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i?br. Statf Historical Soc Siale Capitol BIdg. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Hie DATTSiWOj J(owr!M PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers j VOLUME 70 SIXTEEN PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1951 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 49 Traffic Control Light At Sixth And Main Proposed IBy Council Erection of a traffic light at the intersection of 6th and Main streets seems virtually assured, following the discussion of city councilmen Monday night. D. L. Grove, first ward councilman who has a ring side seat for watching traffic at the intersection, urged that councilmen consider erecting a traffic light at the intersection. Recruit Howard Hirz, setting in on his first full council session, quickly took up the baton favoring the move. Mary Jean Bullock Will Teach Here Miss Mary Jean Bullock, Ne braska Wesleyan graduate, will teach social studies at Platts mouth high school in 1951-52. Superintendent of Schools T. I. Mary Jean Bullock Friest disclosed recently. Miss Bullock will replace Miss Myrtle Bchwab, who will teach in Oma ha. Miss Bullock, a graduate of Madrid high school, was a mem ber of Panhellenic council three years, YWCA treasurer and pres ident; president of the Woman's House Council, member of the Yellers of the Brown, and a member of the chorus. Policemen Seek Salary Increase; Force Needs Man City councilmen are lookinar for a new police officer, and present policemen are looking for a raise in pay. That was learned at Monday night's coun cil meeting. Police Chief D. T. Haley, speaking for the city police, re quested a salary hike, while. Mayor Woster disclosed that the council is looking for a man to replace Jess Elliott, who re signed last week as part-time police officer. Policemen, who were granted a $10 pay increase several months ago, were told that no new salary hikes can be granted until the 1951-52 budget is set up next month. At that time, it may be possible to raise their wages, policemen were told. But there were no suggestions for a man to replace Elliott. In other action, the council re-appointed Plattsmouth State Bank as official depository for city funds, approved a permit of E. J. Richey to cut the curb on No. 11th street, accepted the re port of the Park Board, okayed policemen's bonds, and approved the finance committee report. Softball Game Is Rained Out; Team To Play Tuesday Donat's, Plattsmouth's entry in the Pauillion softball league, worked out on the local field Tuesday night, when its open ing game was postponed because of wet grounds. Manager Bob Willis said the team got in a good practice and is showing rapid improvement. The team will have its first league game next Tuesday night with a team from Offutt Air Base. Willis also disclosed that another pitcher has been signed to play with Donat's. He is Gus Hopkins, who will bolster the pitching department. Limited to 15 players by league rules, Willis said one man will have to be dropped from the squad to make room for Hopkins. The team also hopes to ar range some exhibition games on the home field. Leon Meisinger, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Meisinger, was injured last week while playing baseball at the picnic of school district No. 25. Leon was play ing third base when a runner slid in and struck the right hand of the baseman, breaking one of th fingers of the hand. - - . . - A? '- :.-. :- '. ap proval from Mayor Clem Woster, who disclosed that he had tried to accomplish the act six years ago. With two councilmen and the mayor favoring traffic light control, it probably will be erect ed. If a traffic .light 5 is.., to be erected, the. logical time is' when the streets will be torn, up. for widening. That was the- sug gestion of Councilman John Sattler.- But the main punch behind the move is to keep traffic mov ing, eliminate bottlenecks, and provide a safer crossing. Cars are known on occasions to be lined up for almost two blocks on Main street, while sixth street traffic prevents cars from cross ing the intersection. Grove, whose place of busi ness is on the southwest corner of the intersection, told council men that he has witnessed nu merous close-calls. Councilmen, favoring the traf fic light, received backing from two police officers attending the session. Police Officer Fred Vin cent explained that the present flash stop light confuses tour ists and motorists unfamiliar with it. He said many consider it a caution light and use it as such. To keep the ball rolling. Grove and Hirz were appointed to in vestigate costs and type of traf fic lights available. They will report at the next council meet ing. Other traffic problems were also brought before the city council Monday. The city ad ministrators passed a resolution for erecting automatic stop lights on approaches to the schools. The lights will be timed to operate only during periods when children are going to and from school. Definite hours were not set but they will presumably operate between 8 and 9:15 