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o LAWSMCDlUTriHi "J(DQjTOAIL Tc6r. Ktits Historical Society Lincoln, Nebr. . " VOLUME 02. THE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1947 NUMBER 58. LTi City Budget Goes Up For Next Year It will bo necessary for tax payors of Plattsmouth to raise another S20.000 to meet the City's expenses -for the 1947-43 tax year beginning July 1. ac cording to the estimated budget appearing on another page of this issue of the Journal. While a number of city ex penditures have been reduced for the next fiscal year, increased costs on labor and materials will arid to the budget for about a 20 per cent increase in compar ison with last year's figures. In dications are, however. that these additional expenditures will be made for decided im provements in city streets, fire and park departments , and oth- r desirable projects. Only a slight increase is being made in the general fund. Com paring the new estimated budget wih that of last year, it shows on'y a SG05 increase, low in view of present day costs. Police department comes in for one of the heaviest increases with salaries jumping from .1000 to $5700 for perm.'iient no'.iee force members. S775 is being added for salaries of ex tra and relief police, while mis cellaneous supplies remain at S50. for a total of 6675. compar ed to $3300 during the present year. Roads, streets and allcvs jumo from S0R00 to SRGOO in the new budget, with wages and emer gency help demanding the big po'tion of the increase. While the Library expendi tures remain the same. Fire Hy drant rental and bonds and in terest costs take a small tumble from $15 875 this year to $15,745 in the new budget. The Ceme tery account, too, is boosted from S5P50 to S7150. with this depart ment also meeting higher labor co-ts and extra man hours. Fire Donartment expense goes up mlv $350 over the S1000 ex tendi d last year. Park .mainte nance is un $500 and tb's v-ni rvr't with the approval of most riti7ons. Lighting account re mains the same. Intersection Paving and interest on registered warrants accounts for a 5000 new item in the budget. New accounts added over the present t- year are Amusement tax of $1200 for maintenance of Citv Band and other amuse ment; Street Flusher Fund. $4000; Rewer Planning Survey, S1R40 and Sanitary Sewer D;s trict No. 4. $2575. for a grand total of $94,935 in all funds. Last year city expenditures rmounted to a grand total of $74,490, with revenues for the previous fiscal vear amounting to $94,341(14. Revenues for this fiscal year totaled $104,432.04. a substantial increase. Your City Council members a-o faced with manv problems in the maintenance of citv streets and property and the continual improvement of the r'tv. Costs have risen to a h?h decree on labor and materials, and with only necessary repairs made during the war years, cit izens can exoert and must face heavier expenditure5; for the ne xt few vears in order to bring streets, alleys and parks back t: normal condition. Two Colored Boys Came Near Paradise It was paradise for a few hours Saturday for two colored men. ( Persley Jonathan and Howard Eugene Norwood, when they wf it found in a Missouri Pacific freight car loaded with water melons bv Deputy State Sheriff L. N. Englund. Despite their protests that 'Watermelons make us sick," the two were brought into county court Monday where they were charged with "stealing ride on train section," found guilty and sentenced to five days in jail, plus costs of prosecution. TWINS CORN TO SC.T. SPKADLIN Born to Staff Serjeant and Mrs. Virgil Spradlin last Thurs day, a son. Jerry, and a daughter, Terry. The mother and children ar at the Fort Crook hospital. The Soradlins are from Mon tana. Mrs. Spradlyi's mother, Mrs. Marv Stokes, will arrive this week from her home in Great Falls to be with the new rrandcnildren aid their parents. Miss Bcttv Stokes makes her home in Plattsmouth with her sitter and brother-in-law. Mrs. Ed Loomis of Spencer and brother. Otto Soennichsen and his daughter, Trudy, were wcek-en4 visitors at the H. M Soennichsen home. Miss Elizabeth Perry is re cuperating at home after a ton silectomy in Omaha last Friday. Plattsmouth Motors Making Alterations Extensive improvements are underway at the Plattsmouth Motors local