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... 4;. . t "- I ' t ' V- y 4 9- s CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PLAWSMOTTTIH JdDQJlRNAQ- PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 73 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1954 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 13 , . - - .-? ' . v - . . . T " " . L. i . V . l' ? i w ' ' Looms ByiBdlioig education Set For Jamudirv 19 Dedication activities of the Lions Building, corner of 4th and Main, now in the final stages of remodeling, has been set for January 19, 1954. Announcement of the dedication program was made Tuesdav night at the regu lar meeting of the Plattsmouth Lions Club by president X. W. McKee. The dedication will be snort program and tours of the building. An estimated 225 diners, including local club sponsors and visiting Lions from throughout the eastern Nebraska area are ex pected for the event. Mrs L. Becker, Native Here, Dies Thursday nri ii i y ecK,er' "aV,!e and hlelone resident of the Plattsmouth community, died at Doctor's hospital in Omaha early Thursday morning, January 7, --' I following a long illness. She was C0 years old. Born on a farm west of Platts mouth on October 144 1893, she was the daughter of John and Nettie Holschuh Hirz. She was married in 1930 at Wahoo to Philip T. Becker, who died in 1939 at Plattsmouth. A registered nurse, Mrs. Beck- er was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed ' church and Home Chapter No. 129, Order of Eastern Star. Surviving is a brother, Fred of Plattsmouth. Preceding her in -death besides her husband were her parents, and a brother, William. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon. January 9, at two o'clock at Sattler Funeral Home with Rev. G. E. Seybold, pastor of St. Paul's church, of ficiating. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p. m. on Friday afternoon, and evening. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery. Sattler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Commissioners Consider Road Work With State Commissioners W. F. Nolte of Plattsmouth, Herman Borne meier of Elmwood. and Ray Norris of Weeping Water, along with County Surveyor Glenn Johnson attended a conference with state highway department officials Wednesday to seek to workout a suitable secondary road proposal for Cass county. A tour of the county will be held next week by state officials and the county commissioners to inspect roads which the county seeks to have included in the secondary road system. Also sitting in on the confer ence were two representatives of the Tri-counties association from the Talmage area. Dimes Drive Events Slated; Helpers Named Mrs. Don Wall, chairman of the March of Dimes drive at Plattsmouth today named oth er officers of the local commit tee aloni? with several local or ganizations that will join in the Dimes campaign. Committee officers are Mrs. Don Williams, secretary; Orville Julian, treasurer: Mrs Sonbia Wolever, publicity; Mrs. Perry Duigman. rural chairman; and Mrsi John O'Hare, assistant to Mrs. Wall. Groups taking over drive ac tivities Include V. F. W. Aux iliary. Mrs. Roy Aylor, chair man. coin boxes: Rotary, March of Dimes board; Eiele Lodge, corn collection; theatre collec tion. 3 & 40; schools, Parent Teachers Association, Al Fair field, chairman- city collection Fire denartment; smorgasbord, Junior Woman's Club; mother's march, American Legion auxiu nrv Other activities will be nounced. Sav Is Installed At Ltjmbcr Yard A new skill saw has been add ed to enuinment of the Platts mouth Lumber Comnany to aid in preparing lumber to specifi citn. The saw has been in stalled In a knotty pine enclo sure and will be used for cut tine lumber to the desired di mension. The saw cuts at an gles rips, cross cut and any r umber of ruts to meet specifi cations of the buyer. journal Want Ads Pay! ml featured by a 6:30 dinner, Climax to months of prepar ation and extensive remodeling, the dedication dinner and pro gram will mark, the opening ox : the building to public activities ! in Plattsmouth. The dedication ! will be conducted by the Platts- I mouth Lions club in cooperation I with the Plattsmouth Recrea- j tion Corporation and other local in readying the building. J . .r . a nrrA -y- r n t ! rt T r irnyT iii itiiip,t:xiic;iio iui (,iicr event will be conducted by a commit- tee comprised of Fred Feldhous- ti r.. xr iit ri 1 n ' nLri- Rn1ir1 w Q Storv. Dick March. Bill Babbitt i land Harry Cane. Local ticket ! sales will be conducted by Chris , Rnlin nnri Rill Rnhhit.t. whilp i Ray Story and Dich March will handle out of town sales. Delivery of chairs and tables later this week, arrival of dish es and utensils; plus