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o ) CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER ITDn ATTirciAynrmniTrrin nrmnirroiMAP SEMI-WEEKLY PUBLISHED Monday - Thursdav 9 ! U LLu U iUUVJiUJ U UU Vli U- Uu I j i Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 63. SIX PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1948 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 14 The Ij t 1 ; r I i W. H. Puis Elected To Post in the . Assessor's Assn. The Nebraska County Assess ors association at their session in Omaha the past week, re elected to the position of secretary-treasurer, W. H. Puis, Cass County assessor. Mr. Puis has served in this ca pacity for the past ten years and at each succeeding meeting has heen re-elected to the post that he has so faithfully filled. The association selected as the president for the ensuing year C-eorge Weber, of Columbus, and William J. Shrehan of Grand Island as the vice-president. The meeting was very largely attended there being representa tives from 81 of the 93 counties of the state and many counties had members of the board of countv commissioners present to hear the reports and the various speakers. The convention had as a speak er at the convention State Tax Commissioner Robert Armstrong who told the assessors that the assessed valuation of Nebraska farm land is "ridiculously low." The comment of the tax com-rms-ioner came after the expla nation of the charts was given bv P. K. Johnson, assisstant in the office. The explanation was given the assessors to show the gradual decrease in the assesses valuation. The average assessed valuation V'r acre of Nebraska farmland is the lowest in historv. although the actual value of the land has soared. Mr. Johnson backed his state ment with figures from the Uni ted States Bureau of Agricul tural Economics and from re norts of Nebraska State Tax Commissioners. While the assessors blinked. Mr. Johnson pointed out that the assessed valuation of land is now S21.55 an acre. The average valuation was S4T 07 an acre in th" ooak vear of 1920. Mr. Johnson used index fig nros to illustrate1 the situation. Usinp the 1935-39 period as 100, the charts showed Nebraska act ual value of land is 153. The tax able assessment valuation is at 88.5. The index firiire on the pres ent vr.'u'1 of land was estimated by figuring farm sales and bv 'nalvzinrt other figures gathered by the Rurcau of Economics. Mr. Johnson sak! if the 1935 ?i land values were taken as the fa;r tax assessment base. it would be possible to get tax money from 141 million dollars of additional assessed valuation. The tax expert pointed out the value of land varies greatly in various sections of Nebraska. Miss Clara Olson, assistant in tp off;ee of Mr. Puis and Ann King Hiner. clerk in the offices of the assessor and countv clerk, were present at the ssesions of the association as well as the banquet. Mrs. W. H. Puis was an attendant at the banquet and Countv Commissioner Parr Young also attended the meeting from Cass Countv. Omaha Man Has t Car Wreck Friday Bernard R. Smith, Omaha, was injured Friday afternoon when his ear was overturned on Highwav No. 75 north of Platts mouth. His car. it was stated by the office of Sheriff Tom Solo mon, was forced from the high wav by an oncoming vehicle. The scene of the accident was two and a half miles north of thi citv and the car was quite : badly damaged by being turned over. Mr. Smith stiffered facn cuts, .; shock and possible internal in- juries. After being given first . -id treatment in this city he was W taken to Omaha for rare. fTp resides at 3307 Burt street. Mrs. Smith has informed the offire of Sheriff Solomon that ihe- husband is feeling a little ; better. She states that he had sustained six broken ribs, in i ternal and back iniuries.and is ? under the care cf the family , physician. t VISITS IV CITY Mrs. Okla SudHuth of Omaha was in the city Fridav and "while here called at the Journal -;to renew her subscription to the . -Journal for another year, t Mrs. Sudduth has been here ;visiting her mother, Mrs. Dora 'Albin and many old time friends In this vicinity. George Wallinper and son-in-law. Clarence Wills, of near Ash land, were in the city Saturday to look after some business mat ters and calling on their friends. Gold Medal Award To Emerson Wiles Emerson Wiles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wiles, .of near this city, was one. of the young farmers of the state honored Fridav for interest and service in 4-H Baby Beef club work. The