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DDQ.ATirS(D)(UDfl Fl 1 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY raw ail A on d a y-T hursd ay Largest Paid Circulation of AH Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 64 EIGHT PAGES Plus Magazine Section PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1949 FIVE CENTS NUMBER 36 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER 1. Flood Does Much Damage to Geo. Bel! Residence George Bell, well known cap- ' italist and sand and gravel op- orator, arrived back in Omaha ; Thursday after a winter vaca- ! tion spent in California to find ; real winter prevailing on the ' way through west Nebraska and ; a costly destruction from the i Platte river overflow at his ) country home north of this city. ; a loss that is is estimated will ! reach $4,000 before it is all re- ; placed. Mr. and Airs. Bell on their : journey home found the going , very good until near North ! Platte where they hit a belated j blizzard and very heavy snow. They visited at North Platte ! with relatives and Mrs. Bell re- ! mained there while Mr. Bell came on here to look over the flood damage. Monday when they reached North Platte thei- fnunrt traffic oil t;., ; I QHnrt -n,c h.v, ' iivi w iA. o uuai cu.L ai:u nrL of the city. They found the snow so deeD that it was neres- sary to push it away so that j she is the ony duly Qualified doors could be opened at the instructor in the county, and is house and cars parked were desirious of securing as many as snow bound in fifteen inches of j possible that can give the in the snow. structions and training for stu- On reaching here and visiting ; dents, increasing the number in the home north of this city, Mr. ! the community that are aualified Bell found that the Platte river i to give the first aid and instruc in its two day rampage, had ! tion to others. played havoc with the surround ings of the home, sand is every where as the piles were washed hv the water into nearby places. The road near the place had deep washouts that will reauire a great deal of work to close. An enclosed summer porch had been hit by the large chunks of ire and some forty-eight panes of glass were broken out and a section of the wall washed out. Mr. Bell contacted County Commissioner W. F. Nolte and states he found him most pleas nnt and helpful and hopes to have the road passible in a thort time. Ernest D. White Purchases Flower Shop A change was made in one of the business houses of the city Friday, ADril 1st. when Ernest D. White, of Omaha, purchased the Hofmockel Flower shop on North 6th street and will at once enter on the oneration of the business. Mr. White is an experienced, florist as ho coms to this citv from the Victoria Flower shon at Norfolk Nebraska, where h was rnd in t.h service of Pul II. "mvdon. wli known ooerator. Th new ownr has been en eaed in thf floral business for a nmhr of vpars nnd has taken sncial tramme in flower pmpco ment and is in every wav Dre nired to nv? tpp residents of this cv the verv best of servi Mr. Whi is imr'-'pH rnd vi'h the wife will make tvir home nt on arirtrnen owned b,T Mr nnH Mrs. H. A. Jacobs at 709 Third avenue. The rtW (i'iVHT 'S n ""fir vetprin p r '1 cirif.f -.!; rotnrn from ftivn ri"v hs hen engaged in the flnvrr hiicirips1;. Mr. Whito is no strnno-pr tn T'ifTnriih rrH is resiHnts ns; h ;; n brt hr-in -Itv of Pntonp JrinTc; rtr)( ic T nor)hW of T-toti-- ard Dodds of the local Dostoffice. Mrs Mrrin Cnon. nd fr. nrid frc Jon Peri and da'ih tr. V'"ti. of Om"ha. were Sun- HlV Visi r; T1 P1attS"'"'',4h n t; rmestc t the hom" of Mr. nnd Mrs. John Condon and family. If grassed waterways are to do the job for. which they are in tended they must be properly constructed. Pictured at the left Is a waterway which has cut around the side and the farmer fesfv- -gfgP m&n? HP!d Youths Admit Theft j of Fish Saturday J Three youths ages 11, 15 and ', 15 admitted this morning to j bhenn bolomon their part in stealing fish from Sherman Hathaway's fish box Saturday. The fourth person, a grown man whose name is known is being sought in Omaha. Sherman in formed the sheriff that approx imately 150 pounds of live fish were taken or released from his fish box Saturday near the Mis souri river. Red Cross First Aid Class Now Ready to Go The Red Cross First Aid class that is starting training at the court house on each Monday, ' now has some twenty members enrolled and as many others as ! might