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CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER (MM AO. PUBLISHED , SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday on: nsmnnTru Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Efmwood Leader-Echc Delivered Twice Weekly to Mare Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 73 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1954 FIVE CENTS FER COPY NUMBER 59 OP i Mia ir ray Home,, wimeirs Favor Ml Not one official objection was filed in protest to a complete sanitary sewer system at Murray at hearing Tuesday night before the village board. Though 100 townspeople turned out for the public meeting at the Murray school, none filed an objection, either orally or written. With that as a guide, the Murray village board in a near mid-night session, set machinery in motion to adver tise for bids, set a date for letting contracts, and prepared for construction of the complete sewer system. 119 Pints of Blood Given Here Tuesday Success -was wrttten on the ! report of Mrs. F. I. Rea as a result of the bloodmobile visit at Plattsmouth Tuesday, even though a steady rain throughout the day kept a few who had reg istered from making their do nations. But Miss Josie Jenkins showed the true spirit of the day by walking two miles through the mud in order to fulfill her regis tration. In all 151 donors registered with 119 pints of blood being ob tained. Thirty-two donors were rejected for various reasons. Cass County Chapter Ameri can Legion and Auxiliary and Plattsmouth Branch of the Red Cross blood program extend thanks to all who cooperated in making the bloodmobile visit a success. Mrs. Rea said. Use of the Methodist church for its headquarters, and publicity through the Plattsmouth Jour nal were also recognized. Union, Weeping Water, Mur ray and Avocans who donated at the visit here also rate high thanks. Two donors, R. L. Knott of Weeping Water and Mrs. Len ora Cook of Plattsmouth .have each given 8 or more pints of blood to become members of the One Gallon Club. Plans are underway to recognize the Gal lon members for their service. Also rating praise are four doctors, R. F. Brendel, R. J. Dietz and L. S. Pucelik of Platts mouth and R. W. Tyson of Mur ray, nurses, Amelia Heldt, Mrs Ken Weaver, Mrs. Don Cotner, Mrs. Carl Morehead, Mrs. cnas. i Vais, Mrs. D. M. Ahrens. Mrs. Al den Nelson, Mrs. Tine Harbaugh, Mrs Joe Zastera and Mrs. John Bergmann. Others participating in the bloodmobile program included church representative Mrs. Frits Kaffenberger, Mrs. Fred Bucli eler. Mrs. N. McCarthy, Mrs. H. B. Perry. Mrs. R. B Keller, Mrs Eueene Krings, Miss Helen Hun terT Mrs Fred Lugsch, Mrs. Rob ert Tritsch, Mrs. Louis Naeve, Mrs Ordell Hennines, Mrs. John Svoboda, Mrs. Clair Shcllenbar ger, Mrs. L. A. Caldwell, Mrs. Joe Dietl. Mrs. Harold Alkirc, Mrs. J. Worsham, Mrs. Hermie Svo boda, Miss Laura Meisingcr, Mrs L. B. Esenberger, Mrs. Ed c;ar Newton, Mrs. R. C. Humiston, Mrs. Fred Feldhousen, Mrs. Wil liam Flovd and Miss Jackie Ras- mussen. Mrs. William Woolcott was chairman of the kitchen committee. Registration was conducted by Mrs W. L. Heinrich, Mrs. L. A. Amato, Mrs. Verna Peiry. Mrs Vera Warga and Mrs. Charles Janecek, and loading and un loading was handled by Don Warga, Al Lmder, orr Nicnoi, Rev Kiel and Earl Allbee. Roy Moore Heads District Nursing Home Operators LeRov Moore, operator of Hill crest Nursins: Home at Platts mouth has been elected pres ident of the district association of the Nebraska Association of Licensed Nursing Home opera tors Moore was elected Tuesday niht at a district meeting at Nebraska City. Other officers are Mrs. Hall of Blair, vice president- Mrs. Lvnn Tinkham of Omaha, secretary and Mrs. Mc Briiie Nelson of Fremont, treas- The district includes Fremont, Blair, Omaha. Plattsmouth, Un ion and Nebraska City. Moore, who came to Platts mouth six years aeo from Texas and beean operation of Hul crest Nursing Home, will open another nursing home for the napH' at Plattsmouth within the near future. He recently pur chased the Richpv house in the north part of the city and is converting it into a nursing home. . -X- RFQUEST APPROVED Request of Gerald Wiles to make a sanitarv