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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of Mi Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 71 EIGHT PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1952 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 28 CASS COUNTY'S M GREATEST NEWSPAPER ub Scours Awards and Gold Dioinieir Two Cubs were graduated, one added to the Cub roster, and awards presented to eight others at the annual Blue and Gold Banquet held by Plattsmouth Cub Scouts. The banquet was held at the Central School cafeteria Friday night. Graduating from Cub ranks were Frederick Haith and David Havel, who have completed Cub Scouting re- qiiirements and who are now V ' k V VU L i till IV 1951 License Plates No Good; Sheriff To Pick Up Violators 1951 auto license plates are no good in Cass county. Sheriff Tom Solomon to day announced that law en forcement officers will begin a crackdown on motorists driving autos bearing 1951 license plates. The sheriff, following up numerous complaints about Cass countians driving autos bearing other county plates, said that such violators, if caught, will be prosecuted. He advised the general public to inform his office of legal county residents who have registered cars in other counties. Several in the Louisville area have al - ready complained, according to the sheriff. Chamber Lays Foundation For Incorporating Articles of incorporation and new by -laws will be presented to the membership of the Platts mouth Chamber of Commerce at a meeting scheduled March 13. The meeting date was set by j the executive committee which met Thursday noon and re viewed the articles cf incorpora tion as drawn up by manager Hoagan Trammeil. The execu tive committee also discussed the by-law changes and will insider them again at a meet ing scheduled Thursday. Trammeil who has office space in the Soennichsen building with J. Howard Davis. -drew up the articles of incorporation last week. The membership will be asked to vote on the articles at the March 13 meeting, which will be held at Hotel Platts mouth at 6:30. Trammeil is sending out news letters to members to inform them of the executive committee's action. During the session, executive commitiee members also briefly discussed the budget and the drive to complete membership. Kent Anniversary Said "A Success" More than 1.000 cups of coffee and more than 25 dozen rolls were served at Kent Cafe Fri day and Saturday, during Kent Service Station and Cafe tenth anniversary celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Story, own er and operator of the service station and cafe said today that the anniversary event was con sidered '"very much of a suc cess." Guard Rail Bids Sought By State Bids for erecting 3.005 guard posts and 26,550 linear feet of. guard rail to complete highway construction projects in 27 coun ties, including Cass, will be taken March 20th at a Depart ment of Roads and Irrigation letting. Guard posts and guard rails are erected at bridge approaches and along highway embank ments and curves to protect mo torists. On U. S. 73-75 between Platts mouth and Union, 129 guard posts are to be erected com pleting the project of widening and resurfacing of the highway in 1951. Police Court Improper turn Kenneth I Morrison, forfeit $5 bond. Passing school stop sign Clyde Ereunsbach, forfeit $7 bond. Passing school stop sign Peter Gobelman, foit $7 bond. Passing school stop sign William Bischof, forfeit $7 bond. Passing school stop sign Sam Delos Crary, forfeit $7 bond. Improper parking Bruce V. Jacobs, fined $1 and costs. Passing school stop sign Jess c. Roberts, forfeit $7 bond. Passing school stop sign Leo L. Anderson, forfeit $7 bond. Get Blue at eligible to move up to the Harold Austin, Jr.. son of Mr. I and Mrs. Harold Austin. Sr., be- came a Cub Scout during the I evening's activities. I I he eiaht scouts receivms awards were: Roger Smith Bear badge and gold and silver arrows. David Kavel Lion badge and gold arrow. Francis Lebens Bear badge and gold arrow. Donald Williams Silver ar row after Lion badge. Bobby Pueclik Wolfe badge. David Cappell Bear badge j and gold and silver arrows, j David Waterman Gold and i two silver arrows after Wolfe j badge. Robert Abernathy Gold ar row alter Wolfe badge. Other highlights of the an nual banquet and pack meet ing included election of cffic- ; ers for 1952. Elected were Wal i ter