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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Wistoncs Soc. Nebr. Bldg. State Capi ' u Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 64 EIGHT PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1949 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 104 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER E I Bernhardt Heads J Group Trying for 1 New Auditorium At the first meeting held by. the auditorium committee re cently selected by the Chamber of Commerce, E. H. Bernhardt was named as chairman of the group that will try to collect aid, compile information necesary for .submission to the city coun cil and voters of Plattsmouth. Meeting here Friday, the com mittee composed of Fred Rea, ' Carl Schneider, E. H. Bernhardt', C. A. Johnson and R. R. Furse, held a preliminary discussion " relative to information neces : sary before anything regarding v building plans could be formu lated. In the absence of E. H. Bernhardt, other members took on individual jobs in an ef ion to secure data relative to the " financial position of the city, outlet for bonds, and contact ing architects and contractors, j ' Fred Rea accepted the respon- j sibility of contacting architects 'and contractors to secure esti- . mates of cost and building plans. Carl Schneider is mak- v ing a quick survey of the finan cial position of the city relative to the sale of bonds, rate of Interest, and length of loan. JO. A. Johnson is fcnaking a study of the present indebted ness of the city, what Platts mouth can expect in the way of bend levies in the future ' and what the added cost of an adequate auditorium would " ?an to each property owner. K. R. Furse has contacted other communities for plans and ideas and suggestions as to style, seating capacity, and conven iences that should be incorpor ated in a building suitable for Plattsmouth. 'It is expectefi the committee Irill have the necessary infor ft mation available within the next few weeks, when some con crete plan can be outlined to the public that will assure Plattsmouth a modern auditor turn capable of filling the needs of the comunity and yet remain in the financial reach of all our people. Rev. W. L. Crom, Former Mynard Pastor, Dies Residents of Plattsmouth and the Mynard community will re gret to learn of the death of j Rev. W. L. Crom, 80, veteran minister of the United Brethern church in the Pacific northwest. The death of Rev. Crom oc curred on a Union Pacific train while he was enroute to Moscow, Idaho, where he was to visit a sister, who was awaiting at the railroad station when the train bear.ng her brother reached tht city. The death occurred between Colfax. Washington, and Moscow, but was not dis covered until the train reached Moscow, when the death was revealed. Rev. Crom had served a num- i ber of the United Brethern churches in this part of Nebras ka for a great many years, and was at the Mynard church as pastor in the late twenties. He was also pastor at Nehawka, Julian and other charges. He " made his heme at Lincoln for twelve years after his last pas torate and then went to Paw- iunee City, where a son resided. ' The funeral services were held at Pawnee City on tSaturday. He is survived by his wife, Clara; a son. Jay of Pawnee; and three daughters, Mrs. Elda Miller, Wellington, Kansas; Mrs. Mildred Stimbert, Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Gladys Mann, Omaha New International Truck to Be Shown Completely re-designed and re-engineered Inter national trucks from International Har vester's new L-line are to be introduced Wednesday at the showroom of Stites Implement Co. of Union and Plattsmouth. The new International truck line consists of 87 basic truck chassis models designed to han dle any type of hauling job, Mr. teorge Stitej said. Mr. Stites said the heavy-duty engineered L-line presented a completely new design in motor trucks, at once apparent from the massive front end to the smartly styled cab. He pointed out that many new mechanical and engineering improvements, designed to promote operating efficiency and economy, were features of the new line. Attempt Breakin Here Sunday Night The Texaco service station on South Chicago avenue was vis ited by intruders sometime Sun day jvight. A window on the west side of the station was broken in but the parties failed to gain entrance to the main part of the station. Oscar Shrader. operator of the station, stated to Sheriff Solo mon that had the parties gained entrance they would not have gotten any money, as they do not keep their receipts at the sta tion overnight. New Well to Aid in City Water Supply The department of public works of the city, that has charge of the city water depart ment, is just completing the installation of a new well at the pumping station in the north east part of the city, that will add to the capacity of the plant, and, with the present well, be able to supply even the heaviest demands in the summer season of the year without difficulty. The new well which is located east of tb.e pumping station, is eighteen inches in width and sunk for 70 feet