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IIEBS. STATE HIST. SOCIETY XXX STATE CAPITOL BLDG. LINCOLN, KEBR. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER me (PtLAinrsadDanrM JjdDQJcsPdAQ. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 70 SIX PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1951 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 7G Miss Platiftsinnioy th Title Ds Awarded feabettlh Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Fainter, Plattsmouth high school senior, has been selected to represent Platts mouth in the Cass County Fair parade at Weeping Water Wednesday. Miss Painter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Painter, was elected bv the ' k.. it jjiuiciin punauicu uv inc Ad Club, tiy winning tne title, uiss riattsmoutn, Eliza beth will ride in the Club's float during the parade and will compete with other local entries for Cass County Queen. In winning the contest, Miss w . p i m Painter drew almost 2,000 votes rlirrn Srhflm from supporters throughout the School fcwvv R , AO"lcft51 rlAll ation To Be Monday . Registration of high school sophomores, juniors and seniors will be held Monday, August 27. School Superintendent T. I. Friest disclosed today. Friest said registration will be held from 9 a. m. until noon, and from 1 to 4 p. m. He urges that all upper classmen appear for registration. But if some students are un able to register next Monday, they are asked to call Principal William Floyd for an appoint ment. Mr. Floyd will be in his office from 9 a. m. until 4 p. m. each day. Telephone number is 3174. Freshmen students who were unable to attend Freshman Day activities, and who therefore ivere unable to register, may also I make an appointment with Mr. ! Floyd for registration. i Mr. Friest also requests that I non-resident students bring ' their free tuition cards with 1 them when they register. He i also reminds students that ' school will start Tuesday, Sep- ; tember 4. Registration will be held at : the high school building. Three Are Fined $80 On Charges In County Court Two men and a woman were fined $80 and costs on separate charges of intoxication and dis turbing the peace by Judge Ray mond J. Case Monday morning. The three were Joy Baker and Wm. South, both of Borger, Tex., and F. Joe South of Omaha. They were arraigned in county court following a fight at Green wood Friday night. Sheriff Tom Solomon gave this account of the fighting. He said the three forced the car of Otto Parris and family from the highway at Greenwood Friday night. When Wm. Kelly, Green wood marshal, attempted to settle the dispute, he was struck by the defendants. Kelly suf fered a black eye and torn clothing. Solomon said the three then went to Lincoln where they were picked up by Lincoln police and turned over to Solomon. He brought them here Saturday, where thew were released on bond. The sheriff said a pistol was confiscated from William South, one of the three involved. In county court Joy Baker was fined $5 for intoxication and $15 for disturbing the peace. The two men paid $15 fines on each count. Gridders Will Check Out Gear Here This Week Candidates for the Platts mouth high school football team will begin checking out equip ment tomorrow, according to a schedule released last week by Coach Merle Stewart. After obtaining physical ex amination cards from Stewart today, the Blue Devils will check out equipment Tuesday and Wednesday. Upper classmen are slated to receive their gear Tuesday for a two hour period in the morning. Freshmen are to report Wednesday. Coach Stewart is expecting a large turnout for the start of the football campaign this year, which at present includes an eight game slate. Practice ses sions will probably start later this week. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Finney and little son, Timmy, were in the city Sunday for a short time en route to Murray where they were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Finney. The small son la celebrating his sec ond birthday anniversary. Paiimfceir people of Plattsmouth under ri u r..,:.,, ,T. , i iuinuuui uumucm jien n i community, others to receive running support were , Janice Hutton, Alvera Haase and Mary ODonnell. Elizabeth Painter An employee of a local drug store, '"Miss Plattsmouth" has been on the high school honor roll for the past three years. In addition to her scholastic hon ors, she was awarded a superior rating for her drum solo as a freshman, and as a junior gained a superior rating in voice. She was a Duchess at the King Korn Karnival and was an attendant at the Junior-Senior Prom this spring. Her school activities are many and varied. She has been a member of the Plattsmouth high school band five years, has sung in the chorus three years, sings with the madrigal group, played in the girl's triple trio and the girls sextet. Miss Painter is a member of Jobs Daughters, was in the junior class play, and attends the Methodist church where she