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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
SIX PACES
PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1954
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
NUMBER 20
CASS COUNTY'S
GREATEST
NEWSPAPER
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Special rehearsals and arrangements for the Platts
mouth high school bands series of concerts are now under
way, according to Melvin McKenney, local high school
band director. The band will present two special pro
grams on February 22 and February 24 in a fund 'rais
ing program for their trip to Oklahoma in May.
Tickets at $1 adults and $.50 children each are now on
sale by band members for those two presentations, which
will be presented at the Lions Community Building.
Ticket sales for each of the
Bad Luck Hits
Brown Family
At Greenwood
Vhe bad luck strikes the Har- ditional programs will be pre
ry L. Brown, family of Green- ' rented if the need is found. If
wood, it strikes with venereance. necessary one or two more pro
All members of the ill-fated grams would be given he ex
family were horpitalized Wed- ( plained.
neday after their car crashed The musical programs, part of
into a brii?e east of Ashland, an "Oklahoma Band Wagon"
and three hours later their six- fund raising: campaign launched
rotm house at Greenwood burn- in December, are designed to
ed to the ground. present the various small band
Mr. Brown and his seventeen- : groups, along with vocal selec-year-old
daughter, Dorothy, J tions. Small groups will be fea-u-re
released from the hospital tured in the programs, according
after observation Thursday, j to the band director,
however, Mrs. Brown and three! Funds obtained through the
vounger children. William, 11; ticket sales will go toward the
Barbara 5; and Judith 6, were bands $2,000 goal for making
held ever. i the trip to Enid, Oklahoma next
Mrs. Brown was the most se- May to participate in a 13-state
riously injured suffering a com- J midwest band clinic. The trip
pound fracture of the right foot has been authorized by the
and various cuts and bruises. ; board of education and by the
The three children suffered se- Band Parents Club,
vere cuts and bruises. The series of musical pro-
The 5 a. m. fire which destroy- grams is backed by the joint ef
td the Brown home was discov- forts of a dozen civic clubs, who
(red by Harmon Miller who call- conducted a fund campaign in
ed the Greenwood fire depart- December when "Oklahoma
menr. Firemen however were Band Wagon" sponsor tickets
unable to salvage anything; from
the house.
Damage to the house, owned
by Emil J. Meisinger, was esti
mated at $3,500. Loss from
household articles was not esti
mated. C. H. Gray,
Resident Here
18 Years, Dies
Clifford Hall Gray, resident of
Plattsmouth for 18 years, died
at St. Catherine's hospital at
Omaha on Friday morning, Jan
uary 23, following a six month
illness. He was 67 years old.
Born at Tabor, la., on October
20, 1S85, he was the son of Wil
liam S. and Nellie Meyers. He
was married December 24, 1908,
at Nebraska City to Jennie Gar
rean. A retired farmer, he resided at
L To -Uiiiiiis fiauo
mouth 18 years ago he was a
member of the Christian church j
and was baptized at the church
at Tabcr on October 23, 1923.
Surviving are his wife, Jennie, !
of Plattsmouth; five daughters, : TnrcHnv Nihl
Mrs. Violet Morehead of Repub- I 1 -Uty
lie, Kansas; Mrs. Nellie Kramer
Kramer Una'dlllTind j BUes' f
T JnU Alhrf f'pv Sd I All wttetes remaining in the
one son Albert E. Gray of Ve-istore win De auctioned Tuesday
nice. Lain. j night. Biles said the Thursday
Also surviving are three - nlght aucti0n was very success
brothers. Albert of Thurman, la., j fUi
Oliver and Frank of Saskatche- i '
wan, Canada; and a sister, Mrs.
Mildred Johnson, also of Can
ada; and 15 grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon, February 1 at
Caldweil-Linder Funeral Home
with Rev. J. W. Taenzler of Om
aha officiating. Burial was at
Oak Hill cemetery at Platts
mouth. Visiting hours were held
Sunday afternoon and evening.
Caldweil-Linder Funeral Home
oi Plattsmouth was in charge of
arrangements.
State Tax From
Cass County Drops
Over $64,000
Cass countians are paying $64,
241 less this year toward the
state government than a year
ago in property taxes, according
to a study of the Nebraska Citi
zens Council. That is a drop of
17.2 per cent with a drop from
$372,455 to $308,245.
