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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY I Ion d a v-Thursd a v Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 64 SIX PAGES Plus MAGAZINE SECTION PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1949 FIVF rr.NTS PFR rnr cN NUMBER 40 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Flood Control and Soil Saving Moves Planned Two Plattsmouth men have and Avenue b. with a large num just recently purchased acreage; ber of the old friends' of many in this city that is to be devot- ! years standing and former asso ed to a practical try out of soil ciates of Mr. Geis and family LuiOTivaiiun uuu us u means of flood control. Dr. W. V. Ryan, local dentist and L. A. Caldwell, mortician. purchased the thirty-three acre tract belonging to the Jack Keil estate in the northwest section ; of the city near highway No. 75. i This was sold at public auction . and was bid in for $6,300. : The new owners are planning on improving the houses and : other buildings on the land, but ! greatest of these moves they j are planning on is making this a : . . 1 i : staking example of what can ?Ls!c.urf.d 111 'n way, f s.0li conservation,- that will also serve to check the sudden flash floods that sweep down on this j city in the summer season. I The acreage lays in an area j that each year in heavy storms, ; sends a great flow of water i rushing through the grounds onto the east and south and eventually finds its way through the business section of Platts mouth. It is proposed by the new owners that the land be ter raced in accordance with the plans and procedure of the soil rnnsprvatinn riistrirt thnt tPnHs ! to make for soil saving and eventually building up barriers that will tend to save the waste of the land and eliminate the washing that each year sweeps millions in the subsoil down the j rivers and creeks of this section down the Missouri and the Mis sissippi rivers to the Gulf of Mexico. In the flood control this con servation should be very help ful as the great walls of water that sweep down from the north from the basis of the greater part of the flood water. The program will not only help in this particular piece of land j but also will be carried out in other sections surrounding the city and in certain parts of the town. It is hoped to get the pro gram underway as soon as pos sible. Schafer & Sons Score High at Angus Sale Otto Schafer and son, James, of Nehawka were at Broken Bow, the past week, where they at tended the Heart of America ' Angus Sale and their animals entered in the sale scored among the best in the market. The Schafers had the reserve champion bull at the show, Tro jan Bomber 102, a fall yearling by Boy K. Bomber. This animal ! was sold for $1,225 to the Daw- j ley Cattle Co., of Whitman, Ne- brka. ,ie Cass county men had one cheir bulls rank next to the ,-erve champion that brought ; i.260 in the sale, even a larger Jgure than the reserve cham- j pion. Mr. Schafer states that there were 40 head of the Angus cat tle that brought an average of $614. Lyle Schafer, a member of the firm was unable to attend the sale. The Cass county men report that the weather conditions at Broken Bow were very bad, as the result travel was difficult and on the way back they had quite a time in the snow and slush that blanketed the roads and made getting around a mat ter of difficulty. Soldier Boys Home for Easter Friday evening Sgt. Ray Tinch- er. wno is auencung ine omcers training school at Fort Riley, Kansas, arrived home to spend the Easter vacation here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry j Tincher and the many old school friends and associates. Sgt. John Kimball and Sgt. Bill Brookhouser, both stationed at Goodfellow air field, San An gelo, Texas, were here over Sun day at the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kimball and Mr. and Mrs. John Brookhouser. The young men are in the weath er observing section of the air corps and have been stationed for several months at the Texas post. Ethel Ossnkop of Lincoln was here Sunday as a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Baumgart. Funeral of j Frederick W. Geis I The funeral services for Fred- erick William Geis, old resident i of the community, was held Fri- day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the l fr 1 r we 1 1 funornl Vinmo it T f Vi paying their last tributes to the departed. J Dr. H. G. McClusky, pastor of ; the Firs Presbyterian church i brought the message of com ! fort from the