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Jkf Siaie Historical Soc - -.iwa. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER YME PLATTSMltffiaj J (D) OJ A D Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Mon d a y-Th ursd ay VOLUME 65 TWELVE PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1950 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 13 Arihur Foster Dies As Result Of Accident jA-hur Foster, 35, lifetime resident of the community southeast of Union, died Wed ?ednesday afternoon at St. Mary's hospital. Nebraska City. s the result cf an accident u.stained at the farm Monday JMternoon when he lost his f light arm when it was drawn finto the power takeoff of a tractor. He was operating: a corn ele vator from a power takeoff on the R. E. Foster farm, where he . .-. - A ; - trtwrt 17,. v i-. i "iauc ilia uuiiic. nc uau iLUii- ' ed to put on his jacket and had on.-' arm in the jacket and the rsr of the jacket hanging Xrcra his 5houlder. when he reached into the machinery to shuoff the power. The jack et got caught in the gears and drew him into the machinery. '.Vorking with him at the time ol the accident was his brother, Jonn Foster and Herb Easter, a neighbor, who drew him out of the mbachinery, but not be fore the arm was chewed off. Fin: aid was applied and he was rushed to the St. Marys hospital at Nebraska City, It was found that in addi tion to the arm being torn off th3t he had suffered broken nhs. a punctured lung and very severe head injuries. The father of the unfortunate mar1., R. E. Foster, of Union, was on a trip to California in com pany with several other Cass county men and was reached Monday night at Pasadena. California. He came home by plane and reached here Tues t'.a? morning to be with other members of the family. Mr. Foster is survived by the widow, two daughters, Shirley and Patricia: the father, R. E. Foster, all of Union; one bro ther. John, of Union; three sis-o:-J Mr.-. Dorothy Richards, Omaha: Mrs. Edith La Violette, Seattle: Mrs. Louise Pate, Ypsi lanti, Michigan. The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist chrch at Union with Rev. E. C. Wil liams conducting the services. Burial will be at the East Union cemetery. The pall bearers will be: Carl i Continued on Page 3 Journal Is Official Paper Of Cass County The "annual" meeting of the board of county commissioners of Cass county was held on Tuesday at the court house with Commissioners Parr Young. Ne hawka: Alva G. Reid, Elmwood. and W. F. Nolte. Plattsmouth, in attendance at the meeting. The first business was that of the re-organization of the county board and in this Parr Young was named as chairman; W. F. Nolte. vice-chairman, and Alva G. Reid as the junior mem ber of the board. The appointment was made by thtcounty board of Dr. J. W. Brendel of Avoca as the medical advisor for the county for the year 1950. In the award of county print ing for the ensuing year, the contract was let to the Platts mouth Journal which is desig nated the official paper of Cass county. There were no other bids received by the board for this work. The Journal was also awarded the contract . for five tax list books, tax recepits, the 1950 primary and general election supplies. Steal Television Set at Nehawka Thieves made off with a television set from the Hanson's Garage in Nehawka, Saturday nig- The large 16 inch set vvas taken out the back en trance of the garage. The set a Zenith TV set bore Serial Number l-G2952-Rox and Glls92. The TV case was of dark mahogany. Mr. Hanson stated the loss was covered by insurance. Sheriff Solomon is of fhe opinion that the set was not taken too far from Nehaw ka, and that the set was dam aged when taken. Mr. and Mrs. Terence O'Rourke stopped over night Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hoschar and family on their 'way home from a visit in Colo rado. Subscribe for The Journal. Attempt Breakin At Murray Store The office of Sheriff Tom Sol omon reports that an attempt ed breakin was tried out at the Brubaker store at Murray some time Tuesday night, but the parties making the attempt were not able to accomplish their work. A light at the rear of the store building had been broken and attempts to gain entrance i through a window of the store was foiled by the fact that the window was heavily barred. Rotarians Hear of the River Work The Rotary Club had a most interesting program Tuesday at their luncheon at the main dining room of the Edith Solo mon coffee shop with