Safeway stores of the state have arranged to have gold medals given each out standing worker in the Baby i Beef clubs, one being voted in each county. Ten county cham pions were selected to have an opportunity to attend the state 4-H meeting to be held next June. The geild medal for Cass Countv was awarded to Emer son Wiles for his work. He has been much intercstrd in this movement since a young boy and has been one of the active workers in the county. Youth Rally to Start Sunday at Christian Church Under tve auspices of the Youth Fellowship organi7ation of the Christian Church. Platts mouth and Mvmrd vouth groups will meet together S"nday eve ning. January 25th at 7 n. m. for a Youth RaHy. The rallv will be held in the Christian Church and the 7 o'clock worship serv ice will be open to the public. Youth Week will be observed bv all Protestant denominations Januarv 25 to February 1. Mem bers of the Christian Youth Fellowship, feeling tha it would be in keening with the inter denominational character of the national observance, invited the Other VOuth roops to shne in their Youth Week Pallv. Youth Fellowship orpnizntjons fr"m Plattsmou'h Methodist. Presby terian and Fvangeiic1 ovnn-'-hes nnd from Tvnard's Evangelical United Brethren church will join jn the rallv. The rallv v 'l begin wi'h the o'clock ivor;hip so-wioo. leri Viy Donn Rhodn. president of the rHrtctinn Youth Flowshin. rYF Advisors .Audrey Do- and Richard Sack vpl assis in the service, with Lester Thimrjan lending the song service. C. TJoyd Shnbert. ordained Christian minister who now serves as director of the Speech and Dramatic department of Omaha University, will be the sneaker of the evening. Mr. Shn bert. who has his B.A. from Ne braska Universitv and his M A. from Drake University, will dis cuss the implications of Youth Week as 1hev challenge young peepie in the modern world. Following the public service, all Youth grouns will meet to gether in the Christian Church basement for period of fellow ship. The CYF recreation com mittee v.'ill lead some pet acquainted games, and CYF mothers will serve refreshments. Members Urged To Attend The C. of C. Meeting President Harold Alkire of the Chamber of Commerce an nounces that the regular meet ing of the civic bodv will be held on Thursday, January 22. 1948 at the Rainev Coffee shop. This meeting will take up the matter of the naming of the new secretary for the organization and also the naming of the com mittees for the year. There arc so many matters of importance to the city and the Chamber of Commerce to come up this coming year and all members are urged to be out for the meeting which will be held at 6:30 and will follow the luncheon. Proclamation The State of Nebraska is ob serving January 15th to 30th in clusive as March of Dimes cam paign. Whereas; This worthy cause 1 is deserving ot the united sup port of the residents of the com munity, the funds derive being used in the campaign for the warfare on Infantile Paralysis. Therefore, as the mayor of the City of Plattsmouth, I urge that everyone possible join in the observance of Saturday. January 24th as Tag Day. Let's put Platt"mouh on the m?n. CLEMENT WOSTER. Mayor of Plattsmouth. No. 647 January 19. 1948. R. F. Jones of Bartlett, Iowa, was a visitor in Plattsmouth Saturday to look after some trading and visiting with friends. Farmers Near Nehawka W ant Fire District The farmers residing in the vicinity of Nehawka have long desired a more efficient means of fire fighting in the rural dis tricts, and this desire was given a more definite form the past week when a mass meeting of ihe farmers was held in the au ditorium. In response to the invitation to attend, a representative of the state fire marshal's office was present to that would be cure a district dis"uss the steps necesSarv to so- organization. the operation and maintainance. tvpe of equipment that would be needed. It was pointed out that the best and most effective method was by the creation of a district, lew a tax not to exceed one and a half mills to purchase the equipment and defray other necessary erpenses. It was stated tht this cost would not exceed S4.00 a year for an improved Quarter section of land. The tax lew is deternvnd bv th--1 size and valuation of the district. It was proposed that the dis trict buv the equipment at an estimated cost of S7.000. This eouipment would be kept in Nehawke. maintained by the town and operated bv the volun teer fire department. This equip ment would be used for fires in the rural section and in