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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 65 FOURTEEN PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1949 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 5 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER HE City Council Hears Plea for Building Code The regular meeting of the city council Monday night found Mayor A. B. Rogers, i Councilmen Arn, Rebal and Sat- rceiee tier present. j The bidding was quite bn-k The members of the council j on this residence, which is In had a visit from representatives j cated on paved streets and it of plumbing and electrical .was purchased by J. J. Lohr.es, firms, who briefly outlined thir jthe home bringing $4,825. Jam.-r. requests for a building code that j r Begley is the attorney for the would cover the city and per- I estate. timing to the installing or re placement of plumbing and elec tric wiring. Glenn Pankonin plumbers, and Ray Herring for j the electricians. Mr. Pankonin : pointed out the advantage A having plumbing placed in the business houses and homs that would meet the standard : The petit iury in the district for efficiency and safety. It was ! court that has for four days not proposed. Mr. Pankonin : be n hearing the damage suit stated, to prevent anyone from j ol Francis K. Thoren vs. Johan doing their own work, "but sought ! na C. Nelson and David Myers, an established standard of safe- ! returned a verdict Tuesday eve ty and service. Mr. Herring 1 ning. finding for the plaintiff m pointed out the danger of poor : the sum of $9,000. wiring and in placing the wiring . This suit had been filed for in buildinss and homes that SG0.000. the accident from which might cause a fire hazard. i the litigaUon arose, occurring The establishment of a stand- on Sectember 3. 1947 on highway firrl of rpniiirmnts in nlnrintr NO. 34. Where the highway and in either plumbing or wiring would make for a general better i - condition ever the city as re gards safety and in wiring es pecially would make lower in surance rates, it was pointed out. The code was especially im portant in the construction and remodeling of buildings and homes to secure a higher degree of safety and efficiency. Touching on cases where res idents had been prevented from doing their own work in Omaha, it was pointed out that this was r.ot due to the buiidin- code'W ril,uu w"u . 'J""' but to disputes of union labor, j ea on Mommy and earned over It was suggested that the i r-l', Tuesclav- council secure copies of ordi nances of other places that have building codes and study them. It was pointed out that Bell&vue and Syracuse had these regula tions as well as larger towns and much information cculd be gained there. Mayer Ropers had with him a protest signed by some 165 res idents of the city, protesting the creation of a paving code or or- Continued on Page Three) Rotary Club hi !hristmas S rsviefrr c ' Viii fi-Liiiii.C I Music Treat The Rotary club hid two ; this citv and the Murray Tav-features- at the Tuesday lunch- j erR. in the county court Monday, eon. that of a 100 percent mem- ,,.0, ormionpH in thp riistrict bership being present and a j nne program of the Christmas j Dunbar. carols offered. i In the district court the young President Orvill" Nielsen pre- man renewed his plea of guil.y tided over the meeting and the;nrirl ,vns sentenced bv Judse Ftllcwship committee of which j Searl S. Davis is tne chairman.! reported that calls had be m in the state reformatory at Lin niade on two of the ailing mem-! cojn. bers. Dr. II . G. McClusky and i others rhare-ed with the same fU'onw? L. Farley, finding Dr. i jvicuiuiKy mucn Denei ana ?.tr. nary hearing in the county court nied to Omaha by Mrs. Lulu Farley as having injured his cn Wednesday, December 21st. 1 Wolfe and Mrs. Georgia Cream-'ip- . i er, sisters of Mrs. Klimm, who to do Christmas shopping for gifts and a collection was taken to assist in this good work. George Conis was th? program . sent to Mr and Mrs walt-r ! evening from Germs, NebrcJ , .airman and presented David , Ferris at Qmaha as a Christ- j ka, where they have been visit- Fowler and a special chorus of i the schools young