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CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER VOLUME 73 Tie 2)OS0S Resentment of "rumors" Monday night prompted members of the Plattsmouth Cemetery Board to air facts ana figures on its income and expenses along with a brief historical sketch of the board's founding before a special meeting of the citv council Fridn J. C. Comstock told of yard the "rumors" though ine Doara welcomes constructive criticism. Hg did not list the rumors, but indicated that they concerned the board's income and expenses. Cass School Tax Compares ToAyerage Tax levies for 12-grade schools in Nebraska towns and cities range from 60.75 mills to seven mills. This wide spread is reveaied; in the second state-wide studv of school taxes by the Nebraska State Education Association. The spread of levies is due largely to wide differences in the amount of valuation within districts and to varying educa tional programs which the dis tricts support. In Cass County, mill levies for 12-grade schools included: Ne hawka: 28.60; Weeping Water: 28.20: Alvo: 27.00: Union: 26:60; Greenwood: 25.40; Plattsmouth: 23.40; Eagle: 22.40: Avoca: 21.80; Elmwood: 18.00; Murdock: 17.00 and Louisville: 10.00. nrv, v,iu in i i lacuis mi uiui icvjr iw Bci-; eral, school purposes for districts! iiaYiug giauc uuuugn school programs is BrownvMle's 60.75 mills. In addition, Brown ville in Nemaha County had a 4.34 mill levy for school bonds, or a total of 65.09 for school pur poses. , The lowest mill levy is, Mai den's 7.00 mills. Minden, site cf extensive school district reor ganization in Kearney County, also has a 2.00 mill school bond levy, for a total of 9.00 mills. The average levy for general school purposes in Class II dis tricts is 25.23 mills in 1953-54, compared with 25.93 in 1952-53 Class II districts offer both ele mentary and high school classes in towns under l,CO0 in popula tion. The average mill levy for the Class III districts this year is 22.74 mills, compared with 26.74 last year, probably as a result of increased valuations. A Class III district offers elementary and high school education in cities and towns with 1,000 to 50,000 population. 60,000 Acres Te rraces in Cass County Farmers in Cass County built 366 miles of terraces this spring according to the latest report from local Soil Conservation District officials. This indicates the continued interest in ter racing and the favorable condi tions which prevailed this spring for terrace construction. With, overall terrace needs about one-fourth done, there are now 3,783 miles of terraces built in1 Cass County protecting 60,000 Farmers and landowners ! represented Plattsmouth should keep in mind, however, ! state Bnk at the annual Bank that the job is not done when i e meeting at Doane College at terraces are built. The job of crete last week- proper maintenance is essential for terraces to function properly and to do the job they are meant to do. Teraces are like fences, in thatthey must be re paired and maintained. Driving Violation Leads to Capture Of Coffee Thieves Faulty driving in Plattsmouth led to the arrest of an Iowa man for his part in a break-in and theft from an Omaha storage warehouse. City policemen Sebert Litle and Lawrence Chappell found ten two-pound cans of coffee in a car driven by George Gil lespie of Omaha Thursday night after stopping the car for traf fic violations. Gillespie and Jim Fitzpatrick of Little Sioux. Ia.. were turned over to Sheriff Tom Solomon, who learned from Fitzpatrick that he had broken into the Gordon Storage Warehouse in Omaha early Thursday evening and had taken four cases of two pound cans of coffee. Fitzpatrick, who was picked up here early Thursday by Oma ha authorities, said he had sold the balance of the coffee in East Omaha before coming south to Plattsmouth. He was enroute to Kansas City at the time. n n Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise I For resentment, hv thp hnnrrl tn- he was quick to point -out that .w Aided by background informa- X : A 1 tTT nun presented Dy w. r. iwers. the board pointed out that it has built up a substantial ac cumulation of bonds, but that the bonds are earmarked for perpetual lot care and cannot be spent. Interest from the bonds however, is used by the board. Comstock pointed out that the cemetery board was created on June 22, 1936, just 18 years ago. Prior to that time "the junior councilman" has always been, stuck with the cemetery com-j muiee cnairmansnip, uomstocK. explained. "Needless to say, lit tle was done for the cemetery at that time," the board chairman explained. He pointed out that after cre ation, the cemetery board es tablished lot care fees, set up charges for cemetery lots, and put the unit on a