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TIME P HOTT-SM. UT 00 uDtfDGJDSrMQ- CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 65 SIX PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1950 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 26 Corn Growers State Bank Formal Opening Saturday. February 25th was a. notable clay for the residents of the west portion of Cass county, marking as it did, the formal opening of the Corn Growers State Bank at Murdock. This bank that has been the process of organization, is now complete and in operation, sup plying the needs of the resi dents of that locality. Its offi cers and directors comprise the solid and substantial residents or the Murdock community, men that have made great success for themselves on the farms that extend for miles in that portion of the county, their fine busi ness judgment that won them success attest the fact that the ank is in the best of hands. The Officers of the new bank comprise: William Stock, presi dent; Dan Schlaphoff, vice president; Edwin T. McHugh, cashier; Miss Marie Schweppe. assistant cashier. The directors of the bank comprise Herman Kupke, Robert Van Pelt. E. T. McHugh, Mrs. Mary K. Platte, August Ruge, all of these being well known and successful in their lines of activity. The cashier of the bank. Ed win T. McHugh, is a native son of the Murdock community, a son of the late Jerry McHugh and Mrs. Eunice McHugh, a young man that graduated a year ago from the University of Nebraska college of law. and re turned to Murdock to open his law office where he has been most successful and has had a " large part in the organization of fine bank. It was a very pleasant part of the formal opening, that the mother was present to en joy the event, as well as an uncle .Edwin McHugh of Atchi son, Kansas, veteran railroad man. The bank has at this time as the doors opened $325,000 in de posits and this will grow, situat ed as the bank is in the midst of the wonderful agricultural empire of Cass county. The organization of the new bank comes as the realization of the wishes of the many resi dents of that section of the county. Following the close of the Bank of Murdock in 1932, the residents were supplied by the Co-Operative association from 1933 to 1949 when they vot d to liquidate and join in the new banking house. The com munity now has a bank that is aoie lo supply every financial need of their part of the coun ty. The former building used by (Continued on Pae 6 Masonic Hall . To Be Place Of Beauty The upper floor of the Masonic building used by the order for their lodge and banquet room, as well as the office of the var ious branches of the York Rite Masonary, are now undergoing a program of redecorating that vflll make it very handsome when completed. The waiting room at the north of the building has been repainted in light gray and white with paper in keeping with the painting. Here a new- tile floor will be laid in the next few days and then the decorat ing of the office will be under taken. The lodge room one of the largest and most attractive in the state, has been repainted and papered and will now be thoroughly cleaned and made ready for the use of the bodies. Plattsmouth lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M.. owners of the building, the past year had rearranged the room, eliminating two of the windows on the south, also have installed Venetian blinds on the windows of the building. (Continued on Page Four) lev Roads Cause Wreck Near Millard Two Weeping Water people. Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. Rector, were injured on Thursday niaht in a car collision three miles east of Millard. The car, accu pied by the Rectors, collided with one driven by Harry T. Gana of Lincoln. The accident was caused bv the icy condition of the road that made driving very diffi cult. The parties were taken to the Douglas county hospital for treatment, but were able to be released on Friday morning. Feeders Learn Ham Comes From Poland H1 r ri u Ever wave a red flag in front of a bull? C. B. W atson, of DeKalb, 111., key speaker at the Live Stock Feeder's banquet at Weeping Water Thursday night and president of the Corn Belt Live Stock Feed er's Association, got about the same results when h e held this can containing a "Krakus Brand' ham made in Poland before an estimated crowd of nc.i r three hundred. Flanked by Melvin R. Todd, Union, president of the Live Stock Feeder's Association, and Howard Philpot, Nehawka, toastmaster, Watson dwelt long on the trouble lower tariffs and the