H. Smith, chairman; B. H. ; G. Eiting and Bill Nelson, assist j ant chairmen; Glen Pankonin, ' cubmaster; Bob-Hirz. Herb Min l or and Carl Tiekotter. assistant cubmasters; LeRoy Wilson, ac tivity chairman; Elmer Brink, assistant activity chairman: and 1 Vern Waterman, secretary. I They succeed Harold Lebens. chairman; Doran Bowman, cub master; Bob Hirz and Chris Bu lin, assistant cubmasters: and Glen Pankonin, activity chair man. Attendance was described as very good with an estimated 95 per cent of the eligible scouts and parents present for the dinner and activities. Committees in charge includ ed: Decorations Mrs. George I McGraw, Mrs. Herb Minor. Mrs Merle Stewart. Mrs. Lloyd Fra dy. Mrs. Bill Nelson and Mrs. uaocock. Food Mrs. Elmore Brink. Mrs. Earl Marler. Mrs. LeRoy Wilson and Mrs. George Win scott. Pop and coffee Carl Tie kotter. Paul Fauquet. Elmer Gochenour and Leo Hohman. Parents and Cubs brought their own covered dishes and sandwiches, with the banquet being served picnic style. Glen CarneaTs Mother Dies Mr. and Mrs. Glen Carneal and sons, Tom and Sammy, left Sunday for Dunnegan. Mo., where they attended funeral services for his mother, Mrs. Edward Carneal of Dunnegan. Mrs. Carneal died Friday, Feb ruary 29. 1952, at Dunnegan. She was 77 years old. Surviving are two brothers, Donald Nickels and Carl Nickels of Plattsmouth; four sisters, Mrs. Ora Barnes, Mrs. Laura Worth an, Mrs. Otis Barnes and Mrs. Clara Rhoden. and eleven chil dren, including a son, Glen Car neal, of Plattsmouth. $50,000 LEGS! ... In Holly wood. Sharon Baird, child dancer who had her contract with Eddie Cantor approved in superior court recently, had her legs Insured by the comedian for $50,000. Kine-year-o!U Sharon who appears with Cantor on television is the younf est dancer ever to be "under pin ned" with such insurance. Policy was issued by local representa tives of Lloyd's of London. -2h Hi I Papillion Man Files Thursday For Unicameral Tom Dooley of Papillion filed Thursday, February 21, as a candidate for the unicameral legislature from the Third Dis trict. Tom Dooley Mr. Dooley served two terms in the unicameral as a repre sentative of this district, begin ning in 1943. In his first term he was a member of the educa tien, agriculture and public works committees. In his sec ond term he served on the ap propriations committee. He operates a real estate, in surance and abstract business in Papillion. A Sarpy county resident since 1896, he was bom in Salem. N. Y.. and educated in the Fremont, Neb., public schools and Fremont Normal. For 11 years he served as Sar py county clerk. He has a son, James, of Longmont. Colo., and a daughter, Mrs. Marian Hoff man of Carlsbad, Calif. Feeders Problems To Be Aired At Banquet Friday "The Feeders Problems'" will be aired before Cass county feeders at the annual Cass County Corn Belt Livestock Feeders Association banquet to be held at the Agricultural Auditorium at Weeping Water Friday night, March 7. Airing the problems will be H. J. Gramlich, general agricul tural agent for the Chicago and North Western railroad, who has been named principal speaker for the annual event. Prior to hearing about the problems of the feeder, associ ation members will first test the results of the feeding program. On tap is a swiss steak dinner with all of the trimmings. Association president. Will Minford, will be toastmaster and music will be by Phyllis Rieke of Union. Federal Tax On Tractor Fuel Hit Senator Hugh Butler has in troduced leeislation which ! would abolish the present fed eral tax on so-called Nebrastta type farm tractor fuel, also called hot tractor fuel. This is a fuel specifically man ufactured for use in certain types of farm tractors and can not be used in automobiles. As a result. Senator Butler explain ed, the tax is virtually an re funded to the oil dealer through the use of exemption certifi cates. Home Economics Demonstrations Well Attended Attendance at four home ec onomic demonstrations held last week at Cass County May tag was described as "very sat isfactory" today by Bart Scan Ion, partner in the appliance firm with his brother, Leo. Demonstrations were conduc ted twice daily, Thursday and Friday, and featured home ec onomist. Miss Arlene Jeffrey. During the two days, coffee and cookies were served, and a gift given to each person attending the demonstrations. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mason of York, the former nephew of Fred H. Vincent, were here over the week end visiting at the Vincent home. Tax Collectors Coming Thursday Deputy Collectors for the department of Internal Rev enue will be in Plattsouth Thursday and Friday, March 6 and 7 to assist county tax payers in filing:' their returns. The collectors will be at the courthouse during: the two day period. Smallest Consumer District Cited For Safety Record Althoush the smallest of Con sumers Districts. Plattsmouth district employees have some records which could well be the envy of much large districts, according to M. M. Mehring, safety supervisor. In his monthly safety bulletin, Mehring cites the long service records of Plattsmouth district employees and the outstanding safety record established here. Eleven of the 15 employees pictured in the bulletin have more than ten years of utility service. Five have more than 25 years of service, while two have 35 years of service. Total years of utility experience of the 15 employees exceeds 237 years or an average of almost 16 years. In addition to their service records, Plattsmouth employees have a remarkable safety rec- Plattsmouth Aerie Will Be Host To District Meeting Plattsmouth Aerie, No. 365. Fraternal Order of Eagles will be host to District No. 1 con vention here Sunday, March 10. The district includes Eagle aeries from North and South Omaha, Nebraska City and Plattsmouth. Highlight of the district con vention will be initiation of an estimated 20 residents of the Plattsmouth community into the local aerie, Doran Bowman, Eagle president, announced to day. State President George W. Smith of South Omaha, and State Secretary Herb Montgom ery of Nebraska City, have been invited to the meeting, accord ing to Bowman. The full days program will open with registration from 11 a. m. until 2 p. m. At two o'clock the initiation is slated and the district business session will be conducted. During the business period, ladies will attend the afternoon show. A buffet supper will be served at 5:30 and at 7:30 an amateur hour, featuring local talent is planned. A dance at nine o'clock will wind up activities. The entertainment committee with John Carneal in charge his plans for an amateur show which is scheduled from 7:30 to 9. The show will feature songs and dances of local talent. Other members of the committee are Arlan Kelso and Eldon Vroman. Al Marsh's orchestra will play for the dance which will start at 9. President Doran Bowman will preside during the lodge session. Elizabeth Busche Dies At Omaha Final rites for Mrs. Elizabeth Busche. former resident of Plattsmouth and Louisville, were held at Louisville Thursday aft ernoon at the Methodist church. Mrs. Busche died at Omaha early Tuesday morning after a long illness. She had been in poor health for a number of years. Mrs. Busche was 80 years old. Her husband died many years ago. Surviving are one son. Clar ence, of Schuyler, and one granddaughter. Rebekah Mayflower Lodge, No. 391, had charge of graveside services. Burial was at Glen- dale cemetery at Louisville. Crosby-Kunold Mortuary of Omaha was in charge of ar rangements. John Jordan Sale Scheduled Twenty-three head of feeder cattle, two complete lines of farm machinery, including two tractors, and large amounts of household goods will be sold at public auction at the John Jor dan sale to be held Monday, March 10. The sale will be held on the farm five miles south of Platts mouth. and four miles east and one mile north of Murray. Watch for a complete listing of salable items in the Thursday issue of the Journal. Father Of Mrs. Carl Propp Dies Monroe, Cockerham of Payne. Iowa, father of Mrs. Carl Propp of Plattsmouth, died Fridav. February 29, 1952. He was 77 years old. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 4. at Johnson Funeral Home at Hamburg, la. Mrs. W. E. Hlckey returned home Thursday from St. Peters burg. Fla.. where she had apent a month. She had accompanied her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Swanson of Pendroy, Mont. ord. Since the organization of Consumers, only three of the 15 employees have had accidents which required medical atten tion. The last last-time accident here occurred May 22, 1944. Plattsmouth employees have worked more than 2.800 days and more than 332.000 hours without a disabling injury. With almost eight years of accident free experience behind them, they are now