folk, select t'u from the full chorus cf nine ty voices, who gave a number cf the Christmas carols ar.d also the best known Christmas songs that were very much enjoyed. A guest of the luncheon was Mr. Reigle of the Ford Motor Co., who was a guest of Gerry Eiting. Blue Devils to Open Season Friday The Blue Devils will open thir home basketball season on Fri day evening at the hish school gym, entertaining the Glenwod Rams, who are here to show their wares for the local fans. The team locked good in their initial contest with South hish at Omaha and will be in readi ness to eive the Iowa visitors ail that they have. All of the local string is in fcood shape for the contest with the exception of Dasher, who was injured in practice several days ago, and has been out of the gameas the result of a head injury. The seconds of the two schools will play in the curtain raiser at 7 o'clock while the main game will start at 8 o'clock. Sell It Thru Journal Want Ads. Sells Residence Here Wednesday Wednesday afternoon at the south front cToor of the Cass county court house the sale cf the residence owned by the Ve rcnica Fornoff estate, locate' at the corner of 10th street and Second avenue (Granite street Kni , hv AttfrnPT R j r.np Jury Awards Q AAA VoriJirf V 9 UUU CI III V. I In Damage Suit road leading north from Avoca intersect. ml 1 I tiff 1 4 l a. n. r-. A w . n me piainuii in me rwr was the husband of Ruth Ann Thor en. who in her aetiun earlier secured a judgment for the sum ol $18,000 in the trial in the district court here. The action of the husband was filed later against the defendants. Mrs. Kelson and son. David Meyer. The case tried this week cov ered the same grounds as the former case and occupied the time of the court last Thurs- hearing the case was comnosed jot A. W. Adams. L. H. Banning j Lawrence Rase. F. J. Knecht, E I A. Lancien. E. O. Vroman, Lloyd i Leyda. George Foreman. Mar ' ion McCrory, O. D. Clements, ried Schroeder. August Ruge. Representing the plaintiffs in this action as the companion i case tried last fall were Stew art & Stewart, of Lincoln, and ; Smith & Lebens. of this city. Gene Lewis Draws Reformatory Trip This (Thursday) afternoon in 1t Histrirt irmrf f,pr( T-Pwis 20, who pleaded guilty to the charge of breakine and enter ingr ihe Albin Nu-Wav Lunch in court before Judge Thomas E. i Dunbar to a term of from one j onH n half wars to three vears ' -- , of fense wiU have their prelimi-' SENDS PAPER AS PRESENT Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sell, of this city, called at the Journal this week and ordered the paper mas gift. Mrs. Sell is a daugh- j te of the Ferris'. i ; ' - rJ- """"" i- '; k fo q ft ml l j - iff l MESSAGE FOR THE FUTURE . . . The documents that received awards from the Freedom Foundation were deposited in a "free dom capsule" to be buried at Valley Forje, Pa. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower ia about to cut the rope with an ax, releasing the capsule. Australian Visits Plattsmouth ' An.Australian woman that played host to hundreds of U. S. servicemen during the late war, Mrs. Amy Perkins, of Brisbane, visited for two weeks in Plattsmouth at the home of Mr. and Mr:.. Paul D. Jahrig, "one of her boys." Mrs. Perkins, who also had a sen, Colin, in the RAAF during the conflict, saved her funds over a five year period in order to make the trip. She departed Wednes day morning for Betendorf, la., for the holidays with anoth'-r friend. She will return to Australia in June. Journal Staff Fhoto. Charles Patch Re-elected by The Ad Club The Plattsmouth Business Men's Ad club held their De cember meeting on Wednesday noon at the main dining room ol the Edith Solomon coffee shop in the Plattsmouth Hotel build ing. There was a very pleas ing number of the members in attendance to participate 5n the annual election. The officers named were: President Charles Patch. Vice-President Hugh Stan der. Secretary-Treasurer W. H Puis. Mr. Patch is just completing his first term as president of th club and has given excel lent service in this post for the business interests of the city. The many friends will be pleas ed to learn that he will again serve, in this