Cass County Ford agency, that will add a great deal to the efficiency and appear ance of this plae-e of business. Display rooms of the buildHr have been given a thorough cleaning and re-painting, with parts rooms rearranged, painted and conditioned. To the east or the display rooms, a former oil storage room is being redecora ted, with rest rooms added for the convience cf patrons. Here a ladies' lounge is being m available with ample facili ties for women with children to spend a rest period in real com fort. Additional office space is beinp added to the south cf the present e.ffice that will enable this con cern to better serve the public. A new sign is also being in stalled over the front of the building. H. G. Eiting and C. C. G;r ardot partners, are to be con gratulated for the progressive improvements accomplished here during the past few months. Paving Proiect Held Back By Heavy Rains Plattsmouth paving project in stigated bv the citv council h's been retarded d urine the prut few wer ks due to 'he heavy rains. According t: information avail able, onlv five blorks hav h'rn completed of a total of 29 in cluded in the district. Two blocks hnvp been com pleted on North Third street and are now opn to traffic. Three in tersecting blocks between Third and Fourth. Fourth and Fifth, rnd Fifth and Sixth starts have been comokted and w;;l be Cinen for travel sometime this we-ek. The above streets re com ploted betn-ppp -qinc: and er conskV t ve diffirultv bu:ldi.n? rrades rd r,rcr:-v;ng tb" streets for te laving ef fho eoncrtp vv the National Construction corn pan v. For over two wef'ks the rr.n struction com nan v hd h3d its equipment on South Fifth street and has had the street readv for pouring concrete several times, onlv to have hnvv downnours wash awav cradm?. curtail ac tivities for several davs. then peat the washout following grading. Little time will be lost completing the remaining re-rein 24 blocks in the prfs'rit. district when weather conditions mit. however. AH that is nc is several davs cf sunshine the piant machinery used bv the construction company will be in fu'l operation. While only 29 blocks have been included in the first district. U is expected a number of addi tional streets wi1! be had sur faced this summer. At tonight's citv council meeting a s"cend district formed will present it's petition to the council for ap proval and will no doubt be granted It is expected that additiona1 districts now under rTisf.ussion bv property owners will be add ed to the paving program be fore the present pro ?5 completed. J'rooertv ov siring nav'ng should start action i Beverlv Ann Brubacher. daug immediately in order that d;s- ter ef Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bru tricts cn be formed en.oush to have the work nleted while the present e arlv i eem-con- tractors are in the city. Levies Go Out On Pollock Farm Levees constructed around they'd T. H. Pollock river bottom farm at the lower end of Main Street. went out about 2 a. m. Monday. mnrmncf flnnninrr thp frm In noeaing tne iarm lo a depth of four to five-feet, inun dating about. 240 acres of p'anted corn, a large acreage of seed po- tatoes and an e-qual number of; be offered ...at the First Christian garden truck. 'church Wednesday evening wrk-n This farm produced lTtW'e Ladies Aid will hold its hushes of corn last vear. but the i nieeting in the church parlors. vear, flood of Sunday and the washir" o"t of the levees will put it out of production for the 1947 year. JMMr. VWCV IS IN OM1IIA HOSPITAL. Jimmie. eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Pence, is ex pected to return home within a few davs from Doctor's hospi tal in' Omaha.. Jimmie has . been there the oast week for treat ment of pneumonia. Leland. 