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CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER TO-OE PL ATT TUB JCDQJTOAtL PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY i Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers -.veto' VOLUME 64 TWELVE PAGES rvt . PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1949 HVE CLIST5 rLh e- cv NUMBER 55 1 SIMIQKU f i i; til 15 S : 4 - ; ' Iv iff i 11 ; 3 HI 3 "it OH 4 i;4 if 1 Br j ft .v First 'Sninnit Day' Ready to Go Next W ednesday ome fortunate person stands to take home up to SI 00.00 in good negotiable script here next Wednesday afternoon when the Ad Clubs first "Spinnit Day'" program gets underway at 4:30 o'clock. Registration books have been in five Plattsmouth stores for the past two days and indica tions are the new program will prove most popular. Hundreds ,of persons have registered their names in the book which al- lows thf-m to participate in the tree drawing. With nothing to buy, just u simple singing of your name, giving each partici- print a book and line number, will soon have a record number of Plattsmouth shoppers eligi- ble to win a big share of hte 'jack-pot ' which opens ' with $2C0. The method of distributing the "jack-pot" money in the 'Spinnit Day" program is new and unique. There is no draw ing of names from a box, nor are there ticket stubs or other coupons to bother with. A giani wheel has been purchased by the Club and placed on a large and attractively nainted board. Each participant by registering has been assigned a pae num- ber and a line number. In bership. spinning the wheel, the winner I President Orville Nielsen pre of the giant jack-pot will be se- sided over the meeting and pre lected, sented the various features on Winner of the money, set up tne program, in percentages of from 10 to 50 : Tne clu!a nad the pleasure of per cent of the ho total jack-pot 1 having with them James Sandin. off n neootiablea member of the Tabor Rotary will be paid lowing stores dining this week: Swatek Hardware. Hinky Dinky. Donat's Tavern. Schrien er Pharmacy, Soennichsens. If you have not registered do so at once in order that you can take part in this extra dividend payment presented to you by PlattsmaiUii. .business- houses. ""You mav be winner of un to S100 next Wednesday afternoon and each Wednesday afternoon thereafter. W. P. O'Donnell State Chaplain of the F. 0. E. The state convention of the 1 Fraternal Order of Eagles, that ; opened on Sunday at Hastings, clossed their sessions Wednes day, having enjoying a very fine j time and a largely attended convention. William P. O'Donnell. of Plattsmouth. long an active fig ure in the Eagles of Nebraska, ; was advanced in the election of officers to the post of state chaplain from that of state con ductor. Mr. O'Donnell has been a member of the Fraternal Orel- ' er of Eagles for a great many years and has served the Platts mouth aerie as president for several terms, proving a most efficient head of the order and J under his administrations the , local lodge has expanded to one oi the best in the state. Those attending the state : convention were Mr. and Mrs. William O'Donnell, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Lahoda. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilson and James I. Hall, sec retary of the local aerie. They report a fine time and a great program of entertainment pro vided for them during the four day session of the convention. They made the trip to and from Hastings by auto. HAVE riXE TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth (Jack) Sharp, who have been enjoying a fishing trip to Minnesota for a few days, returned home Mon day evening. They had a very fine time and a great sport on the lakes. As the result of their skill they brought back a nice bunch of fish including some of the nicest bullheads that have bee n brought in. I se Journal Want Ads Register for "Spinnit Day' DRAWING AT Swatek Hardware Hinky-Dinky Donat's Tavern Schreiner Pharmacy Soennichsen's script good as the same as eah clut and new music instructor at V C v-" ""1 The KOvK is t0 be carnecl out in the store or any or all par-1 the Glenwood schools. reat success 'The aUen-s in a number of places have aonr .nis summer and in readiness ticipating merchams ! " was announced that the last fntcfe W'aq"lte as he frfe,at deal f undrrmmlng of or the of