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KESH. STAIS KICT. COCIETY XXX STATE CAPITOL 53, CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED - SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Consolidated with The Nehowka Enterprise Detivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 72 EIGHT PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1953 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 14 Friday, AAcairk i st PiroDTDOoomi Don ' Plattsmouth Days are only one week away. That was the reminder sent to Chamber of Com merce members who are planning to participate in the city-wide retail promotion on Friday and Saturday, Janu ary 16 and 17. First retail promotion cf the Chamber of Commerce for 1953, Plattsmouth Days are being run exactly like the Dollar Days held last July. Most shoppers will remem ber the July promotion as one of the greatest ever held here. Chamber Manager Charles Farmers Are Planning for '53 Crop Season Cass-Otoe and Nemaha Coun ty families cooperating in the program of the Farmers Home Administration are now re viewing their past year's farm and home business in order to make plans for the coming crop season, W. C. Solomon, FHA supervisor reports. Crop and livestock yields for 1952, profits, losses, expenses, and other it ems are included in the indi vidual studies. Families hope to get a picture of their financial and produc tion situation so as to determine efficiency of present practices, and discover where weaknesses should be strengthened for greater progress in the months ahead. Those with FHA credit either to own or operate farms, are answering for themselves such questions as. "Was production per head of livestock or per acre as high as possible? Was income as much as expected? Were family living costs more than planned?" The answers are in tended to suggest underlying problems that represent road blocks in the way of successful farming. They may indicate that the size of the farm business was too small, crop and livestock enterprises not properly balan- ced. farm and home manage ment methods not up-to-date, or not enough food produced and preserved for home use. " "In this joint look at the bal ance sheet, we pay special at tention to how the previous year's businesss turned out." Solomon explained, "to decide what changes are needed for this year. Families like this yearly analysis service provided them because it gives them an opportunity to measure progress toward long-range goals, and to note any causes of failure be fore repition sets in. They feel that planning ahead enables them to use earnings to better advantage, avoid spending for non-essentials, and arrange debt payment on or before the date due.' In the year ahead, the Farm ers Home Administration will stress adjustments and improve ments in inadequate farming systems. Borrowers plan to build up soil with croD rotations, lim ing and fertilizing, terracing Slant better seed such as hy rid corn, and get higher yields per acre; raise higher quality livestock through better breed ing, grow more of their own food and livestock feed, produce more for market, mechanize their farms where practical, im prove housing where necessary, adopt modern farm and home practices, and generally make better use of their land and labor. Band Concert Is Set January 20 Two soloists will be featured at the annual mid-winter band concert to be presented by the Plattsmouth High School band at the high school auditorium Tuesday night, January 20. ac cording to band director Melvin McKenney. . f Rninists will be Miss Carol Duerfeldt, elementary music in- structor here, flute; and Robert Chab of the University of Neb raska, tuba. The program will be announc ed later this week, Mr. McKen ney said. Bale of Straw Falls From Truck, Strikes Auto A bale of straw, falling from a truck onto a passing auto caused minor damage to a car driven by Theodore E. O Donnell of Lincoln last week. ; O'Donnell was driving east on highway 34. seven miles west of Union w-h-en he met the truck driven by Orvllle W. Lenz of Elmwood. The bale of straw fell onto the hood, damagine the front end of the O Donnell car, Sheriff Tom Solomon reports. Mr and Mrs. John Daueherty of Falls City were visiting Thurs dv and Friday at the Clarence Akeson home tefcaill 53 Dean explained today that of ficial Plattsmouth Days mer chants will be designated by large red signs to be displayed prominently in the stores of Chamber members. Known as "Plattsmouth Days" the Chamber sponsored pro motion will be held to offer the people of the trade territory an opDortunity to receive extra value in purchases at stores bearing the official seal. Participating merchants will be certified by the Chamber of -Commerce to assure customers that they are receiving a "real value" in all sales merchandise. Mr. Deal suggests that shoppers watch for the "red emblems"' to be displayed in official stores. Reproductions of the emblems displayed in cooperating stores, will also appear in many of the advertisements of the merchants in the Thursday edition cf the Plattsmouth Journal. Dean disclosed also that he will act as coordinator fcr the city-wide sale. He will be in charge of the retail promotion because of the recent change in administration in the Chamber. New committee appointments will not be announced until following the trade promotion, Dean explained. New officers and directors of the Chamber were elected last week and committee appoint ments were expected in the very near future. Indications are that the first Eiromotion of the Chamber for he new year will put the or ganization -off to a flying start. Along with annual promotions to be carried out during the year, and the advent of new Is sues such as Plattsmouth Days, activities of the Chamber are expected to hit an all-time high. Trammell Leaves For Kentucky Hogan Trammell, retiring manager of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce, depart ed Friday for Louisville, Ken tucky, where he will be employ ed as assistant to the Louisville Chamber Manager. Mr. Trammell, whose friends here are many, came to Platts mouth from Kentucky last Feb ruary after the Plattsmouth Chamber voted to reorganize under the manager system. He was succeeded in the of fice here on January 1 by Char les Dean of Red Oak, Iowa, but remained until after the annual Chamber meeting Thursday night. Departing with Trammel Friday was his mother, who had spent the past few weeks here. t Mrs. Zastera Falls, Breaks Left Arm Mrs. Joe Zastera Sr.. of Platts mouth, late of Louisville, suf fered a broken left arm Thurs day, when she slipped on the ice and fell near the Methodist church. The arm was broken between the elbow and shoulder. The Zasteras moved to Platts mouth two weeks ago. Teacher For Columbian School Is Employed The board of education ha? approved a teaching contract for Miss Fern Daugherty of Brock, sister of Miss Amber Daugherty. also a teacher in the plattsmouth school system Miss Daugherty will succeed Mrs. Dick March at Columbian school. The new teacher has Just com pleted credits for a two-year teaching certificate, although she has five years experience as a teacher. She taught at Weep ing Water prior to coming here. Miss Daugherty was not teach ing this past semester but work ed on her certificate at Peru State Teachers College. She'll succeed Mrs. March with the start of the second semester at Columbian school. Mrs. March has been employ ed full-time at Columbian since the resignation of Mrs. Traudt nearly three months ago. She had. however, asked the board to seek a replacement for her. In announcing the new ap pointment, board members ex 'pressed their appreciation to Mrs. March for the work she has done in stepping in to fill the vacancy. Although she had ag- Chamber ; f wJJt ;:?-. .$?'' i .- i : , ' J& J ' Heading the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce for 1953 are the three men shown above. Elected officers at the group's annual meeting Thursday night, they are, left to right: Richaid Peck, treasurer; Vic Schreiner, president; and Ray Story, vice president. Wagon Stationed On Main Street For Corn Gifts A bright red wagon, promin ently displayed in front of the Plattsmouth Journal building on Main street, has been placed for the contributions of corn for the March of Dimes cam paign, currently on in Platts mouth. Placed Saturday bv Art and Glenn Wetenkamp for the Plattsmouth Lions Club, spon sors of the corn drive, the wa gon. Lions hope, will be filled with corn from farmers ad jacent to the city. The corn drive two years ago was a tre mendous success for the March of Dimes. Meanwhile, dimes are trink ling into the Dimes Board sta tioned at the corner of 5th and Main, while coin containers in many local businesss houses are filling up slowly." Rotary Club and V. F. W. Auxiliary are hand ling the two promotions. The house-to-house campaign being directed by the Auxiliary of the American Legion, is