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TIME P D ATTTTS la (ID OJ IT M JWlUB&fMQ- Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers M .aay - Thursday VOLUME 62 TWELVE PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1947 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER S5. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Sheriff Arrests 2 "Deaf" Mutes Here Wednesday Two deaf and dumb mutes who worked the Plattsmouth and Glenwood areas ended up in the Cass county jail "Wednesday nipht after bring taken into cus tody by Sheriff Tom Solomon. The two men came to Platts mouth Wednesday morning from Lincoln where they had finished working a deaf and dumb rack et. After arriving in Plattsmouth, the men divided up, one man taking the local area, the other going on to Glenwood. The man who went to Glen wood met with little success as he ran directly into the head of the Chamber of Commerce, who took him to the office of the Mills county sheriff. Sheriff Moore ordered the man out of the county and as he crossed the state line Sheriff Solomon took him into custody. After a two hour questioning which was carried out with pen cil and paper, the man finally broke down and started talkins. Before that he had maintained that he was completely with out hearing or speech and also had cotton stuffed in his ears to fool people. He pave the name of Howard G. Skinner. 18. of 722 ' 2 West 1st street. Hastings, Ne braska, which proved to be cor rect. His confession led to the ar rest of the ring leader who was still working his racket in Platts mouth at 6 p. m. The ring lead er maintained his silence until about 10 p. m. when he tarted talking. His name was Vernon Morgan, 2C. Tupelo, Mississippi. After arresting Morgan. Sheriff Solomon placed him in a cell block and told him when he learned to sav the word "food" that he would feed him. Shortly afterwards the man talked. Mor gan stated that he had cleared tip $20 in Lincoln Wednesday be fore coming to Plattsmouth. He stated that he had collected around $30 in the business dis trict here during the short time that he had worked. Morpan soeminglv was the ringleader. (Continued on Page Two) Program of World Order Sunday to Feature Governor Throurh arrangements made bv the First Chris'-ian Church. Governor V-1 Peterson is ein? brought to Plattsmouth on World Order Sundav to address a con-' prcfitinn of church people unon the tasks that face us in building 3 new and neare'ul world. The Governor will address a congre ration of intPr-denominMional Plattsmouth people at the Christ ian church on Sunday evening, November 9. at 8:00 o. m. Because World Order can onlv be consummated bv the united efforts of all loyal Christians, the loonl Christian church is inviting ether church groups in the city to ioin in this service. Pastors McCluskv. of the Presbyterian church. Williams, of the Metho dic church, and Moritz, of St. Paul's church, will b participa ting in the service. Members of their churches are bein? invited to join with the Disciples con gregation in the observance of th" evening. D. C. Peed and Lester Thim gan. Christian church trustees, are headine the committee ar ranging seating and care for the caoacity congregation expected for the Governor's address. Thev "ill be assisted in their work bv Boy Scouts of the Christian Church trooD. who will ac as ushers Murine the evenin?. Mrs. F G Ofe is heading a committee of church women arranging a reception fnr the Governor ard his wife in the church basement immediately following the serv ice. , Driver's License Deadline Oct. 31 The dendline for holders of driver's licenses expiring on Sen timber 1st. ha been set for Fri div. October sist. states County Treasurer Ruth Patton. The holders of the license who fiil to get the snme renewed bv October 31st will be reouired to appear before the state highway patrol for tests before being is sued the new license. Albert Thompson of Laurel, Nebr. visited at the parsonage in Mvnard Wednesday morning. He was on his way home from Day ton. Ohio where he had attended the Men's Congress of the Evan gelical United Erethren church. City Council Votes To Buy New Hose The city council met Monday evening at the city hall in their regular session with all of the members in attendance. The council voted to purchase 600 feet of new hose for the fire department. The hose was pur chased from the Eureka fire hose division of the U. S. Rubber Co. The price of rubber has brought the cost to $1.43 a foot. Chairman Rebal of the light ing committee reported favor ably on the petition filed bv a large number of the residents of the vicinity of Clinton and Clara streets in the south part of the city. It was voted to have the light installed as requested. Hughson Story in Horse Magazine for October The October issue of the "Buckeye Horseman"", a maga zine for horse enthusiasts, car ries a short story by Amos Hugh son, clerk at the post office in Plattsmouth. The same ma?aine published a three-part serial by Mr. Hughson earlier this year. The story, "The Kid and Mr. Cowboy", is preceded by a bit of philosonhv to which the author refers in the opening of the story itself. An orphan boy. attaching himself to a groun of cowbovs. is