desire to take the train- me are invited to join m. are invited to Mrs. Coretta Pfann. of the county welfare office, is in cnarge oi me training worn as The class has been meeting on each Monday at the office of Sheriff Tom Solomon on the third floor of the court house building. If the number that are interested prows, other larg er auarters will be secured for thn training work. The members of the state hi?h wav patrol are much interested in the matter and assist in the living of the schooline. With i the men as assistants it is hood to interest more of the men in the community in the work. The course is for eighteen hours ?nd will covr fn'ir Mnn davs at 7 p. m. until the com pletion of the course. Buskins Reported at Murray and Avoca Hnknown persons Friday night failed in their attempt to break into the Bruhacher store in Murray. Radke's tavern located next door was entered, through th front door and missing was r few Dackaefps of cigarettes. Thf sheriff's office investigated. Sometime during Saturday a home located on Highway No. 34 near Avoca was entered, while the occupants ;were in Lincoln on business. Missing were one new pair of Walkover shoes si.e lO'AA. one pair of socks and four boxes of 21 Western Super rifle shells. The sheriff investigated and finger nrints were found. Highway na trol cars ioined with the sheriff in checking hitch-hikers in the Avoca area in search of the missing items. Hold School for Road Crews Today A meeting was held today Monday j at Weeping Water for the road crews of the three com missioner districts of Cass coun ty, bringing together the men and the commissioners for a series of instructions. The school of instruction was conducted by the tractor and oil companies and gave a fine demonstration of road building and maintaining that will be applied in the future in the care of the roads of Cass county. The school gave special training to men in the operation of road machinery and equipment and maintaining roads. Use Journal Want Ads A Grassed Waterway Must 3- has continually farmed too close to the waterways and in spite of the expense and labor the farm er has put into the project, he continues to get too fast a run off. 6t.i 'S3' 'WKlji -OJM il HLE CX THE TURF or Is it iliz light?) and Konald Brigley, twins, give turf fans double trouble as they try to tell them apart while watching a race. Riding in the same race, the two jockeys finished heads apart astride "Royal View" and "1 ire Ladder" at Tampa's Sunshine park. Both were unplaced. Sale Barn Has Largest Sale in Its History The Plattsmouth sales barn Saturday had the largest sale in its history, the report of the owners state. There was a very large crowd from this section of me siaie ana ine gooas onerea luunu a itauy utinunu nuiu re purchasers. The sales barn is staging three large sales in the coming week that should attract a great deal of attention from those who will be able to find articles they may want in almost any line, i On Friday evening, April 8th, j there will be a sale of surplus j wide range of articles for the attendants at the sale and give ! them the opportunity of getting just what they may need. On Monday, April 11th, there will be a horse sale held at the barn that should attract the attention of all the farmers or those who may desire to secure some excellent stock for their needs. 1 Another very large machinery sale will be held on Thursday, April 14th at the barn that will bring an unusually large array of all kinds of farm equipment. Youth Suffers Skull Fracture in Noon Accident Dave Fieviger, 23. of St Paul. Minnesota, is at the Meth odist hospital at Omaha suf fering from a fractured skull sustained this noon in an ac cident on south Chicago ave nue, and a companion, Harold Melicott, 20, also of St. Paul, was bruised and injured when his motorcycle hit a bump and he was thrown off. The two young men were en route from St. Paul to Sabetha, Kansas, and passed through this city traveling via highway No. 75. As the motorcycle of Fieviger was rolling at a good rate of speed the machine hit a bump in the paving just east of the Oakmount farm driveway, and the young man was thrown some distance onto the paving. Sheriff Tom Solomon was called to the scene and it was found that the boy was in very ser ious condition. He had appar ently suffered a skull fracture and was hurried to the Meth odist hospital at Omaha, where his condition was reported as being serious. Melicott, was