purchase of drapes by the Plattsmouth Junior Woman's club, have moved progress ef the building well along toward completion. Wall cabinets are being con structed in the kitchen, rest rooms are being completed, and painting is now underway. A tile floor will be laid and block ; ceiling installed when decorat ing is near completion. Tickets for the dinner event now on sale will be marketed at $2.50 a plate and the Band Parents club and Plattsmouth high school band will have charge of preparing and serving the dinner. During the meeting Tuesday night, Lions club members also approved appointment of a "fun for the club" committee headed by Albin Chovanec. Other com mittee members, who will seek plans for fun activities by club members and their families are Fred Feldhousen, Tom Solomon, K. W. Grosshans and Wm. Floyd. 3-Act Play To Boost Polio Fund Drive A three-act comedy will be presented here during the com ing month for the benefit of the March of Dimes, according to announcement today by Mrs. Don Wall, chairman of the Plattsmouth March of Dimes drive. The play, directed by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reade, who claim 20 years experience in show business, will be presented some- time during the coming month. Persons with dramatic ability or experience in dramatics, are asked to try out for the cast on Tuesdav evening. January n. Try outs will be held at Smith's m i r r X. ciotning store irom i p.m. lojwm De interesting, ivir. now 8:30 n.m. Three iudsres will se- schultz explained, "to see the lect the cast. Tickets will go on sale in the Hear iulUlC. . Subscribe to The Journal otorists mm M vO. Waiting their chance to pay 1953 and 1954 motor vehicle taxes and receive their 1954 auto license plates are these six men and two women, mostly from out in the county. Tax notices in hand, they headed the line at County Treasurer M. N. Tucker's office Tuesday morning. In line are Jesse Jorgensen of Murray? Geor&e Jorgen- Air Force Lists Jim Alkire as Presumed Dead First Lt. Jimmie A. Alkire of Plattsmouth is one of five Ne braskans listed by the Air Force as '"missing and presumed dead."' His wife, Mrs. Mary Jo Alkire, the former Mary Jo Rebal; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Alkire were informed of the Air Force action. Lt. Alkire was reported miss ing nearly a year ago soon after going to the Korean area. A jet fighter pilot, he was reported to have been downed behind the North Korean lines while bitter fighting was still in progress in the Korean war. He is the second countian in the past two weeks to be listed among the dead, alter previ- ously having been listed as "missing in action." Ronald ; Bradley of Murray was listed j late last week by the defense J department as "'presumed dead." i The Air Force list was made I public Wednesday after the next I The Defense Department was 1 wi 4 4n ,.,v, i ----- ; men died but "in view of the . lapse of time without informa- tinn t r ctmnnrf q fnntinuprt nre iiiiiiiiir- III I r I I W I in I 1 tji niw L ir suniDtion of survival" it has listed the men dead as of De- cember 31. 1953. . AiKire graauaiea irom Plattsmouth high school, at- tended the University of Ne braska and was commissioned a jet pilot late in 1952. He went overseas soon after receiving his commission and shortly after his marriage. $76,504 Suit Filed Against Merritt Beach Howard Shcehigh, through his father John, has filed petition j in Cass district court asking damages amounting to $76,504.65 from Merritt Beach. In his petition, the 17-year- old Omahan, charges that thru ! a c;nttJ tfl carelessness and negligence onikVOCan nneu jw the part of the company's man agement and employees, he suf fered severe injuries when he dived into the water at the beach last spring. Shoehigh's petition alleges that on May 26, 1953 he dove into two feet of water at the beach and struck his head. .His injuries included an injury to his spinal cord that caused com plete paralysis from the neck down. The petition charges that the beach management failed to properly mark the depths of water. In asking for the $76,000 dam ages, he listed medical expenses to date at over $1,500. The 17-year-old had graduated from high school last spring. Howschultz Will Stock Herefords on Spring-fed Farm E. E. Howschultz. owner of iOakmount Farms at Plattsmouth hae announced purchase of the George Bax farm two miles south of town. Howschultz said the farm will be repaired and stocked with j white face Hereford cattle. "It 1 ill t I A. A.1 f TT cattle grazing on the farm which is entirely fed by spring water.' oaic ui inc lauii waj iiaimicu through Stephen Davis, locai I realtor. I C-.l V.A fn.m r. VirtwHlflH Line Up to Pay Tax 4 - fV D W 1 aew Years