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HM Pu&nrsRflaDQJTroi - JjdDUtSRiAQ. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of Ail Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 70 SIXTEEN PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1951 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 101 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Ad Club. Hears Chcunmbeir Planus; Toylaiind Slatted Walter H. Smith and Orville Nielsen, president and treasurer of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday noon explained the groups plans for a per manent secretary and active Chamber to members of the Plattsmouth Business Men's Ad Club. Special guests at the groups regular meeting, the Chamber officials gave a brief rundown of recent board meetings held to determine the status of the Plattsmouth Chamber. Following an explanation of the Chamber's plans, Smith and Nielsen answered questions of the Ad Club members. Ad Club members also had Armistice Day Is Observed In Local Schools In observance of Armistice Day, special services were held at each of the Plattsmouth schools Monday afternoon. Ac tivities included speeches by lo cal citizens, sounding of taps and retreat by high school mu sicians, and repeating of the salute to the flag. Taps were sounded in all school buildings at 11 o'clock Monday morning, followed by teachers and pupils standing at attention for two minutes. Re treat was then sounded. Speakers and buglers at each of the schools were: High school Richard C. Peck, speaker; Jon Schuetz. bugler. Central Howard Hirz, speak er; Ronald Schneider, bugler. Columbian Miss Mildred Hall, speaker; Barbara Alkire, bugler. Wintersteen Miss Ida Patton, speaker; Harold Demaree, bug ler. First Ward Mrs. Ray Larson, speaker; Douglas Reno, bugler. St. John's C. C. Girardot, speaker; Harold Wagner, bugler. Mrs. Bothwell, 50-Year Resident Of Elmwood, Dies ELMWOOD (Special) Mrs. Caroline Bothwell was born in Quebec, Canada, July 22, 1860, and she passed away last week in Long Beach, California, being 91 years of age. She lived in the Elmwood community for 50 years, on the same place, after her marriage to Oliver Bothwell at St. Paul's church, Lincoln, in 1889. She leaves three children, Norval of El Cajon. Calif.. Mar ion of Santa Monica, and Mrs. Addie Schrieber of Long Beach; fonr grandchildren and five i"at grandchildren. One H lighter, Ethel, died, leaving a - - ill baby, Julia Schlanker. Mrs. Bothwell took Julia and made a home for her for a good many years. Now she is Mrs. Armstrong living wun ner mi- ; band on their farm near Elm- wood. i . I. . 1 l Mrs. Bothwell and Julia lived in Lincoln 11 years before taking up residence in California. Funeral services were held in the Christian church Sundav. November 11, conducted by the pastor. Rev. Overton Turner. He mentinoed that Mrs. Bothwell 1 had been a kind ladv with manv friends. Mrs. Opal Clements sang "Old Rugged Cross" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," with Joyceola Eidenmiller at the piano. Interment was in Elmwood cemetery. V. G. Clements and Wm. Rueter in charge. All three of her children were present for the services. Car Damaged As Barricade Hit A car driven bv Harold J. Mc Laughlin of Tecumseh was damaged Tuesday night after striking a barricade on high way 73-75 ten miles south of Plattsmouth. Damage was es timated at $200. McLaughlin told Sheriff Solo mon that warnings were not posted along the highway. He estimated his speed at 45 miles an hour. Harling Sentenced To Year In Pen On Check Charge James Harlirr wis sentenced t one vpr in th Nehraska state penitentiary in Lincoln Wednesday by District Jude Victor Westermark of McCook. Hearing cases in district court here. Judge Westermark sen tenced Harlinp to the peniten tiary after Hurling hid rirted pv.ntv to a. charge of writing a no fund check. He had pleaded guilty to the charge earlier In county court and was bound over to district court. pose of during their two hour session. The group was primar ily concerned with its Christmas program. Club members learned that arrangements have been com pleted for using the building formerly occupied by Dr. Louis Amato for Santa's Toyland. Ar rangements were completed with R. R. Furse. owner of the building. In connection with Toyland. Ad Club members learned that Santa has scheduled an eight dav stoo here before Christmas. Jolly Old St. Nick has slated a December 15 appearance, and will remain here until Decem ber 22. The business men also voted to remain open evenings until nine o'clock for a nine-day per iod. Stores will remain open un til 9 p.m. from Dec. 14 until December 22. All stores will close at six o'clock Christmas Eve. Also in connection with Christmas, the grouD will spon sor a free bridee December 14 and December 19. Satisfied with the results of their special Hallowe'en party. held m connection with a spec ial street lighting program. Ad Club members voted to make the Hallowe'en party an annual affair. The group also learned that apDroximately 1.500 people were served at the pancake feed during the October 31 obser vance. - More than 5.000 cars have used the Ad Clubs free bridge urogram since April 1. members learned. During the 33-week Deriod. 