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KED3. ST'.i- CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST - NEWSPAPER 1 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday 1 Of Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to Mare Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 73 TWENTY PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1954 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 51 Savenly-Five radars t e d seventy-five Platfemouth students ended their grade .school careers Wednesday night at promotional exer cises at the high school audi torium. They'll move into the higher ranks of learning next year. Constance Land and William Long earned the citizenship awards of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The two awards were presented by Mrs Harvey Gamer. Certificates of promotion were presented by A. W. Huebner, president of the board of educa tion, and the classes were pre sented by Mrs. Zilpha Seward and Mrs. James Holy. Speaker at the eighth grade graduation exercises was Father Max Kors, pastor cf St. Luke's Episcopal church. Jane Fauquet played the pro cessional, and Rev. G. E. Sey bold gave the invocation and benediction. Miss Carol Duer feldt conducted the chorus in singing "Charlottown." Graduates are Larry Adkins, Ronald Adkins. Geraldine Aid rich, Donald Allbee, Linda As pedon, June Babeock, Kenneth Bachler, Gene Baumgart, Janet Baumgart, Alice Bentley, Sharon Biggerstaff, Carol Bridgewater, Janet Campbell, Larry Campbell, Sandra Clark, Barbara Colbert, Larry Cundall, Walter Davis, Kenneth Dasher, Thomas Dun ham. Doyle Erass, Rosella Ex line, Doris Falk, Lauren Fleisch man, Julie Floyd, Caroline For bes, Margaret French, Norma French, Kola Gardner, Shirley. Gerberling, Linda Sue Graves, Marlena Haden, Clarence Ham, Gary Ilanika. Marilyn Hend ricks, James Holoubek and Gary Horan. Henry Hughson, Robert Hut ton, Edither Kammerer, Vernon Kelsey, Ronald Kruntorad, James Lamascus, Constance Land, Donna Larsen, James Litle, William Long, Betty Long mere, Lorraine Lowther, Judy Lutes Thomas Martin, Janice McGraw, Norman Lee Meints, Peggy Moore, Phyllis Myers, Jane Nelson, James Phillips, Larry Phillips, Donnie Pierce, Delore.s Piper, Alvin Ray Plybon, Ronald Reimer, Anna Rhea Shown, Karen Starkjohn, Dar rell Sudduth. Jon Roger Sutton, Kathryn Thimgan Shirley Thompson, Dennis Todd, Albert Tyson, Larry Joe Vanderveen, William Wetenkamp, Patricia Waiter and Matthew Wiysel. Man Injured In Jump from Runavay Truck Forrest Carper of Plattsmouth suffered a severe shoulder frac ture and other injuries when forced to bail out of a run away panel truck Tuesday morning. Carper reported to Deputy Sheriff Charles Land that his truck was uncontrollable when he found it had no brakes while descending a hill on Holdrege street. Going east at the time, the truck raced down Holdrege, crossed Lincoln avenue, jumped a 27-foot drainage ditch and crashed into a railroad tie fence. Carper jumped from the truck as it picked up speed descend ing the hill. He told officers that attempts to slow the vehicle down by en gaging a lower gear were fruit less. Land's report showed that after jumping the drainage ditch the truck struck the fence i and bounced back 20 feet. The truck was demolished. Council Sends Health Board Report to State City Councilmne in special cession Tuesday night authoriz- t5lai:eP Vhf "UE Ucpal LillCill 1J1 i.uiiiuiiuii the recent ruling that a report of the city's prospects for sew aee treatment be made to the state by June 1. In the report, prepared by Attorney Harold Lebens and for warded to. the state, the Council outlines past plans of the com munity on its sewage disposal plant, and offers to cooperate to thD fullest Dossible extent. "' j. However, tne reports uunu uui i v,0 finnnrial burden, the gen eral reaction of the rublic, and the necessity for similar action bv all communities on the river. The city of Plattsmouth realizes the undesirabilitv ,of river polution and is willing to do its utmost to cooperate m avoiding it," the report states. a The complete text of the coun cil's report will be published in the Monday, May 24, edition of the Journal. fr r o m Seventy - r " - . 