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4 4 I. T 'f( M rri'i CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Largest Paid Circulation of All Cass County Newspapers VOLUME 71 SIX PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1952 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 32 v V ysnm-AydDtonyinn ntomemakoEriig Dim AAuirdock (Planus Murdock will still have the lowest mill levy of Cass county schools, even if the $66,500 school bond issue is approved April 1st, a study of comparative mill levies shows. Currently operating on a 12.8 mill levy, the consoli dated school district plans the bond issue for construction of an addition to the high school. The addition would in clude facilities for home economics, auditorium-gymnasium, and a lunch-room kitchen. The proposed building will be located just west of the existing building and will be connected by an enclosed hallway. Hummel Will Speak At SCS Annual Banquet Harold Hummel of Fairbury, farmer member in the State Game and Parks Commission, will be principal speaker at the annual Soil Conservation Serv ice banquet to be held at the agricultural auditorium at Weeping Water Tuesday, March 18. Hummel's address on soil con servation and wildlife will be augmented by the showing of several films associated with the subjects. Highlight of the annual ban quet will be election of two di rectors. Terms of Ezra Neben of Murdock and H. N. Erskine, Jr., of Eagle expire. Nominated for the two directorships are H. N. Erskine, Jr., of Eagle, Joe Ben der of Weeping Water, Marton Gray of Greenwood. Herbert Ofcilerking of Elmwood and Lloyd Ranney of Weeping Wa ter. All land owners will be asked to vote. Banquet tickets may be ob tained from the SCS and exten sion offices at Weeping Water and from any supervisors of the district. Harold Leutchens of Murdock, Richard Spangler of Plattsmouth and Glenn Thacker of Nehawka are other super visors. New Nash Cars Viewed Here By Several Hundred Several hundred Cass coun tians viewed the golden anni versary Nash on display for the first time in Cass county at Ul-rich-Sharp Nash Company Fri day and Saturday. At a special showing of the new cars at the company head quarters on Chicago Avenue, Ul-rich-Nash Company, new dealers of Nash cars here, opened their new display and service depart ments to the public. Coffee and donuts were served during the two-day display pericd. The company is a partnership formed recently by Carl Ulrich ar. Roy Sharp. It has head quarters in the Ulrich Imple ment Company building on Chi cago Avenue. Extensive remod eling to provide a show room and service department were completed just prior to the open ing. Hall Pollard of Nehawka, World War I veteran, returned Monday from Omaha where he has been a patient at the U. S. veterans hospital. He under went surgery and is feeling very much improved. At The Cass County Court House Pfc. Roy V. Dean was fined $20 and costs in county court on two charges. Dean, arrested by Citv Policeman Jackson and Balthazor, was charged with in toxication and assault upon his wife. Mrs. Gloria Dean. He en tered a plea of guilty to the charges. License for marriage was is sued in county court Saturday to Robert Lane Faris, 19, of Mur ray, and Deline Avon Cundall, 18. also of Murray. Charles Eldon Smith, 18, of Louisville, and Myrna Mae Ing ram 17, also of Louisville, were issued a license for marriage in Cass county court Saturday. License for marriage was is sued in county court Saturday to Joseph Bernard Seefeld, 23, of Omaha, and Donna Belle Leg gat, 22, of Hastings. License for marriage was is sued in Cass county court Fri day to Franklin Delano Eyster, 18, of Bellevue, and Nora Lou Frazier, 19, of Plattsmouth. Final hearing was held in the Joseph Shera Estate in county court Saturday. Notice of administration was filed in county court in the es tate of Harry G. McClusky. Backers of the bond issue and building program point out that the bond issue would increase the mill levy only 1.5 to .two mills. Murdock would still nave the lowest mill levy in the coun ty. It has the lowest levy even j though it is the largest school j district in the county with a I high school. Assessed valuation of property in the district $2, 330.763. Comparing Murdock's general levy with other schools within the county, records show that other schools have the follow ing levies: Weeping Water. 30.4; Greenwood. 31.8; Nehawka. 26.6; Plattsmouth. 25.4; Louisville. 25; Union. 24.2; Alvo, 20.8; Elm wood. 18.8 and Avoca. 