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CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 70 SIX PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1951 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 42 I! Funds For Erecting Street Markers Are Approved C OK The controversial installation of street markers, purchased more than a year ago by donations through the Chamber of Commerce, seems to be headed for a def inite end, following discussion by members of the Cham ber of Commerce Thursday night. Meeting at Hotel Plattsmouth for their regular dinner and membership business meeting, Chamber members authorized additional funds for installation of the mark ers. The move had the endorsement of all Chamber mem bers attending the meeting. They authorized B. H. G. Eiting, street marker chairman, to consult with city councilmen about sharing the cost. However, they gave the committee the power to erect the signs using all Chamber funds if necessarv. $1,435 Budget Is OK'd By Chamber A S1.435 budget for 1951 was approved by members of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday night in a move to get their program underway. The budget, based on in come and expenses for a four-year period from 1947 to 1950, takes into account membership fees, special tic ket sales and bond interest. As approved by the Cham ber, S875 will be designated for the general fund. S400 for the civic committee, and S8ft apiece for the Agricultural and Retail committees. Sec retarial salary comes from the general fund. Anticipated income is S1.300 from sale of memberships, $110 from ticket sales, and S25 bond interest. Television Repair Service Moves To Plattsmouth g A radio and television repair service was added to a growing list of Plattsmouth business es tablishments last week as John Guelhstorff transferred his re- j pair headquarters from Weeping j Water to Plattsmouth. j The new establishment is lo- ; cated at 116 No. 5th street. ! where Cass county taxicab used i to headquarter. j Mr. Guelhstorff said Satur day that he and his family would move to Plattsmouth as soon as weather permits. The Guelhstorffs will live in a trail er. They have one daughter. He is a member of Platts mouth V.F.W.. the American Legion at Weeping Water, and the Odd Fellows. Dale Backhurst. also of Weep ing Water, is employed in the television and radio repair ser vice. A member of the Odd Fel- lows, he is unmarried. Degree Conferred On Jim McMillian Thursday evening Nebraska Chapter No. 3 of the Royal Arch Masons met in special session to confer the degree of Most Excellent Master on James Mc Millian of this city. The degree was conferred by Harry Ahl of Louisville, King of the chapter. The usual refreshments at the close of the degree work was omitted because the kitchen of the Masonic building is being re painted. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roval of 4 Lincoln visited here Sunday with Judge C. L. Graves. Cleainiesft The cleanest town in the world is the best town to live in. i" Best because it is the health iest. Best because it has the fewest fires. Best because it is the most beautiful. Plattsmouth's annual Clean Up-Paint Up-Fix Up campaign, m to be conducted April 30 to May 6, is designed to make this com munity fit that description. The program, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce with assistance of the city and Busi ness Men's Ad club, can be of great monetary value to local residents. It helps to reduce fire insur ance rates and fire loss, it in creases property values, makes gardens of vacant lots, removes unsafe buildings, swats the fly, develops home gardens, makes cleaner alleys, cleaner yards and homes, educates children in fire prevention and clean up meas ures, plants trees, removes rub bish, makes more attractive and safer homes and places of busi- ness. The 13 Chamber members at the meeting readily agreed that completion .of the project must be first on the current work program. The idea seems to be. "let's get them up and get it over with." Eiting. who acquired the chairmanship following the transfer of Adrian Newens to Nebraska City, insisted that it is time to get the job done. Other Chamber members agreed. A month ago the group auth orized $200 toward purchase of posts to which the signs are to be attached. Further monetary assistance had been expected frcm the city. The city will furnish the labor to erect the markers. Citizens, who have had their $2 tied up in the signs for al most two years, have been seek ing more definite information as to when and if the markers will be erected. Chamber action Thursday night, may provide the answer. In approving Chamber funds for the markers, the group left an opening for the city to vol unteer to assume part of the cost. Reports at the "meeting, however, indicated that the city has no funds available for the project. Discussion disclosed that many street marker posts now in use may be available for erecting the new markers. Com mitteemen are planning to study