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DEATH NEVER TAKES A HOLIDAY: .5? "en,0M an? bey Ti-ese ieht ,RuKs ?f ?fe!y , BE ALIVE JULY 6th i u iccp i rageay r mm i our rourin or July weeKenu VV AxxAw Ig '' A Start In time so ya don't ibave to race to your destination. ! ;Obey speed limits. Slow down! at nirtt and dorioc bad weather.' CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER VOLUME 63 Cops Crack Down On Law Breakers In Plattsmouth An all-out effort on the part of local police officers, backed by Mayor A. B. Rogers and the city council, that got underway late Monday, is producing results if the last few nights observation in the business district in any criterion. With specific instructing to eliminate lawlessnes, rowdyism, loud and unnecessary profanity, f.nd loitering, Plattsmouth Main streets have taken on an air of respectability. Residents of this area are loud in the praise of the excellent supervision and the curtailing of the disgraceful con ditions that have prevailed for some time pas't. Plans in the making call for the naming of Sheriff Tom Solo mon to act as Chief of Police with direct supervision over city police officers. The head of the police department will have com plete jurisdictism over law en forcement within the city and will enforce ordinances with out ( interference from any department j of the city administration and . without favoritism. I Orders have ahx gone out and warnings have been given to those responsible for the present clean-up campaign that lawless ness is at an end in Plattsmouth. Places that have been a hang-out for this grcuo have agreed to co operate by closing- earlier and I maintain order, or suffering the penalty of clcng their doors. A list of names' of all who have been responsible for the early morning disturbances is now in the hands of the police depart ment and they have been warn ed to be off the streets by one a. m., or be charged with vag rancy. "Anyone found loitering on the city streets after this hour must have a good excuse or suffer the consequences," is the i order passed to the police depart rnent. Special officers will go on duty this week to cover the holidays. No shooting of fireworks will be tolerated in the business district .lilkin tUn irn 7fini Arrpsk ui viuiiui will be made and the parties' will be prosecuted, so stated Mayor Rogers. W. P. O'Donnell Named to State Ragles Office great deal of interest was 'acted over the state by the ..tention of the Eagles held at Alliance that has just adjourned. The Plattsmouth members of the fraternity were pleased by the selection of William P. O'Don nell of this citv as worthy con- aucior oi uie siuie aunt, wmng this post from that of state in side guard that he held the past year. This places Mr. O'Donnell in line for the slate presidency, being but two stations away from the head of the order. Mr. O'Don nell has been one of the untiring workers in the local FOE for many years. The state convention selected Walter E. Kallenbeck of Fre mont as the new president for 1949. Attending the aerie sessions from this city in addition to Mr. O'Donnell were Charles Janecek, Charles Mendenhall, Tony La Hoda, Jr., Dwight Attebery and William Wilson. C. D. Fulmer, one of the pro minent residents of Greenwood, was in the city Monday to look after st. matters at the court house. (2) Respect the rights of other motorists. Be ready to yield the rJffht-of-way to the other fellow j - at all Intersections. TWELVE PAGES Special Notice Due to July Fourth holiday falling on Monday, The Mon day Journal will be published on Saturday afternoon. Copy and Advertising for this is sue must be in the office not later than Friday at 5 p. m. We will annreciate your co operation enabling employees to observe this national holi day. Body Recovered From Waters of The Missouri Wednesday afternoon the wat ers of the Missouri river yielded up the bodv of Rosemary Balasek, 25, of 3113'2 South Thirteenth street, Omaha, who drowned June 21 in the Missouri river five north of Bellevue. The body was recovered a mile and a half south of the Burling ton railroad bridge Southeast of this city, discovered as it was floating on the waters of the river. The body was recovered by John Stumph, one of the residents along the stream. Sheriff Tom Solomon was notified of the body and assisted in its being brought to shore. Miss Balasek drowned when the rowboat in which she was a passenger, overturned. Walter Staroski, a companion, was drowned at the same time and three others of the party were able to reach the shore of the j river to safety. She is survived by her parents, J Mr. and Mrs. Martin Balasek ot Columbus', seven sisters and two brothers. The body was taken to Columbus for burial. The body of the victim was tak en to the Caldwell funeral home at 7th and Oak street and Wed- nncrfav pvnninff wnc takpn hv the i...n n fnb.mhiic'fine address where the funeral will be held on Friday. Ships Pigs to the State of Oregon ?nhn T Porter on Tuesday i I . . ... . t chinnert thrpp tinp snrinff rues from this city to his son. Floyd, who resides near Sutherland, Oregon, the pigs comprised