thrown from his motorcycle, but his injuries were not thought dangerous be yond a severe shaking up. He was also taken to Omaha for care and checkup. Be Properly Constructed At the right is a properly constructed grassed waterway on the Hugo Meisinger farm near Plattsmouth. This waterway is well balanced, is well contoured i and gives protection during Donald (shown at the left Court House Clock Job is the Tops The replacing of the clock in the tower of the Cass county court house is a real job as a survey reveals, the clock is prac tically new and good for great i manv years of service The I. T. Verdin Co.. of Cin cinnati. Ohio, that had the con tract for the reinstalling de livered the clock here on Thurs day, March 31st and it is now operating in the best of shape. The company has spared nothing in making it a real job and the clock mechanics look like new as they are installed ln the w er; worn have been replaced, new i universal joints have been add ed to the clock, all repainted and replated where necessary. The company also installed a new bell to strike the hours. The total cost of the restor ing of the clock, including the removal and replacing, also the electrification of the clock ma chinery amounts to $1,615. - The clock as it stands today, will last for many years and serve as a monument to the public spirited citizens and old residents in other localities that made possible the modern- ization of the clock by their do nations in the period from De cember 8th when the clock was stopped, to January 15th. when the fund raising campaign was closed. The clock has been one of the most missed feature of the com munity life and especially in the downtown section of Platts- mouth, it is now a real pleas- i ure to the residents to hear the old bell ring and see at any time of day or night the hand of time move on. POLICE COURT NOTES In the court of Judge C. L. Graves Thursday afternoon two parties were on hand to plead to charges made of Officer Clif ford Hanes. Alfred Granger was charged with disturbing the peace and received a fine of S3 and costs and George L. Thomp son was also involved in the charge of disturbing the peace and also speeding. He received a fine of $5 for disturbing the peace and $3 for speeding The men made a plea of not guilty but this was later waived and the fine given. Lloyd Schroeder was arrested by Officer Hanes for passing a stop sign and put up a cash bond of S7.50 that was later forfeited in court. Welden Switzer of Nehawka was a visitor in Plattsmouth Wednesday to look after some matters of business and visiting with old friends in the city. 4- 4 heavy rains that prevents wash ing and run-off of valuable soil Mr. Mfjsinger is an enthusiastic! supporter of sound conservation i programs and has carried out ex- ; tensive projects on his Own land. High Court Gives Decision in Wright Case The state supreme court on Friday released a decision in the case of Elizabeth Wright and Rolland Pruess vs. Earl Barclay, a case that involved one of the buildings on Main street in this city. Mr. Barclay was the owner of the buildings that had been leased to the plaintiffs with an alleged agreement of purchase. The lease on the building was for the year 1946 and the plain tiffs contended that they had an option to purchase the premises. Mr. Barclay, the owner of the buidling. later disposed of the property to E. P. and Nyle Stewart of this city, who paid over the purchase price fcr the building. In the trial of the case in the district court here several months ago. the decision was in favor of the plaintiffs. Mrs. Wright and her son-in-law. Rol land Pruess. The court holding that the right of purchase agreement was valid. I The supreme court in 1 findings held that since its the lease expired in 1945 and the sale of the property by Mr. Bar clay did not occur until 1947. the trial court erred in grant ing plaintiffs option to pur chase. The court ordered reveral of the case with instructions to find for the defendant Mr. Bar clav and against the plaintiffs. In the trial of the case Em mett Murphy and John Baldwin of Omaha represented Mrs. Wrisht and Mr. Pruess. while Mr. Barclay and the Stewart-, were represented by James F. Begley of this city. Max Lier of Lincoln and A. L. Tidd. also of Plattsmouth in the trial and preparation of the briefs before the supreme court. Birthday Camp Fire-Will Be Held Thursday Carao Fire in Plattsmouth is uppermost in my mind at this season