capacity. Mr. Puis has served as secre-taiy-treasurer for a number of terms and also has carried on his work most efficiently r.nd weh. The club members voted to have their stores close at 6 p. m. on Saturday, December 24th and remain closed until Tues day, December 27th. This same closing regulatio-i will prevail for the New Yea holiday, closing cn December 31st until January 3rd. VISIT WITH SICK Monday Tony Klimm was in J Omaha to visit Mrs. Klimm at the Clarkson hospital where she v,oc hn fnr tv nnct few ivppI-5 ilUO KJ V V A X A , V V V. ' w and recovering from an opera tion the past week. Mrs. Klimm was not feeling so well on Mon: day. Mr. Klimm was accompa spent a few hours with her. Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Sack and son. Rir-hard. returned Tuesday ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs Ciayton Sack. i i City Receives $2,400 for the Auditorium City Clerk-Treasurer Albert Olson, has received from the Platte Mutual Insurance Co., a check for $2,400, a donation on the part of the officials of the now defunct company, the sum to be applied on the furnishings for the projected new auditor ium. This amount was derived by the company from an invest ment that had not been revealed until after the company had ceased active business. It was found in a checkup of the busi ness for the past twenty-five years from July 15, 1915 to the present time by A.- J. Trilety, trustee and former secretary treasurer of the company. As the list of the members and rec ords had long since been de stroyed, the company ceased. ac tive business, it was voted by the last remaining officers of the insurance company, that the balancevbe turned over to the city of Plattsmouth, first as to apply on a fund for the furnish ing of an auditorium, and if this is not built in the next five years, the money is to be used by the city for park purposes. This amount will be held in the city treasury until such time that the auditorium is started and then will be expended on the furnishings. This move on the part of the officers of the old insurance company shows the keen interest felt by those who have, lived here a long time, and have a real interest in the advance ment of the city and its people. They want the funds to go into a permanent monument to the progress of the city. Supreme Court Affirms Dunbar The Nebraska supreme court Monday affirmed the case from the Otoe district court that had been heard by Judge Thomas E. Dunbar at Nebraska City. The case was that of Dowding vs. Dowding. Appeal. Otoe. Af firmed. Judge Chappell. jus tice. In this case the court affirm ed the finding cf the Otoe coun ty district court that Roy 7. end Harold A. Dowding were entitled to reform the descrip tion of a deed to farm lands given them by their deceased bachelor uncle during his life time. The banker who drow the deed made a mistake in de scribing the property, it was said. William and John Dowd ing, brothers of the deceased, denied delivery of the deed and claimed that since it was a voluntary one, it was not sub ject to reformation. The supreme court also af firmed the case of Stefan vs. Stefan. Appeal Sarpy seconJ district, Bartos, judge. The ap pellant allowed 250 attorney fees for services in this cour same to be taxed as costs. Mess more, justice. . Note Meeting Hour The meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at 6:30 as usual this evening at the main dining room of the Edith Solomon coffee shop in stead of at 8 o'clock as publish ed. There will be a talk by Cecil Stanley, of the state depart ment of education. Football Boys Honored by Civic Body Wedn?sday evening at the pcrlors of the First Cb.ri.iaan cburch, the members of Platts mouth . high school fooeall suaa were honored at the an nual banquet, sponsored by tne Chamber of Commerce, a tab- utc to the fine work that they t gi.vt on the gridircn in the pas'., months for the Blue and White. Harold Alkire was the ihair i man of the Chamber of Com merce eommiuee that had ar ranged the event and presided at the opening of the program that was featured by the sing- mg oi the grace by the Girls Ptp Club. The short and very interest nig toast list was presided over b Attorney