The decrease in Cass county
was 26:h in per cent among the
73 counties which will pay less
taxes to the state government in
paying their 1S53 taxes.
Countians are paying 694
mills on each one dollar of valu
ation to the state. That's $8.94
on each $1,000. A year ago the
state mill levy for'Cass county
was 3.30 mills. The levy ranks
the county 43rd among the 93
counties in Nebraska.
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g; Tickets
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two nights are limited to aoout
300 Mr. McKenney said today in
reporting that sales are going
well. The tickets may be pur
chased from, any band member
from now until the sales ex
pire. Since the sale of tickets for
an individual night are limited,
MrKpnnpv nointed out that ad-
were sold
McKenney said today that the
band would be happy to have to
give more than the two concerts
now planned. Sale of tickets, it
successful enough, could neces
sitate three or possibly even four
concerts.
He ulso explained that lack of
facilities at the high school
make it difficult for the music
department to present its usual
mid-wi nter concert and that
therefore the series of programs
will be two-fold. They'll not
only be fund raising, but will
also replace the annual winter
program. McKenney explained.
$20 Bill in March
of Dimes Coin Box
Believed Largest
A $20 bill in the March of
Dimes coin container at Biles
Paint Store is undoubtedly the
largest single contribution col
lected in this manner in the cur
rent March of Dimes campaign.
The bill was deposited in the
container by Elmer Kapperman,
Tesident cf Hillcrest Hc-me near
PlaUsmouth.
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AUCtlOn diarca
A second auction will be held
Tuesday night, February 2, at
Baseball
One of Plattsmouth's famed
all-time baseball players and one
of South Omaha's immortal ath
letes was given recognition two
weeks ago and admitted in the
South Side Spavs' Hall of Fame.
Andrew J. Graves, widely
known baseball pitcher who died
in 1951 at the age of 75, was
chosen to receive the club's first
annual sportsmanship award.
The honor was presented to his
brother, Perry "Kid" Graves,
who once held the welterweight
championship of the world.
It inaugurated an annual rec
ognition program which will in
cude presenting an award each
year to "All Time Greats' who
were a credit to the community
as sportsmen as well as great
athletes.
The late Andrew Graves began
his baseball career at the aee
cf 14 in his native Rock Bluff.
Though starting as a catcher.
he took over pitching chores one
day when a cousin developed a
sore arm during the game.
In his career, Andy hurled for
teams at Nebraska City. Platts
mouth Cedar Creek and Union,
later pitching in Omaha for the
Union Stockyards. Shamrocks
and Armours. In 1945, an ankle
injury that had bothered him
throughout his pitching career,
required amputation of his left
leg above the knee.
Perry, who accepted the award
to his brother, was nearly
Chamber Fund
Drive Launched
Here Today
Solicitors were reporting good
success by noon today in the an
nual Chamber of Commerce
membership drive, which open
end at 9 a.m. this morning.
Approximately 30 local Cham
ber boosteis, including most of
the board of directors, were vis
iting merchants and business
men in the community to enroll
them in the Chamber program
for the nexc 12 months.
Working mostly in pairs, the
Chamber backers will visit ev
ery business and every potential
Chamber member as they seek
funds and membership for the
current year. Activities of the
Chamber curing the coming
year will append " considerably
upon the outcome of today's
campaign.
President E. A. Ernst and a
majority of the other 14 direc
tors had help from other Cham
ber backers in the one-day drive
today. Though hopeful of com
pleting the campaign today,
Chamber officials are planning
to spend . tne wTeek in making
additional contacts and call
backs where individuals were
away from their place of busi
ness or oui of town.
License Plates
For Bilces to Be
Issued Tonight
Bike owners in Plattsmouth
will start receiving license tags j
tonight dutmg the hours of 4-6 j
p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. The
license tags, patterned after
1954 auto license plates, will be
issued at the police station aft
er school and in the evening
each night this week.
The 58-bike owners wrho regis
tered their two wheelers at the
ORC armory Saturday will be
eligible to receive the tags by
paving the 50 cent fee. Licenses
will be issued by Special Police
Officer Dick March.
