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XXX CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER TTdde PiLAinrsRAKmajiriHi JJodqjisrim Largest Paid Circulation of Ail Cass County Newspapers PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday VOLUME 70 FOURTEEN PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1951 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 79 WEBR. STAIE RIST. SOCIETY STATE CAPITOL ELD3. LINCOLN, KEE3 . Assignments For chooi Teachers isclosed Teaching assignments for instructors in the Platts mouth Public School system were revealed today by School Superintendent T. I. Friest. The assignments call for 17 high school teachers, four elementary teachers in the high school buildings, 10 instructors in the Central school, four in Columbian school ; two in Wintersteen and one at First Ward School. - -;r The following is a list of linder-Caldwell Form Partnership In Funeral Home L. A. " Cobby" Caldwell today announced sale of half interest in the Caldwell Funeral Home to Al Linder, mortician employed by the firm for the past one land one-half years. The partnership will go under the name, Caldwell and Linder. Al Linder Caldwell's partner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Linder. He is a native Cass countian. His parents live near Nehawka. Ex- j cept for interrupted periods he has lived in the county all of his life. i Joining as a full partner with i Caldwell, Linder will have j charge of many of the firm"s arrangements. ' He is joining a firm that was 1 founded here ten years ago by. Mr. Caldwell. During the ten years, the funeral home has de veloped a firm foundation in Plattsmouth. Mrs. Hutchinson At Omaha Hospital Mrs. Les Hutchinson, who was seriously injured in an auto ac cident in Kansas last week, is liow at Methodist hospital in Omaha. She is reported to be improving rapidly. Airs. Hutchinson will undergo suigery on her leg Saturday, her sister, Mrs. Vern Harter, re ports. She will be at the hospital lor some time. Other members of the family are now in Plattsmouth. Edward Grauf Is Killed Wednesday The body of Edward Grauf of Salem, Mo., about 28. who was killed in an accident Wednesday, will be brought to Caldwell and Linder Funeral Home Friday. Mr. Grauf was believed to have been killed when a bridge caved in upon him. Working for a construction crew, he was putting in a culvert at the time. Mr. Grauf, a former resident south of Plattsmouth, was killed August 29, 1951. Further information is not available. He was married to the for mer Shirley O'Donnell, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. O' Donnell about two years ago. They have one daughter, San dra. Tentative services have been set for Sunday afternoon and burial will be at Lewiston ceme tery. Caldwell and Linder are in charge of arrangements. One brother, David, of Platts mouth, and several other rela tives in this area survive. A. L. Tidd Home From Ohio Visit A. L. Tidd, retired Plattsmouth attorney, returned this week from Ohio, where he had been visiting relatives for the past several weeks. It was the first trip back to Ohio in many years for Mr. Tidd. One of the highlights of the trip was a visit with Billy South worth, former manager of the Boston Braves, major league baseball team. F. C. Schomaker. brother of Mrs. Henry Thiele. Plattsmouth, spent a week at the Henry Thiele home. Today teaching personnel and assign ments for the coming school year. William N. Floyd - high school principal. Mary J. Bullock - world his tory. English and social science. James L. Craigmile - English, journalism and Platter. Helen G. Coulter - commercial and year book publication. John H. Hiltner - shop and mechanical drawing. Truman W. Lytle - English, speech and dramatics. Pearl Mann - science and mathematics. Ward F. Pscherer - vocal and instrumental music. Alta Reade - special educa tion. Eugene Shields - science, so cial science and assistant coach. Minerva Schliefert - vocation al homemaking. Pearle Staats - English. Latin and library. Merle Stewart - science and athletic coach. Clara Weyrich - mathematics tests and measurements. Jesse Whalen - Guidance, his tory and coordinator. Joe C. York - mathematics and junior high athletics. John J. O'Hare - G.I. class institutional on-farm-training program. Ziloha Seward - eighth grade. Alvina Zastrow - eighth grade. Nellie Carlson - seventh grade. Naomi Owen - seventh grade. Central School Helen Neddenriep - sixth grade. Ida Ofe - fifth grade. Rose Prohaska - fifth, grade. Viola Miller - fourth grade. Jean Howland - third or