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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL j PAGE FOUR Thursday, March 26, 1953 J Home, Education, Church Answer To Delinquency Three principal elements are involved in answering the juve nile problem, Douglas County Sheriff Richard Collins told the Plattsmouth Rotarians here Tuesday noon. They are the "home, education and the church." . Special guest at the Rotary session of Program Chairman George Conis, Collins explained that the three elements can do the most toward controlling juvenile delinquency and in building for the future through young people. Collins also told Rotarians that "Selfishness and unhappi ness" are the two big reasons why children go wrong. "Too many children are taught that life is what you can get out of it for yourself," the Omaha Sher iff said. Pointing out that the cost of crime, some 16 billion dollars last year, is four times the am ount spent on education, Col lins explained that it costs every man, woman and child $8.66 every year. Former chief of the juvenile probation court in Douglas County, Collins emphasized the need for better home training. "Fingerprints on the wall at home are much better than fingerprints on the police blot ter, he said. He explained that by a well rounded home training, young sters will be brought up free from the blemishes of selfish ness and unhappiness which lead to crime. But Collins told the , Platts mouth Rotary group that they can be proud of the law enforce ment in Cass county. Citing Sheriff Tom Solomon, also a guest at the meeting, Collins said Solomon has one of the most efficient offices in the mid west. The word among the pris oners is to "stay out"' of Cass county, Collins said. Other guests, along with Col lins and Solomon were County Attorney Richard Peck, Deputy County Attorney James Begley. and County Judge Raymond J. Case. Joe Turning of Grand Island was a guest of C. C. Gir adot. John Vallery was also a guest. Rotarians were also introduced to Charles Dean, a new member of the organization, and heard a report of the recent honoring dinner held at Council Bluffs for International President H. J. Brunnier, as told by Stephen Davis. Sixty at Nehawka FHA Family Night Supper, Program Sixty parents and their fam ilies attended the Future Home makers of America family night covered dish supper and pro gram at Nehawka, on Monday, March 16. There was group sing ing and the Home Economics teacher, Mrs. Friedlei, Mr. Frie dlei and their son and daughter of Lincoln, gave a musical num ber. Dale and Ruth Bruns play ed the guitar and sang. Two films were shown. Janet Cook, Suzy Switzer, Judy Dodson, Ruth Bruns and Phyllis Switzer are working for their state degrees. These girls are planning to serve a meal for the Cass county men's teacher's association, March 25, for an other step to their degree. They also received credit for Family night.. The F. H. A. state con vention will be held in Lincoln at the Ag college on April 11. Phyllis Switzer News reporter for F. H. A. i Christian Endeavor At Murray Meets Sunday. Evening Murray Christian Endeavor met Sunday, March 22 at the United Presbyterian church at 7 p. m. To open the meeting songs were sung. The lesson. "How Jesus used the Scriptures" was given by Gary Rieke. The meeting was rallfd to order bv President Gary Rieke and roll call showed ; each member present answer ing with a verse from the scrip ture. Present were Rev. Val John son, Howard Hutchman, Mrs. George Rike, Phyllis, Gary and Lowell Rieke, Patty Johnson, Nancy and Janice Lancaster, Suzanne Eoedeker, David Read, Minnie Mae Hoschar and Lanny Vest. Minnie Mae Hoschar, news reporter. Journal Want Ads Pay! 2 13 PLATTSMOUTH SALE BARN Saturday, March 28th BLACK ANGUS BULLS, 12 and 13 months old. The;' are registered. VVHITEFACE STEERS AND HEIFERS, about 400 lbs. VVHITEFACE BULL from registered stock. These Whitefaces are from the Philpot herd. We are expecting a nice run of pigs, sows, and cattle for next Saturday, March 28th Plattsmouth Sole Barn Conley Bailey, who has been a patient at the Methodist hos pital in Omaha, returned home Wednesday. Arriving Monday from their home in Gander, Newfoundland, for a visit at the home of Mrs. Sophia Wolever, were Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Mendina and Pat ricia. Mr. Mendina is a brother of Mrs. Sophia Wolever. Spending a week end at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, with their son, Pvt. Merlyn Hodge, who is serv ing with the armed forces, were Mr. and Mrs. J. ,L. Hodge, and Miss Deloris Beins. Pvt. Hodge's address is US 55 327 324, Bat tery A. 1st FA PNG Bn, 1st PNG Grp., Fort Sill, Okla. Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Brendel and son of Plattsmouth and Mrs. Margaret Brendel of Mur ray were Sunday dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Brendel at Avoca. Jim Jacques, high school jun ior, returned to Plattsmouth Wednesday after undergoing surgery at an Omaha hospital last Saturday Edward Porter, seaman, is visiting here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Porter and friends. Seaman Porter recently returned to the States aboard the Bon Horn Richard, aircraft carrier fro mthe Pacific. In the service two years, he expects to be transferred from the carrier when returning? to active duty. Alice Hughson, 14. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hughson of Plattsmouth, appeared on the Talent Sprouts, television pro gram Wednesday. Miss Kughson, pupil of Mrs. Jean Lockin, per formed a hula dance on the pro gram. s Mrs. Ella Mocre of Shattuck, Okla nrrlvpd Mnnrinv tn visit her son. George Moore, a patient at umsna veterans nospuai, ana her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Geo. Mccre and family, and her brother, Roy Clark and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Stevens and Linda, and Mrs. Nellie Stev ens of Indianola, Nebr., have been visiting here with Mrs. Hattie Brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Brothers, and at the Paul Barker home in Nebraska City. Oliver Finnefrock. who has been ill for some time, is re portedly showing improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Allbee and Toby were recent guests at the Ernie King home in Thurman, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marshall and Earl Bruce of Chi cago, were also guests. Mr. Mar shall is a son of Mrs. King and nephew of Earl Allbee. The Carl Meisingers have moved here from Blair, Nebras ka, and are residing at 615 So. 9th street. Mrs. E. W. Harper was called to Valley, Virginia, by the death of her father, Cerio Hall. Max Bowman, a patient at St. Joseph hospital in Omaha un derwent surgery Wednesday, and J is reportedly getting along as j well as can be expected. I j A week end guest of Mrs. Har- i vey L. Gamer will be Miss Jessie Robertson of Lincoln. ; , ! Mrs. Harvpv L. Oamer will en- I tertain at dinner Fnaav for Mr. and Mrs. Milton Skielar of Om aha, who arc en route to Louisi ana on a vacation. a A puest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Collings in Omaha on Wednes day, was Mrs. Clem Woster. Mrs. Karl Grosshans was in Omaha on business Wednesday. $ ' Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lillie, Rita and Douglas of Wahoo have been visiting at the home of Mrs. Frank Lillie. Guests at the Conant Wiles home Sunday in Weeping Water were Mrs. James Quinnett, Sr., and Sgt. James Quinnett. Mrs. Dick March has return ed home from Kirksville, Mo., where she had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Johnston Canasta Club enjoyed an out ing In Omaha by spending the day at a dinner party and visiting. Attending were Mrs. Herbert Baumgart, Mrs. Walter Bryant, Mrs. Virgil Stander. Mrs. Tom Solomon, Mrs. R. F. Bren ; del and Mrs. Nasson Babbitt. i Know Your Candida) Recent guests at the Ernest Yenney home were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yenny of Norfolk, parents of Mr. Yenney, and Mrs. Burt Redmond and son, Roger, also of Norfolk. Mrs. Redmond, presi dent of the Girls Scout group in the Norfolk area, was en route to Kansas City to attend the national Girl Scouts conference, j I Mrs. Charles Attebery of Un ion was here Wednesday visit ing with friends. , A house guest at the F d Feldhousen nome is Mi- i. tha Olmsted of Tecum-r!:. Honored at a t a o'clock breakfast Sunday rooming at the home of Mr. rnd Mrs. Ward Schade, were Mr .md Mrs. Bulis Karr, Donald end I.cola of Den ver, Colo., who were week end Buests of relatives and friends here. Recent guests at the home of their mothers, Mrs. Frank Lillie and Mrs. Josephine Janda. were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lillie and Rose Marie of Spokane, Wash ington. They were en route to Washington, D. C, where Mr. Lillie has been transferred. They also visited at the Jim Albee home in Denver, former resi dents. Mrs. Allbee is a sister of Mr. Lillie. s Barbara Redington, Peggy Nelson, John Allen and Burton Gleason, students at Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa, were overnight guests at the Walter Gleason home Tuesday night. , The Misses Nelson and Redding- J ton and John Allen are members of the Iowa State concert band and appeared at a concert at Benson high in Omaha Tues day night. Attending the concert were Mrs. Walt Gleason. Burton Gleason, and Cliff Girardot. cat Guests of relatives here Sun day were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woster of Ashland. Attending the Cass County 8 & 40 Salon anniversary dinner and party at the 40 & 8 club rooms Monday night were Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gayer of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gobelman of Union, Mrs Helen John, Mrs. Mata Amick of Weeping Water and Miss Martha Olmstead of Tecumseh We'll make your jrfuw "fifte new V Replace wheel boxings and sand caps V Install new landsides, heels and shares V Adjust spring release hitch V Check beam alignment V Check landwheel lift V Steam-clean and repaint plow Here's what you can do You'll plow more acres per day and do a better job with a plow that works "like new." Your