOis Tefftr vocal polo. Tonic McFadden; -5qro duet. M-t:. Hor. -;nf! apH Mrlne- TirT cnln v"rmal Fmsboff: tvW T-: Tr'tar'r, M'nus -t MVc V;f"m' 'iis. "dth r-os bein? taken h" Mr5. H-",r-r M'Wfl". Mrs. P"h- colo. MarcraT-'t Tftf I'O'-al cn rjoorgo Sovall. d'""t rji-i; p--v. and Mari1-" M''nsri t;- rac tVi qnrujal donation meetirpr md $120 was raised. Use Journal Want Ads PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA MONDAY, MAY 12, 1947 Father Contests La-. Alline Rolman, 14 Winchester, Tenn., left leaves it-i. iede&, courthouse with her father, Joe Rolman. fol- 10 j ' J - k AW' : 1 " " ' A - ltM.1 1 '.owing hearing in which Rolman j throu-h his Bible in jail after be charged her husband of less than i ing bound over by a grand jury. Learns Of Location War Hero's Grave Just two years after the date of his death the widow of Capt. Aulton Roland was notified by the War Department of the location of his final resting place. No in formation had previously been given regarding his burial soot. Mrs. Roland, now living in Lin- coin, received word on April 11 j that Capt. Roland, who was killed in the battle of the Bulge, is buried in the U. S. Military cem etery at Neu-ille-en-Condroz. The cemetery is nine miles southwest of Liege, Belguim, and is under constant supervision of U. S. mil itary personnel. Capt. Roland was the son of Mrs. Earl Redd and received his education in the Plattsmouth schools and the University of Ne-1 braska. He entered the service ' as a reserve officer shortlv after ' the beginning of the war. He was fatallv wounded April 11, 1945. in ' the Eattle of Leipzig during the1 Bulge campaign. Union Schools Will Close This Week Starting this week with the baccalaureate service last night j l r i . T : l. i ai s m u,uu.h wiuicn ine grau-, I , , lu v B day night with the commence ment exercises at the Baptist church. j i The baccalaureate sermon was i delivered bv the Rev. E. C. Wil- liams. pastor of the Methodist church. Dr. D. A. Worcester. ! University of Nebraska, will be : the commencement speaker. j Gradr;tes will be Merle Rog- j eVs. Virginia Attebury, Helen ! Neil, Lorraine Balfour. Phvllis Leiner and Pauline Lechner. On Fr iday the schools will close with an all-school picnic, Supt. Harold Blount said. RETURNS FROM TRIP TO PACIFIC COAST Mrs. Ed Ofe returned Fridav morning from a two-month trir to the Northwest. She visited friends and relatives at Portland. Seattle and Tacoma. T H Pollock left Tiiesrlav morninf for Colorado where be will look after his nd interests around Cheyenne Wells. He will be gone all week. Luther J. Hall, a resident of TTnicn in his bovhood davs. was i answer earlv nxt week. It i here recently from his home 1 mere'v r renetition of an oin Snohomish. Wash. He visited with j old nmWn. Tf we rp to fotim- relatives and friends in Cass County. On Fridav he called on some of his Plattsmouth friends. T.OTJTRVTT JE (Snecial) Coach liin von took his Iiouisvilip miler. Heinz Brand, to Lincoln this week for a trvout'on the University's cinder frock, with the university's wo mir. Morrison, ps a nacp maker. This was a practice race as rand will run the mile Saturday ;n the district meet at Doane Col 'ege, Crete. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Osbon were visiting relatives in Fremont over the weekend. Child Marriage a week, R. S. Holt, 61, with ab-1 . . ' i consent. At right, Holt, farmer and part-time minister, thumbs State Tax Levy Nears Nine Mill Point for 1948 Ohe cloud that has been hang ing over the legislature has been removed. The bill which would have a'lowed water of the Platte to be diverted to other watersheds was killed on the floor. If the peo-! rle of Nebraska are to expect to be a part of the Pick-Sloane plan or are to continue to receive Fed prfiV Aid throueh the Reclamation Department they will, out of ne cessity, sometime in the future pass a similiar law. It it a dead issue onlv until the next session ' - As the time for adjournment i draws near we are a bit better , aWe to see the tax picture more cleaHv. From the best figures available now the state's mill lew will be raised from 3 4 mills last year to about 9 mills next i year. This in itself will not be a great ; load UDon the property owners I but the legislature passed this i week two bills takinsr the mill limit off of all schools. The old la-'v allowed a 22 mill levy for pchof), pun0es We 0 u n d thmuch public hearings that about 70 percent of the state's i schools could not function next ! could quiet a bull with one glance, vear under this mill lew restric-1 He knew just the 3:rl. She is Eve tion. Many schools have been j lyn Fitzpatrick, otherwise Mrs. running by reeistering warrants Glen Fleischman. each vear and pa '-ire some 6 ner- rPnt interest on these oblieations. Tney must be paid sometime ao" jt would be better to eet our erhools on a pav-as-vou-?