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v v v A A A . - w' CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER H PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 73 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1954 FIVE CENTS FER COPY NUMBER 98 t - 17-11 pLATirSiMKlDOJT Sclhci Ask Gloss Sin Five persons from Cass county school district 17, Union, have asked that a class VI rural high school be set up in southeast Cass county to be between Union and Nehawka or centrally between Union, Nehawka and Murray. At a called meeting1 of the Cass county committee for school re-organization, the plan was discussed and a hearing set for Nov. 8 at 7 :30 p. m. in the county court room. The committee is inviting school board members from 15 districts in southeast Cass county, who will be asked to give their and the district's feelings on going into a new district with a centrally-located rural high school. cook, chairman of the re- Louisville High Moving Into its New Buildinqs Louisville's high school stu dents will move into their new building today, thankful to be j leaving the gymnasium where j they have been attending school since September. I been feared that after voting The high school had moved i to et UP a class VI school, sniall into the gymnasium so grade 1 er districts could be out-voted school pupils could have all of I and tne school situated in the old buildint?. as nfrmittpH ! another town. imder the new plan, and not have to move around in the mid dle of the term. In their new quarters, the high school and grade school in Louisville are in different build ings for thp first time. The new building is entirely modern and with a separate gymnasium. It is walled with glass to give a maximum of natural light. It has a specially-designed home economics room, science room, library, health room, con sultation room, English room, and offices. The new gymnasium has two dressing rooms which can be I used s nrusic rooms, and the i stage is equipped with curtains j pnrl ran bp hspH for nrnorflTns i class plays, commencement, bac calaureate and other services. Dedication services for the new school will be some time in November. Rural Teachers Average 50 Credit Hours The average rural school teacher in Cass county has 50 V2 hours of college credit, accord ing to a report recently made by County Supt. Lloyd Behrends. Most colleges and universities require about 120 credit hours for graduation with a bachelor's degree, and three semesters and one summer session would equal about 52 credit hours. The range is from three teachers who have 12 hours (one semester or two summer ses sions) to one teacher with 191 credit hours. Most master's de grees can be earned for about 160 college credit hours. The breakdown follows: three new teachers have 12 hours; 14 have 12-29 credit hours; 23 have 30-59 hours; six have 60-89 hours; two have 90-119 hours; six have 120-148 hours; and one has 1S1 hours. Ask for Presents For Young Folks In Pusan, Korea Corporal Darrel Williamson son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill William- son of Plattsmouth, has written his mother that he and his army buddies are askng that clothes and toys be sent to them to give to Korean children in the vicin-' ity of Pusan, where they are stationed. Mrs. Williamson said that anyone with articles which would make . cood Christmas presents for Korean children may be left at the Williamson cleaners. Also, they may be tak en to the meeting of the Junior Women's club Monday night. Pfc Ramon D. Koubek. 21, con of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Kou bek of Plattsmouth, recently pent a seven day rest and re cuperation leave at Camp Kobe, Japan, from his unit in Korea. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Journal at the Masonic Home ueather Station. Plattsmoutn, iseur. Oct. 23-31. High Low Prec. Oct. Oct. 23 29 54 30 50 28 53 30 Oct. 10 Oct'. 31 54 24 Forecast: Cloudy, windy, snow flurries, colder. High about 35. I districting committee, presided I at the Thursday meeting attend i ed by about 15 persons from districts 15, 18, 19 and 56. A definition of a class VI school was read, and several questions as to procedure were asked. Cook explained that according to the state attorney general, it can be stated on the district election ballot that the new school must be located outside the city limits of all cities and towns in the district. It bad Cook also explained that such a school need not fear being re fused bus transportation, and that buses would operate ex actly the same" as for town schools. The school board set-up was explained. For rural schools, there is a six-man board for the high schools, and separate boards for elementary schools operated by their own districts. On the six-man board, the coun ty treasurer is an ex-officio member without a vote. To be worked out, after setting up the school district, is whether to have a scnooi superintendent over both nih school and grade