into the sand to the water supply that is in exhaustible. The new well will have the capacity of supplying 350 gallons of water a minute when being pumped. The well is protected by a platform of rock built above the high water level of the Missouri river, being built above any of the recorded high water marks of the stream so that it is protected from danger of overflow. The pump house that is used for the pump ing machinery is some eight feet above the platform. This new well will be auxil iary to the present well that has a capacity of 500 gallons a minute. . The water board, has been do ing a wonderful job in their op eration of the water plant, in building it up and modernizing it in every way possible, mak ing it a paying property, grad ually reducing the indebtedness and in time will make it free of incumbrances. The fine business judgment of the board members, Fred I. Rea, E. H. Bernhardt and C. A. Johnson, with the able administration of Robert Cappell, the superintend ent, has made the local plant a model tor oiner sraaii pianis over the state. Show Appreciation To Local Firemen The members of the Platts mouth Volunteer Fire depart ment have received a concrete evidence of appreciation from residents of this city for their fine work rendered recently in the fire at the Snodgrass farm southeast of this city. This was a very hard fire to fight and cove'd several hours before She fire was finally checked and the residence saved from destruction. I Eugene and Elbert Snodgrass, the owners of the farm, have turned over to Chief Henry Do - nat of the fire department, a check for 25 to help out the ac tivities of the firemen. Along this same line of sup port and appreciation for the efforts of the firemen, the de partment has received a check for $5 from Miss Jessie Robert son, as a testimonial for their fine work during the year, and also as a memorial to her fath er, the late James M. Robert son. WILL GIVE SUPPER The Mynard Aid society is giving a chicken pie supper and bazaar at the Evangelical Unit ed Brethern church on Thurs day, Dec. 1st. The ladies will start serving at 5:30 p. m. Court (ntauselfriieifs In the county court on Wed nesday. George Inman, of Louisville, was in court to an swer to a charge of overload of his truck. The defendant made a plea of guilty to the charge and was given a fine of $25 for the offense. Friday afternoon in the coun ty court final hearing was had in the estate of David C. Kunz, ! deceased. Minnie Kunz, the widow, is the administratrix of the estate and Clements' & Clements, the attorneys in the estate, In the matter of the estate of Chlodia Ann Thimgan, de Register of Deeds for a Day fe. I- , V; L r Pictured above is the group of Boys and Girls County studenis elected as registers of deeds held in Plattsmouth a week ago. Reg ister of Deeds Lucille Horn Gaines, assisted by Miss Audrey Dow, schooled the students in the duties of their office. The members of the group comprised: Shirley Ostrande, Eagle; Norma Emshoff, Avoca; Sara Lee Stander, Union; Valeain Mayfield, Nehawka; Berdina Rueter, Alvo; Ronnie J. Topliff, Plattsmouth; Connie Os burn. Greenwood; Lyle Ahrens, Elm wood; Evelyn Lauritzen, Weep ing Water; Betty Hrabik, Louisville; Margaret Ann Thiele, Mur doch Journal Staff Photo. Kent's Again Victim of A Breakin The Kent lunch room and service station in the northwest part of the city, located at Ave nue E and the John R. Webster boulevard, was again visited by some party or parties early Sat urday morning and money es timated at from $40 to $50 taken from a box concealed in beneath a counter in the lunch room. As is the custom of the ci'y police, a check was made at the place of business at 2 a. m. on Saturday by Officer Fred Vin cent; nothing seemed disturbed at that time. .When the oficer on his patrol shortly after 3 a. m. made a call at the place, he found that a window in the toilet of the building had been broken. Officer Vincent called the owner of the place of bus iness, Ray Story, and a check of the place revealed that mon ey concealed in a box had been taken. It was estimated that the money at ken amounted to between $40 and $50. There was nothing else dis turbed around the lunch room, the person making the entrance evidently knew of the custom of leaving money concealed around the place at night. Stores Start Staying Open Evenings The stores of the city that are affiliated with the Plattsmouth Business Men's Ad club are to keep their stores open in the evenings, starting Wednesday, November 30th and continuing until Christmas. This was voted at the meet- ' ing held on last Wednesday at the main dining room of the Edith Solomon coffee shop. This nignt opening will give an opportunity for the public co d their Christmas shopping at their leisure and in comfort in stead of a frantic rush in-the j last few days of the pre-Christ- ; mas shonDins. The stores of the city are well j filled with full lines of the gift ! goods for the season as well as the regular staple merchandise, with the longer shopping hours gives all an opportunity of call ing and inspecting. The next meeting of the Ad club will be on Wednesday, De cember 14th and at that time there will be the regular elec tion of officers for the year. ceased, application was filed on Saturday for the appointment of administratrix in the estate. Max Kier, of Lincoln, appears as the attorney. Judge Thomas E. Dunbar ! noccoH thrnnoh PlattctnnntVi nn Friday going to Papilion where he held a session of the district court. Saturday was a busy day at the office of the county treas urer, as there were a number of the residents in to secure drivers license and, take exam inations for the permits to op erate a car. Noel B. Rawls Dies at West Coast Hospital Older residents will learn with regret of the death of Noel B. Rawls. 