-o bsis. This will mean that local school boards must nw watch their ex- penditures to keep local pxncn do'vr as low as possible in order not to raise local taxes. One reason our sate fuse's a--short necessitating a. higher mil' lew is that Senator Rrh-operV ro-'d bill will take about fVirop million dollars per year that for merly went to the assistance of the ass'stance prosram. This wii' mean that the monev r-"st bp raispi bv other means. The c'' arp(,e tax will raise about I1 million rpr vpar, lpavin' t n. ' e"l funfl still out of balance ! without otier sources of furd" j being found The-e are neveral senator who have been in conference for sev eral davs attemptin"' to find a so lution and we will have some to have den-.-ids nlacpd unon th'- i state to spend and build, we nvi fin'' tp omtrre of income from tpyatiriri. J bp'ipve this legislature hfs rlncH tVip jjt"tp functions in yen- cood shane after . decade of pnlnxt fl'tr K-fh1piT POW iS one of where to ninee the taxes C. C. Mating fo- Tf"sdav 'i p-prber of he Chamber r,f ot-"!. wno plan to attend th dinner Tnet'n Thursday at f:30 n. m. are asked to contact Dwdp-ht F.dwards. sceretarv. This will be the regular meeting. RENTAL TO iEET AUT n Former Cass County Boy In The Post The "Inside Information" four page leaflet from the Saturday ! Evening Post dated April 26, 1947 j tells how Glen Fleischman. a ; mer Cass County man, prepa j his illustration for the story j Ring in His Nose," written i Cameron Hawlej-, and publi. in last week's Post. ! Fleischman reports that C ' eron Hawley's story "A Rin i His Nose" proved to be on j his most difficult assignmc ! The reason vvn a that hi; art.. - i imagination was securelv teC'' bv fourteen complete discriot: of the people, the bull and 1 setting in the best story scene illustrate. It is the incident in which the bellowing bull, in a van, stam pedes everyone but a courageous woman. The storv definitely lo cated everything in the scene, in cluding a lilac bush. He drew a diagram of the situation and then proceeded to walk around it in his imagination. After numerous trial sketches, he stated.. "I settled on the pos sition that seemed best for the ob- flen Fleischman server to see all the action while j allowing the bull to be the center of interest." For the shapely model in the drawing he had to find a masterful little ladv who Glen Fleischman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fleischman of Manley. His wife is the former Evelyn Fitzpatrick. daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fitz patrick, of Weeping Water. Mr. Fleischman is a regular illustrator on the staff of the Post, a position he has held for some time. SPRING The lure of the road still beck oned when Sheriff Tom Solomon overtook two young cyclists on Livingston road along Highway 34 Friday noon. They accompa nied him back to town but un willingly. The sheriff responded to the call by a resident along the high way whose suspicions were aroused when the actions of the voung couple indicated that they to talk, merely signefving that the case the young people vere mieht be runaways. Unon being picked un bv tbr sheriff the bov and girl refused to tallk. merely signfiying that tbev had wanted to pet to the Missouri river bridge upon their cycles. Tt was also evident that i VL4 - . V-V 1 : t thev had been enjoying the glor- j pi-e- . VefSi investigation oH o WATER-Mis Marv the case th voung people werei" Pr"or returned to their homos in the' " T,H" of ir0 ,n h West nart of the citv. They were! f,"T1,,p1 Wh'tb poetry ContpCt a littV boy and girl not much rnore t"an three years of ae. Tbev had left home on their tri cycles without consulting their mothers. Mrs. Earl Rdd is in the TTnj. versitv boci-iitnl for sv"ral davs to undc-rro treatment and ob- servation for a virus infection. WTH r Harold Alkire. chairman of a Searching For Man rew corporation being formed to KT ' "V 1 1 brin rental housing to Platts- rrom INeW York ! mouth, reports that over forty Information is being sought of business men of the city have whereabouts of Morris Cram- j signed a petition pledging $100 :i behalf of his wife.. Yetta, each in shares of stock for the minor child, currently r esid-', erection of buildings in an effort " New York City. Mr. Cram-J to relieve the serious home short st communicated with his j age in this area. n March 1947. Since Oc-. contact with the Federal Hous '946. he has not sent any j ing Authority has brought assur so that she ha.