Leads Contest Entries A new name moved into th2 lead in the Plattsmouth Journal ( hnhv rrmfpsf this mapIt witH rp. I port of the birth of a daughter oid iSter iliexie lulu'cai on January 1 to Mr. and Mrs. ,!thei S emSoved at the Dale Steinkamp of Louisville. j A.er0f"Tctme5S The new leader, born just 13 ! Pant at Louisville, hours and three minutes after; Farlv,;pnripr in tbp hqhv rnn the start of 1954, tipped the u,ct i? Zt if? scale at 8 pounds. She is Jane j 4Mer S Mr and Mrf L?o entrance at 1:03 p.m. on New j fK f( ;pital One thing appears certain the 1954 first baby contest win ner will be a girl. In fact girls have cornered the contest mar ket this year, just as they had done the past two years. Miss Steinkamp, now one week ; old, is tne granddaughter of Mr. ; and Mrs. Herb Mason of Louis-; ville and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stein- ! kamp of Weeping Water. Her mother was formerly Audrey Ann Mason. , Jane Marie, who returned to her Louisville home from the hospital Tuesday, will have plenty of company in her new surroundings. The company will Journal Named Official Paper For Cass County The Plattsmouth Journal has been named official publication for Cass County. Official designation was given the Journal by the board of county commis sioners at their regular meeting here Tuesday. As the official county newspaper the Journal will publish all legals for the county, plus proceedings of the board of commissioners. The Journal was also offi cial newspaper for the coun ty in 1953 and for several years previously. "Just Kidding" Pica Ignored; A "just kidding" plea by an Avoca man failed to sway an Omaha Judge early this week, j and the Avocan was fined $50 and costs on a vagrancy charge. Ernest Rohlfs, 30, of Avoca re portedly now residing at Omaha, told Judge Patrick Lynch in the Omaha court that he was "only kidding" in the robbery threat of a cab driver at Omaha Mon day niht. Rohlfs had admitted asking the cabbie for $10 but denied Vncnitol of rkrvioV.o j T HVdl tl any threat was used. The cab! Plattsmouth board of educa driver drove at hish speed to tion temporarily xstponed its jthe police station to report the threat. Lower Court Finds Omahan Guilty of Breaking. Entering t j o, t r-oca frmnri'with a iacuity committee to sees Judge Raymond J case found t h sal proDlem. Mary Helen Boylan Mi ler guilty jE , t from lh state oVganiza- of breaking and entering when' g expected D the middle she was arraigned m county . f tnL montn court at preliminary hearing on ; Tng . presented to the .he charge Wednesday morning board th b MelvIn D The . Judee ; found I her euutv of,M R chairman of the lo- breaking and enten the office j f R- association. of Dr. R. R. Anderson at Ne-, studies by the state educa hawka last April 2 The Oma- ti d tn t t bU han was bound over to district i t tio department a be furtU fohei??idnnTLiH Uieved to include conclusive leased after wsting $i 000 bond. one was cnarcu wmi uicaiv - in- into the Nehawka doctor's UfVe along with two omana Imn.i jnitu, i 1 Journal Want Ads Pay! "CT1 I rs' sen of Murray; Art Box of Ashland; Esther Tefft of Weeping Water; Earl Becker and Chester Ruth of Plattsmouth; George Buell of Murdock and Delia Wiles of Weeping Water. One step ahead of the group, but out of the picture at left, were Herman Bose of Avoca and W. A. Chan cellor of Plattsmouth. Journal Photo. Baby uay Ua w.. s;. . '1UVJUCU u- aiA-jcai- old smouth. She was three days alter itered the world. Entries in the contest will con tinue to be received until Jan uary 15 when the winner will be announced through the Journal. The first baby of 1954 has awaiting her. a variety of gifts j to hf nrpsentpri hv P'.nfft.r.'oiith merchants. The cooperating merchants will present the gilts to the child's parents after the januarv 15 riatp Entries must bear the sigao ture of the attending physician the d:tte. houi. and minute of birth. A birth registration is best suited for official entry. Only other restriction is thai pa- rents of the child must be 631- cents of Cass county 2 Grass Fires Unusual for Mid-Winter Small fires in the community during the past two days indi cates that abnormal weather is making practically everything unusual. The Plattsmouth volunteer fire department answered two calls Tuesday to battle grass fires. First during the day was a widespread fire west of the new Valley View addition. The fire there apparently spread for sev eral hours before the fire de partment was called. Corn fields and grassed areas were charred as the grass fire spread over many acres. At midafternoon the depart ment was called to the Ray Larson home on North 4th, street where fire threatened tc? spread t-oughout a wooded slope area. Urass