resolved to achieve a ten-year no accident record. Employees listed by the safety supervisor were F. I. Rea, district manager; F. J. Payne. John Schulz, Elmer Elliott, Charley Christensen. Ernest Elliott, Wil liam Highfield, Mrs. Perilla Gapen. Mrs. Lorine Urish. Roy Cole, Frank McCormick, Kath erine Parkening, Bradley Fitz gerald. D. Gammell and W. Brookhouser. Boy, Girl To Have Few Birthdays At least two more Cass countians will observe birth days only once every four years. They are a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ilostetter of Murray, and a daughter, born to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Patterson of Weeping Water. The two were born at St. Mary's hospital at Nebraska City, Friday, February 29, 1952. The date only comes every four years, during leap year. Day Of Prayer Services Draw Good Attendance Special services held Friday at the Methodist church in observ ance of World Day of Prayer were all well attended, the Plattsmouth Council of United Church Women, sponsors of the annual observance, reports. Six churches, four from Platts mouth and two from Murray participated in World Day of Prayer. Churches participating were First Presbyterian, First Methodist. St. Paul's Evangeli cal and Reformed, and St. Luke's Episcopal, all of Plattsmouth. and United Presbyterian and Christian churches of Murray. Mrs. Guy Long was director of the services with Mrs. Paul T. Heineman general leader of the adult service, held Friday afternoon. During the adult service, special music was fur nished in a duet by Mrs. Edward Wehrbein and Mrs. Olin Mor ris. Mrs. Ralph Wehrbein addres sed the children's service at four o'clock, which also featured a junior choir. At the evening youth services, a play was presented under the direction of Truman Lytle and James Craigmile. The high school madrigal group sang at the service. Theme for the three services was "Christ, Our Hope." Contributes To State Museum Mrs. H. D. Gamer of Platts mouth was listed among the donors during February to the Nebraska State Historical So ciety museum. Mrs. Gamer gave a sugar bowl in the frosted glass ribbon pattern that had been presented to Mrs. James Robertson as a wedding gift in ' 1881. Court House Briefs Notice for administration of the estate of Emma Bauer was filed in county court. Petition asks appointment of John F. Bauer. Jr.. administrator. Hear ing will be held March 19 in county court. Smith and Lebens are estate attorneys. James Albert Wise of Browns Station, Mo., and Jeanne Ann Cooper of Omaha, were married by Judge Raymond J. Case Mon day, February 25. Don Dring mon. both of Omaha, were at tendants. First hearing was held in the estate of Andrew Jackson Mor ris in county court Tuesday. William F. Evers was appointed administrator. Charles Marley of Lincoln is attorney for the estate. Tuesday in county court the first hearing was held in the estate of Louis F. Dunkak. Louis A. Dunkak was appointed execu tor. McCulloch and Leigh of Omaha are attorneys. First hearing was held in the Norma C. Marks estate Wednes day. Reah Carnes was appointed- executrix. Paul Fauquet is the attorney. Hearing was held in county court Wednesday in the Jacob Kraeger estate under the Small George M. Hild, Retired Farmer, Dies At Omaha George M. Hild, retired farm er of the Plattsmouth commu nity, died at an Omaha hos pital Saturday, March 1, 1952. He was 76 years old. Mr. Hild retired from farm ing in 1915 and moved to Platts mouth but in more recent years had resided at Omaha much of the time. He had been in ill health for several years. A native of Pekin. Illinois, he was born December 10. 1875, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hild. He came to Nebraska in 1883, where he farmed until 1915. when he moved to Plattsmouth. At Plattsmouth Mr. Hild was a member of St. Paul's Evangel ical and Reformed church, and Plattsmouth Aerie. No. 265. Fra ternal Order of Eagles. Surviving are three daughters. Mrs. Edgar Meisinger. Mrs. Ver ner Meisinger and Miss Minnie Hild, all of Plattsmouth, and three brothers, Michael and Jake of Plattsmouth, and Fred of Murray. Three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon. March 3. 1952. at two o'clock at Sattler Funeral Home with Rev. A. Matzner officiating. Mrs. Don ald McClintock sang, accompa nied by Mrs. J. Howard Davis, organist. Casket bearers were Emil. Ar thur. Henry, Raj-mond and Ern est Hild and Verner Friedrich. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery at Plattsmouth. Sattler Funeral Home of Plattsmouth was in charge of arrangements. ,'Diggs Receives Indoctrination In Furniture Business Indoctrinated in the retail furniture business after spend ir a week at GSmbles whole sale and retail store at Fremont. Glen Diggs, co-partner in a new Gamble furniture store to open here soon, will continue to take additional training this week at the Fremont store. Diggs, who spent most of last week at Fremont, has joined Herb Freeburg in the furniture business. Opening of the store is slated for mid-March as soon as store remodeling is completed, and after their furniture ship ments arrive. Southeast Towns Organize Group At a meeting of municipal representatives of several south east Nebraska towns, it was de cided to have regular monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The Southeast ern Nebraska Municipal Associ ation was organized. Officers of the new group are Frank Swaim of Auburn, presi dent; Carl Ritterbusch of Ne braska City, vice president, and Lyle Hartwig of Syracuse, secretary-treasurer. Purpose of the group is to dis seminate useful information which can be utilized by the municipal employees, as well as the City Councils of the various municipalities, to render a bet ter job to the people. Raymond I. Schroerluke, who for the past seven weeks has been a patient at the U. S. Vet erans hospital in Omaha, re turned home Friday. He was formerly engaged here at the Hotel Plattsmouth but expects to spend the summer in outdoor work. Estates Acts. Will was admitted to probate. First hearing was held in the John Ketelhut estate in county court. Ruth Ketelhut was ap pointed executrix. Smith and Lebens are the attorneys. Robert Russel Shafer, 25, of Falls City, and Melba Jeanne Allen of Plattsmouth were issued a license for marriage in county court Saturday. Charles F. Reynolds was or dered by County Judge Raymond J. Case to write a 500-word es say on "Why I must obey the motor vehicle license law," when arraigned on a charge of im proper use of a learner's per mit. He also paid the court costs. Patrolman LeRoy Jensen made the arrest. Warren D. Wymore was fined $10 and costs in county court on a charge of speeding. L. V. Parks, patrolman, was the ar resting officer. Phyllis J". L.' Hauschild was fined $10 and costs in county court Monday morning on a charge of driving on the wrong side of the highway. Patrolman W. R. Piercy was the arresting officer. Caldwell's Chen's Gotihoimg Store Sold To Dowam) George J. Smith, Iowa and Nebraska clothier, has purchased the stock and equipment of Caldwell Clothing I Co., owned and operated here by L. A. Caldwell since j early last December. ! Sale of the business was announced todav bv L. A. Caldwell following- inventory held at the store over the week end. Caldwell opened the store just prior to Christ mas following the closing- out sale of C. E. Wescott's Sons last fall after 72 years of business here. c:f n "'V J'j .. .W ... .. - .Km i , r - ' '4 v " fit ' George J. Smith Ulrich-Sharp Nash Company Formed Here T, . , T , i L Inch-Sharp Nash Company ! of Plattsmouth has been named ; authorized dealer for Nash au- i tomobiles. The new Plat-ts- f mouth company learned of its! appointment last week. j I1 luiuiru y . ,."aip ot rD-l TTliVi OTH horn and Carl Ulrich. and will have its offices at the Ulrich Imple ment Company building on Highway 73-5 just on the south edge of Plattsmouth. In preparation for the arrival of their new Nash cars. Ulrich Sharp Company is currently completing extensive remodel ing at the business location. A display room for showing the new cars, is now almost com pleted. Remodeling also includes construction of an office, plas tering and general redecorating. A parts room is also being built at the company location. In fact, the infant company has already sold one car, Carl Ulrich informed the Journal. Ul rich said that Frank Biles has ordered one of the Nash cars which is expected to be delivered this week. The remodeling is also expected to be completed this week. Ulrich. one of the partners, has been in business since 1936, and was named Oliver dealer here in 1946, following v orld War II. Sharp, the other member of the firm, is in the sand and gravel, and trucking business. Four Districts Complete Red ! Cross Drives j Four school districts have j completed solicitation for the ; 1952 American Red cross cam- nencan eu V'" paign. being conoucieo during March. A fifth district is sched uled to complete solicting today, roads permitting. Already completing projects are Districts 31. 