Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1950)
ID LOTrSIMODQj JjdDQJTOAL PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 65 TWELVE PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1950 Fi' vt j PER COPY NUMBER 65 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER This Section Is Swept By Heavy Rain Storm Plattsmouth and immediate vicinity was visited by a 3.80 inch rain early Wednesday that created an almost flood like condition from 4 to 7 a.m. on North Sixth street. The rain fortunately covered several hours, the sewers carry ing the flood waters very well, confining the overflow to Wash ington avenue and north Sixth street. Members of the fire depart ment were called out by the siren around 2 o'clock and kept a vigil at the sewer inlets until after the flood dancer had pas sed. It was at 4 a.m. when the wa x' rs on North Sixth street gave earning that there was going to be an overflow, the storm reaching its intensity near G ('clock. The firemen were able to ke-ep the sewers operating very will until the volume of water on the street was so heavy that it swept over the sidewalk on the east side of Sixth. The property owners and operators of business places, wised by ex periences in the past, had flood gales installed that held the waters outside of the buildings. There was no overflow from the south side and Chicago ave nues that served to cut down the flood danger to a large ex tent. Traffic to the north was halt ed here during the height of the storm and detoured north on 5Th street to where it was pos Vole to hit highway No. 75. out of the flood area. Traffic however was checked at the crossing of the Pappio near Fort Crook, the waters of th- creek flowing over the high way. It was not until afternoon that the ears and trucks were ible to get through between this city and Omaha. The storm was quite heavy in Mills county, Iowa, the Kansas City-Omaha line of the Burling ton being placed out of service for several hours. Residences in the area from Seventh street west to Eighth as far north as Avenue C suf fered from water backing up from the sewers, many base ments being partially flooded. Cellar drains in many cases see re spurting water from the vwer into the houses. Three Cars in Mixup Wednesday Early Wednesday morning as the usual traffic of workers' cars bound for Omaha was on its way. also the heavy rain beat ing down, a three way auto mix up occurred on highway No. 75 three miles north of this city. Erwin Leesley was en route to his work at Omaha when his car was stalled by the heavy rain. He was parked in the roadway while trying to get it operating, when the car of Virgil V. Miller following that of Lees ;yy, stopped quickly to avoid run ning into the Leesley vehicle, with the result that the auto driven bv James Carmichael. :Jj1 1 owing that of Miller, tried to avoid hitting and slid into the side of the Miller car. The right side and door of the Carmichael car was dam aged as well as the rear bumper of the Miller car. Jake Bashus, a passenger with Carmichael. was almost thrown from the car in the mixup. Alvin Jones Died Tuesday At Home Here Alvin L. Jones. 66 resident of plattsmouth for a lifetime, died Tuesday at the family home in this oitv. following a long per iod of failing health. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jones and was born in Plattsmouth, February 3. 1884. Mr. Jones attended the local schools, engaged in various lines of activity in the years of his residence here. He was for a number of years engaged as a member of the city police force, serving as chief of police. Later he employed in other work and was for a time with the Norfolk Packing company at their local plant. Mr. Jones was married in 1007 to Miss Sadie Rouse, they making their home in the south part of the city since that time Survivors are: the widow: two sisters. Mrs. Ida Davis. San Diego, Rose Dunlap. living in Oregon: one brother. Edward Jones, of Omaha. The body was taken to the Caldwell funeral home at 7th and Avenue B where funeral services will be held Friday af ternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Geo. W. Swiney, pastor of the First Christian church will conduct the services. The interment will be at the Oak Hill ceme tery. Calling hours at the funeral home wil be Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Wins at Horse Show at Harlan Wayne Lewis. Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lewis of this city, was one of the entries at the horse show held at Harlan. Iowa, on Friday. Wayne, who is one of the experts among the younger horsemen of this local ity had the pleasure of plac ing with his mount in the show. He is busy preparing for the horse show that will be held here in September. Raymond Cook Attends Masonic Home Meeting Mr. nad Mrs. Raymond Cook of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reeder of Fremont, ar rived home this i Thursday morning from a meeting of Ma sonic Home Executives held at San Francisco. The meeting is one that brings together executives oi' the Masonic Homes in all sec lions of the United States very largely attended, of great in terest. Members of the group visited the Masonic Home of California, situated near San Francisco, while the sessions were held in the city. Mr. Cook represented the Ne braska Masonic Home, giving a very fine paper