18. Murdock has no bonded in debtedness in the school district. Its last school construction was in 1924. Commenting on the proposed school building program at Murdock. County Superinten dent L. A. Behrends said. "The new building addition will pro bably make the school more at tractive to adjoining: districts. If eventual redistricting mater ializes, it is doubtful if Mur dock would lose any area now included in the present district." He said, "the geographical lo cation of Murdock school fav ors a permanent elementary and high school installation." The proposed school addition will have a playing floor 48x75 feet with bleachers alone: the entire "length of the court on the south side. Two locker rooms will be built below the bleachers. Across the floor, alon" the north wall, will be a large stage, homemaking room and kitchen. The heating rom will be located below the stage. The stage will have a 30-foot onening and will be completely furnished with funds provided in the bond issue. The home making department and kitchen will also be furnished through the funds. Overall dimensions of the buildine are about 90x 100. Clark and Enersen. Lincoln architects, prepared the plans for the addition. Phil Haldeman's request for a liquor license, presented at the council meeting last week, was omitted from the list of li cense seekers in Thursday's Journal. The applications were referred to the license committee for approval. School Sign Enforcement Enforcement of school stop sign and parking meter, ordi nances were defended by Mayor Clement Woster Thursday night in an address before members of the Plattsmouth Chamber of f Commerce His defense of the city council and police depart ment met with hearty approval from Chamber members. At the session, Woster told the 35 men and women that the police department has the full support of the council in check ing school stop sign violations. "They'll either be enforced or we'll take them down," the may or said. Commenting upon the numer ous criticisms that the council has received because of the many violations for passing school stop signs, Woster said that ' we have been criticized both ways." He said parents had complained just as much about motorists not stopping and not being apprehended as motorists had for being picked up. Woster pointed out that three warning signs have been placed before each of the signals, warn ing motorists of the stop signs. But even so, the council plans to paint large warnings on the streets in advance of the signs, according to the Mayor. "We can't instruct our chil dren to cross streets in the safe ty of the stop signs unless that safety is assured," according to the mayor. Parents present readily agreed- Defending the action of the police department and council in reference to parking meters, Woster said "I am firmly con vinced that-parking meters are a good thing for Plattsmouth." He pointed out that since in stallation here, nearly six months ago, parking places are PROPOSED SCHOOL ADDITION MURDOCK NEBRASKA CLARK ENER SE N V BL AC Hens Frank Hildur, Mason, Dies Frank O. Hildur, resident of the Masonic Home here for eight years, died at the home Friday, March 14, 1952. He was 88 years old. Mr. Hildur came here from Wakefield. A native of Sweden, he was born there December 4, 1863, and came to tne united states in i 1880. He had lived at Wake-1 field most of his lifetime. He was a member of Parinthian Lodge. No. 43. at Wakefield. The body was shipped to Wakefield for services and bur ial by Caldwell-Linder Funeral Home. Miss Elizabeth Davis, who is teaching in the Norfolk schools, was here Sunday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis. She was accompanied by Miss Lois Meyer, an associate in the school work. And Meter Defended now plentiful durin business periods. average For a six week period after the meters went into effect, 1700 nickel courtesy notices were handed out to violators, Woster said. The large number of vio lations prompted the council to establish the $1 violation fee, which last week was generally reduced to 25 cents. lized the $1 charge was steep but it seemed the best way to let violators know that the city meant to enforce the ordinance Now, according to the mayor, 90 per cent of the violations are by salesmen and out-of-towners who never expect to pay the fine. Locals are generally ac cepting the meters and are coop erating very well, according to the Mayor. Woster said that as far as he knows, criticisms that officers have given tickets even before motorists get out of their cars, and of turning back the meters and dropping the violation flags. tare entirely false. He said. "I am assured of the honesty of the deoartment." But he admitted that a mis understanding might account for the latter criticism. He told Chamber members that the au tomatic meters must be wound twice weekly and that observers might take the winding action to mean removal of time from the meter. He also pointed out that officers will generally not ticket a violating behicle until the clock has stopped. The clock runs' 18 minutes after the violation. Continual violators, known by officers, may not get the 18 min ute grace period, and they cer tainly won't get a 25 cent ticket, according to the mayor. Ulocker ARCHITECTS RSPfCTIVt PLAYINS FLOOR 48 X 75 PLAN I EXISTING BUILDING