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CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER TD-OE PLATTSIMaDOJ BLISIIED of -.MI-WEEKLY I I o n d a y-Thu rsd a v Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 64 W. F. Nolle Makes Repi ort on 1st Dis trict Conditions County Commissioner W. F. Nolle of the first district has been making a personal study and investigation of the condi tions that exist in the first dis trict, these have been given the Journal for publication that the public may understand the j tacts as he finds them: To The Taxpaveds Of The First Commissioner District Having made an inspection of most of the roads, culverts and bridges in this district, I wish to make the following report which should be of public in terest to every taxpayer. I found that many culverts are closed or partially obstruct ed, forcing water to flow over the roads, causing heavy dam age to grades and culverts. The narrow crossing, plus caveins and large holes make driving extremely hazardous at these locations. The same is eaually true with many of the bridees. where puun negiect ana lacs oi re pairs are in evidence. The roads in general show conditions that are deplorable, due largely to lack of. or im proper maintainence and ne glect. Practically all maintain enc and road work has been at a standstill since November 3rd, yet the men were given a raise in salary for the months of November and December, when private contractors were laving their men off. The road machinery and equipment was in the same general condition as the roads and bridees. and would have been neither safe nor econom ical to use, as we found them on January 3rd. Sizable expen ditures are needed here to put them in good serviceable con dition. Having examined the County Treasurer's report of January 7th. 1949, you will have discov ered that practically all road funds in the First District were overdrawn, with outstanding registered warrants totalling SG043.39 and some sizable claims have not yet been presented for payment. Out of the $10,134.00 allotted to the First District from the Mail Route Road fund, only $1493.00 or 15 was snen: for rock and gravel; the bal ance went for salaries, supplies and equiDment. The Countv Bridge fund is S2194.G0 overdrawn. Our inventories show 835 gal lon lubricating oil. and more than 4900 Dounds of erease cost ing more than $1600.00 and was all nurchased late in 1948. All former employees are nov off the pavroll. Considering t h financial conditions and inability to mak? needed reDairs while ground is frozen I urge for patience, co operation and careful driving so we may all live to see im proved conditions ahead. W. F. NOLTE. County Commissioner. Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6 Has Installation Monday night Plattsmouth lodee No. 6 of the A. F. & A. M held their installation of officers at the lodee rooms in the Ma sonic building and despite the very disagreeable weather there was a large attendance of the members out to take part in the ceremonies. The installing officer wa3 Raymond C. Cook, grand cus todian of the A. F. & A. M. of Nebraska, who was assisted bv W. F. Evers as the ceremonial marshal and Lester W. Meising er as the chaplain. The officers installed were: Worshipful Master Verner A. Meisinger. Senior Warden C. E. Ledg- wav. Junior Warden Royal Smith. Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt. Secretary Leslie W. Niel. Chaplain Charles M. Meade. Senior Deacon Warren Rhy lar.der. Junior Deacon Marion Reed. Senior Steward Leslie Hutch ison. Junior Steward Maynard Rnmge. Tyler John E. Schutz. STILL AT HOSPITAL I , Srt. Glenn White, who has for omr time been at the Walter Peed hosnital at Washington. D. ! C. is still there under care and treatment for a leg injury that he suf ferM while in school. Th i W is still .somewhat stiff and j difficult to use and the treat ments will be continued until the member is restored to its lormer usefulness. 