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. W V" V V V? V '' -S) V - ' '" " " '' - -'""'' ' ' V V V - . .t. i v f, V' v ' - x '. r, V ft- v -v " - V tr V v V t w T- ' fc ' - - ' - v ' - v ' V r V V- t - . ?"rt?- f-T7 t'Tt!? oOfTTTY T" V S a TtT' f 5 !5 TTAT tT Tr! If . rtfr .r- t- v-?-- .-i. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday IT i Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 73 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1954 FIVE CENTS FER COPY NUMBER 30 TDfl AT" LaMS J Jk Lui rsfwaDflrir JO 1 n? -A. i U 3 on Leooaim Eight Korean War veterans were initiated into the American Legion post at Plattsmouth Thursday night to cap a special Korean Veteran program of the post here. Department Adjutant R. C. Anderson of Lincoln initiated the newest members of the Plattsmouth post, with Henry Flau, district president, sergeant-at-arms ; and A. H. Duxbury of Lincoln, chaplain. - Korean vets added to tne Le j gion membership roster were j Lyle Meisinger, Merle Meisinger, j Charles Thomason, Robert j Tritsch, Bill Howland, Donald i Kellison, Jr., Don Eaton and j Ralph Younker. They were pre-' A I r I ! sented Legion emblem pins by AlUmni r'aflUG Mr. Patterson, niuilllll l .UljUC Patterson welcomed the Harry Knabe was presented a : latest United States veterans Harry Knabe Received 4-H Plaque as the outstanding 4-H AluT.nl member of Nebraska Wednesday at Farm-Home Day at Weeping Water. The award was presented in behalf of Knights of Ak-Sar- aboard the American Legion Navy. Patterson explained to the recruits that the Legion Navy has a fleet of seven ships, the best that can be had. They i are leadersmp, comradsrup, t t I ir.-i c y i. t . snipes, zonner uass cuizensmp, memDersrup, wor county extension, aeent. ship, guardianship and friend- Knabe, a vet- i ship, eran swine! Taking each separately, the breeder at Ne- Department Adjutant explained hawka was one hew the seven ships make the of the first 4-H ! Legion Navy the most formidable : Club members i sea force in the land. i in Cass county, j Those ships in action were and Mr. Snipes j another part of the indoctrina '; was the first j tion of the Korean Veterans. I Extension; During regular Legion meeting agent that Mr. j activity, the Korean Vets learned I Knabe got his J of the recent oratorical contest, start in 4-H ; plans for Boys & Girls County activity. i Government, selection of a youth A member of the first pig club j to attend Boys State, plus a at Nehawka in 1918, Mr. Knabe fellowship period at the end of u called that material for club the meeting, rctivity was sent out from the Americanism Chairman Rich Ay co.Iege, since there were no ; ard Peck explained the recent ciub leaders. oratorical contest won locally by The club took their pigs to , Patty Brown, second place win Weeping Water, made a pen on j ner in the district contest a week Knabe a itreet corner, and exhibited them. Since it was very muddy that day, the pies were delivered fcy express. The pig show also market the start of the county lair. Other members of the club v.ere Chester, Jim and Marion Stone and Paul Murdoch. Snipes recalled that Harry's . first pig was named "Pansy." . Other awards presented at the event included a diamond clover leaf pin for twenty years of leadership to Mrs. F. O. Sand; a iilver pin fcr five years to Peggy Sand; and two year plaques to Phyllis Switzer, Patsy Mather, John Knabe and Lyle Choat, all of Nehawka. One man and one woman were selected in Nebraska for the 4-H alumni awards in 1953. Five Fires Recorded Here In 3 Days Wind, weather and ambition combined over the week-end to produce a rash of fires that could have been more dangerous. In the three days, Friday though Sunday, the Plattsmouth. Vol unteer Fire Department answer ed four grass fire alarms and one gas truck blaze. Most serious was the gas truck blaze at Ofe Oil depot near the Missouri Pacific tracks. Stat ic electricity was believed to have caused the fire which caused only minor damage to. the delivery truck. Eric Price, driver of the truck called the fire department whicn quickly extinguished the blaze and relieved a possible blast. Nearby storage tanks were also in danger, had the blaze got out of contiol. The fire occured on Friday. Twelve to 15 homes were threatened at noon Saturday, when a grass fire spread to a wooded area on North 8th at Avenue