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- ; CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER TME LPtLATTTSDGDQJTrtH JJttDlMlMML PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers - 4 VOLUME 71 FOURTEEN PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1952 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 21 4 25 th Yew Noted ISoteiiry Club Toesday "Service above Self" for 25-years has been the by word of Plattsmouth Rotary Club, which Tuesday night celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding. Rotarians, their wives and guests returned to the Presbyterian church for a special anniversary dinner. The church was the first meeting place of Rotarians here. Honored at the anniversary were seven original charter members who are still active in Rotarv todav. e They are William G. Baird, Searl S. Davis, Dr. Paul T. Heineman. Roy W. Knorr, Dr. Harry G. McClusky, Fred I. Rea and R. Arthur Troop. Searl S. Davis, a charter mem- rour Initiated By Plattsmouth V.F.W. Post A. L. Nierste, past comman der of the Plattsmouth V. F. W. post pinned a membershio pin on his son, Pfc. Robin Nierste Monday night, as a feature of the initiation of four overseas veterans into the local post. Others initiated were Bruce Lanum, Rov Wilson and Arl Camden. The initiation was a highlight of the February meet ing of the post. t Participating in the initiation were A. L. Nierste. Dale Bow man. Lloyd Fitch. Harry Griffin. Laverne Hennings. Clarence Wood. Dick Cotner. Walt Sikora, Dirk March and Ed Kief. The veterans also voted to sponsor a national junior rifle team as another part of its youth activities program. John Baburek was named chairman of the activity. Announcement of require ments and the overall plan will be made after organization has been completed. The team will be organized under the National Rifle Association regulations. Currently members of the V. F. W. are looking forward to the past commander's banquet, which if slated April 24. Prior to mat, nomination for election of officers will be held March 3, with election in April. Reports Feature School Board Session Monday Reports of the special speech therapy class, the condition of the music department's finan cial standing and additional school building information fea tured a meeting of the Platts mouth Board of Education Mon day night. Meetinsr at the office of Sunt. T. L. Friest, board members learned in a letter from Floyd Parker of the state department of public instruction that his of fice has urged federal approval of the school district's applica tion for steel allottments. The group also learned that Ward Pscherer has kept the mu sic department's evDenses rlose to the appropriated budget. Pscherer reported that music and instrument repairs have just about exhausted the budget however. School board members learn ed too that the special therapy class started this past year and taught by Mrs. Robert Reade, has fully answered its purpose. Mrs. Reade in her semi-annual report, said that 34 students have been aided and instructed in the course and that five of Vhe clasI have now been disl Behrends Attends Rural School Board Session Supt. Lloyd Behrends attended the annual meeting of the Ne braska Rural School Boards As sociation at Norfolk Tuesday. Fourteen county superintend ents and 21 counties were rep resented at the meeting. The rural school heads passed resolutions recommending that normal training for two year pe riod be reinstated to cut the teacher shortage in rural areas; to study and recommend to the If gislature the countv unit edu cation program, and to retain current legislation forbidding the sale of school lands. The group also discussed elec tion of a state board rather than a superintendent, and to appoint the superintendent or commissioner of education from that board. A. G. Gabelman of Madison, president of the rural group, presided during the session. Speakers were Senators Glenn Creamer of Albion, Frank Nelson of O'Neill, Dwight W. Burney of Hartington, and Herbert J. Duia of Gothenburg. EDght ber, briefly outlined the devel opment of Rotary in reviewing the 25 years which the organ ization has served Plattsmouth and Cass county. Recalling the founding, Davis told Rotarians and guests that Dr. Ray Kingsley of Omaha, and Rov Ronald, district gov ernor from South Dakota, con ducted the survey here, and that the first Rotary meeting at Plattsmouth was held Feb ruary 8. 