5.399 cars used the free bridge privilege, for an average of 163.3 cars each Saturday. Two Cars Damaged In Collision Here Two cars were sliehtlv damag ed in an accident on 6th street here Friday evenine. Cars dam aeed those of Harold Leb ens of Plattsmouth and Dr. R. W Tvson of Murray. Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Dun lan's report said the two cars collided as Lebens was driving his car south on 6th and Tvson tempted to pull awav from the curb. Tvsnn told Dunlap he did not see the approaching auto. The Lebens' vehicle received damaee to the right front fen- ror. rpar rieht fender and right ...... ... w.v bumDer and eft fender of the Tyson car was damaged, Accident Victim Hit Twice By Car Mrs. Lucille H"lmo'' of Ne braska Citv vis finrt $tT nrd cos and had her license rus- pended for or vear in Ca? . county court, on a chargs of reckless drivjn -r "ing an ac- cident Wednesday Sheriff Tom F-T-n so id Mrs. Holmes' car ; -imped tbe curb nar Wimnv's Inn, striking Miss Nancy Garreans, 18, of Plattsmouth, formerly of Ne braska City. While Miss Gar reans was getting to her feet. the car backed up, running over the victim for the second time. Solomon said Mrs. Holmes, who is a mother of five, had been drinking. Board Of Public Works Nets $8,000 In 6 Months The Public Works Department showed a net profit of $8,662.43 for the six month period ending October 31, according to the semi-annual report submitted to the city council Monday night. The report,' signed by F. I. Rea. chairman of the Board of Public Works, revealed a total of $21,910.85 in operation revenue during the six month period. At the same time, operating ex penses totaled $11,199.13, leaving a gross income of $10,844.39. Non operation expenses of $2,181.96 cut the net Income to $8,662.43. Bulk of the income is from water sales, the report shows. Water sales during the six month period were $18,480.73. Other Income accounted for the other $3,000. Operational expenses were $4, 883.08, transmission and distri bution expenses, $3,214.70, and Mrs. Gilmore, 73, Native Of Cass County, Dies Mrs. George H. Gilmore of Murray, prominent resident of the Rock Bluff and Murray communities for many years. died at her home in Murray ! Wednesday, November 14. 1951. She was 73 years old. She died suddenly at her home, although she had not been in the best of health of : recent years. She was the wife of Dr. G. H. Gilmore, prominent Cass county historian. Born January 2, 1878, on a farm south of Murray, she was the daughter of James A. and Margaret Walker, pioneer resi dents of Cass county. She was married to Dr. Gilmore October 30, 1901. They recently cele brated their golden wedding an niversary at Murray. Mrs. Gilmore was a member of the United Presbyterian church of Murray and the Cass County Historical Society, of which her husband was founder and president. She is survived by her hus band. George H. Gilmore; one son, Dr. John Gilmore of Santa Monica, California; and one grandchild, also of Santa Moni ca. One sister, Mrs. Ray Frans of Union, also survives. Two children, a son. Walker, and daughter, Helen, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at the United Presbyterian church at Murray at two o'clock Saturday afternoon, November 17, with Rev. Roy P. Morris of ficiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery at Plattsmouth. Visiting hours will be held Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 both afternoon and evening at Sattler Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements. Street Paving Payments Made; Fines Bring $460 The City Council Monday night approved payments in the total amount of more than $23, 000 on three paving projects to the National Construction Com pany of Omaha. Payments in the amount of $5,889.86 on street improvement district 100; $14,534.51 on im provement district 101; and $3, 053.80 on street improvement district 102 were approved. On the same three districts the council also approved pay ment to Henningsen Engineers for $585.96. Other road problems were also aired at the council meeting. Alvin Reed, regular fan of the council in recent weeks, again asked that something be done about the road in front of his house at 618 Avenue F. He has agreed to share the cost of fill ing in low spots, and told the council that he plans to rock the road if such improvements are made. In other action Monday night, councilmen accepted the police magistrate's report for the past three weks. The report showed a total of $460 collected in fines and fees. Traffic Control Lights Operating Plattsmouth 's new traffic con- trol liohts rnrnpr nf fibrth nnd I Mnin strppts were hrn'.reri no and in operation thi " -i T. Rav Herring is comp1" justments on the ' . liphts. 