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TTme Pn A PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Consolidated with The Nehawko Enterprise - Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 72 EIGHT PAGES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1953 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 22 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Hood DoeiOirs Aire I ESe IHieire AAonudav Signers as prospective donors in the American Red Cross BJoodmobile visit at Plattsmouth on February 16 are being solicited by members of the American Legion and Auxiliary and the 8 & 40, and with but one week remain ing, sponsors point out that a great many more signers are ' cu . ,' ... Altough solicitors are taming probable donors, they are anxious to make the drive one of the most successful ever held here. No quota has been set but well over Clinton Anderson Graduates From Artillery School NEHAWKA (Special) The artillery school of Fort Sill,! uKianoma, has announced the graduation of an officers can didate school class of 32. Among the graduates is Clinton R. An derson of Nehawka. Lt. Clinton Anderson Lt. Anderson is currently en-' joying a snort leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan An derson, at Nehawka. before re porting to Fort Benning, Ga., for parachute training. His perman ent assignment will be with the 11th Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. While at home on furlough, Lt Anderson spent last Thurs day and Friday at Newell. la where he served as best man for Lt. Robert A. Burnside of Great Bend, Oregon, who was married to Lorna Mae Hoberman of Newell. Davises Attend Annual Farm Managers Meet Searl S. Davis and son. Ste phen M. Davis, attended the annual meeting of the Nebraska Society of Farm Managers and Rural Aporaisers at the college of agriculture at Lincoln Friday. 1 Morning sessions included, panel discussion on commercial fertilizers and agricultural chemical, new developments in the use of fertilizers, insecticides and weed sprays; soil analysis and recommendations for fer tilizers; and division of costs for sprays and fertilizers between tenant and land owner. Discussions on cutting costs in management and present day taxation were led by LaVerne Peterson, field supervisor, and Roer Shumate, university econ omist. - Dick Ford, university economist was the dinner speak er. A business meeting closed ac tivities. Mrs. Mason, 74, Dies Recently Mrs. Amanda H. Mason, resi dent of the Eagle community for many years, died at Lincoln ! Thursday. She was 74 years old. Born near Bennet, she lived at Bennet most of her life until movine to Lincoln to live with a daughter. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran church near Walton. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Merle Marhenke of Lincoln; two sons, Aipheus of Minneapolis, and Orin; eight grandchildren, cne great grandchilld; one brother. August Bergman of Beaver City. Funeral services were held Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Max Taylor and rhildren "f Council Bluffs, and Lemuel Sheard of Omaha were visitors here prior to leaving for Denver for a short vacation. A Classified Ad in The Jour nal costs as little as 35c. X Of R. I reporting fair success in ob- j 100 pints of blood are sought The bloodmobile will be in oo- eration here throughout the aft ernoon and early evening on Monday, February 16. The unit will be set up at the Methodist I church basement and will be i operated from 1 p. m. until 7 jp. m. Meanwhile other arrangements are being completed for the bloodmobile visit. Mrs. Guy Griffin will be in charge of hostesses and the can teen, where donors will receive orange or grape juice before giving blood. Mrs. Milton Muncie has been named chairman for the lunch stand, at which donors will re ceive food after giving blood. The stand will be operated by ladies of the Methodist church. Mrs. Leonard Brothers has been selected to head the regist rars, and Mrs. Helen , Woolcott was named to obtain nurses and doctors for the day. Registered nurses already signed to assist with the blood mobile are Mrs. Albert Kraeeer. Mrs. Ken Weaver and Mrs. Don Cotner. Nurses aids, also se lected by Mrs. Woolcott. are Mrs. W. T. Gleason. Mrs. John Berg man, Mrs. F. I. Rea, Mrs. Guy Lone. Mrs. Philip Rihn, Mrs. Les ter Gavlord. Mrs. James B. Cook, Mrs. Kenneth Dunlap and Mrs. Woolcott. Mrs. C. J. Baumgart is gen eral chairman of the bloodmo bile visit and has urged com munity wide support of the blood program. She points out that through ! the bloodmobile visits, quantities of all types of blood aire obtained for distribution to hospitals throughout the area for use by local citizens, when they have occasion for blood transfusions. A percentage of the blood is processed and shipped overseas to help care for American and United Nations