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0 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER THinn: flDn A-rnrRnnrrm nrmniro&i a." PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Soc UULL U LLu U U IUUUJUJ u uu mj W UW Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers 9 volume 65 six PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1950 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 10 7 v Officers Watch For Bandits Headed North Late Friday evening the law liforcins officers in this area were alerted bv the news that a trio of armed and supposed ly desperate bandits, that had escaped from a prison in Texas, were reported as fleeing north on -highway No. 75. The report was received by the members of the night po lice force and Sheriff Tom Sol omon notified of the report, joined the police officers in the outlook for the parties. It was reported that the men were driving a Cadillac convert ible that had been stolen in Louisiana, through which state the bandits were fleeing north. A car answering this descrip tion was reported to have been seen here Friday evening, but an intense search failed to re- veal the car or any traces of -j the supposed bandits. jJ Sheriff Solomon placed the : alarm on the state highway pa j,i trol radio and several of the patrolmen in this section of fhe , jtate were here to join in the i'lj investigation. l Cf The party, if they came this in 'to?v evidently were successful r ,ua4'etting through before the l' ' n was received. J ' 'e escaped convicts sought ,) pei.hought to be two that on hi 'uR1,'day night had kidnapped ) V McPherson, 60, Shreve- - J 1 , ouisiana, banker, and left , ' ''! wed in a field near Fort j , .0u, Kansas. J . McPherson stated that the i, i oandits hkd driven all night in his car and at dawn Friday 'ad left him in a field near Fort Scott, where he was for , t several hours until his cries for help brought a nearby farmer ' .to his aid. His hands were tied together with his shoestrings . nd his handkerchief and his ,eet were bound with handker- Chiefs. i When the men had left or the banker they had taken his watch and $16 in cash as well as retaining possession of the getaway car. McPherson told the rescue party that the men had compelled him to write a check for $75. that they had stated they would cash at one of the stops, but failed to make the try. The hnnkpr snid the mpn Vmrl ( j used the names of "Tony" and ' I erry" in their conversation. I ) The one called Tony had two bullet wounds in one leg, cne I ' of the slugs having been re .. moved, but one was still in the leg. Seasonal Shutdowns Swell Unemployment The weekly registration of the unemployed at the Cass coun ty court house drew out a large number here on Friday, there being over 150 present at the cou.t house to visit the state representative, to register them for the. unemployment insurance claim. The seasonal shutdown of work on the Missouri river has left many without work, supply ing a large number of men to drw the unemployment checks. The sewing center of the Graymoor plant has also been having a holiday shutdown, as well as the Norfolk Packing company seasonal cutting of their force, this brought out a very large number of the women of the comunity to register. The registration took up the morning hours and at noon there were still many that had not had the opportunity of reg istering lor their checks. Paul Foster New Conoco Lessee Friday afternoon Paul Foster, of Shenandoah, Iowa, took over the operation of the Conoco service station in this city as the lessee of this fine modern staifon. Mr Foster is a young man that should be an asset to the com munity life, and has had con siderable experience in this line of work, having been engaged at the Conoco station at Shenan doah before taking over the op eration of the local station. Mr. Foster is a war veteran, having thirty months of service in the air corps in the world war as a fljght engineer. Paul is un married. As his assistant at the service station he will have Bob Willis, cne of the popular young men of the city. James Bridgewater will con tinue as agent of the Conoco company in this city. New License Plates Released Tuesday Starting on Tuesday, January 3rd, Miss Ruth Patton, county treasurer and her force of workers will start the task of handling the auto and truck li cense plates for the year 1950. The license plates arrived some time ago, but were not. released by the state for dis tribution until January 3rd. There have been a large num ber of inquiries at the office of the treasurer as to the plates and it is expected that the rush for the new plates will be started early Tuesday. Directors of King Korn Klub Aid Auditorium The directors of the King Korn Kiub of Kass Xounty have taken a position of favoring giving the sum of $1,200, realized from the sale of the building owned by the King Korn Klub, at Third street and First avenue, to the use of some public purpose, such as would be served by