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"0"HE IPlAHTTSIMlflDllJTriH JJdDOJTOAD. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER T"TTT"- V-VEEKLY Ctionday - Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 62 TWELVE PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1947 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 91 Quivera Camp Under Lease To Boy Scouts Wayne Nelson, District Scout executive of the Cornhusker Council at Lincoln, informed The Plattsmouth Journal Wednesday that the old Quivera Camp, lo cated on the Floyd Gauer farm, about three miles southwest of Cedar Creek, is exoected to be leased bv the Council for the use of Boy Scouts over an eight county area as a summer camp. At a meeting in Auburn Tuesday evening, seven of the number were undnimous of the choice, while one group withheld its de cision for several days. Mr. Nelson stated that a group of Scout executives made up of men from Pawnee, Johnson. Ne maha. Richardson, Gape. Lancas ter, Otoe, and Cass counties, were fn an insoection tour of sites in ens1 em Nebraska Sundav. and following a visit to Quivera. where the men cooked their lunch over open fires. mot members were enthused over this location. For some time the Cornhusker Council has felt the need for a campsite located in this area for ue of eastern counties. Other sites are located in the central. North and western districts, but due to distance are not readily accessible to Scout proups. If ac cepted, the camp will be entire lv renovated, a new mess hpll, locker and other buildings will be erected and the camp ready for use next year. Quivera camo wns originally laid out and used about 20 years aeo by the Lincoln Scout troops as a summer recreation and camp grounds. Since that time, the site has been allowed to run down, and during the past few vears, it has been a fishing spot for local sportsmen. Babv Pictures To Be Printed In the Journal Rabies and other children are C?s co-'nfv's best cron in ffiv vrar. and the cron was never h'eper or better thfi n te n;t 12 months. Bk-and little blondes pnd brunettes, bovs and "oris ticv a-f worth their weight in rd. There's nothmg rnite so rtnenlin" ns n cute baby un 1 -'s it's the babv's picture. Tn order to make it possible to r,rcrrvo the 1ikeno"p; of the in dividual mmhe-s of the conntv's rct croD Th Journal is extend in" cord;r1 invitation to rll families within it territory to h;ivo pict"res taken of their rViiM-Pn. Thec nictnres will b rvblisViofl jn la,r iQ. Tell v-.i-r friends and neighbors of tv-i offer to kofn th pHoto"rn nV.ers busv on Monday, October 20. Evervon under 15 yeffs of pnn i eliihl. Bai'v will be rrrtifrrrH almost the Vast in ii.dping the nirtures. Pcrsonali tv. nleasin? looks and in:t plain bein" rutf will b eiven the most consideration. You enfpr bv 'Tp''' V-inirT your children to tKe IOOF Hall for their free r-cturs The hours will be from 12 o'clock noon to 6 o'clock in too evenin?. A'l children mnst be a''omnanifd bv a rwnt. The (Continued to Page Five) J. S. Benschoter Dies in Omaha; To Be Buried There A former plattsmouth repint. J. S. Benschoter. ". died Wed. prf'v nipht. October l 1047 at hs hom" in Omaha. Fimernl pr-rviees i-1 1 1 hf Saturfv nfter. rrni in the John A. Gentleman Mr.rtnnr" and buripl will be in pi-r-t T awn cemeter". Omaha. For 1 venrs Mr. Becohoter nnered a dai-v and milk rou'e in piftfrir"th. movin from here rhnn1 voa" afo to Om. M where he has since made his home. Ho is survived bv one son. Fu penp. SanH Crit7 California nnd five daughters: Mrs Lulu D"r ?rv. S',5 Crur. California. Mrs. Bob Griffith. Mrs. Paul Foesler pr.rl Mrs. Jim Fmerv. Ornaha. and Mrs. Ed Bashus, Platts nicuth. LINDLEY JAY WILLIAMS Announcements have been re reived from Mr. and Mrs Norval Williams of Pickrell. Nebraska, telling of the birth of a son. Lind lev Jay. The Williams are for mer residents of Plattsmouth. Continue Christmas Decorating Contest Roy Knorr, chairman of the Christmas street decorating com mittee of the Ad Club, announces the decorating contest offering S5 for the best suggestion in street decorations for the Yuletide sea son as announced in last Thurs day's Journal, will be continued for one week to enable more en trees to submit their suggestions. While a number of suggestions have been received, the number does not meet with expectations of the committee, and it is hoped tne extension of time will bring in many more. Why not enter your idea, aid the Plattsmouth tusiness men, and at the same time you can win a S5 cash award. Nab Two Youths For Car Theft Tuesday Night James David Rilev and Charles Robert Higgins. both 15. of Daw son, Nebr.. were turned over to Sheriff Solomon Tuesday evening by Richardson countv authorities, and are being held here on charges of auto theft. The