Fallen Tree Limb Breaks Man's Arm Claude Richardson, resident east of Plattsmouth near the Missouri river, was severely in jured Thursday afternoon when struck on the left arm by a falling tree branch. The arm wa.s broken. Richardson was working at ; the sawmill northwest of Pacific Junction, la., when a large limb tell from a tree and struck his nrrn He received treatment for the injury here. Liquor Agent Finds Violations In Local Taverns Three local taverns and one club were found in violation during a check of licensed es tablishments here just before midnight Saturday night. The check was made by Phil Reider, state liquor agent, and Sheriff Tom Solomon. Solomon said today that some complaints will probably be filed locally on evidence found in the Saturday night check. Other action may follow by the State Liquor Commission. The sheriff disclosed that he had met with officials of the state commission last wreek after warnings issued by the liquor agents and the sheriff's office were being ignored by local licensees. Solomon said that two minors tables, sewing machines and arrested Saturday night by the ' many other special merchandis sheriff will also be charged in ; ing articles were displayed. i a complaint , Listed among violations by local club and tavern keepers were sale of beer to minors, credit for beer purchases; hold ing personal articles for beer purchases; holding checks; li censees drinking in their place of business; selling to intoxi cated persons, and selling after hours and on Sundays. Dredge Damaged In Blaze Thursday Thursday night a dredge own ed by the C. S. Foreman Co.. used in work on the natural is pipe line, was badly damaged by fire. The dredge was in the riv er near Cullom and shortly af ter 10 p.m. fire was discovered It is believed the fir was caus ed bv gas. The crew on the boat fought the fire and Plattsmouth fire men were called out to aid in the battle against the flames that were beaten out by the workmen before the firemen could reach the scene. One side of the dredge was badly burned and damage is estimated at from $200 to $300. Mrs. F. R. Gobelman was at Sidney, Iowa. Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Fred Hiatt, an aunt. Mrs. Hiatt was also a cousin of L. D. Hiatt of this city. -mTnr KITCHEN ST0R NORTH STAGE HEATER ROOM UNDER STAGE HOMEMAKINO Several Hundred At Furniture Store Opening Several hundred Cass county and Plattsmouth residents m spec ted the new Gamble furni ture store over the week end, which included a special "pre vue"' Thursday night. Mrs. Sam Am was named winner of the door prize at the sneak prevue. The prize was a floor lamp. Herbert Meisinger was narrd winner of the platform rocker, given away by the new furni ture store. An estimated 1200 registered at the store's grand opening. Store Manager Glen Diggs, partner in the furniture store with Herb Freeburg. expressed extreme satisfaction over the turnout at the grand opening and sneak prevue. "It was much greater than we expected," Diggs said. Grand opening of the new store was held Friday and Sat urday. During the two days, ladies received roses and men were presented yardsticks by the management. The store was opened following extensive re decoration and remodeling of the store at 532 Main. Most who toured the store were impressed with the balcony display of children's furnishings. Living room, dining room, bed room furniture, plus lamps. Freeburg Buys Wurl Building; Plans Indefinite Herb Freeburg has purchased the Wurl building from E. A. Wurl. The building, .formerly occupied by the Tastee Shop, has been vacant for the past several weeks. It is located on the southeast corner of 6th and Main streets. Contracts for the sale of the building were signed last week and completion of the transac tion is exDected today or within the next day or two. according to the buyer. One of the older business buildings of the community, it had been the home of Wurl grocery store for nearly 50 years before Mr. Wurl retired ten years ago. Freeburg said this morning that he is not certain what he will do with the building. "Plans are indefinite," he said. He said he may use it as rental proper ty, or he may combine the two Gamble stores under one roof. E. E. Howschultz acted as middle man in the transaction. He had held an option on the property. Abodes Aire Approved Ctemmbeir Yhm John Rummel, Masonic Leader, Dies Saturday John W. Rummel, lifetime res ident of the Plattsmouth com munity and farmer here during ! most of his lifetime, died at the Methodist hospital in Omaha , Saturday, March 15, 1952, lol- ! lowing a heart attack. Mr. Rummel entered the hos- pital Wednesday night after i suffering the attack and died three days later. ' ; He was a leader in Masonic activities in Plattsmouth and j has been a past commander of ' Mt. Zion Commandery, No. 5. Knights Templar. A native of Plattsmouth. he i was born March 17, 1897, on the : Rummel home place. He was : the son of Mr. and Mrs. William j Rummel of Plattsmouth, who survive. j Mr. Rummel was married to Marie Black on September 22, 1923. at Plattsmouth. He was : a member of the Presbyterian church. Plattsmouth Lodge No. i 6. A. F. and A. M.. Royal Arch j Masons, Mt. Zion Commandery, and the Eastern Star. Surviving are his wife, Marie , of Plattsmouth; one son, Rich- ; j ard Rummel of Omaha; his par- : I ents, Mr. and Mrs. William , Rummel of Plattsmouth; three sisters, Mrs. Florence Hall of Lincoln. Mrs. Mable Heil of Bur bank, Calif., and Mrs. Louise Graves of Burbank, Calif., and two sons, Elmer and Robert, both of Burbank. Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Wednesday aft ernoon at the Presbyterian church. Visiting hours will be held at Caldwell-Linder Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon and evening from 3 to 6 and 7 to 9. Burial will be in Oak Hill ceme tery at Plattsmouth. Caldwell-Linder Funeral Home is-in charge of arrangements. Masons of Plattsmouth lodge will meet at the lodge hall at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon for attending Mr. Rummers funeral. Iowan Will Run Tank Wagon Service Hugh W. Walters of Creston, Iowa, started Tuesday on the tank wagon route of Mullally's Service Station, dealer in Conoco products. ' Mr. and Mrs. Walters and son will move to Plattsmouth soon. Degree Conferred On Ken Weaver- The entered apprentice degree was conferred upon Jtenneth Weaver by Plattsmoutii Lodge No. 6. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Thursday evening at the Masonic Hall. L. J. Hutchison conferred the degree work at the 7:30 ritual. Legion Activities Grow During Past 33 Years With the close of hostilities 3 in World War I, November 11, 1918, there was a general senti ment among the members of the American forces for some or ganization to carry on among the members the associations and friendship formed during the common service. As a result of this desire a caucus was held at Paris in late 1918 by repre sentatives from the A. E. F. and also at St. Louis by representa tives of troops that had not been ordered overseas. Armed forces at the close of the war represented some 4.000,000. Many names were suggested for the veteran group and even tually that of the American Le gion was chosen and a provi sional organization formed. It was not until in the fall of 1919 at the national convention at Minneapolis that the organiza tion was completed and mem bership drives started over the nation. Locally the American Legion was formed in the early fall of 1919 although discussion of the matter was carried on after the caucus at St. Louis. Leonard Meisinger, A. H. Duxbury and Elmer Hallstrom were active in securing information necessary to perfect an organization. A meeting was called of war veter ans at the G. A. R. room at the courthouse in September 1919. The name of the Plattsmouth post was left to members of the group who had served in the Articles of incorporation and amended by-laws of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce were unanimously approved and adopted by the membership of the Cham ber Thursday nij?ht at a special meeting at Hotel Platts mouth. .More than 0 members, largest turnout at a Cham ber meeting in many months voted at the history making session. The Plattsmouth Chamber is now officially a legal organization with all powers of the individual. , Wearing Of Green T n. -. 0 . . iS Birthday oymbol p P-a,L- Q.U T Or T rank Omittl Sure and the green was in evidence Throughout this Irish settlement today. But it was uo more no ticeable than on that jovial Irishman, Frank Mc Smith, journalist deluxe, who has covered the local scene for Plattsmouth resi dents for many years. Minus a shillalah by full of shannegans. Smith today observed another milestone. .Most of those 68 birthdays have been observed right here in Plattsmouth. Associated with the Platts mouth Journal for the greater part of these years, the "wearer of the green" started taking it easy a year ago after suffering a heart attack. But if there is some thing happening or about to happen, St. Pat's protege will be there, you can count on it. County-Wide Farm Bureau Meeting Planned The members of the Cass County Farm Bureanu Board met in the Farm Bureau office Tuesday evening. March 11. 