fires for January, are uncommon in themselves, and two in one day should make some kind of a record. Board Delays Salary Study For Teachers . plans to consider a salary sched- uie ior teacners nere unui aiter it receives a report of the study being; conducted by the Ne braska Education Association and the state department of public instruction. The board, however, has set a temporary date of January 25 at which time the board will meet , t . f . rnmmroWa cola cv,ori K month nrpvimisiv I J Farm Families Guests Friday Of Stander's Farm families throughout the Plattsmouth trade territory will be guests of Stander Implement Company Friday afternoon for entertainment and educational films, along with a free lunch eon. It will mark the annual John ! Deere day program by the im- plement company here. Activities will include a series of motion pictures at Cass The atre starting at 1:30 on Janu ary 8. Featured among the films will be "Mr. Christmas," the story of a small town's cen tennial celebration. Hugh Stander, Jr., implement company head, has sent invita tions to farmers from through out this area to attend the aft- ; ernoon implement program. The I program is open to all farm i families and tickets may still ; be obtained at Stander Imple ment Company oflice on south 3rd street. GRANDMOTHER DIES Mrs. Plina Sims, grandmother of Mrs. Louis Amato of Platts mouth, died at Omaha on Wed nesday, January 6. Funeral services will be held at Omaha on Friday. A Takes As D)ejKflirftmeinift Chamber Members Reminded of Annual Meeting Tonight Chamber o f Commerce members were issued a final reminder today of the im portant annual meeting: of the Chamber tonight, Thurs day. The dinner meeting: will be held at the Plattsmouth Hotel dining: room at 6:30. A business meeting, includ ing: election of officers, dis cussion of the 1954 program and a review of 1S53 activi ties will be other features. Chamber members unable to attend the dinner are in vited to attend the business meeting which will follow at about 7:45 at the hotel. Buses To Transport Music Students Plattsmouth board of educa tion has authorized Supt. T. I. Friest to seek bids for transpor tation of the Plattsmouth high school band and chorus to two conference meetings in Febru ary. ' The musicians will compete in a band clinic at Wahoo and a choral clinic at Blair during the month. Final Payment On Schools Is Withheld Reouest of Korshoi Construc tion Company for $87,000 as fin al navment on the three new Plottsmouth elementary school buildings and the hi?h school remodeline was tentatively post poned bv the Platmoutp hoard of education Monday night. The board delayed payment until a number of minor, proi ects at each of the schools meets approval of the architects and the board. Architects Clark z Enersen of Lincoln were here last week end and conducted a tour of the buildings at which time a list of uncompleted or unsatisfac tory jobs was made. For the most part, thev are minor jobs or oroiects that are still not complete to the board's satis faction. A check showed that $288,000 had already been pnid to the contractor on the schools, in cluding early estimates on the hi"h c'hool addition. In discussing the building pro gram, the board generally felt that, the high school addition is moving alone well, although they can see no chance of using the building until verv late in the soring, possibly for commence ment. Little hope remains for com nleting the basketball season on the new court, and the board Monday expressed some dis couragement over shipments of basketball goals. Court House Bernard N. Hunt was fined $15 and costs in county court Tues day after he pleaded guilty to a charge of speeding. Cecil M. Cannon was fined $44 and costs in county court on a charae of overweight on ca pacity plates. Jesuits of Free Bridge Program Are Outlined More than 8.003 Iowa cars crossed the Missouri river bridge .,.,, x at. Pisttsmnntv rinrinrr iQV un-! Mills county, Iowa. Other casts. der a free bridge program spon - sored by the Plattsmouth Busi - ness Men's Ad Club in coooera- tion with local merchants. Hie figures were told at a meeting of the group Wednesday noon to discuss the program, Average weekly crossing was 154 cars for the year, with 167 cars using the gift each Satur- oav nigni during me last tnreeip3Te. months of the year. Total for While no actual return was the year was 8,036 vehicles. available, the dozen merchants Traffic under the free bridge : at the meeting favored contin program was outlined by Fred uation of the free bridge pro Feldhousen, president of the Ad gram. Club. i President Feldhousen was em- Costs of the project were told powered to appoint committees by Frank Biles, treasurer. To- as may be renuired for solieit tal expenses for the program' iner memberships for the coming were $2,454.30, with $2,320 of year. The proeram will gener. the total being paid to the ally be operated the same as in Plattsmouth Bridge Company. 