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0 w CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursdav Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 65 SIX PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1950 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 30 West Cass County Farmers Attend Mass Meeting Thursday evening a mass meeting was held at the audi torium of the Eagle high school, attended by some 150 of the farmers of western Cass county and the adjoining territory, to discuss the law enacted by the 1949 legislature regarding the certification of trucks and trail ers for farm uses. This law or two separate acts is decidedly conflicting, and it was questioned by the meeting whether or not farmers convey ing their own grain or other ar ticles from their own farm, fell under the provisions of the law. Three weeks ago Marion Wulf of the Eagle community was at Piattsmouth in the county court on the charge of overload of his farm wagon, drawn by a farm tractor. The charge was made by the state highway patrol and to the charge Mr. Wulf made a plea of not guilty. The court after hearing the trial and the arguments in the case, held that the defendant was guilty and a fine of $10 was assessed. The defendant at once through his counsel. Attorney Francis M. Casey, filed notice of an appeal to the district court and appeal bond was posted and the case is now. in the office of the clerk of the district court, awaiting trial to secure further hearing on the interpretation of the two sections of the law that covers the operation of vehicles, regis- tration, and the matter of farm vehicles owned and operated by he farmers for their own use. The meeting at Eagle dis cussed the matter and addres ses were given by Mr. Casey of :his city and Marvin Carr, prom inent Eagle resident, giving their riews on the case. While the case will be carried through the court, a large num ber of the farmers will seek ac tion by the next legislature to clear up the meaning of tha two separate laws, the last law failing to repeal the provisions of the old law. Woster's Hold Great Removal Sale This Week One of the largest exclusive shoe sales in this part of the state is to be staged by the Wos ster Shoe store in this city, starting on Saturday, March 18. at the ball room on the third floor of the Ruse building, Sixth and Main streets. Owing to the fact that the store building occupied by the Woster store is being remodeled, it is necessary to secure addi tional space and for this reason a stock of some 1,400 pair of shoes are being placed on the block at the sale. The upper iloor of the Ruse building is being arranged for the sale and already several hundred pairs of the shoes have been placed on display and all IrfOO pair will bo ready by the time of the opening of the big sale. This sale will offer a great cut in prices to clear out the stock and the public have the ad vantage in the sale. As Mr. Woster states "Shoes are Up and Prices Down." Feeders Meeting Here March 21st The residents of this part of Cass county are to have the op portunity of enjoying a Feeders meeting on Tuesday, March 21s'.. at the Eagles hall, at 6th and First Avenue. Manager Leo Brink of the store is arranging to have a very fine program presented during the evening that will include sch features as talks by R. E, Day, sales manager of the Al lied Mills: A. J. Birchfield. rep resenting the Wayne Feeds sales in this part of the west. The meeting will be opened at 7:30 p. m. and give a full eve ning of worthwhile entertain ment and instructive talks along the line of the stock handling and feeds. It has been arranged to have refreshments served to the vis itors at the show and tokens of appreciation of their coming out and learning the best methods of feeding. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan J, Hansen, of Nehawka. was in the city Fri day and while here called at the Journal to enroll as new readers ofcthe paper. Hot Motor Causes Fire Alarm Fridav Friday morning shortly after I 7 o'clock the fire departmen was called to the Hinky-Dinky store just west of the Journal, where a heated motor, used in the refrigerating line for the store, started smoking and caused some alarm for a short time. Mr. Black was at the store and gave the alarm as soon as ( he found the smoke quite strong 1 in the main store room. The firpmin w'fi'd rn thp irh nrnmnt. ' . . . iy and nappy to nnd that ihCiV services were not nerpssarv. i The store was aired out and by the time for the regular run of business, things were operat ing as usual. Union Church Willed $12,000 By Old Member The Methodist church at Union, where for a number of years Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Tracy worshiped in the years that they made their home in the southern Cass county town, is richer by $12,000, the gift willed to the church by Mrs. Tracy. Mr. Tracy was the owner and operator of the Bank of Union for a number of years, and with his wife, was an ardent member and attendant