a layout of the city, de termining where present posts are. where markers are to be erected, and compare markers and posts and erect these im mediately. Posts for other corner loca tions will be purchased and markers erected when all mat erials are available. Erection of the markers, according to agree ment, will be done by the city, and presumably when city help is available. Kneer, Koubek At Chicago For Freezer Study E. A. Kneer. superintendent of the Burlington Refrigerator Express Company shops, and Frank Koubek. engineer at the shops, left today for Chicago where they will study installa tion of diesel motors for con trolling temperatures of refrig erator cars Mr. Koubek recently returned from Detroit, where he attended a special school of instruction for two weeks. The school ex plained the diesel motor plan of refrigeration. The new method is said to control temperature by thermo static control. It will eliminate icine and provide even temper ature during all kinds of wea ther and temperature changes. TwifD Ds But more yet, it develops a community spirit that perma nently ensures a cleaner, safer, healthier and more beautiful city. The clean-up campaign, head ed by Miss Helen Eiting, will open in another week. She calls upon local residents to check the above list of suggested im provements, and to assist in making Plattsmouth a city of cleanliness, safety and health. By starting on the individual level, that is in the homes and schools, the entire community benefits. And individuals, who show the determination to do their part in the campaign, in the opinion of the judges, will be recognized for their services to the com munity. Miss Eiting calls on everyone to make plans lor a broad indi vidual clean-up campaign in his own nome and Business place. r;7? -'ffltel Mrs. Emma Egenberger, winner of the Universal gas range, hands her prize winning ticket to Gas Company Manager Walter Gleason at last year's cooking school. Another gas range will be awarded this year at the cooking school May 1st in the Cass Theatre. Four Attend Scout Session At York Sunday Earl Stiffler. new district chairman, from Louisville, head ed a four-man delegation from Cass county to the Cornhusker Council annual meeting at York Sunday. Stiffler was elected chairman of the county Scout group last week. Others attending were Orville Nielsen. Cub Commissioner, and George Ebersole. Scout Commis sioner, both from Plattsmouth. and Sigvald Jensen. War Dads to Hold First Meeting Tuesday Night The first business meeting of the new Cass county chapter of the American War Dads will elect officers Tuesday night at a meeting called at the Platts mouth hotel. Signers of the petition for charter, which was mailed Fri day to the organization's na tional headquarters at Kansas City, included Charles F. Ault, Ray V. Bryant, Fred P. Busch, Frank A. Cloidt, John J. Cloidt, Sr., Searl S. Davis, Ernest C. Elliott, D. S. Haley, William B. Meints, E. S. Newton, James Holoubek, Donald W. Nickels, Robert M. Painter, Sr., F. I. Rea; William S. Wetenkamp, Harry E. White, Tim Woster. all of Plattsmouth, and William R. Smith of Murray. Jay G. Pound of Omaha and George Bischof of Nebraska City, War Dad leaders who interest ed Plattsmouth fathers in the movement, will attend the meet ing Tuesday. Members of the organization's auxiliary also are expected. Mrs. Pound and Mrs. Robert Franck, Omaha, have five names signed toward fifteen required to file on a petition for an auxiliary chapter. Mrs. Brandt, 89, Ex-Plattsmouth Resident, Dies Mrs. Augusta J. Brandt, resi dent of Plattsmouth for eight years, died at the home of a daughter at Omaha Saturday, April 21, 1951. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Brandt had lived at Plattsmouth from 1912 until! 1920. Born at Hamburg, Germany,1 February 17. 1862, she was the daughter of John Eggers and Amelia Ehstein. She was mar-: ried to Carl Brandt in Ham burg in 1895. In 1908 they migrated to the United States, moving to Platts mouth in 1912. Mr. Brandt died in March, 1913, at Galveston, Texas. His body was returned here for burial. After leaving Plattsmouth in 1920, Mrs. Brandt had 'spent most of her life living with her children. She was baptized in the Lutheran church in Ger many. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Mathilda Spencer of Platts- mouth and Mrs. Carla Smith of Omaha, and two sons, Walter Brandt of Gashland, Mo., and Herman of Lakewood, Calif. Funeral services will be held at the Caldwell Funeral Home at two o'clock Wednesday after noon, April 25, with Rev. A. Matzner officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral rfbme, from 4 to 6 and from 7 to 9 Tuesday eve ning. Caldwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A Classified Ad In The Journ nal costs as little as 35c. -5V Twenty Models Selected For Style Show Here Twenty models have been lis ted for performances at the style show, which will be pres ented in connection with a one act play Thursday night. Models for the four partici