scriptures to the i bereaved family and friends. During the services Frank A. ; Cloidt gave two of the old hymns. ; favorites of the departed, "Saved by Grace" and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" with E. H. Wescott serving as the accompanist. The burial was at the Oak Hill V-AUi.LVl T TV lilt &&11J.T illVilUO and neighbors serving as the casket bearers: William L. Hein- rich, Georcre Tartsch. Emil J. Weyrich. W. P. Sitzman. Louis Friedrich and Frank Koubek. Guests at Wolever Home for Easter For the Easter holiday the rome of Mrs. Sophia Wolever was made very pleasant by a numbr of guests that arrived to spend the week end. Tom Mulane and Terry Cullen of Fort Dodge. Iowa, spent their Easter vacation with their old school friend. Lindy Wolever, home from Tarkio college, at Tarkio, Missouri. Mrs. Gordon Redfern of Kan sas City, Missouri, arrived at the week end for a visit with Mrs- So?nia Wolever. Ted Hadraba to Post in Turkey Plattsmouth friends of Theo- dore1' J. Hadraba, former local resident, will be interested in learning that he has been trans ferred from the state department where he has been for the past few years, to Ankara, capital city of the Turkish republic. He will act as an economic councellor to the United States embassy. Mr. Hadraba is a son of J. F. Hadraba of this city and the late Mrs. Hadraba, and is a brother of Mrs. Donald Cotner of this city. He was educated in the Plattsmouth high school, where he was an honor graduate in the class of 1923. Later he attended Northwestern university at Ev anston, Illinois, where he was graduated with high honors and later was a member of the faculty of the university for several years until he entered the serv ice of th govrnment and was as signed to the state department. Mr. Hadraba was in the diplo matic service during the years of World War II being stationed at Prague, Czechoslovakia, until the German invasion, when he was sent to Berne. Switzerland, cen- ter of all international commu nications in' war times, remain- ine there until the close of the war when he was transferred to Antwerp. Belgium, serving there until ordered bark to Washing ton where he has since been stationed. Dr. Amato to Attend Optometry Meeting Dr. Louis A. Amato, Platts mouth optometrist, has become an active member of the Ameri can Optometric Foundation to help support research in visual care and advancement of the j visual health of the nation, j Dr. Amato is a charter mem j ber of the organization as well as an active member, and will leave soon for Sioux Falls, S. D., where he will be the Nebraska representative at the Missouri Valley conference that will in clude a large number of optome trists from several of the west ern states. Called South by Sister's Illness Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Holmes de parted Friday morning by auto for the south, being called there bv the serious illness of Mrs. Louis Garrity. a sister of Mr. Holmes. Mrs. Garrity has been i1! since November, and her rn dition is reported as being very serious. i Attorney Guv L elements of Elrnwood was in the city Friday to look after some matters at the county court. Mr. Clements is rejoicing over the fact that he has a grandson, a fine son beine born to Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Clements. These pictures show the conditions over Cass county. Left to right is the structure at the Water. The right is a picture of an old style road structure which gullies in a cultivated field above the road. Easter Day One Well Observed by Worshipers Easter day of 1949 brought with it sunny skies for the first time in many weeks, but a very stiff and chilling north wind served to make the Easter parade a matter of difficulty for the ladies and their spring outfits. The churches of the city were filled to their fullest capacity from the start of the young peo ple's sunrise service to the morn ing worship hours. It was one most largely observed in all of the churches as worshipers gath ered to observe the resurrection day. The members of Mt. Zion com mandery No. 5 of the Knights Templar observed the day by at tendance in full uniform at the First Methodist church. The day was observed follow ing the worship services at the churches by many very delight ful dinner parties at the homes over the city and many from out of the city were here for the day visiting with their relatives and friends. The pleasant weather also brought out the motorists to en joy trips over this section and the opportunity of being around after