forces fighting in Korea. Blood dirivities are also processed and used in other medical research and treatment. Dr. Louis A. Amato. chairman of the blood donor program for all of Cass county, has also urged complete cooperation of local residents in making this campaign one of the most suc cessful ever staged in Platts mouth. John Davis Will Return to States From Pakistan John A. Davis of Plattsmouth is en route back to the United States from Karachi, Pakistan, where he has been for the past several months. Mr. Davis' daughter is a home economist with the Ford Foun dation in Pakistan. Upon his return to the States, he will make his home with Mr. and Mrs. Marion H. Wiles. A Classified Ad hi The Jour nal costs as little as 35c. Youth Mark Activities Will Legion Americanism, with an emph- asis on youtn, wui ieature ac tivities of the American Legion post at Plattsmouth during the coming weeks, according to an nouncements at the group's session Thursday night. Richard Peck, Americanism chairman, disclosed that the Oratorical contest for high-H scnooi siuaenis win De neld in late February, and that elimina tion contests will be held to de termine the winner. Elimina tion contests are necessary be cause of the large number of entrants In the contest. The Legion post voted prizes totaling $25 for the contest. Prizes will be: $10 plus medal, first place; $5. second place; and 13. third place. Peck also announced that Boys and Girls County Govern ment Day will be held the sec ond week In April. The event annually brings boys and girls from every Cass county com munity to Plattsmouth where they observe activities of countv officials. County posts through out the county are cooperating with the local post and other civic organizations to promote county government day, at which the high school students become more familiar with ac tivities of county officials. At the session. Commander James Begley appointed Albln Chovenac as co-chairman of the Final Drive for Membership Is Set by Chamber Block chairmen of the Platts mouth Chamber of Commerce have set Thursday, February 12, as wind-up day in their 19o3 membership campaign. With from 60 to 75 per cent of the 1952 members in the fold for the current year. Chamber membership chairmen make personal calls on the other 25 per cent on Thursday in an at tempt to wind up the drive this weex. Block chairmen thus relay the information that "if you are in the 25 per cent," budget and finance committee men will be around. Committee members who will head the contact crews are Or ville Nielsen, George J. Smith, Dr. Louis Amato, Richard Span gle r and Ken Weaver. Chamber officials point out that the 1953 program of the organization will be the greatest in many years. Business men will get full value out of their annual dues, the group predicts. Four Countians Are Honored for High Scholarship Four women ffrom the Platts mouth area attending the Uni versity of Nebraska were among those honored for high scholar ship Sunday afternoon at the annual Mortar Board Scholar ship tea. They were Ruth Greer, Alvo; Alice Matson. Elmwood: Levonda Murdoch, Nehawka and Rose Ann Strifffler, Louisville. Miss Greer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Greer. Miss Striffler's parents of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Striffler. Both women are juniors in the Col lege of Agriculture. A senior in the Colleee of I Agriculture. Miss Murdoch is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy S. Murdoch. Mrs. Matson's par ents are Mr. and Mrs. Eneelkinz. She Is a senior in Teachers Col- lege. Sign Removed On South Approach Elmer Gochenour's street de partment crew has dismantled and torn down the Plattsmouth sign, on the south approach to the city. .-, The sign. In need of repairs and battered by wind and weather, had been practically destroyed and had been knock ed over. Rev. Taenzler, Ex-Platter, Will Take Omaha Post The Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pas tor of the First Christian church at Glenwood. Iowa, has re signed to accept a call to the South Side Christian church in Omaha. Rev. Taenzler. who left here almost six years ago, will take up his new post on March 15. Rev. Taenzler and Mrs. Taenz ler were both reared in Glen wood where they graduated from high school. The couple recently celebrated its 25th wed ding anniversary along with the 25th year of his ordination. Calendar athletic committee, following the resignation of Leonard Bro thers. Other highlights of the ses sion included announcement cf the mid -winter conference to be held at Grand Island on February 22 and 23. Members voted expense paid trips to the conference for the commander and adjutant. Letters from the National Heart Association, national Le gion headquarters were read, and a report of the building trustees was heard. Guests at the session included Joe Zastera. member