two youths have confessed to the theft of the John Blotzer car, taken near the post office on North Fifth street about 10 o'clock Friday night. The car was later found abandoned in Nebraska Citv, where another car was stolen and found near Auburn. A tip given to authorities bv a man noticing two youths hitch hiking in the area where the sec ond car was located, led to the arrest of the pair. The tinster no ticed a large birthmark on the chin of one of the boys and Rich ardson County Sheriff Atkins learned of a youth carrying a similar mark living in Dawson. The first boy soon implicated the second. Riley has no previous record, while Higgins was arrested in Fremont last September on a sim ilar complaint, and SDont nine months at Boys Town. Thev will be brought before Judge Graves in justice court on charges of auto theft. Get Drivers Licenses Before October 30th County Treasurer Ruth Patton warns motorists whose driver's licenses exoired September 30 ti renew the license before Oc tober 30. Failure to complv will force the driver to appear before ar. examination officer of the State Highway Patrol for a dri ver's test. Twenty Members Initiated Into VFW Auxiliary In an impressive ceremonv last Thursdav night. October n twentv members of the VFW Auxlinrv wore initiated into the i"-'t. The meeting, held in te club rooms, was ceiled to order by the president. Vera Lewis. An inv'ation from the provi dent of District No. 6. Mrs. TCel lio Morgan. w?'S read invitin the Plattsmouth unit to attend 1h? district meetin" at Tecumeh the following nieht. She also asVed that Mrs. Frank St?oum serve as district patriotic in structor. The district president nnked for a full renort of the unit f -om the unit rjres'dent. The unit voted to have a so cial hour and serve refreshments after the business meet'nps. Thv qicr voted to have a bake sa' Sati"-dv. rwoher 18. to be held at Walt't Market, members to furnish the baked goods for the self. : The next meeting will be held Thursday, November 14. Two Youths Returned Omaha Bovs Home Two vouths, John L. Mclntyre. 13. a"d Jack D. Kinghorn. 12, wrf takn into ostodv by Sher iff Tom Solomon Tuesday evening about 9 o'clock nr the Platts mouth Mtor Co. Thev had been given a ride from Omaha bv a lo cal citien. who bernme susnicious bv their aes, and notified the sheriffs office. The pair informed authorities thev had ran aww from the Ma sonic Home for Bovs in Omaha Tuesday afternoon. The superin tendent of the bovs' home called for the vouths after being noti fied of their apprehension here. The hu?e chrysanthemum be lorps t the same family as the field daisy. Doll THat Keeps Tears Away r 711 u : 1 'if , "To keep me from crying," Patty Becker, 7, of Schenectady, N. Y., clutches her favorite doll, which she wanted to carry to the oper ating room in Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Spring field, Mass., where her useless withered right leg was to be imputated. A cripple since birth, Patty will be fitted with an arti ficial limb so she can "go to school like other little girls." t Jury Finds For Defendant In Accident Case A Cass County District Court jury found for defendant James Swett of Endicott, Nebr., here Wednesday in the $100,000 dam age suit filed against him by Dar rell Willoughby of Lincoln, fol lowing a two-day court hearing that heard numerous witnesses and viewed a large number of photos taken at the scene of the accident. Swett, defended by Smith and Lebens of Plattsmouth, and Earl Cline of Lincoln, was named de fendant in the suit by Willoughby through his attorney. Max Towle. Lincoln, as a result of an acci dent near Greenwood Julv 29. 1945 on U. S. Highway No. 6. when the Swett truck and the Willoughby car sideswiped and severed the left arm of the lat ter. The plaintiff, through testimony attemoted to Drove that the truck traveling to Lincoln was on the wrong side of the lane of traffic, while the defendant countered with a like claim. Evidence sub mitted to the jury throuph wit nesses upheld the defendant in the eyes of the jury. Heard before Judee T. E. Dun bar of Nebraska City, the case was one of the hardest fought damage suits to be tried in Cass county for many years. - Pleads Guilty To Intoxication Harold McKay, 2324 South 13th St., Omaha, was arrested by Sher- j iff Tom Solomon Saturday night i about two mik'S west of Platts- mouth on the Cedar Creek road : and charged with intoxication". ; McKay was found in the center of the road sound asleep about 8 ; p. m. He pleaded guilty to the i charge before Police Judge j Graves Tuesday afternoon and j was assessed a fine of $10 and' costs. Church Observes Fiftieth Year Ml, 111 i St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Fifth and Avenue A, will observe its fiftieth anniversary Sunday, October 19, with special