schcol. This nt.c "VL f Imeetino in .limp vviii ,m-,r tuP Plattsmouth friends of the stu-; the floors and supports. hQC nn 1f,nnn" in wi,b thp uuuivo viir iuuiiLl ill tic lui- i ..... wV . i sheriff Solomon Assists Blockade Sheriff Tom Solomon was among the peace officers of Ne braska alerted on Monday when three bandits started fleeing across Nebraska after the shoot ing of a police officer in Minne- j apolis on Monday. , The sheriff deputized several , in this vicinity and at Green-', wood to lay down a highway! block at the Platte and Missouri 1 river bridges and on Highway 1 No. 6 near Greenwood. j The local force maintained i their guard until word came of! the capture of the last two of the i bandits in Kansas where they were stopped by a wreck and turned over to the law officers of northern Kansas. The bandits fleeing from north Nebraska chose a route through Nebraska west of Lincoln that took them through Seward and then onto Kansas and the end of the trail. Rotary Club Hears Talk By Peru President The Plattsmouth Rotary club had a very pleasant session Tuesday at the weekly luncheon at the Rainey Coffee shop in the Hotel Plattsmouth building and , a fine attendance of the mem year's activities of the four main committees of the club. - T. I. Friest. superintendent of the Plattsmouth city schools, was ; the program chairman and pre sented Dr. W. L. Nicholas, presi dent of the Peru State Teachers college, who discussed the recent legislation that granted to the state normal schools the right to . Srant threes in bachelor of sci- j 1 fnce and also pointed out the large place that the normal members of the class were given strated to the visitors the rav schools had playefl in the teach- ' the opportunity of taking part I ages that the small white insect ing of the young students in all1 parts of the state that other wise might not have the advan tage' of college training. WINS BUTTON CONTEST For the past few weeks Wes cotts have been conducting a button guessing contest at their store, the Fifth street window ; given were by Janet Campbell, being filled with a large num- j Beverly Harris, Diane Stein be r of buttons in conjunction kamp. Specialities included the with a display of Key overalls. The buttons were counted by J. W. Holmes and Guy White who found there were 717 but- tons in the windows and cn the dancing presented by Stuart overalls. The nearest guess was Neilsen, Wayne Lewis and Dan that of Eugene Spangler, 715, ny Lockin. who won the prize. Mrs. Vera Hendricks and daughter, Marilyn, were guests of Mrs. Fern Hendricks, mother of Vern, at her home 3017 Pacific street, Omaha, the latter part of the last week. Will Plattsmouth 's Bloodmobile Donations Measure Up to Par? lti & r t;3f -l?J 1 - June awav. 14 is only a few days Then it will be known whether or not Plattsmouth can measure up to similar size towns i in this section of the state in the ! local Red Cross Chapter's effort i to build up a blood bank for use of Cass County residents. Hundreds of people in similar towns over the state where the Red Cross Bloodmobile has headouartereri haw wiiiinoiv and unselfishly donated a pint of their blood in an effort to build UP a sunnlv thnt will nr haps save some unfortunate per- son's lifp Ttnrnrrta tn r?-it veal that one out of every 37 j communities averages one out of , of blood is NOT painful and you ' Dr. L. A. Amato of this city, persons in each town visited has j every 37 persons based on the DO NOT suffer any after effects. nresicn:. presided The meeting contributed to this worthy cause. ! 1940 census. That means nearly YOU never know YOU may be discusced the problems of the Dr. L. A. Amato, chairman of 1 150 persons must volunteer from ; next to need a blood donation. ! profession and new members of the blood drive for this commu- ; Plattsmouth if we are to save Let's all see that an ample sup- j the profession were welcomed to nity, has completed all arrange- "face." ply is ready when needed. the Omaha district. Death Stalks Above is the wreckage of the car of Mr. and Mrs. Eaii Em bury of Doniphan. Nebraska, wrecked near Fort George, on last Thursday night. The car was hit by a towed truck, and hurled into the ditch along the highway. In the accident Mr. Embury was fatally injured and died Friday at the Bryan Memorial hospital at Lincoln. Mrs. Embury is still in critical condition at the hos