at the church, contributing to its upkeep and active in the church groups. Some twenty-five years ago they moved to California, and located at Long Beach, where they have since resided and where Mr. Tracy died. In the ensuing years since leaving Union, Mrs. Tracy retained a great interest in the church and when it was remodeled some four years ago she donated the first $100 for the work. In the years Mrs. Tracy has been a regular contributor to the bazaars that were staged by the church workers and in her wiil has remembered the church of her younger years. There are no close relatives surviving the death of Mrs. Tracy. No Deputy Clerk Named As Yet County Clerk George R. Say- j les has not as yet named a de- ; puty for his office, this position i having been vacant, since the ; resignation of Mrs. Blanche Sayles Hall, last Wednesday. ! Mr. Sayles states that he is not decided on the matter of i the deputy for the present, and will probably operate the office with the services of extra help until such time that he may de cide on a deputy. Mrs. Hall had served her father as deputy in the office since 1936 and her departure has been keenly felt in the of fice as she had many of the duties that she had personally looked after. Avoca Firemen Do Good Work The members of the fire de partment at Avoca, under the direction of Chief Merle Tress ler, did a fine job of guarding during the severe wind storm of last Tuesday. The force of the wind had blown down both chimneys c n the Hadsell Nursing Home and caused a great deal of fear of further damage or danger from fire. Chief Tressler and his as sistants, Elmer Hennings and Carl Zaiser checked the build ing for possible fire and also j placed a guard on the building all night .There was a television antena came down with one of i the chimneys. 1 Court Klotose Hfrodfs . . Friday was an active time in the county court before Judge Richard Peck, a number of com plaints being filed by the high way patrol against Watson Brothers truck drivers for over weight. Wyatt Gove was charg ed with overweight on capacity and made a plea of guilty to the charge and was assessed a fins of $20. Raymond J. Sand was charged with overweight on a truck and received a fine of $15 and costs on his plea of guilty. William E. Bell was charged with two counts, overweight on capacity and overweight on axel base. He drew a fine of $20 on count one and $10 on count two. Wyatt Gove also had a com- plaint for overweight on capa- city on axel base. He drew a fine city on axel base for which a fine bl $10 was assessed on each count feV 1 & ff HERO AIDS MOTHER . . . Carroll Docherty, hero f blare which swept a south-end block in Boston, encourages his mother at window as the 65-year-old woman begins ladder descent. Church Sale Is Visited by Large Number Thursday evening a large ! crowd was ' present ttt the ' Piattsmouth- Sale barn in the south part of the city to attend ! the auction held for the bene fit of the United Presbyterian church of Murray, a wonderful showing being present from out neighboring city. The articles offered were live stock, hogs, merchandise and many other contributions do nated in the good cause and the bidding was brisk as Rex Young, veteran auctioneer, had lent his part to the service of the church and cried the various articles for the benefit of the Murray organization. ; Mr. and Mrs. Karl Grosshans had donated the use of the barn and the lunch counter to the Murray people and the ladies of that community served a much enjoyed lunch to the bidders during the evening. Through their efforts and that of the many friends in this part of the country, there will be ever $1,100 realized from the sale that will be devoted to the church cause. The sale was clerked by Charles H. Boedekcr. of the Murray State bank. Enumerators to Be Selected John J. Hanley, district su pervisor, bureau of the censu.;, for the 2nd congressional dis trict, announced today that 548 applications have been received for enumerator positions in the forthcoming 17th Decennial Census which is to commence April 1st. P'nrtV-ior nnntipntinn"; will hf rnnsirfPrPrt ,m to and including Tuesday, March 14th-. From the i applications, 336 enumerators i anda,luneal sefrvJ5e? erf hfelcl will be appointed to do the work fn Thursday at Oak Park, fol in the congressional district and lo,ed cremation. the city of Omaha. fDff was brn on M?y L J . 