the months of the severe winter weather. Softball Soon to Take Stage in This City ' The board of directors and those interested in the softbail season of 1949 held their meet ing on Thursday evening at the Nierste paint store with a very pleasing attendance of the members of the teams and their managers. The city league as stands, has seven teams signed up, it is hoped to have the eighth team lined up this week and ready for the start of the season. It is planned, weather permitting to have the season opening on Monday, May 2nd, but this date is still tentative and depending on the conditions. The teams that have signed up and their managers are: Murray, Marion Wiles; V. F. W., Phil Hirz; Firestone, James Bridgewater; Timm's, Fay Spi dell; Marty's, Bernard Ulrich; Ford, Harold Alkire; Allis- Chal mers, Bob Willis. A great deal of interest has been shown over the city by the fans and a great season of sport is being looked forward to in the coming months. Mayfields 111 at Louisville The old friends over Cass coun ty will regret to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Mayfield, of Louisville, prominent residents of that community, have been quite ill at their home. Mrs. Mayfield has been suffering from a res piratory infection while Mr. May field has had a severe sore throat. They are reported as showing improvement at this time. New Readers for Journal Enrolled In the past few days several new readers have been added to the list of the Journal sub scribers for the ensuing year. Among these were: Mrs. Gladys Iske, Boise, Idaho; William Graham, Louisville; Lloyd M. Taplett, Sioux Falls, South Da kota; Harvey Gregg, Murray; Mary Tigner, PapilUon; Clyde Melslnger, Plattsmouth; James E. Gruber, Encino, California; Fred M. Rezner, Murray. Conservation great steps that the soil conservation program is making for land ! Jack Pallett Family Rejoice in New Son The annuoncement has been received here by Mrs. H. L. Gam- er and Miss Jessie M. Robertson of the fact of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pallett, of San Francisco, on Monday, April 4th. The mother is the former Rachel Robertson of this city,! youngest daughter of the late Judge W. A. Robertson and Mrs. j Robertson, and a niece of Mrs. Gamer and Miss Robertson. Mrs. W. A. Robertson, now house mother at the Delta Delta Delta sorority house at Lincoln, spent the Easter season at Sioux Falls, South Dakota with her nephew, Enos Jones and family. Cemetery Group Elects Officers The Eight Mile Grove ceme tery association that has charge of the pioneer cemetery south west of Mynard, recently held ! their annual election of officers and the following were named: Guy Kiser, president; Lester Dill, vice-president and Searl S. Dav is, secretary. There are also three directors who with the offi cers form the governing body. The directors are W. P. Kraeger. Mrs. Mae Sporer and Mrs. Ethel Spangler. This cemetery is one of the historic spots of the county and here are at rest many of the pio neer settlers and their descen dants sleeping in the quiet hush of the countryside haven of rest. Forty Hours Devotion at Holy Rosary The annual forty-hour devo tion will begin in the Holy Ros ary Church Tuesday morning with the eight o clock mass, i Evening devotions will be con ducted at 7:30 Tuesday. Wed nesday and Thursday evenings. A visiting priest will conduct the evening devotion. About fourteen priests of the Platts mouth Deanery will be present for the solemn closing of this devotion Thursday evening. Judge Peck Has Week End Marriage Service Attorney Richard Peck, who is acting county judge during the illness of County Judge J. A. Capwell, had a pleasant part of the duties of the office at the week end. On Friday he was called upon to read the marriage lines for Fred E. Hug and Helen R. Ne new, both of Omaha, the wedding service being witnessed by Major I. Hall and Miss Thelma Kruger. clerk of the court. A Saturday wedding at the court house was that of Gunnar T. Swanson and Anna Knight. ! both of Omaha. The marriage was celebrated by Judge Peck and witnessed by Esther and F. J. Barton, of Omaha, friends of the bridal couple. REPORTS WIFE ABOUT SAME R. G. Kiser of west of Mynard, was in the city Saturday to look after some matters of business and while here was a caller at the Journal to renew his sub- scription. Mr. Kiser reports that Mrs. Kiser, who has been auite ill for the past year, is still about the same. GUESTS AT ALLEN HOME Guests in th1 rity for Easter at the home of Mrs. M. B. AHen and Glenn