also reporting good results. Some 50 women are conducting the door-to-door solicitation for the group. Some have already -completed solicitation in their par ticular areas. Deadline for Entering Baby Contest Nears Only three days remain for filing entries in the 1953 baby contest, being sponsored by Plattsmouth mrechants and the Plattsmouth Journal. Deadline for entering the con test is January 15, 1953. To be eligible, a 1953 baby must have parents residing in Cass county. Elmwood Youth to Be Commissioned An Elmwood youth is one of 11 Army ROTC students at the University of Nebraska to be selected for commissioning as second lieutenants by the Reg ular Army. He is William G. Umberger, whose name wil be submitted by President Dwight Elsenhower to the United States Senate for confirmation in April. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Max Bowman on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Don Bowman and son, Max, of Bellevue. Cpl. Richard Bitner has re turned to CamD Lejune, North Carolina, after visiting here with his wife, Mrs. Bitner. and with other relatives and friends. Miss Fern Daugherty reed to complete the semester as full-time teacher, Mrs. March had desired only substitute tea ching duties. - t pA w m Of Commerce V ' - ' s s " "" . tff - v x I T ' r. -a Accomplishments On Rough Terrain Earn Troop Award Soil conservation and flood control on the farm sometimes even interferes with regular farm work. Jack M. Troop, re cipient of the Plattsmouth Journal second annual soil con servation plaque explains. Faced with one of the biggest problems of water control on what is described as "a very rough 240 acres". Mr. Troop spends every possible opportun ity constructing terraces or some other form of conservation structure. This fall, while awaiting help from a neighbor to harvest his 50 acres of corn, he again went to work on land improvements. But when the early November blizzard struck, the corn was still on the stalk, and still is. With that experience in mind. Mr. Troop clearly explained that "others are more deserving of this award." His fellow men seem to think otherwise. Allan Renne. field represen- tative of the Cass county Soil Conservation Service probab!y suuiuicu iiuuji ucuuiiipuiiifne il be drawing nearer to a nients as weu as anyone, rvenne told a Journal representative at the Watershed annual meet ing that Troop has done a ter rific job by himself on land that is as rough as any in the county. Using a small dozer Troop has shaped terraces, filled in ditch- Cruise Account , Interests, Saddens Kellison Family One Plattsmouth family was hi?hly interested, and also very disappointed, in reading the account of Ron ald R. Purse's six-day cruise aboard the carrier Valley Fore. They were interested be cause their son is a mem ber of the Valley Forje crew, and they were disappointed that Mr. Furse and their son weren't able to get together aboard the ship, although Mr. Furse mentioned" meet ing several other Nebraskans aboard the carrier. The readers were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kellison of Platts mouth, whose son, Aviation metal smith first class, Don Kellison, is a crewman on the Aircraft carrier. Don was aboard the car rier on the training' test which Mr. Furse was a guest of the Navy, and is still aboard the huge vessel. He has been in Navy service since 1943. The seafaring Mr. Furse, who will probably read this renort in Miami, Florida, after a cruise to Havana. Cuba, will feel about as dis appointed as Mr. and Mrs. Kellison. Part two of life aboard the Valley Forge is told in to day's Journal. Services Are Held Friday for Elderly Ft. Crook Couple Funeral services for "Mr. and Mrs. Gustav L. Schlottau were held Friday afternoon at Papil lion with burial at Cedar Dale cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Schlottau were found dead at their heme on highway 75 across from Offutt Air Force Base last Tuesday. A coroner's preliminary autopsy blamed pneumonia for the deaths of the elderly couple. Mrs. Schlottau was 54 and her husband was 73. Sgt. Elton Blaikie Returns to States Sgt. Elton R. Blaike of Weep Ine Water was one of the 35 Nebraskans aboard the trans port Gen. John Pope, which docked Wednesday at San Fran cisco. Aboard were 3346 Army combat veterans from the Far East. Officers i 1 y- flw ' 1 Iff Sw' I VP MA try '"tfs. fi$f es and organized his farm for complete soil conservation. On tap during the coming year is one and