of the Louisville post, and Charles Dean, manager of the Chamber of Commerce. Legion- members were also urged to sign up as donors for the bloodmobile. when lt visits PlattSmOUth On Fohniarv 1ft Legionnaires will also be asked to assist with special operations for the bloodmobile. Announcement was also made that a special feature of the March meeting will be presen tation of 35-year continuous membership cards to several members. Cards for 5-10-15-20-25 and 30-year continuous mem bership will also be presented. James Begley and William Floyd were on the lunch committee. Noise Brings Results ifS ltelt t jo, iT.WS--? . V ' f -s-- Clark Finney, crutches and all, manns the fire bell, while How ard Hirz provides the power and operates the siren in the Platts mouth Volunteer Fire Department drive for March of Dimes funds conducted a week ago. The two firemen, joined by musicians later that day, collected nearly $150 for the Dimes drive. Donors in the department's drive were permitted to join in the fun by operating the bell and siren. Journal Photo. Look At Office Costs $3 Each Directors of the Platts mouth Chamber of Com merce took a look at the new Chamber headquarters last Thursday afternoon at their most recent meeting. The look cost them $3 each at that. Each director was required to purchase a chair for the board of directors room. Chamber headquarters, still in the Soennichsen build ing, second floor, have been moved into the former of fice of Paul Fauquet. Tavern Owners Advised Follow Lav, Community A three-point program for in suring continued business in Cass county taverns was advised by Art Whitworth. head of the division of Nebraska Brewers, at a meeting held here Friday. Speaking to tavern owners from throughout Cass county. Whitworth stressed the import ance of checking minors care fully, refusing sale to intoxi cated persons, and to cleaning up taverns. He told the Cass county tav ern owners to observe the law in every respect and to take every precaution to avoid serv ing a minor. '"You have every thing at stake", he told the tavern keepers. He also advised them to take an active interest in community affairs. WTiit worth's appeal to resist over selling was backed by County Attorney Richard Peck, while Mavor Clement Woster and Police Chief D. T. Haley ex pressed general confidence . in tavern owners at Plattsmouth. Charles Dean, manager of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Com merce also addressed the group briefly. Here with Whitworth for the meeting was Harold Culpepper of Lincoln, field representative for the L. S. Brewers Founda tion. Others present were dis tributors Andy Weber. George Beerline and Jack Sharp. Court House License for marriage was is- sued in county court Saturday I tn Ert-oL-nrri Junior Ranmffart. 19. ! of Plattsmouth. and Beverly Ann Trotter. 18. also of Plattsmouth. Alice Elizabeth Stafford of Elmwood has filed suit in dis trict court for divorce from Paul R. Stafford. The couple was married February 23. 1953. at Glenwood. Iowa. The plaintiff has asked restoration of her mpiden name. Mary C. Sauers and Lester M. Rauers have filed petition in district court against Mitchell C. Pedersen and Jean Pedersen asking $2,443 due on an unpaid mortgaee. Harold C. Elliott of Weeping Water has filed petition for ad ministration of the Lester Bos worth estate in county court. Final hearing has been eld in the guardianship of Lola B. Ross and the first hearing has been held in county court, in her es tate. Clements and Clements are Attorneys for the estate. Mrs. Eleanor A. Coatman was guar dian and has asked to be ap pointed executrix. License for marriage has been issued in countv court to Carl Joseph Morehead. 29. of Platts mouth. and Bettv Carol Uhlik, 'Continued on Page Seven) -7'. : w.. tk g Is i r I - t -i '- '"4i Planning Group Is Selected for PVFD Building - Appointment of a five-man committee for studying and pre paring temporary plans for re modeling and constructing new aditions to the fire house was announced today. Darl B. Ashbaugh, president of the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire department, announced ap pointment of the special com mittee, which is to report its findings to the next regular meeting of the Department in March. William Schmidtmann 'was named to head the committee. Also named on the special group were Firemen Fred Lugsch. James Begley, Clement Woster and Ray Herring. The committee is specifically charged with preparing one or more plans fcr the departments remodeling project of present building areas, and also of de signing plans for the depart ments new addition. Generally it will involve pro posal for the itwo-stall fire station, and suggested plans for the department's training and organizational room. Ten Inducted Into Service Ten Cass county young men reported for induction into the armed forces