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TTme Watts M(Dmu ' :J(DOjmyJ VOLUME 62 PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MONDAY MAY 19, 1947 No. 48 r NEW SCOUT GROUP ORGANIZED HERE BY AMERICAN LEGION Eagles Win 12-7 In Sunday Tilt With Louisville Plattsmouth Eagles won their second straight D-S-C League game Sunday when they downed the Louisville Sluggers 12-7 on the latter's diamond. ,.It was a see-saw game all the j ... ... way unm me eignin inning, wun j the lead changing fru- times, but I the big eighth brought five' runs on six hits for the Eagles I and saw the third Louisville pitch-! er take his place on the mound j before the barrage was brought j under control. j Ault was the leeiiing Platts-1 month hitter, getting four hits out of five trips to the plate. He was followed by "Rip" Vrom.i who got three hits out of four trys. Wolever got two hits, while O Brien, Louisville, collected two ! for four, Bill Fox again went the route for the Platters, giving only seven hits, but was occasionally in a tight spot as the result of errors by the Eagle's infield. Louisville boasts a population of 977 and everyone of them was on hand to witness the game. Platts- League Standings Springfield Millard Ralston Plattsmouth Papillion Louisville Gretna Bellevue W 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 L 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 PCT 1000 666 666 mi .Tiouth was also well represented with a group of followers to see toe Eagles take their place near the top of the league. Next Sunday the locals go to Papillion for their fourth league game. The Eagles are looking for ward to the completion of the lo (Cominued on Paj.'j Four) Saddle Horse Show Will Be September 18th The Cass County Saddle Horse how will be held in Plattsmouth t this year instead of at Weeping Water as in previous years. The announcement was made by Mrs. Chester Wiles, publicity spokes man for the Cass County Saddle Horse show association which came to this decision at its meet ing last week. The show will be held one day ! only, rather than the two days as in other years. It will be on Sept. 1, which will be Farmers day at the Kass Kounty King Korn Kar nival. The association last week also voted to make a $00 contribution to the Plattsmouth Athletic Field fund. The saddle horse show will be held at the athletic field. Bob Grey, Weeping Water, is the president of the county assoc iation. Public Invited to Iris Gardens of Arnold Schliefert Flowers lovers will soon be making their way to the Arnold Schliefert home a mile north west of Manley to admire an 1 examine the colorful Jisplv, r.f iris blooming in their gardens. In cultivating a hobby, Mr. and Mrs. Schliefert have also culti- vated a large number of unusual varieties of the iris plant for which they are becoming noted in garden circles. Through painstaking efforts and care this plant has been brought to prominence bv such gardeneds as the Schlieferts. In recent years it has become a lovelv addition to any garden in- stead of the lowlv blue and v - el - low flag it once was. The Schlieferts cordially in vite the public to visit them a.id enjov the flowers which will soon be in full bloom. Last year more than 200 people viewed the gar dens. The owners anticipate a larger crowd this year, acord ing to Mr. Schliefert. With the presentation of a charter on Sunday evening. May 11, at the Boy Scout Honor Court held at the Methodist church, the Plattsmouth Ameri can Legion disclosed the organi zation of a new scout troop for j the city known as the Explore!" Troop. It was also announced by Way ne Nelson, field executive of the Pornhusker Council, that the Plattsmouth Troop was the sec ond of its kind to be formed in the distric directed through the I.ineoln cffrp i American Legion members in , charge of the Explorers include J f Ordell Hennings. post advisor j Ditk Novak, assistant post ad- visor. and Dick Peck. Carl j i Chriswisser, Charles Walden and j f Tom Solomon, committeemen, 1 1 witn the later acting as chair- f man. Members of the new r-oup in clude four Eagle scouts, Cyrd K a c i a n. Bill Edwards, Bob Gaines. Jim Doody; nine Life scouts. Bob Cappell. Jim Ed- wards, John Johnson, Gordon Greene, Leon Elliot, Ray Tinch er, Kenneth Rozell. Jake Taenz ler and Glen Hamilton; one Star scout, Larry Thimgan, and Man ford Moritr, First Class scout. All fifteen Explorer scouts re- ceived the first rank in Exploierj Scouting, "Apprentice. Next ranks to be attained in their oi der include Woodsman Fron- tiersman and Ranger. Although receiving their char ter only recently the new group was activated some time ago. In March they