pital. Roland Embury of Nehawka, a nephew, of the Emburys, was injured but has been able to be returned home. Photo by Chriswiser. Lockin Kiddie Revue Proves i Great Success The presentation of the Kid die Revue, staged by the mem bers of the dance studio of Mrs. U1 im? T " ! evening at the Sokol dio and young people drove the twenty miles to enjoy the fine treat, owing to the fact that there was no auditorium large I enough to stage the event here. The class was quite large, all taking part demonstrated their building, and revealing sections skill during the evening perfor- of the wood that had been un mance. showing the fine train- (.dermined, by .the Xermites. ing that they have reached, -as John Beckman, genial custo well as their diligence in apply- ' dian of the court house, was as- iriS their lessons. All of the in the evening entertainment that was received with the greatest of enthusiasm by the delighted audience. In addition to the dance num bers, there were several songs and specialities given that was very much appreciated by the I audience The song numbers ; cowboy songs by Raymond Long, i child radio entertainer, who was j accompanied by his father, Walt Long, and the eccentric The accompanist for the re- vue was Mrs. Earl Taylor whose work in this line was outstand- ing. j Nancy Jo Bergman spent the week end in Lincoln with her grandparents, I of the office, telephone calls ments for the drive here next j If residents of this community will be taken care of. and the Tuesday. The Bloodmobile pic- wish to have an ample supply of sheriff 'will be available for tured here will arrive early June j blood plasma ready for any those that many need his serv 14. St. John's parish has con- j emergency then fill out the ice in law enforcing. The num tributed use of their hall on ! pledge below and give it to Mrs. 1 ber is 240. Main street. Nurses of the Na- ! O. C. Hudson, Dr. R. W. Brendel. '. , tional Chapter will have charge and supervise the contribution by ! donors. ! Will Plattsmouth measure up? : will Pinttsmrmih establish an- i other record? Can it equal the ! donations of other communities ! nf rmr sip in this anrl nriinininfr ; states? i i3o r-t ro t ir.n tn Hoto in ntVior the Highway War on Termites Open at Court House Tuesday The basement floor of the Cass county court house was the scene Tuesday of the opening of ine uariare on ine lermucyiuu have been infesting he lower ikcjjiracmauy ui tiit iinnu- trial Pest Control Co.. that ha arranged to make the needed re- pairs and start the warfare on the termites, were on the job and started the inspection of the : sisting in the work, and demon- had made in sections of wood that were taken out from be neath the floor. Pieces of wood that on the surface looked to be in good shape were found to be honeycombed with the tiny white insects. It is planned to make a wide spread attack on the insects and continue until the county build ing is rid of the pests as the company makes guarantee of ; their work and a check for sev j eral years to provide against an I other invasion of the termite, JUSTIC E COURT NOTES In the justice court of Judge C. L. Graves on Tuesday two traffic cases came up for hear- ing before the court. Perry B. Homer was sharged with illegal parking and forfeited a bend cf S5.00. Francis B. Kalin. charged with speeding forfeited a bond of $10 for the offense. i Dr. O. C. Hudson, Dr. L. S. Puce- ! lik. Dr. L. A. Amato, or Walter : Smith at once. Your personal j help is needed if the Plattsmouth : drive is tn hp snrvpscfui. Remember vou will be under : the expert care of competent nhvsirians nnri rpc gistered nurses ! at all times. Above all. remem- : hsr that tho Hnnotinn o rant or Let Contract i A m . tor athletic Field Fence i The board of education of school district No. 1, Cass coun ty, held their meeting on Tues day evening at the high school building to take up the matter of letting contracts on improve ments that have been planned for the athletic park. The voters approved a bond issue of S30.G00 to be expended (on improving the park and plac ing it in shape for the fall and summer program of the schools and the various community ac tivities. The board took up the matter ! of the fencing of the park and ' let the contract to the Lincoln ! ; Steel Works for S3.2T4 for a steei lence around the Dark. The Lincoln Steel Co.. was the