a. m.; 11:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. and from 3 to 4:30 p. m. Councilmen also instructed police to use their own judg ment with traffic and parking violators, and were told to crack down on reckless drivers. Gering: Home Is Entered Tuesday The home of Miss Barbara Gering was entered and curren cy estimated from $5 to $10 taken Tuesday night. Sheriff Tom Solomon disclosed this week. The theft apparently occurred between seven p. m. and mid night according to the sheriff. Miss Gering told the sheriff that she had left the house about seven o'clock, returning about midnight. When she returned she discovered that the desk drawers had been rifled. Solomon said the theft prob ably took place before the Tues day night rain as there were no tracks. Glove prints were found. Solomon said. It was the third time in the past year that the Gering house had teen entered. Les Neil Loses Les Neil of Plattsmouth was defeated 6-0, 6-0 by Ron Case as the University of Omaha tennis team shut out the Peru Teach ers' crew 5-0 Tuesday. Neil is a student at Peru. Their action met with Exhibits Winning Ticket I -11 .11 I v & :" ""'"' .. . - t ..... . . 4 & Mrs. George Dasher exhibits a very satisfied look as she hands the winning ticket for the Roper Range to Oas Company Mana ger Walt Oleason. The scene was taken at the Oas Company's cooking school held here early this month. Photo by Chriswiser. Leo Meisingers New Owners Of Firestone Store Mr. and Mrs. Leo Meisinger today announce formal owner ship of the Firestone Store, pre viously operated by C. E. Wel shimer. They assumed active manage ment of the store today, follow ing completion of inventory. In addition, the new owners will also operate the Texaco Service Station. Both natives of Cass county, Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger and 10-year-old daughter, Judy Kay, returned to Nebraska April 1, from California, where they had lived for the past eight years. They were more recently at North Hollywood, where he was employed by the Weston Biscuit Company. Mrs. Meisinger, formerly Jane Elliott, daughter of Jess and the late Mrs. Elliott, was born and reared in Plattsmouth. She was educated in the local public schools.- Leo. also a native of Cass county, spent his youth in the Cedar Creek and Louisville vi cinities. He was educated at Cedar Creek. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Meisinger of Louisville. The Meisingers will take over the Firestone franchise held by Welshimers for the past six years. Mr. Welshimer will re tain the building and distribu tion of Texaco gas and oils. Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger will operate the Texaco station as a service station only. No mechanical work is planned at the station. A new building front is being planned for the Firestone store on the corner of 5th and Main. The new owners will list the store under the name, Meising er's Firestone Store. Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger are making their home in an apart ment at 431 Main street. Hiram Harter,98, Oldest Nebraska Mason, Is Dead Hiram Harter, possessor of the Jordan Gold Medal for longest service to the Masonic order in Nebraska, died at the Masonic Home Wednesday, May 16. He was 98 years old. A member of the Aurora Lodge, Ancient, Free and Ac cepted Masons, he was awarded the medal in 1946. Until his death, he was distinguished as the Mason with longest continu ous service in Nebraska. The medal will now be passed on to the next in point of service. A long time resident of Au rora, he was a teamster in the Nebraska city for many years. He came to the Masonic Home in 1943. A native of Indiana, he was born May 12, 1853, and Saturday observed his 98th birthday anniversary. He is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs. . Virgil Fleming of Beaver City and several grand children. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Friday morning at Aurora. Caldwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrange ments. Plan New Tractor Demonstration Stites Farm Equipment Com pany of Plattsmouth and Union will sponsor a plowing demon stration of the new McCorroick Farmall tractor, the two-row, two-plow Super C. - The dem onstration will be held lour and one-half miles west of Murray Friday, May 18. Ken Weaver, local manager for the company, urges all farm ers in the area to see the new Farmall in operation. The dem onstration will start at 9 o'clock Friday morning. ! I :if Does Din) Cirasln) An 18 -year -old Union jnan was killed and six per sons injured in a head-on car-bus collision nine miles south of Plattsmouth on highway 75 late Wednes day night. Dead is Richard L. Leiner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Leiner of Union, who was killed instantly when the car he was driving crashed into a Greyhound bus. Injured were: Mrs. Milton Long of St. Jo seph, Mo. Mrs. Long was taken to Methodist hospital at Omaha by Sattler ambulance with a back injury and shock. Mrs. Long was a passenger on the bus. Mrs. Leon Kenter and Miss Elsie Howard of