Lloyd Fitch, commander of the
V.F.W., reports that 58 Jbicycles
were registt-redby the' V.F.W.
members Saturday morning.
During registration, bicycles
were also safety inspected by
V.F.W. members in cooperation
with the city's bike registering
program. .
Registration will be conducted
again at the armory next Sat
urday during the morning hours.
Under a recent city staute, reg
istration of bicycles is manda
tory. They must meet certain
safety requirements and must
be licensed to be ridden in the!
wiv.
The young bike owners are
also eligible to join a bicycle
club under the sponsorship of
the V.F.W. ihe club, to be orga
nized here during the coming
weeks, will have club jurisdic
tion in bicycle violations.
Murdock Co-Op
Stockholders Meet
Stockholders of the Farmers
Cooperative Elevator at Murdock
will meet Tuesday, February 2
to elect four directors for two
year terms. It will be the 39th
annual meeting of the cooper
ative. The two o'clock meeting will
be held at the frehouse at Mur
dock, according to Henry Klem
me, secretary.
A classified Ad In The Journal
costs as little as 35 cents
Pitcher
speechless as a half-dozen home
town former baseball greats
witnessed the presentation. "I
have never been so honored in
my life," the veteran welter
weight champion said.
The Kid" still active in box
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John Dynamo Denninson, left, president of the South Side
Spavs at Omaha, presents sportsmanship award honoring the late
Andrew Graves, to his brother, Perry "Kid" Graves of Plattsmouth.
Looking on is Bill Bergesch, new business manager of the Omaha
Cardinals, who was guest speaker at the Spavs meeting recently.
Cut courtesy South Omaha Sun.
irodatnatton
WHEREAS, February 8. 1954, is the 44th anniver
sary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America, char
tered by the Congress of the United States, as a program
for all the boys of America, and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scout program has affected the
lives of 21,000,000 American Boys and men since 1910,
and now has an active enrollment, of 3,300,000 and the
movement, through its current theme, "Forward on Lib
erty's Team," seeks to provide a higher quality program
for its ever-increasing boy membership, and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America, is a great
force for training youth in right character and good citi
zenship; '
NOW THEREFORE, J, Clement T. Woster, Mayor
of the City of Plattsmouth in the State of Nebraska, do
hereby proclaim the week of February 7th to 13th as "Boy
Scout Week," and do urge our citizens to join with the
boy membership of this great movement in now honoring
the volunteer Scout Leaders whose unselfish efforts in
behalf of boys make an inestimable contribution to our
city.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto signed
my name officially and caused the Seal of the City of
Plattsmouth to be affixed, this 1st day of February, 1954.
(SEAL)
Scout Week To Be Noted
At Plattsmouth Feb. 7-1 3
Final arrangements are being
Co mm ISS 10 fl
Suspends Tavern
Operator 3 Days
The State Liquor Commission
has dismissed 1 charges against
one Plattsmouth tavern operator
and given another a three-day
suspension on credit charges.
The Commission has ordered
Earl Alexander to close his tav
ern for three days for violation
of the 30-day credit regulation
but dismissed a similar charge
against Ralph Timm for lack of
evidence.
, The Commission however ap
proved the request cf Timm to
close his tavern for several
weeks wrhile he takes a vacation.
Eagle Lions Receive
Charter at Dinner
Program Thursday
Approximately 30 Plattsmouth
Lions Club members and their
ladies 'attended charter night
dinner and program at Lincoln
Thursday nieht for v the Eagle
Lions Club. The club was spon
sored by Plattsmouth and Elm
wood clubs.
District Governor John Sav
aee of Omaha was speaker,
while Zone Chairman Ray Story
of Platsmouth also spoke. The
bell and gavel were presented
by N. W. McKee, president of
the Plattsmouth club.
Gilbert Griffen
Dies on Coast
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Griffen left
Thursday for Santa Barbara,
California, where they were call
ed by the death of Gilbert Grif
fen. brother of Guy Griffen.
The Californian died unex
pectedly at his home on the
West Coast.
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Honored
ing through a V.F.W. program,
is now a justice of peace in
Plattsmouth. His brother Alvy,
now in Omaha, and cousin. J. H.