G. Several small fires combined to present a potential hazard in the area. The fire was started by trash burning. Weeds at 909 South 9th street caused another alarm at midaft ernoon Saturday and Firemen were called out to another week fire late Saturday night on Lin coln avenue. Fireman shortly afternoon Sunday answered a weed fire at the former McFetride farm, south of Plattsmouth. The prop erty is now the residence of the Frank Clifford property. He was burning weeds" when the wind whipped the blaze out of con trol. Fire Chief Sam Am today, calling attention to the series of fires, again urges extreme cau tion in starting outdoor fires. Lloyd Fifch Nomination Seeks GOP For Sheriff Lloyd Fitch filed shortly aft- ernoon today, Monday, as a can didate for Sheriff on the Repub lican ticket. First to file for the office, Fitch will seek the Republican nomination in the August pri mary. No Democrats have filed fcr office. The 27-year-old BREX em ployee, resident of Plattsmouth since 1942, is a veteran of World War II, and is currently com mander of the V. F. W. post at Plattsmouth. Born and reared in Iowa, Fitch came to Plattsmouth in 1942. Son of Mrs. Hazel Fitch of Platts mouth, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theatre, Aleutian Islands and Alaska for two years. Returning to Plattsmouth, he attended University of Omaha school of adult education and received his high school degree from Plattsmouth high school in 1947. Active in community activities through the V. F. W. Fitch ex presses an interest in youth and their welfare. He has been in strumental in organizing a V. F. W. youth camp for underpriv ileged boys, and also helped car ry out the bike safety program conducted recently in coopera tion with city officials. Employed at BREX for 11 years, he is past senior vice pres ident of the local AF of L labor T r J t i w4 "was," ? s Y f - i , v -9 f'v p -i , 7&;i 'A r1 hH fcr n U inJOUo In 4- i Lloyd Fitch unit, and now holds the office of three-year trustee. He is a former employee of the Hinky-Dinky stores Plattsmouth and Omaha. ' Married to the former Mar garet E. Applegate, a teacher in the Omaha public schools, he is the father of one son, Lloyd Ice land, 5. Fitch is a member of the American Legion post at Platts mouth and the Methodist church where he teaches a Sunday school class. Countians Await Vote in Redisricting Rural Cass countians are awaiting with interest results of the school reorganization elec tion to be held next week at iumwood. une results may wen . r-l r . TL forecast the success of other rill FIQS JlOrt I tllS i !.!: .a: ii i I proposed reaisiricuiig inrouii- Special Cass county assessors arrived in Plattsmouth this morning to start their one-day assessor's school, being conducted by County Assessor E. C. Giles in cooperation with the county commissioners. The assessors are being briefed on the revised indi vidual personal property assessment schedule to prepare for the assessment period which opens on Wednesday, March 10 and runs through April 20. The county's spe cial assessors have found that there are a number of changes in the schedule for this year. E. F. Woodward, representa- ago. Second locally went to Shirley Strough with Betty Jane cek third. Peck also briefly outlined plans for Boys and Girls Coun ty Government at Plattsmouth on April 14, for which the post authorized expenses; and ex plained that a Boys State dele gate is being selected and will be named soon. The story of the American Le gion was told by A. H. Duxbury, former county judge here, and a 25-year veteran service officer of the Plattsmouth post. Dux bury outlined the early organi zation of the Legion and of its growth through the years. He particularly referred to the work or the Legion in regards to re habilitation of widows and or phans. He further reported on the mid-winter conference at Grand Island in February, and called attention to the Legion's birth day on March 15. Further at- i tention was called to the birth ! dav when the post received an Tickets are now on sale for invitation from the Auxiliary the annual meeting of the Ar- I to attend a covered dish supper tor Lodcr District. Cornhusker ' Cn March 17. The event will be Tickets on Sale For District Boy Scout Meeting Council. Boy Scouts of America. The meeting will be held at the Lions building at Plattsmouth cn Monday nicht, March 15. The dinner event, tickets sell fcr SI. 50. is held annual to in stall officers, recognized Scout leaders and to conduct such held at the 40 & 8 club in honor of the Legion's birthday. The Post voted $10 to the Na tional Heart Fund. A chicken dinner, prepared by Art Warga and O. T. Nickols, with assistance by Mrs. Sophia Wolever. Mrs. Ruth Krings. Miss J. McCulloch Native Here Dies Monday James M McCulloch, 89-year-old Plattsmouth resident, died shortly after noon Monday, March 8, 1954. Mr. McCulloch was a native and lifelong resi dent of Plattsmouth. He had been ill since last Saturday. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, March 11, at two o'clock at Caldwell-Lin- der Funeral Chapel. Visiting hours will be from 4 to 6 and from 7 to 9 Wednesday after noon and evening. Born December 17, 1864, at Plattsmouth, Mr. McCulloch was the son of Zetham and Eliza beth McCulloch. He was married in October, 1898, at Plattsmouth to Katherine Ohlenhausen. She died in 1915. Mr. McCulloch was a retired farmer. Surviving are two sons, Fred of Chicago, Harry of Murray and a daughter, Mrs. Richard Go chenour of Plattsmouth. A brother, George, also survives. Caldwell-Linder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Flood Season Here; Parking on Main 2-6 a. m. Prohibited The flood season is upon us. It is as far as city ordi nance is concerned, and that ordinance, because of flood threats, provides that park ing on Main street between the hours of two a. m. and 6 a. m. is forbidden. Mayor Clement Woster to day issued a reminder to lo cal residents as well as to out-of-towners that for their their own protection, provi sions of the ordinance will be enforced. The ordinance provides that between March 1 and October 1 it is illegal to park vehicles on Main street be tween the hours of 2 and 6 a. m. Signs have been posted throughout the area, the Mayor said. County 4-H Committee Head Picked business activities as may come ) Naomi Day and Mrs. Don Vvarga before the croup. Tickets may j was served. be obtained locally from Vernon Waterman. Paul Fauquet. Chris Bulin or Orviile Nielsen. Principal speaker at the Mon day nieht event will be W. O. Ssmuelson. director of the State Fi:r.eral Directors Association, NEW-USED CAR SALE Cass County Motors today an nounced a one-day sale on new and used cars. The sale will be held Tuesday, March 9, only. Man Appeals Fine Speeding; $100 Bond Is Posted Browning Warren pleaded not guilty in county court to a charge of speeding and has ap pealed a $50 fine imposed by Judge Raymond J. Case after Warren was found guilty of the speeding count. Warren posted $100 appeal bond. He was arrested by Pa- 9 Countians Attend Farm Bureau Meet Great reductions in Dricp are -.-d a former minister. Mr. Sam- j promised by the motor com- ' trolmen c. E. Whitney and Del u'elson is from Omaha. j pany. .Whitefoot. Other highlights of the Marcn i 15;h event at the Lions tmnaing a musical program. I hree Countians Enlist in Marine Corps Reserve Court House Briefs V'lt ar.ft Rhodes. Robert C -.-f' Arthur C. FiunKeu, -,vaer seniors, have en Vn the Srth Soeciil Infan- -.?nv. U. S. Marine oorj.s for t-v Co p-prve. e!'; vvir? v:.th this unit ....... .j-- ctiidTin fnr'iP SUD'eCLi rved Vredit towards thir sery obligations v;-rVi school Of Cecil LeRoy Fitzgerald, 19, of Lincoln, and Ona Claire Kirk, 19, of Greenwood, were issued a li cense for marriage in county court Saturday. James Soulek of Kinball, South Dakota, pleaded guilty by waiv er to a charge of speeding and a penoa ui mic paia a line oi $11 ana costs in county court. License for marriage was is sued in county court Saturday to Clark Sterling Wiles, 29, of Plattsmouth, and Jean Marie Lutz, 20, also of Plattsmouth. David H. Lowe of Glenwood, la., was fined $11 and costs in county court on a charge of speeding. Lowe pleaded guilty md re ir serv- I while finishing cr ar.dinz Officer of --CP- 5Cr;vrr;ot. th unit stm 1U. viKKs , CAW in.ibv waiver. ycur.z rr.-n o veterans. For James M. Kays was fined $75 5:ncin: ' d th mem-I and costs in county court on a each c.