Bend, Oregon, who received cuts and bruises. Mrs. Richard Juelfs, Brittain, South Dakota, knee cuts. Mrs. Robert Blanque, Van couver Barracks, British Colum bia, chipped tooth and head injury. Robert James Blanque, 9V2 months old, also of Vancouver Barracks, shock and bruises. According to Sheriff Tom Sol omon who investigated the fatal accident, Leiner was killed in stantly when the car he was driving south, collided with the bus driven by Merle A. Knight of Council Bluffs, la. The accident report shows that marks from the Leiner car were three feet inside the left traffic lane on which the bus was going north. Speed of the two vehicles was estimated at 50 miles per hour at the time of the crash. Leiner was pinned in the car which was whirled around and ended up in a fields nearby. The bus proceeded north on the highway nearly 200 feet before being stopped. The Leiner vehicle was com pletely demolished as the left front side was shoved deep into the interior, pinning the driver. Damage to the bus was esti mated at $1,200. Leiner had been employed as a construction laborer at the Masonic Home. He was alone at the time of the accident. He is survived by his parents and one sister. The body is at Satt ler Funeral Home. The car was towed to Plattsmouth. School Board Considers Plans For Building The Plattsmouth Board of Ed ucation and Superintendent of Schools T. I. Friest met Tues day night to consider a school building program as recom mended to the group by state department advisors. Considered were the possible location of an elementary school in northeast Plattsmouth, and temporary plans for providing additional class room space for junior and senior high school students. The group is considering plans to meet with a Lincoln architect to determine probable construc tion costs of classrooms to cut down overcrowding. Also brief ly considered was the hiring of additional teachers to provide more efficient instruction for local students. The board also approved con struction of a concrete retain ing wall on the athletic field. Loses Finger Tip Otto Shafer had one-half inch clipped off his little finger by the cooling fan on a tractor this week, while he was attempt ing to help push the tractor out of the mud. The accident occurred as he was pushing on the front of the tractor. At Tke Ctu Coeaty Court House License for marriage was is sued in county court Tuesday, May 15. to Chester Leroy Rey nolds. 30. Omaha, and Marjorie Ella Wilkinson, 27. of Austin. Minnesota. First hearing in the Anna Gauer estate was held in county court Tuesday morning. Elmer Hennings of Avoca was appoint ed administrator. CTA.. Smith and Lebens are the attorneys. Petition was filed in county court Thursday in the estate of James W. Horn. Petition asks appointment of James Bealey administrator. Ifearinf will be neia June o, xsoi. isegiry ana recis are tne aiiorneyi. . i Christian Homes Are Needed, Local Rotarians Told Plattsmouth Rotarians held a delayed Mother's Day observ ance Tuesday noon, with Rev. A. Matzner, speaker. George Farley was program chairman. Rev. Matzner, pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reform ed church, cited the need for encouraging Christian homes and mothers to bring up chil dren in a pleasant, spiritual en vironment. One of the greatest problems facing the nation today is the tremendous amount of juvenile delinquency. Christian teach ing in the homes is the answer to the problem, according to the Plattsmouth minister. Basing his story on the life of Moses, Rev. Matzner ex plained that, if a child is given its first seven years training un der Christian influence, its course cannot be altered. He also tied his address in with National Family week which closed with Mothers Day. Other highlights of the Tues day meeting was a report on at tendance, the Fred Haas Me morial, and plans for the new Rotary year. Rotarians were told that Plattsmouth ranked sixth in at tendance during April in Class C. The local group averaged 96.15 attendance. The group also learned that $42 was col lected here for the Fred Haas memorial. In all $800 was col lected in the district. Local Rotarians named Wal ter Kirtley of Nebraska City as their proxy representative to the International meeting. The Rotary year will end this month and new officers will take over in June. Corbin Davis was a guest of his father, Searl S. Davis, and Dick Spangler had as his guests, Sam Undland of California, Charles Spangler of Murray, and Walter Perry, Orange, Califor nia. Rotarian. Hilt Wescott and John Frady led the group in songs. Tom Friest presided. "Bun" Galloway Is Candidate For Coach Of Year Bernard "Bun" Galloway, ex Plattsmouth high school ath lete, is currently among the nominees for the Coach of the Year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galloway, who live west of Plattsmouth. An outstanding basketball and track athlete while in school. Galloway starred at Peru State Teachers' College after gradu ating from high school. He taught at Hebron and Dor chester before becoming head coach of Northeast high school. He