pating firms are Alice Gross nans. Juanita Brendel. Naomi Day. Katherine Parkening and Lucille Williamson. Ladies Tog gery: Bettv Bourne. Nancy Bul in, Marilyn Bourck. Mary Soen nichsen and Shirley Humerick house. Soennichsens: Donna Lou Richards. Mary Jo Rebal. Judy Forst. Leola Karr and Shirley Jacobs, Style Shop: and Mary Elizabeth Keeley. Zandra Niel sen, Rickey Mayabb. Suzanne Solomon and Suzie Few. Wee Wardrobe. The style show and one-act play, "The Layette" will be presented at the V.F.W. ; dull rooms. Thursday night. April 26. The show starts at eight o'clock. Sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club, proceeds from the two productions will go for purchasing playground equip ment for city parks. Early Account Of Plattsmouth Told In Quarterly Nebraska History, a quarterly published by the Nebraska State Historical Society, carries a 16 page story, "The Plattsmouth Letters of Cyrus Woodman" in its March edition. Edited by C. L. Marquette, it deals with Woodman's activities with the Burlington railroad, when it first came to Platts mouth. The letters tell of the trying times here. "These letters are valuable for that portion of the story which relates to the early construc tion of the BMN in Plattsmouth and adjacent area as well as a picture of the town in 1869 1870," Marquette writes. "That Woodman was preju diced is obvious," he adds. "Had he pioneered in Nebraska at an earlier age his picture of Plattsmouth may have been dif ferent. But in 1869, he was 55 and 'on the downhill of life,' and the frontier held no attrac tion for him." PLAYERS WANTED All men interested in night baseball are asked to be at the athletic field Friday. April 27 at eight o'clock. Weather permit ting, plans for a team will be made. Jack Pearl McDaniel and Mrs. Gaynold Elaine Mowrey were married by Justice of the Peace Chas. L. Graves Saturday, April 21, 1951. Witnesses were James A. Steube and P. H. Rihn. At The Cass Couity Court House Donald Eugene Steele. 24, of Omaha and Anna Joyce Smith. 18, also of Omaha were married in county court Friday, April 20. 1951. by Judge Raymond J. Case. Witnesses were Myra Smith and Frances Bein, both of Omaha. Petition of condemnation of building located on lot lvz. block 21. Elmwood. was filed in district court Friday. April 20, by State, Fire Marshal. E. C. Iverson. Petition for license to sell real estate in the estate of Hugh Lockard. was filed in district court Friday. April 20; by Orville Nielsen. The petition lists claims in the amount of $1,041.79 and value of the estate at $4,600. 1 Fourteen Are Initiated By Eagles Sunday Fourteen candidates were ini tiated into the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Plattsmouth Aerie, No. 365, Sunday. The special initiation was part of the 48th anniversary open house. Initiated were Bruce Gold, Walter Gleason, Robert Sedlak, Thomas Savpson, LeRoy E. Mei- singer, Alvin L. Reed, Ken B. Weaver. Gerald R. Latham. Frank E. Myers, Paul R. Dupree, Otis N. Kite. John M. Rolls. Carl Otto Wohlfarth and Glenn F. Kaffenberger. Seven other candidates were unable to be present. They were Hans Robert Brandt. John E. Hamm, Elmer W. Wiltfang. Sidney H. Ruback, Harry J. Grif fin, Harry F. Bruns and Earl W. Alexander. Devere Watson, Past Grand Worthy President, was principal speaker. Addressing the new candidates, he called upon them to further the Eagle movement through close association with its ideals. Watson was introduced by John Smith, Nebraska president from Beatrice. Smith gave a special invitation to the Platts mouth Eagles and some 200 out-of-town Eagles to attend the state convention at Beatrice. Other speakers on the after noon's schedule were Mayor Clement Woster, who gave the welcoming address; Wm. P. O' Donnell, worthy president, who introduced the state president, and Bruce Gold, who responded for the initiates. Including local Eagles, attend ance at the special anniversary celebration was estimated at be tween four and five hundred. Good delegations were here from Wahoo, Omaha, Nebraska City, Beatrice. Council Bluffs, and Red Oak. The Red Oak drill team participated in the initiating ceremony. In addition to the initiation, other highlights of the open house included games for the ladies, an evening lunch, picture show and dance. j Eight Teams Ready In DSC League Baseball in the DSC league will open Sunday, May 27, with eight teams in the circuit. En tered are Gretna. Millard. Weep ing Water, Bellevue, Ralston, Springfield, Papillion and Louis ville. Bellevue replaces Platts mouth in the league. Opening games will see Gretna at Weeping Water, Bellevue at Ralston. Springfield at Papillion and Millard at Louisville. Better playing conditions will be provided by many parks. Weeping Water and Bellevue have new fields equipped with lights. Ralston is installing a permanent back stop and field improvements are planned at Louisville. Five Firemen At Grand Island School Fire Chief Henry Donat and Firemen Darrell Ashbaugh, Ray Wiysel, Carl Chriswiser and Herb