were the Earl Em berv family of Doninhan. Ne braska. Mr. and Mrs. Wavne H Allen of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stevens of Au burn. Bernard Dow. student at the University of Nebraska collese of Engineering, enjoyed the Easter vacation bv a vrlt here at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dow. in Cass County farm of H. A. Williams, four miles north and two west of Weeping is to be replaced by a drop inlet culvert, thereby controlling several . ! Certificates of Merit Given The Central Electric and Gas i , Co., that supplies this territory j with natural gas, held a meet- I ing of the employes at the office j of the company on Friday, April 14th. The meeting was for the . j purpose of presenting to the j members of the force, certifi- cates ot merit for safety awards, The local staff has a very fine record for their force for the non-accident showing that has covered several years. ine awaras were presented Dy District Managr Walter T. Glea-! muiuigi wiut.fi a. vjifn-i san to the following, and the years of their non-accident rec- ord: William Richter, four years; William Brittain, two years; showing a good gain and espe John Schutz. four years; Walter t cially so in this time when most T. Gleason. four years. of the larger banks are showing This is a splendid showing for the men that have so diligently served the residents of the com munity in their various capaci ties, and represents a service ol every day activity. Knights of Columbus Hold Easter Egg Hunt f The Easter egg hunt sponsor ed by the Knights of Columbus Easter Sunday afternoon, was attended by seventy -five child ren from St. John's raid Holy Rosary parishes of this city. John V. Svoboda and Ramon Koubek were in charge of trans portation. Mr. ar;d Mrs. Gene Krings sponsored "the hunt." Prizes to the best hunters were awarded to Marilyn Rea and Larry Rea and Francis La Rosie were tied for second prize in the Junior division. John Bergman received iirst prize in the Senior division and Margaret Ann Svoboda and Sal ly Fulton were tied for sec ;i;d place. Much enthusiasm was shown by the L'ddies and the parents who watched, "the hunt'" from the sidi lines. Purchases New Home in City One of the real estate trans- actions of the past few days was that by which Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sowin became the owners of the residence property of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Becker at Third street and Second avenue. Mr. Sowin is the mail carrier of rural route No. 2 out of this city. i Baseball Meeting at the Legion Club The friends of a baseball team in this city are to hold a meeting on Thursday evening, April 21, at 8 o'clock at the Legion club, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Davis south of this city. The meeting and daughter, Mrs. W. P. Melvin, will discuss the sponsorship of a of Broken Bow, have been here baseball team here by the Ameri- the past week visiting at the can Legion. Plan to attend the home of Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. meeting if possible. Davis. Court Mouse iriefe . . Petition was filed in the coun ty court Saturday asking for the probate of the estate of John P. Keil, deceased, and for the ap pointment of Lulu Keil, mother as administratrix. Smith & Le bens appear as the attorneys in the case. Marriage license was issued in the county court Saturday to Norman Doyle Powell and Dar lene May Davis, both of Water loo. Nebraska. The parties are to be married this week. Final hearing was held Friday in the county court before Judge Richard Feck, in the estate of Helen- Davis. Guv L. Clements appeared as the attorney in the case. ' First hearing was had in the probate of the estate of Mont Shrader, deceased and appoint- ment of Dorothy Shrader, widow, saving and general better farming Plattsmouth State Bank Shows Gain The Plattsmouth State bank in their published statement of condition at the close of business on April 11. 