13. son of Mr. and Mrs. Chrlec Greene, returned bom" from Fremont Thursday where he had undergone an emergency operation two t'eeks ago for appendicitis. The first description of un- dwlant fver as ? distinct disease was made in 1859. Flood Threatens 4 ia I ! rt . III 0 I Ifl n Civil Aeronautics Authority personnel removes communica tions equipment from the CAA quarters at Roseerans airfield in S: .Joseph, Mo., as a precau Grandmother to Washington by Plane Sunday The thrill of a lifetime was Mrs. Nora ' Rose's when she boarded a plane at Omaha, Sun day nopn to fly to Washincton. D. C. to visit her granddaughter. Mrs. Rose, of Plattsmouth, rear ing the' seventy-year mark, was making her first plane trip. The excitement, enthusiasm and an ticipation of the event were plain ly evident in the actions of the plane passenger. Accompanying Mrs. Rose to the Omaha airport were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wagner and fam- changed. All play periods and ilv and Mr. o.d Mrs. Harold tournament games will be held Gaines and family of this city. ; at the athletic field until later She is the mother of Mrs. Wag-'notice. This is because facilities ner and Mr. Gaines and makes : at the park are- inadequate for her home with her daughter. jball games and allow the balls In Washington Mrs. Rose will; to go out into the streets. Until HT.., r Pnm, tk form - or Ru'h an extensive capital. tour of the nations Nebraska Cityan p r;iNew Gram Dealers and i Head I Henry Stcwe. of Nebraska City ! was elected president of the Ne ' braska Grain Da(?rs' assccia ; tion at its annual meeting theie (last week. Mr. Stowe succeds 'John Turner of Alvo. ! Other officers elected include ; William Raines. Beatrice, vice- president; Fred Marquarc?r. i Avoc-a. secrctarv-treasurer. and Fred Panko, Cook, Robert Cas ! selman of Douglas and H. E. : Thompson of Falls City, direc ! tors. Beverly Brubacker ;Wesieyan Enrollee bachcr fif Murrav. Nebraska, is 'one of 243 students enrolled in classes a; Nebraska Wcsleyan (University for the summer term. ' Miss Brubacher is a junior and is working toward a degree with !a major- in social sciences. ! Miss Brubacher who gradua- frcm Plattsmouth high (-tiool. is a member ot tasiern Slar- J-'b's Daughters, and Phi Mu sorority. BY LADIES AID A program and luncheon a program The tend. public is invited to at- Miss Wilma Swatek was home for the week-end to visit with;Michael of PerU) Nebraska, are, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- ppre for a visit with hcr motbe,.l ham Swatek. She returned to Mrs janet Simons and brother ner work in umana late sunaay evening. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swanson and Mrs. Frank Rice plars to start daughter. Jeanette. of Ephrata, Thursday for Monticello. Miss Wash., departed last week for'where she will attend .the wed Denver and their home, after ding of her son, LaVern, and visiting here with friends and Miss Betty Newton on Sunday, relatives. Mrs. Swanson is a June 29. niece of Mrs. Charlotte Johnson.! K- Mrs. Edgar Newton and son. Charles, were in Omaha Fridav where Charles received medical Uttention. and had the stitches removed from the incision on his knee. CAA Equipment tionary measure in face of an ex pected new high water peril on the nearby Missouri river. The United States weather bureau al so evacuated equipment after Summer Program Goes Forward j The summer recreational pro- J gram has been changed some- j what because of weather con- j ditions. Coach Stewart, recrea- 1 tional director, announced. Be cause of the rain and mud the games have been played in the , high school gymnasium. ; The swimming schedule has ' been held up due to high water: at Merriit's beach. Coach Stew art has had no official assurance ; that the water is safe to use for ; swimming purposes. He hope's that the program can be started j in the near future. ' Coach Stewart al?o announced ; that theplay periods scheduled! for Garfield park have been i , SUIIie IUI II1 Dl Udll.Mi'U 13 cictl" the t-a",t a- i- ; ic fie Id. Bovs and girls who are inter ested in the suummer program imay contact Coach Stewart at I the. high school. Former Resident Dies in Lincoln Funeral services were held in Lincoln June 10 for Mrs. Helen i Chaprftan Koontz, widow of j Thomas Koemtz and daughter of j the late Judge and Mrs. Sam luel . Chapman of Plattsmouth. ! Mrs. Koontz died in a Lincoln i hospital following an operation. Survivors are a daughter liv 1 ing in Lincoln, and a son and a daughter living in New York City. Two brothers. Jehn Chap man of Montana, and Joe Chap man of Lincoln, also survive. Junior Legion Game j Called off Sunday Th.2 Junior Legion baseball team was rained out Suindav at Schuyler but will play at Ral-: ston Wednesday. Coach Merle 1 Stewart had not vet been notified tody if it would be an after-1 noon or a twilight game. A practice game for the Le gion te'am is called for this eve ning at the athletic field, says Stewart. HERE FROM BALTIMORE Miss Alice Louise Wescott ar arrived early Saturday morning by plane from Baltimore, Md., where she is a technician in the Glenn L. Martin comoany. Miss Wescott will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott for two weeks. This is her first visit home since 1945. Mrs. Lovd Nincehelser and rViilHrpn Rohert Janice anrl . and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Ray Simons. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harris and daughter, Beverlv.- will return this week from Wichita, Kansas, where they have been visiting for several days. Read The Journal For News. .... .m ! being located at the airport than a month. Most of the planes at the field have been moved. (NEA Telephoto). Cass Historical Society Met Wednesday Cass County Historical So ciety met Wednesday of last week at the Hotel Plattsmouth for a noon luncheon and his torical discussion. Out ef town guests at the meeting included Mrs. Fern Hendricks and Miss Mane Sheemaker of Omaha, and Ray Frans of Union. Principle topic of discussion was the founding of Rock Bluff, near Plattsmouth, and the people who lived there. Included was the pioneer store operated by Mrs. Anna Sher. the first drug store started by Mike' Butterv's fMher, the first store by the de pot operated bv E. A. Wiggen horn and F. D. Lenhoff. who came to Rock Bluff from Wiscon sin two years following the ar rival of the E. G. Dovey family from England. Many interesting topics of early history of Rock Bluff and Cass County were discussed and entered into the archives of the Historical Society's records to be come a part of the permanent history of the community. Signalman Hopkins On Island of Crete Benjamin G. Hopkins, chief signalman, husband of Mrs. Rose mary Hopkins, of 205 Lincoln Ave., Plattsmouth, has visited Suda Bay, Crete, aboard the light cruiser USS Providence, flagship of Cruiser Division 10. The Providence toured the Mediterranean area in company with the aircraft carrier USS Leyte and the cruisers USS Day ton and Portsmouth. HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY About 20 people helped Bon nie Beth Behrens, grand daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer El liott, celebrate her seventh birth day last Thursday afternoon in Union., Bonnie had two birth day cakes, one made by her mother, Mrs. Harvey -Behrens, and the other by her aunt, Mis? E'uth Behrens. Her guests were her schoolmates and some of the parents. Journal. Screen star Ann Dvorak is tell-, ing friends in Hollywood that come next August, when her di vorce from director Leslie Fen ton becomes final, she'll marry dancer Igor Dega, above. The wedding will climax a friendship begun years ago in Paris. lessi 1 ft 1 W m u HUNDREDS i SCRES MSS TP Sales Expert in Final Appearance Here Last Week Closing his series cf sales clinic tciks here Thursday eve ning Byron Loop, sales engineer, pave an inspiring message to his audience of sales clerks and mer chants of Plattsmouth. A past master in salesmanship. Loop delivered the roods when he re lated many of his own exper iences in making sales. The speaker has had consid erable experience in diagnosing sales records of large merchan dising businesses as well as smaller business houses. With this background he was able to present manv valuable oointo-s in salesmanship to his listeners. An interesting and entera:n ing speaker. Lopp kept his aud ience alert and enthusiastic throughout the program. Diagnosing business trends to day the speaker pointed out that prices are falling but wages will remain hieh for some time to come, making it necessary for business men to reduce their ov erhead. In his concluding renmrks Lopp emphasized (h facts given by medical men that more than 50 per cent of hospital cases are caused bv nervous disorde-s rather than by organic condi tions. "In this fast tempo of our ev eryday living." the' speaker said, "too many of us do not know how to relax. The secret of a happy life is to relax and live in moderation." Enough food, enough slecp and sufficient exercise, together wiih the abi'ity to control our think ing make for happiness in living, advised