sings in the choir. A native of Plattsmouth, the brown eyed brunette stands five feet, six inches, and weighs 130 pounds. A "few" freckles are noticeable. One of five children in the Painter family, Elizabeth is next to the eldest. Charles, the eld est, is stationed at Ft. Riley, Kansas. At home are Patricia, 15; Nancy, 13, and Bobby, 5. Charles recently returned from the Korean fighting front. Currently a committee of Ad Club members is preparing the group's float for entry in the county fair parade. The float will be unveiled at the parade Wednesday. James Steube is chairman of the committee making float arrangements. The Ad club expressed its ap preciation to local citizens for their response to the voting, and compliments voters and their selection. The group is confi dent that Miss Painter will be one oi the leading candidates for Cass County Queen. One Contribution Is Reported Only one more contribution was reported to the flood relief fund during the past few days. Dick March, chairman of the fund, said that Mr. and Mrs. El mer Stoehr contributed furni ture. The campaign has now been closed and the final load of merchandise dispatched to Flor ence, Kansas, for distribution. Scotchlite Applied To More Than 100 Bicycles Between one and two hundred - bikes were prepared for safer night riding by Journal employ ees here Saturday morning. The two hour job was designed to make bikes visible during nigh time hours. Slated to start at nine o'clock, bike owners forced the program to get underway shortly after 8 a. m. One little girl said she had been waiting since 6:30 in the morning. While more than one hundred bikes received the application of Scotchlite Saturday, several other youngsters were given the materials, and instructed ia the Reckless Driving Costs Pair $25; Third Involved Wayne E. Marchard of Belle vue and William H. Mason of Plattsmouth were each fined $25 and costs in county court Mon day on a charge of reckless driving. Arrested by Sheriff Solomon in front of the jail Sunday night, the two along with Leon ard Bashus, also of Plattsmouth, Jd Pursued a car driven by Thurman Tandy from the Platte rjver bride into Plattsmouth and through Plattsmouth streets. Solomon said he arrested the trio, when Tandy pulled into the sheriff's driveway. All three were charged with reckless driving. Bashus had not appeared in court at noon today. , . Rural Teachers Institute To Be Here Monday Miss Dorothy Armstrong, ele mentary consultant for a Chi cago book company, will direct a workshop during the Rural Teacher's Institute to be held here Monday, August 27. The institute will be held in the auditorium of the Platts mouth library throughout the day next Monday. Miss Armstrong will conduct the workshop on improved processes of teaching reading in the elementary grades. All Cass county rural school teachers are expected to attend. The institute will open with registration at the county su perintendent's office from eight until nine. The workshop will be held from nine to noon and will resume in the afternoon. While at the institute, rural teachers will also be informed of the plans for the Rural School Parade held in connec tion with the King Korn Kar nival. And on the list of activities is the signing of loyalty oaths. Nebraska teachers are required by law to sign loyalty oaths. The oaths will be registered with the county clerk. Loyalty pledges have been mailed to rural teach ers for signing. They are then to be turned over to secretaries of the school districts. Ten Attend 40 & 8 State Convention Ten Plattsmouth men were among members of the 40 & 8 attending the state convention at Omaha Sunday. Dr. P. T. Heineman, retiring Chef de Gare, presided. Attending were C. E. Ledgway. Clyde Rosborough, Roy Holy, Bob Cappell. Tom Walling, E. O. Vroman, Lloyd Behrends, Dr. A. E. Johnson and Don Warga. Dr. Heineman was succeeded as head of the state group by Clyde F. Cochran of Norfolk. Dr. Heineman is the new Cheminot national. At the Sunday session, C. E. Ledgway was a member of the nominating committee; Bob Cappell on the credentials com mittee; and Lloyd Behrends on the resolution committee. Clarence Geary Dies In Iowa Clarence D. Geary of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a long time resi dent of Plattsmouth, died Sun day morning, August 18, 1951. Death was due to a heart at tack. Mr. Geary farmed in the My nard neighborhood for almost 25 years, before moving to Iowa. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Geary; sister, Mrs. Alta Romans of Omaha, and a neph ew, Robert K. Romans of Lin coln. Journal Want Ads Pay! method of application. Seven Journal employees were kept busy for two hours applying the strips. Saturday night, bike owners and motorists, found out that the material will be an aid in night-time riding. The material was found to glow brilliantly at distances up to two blocks. Application of the Scotchlite included strips on the handle bars, front fork, and rear fen der. Silver strips were applied ta the front, and red strips to tke back, fender. Healthy Seed Advocated i&wSl arSI Ipiii E E)ir. Q F 4V This is how seed samples from a cross section of farms in eastern Nebraska germinated in tests made at the University of Nebraska college of agriculture. Top photos show the difference in germination between healthy and diseased seed at the end of seven days. Scab and other diseases caused the weak germination shown in upper right photo. Lower photo shows the difference between chemically treated and untreated seed from the same sample. Three different seed samples were planted. Each two rows represents one sample. One-hundred seeds were planted in each row. Seed in alternate rows was treated. This is the break down on germination, from left: Row 1-untreated, germination 43 per cent; 2-treated, 67 per cent; 3-untreated, 12 per cent; 4 treated, 26 per cent; 5-untreated, 64 per cent; 6-treated, 82 per cent. Band Parents To Buy Drums, Oboe; Plan Food Stand Plattsmouth Band Parents Club has voted to spend between $500 and $600 for purchase of musical equipment for band members. The expense was voter' at the group's picnic dinner at uarneia fam Wednesday eve ning. Meeting prior to the band con cert, the group voted to buy a set of kettle drums and an oboe. Band Parents Club also voted to operate a food stand at the King Korn Karnival in Septem ber. Officers of the club are John Glaze, president, and Mrs. Lucille Horn Gaines, secretary and treasurer. The band's next appearance is at the Cass county fair Wed nesday, August 21. Also on tap is an August 30 date at Syra cuse, the state fair September 2, and at Sidney, Iowa, Septem ber 25. Last week the group, in addi tion to its band concert here, played at Springfield Friday, and Saturday paraded with the American . Legion parade at Omaha. Stolen Vehicle Is Recovered The stolen vehicle, which Cass county officers searched for Wednesday night, was recovered at Pawnee City Thursday, where it was parked on the street, Tom Solomon, Cass county sheriff, discloses. The vehicle, Solomon s?.id, was parked on the street by the hitch-hiking robber, who voluntarily spent Wednesday night at the Pawnee City jail. He had disappeared the follow ing morning before the car was recovered. The car belonged to Larry Sandhofer of Missouri. Mrs. William Kief and grand son, Rickey, returned home Sat urday after a two week's visit at Denver with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Strasburg and son, Lenard, of Iowa City, Iowa, came Saturday to spend a few days with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Cane. A. L. Tidd Is Off On Extended Vacation Trip A. L. Tidd. retired Platts mouth attorney, left Friday on an extended trip to Ohio, where he wiil visit with relatives. Be fore leaving, Mr. Tidd said he has no definite plans, but that he is going to travel around the country for some time. Last week, Mr. Tidd spent several days at the University of Missouri at Columbia, where he was graduated with the third class to receive degrees from the Missouri school. Purine his travels, Mr. Tidd said he may visit with his cous in, Billy Southworth,. former manager ef the Boston Braves. wry- A. &J Fair Boosters Disrupt Peace And Quiet Here ! The peace and quiet of Platts- mouth's main business district J was abruptly interrupted mid i morning Friday as enthusiastic ! boosters of the Cass County fFree Fair roared into town. The 15-vehicle caravan, far S below pre-trip estimates, was J just a few minutes behind sched : ule. Slated for a stop here at j 10:30, the boosters claimed the j spotlight by creating a din of : band, loud speaker and auto j horn noises. S But their message was receiv j ed. The fair, a three-day fun . festival will be held at Weeping j Water starting Wednesday, August 22. Activities will close Friday night. i The boosters, touring the county, made stops at Union, Avoca, Murray and Nehawka prior to arriving at Plattsmouth. The remainder of the county was , covered after the group left Plattsmouth. Joe Bender, fair board sec retary, disclosed while here that a watershed display from the federal watershed and soil con servation department in Wash ington, D. C. will be displayed at the county fair. Also one of the directors of the Cass-Weeping Water Creek Watersheds Association, Mr. Bender said it will be the first time the display has been ex hibited in this area. After the county fair it will be exhibited at the state fair in September. School Cited For Gift To Omaha Hospital Mrs. John L. Hadraba. on be half of school district 42. has received a letter from Mrs. W. W. Wenstrand. courtesy chair man of Children's Memorial hospital at Omaha, for the school's contribution of scrap books to the hospital. Mrs. Wenstrand wrote. "The board of trustees, board of di rectors, staff, and especially the children, wish to thank you and all the children of school dis trict 42 for the four lovely scrap books you recently sent the hos pital. "We nave