65, a resident of Platts mouth for a number of years. He was the second son of the late Attorney and Mrs. C. A. Rawls, and during his residence here was a very active figure in the social life of this city, j He was born in Clay county, ! Nebraska, on November 5, 1834, and when a small child was brought by the mother to this city, where he was reared to manhood and received his edu cation in the schools of Plattsr mouth. In later years, Mr: Rawls has lived in the west, largely in California, where he up to a short time ago connect ed with the olive packing in dustry at Salinis. He died on November 20. 1949, at a hos pital at Lindsay, California, where he had been for some time. Durnig his younger years while a resident here, he was for a time engaged on the Even ing Journal as a member of the staff. Mr. Rawls is survived by the wife, May; one son, John, and a daughter, Lois, of Lindsay. Hels also survived by a brother, R. Glen Rawls, who is residing at the Elks National Home in Virginia. James W. Holmes, of this city, is an uncle of the de ceased. He was preceded in death by the parents and a brother, Joe Rawls. Funeral services and inter ment were held in California. HERE FROM AVEST Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cole and children, Darlene, and Clayton, of Brule, Nebraska, were here for the past week visiting with relatives and old friends. They enjoyed Thanksgiving at the Roy Cole home and also at the shprman rnp hnmp Bob Davis Will Speak at the Football Banquet The committee in charge of the banquet honoring the mem bers of the Blue Devils football team of the Plattsmouth high school, have arranged to have as the main speaker for the event, Bob Davis, backfiold coach of the University of Ne braska football team for 1949. The banquet will be held at the parlors of the First Christian church at Avenue C and 8th street, Wednesday, December 14th. Harold Alkire is the chairman of the committee for the Cham ber of Commerce that will spon sor the event and have charge of the ticket sale. The Cham ber of Commerce will sponsor the boys of the team who are to be honored guests, and conduct the ticket sale to other residents of the community that may wish to attend. A fine program will be ar ranged that will insure plenty of entertainment for the football boys and their friends that at tend and give well deserved hon or to the boys that served to well for the blue and white during the season. Joseph Dietl, Well Known Resident, Dies Sunday morning at 8:20 at the St. Joseph hospital at Oma - i resident of Cass county for many years, passed away Tne death came as a great shock to the j residents of the community and i members of the family, as he j has been active and apparently , m good health until Friday, ' v.iien ui lUKt-n wiui a &uu-jdav den heart attack and taken to the hospital but failed to rally ; and passed away Sunday . jupn unit, mju ui ivir. m Mrs. Joseph Dietl was born No- vember 30, at Chrens, Bavaria, Germany, where he spent his younger years, and served two years of compulsory service in the German army. He came tu Plattsmouth October 6. 1904 and has since made his home in this icommunity. He was married at Plattsmouth at the St. John's church to Miss Grace Engel. was engaged in working in the local Burlington i cbnnc nn itil 1912, at this timeiUIS,VUiT fnaay aiiernoon ioi moving to a farm near Murray. I Char es Johnson, So. a resident He was very successful througn!o1 Plattsmouth a great many his energy and business ability. years .f . later living m the and was able to retire from the Louisville community for many farm in 1945, has made his home veari- x at 1014 Avenue D in Platts- i The services were conducted mouth. He has made many j by Rev. W. M. Halstead. pastor friends in this section of Cass I of the church, and the last rites county, who will regret to learn ' attended by a number of the old of his death. The community will miss him greatly now that his useful life has closed. He is survived by the widow, Grace; seven children. Mrs. Mary Shields, Mrs. Margaret Johnson, of Omaha; Carl Dietl of Marshall, Minnesota; Henry Dietl, Joseph Dietl. Jr., John Dietl of Murray; Miss Mildred Dietl of Plattsmouth. His par ents and one brother were killed in the first world war in Ger many. He has two brothers and one sister residing in Germany and two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Ulrich and Mrs. Joseph Eierl of -Plattsmouth, as well as nu