possibly two retention dams. But a desire to expand his Browrt Swiss breeding program is back of Troop's soil conserva tion practices. Breeder of reg istered cattle for the past six years, he now has a herd of 31 registered Brown Swiss, includ ing 17 bred heifers. His future plans call for more legumes, more pasture, less corn and wheat and a general switch of his agricultural plans from grain farming to livestock. It's a long range program that will probably take years, but with a few improvements each year the dream is coming near er. Jack explained that he plans to plant more floral rose this year and also to put his hill sides to alfalfa. Alone with ad- ditional terracing, to -add to the miles already comoleted on the farm, and the retention dams, ; complete conservation program Troop purchased the farm from his lather in 1950 and im mediately started the conser vation nractices in full swing. Mrs. Troop teaches school near the Troop farm. They have no children. Mother of Mrs. Rusk Is Dead . Mrs. Mary Worleln. mother of Mrs. Margaret Rusk, of Platts mouth. died at Fairbury on Thursday, January 8. 1953. She had been in ill health for sev eral weeks. Mrs. Rusk had planned to leave for Fairbury last Friday to care for her mother, but learned late Thursday that her mother had died. Funeral services were held at Fairbury Monday afternoon. Survivors include Mrs. Rusk, a daughter, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Wlllene Chovanec, both of Plattsmouth. Court House Decree of divorce was granted in district court Friday to Agnes Taylor from, Chester L. Taylor. She was awarded real estate and property settlement. The couple were marreid here on April 25, 1936. Sale of real estate was order ed in a partition suit broght in district court by Beulah Bron son against Emma Harper et al. Albin E. Chovenac was appoint ed referee and Harold Lebens was appointed guardian of min ors Donald and Frederich Otis i Ward and Kenneth and James Robertson. A petition for attorneys fees filed by Francis M. Casey against Loyd Holman was dismissed In district court Friday after it had been settled out of court. Default of the defendant en tered In the district court in the replevin action brought by the Stock Yards National Bank of Omaha against Paul Stock, et al. An order reviving judgment handed down 15 vears ago has been ordered by District Judge John M. Dierks in action brought by Clarence Hanson against J. Marion Stone. Plaintiff ordered to show cause why damage action should not "be dismissed in the action brought by Clyde L. Martin Jr., and Harold L. Martin, against Darling Transfer. Suit on account action by Sel mer A. Solheim against Mary M. Troop has been dismissed in district court.. ' At the request of County At torney Richard Peck, charges I of burglary and being an habit ual criminal nave Deen aismjss ed against Lawrence A. Gates. Vernon Rocenbaugh nleaded (Continued on Page Three) Vic Sehireiiiroeir Hleodl tmcceeds Brace Snow-Removal Grader Operating In 2nd District County Commissioner Ray Norris is going to be prepared for the next snow fall. That seemed apparent follow ing demonstration of a new motor grader with special at tachments, between Louisville and Weeping Water on Friday. The new unit, purchased after Norris and Commissioner Her man Bornemeier had viewed it in a demonstration a week ago, is designed to cut a 24-foot roadway through the snow, and with a special fan-type attach ment, blow the snow away from the roadside. Roadworkers Sanford Holman, Bill Sheehan and Johnny Shee han put the machine through the test Friday while Commis sioners Norris and W. F. Nolte and County Surveyor, Olenn Johnson looked on. In addition to the regular 12 foot grader, mounted below the main chassis, the machine -has an extended 12-foot grader on the right side. The huge 3-foot fan is located at the end of the extended grader. As a result, instead of piling the snow along the edge of the road, a major portion is blown into the adjacent fields. In the Friday demonstration, snow was blown from 30 to 50 -feet into the fields. Demonstrated one mile north of Highway No. 1, and three miles east of Highway 50, near what is known as the Walker section, the machine cut through the snow and ice with compar ative ease, indicating that it could remove fresh snow with out much difficulty. Hard frozen snow and ice made a supreme test for the machine Friday in the area of the John Jochim residence. The machine, complete, sells