a great many sick little boys and girls and you may be sure the scrapbooks will be used to keep them happy as they get better." Mrs. Wen strand wrote. Mrs. Hadraba added her own citation by naming Roger Wehr bein for his activity in compil ing the scrapbooks. Drunken Driving Charge Is Filed Jessie Mae Hooker DeWeese of Carter Lake is out on bond after being arrested by Sheriff Tom Solomon and City Police man Clyde Jackson. She was arrested on a charge of drunken driving after the car she was driving collided with a parked car. Fove rflyimdiredl At Barricade On II- 1. A nignway Again j Accident Scene A Nebraska City man's car was extensively damaged in another j barricade accident on Highway j 73-75 Friday morning. j The accident occurred one mile south of Murray, where ! Herman H. Rinne. 63, of Ne- braska City was flagged to a ' stop. A truck, driven by Rich ard Becker of Falls City collided ! with the Rinne car, according j to the accident report of Depu- , ty Sheriff Kenneth Dunlap. Rinne headed north, had stopped at the barricade, when : the truck, also going north, j struck the rear of the Rinne ! auto. No damage was reported j to the truck, but the rear end of the Rinne car was completely damaged, estimated at $200. No one was injured although there were three passengers in the Nebraska City man's car, and one in the truck. Mrs. Favors Injured In Fall Through Window Monday Mrs. Mae Favor, employee of the Gas Company office here, Monday fell through the large plate glass window at the com pany office. While waxing the display win dow, she slipped and fell against tne window. Mrs. ravors re- ceived cuts about the shoulder and suffered from shock. She was not seriously injured. Bob Walling and John Soen nichsen were the first to appear on the scene. She was treated by Dr. Pucelik. Freshmen Are Kings Here For At Least A Day Freshmen planning to attend Plattsmouth high school hold an advantage over the up.oer class men for at least a dav. That j day is today, when the new I students are feted at the annual I Freshman Day program. Included on the schedule was ! an orientation class this morn j ing from 9 until eleven, plus class registration, followed by a one-hour game period. A pic nic luncheon was served at noon, and a musical demonstration was held in the afternoon. The Freshman Day program is for the benefit of all boys and girls who graduated from rural schools, local schools and paro chial schools and who will at tend Plattsmouth high school this year. The freshman class is expected to be one of the biggest in the high school this year. Forrest Carper of the Hudson Electric was at Columbus for the week end on matters of business. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hendricks and daughter, Marilyn of Platts mouth, were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Fern Hendricks in Omaha Saturday evening. Kenneth White Promoted To Second Lieutenant Kenneth R. White, 25. son of" : " " ! Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. White, of I 923 Main St., Plattsmouth, Neb., ; was elevated to the rank of sec i ond lieutenant at Quantico, Va.. recently with more than 300 other enlisted Marines. All of them just completed a five week officer candidate screen ing course at the Marine Corps Schools here. The fledgling officers will im mediately begin a 20 week spe cial basic course designed to ac quaint them with their duties as platoon leaders and junior Marine officers. Seventy-five per cent of the basic course will be devoted to tactics and weapons. Upon completion of the basic course, they will be assigned to infantry, artillery, tanks and communications as well as other military duties. White joined the Marine Corps Jn 1943 and saw World War II service aboard ship in the Pa- cific Theater. He attended Nebraska Wesley- an University and is married to fluffs Pkrak; oDinnioire Fefted More than 500 old timers, current residents, jind for mer residents of Rock Hluffs gathered here Sunday at j Garfield Park for the annual Rock I.lufl's Homec-omin;; t picnic. ! The afternoon ceremony also included a program I honoring Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Gilmore of Murray. Dr. Gil- more is president of the Rock Muff's homecoming. Following a basket luncheon at noon, old timers trom as lar away as California united with old friends still living in the old Rock Muffs area. Fries Sell Fast Advertiser Says "I'm all out of chickens," Mrs. W. II. Coffclt told the Journal Friday noon, after advertising fries for sale in the classified section of the Journal Thursday. The fries, .Mrs. Coffclt said, were aU sold early Friday, less thaa 24 hours after the paper came off the pres. Bishop Will Speak Sunday At Dedication Bishop C. H. Slauffacher of Kansas City wil give the dedi catory address for the new $80, 1 000 Ebenzer Evangelical United Brethren church at Murdock Sunday afternoon, August 26 The dedication is scheduled for three o'clock and will be preced ed by a basket