was with Jackson high be fore the schools were consoli dated. Galloway's 1950 and 1951 teams have been among the top in every sport. His football team was awarded the mythical state championship, ranked high in basketball and boasted some outstanding athletes in track. Johanns Among Leaders In Shoot Art Johanns of Plattsmouth broke 23 of 25 targets Tuesday night in the Hilltop Range shot gun competition, for a tie for third. Harvey Speckman of Yutan broke all 25 targets and four sharpshooters hit 24 of 25. Classified Ads Hit Ail-Time High In Journal Classified advertising in the Plattsmouth Journal hit an all- time high last week, according to comparable figures for any period in the Journal's history. Advertising on the classified page was the highest ever the first two weeks of May. And readership, according to na tional survey, is near the top for the classified page. Proof that classified ads pay is readily realized when one compares the great variety of goods and services offered each week in the Journal. Advertis ers have often been heard to say, "I coulda sold a dozen. If I'd had them." If its for sale, rent, wanted, not wanted, or to purchase, bor row, give away, loan or trade, it'll probably be found in the classified ads. But it won't be found there long. Eighth Graders To Graduate Wednesday Promotional exercises for Plattsmouth eighth graders will be held Wednesday, May 23 at the high school auditorium. The exercises will be held at eight o'clock. - i PiTo ISireinidleL Pfoysidaira Aft Avoca 5 In this office ... Doc has practiced medicine half a century. Social Security Benefits For City Employees Ok'd The city council Monday night passed an ordinance pro viding for social security bene fits for city employees and offi cials. The action was taken at the request of police department. street department and public worKs employees. Under provisions of the social security act, recently extended to include city and government employees, workers will pay one and one-half per cent of their salaries into the social security fund. The amount will be matched by the city from a spe cial fund. The ordinance covers all city employees, whether appointed or elected. Councilmen also are covered. Coverage was made retroactive to January 1, 1951. Chief D. T. Haley and Fred Vincent of the. police depart ment, and Elmer Gochenour. street commissioner, urged coun-! cilmen to take the action. Gochenour said that other em ployees of the street department favored inclusion under social security benefits. Attorney Harold Lebens also disclosed that employees of the public works department are 100 1 per cent for the benefits. Most city employees already have some social security time in. The ordinance was made ret roactive to January 1, 1951. on the suggestion of the State De partment, and by approval of employees at the council session. To pay the city's share of the social security, or one and one- half per cent of the salaries, a special fund will have to be raised. The fund will probably be set up when councilmen make out the next fiscal budget in June. Alvo Voters Turn Down Bond Issue Alvo voters turned down a special school bond issue Fri- i day. May 11. A close vote was reported. The special election was Call ed to vote bonds for construc tion of an additional school buildinar to District 102. The election sought issuance of a $50,000 school bond. The bond issue, if it had been approved, would have become due in 20 years. Nearly 200 vo ters turned out for the special bond election. Coleman O'Brien, former Plattsmouth resident, now living in Missouri, has been here visit ing at the home of his son. Junior O'Brien and family. Subscribe to The Journal DaccaQayirGatte Services Will Be Meld Sunday Baccalaureate services for 64 Plattsmouth high school seniors will be held Sunday evening. May 20, at the First Methodist church. The services' will start at eight o'clock. Rev. John Dick, minister of the First Christian church will give the sermon. Members of the junior class will be in charge of decorations and will provide ushers. On the decoration committee are Eliz abeth Painter, Jennifer Short, Nancy Tritsch, Imogene Schiber, Barbara Anderson and Delores Rozell. Ushers will be Glenda Arnold, Beverly Trotter, Ger aldine Wood, Phyllis Lehnst, Marie Bashus, Barbara Alkire and Jo Ann Henry. The baccalaureate program: Organist, Mrs. J. Howard Da vis. Choir-Composed of students from high school mixed chorus, V careTo Sinclair Plans Modern Service Station Here A new modern super service station may be erected on the corner of 6th street and Avenue A, Robert Osborn. state man ager of the Sinclair Refining Company disclosed Monday night. Speaking to members of the city council at their regular meeting in the city hall. Osborn explained that if government OK for the projejct can be ob tained, the new station will be built. The present station, operated by Clair Shellenbarger, has been an outlet for Sinclair products since 1926. Its facilities are not adequate for present day con ditions. Osborn said. . He appeared before the coun cil