two gilts and a male pig and will be used by the son on breeding purposes were shipped by express to in sure that they will be cared for on the long journey west. Bjgj Here are samples of new German currency established by Western Allies for Germany, known as the Deutsche mark. The 50-mark bank note is pictured above, and the two-mark bill below. Letter "B" stamped on the money indicates it was issued in one of the Western zones. Only Soviet-stamped marks are accepted in the Soviet zone. ' (3) Come to a complete stop at stop signs and heed ail other signs, pavement markings and V "X Jrt&er warnings. Largest Paid Circulation of Hitler's Auto Now " ' : KWHKWMMHOMHKitii&.b. . .. -.1 1&SU Christopher G. Janus, managing director of a Chicago importing firm, waited two years for a new car, without any luck. Finally, he accepted a car from Sweden in payment for a shipment after Sweden clamped down on exporting dollars. It turned out to be Hitler's custom-built, ornate Mercedes-Benz, in which the Fuehrer rode in parades. It s shown being unloaded in New York. District Meeting Of Rotary Club Held at Lincoln The meeting of district 120 of the International Rotary, was held this week at Lincoln, open ing Monday night and running through Tuesday with a very fine program. Attending the convention from this city were J. Howard Davis, newly elected local president, I, L Kecian secretarv and Orville 1 Nielsen, who all attended the banquet that featured the open ing session. The main speaker at the banquet was Chancellor C. A. Gustavson, . of the University of Nebraska, speaking on "Inter national Understanding," a very Mr. Davis and Mr. Kocian re mained over Tuesday to attend the induction of Dr. Lillebridge of Crete as the new governor of the 120th district. Dr. Lillebridge succeeds Charles Rump, of Fre- mont, as the governo POLICE COURT NOTES Winford Coe, giving his ad dress as Douglas, Neb., was in court Thursday morning charg- the farm for .ed .with disturbing the peace by ; Lanum was released after treat The hogs ' officers Haley and Gochenour, ; ment at the county hospital. The Wednesday night. Patronize Journal advertisers (4) Don't be a weaver. Stay In line, changing lanes only when necessary to pass or turn. Don't pass unless way is clear. PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY Just a Used Car i I Local People in Auto, W recks in Omaha Monday Three Plattsmouth parties were figures in an auto crash in Omaha Sundav that resulted in hospit alization for two of the parties. The car that was involved in the accident was one owned by Robert Wood, 20. of this city, and this car was the center of attrac tion in two crashes. The first ac- cidcnt vvas at 16tn and Cuming j sireei, wnen me cu was. mvui ved with the cruiser of Officer Clarence E. Wilson. Early Monday morning Officer Wilson and John Bozak made the invest igaton of an auto accident and found that the Wood car was involved in another collision at 24th and L streets. In this acci dent the owner of the car, Mr. Woods, was the driver of the ma chine that collided with one driv- j en by Lieutenant Gerald B. Bliss, 24, of Offutt Air Force Base. Wood received scalp wounds and what was first thought might be a skull fracture. Bonnie Lan um, 19. a passenger in the car of Mr. Woods, suffered eye cuts and Leo Eledge. 19, also of Platts mouth. suffered face cuts. Miss others were reported as fan at the hospital. Mr. Wood will be charged with reckless driving, poor visibility and running a red light. In the first accident Joseph A. Smith, 23, of 38C4 L street was driving the car. He was booked on a reckless driving charge. Confiscates Fire Crackers at Union After receiving complaints' ; from the citv officials of Union the sheriff's office confiscated a fly-bv-night fire cracker stand at the Union corner Tuesday night. The state law forbids the sale of fireworks outside the limits of any city or village. The man in charge, who stated he lived in Lincoln, was told to report to court the following day which he failed to do. The sheriff esti mates the value of the fire crackers around three hundred dollars. Child Has Tonsils ! Removed This Week Samuel Edward Carneal, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Carneal. underwent a tonsillecto my Wednesday morning at the home of Dr. R. W. Tyson at Murray. He was accompanied by his mother. (5) Make all turns from the proper lane and use arm signals for right and left turns and for stopping and starting. All Cass County Newspapers Rotary Club Has Fine Meeting, Fred Haas Speaks Tuesday e'ning the Platts mouth Rotary club was host to the Rotary Anns, the ladies of the members' at a very delight fully prepared dinner at the main dining room of the Painey Cof fee shop in the Plattsmouth I Hotel. The members of the partv had a very fine song session, with the ladies to assist in the program, of the old and popular songs, al ways pleas'ant feature of the Ro tary gatherings. Orivlle Nielsen was the song leader and E. H. Wescott played the accompani ments. Richard Spanglcr was the pro rstn chairman for the evening. The meetinp was presided over ;y President