plow will run straight and turn even furrows at uniform depth. You get rid of excess draft due to wear. You'll add years to your plow's useful life. See us today and make a 5-Star service date for your plow. Dramatic Pupils Rate High at District Contest Two superiors, three excel lents, two goods and the best male actor those were the ac complishments of Plattsmouth entires in the district declama tory contest held at Peru last week. Dramatics Instructor Tru man Lytle has disclosed. Superior ratings went to Wen dell Friest, humorous reading; and Willard Christenson, inter pretive oratory. Excellent ratings went to Ro bert Back in original oratory and John Ahrens in discussion, along with the Plattsmouth one act play entry. Ella Mary Nielsen, poetry reading; and Tom Livingston, extemporaneous speaking, rated good. The top male actor award went to Gary Campbell of Plattsmouth for his performance in the one-act play "The Last Curtain." Midhael Shellenbar ger rated honorable mention in the balloting for best male ac tor. Other members of the cast were J. D. Drucker, Jackie Ras mussen, Lorna Nierste and Mary Lea Lutz. Mr. Lytle described the re sults as "very good" and ex pressed satisfaction in the per formances of his students. The Plattsmouth dramaticists com peted against students from Au burn, Falls City, Tecumseh and Nebraska City. Cass County One Of State's Top Seed Producers Cass county was one of the top counties in total acreage producing certified seed in 1952, according to C. R. Porter, certi fication manager of the Nebras ka Crop Improvement Associa tion. The county ranked 11th in the state with 1,046 acres. Porter said 4,523 acres were field inspected for certified seed production in Cheyenne county which led all Nebraska counties. Dundy county was second, as the western Nebraska counties, planting mostly wheat, led in total acreage. The nation's death toll from traffic accidents began the new year on a rising trend. In Jan uary, the National Safety Coun cil reported motor vehicle fatali ties of 2,840, increase of seven per cent over the 2,650 during January, 1952. IS CALENDAR 1 : PUT OUR 5-STAR SERVICE MANPOWER ON YOUR CROP PRODUCTION TEAM STITES Chicago Ave. FARM EQUIPMENT and TRUCK CO. -Phone 267 Thursday, March 26 The American Legion Auxili ary will hold their meeting at the 40 & 8 club at 8 p. m. on Thursday, March 26. Friday, March "7 Square and Circle Dance Club will meet at the Odd Fellows Hall Friday night at 8:30. Adonkan Council No. 5 will meet on Friday, March 27 at 8 p. m. at the Masonic Hall. Saturday, March 28 -: D. A. R. will meet at the home of Mrs. Harvey L. Gamer on Sat urday afternoon, March 28 at 3:30. Miss Jessie Robertson will be assistant hostess Wednesday, April 1 Womens Association of the Presbyterian church will meet at 2 o'clock Wednesday after noon, April 1 at the church. Circle Four will be hostess. State Employment Expands Service At Plattsmouth For convience of employers wishing to place orders for workers and for workers wish ing to make job applications. Sterling Siercks, interviewer of the Nebraska State Employ ment Service will be at the court house in Plattsmouth each Monday at 1:30 p. m. The Monday schedule is in addition to the Tuesday after noon and Friday schedule after 10 a. m. previously observed. nnouncement of the extra day in Plattsmouth is the second expansion of the Nebraska State Employment Service here in recent weeks. It marks a steady increase in activity of the ser vice in Plattsmouth. Glenn Noble, manager of the Nebraska State Employment Service in this area with head quarters at Nebraska City an nounced the expanded service. About a month aeo the service added the Tuesday activities to its schedule in Plattsmouth. It had previously been operated here only on Fridays. Alexander Seeks Liquor License Application of Earl Alexander for a Class C liquor license at 516 Main street has been refer red to the license committee of the city council. The application was referred to the committee, headed by Les Hutchinson, during the council's regular, Monday night meeting. . . Alexander, 35-year-old former Omaha tavern operator, has aed for a license for operation of the tavern now operated by Art Reimer. The tavern was re cently closed for 3G days on a mission th 6tatc IiqUor COm Hparincr nn i . . u i T7 u" nexanaer s aoyu- cation will be held by the coun- I on ApriM?6 venlaT meeting Fourteen Enter Band Clinic at Peru Saturday Fourteen Plattsmouth high school students will participate in the Peru College band clinic on the Peru campus on Satur day, March 23. They'l be among some 200 selected high school musicians representing 23 south west Nebraska high schools. Participating from Platts mouth will be Wendell Friest, Tom Zastera, Jon Schuetz, Wil lard Christenson, Mike Shellen barger, Bette Janecek, Tom Conis. Kenneth Meisinger, Shir ley Strough, Dick Beverage, Terry Ernst, Jerome Shellenbar ger, Jim Markham and Dick Glaze. The clinic will be conducted in much the same manner as in previous years. Forenoon and afternoon sessions will be