Baumgart attended the school of instruction at Grand Island Sunday. ' George Minf ord In Hawaii Welcome For MacArthur George M. Minford. son of Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Minford. of Murray, took part in the wel come for General MacArthur in Honolulu. Hawaii. George is in the United States Navy and is stationed at Pearl Harbor, where he is receiving special training. He describes the welcome for General MacArthur in a letter to his parents, when he said the General was given a rousing welcome and ovation. The flow ers and decorations were some thing wonderful to see. George also saw General MacArthur when he made an unexpected surprise visit to the Pearl Har bor Air Base. George has enjoyed being in Honolulu and has been swim ming often in Wakiki Beach. He visited his parents in Mur ray for a fifteen dav leave in March and flew back via Uni ted Airlines to San Francisco. He then went on to Honolulu. Hawaii, where he is takin? spec ial training at the Pearl Harbor Naval Air Base. Mrs. Armstrong Has Operation Mrs. Fred Armstrong entered Methodist hospital at Omaha Thursday and Friday morning underwent surgery for a kidney ailment. She is reported to be getting along very well. She ex pects to remain at tne nospitai for some time and will have an other operation after she re covers. Journal Want Ads Pay! (gl(taSDln) IFaVl7DfD Suggestions For Korn Karnival Drawing Wanted Chamber of Commerce members were requested Thursday night to come up with suggestions for a drawing- for publicizing the Kint; Korn Karnival. The request was made by Ronald R. Furse, publisher of the Journal, following: an inquiry by Art Beeman. car-' toonist who draws "Those Were The Days." printed in the Journal each Thursday. In a letter to the Journal recently, Beeman offered "to make a special drawing for the Journal publicizing: the Karnival." "This is my own self -promotion idea and if you would like this proposed drawing-, I would be happy to hear from you . . . also a suggestion of ideas for it." The closing" paragraph prompted Furse to ask the Chamber for suggestions. He also invited readers of the Journal to submit sugges tions, which Mr. Beeman could incorporate in a spec ial King Korn Karnival draw ing. Bruce Gold And Alvera Haase Are Royal Couple Bruce Gold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gold, and Alvira Haase, daughter of Mrs. E. J. Haase, were named "King and Queen" at the annual Junior Senior prom Friday night. Both seniors, following their coronation, the royal pair spoke briefly to their court, and then led the 65 couples in a royal dance. Miss Lucy Ann Meisinger was maid of honor. Attendants w7ere Bob Wondra, Jack Todd. John Horn, George Born, Cliff Ken nell and Gerald Woods, junior boys, and Mary Jo Johnes, Joyce Fauquet, Barbara Ander son, Marlene Albin, Elizabeth Painter and JoAnn Cecil, junior girls. Lee Barron's orchestra played for the high school couples at the semi-formal prom. Juniors and seniors, as well as faculty sponsors, had what was de scribed as a "good time." Journal Want Ads Pay! Wehrbein fls teamed To itate Masonic ififice Edward H. Wehrbein. prom inent in Masonic work here, was named grand captain of the guard Friday at the annual el ection and installation of grand officers of Knights Templar of Nebraska at Broken Bow. In local Masonic circles. Wehr bein has been grand worshipful master of Plattsmouth Lodge, No. 6. A.F. & A.M.; high priest of Nebraska chapter. No. 3. Ro val Arch Masons; and Comman der of Mt. Zion Commandery. No. 5. Knights Templar. At the Broken Bow two-day convention. William F. Evers became past grand commander. He was succeeded to the post by George K. A. Leschinsky of Grand Island, who was elected and installed as grand com mander of Knights Templar of Nebraska. Evers. superintendent of the Masonic Home here, is a mem ber of the executive committee of the National Masonic Home executive association, and past president of the association. He is a member of Plattsmouth Lodge. No. 6. A.F. & A.M.: Ne braska Chapter. No. 3. Royal Arch Masons:: Mt. Zion Com mandery No. 5. Knights Tem nlar: Adoniram chapter. No. 7. Royal and Select masters: and a past worthy patron of the Eastern Star. i Also named at the Broken Bow meeting was Dr. Frank E. Pfoutz. grand prelate. Pfoutz. a former Tjastor of the First Methodist church of Platts mouth. and at present a Lin coln resident, was re-elected to the post. Other officers elected were Thomas D. Thomas. Columbus, deputy grand commander: Georee O. Sizemore. North Platte, grand generalissimo: Charles D. Showalter. grand Continued on Page 3 Moderately warm discussion preceded Chamber ap proval of a motion for the Chamber of Commerce of Piatt smouth to go on record as strongly favoring the en actment of L. B. 455. proposed watershed bill now in committee before action by the state legislation. The motion, made by Paul Fauquet, secretary-treasurer of the Cass-Weeping Water Creeks Watershed Asso ciation, asked that the Chamber pass a resolution urging