the con struction of a city auditorium oi community building in this city. The building sold was bought by funds that were raised by popular subscription, it is felt that it would be best for the in terest of all. that the funds be kept separate from the general! fund of the club, and devoted as stated above, to the use of the public. The directors show the right spirit in restoring the funds to the public from which it was raised and the sum would be a great help in the furnishing of the equipment for the auditor ium at such time that it is built. This is the second large dona tion offered for the auditorium equipment, the Platte Mutual Insurance Company having some time ago donated the sum of 52,400 from its surplus funds on hand, to this cause or to other public purposes such as a park. With the great need of a com munity building for meetings, entertainments and athletic events, there is little doubt that it will meet with general ap proval. It will be necessary to have the matter passed on by the an nual meeting of the King Korn Klub that will be held on Tues day, January 10th at the main dining room of the Hotel Platts mouth. Not only will this meeting have to pass on the resolution but the annual election of of ficers of the club will be taken up at the meeting and it is urged that all members of the club and those interested in the wel fare of the city be present to take part in the selection of the new officers. The resolution which appears below was submitted to the di rectors, by Ray Story, president of the King Korn Klub, and Harold Lebens, the secretary. ENROLLS FOR JOURNAL Friday morning Ervin Buskirk of Weeping Water was in the city and called at the Journal where he enrolled as a new sub scriber for the paper for the ensuing year. He was accom panied by Louis Lorensen, also of Weeping Water, for a short visit at the office. HYBRID HEN . . . Miss Gloria Debono, Pueblo, Colo., holds Henry Wallace "wonder hen." This hybrid, a cross Of Leff horn, Rhode Island Red and New Hampshire, Is hardier and produces more efgs F TP L UP OUT OF THE SEA A guided missile, the Loon, is shown as Submarine Cusk during exercises recently held in Hawaii, The Loon guided down a line of ships as a target for anti-aircraft practice. Local Men Selected as Naval Alternates The announcement of the ap pointment of three young men from the second academy, wx' made on Thursday by Con gressman Eugene O'Sullivan of Omaha. The boys named art Hal Wil liam Howes, William Frederick McCauley of Omaha, and Stanley Alfred. Sipple of Nebraska City. The alternates named are James Alkire of this city as the first alternate and David Thom as Friest as the second alternate for the position in the event that the principles drop out of the race. The placing of the ranking of the applicants is based on the result of the examination that the students took last July, Con gressman O'Sullivan informed Attorney Francis M. Casey. This is a very fine showing for the local young msn as to their ability and thoroughness in their educational work that is a basis of the examinations. They will automatically be called as vacancies occur at the acade my. Game Head Has Good Word for The Ranchers Congraulations and gratitude were extended by Paul T. Gil bert, executive secretary of the Nebraska game commission, to Nebraska's ranchers and hunt ers who collaborated in making the state's recently completed deer hunt one of eminence. In Gilbert's words, the Ne braska deer hunt was as suc cessful as any undertaken by any state at anytime. The hunt er success was high and the rancher - hunter c ojo peration perfect. With an estimated 1,200-1,300 of the specially permitted, 1,500 nimrods in the field during the 19-day period, not one ac cident was reported. The ranchers cordially open ed their lands to the hunters who honored their hospitality by respecting the lands as if they were the rightful owners. "Both the rancher and hunt er merit the plaudits of all Ne braskans for without their co operation the season could not have been a success", Gilbert said. "Many ranchers took time out from their daily working schedules and acted as guides to help the visiting hunters re alize a triumphant hunt. Some invited nimrods to dinners, while others sprovided lodging and transportation. "With very few exceptions most hunters requested permis sion , before hunting. They cheerfully complied with all suggestions offered by the ranchers. Some nimrods, well versed in particular fields, made recommendations aimed at helping the rancher in his pro fession." A few of the many letters re ceived by the commission serve as a farly representative picture of the rancher cooperation and service of game commission personnel. Frank T. Hesar of Omaha, writes: "I enjoyed my deer hun;. I got permission to hunt from a rancher and he treated me like a son. Had breakfast and lunch and when I had car trou ble the rancher helped me out." A classified Ad in the Journal costs as little as 35c. Robert