1 The red. ambrr an'' 'ffn i lights were blinking this morn ing, and were having good suc cess in controlling traffic. Police Chief D. T. Haley said he expects many motorists to run the lights until they be come accustomed to them. He said his biggest job will be ed ucating school youngsters to cross with the green light. general and miscellaneous ex penses $3,101.37. Mayor Clem Woster also pointed out at the council ses sion that the board has retired $10,000 in bonds since the re port period ended. In paying off the bonds, the board re duced its bonded indebtedness from $171,000 to $161,000. At the same time, the board also paid off some $2,000 interest. After the $12,000 payment, the board still has another $12, 000 in its sinking fund. Total assets listed by the board in the semi-annual report were $276,078.59. Fixed capital as sets, land, buildings and ma chinery were placed at $239, 157.70. Other members of the board are John Cloldt and C. A. John son. Robert Cappell is manager of the department office. Ruffner Well Is Down 97 Feet; Drilling Resumes Drilling started in earnest this afternoon on the Rulfner vveii No. 1, on the Edwin J. Ruffner farm three miles southwest of Mynard. After reaching a depth of 97 feet Wednesday, surface pipes were set and cemented in prep aration for 24-hour a day drill ings operations. The Hallibur ton Oil Well Cement Company of Duncan, Oklahoma, cement ed the surface pipes after the drillers had reached solid rock. The test well is being drilled by the General Drilling Com pany owned by Cal and Chas. Steele of Crete, and is financed by the Cass Oil Research Trust. Roy Knorr, secretary-treasur er of the Trust, said today that 1 "Do -Or Die" Chamber Session Slated Tonight Probablv the most importai Probablv the most important ! Chamber of Commerce meeting held here in recent years will unfold at Hotel Plattsmouth to- j night. Thursday. The meeting ' will start with a 6:30 dinner Following recent meetings of the board of directors and in terested business men. the "do or die" shingle has been hung around the neck of the Cham ber. Upon the outcome of to night's meeting may rest the fture of death of the Platts mouth Chamber. Every member of the Cham ber of Commerce and every bus iness man interested in the fu ture of Plattsmouth, is urged to attend tonight's meeting. Teams of business men are being selected to contact every business establishment and to outline a plan for progress here. The general situation will get a full going over tonight. "It will be up to the business men whether or not Plattsmouth is represented in the field with an active Chamber of Com merce," President Walter Smith stated following last week's meeting. Grade Students Learn Facilities Of Local Library Students in Plattsmouth grade schools have been receiving the inside information this week on the facilities of the Plattsmouth Public Library. Cooperating with the school during Children's Book Week, the library has been open throughout much of the week while individual classes visit. Mrs. Verna Leonard, librarian, conducts the youngsters on a tour of the building and points out the facilities offered by the local library. The first class to visit the library was that of Rose Pro haska, fifth graders. Monday afternoon. Tuesday four classes made the trip. They were the fourth grade taught by Shirley Lutz, fifth grade taught by Mrs. Iola Ofe, 6th grade taught by Mrs. Faith Friest and the 7th grade taught by Naomi Owen. Four more classes made the excursion Wednesday. They were the first ward taught by Mrs. Ray Larson, second and third grades taught by Wilma Schardt, third and fourth taught by Dorothy Jensen, and the eighth grade taught by Mrs. Seward. Today, two classes were con ducted through the building this morning and another one this afternoon. Thursday tours were made by the 6th grade taught Dy Helen Neddenriep. third grade taught by Mrs. Jean How- land, and second grade taught by Mary Schreiber. Classes will also visit the li brary Friday. Morning visitors will be the second, third and 4th grades of Wintersteen taught by Amber Dougherty and the eighth grade taught by Alvina Zastrow. In the afternoon