1952, at 8 p. m. President Glenn Thacker presided over the meet ing with 20 members present. Following the routine business. Field Director Randall Faris gave his monthly report which I included a favorable report of ! the Farm Bureau Insurance Company of Nebraska annual j meeting which was held at Lin coln, Nebraska. The committee. President Glenn Thacker. Treasurer, Del bert Lindsey. and Randall Faris who met with the county com missioners, reported that the commissioners approved putting the special bridge levy on the ballot for the April 1 primaries. It was announced that a coun-tw-wide meeting will be held in the agricultural auditorium on Thursday evening, March 27, at 8 p. m. It is desired that all interested in agriculture attend this meeting. Charles Marshall, president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, will be the main speaker. Square dancing and refreshments will complete the evening. celebrated rainbow division in Co. 1 of the 168th infantry which had been active in the cam paigns in the summer of 1918 in ; t rance, inese memoers select ed the name of Hugh J. Kearn, killed in action in July 1918. Organization was perfected by the naming of Frank II. Smith ' as commander and Robert M. j Walling as adjutant. At that time local posts over the state had to provide their own appli cations and membership cards until the national headquarters was set up to function and assist the local posts. Hugh J. Kearns post was for many months the only unit of the Legion in Cass county hav ing members from many parts of the county, among these be ing Henry Newman of Louisville for whom the post there was later named. The local post as sisted in the organization of units at Weeping Water, Nehaw ka and later Elmwood and Greenwood. Meeting place of the Legion for several months after organ ization was at the courthouse until in 1920 club rooms were opened in the Leonard building now occupied by the Ceneral Electric and Gas Company. It was later abandoned and meet ings were held at the present Eagles hall. The Legion building was erected in 1926-27 and opened Continued on Page 3 n mm7 u Paul Fauquet. ex-secretary of ! the Chamber, moved adoption j of the articles, first to be pre sented to the group. Richard ! Young's second sent the meas j ure before the body for imme- t diate approval. The articles, in general, pro vide that the purpose of the Chamber shall be to promote civic, commercial, industrial and agricultural development of Plattsmouth and Cass county. : It shall have 15 directors, and shall be non-partial and non i sectarian. The Articles became effective with approval of the ' membership. ! One amendment was made in the by-laws before approved by the membership. That, at the ' suggestion of Searl S. Davis, and t a motion by Paul Fauquet, in ' creased the number of directors j from five to eight for a quorum. I In all other respects, the by-laws ! as approved by the executive j committee, were adopted by the i Chamber. The amended by-laws gener ally provide for elections, an nual meetings, regular meeting, special committees, standing committees, budget, finance, ! auditing and executive commit i tees, duties of the manager, and 1 provisions for filling vacancies. Three classes of membership i were provided in the by-laws, i They are active, associate and j honorary. Active was described I as business and professional ; men actively supporting Cham ber activities; associates are educators, farmers, retired busi ness men and other civic mind ed individuaLi . and honorary members are those honored by membership In the Chamber through past Chamber activi ties. The by-laws also provide that the directors shall determine annual dues of active members, while associate membership was established at $12 annually. (Continued on Page 3) Mrs. Mable Todd Dies At Ashland Mrs. Mable Todd of West Ashland, former resident of Plattsmouth. died at her home Friday evening. March 14. 1952. She was the widow of the late A. E. "Lonnie" Todd. They had lived at Plattsmouth before moving near Ashland. , Surviving are two sons. Ray mond and Richard, and one daughter. Mrs. Elanor Sherman of California. Funeral arrangements were held up until ward was received from Richard TCdd and family, who were driving to California on a vacation trip. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at Ashland with Marcv Funeral Home of Ashland in charge. Graveside arrangements ore be ing conducted by Caldwell-Linder Funeral Home of Platts mouth. Burial will be at Oak hill cmetery. Few Request a Absentee Ballots Applications for absentee bal lots at the office of County Clerk W. J. B. McDonald neared the 20 mark today. Most of the applications are from persons who will be absent during the April 1 primary, although a few are from servicemen. Ballots will be sent to the ap plicants in the next few days and must be filled out by March 31. They are to be in the hands of the county clerk bv April 7. Servicemen, especially, are re minded that they may obtain absentee ballots bv applying tox the county clerk. Persons plan ning to be out of town or on va cation on the election date are also urged to obtain absentee ballots and to "vote" if at all possible. Absentee ballots may also be obtained for town and city elections. Richard Bintner who was here for a visit with the wife and relatives, has returned to the Marine base at San Diego. He was accompanied on the journ ey by Mrs. Bintner who expects to remain there with the hus band for the present at least