1 1884 at Syracuse, the son of Mr. Fred Bourcks Go To the Southland Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bourck de parted today (Monday for a motor trip to the southland where they will enjoy a short time while waiting for winter to loosen its strangle hold on No- braska They are going to Hot Springs. Arkansas, for a short stay and then on to the land of sunshine and bathing beaches Florida. r : 1,., In the county court Friday a petition was filed by Clara Maude Newlin, asking for the Probate of the estate of N. C. Newlin. deceased, a short form estate. Guy Clements is the at-; torney. In the county court Friday order was entered barring claims in the estate of Henry A. Guthmann. deceased. Marriage license was issued I Saturday in the county court to Edward Ray Schewe and Elaine ! Elnore Blackman, both of Oma ha. ' In the county court Monday a hearing was had on a complaint ? charging Doyle McKinstry, with j having no license plates on his motor vehicle. He made a plea ! guilty and a fine of $10 and costs was given by Judge Peck. I New Jewelry Store to Open In Piattsmouth The newest business house in the city is the jewelry store and watch repair shop of R. W. Byers, who is coming here from his former home at Charles City, Iowa, and will have his store ready for business this week on the second floor of the Ruse Building. Mr. Byers and his family are making their residence at Glen wood until such time as suitable living quarters can be secured, and the family ready to move to this city to reside. Mr. and Mrs. Byers have a family of three boys, six. four and a year and a half old. Mr. Byers is a former service man, a veteran of the last world war, when he served in the navy of the United States, where he was a gunnersmate third class, serving on the U. S. S. Liberty ship. Nicholas Biddle. His ser vice in the navy covered a three year period and since his re turn to civilian life he has been located in Iowa. This splended family will have a hearty welcome from the residents of Piattsmouth of which they are to be a part. Ralph A. Duff Dies at Home In Illinois Ralph A. Duff, native Ne braskan and lor many years a resident of Nebraska City, and well known in Piattsmouth. I died on Tuesday of last week at i : i T- ..1 . Til; . t i - ' and Mrs. Nicholas Duff. He re I sided in Nebraska City the I greater part of his lifetime and ! was largely identified with the, automobile business in this part of the west. He was well known here aiid with T. H. Pollock of this city was interested in the construction of a wooden toll bridge over the Platte river, the .opening of which in 1911 was one of the big events for the motorists of eastern Nebraska. His interest in the bridge was later purchased by Mr. Pollock. In 1942 Mr. Duff entered the civil service of the navv and ! served as an inspector at a num ber of the naval war plants. i There is surviving a daugh- t. Mr wm5m Prifp nf Rrem- erton. Washington, and a , granddaughter; two sisters ; Mrs. Nora D. Sergeant of Greensburg. Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Gertrude Morse of Van couver, B. C. Clifford Taylor Is Now Sergeant Special to Piattsmouth Jour nal. Piattsmouth, Nebr. Rhein Main Air Base, Frankfurt, Ger many, Clifford A. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Taylor, Livingston Road, Piattsmouth. Nebraska, now stationed at Rhein Main Air Base, Germany, was promoted recently to the grade of sergeant. Sgt. Taylor enlisted in the Air Force in 1947 and since January 1949 has been stationed in Germany. College View Defeats Locals Thursday Night The Piattsmouth high school Blue Devils who were the win ners over Crete at the Auburn tournament on Wednesday. 50 to 39. were eliminated from the tournament on Thursday night when they were turned back by the Lincoln suburb in a heart breaking game by the score of 39 to 33. Both teams were cold in the first half of the game, although the Vipwmcn were able to main tain a lead over the hard fight ing Blue Devils. The sum total of victory was a lene free toss in the penalties that were assessed against the Blue Deviis in the last of the game. The Blue Devils failed to score from the floor in the firs', twelve minutes, while College View was suffering from the cold war in the second half of the game. The score for the first quarter was 8 to 4 for the Viewmen and at the half time the Blue Devils were trailing 24 to 17. In the third quarter of the game the Blue Devils were bat tling hard and at the close of the quarter had brought their score to 23 against the Viewmen 26. For Piattsmouth Bill McCor-mh-k and Stanley Cole led the scoring uith eleveil points each. Jim Stewart and Maley of Col lege View led their team in the scoring battle with 15 and 12 points respectively. The loss was felt keenly by the Blue Devils who had a fine season and earlier in the yeak had easily won from College View. The box score of the game: Piattsmouth fg ft pf tp Rohan, f 0 0 2 0 Dasher, f 1 3 2 5 McCormick, f . . . 2 7 2 11 Cole, f 5 " 1 2 11 Janecek, c 1 0 4 2 Ofe, g 1 0 1 .2 Ashbaugh, g. . . 2 3 4 7 12 14 17 38 College View fg ft pf tp Stewart, f 4 7 5 15 Maley. f 3 6 2 12 Van Cleave, f . . . 