of the operation of the home, its growth, the plans for the future. It was very comprehensive in detail as to the Home operation at Platts mouth. It attracted much at tention, requests are already coming in from Masonic publi cations for the right to publish the report that all states may benefit from its contents. Owing to the fact of the build ing of the new addition to the local Home. W. F. Evers, super intendent, was unable to attend. This is the first meeting Mr. Evers lias missed since 1932. VISIT WITH RELATIVES i Mrs Clara Puis and daugh-J ter. Natalie, of Hooper. Nebras-j ka. are visiting here in Cass Cass county with relatives. Mrs.) Puis is widow of Harlev Puis. ; formerly of Murray and ing the many relatives section of Cass county. Greenwood Rural Fire District Meet s meet in this Tuesday evening the Green- , wood Rural Fire Protection dis- trict was organized at the meet- j ing held at the American Legion ; hall at Greenwood. i This district embraces some ; firty-five sections of land in the : northwest part of Cass county. ' At the meeting Friday the S organization was perfected by j the election of officers, and rea- i dy to start the formal operation ; of the district. County Clerk! George R. Sayles was present to j represent Cass County and call- e d the meeting to order. The j following were selected as the officers for the ensuing year: j President. Walter Woitzel. also j director for a term of two years. Vice President, John E. Down ing, also director for one year. Secretary-Treasurer. Ernest F. Otto, also director for two years. Directors for a period of one year. Willis Lambert: director for a period of two years. Glen Morrow. It was voted to have the an nual meeting of the district on the first Wednesday of March. 1951. Court IHlouse Briefs In the county court Monday afternoon Henry Willis was ar raigned on the charge of rape, to which he made a plea of not guilty. The preliminary hear ing was had to the court and the testimony of the complain ing witness. Regina Hoffman, and Roger Hoffman offered bv the state. No evidence was of fered by the defendant who was represented in court by Attorney Hugh Boyle. The defendant was bound over to the district court bv Judge Case. Bond was set at $1,000 which was supplied for appearance of the defendant in district court. Final hearine was held Tues day in the county court in the estate of Leo L. Horton. deceased. Orvil Julian is the administra tor and Clements & Clements the attorneys. In the county court Monday afternoon Robert Grant was ar raigned on the charge of motor vehicle death. He made a plea of not guilty to the charge and was bound over for preliminary hearing, set for Thursday, July 20th at 1:30 d. m. Bond was furnished and the defendant re leased. Francis M. Casey and Albin Chovanec appeared as at torneys for the defendant. v Petition was filed Tuesday in the county court bv Ruth L. Mc Clanahan. asking for the probate of the estate of Charles F. Jan- Plattsmouth's Latest Modernization Project Plattsmouth again headed the news columns throughout the state when the Plattsmouth State Bank presented their completed modernization program at an "Open House" here on Friday of last week. The above view of the newly remod eled and redecorated building shows the main banking room of the beautifully designed interior decked out in a splendor of colorful flower- presented by well-wishers throughout this area. H undreds of persons visited the bank during the formal opening and acclaimed it one of the finest in the midwest and a credit to this community. Photo bv Chriswiser. Tom Friest Takes Over Rotary Prexy Tuesday at the weekly meet- ing of the Rotary club. PresH dent T. I. Friest was at the helm starting in his year of service in that capacity. Bill Knorr was song leader and E. H. Wescott was at the piano for the group singing. Fred Lugsch was the program 'hpirrn-in of the meeting, with the assistance of M. F. Keider ling presenting a motion pic ture of fishing scenes of deep sea wishing and sailing pictures that were very much enjoyed by the members. The club had a number of visitors for the meeting that in cluded Willis H. Hill, of Palm Beach, Florida. Charles A. Spacht, New Rochelle, New York. former resident. Carl Whisanand. Arcadia, California. Cecil Faggin. new manager of the Hinky-Dinky store in this city. Ward Pscherer. new mus ical director of the high school, was also a guest, giving the members the opportunity of meeting this very able instruc tor who will be a part of the school faculty in the future. Jess F. Warga to Take Enforced Rest j The reports from the home of ; Jess F. Warga. local hardware j dealer, are to the effect that he ! is feeling better. He will how ! ever, be forced to rest at home ' for a time avoiding any heavy j work or exertion. His general t condition is good but he must I remain inactive. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wieckhorst of Huskerville spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wieckhorst. da. deceased. Casey & Chovanec appear for the petitioner. Frank H. Carson was arraigned in the county court Monday aft ernoon, charged with intoxica tion and disturbing the peace at Louisville on July 5th. particu larly of Mose Barr. He made a plea of guilty to the charge and received a fine of $10 for each offense. He was placed on pro bation to Emil Anderson, mar shal, of Louisville. In the office of the district clerk Tuesday a suit in partition was filed, entitled: Marie A. Kalkofen and Lloyd Kalkofen vs. Erwin D. Warner, et al. The suit seeks the partition of the north west quarter of the northeast quarter of section 19. township 10. north ranj: 10. also lots 5. 