four- th grade. Shirley Lutz - third or fourth grade. Mary Schreiber - second grade. Amelia Martens - first grade and Central school principal. Carolyn Grill - first grade one-half day. Marilyn Lutz - kindergarten. Columbian School Carolyn Grill - kindergarten one-half day. Zella Traudt - first grade and Columbian school principal. Wilma Schardt - second and third grades. Dorothy Jensen - third and fourth grades. (Continued on Page Eight) Sale Of Store Building Told Sale of the WescoDt building, corner of 5th and Main streets to L. A. Caldwell, was announc ed today by Cliff and Hilt Wes cott. The sale was completed Tuesday. The new owner will take pos session November 1, according to the announcement. Owned by Wescott's since 1899, the building was erected in 1881 by a man named Carruth, a Plattsmouth jeweler. Posses sion of the building by Caldwell will mean continuation of the business now operated by the Wescotts. ing to the house. Police Activity, Traffic Control Are Discussed Traffic control and police ac- tivity dominated the brief ses- sion of the Plattsmouth city council Monday night. Included in the discussion was approval of a new relief police man, authorization of funds for purchasing a new police car, a discussion of automatic stop lights on approaches to the school, and consideration of cut ting the danger of traffic at 7th and Main streets. The council authorized pay ment for the new police car, a 1951 Chevrolet, purchased from Cass County Motors, low bid ders, for $681. But to make payment, the council had to pass a resolution, transferring funds from the general fund to the police fund. They also trans ferred funds into the new social security fund, which will not have its own monies until the new taxes come in. The city fathers also approved Mayor Clement Woster's ap pointment of M. G. Balthazor to the police force. He will re place Marion Schlieske, relief officer, who will continue his schooling this fall. Balthazor started last Friday. Still dealing with the police department, councilmen accept- Reading Workshop Feature of Teacher s Institute Held In Plattsmouth Monday : Reading is a meaningful ; symbols. She pointed out that , a recent act of the legislature, process incorporating word rec- ' to receive ideas, a child must ! All teachers signed the oaths, ognition, understanding and in- j be able to observe and listen ) The rural teachers also heard terpretation, Miss Dorothy Arm- 1 as well as read, and to express j a report from Superintendent strong, specialist in reading, told i ideas, a child must be able to j of Schools Lloyd Behrends, who rural school teachers from Cass ; speak, read orally and organize explained the workshop as very county meeting here Monday. ! and write materials. Reading i beneficial for teachers just Fifty-eight of . the, 59 Cass instructions must be integrated starting out. He outlined the county rural school teachers with all forms of language and course of study being used in registered for the institute, that creative activities. j Cass county schools, explained featured a day-long workshop i Through a system of symbols, the rules governing operation and lecture course in reading. ; such as a train or animal, with of schools, pointed out the var The over-all attendance was ; which the youngsters are fa- ious requirements, such as boosted by appearance of rural miliar, teachers can easily im- length of school year, beginner teachers from Sarpy county and , prove reading habits, Miss Arm- j grade requirements and age re- r l- m r. T1 1 , 4-1 ,3 i1 J 1 1 ' , I A. teachers from Plattsmouth and Louisville schools. ' In pointing out that reading is more than a subject, Miss Armstrong cited examples, and had teachers experiment witn signing ot loyalty oaths, now re recognition and interpretative quired of all school teachers by Mrs. Sorensen Dies At Palmyra j Last Wednesday j Funeral services were held ! Sunday, August 26. for Mrs. Bertha Sorenson. mother of Mrs. ! Esther Sporhase of Eagle. Mrs. I Sorenson died August 22 at i Palmyra, where she had resided I for the past 31 years. i Services were held at the j Methodist church at Palmyra j with Rev. Tillman officiating. I Surviving are her husband.! Chris; two daughters. Mrs. Eil een Lawton of Palmyra and Mrs. Esther Sporhase of Eagle; a son. Merl of Palmyra: five sis ters. Mrs. Arnold Retzlaff of Lincoln. Mrs. Rosa Daub of Fort Clark. North Dakota. Mrs. Ella Banscom of Walton. Mrs. Loretta Betzlaff of Lincoln and Mrs. Joe Reihart of Louisville. Four brother, John Rocken bach of Walton. William Rock enbach of