lowest bidder on the moveable bieachers for the park, of steei and wood construction, that can be used for the baseball and Softball seasons as well as for football in the fall. This was se cured by the Lincoln Steel Works lor S3."20. There was only one bid for the permanent concrete bleach ers, that being for 829,275. and this was turned down. It is planned to leave the bids open on this part of the improvement program in hopes of securing a bid that can be accepted. The board of education took up the matter of the purchase and installing of a new boiier for the heating plant for the nig?: and Central school build ings. This was let to the Bauer Co.. of this citv for S6.753.96. park procram j 0 Cass County Graduates at Nebraska U A number of Cass county stu dents were numbered among the 1.410 graduates of the class of 1943 of the University of Nebras ka, on Monday at Lincoln. The address to the class was deliver ed by President Milton S. Eisen hower of Kansas State college. The local people in the grad uating class were: College of Arts and Sciences Jean E. Nicodemus Soennichsen, wife of John M. Soennichsen. College of Business Adminis trationJohn Melchoir Soen nichsen. College of Business Admin istrationRaphael Toman. Bachelor of Science in Chemi cal Engineering Frederick J. Foldhousen. Bachelor of Science in Electri cal Engineering George A. Olive. Weeping Water, with distinction. Bachelor of Science in Educa tion Elbert C. Alfrey. Louisville. Bachelor of Science in Law Gerald R. Jorgensen. Weeping Water Edwin T. Mcllugh. Mur - dock. Master of Arts in Graduate College Dennis E. Wehrmann. , Louisville. Doctor of Philosophy Floyd A. Miller, Elmwood. Certificate in Physical Eruca i tion and Athletics Kenneth E. Anderson, Nehawka. Sheriff to Start I on Tax Roundup Sheriff Tom Solomon and his : inabiltiy of many residents deputy is starting this coming ! making the trip afoot. Too, the week on a general round up on ! Sunday night concerts have in delinquent taxes over Cass i terfered with personal committ ccunty. and will be absent from ' ments of individual band mem the office a greater part of the j bers and have not drawn list- time for the next two weeks. ' ners in the numbers to be de- Those who have not as yet paid j sired. It is hoped the new ar : in their taxes may do so by call- rongements will be much more ling at the office of-the county I satisfactory. I treasurer if the sheriff fails to I contact them. ! While the sheriff will be out i . . f I Optometrist LirOUp IMfe Omlio I The eastern district of the '. Nebraska Optometrist associa - tion held i,s regular meeting on Monday evening at umana wnn ; the members of the profession : and their wives in attendance, What Arc We Waiting For? The Journal for many months has revealed the nved in Plattsmouth for an Auditorium or Community building. nut, it tooK tne Jean Lockin program oi 1 uesclay evening j to bring: the, point home to many of our citizens. While j not all the near 500 business people and residents -of the! city attending this fine entertainment at Sokol Hall in ! Omaha called this newspaper Wednesday mornintr voicing) their opinion, there were enough to keep our telephones busy for several hours. The entertainment of Tuesday evenin.tr that had to be taken to Omaha due to lack of facilities in Plattsmouth ; should make many of us lower our heads in shame. It was a most disgrracef til bit of publicity for Plattsmouth to i s"e Cass County motor cars strung- out for blocks along 1 South l.'.th Street. It is the kind of publicity that does; NOT create enthusiasm, or bring newcomers to our com-! munit.v anxious to make this their home. j lUtsiness people would be shocked to learn of the , losses thev take in everv dav lack of facilities to care for conventions, music contests, phiys and entertainment features offered through schools, clubs, fraternal and other organizations. Through the vears past these losses, if totaled, would have constructed an edifice bettered by none in the mid-west. Only a few years ago. Plattsmouth citizens took the first step when they voted to construction of an auditorium. That was in the davs of low building costs, but even adequate t do a proper job in in 'A rornrvmnitv likf Pl.q ttxmnut b it istimatul :it b-;i:t , $150 000 will be needed. build any kind of building that would not meet all our needs for manv vears to come. several courses are open C . 