the town if it was necessary. The Nehawka department would keep its own eouioment to be used when needed, making it possible to have a fire fighting- group ready at any time. The farmers present went in to executive session after the public meeting and formed a committe to look into a perma nent organization to push the project, to est-mate the size of the district and to circulate pe titions for its creation. Elmer Stoll was named president: Paul Murdoch, secretary and Martin Ross, treasurer. Wilson Bakery Has New Baker The Wilson bakerv of this city has secured the services of a new and export bker in the person of Stanley Prokunek. who eomes here from Stanton. Ne braska, wherp hp h.?s beep en caged in this line of work for several years. Stanley is a former service man and on his return from ac tive dut- in the Navy nas re Tmed . his former trade a? baker. He arrived Tuesday and is making h;s home at the Hotel Plattsmouth. He finds Plattsmouth a very fine place and the oeop1" roost pleasant and friendly and al ready he has formed mam- ac auaintances among the residents of the community. Stanley was a visitor at Stanton over the week end with his parents and friends in the old home. Larry Thimgan , Receives Honors Lan-v Thimgrn. who during his high school davs was one of the outstanding pi avers in sev eral lines, of snort, is contributing his work in the athletic depart ment of the University of Ne braska. While only a freshman at the university, he has been awarded a numeral for his work the past season. The announcement was made bv L. F. (Pop) Klein, who had charge of ihe freshmen in the football training season. Larry in his high school work in this citv was outstanding in footbill, basketball and traek ?nd his work largely kept the Plattsmouth team in the main events of the school in this part cf the state. At The Cass County l Court House First hearing was had in the matter of the application for the probate of the will of the late Samson E. Allen, in the county court. The petition was granted aricl the will admitted. In the estate of Adelaide Al len, deceased, the hearing was held on the admission of the will of deceased to probate. The petition was granted and Ralph E. Allen was named as the ad ministrator of the estate. rjQv, al; --at. v : . 1 : -sv wish-. 4-. ft:,, vbpg? at the Found Dead at Home Friday Pvt. James A. Schomacher, age 27. whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schomacher of Weenipp Water, was found dead in his home in Plattsmouth at 6 a. m Friday morning by his wife. Hazel. Mrs. Schomacher told Countv Attorney Walter Smith and Sheriff Solomon that thev had retired early Thursday night and Mr. Schomacher was well and in good spirits. About midnight Mr. Schomacher got up and checked the stove and returned tT bed. When the alarm sounded at six the fol lowing morning, Mrs. Schomach er attempted to arouse him but found out that he had passed away in his sleep. An autopsv was performed bv Armv authori ties and so far nothing could be found to indicate the cause of death. Private Schomacher was on his third enlistment in the Armv. He is survived bv his wife. Ha zel, tw0 step-children and the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schomacher of Weeping Water. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Fort Crook and the interment was at the post cemetery with the Army conducting- the service. A num ber of the members of the Weeping Water post of the American Legion of which Pri vate Schomacher was a member, attended the services. Cub Scouts Aid In March of Dimes The Cub Scouts of the city will take part in the campaign for the success of the March of Dimes, doing their part in the campaign for the eradication of the danger of infantile paralysis. The Cub Scouts are being or ganized for a campaign over the citv on Saturday, Januarv 24h. on the occasion of Tag Day for the cause. The Scouts will visit the residential section of the ritv to solicit the residents at their homes for financial aid in this worthy effort. It is urged thit all give as liberally as possible. The Tag Day will be held also in the business section of the citv during the afternoon of Sat urday and the Cubs will also participate in this part of the citv observance. The public is urged to receive the Scouts with a hearty wel come on their visitation in be half of this battle against di sease. BACK FROM FLORIDA Police Officer V. T. Haley re turned Fridav evening from Florida where he has been spending a short time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Sutton and family. Mr. Haley left this city at the start of the blizzard and when he reached the southland he found that they had a frost at Jacksonville, where he visited with the daughter and family. He had a fine time however. : fid va8" A - y ;. MiSL! m .... .jlS. Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. Smith who have observed Wedding anniversary Plattsmouth Man their Golden family home in Plattsmouth. Paroled Youths Back Into the j Hands of Law Lowell Whitaker, age 17. who 1 was paroled along with David I Barrick. aee 22. of Omaha, from j the Cass Countv Distnct Court ! en Sept. 16, 1947. after being j Arrested for burglarizing a li j quor store at Union is back in j custody again in Omaha. Whi j taker was arrested in a stolen j car near Eighteenth and M , street Friday night in Omaha, j Whitaker and his companion, a'-'mittd stealing- two other cars (Thursday night in Omaha, and breaking into a man's room, where they stole two pistols, a Japanese rifle and a small I amount of cash. David Barrick, the other per I son paroled, was taken into cus ! tody on November 17, 1947 in i Omaha by the Omaha detectives, j He was caught attempting to I break into the Florence Inn at 9301 North 30 street. At the time he was arrested he admit ted breaking into the Koffee Kup cafe, 4411 Dodge street, Omaha, a short time before. Bar rick is out on bond in Omaha and at the present time is in custody of the Federal authori ties in Des Moines. Iowa on charge of violating the Dwyer Act. The two boys were paroled for two years from the Cass County District Court on Sept. 16. 1947. It is not known at Present if the boys are going to be broug-ht back here for sen tencing. Holv Name Will Be Here Jan. 23 The basketball fans of this city will have the pleasure of seeing one of the crack teams of the smaller Omaha high schools here on Fridav, January 23. that of the Holy Name school in the church league of Omaha. The Holy Name school has a eood fast team and in the past have been very successful in . their campaigns against the Blue Devils. The locals feel that they have the necessary strength to battle a victory out of the con test. With two recent victories to their credit against Glenweod j and Weepin? Water, the Blue . and White will enter the game i with confidence. Writes from the West i Sam Gapen. old time resident i of Cass County, who has for the ! past several years been a resi : dent of Hyattville, Wyoming, i writes the Journal renewing his ' subscription. Mr. Gapen has been a reader of the Journal for a great manv years, keeping trace of the old friends in this locality through this medium, j Mr. Gapen is a son of the latf ; Mr. and Mrs. Josjb Gapen, pio i neers cf Cass County. j" Ole Olson, of Weeping Waetr j was a visitor at the court house on Friday for a few houis. Local Housing Corporation Has Meeting Thursday evening the stock holders of the Housing Corpora tion of this city met at the dis trict court room to elect officers and hear the reports on the work that has been carried out, and the plans for the future. The meeting- selected as di- 1 rectors for the ensuing year. I James F. Bcgley, Adrian New- I ens, Carl J. Schneider. L. D. Hi- j att, E. G. Ofe, R. W. Knorr. Har- j old Alkire. I The officers selected from the directors were R. W. Knorr. president: Harold Alkire. vice- ; president and James F. Begley ! as the secretary-treasurer. j This corporation is develop- ! ing Hillcrest addition to the city. located in the southwest part of j Plattsmouth, extending west on Rock street (Fourth r. venue) , from 13th to 14th street and this ' is graauany oeing woricea out The addition when completed will have twenty-nine homes to i add to the housing facilities. Al ready four of the houses have been approved by the FHA. two of the basements have been com pleted and the third one is underway and it is expected that the fourth will be started soon. The corporation has purchased the lots and also paid for the I grading for the new addition. The contract for the construc tion of the new homes has been , let to Matthew Thimgan & Son j of Murdock, who will proceed j with the work as the weather permits the construction. ' The architect has been secured 1 for the designing of 15 houses on the south side of the addition 1 and these will be pushed as re- pidly as possible. The plans for the extension of the sewer system into the new j addition has been approved by j the state board of health and : this can be started when sired. The corporation still