Emmons J. Riehey, this being his last meeting of the tern as J. Howard Davis, newly elected president, will take over fh,r duties of the office on Tues-i?V;-July 6th. when the new of ficers are given their charges. The new "Wheel" club publi cation, was o? of the enjoyed features of the evening, this was dedicated to the ladies who at the meeting where they had charge of the program, had given the inspi ration for the revival of the club paper. Orville Nielsen was' editor for June. The club has made a great showing in their attendance re cord for the year with seven of the members having a 100 Der cent record and seven that had missed but one. The members were urged to note the meetings of other clubs when they are pre vented from attending so that their attendance record can be made up. Chairman Soangler" had been very fortunate in securing as' the neaker of the evenine. Fred (Continued on Page Six) Activity Starts At Camp North Of This City The former site of the rifle range camp north of this city is now a scenp of activity as the buildings and the grounds' now owned bv the Immanuel Deacon ess ossociation. are being adapted to the use of the association as a recreation and rest spot for the children and older people from Omaha. The buildings on the grounds erected by the war department, were used for several years' for j the soldiers on duty at the rifle , ranfo, later wre u?i?d s a Youth camp during the thirities they being improved and enlarg- ed as the demands grew ; on the camp. With the sale of the section of the range on j which are being arranged and ; adapted to the new uses and this j will mean a much larger program in the future. At the pres'ent ti there are i four of the buildings in oper l tion with twenty-isx of the chil j dren at the camp and taking ad vantage' of the opportunities for outing and recreation. The camp j is operated from Omaha. j THE WRONG CAR j Driving thru heavy traffic Sun- day night a you'h from Dunbar I received a louder report than ' anticipated when he leaned out ' nf thQ rnr and denositd a giant I fire cracker on the h;ghway. The fire cracker went, off with the usual roar but under the wrong car you guessed it, the sheriff's. The youth posted a $10 bend for appearance in court Saturday. (6) Follow other vehicles at a safe distance. Allow at least one car length for every 10 miles per hour of speed. 1, 1948. Judge Beeson Dies at Long Beach, June 30 Allen Jacob Beeson, 77, a re sident of Plattsmouth for many years, died Wednesday, June 30, at a hospital at Long Beach. Calif., where he has" been a pati net for the past two months. He suffered a stroke early Wednes day that caused his death. Mr. Beeson served as county judge cf Cass county for a per iod of 16 years, resigning his position to move to the west coast some twenty years ago and has since made his home in that part of the country, making se veral visits back to the old Ne braska home t while his health permitted. He was born at Red Oak, la., being brought to Plattsmouth when a s'mall child by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Beeson, making this city his home until moving to the west. He was a leading member of the Cass rounty bar for many years and an active figure in Masonic cir cles as well as the Modern Wood men and the BPOE in this city. He was' a man greatly respect ed and the news of his death comes as a severe blow to the many old time friends in the community. He was married in 1899 at Plattsmouth to Miss Nettie Way- bright, who with four daughters survives his pass'.ng, the daugh ter are Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens, Los Angeles; Mrs. Grace Snow, Colton. Calif.; Mrs. Virginia Riggs, Santa Monica, Calif.; Mrs. Helen Snow, Whittier, Calif. There tire also seven grand children. He is also survived by a brother, John R. Beeson, Cleveland, O., and a sister, Mrs. Gertrude Cotton of Omaha. The funeral services will be held at Long Beach, but arrange ments have not been announced. New Moundman For Marty's John Matthews made an au-' snicious debut on the mound for ! Marty's softball team on Thurs day in the game against the Al lis Chalmers' team, but errors made by his teammates in clust ers allowed the team to go to defeat for the sixth straight time by the score of 6 to 4. Harry Rolphs kept the Allis Chalmers undefeated in league play by pitching shutout ball af ter the first frame. Marty's stored their four runs in the first inning on Frazier's walk, and singles bv Bob Brittain, Joe HighfieldCot.hill and Attebery. The Allis Chalmers came back in their half of the opener on two hits and four Budweiser er rors. They then picked up single runs in the third, fourth and fifth frames to ice up the de cision. Matthews gave up six runs', seven hits, walked two and fan ned 11. Rolphs allowed four runs, seven hits, walked three and whiffed 13. Marty's play the Cass Drug team on Thursday night in a battle for the basement post. Both teams have not won a game. ENTERTAINED AT DINNER Mr. and Mrs. William Hooper and Mr. and Mrs. Pope .and children of Omaha, were here Sunday where they were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Carmack. The Scharfenberg family have had as their guests at their home Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Webb and son, Artie of Ventura, Calif., who returned vme Tuesday. Mrs. Webb is a sister of Mrs. Scharfenberg. (7) Be sure your brakes, lights, windshield wiper and other safety equipment are in good condition. FIVE CENTS PER COPY Draw "Red" Fire Lt.