1953. although various sugjres for free crossing of cars each tions were considered by the Saturday from Fremont and group. New officers assumed duties with the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department Tuesday night at the depart ment's regular monthly meeting, which was highlighted with discussion of plans for completing the unit's new club and training'room. Darl B. Ashbaugh, president for the past year, started his second term as head of the department, while Herb Minor remained in the vice president's job. Other holdover administrative officers are John Svoboda, sec retary; and Adolph Koubek, treasurer. . Biggest change in depart- ment personnel came as Sam I j 4 i fi - r i Sam Arn Darl Ashbaugh BILLS ALLOWED Bills allowed by the Platts mouth board of education Mon day night totaled $1,604.30. Big gest whack went to the Gas Company with a $508.09 bill fori December. Electricity cost the schools $234.46. 1 according to Biles, were $120 for, ; collecting dues and $14.30 for i advertising ano supplies ' Collections durinsr the same -period fell $188.30 short of ex-' n e n s e s. Collections totalled 2.266. Biles explained that, ?ome merchants dropped out in ?he middle of the year, while several others failed to nartici- l , V ' ' i Lao' ' s 5 I lT'!f"'4i''Sl I - ' I L "' ' " '- ; " " 1 ' Herb Minor ffie CGuo Arn took over the Fire Chief s job, succeeding Ray Wiysel. Wly sel had served as chief since the death of the late Henry Do nat. The department extended'eon gratulations to Wiysel for his activities in the department during his tenure as chief and cited him particularly for his efforts to stress department training activities. In taking over the chief's job, Arn hinted that the training program would be stepped up during the coming year. Coi -p.'ftion of the department's club and training room will play un ' important part in those activ i;ies. He pointed out that films will be added to .ic.ual training procedure of the fiepartment. Carl J. Schneider is first as-" sistant chief and Louie Swoboda is second assistant chief. Other department officers are A. W. Huebner, first driver; Wlt Bryant, second driver; and Leo Ifohman, third driver; Hatjh Stander, jr., chemical man; and Harry Cane, hook and ladder In taking over the , reins of the department for a second year, Ashbaugh cited the de partment for its activities dur ing his first term. The inspec tion of the Plattsmouth business district, conducted by a special coiumitte to continue the committee headed by Ernest Yenney drew praise fro mthe department president, and he renamed the committee to con tinue the inspection during the coming year. Interest at the meeting was centered on completion of the department training room. The room has been plastered and ; now needs a ceiling, floor and wan panning, cnairs nave ween purchased by the department and a few more pieces of furni ture are being sought. Progress in the remodeling was told by Wm. Schmidtmann. chairman of a special committee. Standing committees from last year were also renamed to car ry on during the coming year, and department members briefly considered plans for their an nual Wives party. Tcnnants Move To Louisville Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Tennant have moved to Louisville from their farm near Louisville. The Tennants recently purchased a house from Dale Stinekamp. i Mrs. Tennant is correspondent for the Journal and writes the Glendale news. Conis, Friest To . Attend Meeting George Conis has been named official delegate of the Platts mouth board of education to the s.ate School Board's Association convention at Kearney on Janu ary 19. C"is and Superintendent T. I. Friest plan to attend the j Woman's Sixth Child Born on Way to Hospital The New Year is off te an eyfntful start for the J. Lrdtettr family, recently arrived in Plattsmouth from LafavetUTille, Arkansas. Climax to the new year came Wednesday, hoiferer, when Mrs. Ledbettr save birth to a son in a Caldwell Iinder ambulance en route to an Omaha hospital. Mother and babv are do .inr fine at Methodist hospi tal in Omaha todar, and Mr. Ledbettr and Al Under, ambulance driver, who helped deliver the infant are aA said to be recovering well. The Ledbettr family ar rived here Tuesday to make their home and spent the nifht at the home of Mrs. Mary May Troop. Mr. Led bettr is employed by Cata lytic Construction company at the Allied Plant north of Plattsmouth, Tb f firmer Arkajnj have fiv other children. I I ! i