President Orville Nielsen on the job as the presiding officer. The members of the club whose birthdays fall in the month of January were honored by the membership, they being William Baird. who has just cel ebrated his 90th anniversary; Fred I .Rea and Cyril Kocian. Mr. Baird gave a special num ber "Romin' in the Glomin" as sisted by Fred Rea and with Hilt Wescott playing the ac companiment. John Bissing. of Hays, Kan sas, was a guest at the meet ing. Supt. T. I. Friest presented Wayne Reike, Jr., the junior i member of the school rnn ."v, v,,j i m here at the meeting on January 3rd Dick Fischer, the senior member of the school group ! was also present. j Herb Freeburg, was the pro gram chairman and presented ! me speaker oi me aay, ici. j-.. W. Olmstead, in charge of the Army Engineers in the Omaha area, who talked on the con- servation, and water ways work in this part of the west. Col. Olmsteaa pointed out that , the engineers acted only on the requests of communities through , the area as provided by the act of congress. He also told of! the "operations snowbound" i last winter when the engineers ! - pr0 roiieH intn aMinn n ? q large part of Nebraska was iso lated by the snow storms. The engineers in six days had 500 bulldozers and equipment in op eration. that opened roads and j communications in the snow- i bound districts. Col. Olmstead also had a very complete map of the Fort Ran- : dall dam and reservoir, the largest man made dam in this part of the United states, des tined to be a great factor in flood control in the Missouri valley and to add to the move ments for the conservation of ! the farm lands of the west. He also discussed the various pro gram of flood relief and conse vation. The remarks were a revelation to the auditors of the great work that has been carried out in the west in recent years. ELECTED SECRETARY Raymond J. Larson Jr., stu dent in the electrical engineer ing section of the University of Nebraska, has been honored by being named secretary of th2 Radio Club of the University. Ray is a very enthusiastic follower of radio and has ex perimented a great deal in the transmission of short wave ra dio messages both here and at Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Switzer of Nehawka, were visitors in our city. Wednesday, with relatives and friends. Court IHouse lEfrieifs . In the county court Tuesday the case of the State of Nebras- Final hearing was had Tues ka vs. Gerald F. Zoz was heard ciay in the estate of John E. by the court. The county at-; Rockenbach, deceased. John C. torney was given leave to amend ; Rockenbach, of Walton, is the the original complaint charging executor of the estate, operation of a motor vehicle un- j Tuesday morning in the coun der the influence of intoxicating ty court Raymond Litle was liquor to that of willful reckless t charged wfth disturbing the driving. The defendant made f peace, his wife being the com a plea of guilty to the amended i niainine witness. To the complaint and received a fine of $50 and costs from Judge Richard Peck. Petition was filed for the pro bate of the estate of John Muel ler, deceased, of Avoca. and for determination of heirship. The will nominates Ann Mueller, the widow as ihe executrix of the estate. Attorney Raymond J. Case, appears as the attorney for the estate. " !.- ! it NEPTUNE'S CHILDREN . . . Very majestic are the kins: and queen of the junior swim-for-bealth after they were crowned formal ly in Miami Beach. Fla. When not Wincing- and queening it. their Cypress Gardens. Fla.. for the Florida mid-winter salom champion ship under the auspices ef the water ski association. Cattle Thieves Rounded Up by State Officers An interesting cattle theft ring was broken Sunday night with the arrest of Pony M. Burnaugh of Fairview, Kansas and Frederick Jones, of Sioux City, Iowa. Two other men known to be tied up with the ring are still at large. The ar iest of the two men at Rock Port, Mo., Sunday night came from information gathered by Sheriff Solomon and sheriff's deputies from Omaha, who have been working on the case for some time The men when ar rested had nine head of stolen cattle on their truck. Burnaugh and Jones have ad- miUed forteen thefts of live stock up to this date. It is be lieved they are implicated in many others. Sheriff Solomon has been in vestigating Pony Burnaugh for f Vio rn ct rr nrith offer V, Vi TJ rl hold"three load of cattle in Cass N me thefts vere (ed in this area. , The theft took shaPe after the theft