1 0 4 2 Cook, c 2 1 2 5 Fisher, g 0 0 1 0 Wilcox, g 0 1 2 1 Leslie, f 2 0 4 4 12 15 20 39 Harvey Brothers Here Tuesday The Piattsmouth town basket ball team is preparing to enter tain the fans of this city on Tuesday evening at the high school gym in the last game of the season on the Piattsmouth court. The local squad is large enough this year that two teams can be placed in action, a double header will be on the bills for the en tertainment of the fans. In the opening game the team com posed of the basket ball players of Co. I of the Iowa National Guard of Glenwood, will be here as the foe of the town team. The Guardsmen have a good team that comprises many of the stars in past years from the Glenwood high school and should provide plenty of entertainment. In the second game Harvey Brothers, noted colored team, and a whole evening's enter tainment in themselves, will be here to play one of the local teams. The Piattsmouth town team are to enter the Avoca gold med al tournament through the sponsorship of the local Cham ber of Commerce, to be held on March 20-24. In this tourna ment there will be the two local teams, several from Nebraska City, the Avoca and Syracure teams. Rev. Williams at Lincoln Meeting Rev. E. C. Williams is attend ing the Christian Workers Con ference of the Nebraska Metho dist church at Lincoln, March 13-15. He is member of two of the boards that meet for this occasion, the Board of Missions and Church Extension and the Board of Ministerial Training. The annual meeting of the Nebraska Conference of the Wo man's Society of Christian Ser vice will be held in the Cenen nary Methodist Church in Bea trice, March 16-17. A classified Ad in the Journal costs as little as 35c. Program at Local Bank The Piattsmouth State bank is progressing well with their remodeling and expanding pro gram at the building at Fift'.i and Main streets and the rear of the adjoining building that is also owned by the bank. The Moorman Company of Minneapolis has the contract for the program and has shown a fine rate of improvement in the short time they have been at work. The rear of the east building, occupied by the Woster Shoe Co., was taken out as the start of the rebuilding, making it necessary for Clement Woster to move a great deal of his stock to make room for the workmen. The new vault, on the north of the building, will be used for the additional safety deposit boxes for the bank that are now very much in demand. The force of workers, largely local men where possible, have completed the running of the concrete and now the vault is awaiting the final details to complete it. Th vault is of steel and reinforced concrete and capable of resisting any attempt to break into. The completion of the interior and the installing of the locks is yet to be carried out. When fhe rear of the buildin" is replaced, there will be room prepared that will be available for the use of the bookkeeping portion of the bank business, the machines now in use in the main banking room will be moved to the new location. One of the additions to the bank that will be appreciated by the patrons, especially those who have deposit boxes, is spac? where they may secure their boxes, take them to tables and there look after their business ) in comfort, the present deposit vault space makes it very diffi cult to check over the contents of the boxes. It will be at least several weeks before the changes are all complete at the bank and when they are finished the Piatts mouth State is going to have a real up to the minute banking j institution and one that they I can feel very proud to possess. Mr. Schneider is loud in his praise of the way the local men on the construction work have ; carried on. James Pollard Receives Honor Announcement has been made by the Farm Underwriters As sociation of Chicago that James Pollard. Nehawka, Nebraska, has been awarded an annual scholarship for Farm Fire Pre vention Activities in Nebraska. These scholarships have a value of 200.00 and may only be used in the study of agricul ture and home economics at any accredited college. They are available to members of 4-H clubs. Selection is made by th? State Club Leader. Aspirants for the award are required to conduct a project based on fire safely and reduc tion of fire hazards on the farm. The entire program embraces the fifteen midwest cm states and is sponsored by the Farm Underwriters Association, an or ganization of old line stock firo insurance companies. The pur pose of the contest is to promote fire safety on the farm in order to reduce the annual death toll due to farm fires. Clark E. Finney, residing n j the south part of the city, was i in Omaha Friday to look after ' some matters of business. ' Petrie's Woodwind Ensemble Petrie's Woodwind Ensemble will appear at Piattsmouth high school on Thursday, March 16 at 1:15 p. m. This is an organiza tion whose artistry and musicianship meets the demands of the most exacting critics and whose programs are presented with such color, dash and showmanship as to win. the spontaneous and en thusiastic approval of each audience. The public is invited. ( KENNETH JOHNSON Extension Market Specialist JACK LOMAX Extension Entomologist Farm and Home Day Wednesday, March 15th The annual Farm and Home day for Cass county will be held at Weeping Water on Wednes day, March 15th. The program will extend from 10 a. m. to 4:45 p. m. at the auditorium. The day's activities will start with the 4-H committee at If o'clock with leaders from all parts of the