sewer connec tion on South 9th street was ap proved by the Plattsmouth City Council Monday night. I Only serious controversy i.c ing the board is obtaining ease ments from the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and purchasing a halt acre site for the disposal plant. The board and a railroad offi cial traded dollars in an ease ment arrangement, still to be authorized by the railroad com oanv. and steDs have been tak- en to obtain the required lani for the disposal plant From expressions of th 100 townfolk at the hearing, the board felt that virtually all prop erty owners in the community favor the sewer plan. Opinion also seemed to favor complete treatment in the disposal plant instead of primary treatment, recommendation will also figure though the state board of health in the proposal. The State board is expected to survey the system during the coming week. Estimated cost of the system, j with complete treatment, is 1 $66,700. compared to a $49,450 estimate for primary treatment onlv. Bids will be taken on both. Following the public hearing, the Murray village "ojuxd, head ed by Herb Campbeii, set July 12 as the date for opening bids on the sewer project. Construc tion is slated to start with'n 15 days after contract is let, with completion of the main sewers and laterals on November 1. Completion of the disposal unit, if provided in the contract, is slated for 15 days after arrival of machinery. At the hearing, Murray prop erty owners learned that they can expect an assessment of ap- I proximately $175 on an improv-: ed lot and $50 on an unimprov ed lot. It would cost the average Murray property owner $225 in assessments. The system, which would be accessible to every house within the city west from the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks, will pro bably not have many users until next year, since 'the late fail completion date may prevent most houses from beine hooked I to tne sewer auring uie con- struction period Harold Heesley represented the railroad at the hearing. Har old Lebens is counsel for the Murray board and engineers are Henningsen, Durham & Rich ardson, Inc. The sixty-four-year-old com munity with slightly over two thousand population, will have one of the most complete sys tems of sanitary sewer disposal of any in the state when con struction is completed. Lions Install Attendance District Governor Ray Story installed new officers of the mismouuiuunsuuu x u,uy night, members with perfect at- "?"fj'i: Corporation elected officers to cap one evening of activity. Dr. W. V. Ryan stepped up into the presidency, succeeding i chairman for the coming year, N. W. McKee. Other new offi- and will appoint Cecil Karr as cers are Cecil M. Karr, first vice dlst"t secretary He will at president; Fred Feldhousen, sec- j tend the national convention at ond vice president; Chris Bulin, 1 New York and a school for new third vice president: Roy Moore, secretary; John Svoboda, treas urer; Wynne Babbitt, tail twis ter; Joe York, Lion tamer; and John Cloidt and Karl Grosshans, directors. Holdover directors are Joe Zastera and Dr. Richard Brendel. Officers of the Recreation Cor poration elected at a board of director's meeting are Fred Feld housen, president; Dr. L. A. Amato, vice president; Francis M. Casey, secretary; and John Svoboda, treasurer. Earlier 29 Lions received pins for perfect attendance during a five-month period designated by International Lions. They are Dr. L. A. Amato, Wynne Babbitt, Chris Bulin, Paul E. Fauquet, Fred Feldhousen, Dr. A. E. John son, Cecil M. Karr, Charles Land, Al Linder, N. W. McKee, Roy Moore, T. H. Pollock, Dr. W. V. Ryan, Tom Solomon, Bill Sprad lin, Ray Story, Joe Zastera, Dick March, Harry Cane, Francis M. Casey, Rev. Keith Delap, Bart Scanlon, Bill Williamson, John Svoboda, John Cloidt, M. E. Brown, Glen Wetenkamp and Joe York. Past president's pin was pre sented to McKee, and Bulin re ceived a past secretary's pin. A review of the state Lions Gering Home Setting for r. . .... . .'.'....-.ifrt-n-.-.-.v.'i .-.'.....".'