business basi. Lot care is now $6 a year for a full lot or $3.50 for a half lot. The board has also adopted a "i,;"1" E ,T,H"'r" SXT" "1"?V"start adding their donations to building bases for monuments to t-f'-t "" one mill levy, less than $4,000 is designated for the cemetery hoard In the 18 years since the the board took over, the ceme tery, Oak Hill, has been develop ed into one of the most beauti ful in the area for a city of Plattsmouth's size. Councilmen learned from Bill Evers that after the -board was created 18 years ago, it imme diately acquired an additional 15 acres of land which has been landscaped and designated for perpetual care lots. Under the board, fees which once went to the sexton to sup plement his small annual salary, are now paid to the board and become part of the operating capital. In recapping history of the cemetery, Evers explained that when the board was created, the two ten-acre plots were virtual ly filled. The cemetery wras in such condition that many fam ilies purchased lots in Omaha or adjacent towns for family burial. By acquiring the addi tional 15 acres, the cemetery is now in position to provide lots at various prices. Making the change 18 years ago was a hard job and required a strong educational program, Evers told the council. Now, the board is highly complimented for the job it has done, named to the cemetery board 18 Evers and Comstock were both years ago. Evers has served con tinuously, and Comstock missed only two years, while on the city council. Henry Starkjohn, an other member of the board, also attended the session. The board now owns all of its own equipment, including a truckfor which it had to boi row $900 and carries a fair bal ance. John Svoboda and Orville Niel- Captain Cited for Service 2 vJr1 ' lit' H If 1 v ML mi i . i-. - - " Brig. Gen. Louis W. Truman, left, Third Army Chief of Staff, awards the Third Army certificate of achievement to Capt. Her schel E. Revnolds for nerformance of outstanding service as offi- cer-in-charge, flight detachment, Army Aviation Division, Third i PIiF,DS 'OT GriLTY Army Headquarters at Ft. McPherson, Ga. The award covered the j homa pleaded notgmltvin period, February 2, 1953, to May 3, 1954. Capt. Reynolds is the son i county'court to a charge of over of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Reynolds of Los Angeles. He is married to the weight on capacity plates. He former Jane Shreve of Elmwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Shreve. They have two daughters, Susan Jane and Rebecca Jo. U. S. Army Photo. Cowboys Scatter As Brahma : jf3 r Ml , ' "7 7 I i- P v L U( fife, J -sJS&fi f --Kl UkVdij Cowboys start scattering as ! breaks from gate three during action at the first annual Cass County Rodeo at the Cass County Horse Show Association grounds at Plattsmouth. The rider successfully completed his ten-second ride aboard the bull. Some four thousand fans Donors Are Bloodrrtobile Plattsmouth residents will the American Red Cross blood ! program at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, i Ul LI1Uie were smppea over trie hour for which the bloodmo- j seas- blie is scheduled to begin oper- I A recipient of Red- Cross blood ation here. j does not pay for the blood, which Doners will be registered at the ; is sent frm the Red Cross with First Methodist church througn-i ut any charge. A charge is out the afternoon and until i made at the hospital, however, 6:30 p.m. The bloodmobile visit I for administration and labora is sponsored by the American i tory work. Legion Auxiliary at Plattsmouth j As long as Cass county is in in cooperation with -'Mrs. F. I. j the blood program, any citizen Rea, American Red Cross blood- ! of the county can get blood from mobile chairman for Cass couu- j the agency without cost or re ty ' placement. region Auxiliary meraoers ana , ladies from every Plattsmouth church, along with local doctors and nurses will assist during the donation period. Auxiliary members will assist at registra tion desks, while church ladies will prepare and serve luncn, to j la Heldt, Mrs. A. E. Johnson, Mrs. be given to each donor ai the ! Ken Weaver, Mrs. Don Cotner, completion of his donation. j Mrs. Carl Morehead, Mrs. Char Doctors and nurses from I les Vais, Mrs. D. M. Ahrens, Mrs. Plattsmouth will assist Red Cross medical staff members in conducting checks on prospec tive donors before they give their blood. For the fiscal year of the Red Cross, Cass county people used 180 pints of blood in 10 different hospitals. During the same pe riod, 336 pints were collected in Cass county with 150 pints being shipped to the Armed Forces overseas. For the first six months of this year, 102 pints of blood have been used by Cass county people in 13 hospitals. At