1 al fortitude to tackle the job and carry it through. It j appears the bonds already voted could be diverted into a j new building by a vote of our people. This bond issue I could be increased under certain circumstances to provide! additional funds. Tl,,. 1-,., ,o;i.;?;,- lr,f Kn.lo 1 l. At 1' be paid off if local organizations would carry on revenue producing programs and entertainment witnm tne uuiici- day .Friday and Saturday, at the ing throughout each year to be applied against the in- Pollock grounds on Chicago ave debtedness. J nue. The city council was asked Another method that would get results quick but j to remit the usual license fee for 1 1 . wonhl rpnuir.i r1iliV..nt offr.rt of everyone, is the starting of a subscription campaign headed by an Auditorium Committee. This committee would seek contributions to the fund through individuals, organizations and other groups. It could be a memorial everlasting to the generosity of the citizens of our com munity. Let's not allow another year to pass without these needed facilities. Any approved committee willing to shoulder this responsibility can be assured of a substantial contribution from this newspaper. Has Plattsmouth an organization er group willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve our goal? First Concert Will Be Held Wednesday Plattsmouth High School band under the direction of David Fowler will inaugurate the sum mer program here next Wednes day afternoon at four o'clock when they present the first con cert of the season at Fifth and Main. Following the first pro gram, lending an assist to the Ad Club's -Spinnit Day." the concerts will be held each Wed nesday evening on the down town streets of the city. ; Great progress has been made with this organization during the past 12 months. Dozens of ' these high school student mem- bers of the band have achieved near perfection on their band instruments that was demon strated in the numerous awards showered on the group and in dividuals at the music contest held at Auburn early this spring. Tn frrninr irerc trip hanrl hnc ! given it's concerts during the summer on Sunday nights in Plattsmouth City Park. This, ac- cording to Mr. Fowler, has not proven satisfactory due to the On next Wednesday afternoon and each week night thereafter, the band joins with Plattsmouth business people in extending an invitation to all in this area to make this a regular date on your Wednesday night program. You're assured of fine musical entertainment seldom achieved by organizations of this type. Mrs. Glen Wiles Shows Improvement j Mrs. Glen Wiles, well known resident of this part of Cass . county, is reported as improving ' at tne clarkson hospital at Oma- i ho n-horn cho hoc hsn fnr (hp ha where she has been for the past two weeks undergoing treatment. The many friends are very happy to learn that she is doing so well and it is hoped she will soon be able to return home. business due to Plattsmouth's issue $50,000 in bonds for then this amount was not Plattsmouth. To do justice It would be extreme folly to j i . .. . !f il. 2. i to us n e nae uie intestin . A 1 IT . . ' A 1 i 1 1 "! 1 mid ((wHu.ratinii on th( nartithe benefit of the tiremen ana Pea Pack at Norfolk Plant is Best Yet The annual pea pack at the plant of the Norfolk Packing Co., has been the best in a great many years, states E. H. Bern hardt, head of the plant. The weather condition this year has been ideal, the peas de veloping in fine shape, and as the result gives a very high quality for packing. The com pany has a very large acreage along the Iowa bottom land east of the Missouri river and this has been free of overflow this year with the result that the crop has fully developed and is now on de livery at the plant. The packing season started on Wednesday and there are now 140 persons engaged in this pack J when a new boiIer wil be instaii at the plant, preparing the ex-j ed for the hiah schooi and ex cellent quality peas for the j tral school buildings. This is a wholesale markets over a large i necessity this year, and will cost section of the United States. j the district several thousand dol The pack will cover some two i lars to purchase and install. ! we!ks before completion and it is hoped to have a continuous , a great deal of sacrifice in serv production line in operation, i ing on the board