Waverly. George Rockenbach of Eagle and Ar thur Rockenbach of Walton and 11 grandchildren, also sur vive. Official Burned As Gas Explodes Ray Norris, Cass county com missioner, was painfully burned early Wednesday, when a chick en house and implement shed on his farm near Weeping Water burned to the ground. The chicken house caught fire after a gasoline explosion early Wednesday. The lire spread to the shed. Weeping Water and Avoca fire departments fought the blaze and prevented it from spread- j ed the report of Police Judge j C. L. Graves. The three weeks report" totaled $298.25 in fines. Mayor Clement Woster told the councilmen that the new automatic traffic control lights erected on approaches to the Central school will be turned on this week to enable motorists to become accustomed to them. Also discussed wras the heavy traffic problem at the corner of 7th and Main. Councilmen after a short discussion, in structed Elmer Gochenoi street department foreman, to place no parking signs on ap proaches to the intersection from the south. Parking there obstructs vision and therefore inducts accidents the council said. The department was also in structed to provide no parking signs on the east side of sixth street near the intersection with First Avenue. In other action, the council approved the license application of August Gall for permission to operate a bowling alley, and approved a billiard parlor li cense for Walt Sikora and Philip Hirz. strong told the teachers. The workshop and lecture course was augmented by a few other activities during the day, one of which necessitated the . Police Chief Is First Offender The new automatic stop lights, erected at approaches to Central school, were hook ed up and put into use for the first time Wednesday morning. The bright red flashing sign was a symbol of achieve-" ments to workmen for Con sumers, who installed it on Chicago avenue. And no sooner had the light begun flashing than the first auto zoomed right past, not even slowing down for the brilliant flash. The first violator was none other than the Chief of Po lice, D. T. Haley, in the city's new police car. Gift Shop Will Open Doors Here September 1st "The oldest living actor in ooint of service" will venture into the commercial business field here Saturday. He is Robert Milasch. veteran of more than 2,500 motion pic tures, who will open the Gift Shop at 116 North 5th Street Saturday. The Gift ShOD. Plattsmouth's most recent new business es tablishment, will provide resi dents with a source of ceramics. lamps, stationery, school sup plies and gift items. Remodel ing of the location has been completed, and the shop is now being stocked." Coming to Plattsmouth from Hollywood after his marriage to the former Mathilde Soennich sen. Mr. Milasch retired from active theatrical work this year after being in the profession for 52 years. It is his first attempt in the retail business, he said. The Gift Shop, which he will operate, will open September 1. Local Horseman Will Perform At Council Bluffs The Plattsmouth Saddle Club will compete in the Hawkeve Husker Rodeo at Council Bluffs, September 1. 2, and 3. The mounted eroup will vie with other saddle clubs from eastern Nebraska and western Iowa in the potato race event. Competition for the Rawh'ders will be furnished by the riders of rural Douglas and Cass coun ties plus teams from Oakland. Ia.. Glenwood. and Omaha. Winner and runnerup combin ations will be awarded trophies. The clubs will also "show off" their horseflesh to the public in the grand entry parade of the rodeo. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thiele were guests at the Granville Hubner home at Nebraska City at a picnic dinner honoring Mrs. Thiele and Mrs. Hubner's birthdays. Journal Want Ads Pay! quirements. For about ten of the teach ers, it was the start of the school year. By attending teachers re- ceived credit for a day taught and several started school Tues day. Infant Plybon I Daughter Dies At Hospital Fern Elizabeth Plybon, 18 1 day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Plybon. died Tues ; day. August 28, 1951. at Chil- dren's Memorial hospital at Om aha. Born August 10, 1951, at the Nebraska City hospital, she was t the seventh child. ! Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at two i ! o'clock at the Sattler Funeral Home with Rev. John Dick of- ! fiSurvi?inKMfreJheLr SSSSsfif ' e'y.Yt: Alvin and Wayne; a grandfa- ther, Simeon Plybon of Hunt- ineton. West Virginia, and a grandmother: Mrs. Mary House of Dunbar. Burial was at Lewiston ceme tery. Man Denies Charge Of Drunken Driving Phillip H. Parsons, recently of Decatur, Nebraska, but who claims to be staying in Platts mouth, pleaded not guilty in county court Thursday morning to a charge of drunken driving. Arrested by City Policeman Jackson and Balthazor. Parsons' hearing was set for September 4. at 1:30 by Judge Raymond J. Case. Mrs. Spangler Has Surgery Mrs. Elwin Spangler was tak-, en to the Methodist hospital in Omaha on Sunday evening and underwent minor surgery on Monday morning. She is ex pected home today (Thursday). A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little a 35c. Local Youngsters Thrill To "Dusty" and "Mouse", diminutive ponies, owned by Schrader Rhoden, seem as much pleased with their role in this picture as their young riders. Jerry Gorton directs the general scene while his brother, Jack, handles the reins. Their riders are Valeria Gorton, a sister, and Miss San dra Norton. Butch Furse, background, steadies San dra. The scene is representative of what one man can do to provide additional recreational features for local youngsters. Journal Photo. CoilKf SoDe, Etoddiies tPirode IP roses W41 Addled! T Restraining Order Denied Judge Edmund T. Nuss. dis- J trict judge from Hastings, de-! nied the restraining order of j the Eastern Nebraska Public ' Power District against Frank Warden, .tenant farmer. The hearing in district court this week followed the filing of a petition in district court August 18 by the Power District for an injunction against the defendant to enjoin him from interfering with the plaintiff's construction of a transmission line across the property rented by Mr. Warden. The company had explained that it has an easement to build the transmission lines across the property but that Warden will not permit company employees on the property. September Jury Trials Here Set By Judge Nuss District Judge Edmund T. Nuss of Hastings Tuesday set hearings for the September term of court. Judge Nuss was sitting in for Judge Thomas E. Dunbar of Nebraska City. Trials to be heard are: State vs. Gilbert Dishong September 10 at 10 a. m. . Harry Barnes vs. Cass County damage suit, September 24 at 10 a. m. Elizabeth Davis vs. Eastern Nebraska Public Power District condemnation, September 27, 9 a.m. State vs. E. C. Finlay bond forfeiture, October 2, 9 a. m. Demaree & Siemers vs. ' Lin coln Telephone and Telegraph Company damage, October 4, 9 a. m. ' nV tnhPr 0 ! Herman-damage, October 9, ' Sobert B" Westbrook vs. Nor- pkulFFauquet vs. Ray Ad- ; """A: h r T 6 r , S10fn;v .ct crbeline vs Fred ' "l Y1 i 7 e"t?iF iVJl YnT m damage, October 22, 10 a. m. Other trials may also oe set fore the September term of ! before the September i court convenes Barricade Claims Another Victim The barricade on highway 73 75 near Murray continues to take its toll in accidents. Sheriff Tom Solomon reported today that a car driven by David B. Christe, 73, of Pasadena, Calif., struck the barricade and careened into a deep ditch Monday night. Christe told Solomon that he was unable to see the barricade when blinded by lights from approaching cars. The accident occurred about 8:15 p. m. A retired rancher, Christe was accompanied by his wife. No one was injured but the car was extensively damaged. Rex Young left early Thurs day morning for Syracuse to attend the Otoe County Fair. At least three new features are slated to be added to the 1951 edition of the Kint? Korn Karnival, according to the general approval provided by the committee heads as a general meeting held here Wednesday night. Approved by the organization's officers and the general body present at the meeting, were authorization to hold a calf sale, approval of prizes in the Kiddies Parade, and a new twist on the coronation. Korn Karnival Fund Raising Drive Starfs ' Henry Donat and Vic Schreiner, co-chairmen of the finance committee of the King: Korn Karnival, disclos ed today that an all out ef fort to enroll members in the organization is now under way. And since the Korn Karni val can no longer make ex penses through car raffles and similar money-raisin? projects, the financial suc cess of the 1951 edition of the Korn Karnival will .depend upon the assistance received from local and, county resi dents. Solicitors have begun the rounds of local business es tablishments, and are reques ting cooperation from local citizens. Plattsmouth Band members will also sell mem berships to the King Korn Karnival Association. Mem berships also may be obtain ed from Harold Lebens, sec retary of the group. Success of the Korn Karn ival depends upon the finan cial support