the same time, only 92 pints have Rainfall Here Recorded at .22 Nearly one-quarter inch of rain was recorded here Friday night, in one of the haiMe.st rainfalls of the season. The .2" inches of rain fell in a period cf but a few minutes. Black clouds hovering over the city late in the evening aua threats of tornado preceded the rain. and Efmwood Leader-Eche ruM I 1 dlVIUU I n, LAjj LUUN I T, NCdKAjKA, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1954 a Brahma bull Needed For ere Tuesday been collected m the county, and Assisting the hloodmnhil will be: Doctors L. S. Pucelik, R. F. Brendel, R. J. Dietz and R. W. Tyson. Registered nurses Mrs. Amel- Alden Nelson, Mrs. Joe Zastera and Mrs. Tine Harbaugh. Practical nurses Mrs. John Bergman and Mrs. Thomas Whalen. Kitchen Mrs. Wm. Woolcott, chairman, and ladies from all Plattsmouth churches. Hostesses Mrs. Joe Zastera, Miss Mildred Hall and Mrs. F. I. Rea. Registration Mrs. Wm. Hein rich, Mrs. Don Warga, Mrs. De Forest Perry and Mrs. L. A. Amato. Legion Detail Don Warga, O. T. Nichols, Al Linder and Earl Allbee. Sanford Short, 59, Dies in California Sanford Short, resident of Plattsmouth many years, died at the East Los Angeles veterans hospital Friday morning of what was believed to be a heart at tack. He was 59 years old. Funeral arrangements are pending shipment of the body to Sattler Funeral Home here. The Rev. G. E. Seybold will officiate and the American Legion will conduct military services. Mr. Short had resided in Cal ifornia the last three years after leaving Plattsmouth. A veteran ot World War l; he had been employed at the Martin Bomber and had also worked in Illinnu? and Indiana. Born February 8, 1894 at Wil lis, Kansas, he had lived at Om aha before coming to Platts mouth. Surviving are his wife, and a son, James Hylton of Platts mouth; a daughter, Mrs. Jenni fee Scott of Riverside, Calif., and a son, Sanford S., of Burlington, Ia. Also surviving are two sisters, jvirs. vvaoe Ciorman of Omaha j and Mrs. Earl Menson of Port land, Ore., and two brothers, 10m oi oaKiand, Calif., and Earl M. of Omaha. Two grandsons also survive. wras freed on $110 appearance bond and hearing has been set for June 24 by Judge Raymond J. Case. motto belivered Twice Weekly Leaves Chutes who viewed the three nights of activity showed a definite preference for the Brahma bull division. Centered above is the judges' stand, while the picture shows -. a general view of the Horse Show rodeo installations said by many to be the best in the area. Journal Photo. Break-in at Nehawka Elevator Is Under Investigation Investigation into the theft of a reported $20 in cash from the Nehawka Farmers Grain Com pany elevator office at Nehawka last week continues. Sheriff Tom Solomon, who is conducting the investigation, said that after gaining entrance to the building, intruders ham mered open the safe and took the cash which amounted flu about $20. Checks found in the safe were left on the floor, the Sheriff said. , - Ed Stanley, manager of the elevator, told . investigating of ficers that the loss is covered by insurance. 3-Year-Old Dies as Car Crushes Body A three-year-old Louisville girl died at mid-morning Mon day when she leaped from a moving car and was run over. Alice Jane Livingston, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Liv ingston of Louisville, died in stantly when the car in which she and her sister were playing run over her. , , The incident occurred when the little girl attempted to jump from the moving vehicle after her .five-year-old sister appar ently released the brakes and the car started downhill. The mishap occurred about 10 a. m. near the Livingston resi dence in Louisville. Born August 24,. 1950, Alice is survived by her parents, and three brothers and sisters, Tom, Joan and Susan. Funeral services will be. held Wednesday morning at 9:30 at St. John's church at Platts mouth. Burial will be at Horning cemetery with Sattler Funeral Home in charge of arrange ments. Officers Elected By Knights of Columbus Council New officers of Father Shine Council, No. 1966, of Knights of Columbus, were elected at the regular meeting of the Council Tuesday night. Officers for the year will be Robert Whalen, :rand knight: chancellor; Fred J. Feldhousen. recorder; -Walter H. Smith. treasurer; A. E. Chovanec, advo cate: Frank Bierl, warden: John Cloidt. Sr.. outside guard; Dr. L. S. Pucelik. inside ?uard; and John Bergman, trustee. Frank M. Smith was reap pointed financial secretary by Sunreme Knight Luke E. Hart. The Council meeting was clos ed with a shrimp feed prepared by Mrs. A. E. Chovanec and Mrs. Gene Krings. Police Court Intoxication Kermit R. Irvin, ; Des Moines, Ia., fined $10 and ; costs. j Speeding and running stop sign Donald