county here for the event. A special treat has been prepared for the visitors at thf big show in the shape of fre. sausage, pancakes and coffee served at 11:30. In the afternoon at 1 o'clock there will be a showing of "Ag riculture in Germany," in mo tion pictures and story, given by W. H. Brokaw, director emeritis of the Nebraska extension serv ice. At 2 o'clock there will be the Home Extension Achieve ment program and textile dem onstration by Mrs. T. V. Hubble of Lincoln. At 3 o'clock Miss Ruth Miller of Omaha will pre sent, "Make Your Own Hat." Other speakers on the pro gram will be Dr. H. F. Rhoades of the college of agriculture, soils department, on "Soil Test ing and Fertilizers" and "Euro pean Corn Borer" by Jack Lo max, extension entomologist. Rita Mulholland Undergoes Surgery Miss Rita Mulholland, senior at the Plaftsmouih high .-.chool. was severely injured the past week in a fall at the school, as resuit she was forced to spend three days at an Omaha hos pital. In the fall she sustained a fracture of the right shoulder and it was necessary to have the injured member treated at the hospital. Miss Mulholland was able Sat urday to return home and will recuperate here at home. Woman Has Wild Ride from Omaha Friday Night Friday night was a time of excitement around the Hotel Piattsmouth as the climax of an alleged kidnapping of an Oma ha woman a wild ride in a truck driven by truckers, claim ed to be under the influence :jf liquor and interspersed with the wrecking of several cars by th. truck and its drivers. 1 One of the victims of th. truckers was Glen VaiKry oi' this city, who had driven to Omaha earlier in th? evening. , with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gor ton, to meet Mrs. Vallery. wh was returning home from Iowa Where she had been on a visit. They met the train and start ed home around 11 o clock :nd all went well until the car reached the flat this side of the Fort Crook overpass, when .i truck came along and proeede:! to crah into the Vallery ear. damaging it a great cieal and ; giving the occupants a severe I shaking up. The truck con tinued on its way ;-outh. Mr. Vallery was abl? to pet I lie car moving and when a short distance south of the acci dent scene, the came on a wo- man lying along the roadside, they stopped and the woman dialed thnt she had met th- nun at South Omaha. they were unknown to h r and ha. I 'ved her into the truck to r.c-oi-inany them. When the ac? .; n, occurred sh? claims th-. n pushed or threw her out u iue truck. F.ir her along the road Mr. VaMerv overtook th? truclc and th? occupants stated : i hat l he woman had jumped out oi the truck and had not. i been push d The trucker:; ; promised L ici'ow the Vallery car onto accident, the men t he won lobby of It was ila city to report the Howover the truck and tailed o appear and an wa-3 '.alien o the the hotel. found Uia' she was in a hysterical conciiuen and ap parently had been drinking. It was with difficulty that .-h? was controlled until a physician could be called and she ws.s given a "shot" to quiet her. In the meantime someone had learned the name of the hus band in Omaha and a call was put through to him at his place of business on Cass street. Oma ha. The husband arrived here, loaded the wife in his car and departed for Omaha. The truck drivers were later apprehended in Omaha by the police and held there for investigation, the woman in the case, Mrs. Edna Meehan. how ever refused to file a complaint against the men. The car wrecks occurred in Sarpy county and out oi the jurisdiction of Sheriff Tom Solomon of this county. Cass County Folks on WOW Tour Party t On Wednesday. March 15. the WOW "Farmers New outh Farm Study Tour " will leave Omah on a trip that will cover sixteen days and take the members of the party through eighteen southern states and Cuba. The seventeen car. all pull- ; man special, leaviirj Omaha at 1 3 p. m. Wednesday, will carry 'a load of 210 persons. 143 or : these being from Nebraska. The first stop is at the great ; ranch of Governor Turner of Oklahoma on the 6 000 miles of travel and will indue';-- fide ; trips by buses to plantations. ! ranches, experimental stations. j processing plants and such pro jects as the TVA. Oak Ridge, and Alabama's great black belt. Between trips to farms or pro jects, the trippers wiil take tim- out for sightseeing in Dallas, j New Orleans, Atlanta. Miami. Ashville. North Carolina, the Kentucky Blue Gra.;s country and the trip from Florida to visit at Havanna, Cuba. The Cass county people4 making th? trip will include County Com missioner and Mrs. W. F. Nolt Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Siemoneit. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Wiles of Piattsmouth. and W. M. Philpot. Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Warner were at Lincoln on Sunday where they visited their son. Charles at the U. S. Veterans hospital where he has b-en a patient for the past few weeks. Mrs. Helen Smetana. an aunt of Charles, accompanied the Warners.