Gradoville Family Visits Here Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grado ville and son, John, of Brainar.1, Minnesota, taking advantage of the holiday season, was here for a few days to visit at the home of Mr. Gradoville's mother, Mrs. Ivan Gearhart, as well as the sisters of Bob, and at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William P. O' Donnell, the former an uncle of Bob. This was the first visit here for a long period for the family and was very much enjoyed by the relatives in this city. Safety Patrol Vishes Happy . New Year to All Captain C. J. Sanders, Nebrasr ka Safety Patrol, today extend ed his best wishes for a happy New Year to drivers and pedes trians everywhere. "But to make a happy yeari" he added, "every driver and every pedestrian must do his part to make it a safe one." Regarding the New Year's Eve celebrations, the Captain recom mended the quiet at-home type of celebration as being the best and the safest in order that everyone might be on hand to welcome the New Year. Sanders advised, "If you mut go out New Year's Eve, avoid the crowds and avoid the heavy traffic and above all, avoid the drinks. As personal insurance for a happy New Year for every driver, Captain Sanders suggested the following New Year's resolution: "I resolve that I will be a cour teous and safe driver in 1950." The Captain concluded by re minding motorists that January 1st will bring into use a clean page upon which traffic fatali ties will be recorded. He said, "The names entered on that page will be determined by your conduct on the road don't let yourself become a sta tistic and don't cause anyone else to become one." Former Resident Buried Saturday Mrs. Mary A. Siezkowski, 81, who passed away in Omaha on Thursday, was brought here on Saturday morning for the bur ial in the Holy Sepulchre cem etery. Mrs. Siekowski was a resident of this city for a number of years, the husband being en gaged here in the employe of the Burlington at the local shops. Later the family moved to Omaha and have resided there for the past several years. The family home was at 3908 Wright street. The survivors include, daugh terse, Mrs. John Szczepaniak, Mrs. William Leddy, Ashland; Mrs. John Murnane, Mrs. Fred Knopp, Omaha; sons, Frank J., John F., and Victor A., all of Omaha; twenty-seven grand children, twenty-three great grandchildren. The funeral was held Satur day at 9 a. m. at the Holy Con ception church in Omaha, the body being brought later to Plattsmouth for the interment. Heafey and Heafey, of Omaha, were funeral directors. SECURE LICENSE Marriage license was issued in the county court Friday by Judge Richard Peck, to -Leslie L. ttorensen and Dorothy L. Brinkman, both of Arlington, Nebraska. The parties were married later by Rev. Cleo Kautsch of the First Lutheran church. i it was launched from the USS was fired from the Cusk and New Year Party Of 40 & 8 Proves Great Success The beautiful new club rooms of the Fortv and Eiht Societe in their building on Main street, between Fourth and Fifth street, was the scene of a very delight- I ful dancing party to launch the new year of 1950, on Saturday evening. This was the first formal event staged at the new club rooms. where the 40 & 8 will be operated in the future, they moving from the former location in the Ruse building on Friday. The main room of the club was very lovely with the new modernistic tables and chairs, finished in red leather, at which the members of the laree party enjoyed the hours awaiting the coming of the New Year of 1950. The tables were arrang3d throughout the rooms and with the large and elaborate bar of UV''1 club made a verv dazzling picture to" the 'eye--" The -bar is finished with green leather front and is the very latest work in this line of furnishings. The large $900 mirror with its cut glass settings made a very beau tiful background. The drapes in shades of red also carried out the color notes of the rooms, with the orchestra stage also arranged in the dark red colorings while the lighted Christmas tree added to the hol iday aspect of the room. The Al Binder orchestra of Omaha furnished the music for the dance, being one of the most popular of the smaller groups of the metropolis. Their offer ings were received with the greatest enthusiasm by the dancers. During the evening hats and horns were distributed to the members of the dancing party to add to the festive event. Basketball Game on Friday On Friday evening, January 6f.h, Coach Merle Stewart and his Blue Devils will invade the lair of the Glenwood Rams for a return game on their basket ball court. In the first game here i on December lGth the Blue Dev ils were the winners by the score of 43 to 27. The Rams are out to seek re venge for the defeat here and cn their own floor will have the I advantage of being familiar with the playing court and also have the advantage of the support cf the home fans which is quite an asset to a team. The next home game will be on Wednesday, January 