James F. Begley, u master of ceremonies, who clev erly presented the participants oi the evenin program. The Chamber of Commerce had secured two awards to ue presented to the outstanding ; Jliresman and backfield man ol the team, and these were pre sented by R. R. Fursr, president oi the Chamber, who ponited j out that these awards had beeuj made on the vote of the mem- bers of the football squad. Mr ;Fursc! presented, the lineman trophy to Carl Ofe, four year veteran cf the team, for his fine work this year that had v. on recognition by all his op- rponents The backfield award was voted to Merle Dash?r, half back, whose driving force had been responsible for many of the Plattsmouth scores, his fine icve for the sport had inspired the team throughout the season. Merle is a junior and will be back for 1S50. Coach Merle Stewart gave y. f :w remarks, a brief review oi the past season. He paid trib ute to the twenty-one seniors of the squad that have played their last high school game, r.nd thanked them for their :-crvie;.i to the Piatt smouch trtrtn i In the - past.- - The; coach pointed to the fact that this year the competition had b2en very keen. The coacM in his "pvipw of the season pointed to the fact that the Blue and Whi-e had lost but one con ference game. The Glenwood game was cited as one ot the hardest fought cf the year, and praised the work of Norman (Continued on Page Eight) R. A. M. Installs Officers for Coming Year Monday evening Nebraska Cnapter No. 3, Royal Arch M sns, held their installation of officers at the lodge rooms in J the Masonic building with a large attendance cf the mem bership present to take part. The installing officer was William F. Evers, past high priest and deputy grand com- bander of the Knights Tern plar cf Nebraska, with Newton Sullivan, high priest as install ing marshal and Rev. Stevens, oi Springfield, Nebraska, as the chaplain. The officers installed vero: High Priest Philip F. Rihn. King Warren Rhylander. Scribe Henry Ahl. Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt. Secretary Charles E. Wald en. Captain of the Host Howard Reckard. - Principal Sojourner Marion Read. Royal Arch Captain James Comstook. Master of Third Vail Fred Howland. Master of Second Vail Les lie J. Hutchison. Master of First Vail Dewey Calloway. Sentinel Raymond Lancaster. Chaplain George Rieke. Following the impressive in stallation services the mem bers were invited to the dining room, where a fine oyster sup per was served through the courtesy of the outgoing priest, Newton Sullivan. Mrs. John Parkening At Omaha Hospital Mrs. John Parkening, of this city, is at the Methodist' hos pital at Omaha, where on Mon day she was under surgery. Mrs. Parkening is reported as doing very well at this time and it is hoped may soon be able to re turn home. A classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35c. Death of Former Nehawka Lady In California The message has been receiv nt at Nehawka of the death of a former well known resident j oi that community, Mrs. Ella Balfour Kearney, that occurred at her home at Redondo Bach, California, on Sunday, Decern bei 11th, as the result of a heart attack. The deceased lady was a fi,ffhtpr r.f Mr nnd Mrs Wm. Ballour. pioneer residents of Cass County, where she was born on January 26, 189d. and where !she v-nt'her childhood. She Lvas marrkd in June, 1912. to John A. Kearney, the family later moving to the Pacific coast in 1934. where they hnve stnee resided in California. The husband died in 1917. There is surviving the passing oi Mrs. Kearney, one son, Har dd of Nehawka; three grand children, Linda, Cheryl and Harlcy Kearney, of Nehawka; four bro-Lhers, Carl Balfour, of Nehawka; Ivan Balfour Union Gtorge Balfour. Santa Monica Calif.; Max Balfour, Venice, Caljf . cne sisrer Mrs Myrtle Cross of Aihambra, California, - hree children have Dreceeded the mother in death, two in in fancy and one son, Karley, kill ed in the attack on Pearl Har bor, on December 7, 1941. The body is being brought to Nebraska City to the Porter funeral home, and the funeral services will be held at the Wyoming Methodist church, probably on Friday. The in terment will be at the Cowles cemetery