Nel lie Carlson's seventh graders, and Miss Miller's fourth grad ers will visit the library. Pleads Guilty To Amended Complaint Fined $50, Costs Henry E. Oldenburg entered a guilty plea in county court Sat urday to an amended complaint of insufficient funds. He was fined $50 and costs by Judge Raymond J. Case. Earlier Oldenburg had plead ed not guilty to a no fund check charge and hearing had been set for November 13. Mrs. Chris Metzger, wife of Cass county's state senator, is undergoing observation and treatment at an Omaha hos pital Subscribe to The Journal drilling has been progressing on schedule and that 24-hour drill ing would start Thursday after noon. The test well, first of many to be made in this area by the Oil Research Trust, reached the 97 foot mark Wednesday after drilling operations started early this week. The drillers had to go to solid rock before the surface were set up on the site Sunday, pipes could be laid. Derricks and drilling operations started Tuesday. Plans are to continue drilling to granite unless an oil strike is recorded before that. Bernard Long of the Long Geoghysical i i company or Oklahoma City, is logging the well. Boat And Motor Are Recovered The boat, motor, oars and gas : stolen from the Joe Bulin cabin ! here several weeks aso. was dis- ! covered near Brnwnvillp Tups- , day, Sheriff Tom Solomon re- ' ports. ! Solomon said it was discov- ered hidden at the end of a dike ! line under drift wood by F. P. I Oldfield of BrownvUle. The boat i was partly filled with water. i Solomon said the motor was ! returned Tuesday to Bulin, who j went after thp nthpr pmiinmpnt I Wednesday. Bulin, who lives at Omaha, had been renting the cabin. Four Rotarians Note Birthdays During Month Four Rotarians were recog nized at the regular Tuesday noon club meeting. The four noted their birthdays in Novem ber. Passing milestones were- Clem ent Woster, Roy Knorr, Bill Knorr, and L. A. Caldwell. ,ther highlight of the Tuesday session was the show ing of colored pictures describ ing a goose hunt in Louisiana and the different types of hunt ing dogs. The pictures were shown as a nart nf Chairman Frprt I.uo-srh's program. Billy Hobbs operated the school machine in showing the pictures at the Rotary meeting. One of the films showed the different types of hunts, from fox to duck, and showed the ac tivity of hunting dogs in making a hunt successful. The second picture provided colored details of a blue goose hunt in the south. Adrian Newens was a visiting Rotarian. John Frady led the group in singing, accompanied by Hilt WTescott at the piano. . George Born and Willard Christensen, junior Rotarians from the high school, were also present. The Rotarians' ' game dinner" did not come off as scheduled. Man In hired In Car-Truck Collision Here John I unburn of Nebraska City revived a severe head wound frat rrruired 18 stitches when the 'ar in which he was riding; collided with a serr.i tui'k at the corner of 6th and I."-'n Erects Friday night. was a passenger in a car -i bv Donald Horner, also ' "ebraska City. Clyde Jackson. ' ,;y ooliceman. who investigated the accident with officer Bal thazor, said Horner drove into the truck after stopping at the stop sign. Horner ws arrested on a drunken driving charge and fined $50. Lunburg was fined $5 on an intoxication charge. Judge Graves At Hillcrest Home Judge C. L. Graves has been transferred from the home of his daughter in Lincoln to Hill crest Home at Plattsmouth. The Judge is recovering from injur ies suffered in a fall here near ly a month ago. Visitors are welcome to see Judge Graves during visiting hours at the home. Deaver Released; To Pay Support Marvin Deaver was released by District Judge Victor Wes termark of McCook after plead ing no contest to a non-support charge here in district court. Westermark released Deaver, who was instructed to make regular support payments to his family and to pay back pay ments as well. da unco Meker Two Fined After Four Cars Are In Collision Two men were fined a total of S90 and costs in county court Tuesday following a four car accident Monday night eleven miles south of Plattsmouth on Highway 73-75. Fined were Lewis C. Chris man of Waverly, Mo., $15 on a charge of intoxication; and Richard Sickman of Glasgow, Mo., $75 on a charge of reckless driving. Sickman's license was al0 suspended for six months hv County Judge Raymond J. Case. ,rwo men were injured in the accident. They were Lewis Chnstman who received cuts ard bruises, and C. T. Weimer of "icoin, no received stomacn injuries. They were treated by Dr. R. F. Brendel of Platts- mouth. Sheriff Tom Solomon, who in vestigated the accident, reported that the car Sickman was driv ing crashed into the rear of a