Graves of Plattsmouth were
others at the honoring dinner
ceremony.
CLEMENT T. WOSTER,
Mayor
made nere ior observance of Boy
Scout week by Plattsmouth Boy
Scouts and Cub Scouts. The
week will be observed February
7 to 13.
Cub Scout leaders outlined
their final plans Friday night
at their monthly pack meeting,
and Boy Scout arrangements are
virtually complete, according to
Scoutmaster Al Linder.
Included in the week's observ
ance will be mass attendance at
church, a Cub and Boy Scout
window display at the Gas Com
pany office; parents night by
the Boy Scouts, and wearing of
uniforms to school throughout
the week.
. 'Noting the approach of Scout
week, Mayor Clement Woster to
day proclaimed the week of
February 7-13 as . Boy Scout
week at Plattsmouth and called
upon citizens of the community
to join with Boy Scouts and Cub
Scouts in paying tribute to vol
unteer Scout leaders in Platts
mouth. The Mayor called attention to
the 44th anniversary oi the
Founding of Boy Scouts on Feb
ruary 8, and to the role the
youthful Scouts, play in the
community.
.Post-Boy Scout week activities
are also being planned by the
Scout groups. The annual Blue
and Gold Banquet of the .Cub
Scouts has been set for February
26, while a court of honor will
be held later in the month by
the Boy Scouts.
The Scouts will attend church
at Holy Rosary Catholic Church
and the First Presbyterian
church on February 7th to kick
off the week's observance. Final
preparation for the other activ
ities during the week will be
announced during the next few
days. (
Six Countians
Earn Degrees
At University
Two Plattsmouth students,
Alice Reade Olson and Cyril
Louis Kocian, were among ap
proximately 275 graduates to re
ceive degrees from the Univer
sity of Nebraska at mid-year
commencement exercises held
at Lincoln Saturday.
Mrs. Olson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert H. Reade, was
awarded the Bachelor of Science
in education. Kocian, whose
parents are Mr. and Mrs. I. L.
Kocian, was awarded the Bach
elor of Science from the College
of Business Administration.
At ceremonies earlier in the
day, Kocian was commissioned a
second lieutenantin the. U. S.
Air Force Reserve. He is also a
member of Delta Sigma Pi, bus
iness administration honorary.
Four other Cass Countians
also earned degrees at the for
mal commencement exercises.
They are:
Clayton E. Ten Hulzen of
Weeping Water, bachelor of sci
ence in agriculture.
Rose Ann Stiffler of Louis
ville, bachelor of science in home
economics.
Hubert H. Rodman of Louis
ville, bachelor of arts.
Wendell A. Cole cf Weeping
Water, bachelor of science.
Mrs. Doran Bowman under
went major surgery this morn
ing, Thursday, at the Lutheran
hospital in Omaha..
Victor Schreiner, is spending
this week with his mother in
Alliance, Nebraska. '
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Hearing Slated
On Salaries of
Cass Officials .
Cass Count v Board of Com
missioners will welcome discus
sion on proposed county of fials
salaries at a public hearing at
the court house Tuesday aft
ernoon. Tentative salaries, previously
adopted by the board, w7ill be
nresented for discussion to both
the general public and to coun
ty office holders.
Increases have been voted m
every office by the board, in the
tentative schedule okayed fol
lowing a recent eight-county
parley. Hikes range from $200
a year for the county sheriff
and county superintendent of
schools to $l,10fl for the register
of deeds. Top paid county offi
cial under the board's suggested
schedule would be the county
treasurer.
Board Chairman H e cm a n
Bornemeier will preside at the
Dublic hearing at two o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the dis
trict courtroom. Commissioners
Ray Norris and W. F. Nolte will
also help conduct the discus
sion. Role of setting county offi
cials salaries was placed in the
hands by a 1953 act of the legis
lature. The salaries would be
come effective in January 1955,
when new or re-elected officials
will take office.
Ruse Sentenced
To 1 8-Month Term
For Tax Evasion
C. A. Ruse, Plattsmouth used
car dealer and appliance store
owner, was sentenced to serve 18
months in a Federal prison for
income tax evasion Thursday by
Federal Judge James A. Dono
hoe. Ruse and his wife were also
fined $2,500 and costs on the eva
sion count to which they plead
ed no defense.