schools, or separate superintend- CntS. The re-organization commit tee asked those at the Thursday meeting to talk to persons in the various districts and try to determine their feelings on a class VI school. It was decided to invite persons from the group of districts along the Missouri river, and see if they would like to join the larger district. Invitations will be sent dis tricts 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 53, 17, 38, 18, 19, 80, 26 and 103. In their petition asking for the new district, the signers state: "We, legal voters in dis trict 17, request the Cass county re-districting committee to call a meeting to set up tentative plans for a class VI rural high school in southeast Cass county, to be located outside the cor poration limits of any city or village, preferable between Un ion and Nehawka or between Union, Nehawka and Murray. It should include districts 103, 17, 18, 19, 15 and any others inter ested." It was signed by George A. Stites. Donald J. Wolfe, Rob ert Lee Harrah, George R. Stine, president of district 17 board, and D. J. Meredith, secretary of he board. I'prl, Clnelnt n,c j ru K OSing UayS por 1955 Holidays , Tll 0 nllomhor f 'm The Chamber of Commerce ! retail committee has decided 1 on six holiday closing days for ; 195o. New Year s Dav. Memor- ial Dav, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christ mas. Holiday falling on Sunday will be observed bv being clos ed the following Monday. ! RESIDENCE SOLD The C. J. (Button) White resi dence has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fenton. The Fen tons have moved into their new home at 709 Ave. E. Sale wTas rrde through Steve Davis, Real tor. ::::(:::::: Court House Briefs Donald L. Ware of Gallup, N. M., no trip permit, was fined $10 and costs. Watson Bros, of Omaha, over weight on capacity plates, $100 and costs. Jim Scott of Shawnee, Kans., no trip permit, was fined $10 and costs. Dugdale Const. Co. of Omaha, overweight on capacity plates, $26 and costs. Paul W. Stinson of Omaha, over gross weight, was fined $50 and costs. Marriage license was issued Billy T. Graham, 20, of Lincoln air force base, and Gwendolyn Ann Gerbeling, 18. of Elmwood. William McKay, 53, and Agnes Airplane Hunt For Burglars Is Unsuccessful An airplane search of corn fields north of Murray Friday morning failed to locate three youths who may have broken into three Louisville business places Thursday night. Taken was change from a cash register in the Ross Nichols gro cery store, plus a ring: about $12 in change from the Dumke Stohlman lumber yards; and nothing from the Louisville ele vator. A car stolen In Omaha and recovered in Murray may have been used by the thiefs. In Mur ray it ran out of gas, and three youths seen in the car tried to get gasoline. Unsuccessful, they started walking and later were seen about a mile north of Mur lay near highway 75. Sheriff Tom Solomon was summoned, but the boys apparently obtained a ride before he arrived. A search of adjacent corn fields was made by pilot Jack Harris. Police officers also searched nearby barns. Marshall Clyde Jackson told Solomon that he had checked the Louisville businesses about 2:30 a. m. and that everything wras in order then. At the Nichols grocery the in truders had fitted themselves with gloves from the shelves, apparently for use in their search. ives Application for Watershed Aid A letter from D. A. Williams, administrator of the U. S, Soil Conservation service in Wash ington, D. C, has advised Mayor Leo R. Meisinger that his office has received Plattsmouth's ap plication for assistance under the Hope-Aiken watershed con trol act. Some delay in processing the application is expected, but Wil liams hopes it will be in the "near future" and "just as soon as final policies and procedures for administration of the act by the federal government is es tablished." The new act, which will pro vide federal funds for watershed and soil conservation work, was passed just this year and the Plattsmouth application is one of the first to be submitted. It was the first submitted in Ne braska, and the only one so far to be approved by the governor's new committee. Large Attendance At Chevy Showing About 1,500 persons attended the showing of the 1955 Chevro lets in Plattsmouth, according to spokesmen at Cass County Mo tor Co. Viewers showed much interer':, rnd one salesman said "If we r.n't sell these cars, we migh c.s well just quit." Lecii Elliott of Plattsmouth was awarded a prize during the showing, an electric frying pan. $50,000 Damage Suit Filed Here A $50,000 damage suit has been filed by Gladys Stover vs. F. C. Tigner and Carl A. B. Swanson as the result of an auto acci dent March 16, 1954 ,on highway 73 at the Murray junction. She states that Tigner turned his car directly in front of one in which she was riding, and that I Swanson, following Tigner, crasnea into tne wrecKage. FUNERAL FOR INFANT Graveside services were Sat urday morning in Oakhill