given over to group and mass re hearsals and the huge band will present a free public concert in the college auditorium at 8 p. m. Guest conductor and clinic instructor will be Frank A. Pier sol nationally known leader of the 100-piece Iowa State Col lege marching band. Registration will begin at 7:45 a. m. with rehearsals starting promptly at 9 a. m. Social hour for students will be held at Del zell hall at 4:30 p. m. Weeping Water County Officers Are Selected County officers of Boys and Girls County Government have been selected at Weeping Water and submitted to Richard Peck for participating in the county wide event on April 8 at Platts mouth. The school is the second to name its county officers. Av oca was the first school to sub mit the names to Peck. . Weeping Water representatives will be: Joanne Bender, public welfare director; Joan Norris, commis sioner; Raymond Horn, county judge; Arthur C. Plunkett, coun ty surveyor; Bill Everett, county clerk; Robert C. Betts, county sheriff; Janet Betts, county as sessor; Jask Holt, county attor ney; Nancy Bickford, regis ter of deeds; Betty Burgen, county treasurer; Shirley Erhart, clerk of the district court; and Jimmy Lee Stock, county super intendent , of schools. Boys and Girls County Govern ment Day will bring together students from each of the 11 Cass county high schools. The all-day event wilMeature special sessions for students selected to the individual county offices, and combined sessions at which students will be instructed m county government activities. A noon luncheon will be given for the students. With farm prices takir. a ter rific decline during tie past few months and cat io carrying the big end of the lots, we're amazed at the attitude of a majority of Cass coamy farmers. Many of these individuals have taken a terrific beating, and yet, they ?x me up smiling. We'll tak3 our hats off to cat tle feeders of Cass county. How con? f them can take the drub bing they have during the past cie oi months and not give rut with a "Yelp for Help" is beyond our comprehension. Vis iting with several of them here in Plattsmouth and over the county, nearly to a man, are looking on the bright side and look for things to pick up "in the spring." But, the big surprise we re ceived was Wednesday when two of the largest feeders in the county informed us that they thought prices were just about right at present and hoped they stayed there. Sure they are tak ing a loss, but they're convinced it had to come some time and start somewhere and it had just as well be here. If they are happy over conditions, then housewives of this great agricultural section of the USA need not be "sneaky" at being hilarious with T-bones at 69 cents. Emil Wurl writes from North Platte and renews his subscrip tion to The Journal this week. He bids his friends with greet ings of the season and tells us how much he enjoys the news from home. He still has his geography twisted when he wants that "Thayer County" girl we married to accept his "hello." WTe want Emil to get this straight that gal was un fortunate enough to come into this world from that section of the USA dedicated to Fred Rea bordering Nebraska on the south. Thayer county just wouldn't like this they tolerate 'em, but they won't accept them. Cass county commissioners and Assessor Giles are still at sea re garding the tax bill that will be presented to county residents on the 1953 assessments under Ne braska's new 50 per cent law, but they are leaving no stone unturned in attempting to right what appears to be a big mis take by sponsors of this bill. Going to Lincoln the first of the week, these officials conferred with the tax commissioner and several legislators, but still came up with little more information than they carried to Lincoln with them. However, it was agreed that a representative of the state tax commission would be in Plattsmouth Friday to check some assessments com piled. From the information this writer can get. one glance shows conclusively that Cass county has a valuation problem on its hands that will not appeal to property owners. It is a most serious matter and one that won't wait. We could suggest ll:t Nebraska legislators drop all their activities regarding sal ary increases, pension plans, bills to prohibit advertising of eye glasses, liquor, and a few others we could name, and spend their time on straightening out this tax mess but we won't. We do not like to offend. A good example of how NOT to "Win Friends and Influence People" is being demonstrated here this week by Omaha Unions when they put the screws on Plattsmouth's school improve ment program. The contractor was informed Tuesday that this will be a union job or else and that else means that Platts mouth's workmen, the boys who will be helping pay for this im provement over the next 30 years,, won't be able to partici pate in the fruits of this con struction job by being on the payroll. Korshoj Construction Co., con tractors of the job, intended to give local men first opportunity on all jobs and have been pro ceeding