.... ju&MOQBBBaOaBQbQOf' '' '"-"v-:'T-:t- i fMfB r ; Tl 4 ' :,ltl4 -M Officers of St. Luke's Auxiliary and St. Mary's Guild were sponsors for the Silver Tea held at the home of Miss Barbara Gering Sunday to raise funds for hospitals, schools and missions. A scene from the occasion shows Mrs. Vern Hend- Accidents Here Cause $250 In Damage Two accidents, early this week involving about $250 in damaacs have been reported by Police Chief Kenneth Dunlap. Dunlap reported that vehicles driven by Paul Roy Millen, 27, of Skitook, Oklahoma, and Rich ard Rhoades, 33, of Plattsmouth collided at the intersection of Avenue B and 7th street Monday morning. Rhoades was driving south cn 7th and Millen was going west on B when the collision occurred. Damage to Millen's vehicle was estimated at $50 and to Rhoades car at $25. The second mishap occurred Tuesday afternoon when a car, driven by Wendell Friest, 18 of Plattsmouth, collided' with one driven - by Hans Rasmussen of Atlantic, la. Friest was backing out of a diagonal parking place on Sixth street when the curs collided. Damage to Rasmussen's car was estimated at $150 and to the vehicle driven by Friest, $25. 20 Pay $405 In Court Fines, Fees Police Judge J. H. Graves re- ports 24 arrests and fines and j costs totaling $4uo ior tn? tnree week period ending June 12. The judge reported four ar rests and fines and costs total ing $52 for the week ending May 29; eight arrests and collections of $139 for the week ending June 5, and 12 arrests with collections amounting to $214 for the week ending June 12. John M. Meisinger was taken to St. Joseph hospital at Omaha Tuesday night by Sattler ambu lance. fficers; ates Pins convention was outlined by , Francis M. Casey, who also told of the political engineering . which elected Story district gov- ernor. At the meeting, Story disclosed j that he will name McKee zone district governors in July. Lions committees for the year as. appointed by new President Ryan, are bracketed under the three vice presidents. They are: First Vice President Constitution and by-laws Francis M. Casey, chairman; Paul E. Fauquet and Leo Mei singer. , Finance Albin Chovanec, chairman; A. B. Rogers, Walt Soennichsen and Ray Story. Attendance N. W. McKee, chairman; Francis Casey, Paul Fauquet, Dr. A. E. Johnson and Cecil Karr. Membership and Lion Infor mation John Cloidt, Jr., chair man; Albin Chovanec, Herman Meisinger, Ray Story and Joe Zastera. Program Dr. L. A. Amato, chairman, committee members to b appointed with each in charge of one meeting. 2nd Vice President Conventions Clark Finney, chairman; Harold Alkire, D. L. Grove, Wynne Babbitt and Bart Scanlon. . Conservation of sight and blind Joe Zastera, chairman; Clayton Rosencrans and Lr. L. A. Amato. Publicity Harry Cane, chair 'Cnntjnued on Page Seven) ricks, left, Miss Jessie Royce, serving; Mrs. Rob ert Reade, Father Max Kors, Miss Barbara Ger ing, Miss Dora Fricke and Mrs. Jon Black. Photo by Tom Solomon. Conversation Change Missed by Official A 40-watt bulb is too small for controlling traffic on highways entering Platts mouth, Councilman Clark . Finney thinks. Caught off guard Monday night, Finney missed the transfer of council discus sion from street lights to speeding signs. He came back in time to . hear the comment "the state ; recommends 40, (speed lim it)" and countered with the remark that "40 watt bulbs aren't enough." County Goes Over Top in W rA I hacp I 1 bm vf o lUU w lU 1-2 ' V iV. Cass county surpassed its 1954 Red Cross fund quota according to announcement today by Mrs. C. O. Zaiser of Avoca, secretary of the Cass county chapter of the American Red Cross Total collection in the county was $5,271.01, according to the report. Elmer Hallstrom was chairman of the 1954 fund drive. Amounts reported for each county community and the chairman for each drive include: Alvo $177.50, Mrs. John B. El liott. Avoca Elmer Hallstrom, $401. Cedar Creek Mrs. Evelyn Franke, $127. Eagle Miss Frieda Reiter, $23.75. Elmwood Mrs. Emily Gonza les, $313.20. Greenwood Mrs. Niles Cole man, $259.50. Louisville Mrs. Don Urwin, $491.90. Manley Rev. P. J. Hennessey, $59.70. Murdock Mrs. Carl Richert, $228.73. Murray Mrs. Clara Druecker, $72.76. Mynard Mrs. Henry Hild, $246.50. Nehawka Mrs. Vance Balfour, $250.05. Plattsmouth Walter H. Smith, $1,097.89. , Union Mrs. Betty Harrah, $243. South Bend Mrs. Lottie j Knecht, $145. Wabash Mrs. Ralph Richards, $74. Weeping Water Mrs. Howard Heneger, $115.70. Offutt Air Base $735.23. Officers of the Cass county chapter are Mrs. F. J. Knecht, South Bend, chairman; Walter H. Smith, Plattsmouth, vice chairman; Mrs. C. O. Zaiser, Avoca, secretary; and Elmer Hallstrom, Avoca, treasurer. Pollock Purchases First National Bank Building Here Sale of the First National Bank building to T. H. Pollock was completed this morning, Thursday, for $10,000. The building is under, lease for the remainder of the license year, Mr. Pollock explained when asked what his intentions with the building are.