of eleven cattle from Omaha recently. Besides ad - mitting the Omaha theft the pair also admitted the theft of cattle in Richardson county re cently. The pair denied any knowledge of the 35 hogs and three head of cattle taken from across the Platte river in Sarpy county recently Missouri and Kansas state authorities have been in con stant contact with the local sheriff's office on clearing up the case. Mr. Wendel F. Cowan, of the Kansas Bureau of In vestigation was in Plattsmouth today (Thursday) going over the case with Sheriff Solomon. I Funeral of John A. Wilson The funeral services for John A. Wilson were held on Wednes day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Christian church at Murray with a large number of the old neighbors in attendance at the services. Rev. Val Johnson, pastor of the church, conducted the serv ices, with two duets, "Going Down the Valley" and "Some- lime wen unaersia.nu suns uy Dale Wohlfarth and Dale Young, The burial was at the Lewis- ton cemetery with members oi ; the family serving as the casket Ernest Wilson, Larry Wilson, James Wilson and William Wil son. The Sattler funeral home had charge of the arrangements. j charge, the defendant entered a piea oi not guilty tnrougn his attorney, Francis M. Casey. Bond was fixed by Judge Rich ard Peck at $100 and hearing of the case set for Tuesday, January 17th at 10 a. m. Mrs. Litle was represented in the case by Judge Paul E. Fauquet ' and the state by County Attor- ; ney Walter H. Smith. Blue Devils in 32-26 Win from Weeping Water Wednesday evening at the hilltop, the Blue Devils basket ball team were winners over the fast and aggressive Weep ing Water Indians by the score of 32 to 26, in a struggle that saw practically all of the squad of Coach Merle Stewart in ac tion against the visitors and save the fans a real treat. In the curtain raiser the Weeping Water Reserves were the winners over Plattsmouth Reserves by a score of 25 to 22. the visitors securing a lead that they held until the close despite a desperate last min ute rally by the Blue and White. In the main game the Blue and White felt the enforced ab sence of Bill McCormick. sharp shooting ace of the team, out of the game on a leg injury. In the opening quarter the Blue Devils were on the beam nnri wnn n 15 tn 5 arivantaPf at the end of the quarter. Field goals were rung up by Rohan, two by Dasher, two by Ash baugh and one each by Jane cek, and Ofe. Dennis of Weep ing Water gathered in their only field goal. In the second quarter Dan Rohan annexed two field goals: for the Plattsmouth scores, j while Dennis and Amick for the ! visitors had a field goal as well as a free throw each. The score at the half was 19 to 9 for the Stewart men. After the mid-time confer ence, the fighting Blue Devils were back to maintain the lead, field goals being made by Ro han, Ofe, Dick Kalasek, Ash baugh. Bergen, of the Indians rang up two from the court, Amick, Dennis and Stone each picked up two free tosses and the score at the end of the third period was 27 to 17 In the last quarter, Stanley r?nl nnri Dfp pnrh hit nnp from trip flnnr fnr th "RIup Tipvils mmwvv iv. The visitors were hitting the l-ir-r nn frcf tnsspe tn riron' mi-n Vo mnrmn concra ti n rr V4 U 11 V11V Al tlAl -111 1 Ublli the two teams. Dennis and Arv,iir Hit o fioiH oi;siay open uniu a.ou p. ,nH o fr tn Joyce had two free throws and Bergen one, for the final 32 to ; 2g finish j The box score of tne was as follows: game i ; Plattsmouth fg ft pf tp Rohan, f 4 0 2 8 Cole, f 1 0 2 2 Dasher, f 2 1 1 5 Janecek, c 1 0 2 2 Ofe, g 3 - 2 7 Kalashek, g 1 0 0 2 Ashbaugh, g 3 0 2 6 15 2 11 32 Weeping: Water fg ft pf tp Dennis, f 3 3 0 9 Amick, f 3 2 1 8 Joyce, c 0 2 0 2 Bergen, g 2 2 0 6 Stone, g 0 1 2 1 8 10 26 The Blue Devils are going to Pownee City on Friday evening to meet the fast stepping quin tet of that city. This should be a real battle. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rawson. and daughter, Joy Lee, returned to their home at Farwell, Mich igan, after spending the holi days with Mrs. Rawson's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hos char. A classified Ad in the Journal costs as little as 35c. Alamito Buys Local Creamery Company Plant The Alamito Dairy, one of the large and long established busi ness plants in Omaha, is to have a participating part in the life of. Plattsmouth and Cass county communities in the future, the crult of the purchase Wednes day evening of the plant and equipment of the Plattsmouth Creamery of this city. A meeting of the stockholders of the Farmer's Co-ODerative j Creamery Company, owners of j j the plant, was held Wednesday ' night at the Mynard community j hall at Mynard and at that time j the bid of the Alamito company i for the plant was accepted by i the unanimous vote of the stock holders and the new owners will start in at once on the handling of the affairs. I From the office of Alamito at I Omaha, comes the statement that they will continue the op ! eration of the creamery as it is i at present, and also are working j on plans for the expansion of ! the plant, to provide for a larger i expansion of the business in the future. J. E. Mueller, manager, states that it is the intention of the Alamito company to establish a large depot here for handling their milk distribution in this area from Plattsmouth instead of Omaha, as at the present time and this will be built up as time progresses. The routes for the milk sup- i a?d butterfat handling will be enlarged by the new owners to cover more extensively this new territory for expansion. Al Fairfield, of this city, who has been employed at the Omana plant will now be transferred here. The plant here will be oper ated "as at the present time, all of the local personnel will le used in the operation of the plant, as it grows more will P'dbablyjje. added. The company is. expecting to ! continue the manufacture of the well known Casco butter, one oi the best known brands in this part of the west and very popu lar with the consumers. The new owners are pleased with their new plant and plan to make it much larger in every way, covering thoroughly the neia in wnicn me nauiraouui Creamery has operated. Mr. Walden. who has operated ' the plant in the past few years will, after assisting the new owners, devote his time to the operation of his feed business in this city. Early Saturday Store Closing The Plattsmouth Business Men's Ad club at their meet ing on Wednesday noon at the Hotel Plattsmouth, took an ad vanced step forward in provid- j !n fr a standard set of clos- ilUUl O 1U1 tilt O V- O i cy. The Ad club voted to have a n 'clock closing hour ; general J o ciock ciosm noui for the stores of the city on the grocery ' Saturday nigmS . . . . a , storPs of the rangl"s ,1 m. for ! the accommodation of those i wh? PurcUise their groceries ClilU IU Liit iii .lv i v. until after the first show. i This change in change in the closing hours will make it much more pleasant for the owners of the stores, and the clerks in the various establishments, who can under the new hours, be able to return to their homes at night after a hard week of work, at a more favorable hour. Jack Couch Returned To Missouri Home Plattsmouth friends will be interested in learning that Jack Couch, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Couch, of St. Louis, and former Plattsmouth resident, has been returned to his home from Los Angeles, where he has 'been for the past two months in a hospital. He was injured two months ago when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a car on the streets of Los Angeles while he was enroute from his home to the UCLA college. As the result of the accident, he had both legs broken as well ixs many other injuries that has made his case most serious. He is nowr able to be moved and was taken home by his mother. The injured young man is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James lRebal of this city. McDaniel Fund Tops $250'City Council As Friends Open Hearts Has Very Car Stolen Here On Wednesday Wednesday afternoon Edward J. Lutz. of west of this city, had ' his car. a 1939 Plymouth sedan, stolen from the parking space near the Cass theatre where he had parked it while in town shopping. When he sought to go home the car was found missing. The matter was reported to the authorities and later the car was picked up in Omaha, where it had been abandoned by the parties taking it. R. R. Furse to Head King Korn Show for 1950 The yearly meeting of the King Korn Klub was held jn Tuesday evenina at the main dining room of the Edith Solo mon coffee shop, to look after the closing of the business of the past year, to prepare the staee for the coming year of 1950. and of course, the King Korn Karnival that is to be held in September. The meeting was presided over by Ray Story, the president, with Edward M. Egenberger. as acting secretary, Attorney Harold Le bens, the regular secretary being unable to attend. One of the