'lis ' . ' ft- v . inT i ; 1 1 x S ft 1 ill I 1 . S2 j Surveyor Salary Set at $3600 by Commissioners The salary of Cass county's -rveyor durina: the next four years will be $3,600. That was the decision of the county board of commissioners Tuesday. The board set the salary fol lowing discussion as they met for their regular session Tuesday eluded when salaries of other of mcrning. It had not been m ficials were set several weeks ago. " New salaries will be effective on January 1, 1955, for a four year period. avid Priest Iowa State Honor Student An electrical engineering stu- dent with a straight "A aver age is honor student of the 1954 graduating class at Iowa State College. , j He is David Friest, Platts mouth, Nebr., who received per fect ratinas in all of his studies since coming to Iowa State four -. The College will honor him and other top-ranking students Thursday at an Honors Day banquet to be held at Memorial Union. Attending will be the stu- dents, their parents and mern- bers of the faculty. Dr. James II. Jensen, provost of the Col- lege, will be the speaker. 1 A lit. uuiiui j exj uaiiiu. t bin j vear replaces the annual Hon- ors Day Convocation which was J to "recognise and honor those established nearly 30 years ago who are making the most of the opportunities offered at Iowa State College." Friest was an Eagle Scout, reoresentative to Nebraska Boys' State, valedictorian of his high school- class and a member cf Vr,tw Tw t 'u- school he was active in band, chorus, dramatics and baseball. At Iowa State he has been a member of the marching band, circulation manager of the Iowa Engineer magazine and hr.s served s assistant chairman of the engineering drawing open house at the annual Veishea cel ebration. He has won the John Morse Memorial Foundation Scholar ship the Tau Beta Pi award to a freshmen engineering student and was recently awarded a na tional scholarship by Scabbard Platfsmouth :--AA : ;! ;'. . A : A ,: ; '? : " A- ''y- yy Two-Hour Search Held for 3-Ycar-bld A two-hour search Tuesday for three-year-old Carla Hobbs ended on Wintersteen Hill near ly a mile from where she came up missing. She had been at the V. F. W. club where her grandmother, Mrs. Gladys Hobbs, was helping to prepare for the Gold Star tea that night. She disappeared from the area, with the unsuccessful search following. Miss Hobbs was found hours later in a store on Wintersteen Hill, was identified by a cus tomer, and returned to the Cur tis Hobbs home by Earl Allbee. Is 1954 IK . . ' tte r David Friest and Blade (military honorary ,riiac. n ua n, Iowa Engineer award for excel lence in technical writing. His memberships in campus organizations include American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Phi Eta Sigma (Freshmen hon orary scholarship fraternity), Pi Mu Epsilon (honorary mathema tics fraternity), Phi Kappa Phi (scholastic honorary), and Or der of Sextant (Navy ROTC hon-, orary). Friest is enrolled in the -Navy ROTC program at Iowa State, and probably will be called to active duty following graduation. : yf 41 i nmiciniYiniiiniiniWii'hrm i.ah.m imn'in iirnhi in J I Seniors ' ' ' . Central County Roads, Bridges Are Damaged Budget troubles starting crop ping up for two of the county's three commissioners this week. Reports of damage to roads and bridges as a result of the Saturday night rain storm in scattered localities across the county will mean that the bud get will take a beating. Commissioner Ray Norris of Weeping Water, second district director, reported at the board meeting Tuesday that damage in his district was extensive. Sev eral roads were made impassable as a result of rains ranging up to five inches. The Weeping Water Commis sioner said that several bridges have been weakened and are im passable at this time. Many cul verts and other bridges were al so damaged and are in need of repair. Damage was nrimarily to wings and headwalls, along with considerable washing in some lo calities. Areas hardest hit were from Manley to Weeping Water. Third District Commissioner Herman Bornemeier learned that at least three bridges were badly damaged in his South Bend precinct. Three culverts are out and a box culvert about Unlf 4nvmn-nJ rn n wr..! j-t-f 4-V, A half damaged as a result of the flood. There wTas no damage in the first district. - The very heavy by highly scattered rains presented a con trasting picture downstream. Norris, upon checking the dam age, found that creek beds were overrun and water spread up to a quarter of a mile In width. But at the edge of the water, farm ers continued to plant5 corn and go about their spring crop pro gram," and dust was seen blow ing profusely. The blow came just as com missioners were looking forward to a most productive year in road construction, maintenance and surfacing. It will probably be necessary to