has secure the extension of the de- to citv water mains into the new addi tion and the paving of the streets will be taken up through the city council to create a new pav ing district for the extension of the surfaced streets into the addition. City Council Has Meet Friday Night The cit j' council held a special meeting on Fridav evening to discuss the matter of assessments on the new paving- district that were completed last summer. There has been a small num ber of complaints in the south part of the city, where the lay out of the streets years aeo, caused irregular lines and this has added to the cost to some and the reduction to others. The council setting as a board of equalization, has endeavored to have these irregularities ironed out and made satisfactory to the residents of the distric' affected by the paving. With the paving program of the past year that brought a large part of the city out of the mud after so many years, there has been a general ex pression of approval of the pav ing, but of course there has been small differences in several parts of the city that have been gradually eliminated. Tom Dooley Seeks Delegate Post I Tom Dooley, of Papulion. former state senator, well known i over Cass Countv. has announc ed his candidacy for the posi tion of delegate to the national demov;atic convention, subiect to the wishes of the voters at the April primaries. Mr. Dooley has long been an active figure in political circles of Sarpy County and served two terms in the unicameral legis lature from the Cass-Sarpy dis trict. Petitions are being circulated throughout Sarpy County and it is expected that friends here in Cass County will join in the assistance of the former sena tor. So far no Cass County candi date for' the delegate job has been announced. RETURNS TO COAST Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders of San Pedro, California return ed to their home Friday. They were called here last week by the death of Mrs. Sander's brother-in-law, Elmer Jacobsen. Read the Journal Want - Ads. Cass Coursty Wall Add Car Wheat to Lincoln Friendship Food Train Cass County Girl Heard On Radio Sunday i Sunday afternoon tho ridio j fans and the friends over Cass Countv of Jane Boede kf-r. tiaugh- ter of Mr. and Mi s. Glen Boe : diker of Murray, had the pleas I rre of hearing the radio audition I of this talented lady from the 1 New York City studies of the American Broadcasting ccrr.pa i n-v- ! Miss Baedeker had chosen as ; her audition name, Jane Hobson, j the name of her grandmother. and was announced under this title by Milton Cross, the an nouncer of the afternoon. The director of the program orchestra was Wilfred Peiletier who gave a fine leadership in the program. Miss Boedeker gave a brilli antly executed score and chose as one of her numbers the al ways beautiful and popular "Will You Remember" from 'Springtime'. giving added charm to this delightful number. Miss Boedeker has had a bril liant musical career that dates back from initial work in the music department of the Platts mouth high school where she was an outstanding pianist. She later carried on her musical work in several of the large studios in the United States and later was in Europe to study at Paris and Brussels when the coming of the world war cut short her work in the studios of the old world. On her return to the United States she has ben large ly in New York City where she took UP the studv of voicp in which she has scored a distinct triumph. The future holds a brilliant career for this daughter of the mid west on the concert stage of the nation. James Kennedy Found Dead in Omaha Saturday James Kennedy, 57. time resident of this long was citv. found dead earlv Saturday morn ing in a bunk car on the Bur- Inipton tracks at Sixth and Jackson streets in Omaha. Mr. Kennedy had been off dutv and had gene to the car to visit with fellow workers when he suddenly collapsed and died almost instantly. He had been ; working with the extra gang of tne tsurungton that had just re i cently moved into the Omaha j area. ! Mr. Kennedy was born in i Plattsmouth and has soent the j greater part of his lifetime here and in this locality. He was a sn ! of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy, the father be-ing en gaged as watchman at the local Burlington shops for many years. Mr. Kennedy was a veteran of the first World War and for the past twenty years had been in the employe of the Burling ton in various capacities. He is survived by one sister. Miss Nora Kennedy of this city; two