tne sales clinic director. This applies to both the sales people and to the shoppers who buy their wares. Sponsored by the Business Men's Ad club, Lopp has an. peered here in three lectures during the winter 'and spring months. ' 1 T jueore jacoDs is Enrolled at Lincoln George Everett Jacobs, son of j Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Jacobs, jR. R. 1, Plattsmouth. has en j rolled at Nebraska Wesleyan for i courses offered during the sum mer term. Jacobs, who was grad uated from Plattsmouth high school, is now a sophomore at Nebraska Wesleyan. He attended the Omaha Uni versity before coming to Ne braska Wesleyan University in Lincoln where he now working toward a degree with a major in chemistry. PARTY" ON 7TII BIRTHDAY" Mrs. Margaret Babcock en tertained Friday afternoon for her daughter June's seventh birthday. Prizes were won by Patty Carr, Ha Jane Gochenour, Sally Taylor. Rosalie Olson. The d3or prize went to Sallv Tavlor. Invited guests were - Ha Jane Gochenour, Sally Tavlor, Pattv Carr. Donna Larson, Rosalie Ol son Patty Hull. Phyllis Martin. Una Eras, Raellen and Juanita Campbell, Billv Babcock and the honor guest. June Babeock. Mrs. Babcock's mother Mrs. Frank Cheval, assisted in ser ving. Two birthday cakes and chocolate ice cream were served. Favors were toy balloons. PARTICIPATE IN SUNDAY WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Davis acted as attendants at the wed ding Sunday of Miss Margaret Ann Rot'man and Robert Hage man in the First Pantist church at Malvern. Iowa. Miss Rottman taught in the Plattsmouth schools last term. Mr .Hageman is em ployed in Omaha. The bride and her matron of honor were soror 5tv sisters at the University of Nebraska while the bridegroom and his best man were fraterni ty brothers. The Davises attend ed the bridal dinner in Malvern Saturday evening. Use Journal Want Ads Y Cream Fiows Like Water Saturday Rich, golden cream flowed like water here Saturday at the Pllttsmouth Creamery 'as far mers over the county lined up several deep at the local butter factory delivering a four day's accumulation held back due to 'heavy rains. ; For four clays, Plattsmouth I Creamery trucks were held out ; of the rural areas due to impas j sable roads brought about by i heavy rains of the past few days. iOnly pickups that could be made i we're cn hard surfaced highways and farmers were hard pressed :to take care of the accumulated cream. Saturday the stream of cars started early and by early after-; noon the creamery was swamped with deliveries. Every avail able assistant was put on the : job. testing, weighing, dump ling, writing checks, and doing ith.e hundre-ds of other neces?ary i tasks in handing the large vol i um Charles Walden. owner of the ; creamery, state'd that it was one :jf the heaviest days ever re- corded at the creamery but the ijob was handled with efficiency i and speed, with little delay to ! any patron of this place of bus ! iness. Tractor Club Met Friday, June 13 The Progressive Mchani c s Tractor club and Soil Conserva tion club met at the home of Ralph Hilds. The Tractor club held its. first meeting Fri. June 13. It was a regular meeting. We had a demonstration en carbur etor adiustmcnt bv Lyle Mei singer. All members except one were present. Our next meet ing will be at Pete Halmes on June 22. We had a lesson on stubble mulching and discussed plowing and terracing. After the meeting a delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Hild. Richard Rummel. News Reporter. Local Girl Appears In Peru Concert Miss Margaret Rea. daughter ef Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rea of f'-ttsmouth. pnd a summer en rol'ee at Peru State Teacher's College, will ani"nr as a mem ber ( f ihv Peru Choral group in its summer concert at the col lecrp Wec:.;csriav eveninf?, June 25, at eight o'clock in the aucli terium. Admission is free and the public is invitexl. .a t thi Court House Marriage licenses: Melvin Carr and LeAnna Louise Stubben dieck. both of Avoca. Fridav Norman Wart hen was fined S10 and costs by Jud'? Paul Fauquet on charges of in toxication. Saturday Judge Fauquet heard two eas"s in which the defen dants pleaded guilty. Jackie J. Bahlkem of Talmadge was fined S10 and costs for speading and Ralph Bowers was fined S10 and costs