last week as the February quota of the Cass County Selective Service Board. Inducted were Willard Mason, John Sheehan and LaMarr Kraft of Louisville; Lyle Dank less and Henry Mueller of Avoca; F. Delano Amick of Weeping Water; Arthur Envoldsen of Murray; Kenneth Stenberg of Ashland; and Don Baker and Merlin Hodge of Plattsmouth. In addition, 15 countians re ported for physical examina tions. The Cass county induction quota for March has been set at nine. Degrees Given By Royal Arch Past master and excellent master degrees were conferred upon eight candidates by Ne braska Chapter. No. 3, Royal Arch Masons Thursday night. Degrees were conferred by Warren Rhylander and Maynard Ramge. Receiving degrees were Ray Story, Leonard Stoehr. Clayton Rhylander, Warren Lillie, Mar vin Brown, Russell Nielsen. Ben Anderson and Kenneth Wohl farth. Lunch was served by Delbert Todd and John Beckman. Mrs. Victor Zucker, Resident Here Many Years Ago, Is Dead The death of. Mrs. Victor Zucker. former Plattsmouth woman, at Omaha, has been learned here. Mrs. Zucker at one time operated a clothing store here with her husband. Among survivors are her hus band, Victor, and a daughter, re siding in Omaha. The Zuckers left Plattsmouth more than 35 years ago and have been residing at Omaha. They had been residing with their daughter, Mrs. Will Racusln. ( Funeral services were held Fri day at Omaha. 1 lira Pnmmes Gwe IHieire: Parents Invited To Boy Scout Meeting Tonight Plattsmouth Boy Scouts will play hosts to their parents and the general public at their re gular Monday night meeting to i be held at Central school to- I night. j Scoutmaster Al Linder urges i parents of Scouts here to take an active interest in the Scout ing program on this night, an observance of the 43rd birthday anniversary of Scouting. Boy Scouts put the anniver sary week, being observed Feb ruary 7 to 13. on a sound foot ing by attending churches in the city Sunday, rney also have a Boy Scout display in the win dows of the Gas Company office in recognition of their anniver sary week. Theme of the anniversary in the Cornhusker Council is "Forward on Liberty's Team," which is emphasizing the Scout family during the week. Benefit Dance Tickets on Sale Tickets are available from an Eagle Auxiliary member or at three local business places for the benefit dance to be given Saturday night by the Auxiliary, joeav oi f lausmoutn; one orotn The dance, which will be held er- cyrus s?av of Knoxville. Ten at Eagles Hall, has been ar- nessee; six grandsons, four raigned as a benefit for muscu- I granddaughters and four great lar dystrophy patients, and is grandchildren. , . . . designed to raise funds to help I His parents, one son and one continue and extend research daughter preceded him in death, activities i Funeral services were conduct- A national project of the : vn Jif W Mitchell at Eagles Auxiliary, the fund rais- ; Kjg1 M ins campaign, is now going on ; Sk HHl cemetery throughout the nation. Tickets m cemetery. sp!1 fnr nnlv .V, npnts enrVi Thv may be obtained at Bowman's i Barber Shcp. George's Barber Shop or at Fitch's Laundry. Stine-Bender to Head Watershed Group in 1953 George Stine of Union and ! Joe Bender of Weeping Water j have been elected co-chairmen ; of the Cass-Weeping Water j Creek Watersheds Association, i Stine succeeds Art Wolph of ! Nehawka, while Bender was re- i elected to a post he has held j since the unit was organized j two years ago. i Paul Fauquet of Plattsmouth I was renamed secretary - treas- j urer and Hugh Meisinger was i named vice president. Meisinger is serving his first year on the board Mr. and Mrs. John Sheard. Sr., of Plattsmouth, and son, Lemuel of Omaha, visited at St. Jo seph, Mo., over the week end. classified Ad in The Jcitr costs as little as 35c. Cooperation Is w vd r: , - "... Cooperation of Plattsmouth business men, as well as among individuals and groups throughout the community, helped make the smorgasbord and the March of Dimes the greatest success possi ble here. Shown above are Howard Ruback, manager of Ruback Super Stores at Plattsmouth, and V. T. "Sam" Arn, manager of the meat department at Soennichsen's Black and White market, as the two carve meat for the smorgasbord held last Sunday. Over $500 was netted by the Sunday dinner, it was learned today Journal Photo. . Addition of funds received from the smorgasbord, coin containers, theater collection and miscellaneous con tributions has shoved the March of Dimes total at Platts mouth to $5,006.65, according to Treasurer Orville Julian. While a breakdown of the total amount is not avail able, recent returns through the variety of projects has pushed the amount well over the desired $5,000 mark. Additional gifts, including coins from the Dimes board ; are expected to move the total William Seay, Spanish War Vet, Dies at Omaha William Seay, retired postal j Containers, collected by Mrs. employee and Spanish-American Glenn Kaffenberger and Mrs. War veteran, died at Omaha I Harold Tucker for the V. F. W. Veterans hospital on Friday, Auxiliary produced an averap,? February 6, 1953. following an I of about $5 each. Forty-eight illness of several months. He j cans and 26 pin-un containers was 76 years old. t were distributed. Marge & El- Native of Georgia, Mr. Seay j mers tavern produced the great was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John ! est single coin container return B. Seay. He served in the Snan- 1 with a total of $112.95, while pin- ish-American War in 1838-99 in Cuba, and served with the armed irces in. the Philippines. 