became affiliated 666 j with the National Rifle associa 333 1 tion of Washington. D. C. Tli? 000 j government furnishes ill equip- 000 1 ment. including four rifles and the necesary ammunition. With Ed Berlett as instructor, the boys will learn the fundamentals of firing and the proper handling of firearms. More recently the Explor ers have been busy painting anI redecorating their club room above the Journal office. Two rooms have been renovated for use as council and recreation room. Genuine Indian hand work and relics, loaned to the boys from collections of civic-minded citizens, are displayed along the walls and in cases. A pir.Tno.i;' table and game boards have been obtained for the recrea The American Legion is to be tion room. commended for taking the re sponsibility in offering older ooys in Scouting this opprotunity to continue the work in an advanc ed field and should have the wholehearted cooperation frc-.ri the entire communtiy. Cass Countians In Omaha Traffic -Mix Recovering Seven persons were injured in an acidont at 12:20 a. m. Friday when a car driven bv Mrs. Robert C. Byers, Jr.. of Fremor.t s-trucic the renr or a car driven by Orer N. Pollard of Nehawk::.. The acri dent cccu.red at Ons Hunc'id' Thirtieth f.i'd Dodge S;r'"t7, Om aha, when the Pul'ivds were re turning home from Frumoni. Five of the victims v-?"? Casr Countia.ir. liding in the Pollarc car. Mis. Pollard and Mrs. Fred Rehmccr had been at Ficmon' attending tr.o state meetings o the Order of Eas'.err. Star. Or Thur'dr.v tfternoon Pollard anr' Mr. ead Mrs. Ray No-i3. Ween ing Witer went to Fremont i take in the last sessions of th. , meetin Upon their return trir all fivj wrre in the Pollar 1 '-si when the accident occurred. Mrs. Byers. in company w;tr her husband, Dr. Byers. attempt ; d to pr-ss the Pollar J car ant s.iuck it from the rea. causing the struck car to burst intr flames. Although Pollard was suffer in? from f.i-'.a! injuries, Jc dragged his -if- ficm the bii-nin c-ir Mrs. Ncrris. was able to he'p her self. Ncri3 was stunned but ai lf J n getting the women away from i the flames. (Continued on Page Four ATTENTION VFV MEN There will be a meeting Wed nesday at 7:30 p. m. at our new building at 333 Main- street. Let'r all try and attend our first social meeting: at our new heme. Chow, drinks, fun. Local Woman Is First In State To Build Houses Believed to be the only woman in the state to be embarked upon a housing project Mrs. Mary Troop has two dwellings complet ed ami will soon begin construc tion of another. T'lb"ndin?S' located at.'COr'!for the purpose of organizing a and 308 Second avenue, have been j; V J .4 '1 zfiAol the Pttsmouth grade schools 10 'Z ' 1 i will receive their diplomas at 0- .-. :: Mrs. Mary trii'iji sold to veterans. They woro be gun on March 26 and cor-pif-ted last wtek. Both buildings m e known as "starter houses' and ! can be added to at a la- r ua.. j The work on the two homes -.'.ms! supervised by Mrs. Troop's 'ath- j er, C. E. Carter. Mrs. Troop plans to p.:t up a ! small f'tiT.lpv wih htirL- v..r..i- at Fourtn Avenue and 1Un str(.,x I Following thi.s :-he will erect an-i other dwelling cn the ?lji;ri-! I ing lot. This will be a companion ' I ty;.e structure. j Other plans on the Troop "io is- j I ing program include the erec imi !. of additional houses for vetei ;i;i;:. j j These will be the G-T-S General Timber Servicei panel houses, ai j variation of the prefab type. They i j can be assembled in two r,r three j j days by a crew of eight men. ro ' date no panel houses has be en , built here. j Mrs. Troop emphasizes the fact that the homes she is building I are for veterans only. j Council Passes New Traffic Code For City On another page of this issue of The Journal appears Ordinance No. 808 passed by the City Council at their regular meeting held at a rarity, but they grow in P latts the City hall on May 12 ! mouth. Mrs. Wilt, am E. Brown The new code regulates the op- j comes in for her share of (he eration and parking of motor ve- j honors for growing the prolific hides in the Citv of Plattsmouth regulates traffic, limits sose J.j prohibits drunken driving and driving under the influence of drugs, provides for the erection of signs and standards, regulites parking, following fire or police cars and trucks, and provides fr penalties for violations of :-! re section of the ordinance. Motorists of Plattsmout'i ana Cass county are urged to read 1h:s new ordinance and study Us Di visions. It goes into effect immed iately following its publication ;n today's issue of The Journal and local police will start enforcing its provisions Tuesday.