3 SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES Louisville Man Suffers Injury Hobart Allen, colored handv man at the Charles Robeck home at Louisville for a number of years, was badly injured in an accident Saturday. He was working for the Ace Construc tion Co., on a Missouri river project near Omaha, at the i time and while dismantling some machinery, it fell, crushing his right hand. It was neces sary to amputate the hand. Damage Suits Filed as Result of Car Crash Damage suits were filed Wed nesday in the office of the clerk of the district court seeking to recover for damage and injuries caused in the collision of a car driven by Otmar F. Lechmer and that of Frances E. Kline. One case, was that of Dorothy C. Lechmer vs. Frances E. Kline. Her netilinn nlleo-pc that. nn january 22, 1949. the plaintiff was driving south on highway No. 75 about 4 p. m., at the same time it is alleged the defendant was also driving on the highway and at the time of the accident it is alleged the car of the de fendant was being operated on the wrong side of the highway. The plaintiff states in her pe tition that as the result of the accident the plaintiff had three teeth knocked loose and all of the teeth injured, left knee in jured, the left side of the plain tiffs head struck and injured with bruises and contusions of the body sustained. As the re sult of the accident the plain tiff asks judgment in the sum of $5,000. The second suit is that of Ot mar F. Lechmer vs. Frances E. Kline. The same allegations as to the circumstances of the wreck are set forth In the peti tion as in the first suit. As the result of the collision the plani tiff asks damages in the sum of $650. Lloyd Peterson, of Nebraska City, is the attorney for the plaintiff. Tax Foreclosure Suits Will Start Soon in County County Attorney Walter H. Smith r.as advised the Journal that he is preparing to file suits to foreclosure all delinquent taxes on properties that have been certified by the office of the county treasurer. This is done under the policy of the hoard of county com missioners to clear up the de linquent tax property and get them back on the tax rolls. After suit is commenced, it will be necessary to pay the court coss in addition to the taxes, if there are any proper ties that are to be redeemed, re demption should be made at, once to avoid the additional ex pense jf court costs. There are a number of prop erties over the county on which the taxes have been allowed to become delinquent and on th stated time these are certified by the county treasurer to the board of commissioners and are then subjected to court action. INSTALL NEW FLOORING The main entrance to the Lugsch Cleaners in the recep tion room of the plant has been greatly improved in th2 last few days by the laying of fancy tile flooring. The new addition to the front of th-? building adds very much to the general appearance of the in terior of the structure. Court Chouse vlefa In the office of he clerk of the district court Tuesday, a suit for divorce was filed en titled Evelyn Hunnicutt vs. Rob ert Hunnicutt. The petition of the plaintiff sets out that the parties were married September 6, 1C46, at Hiawatha, Kan., and that there is one minor child of the marriage. The plaintiff is asking a decree of divorce, cus tody of the minor child and ad equate support money. County Commissioner Parr Young of Nehawka. was at the court house Tuesday and reports that the travel on highway No. 75 very good, but other roads were not too good As chairman of the board Mr. Young has the signing oi ne riu vn various claims allowed by the board and this necessitated the trip. In the divorce action of De- Hr FATHER AND SON . . . Lowell Thomas, Jr., just returned from an extendej trip in Persia and is shown here reporting tc his famous dad " on a radio show. Lowell, Jr.. plans to follow in his father's footsteps and planning a lertnre series based on his vnvace. Drive for Members of the C. of C. Held Wednesday The annual roundup of the business and professional men oi me community, or anyone else interested in the future of the city, was staged Wednesday by the Chamber of Commerce as a part of their annual drive for membership in the organi zation. The members of the group met for breakfast at the main dining room of the Rainey Cof fee shop Wednesday at 7:30 with a fine attendance of th" members of the committee ready to start on their job. Edward M. Egenberger, chair man of the Membership com mittee of which Joe Knoflicel; and Walter Tritsch are also members, presided over tho breakfast. The various teams were or ganized to canvass the business section of the city and at once started in on their job of solicit ing memberships in the business section. Those making the can vass were: Howard Hirz Clifford Girar dot. Herb Freeberg Edward Egen berger. Walter