-a f"-,, dav-s pay as charge of overgross. Krrc receive a luii oa v j oncti, hers receiv rV'T aT opportunities ior au-v-f 1 JLpWnne interested in vnr.cem.i i.t. "-br snould con i lnecial Infantry :-c: .Vcri?. U. S. Naval Cc:r.?ar.. reT,tr. 15- -PTh Ftree , - , et, Eox 1843, Un co. : .es rasa. journal Want Ads Pay! Speeding was costly to George Claycamp when arraigned in county court. Claycamp was fined $15 and costs. David W. Roe was fined $10 and costs in county court on a charge of failing to display reg istration. Wayne D. Webb pleaded guilty in county court Thursday to a charge of speeding and was fined $15 and costs. Ed Nelson was fined $100 and $10 and costs in county court Thursday on two charges. Nel son pleaded guilty to overweight on axle and overweight on ca pacity plates. Raymond W. Scheer was fined $30 and costs when arraigned in county court on" a charge of overweight on capacity plates. Carl O. Zaiser pleaded guilty in county court Tnursday to a charge of overweight on capaci ty plates and was fined $10 and costs. George F. Wolfe was fined $10 and costs in county court when he was arraigned on a charge of no muffler. Wilford J. Burbee pleaded guilty in county court Thursday to a charge of speeding and was fined $10 and costs. Arthur J. Box has filed peti tion in district court against John A. Box et al, asking for partition and quieting of real estate title. Nine members of the Cass County Farm Bureau were among the approximately 50 members of the organization who attended the District Farm Bureau PX (policy execution) meeting held in Linconl, Febru ary 25. Charles Marshall, president. Nebraska Farm Bureau, ex plained that the policy execu tion activity is the putting into action of policies determined by county and community unit or ganizations last fall through the policy determination "or resolu tions process of the Nebraska and American Farm Bureaus. The Lincoln meeting was one of nine district meetings being held throughout Nebraska dur ing February and March to dis cuss ways and means of calling attention to resolutions of the organization so that members of Congress and public officials are made aware of organization policies. Attending the district meet ings were Charles Marshall, president; Kenneth Snyder, state organization director; and Norris Anderson, research and legislative director; all of the Nebraska Farm Bureau staff. Discissions emphasized four maior interests of the organi zation. At the national level, discussion concentrated on the Federal Budget and Tax pro gram; farm price support pro crams and how they operate; and the importance of foreign trade to the prosperity of farm ers. Tax problems and possible solutions received most atten tion in discussing state affairs. Those from Cass county who attended the meeting included: Richard Pratt and W. Le Ror Cook of Elmwood, Jerry Burge, Greenwood, Robert R. Cole, Plattsmouth, Herold Luetchens and Rueben Stock, Murdock, and John Baier, Jr., John Rippe and Elvin Emshoff, Avoca. At the annual meeting of the Cass County 4-H Committee held Wednesdya. March 3, Mrs. Eldon Mendenhall of Elnvwood wras elected as Chairman of the County 4-H Committee. She suc ceeds Clyde Althouse of Eagle, who has held the post the past 4 years. Lyle Choat of Nehawka v, 'creeds Mrs. Mendenhall as Vice-chairman, oth were elect ed for 2 vear terms. By virtue of holdine the office of chairman, Mrs. Mendenhall also will serve as an ex-officio member of the Cass County Extension Service Board. Year books were distributed to Committee members and 4-H leaders in attendance. Sub-committees appointments were an nounced for the year to guide and execute the 4-H program, in cooperation with the leaders, the Extension Agents, 4-H members and other sponsoring groups of Club work. Committees and members for 1954 are as follows: Awards Committee Clyde Althouse, Henry Hobscheidt, Forrest En-"-elkmier, Mrs. John Rieke, Mrs F. O. Sand, and Mrs. George Lutz. Camp Committee Mrs. Lyle Bailey, Mrs. A. J. Leada brpnd, Harold Kellogg, Ralph Sullivan. Achievement Party Committee Orviile Ragoss, Howard Pool, Mrs. Rueben Stock, Mrs. John Hild, and Mrs. Chas. Spangler. Share-the-fun Committee Herbert Oehlerk- j ing, W. Newton Sullivan, Mrs. El don Mendenhall, Mrs. Clarene Norris, and Mrs. Vincent Reh Countv rair 4-H Superinten dents: Parade Clyde Althouse, Howard Brunkow and Malcolm Pollard. Demonstrations Eve lvn Wolph and Mrs. F. O. Sand. Judrin? Contests Delbert Todd, Warren Rikli, Mrs. Ervin Albert, and Peggy Sand. Song Contest Mrs. George Lutz and Mrs. Marvin Petereit. Swine and Sheen Harry Knabe and George McKav, Dairy Lyle Choat. Baby Beef Clarence Willis. Poultry