importation of fats and oils could do to local market. Journal Staff Photo. Conventions Wednesday TLT - q PJOrJ q & i On Wednesday evening at 8 j o'clock the citizens of Platts-1 mouth will be called upon at their conventions to select can- j didates for the offices. ; This spring on April 4th, the voters will elect a mayor, city l f111" ' OI me : strate. two members council from the first ward , (north of Main street ., one for j one year and one for two years, i and one councilman for two years from the second ward. These men that are elected nistra-'ermvpi are to serve as the administ tors of the city government for the next year. The council are lV T " ' state capitol at Lincoln, city and appropriate and ex- i pend the funds raised by the J T i city. It behooves the citizens not ' 1 axi Cab Uwners nl hSL 5Pei?vnof!f;iHoId Meeting Here neps nut ritien.s rennv nn.-l ! willing to accept the burden of serving the city of which they are a part, as officers. The democrats are to meet at the district court room, the re publicans at the public library, all at 8 p. m. as specified by law. Be out and express your- self that is what freedom means. The board of education cau-, cus meets at the high school at 8 p. m. and will name four can didates for the board of educa tion, two to be elected. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hadraba and Edgar Coghill spent the week end at Olathe, Kansas, with an uncle of Mrs. Hadraba's L'S in I and Edgar's, who is stationed in the navy there. Court House ESrSetfs . . I Petition for the probate of the j testate of Sara Ellen Boyles, de-I ! ceased, of Elmwood. was filed in i the county court cn Saturday by ; John T. Boyles. a son. The De- i tition asks for the appointment of John T. Boyles as the ad ministrator. In the office of the clerk of the district court Satur day an action was filed in which Geneva Rough Wilson is plain tiff and David Kite. C. B. Wil- son and C. D. Wilson dba - against Marion WTulf, charging the New Market Oil Co., of New j the defendant with an overload. Market. Iowa, defendants. It is ' operating a tractor on a public set out in the petition that on highway with a load in excess of October 7, 1948, David Kite, em- ; the carrying weight of the trail ploye of the company, operat- j er. The defendant claimed to ating a White tractor and haul- I have been hauling grain on the ine a Frauhauft trailer, was i trailer from one field to the going east on highway No. 34. six miles west of Union. It is further alleged that the defen dant Kite was negligent in the operation of the tractor and caused the tractor and trailer to run into a ditch and overturn. It is alleged that in the accident, 2.000 gallons of gasoline from the trailer was spilled and seep ed into the ground, and as the result ruined a well on the pro perty of the plaintiff used for twater for drinking and cooking purposes. It is claimed that as the result it was necessary to . . it ::-::' '.-7v.'v..vi s 'i sis ,sq Call for Bids For Road Gravel The state department of roads and irrigation are calling for bids for the graveling of seven and a half miles of roadway on the Louisville road west from the Taylor schoolhouse to the part of the road known as the cedar Creek corner on the Louisville road This hi hway is takeu over by lhe state of Ncbraeka as a toto hfohlIvll, anf iin W,ir, tion witil the county the road t u r, jb iviir ! onnr! all- weather road , new brid1 ;es have been contracletl for ad part f tho nrA,,minarv .nrt rrUt carried out. The road has been jgraded up and with the new t. 1 UVi. U l J UilU ( r till I A X 1R V . Contract will be surfaced with .... . ine letting 01 tne uitis win oe inn Thnrsrinv Marrh lfi. nr the Thursday afternoon the taxi cab owners and operators of Bellevue, Auburn, Nebraska City and Plattsmouth, held a meet ing at the Forty & Eight club in this city. There was a very large repre sentation at the meeting to dis cuss matters pertaining to the operation of their lines and sug- gested regulation that had been' J proposed to place the lines un- der the same rules and regula tions as in Omaha and Lincoln. The group will have a repre- i sentative to look after their in- j terests before the state railway j commission that nas cnarge or ' this line of regulation A classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35c. replace the well at the cost of $1,438.97. The plaintiff asks judgement in that amount. i Smith & Lebens appear for tho plaintiff Saturday afternoon in the county court, hearing was had on the matter of a complaint filed