brothers, William Kennedy of this c:tv and Con Kennedy of Lowry City". Missouri. He is pre ceded in death bv the parents and one sister, Margaret. The body was brought t0 the Sattler funeral home where the Rosary will be recited on Tues day evening at 8 oclock .The visiting hours at the funeral home will be Tuesday from 3 to 5 o'clock. The funeral will be held on Wednesday morning at the St. John's Catholic Church with Rt. Rev. Monsignor George Agius celebrating the requiem Mass at 10 o'clock. Recovering From Flu Dr. Louis Amato. who has been confined to his homo for the past several days, has so far recovered that he is able to be at his office and look after the needs of the customers. He has been suffering from a very severe attack ef the flu that has kept him from look ing after the needs of h:s eye patients. The many friends are pleased to see him out again and ready to resume his work. was s leet.. county chairman to head a for food to join the Ab Lincoln Friend.-hip Train will be collected in tho eapitol on February 12 dm aha' th; ?!' mcetinp held :n trie Lx-i n Hail V I'W- at Ueepin Water Fnd; ning. Other officers serve durir.g the underway this we d to in cr u. inciuae Eula Wintt-rmou-. Weeping Wa ter, secretary; Rev. John C. Fry er, Weeping Water, treasurer, and R. R. Furse. Plattsm' uth. county publicity chairman. Goal of the county has been set at one or more carloads of wheat to be made up ir.te flour and forwarded tj Europe where it will be distributed through church organizations to the needy and suffering. The drive covers the entire state o: Ne braska with the exp eta: tr.at nx-d car of foodstuff Wli Irom every countv :n Seve-ral counties have all raised funds covering two adv and more cars of gram and food. At the Weeping Water meet ing Friday, the clergy of Cass County, alone with superinten dents and prmc:pals of schools, were named as joint chairmen of the drive in their respective communities. A special meeting of chairmen and directors wi'.l be held in Weeping Water Sat urday. January 24 at 2 p rr... where plans will ie outlined and suppliers issued for the drive. Initiating agency for the Abra ham Lincoln Friendship Train is CROP, the Christian Rural Over seas Program of Church Wu Service and Lutheran Wo : Id :id Relief. Plans were perfected at a meeting January 6 of some 70 key peonle from Nebraska and seven ether states including re- ' presentatives of all faiths Overseas distributor of nil foodstuffs collected will bo through the verv efficient, well organized Church Relief agrn-cies- Church World Service. Luthe-an World Relief. Mer.no mte Central Commit. .Amer i"an Friend Service Committee. Catholic Wa- Relief Se-ndces. Jewish Jomt Distribution Com mittee, etc. Donors to the food train may designate th ag"nv through whieH thev 'i sr. their eontribu ion distributed. I Donations may be made in i kind or cash. If made in kind. pi ee' i l ,1- ns are that the the rjcticn? several countr 1 will be set up in communities ove- where the contributions wi1! be to turned into rash the fund. While aci aded the tim short, it is expected the whirl wind campaign will pi Car Countv over the top within a few days Every organization in the county including church and civic groups, farm rnd women's clubs, vouth. professional, serv ice and veterans oroanizatinns will be asked to contribute their sc-vice to the drive. Details rod dates of the Cess Countv Abraham L i n c e 1 n Friendship Train Drive wrl be announced through countv news papers next week. Watch for it nnd do your part that Cass County can meet its goM and help save a starving world. Lucsch Plant Adds Equipment The Lugsch cleaners of have just purchased a this great deil of row eouioment that is to be in-tfil'ed in the plpnt and eatlv facilitate th handling of the work snd with the latest modern methods. Too cleaning plant that also handles the output of tp Mid West C'eaners. has purchased a 336 Trov motor driven washer for the handling of the increas ing volume of business. A 5.000 gallon filter is now being installed in addition to the othor eouioment. The organization has also add ed a new spotting board to sup plement that in use and a mod ern new coat finisher that will add much to the capaeitv of the plant. GOES TO CALIFORNIA John McKay, one of the well known residents of Elmwood. has departed for the west coast, where he is planning on spend ing the winter season. Mr. Mc Kay will he with his son and grandson who are now making their home in the west. Patronize Journal advertisers. Rev. A. Lentz