Tritsch Edward Forst. John V. Svoboda Harold Al- kire. f Richard Black Gene Ling- j ford. I Joe Knoflicek A. W. Hueb- j ner. Orville Nielsen. Ashland to Play Here Friday Night The Ashland basketball team will be here Friday to meet the Blue Devils on the local court in what should be a feature game, as Ashland is rated as one of the leading teams in this section of the state and will be a foe for Plattsmouth in the Blair tourney. ' I ' V a T5 loir o v" ftnf 4 V- - f was to have been held this weekUay Here on Monday has been postponed ownig to ( The Plattsmouth Motors are the bad weather and road condi-1 holding a special Ford Tractors tions and will be held on Wed- f Owners day at their plant on nesday, Thursday, and Friday, Washington avenue, on Mon February 2, 3, and 4 at Blair. day afternoon at 2 p. m. and to The necessity of postponing the j which is invited all of the game has made changes in the I farmers of this section who are playing schedules of the teams j interested in the latest develop -on their home floors. The Blair ments in the farm industry, team will play here later in It has been arranged to give February in the regular sched- the owners of the tractors and uie. other farm equipment an op- i portunity of learning of the Due to the icy condition o: j newest developments In the Une the roads there was no school I f farm machinery. There will at Nehawka Monday or Tues- j e 1 Use Journal Want Ads. i ii I lores Stoll vs. Rudolph G. Stoll, 1 urut-r y.us enwrea Dy juage i . E. Dunbar, that pending the! final disposal of the case, that the defendant be restrained ' from in any manner interfering . or offering any restraint to the personal liberty of the plaintiff. incwuage i nomas . iJin- ion A. Taylor of 248 Main St., bar has notified Clerk of the Plattsmouth, isare taking part Court C. E. Ledgway, that he , in cold weather maneuvers off will be in Plattsmouth on Friday, j the coast of Alaska while serv February 4th to hold a session ing aboard the attack cargo or the district court and would De nere at 9:30 a. m. Petition was filed in the county court Wednesday by Eloise Pool and Mary Loretta Pool, asking for the probat? of the estate of Clarence E. Pool, deceased. The petition asks fbr the appointment of Hazel Pool as the administratrix. PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, .w s. v W ' 4 Business Men's Ad Club Meets Wednesday I The Plattsmouth Business i Men's Ad Club held their meet- ing on Wednesday noon at the Rainey Coffee shop in the Ho tel Plattsmouth with a very fine attendance of the member i to take part and discuss the plans for the ensuing year, in the business organization of the city.The various committee of j the club announced as follows: j Trade committee Chairman, Richard Black. Fred Busch J Lowell McQuinn, William Knorr, i Herb Freeberg, Frank Biles, I Fred Savadge of LaPlatte. j Planning committee Fred , Feldhousen, chairman; Harold ! Tucker; C. C. Wescott, Wilbur Hall. Membership committee Don Arundel, chairman; R. W. Knorr, Clement Woester. Executive Fred Busch. Advertising Harold Tucker. Legislative Walter H. Smith. Membership Charles Patch, Bill Knorr. Rural Relations Charles Walden. Street decorating William Knorr. Club Attorney Walter H. Smith. Better Business Fred Feld housen. Public Address Executive committee. The club also went on record i as opposing the proposed sales ! tax and a copy of the resolu- tion to be sent Senator W. A. Metzer. The club also opposed the state income tax and reso lution will be sent Senator Anderson, introducer of the bill. The club also voted to have the toll free bridge on each Sat urday over the Missouri river, to the residents of Mills and Fremont county, Iowa, in the ! year 1949 which feature proved so popular during the past year. Ford Tractor Owners latest developments in farm machinery and its uses on the farms of the nation. These per sonal talks and demonstrations will be well worth the time of anyone. The Plattsmouth Motors will aso serve refreshments as a part of the entertainment of the afternoon. M T,rl Wir Var'n 1 aylor INOW On Alaska DlltV Marion J. Taylor, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mar- ship-USS Skagit. The operations will continue through January and February. Taylor, who entered the Naval Service March 22, 1945, received his recent training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, California. Before entering the navy, he was graduated from Platts mouth High school. 