- The City Council and police de partment will appreciate tW- ro- operation of the motoring i .d lie in their efforts to make life safer and easier on the streets of Platf- mouth. eimiii mil 8 'MAOMC Designed to take the menace out of the Republican liver, which at times has caused millions of dollars in damage and taken scor es or human lives, Enders Dam, ; '2&jfr? r.SSS2"- st: TjT' , , ITTTT. , j, ''ltrmjlmmTm4 fflWih. 1 WILL ORGANIZE NEW ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE The Nebraska game, fish and park comission has purchased Ihe Plattsmouth Rifle Range, for a game refuge and shooting grounds and will build lakes and stock the same, with fish. They have suggested that there should be a local chapter of the Issac Walton League organized here. A meet ing vyill be held on Thursday. May 22nd. at 8 o'clj'.k p. m. at the chapter of the Isaac Walton Lea gue. All persons interested are in vited to attend this meeting. Local Schools To Graduate 56 Here Wednesday graduation exercises t h-i hel l j in the high school auditorium l:ere Wednesday evening. May 21, at 8 p. m. Mrs. Zilpha SewarJ and Miss Alvina Zastrow, instructors, with the cooperation of Supt. T. I. Friest, have arranged the fol lowing program for the promo tion exercises : Processional Joanne Cecil Invocation Dr. H. G. McClusky "America" Audience .Ensemble of Eighth Selections Grade Band Students Edward Baumgat John Glaze Robert Moore Leland Greene Stella Patterson Stuart Spidell Darrell Williamson Class History .... Peggie Sharp Class Singing Address . . . Rev. E. C. Williams Cornet Trio . Edward Baumgart Robert Moore Stuart Spidell D. A. R. Award Mrs. E. H. Wescott Vocal Duet .... Marilyn Eourck Peggie Sharp Presentation of Classes .... Mrs. Zilpha Seward Miss Alvina Zastrow Presentation of Certificates of Promotion Mr. E. H. Bernhardt President of Board of Education Benediction Dr. H. G. McClusky Music Director . . David Fowler, Jr. Double-Headers In Tulip Garden Two and three-Bloom tulips are tulips. Last week she reported having two three-bloom and two more two-bloom tulips in her gar den. Of the four special plants one bore pink blossoms and three had maroon ones. SEVERAL TO GO TO HISTORICAL MEET WED. The Cass Co'Uity Historical society will meet in Weeping Wat er Wednesday noon. ATembois and friends in p.-atNiii ih win plan to attcnl meec at the h.Kfl 'U 10:30 i. Wednesday S-'v-:il membcif expect to use l ,r chc? and furni.V-i transportavU n for those wit'io .t cars. ' Giraffes, once known as cam clopards, can gallop at a fate of ; more than 30 miles per hour, re- ports the Encyclopedia Britanni ca. JtVL as seen through an artist's ey--s, will hold back the threatening flood waters to be used to irri gate the fertile soil from Enders, in Chase County, through Hays, Promotions Made To CAP Members Members of the Plattsmouth Flight Civil Air Patrol held their regularly scheduled meeting it the high school Wednesday eve ning. May 14. Several communications and general orders were , read after which a nuniber of cadets were promoted in recognition of mer it. Corporals Ruby Kennedy, Alta Miller, "Jacqueline Schubek and John Williamson became serg eants. Privates Robin Nieiste. Alma Sampson and Bill Litle be?;' m-? privates first class. Some new equipment was shown and explained to the ca dets. A close order drill was par ticipated ' in for about an hour. Plans were discussed for icral CAP participation in the Me.iicr ial day observances. The Plattsmouth Flight CAP meets at 7:00 p. m. rnste? 1 of Tat tht ' ular tirie evenin on account of the gra - ! - uill"n txeniM-s. . Telephone Strike Ended 7 O'clock Monday Morning ! At seven o'clock this Mndav morninc. telephone operators and maintenance men. who hive been on strike since April 7, filed back to their jobs with the final chap ter written on a disruption of pub lic service that played havoc for several davs during the early period of the strike. In Plattsmouth, twelve opera tors and five maintenance men were back on duty, while at Louis ville five operators returned. Weeping Water also served out of the Plattsmouth office, had seven operators and three maintenance men return to work. In the final setlement jnade be tween the unions and the tele phone companies, maintenance department employees were given increases of from $2.50 to $4.00 per week, with those employed out of Plattsmouth receiving the low bracket wage increase. Op erators were given a small in crease and reinstated on company records. - While the strike disrupted ser vice in many localities, through the efforts of Mr. Adrian Newer.s, local manager of the Lincoln Tel ephone and Telegraph Co , a id the fine service of non-striking