attracted to a killer enwbov who is both feared and respected bv the others because they know nothing of his past. The story moves rapidly along to describe the capture of a groun of wild horses in cavon coun'rv. Ijod by a black stallion, the horccs dude capture until the leader escapes from the band when the horses ae broueht un der control and the huit con centrates on the stallion. A conflict between horseman on the ranpe. men who take horses bv fair meas or foul for the monev thev brinp aM men who love fair plnv and take Jus tice in their own hands when necessary, the storv is 3 vehicle for character portraits of mn in the wild countrv. Tt is ? bf hind-the-seene description of events which add further notoriety to a "killer" and show why such ac tions were taken. The siorv is r.comnanied bv two illustrations bv the author, a further ror to Mr. Huehson. The editors of the maga7ine have notified Mr. Huphson that they have pecepted a third story for publication. Three Car Accident North of Plattsmouth A three car accident one mile north of Plattsmouth on highway 75. at 6 o'clock Wednesday eve ning. October 29th. resulted in no personal injury and little car damage. A ear driven bv Mrs. Beverly Triggs of Hastings, Nebraska, was heading south and stalled cross wavs on the crest of the last hill before reaching Platts mouth. A car driven bv Ray mond F. Evers of this citv, was heading north and had to take to the shoulder of the highway to avoid hitting the Triggs car which was still crossways of the road. Another car followine the Evers car. driven bv O. P. Deck er of Omaha- didn't see the Triggs car and struck the rear car and continued on down the highway and struck the Evers car. Sheriff Solomo:. was called to the scene of the accident. Mrs. Kelllson in Hospital Mrs. Asa Kellison was taken bv ambulance to Methodist hos pital. Omaha on Tuesday for treatment and observation. At The Cass County Court House Suit for damages was filed in the office of C. E. Ledgway, clerk of the District Court en titled: Fillmore County Agricul tural society vs. Elden Sothan, et al. Monday afternoon in the coun ty court Judge Paul E. Fauauet heard the case of Charles Ger lach vs. John and Louise Ritter. The petition of the plaintiff set forth that he was the owner of farm lands in Cass county that were leased for 1944-1945 by the defendants. The plaintiff asked judgment in the sum of $766.25 for share of crop still unpaid. After hearing the evidence in the case Judge Fauquet found for the plaintiff. Irene Zawistowski, 16. col lapses into the arms of a Chicago policewomen after being ex onerated by a coroner's jury of Raymond Cook at Church Meeting Held in Dayton Raymond Cook, member of the national executive board of the National Brotherhood Con gress of the Evangelical United Brethren church, returned early Wednesday from Dayton. Ohio where the Congress had been in session since Saturday. Mr. Cook left here on Thurs day to attend the meeting of the executive board preceding the conference. He was accompanied by Albert Thompson. Laurel, vice president of the Nebraska U.B. Brotherhood. William P. Watkins, York, conference sup erintendent, and Rev. Paul Dick, Dubois, chairman of the Confer ence Board of Christian Educa tion. About 1200 men attended the Congress. Meetings were held in the Euclid Avenue church of the Evangelical U.B. church. One of the principal speaker was Sam H. Patterson, executive secretary of the Presbyterian Church of the United States, and brother of R. Foster Patterson, formerly of Plattsmouth. Throughout the talks emphasis was placed on the work of men in the church. A total of 23 men from Ne braska attended the Congress, the first annual meeting of the Brotherhood. Delegates from this state will report at district rallies to be held in late Novem ber at Alma, Eroken Bow, MuK dock and Norfolk. Next year's Congress will be held in Denver. Start Hallowe'en Pranks Over City Owners of cars that had left them parked on the street Tues day night esDecially on Main street from 7th street on west, were not in a good humor Wed nesday. Some pranksters started a pre mature celebration of Hallo we'en by letting the air out of a large number of tires on cars that were parked on-high school hill and vicinity. The deflating of the tires was discovered Wednesday when a number of the early risers at tempted to start their cars. In most cases all four tires were flat and the valves had been taken out and thrown away. This recalls the fact that some weeks ago report was given the Journal of vandalism that had been going on along Chicago avenue. It was reported that at the J. A. Brecht Oakmont farm, someone had -broken an electric lamp at the entrance of the farm. COURT HOUSE CHILLY The snappy fall days of the last few days has been rather chilly for the county officials and employes at the court house, as the heating plant has been out of commission. Heavy garments is the rule in most of the offices. The work on the new plant is being- hurried as fast as possible to relieve the situation, and it is hoped that the emergency may soon be relieved and once more warmth will prevail in all of the offices. Returns from Hospital Mrs. A. W. Propst returned Tuesday from