7 t NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1949 Blue Devils Add ' Auburn to Their Winning String The Plattsmouth Blue Devils forged iorward Monday night to add the Auburn Bulldogs to their string of victories by a score of 52 to 34. The game was all to the Blue Devils from the start, with th? locals in the lead 19 to 10 at the close of the first quarter, but the successful attack by Thomas of Auburn won him a tie 25 to 25 at the half time, four Ioijc shots by the fast moving Bulldog bringing his team into a tie. Thomas'" wen: scoreless the rest of the game. For the Plattsmouth Blue Devils Merle Dasher was tho high point man with 20. making ten points in bolh halves to sus tain the local offensive. In thr opening half of the game Bill McCormick added ten points for the Blue Devils in the openina half of the struggle. In the third quarter Coach Stewart's boys really pulled out to bring the score to 41 23 in their favor at the opening ot the final quarter with Dan Ro han. Dasher, Charles Janecek and McCormick carrying on the scoring. Reed scored the only field goal for Auburn in the third quarter of the game. In the opening game th Plattsmouth Reserves won by the score of 22 to 16 against tho Junior Bulldogs. Hodge and Myers of Auburn each had six points. The box score of the game was as follows: PLATTSMOUTH fff ft pf tp Rohan 5 0-1 2 10 Hild 0 0 1 0 Aylor 0 0 0 0 Dasher 9 2-2 4 20 Geschke 0 0 0 0 Ashbaugh 0 0 0 Janecek 2 1-1 3 White 0 1-1 0 Hodge 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 McCormick 5 4-7 3 14 Doody 0 Koubek 0 Ofe 1 Cole 0 D. Kalasek 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 n 0 n Total 22 8-12 19 52 AUBURN iS ft pf tp Jones 1 3-4 3 f Clark 0 1-3 1 ? Reed 3 0 2 6 Norris 0 0 2 0 Steube 2 1-40 ? Clark 0 0 1 i Barker 11-30 3 Thomas 4 0-12 .1 Stewart 2 2-3 1 G Norvell 0 0 0 0 Total . 13 8-18 12 31 Attend Meeting of G. O. P. at Omaha The meeting of the Republi can national committee at Omaha on Wednesday attract ed national wide attention over the battle to secure a new alignment of the party leader ship and the fight that was waged against National Chair man Hugh D. Scott, Jr. The meeting was one that attracted many of the Nebraska leaders who journeyed to the scene to enjoy the speeches, the banquet and the general feel of the contact with the nation al party leaders. Among those who attended from Cass county were Chairman Stephen M. Davis of the Cass county com mittee and Mrs. Davis, Miss Ruth Patton, treasurer of the Cass county committee, H. A. Schneider, Willard Clapp of Elm wood. New Feature is Added to Journal The readers of the Journal will find on page 5 of this is sue of the Journal a new feature that has been secured for the information of the readers dur ing the session of the legisla ture. This is the State Capitol News. This is very interesting and informative as it covers a di gest of the legislative happen ings as compiled by the Ne braska Press association and is made available to the news paDers of the state. The column will contain all of the highlights of the state capitol and the legislative ses- . sion. A check of this column ! each week will help the public keep check of what is transpir ing in the legislative halls ani in the operation of the state government. Mr. and Mrs. George Pollard and son, Larry, and Larry's guest, Don McLean, were din ner guests Saturday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wunder-lich. Snow and Sleet Visit Over This Part of County The weather that has estab lished an all time high for dis agreeable conditions in this section for the month of Janu ary, took another crack at tho ice bound and chilled residents Wednesday night and Thurs day morning. Wednesday had proven a very pleasant day both as to tem perature and the fact that the ice on the streets had started to show signs of yielding to the sunshine, when the weatherman shook his bag of tricks and as the result there was a combin ation starting with rain that fell heavily for some lime Wed nesday night and then a com bination of sleet and snow that continued through the rest of the night and into this morn ing. . The storm was not severe 1 enough to stop travel, although ! it was slowed down to a great extent, those who were work ing Omaha were able to mak their trips although caution ; was necessary