car driven by Weimer, who had stopped behind two other cars at the approach to the detour on Highway 73-75 north of Un ion. Weimer's car then crash ed into that driven by Dorothea M. Propp of Plattsmouth, whose car hit the lead car driven by Donald B. Gorton of Omaha. Damage to the four cars was estimated at $875. Sickman. who is employed by the U. S. Engi neers at Omaha, was driving at 40 miles an hour wtoen the ac cident occurred. Damage to his car was placed at $300. The Weimer car damaged both in the front and back was placed at $350; damage to the Propp ve hicle was placed at $200, and Gorton's car received $25 dam age to the rear end. The Wayne Gorton's daughter, Valari? of Plattsmouth was in the Gorton 1 car at the .time of lne mishap The accident occurred about six o'clock Monday night. Escapes Injury In Truck-Train Crash At Nehawka Charles A. Attebery escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when a truck he was driving collided with a Missouri Pacific freight train at Nehawka. After striking the truck, the train carried it down the tracks for 85 feet where the truck rolled over. Francis Baldwin of Lincoln was engineer on the train. The accident occurred at the city lirrifs of Nehawka on the one mil? road leading to High way 34. Attebery t;11 Sheriff Tom Sclo:non, who ivA'-stigated the accident, that v. ' nad grader, operated by J. C. Miller for the Francis Orshek Company, structcd his view. ob - Eagles To Relieve Housewife Of Duties Plattsmouth A?rie, 365, Fra ternal Order of Eagles, thinks it has the answer to the house wife's Sunday chores. To eliminate that "cooking over a hot stove" on Sundays. Eagles are sponsoring a plate iDim lunch, which will be followed by j in? force emplcved or the Miss free games, smarting at two ' ouri river was here Tuesday to o'clock Sunday, November 18. visit friends. Court House Briefs District Judge Victor Wester- mark of McCook heard cases here in Cass county district court Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon. Charles Robert Hammons, 20, of Louisvil and Joyce Elaine Kruger, 18, of Nebraska City, were issued a license for mar riage in Cass county court Sat urday, November 10. A $5 fine against Helen Clark on a charge of operating a ve hicle without a license was sus pended in Cass county court Saturday. Patrolman LeRoy Jensen made the arrest. Howard W. Adkins of Bellevue was fined $15 and costs in coun ty court Monday on a charge of intoxication. He pleaded guilty to the charge. Lewi3 C. Chrisman of Waver ly was also fined $15 and costs in county court Monday on an intoxication charge. Chrisman also pleaded guilty to .the charge. A fine of $10 and costs were assessed against Mrs. Marvin Approves trdo odious; The City Council Monday night approved an ordin ance providing for location of parking meters through the main business district of Plattsmouth. The ordinance was passed by a unanimous vote. i The ordinance, as drawn up by City Attorney Harold J Lebens, provides that parking meters shall be installed j on Main street from Richey street to 7th street; on Sixth street irom Avenue A to t irst north and south of Main street Mrs. Anna K. Puis Former Resident Here, Is Dead Mrs. Anna K. Puis, wife of Louis Puis of 704 22nd street. Greeley, Colorado, was buried at Linn Grove vemetery. She was a former resident of Platts mouth. . Born October 30, 18S2. she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hild. A native of Pekin, Illinois, she came to Ne braska with her parents. She was married to Louis Puis, June 7, 1906 at Plattsmouth. They lived on a farm in the Plattsmouth community until March. 1927, when they moved to Colorado, where they farmed near Cornish for 11 years. They moved to Greeley in 1938. Mrs. Puis was a charter member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Greeley where services were held. She became ill in July and un derwent surgery in September. After returning to her home in October, she died at a hospital November 2, after suffering an attack of pneumonia. She ob- served her 69th birthday four days prior to her death. Surviving are her husband, Louis of Greeley. Colorado; four brothers, Mike, Jake. George and Fred Hild. all of Plattsmouth; and six grandchildren. One sister. Mrs. Louis Fried -rick and one brother. Phillip, preceeded her in death. Two children, Harley and Leona, also preceeded her in death. Falls Citian's Luck Holds Out Dale L. Hanika of Falls City, escaped injury Tuesday evening when he was forced to drive his 1951 car into a ditch to avoid a head on collision on Highway 34 six miles west of Union. Sheriff Tom Solomon, who in vestigated the mishap, said Hanika was going west on the highway and when faced with a head-on collision while pass ing another car, swung into the south ditch. The car struck a telephone pole and ended up in a field. Hanika's car was a tctal wreck. Plan Thanks ivini? ! Service At Church Thanksgivins services will be held Wednsda" night. Novem ber 21, at the Christ Lutheran church on the Plattsmouth Louisville road. The services will stmt at eight o'clock. The Brotherhood of tli church v-i'i r- . ""'losday evening at eiirht !;. Larry 7'-r-s' Nebraska City, memb.