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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Einstein solves a schoolgirl s PAGE FOUR Thursday, June 5, 1952 puzzle in geometry. AAyirocairdl Qub Coirotioiniyes To Foster FeOOovshnp) Compared to the dawn of his tory, 25 years, a quarter of a century is only a moment, but in the life of a busy community that span of time brings many changes, Roy O. Cole writes in a history of the Mynard Commu nity Club, which last week cele brated its silver anniversary. And in pointing out those changes, Cole asks, "What of the future of the Mynard Commu nity Club?" He points out that that remains to be seen, but though the club is forced to dis continue as an organization, and though the old building which use to house the business establishments of Mynar d, crumble and decay and the rail road takes away the whistling post, the club can assure the world that the spirit of neigh borliness which has been tradi tional in the community, shall continue on through the ages. The idea of a community club had its inception in the Golden Rod Study Club, an organiza tion of ladies of Mynard. who saw the need r such an organ ization to promote neighborli ness, clean entertainment and to develop leadership among, young people. The idea was presented to the club in February 1926 by Presi dent Olive Wiles and was heart ily endorsed by Mrs. C. L. Jean, president of the Mynard Ladies Aid Society. With overall approval plans were laid to raise funds for a community ciub building. Miss Wilkens ' now 3.1rs. Nelson Ber gen, heme dt-monsiration apent. conducted meetings at which club plans were outlined. Piays. bazaars, ice cream socials and other forms of entertainment were presented to raise funds. A committee of Albert Weten kamp, Glenn Wiles and Pearl Cole was named to purchase the old M. W. A. hall, but its need for repairs and the fall of the First National Bank of Platts mouth closed its doors on these plans. As interest grew plans for putting the club hall in the basement of the Mynard United Brethren church were outlined. As a result the M. W. A. build ing was sold and funds applied to construction of the church basement. The previously named committee worked out arrange ments with church trustees, W. T. Richardson. C. E. Cook, B. W. Livingston and E. H. Spangler. Contract was signed by both groups on February 23, 1927. Glenn Wiles was named chair- Tman of construction and under his supervision work progressed rapidly. Only expense of the club was hiring of a Plattsmouth contractor to raise the building. All other work was donated. An example of the cooperation was shown when at one time 32 men worked to keep three concrete mixers busy. Even rain failed to halt construction. Mrs. Fred Druecker was named temporary president of the or ganization at a meeting held at Hallowe en time in 1927. Other temporary officers were W. F. Nolte, secretary; and W. T. Richardson, treasurer. Mrs. Jen nie Cole, chairman, Mrs. Weaver and Ed Spangler were named to a committee to draw up a constitution and by laws. The first meeting in the church basement was held November 25, 1927. Addressing the meeting were Raymond Cook. Mrs. El bert Wiles, Mrs. Charles Bar nard, B. R. Snipe, county ex tension agent, and Newton Gaines, state extension agent in community organization. Forty seven active and seven associ ate members signed the charter. W. F. Nolte was elected first president of the group. Ger trude Barnard was named vice president; Mrs. Fred Druecker, secretary; and W. T. Richard son, treasurer. The club is chartered ' to pro mote a happy home and com munity life in accordance with the approved plans of the Ne braska Standard Community." Meeting monthly the club gained a reputation for good, clean entertainment. Suppers, banquets, dramatic presenta tions and minstrel shows brought in extra money and aided additional improvements in the building. Raymond Cook directed many highly successful minstrel shows for the group. In January 1934 three lots ; were purchased for a community playground, in Juiy an atnietic association was formed and pop ular sports were enjoyed. In 1938 the club voted to landscape the property and Ted Wiles. Julius Pitz, Glenn Wiles, Art Wetenkamp and Roy O. Cole were named to a committee, which later planted 27 trees. Other improvements consisted of. laying a new oak floor in the club basement, provising of a dressing room and storage room, installation of a larger furnace, and