St. Mary's hospi tal in Nebraska City where she had been since the 19th of October. I the death of her sister- Adeline. ; The girl killed her sister in a ' fit of anger by throwing a pair of scissors at her. Sioux City Meet on Development of River Use Tuesday evening Mayor Cle ment Woster and T. H. Pollock of the local Chamber of Com merce traffic committee were at Sioux City to attend a dinner and meeting of the Traffic club of that city. The dinner was held at the Hotel Martin attended by some 200 members and representatives from many of the cities along the Missouri river. The chief speaker of the eve ning was Captain A. C. Ingersoll, Jr.. president of the Inland Wa erwavs corporation. Captain In gersoll urgd the maintaining of the federal barge lines as a means of buildine up the traffic on the Missouri river to a point where it might be followed by the use of the stream by private owned lines. He also stressed the need for the constant develop ment of the channel of the river for the use of the traffic in the years to come. The meeting was enjoyed by a very large number of members of the Omaha traffic club and many of the boosters of the Mis souri river navigation. On their return home last eve ning Mr. Pollock and Mayor Woster found driving difficult owing to the heavy fog that de veloped when they .were at Council Bluffs. The local men feel that the trip -was well worth while and gave them many interesting Doints on the development of the Missouri river traffic. Building to Have New Front Installed The building formerly occu pied by the August Bach grocery on east Main street and in late years by the Cass County cream ery company, is being given a partial overhauling. The front of the two store building is being taken "out and a new one will replace the one that has seen many years of service. The building is one of the oldest in the city, a part of the pioneer section of the city and has been in service since the early seventies. Here at one time the Dovey store was first located when the members of the family came here from the south, later moving to the upper scetion of Mai.i street. Ed Miller and helper are en raged in the work of the remov al of the old front. Sheriff Arrests Soldier at Eagle Edward Charles Anderson. 24, was taken into custody on Tues day by Sheriff Tom Solomon at i Eaele. I The man has been working as ! a bartender at that place and j was apprehended for being two montV AWOL from the armv. His last post was Lowry Field, j Colorado. He was turned over to the Provost Marshal at Fort Crook for disposition of his case. Death of W. II. Floman William H. Homan, 66. died at his home in Weeping Water. Tuesday afternoon after a years illness. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, at two o'clock, at Hobson's funeral home, in Weeping Water. State Regent of Daughters of the Revolution Here Fontentlle chapter of the Daughters of the American Re volution had Tie pleasure of a visit Monday from the state re pent of th3 society, Mrs. James Suttie, of Omaha. Mrs. Mollie Gobelman, regent of the chapter, was the hostess at a very beautifully arrang?d 6:30 dinner served at the Pine Room of the Rainey cafe. The room was artistically ar ranged with tables with lace ta ble cloths. The color plan of the dinner was red. white and blue, this being carried out in the flor al decorations. ,Red and white nut cups also added to the table settings. After the lovely dinner the members were invited to the charming home of Mrs. Gobel man where the regular meeting was held. A fine program had been pre pared to honor naval day that was very much enjoyed and brought out many interesting facts on the history of this branch of the armed service. The devotions were led by Mrs. Violet Dodge Hungerford. of Omaha, a member of the local chapter. Pearl Mann gave the history of the development of the navy of the United States, the part that it had played in the story of the country. The day being the annivers ary of the the birthday of Theo dore Roosevelt, the members were given a sketch of his ef forts in his service in public life to build up the naval force ofc the nation. The birthday of the statue of Liberty occurring on November 28th. Mrs. Zilpher Seward told of the monument to liberty that stands in New York harbor, to bring a welcome to the oppress ed when reaching our shores. The state regtnt gave a resume of the work of the organization in the state, its-ainV and pur poser.. i well as touching on the work of the national society. There were present as guests of the evening: I.Irs. Hungerford, Mrs. T. I. Friest, Mrs. H. G. Mc Clusky. Mrs. F. A. Cloidt, Mrs. John Gorder. Mrs. E. C. Wil liams and Mrs. Grace Mottinger of Joliet, Illinois. Guam Visitors Take Car Back With Them Mr. and Mrs. Clark Finney, who have spent some tim? visi ting in the "states", departed Monday for Guam, where they are making their home and en gaged in government work on the island. Thev were here vis iting with the Frank JRebal fam ily, at Murray with the O. W. Finney family, and at Nehawka at the Glen Rutlege home. They also visited in Kentucky and Ohio with relatives. While here Clark bought a Whizzer Bike and also a new Mercury car from Claude Ruse and is taking them back to the island with them. They drove the car through to San Francisco and hauled the bike in the car. It cost $10 to take the car to Guam while the bike will be checked as baggage. The purchase of the car and bike and their shipment to the far off island of the Pacific shows the far reaching activities of local business establishments in this part of the middle west. Here from Beaver City Mrs. M. W. Forney of Beaver City, Nebraska is visiting at the home of Mr. rd Mrs. War ren Wheeler. Rep. Marion T. Bennett (R. Mo.) points out Trieste area on map where, he says, "many" American, soldiers have been killed or wounded behind a "brass curtain of American mil f r-ilC (WW- Kf1 i : ;i V V ? i K til --a a?