-r of h engineer- Carr of Eagle in county court Saturday on a charge of speed ing. Patrolman James Kontas was the arresting officer. Richard A. Sickman was fined $75 and costs in county court Monday on a charge of wilful, reckless driving. Judge Ray mond J. Case also suspended Sickman's license for six months. Divorce action was filed in district court, Wednesday. No vember 14 by Arthur Skalak against Joan Elna Skalak. The petition alleges extreme cruelty and charges defendant with leaving the couple's home. The plaintiff also prays for custody of one minor child. The couple was married July 13, 1948 at Chicago. James L. Jones was fined $15 and costs in county court on a charge of operating a foreign vehicle without a residents regis tration. Jones who pleaded guil ty to the charge, was arrested by Patrolman C. E. Whitney. Avenue; and one-half block on both 4th and 5th streets. The ordinance also establish es times for which motorists must pay to park in the meter ed districts. Motorists will feed the parking meters from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Fri day, and from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday. Sundays and holidays are exempted. Provisions in the ordinance also call for 12 minute, ono hour and two hour parking fees. The basic will be one penny for each 12 minutes. Violators of the parking met ers will be subject to a fine up to $1. if paid within 24 hours of the time a police officers' not ice is attached to the vehicle. A full account of the ordinance provisions will be found on page 5 of this issue of the Journal, Section B. While the council was in ses sion Monday night, representa- i lives oi me uuai .weier urp- oration appeared and told coun cilmen they were ready to in stall the meters. Although un prepared at the time, council men got together Tuesday morning to determine place ment of the meters. Since noon Tuesday, the two company employees have near ly completed installation of the meter posts. Meters have not yet arrived in Plattsmouth. Dick J March, who was appointed a special policeman by the coun cil Monday, and who will return from a technical school in Ohio Sunday, will help the company men place the meters. March, will also be in charge of collec tions and maintenance. Meanwhile the new traffic control lights, corner of Cth and Main, are up and will be ready for operation soon. Ray Herold is Installing the control lights. At its Monday meeting, the council passed a resolution pro viding for installation of the traffic control lights and the automatic school stop lights on Chicago and Washington Ave nues. City policemen, who are charged with patrolling the metered area, and who will give tickets to violators, will prob ably take it easy on motorists for a time after the two new services are in operation. Discussion at the council meeting indicated that city policemen will issue warnings for a period of time, before ac tually clamping down. But once the warning period has expired, violators will be subject to tick ets and fines. Revenue from the parking meters will go into a special fund, which will be used for paying the cost of the meters, maintenance, and salary for the special police officers charged with maintenance and collec- ' tiors. Half of the take- will go to 5b' comoanv and half to thr ' rV pa'd i In deterr.ii'i'" :'ie meters arc Mi- "lace Umen in ment of the v set un 11 fr- the diamond narin r width of 'he stalls adequate door roon access to automobiles. Royal Arch Names Officers Harry N. Ahl of Louisville was elected high priest of the Royal Aroh Masons at the grouns feMng Monday night at the Masonic Hall. Other officers elected were James C. Comstock, scribe: John N. Beckman. secretary: Marvin Reed, king; and Frank Cloldt, treasurer. Names of appointive officers will be announced at a later date. Lunch was served following the business meeting. Dick March Named Special Policeman Mayo clement Woster Mon day night appointed Dick March ss a special police employee. The appointment was approved by fhe Council. March is currently attending a school at Canton, Ohio, where he will learn maintenance of parking meters. Upon his re turn, he will be In charge of meter maintenance and collec tions. Subscribe to The Journal