Mrs. Clarence Norris. Foods (canning and cooking) Mrs. Herbert Oeh lerking, Mrs. Paul Reinke, Mar iorie Whipoie and Mrs. Jack Troop. Clot bine: Mrs. Harold Wall, Miss Hertha Potchies, Mrs. Earl Puis. Dress Revue Mrs. Ervin Albert and Mrs. Allen Kooo. Home Improvement, Health, Posters. News Reports, Secretary's Books Mrs. John Rieke and Mrs. Frank Frohlich. Public Speaking Mrs. Eldon Mendenhall. Rope, Booths, Rur al Electrification, Farm Shop. Bird, Yard Beautlfcation, Soil Conservation, Tractor Her bert Oehlerking and Mrs. Wes ley Cook. Tractor Contest R. A. Noell and Henry Hobscheidt. out the county, Legal voters in seven school at i cusincts in tne tamwooa area will cast ballots on March 16 to a proposal to unite the districts into one. An estimated five hundred peiKons will cast bal lots in the election. Meanwhile reorganiz a t i o n plans at Nehawka, Weeping Wa ter, Union as well as Murdock, Eagle and Alvo may hinge on f the outcome of the election next Tuesday. Involved in the March 16 elec tion are districts 24, 51, 53, 59, 66, 95 and 101. Actually two separate elections are to be held. Voters in dis trict 95, Elmwood, will vote as one unit, while the other six dis tricts will vote as a second unit. Voters will be asked to de cide if the rural school districts shall be added to the Elmwood school district. Rural districts will decide if they wTant to be annexed, Elmwood voters will de cide if they want to annex the rural districts. Under the reorganization pro posal, assets of the existing school districts would become the property of the newly proposed district. Old districts will con tinue to be responsible for debts incurred previous to reorganization. Week in Seven Cass Communities Filine: of 1954 assessment schedules will get underway in five Cass county 'com munities on Wednesday, March 10, opening: day for filing the schedules. The five communities are Alvo, Louisville, Murdock, Weeping Water, and Platts mouth. In addition, taxpayers will begin filing schedules in two other communities on March 11. They are at Murray and Nehawka. Here's the schedule for filing in the seven commu nities: Alvo Public library, March 10 to 16. Louisville City hall, March 10 to 27. Murdock Murdoch Im plement. March 10 to 16. Weeping Water bank building, March 10 to 27. Plattsmouth court house, March 10 to April 20. Murray fire house, Maxch 11 to 13. Nehawka bank build- in, March 11 to 22. Union Voters Pick City and School Board Candidates Village board and school board candidates were elected Tuesday by voters-attending caucuses at Union.. Nominated were: Town Board George Stites, Tony Ganoway, Arthur Smiley, Henry Becker, OUie Attebery and Charles Attebery. Clerk Fred Clark and Ran dall Faris. Treasurer Mrs. Elsie Frans and Miss Mary Becker. School Board Donald Mere dith, Robert Harrah, Jr., Ran dall Faris, and George Lech ner. Nominated to fill vacancies were Fred Clark and Donald Wolfe. Soil District To Elect Two Supervisors John Lloyd Dies in Iowa DOLLAR DAYS Dollar Days at Hinky-Dinky store continue through Wednes day. Added dollar features are printed in a Hinky-Dinky ad in today's Plattsmouth Journal The Dollar Days sale started last Thursday. John Lloyd, native of Cass county, died at Council Bluffs early this morning, Monday, March 8. Funeral services will . be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from Mvers Funeral Home at Council Bluffs. Seventy-Five At Lions District Meeting Here Seventy-five Lions Club mem bers from throughout the east ern Nebraska district attended a district meeting here Sunday. The all-day meeting was held at the Lions building. Included among the visiting Lions was John Savage of Oma ha, district Lions Club president. A noon dinner and evening luncheon were served. Subscribe to The Journal NOW! Two supervisors of the Cass Soil Conservation district will be elected on Wednesday, March 24. ! E. G. Jones, executive secre tary of the State Soil and Water I Conservation committee an nounced the election date fol lowing a March 3rd meeting of the committee. All owners of lands lying with in the boundaries of the County Soil Conservation District are advised of the election. Voting will be between the hours of 1 and 4 p. m. at Young & Stacey Implement Company at Weeping Water. Candidates for the two super visor posts are Clarence Engel kemeier of Murray; Herold Luetchens