-. It t I Si George Demott To Be Here Monday In a program designed espec ially for the lyeeum platform and for school assemblies George DeMott comes to Plattsmouth on Monday. November 3, at 3 p. m. at the high school auditorium. Guests are invited at a small admission of 25 cents. The fact that he has been a clown with some of America's leading circuses, including the "Hagenbeck and Wallace Cir cus,", "The Cole Bros. Circus", "Hunt's Circus." "Wallace Bros. Circus", as well as a comedian in other branches of the enter tainment profession is a solid guarantee that his act is one that is packed with fun. Wit, humor and pantomine all play their part in making ud a profes sional program presented by a gopuine showman. As a comedy juggler George DeMott stands at the very top in his profession. He presents out standing feats of genuine skill and dexterity, in the art of ma nipulation and balancing, with a varied assortment of objects. Henry G. Frey has 50 Year Record With Burlington Henrv G. Frey, agent for the Burlington railroad et this sta tion, was honored today by the nresentation of a fifty year pin token of his long years of serv ice for the railroad The recognition of the service came from Ralph Budd. presi dent of the Burlington and-the oin was presented to Mr. Frey by J. C. Grisineer. the suDtrin tendent of the Omaha division of the Burbneton. who also presen ted the following letter from Mr. Budd: "September 29, 1947 "Dear Mr. Frey;. "One of the things that has made the Burlington a great railroad is the outstanding loy altv of the great body of officers and other employs to the enm nnny and for what it stands for. These men and women have given their unquestionable sup Dort through the years of pros perity and depression. More than half of those who may be called the permanent force have been in the service for twenty years, more than 750 for forty years, and there are forty employes (Continued on Page Two) KELLISON AT PUMP HOUSE Asa Kellison has taken over the duties as engineer at the Wa- i ier ucpanmeni rump o i north of Plattsmouth. Mr. Kel- lison succeeds Tom Young who 1 resigned to go to California. i itary censorship." Bennett is shown in his Springfield, Mo., home after he returned from a recent 6-week tour of Europe and the Near East. NEA Telephoto Griffith Dog in Derby Stake Race The opening round of the Na tional Derby stake card of the National Coursing association's fall meet was postponed Thurs day after greyhounds had splash ed through eighteen races. The first victory in the Derby Stake was scored by "Fra-ik Lar son," owned by Tom Griffith, of Plattsmouth. He outscored "Osage Sue" entered by Vernie Mickels of Bartlesville, Oklaho ma. The Griffith entries scored again when "Silver Curl" was the winner over "Valiant Deck." Rotary Club Has Special Service Program Tuesday The weekly luncheon of the Rotary club Tuesday developed many very helpful ideas on how the community might be improv ed through the efforts of the res idents and organizations. The meetino- was in charge of Robert Cappell, program choir man, who presented Searl S. Da vis, chairman of the community service committee of the club. Mr. Davis told of the Rotary program of getting back of all worth while projects in the city development program, assisting in every wav possible the ad vancement of the community. Mr. Davis called for a general expression of ideas as to how the city might be improved and a large number of suggestions were offered, all of whirh should have serious consideration. Amone these was the matter of repaving the avenues that le?d into the citv, cleaning the streets, "ctting back of the Izaak Walton Leaf le in its work in the com munity, planting of trees over the citv for the beautification of the natural settings, use of con tainers for trash and papers along the streets, completion of the proposed community audi torium, extension pf the program at the athletic park and also for securing grounds that may be used for carnivals and horse or stock shows. Buddv White and John Hild, high school Rotarians for Octo ber, gave interesting talks on their reactions to the associations of Rotary. A euest of the meeting was Daniel Janda. of Omaha, a resi dent here in his bnvhond. who accompanied Supt. Tom Friest. Old Landmark is Gone From City One of the old landmarks of the citv, one that has been stand ing since the earlv days of the community has been wrecked and makine way for a new res idence property. This is the fram house on Wintersteen hill that