because for a number of years it has been my privilege to have some participation m your Birthday Council Fire. That is impossible this year, but I would like to extend my congratulations to the Leaders. Guardians and the adults who are associated with the Camo Fire procram there. Sometimes the going gets pretty roueh and vou wonder if it is worth the effort you are nutting into it. but you never know how far reaching your ef forts are. and if you can help these girls to really live by the Camp Fire Law and learn to work while they play, what a contribution you have given to the Youth of America. Camp Fire shows a tremen dous growth and each of you are helping to make this pos sible. Isn't it a grand feeling to be a part of such a wonderful organization, helping to build the Homemakers of tomorrow? Thanks for this opportunity to say "Happy Birthdav" to the Plattsmouth Camp Fire Girls and Congratulations to all of the adult workers. Sincerely. Mrs. Ted Akeson Former Guardian of the Netab Camp Fire Group. The above letter was written to the Plattsmouth Camp Fire Girls bv Mrs. Akeson from Lin coln. Neb. Mrs. Akeson is a member of the Lincoln Commit tee of Awards. The Birthdav Council Fire will be held in the Central school auditorium on Thursday. April 7, at 7:30. The public is invited. The ceremonial will be fol lowed hv a paeeant, "Make Mine Democracy," and the C'mo Fire choir. Plan to snend a pleasant eve ! ning with the Camp Fire Girls. ! Schools to Start I Ej-t' Vacation Th Plattsmouth citv schools J will have their annual Eatpr I vacation tH? vpt from Fri i rf"v. ADril 15th to Mondav. April 1c.th is th announcement from i th school. ! Thi; wi'l rive the ter-hers of i the school svsm and the stu rints an nnortunity of observ ; inT the Foster season as manv : of the tochers cpn enioy tv ; ODnortunity of visiting their : homes. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Stone, of Nehawka, were callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thiele the past week. Feeders Banauet M. Editor's Note: Delay in carrying the foII6'iu4 photos was unavoidable du to severe storms that held up mail service pre venting arnnl of halftones for an earlier issue.) . ' . :.:.-. :::.- :..- " . -nli A: i - v-f; L - 5 If 1 Howard Philpot. president of the Corn Belt Feeders Associa tion, stands at the "mike" fulfilling his duties as master of ceremonies which, among othei things, included the introduction of guests, officers of the local and state organizations, and the principle speaker. Mel Hansen of WOW. 1 p - $ f! '-k-J!M 14 s Ar 9 n i, f One of the highlights of the evening s entertainment was a group of songs by the Schafer sisters. Norma. Betty. Kathleen and Ruth, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schafer, formerly of Ne hawka. These girls nearly "brought down the house" with their close harmony. - " w t & - - " ' . - ' , j - ; I VIS l v Y?' -SBti It x l r f : The story of the Corn Belt Feeders banquet would not be com plete without giving credit to a wonderful group of women and girls who prepared and served the delectable dinner. This group of women, only a part of whom are shown hero, served the 350 seated at the tables in record time. Their accomplishment could not be surpassed. Journal Staff Photo. Softball League Holds Meeting The officers and directors of the City Softball league held a meeting the past week to get ready for the opening of the regular season. The organization of the league was perfected and the rules for the coming season read and prepared. Anvone that is interested in rrai finer i&amc linrH nn fnr tbP season are urged to gei in touch with President Phillip Keil, Sec- retary James Bridgewater or Charles Patch. Another meeting will be held on Thursday evening at the V. F. W. club rooms of the team managers and sponsors to eet the work of getting ready for the playing season. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Fritz Siemoneit. one of t h e well known farmers of this part of Cass county, was taken Sun day to Omaha where he entered the Immanuel hospital. He will be under observation and treat ment to determine the cause of his illness as he has been in poor health for some time. a Gre access v...,w.!Av-.v.J:.:.scw?: ' . ' . . . v Supreme Court Sustains Cass County Case The opinion was rendered by the state supreme court Friday in the case of Idelle Holman. et al vs. Peter Kiewit Sons Inc., an appeal from Cass county. sustaining the finding of the i district court and Judge Henry j J- Beal. j This was an action to set aside a deed made to the de- fendants by the plaintiff and to ; quiet the title to the property, j located north of Plattsmouth ; near the Platte river. The corporation ncotiated with Mr. Holman in 1934 for right to secure material with which to build a highway over pass. The corporation and Mr. Holman executed a deed in 1935 for the lot, but the deed was not recorriered until in 1947. Any exchange of money in the necoliations. the court held did not amount to a mortgage. Sell It Thru Journal Want Ads. $ j& Fit ipiV i , v. ; Volunteers Work to Rock Louisville Road A group of the farmers resid ing on and near the Louisvi.!. road. Friday gave a demonstra tion of vokmuer road work ai.d repairing on the Four Mi!" Crctk bottom west of Platts mouth. on the road that has for weeks been difficult of trav el and at times impassible. One of t lie prime movers pet ting the work started was Ma.-: Vallery. whose farm residence is near the Four Mile bottom, who has been aroused at all hours of the night by appeals from mot oris s and truckers ; assist in getting them through the soft and almost bottomless roadway. The farmers did a great job of work in rocking the read and making travel possible, the rock was donated from the Cuthrell-Gayer farm, trucks be in" furnished by Albert Ulrih. Hillard Land. Louis Wagner. Ed Meisinger. William Peterson, brought the rock to the seen-: of action. The volunteer workers gath ered at the farm and assisted in getting the rock loaded and then helped get the rock spread over the road way. the county ma chine then helped get the rock packed into the road so that it was passible. Those who carried on the work were Max Vallery. John Horn. Harlan Hcnr.ings. Law rence Jones. Fred Tschirren. Sr., Fred Kaufmann, Fred Tschir ren. Jr., Floyd Becker. Ben Speck. Hillard Speck. R o s .-. Horn. Herbert Hikl. Ross Thom ason. Charles Thomason. John P. Kaffenberger, Lyle Meising er. Edgar Meisinger. Herman Graham. John Rummel. Arnold Mcbingcr. Edward Wehrbein. Rev. A. Lentz, Oliver Meisinger. Fred lleil. David Toman. The piece of wark certainly shows the spirit of community interest and aid in time cf need and will be appreciated by all those who have to travel the road. This is one of the heaviest traveled roads in the county and it is hoped that in the com ing summer some permanent steps may be taken to get more miles of the road, including the Four Mile bottom in shape that it can be traveled in all kinds of weather conditions. Funeral Directors Meet at Omaha Thursday afternoon the mem bers of district No. 2 of the Ne braska Funeral directors as soeiuTicn met at Omaha lor their regular meeting to dis cuss matters of interest to the members of the profession. The meeting was presided over by L. A. Caldwell of this city, the district president and was attended by a very large number of the directors in this part of the state. Among the members of the association attending was John Saltier of this city, operator of the Sattier funeral home. At The Cass County Court House v In the county court on Thurs day petition was filed for the probate of the estate of Orin A. Davis deceased ar.d the ap pointment of James Vance Pitt man as the administrator. F. M. Casey is attorney in the action. Petition was filed in the coun ty court Thursday for the de termination of heirship in the estate of George Utt. deceased. J. F. Begley appears as attorney in the matter. Petition has been filed in the county court for the probate of the estate of Otto Renwenz. de : ceased. The petition asks for the appointment of Frederick J. , Patch as the administrator, i Petition was filed in the coun ty court Friday for the admin ; istration of the estate of Esther : Sheldon, deceased and for the i appointment of Esther Tefft as the , administratrix. Paul E. Fauquet appears as the attorney : for the estate. Petition was filed Saturday for the probate of the will of j Orin A. Davis, deceased. The ; will nominates Searl S. Davis i as the executor of the estate. J. j F. Begley appears as the attor ' ney. Petition was filed in the coun ty court Saturday for the pro : bate of the estate of Stella Weichel, deceased. The appoint ment of H. M. Weichel as ad ministrator is asked. In the esta'e of Bertha True, deceased, petition was filed ask ing for the determination of j heirship in the estate and de fining the interest of the heirs.