services at the building. Rev. E. J. Moritz is pastor. Dial Telephone Service in City Next Thursday Telephone service for Platts mouth will be cut over the new dial system of operation next Tr.ursday. October 23. Area Man ager A. M. Newens informed us today. The exact hour has not bten determined and will de pend upon the traffic load. New ens said, the cut being made dur ing the evening when the vol ume of calls is low. The dial tone (a steady hum ming sound) heard when the re ceiver is raised will indicate that the dial equipment is in opera tion and ready for use. Sub scribers should then remove the temporary cards from their dials. New telephone directories will be provided for all subscribers and will contain the new tele phone numbers for use in dialing. Instructions for operating dial tele phones also will be contained in the new directories. After the cut over, the tele phene business office will be moved to the new building which wil1. become the headquarters for all of the Company's operations in this area, Newens said. The Company will hold "open house" within the next few weeks and invite the public to visit the new building and inspect the new cjiipment and operating facili ties. George Tartsch Is Appointed Bailiff George Tartsch of Plattsmouth, has been appointed temporary bailiff in the District Court by Judge T. E. Dunbar, he announc ed Wednesday. Chris Rassmus .'en, Weeping Water, who' has served in that capacity feur sev eial years has been unable to fulfill his duties due to the ser iour illness of Mrs. Rasmussen. There are 3,628.000 possible ways a judge can place a class of 10 animals in a show ring. W III J Harold Alkire Heads Keen Time Club Harold Alkire has been select ed to head the Keentime Club organization due to the resigna tion of Judpe Paul E. Fauouet and Mrs. Walter Tritsch, both of whom have devoted consider able time to the young people's club during the past. Mrs. Tiitsch. especially, is to be com mended for her untiring efforts durine the past two years when on many occasions she has di rected the affairs of the club and f eted as snonsor sinsle handedlv. Other officers named to aid in 1he direction of the dub during the coming year are Pile Bow man, vice-chairman; Mrs. Tola Ofe. secretary-treasurer; Mils F.loe. Don Cetner, Mrs. Marie Richards. Rev. Tuchck and Wal ter Smith, directors. . Keentime Club now composed of 144 members, is mide up of young people in the 13 to 10 at? group, all of whom are hieh school students. With 280 en rolled in high school, the mem bership denotes a fine interest in the activity. Dues are onl' 50 cents a year, and whether hish school students or not. any yiung person in the above age group is welcome to join. Dances are held in the VFW Hall every Friday evening dur ing the year. The hall, generous lv donated by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, also provides ciid tables for pinochle and oth t r social games where the Keen toner's join in their social ac tivities. Parents of teenagers are urged to attend these social functions and take an active part in the activities of the club. Commit tees are not closed and sugges tions and personal assistance is welcomed. Friday evening, October 17. has been set aside for a Keen time dance at the hall. New and old members are urged to attend. iAWOL Soldier Taken Near Union Sunday Donald L. Hass, 25. Kent, Washington, was taken into cus tody Sunday while hitchhiking near Union on Highway 34 by State Highway Patrolman Wal ters and was turned over to Sher iff Tom Solomon for confine ment. Hass was using the name of Thompson when arrested, and had identification cards on his person bearing out his claim. Al so found were identification cards of other persons. Under question ing here, Hass told many con flicting stories. Continued questioning by the sheriff revealed the prisoner's true name and the information that he was an escapee from the Ft. Leavenworth Drison barracks, having gone AWOL while play ing with the prison band at a YMCA dance October 4. He fur ther revealed that he was orig inally sent up on an AWOL charge for five years, later es caping and earning another 18 year stretch, the latter cut to two years. Hass was turned over to Ft. Crook authorities pending arri val of guards from Ft. Leaven worth to return him to prison. Rotarians Hear State Game Commissioners Speakers at the Rotary club meeting Tuesday noon were Rod Amundson, supervisor of conser vation education, and Lloyd P. Vance, game suoervisor, both of the Nebraska Game Commision. Lincoln. The men told about the p'ans for the game reserve on the old rifle range and also led a discussion on timely hints for tne hunting season. Carl Chris v.icpr was program chairman. Wayne Nelson, field executive for the Cornhusker Council, was