1927. Two weeks later the group received its charter. Davis headed the Rotary club in its diaper year. Other offic ers in 1927 were John Tidball. vice president; Paul Heineman, secretary; Fred I. Rea. treasur er; William F. Evers. sergeant at arms; Robert Bates and George Petring directors. During its 25 years. Rotary boasts a number of civic and community accomplishments. Among those specifically men tioned by Mr. Davis were the rural relations meetings and inter-city meetings. Still carry ing on the rural relations pro gram, Rotarians designate one meeting each year to meet with another group. In the years they have held such meetings at Mynard. Murray, Lewiston Community Center. Union, Ne hawka. Weeping Water. Louis ville and Eight Mile Grove. The inter-city meetings, in addition to being held here, have :taken Rotarians to Glen wood ami Council Bluffs, Iowa; Ciriuhn, l,L;aaka City and Fails City. Other projects of Rotary have been sponsorship of Boy Scouts; sponsoring a junior and senior boy to Rotary meetings; pre senting guidance books to lib- ; rary; donations to Scout cabin i fund; contribution to relief I funds and Children's Memor ! ial hospital; and medical care ior underprivileged children. The group has also set a standard in attendance and Ro tary participation. It had per fect attendance at the district convention in 1928; won at tendance banner at district in 1933 and in all for eight years; had 100 percent registration in 1950; and members have con tributed 100 percent to Rotary Foundation Fund. Davis also paid tribute to Hilt (Continued on Page Eight) Thacker Heads Extension Board Glen Thacker of Nehawka was elected chairman of the Cass county extension board at the group's regular meeting held Friday, February 1, at Weeping Water. Other officers elected were Ernest Hild of Louisville, vice chairman, and Mrs. Vincent Rehmeier of Weeping Water, secretary-treasurer. The eleven member board serves as the executive commit tee and is the over-all govern- j body of Cass county exten- Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schlaphoff of Murdock were in Plattsmouth on business Tuesday. While here they renewed their subscription to the Journal. p j infw ' ' j' An overturned convertible shown here represents the damage which ice on the highway can cause. The convertible, driven by Richard Colville of Cedar, Iowa, was damaged and a trailer home which it was pulling, completely demolished when the vehicle went out of control after striking ice on the pavement near Elm wood. Two other cars, driven by Cpl. William Harper of Lancaster, South Carolina, and Pfc. James T. Richter later were involved in accidents at the scene while State Patrolmen and Sheriff Tom Solomon investigated the mishap. : ' ' Photo by Sheriff Tom. Solomon J?fS - A faint smile and bright eyes are the response shown by Mrs. Elizzabeth Tritsch during celebration of her 100th birthday an niversary held at her home at 906 Avenue C Saturday. One hun dred American Eeauty roses, gifts of relatives and friends, center the serving table in the background. The centennial celebration of Mrs. Tritsch's birth was marked by the presence of more than 200 friends and relatives. The birthday party was given by Mrs. Amelia Heldt, niece of Mrs. Tritsch. Journal Photo Wabash Soldier Awarded Bronze Star For Heroism j WITH THE 1ST CAVALRY I DIV. IN JAPAN Sgt. Lloyd H. ! vogt, abash, Neb has been ( awarded a Bronze Star Medal j ui ifciwun in action m Korea. Vogt, a member of Company L in the 5th Cavalry Regiment, won the decoration for his ac tion on October 7, near Yon chon, Korea, during an attack against enemy hill positions. The citation accompanying the decoration declares, in part: " Sergeant Vogt was helping lay communication wires from forward elements of the com pany to the command post after radio contact became ineffec tive. "During the battle, however, wires over the entire battalion sector were cut by the enemy artillery and mortar fire which constantly raked the area. 'Sergeant Vogt and the men of his section voluntarily re paired and maintained the wires throughout the remainder of the fight." "His exceptional courage and devotion to duty were contrib uting factors in the unit's de fense of its newly won positions and resulted in heavy casualties on the enemy." The 1st Cavalry Division has recently arrived in Japan after spending 17 months in the Ko rean front line. It is now sta tioned on the northernmost is land of Hokkaido. Theatre Plugs School Plans Cass theater began showing of slides outlining the general school building program this week. Howard Hirz, m coopera tion with the board of educa tion, prepared the slide which is shown to patrons of the the ater each evening. A Classified Ad in The Journ 1 costs rs iKtie as 35c. J"'sc Jf?E ' ----- m Firemen's Fund Drive Climbs; Benefit Slated An additional $42.50. contrib- uted to the Plattsmouth Volun- ; teer Fire Department was an- nounced today by the derx r- mem.; Contributors reported were ' order to eliminate confusion, Style Shop. Garden Club. Senior the Court House has been des WTomen s Club and Mabel Engel- lgnated as the voting place lor kemeier. St. John s Altar So- ' such voters and the judges there ciety, $5: Frank Bierl and : will be Instructed to accept their John Bajeck. $3; John Cechal, i ballots and the judges in the S2.50: L. W. Lorenz, Antonia i other precincts will direct them Vanek and Tex Chovanec, $2; to the Court House. George Lushinsky, Don Nickles, ? C. H. Cuthrell, Chas. Keil. Har- i CL rr AKii' vey Meisinger, L. O. Lagerstrom. . nCTUI