-? been j ance tnat representatives of this to make her home with ; edcrai agency will be in the city nts, upon whom she is Tuesdav to outline the plan under it for maintenance. Mor- vvhich t"his group will organize and r was born on Decern-j giye all the facts necessary for an 114 in Cincinnati. Ohio. ear,y compietion of a projec t ready-to-wear apparel j that woulJ provi.Je new homes for some 5 ft. 11 in. tall. ; tQ f.ftv amiies. out 200 pounds, has " brown eves, wears) Cards have been mailed to bus--asionally. "is alleged iness have signed the 4 in Nebraska. Anv-! Pptition anouncing this meeting of this man's lock-1 for Tuesday, May 13. at 7:30 p. m to V ed to communicate ,r,,al Desertion E!u-' 47th Street. New 1 Death Takes Mrs. Virginia Kennedy; Funeral Wed. ViEarlv Virrirna Sundav Christv morning Kennedv Mrs. 5. d'ed in an Omaha hospital after j an illness o( five weeks. Funea' sp-viccs will be held at two j o'clock WeHiesdav. afternoon in ( ! the Sattler Funeral home. Vfrs. Kennedv widow of P. A. I Kennedv. was bom Julv 30, 1893. at Semore. a. H'narentrs were I and Mrs. William Christv, cf that citv, who preceded her in death. For the past three years she had made her home here continuously. In years past she had visited here and lived here short periods at a time. Survivors are two sons. SF S-c i and Robert J. of Plattsmouth:! thrpe sifters. Mrs. Claude Rich- i ardsno. Plattsmouth. Mrs. Bessie j Conenhaver. Yuba Citv. Calf.. i and Mrs. Edith Lindauist. Pentic- j t , ,n T ( CanQa tVlfPP VirtVl- ' 1 ers. Shell. Roselle and Everett i Christv, of Centerville. Iowa, and several nieces and nephews. A daughter. Vera. 4. also preceded j the mother in death. The Rev. E. C. Williams will officiate at the funeral. Burial wU be in Oak Hill cemeterv. Visitine hours at the funeral home will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday. County Briefs FLMWOOD The Library board is sponsoring a plav to be civen the evening of Memorial THv for the ournose of raising funds for a pew curtain and re pairs to the library stage. WEFPTNG WATER H. I. Rookptoo! hns ben appointed as -nqrsql bore bv Mavor C. V. Wallick. with th" council giving unanimous s"n.nort of the sn noiptment. Rookstool succeeds "nares T.nne who is moving to Connecticut. Ma-"or Wallick also appointed the foowinw committees: Fi nance and A"ditin" Niel M"n kres and Rrh Kekler- Li?ht and vntr KecVler and Peter. Sep- tfept ani alievR Ljr O. ITprman a"d Munkres: Prk and cleanuo Petersen and Her man . Pacini's Lnritron vf!s annointed wtr a.pH sn,ver com m;ioner and L N. K"nkcl citv nhvsicipn. Librarv anoeint- ments will be made at a later Jt c.neii. Ta, college. Miss Prvor is a fcnior. T.OTTTc;VTT.T.E fnoci-Ol T,ctV,a fi-i Tr'nkew. daughter of Mr. pnri Mrs. F.VA. P.rimkow of Mur- divlf. Student P th Univereitv of NKq?Vq achieved scholastic honors at the convocation on April '22nd. at the University's coliseum, No. 46 lb nl in the Public Library maiming, aji persons interested in this pro gram are invited to attend, more especially those interested in makin a sound investment in the future of Plattsmouth. Housing in Plattsmouth has come to a serious state. At pres ent dozens of families are existing in make-shift and inadequate quarters while searching for homes or apartments. Long lists are in the hancs of local housing agencies with requests for ad ditional homes, apartments or du- piexes, for newcomers awaiting an opportunity to make their home in our city, With the romin? of new fac tories and manufacturing plants to Plattsmouth and the expansion of those now in the city, the need for many new homes and housing units is great end will continue to be critical for many years. If a city is to grow and prosper, it is imperative ample housing be made available now. You can lend your assistance by backing up this group, invest ing only 5100 in a venture with j : v. : t : : n1,iMm4 cAiinJ possiumues. m :.... investment, and at the same time contribute to the growth of the cit.v- Attend this meeting. ; Fries t Needs Mbre Bushes to Plant At Athletic Field: The response to Supt. Friest's request for spirea bushes for the south bank of the new athletic field was favorable but the large amount of space to be covered calls for more plants. Friest is making an additional plea for more bushes. Hundreds of them are needed to fill in the wide expanse above the bleach ers. Shrubs other than spirea will be accepted. Friest suggests li lies, barberry and other kinds that are available in the vcinity. The football men will be on hand again next Saturday to plant the bushes. Those wishme to make the donations may take them to the high school or the athletic field, or if unable to do so mav have them nicked un bv the school. Friest said that the school will make the pick-uns if donors will telephone or otherwise let him know about it. AK-SAR-REX CU B The Ak-Sar-Ben Feeders Babv Beef club met at the home of Clifford Rogers near Union with ten members present. George Minford had charge of the dis cussion on "The Care of Calves." Refreshments were served by ! Mrs. Kogers. rne next meenn? j will be at the home of Richard Switzer Friday night. May 23. ii ELMWOOD (Special) Chester Irons is the leader of a new I swine club recently organized here. The club has one girl mem ber, Bernita Irons. WFEPING WATER The grades of the public schools are holding open house for mothers of the pupils on Wednesday afternoon. Short programs will be held in each room, beginning at 1 o'clock in the kindergarten. Exhibits of work done during the year will be on display, FEDEA AY I