6. and 7. block 17. in the village of Elmwood. Clements & Clem ents are representing the plain tiffs. In the office of the clerk of the district court Tuesdav action was filed by Wilma A. Womack vs. Franklin E. Womack. The petition sets forth that the par ties were married at Plattsmouth September 18. 1946. The plain tiff asks the real estate belong ing to the parties, lot 11. block 138. Plattsmouth. custody of the two minor children of the mar riage, and the household goods in the home. Begley & Peck are the attorneys for the plaintiff. r ire at Avoca Dance Hall The library board and fire department of Avoca held their holiday celebration on Monday. July 3rd. with a very large crowd in attendance to enjoy the occasion. The celebration was a real on? with plenty of ice cream, home made cakes and pies, hambur gers, for the hungry as well as a free movie and plenty of fire crackers. At near midnight some in the crowd noticed that the roof of the dance hall was on firt. thought to have been set by a carelessly thrown firecracker. The fire department was called and able to get the fire extin guished. It was fortunate it was discovered before a great a mount of damage was done. At present complete figures are not available as to the "total leceipts but it was a decided success due to the" co-operation of church and civic groups. Large Number Donate Blood Here Monday Monday, July 10th. the blood mobile of the Omaha chapter of the American Red Cross was in Plattsmouth to assist in the lo cal campaign to secure blood to be used in the nearby hospitals to aid the sick and injured that might require blood. The blood contributions were received at the headquarters established in the basement of the First Methodist church, a very busy place when the donors started to arrive early in the afternoon until evening when the quarters were closed. There were eighty-five who had signed up for the blood do nations and when the evening closed there were seventy-one pints of blood added to the store of the Red Cross at Omaha. This was not as large as had been hoped for but will contrib ute a great deal to the amount available in case of need at the hospitals or in case of accident or disaster. The medical coverage was by the staff of Red Cross nurses and Dr. LeRoy Groshong of the Clarkson hospital. Other nur ses secured to aid in the work by Mii.s Helen Eiting were Helen Veoia Turner. Beatrice Long. Tena Caldwell. Receptionists of the head quarters were Lucy Gaylor Ruth Krings, Beatrice Brothers The registrars were Helen Ann Begley and Marjorie Amato. The food committee that ar ranged for the care and feeding of the donors following their contributions, was headed by Mrs. H. B. Perry and comprised Elizabeth Stoehr, Mrs. Richard Otterstein, Rose Day, Hettie Larson. Sarah Cecil, Clara Sprandel. Mrs. Henry Born. Mrs. Rex Young, Lura Keller, Mrs. Helen Woolcott. Mrs. Ed Egen- Continued on Page Six) Cub Scout Activity Sunday, July 16th the Cub Scouts wil observe "Come See Us Day." Each of the six dens will put on an exhibit at the homes of the various den mo thers, starting at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Talcotts. Each Den will visit each of the other dens exhibitions dur ing the afternoon. At 5:30 p.m. they will all meet at the park for a picnic supper. Annual Red Cross Meeting Held Monday The annual meeting of the Cass county chapter of the American Red Cross was held Monday evening at the main dining room of the Edith Solo mon restaurant with represent atives present from Alvo, Elm i wood. Weeping Water and j Plattsmouth. xiit xneeung was very inter esting with the reports of the various committees of the or ganization, showing as it did. that the Red Cross of Cass county has been active in manv fields. Walter H .Smith, local chair man, had arranged a very fine program in addition to the bus iness session that was very much enjoyed. Mrs. Lottie Knecht. of South Bend the chapter chairman, presided over the meeting with Mrs. Carl Zaiser. of Avoca. the very efficient secretary assist ing. Mrs. Zaiser has also in ad dition, been the chairman of the fund campaign the past spring. The meeting opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America led by Johnny Haith, Boy Scout. Miss Coretta Pfann. played for the group singing of "The Star Spangled Banner." The invo- i cation and benediction was of fered by Father John W. Kelly of St. John's church. The members of- the group were welcomed by Frank A. Rebal. acting mayor of the city, i with the response by Mrs. Emily Gonzales of Elmwood. During the evening the mem bers of the party were enter tained by two very delightful musical features. Dan Rohan, outstanding member of the high school band last year, giv ing two cornet numbers in his very artistic manner. He was accompanied at the piano by his mother. The second of the musical treats was the appear ance of Raymond Lee Long, five year old musical star, with his father, Walt Long. Raymond gave several numbers of his cowboy songs as well