in driving as the i light snow and sleet concealed ; many very icy spots on the highways. The residents of the city who were engaged at the BREX shops were able to get through without difficulty, although those walking to work had to take precaution owing to the uncertainty of the footing es pecially in the darkness that prevailed in the early morning hours. The storm that swept over this area at the week end has slowed travel to this city from out in the county, very fev have been able to brave th: uncertain road conditions to get into this city. The business at the court house has largely been by mail this week owing to the bad road conditions on all of the highways with the exception of No. 75 that has been kept very well cleaned ex cept small areas. March of Dimes Ball Monday January 31 The Junior Woman's club of this city has arranged for the holding of t! annual March of Dimes ball, the culmination of the campaign that is staged each year to raise funds for the war fare on infantile paralvsis. The event is held on the anni versary of the birthday of the late President Franklin D. Roose velt, himself a victim of the malady, who was able to over come the illness and devoted many years to the warfare on the dread disease. This year the ball will be held at the Eagles hall and the music f for the event will be furnished i by Pick and His Tophatters, one of the popular dance orches tras of this partof Nebraska. The funds that are raised by the dance will be devoted to the good cause and those who at tend are assured of not only ; having a good time but as well; of aiding a most worthy cause, j Leo Boynton to j Veterans Hospital i Monday Leo Boynton. local veteran of World War I. was taken to Lincoln where he wa3 placed in the U. S. Veterans hospital for treatment. He has been suffering from an infec tion in one of his legs that was followed by other complications and made necessary his hos pitalization. He was taken up in the Sattler ambulance and was accompanied by Leonard Brothers, commander of the lo cal Legion post. GENERAL WEDS . . . Major General Franklin Keating: and his bride, th former Margaret Dawn, radio and opera singer, are pictured tog-ether after their marriage at Holy Trinity church in New York city. He i the former deputy military governor of Germany, and is now commanding general vf the first service command, Boston, FIVE CENTS PER COPY ' JsOL , Vrn ail riNBALL TUP . . . Bingro, the pride and joy of Tucson, Ariz., has been playing- pinball machines since he was a mere puppy. lie leaps to the top of the machine when play starts and paws and scrambles as long as a ball is in motion. Rotary Club Has Letter From Club in New Zealand The members of the local Ro tary club had a very interesting meeting Tuesday on the occa sion of the weekly luncheon and a good attendance of the j membership present. ! President J. Howard Davis j presided, as usual the music of j the session was led by Orville j Nielsen with E. H. Wescott as I the accompanist. j President Davis read the at- tendanoe record of the district ! of which Plattsmouth is one of ; the member clubs, the report ; showing that Plattsmouth is I in the seventh place in the club standings. One of the interesting fea tures of the meeting was the reading of a letter received from a 'Rotary club located in New Zealand, in which the writer asked for the address of mem bers of the club that they might be reached in a friendly corres pondence with their fellow members from "down under. " The letter from the New Zea land member told of the many pleasant meetings with the American forces visiting their country in the war days and the fact that impressed hi-; countrymen so much, was that tha American boys were real home lovers. The let ter was from Conn Worth, of the international relations sec tion of the club. Clair Shellenbarger was tho chairman of the program in place of Art Troop and present ed a film, "Miracle in Paradise Valley," a picture that covered farm accidents in the United States and was most interesting throughout. Manfred Moritz. high school member for the month of Jan uary, gave his impressions of Rotary that was much enjoyed by the members. The club took up a collection for the March of Dimes and the sum of SI 1.35 was collected for the worthy cause. Robert Hirz was a guest of the cluo for the day. SUFFERS FROM FALL Wednesday evening Mrs. Jer ry Kcnfrst suffered