1901- L an in the Unitd States, iiu-u. I He was married on October 17, i 1906. to Lillian Thomas of Platts- mouth at St. Luke's church here. ! They resided at Omaha for many j years where he was emploved by ' the postal department." He re- ; tired in 1944. , a daughter. Mrs. Mary Young of j Graetlinger, Iowa; a son. Harold j ! -MfS. A. tmSt Was SOlOlSt and Mrs. J. Howard Davis was organist at the final rites. Cas ket bearers were Charles Shera. Earl Harshburger, Wallace Smith, Iran Smith, Paul Shera and John Thomas. V. F. W. conducted services at the grave. Sattier Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. County's Share Ot Gas Tax Up Cass county's share of gas tax revenue for the month of Janu ary was up from that received in December, . according to Frank Heintze. j ties snare ta $463.38l in janu- ary compared to $451,783 for De cember, while distribution of the gas tax to rural and star mail routes in January is $308,921 compared to $301,189 for the previous month. Cass county's share in the tax revenue Is $6,303.01, while its share in the mail route fund is $4,205.34. . .J Key r Cofted even higher. The Junior Woman's ' Club j sponsored smorgasbord, which netted over $500, according to a recent check, closed the drive a ; week ago. Other special promotions for j which returns were disclosed this 1 nast week are coin containers, I $459.25: house-to-house canvass, i $328; theater collections. $100.76. ! on containers worn by waitresses at Kent Cafe produced another I $35. Collections at Cass theater. i which returned $100.76, were in ! charee of Cass County Salon of i the 3 & 40. Collections wen I made nightly the last week of I the drive. The house-to-house canvass involved the participation of 33 , members of the American Le- ! eion Auxiliary. Thev showed -a return of $383 for an average of lor eacn cimenur. Directed by Co-Chairmen Mrs. Russell Nielsen and Mrs. Fred Feldhousen. the canvass utilized the services of Mesdames Wil bur Rusk. Louis Baumgart. Roy Knorr, Elsie McClintock. Phillip Lepert, Ordell Hennings, Clyde Jackson, Fred Feldhousen. Char les Wolever. L. A. Behrends, Fred Uhlik. Robert Capoell, Fred Rea. Richard Peck. Leroy Covert, Mary Nelson. Leonard Brothers. Mae Favors, Kenneth Dunlap. Robert McClanahan. James Beg ley, Lorine Urish. C C. Cotner. P. T. Heineman, Sophia Wolever, Oliver Schiber. Clarence Akeson, Lillian Livingston. Tom Friest, Robert Walline. Glen MeClure. Frank Rebel. Frank Rice. Fred Bourck. Lvle Shafer, C. J. Baum gart, Bill Knorr and E. O. Vro man. Junior Woman's Club officials extend their thanks to a number of local businessmen and indi viduals for cooperation at the smorgasbord. Groups cited for assistance to the club were t Brown Floral Shop. Soenmch- sens iiacK ana vvnue, kuducr. Super Market. Emery Rozell. Camp Fire Girls. Tom Solomon, Knorr's Variety. Plattsmouth Journal and staff. Eagles Lodge and Auxiliary. V. F. W. Auxiliary. Claude Ruse. Plattsmouth Gar den Club, Senior Woman's Clul), Feldhousen Drug. Cass Drug. I-Schreiner Drug and husbands of Junior Woman Club members. Mrs. John O'Hare was general chairman of the March of Dimes drive here. Former Countian Gets State Post Misr. Mayme J. Stukel. former child welfare service worker for the Cass county assistance de nirtment. has been appointed State Assistance Director. Her appointment was an nounced Thursday by Governor Robert Crosby. She will succeed Neil Vandemoer. Miss Stukel, 43, was a child welfare worker in Cass county in 1938. Two years later she was J named welfare director in Otoe county. She was a graduate of the of Minnesota and University took graduate work at the Uni versity of Nebraska. She has been with the state welfare de partment for several years. Mrs. Blotzer Breaks Hip Mrs. Frank Blotzer, Sr., re turned to Plattsmouth by Sattier Ambulance over the week end, after falling and suffering a broken hio while visiting at the home of her daughter at Ithaca last Monday. Mrs. Blotzer is staying at the Harry Meisinger home. She is reported in fair condition. Joel Hocel of Louisville was a Plattsmouth business visitor on Saturday, Edwin T. McHugh, Murdock attorney, was in Plattsmouth on business Friday.