as " Kind Hearts and Gentle People " re ceiving a great response from the audience for his delightful contribution. Reports were given of the various committees of the chap ter, the treasurer's report by El ( continued on page three Hear from Son In War Area Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hanika. of this city, received word the last of the week from their son. Gordon Hanika. who is in the naval service in the far east. He was just recently transfer red to the Pacific fleet in China and the orient. He is on the Valley Forge, one of the carrier force in the east, and writes that he is greatly interested in the new lands and people, alt ho the semi-war re strictions have held the men of the fleet largely to their craft. He reports having visited Hong Kong, great British port near Malaya but had no leave there. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dew and children of Council Bluffs wer here Wednesday to visit for a few hours at the Logan Covert and Mrs. Nellie Dew homes. Cass Theatre Has New Machines & Placed icreen Tuesday the Cass Theatre started the operation of the plant with some of the latest equipment to be found in any theatre in the state of Nebraska. New projectors have been in stalled in the booths, the very la: est type to be found on the market. The machines are large and arranged to give a fine pro jection of the film on the screen. They are the large Ex cell machines with all of the latest additions to give the pat rons the best in this line. The projecting machines dwarf the olci machines formerly in use. They were installed Monday by the company representative from Lincoln, who also placed new adjusting machines in t he boot hs. In addition to the new and latest type piojectors. that give the opportunity ol showing the pictures clear cut and fine, there has also been installed a laree acin up to the minute screen and sound boxes on the stage of the theatre. This is a large machine three times the size of the old with loud and clear sounding effects that adds much to the pictu-. It is a forward step in the improvement program that has been going on at the Cass for the past year and a half. The improvements includ ed the redecorating and remod eling of the interior of the thea tre, and lobby, placing of the newest devices for the comfort of the patrons, that includes the new type sliding seats. The Cass can now rank with any of the theatres in the state one the community can well feci pround to possess. Mayor Woster Is Undergoing Tests Mayor Clement Woster has been on the inactive list this week at the family home at Avenue D. He is feeling very will but is still able to resume his usual activities. Izaak Walton Chapter Has Interesting Meet Tuesday evening the members of the Plattsmouth chapter ol the Izaak Walton League, met at the Forty & Eight club rooms for their regular business meet ing. Due to the illness of President Clem Woster. Forest Todd, vice President, presided at the meet ing with Paul Barker, secretary at his post of duty. The report was received as to progress of the trap committee in getting the traps installed at the new grounds, north of this city along the Platte river. It is hoped to get them ready for use in the next two weeks. The lakes at the park are be ing placed in the best of shape to provide a good fishing place for the members in the future. It is planned to hold the youth fishing contest, sponsored by the American Legion, there next year. Ralph Gansemer was selected as the chairman of the grounds committee to have charge of looking after this part of the chapter program. NOTICE A special meeting is called for all members of the St. Paul Evangelical Reformed Church. Friday evening, July 14, 8:30 p. m. Journal Want Ads Pay! Bank Heads 1 'St' J Henry A. Schneider, chairman of the board, and Carl J. Schneider, president, of the Plattsmouth State Bank, are shown in the foyer of the newly remodeled financial institution as they greeted visitors at the formal opening Friday. Henry A. Schneider has headed the bank from 1917 until January 1 this year when he turned over the presidency to his son. Carl. Other officers include E. W. Burdic, vice-President; Frank H. Cloidt. cashier, and Orville Nielsen, Assistant cashier. Chriswiser photo. fmm i i CRITICAL COXFERFNCE . . . South Korean President Khee and General MacArtiiur diseuss the dangerous incidents rtnr tof in Preideut Rhee's utta Build Bridge In Five Days West Of City A real record in bring'' build ing was established in' this lo cality a week ago by the Chri.s tinson Construction Co.. who have ben eioing the v.virk on the Louisville road. The board Ot COUlliV very happy the bridge commissicn.: over ike 1 was compk are ha. five davs. After the May 8th f' damaged bridges outsid-. lho.