most important moves of the meeting was that of deciding on the duration of the karnival. quite a discussion was indulged in as the members expressed themselves the senti ment was unanimous for holding the karnival activities to three nights and two days, but the day to be eliminated was the subject of much discussion. It was finally decided to have the kar nival opened as usual on Wednesday night; the-succeeding days. Thursday and Friday, to cover the karnival, Saturday be dropped. The coronation will feature the opening night, Thursday will be the farmers day and Friday be devoted to the schools and merchants day, cov ering parades in the afternoon and evening. The members of the group proceded with the election of the officers for the coming year as follows: President R. R. Furse. Vice-President Herman Mei singer. Secretary Richard Peck. Treasurer W. H. Puis. Director James F. Begley, to represent the professional class. The other directors are Karl Grosshans, agricultural, and Charles Walden, artisan, with the officers of the club. The report of Treasurer W. H. Puis gave the receipts and ex penditures of the past year, a very fine and thorough report. The balance at the close of the year 1949 was reported as $3, 906.42. The auditing committee for the year was named and corn new Dlan and recommendations, ! each of the three would act as separate and distinct sections of (Continued on Page Six) Death of Lloyd E. Peterson The death of Lloyd E. Peter son, one of the prominent mem bers of the Otoe county bar, oc curred on Tuesday evening at his Park Road Acres home, at Nebraska City. The death came as the result of a sudden heart attack and his death was a matter of moments. He had transacted business as usual on Tuesday and several here had communicated with him by telephone during the day and he did not complain of not being well. He is survived by his wife, Erma. Nebraska City; three daughters, Mrs. Leonard Sharp, Nebraska City; Mrs. Aubrey Pet tit, Lincoln; Mrs. Chris BadeF, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; two brothers, Oscar Peterson and Ar thur Peterson; two sisters, Mrs. Clifford Nichols and Mrs. Fred Kaufman. The funeral is expected to be held on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church at Nebraska City. Robert Barber of this city returned home Tuesday from Chicago, where he has been looking after some business transactions. Mr. Barber is engaged as a traveling salesman. 5 Life will be a little brighter for the Lee McDaniel family life can ever be any brighter after tragedy strikes. Following announcement of the sled coasting accident that took the life of little nine-year-old Beverly Jean McDaniel in The Journal, Plattsmouth and Cass county residents rallied to the cause, opened their hearts and their pocketbooks, and al ready the fund to aid this worthy family is in excess of $250.00. In addition to money pouring into the fund, dozens of others have contributed food and other necessities. Neighbors of the Mc Daniels were first on the list with a near continuous stream oi gooa ioiks Dnnging necessi- ties and words of sympathy to the saddened parents. j on motion of Arn. seconded by It would be impossible for The Rebal the permission was grant Journal to name the dozens who ed. contributed directly to the Mc- The council received a com Daniels without overlooking munication from the League of many. But, you can be assured j Nebraska Municipalities and it that hundreds of residents of j was voted to renew the city this community proved them- : membership in the league at SCO selves traditional Americans. foi the year. Contributions to this fund will! Police Judge C. L. Graves re continue to be accepted until six ported one arrest for the week o'clock Saturday eveni'n. Jan-I of January 1st and fines and uary 14. Funds can bc mailed ! costs of S6.25. or brought to the Journ -! of fice. Monday the accc ... -be closed and given to Daniel family through .h Plattsmouth State Bank. Contributions to date: Bill Nelson S 5.00 The Journal 5.J Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cog nac C. J. White Mr. and Mrs. Fred How land Jim and Nancy Bulin .... 5 00 5.00 Employees of Soennich- sen's 15 CO Carl Ulrich Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wohl farth Owen Keil Soennichsen Employee . . C." E. Markham . . : .T: . . . Helen and Bill Hfinrich Norma Robbins Erwin Seimers Glen Kaffenberger 5.C0 3.00 1.C0 1.00 2.00 2.00 1.50 2.00 2.00 Rev. Geo. Swiney 1 CO Mrs. Philip Keil, Sr. . . . Lester Thimgan Mrs. Martha Thimgan C fe. Wescott's Sons . Lowell McQuins Mr. and Mrs. Robert 1.