The government has charged
the Plattsmouth couple with re
porting a loss of $1,104.28 in 1949
when they actually had an in
come of $13,115.46.
Ruse was fined $7,500 in April
of 1949 when he pleaded no de
fense to evading income taxes
in 1943, 1944 and 1945. Govern
ment attorneys said the Platts
mouth man still owes penalty
payments on the first offense.
Wynne Babbitt has returned
from Bt. Joseph's hospital and
is convalescing at home.
Court House Briefs
Arthur R. Tov was fined $10
and costs when arraigned in
county court on a charge of im
proper parking.
Lowell C. Wiles posted $2,000
bond Friday and was released
from county jail. Wiles was
bound over to district court aft
er pleading guilty to a charge of
refusal to support child.
Arguments were taken under
advisement by District Judge
John Dierks in the reckless driv
ing charge against Bernard O.
Pierce in district court Wednes
day. At request of the defendants
time to plead was extended in
the damage action of Joseph W.
Collison against Irene Fewrins.
Demurrer was ovemled by
District Judge TMreks in the
damaee action of Douglas Lane
Hilt against Harold Buell.
Motion of the defendant was
overruled in district court Fri
day in the damage actions of
James E. Douglass and John B.
Nicely against J. R. Childers.
The mandatory injunction of
Catherine Meisinger et al
against Hugo Meisinger et al,
was dismissed with prejudice in
district court Friday.
Hearin?: was held in district
court Friday and license to sell
real estate granted in the guar
dianship of Raymond Jerry
Moore, a minor.
Partial release of "judgment
lein was approved in district
court in actions of Mildred Gak
emeier against Dean Gakemeier
and Ruth M. Gakemeier
against Richard Dean Gake
meier. Bobby H. Hensley was fined
$10 and costs when arraigned
in county court on a charge of
speeding.
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Bon DDIfi) FtLDFfld
At least fifty local ladies
one of the most successful March of Dimes fund raising
campaigns at Plattsmouth, in the Mothers' March on Polio.
The ladies netted approximately $700 in the one night
drive. '
A project of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Moth
ers' March was the first held at Plattsmouth in recent
years and was highly successful, both in the eyes of the
sponsoring group and to the local March of Dimes committee.
John Long, 89,
Longtime Cass
Resident, Dies
John Long of Elmwood, for
mer resident of the Plattsmouth
and Louisville communities died
at his home at Elmwood on Sun
day, January 31, following a
lengthy illness. He was 89 years
old.
A longtime resident of Cass ;
county, Mr. Long had resided at
LaPlatte, Louisville and Platts
mouth before going to Elmwood.
He was reportedly in failing
health for some time.
Funeral services will be held !
Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock at Clements Funeral
Home at Elmwood. Burial will be
at Riverside cemetery at Louis
ville. Surviving are his wife, Etta;
four daughters, Mrs. Lawrence
Smith and Mrs. Lloyd Larson of
Louisville, Mrs. Arthur Nance of
Elmwood and Mrs. Donald Dihel
of Yuba City, Calif.; and three
sons, Charles Long of Pacific
Junction, la., Waldemar Long of
Plattsmouth, and Don Long in
the United States Air Force sta
tioned at Tooele .Utah.
Also surviving are 23 grand
children and 17 great grand
children. County Preparing
New Road Map
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system is being prepared by the
county surveyor's office, in co
operation with Cass County
Commissioners to be submitted
to the state department of roads
and irrigation.
The maps will be marked for
improved roads and mail routes,
and will show the type of sur
face of each road in the coun
ty. Commissioners worked on
the map with County Surveyor
Glenn Johnson last week.
FIRE AT CAFE
Firemen answered a call to
Kent Cafe and Service Station
early Thursday evening, when
an air conditioning unit caught
fire. The blaze was quickly
brought under control.
Alexander Rhouts was fined
$10 and casts in county court
Thursday on a charge of failure
to pay motor fuel equalization
fee.
Wiley Hahn was fined $103
each on c o jnts of overweight on
capacity plates and no license
plates when arraigned in coun
ty court Thursday.
Speding cost Murt J. Smith
25 and costs in county court
Thursday.