1949, shows that the ! local bank is showing a pleasing , gain in their deposits over that 1 of the previous report on Decern- ! ber SI. 1948. i Al icun, ui the deposits in the local bank -" a. w.v. showed $3,177,473,93, which the j April lljh report showed the de- posits had risen to $3,265,318.83 j a decline m their deposits tor the present. The Omaha banks are showing a shrinkage of some $93,000 over their last reports and Lincoln banks are also showing a loss in the amount of their cash de posits. Much of the local gain has been by reason of the corn loans tnat arc nanaieci oy me riaus- j red at the f amily home in Ne mouth bank that has served to; ,.!,,, ot o-is Thursdnv aftpr- aid the farmers of the communi ty. Community Club at Weeping Water Sponsor Egg Hunt One of the interesting fea- tures of the Easter season at j Ted Gruber serving as the pall Weeping Water as reported by j bearers. Mrs. Thomas Murtey, Journal ; Mrs. Klaurens, daughter of representative, in that city, was i Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gruber, pio "the Easter egg hunt staged Sat- : neer residents of the Nehawka urday. j community, was born April 17, The event was sponsored by , 1873 on a farm near Nehawka. the community club of that she spent her girlhood in that city and two groups of children community where she was mar participated Saturday after- rjed to Nicholas Klaurens on No noon in the search for the eggs, vember 30. 1898 and they have There were laO participating, The Camp Fire girls had color ed the eggs for the hunt. The firlt group consisted of small children including the second grade. The golden egg in this group was found by Rob- ert Ray Elliott and the silver egg by Wally Lergwick. The second group consisted of children from the third to the sixth crade. The golden egg was found by Carl Tapper of California and the silver egg by Larry Hanson. The golden egg winners each l(.LLlt.U iiiVJ U11U LiiV. ( silver eggs twenty-five cents, j The child finding more than two received a candy bar. j as administratrix made by Judge Peck. Hearing on claims was held in the estates of Ole Olson and Ver onica Fornoff. In the district court order- has been entered by Judge Thomas E. Dunbar confirming the sale of real estate in the case of Elmer Hallstrom vs. Myrtle Hartman. proceeds of the sale and payment ef al. for the distribution of the of expenses. In the case of Ira L. Fitch horn, et al. vs. Arthur D. Ha worth. et al. order for service by publication signed. In the district court, trial of! the case of Ivan Taylor, et al. I vs. the City of Plattsmouth. an i action to have real estate st out j of the city limits, will be heard, ; Saturday, April 23. i Frank Be 1 Visit r yfi- jon Cass r'tU! : the Forty Eight held their , regular meeting Thursday at their club rooms with a fair at ; tendance of the membership. - The voiture received the an i nouncement that Frank Behrens. j of Cozad, grand chef de gare of i Nebraska, will visit here at the ' next meeting on Thursday. May 12th, an official visit to the or ! ganization, the first since taking J over office. I The local voiture also has been ! given recognition in the naming i of Dr. P. T. Heineman, past chef ; de gare, as a member of the budget committee of the state ; organization. Another member nf thp rnnnnittpp is Dr. L. G. Taylor, of Kearney, former resi- clent of Plattsmouth and active in Leion affairs, The Cass, county voit i:re at 1 he meeting Thursday voird $10 to ' be applied on the Boy Scout ac tivities for the ensuing year, as support of child and youth movements is one of the chief ; aims of the 40 & 8 national or ganization. Cass Countians to Plant Trees An increased number of trees will be planted this spring in Cass county. In addition to trees purchased through other chan nels. 13,300 trees secured through the Clarke-McNary program will be used in farm wind break plantings n,..,,,.; hV(1 rnnff fmm inn Orders have raned l , to l 300 farm rin , condilicns favorable this moisture this spring. 1949 should be a good year to start tree planting. Death of Mrs. Bertha Klaurens at Nehawka The death of Mrs. Bertha Klaurens, 76, lifelong resident of j tne Nenawka community, occur- noon after an illness that has covered the past three years. The funeral services were held this (Monday i afternoon at the United Brethren church at Ne hawka and largely attended by the old friends. Rev. Thomas Moore conducted the services. The interment was at the Mt. Pleasant cemetry with Elmer Hinrichs, Boyd Mayfield, Vance ! and Kent Balfour, Raymond and i made their home in the Murray and Nehawka communities since that time. She was a reeular at tendant at the United Brethren church. Survivors are the husband and two children, Mrs. Lena Frans of Nehawka and Roy Klaurens of Minneapolis, four Grandchil dren, Robert Frans, Marv. Kath leen and Margaret Ann Klaurens and three great grandsons. The Hobson funeral home had charge of the services. nafk nf Olrl Cass County Man Word has been received at South Bend of the death in Cali fornia of Alfonza Sturzenegger. a native of South Bend and