January 21, 1950 by State Highway Patrolmnn A. J. Lisec, other. The case also developed the matter of a registration for the operation of a trailer. The court assessed a fine of $10 and costs. Notice of appeal was filed by the defendant to a hisher luui l iu ic-i liic iivv icquii nig j the necessity of a registration under the circumstances of the j owner hauling his grain. t Marriage licence was issued to Earl E. McWilliams and Ruth J. city and of easy access to Main A. Brammier. both of Syracuse. - street and the downtown activi Final hearing was held Satur- j ties. day in the estate of Edward 1 Boedeker, deceased. :1 .L Bert Philpot Is Winner of High Purina Award Bert Philpot of the Philpot Feed & Seed Co. one of the large businesses of its kind in the county, has been notified that he was the second in the contest staged by the Purina Co., manufacturers of the feed5 specialized in by Mr. Philpot. , He has a record of sales of ; season, that is a real showing of ; his excellence as a salesman i as well as the appreciation of ! feeds of this brand. The award . . f Mfini 1 At a Pnze of $200 to the W eepmg ! Water representative of the company. The first prize was a trip to Cuba and Bert lacked but a little of getting the first place. He is dividing the prize with Mrs. Philpot. who is now visit ing in California with their daughter, Mrs. L. B. Keys at i Manhattan Beach, and who can enjoy the prize to assist in her sightseeing. Mrs. Philpot made the trip to the west coast by plane, leaving here in the morn ing and at 6 p. m. was at her destination in the west. Stites to Stage Demonstration On Saturday The Stites Implement com pany of this city of which George Stites is the owner and Kenneth Weaver, the manager, is staging a fine demonstration on Saturday at the plant of the company on South Chicago Ave. This will be in the nature of the offering of frozen foods and will be one of the largest held here, opening at 1:30 on Satur day March 4th. Miss Kathryn Miller, well known home economist, will be in charge of the demonstration here on Saturday. She is one of the best known demonstrators for the frozen food company. In recognition of the patron age of the public a first prize of a $40 set of aluminum will be given, second a $25 gift certifi cate and third a $15 gift certi ficate. In addition to the prizes Mr. Stites is offering free refresh ments to the callers at the plant on Saturday afternoon. Ray Harold, Sr. j DUyS 1 niety nome The residence of Mrs. Anton i Trilety on South Third street J which has been occupied as the family home for the past few years, haj. been sold to Mr. and i ivii a. rvuj muiiu niuuiu. 01., n"u ' will make this their home in the i future j The residence is well located ! in the business section of the Subscribe for The Journal. Marshall Speaks at Farm Bureau j Farm Bureau leaders of the j southeast district of Nebraska ; attended a meeting in Lincoln. February 20. which was describ i d bv members of the group aj "one of the most important re ! gaicang tne Farm Bureau or ganization .its resolutions and ; legislative activities." Those attending from Cass j county were: Dale Stander. Mr. i and Mrs. Harold Ahl, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mayfield. Mr. and Mrs. i Fred Wehrbein, Merle Kagoss. jMeiton Gray, John Rieka. Ar I thur Pershing .Herman Sehwep ! pe, Gus Striech, August Keil. ; John Parkening. Fritz Siemo I neit, Ruth Erickson and Pete I Halmes. Nebraska Farm Bureau Presi- I dent Charles Marshall. Elm wood; and Robert Thompson ; Lincoln, secretary - treasurer. discussed the importance of lo cal leaders and members in de veloping the organization, for mulating its policies through resolutions, and carrying out these policies through legisla tive activities. Both principal speakers emphasized the impor tance of county and unit mem bers in formulating and direct ing the activities of the organi zation. Thompson described the steps by which administration of Farm Bureau is carried out from ! local members to the state j board of directors and admini j stratlve employees. He told that it is the views of the majority of local members which govern state and national policy. Marsnall described the steps in development of policy through voti; delegates who represent county organizations at the state convention. He told of the methods by which the will of the majority of local members are put into practice and car ried to the state .nd national levels. He recited a number of instances when local members had influenced the trend of the organizations' state and