Carl E. Johnson was fined $50
and costs in county court on a
charge of overweight on tandem
axle.
Norman Foster paid a fine of
$10 and costs in county court
after pleading guilty to a charge
of improper license plates.
Glen W. Hodges was fined $25
and costs when arraigned in
county court on a charge of
speeding.
Speeding was also costly to
Phillip F. Drew, who was fined
$15 and costs when arraigned
before Judge Raymond J. Case.
Coca Cola Bottling Company
was fined $10 and costs in coun
ty court on a charge of over
weight on foreign truck without
resident registration.
Clinton Cowell was fined $25
and costs in county court on a
charge of careless driving.
Samuel H. Ellis paid a fine of
$15 and costs in county court
when arraigned on a charge of
speeding.
Passing a stop sign cost H. S.
Leffler $10 and costs in county
court here.
Mark D. Lundby was fined
$200 and costs in county court
on a charge of overweight on
axle.
irelfoi Q
joined forces Friday night in
Returns from the drive began
filtering into Feldhousen Drug
where headquarters were held,
shortly after 7:30, just a short
time after the campaign open
ed. Before eight o'clock more
than $250 had been turned in
and by midnight more than $500
had been turned in.
Other solicitors turned in their
funds the following day, while
many also made additional calls
to homes that theyhad missed
or where people wrere gone the
night of the solicitation. Al
though a few homes were miss
ed, Auxiliary members felt that
the town was well canvassed. A
few other contributions are be-
ing received daily as the total
continues to mount.
Mrs. Don Wall, local chairman
of the March of Dimes, and Mrs.
Sophia Wolever, Mothers March
on Polio chairman, counted the
Mothers March returns as they
came in after the Friday night
collection, which was launched
with fire trucks touring the city
with sirens wide open.
More than $100 was also listed
among additional March of
Dimes collections this week, in
addition to the Mothers March
and excluding the Saturday
farm produce sale at Platts
mouth Sale Barn.
Those collections included al
most $98 from donations from
Cass Theatre patrons, plus funds
from coin containers at two gro-
eery stores. Coin containers at
Soennichsen's Black & White
netted $17.37; while one at Ru
back's Super Store produced
$14..92.
Meanwhile March' of Dimes
activities will be carried on well
into February. A Junior or Wo
man's Club smorgasbord will be
held at the Lions Community
building on February 7th. ser-
ing from 12 noon to 4 p. m.;
while a three-act comedy play
will be given on February 8, 10
and 11 at the building.
Arrangements for the smor
gasbord have been completed,
and regular rehearsals are be
ing held by the cast of the play,
"Your Uncle Henry." A special
performance for youngsters un
der 14 will be given on Monday,
February 8, while performances
will also be presented February
10 and 11. The play will be given
at 8 p. m. at the Lions building
each of the three nights. Tick
ets on sale at all drug stores.
Dr. Pucelik to
Head Heart
Fund Drive
Appoint of Dr. L. S. Pucelik as
chairman of the Plattsmouth
Heart Fund Drive was an
nounced today by Mrs. Donald
w Clarke. Hastings, state cam
paign chairman of the Nebras
ka iiearo Association.
In accepting the chairman
ship for Plattsmouth' Dr. Puce
lik said:
"The Nebraska Heart Associa
tion has set $75,000 dollars as its
1954 goal to fight diseases of
the heart and blood vessels
through research, education, and
community heart programs. This
community has never failed a
worthy cause, and I'm sure that
the citizens will support us 100
in our effort that our doctors
might combat those terrible
diseases that are responsible for
a greater toll of human lives
than all other diseases com
bined." The Nebraska and national
heart campaigns will be run
throughout the month of Feb
ruary. At least 75 of all
funds collected in Nebraska will
remain in the state to be used
exclusively for the citizens of
Nebraska.
Incubator Baby
Brought- Home
Frank Edward Cheval, Jr., in
an incubator for weeks after
his birth in December, was
brought to the home of his Da
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Che
val. at Plattsmouth Saturday.
The babv had been at St. Jo
seph hospital at Omaha since
birth.
Janet Rouser daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Rouse, under
went surgery Saturday at St.
Marys hospital in Nebraska City.