W. Born, fined $10 and $2 and costs. Journal Want Ads Pay to More Than 3000 Cass FIVE CENtS FER COPY P(WBDDp CGH : : M I "Mystery Father" Contest Entries Are Rolling in Leads are narrowing down on th identity of the "Mys tery Father," a contest be ing conducted by the Platts mouth Chamber of Com merce retai' committee. Hints today in advertise ments of local businessmen bring the issue closer to the reader, as the hour for iden tifying the "Myster Father" also nears. Name of the selected Cass county father will be reveal ed Saturday night, prior to Father's Day. Readers are advised to submit their contest entries as soon as they possibly can. Entries are already begin ning to flow into the Cham ber office and the list grows daily. Entrants are compet ing for a variety of mer chandise prizes to be award ed Saturday night. Jack Frans is Seriously Hurt; Car Overturns Jack L. Frans of Murray is reported in satisfactory condi tion at Methodist hospital at Omaha after suffering severe injuries in a one-car accident south of Plattsmouth early Fri day morning. Frans received several broke ribs, internal injuries, and sub mitted to surgery Friday morn ing for removal of his spleen, after he was found pinned be neath his car on the curve just south of Plattsmouth. Treated at the scene by Dr. R. F. Brendel, he was taken to the hospital by Caldwell-Linder ambulance, where emergency surgery was performed. Sheriff Tom Solomon and Po lice officer Lawrence Chappell were called to the accident scene, after the wreckage was spotted. Motorists were recruited to help lift the wrecked vehicle off Frans' legs. He apparently lost control of thp far wViilo cnrnnfo Viir home at. Murray. The 24-year- old Frans had teleDhoned his mother at Murray about 5:30 a.m. from Plattsmouth and told her he would be right down to pick up his' lunch before going to work. The vehicle was completely demolished after" rolling over ac cording to the Sheriff. Plattsmouth Man Held on 3 Charges At Nebraska City John E. McCrary, 30, of Platts mouth was arrested at Nebraska City early Saturday morning and charged with drunken driving, speeding and driving abreast another car cn a main street. Police reported that McCrary drove his borrowed auto into the rear of a parked car owned by Mrs. R. E. Osborne. The Osborne car slid about 42 feet after the impact and hit a parking meter pole snapping it off. 4,000 View 3 -Day Rodeo; Lintner Ss Cowboy King Fifty-nine riders battled be- fore an estimated 4,000 people n ,T. . . , , here in the three day rode? end- Jtnpr Af.w ,m' ,an? inr rriHav nioht riv, tv,Q tnn ' Lmtner came back to finish first ridV; 7h7rinT "Wi 7rT. dred dollars in top prizes. First rodeo here, and one' of the best ever presented anv- where in this area, the rodeo went over big with the crowd, and was very satisfying to the sponsors, Cass County Horse , I snow Association. Top cowboys among the 59 en tered included Myron Lintner, Bill Irvin, Lushwell McGurk, Herman Wiseman and Short Stephens. Lintner was the top money winner, taking the saddle bronc tirst place prize and scoring first in the bulldogging class. Here are the top three finishers in each class: Saddle bronc riding Myron Lintner, first; Mel Warner, sec end; and Bill Irvin, third. Lint ner won the first go-round Wednesday night, Irvin, copped County Families 0T3SDQ Contracts were awarded to National Construction Company by the Plattsmouth City Council Fridav night for two paving districts here. National was the onlv com pany bidding on the four blocks ofpaving. " In accepting the bids, councilmen selected six-inch re-inforced concrete for the paving on Avenue A, between 13th and 15th, and on North 9th street, between Avenue D and F. Bid on the two projects was $28,142.80. . National bid $12,853.63 for tfca Allen Set for Chamber Job Here in July Charles Allen Expected to arrive in Platts mouth late this month to take over as manager of the Cham ber of Commerce is Charles Al len of Lexington. Allen and his wife will come f rv PI a tf cm rn t Vi offoi- Via Vmc completed a two-week active duty training period with tne; rin..r, Appointed to succeed Mike Ty psr as Chamber manager here, the 23-year-old Allen has been manager of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce since early last Nevember . , , , , iicviuuwj, 11C ?u si from Hastings College and had uccn eiupiujrcu us iaim macum - ery and appliance salesman fcr a large store at Hastings. He is a graduate of Lexington high school. Kunz Sentenced j TQ Three Year: fnr 10 1 nrcc 1 cars Tor Statutory Rape Dale Kunz of Weeping Water was sentenced to three years in the Nebraska penitentiary at Lincoln by Judge John M. Dierks Friday after he pleaded guilty in district court to a charge of. statutory rape. Kunz was