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 2.00 N. Painter Swatek Hardware Harold E. Shafer Luther " Womack Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Thiele Vera and Don Warga Pauline Wilson 1.00 5.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 ICQ Harry D. Wilson 1.00 A Friend at Norfolk Pack ing Co 1.03 American Legion Aux iliary Frank Doud A. F. Moore Jack and Elmer's Bar E.' A. Rozell 5.00 1.00 1.00 10.00 5.00 D. O. and W. L. Dwyer, Weeping Water 10.C0 Mrs. L. D. Hiatt 2.00 The following funds were so licited by employees of Donat's Tavern: Charles Irwin $ Frank J. Dieter E. J. Dieter Jim Henshick Phyllis Bon Edwin Dooly C. Gansemer Ruthe Gruber Woody Shelton Albert Justice 1.C0 1.C0 l.CO 50 .50 .50 .50 1.00 .25 .50 (Continued on Page 3 Miss Viola Miller, teacher in the. Central school, spent the week end with Mrs. Leo Switzer and other friends in Nehawka. PODIUM PRODIGY . . . Maestro GianelU de Marco, only five, di rects the Brazilian symphonic orchestra at the municipal the- i ater of Rio de Janeiro. The mae stro i Italian, on a South Ameri cas tour. y- - van JFLi l 1 Quiet Meet The session of the council Monday night was marked by a full house, mayor and all of the councilmen being on hand when starting time rolled around, also the meeting wa. short and snappy. The council receive a the appli- cation of Aucust Gall to oper ate a duck pin bowling alley cn Main street between Third and Fourth street. On motion of Rebal. seconded by Woster. the permission was granted on the payment of the usual li license fee. A communication was receiv ed from Font T. Wilson, asking a license to operate a recrea- tion parlor at 124 North j street, starting February oth 1st. There was some discussion of the bill sent the Gas company or- repair of paving cn South 'h street, on motion it was ;?cd that the bill should be r eighteen hours at the wag.' of 0 cents an hour. Thomas Walling, a lvsidcnt on ivvt M:;in street, was present ana called attention 3.00 ! council to a bad condition that I existed a' 12th and Main street. l.Oolvhtre a flume had been placed menace to ;Lose traveling tha: section of the ci:y. This will be investica;oJ by the streets, alleys and brid.'-s committee. The streets, al-ey-i and bridges committee, also reported that there had been requests for stop signs on Avenue C Locust street at the l.h and 8th street intersections and this was so ordered by the council. A slow sign was ordered install ed on 15th street near the Oal: street or cemetery road inter section. Mayor A. B. Rogers then an nounced the naming of C. A. Johnson for reappointment as a member of the water board iof the city, a post that he has sc well and ably filled since (Continued on Page 6' Chamber Drive For Membership Is Underway Membership teams of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Com merce got into motion Wednes day morning in the annual drive for 1950 dues. Headed by Joe 'Knoflicek. Orville Nielsen and Harold Alkire, every effort will be made to wind up the solicitation this week. Most fsolicitors report they are meeting with an enthusias tic response from those con tacted and indications are th' 1 membership will exceed last year uy a euiisiuerauie iiiuium. A membership in this civic organization with the proDer credentials disploved in his place of business is a sign of pride, proaressiveness and co operation in the community. Lack of it reveals nn attempt to ride the train to Utopia with out feeding the flames that keeo up steam. Following recommendaMons by the U. S. Chamber of Com merce, of which Plattsmouth is a member, several changes an anticioated in the formation of committees for 1950. all of which will mean a more active group, wider powers, and great er service to the community and membership. Exectuitve committee of th? Chamber of Commerce is rec ommending to the body that the organization be broken down into three active section?, each responsibility to them selves, and each with an indiv ual budget. These groups to be. namely: Civic. Agriculture and Retail. In previous years the Cham ber has ODerated with committee heads, all reporting back to the executive committee. Under the (Continued on Page 6 Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Schomak er spent Monday afternoon at the home of their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thiele. in this city.