divert some funds that had been earmarked ! for new construction for repairs and maintenance, the Commis sioners explained while here Tuesday. PLEADS NOT GUILTY Harry Willms of Plattsmouth pleaded not guilty in county court to a charge of drunken driving and has asked for trial by jury. Arraigned before Judge Raymond J. Case, Willms posted $125 bond for appearance at hearing in county court May 7. Receive Diplomas Lady Injured as Cars Collide on Bridge Tuesday A Weeping Water woman suf fered undetermined injuries and was treated by a Weeping Water doctor when a car in which she was riding was struck from the rear by another vehicle. Mrs.s Helen Appling suffered the injuries when the William R. Sheehan vehicle collided with the rear of a car driven by Rich ard D. Appling. Sheehan told Sheriff Tom Solomon that he started to pass the Appling car but pulled back in suddenly when he observed a car approaching from the op posite direction. The mishap occurred Tuesday on the new bridge at Weeping Water. Damage to the Sheehan car was heavy. Mrs. Blotzer, Here 65 Years, Dies Thursday Mrs. Frank Blotzer, Sr., na tive of Germany and resident of the Plattsmouth community 1 most of her lifetime, died early i Thursday morning, May 20, at 1U- T T IT Z Z T in1-" narry lYieisinger iiutiie. Daughter of George and Anna Marie Wagner, she was born in Germany on November 8, 1863. She came to the United States as a young lady and to Platts mouth on April 12, 1887. She was married to Frank Blotzer at Cedar Creek on May 28, 1887. Mrs. Blotzer was a member of St. John's Catholic, ch"rch. Surviving are six ' children, Mrs. W. J. Schneider of Ithaca: Mrs. H. A. Meisinger. Mrs. Fred Hirz, John Blotzer, Mrs. Howard Wiles and George Blotzer, all of Plattsmouth. Ten erandchil dren and 15 great grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by he- husband, one son. Frank. Funeral services will be held Mondv, May 24, at St. John's Catholic church at 9 a. m. with Msr. Oeor?r Aeiu? and Rev. "Raphael chonta n charee. Bur ial trill be at Holy Sepulchre cemetery. Rosarv will be at 8 p. m. Run da v and visitiner hours will be from 3 to 5 and from 6 to 8 Sunday at Sattler Funeral Home. A classified Ad in Th JoirnaT k costs as little as 35 cents Bcckmafi Cited for Improvements to Court House Lawn John Beckman, custodian of the courthouse at Plattsmouth, has received the commendations of County Commissioners for the improvements to the courthouse lawn. Commissioners Monday, ex tended their commendation to Mr! Beckman' for his efforts to seeding the lawn and in making the area more appealing. The courthouse area is mere beautiful this spring than at any time in recent years. Explosion Rocks Two Workmen : V- 4. x : ; : :: :. v yyysy.-j.-rw,;' ry., - f - i - ' ' J.v ' L &AW&SSsVAWjVAAA-Vt-'AA-Z&W Damage to the Steve Davis shown here as a brace is thrown up to prevent the foundation from completely collapsing. The Monday afternoon explosion caused extensive damage to the house now under construction, and seriouslv miureri two workmen in th basement. Phntr hvi Chriswiser. - eimors ETT3 Scholastic achievements of Plattsmouth's graduating seniors will be recognized Friday night at commencement exercises to be held at the high school auditorium Top scholars among the graduates will receive recognition for their four years of scholastic endeavor. Seventy Plattsmouth seniors will receive di plomas at the graduation exercises. The diplomas will be presented by A. W. Huebner, president of the board of education. Commencement exercises will E j start at eight o'clock in the new vfrIrirMi fl- i high school auditorium. Principal AUlUbaUll Ul I speaker will be Dean F. E. Henz- . i lik dean of tne Teachers College nM1lfr I I r tc r at the University of Nebraska. LQYlS nUUjC - His topic will be "Today's Chal- m lenge to the Plattsmouth High InillfAC I Mn I School Graduates." IlljUlCb I WU i Miss Evelyn Henry, daughter An explosion at mid-afternoon iXi Zi1.. rSff Diepiieii uavu, iiuuw ucixig cun- structed at 320 Whitman Ave - - nue, and severely injured a a-the thor 9nH enn irnrtintr in tVlf I bi AAA-L UUll V . ill v-. . V basement. Injured were Sterling Gard ner, local plumber, and his son, Larry, who were working in the basement of the house when the explosion occurred. The Gardners were both treat ed for first, second and third degree burns about the hands, face and body. Most seriously burned was Larry, who assists his father in the plumbing bus iness. He had severe burns on his face and arms. The