-,e on the Weeping Water cieeK m Cass county were not eiigib:. for federal emergency relief aki. It was then that the board of county commissioners made ap plication to have all Cass coun ty included. Authorization was given bv the president on June 24th. On June 30th Ma'; or Kit rell. representing Adjutant Gen eral Guy Henninger with Mr. Williams, the federal govern ment, inspected the site on the lower Eight Mile creek and ap proved a bridge at that point. The Highway Commissioner C. E. Markham secured the as sembling of material needed fur the 94 foot bridge. W. F. Nolte, commissioner in the first district, contacted Mr. Johnson superintendent of the Christiansen Construction Co.. who were completing the bridg es on the Louisville road. While they had previous commitments and contract awaiting them. Mr. Johnson agreed to move his equipment, a crew of workmen started driving pile on July 5ih and on July 11 delivered a new ninety-four foot bridge complet ed to even the painted guard rails to the first district. While the rain of 4'- inches in that territory will retard the work of filling the approaches a few days, the public is invited to drive out and see this bridge that was built and delivered in exactly five and one-half days. Grand High Priest Of Royal Arch Here Monday evening Bernard Harris, of Scottsbluff. Nebraska, was in this city where he paid his formal visit to Nebraska Chapter No. 3. Royal Arch Ma sons. Mr. Harris is the grand high priest of the grand chapter of Nebraska of the Royal Arch Masons, this was the first visit to this city in that capacity. A fine attendance of the members were present to greet him at the session Monday night. After the work of the evening the members enjoyed a delicious lunch that had been arranged by the members. Greet Visitors C5 1 "V4" ." V City Council Sets Levy at 24 Mills The Plattsmouth city council held their fiiM meeting for July on Monday evening with Councilman Frank Rt bal. presi dent of the council presiding. Councilmen Arn and Sattler were present to take part in the session with Mayor Woster un able to be present owing to ill ness. The council took up the mat ter of the annual levy for the city for the fiscal year 1950-51. The lew this vear is the same as last. 24 nulls on each SI 000. This wlil raise S270.250 that has been estimated in the budget to care for the city expense for the coming fiscal year. In addition trure is levied a puil tax of S2 en each male resident over 21 years of age. The estimated valuation ol tht city is piacvel at S3.000 000. A it present a' ive of the state : : me. fore-station and park commission, was present. A petition lor the creation of a drainage district for the former rifle range north of Plattsmouth was pivsinted to the council lor their approval, will later be pre sented the board of county cem missioners when signed by ", ne property owners in the proposed district. The petition provides for the creation of the district and the election of three direc tors. The creation of the dis trict is necessary so that the construction of a levee may be staru-ci to protect the land. With he building of the levee, pro viding for drainage, the Lyman ituhey Sand 4c Gravel company win start dredging and pumping .Mind and gravel that will create a i: umber of lakes in the park as u.id b'-en proposid some time ago. Tr.e expense of the district creation will be borne by the state commission. The matter was approved by the council lor presentation to the board of county commissioners. Petition was received from El win L. Coohnan and other resi dent of the v.vst part of the city asking for the installation of a fire hydrant at 10th and Third avenue, south of the Holy Rosary church. Tnis was refer red to the fire and water com mittee' to consult with the water board as to the installation and to report at a later meeting of the council. Police Judge C. L. Graves for the week of July 2nd reported four arrests and fines and costs of $39. For the week of July 9th were five arrests and fines and costs of SI 3.25. Request was received by the council from Meyer L. Ruback. ! asking permission to cut the curb at 6th and Avenue A to permit the creation of a drive way into his property at the rear of the former Lorenz build ing that he has purchased. He also asked permission for the creation of a ramp on the side walk on Sixth street leading to the new entrance to the build ing. This was referred to the Streets, Alleys and Bridges Committee. Let Contract On Highway North Of Platte A contract for widening and resurfacing about four miles of U. S. Highway No. 73 and No. 75 between Fort Crook and Platts mouth was awarded Monday by the State Highway Department. Missouri Valley Construction Company. Omaha, won the work with a low bid of $122 871. Lim its of the project are the point where the highway south of Omaha converges from four to two lanes and the bridge over the Platte river. Grading will be done along side the present roadtx-d so that a strip of concrete pavement two feet wide can be added. Af ter the present 20-foot roadway has been made 22 feet wide, the entire surface of the highway will be covered with asphaltic concrete. Building a new beam-type guard rail along portions of the route is included in the work called for by the contract. The highway will be open to traffic throughout construction. Water Halts Work At Masonic Home The heavy rain of early Wed nesday morning served to halt work on the construction of the foundations at the new addition to the Masonic Home. Concrete had already been noured in somp of the trenches, but in others, the rain filled the trench. It was necessary to have pumps busy all dav in getting the water out. Work will be de layed until the tenches are dried out. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Switzer of Nehawka. were in Plattsmouth this week looking after some business matters and visiting with friends.