employees and past employees, near-normal service was main tained through the Plattsmouth office. It required long and extra hours, but they proved equal to the task. Explorer Scouts In Charge of Camparee Explorer Scouts. Troop No. 366. of Plattsmouth. will be in com plete charge of the Scout Camp oree. for the Cass District to be held at Ix)Uisville on May 28 and 29. Scouts from Plattsmouth. Mur ray, Weeping Water and Louis ville will participate, Wayne Nel son, field executive of the Corn husker Council, announced this week. With the Explorer group acting as counselors for boys along the trail, the Camporee will be an ov ernight camp for putting the skills of scouting into practice. The camp is to be held at old Camp Quivera near Louisville. Use Journal Want Ads Hitchcock, Red Willow and Vur nas counties to the Harlan County Reservoir, below Orleans. Enders dam wil be dedicated at a foK- Clea Start Eagle Scout Pin Presented Cyril Kocian QLJL Cyril Kocian, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Kocian, is shown receiv ing the Eagle Scout medal at services held in the Methodist Jim Sandin Gets j Degree at Peru ! Among those receiving the A. j B. degree at Peru State Teacher? I college on Friday. May 23, will be Oscar James Sandin, son of Dr. and Mrs. O. Sandjn. Returning to the college last fall to resume his studies inter rupted more than four years npo when he entered the service. Sandin has complete his course j in music and English with hun- j ors ! and orchestra at Shubert hiph school the past year. He plans t' attend summer school to work or his A. M. degree and may con tinue his studies next fall. Serving in the navy, he was r graduate of the Naval School or Music in Washington, D. C. be fore his assignment to the Pacif ic theater. At the time of his dis charge last summer he was mu sician second class on the USS Washington. He is named in the Who Who's in collegiate paper? of the nation. His parents will attend the commencement program at the college Friday. LOCAL PRIESTS TAKE PART IN ORDINATION Rt. Rev. Msgr. George Agius of war days, rock-bottom auotatior.s St. John's Catholic church and ' on everyday merer ndise, in Rev. Father KdwarJ Tuchek of ; eluding fcvo clothinf gardening Holy Rosary clrn ch were in j-.t-; needs, hardware, ri .ios, furni tendance at h? ordination lo the ; ture. and dozens of other items, priesthood ceremonies of the Rev. ! These offerines are trood for Velery Durr, sen of Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Durr, Paul, Nebras ka, which occurred there last Thursday. The two priests assisted in the celebration of the color ful and his torical Roman Cathclii ceremory in which clergy from eastern Ne braska participate I and of c-h t Rev. Louis Kucera. hisn - the Most op of Lincoln, was the celebrant. Rev. Durr oft- vei hi first sol emn high mass on Sunday at St. Joseph's chur.-h rt Paul and was assisted bv Rev. Tuchek. LOUISVILLE I Special) -The lo cal baseball team defeated the Lyons high school nine by a score of 2 to 1. Louisville made five hits off the visiting pitcher. day celebration at McCook, start May 29. Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug will be among the j irrrportant speakers appealing at the ceremony.' D on church on Sunday evening. May 11. The medal is being pinned by his mother. Others pictured include Supt. T. I. Friest, Jim Doody, and Mr. Kocian. Wednesday Is Bargain Diy Tn Plattsmouth For the first time under a new program sponsored bv the Platts- mouth Ad club in their efforts to bring to Cass county more and better merchandise at greater j values appears a coopenuive ad- j vertisement offering outstanding T'-.firh husinpsman cooneratin? TtA in the program, is offering on out-1 A f T nillCVlllp standing bargain for this one day , rtl l-iU UloVillU only. Thirty-two advertisemets ap- j A general program of improve pear on the page with offerings j ment in.tne telephone system at from most every line carried mi.. Tnisvill. Pvrhanee. which the city," frO.r bicycles to turkish towels. Sponsors of the program con template making this a regular feature to appear in The Journal on thefirst and third Mondays of each month. No offerings bv : local nierchants v-in be accepts for publication on this page unless thev are outstanding values bee.l j on 'thp iudgmcnt of the Ad club committee. Readers of The Journal should turn to this page now. Here are offered values not seen since' pre- this one day onlv. Wed., Mav 21. Make your purchases on this day to secure this special nr-ce Do not ask your merchant to make this price concession on anv jn service at other exchanges, day except the date specified in i The