ADUsea , Fred Vallery, Oliver Schiber and Youth Fined $15 M. Balthazor, $1. Firemen are now looking for- Marvin C. Pierce 18. of Platts- ward to the special Firemen's ' Poutk ?aS fine i1 ? wan u-hirh Tx-iii hP pivpn hviin county court Wednesday on Plattsmouth Aerie, Fraternal 1 Order of Eagles, Saturday night,, Proceeds of the benefit dance will go to the department fund. Pick's Top Hatters will play at the Saturday night dance. Tick ets may be obtained at many downtown stores. A Classified Ad In The Jour nal costs as little as 35c. School Construction Here Behind Rest Of Nebraska Thirty-six Nebraska high school districts have appropria ted funds for construction of high school and elementary buildings and additions, ac cording to information receiv ed from the state department of public instruction. Costs of the structures range from a $35,000 bond for gymnasium-auditorium at Center, to several millions of dollars at Omaha. Lincoln and Grand Island. But a closer comparison shows the necessity for main taining an adequate accredited school system here. Clarkson. a town of less than 1,000 has ap propriated $227,000 for a new high school. Schuyler, only a few miles awav has funds for building a $475,000 high school. Broken Bow has authorized $375,000 for an elementary building and auditorium. In addition to the many school projects now in progress. 65 similar school building pro jects were completed in the past five years, including: 19 in 1951 and one in 1952. Floyd O. Parker, director of school build ing services with the state de partment of public instruction, reports. Among those most recently completed was a $300,000 high school plant and vocational ag shop finished at Benkelman in December. Central City built a $175,000 gvmnasium-fl-uditnrinm addition. Holdreee is now using i a "ew249-00 elementary plant! fvuiiDan completed a $200 - 000 elementary plant in Septem- oer. aiso completed In .1951. were a $255,060 elementary plant ana nigh school - addition ' at Mitchell, a $300JJOO-hieh school and elementary- combination t Neliffh.- while Pender . recently School Voting Requirements Are Explained Because some confusion has arisen as to who may vote, where certain ballots shall be cast, and what property may be assessed in connection with the coming school bond election, the school board has obtained the follow ing legal opinion. The laws of Nebraska provide that every citizen of the United States who has resided in the district forty days and who is 21 years old or more, and who owns real or personal property that was assessed in the District in his name at the last annual assessment or whose spouse owns real or personal property that was assessed in the name of such spouse in the District at the last annual assessment or who has children of school age residing in the District, is en titled to vote at any school elec tion. This means that to be eligible to vote a person, t must be a citizen of the ' United States, over 21 years of age, and have a bona fide legal residence in the Dis trict for 40 days, and in ad dition either have children of school age residing: in the District or haTe property as sessed in his or her name or spouse's name at the last annual assessment. This differs slightly from the qualifications of voters for state elections and perhaps will affect a few voters. All property otherwise liable for assessment for school pur poses is likewise liable for as sessment under the levy for the i bond issue, and this will include - tangible personal property as i well as real estate. Although the legal proceed ings require the school district which has always been known as District No. 1 to be officially named as "The School District of the City of Plattsmouth in the County of Cass in the State of Nebraska." this requirement does not change the District's boundaries or affect the right to vote of persons living out- 'tdde of the city limits but within "the school district. However, in A'i: """ " ing an officer. Judge Raymond Case also suspended a fine against the vouth on a charge : of operating a vehicle with im i proper muffler. ! Pierce was charged with re ! sisting and abusing Sheriff Tom ; Solomon, when arrested on the j muffler charge. I Judge Case also ordered the youth not to drive at night for i 30 days. finished a $150,000 building. Throughout the state, better educational facilities are U?ing built to provide substantial and improved conditions in which the youth of the nation receive their formal training. Like Plattsmouth. most of the com pleted projects and new ones are expansion programs design ed to add more complete facil ities and to retain the accred-. Ration of the school. A recent survey here showed that Plattsmouth's school sys tem is generally overcrowded from kindergarten through high school. Classes designed for 25 students, are carrying as many as 44. nearly double the recom mended number. The Junior high school department is crowded into very small rooms in the high school building, while