accordingly. That, in our estimation, is as it should be. But, Omaha Unions believe otherwise. The contractor was informed that unless common labor was organized and the unions got their cut, union skilled help would not be allowed to work when it came time to erect steel and masonry. What the outcome will be is anybody's guess as this is being written. Armored cars may be needed here for union bosses if they make it stick. A native cf Plattsmouth and carpenter hee for over 30 years. that's Herman Tiekotter, school board encumbent seeking re election at the April 7 city el- , ecticn. ! Tiekotter was bom and reared fat Hattsmouth and has spent, the entire 47 years of his lite in the community. Ncaring the end of his first three-year term on the board of education, Tiekotter is one of two candidates seeking re-election. Born at Plattsmouth on Oct ober 3. 1905, he graduated from Plattsmouth high school and then joined his father in the carpenter's trade. Following his father's death, he continued in the trade and has been in the building business here for more than 30 years. Tiekotter served a two-year term on the city council several years ago under the old five ward plan and was elected to the board of education three years ago. Tiekotter is also a member of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce. He was married to the former Mabel Sullivan and is the father of one child, a daughter, Janet, now teaching at Lincoln. Miss Tiekotter is a graduate of the 1 Herman TiekJ also of Wesleyan uni , As a member of ti education Tiekotter mental in establ school building progr; has been of special to the board m buildings in good rej The TieKotters re Plattsmouth high school and j North 11th street. Mayor Pledges Continued Support Of Safety Drive In a resolution Tuesday nighf. the Plattsmouth Parent-Teachers Association extended its thanks to Mayor Clement Wos ter and Councilmen for their quick response in following up recommendations of the associa tion in a school safety campaign. The resolution, addressed to the city council, reads: "The members of the Platts mouth PTA wish to offer a vote of thanks to the Mayor and the City Council for their whole hearted cooperation in the re cent safety measures put into effect to insure greater protec tion for school children. A con tinuing program aimed at safety for children on the streets at all times is earnestly desired." Commenting on the resolution today. Mayor Clement Woster said that "the city will continue to do its part to insure the safety of our young citizens." He cited the Parent-Teachers group for taking an affirmative step in seeking greater safety conditions on approaches to schools and for aiding the city in bringing the importance of the issue before the motoring public. It is one of the few instances that a civic group has taken the time to show that they do appreciate the city's efforts, the Mayor said. Liquor Licenses Approved for 1! Plattsmouth City Council on Monday night approved appli cations of 11 local establish ments for liquor licenses and has recommended to the state liquor commission that licenses be granted. ouuntu approval was given on the applications of George Conis, Harry Albin, Ralph Timm, Elmer Wurtele, Eagles Lodge, Ernie Schultz, Joe Kruntorad, Phil Haldeman, V. F. W. Club, 40 & 8 and Donald McLaughlin' All currenty hold licenses. A resolution anDrovin? thp applications was adopted by the Final Rites f Frank Taylo Held Safurd Funeral services v. the Methodist chun on Saturday for Fra lor, who died last W an accidental gun apparently received tempted to cross a ; Rev. Leslie Drake c the final rites and ; were Wayne Kinney," el, Donald Skinner, nock, Elmer Roseno Hanson. Mr. Taylor diea a hospital without reg sciousness after beir the hospital Tuesda found near a fence d by neighbors. Mr. Taylor 61, had the Alvo and Wee communities for mai was a farmer. Surviving are his ane; three brothers. Manhatton, Kansas, aivo and Oliver South Dakota; and t Miss Mary Taylor I Florence Taylor of d Mrs. Elizabeth Goch Bernardino, Californ: Burial was at Oak1 tery with Hobson Fu of Weeping Water in of the 50 per cent assessment law. What a comfort that is We are in the for all grades c Current Pri 45 . 50 g Phone 3197 4 RRF fJiMfwAiiji ii 1 .TCllffTOl; "1 i 'ft if A H J Top Price Clean, Bright R. Q A card from Searl Davis at Bradenton. Florida, where he and Mrs. Davis have been sun ning themselves for the past several weeks, informs us that they plan continuing on to Cuba to check ud on a few of those tales we attempted to tell in the columns of The Journal re cently. We're sure Searl and his wife will enjoy it as much as we did. However, we trust he'll allow a newspaperman, who doesn't get to go much, leeway in his enthusiam m describing ! this historical country. " 1 ! has ruled that real estate owners must be notified of any in creased valuation of their di'od- erty even though the assessed M value does not change as a result 1 ti'Mm i if ? i mt .... - -4--vufc.-ifcj6(x. CI .Walo YOUR CORNER DRUG STORE 5-5 y 5th & Main Ptf rrnirf