nation al stands on public issues. Both speakers emphasized the need for a strong membership to write and prepare resolutions which represent the thinking of a majority of farm people. They said that the ultimate aim o membership and resolutions is to carry through an action pro exam to develop legislation beneficial to -iTricuture and the whole economy . Death of Infant Child Saturday The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kraeger, who died at Omaha on Saturday afternoon at birth, was laid to rest this (Mon day morning at 10 o'clock at Oak Hill cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. A. Lentz, pastor of Christ Lutheran church near Louisville. POLICE COURT NOTES Monday morning in the po lice court of Judge Charles L. Graves, a hearing was had on complaint filed by the city po lice, charging Jack Foster with intoxication. After hearing the evidence the court assessed a fine of $10 and costs. Officers of Live Stock Feeders Attend Banquet Chi Wiii r v a - '..hT-x- ft f Ii ii w lJi I Li Li 111 Li Officers and directors of the Cass County Live Stock F'eeder's Association lined up before the camera following their annual banquet at Weeping Water Thursday night along with the speakers. From left to right are Clyde Wenzel, Eagle, din-c or; Will A. Minford, Murray, vice-president; C. B. Watson, DeKalb, 111., speaker and president of chj Corn Belt Feeder's Association; Howard Philpot, Nehawka, president; Melvin R. Todd, Union, sUt? president Live Stock Feeder's Association; Fritz Siemoneit, Plattsmouth, director; Frank Hobscheidt, Union, director, and Charles H. Boedeker, Mur ry, secretary and treasurer. Journal Staff Photo. Eagle Scout Willard Christr aJ I ) 7 jfk 'S W SI ' Willard Christensen is shown as his Eagle Scout badge is pinned on by his father, Marion Christensen. while the mother. Mrs. Christensen, is proudly standing by with the rose presented her in honor of the event. It was a very happy occasion for the family, and for Willard marked the culmination of his years of earnesi woik in Scouting and a worthy performance of the Scout law and precepts. The ceremony was held on Sunday, February 19th at the First Methodist church. Journal Staff Photo. Murdock Store Hard Hit by Fire Friday The Murdock Mercantile store Friday night was visited by a fire of unknown origin, causing a loss that will probably run into several thousands of dollars be- fore the check is completed. The store carries a large stock of general merchandise and a great part of this is badly damaged from water that was necessary to check the fire and the smoke. The fire was first discovered at 10:30 Friday night when the postmaster was bringing the mail sack from the Rock Island depot. As he came along the main street of the town he no ticed smoke rolling out of the store front and at once gave the alarm. The fire department was quickly on the scene and held the fire to the rear of the room but a great deal of damage was inflicted on the building. The heat was intense in the large store room and several of the large plate glass windows were cracked and broken by the heat before the fire was check ed. A section of the shelving on the east side of the store was burned so badly that it collaps ed and the contents of the shelves strewn on the floor August Wilkins, the owner of the store and with his staff was busy Saturday in trying to look after the trade and await ing the arrival of the insurance adjusters. The paint of the metal ceiling was badly blistered and in some cases burned off by the flames. UNDERGOES OPERATION Lester Holman .one of the well known residents of near this city, was operated on Fri day at the St. Catherine's hos pital at Omaha He is now re ported as doing fine and ex pects to be home in a few days. Sell It Thru Journal Want Atls. Cass County Live Stock Feeders Banqi Thursday evening, the torium at Weeping Waic:- filled to its capacity by farmers and Cass county stock feeders nd a number visitor:, from adjoining counties despite the fact that early af ternoon had given threats of a blizzard. The occasion was the sixth an nual banquet of the Cass Coun ty Corn Belt Live Stock Feeders' association, a group that has grown into all parts of the coun ty and have done very much for for the improvement of the feeding business in this part of the state. , The officers of the Cass coun ty group were all present and comprised Howard Philpot. Ne hawka, president: Will A. Min ford, Murray, vice-president: Charles H. Boedeker. Murray, secretary-treasurer; Clyde Wcn zel. Eagle, director; Frank