present as a guest of Ordell Hen nings. Izaak Walton League Meeting Tonight President Robert Walling of the Izaak Walton Leafue urges all members of the newly-formed organization to attend the char ter DroPram arranged for tonight at the 40 and 8 club rooms. State officers and heads of other leaeues will be here for the pres entation of the charter and Platts mouth should make a good show ing at this meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Donat, He-try Donat and Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hendricks and daughter, Marilyn Jean were in Wahoo Wednesday to visit with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Emil Havelka and Mrs. Havelka. mm m 11 CAR LEAVES ieai mm Sophus Winther To Write Novel Of Cass County ' Here ior a visit with his niece and to obtain material for a new novel, Sophus Winther, note-d novelist, is renewing acquain tances in Plattsmouth and Cass county and revisiting familiar scenes of his childhood. Mr. and Mrs. Winthe r and a brother. Sor en Winther, are at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vallery, south of Plattsmouth. Author of several novels, Mr. Winther has attained recogni tion abroad where his works have been translated into the Danish and Swedish languages. A little more than a year ago he was decorated by King Christian of Denmark for his literary achievements. Mr. Winther's works include a trilogy of novels, "Take All to Nebraska". "Mortgage Your Heart" and "This Passion Never Dies." He has also written ,two bocks of literary criticism, one of them on his friend, Eugene O'Neill. His most recent book, published last year, is ' Beyond the Garden Gate", a novel with a setting in the Willamette Val ley in Oregon. Mr. Winther says that his new book will have its setting in Cass county and will open with inci dents dealing with the "oll bridge in Louisville in the early part of this century. One of six brothers, Mr. Win ther is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Winther who farmed west of Weeping Water from 1900 to 1912. His father took out his ci tizenship papers in Plattsmouth in 1904. Another of the brothers, on the faculty of the University or Indiana, has just had his book, "A History of the Great North west", published by Alfred Knopf. Arriving Tuesday evening from Seattle, the Winthers ex pect to be here for about ten days before traveling on to BJoomington, Indiana where they will visit their brother and later go to New York. Gov. Peterson Will Address Masons Monday Gov. Val Peterson, of Nebras ka, will deliver the principal ad dress here Monday nigrt when the Plattsmouth Lodce No. 6 A. F. & A. M. hold their twenty third Past Master's nieht honor ing Edward F. Wehrbein, retir ing Master of the Lodge. A special program and dinner has been arranpe'd for fi:30 p. m. at the .Masonic Hall at Fifth and Main Streets. J. Howard Davis will act as toastmaster. with in ovation by Dr. H. G. McClusky. Greetings will be extended by C. Arthur Wetenkamp, newly elf t ed Master, and response by Luke L. Wiles. Wayne A. Ben nett will present the Past Mas ter's Jewell, followed by the in troduction of guests and Grand Ledge officers. Founded in Plattsmouth in 1SP8. Lodge No. 6 is one of the olelest in Nebraska. First Wor shipful Master of the Lodge was Edmund A. Donelan. A. W. Zech Buys Auto Service Vet's Auto Service, formerly Sham's, has been purchased by A. W. Zech. Mr. Zech lived in Plattsmouth several years ago, but recently hn"- been residing in California. According to him, business con ditions in certain sections of the West Coast have been poor dur ing the last few months because of a fruit and vegetable surplus. Vet's Auto Service will con tinue to offer 24 hour wrecker service in the Plattsmouth area. In 1600, Robert Bakewell of England developed the Leicester breed of sheep. p TA HIPH Rex Young Sells Farm Near Union A good example in the rise of land prices was revealed here this week by Rex Young, auc tioneer and real estate dealer. Mr. Young sold the J. B. Reynolds farm for the second time within 18 months this week. Sold over a year ago to Charles Heastey, Omaha, at S137.50 per acre, the farm was sold again this week to Neils Madeson, Union, for S170 an acre. An 80-acre farm, it is located two and one-half miles southwest of Union near the Otoe county line. Ed Gradoville Stars for Army Last Saturday Ed Gradoville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gradoville, of this city, received national recogni tion following Saturday's Army game in Yankee Stadium. New York, when the West Pointers met a highly touted Illinois ' eleven and played them a 0-0 tie. Bob Considine, International ' News Se-rvice sports writer cov ering the eame was hieh in his praise of Gradoville, writing: "As Army fought off defe-at with