dinner at noon. Bishop Stauffacher will also I speak at the morning services. Murdock's new stone United Brethren church will replace a wooden structure that has housed the congregation since 1905. The noon dinner will be held in the old church building, i Modern in every respect, the new church offers accommoda tions for numerous social events as well as providing facilities for worship. Six years ago the congrega tion took initial steps toward provision of a new church when it launched a fund raising drive. After plans for the church had been accepted, a site was pur chased and construction began in July, 1950. Racers Place at Grandview Thursday Zane Bryan finished second in the first heat of the seven event stock car race at Grand view Thursday night, driving Plattsmouth Motors entry. He came in 6th in the main event. Pete Austin, driving for Down town Motors failed to finish in the fourth heat but turned in a good third in the consolation race. A third Plattsmouth entry. Jack Frans, driving for Sharp's Service and Willy's finished sixth in the third heat, and placed 10th in the semi-final. Dwight Bannister, former publisher of the Decorah Jour nal at Decorah, Iowa, visited with R. R. Furse at the Platts mouth Journal office Friday. He was accompanied by his two daughters. Mrs. Marie Jackson, husband and daughter of Chilicothe, Mo., were here Sunday for the Rock Bluffs homecoming. Kenneth R. White the former Laverna Mae Acker of Bridgeport, Neb. They have no children. Many other sent their regrets in being unable to attend. Judge Raymond J. Case was the speaker at the homecoming, citing the general contribution of the early pioneers to the local historical development of the Rock Bluffs region and of the county and state. Honors were bestowed upon numerous old timers for their efforts in attending the home coming picnic. Levi Rakes of Miracle Hot Springs, Calif., came the greatest distance to attend. He made the 1500 mile trip for the single purpose of attending the picnic and renewing old friendships. Fred Ethridge of Greenwood was the eldest settler at the Sunday program. Mrs. Julia Thomas of Omaha was second. Other old timers who . will be readily remembered are Delbert. Leasley of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs., Lloyd Jetfry of Waverly; Guy Burton of Palmyra: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beyers of Walthill. Rex Young was master of ceremonies ' for the homecoming crowd. Music was furnished by Ray Harold. Ed Kohrell and Harry Rainey. . : , . ; Sending their regrets ,wero Glen Pocock of Big Springs,' Mrs. Grace Taylor Pugsley of Okla homa City. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stamp of Oklahoma City. A. L. Todd of Greenwood, Governor Val Peterson, and Congressman Howard Buffett. At the ceremony honoring Dr. Gilmore, 307 registered. Dr. R. W. Tyson of Murray was the principal speaker at the Gilmore observance. Olin Morris and James Comstock shared the master of ceremonies role at the reception for Dr. and Mrs. Gilmore. Dr. John Gilmore, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gilmore, of California, I also spoke at the festivities hon oring his father. Flowers for the Gilmore observance wert? provided by Mr. and Mrs. Fred j Hild of Murray. j On behalf of Dr. Gilmore, who i refused to accept a gift, nearly $50 was collected and donated to the Children's Memorial hos pital at Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. S,pangler and daughter, Margaret, were in charge of registration for the doctor's honoring ceremony. They also had charge of the money. Mrs. George Mumm, secretary and treasurer of the Rock Bluffs group, had charge of the general program. Howard Graves took care of the historical displays. Church groups added their part to the program, and Rev. Hutz man of Murray gave the bene diction. The group also extended its thanks to Mayor Clem Woster and the park board for resery ing the park. The Plattsmouth Lumber Company and Ofe Oil Company; were cited for contributing ma terials for the seats and stands; Black and White donated cool ing equipment, and Caldwell Funeral Home loaned the group a loud speaker system. Krings Heads Local Delegates To Convention Gene Krings, local Legion commander, headed a group ol Plattsmouth delegates to the state convention held at Omaha Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Krings attended the session during the three day period. Included on the convention slate also was the appearance of the Plattsmouth band in th Legion parade. The parade was held in downtown Omaha Satur day morning. Other activities included elec tion of new state officers Sun day, adoption of several resolu tions, an address by General Al bert C. Wedemeyer, and reports from convention committees. Attends Cousin's Funeral At York Mrs. Glenn Vallery attended the funeral for Al Kaltenborn at York Saturday. Mr. Kalten born, a cousin ef Mrs. Vallery, died of injuries rceivd In an auto accident near Utica. i