of education in "V 7 .L IV 1 'eI1t inr the ?1&ht smce the The crop assures employment j that he can be prevailed upon to for a large number of the women aid in the summer improvement of the community, as well as the ( program of the school men who handle the storage and ! shipping end of the pack. Sell It Thru Journal Want Ads. Court House Briefs . . In the office of the clerk of, the district court on Tuesday, a title holders and that the de suit in partition was filed en- ; fendant Meisinger be adjudged titled Mary Ziegenbein and El- ; to have no right to occupy the mer Ziegenbein vs. Irl T. Re- j premises after March 1, 1950. plogle and Hazel Replogle and j It is asked that the court ap Emil Meisinger. The action j point Elmer Ziegenbein or some covers property located in the other suitable person as referee, west part of Cass county. The ! to rent the place until such petition sets forth that Ella ! time as final disposition is made Replogle was the former owner ; of the property. C. S. Worthman of the west half of the NW.Iof Ashland appears as attorney section 34, township 12. That I in the case. Mrs. Replogle executed a war- District Judge Thomas E. Dun- ; ranty dee to the sajd lan? t0 rher daughter , Mxs Ziegenbem ; anu . . "viur, subject to her life interest the said E.la Reploale d; that ine saia Lua "epiome aica in . September, 1P48. since which time Mrs Ziegenbein and Mi. Reploglf have been title holders : to the land. The petition asks ' that judgement be given con - i firming the rights of the two Woster Named as Councilman Monday Night For the first time in several weeks the Plattsmouth city council were able to hold a ses sion Monday night a quorum be ing present, and a very busy time was had by the city legislators. Councilmen Peck. Rebal and Am were on hand with Mayor Rogers when the session swung into ac tion at 8 o'clock. The resignation of M. D. Brown as councilman from the first ward was received and pre sented by City Clerk Albert Ol son, and on motion was accept - led. Mayor Rogers then nam-ct ! Clement Woster. former maor and councilman, to fill the -vacancy. Mr. Woster will be form ally seated on Monday. June 13th at the regular meeting of the council. A communication was received from the board of education stating that in the past the city had contributed S600 to the funds for the continuance of the sum- mer musical program at the school, but this year, a larger sum would be needed to fill the costs, other portions of winch are nniH hv ihp srbrinl and different cussion it was voted to turn over to the school S750 instead of the usual SG00. The Plattsmouth volunteer fire department presented a , communication 10 uie cn cuun- cil stating that they had secured ar's United Shows to pre 11U A- A. t-i. i O ' A A VV sent a carnival here on Thurs- .- -- .... this was voted favorably by the council. The report of the audit of the books of the Plattsmouth water plant was received from the board and was very thorough in every way. made by Raymond H. Walker. It showed among other matters that the plant had pumped 123.190.500 gallons of water and that the city-had n share of $64,000 in the plant. If showed the careful and excellent business administration that has marked this part cf the city busi ness. There was a great deal of in formal discussion of the hauling of garbase. and it was the con- ; census of opinion of the council, i (Continued on Page Six A. B. Rogers Resigns from School Board The board of education held j their regular monthly meeting j on Monday, and among other I matters of importance received the resignation of Mayor A. B. Rogers, who has also served as a member of the board. The members of the board ac cepted the resignation, and nam ed as a member of the board. W. F. Evers, who has served in that capacity previously. It is hoped that Mr. Evers can be pre vailed upon to accept the post as his experience and knowledge will be most valuable to the board in the next few months Mr. Evers has in the past made ouulll."V lu superintendent of the Nebraska I bar was in Plattsmouth Monday j to hold a session of the district , court and whi hile here took up a i number of matters pending be- ; fore the court. j in the matter of the Estate of Mary Erskin, Deceased, license to j se real estate was -ranted to v. l. Dwver. administratrix, j Bond was fixed at $2 000. (Continued on Pase Six)