in the grades, classes run as high as 40 to 44 pupils. The overtaxed school systems necessitates splitting of teacher assignments, with one class be ing divided between two teach ers who are alreadv teaching other classes. North Ward school has been described as a "rural school in a city." As many as eightv high school musicians, including instru ments, drums, tubas, horns and slide trombones, have been jammed into the "music room", scarcely larger than an average living room. Wednesday night. many local residents saw a 64 piece concert band huddled to prettier on the present auditor , lum stage. Some 1550 children in Platts mouth are seeking an education 1 here, in a school system design- ed to accommodate less than 1 .000. As a-result, they are not receivtne the attention., special training and facilities they need. Buyers Skeptical Of Dollar Value Values are always numer ous in Plattsmouth. Louis Naeve, proprietor of Naeve's Liquor store, estab lished that as a certainty this week when he offered to sell genuine V. S. Govern ment minted SI bills for only 95 cents. Although buyers have been skpeticaL the offer Ls to be continued throughout this week. Only a few -took advantage of the special of fer. Television Taken ! At Greenwood Is Recovered The E. L. McDonald's store -breakin at Greenwood on Janu- '' ary 28, is in the process of being solved according to Sheriff Solo- ; mon. The breakin netted the burglars almost eight hundred dollars worth of merchandise which included three television sets. Sheriff Solomon broke the case open Tuesday afternoon after locating one of the tele vision sets at a residence at 5910 N 52nd St., in Omaha. The own er of the residence had signed a full statement with the sher iff in which he gave the name of an ex-convict who sold him the set the day after the burglary for $110. Sheriff Solomon stated that the ex-convict was reportedly attempting to sell an adding machine and typewriter which items may have come from the consolidated schools breakin at Eagle on January 18. A search Omaha netted the sheriff a tool culminated several weeks of ln which may have been the in- ; tense rehearsals and draon strument which was used to I strated the public the over- vfr i all accomplishment of band n Ill's st.nrp The ex-convict is being sought j in a two state search. E. L. McDonald, owner of the ! store, offered at the time of the breakin a $500 reward. Open Forum On School Construction Slated Tonight An open forum will be held at thp hitrh srhnoi auditorium Thursday night, February 7. to j been forced from the road when! f the new developments, discuss the proposed bond issue I the car driven by Dorothy Akins j f adin community sponsors for construction of school build-j attempted to pass another car! of teen a"e actlvltles. the spon ines here. The forum will be ; on the hiehwav three miles ! ??rs of Keen 711116 understand under the direction of the board of education. Residents of the school dist rict are urged to - attend the forum and to discuss the as pects of building an elemen tary school and high school ad dition with members of the school board. The meeting will be held eight o'clock. at; Newburn Enlists In Marine Corps Eugene Newburn departed Monday for the marine base at san Diego, cam. He enlisted for three years. Eugene is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Newburn of Platts mouth. Journal Want Ads Pay! a'''l'WUUAii..ji: is The wTeckage pictured here Mr. and Mrs. Richard Colville and son of Cedar, Iowa. The trailer was completely demolished and two members of the Colville fam ily hospitalized when the trailer overturned on highway 34 three miles from Elm wood early Friday morning. Injured were Mrs. Colville, and two-month-old son, Chris. They were treated at a Lincoln hospitaL The trailer and convertible, left the road after Mr. Colville lost control of the vehicle when it struck an icy patch on the highway. Photo by Sheriff Tom Solomon i -n a n n Lepert-Wolever Post, No. 2543, Veterans of Foreign i Wars, Monday nipht unanimously approved a motion en dorsing- the' building program of the Plattsmouth Board of Education, and recommended passapre of the proposed bond issue which will come before the voters February 19. Following; an address by James Begley, secretary of the board of education, the Veterans group voted full support of the school construction plans and urgred mem bers to work tirelessly to promote completion of the bond issue. i mx Band Concert Pleases Near Capacity Crowd Durins the Wednesday night ation to Plattsmouth 's request Mid-Winter Band Concert at for steel allotments. Plattsmouth high school. Wen- Prior to the action of the dell Friest was revealed as . post, V.F.W. members had heard eust conductor. His trials and ! complete plans for construction tribulations as an orchestra i of a high school addition and leader were well received by a elementary school and for re near capacitv audience. ; modeling the present high The special appearance was school