arraigned in district court on the charge after ap pearing in lower court a month ago on the charge. He pleaded not guilty in county court. He was charged with statu tory rape of a 15-year-old Weep ing Water girl. MEETING DATE CHANGED Cass county Historical Society will meet Wednesday noon, June 16, at Plattsmouth Hotel, instead of June 23, as previously an nounced. Guest speaker will be Miss Myrtle Wood of Wabash, who will tell of her recent Euro pean travels. i ln F"day night's finale. Bareback riding Lushwell iJaituaA Hums i-iUi.Il WL, Jl McGurk of Skidmore, Mo., first; Ron Walkup, second; and Bud Ross, third. Bulldogging Mel Lintner, first; Art Fritcher. second- nnd Henrise Wiseman, third. Calf roping Short Stephens, nrst; Paul Callahan, second; and naney zicht, third d v , . , SafS ndmg Herman Wiseman, first: Ken Blair. SPC ond; and Delbert Abels, third. Sterling Norvelle, Ralph Nor velle, Ronny Wells and Dave Martins were finalists in the stake race with Martin receiving the trophy in Friday night's finals. Success of the rodeo assures a repeat performance here next year. The rodeo, first to be sponsored by the Horse Show Association, is scheduled as an annual event. ' r If V - .1 1 . , . PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday NUMBER 58 3 O Avenue A paving, and $15,23-!. IV on the two blocks of paving on North 9th street. The total bid was just $4.10 under the engi neer's estimate. Alternate bids by the com pany, providing for 7 inch non reinforced concrete were $12, 480.73 and $14,936.92, but on the recommendation of the engi neers, councilmen remained with six-inch reinforced. At the Friday night session, councilmen also moved ahead with plans on Sanitary Sewer No. 10, to be constructed on North 12th street, where paving was recently laid. Estimated cost of the sanitnrv i sewer, based on figures by Hen- - mngson, uurnan & Richardson, Inc., special engineers, is $4,452.- ou. uounciimen approved a reso-' lution of necessity, adopted plans and specifications for the sanitary sewer, and ordered publication of notice to bidders. Bids will be opened on June 29 at a special session of Liu: council and construction is slat ed to start by July 15. The sewer will be constructed on North 12th street, north from Washington avenue to G street. Action by the council followed when no obections to the pro posed district were presented lor consideration. In other action Friday, coun cilmen also briefly considered a proposal for a sanitary sewer on North 10th street. A Drelimi- nary estimate and general top- I ographical layout for a sewer cn xuute was cunsiuereu uy me rnnnnil A oronprol intoroct in o council., A ppnprnl intprpst in a North lOth street sewer has been noted among residents of tne area. Councilmen also gave Fred Toman his answer to a request for an adjustment on his assess- menu lui tjamiaiv icwa , ; advising him that they cannot . altar or change the decisions of ; the board of equalization Durinor thp Fridav nioht: nippf- ing, councilmen also reappoint ed Harold Lebens as city attor ney for the next 30 days. A request for a street light on South 10th street at Clinton avenue was taken under advise ment by the council, as well as a request for a street light on 5th street and Avenue F. Councilmen also briefly con sidered budget proposals for the coming fiscal year. The budget will get further study at the regular council meeting tonight. Frank Schulze Dies Thursday At Hospital Funeral services for Frank A. Schulze of Unadilla were held Sunday afternoon at the Una dilla Christian church with Rev. Waldron officiating. Mr. Schulze died Thursday morning at a hospital in Syra cuse following an illness of about 18 months. Bern November 3, 1379, in Illi nois, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schulze. He was married May 25, 1926, at Platts mouth to Milly Davis. They had lived at Unadilla most of their married life. He was a member of the Una dilla Christian church. Surviving besides his wife is a daughter, Mrs. Velva Lange and a son, Frank Schulze, Jr., both of Unadilia; a nephew, Edwin Mc Cartney of Unadilla; and two nieces, Mrs. Floretta Wondra of Plattsmouth and Mrs. Alet,h Z . ""u ' woioerg cf Eagle. A grand- ' aaugnter also survives. Burial was at Unadilla. Verdict on Speeding From County Court Bond was set at $100 on ap- "unci j-icnuy lutiie IOl- lowing his arraignment at trial in county court on a charge of peeaing. Tuttle pleaded not guilty to the count filed on information presented by Patrolman G. Walt man. Waltman arrested Tuttl in Cass county after clocking him at speeds up to 100 mile; an hour. Represented in court by Fran cis A. McLane, Tuttle was found guilty and fined $50 and costs, but posted bond and appealed to district court. n