hooking up to nat ural gas. JDWIL Of special interest in the club is the gavel, which is handed down to each president. The gavel was made by Wm. F. Evers of Plattsmouth and presented to the club in January 1941. The wood in the gavel was taken from a cottonwood log used in the wall of the first Protestant Indian Mission in Nebraska, a Baptist Mission built by Rev. Merrel about four miles from La Platte in 1832. Cole points out that in the early years of the club there was not a great deal of entertain ment to lure young people away to the city. Radio was then in its infancy and an expression was noted in the minutes of those early times expressing concern that the radio might make serious inroads in the at tendance and interest of the club. In recent years, with the development of television and every increasing extra curricu lar activities in schools, espe cially along musical lines, plus formation of Keentime clubs, community clubs do have a se rious problem and competition. The impact was felt within the Mynard club and meeting dates were changed from I monthly to four times a year. Meetings are held in January, March, May and November with the annual picnic dinner in August. The picnic has devel oped into one of the leading ac tivities, and draws large num ber of Plattsmouth business men and civic groups. Past presidents of the club art W. F. Nolte, 1S2S; Reuei Sack, 1929; C. L. Wiles. 1930: Chris Spangler, 1931; Ed Spangler, 1932; Roy O. Cole. 1S33; Sher man Cole, 1934; Raymond Cook, 1935; Art Wetenkamp, 1936; Herman Meisinger, 1937; Glenn Wiles, 1938; Royal Smith, 1939; Richard Spangler. 1940; Eddie Wehrbein, 1941; Richard O. Cole, 1942; Reuel Sack, 1943; Herman Meisinger, 1944: Royal Smith, 1945; Clark Wiles, 1946; Sher man Cole, 1947; Glenn Wiles, 1948; Richard Sack, 1949; Neil Lancaster. 1950; and Glenn Wetenkamp, 1951. Art Weten kamp is the current president. COMPLETE STOCK OF Bookkeeping Supplies LEDGER SHEETS POST BINDERS INDEXES ORDER BOOKS BOUND COLUMNAR BOOKS BOOKKEEPING SYSTEMS COLUMNAR PADS FOLDERS INDEXES (A-2) PENCIL SHARPENERS STAPLES BOSTITCH STAPLERS O o KARLTON KLASP ENVELOPES (ALL SIZES) TYPING PAPER MIMEO PAPER POSTURE CHAIRS STEEL FILES OFFICE DESKS Plattsmouth Journal Phone 241 . Pair Escapes From City Jail Noble Renfo and Louis Board way, commited to Plattsmouth City Jail on charges of intoxica tion, escaped from the jail on Wednesday. Arrested by city police of ficers, Rcnfo and Broadway pleaded guilty in Judge J. H. Graves police court and were sentenced to ten days in jail when unable to pay the $15 fine and court costs assessed against each. The pair, members of the sec tion gang working on the rail road here, broke the lock on the jail and escaped. The escape was discovered when officers went to get the pair for a meal. Private Barge Line Will Operate On Missouri River Grain, petroleum and other products will be barged all the way between New Orleans, Hus ton and Omaha for the first time since the war by a private barge line. Plans to put the barge line into operation soon were an nounced recently by a Texas firm, which has purchased the name, permit and charter of the dormant Sioux City-New Orleans Barge Line Co. Two towboats of shallow draft, for use on the Missouri, are under construction at the Park ers Brothers ship yards at Huston. Realty Transfers Glen W. Puis & Ruby F. to Frank J. Heigel & Grace E. WD 5-14-52 L. 1 B. 41 Y & H Add to Platts. 5000.00. Hallie Stewart to Raymond H. Norris & Nelda- E. WD 2-28-52 pt. L. 23 SEViSE'i 20-10-9. 400.00. Edra B. Crandall & Floyd E. to Edra B. Crandall & Floyd E. WD 4-5-52 L. 41 NEV4SE'4 24-12-13. 1.00. Edward Dale Armstrong Si Julia F. to Lester E. Rasenow & Lucille L. WD 3-17-52 EV'-NWV 20-10-10. 200C0.00. Mary M. Oldfield & Charles to Keith L. Muenchau WD 4-21-51 L. 19 B. 69 Eagle. 550.00. Paul J. Doty & Miriam M. to Wesley L. Blair & Eva M. WD 5-17-52 W. 30' L. 315, 316, 317, Louisville. 4200.00. Frank Ohm & Katherinc to Russell Campbell & Katherinc, WD 5-10-52 L. 324 B. 17 So. Bend 1.00. Catherine D. Egenberger et al to Bohumil Baburek & Anna. WD 4-30-52 S. 72" L. 11 B. 33 Platts. 1.00. Louis Naeve & Loretta to Lcp crt Wolever Post No. 2543. WD 5-23-52 pt. L. 7 B. 35 Plaits. 