Hobs cheidt. Union, Fritz Siemoneit, Plattsmouth. directors. These were accompanied by their la dies for the event. Other visitors present from Omaha were Mr. and Mrs. Cy Winkler, Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rapp, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zach, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Tighe, Mr. and Mrs. Lee j Clatterboard of Omaha, as well as many from other sections of the state. The members of the group were very happy to have How ard Philpot, president, at the "mike" as the master of cere monies, in which role he is al- (Continued on Page Six) I Roy Becker Now At Hospital Roy Becker, one of the weli known tarmers of the Union community, is in the Clarkson hospital at Omaha lor x-ray treatments. He has not well for some time. been a - 4 ..w.;. . . . ,y - t devils ! Lose 1 hnller Friday, 50-49 ." j One of the real thrillers of the I basketball court was staged here on Friday night when th. Lincoln Teachers cam:- flown uj oppose the local high school quintet. It was a great battle aiui j was won in the last seconds by i the Teachers with a 50 to 4J i score. i j The Lincoln team had the ad I vantage in height h. as two of ' their players were over si foot, j Johnson being six foot seven 1 inches. Janecek- who guarded his opposing center, played .i i meat game and kept his scor 1 ing down. Matzke. the other tall boy of the team was the second high scorer for Lincoln with 13 points. ! For the Blue Devils, stout - hearted Merle Dasher rang up twenty-one points to load iho Blue Devils with MeCormick putting in ten for the Platts mouth five Dasher was really hot in the last quarter when his ten points in that period kept the game a real horse race. The game was close ail of the way through, and in tne open ing quarter Dasher had two field goals and a free throw. MeCor mick a field goal and free toss. Janecek. Ofe and AshbauM each cashed in on a field goal. Maizk.' for Lincoln had three fi -Ul goals and a free basket. viver one field goal Johnson .w) from the court and Macasa a Ii?kl goal and a fr.e tos-;. The i.o: at the quarter w.t 1G to i x . ihe visitors. In the second quarter MeCor mick for the Blue Devils had a field goal and three free tosses. Janecek ar.d Ashbaugh each a field goal unci Ofe a field goal and a free throw. For the visit ors Johnson planted three from the field and t-.amered two frti tosses while M.tzkc l.aci two field goals. The .se re at the half time was 28 to 23 lor the in vaders. In the third quarter the Plattsmouth scoring; was by Dasher and Ote, Merle getting two field goals and two free throws while Carl add d a field goal. For the Teachers. Johnson was the chief point getter with iContinued on Page 3 Death of W.H. W oolcott at Home Sunday The death of William Harvey Woolcott, prominent resident of this city, occurred Sunday. Feb ruary 26th at 1:50 p. m. at the family home where he has been ill for the past year. Mr. Woolcott has been quite active in the community life in the years that he has been a resident of Plattsmouth, and his going away will bring a great regret to a large circle of friends. Mr. Woolcott, a son of Jame Keeler Woolcott and Ester Belle Cadance Hubbard Woolcott. was born May 8. 1889 in Union coun ty, South Dakota. In later year.s he came to Nebraska and on September 24, 1913 was married 1 at York, Nebraska, to Miss Helen M. Gould, later locating at Ha warden, Iowa, and in 1918 re turned to Nebraska. Mr. Wool , ott and family came to Platts mouth in January 1923 and he entered the services of the Bur lington railroad at the local shops, later transferring to the BREX. He continued his service with the BREX until in Septem ber 1948 he retired on account of failing health. In his community activities he was Grand Knight of the Mon signor M. A. Shine council of the Knights of Columbus for two years and for twenty years was (Continued on Page Fisur Ashland Tops in East Seven Loop The Ashland Blue jays. who were nosed out of the East Ne braska Seven tournament two weeks ago by College View, cam? back Friday night on their own court to eliminate College View by the score of 29 to 28. The victory over College View assures the Saunders county five the right to the conference crown, that with the win of Col lege View would have brought the claim to the title into a tie, Plattsmouth has lost but one game in the conference, that to Ashland and still to meet Valley on Friday, March 3rd. and would have been in a position to claim part of the title had the Elue jays slipped in their decisiva game Friday.