building, a highlight of the concert that i Begley told the Veterans included musical selections of ; group that if the building pro- a variety, pleasing to the aud- ! ience. But during Conductor Triest's search of the "lost beat" hil arity overcame musical finesse. The "lost beat" was finally re covered from the satchel of one j Mr. Merle Stewart. The soft , "klink" from a child's triangle ! music instrument brought peace out of the commotion. With one arm in a sling, Jon Schuetz dtftly mastered a cor net solo while the band played in the background during the novelty demonstration. During the concert. Music Director Ward Pscherer appeal ed to the audience .to weigh the j proposed bond issue carefully I and to vote for'' construction of ; new school facilities -here, i The concert, presented by the ' senior high school band under i the direction of Mr. Pscherer, personnel. Reckless Driving Costs Woman $10 In County Court Dorothv Akins of Union was fined $10 and costs in county1 lure oeparunem, an axnieuc sec court Wednesday morning when j upnd.rTS"5flc fa45.ll!Ue1.s shp changed her plea from not i The FvY"wwhl h ,his c?Ued guiltv to eruiltv on a charge of ' upon the hlRh school band on reckless driving i numerous occasions to help it ComDlaint was filed bv Nnr-1 promote special functions, read- mnn RnrHorc n-vin 5n0rfiiT smith nf Mnrrav When arraigned the defen dant had entered a not guiltv plea and was released when $25 aDearance bond was posted. She later withdrew the orig inal plea. Patrolman LeRov Jensen in vestigated the driving count. Two Places Are 100 Percent Donors Two Plattsmouth business places had one hundred per cent donations during the recent ! bloodmobile visit here. Contributions from every em ployee of Plattsmouth Motors and Stites Implement Company were received, according to a spokesman for Eagles lodge, sponsors of the unit here. 7fN X once was the trailer-home cf mm In addition the post has al- ! ready put into action part of its I promotion program. Dale Bow , man, service officer, revealed j that a letter has been sent to the chairman of Veterans Af ! fairs in Washington asking that ; the board of education's request : for federal aid be backed, and i also urcine immediate consider- gram carries at the noils Feb- ruary 19, current school enroll ments are already sufficient to fill the added classrooms on a Wei recommended by the state department of public instruc tion. With the added building fac ilities. Begley explained that 158 school students would go to the new first ward building. That number has already been counted in the first ward. He pointed out too that 131 kinder garten students are alreadv en rolled in Plattsmouth schools and that a 10 percent increase can be expected during each of the next five years. The Veterans exoup also learned from Mr. Begley. that the federal government last year provided more than $10. 000 for local school mainten- j ance because of the use of I school facilities by children of I military personnel and other ! federal employees, j Begley also explained the fea i tures of the proposed high school addition. The new facll- ities. Beeley said, will provide ' better educational standards In 1 the specialized field in high ; school. Included In the building ; will be additional homemaking I facilities, a vocational aericul- : " recognized tne importance mat providing adequate lacu- ities for education of Platts- mouth youngsters is as import ant as providing the recreatlon i al activities and facilities. Bv its ! action Monday nleht. the V. F. I W. will be on both sides. Not S only will it continue its pro i gram of recreational activity, i but has volunteered to promote, i in every way. acceptance ot the I bond issue and construction of ' new school units for bettering the education of local children. While havine their own club facilities, V.F.W. members were also interested in the public facilities offered in the propos ed hieh school addition. It will eive them greater opportunities for bringing district V.F.W. functions to Plattsmouth and will increase the V.F.W. and community activities here. Hearing On Rural Fire District Is Continued A group of approximately 25 farmers from the Wabash and Murdock communities voted Tuesday to continued hearing on a proposal to create a rural fire district in north-central Cass county. The farmers met with Cass county commissioners at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon to discuss the oroDOsal. The j hearing will be renewed March ! 4 after farmers have had an I opportunity to further consider I the proposal. Under the rural fire district i proposal, a unit would be set iid i ai -MuraocK to serve rural areas i in the South Bend. Cedar Creek. Murdock and Wabash communities. A petition signed by more than 65 percent of the property owners in the rural areas has requested creation of the district Subscnne to The Journal ( I. r I 111 V 1 'jr 1 U j. 1. i. L. 2. ki. j-. 11. a. L. i. y. 1, i L k.j.t. V jl. L 1 ' 1 t t 4.