11th, when the Weeping Water In dians will drop over for a neigh borly visit and to test out the prewness of the Blue Devils. The locals have been keeping in shape with practice among themselves during the vacation time and will be in good shape for the game Friday. Mrs. Aschenbrenner Home from Hospital Mrs. Frank Aschenbrenner, Jr., who has been at the St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha, where she was in surgery, has so far recovered that she was able to return home Wednesday afternoon and is now at the family home in the west part cf the city. Mrs. Aschenbrenner will re cuperate at the family home and it is hoped that she will soon be able to resume her usual activi ties. Subscribe for The Journal. Thomas Stacey Head of the County Fair E. Thomas Stacey, well known resident of Cass county and prominent Weeping Water busi nessman, was named as presi dent of the Cass County Agricul tural society at the annual meet ing held at Weeping Water this week, for the year 1950. The society at the meeting also elected J. W. Philpot of Nehaw ka as the vice-president, a posi tion that he has so capably filled the past year. E. J. Ben der was named as the secretary of the society for the ensuing year. Elected to the board of direc tors for three year terms were Arthur Berthold and Owen Welch of Weeping Water. They are to succeed Edward Stein kamp and Oscar E. Domingo. Mr. Stacey succeeds O. C. Hinds who is retiring as presi dent after a fine service to the county in that capacity. The report of the society for the year shows that the receipts was $9,039.09 and the expendi tures $6,864.28, leaving a balance in the treasury of $2,043.01, as submitted by Mr. Welch, the sec retary for the past year. Edward G. Ofe Visits in City Edward G. Ofe, who for the past year has been located in the Pacific northwest, arrived in Plattsmouth early Thursday morning for a visit here in the old home with his relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ofe have pur chased a home in Tacoma, Washington and are making that their permanent home, where they have a number of relatives and old friends, and enjoy the climate and the surroundings of the new home very much, but still have a warm spot for the old friends in this community where they made their home for so many years. Mr. Ofe made the trip alone as he will be busy in looking after business while here and also will take the opportunity of meeting the many old friends while here. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ofe were very active in the vet eran organizations while here and also in the work of the First Christian church. Shirley Buchanan Leaves for the East Mrs. Shirley Buchanan, who has been visiting here at the home of her parents, Mr. anct Mrs. Don Seiver, departed Thurs day for Boston, Mass., where she goes to join her husband, Ralph Buchanan, who is engaged there in government work. The Buchanan's resided in the Boston area for a time, but later Mr. Buchanan was ordered west for some special work at Duluth, Minnesota, and Mrs. Buchanan spent some time with her rela tives here. They will now re sume their home in the east. Baburek Family Enjoys Holiday Mr. and Mrs. B. Baburek of ' Comstock, Nebraska, are in the city for an over New Year's visit with their sons, Paul and John 1 Baburek, and their families. The sons from this city with their families were at Comstock for the Christmas observance and on their return were accom panied by the parents. Subscribe for The Journal. ; WHm ...... -. I : : . irZt v. . - - T - . - V HIT I . DISCOMMODED . . . Cherie Burrows, Los Angeles, holds over head of her brother, IMiillip, the junior size toilet seat removed from his neck by firemen after he had slipped it over his head. Evidently he tried to assume the yoke ef responsibility a bit young. He didn't think the wooden eollar a bit becoming and welcomed the firemen whe had U tue a saw. yj I - VYW.-.V'T'V''" VJ-V",,'' GLORIOUS END . . . I.eon Hart, Notre Dame all-Anierican end, was selected the outstand ing football player of the year and awardrd the Ileisman memorial trophy for his 1949 feats. Mrs. Libershal Laid to Last Rest Saturday Saturday morning at 10 o'clock the last rites of the Catholic church were celebrated at the Holy Rosary church in 'he west part of the city for M -s. John Libershal, Sr.. long tir.v " ' !c"' of Plattsmouth and a :-: member of the church. There was a very large r'-r.b of the old friends and ni : gathered at the church to p;v their last tributes to her mn11 ory and to share with the family the sorrow that her passing had occasioned. The requiem high mass of the church was celebrated by Father Edward C. Tuchek, pastor of the chifrch, with the choir assisting in the services. Following the services at the church the body was borne to the Holy Sepulchre cemetery in the west part of the city to be laid to rest in the family plot in that city of the silent. The cas ket bearers wrere five of the grandsons, Eugene, Stuart 