for being intoxicated. Judge Fauauet held the pre liminary hearing Friday of th- case of the state vs Raymond Pointer. The accused was bound over to the district court. The case will be heard when the court eonyenes in September. Suit fiJod: Elizabeth Wrifht et al vs Earl Barciay et al for specific performance of lease on business building on M a i rj street. Henry Edward Frazier appear ed in County Court and plead guilty to a charge of intoxication filed bv Walter H. Smith, county attorney, June 22, 1947. Fine $15.00 and costs. James E. Blunt, charged with intoxicalion and resisting arrest ing officer. Night Policeman George Allen, nlead puiltv before Judge Paul Fauquet June 23. 1947. and was fined a total of $25.00 on both counts, plus costs. Heavy rains that brought over two inche's of water descending on Cass county Sunday, sent creeks and rivers on the ram page for the second time in as many weeks, caused extensive damage .lo farm crops, land and buildings, and brought the total precipitation for this area to 27.78 inches since the first of the year. In Plattsmouth, water again surged down Main street Sunday afternoon, filling gutters and sidewalks with mud and silt and sweeping mest anything loose in its path into the lowlands. Al though the water lacked consider able from reaching the depth registered twe) weeks ago, some water on Sixth Street came over the walks and entered a business place or two that failed to place flood gates. At Weeping Water, long-time residents of the city report flood waters at the highest level in 50 vears. On both sides of Weeping Water creek that flows through the town, water stood more than a quarter-mile wide throughout most of the night. Two of the town's water supply reservoirs were flooded, adding to difficul ties as drinking water has been boiled for the past two weeks as a result ef earlier flooding. Both bridges across the creek in Weeping Water have been con demned and are being guarded to prevent motor traffic of any kind. On both sides of the stream water stood up to the first floor win dows of homes and in some vards only the tops of clothes line posts were showing. 'A largo gasoline tank that was washed over during the last flood, again became water borne and lodged into both bridges, after attempts to anchor it had failed. Weeping Water has no street lights and the water pumping plant was under water, according to press reports reaching the Journal office. Mill Creek was again over its banks at Louisville, and had washed away two houses and inundated 15 to 30 others along the cree-k bejttoms. Two bridges were washed out and extensive damage was deme to crops in the bottom lands. It is reported thp creek reached its highest level since 1923. Flood waters reached into nearly every section of the mid west causing heavy loss of life at Cambridge, and inundated 5I; million acres of rich farm lanH in Nebraska. Iowa and Missouri. Ashland was expected to re ceive a good elrenching for the third time, as floeid waters reach there sometime today. While Plattsmouth is drv fol lowing Sunday's flooding, traffic in and out of the city is at a near stand still. Cotner's Bus line continued to make trips Sunday in spite of the high water, but considerable difficulty was ex perienced. Train service has been nil here for two days, however one train was expected to head into O maha soon after the noon hour. Star route service between Plattsmouth and Omaha has been doing its best to keep mails on the move, but reports are the Platte River bridge north of the citv will be under water by night ; fall. In all. it's been a wet season, but skies are clear today and the weather man savs it will con tinue to be fair tonight and Tues day, with indications that warm er days are ahead. FORMER PSTOR VISITS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Joe Warga have as guests this month her sister, Mrs. Hemry Schaub and hr brother, the Rev. Fred Lan horst and Mrs. Langhorst of St. Louis. The guests arrived last Wednesday and will stay until the end ofthe month. The Rev. Mr. Langhorst was pastor of the St. Paul's Evang elical and Reformed church here from 1905 to 1909. He is now superintendent of the Good Sa maritan Old Folks home in St. Louis. About 39 per cent of Ameri ca's farms are-operated by tenants.