injury when she was thrown from a station wagon that she was driving. The accident occurred on Maiden Lane as she was re turning heme and ran into a very icy road with the result that the wagon was turned around and Mrs. Konfrst thrown out onto the roadway. The victim of the accident suffered back and head injuries and was later taken to the Doctors hospital in the Sattler ambulance to have the injuries looked after. She was reported as doing as well as possible under the circumstances. NUMBER 17 Many Residents Aid in Rozell Relief Party The great success of the games party given to raise funds for the benefit of Lovay Rozell. ill at the hospital, was due to the fine cooperation of the residents of the community in providing prizes for the event as well as those who participated in the games. Those who gave prizes and cash for the event were: Wescott's store. Joe's New Way. Knorr's Variety. Ladies Toggery. Warsa Hardware. Mar ty's Tavern. Schreiner's Drug, Daiiene Spanker. Soennich sen's. Black and White. Tastee Shop. Clarence Cotner and Son. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schneider. Plattsmouth State Bank. Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Heineman. Leslie Niel, Dr. A. E. Johnson. Roy Hol ly, H. L. Gaines. Eugene Vroman, Tom Walling, Louis Baumgart, Ray Becker, Ehvood Snodsrass, Ciark Finney, Mrs. W. H. Wool cott. Fred Herbster. Alpha Mau zy. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Mc yumn, Plattsmouth Motor Parts Co., Joe Mayer store. Sattler funeral home. Richey Lumber, Bates Book Store. Plattsmouth Journal. George Busch. Hinky Dinky. Chriswisser's. Wee Ward robe. Lugsch Cleaners, Swatek's Hardware, Solomon's Market, George Conis. Welshimer's Fire stone. Hardison's service sta tion. Downtown Motors. Charles Vallery service station. Wilson Bakery. Gamble store, Cass Drug, Sudduth jewelry, Woster Shoe store, Schmidtmann's. Stibal's Variety. Matney furniture. Do nat's Tavern. George Thun bar ber shop. Nite and Day cafe. King Korn Karmel shop. Rosy's Barber shop. Bryant's garage, Florence Rhoades. Modern Laun dry, Plattsmouth Creamery, A Friend, Roger's lockers. Cloidt Service station. Plattsmouth Cleaners. Stylecraft Mfg. Co. Nu-Wav lunch. Ruse Apriance Store, Naeve's liquor store. Cass theatre, Bright Spot. Rainey Coffee shop, Hofmockel Flower shop. Colvin-Heyn. Griffin Taxi, Army Store and Style Shop. Walt's Market. Phil's Market, Biles Paint Store. Bollmeier Rec reation parlor. Feldhousen Drug, Clyde's Tavern. Tim's Tavern. Ralph O. Timm. Dan Reich stadt, Caldwell Funeral home. Bowman's barber shop, Hiatt furniture. Farley furniture. Art's barber shop. Phil's cafe. Fricke drug. Grove's jewelry. Siemer's grocery. Kent's oil station. Floyd Gerberlnic. Plattsmouth Motors, (Continued on Pace Six Change Made in Business Firm of This City The announcement is made of a change in one of the local business houses, that of the Knorr 5c to SI Variety store. William Knorr. who since his return home from the armed service has been at. the store, is now a member of the firm and associate of his father, R. W. Knorr. in the conduct of the firm as a full partner in the business house. lished thirty-four years ago by R. W. Knorr when he opened a store in the south part of the building now occupied by Phil's cafe, on 6th street. Later Mr. Knorr moved the store to the Golding building where it re mained until 1929 when it was moved to the Masonic building where it has been located for the past twenty years. While Bill was attending the local school, he was assisting in the store, during extra time, until he enlisted in the navy in the World War II that occupied his time for some two years. He has shown a great interest in the store and will now be the aciive manager of this well known commercial institution. Louis Naeve Suffers a Severe Accident Monday evening while Louis Naeve was returning to his place of business on North 6th street, he fell on the walk near the i Lorenz Brothers store, and as a result had his right shoulder bruised and injured. An exam ination failed to disclose anj fracture, but the shoulder is very stiff and sore and the arm is out of commission for a few davs at least. The accid?nt makes it very unpleasant for Mr. Naeve, as Mrs. Naeve had been called to Blair by the death of an aunt and making it necessary for the husband to look after the house until the return of the wife.