at Wyoming. Death of John Henry True at Omaha Today The death of John Henry True, 51, long time resident of 'Cass county, occurred at an at an Omaha hospital, where he has been under treatment. Mr. True was born in Kansas, November 24, 1898. and has snent the greater part of his lifetime in and near Cedar Creek. There is survivinc his Dassinsr. the aged father, John H. True, of Omaha, and the following brothers and sisters: Elizabeth Kehne, Omaha; Anne Siemers, Sidney. Nebraska; Claus Toman, Cedar Creek; Sophia Jordan, Omaha; Alice Franke. Omaha; Lena Dunham, Omaha; Mable Krejci. Plattsmouth; Verna Wooster. Omaha; Clara Rob bins, Atlantic, Iowa; Fred True, Cedar Creek. There are also twenty-four nieces and ne pews. The body was brought here to theSattler funeral home at 4th street and Avenue A.v where the funeral services will j bf held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Interment will be at Oakhill cemetery. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. p. m. Paint Fatal to Herd of Cattle Paint as a diet for livestock is not good, as is shown in the death of several head of cattle cwned by Louis Jeffrey, Green wood farmer, who suffered the 1 loss of several J.hat had been : using old paint cans as a feed tiough. Mr. Jeffrey reported Tuesday that two steers and one cow have died from lead poisoning after feeding on paint buckets left at the edge of a msture. beverai otner neaa 01 iivesu-cis. ;ie sick from the poisoning Court House IEnetfs . . In the district court Tuesday the case of Edgar C. Kief vs. j tifi permitted to attach copy of the Standard Insurance Co., j will. Demurrer of defendant, suit on an insurance policy for Searl S. Davis, executor, heard ? ),000 was dismissed by the j ana after argument had, ths plaintiff without prejudice at coutr overruled said demurrer plaintiff's costs. j as to the whole thereof and saic In the case of Reinke vs. i defendant given until January Reinke, for divorce, the matter j 9, 1950 to answer plaintiff's pe v;as argued to the court and the ; tition. matter taken under advisement This Thursday) morning the by the court. I members of the jury panel were Hearing was had Wednesday morning in the district court in the case of Rose JeaneUvJ Davis vs. Ivy M. Davis, et il. Plaintiff's motion in open court to be permitted to attach copy of will, submitted, and there be- Mng no objection thereto, said motion was sustained and plain- f RELEASED BY REIS . . . V. S. Causal General Angus Ward was released n a suspended sentence by Chinese Reds after conviction y coaTt in Mukden n charge ef whipping a Chinese servant. I. S. says charges were "trumped Ken Armstrong Badly Injured In Accident Kenneth Armstrong. . son of! Dr. Dieter was well known t.i Mr. and Mrs. Fred Armstrong, j a large number of Plattsmout:i of this city, who is r member : residents, as he has been a ire of the force engaged v. Lh the quen.t visitor here and had a U. S. engineers on the f s--.ur . o,cat many patients from this river improvement 1 . "-- was severely injured on ' -day morning when ihf r - i" which he was riding with "Tin." Boland. was struck by anvb 1 car and the occupants suffer broken bones and laceration.-. The party weie driving near , in t e ; ledicrl college, and serv Craig, Mo., at the time of the i cu hi.- iniernahip in th? Doug accident, when it was struck i la c-v.-.n y nospi'.al. His wii -by another car, r.nd hurled into is the farmer Elizabeth Buehel. a ditch, the occupants being ; a aduate of St. Catherine's thrown out and both Armstrong ; hospital .schoi;.' of nursing in and Boland were badly lacerat- , Omaha. ed as they were dragged along In 192 Dr. Gs ' c r set up in the rough roadway and ditch. Otoe on compi i..g his intern The injured parties were tak- ship, lie in.tn.i.ng to be ther? en to the hospital at Falls City, b"t for a thiv. '.:me. But where it was found that -rm-! practice grew, 'h.- c.