5000.00. ' . CHICAGO While steering his Star boat in a yacht race on Lake Michigan . Gary Comer found four persons clinging to the side of their overturned craft. Comer picked up the four, deposited them at a near by Coast Guard station, and went on to win the race. It was good to learn that stockholders in the Plattsmouth Realty Company voted Thurs day night to leave dissolution of the corporation in the hands of the board of directors for ac tion after 30 days, which should allow time for some one of the group to come up with a build ing idea that will pay off not only for. those individuals but Plattsmouth as well. It might be well for those who still believe that Plattsmouth schools are not suffering from congestion to learn that Ne braska City graduated 64 sen iors last week, while the local educational mill was turning out 65. Arrangements have already been made to hold some classes in the basement of the library building beginning in Septem ber. Another thing we learned the other day is that Cass county has more miles of terracing than any other county in the Mis souri Basin. Credit for this outstanding achievement can go to the local Conservation Service and the splendid coop eration of farmers and land owners in Cass county. Tnis year looks like another b .nner season in the light against floods and .soil eio icn. Miles terraced this year is expected to exceed that of lD.rl, and that year topped them ail. - We'll take time out right now to oiler a salute to the unpaid n:vmb?r.s of the Oak Hill Ceme tery board. J. C. Cc-mstock, president; Win. Sclmiidtmann, J. Howard Dais, Wm. Evers. Htnry Starkjohn and C. E. Ledgeway for their excellent ac complishments in beamiiication cf this last resting .spot of so many of Cass county's pioneers and esteemed citizens. Memorial Day all of Plattsmouth was proud of its neat, well-trimmed and flowered appearance. -K J. G. Quinnett, Sr., who has acted as caretaker of Oak Hill for so many years, does a great deal of worrying over his proj ect during the spring months climaxed by Memorial Day, but the words of praise heaped on him by out-of-town visitors compensates for many sleepless j hours. Jim's beautification pro- Kiaui Keu-s u vine ui appreciation from a grateful people for an outstanding job. Oak Hill board members serve without pay and have only a one-mill levy that raises about $3,500 each year to pay expenses. In addition to Mr. Quinnett, the board a number of years ago secured the services of Miss Mary Peterson who assists as a kind of ' recording secretary" for a mere $20 a month and a keen desire to lend a helping hand. Miss Peterson takes care of all records regarding sale of lots, perpetual care, and other details of the business end of managing a cemetery that aver ages about 100 new graves a year. Nothing will reveal the true soul of a town more blazingly than the care given the last resting place of its dead. If you haven't taken a drive to Oak Hill recently, we urge you to do so soon you, too, will join with us in a well deserved tribute to a group of men arid women for a job well done. HST's rebuke by the U. S. Su preme Court over seizure of the steel mills should discourage those who were so hot and both ered over his statement that he could also seize the nation's newspapers. We were never one to believe that he really meant that. We think he was iust ' kiddine" the cress a little I Harry's got enough troubles without trying to take over a newspaper. He probably gets plenty of phone calls now with out adding to that list several million subscribers who some time during the year are not exactly pleased with the report ing or editorial comment of their local press. He's kept plenty busy keeping 42 million irate Republicans out of his hair without wanting to take on the problems of soothin the abused spirits of several liun drcd thousand tempermental printers and operators and fighting his newsprint source for a little more of that wood pulp substance that's the life blood of his efforts to save the na tion. -K Harry just can t possibly want to take over a whole industry (or profession as it is sometimes cailed m our lighter moods) that is traditionally and perpet ually and purposely and hope lesly individualistic, irritable inefficient and independent and Brother, that's us A reader suggested if we wanted a tasty dish to to try! this: Lightly fry some French toast in butter and let it cool somewhat. Lightly fry or poach some eggs. Put a slice of cheese between two slices of toast and put in a covered skillet which is buttered. Put an egg on too of the toast and season Then balance a slice of Swiss cheese cm top Put on the cover and let cook until the cheese melts over everything. We did hen threw the whole thiL ' ,, " 2 Lot us a two inch steak lire i Gifts For Bride, Groom Suggested Suggestions of gifts for the bride and groom are listed today by merchants of Plattsmouth on a special page of today's Jour nal. Electrical appliances, jew elry, silverware, dishes and of course the bridal cake are a few of the suggestions for the .bride. The groom and best man would probably appreciate a shirt, tie, luggage or sports wear, the merchants suggest. 