'and Harold Meisinger, Francis and Theodore Libershal of Lincoln, and a nephew, Frank G. Koubek. of this city. The Sattler funeral home of this city had charge of the fun eral arrangements. Hinky-Dinky Store Employes in "News" The Plattsmouth Hinky-Dinky store in this issue of the Hinky-Dinky News, oficial or gan of the company, presents the New Year resolution of Manager Dick Black. "Manager Richard W. Black. Store Not 24, Plattsmouth, Nebraska., 'The best resolution for all of us is probably the oldest one: To be more court eous and helpful to everyone i and to treat people as we would J like to be tieated ourselves.' ' Clifford Hankins, one of the Saturday employes is also cited as a December birthday hon oree. Young Soldier Visits Home Pfc. Robert Nickles has been home visiting his family and friends during the Christmas furlough. Bob is now station ed at Lowrey Field, Denver, Colorado He recently complet ed his first course in Supply School with the third highest rating in his class. Bob will be stationed at Lowrey Field until March then transferred to a new base. Burlington Spends Large Sum Along Platte Reports of the Burlington railroad for the past three years reveals that the railroad ha started or completed projects along the Platte river that ag gregate close to a SI. 000.000 on the line from Plattsmouth to Ashland, along the old main lint of: the railroad, where in tho past years there was a great deal of loss from floods in the spring season for the railroad company. A summary of the report as to the expenditures along thu Platte has been compiled by Donald Ashton, executive assist ant of the Burlinton. The program involves replace ment and extension of numer ous bridges, raising grades, changing creek channels, con struction of dikes and jetties. More than a dozen individual projects have been undertaken to remedy or prevent washouts and other high water damage. These floods have shown no partiality in playing havoc with both the tax-maintained high ways and the privately suport ed railroad with discouraging regularity. Work now underway around Melia, six miles east of Ashland., and at Louisville, means a total expenditure estimated at nearly ;400.000 by the Burlington. A bridge three miles west of L.ia is being replaced by a -J '.-loot structure, an.l the grr.de .I.:re is bein raised three feet. r.:e original Dridge v.io d'jstroy .c; .a I larch. 1949. by the fast nvjv4n overflow of the Plaito liver. .'.not her bridge and grade 1 1-2 miles west of Melia are likewise being raised to per mit unrestricted passage of wa ter, ice and drift. A tempor ary bridge r.u- the same point is being repla vii with a 150 foot steel LrL'o? on concrete piers to preven: recurrence of damage caused by cn ice gorge in the Platte last March. At Louisville, tl'.c channel of Mill creek is being straight ened and a dike built and paved with riprap. Work completed during the past three years included many similar projects. Between Ash land and Plattsmouth approxi mately 10 miles of grades were raised as much as 6 1-2 feet. Also on that line, four pipe cul verts were replaced with a three-span pipe trestle. One half acre of right of way was bought four miles west of South Bend. The area was cleared of fallen trees, an earth point wa,s removed form the south bank of Fountain creek and jetties were, built on the north bank. A nearby bridge was replaced and raised. The Ce dar creek channel was changed, and part of the bank paved with riprap. Jetties were bulit from the creek bank and a dike was restored. To protect against ice move ment and annual spring floods, a total of 27.300 cubic yards of riprap was placed along an em bankment east of Ashland, where the Platte rover parallels the Burlington main line. Near Cullom, riprap and spalls were placed on the embankment to guard against scour. Iowa Visitors In the City Mr. and Mrs. George Kjome and children, Michael, Nils, Mil dred and Johnnie of Decorah. Iowa, were here for a holiday visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Furse of the Journal and with "Butch," who has en joyed very much the visit of the young cousins. The visitors departed Satur day for Republic, Kansas, where they will spend the New Year with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Policy, parents of Mrs. Kjome. Error in Church Notes Thursday The Presbyterian church no tices in the Journal Thursday in regard to the communion services at the church were pied in the composing room and has caused quite a confusion to the members of the church, caused quite a confusion to the members of the church. The notice should have read: "The regular quarterly com munion service will b? held on Sunday, January 8th." VISIT HROTIIER HERE Richard Hutton, of Lincoln, and Luther Hutton, of Alliance, visited with their brother,.rerne Hutton, Wednesday. They were en route from Omaha to Lincoln. 4 -.. -..--. . ' K' y J- ? .-,'- -,v i v . f - v - .--. "j: -r V '..".;'. "v ".-- N V- - - f -l lamm - in n , w V