- The bank building was pur chased from Ralnh nnnpmfr trustee of the estate nf Mr.;' j elements. Deed for this property was I mei with the Register cf Deeds today. I . Drunk Driver Fined Roland C. H,aefel was fined $100 and costs and received a six month suspension of his driver's license whea arraigned in county court on a charge, of drunken driving. Silver Tea Radio in Police Car Approved By City Council A two-way radio will be in stalled in the Plattsmouth po lice car within the near future. That was the decision of city councilmen here Monday night in authorizing purchase of a transmitter-receiver unit for the patrol car. Installation of the set will en able the police force to be in contact with the Cass county sheriff's office, Highway Patrol, Omaha and Nebraska Citv DC-1 lice and Sheriff offices. Arrangements to operate the unit in cooperation with the central station of the county sheriff are underway. A method for providing 24-hour radio service to both law enfqrcement bodies is .being considered In voting for the radio instal lation, councilmen recognized the problem of getting ahold of local police officers on the pres ent telephone set up. The pres ent arrangement demands that an officer remain at the police station to take calls. Often times he must then wait action until the patrol car returns. Under the proposed arrange ment, the police could get mes sages directly in the patrol car as well as by telephone. Verna Brown, Ex-Resident Here, Is Dead Mrs. Verna A. Brown, resident of Plattsmouth for half a cen tury before going to Omaha a few months ago, died at Omaha Tuesday, June 15, 1954. She was 57 years old. Mrs. Brown came to Platts mouth in 1903 from her native Czechoslovakia and resided hsre until after the death of her huo band a year ago. Born December 15, 1896, at Susice, Czechoslovakia, she was the daughter of Mary Tucek and Severin Krejci. She was married on May 14, 1924 at Council Bluffs, la., to William E. Brown. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Catholic church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Louise Roberts of Omaha, and a son, Robert E. Brown of Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico. Al so surviving are a grandson, Wil liam E. Brown; her father, Sev erin Krejci; three brothers, Joe A. Krejci of Elmhurst, 111., and Henry and Frank Krejci of Plattsmouth; and four sisters, Miss Mary Krejci of Omaha, Mrs. Anne Linhart of Omaha, Mrs. Beatrice Griffin of Pla quenune, La., and Mrs. Frances Janda of Plattsmouth. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning, June 19,at 9:30 at Holy Rosary Catholic church at Plattsmouth. Visiting hours will be held from 4 to G and from 7 to 8 at Sattler Fu neral Home on Friday afternoon and evening. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Burial will be at Oak Hill cem etery with Sattler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Koronation Fabrics Arrive Fabrics for King Korn Karni val Koronation gowns have ar rived and may be picked up by participating individuals. The fabrics were ordered through Soennichsen's and ar rived early this week. Korona tion countesses and princesses, r their mothers, may pick up the goods from which 1954 Koro nation dresses will be made. A wide selection of colors is avail able. Journal Want Ads Pay lh $3,3 sift EFir Ye irVHsftfi matte-" "Mystery Father Will Be Disclosed Saturday Night There is still time to enter the "Mystery Father" con test at Plattsmouth. Entries for the contest must be in by Saturday eve nine: prior to announcement of the "Myster Father" at 9 p.m., just a few hours prior to Father's Day. The