a resident there until some twenty years ago when he moved west to the Pacific coast and has since resided there. The family came to South Bend at an early day and the de ceased was born there and for many years was engaged in the oneration of the general store in the village that he later sold, to F. J. Knecht, the present owner and operator. Mr. Sturzenegger has made his home at Los Ange les since locating in the west. HERE FROM PICKSTOWN Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Woster and children, Stephen and Kar en Jean, drove down from Picks town. South Dakota, Saturday morning to spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Tim Woster and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jahrig. par ents of the H. T. Wosters, and other relatives and friends. They departed for their home at Pickstown this Monday morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Blackledge of this city spent Sundav at the home of Mrs. Blackledge's moth er, Mrs. Alma Shipley, at Noda way, Iowa. CAA Includes Hattsmouth in Air Plans The Civil Aeronautics Ad ministration at Washington in announcing locations for 166 additional air fields in Nebras ka, included Plattsmouth in the list of communities where airports should be constructed or improvements made in the existing facilities to meet pos sible increasing demands. However, the estimated cost of the construction and devel opment for Nebraska outlined in the plan would be $19,316,000 of which $9,329,000 would be in federal funds and $9,937,000 in funds provided by the sponsor. On the basis of appropria tions to me made by congress, CAA will program for the com ing fiscal year the most import ant locations in the plan. The plan for Nebraska lists 105 new airports for which loc al sources wauld expend an es timated $9,121,000. Improvement to 61 of the state's existing air ports wiuld cost the same sourc es an estimated total of $10. 195.000. The 105 new airports would include two seaplane bases, lo cated on the reservoirs behind the Harlan county and Kingsley dams. In addition to the recommen dation for a field at Platts mouth, the other towns in this section. Ashland, Weeping Wat er and Syracuse as well as Ne braska City are included. Creighton Students Here for Vacation Plattsmouth students at Crieighton university at Oma ha who were here for the East er vacation were returning to day to their studies as the uni versity opens Tuesday for the remainder of the school year. Those who were here were Bernard Ulrich, Albin Chovan ek, Edward Strickland. Joe Case, Ileen Case, Warren Kneer ,d Marilyn Kneer. Death Comes to Ed Boedeker Friday Morning The residents of the east and central portions of Cass county were profoundly shocked Fri day morning by the news of the death of Ed Boedeker. 60, well known resident of Weeping Water, death coming after an illness of only a few hours. Mr. and Mrs. Boedeker had started to their farm shortly after noon on Thursday, Mrs. Boedeker expecting to attend a meeting of the L. C. P. V. club that was to be held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Jochim. At the intersection leading to their farm, their car was stuck in the mud, Mr. Boedeker had gotten into a car of Joe Dietl to go after a tractor to pull them out of the mud. He had taken his place in the car and almost instantly slumped over in his seat and became unconscious. The ill man was hurried to the office of Dr. Kunkle at Weeping Water, by neighbors who had been bringing their wives to the club meeting, all possible being done for his relief. Mr. Boedeker failed to re respond to treatment and was taken onto the Lincoln General hospital where he lived until 6 o'clock Friday morning. He is survived by the widow and a daughter, Mrs. John Jochim, who were both at his side when he died, and a broth er, Dewey Boedeker, of Ne hawka. Talcott Busy on New Residences D. W. Talcott, well known con tractor, has been very busy the past week on the finishing touches on the new homes that he has been erecting on South 9th street. The homes are among the best in the city and make ideal living places, as they are strictly modern, located on paved streets and not too far from the business centers of the community. Mr. Talcott has found a very brisk demand for the homes that make a fine addi tion to the South Park section of the city. Mrs. Anna Kaffenberger was a caller at the Journal Thurs- j day to renew the subscription of Ralph Hilt of Omaha. The Hilt family, former residents here have enjoyed the Journal very much.