-Gen. Alexander Rankovitch A pi t Ha Gen. Milovan Djilas Along with Marshal Tito, these Yugoslavian leaders were blast ed by Moscow as leaders of the "anti-Soviet" element in Yugo slavia's Communist Party, and were read out of the party. Rankovitch, minister of interior, heads the powerful secret police, Ozna. Kardelj, first vice pre mier, has usually been in charge of foreign affairs. Djilas was minister without portfolio, chair man cf the Communist Party, and reputedly a good friend of Stalin's and ghost-writer of many of his speeches. All are long-time Communists and had been believed to be admirers of Stalin and Soviet government. Teaching Force Of Schools Now Near Completion Only one teaching position re mains to be filled on the city school faculty. The Board of Edu cation recently elected Miss Au- retta Welborn of Wils'onville, Neb., for the high school position filled last year by Miss Fredrick son. Miss Welborn is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. Her high school work was com pleted at Lebanon and she com pleted the two year course at the McCook Junior College. Mis's Lucille Williams was re cently released from her contract to accept a similar position in the Lincoln city schools. Her work I in Plattsmouth will be assigned i to Miss Lois Fahrlander, who has j been teaching here the past two i years in the kindergarten and ; first grade. i The only pos'itic n left to be fill ed on the faculty is part-time kindergarten in the Columbian school and part-time first grade. Use Journal Want Ada ik . f. I 'V 'i - - L 1 If 1 " r 4.-. 2 rx t, I 3 'ISA (8) When you need to stop on a rural highway, br- sure to pull up entirely ofT the pavemrut, out of the way. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday NUMBER 61 Start Plans For King Korn Karnival The executive board of t -,. King K-rn Karnival have started the ball rolling for the urfp;ra tin for the fall festival in Sep timber, that will cgam pres.nt this widely known show for th entertainment of the people- of this part of the west. This board of direct rs several weeks ago offered prizes for the best suggestions fur the Karnival. at their meeting the past wet k awarded the piizes. the t:r-t go ing to Mrs. r !ss,o rUcM ana The second to Mrs. Emma Egenbtrg er. It is hoped this year t' have the Karnival representative of the pioneer days when th- n-.-w west was opening to settlement, the waves rr the earlv dav sett lers were arriving at this city as one of the frontier posts of the west, from where the tide of settlers were rolling west. It is suggested that the residents wear costumes of the period of ti e late fifties and early sixties to rarry out this portrayal of the "West ward Ho" days in this section of the country. The directors at the meeting voted to contribute S100 to the Athletic field fund for use in the development of this park that is being set aside for the ereourage nn tit of the sporting activities in this community. It was decided that the King Korn Karnival this year would expand the 4-H club activities in support of an even larger calf club show for the boys of the 4-H, and in this there is assur ance of the most whole-hearted support from the organization. The girl's clubs are also included in the plans fr the liM.1 Karni val to make promi.-e of one i f the greatest entertainments in the history of the organization. In order to make the Korn show even larger for the coming fall, the directors are preparing to arrange for larger displays, and have the prize lists for the corn show revised to cover the news types of corn. Meetings will be held in the near future for dealers of corn companies to get their suggestions and assis tance in revising the prize lists. President Henry Donat of the general King Korn Karnival Kommittee is arranging his list of committees for the coming show and expects to have them on the job at once. A little over two months be fore the Karnival time and a lot of work is ahead for the boosters. Check Up on Carnival Shows Sheriff Tom Solomon and Deputy Shrader Rhoden have been verv busv this week in at- leuuui uie miowiiiij ot imi au:h- bow Shows at Elmwood. The officers report that the carnival company is very clean, and has good attractions and the very best of order during their stay in the west Cass County town. This is the company that will be here July 3. 4, and 5, under the auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Funeral of Infant Child Wednesday The babe of Mr. and Mrs. George Ebersole. born Tuesday at : the St. Joseph hospital at Omihn. died shortly sftf r birth. The bodv was brought tr the Caldwell i funeral hrme where service was held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The interment was at the Oak Hill cemetery.