provided by county residents. Olin L Tillman Recaptured After Attempted Escape Olin Lee Tillman, 24, sent to the state reformatory from Ptottcmnnth cy o hltromv nVmro-. is one of two reformatory in - mates who attempted to escape ; ana was rscapiurea. I Tillman, now in solitary con- ; finement, was arrested after he !mnrriPH iWp .TnP Af thP r- v -4 n mi r -ill i-iV-v imn ; jjme Tillman had a wife and ! . , , IMllllIjr 111 DUUI1C, lUd, He, with Joe L. Jimerfield, at- tempted to make a get-away from the institution in a stolen truck at noon Tuesday. Jimer field was injured by a revolver shot from one of the guards. . Tillman was found about two hours after the escape in a I field southwest of Lincoln. Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty To Breaking, Entering Richard L. Strader of Kansas City was bound over to district court Thursday after pleading guilty to a charge of breaking and entering in county court. Strader allegedly broke into a service station north of Ash land in the northeast corner of Cass county. He stole several quarts of oil. Sheriff Tom Solo mon said. The oil was stolen from the Walter Scheel service station. Pony Ride w w w Melvin Todd, calf show chair- man, started the bah rolling with his suggestion that an auction be held Friday morning. September 21, of calves exhibited at the Karnival. His idea met with ready support from other committee heads and from the organization as a whole. The proposed calf sale, first to be held in connection with the Korn Karnival. will, accord ing to present plans, be held at the scene of the calf exhibit. But just where that scene will take place is still a mystery. Comparing the prospects for the 1951 show with that of last year, Todd suggested that a larger lo cation and a larger tent be pro vided. He said the 40 calves exhibited last year were over crowded, and that a greater number is expected this year. Two possible locations are being considered and a larger tent is being provided. Todd also named a committee that will help him with the show. They are Clarence Schmadeke. county agent. How ard Philpot, Leonard Born and Robert Jameson. Mrs. Esther Donat came through with one .of the other ' new ideas to be incorporated in the 1951 Karnival. Comment ing that everyone is interested in the Kiddies' Parade, Mrs. Do nat suggested that prizes be of fered in the ten divisions. The group approved first place prizes of $1 and second place, 50 cents. ! She also added one division to the parade in keeping with the Karnival's theme, ' History on Parade.-' Mrs. Donat added a historical division. Other classes are wagons, doll buggies, tricycles, scooters, bicycles, pets and ponies, mother goose, comic and miscellaneous. All entries will receive free treats and free carnival rides. And something new is planned in the way of the coronation. ! V V tV Mildred Hall, chairman of tha ! V. F. W. Auxiliary's coronation i committee. Current plans call 1 for building the coronation theme along the general theme of the Karnival. by emphasizing the importance Of rivers and waters to the settlement of Plattsmouth and Cass county. Discussion also brought out the fact that other committees are devloping their various di visions rapidly and soundly. Only Forest Todd, corn show chairman, sounded the slightest note of discouragement. He said (Continued on Page Eight) Murray Dealer Will Sponsor 4 Demonstration 1 1 A public demonstration of Case farm equipment will be held at the Lawrence Oregs farm, three and one-half miles west and one mile south of Mur ray Wednesday, September 5. The demonstration Is spon sored by the C. & M. Implement Company, Case farm equipment dealer at Murray. Slated to start at 1 p. m. Wednesday, the demonstration will feature trained factory per sonnel on a cross country cara van. The caravan, traveling by tractor, moves from town to town putting on the demonstra tions. The public demonstration will feature the new Eagle Hitch, which provides one minute hook-dp for auxiliary imple ments. Four technicians direct from the factory will put on the demonstrations. The new latch-on equipment is advertised as the "easiest 3 point hook-up you ever saw." The new latch-on implements can be hooked-up without get ting off the tractor seat. Blow Out Cause Of Bridge Accident A blow-out Wednesday night resulted in the vehicle of Wayne Wheeler of Plattsmouth strik ing the edge of the Platte river bridge, the sheriff's office said today. The mishap occurred Wednes day night on the Sarpy county side of the bridge. No one was injured. Subscribe to The Journal