merous nieces and nepheWs The rosary will be recited this! (Monday evening at the battier funeral home at 4th and Avenue A at 7:30. The members of the C. D. of A. are especially invited to attend. The funeral service will be at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at the St. John's Catholic church with the interment at the Holy Sepulchre cemetery. Mynard Club Holds Annual Election Friday The Mynard Community club, I one of- the live-wire organiza tions of the county, held their regular meeting on Friday eve ning at the hall at Mynard with a fine attendance of the mem bers and a great deal of inter est shown. The meeting was presided over by Richard Sack, president with Mrs. Tom Grosshans lead- ing the group singing. The election of officers was . ... the highlight of the evening and the following were named: President Neil Lancaster. Vice-President Mrs. Tom Grosshans. Secretary Mrs. Sherman Cole. Treasurer Kichard Sack. A report was given by the house committee on redecorat ing the hall and a vote of thanks was given to those who assisted in the work. Throughout the evening the members of the party were en tertained by several piano duets of Brule, Nebraska, by Darlene and Clayton Cole A delicious oyster supper was enjoyed by the club members as the committee had prepared a very fine repast. Death of James A. Ross at Hillcrest The death of James A. Ross, 89, occurred Friday evening at Hillcrest Nursing Home, west cf Plattsmouth, where he has been for the past twenty-two months receiving treatment and care. The deceased was born at Uniontown, Ohio, August 31, 1860, and has largely made his home in the middle west. The body was taken to the Caldwell funeral home at 7th and Avenue B to be cared for and on Saturday morning was shipped over the Burlington to Monmouth, Illinois, for burial. Mr. Ross is survived by two sons and two daughters. A classified Ad in -Tne costs as little as 35c. rournai Man Found, Dead of Burns In Residence Near Union This afternoon (Monday , Iheriff Tom Solomon was noti- I tied of the fact that Forest M , rvnuioL, ui, x "- siding a mile east ol union, was found dead just bpfore the noon hour in his residence. Tne aged man had suf. fpred frOR1 third drt burns that had apparently caused his deatn He had lv.t eoo ot.H hie ni-a t and fjnajy, neighbors had ' called at the house and unable to arouse anyone nad brokeri in ; lhe dcor to make the discoVei-y lhe dpad man FrQm the indicaticns ne hari Lhas. Johnson, Old Resident, Dies at Lincoln I Funeral services were held at i . e".:L illt L"UU1 -"" at!P inenas ana neigiiDors. The in terment was at the Glendale cemetery, east of Louisville. Charles Johnson was a native of Sweden and came to the United States when a young man, locating at Plattsmouth. where he was for several years engaged in the barber business. Later he retired from barbering and removed to the vicinity of Louisville where he resided up to fifteen years ago, when he moved to Louisville, where h? lived until his failing health caused him to move to Lincoln where he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Scheel. passing away at her home. Surviving his passing is the daughter, Mrs. Scheel, one son. Axel E. Johnson of Denver, and five grandchildren, Robert of Fort Collins. Colorado; Caroline. Charfes, Murin and Janis Scheel. living at Lincoln. The pallbearers at the funeral were: Nick Hennings. Otto Sprieck, Ernest Ahl. Lloyd Group. Phillip Hennings, Elmer John son. Nebraska City Youths Are Held Richard Jennings, 20, and Le roy Siams, 19, of Nebraska City, will be returned to Plattsmouth, following the completion of a ten day sentence in jail at Ne braska City. The two youths admitted to Highway Patrolman Jensen that the two full cans of gas found in their auto was stolen Friday night from a farm house west of Union. Patrolman Jensen was invest- ( igating an accident in which the j two young men were invoivea in norm 01 pjeorasKa city wnen m ' X 1 A.1 f found the cans of gas. Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Ben nett of Chicago and daughter. J Terryann, were here for the week end as guests at the home of Mrs. Bennett's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lepert, return- ing home Sunday. County Surveyor Gets Help e 'Ci". i gf -.i-r-f - County Surveyor C. E. Markham spent a busy day here a week ago presenting the duties of his office to this group of Boys and Girls County government students spending the day in the courthouse here under the sponsorship of American Legion clubs of Cass county. The members of the group in this office were: Leland Folken, Eagle; Harlan Emke, Avoca; Richard Fox, Union; Ted McNeese, Alvo; Delton Nannen, Elmwood; Larry Kirk, Green wood; Russell Griffith, Nehawka; Dale "Barney" Cockrell, Platts- i mouth; Bob Bergman, Weeping Water; Jim McGlun, Louisville; I Charles E. Hemke, Murdock. Journal Staff Photo. been setting in the kitchen and i his clothing had caught afire Ik,, V, rl Hr..,w tho rlnlhoc that ! were left with water and then ' made his way to the bedroom h where he was found on the bed i dead. ' The victim of the accident as ' far as