contest is sponsored bv the retail division of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerece in cooperation with member merchants of the Chamber. Clues are published in ad vertisements in today's Plattsmouth Journal, just as they have been in recent is sues. The clues lead toward identity of the . "Mystery Father." Prizes will be awarded Saturday night to those en trants who picked the right man, and indications are that a selection committee have a job going through x the long list of entries. Civil Defense Gets Backing OfV.F.W. Post More emphasis on civil de fense can be expected here if tentative plans of the Platts mouth post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars are carried out. Veterans considered aki?s over sponsorsnip oi vivu ve" ture to enable acceptance of the fense program in cooperation Duiidingi They anticipate little with the V.F.W. Auxiliary foi-, trouble in achieving the correc lowing open discussion, on the j tions. issue, tjass cuumy civil ueieiist; director Tom Solomon outlined the general program to the group. If the group should go ahead j with the program, it has alsoi proposed constructing an obser-j vation tower and starting first! aid and home nursing class in connection with civil defense. At the Tuesday night meeting, V.F.W. members also received a citation for achieving theirmem bership goal, and viewed an en graved plaque awarded the post as second place in the state for community service. Also under consideration by the post is a bike rodeo at some later date, and a V.F.W. picnic to be held on June 27. The picnic would be a V.F.W. family affair. Discussed also was the Veter ans of Foreign Wars summar carup being held at Papillion this week. The post has sent five boys from Plattsmouth to camp. Ed Kief and Dale Bowman worked in setting up the camp, while other members of the post, including Commander Art Mc Lean, helped make arrange ments for the week-long excur sion. Second year for the camp, it was established by the V.F.W. district for underprivileged boys throughout the area. A classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents Centennial Centennial costumes added Rilvpr TP. Vlrl RnnH.V of thn 4fM "'Yi ", , T-' i'-A fzA &.Zz, f -.J "'1 f ,; iwMmf-s' y , j sponsorship of St. Luke's Episcopal church. Hostesses included Mrs. Thelma Tritsch, Mrs. Dorothy -Walling, Mrs. Tina Caldwell, Mrs. Ralph Gansemer, Mrs. Helen Faith, Mrs. W. C. Kenner of Nebraska City, and Mrs. Guy Long. Photo by Tom Solomon. Taxation for balancing expected to run about the same as a year ago, though It may be slightly higher. That was shown in a budget e timate adopted by the city council Monday night. Basically the standing funds for the city will require; about the same amount of monies as a year ago, with some slated for slight increases and others taking slight cuts. Faults Found In High School New Addition number of minor faults, es-l timated at between 30 and 40, ! were found -.on a two-hour in- ! school addition during a special tour of the board of education Tuesday night. The faults ranged from cup ping of the new gymnaium floor to small cracks, breaks in tile, and failure of the contract or to clean up as expected. Board Secretary C. E. Shellen barger is preparing a list of the faults uncovered by the board's tour and will submit them to the contractor and architect for their consideration and correc tion. Members of the school board found minor discrepancies in practically every department of the new building, with the maj- or fault appearing to be the cup ing of the new gym floor. Cause for the cupping could not be de termined. Other faults listed by the board included cracked and broken tile in the girls and boys dressing rooms, loose fteor tile, uncleaned plaster on walls at ceiling heights, cracked plaster, crooked door handles and a va riety of other minpr errors. The board is hopeful of havin ! the faults corrected in the fu- Charles Bestor, Resident Here Unnt, Van re Hinc 'ViUIlV I CUTb, LICb Charles Bestor, native and long-time resident of Platts mouth, died at Omaha Wednes day, June 16, of complications following pneumonia. He wa. about 75 years old. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Bestor, he was reared on a farm west of Plattsmouth and ' had worked for many years in the Bestor-Swatek Hardware store here. Suriviving are a orothcr. Frank, of Kansas City, who will be unable to attend funeral services because of ill health.and a niece. Final rites will be held Satur - day afternoon at two p clock at All TTI. 1 . .1 Trim. - e-r oaiuer r unerai uiuyn. visiiuis hours will be held from 4 to 6 and from 7 to 9 Friday after noon and evening at the funeral home. Burial will be at Plattsmouth. DRIVEWAY. SEWER OKAYED T-crHrro Pf n lr was Q TitVinripri by the City Council Monday night to break curb for a drive way and to make sanitary sewer connection at the location of his new house. Touch to Tea a touch of reminiscense to the hnmo r,f Mt PorKoro P.0rir,ff nor trip lf)n4-.cr ritv hud tret i General, police department and street department funds are established the same as for a year ago. The library board has asked for a slight decrease, while fire hydrant rental will climb a few dollars. An increase in the lighting fund was authorized by the , B nnri ;ctoii " " u IT T"; t"".,!"". increase the street lighting ef fect. The cemetery fund is estab lished on approximately the same basis as a year ago, while the fire department, fire equip ment fund, and park fund will stay about the same. Park de velopment, amusement and gen eral sewer funds will require the same amount of funds as a year ago. Bulk of the city expenses dur ing the fiscal year will go for redemption of warrants and in- terest on sanitary sewer and paving district improvements, More than $150,000 of the total $300,043 budget is earmarked for sanitary sewer and paving im provement funds. As established in the estimate of city expenses for the year, the police department and gen eral funds will require $11,000 each. For the street department, a $14,800 budget has been set up. The library board will get $5, 330 and fire hydrant rental will take $6,145. The fire depart ment will get $2,500, with another $2,200 being established for a special fire equipment fund. Lighting will cost another $6,800. The budget calls for $150,478 for redemption of warrants and interest and sanitary districts 5-10, and on street improvement districts 100-112. In addition another $37,855 will be required for refunding bonds and inter est, intersection bonds and in terest, and district paving as sessment deficiencies. Still another $12,225 is earmarked for bonds and interest on paving dis tricts 63-99. In an effort to save some money, the council is considering refinancing by transferring out standing warrants to lowoc in terest bonds. The annual estimate shows that the entire revenue for the past fiscal year amounted to $156,175.49. The budget estimate of $300,- j 043 is $15,000 under that of a year ago when the budget esti- I mate called for $31570, and is ; Up a little from two years ' ; ag0 when tne council established a $282,195 budget estimate. Figures from the Cass county assessor on assessed valuations for the city were not available when the budget estimate was prepared, however it is1 expected to remain about the same as a i ye,ar a' when the assessed value passed the $400,000 mark. Cass Historical Society to Mark First Burial ! The grave of the first person I buried in Cass county will be 1 aporonr'ately marked in the ! near fufture, following action of the Cass County Historical So 1 cietv. The Society voted $40 Wd- I nesday to be added to a $100 exant offered by Dr. G. H. Gil more of Murray, president of the Society. The burial place, about whih Dr. Gilmore recently wrote an article, will be marked by a ston.- monument if plans are carried out. In other action Wednesday, the Society postponed its elec tion of officers for another month. Dr. Gilmore. president of the Society, since its founding, has asked to be relieved of the head office. The election will be held in July. Society members also viewed m. 111,11. 1,1115 oiiica ui tuiUI ctl slides shown by Miss Mvrtle Wood of Wabash. The slides ?leJe hir. Sp.l EHr,Pe la3t i"- "iu"S W-U-U Ue SlldeS, MISS ; wooa aiso toia or her lmprer, sions of the countries. b?ir most highly impressed with Hol land and Switzerland. -Journal Want Ads Pay - - ' ' .v . .v .v v -