for permission'to cut the curb east of the present driveway, and sought some understanding of road lights and city regula tions. He told the council that the company, if permission is granted, will construct one of its regular two-stall stations. According to Osborn, a com plete new structure would be built on the corner of 6th and A avenue. The entire corner' would be paved. He told coun cilmen the new structure would set back farther from the road. The present structure is partly on city property, according to Osborn. Les Hutchinson, also present at the council session, intro duced Osborn to councilmen. Larry McGrew, Ex-Louisville Man, Electrocuted Larry McGrew, 35-year-old Omaha power lineman, and a native of Cass county, was elec trocuted Thursday morning while working on a power line at Omaha. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott McGrew of Louisville, he had spent his youth in Louisville. His father is manager of the Omaha Public Power Company office at Louisville. A brother was killed several years ago in a similar accident." Surviving are his wife, two daughters, three sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements are pending. Mrs. Bruce Gold submitted to an appendectomy at St. Cather ine's hospital at Omaha Wed nesday. She is reported to be convalescing following the op eration. under the direction of Mrs. Ward Pscherer. Organ Prelude. Processional. Invocation Rev. Harold Mitchell. Anthem, "Oh Sing Your Song" Noble Cain. Sermon Rev. John Dick. Anthem, "Bless Thou the Lord'W Ippolitof-Ivanof. Benediction Dr. H. G. Mc Clusky. Recessional. Postlude. The baccalaureate service is the first in a busy week of spe cial events honoring the gradu ating class. Other events sched uled for next week are honors convocation. 2:30 p. m. Monday, May 23, at the high school audi torium, and commencement ex ercises Friday, May 25, at the high school auditorium at eight I o clock. - : - Be Fefiedl Fifty years a?n this month. Dr. J. W. Iirendel opened a medical practice in Avoca. Sunday, residents of the community, and friends and associates of the doctor durinjr the past 50 years will pay their res pects at a "Dr. Brendel Day." One of the rapidly disap pearing country doctors. Dr. Iirendel has maintained an active practice at Avoca since first setting up prac tice there in 1901. Among the many who are ex pected to be present for the honoring ceremony, are a large number of the more than 3.200 children at whose birth he was attending physician. The Sunday afternoon cele fbration in honor of Dr. Brendel will begin at one o'clock with a Dr. J. W. Brendel basket dinner. Persons plan ning to attend are requested to furnish dishes anti silverware for their own use. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zaiser are co-chairmen of the committee. The afternoon ceremony will be held at the Avoca school house. A graduate of Cotner College of Medicine at Lincoln in 1901, Dr. Brendel set up practice in Avoca in May of the same year. Now 71, he still continues his practice, although on a limited scale. Born in Indiana, he was reared at Murray. Later he studied at Cotner Medical Col lege at Lincoln and has taken special training at Chicago Clin ical and Mayo Brothers. He was married in 1907 to Minnie Mar quardt. They have no children. Dr. Brendel comes from a fam ily of Cass county doctors. His father, and two brothers also were doctors. Dr. R. F. Brendel of Plattsmouth is a nephew of the Avoca doctor. In his fifty years of medical practice at Avoca. he has served the community through disast erous epidemics, drouth, and bit terly cold Nebraska winters. At Avoca he set up practice in a small frame office building erected by his uncle. He has continued to practice in the same office since 1901. In addition to his medical practice. Dr. Brendel. wih the assistance of a hired man, farms about 285 acres neac Avoca. , But his activities in the com munity have not been limitedl to his profession. He has work ed for improvements in the com munity and was clerk of th town board for 26 years. i A fitting climax to his halN century of community servlci will come Sunday at the honor ing ceremony. Hundreds of Cass county residents, who have known the doctor since the turn of the century are expected to turn out for the honoring cere mony. j Largest Horse I Sale In History Set For May 21 Probably the largest horse sale ever held in Plattsmouth will be held here Monday after noon and evening. The sale, to be held at Plattsmouth Sale Pa vilion, will offer about 200 head. Monday afternoon, high tails and ponies will be sold. The afternoon sale starts at 2 o'clock. Listed for evening sale, starting at 7:30, are saddle horses, harn ess horses, and special riding horses. Rex Young and Dan Perkins will cry the sale for K. W. Gross hans. manager of the pavilion. Among the 200 head listed are Shetland ponies, several spotted sorrels, Palominos, pair of spot ted mules, and numerous well broke riding horses. Leo Osterholm has been ap pointed barber .at the Masonic Home during the serious illness of Ward Clark.