several stands deep in its own territory, the Cadets uncov- . ered a punting surprise in. little '. Ed Gradoville of Plattsmouth, ; Nebr. "Moved off the reserves this week, Gradoville's booming punts and auick kicks time and aeain pulled the Army out of trouble." Gradoville was an honor stu dent of Plattsmouth high and an . outstanding athlete both here and at Nebraska university before en tering ..West Point in the fall of 1946.Loealites predict that "Lit tle Ed" will be heard from- fur ther before this season is com pleted. Elmer Lohnes Buys Jennie Smith Home Elmer Lohnes, Plattsmouth. has purchased the home at 1001 First Avenue, the property of tho late Mrs. Jennie Smith. Pur chase was made from the heirs through Frank Cloidt, adminis trator, for a consideration of $6,675. Sale of household goods and personal propertv will be held at the resident Friday, October 17. with Rex Young as auction eer. Included in the sale are sev eral fine appliance pieces and numerous other items. LEGION CONVENTION IX NEBR. CITY MONDAY Delegates of the American Le gion post and the Legion Auxil iary unit will attend the district convention in Nebraska City, Monday, October 20. It will be an all-day meeting. Use Journal Want Ads Polar GuarcJ To Lt.-Gcn. Nathan F. Twining goes the job of co-ordinating all American military forces in Alaska, the nation's most ex posed and strategic frontier. He is the first Air Corps officer to ssum supreme command of a major theater under the new Department f National Defense, ! X Y 1 AFTEI WAYOW CURVE HERE Dead Man's Curve claimed five more victims this Thursday morning about 7:15, sending four pjisons to Omaha hospitals with bioken limbs and other injuries, when a car owned and driven by Miss Grace Livingston left the cuive and plunged into a ditch or Highway 75 north of Platts nioi'th. The injured include: Miss Grace Livingston, driver. In Doctor's Hospital with a brok en right leg and bruises. Mrs. Robert Vallery in Doc tors Hospital with a serious back injury and awaiting x-ray. Francis B. Toman at St. Jo seph's Hospital with a possible dislocated right hip. Wayne Lewis in Doctor's Hos pital with serious face cuts and a broken right thumb. Less seriously injurcel was Grant Roberts who received cuts about the vice when the car lrrded in the ditch as the group were on their way to jobs in Om aha. It is thought a mechanical defect in the steering mechanism was responsible for the accident, according to Sheriff Tom Solo mon, who investigated the crash. According to witnesses the car began to weave approaching the curve, climbed over the curb to the right, shot back into the highway and took a straight plunge down a ste-ep embank ment on the right side ef the ror.dway. The car did not turn oer. Grant Roberts, less seriously injured, extracteel himself from tho auto, which caught on fire fallowing the crash. His presence of mind in pulling wires and ex-ti-.guishing the flame probably prevented a serious catastrophe. Hailing a passing motorist, Ro berts drove into Plattsmouth, netified the Sheriff, Caldwell and Sattler Ambulance services, and Doctor O. C. Hudson, all of whom arrived at the scene, gave first aid and rushed the victims to hospitals. Condition of the injured per sons are favorable at the time The Journal goes to press. Mrs. Helen Cook Dies of Polio In -Omaha Hospital Mrs. Helen Cook, 25, Elmwood. died Tuesday night at Doctor's hospital in Omaha where she has been confined for over a year in an iron lung, a victim of polio. Mrs. Cook, stricken with the dreaded disease last year was taken to Doctor's hospital on October 25, 1946. where she has been continuously confined to an iron lung but for a four-hour respite last May when she sub mitted to a kidney operation. She put up a gallant fight against her afflictirm and had the encouragement of her friends throughout the county. But her efforts and the best of medical attention proved futile. Surviving Mrs. Ceek are her husband, Wendell; a 2-year-old daughter, beth of Elmwood, and hr parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnston. Services and burial will be at Elmwood with the Hayne-s Fun eral Home in charge. Victory Medals Awarded at VFW Victory-Defense Medals will be awarded to eligible veterans at the Veteran of Foreign Wars Club Room next Wednesday. Any veterans who are quali fied should present their dis chaige papers at the V.F.W. Club Rr.om, 335 Main between 6:00 p. m. and 9:00 p. m. Wednesday, October 22. HERE FROM S. DAKOTA Mr. and Mrs. Fred Furois of St. Onge, South Dakota, are at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Doodv. Mrs. Doodv is a sister of Mr. Furois. On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Tom Doody of Fremont were here to visit with their par ents and the relatives from South Dakota.