-amd fo. strong had suffered a dislocat- hs service was n;-, h that he de ed shoulder and broken collar ! Clt ea 10 lemam m a.ai area, bene, several ribs being broken j lat" moving to Syracuse whe.v also, and the side of his face. 1 his office ha been 1 ca'ed the back and side badly skinned as ! past two years. He is asso he had skidded along the rouah I "ated in the Syracuse clini; ground. Boland also suffered a badly lacerated face and body. The drivers of the two cars escaped with only a severe shakin- up. The 'car that struck the ve- hide occupied bv Armstronu and Lucian Boland was driven by Burdette Yount, of Fortes- que, Mo. Farm Family Appreciation Day Saturday On Saturday, December 17th. Farm Family Appreciation Day will hp held here at the Rtitps Implement store on South Chi- cage avenue, where a very fine day of entertainment will be ; arranged for all of the farm! families that come in to register. The day of profit and fun H. M. Soennichsen, veteran will start at 11 a. m. and con- Plattsmouth merchant and hrad tinue until 7:30 p. m. when the of Soennichsen's large dpart final reward of the day will 1 ment store and market, was in- 1 be made of the grand prize. Mr. Stites and his force will ! He was engaged in looking af scrve free doughnuts, coffee and : ter some Christmas trees in io" cream during the day and i the rear part of the store when for all who attend there will 1 he made a mistep and fell. As be a free gift. ! the result of the fall he sus- Mr. Stites states that they stained two broken ribs that desire to have all of the fam- have confined him to his home iiy attend to enjoy the oppor - jt unity that the company is of- , jfenng to show their apprecia- Jonn 5 Toman j tion for past favors. , . ; opportunity that hie company! io Hospital L offering to show their appre- ; Wednesday afternoon J hn elation for past favors. ;s Toman," residing near this ; ; city was t'aken to gmaha where a ciawiiiru nu uw.; ouuiuai costs as little as 35c j bacr on the job to hear the lar.t j j jury case of the term, that cf ! j Verna Fillmore, executrix of i the estate of Pearley D. Fill- j ; ncre. deceased vs. Marion and 1 Donald Taylor, as action for i damage. The plaintiff is suing for the sum of $10,000 for the death of Mr. Fillmore Dr. L D. Dieter " Killed in Car Crash Near Otoe Di. L. Dankl Dieter, one of the best known physicians in eastern Nebraska, whose home was at Syracuse, and William Renter, farm laborer of near Gioe. were killed Tuesday morn ing at the intersect ion of tv 1 roads a mile south of Otoe. The two cars collided at right angles at the intersection. Dr. Dieter was driving outh on u call and. Reuter was driving vest. The two cars after col licing rolled over into the ditcn. William Rutha. Otoe, c'iscov- ered the accident anci when hr ! reached the scene Reuter v. ;.i , tic ad. killed apparently instant -: ly, while Dr. Die ti-r was still I alive, but died shortly after Rreha, reached the scene. Boti of the men had suffered hea-.l injuries. Dr. Dieter had iust visited at thr hoir.e ol David Straubo an.l family near Otoe. It is beiiewd : that Reuter. who lived with ; Ralph Brandt, a mile west of v. here the collision occurred, ! was driving home. ci'j taking treatments of him 1; his office in Otoe eoun'y. Di. Dieter was born in Madi ; n. Nebraska . December 21. V'C, after his hiph school work he cn'ercd Creighton ur.iver i.v -and ccmpleted his 'uuru n ur. tan j. i-oimanarK Ir 1(j33 Dr. Dieter and wi' went to Vienna. Austria, wrier" the doctor took special stuuv in surgery. While 111 the Aus- trian city they witnessed tiio : entrance of Adolph Hitler in.o Vienna. Dr. Dieter finished his .'course and later returned to the Lnited States. Surviving are his mcthe., , Mrs. Barbara Dieter, Cedar Rap i ids; three brothers. A. J., of Omaha: Frank, of Omaha, and Ed of Plattsmouth; two sisters, ! Mrs. Margaret Hohman and Mrs. j Germaine Batenhcrst, Cedar i Rapids. Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 a. m. at St. Paul irius church, at Syracuse. Father Elmer McFadden. celebrating j thfe mass. Burial will be at Om ai-a- H. M. Soennichsen Suffers Broken Ribs ; jured Wednesday at the store. 1 for a few days. he enlerec- e Clarkson hosspit- j al for observation. He has not i been well and as a result of an I old ailment will undergo th i observation an.1 treatment. He was taken to Omaha by the Sattler ambulance. Sell It Thru Journal Want Ads. 2 SHOWEEKS&T 3uv Christmas SBALSf ft