41. 88 and 97. cavu , campaign today. belling an envious, rwu earlv soliciting for the Hpn Cross, the four districts have . had unsual success in contact- ; ing prospective donors and in j results. District 88 gave 100 per ; cent to the drive. Amounts col lected in the drive were not dis closed. Chairman of the district drives were: , . District 97 Herbert Meising- ; er. District 41 Mrs. Louis Wag- ; ner. i District 88 Mrs. Eno Ahrens. j District 30 Mrs. June Wehr- bein and Art Spreick. j District 31 Mrs. Evelyn FunK. Mrs Lloyd Schneider. Mrs. Thel ma Baker, Mrs. Ernest Hennings and Mrs. Henry Thierolf . York Man At Joe's New Way George Hauver of York has been named manager of Joes New Way Market and locker plant here. He succeeds Glen Diggs, who recently resigned to enter the retail furniture business. In announcing the sale. Cald well said that Smith has Dur- chased the merchandise and has j leased the downstairs of the Caldwell building, corner of 5th and Main, for five years. The business will be operated under the name -Smith's" and will continue to feature top quality men's clothing. The new owner has long been associated with clothing stores i m Nebraska and Iowa. He re j cently sold clothing stores at ! "Wapello and MediaDOlis, Iowa, i to return to Nebraska. I A Lincoln man. Smith learned I the retail business with Gold & 1 Co. of Lincoln joining Syndicate Clothing Company at the com pany's new store in DavenDort, Iowa, in 1939. Smith was man ager of the men's furnishing department at Davenport. He served three years in the Army during World War II and ; advanced from private to cap tain in the transportation corps. Following his sen-ice. Smith purchased his own store at Wapello, Iowa, and later open ; ed a store at Mediapolis. He operated the stores for five years, selling just two weeks ago. Married and the father of ; three boys. Smith has purchased i numc line aim wm move to Plattsmouth as soon as possible with his wife. Joan .and sons Scott. 4: and twins Craig and Larry 27-months A 32nd degree Mason. Smith is a member of the American LeRion and Odd Fellows Mr?. smith is a member of the East ' . - v em Star. Rebekahs and Amer ican Legion Auxiliary. The corner of 5th and Main has been the site of a men's clothing store since the turn of the century, when C. E. Wes cott purchased the old Canuh building. Winter Returns; Snow And Cold Are Forecast The Lion roared convincingly here over the week end as March fulfilled the groundhog's pre diction that another six weeks of winter still remains. Assuming thnt. thP standing weather prediction "If March comes in like a lion, it ! goes out like a lamb." Cass j countians can look forward to : at least two weeks of winter. , That period covers both legen dary predictions and still enough time 10 disprove one. But at that the first lick of winter found roots here on the last day of February, which on three out of four years would have been the first of March. Light snow fell here Friday, ac companied by cooler tempera tures and light winds. The big winter blow came Sat urday night however, and Mon day's forecast indicates that it will huff and puff for at least another day or two. While Sunday was comoara- ; tivelv balmv following an earl v . n.nr:,iricr , morning snow, weather fore casters indicate that the change will be more drastic today and tonight. On tap for the Platts mouth area is more snow, esti mated at over three inches, and , temperatures that will dip to ; near tne 2ero mark Th hint however that it mav warm ira n . . . . r bit Tuesday. Chamber Office Is Established Office of the manager of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce has been set up in the Soennichsen building, in a separate office in the suite occupied by J. Howard Davis. Hoagan Trammeil. Cham ber manager, arrived in Plattsmouth early this week from Kentucky, and has set up his office headquarters there. Chamber President Bruce Gold has disclosed that an executive meeting was to be held at noon Thursday, and i that a special Chamber meeting may be called next week. The new manager has started work on articles of incorporation for the Platts mouth Chamber, the presi dent said.