passage of the bill. His motion met stiff resistance from Bruce Gold, chamber vice-president, and mild resistance from other sources, while others present spoke in favor of the legislation. - The resoUtjon finaiiy appro Kalasek Will Start Against Bellevue Today Dick Kalasek was named today to open on the mound against Bellevue as Coach M?rlQ Stew art's crew seeks its se rn l win in the baseball campaign Fresh from a 5-3 win over Peru Prep Thursday, the Blue Devils are expected to turn in their best game of the season. Only two practice game deteats mar the infant season for the Blue Devils. Kalasek. another right hand - er, will be out to duplicate Dash- j er's performance against Peru, j Dasher was slated to open at j second base. Stewart said he would go! along with about the same line- up that opened against Peru. Stan Cole at short will probably lead off. He'll be followed by Tom Conis and Jerry Wood with Dasher in the cleanup slot. Tritsch, Schuetz. Bocock, Rieke and Kalasek will complete the batting order. The game was scheduled start at 3:30. to j Popularity Contest Closed Saturday The teen-age popularity con test, sponsored by Black and White, closed Saturday, accord ing to Ray Bourne. Announce ment of the three top winners will be made Thursday, after votes are compiled. Brother-In-Law Of Mrs. Hickey Dies Mrs. W. E. Hickey of Platts mouth received word Sunday of the death of her brother-in-law, Dr. C. N. Brookman of Omaha. Mr. Brookman died Saturday. Mrs. Hickey plans to attend services at Omaha Wednesday. Edward II. Wehrbein V i Wm. F. Evers BM h ved by the Chamber, and pre- pared by Fauquet. will be for warded to Senator Otto Prohs. chairman of the public works committee, and Senator C. E. Metzger, representative of this district. In part it reads, "whereas the business district of the city of Plattsmouth has been for many years subject to devastating Hoods, and whereas much of Cass county has likewise been subject to extreme Hood dam age, and farm lands to erosion, be it resolved that the Chamber favor enactment of L. B. 455." The legislation, favored by the Chamber, proposes to make nossible the organization of legal districts for combatinjr ; llltiie conditions. In requesting adoption of the resolution. Fauquet pointed out that tne bill's primary purpose is to provide a legal local organ- Nation wun power to enter into contract with government agen- cies to develop structures, pur chase land, acquire easements and authorize constructions for tiood control. At all times the people in watershed districts would determme needs and authorize local expenses. Soil conservation practices, now advocated by watershed associations would si ill be a part of the broad program, according to Fauquet. Gold's opposition to the res olution was based on the tax ing authority incorporated in the bill. He also opposed a $100 donation by the Chamber to the Cass-Weeping Water Watershed association. The membership followed the lead of the execu tive committee by approving the donation. Further discussion on the proposed resolution was led by C. C. Girardot and R. R. Furse. Furse pointed out that the act follows similar legislation in re gard to irrigation districts. People in those areas have felt that the slight taxation paid definite returns. The returns, according to Furse. are indirect, resulting- in increased crops, greater land value, and no fear of drouth and crop failures. Girardot. a former soil con servation employee with the government, described the bill as "nothing vicious."' He ex plained that where the soil conservation service is entirely voluntary, voluntary corrective measures are not always suc cessful. He also pointed out that "if you want something. done econ omically, don't expect the gov ernment to do it." The local authority, proposed by the bill, would through a vote of tha people, be able to determine who benefits, and to assess COStS ac cordingly. In other action Thursday night. Chamber members learn ed that 137 have paid dues. They discussed organizing a National Guard unit here, learn ed of possible location of new industry here, and the need of more housing. Richard Soennichsen To Edit Publication Richard Soennichsen. grand son of H. M. Soennichsen, 718 Avenue E., Plattsmouth. was elected this week as editor of the 1952 "Kynewisbok." student yearbook of the University of Denver, it was announced today at the large Colorado school. Soennichsen, a sophomore ma joring in retail sales manage ment in the university's college business administration, was copy editor of the 1951 yearbook which is going this month to 110.000 students. His election as editor followed a spirited cam pus campaign. He is a 1946 graduate of Kem per Military academy where he was sports editor of the student newspaper. POLICE COURT Jack Marshall was fined $3 and costs in Judge C. L. Graves police court Saturday on char ges of passing a stop $;ign. Mar shall entered a plea of guilty to the charge. A Classified Ad In The Jtiurn ntl costs as little as 3Sc.