was for many years occupied by mem bers of the Reinackle family. The house sheltered the family for many years until ill health made necessary Albert Reinac kle vacatine the house and mov ing to Pest Haven home at Weening Water. This house was built when the homes in that section of the city were few and in its time it has seen many changes n tihe city until it too has been torn down. The site is being cleared for the erection of a new home which will get under wav as soon as material can be obtained to start the basement. The lot is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Vincent, who have sold their home and are living in a trailer house until the completion of the new structure. Check Work of Polio Committee Monday afernoon Mrs. Law rence Groun of Louisville, chair man rtf the Cass Countv Polio committee, accompanied by Ms. J. F. Knecht. of South Bend, vice-chairman. wer. in the citv. The ladies ore rhecking the work of the committee over the rountv in looking after the struggle against this maladv that eah year claims many victims. The response of the people of Cass countv to this cause has been fxecellent in the past and nil of the committee are on the iob in loadin" the fieht for the elimination of the malady. Suffers Injured Shoulder Sam Brooks, employed on one of the farm near this city, was iniured. Tuesday when he fell from a truek on which he was working. He was brought into Plattsmouth and an examina tion made of the man and it was found his left shoulder was bad ly bruised. . ' Urgent Need for Offerings to European Relief Bundles and boxes for Euro pean school children from 6 to 12 years of age. This is the main objective of the? drive by the Council of Church Women of Plattsmouth which will end on November 7, World Community Day. Bundles with clothing and boxes with a pair of shoes and school supplies as listed below are needing as much materials and as many donors as can be interested in helping hungry and homeless children in Europe, says Mrs. R. B. Hayes, chairman of the Community committee. Mrs. Hayes reports that the executive secretary of the Na tional Council visited 10 coun tries last summer and says that "caring for 500000 children on Community' Day becomes a MUST for us." The foremost need, she says, is food, to which we contribute with a cash offer ing on World Community Day, November 7. The cash offering will be supplemented by the clothing and school supplies. The whole need is so tremendous it can only be handled by our gov ernment through whom we, as Christian citizens, are able to work. Working with Mrs. Hayes on the committee are Mrs. Orville Nielsen. Presbyterian church; Mrs. Philip Rihn and Mrs. Clo vis Day. Christian church; Mrs. R. C. Humiston, Methodist church. Besides the committees work ing in organized church groups, individuals, groups of friends and other organizations are in vited to bring or send a bundle, box or contributions. These con tributions will be assembled in a dedication service in the Pres byterian church. Previously announced for an afternoon meeting, the World Community Day program will be presented at 8:00 p. m. Boxes by children will be dedicated at 4:15 p. m. in the church. Urgently needed items are shoes, underwear and pajamas. It (Continued on Page Two) Mrs. H. J. Wilson Dies Today; Last Rites Saturday After ? long illness Mrs. Anna Haffke Wilson, 64- wife of Harrv J. Wilson, passed away at 3:40 a. m. today, October 30. 1947. in Methodist hospital, Omaha, where she had been since Mon day of this week. Mrs. Wilson was taken to the hospital after she had suffered a severe heart attack late Sunday night. Mrs. Wilson was born Febru ary 1. 1B83- in Omaha, the daugh ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Haffke of Plattsmouth. She lived as a child in Omaha and later in Iowa where she grew uo and was married. For several vears the Wilsons lived at 934 South Second street, Platts mouth until they sold the pro perty two months ago when they wet to Omaha to make their home. Preceded in death by her par ents and on? brother. William Haffke, Mrs. Wilson leaves to mourn her nassing- her husband, Harry J. Wilson, three daueh ters. Mrs. Minnie Moreland- Mrs. Lvda Staacks and Mrs. Mable Rule, all of Omahi; one brother, Fred Haffke. Plattsmouth; three erndrhildren. one 'of whom is vjth the Army in Hawaii; and three great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the Sattler Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon at two o'Hock Burial will be in Omaha. Visiting hours will be from three to five and seven to nine p. m. on Friday. Fire Department In Practice Drill The Plattsmouth fire depart ment was called out Sunday on a practice drill. The department was called at the noon hour and the event oc casioned a great deal of excite ment in the business section of the city, those who had cars were preparing to rush to the west part of the city where the alarm originated, when informed that it was purely a drill alarm. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Graves, of Lincoln were in the city Wed nesday for a few hours to visit with Police Magistrate C. L. Graves, father of Harry. Harry is one of the veteran employes of the Nebraska State Journal.