explosion occurred about mid afternoon while the Gard ners were making plumbing connections in the basement. Exact cause of the blast has not been determined, according to Stephen Davis, local realtor who is building the house. The blast virtually ruined the new house as piaster was knocked from walls, the con Crete foundation was loosened and badly damaged and virtually every phase of tb.2 building was damaged to some extnt Weeping Water Youth Held on Rape Charge Dale Kunz, 21, pleaded not guilty in county court Monday afternoon to a charge of statu tory raoe involving a 13-year-old Weeping Water girl last May 15. Kunz has been bound over to district court for trial and bond wras set at one thousand dol lars by Countv Judge Raymond J. Case. Earlier County Attor ney Richard Peck dismissed a lesser charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor against Kunz when he pleaded not guilty. Kunz, AWOL from service aft er being home on furloueh, al legedly spnt a night with the girl and allegedly assaulted her. j House; njure ' 2 , 1 v & V I AS, . 4s .-.V .v. 'A? a ''sAx f'y , bSpF . ''SJyJ 'rv house on Whitman Avenue is 1 1 If I - X III "" " ; 1 'V' ' S i ft f ''' -.: -i: 1 - 1 I I I - ,'t ii Awoot n te Miss Barbara Sullivan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Newton Sullivan c nh,nrion ThPv pnmniAtP.i four years of high Bchocl with top averages m the cla of 70. The commencement program is as follows: Processional.. Michael Shellen barger. Invocation. . Rev. Harold Mitch ell Salutatory .... Barbar Sullivan Valedictory Evelyn Henry "Crusaders Hymn". . Girls' Sex tet Address . . . Dean F. E. Henzlik 'RocknV All Night"."... Mixed Octet Presentation of Scholastic Hon ors T. I. Friest D. A. R. History Award.. Mol- lie C. Gobelman Presentation of Class.. Wm. N. Floyd Presentation of Diplomas.. A. W. Huebner Benediction.. Rev. Keith Delap Recessional . . Michael Shellen- barger. Eleven of the graduates were recently recognized at Honors Convocation for being selected to membership in the National Honor Society. Seniors are se lected because of high scholas tic achievement, character, leadership and service mainy tained during high school. Fif teen percent of the class mem bership is eligible. Plattsmouth seniors picked to the Society are Patricia Brown, Evelyn Henry, Bill Hoschar, James Jacques, Janet Kalasek, Yvonne Nelson, Lorna Nierste, Jacqueline Rasmusscn, Jacque line Reno, Barbara Sullivan and Patricia Todd. Also at the Honors Day Con vocation, Jacqueline Reno re ceived the Harriet Case Award. Barney Eiting has served as class president of the graduat ing class which completes its affiliation with Plattsmouth high school Friday night. Otker class officers are Barbara Sullivan, vice president; Peggy Frans, secretary; Thomas Zastera, as treasurer. Graduates are: JoNon Albin, Ray E. Adkins, Jr., Patricia Alyce Bailey, De- j loris Beins, Elna Bomberg, Edith Mae Brittam, Patricia A. Brown, Dale A. Bruns, Duane M. Bur bee, Janice Ann Caldwell, Gary Campbell, Harold Demaree, George Ebersole. Bernard H. Eiting, Harvey D. Eledge, Fred ! M. Emmert. Jack L. Faris, Larry i Fauquet. Wayne Feldhousen, By ron D. Finnefrock, Shirley Wv 1 lene Fitch, Pegpy Jo Frans, Pnlly A. Fulton, Richard M. Glaze. 1 Carolyn Haase, Eleanor Ingrid Haden, Carol Anne Henney, Eve- 1 T T T 1 1 A Wt iyn xienry, vaiena Anna iioi man, Billy E. Kocchar, Donald L. Hutchinson, James Dale Jac ques, Betty Janecek and Janet Kalasek. I Elaine Kaslon. Ramona E. Kel sey, Charles V. Kerns, Wanda , litle, Gail Ann Martin, Beverly . inn foicitin-or Vvnnno TJolenn ' EI.ia Marv Nielsen, Lorna Faye 1 Nierste Mrv Alice u uonnen. H. Leslie O'Neal. Patricia Ann Painter, Larry L. Pierce, Joan. Marguerite Pink, Jacqueline Jili Rasmu-ssn, Jacqueline Reno, Douglas Lee Rohlfs. Phvlhs Louise Schiessl, John Dean Sch reiner. Jon M. Schuetz, Fred R. Sevbold Zella Marvidene Shown, Anita Spidell, Larry D. Stones, Shirley M. Stroush. Barbara .Ann Sullivan. Jean Kathryn Margaret R. Toman, Loren D. Thimgan. Patricia Ann Todd, Tonliff, Larry Vallery, Van ft. White, Ruby Faye Wilson, Lyle Wood and Thomas James Zas tera. Students Hear Allied Executive James G. Harwell, production supervisor for the Allied Chem ical & Dve corporation's new i dressed a student high school i-uinucduua iiexe iviunaay morn I ning. ! Harwell spoke primarily about cucuu&Lry ana answered ques tions of the students about the Allied company. Frank Andrews was fined iso j and costs ki county court a ' charge of oytrweight oa axlr u f