1. a .rted Citizens Council Objectives Toid To Rotary Ciub Principal functions of Nebraska Citizens Cou'i non-profit organization this year, were outlined o mem bers of Plattsmouth Ho ary Club Tuesday noon by Francis Sheaff of Lexington, field director for the Council. Sheaff explained that the group's principal purpose is to put the brak; on tax spending. He was n jaest of Rotary pro gram chairman, Searl S. Davis. While the group recognizes taxation as a necessary evil. Sheaff pointed out that the Council contends that tax spending should be sensible. Taxpayers should get their money s worth according to the field director. He explained that the Ne braska Citizens Council at tempts to provide a complete investigation and to give tax payers an opportunity to make up their own minds. He pointed out that the advantages and disadvantages of sales and in come tax laws are now being outlinea. Ihe results will not be used to influence individuals but to provide them with the facts and let them make their own decisions, he said. . Sheaff also commented -on equalization programs now be ing conducted or completed in Nebraska. He told Rotarians that Cass countians are fortu nate to have E. T. Wilkinson Associates conducting the equal ization survey. Rotarians also learned that after their next dinner meet ing, they have been invited to take a tour of the Masonic Home. The invitation was ex tended by Orville Nielsen for Wm. F. Evers. A note of humor was added to the session Tuesday. President L. S. Pucelik displayed one of the more scarce articles of the day, a potato, which he ex plained is being saved for a special dinner occasion. Earl Cole of Orange, Calif., was a guest of Rotarian Walter Perry, also of Orange. The two Calif ornians are former Cass county residents. Meisinger's Hogs Top Market Fat cattle Monday at Omaha sold steady to weak, replace ment cattle and calves steady hogs 25 to 50 cents lower and fat lambs steady. Shippers from Cass county in cluded Myron Wiles. 35 hogs, yeighing 213 pounds that sold at $20.50; and Ed Meisinger, who got the top price for 15 hogs last Wednesday. Meising er's market-topping hogs weigh ed 214 pounds and sold at $21.25. Hogs Monday topped at $21. Police Court Improper parking W. N. Minor of Omaha fined $1 and costs. Improper turn James G. White of Omaha, forfeit $5 bond. Intoxication Ernest W. De Voss of Weeping Water, fined $15 and costs. - Speeding and passing stop sign Vern Pickering, posted $20 appearance bond. Passing stop sign Anthony L. Vince, posted $5 appearance bond. Speeding Bcrnice Taylor of Whiteland, Kansas, forfeit $15 cash bond. FERTILIZING MADE EASIER CHICAGO Midwest farmers are taking advantage of a new fertilizer which will not cake when stored in a damp place or after rain. The discovery is a nitrogen fertilizer called urea form, developed by the United States Department of Agricul ture, which acts as a condition er when mixed with other fertilizers. OLD .MILL STILL GOOD BELOIT, Wis. Farmers who like old-time machinery don't mind waiting while Charles Beckman grinds out chicken feed or corn meal on a mill built in 1865. Beckman says the mill's wooden pulleys, gears and hand-hewn pine timoers still are in good shape. Power is water-generated. MOLDS MAKE ALLERGIES EVANSTON, 111. A North western University medical spe cialist says that molds, borne on the air from crop fields, are second only to. pollens in caus ing allergic symptoms.'. Dr.-Theodore B. Bernstein estimates that 20 per cent of allergic persons arc senstive to molds. FIREMEN CUT COSTS BOSTON Firemen, working in their spare time, have built Boston a $37,000 new ladder truck, using materials that cost the city only $1,133. Take a minute to check these timely values in 'round-the-clock needs for health and beauty. They prove that you get more for your money at Feldhousen's more dependability . . . more satisfaction . . . MORE SAVINGS because we feature your, favorite quality-proven brands at the lowest prices possible. 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