and Reuben Stock of Murdock and Kenneth Todd of Murray. Ballots may be picked up at the county ASC office at Weep ing Water or from district elec tion officer R. L. Kinton of Weeping Water, for voters un able to be present during the designated hours. Non resident landowners may apply for ballots by mail from the election officer. tive of the State Tax Commis sioners office was here to assist in the school for local county assessors. Resulting from last year's ef fective real estate equalization program, emphasis has been placed on the personal property schedule this year. As a result, a considerable larger number of personal property articles are listed on the schedule. Tax payers will find that more items of household goods are listed on the form this year. A year ago the bracket had only a few, and only a small number of countians listed and personal household goods above the $200 exemption. The household goods will be itemized this year. Included on the schedule are such things as bedroom suites, book cases, rugs ;and carpets, china and glassware, coffee makers, coffee tables, desks and filing cases, dining room suites and a total of 37 household ar- I tides. In addition countians must declare certain lawn and gar den equipment, recreational equipment and personal articles. More emphasis is also placed on personal items in 1954. Cameras, electric saws, drills and lathes, shavers, furs, jewelry, luggage, typewriters, watches and wood working: tools are listed in the category. Farmers too 'Will find a rath er complete listing of farm equipment, livestock and grains. Thirty-five different items of farm equipment are listed In, plus tractors, all livestock and grains. The State Tax Commissioner has issued a manual of instruc tions, and guides to all county assessors for assessing the per onal property. A supplemental assessment guide containing proposed values for tractors anc. the more expensive types of farm mchinery, such as com bines, corn pickers and hay bal ers has also been prepared. Th? manual and supplemental guide contain tables of depreciation which are to be used by the tax payers and the assessors to ar rive at uniform values. County Commissioners last week urged the assessor also to emphasize business schedule equalization. They are consider ing employing two individuals especially trained to check busi ness schedules. The 1954 busi ness schedules are also more complete and carrying a more extensive listing of general and professional ecjuipment, plus providing write-in space for the more specialized types of equip ment. Depreciating table as set up for this year's assessment is first and second year 40 percent of cost; third and fourth years. 50 percent of cost; fifth and sixth years 60 percent of cost; seventh and eight years, 70 per cent of icost; and over eight years, 80 percent of cost. A classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents HERE FOR SCHOOL Commissioners Herman Born emeler, W. F. Nolte and Ray Norris were here today, Monday, for the county assessors' school. rN'- 4 J v.-, ffr4 - ?a&s'A WW ' J Emil Horalek, Jr., a member of the Humboldt, Nebr., Woodmen of the World Boys Of Woodcraft Sportsmen's club proudly occu pies the Governor's chair as Governor Robert Crosby presents him with the award designating the 15-year-old high school sophomore as Nebraska's outstanding youth conservationist. Looking on are the boys parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Horalek, Sr. Open House Slated Saturday at Stites Farm Equipment Open house is slated at Stites Farm Equipment on Chicago Avenue at the Louisville road intersection on Saturday, March 13, according to Ken Weaver, manager. The open house is held to ac quaint farmers and the public with the new Farmall Super M TA, and the new fast hitch Along with displaying the new equipment, Stites will show films on the farm machinery, will serve refreshment and will award a door prize. Weaver also disclosed that farmers and others attending the open house will be enrolled in the store's 10-second club. Certificates of membership will be issued, Weaver explained. The club is based on the Fast Hitch innovation, a ten-second task. Open house will be held from 10 a. m. until 6 p. m. on March 13. ANNUAL CLINIC Plattsmouth bandsmen wUl participate in the annual Pei't State College Band Clinic n March 20. Journal Want Ads Pay-