for about $17,000. Norris ex plained that an old motor grad er was traded for the new unit, so actual cost to the county was considerably lower. worns explained that in ex - ceptionally heavy snowfalls, the graoer wnn attachments, can be used after a ball-dozer has opened the roads. Use of the ex tended grader and blower will enable roadworkers to widen the roads to enable traffic to pass freely. Dooley Appointed to Budget Committee Tom Dooley of Papillion. rep resentative of Cass county in the 1953 Legislature, has been nam ed to the all-important budget committee. The committee meets each day, Monday. through Fri day. Journal Want Ads Pay! t Fees Paid On Variety Of Services In County Court Fines and fees paid into coun ty court for a variety of ser vices, offenses and administra tive duties for 1952 total $13, 364.07, a Check of the county court record shows. Fines collected in the office amount to about 86 per cent, of the total of the two. Fines brought in $8,167.50. At the same time, fees paid in county court during the 12-month period to talled f5.196.57. Top months were October and November when fines surpassed the $1,000 mark both, times. Sep tember and July were the lead ing months for fee collections. Fees are paid into the court on a number of different types of services provided In the coun ty judges office. Among them . are court fees for criminal and civil cases, guardianshios, es tates, issuing marriage licenses and providing delaved birth cer tificates In addition, fees for providing certified copies, mar riage certificates, bond records and a number of other services are paid into the office. Bulk of the fees comes from criminal cases, since the major nart of the work issued from the office is connected with cri minal cases. Records show that an averaee of 40 criminal cases are held in court each month. Each case warrants a minimum of a $4 fee. ThC criminal totals corres - pond well with the top collection months. In October when $1,181 in fines was collected,-54 crim nal cases were tried. The lowing month, 44 cases were CuDoiTuDbeir; Victor E. Schreiner, druggist here for about eight years, -has been namd president of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce1 to succeed Uruce E. Gold, Western Auto Associate dealer. Schreiner was elected at the an nual meeting of the Chamber Thursday night. Immediate past vice-president of the Chamber and a member of the board of directors, he will head the or ganization during 1953. Schreiner was the only nominee for the post after Carl J. Schneider asked that his name, submitted by the nominating committee, not be considered. - Other officers eleeted were Father Tuchek Assumes Duties At Orphanage Father Edward Tuchek was to assume his new duties as di rector of St. Thomas Orphanage in Lincoln today. at Plattsmouth for the oast eisht years. Father Tuchek was well known here for his interest in youth and his youth activi ties work. At the orphanage he will be chaplain, institutional repres entative and personnel manager. Father Tuchek was assistant pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral in Lincoln for three years fol lowing his ordination by Bishop Louis Kucera, 12 years ago. A native Iowan, he studied at St. Paul Seminary at St. Paul, Minn., and St. John's Seminary at Little Rock, Ark. He will succeed Father Clem- ent Swinski. who will have the! Julian parish. Five Countians To Be Recognized For Board Service County Superintendent L. A. Behrends, and T. I. Friest, sup erintendent of Plattsmouth schools, will attend the Nebras ka State School Beard Associa tion convention at Lincoln on January 12 and 13. At the convention, five Cass countians will be among the school board members to be ; honored for 25 years or more 0f service. According to Mr. Ben- rends, they are John F. Wehr bein and James E. Wiles of Plattsmouth, board members in districts 42 and 3; Louis Freid rlch of Louisville, district 41; S. J. Ambler of Weeping Water, city schools; and Cyrus Living ston of Manley, Manley public school. The five will be honored at a banquet Tuesday night. Convention speakers will in clude Gov. Robert Crosby; Sena tor Glenn Cramer; Supt. F. P.. Decker; and Henry J. Troy of New York. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Gray of Omaha were guests cf Mrs. Sophia Wolever Sunday evening. tried with fines amounting to $1,067. But criminal cases represent only about 40 per cent of the happenings in the county court. An average of seven civil cases are filed each month, while monthly averages for the fol lowing services are: guardian shi. 11; estates, 12, delayed birth certificates, 10; marriage licen ses. 13; and juvenile cases, 1. For instance. 