construction work in connec the adver tisement. j tion with the repair and modern I St t SoripWs ; Score at btate Meet The Platsmouth high school tiack team climaxed their most successful season in many years by scoring 13 points to rank fifth ! in the state class B track and field championship at Lincoln Fri dav and Saturday. Bob Tritsch, local speed mer chant, von second place in the 220-yd. dash and in so doing he defeated Jones of Central City who the day before had forced Bobbv to be satisfied with a sec ond in the prelims. Only Richard Beltner, Bayard's fine sprinter, could stay in front Saturday. The relav team of Wiles, Meis inger. White and Tritsch, stayed in front all the way to win the second heat in their fastest time, 1 :36.3 This was good enough for third place. Emerson Wiles just missed qualifying in the 100 and 220 dashes Friday. All the boys are sporting State Meet medals and are iustly proud of them, says Coach Merle Stewart. MRS. TPOOP SELLS BUSfNFSS BUILDING Mrs. Mary Troop completed the deal Mondav whereby she transferred ownership of the building at 316 Main to her fath er, C. E. Carter. The first floor is ocunied by the Modern Laund rv. The second floor has two residence apartments. There re four e-arasres at the back of the I building which were included in the sale. t Use Journal Want Ads rive to lesday Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day, May 20, 21 and 22. have bee.i set aside by the City Council of Plattsmouth as "Clean-Up Days" for the city. On these three days city department employees will devote their full time to the haul ing away of rubish, tin cans and other refuse accumulated during the winter months. 'Acording to the schedule gven the Journal by Clyde Rosborough. street commisioner, trucks will work the residential district on the south side of Main street on Tuesday, May 20. On Wednesday and Thursday. May 21 and 22. the men and trucks will haul from the north section of the city. While city employees will mika. every effort to haul away all lef use to the city dump, local citi zens are requested to place the accumulations in containers or piles easily accessible to trucks. I Keep all ashes, glass and bottles separate as this wil not be ha tied ; away by city trucks, j No charge is being made resi ' dents for this service and city of ficials urge home-owners to co- operate in every way to clean i and brighten up the city. Gt the i rubbish to the dumps where it j belongs and Plattsmouth will take on an even brighter and cleaner hue. ' Remember the dates, Tuesday j Wednesday and Thursday and o your part to aid the city in hi worthwhile drive. Dial Telephones Go Into Service will ir.cluoe the conversion of this service to dial operation, is nearly computed. This was an nounced 1h;s week by A M. New ens, area manager of the Lin coln IVicphono &. T'legraph Company at Plattsmouth. The dial equipment has been in ?::' led in the present telephone huiloine bv a special -nsta lation new headed by Mr. George Kehh. district installation sup ervisor. The cutover to he new :lial system is planned to take place the first part of n-xt week. Telephone instruments for al town and rural subscribers were cln&red sorne time ao to the new dial typo. For th past two years this haf enabled subscrib ers cn farm lines to cooy the advantages of common battery rather than magneto t pe ser vice. The former instruments were removed and after neces- cry reconditioning were placed ising of the system having been completed about two years ago. according to Mr. Newens. Mary Borr-cmeier, who is well known to subscribers in Louis ville for her capable work as chief operator, will continue her (Continued on Pag3 Four) Fred Rohlfs, 61, Dies at Avoca; Funeral Tuesday Funeral services for Fred Rohlfs, 61, who died suddejily at 5:45 p. m. Friday at his hene southeast of Avooa. will he held Tuesday afternoon. The 1:30- p. m. services in the North Branch Lutheran church will be preceded by a short service at the" famiiv home at one o'clock. The Rev. O. Bergstraesser will officiate. Burial will be in the North Branch cemetery. Mr. Rohlfs, a well known far mer, had aparently been in good health until last week when he complained of not feeling well and went to a doctor. On Friday nf ternoon he lay down for a nnp (Continued on Page Four) MISS FLETCHER IN CONCERT TUESDAY Mis Wylma Fletch"", student of the Chicago Conoi.vEtory of Mus ic, will give a conceit in the Methodist chur h Tuesday, , May 10, beginning at eight o'clock. Tl is talented negro singer has a v.ice of excp.!crl quality fl'.d been well ieccfvel by h r J public. There Is no adiuissic n i charge to this concert. . ' .