known, has as survivors. a brother. Moss, residins in Cali- lornia, ana a sisier, Airs, rem Evans, of Denver. The body was brought to Plattsmouth to the Caldwoll J funeral home to await the ar i ransements for the funeral. from nor to rnn: ... Father John I'o-.ir ' South I'liiladrlpliia pi ic t deserted bop for the priest' o .!. puts on show for servicemen .1 I'hiladelphia naval hos;-.:t.;!. Tatker John and his troepe ar' t-ovcring nation in a moraic boosiin; tour of hospitals and camps. V ! Arrest Man Stealing 25 Hogs in County Ralph H. Meisinier, 55. in a written confession released to day (Monday i from' the office of Sheriff Tom Solomon, ad mitted stealing twenty-five hogs in" Cass county and delivering them for sale at the Omaha stock yards. The thefts occurred during the past year and following the investigation by Sheriff Solo mon, the man was arrested on Friday, after the Cass county sheriff had checked the records of various Omaha commission houses. The confession stated that Meisinger had committed the offense alone, the sheriff is now attempting to locate where all of the hogs were taken from. The defendant -was placed un der parole in the district court here on February 1, 1947, for a three-year period after ad mitting that he had stolen chickens from four farms' in Cass county and also breaking into the Cedar Creek store. FIRE SATURDAY f O'Sullivan said. "I want to meet The fire department was busy the people in their own corn Saturday by a grass fire that ! munity and find out what their broke out along the Burlington needs and desires are, if they right of way in the north part j have any complaints or if there of the city. The fire did no j iS anything my office can do damage to property although j to assist them in any way". All it burned over quite a large j Democratic leaders are especial j area, gradually burning out as " was quite extensive ana out ! of the fire limits. I ' Sell It Thru journal Want. Ads F7 :V Death of Robert H. Patton, Long Time Resident H Patton. 88. Ions time resident of Plattsmouth. came Sunday to bring relief from an illness that has kent him confined to his j home in the last few weeks. ; Mr. Patton was born at Bloom j ington. Indiana, on June 2. 1861 . j Mr. Patton. a loved and hon i ored figure in the community, will be mourned by a lar?e circle of friends and associates, that j he has known since as a youth ! of fourteen he came to this city in 1875, with his mother and J sister. Three years later he en I tered the services of the Bur- lington railroad at the local j shops, being the first apprentice I in the paint shop department, j starting there on March 29. 187'.). Air. Patton retired at the close ! of fifty years of service with the ! railroad in 1923 and has since ! that time lived quietly at the ! family home, enjoying a well ; earned rest. I He was married to Mi.s Mi 1 hala Walker on Juiy 4. 1889. at ; Grant City. Missouri, they re j turning to this city where they made their home for the rest ' of their lifetime. The wife and ' mother was called away several i years ai;o and since that time the children have made the home for the father. The survivors are Hay. Dean. It'a. Ruth. Lewis, of Platts .niu.h; Merritt and Gladys Goc bd of Bay City, Michigan. . Mr. Patton was a nu-vnb. r of I ih First Methodist chunh of i pjaiJ.smomh. and during his ! long j'.nri useful life, was very i active in the community ai I fairs, serving as a member of i the city council from the fifth j ward for several terms. Even n the years of his retirement he i has retained a great interest in the welfare of the city and of the host of old frurd; and associ ates. The funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon. November 30th at 2 o'clock at the Sattler funeral home, 4:h and Avenue A. The visiting hours will be at the Sattler funeral heme Tues day from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9 Tuesday evening. The interment will be at the Horning cemetery south" of this city. Congressman O'Sullivan Here Dec- 9th Eugene D. O Sulivan. congress man for the 2nd congressional district for Nebraska, will be at the postoffice in Plattsmouth. Nebraska, all day December 9, 1949. The purpose of the visit by the congresmman is to inter view any and all constituents from Cass county, Nebraska who may have any business with the congressman. Congressman ly invited to visit with Con- pressman O'Sullivan. and at 12 o'clock there will be a luncheon at the Plattsmouth Hotel coffee shop, where Congressman O'Sullivan will speak. Reserva tions for the luncheon can be made by calling Attorney Fran cis M. Casey. Mr. O'Sullivan has stressed that if anyone is interested in any branch of the government he would like to talk with them, if you have an application pending for a pos tal appointment, or if you are dissatisfied with any dealings you have had with the federal government, this is your oppor tunity to make yourself heard. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hendricks and daughter, Marilyn, were guests on Sunday at the home of Mrs. H. F. Hendricks, moth er of Vern. Off s"0PPJk Buy Christmas SeALS, MAIL