153 marriage li censes were issued through the office in 1952. while nearly 150 estates were filed for probate. Monthly tabulations, kept bv Judge Raymond J. Case and clerk in the county court. Miss Thelma Kruger, show the fol lowine totals in fines and fees for 1952; MONTH FEES . $ 311.40 40645 FINES $ 325.00 445.00 395.50 611.00 803.00 750.00 545.00 545.00 833.00 772.00 1.181.00 1,067.00 January . February March . . . April .... May June July ... July August September October November 3' 6.50 47085 456.55 472.70 509.92 509.92 490.45 58.45 436.20 404.85 , Total $5 193.57 $8,167.50 license Although marriage j issuances dipped below past , vears, records snow that more licenses were issued in May than in the month of brides, June. Issuances in May hit 21, three fol-!more than were issued in June, 'July rated third with 17. Wo sRay Story, vice president; Bill iKnorr, secretary; and Richard : Peck, treasurer. In addition, Chamber mem- bers selected ten officers to serve on the board of directors. Directors elected are Kenneth Weaver, John Soennichsen, B. H. G. Eiting, Walt Sikora, George Smith, Orville Nielsen, Richard Spangler,. R. R. Furse, E. A. Ernst, Dr. Louis Amato and Walter H. Smith. Results of the election, an- : nouncea at tne close oi tne ses- , 1.on- highlighted the meeting along with reports (X retiring president Bruce E. Gold, who is retained as a member of. the 15-man board of directors; Chamber Manager Hogan Tram mell; and Treasurer Orville Nielsen. Among the activities promot ed by the Chamber during the year, as brought out in the an nual report, are the Farmers Merchants Day barbecue; work in promoting industry and hous ing; retail promotions; Christ mas pageant parade and Christ mas promotions: Halowe'en party for teenagers; Clean-up, Paint-up, Fix-up week; solici tation control; tourist courtesy school; Easter egg hunt; business-education day; Miss Platts mouth contest and County Fair float and King Korn Karnlval preparations. Treasurer Orville Nielsen ex plained that the multiple pro motions were accomplished at a cost of $7,677 of which $5,437 came from membership dues. Remaining amounts were raised for special promotions through the Christmas fund and the special fund under which Mr. Trammell went to New York on an industrial check. In looking ahead for 1953, the report explained that an esti mated 1,000 farmers will attend the Farmers-Merchants barbe cue, described as one of the best activities of the Chamber. A Plattsmouth Days retail promotion, this week, will start the Chambers' 1953 activities. Chamber members also greet ed Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dean of Red Oak. who are now Platts- I mouth residents. Mr. Dean is the new Chamber manager. The new president, vice presi dent of the organization during 1952, is a veteran of World War II. Schreiner served in the Air Force during World War II. Formerly of Alliance, he at tended pharmaceutical school at Denved before coming here. Married. Schreiner is the father of two children, a daugh ter, Carol, 7; and a son, Carl, G. Mrs. Schreiner is currently teaching a kindergarten class in Central school. Mr. Schreiner is a member of the American Legion, Platts mouth Lions Club and Masonic Lodge. Falls Citian Is Injured As Car Rolls in Ditch A Falls City farmer suffered cuts and bruises and heavy damage to his auto when it ap parently went out of control and rolled in a ditch after he had fallen asleep. Sheriff Tom Solomon reports that Eugene E. Dowell of Falls City suffered cuts and leg bruis es, when his car hit a ditch and rolled over three miles south of Plattsmouth Thursday. Dowell told the Sheriff he hid fallen asleep. Damage to the 1952 auto was estimated at $403. Tickets on Sale Now for March of Dimes Smorgasbord Tickets are now on sale at three local drug stores for the !to be held at Eagles Hall Sun day. February 1. Tickets are available at Cass Drug, Feldhousen Drug and Schreiner Drug, and may also be obtained from any member of the Junior Woman's Club, sponsors of the dinner. Sponsors suggest that tickets be purchased early. The meal will be served from 1 to 4 p.m. Mrs. Eva Kerns, Charles and. Joyce Ann, were visiting rela tives in Brownville, Bunday. 4 A' J- ' - ' ' ' ' ' s ' A r J a 0 .