cem etery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Myers. Grandparents are Mrs. Dorace Myers of PVttsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Allen of Dun bar. , Caldwell-Linder funeral home was in charge. Subscribe to The Journal Now! McKay, 55, both of Omaha, were issued marriage license and mar ried Saturday by County Judge Raymond J. Case. Suit was filed in district court by Ben F. Fink et al vs. John Chovanec et al, asking petition in partition in the estate of the late Christina Chovanec. In the matter of the estate of Louise W anamaker, Judge Dierks entered an order confirming the sale of real estate. In the State of Nebraska vs. Browning Warren, an appeal from a speeding conviction, the defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs of prosecution. Planning to Attend Chamber Workshop At least three Plattsmouth men plan to attend the Cham ber of Commerce leaders work shop Nov. 15 in Columbia. They are John Soennichsen, Ed Ernst and Chuck Allen. Allen, manager of the local Chamber, said he hopes at least a dozen men from here will at tend the. conference, which is for officers, committee chair men, and other chamber lead ers. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and the sessions at 9:30. Roundtable discussion topics include "Teamwork for Better Government," "Explaining Business Is Good Business," "More Sales, More Dollars, More Business For Your City," "Plan ning a Modern Cit" " and 'Ed ucation, an Investment In People." Allen said transportation will be arranged for those attend ing the workshop. Simons Is Given 1 in 30 Chance For New Sight Willie Simons of Plattsmouth, for whom residents have been, raising money to help restore his vision, was told by Dr. C. Kronfeld last week that there is but one chance, in 30 that an operation will help him perman ently. Simons and Don Kellison re turned by train from Chicago Friday night, and Simons is awaiting further word from Dr. Kronfeld and Dr. George T. Al li'oand of Omaha. Dr. Kronfeld said he will consider Simons' case for a couple days, then send what information he has to Dr. Alliband. who in turn will write Simons and help make up his mind whether or not to under take the operation. There is a chance, Dr. Kron feld said, that Simons' vision can be partially restored. The operations almost certainly would enable him to see for a while, ha said, but that ability.; may fade and die away in six to eight months. He pointed out that the discomfort during the three months of treatment, al though there will be little actual pain, plus the expense and the possible added agony of going blind a second time, may not be worth the six months of parlial vision. He left the decision up to Simons. In turn, Simons says he is in a turmoil trying to decide wheth er to go ahead with the opera tion. A group of friends in Flattsmouth has been soliciting funds for expenses of examina tion and surgery, and Simons feels he is obligated to go ahead. On the other hand, he feels that if the operation fails it would be a waste of money. He 'has asked those connected with the fund drive to help him decide. In the event that Drs. Kron feld and Alliband notify Simons that they hold some hope, and if he decides to go ahead, his name will be placed on a list for an eye in Chicago. When one becomes available, he will be telephoned long-distance and must be in Chicago within 14 hours because eyes only last 72 hours and must be installed quickly. Another operation will rbe necessary to transplant tis sue in an effort to get a good blood supply to the new eye. This part of the operation is the cru cial one, because if a good blood supply can be attained, the op eration should be successful. Dr. Kronfeld said Simons should be able to court fingers at a distance of five feet after the operations, but thai there is only one chance in 30 that the vision will last more than six to eight months. The doctor, known throughout the country and world for his operations, said he would provide his services free and that he would see that hospital expenses are reduced. Main cost of the venture would be transportation, hospital costs, and use of equip ment. Another possible expenses would be cost of the eye. Some denors ask money for their eyes, others give them free of charge. Truck Driver OK In Wreck Saturday A truck driver escaped injury Saturday when his truck left, the road at Dead Man's curve in Plattsmouth and rolled over. The truck was a total loss. The driver of the Micklin Home Improvement Co. truck said an approaching car forced his vehicle off the road. REPORT LARGE SALE More than 5,000 head were sold at the 10th annual Omaha feed er alf show and sale Friday, at which Rex Young and Ellis Lacy of. Plattsmouth wrere auction eers. Top price was 42 cents during the sale, which began at 9 a. m. and was over at 5 p. m. Total sales were 5,303 head. 650 Attend 4-H Party for Achievement The Weeping Water agricul tural auditorium was completely packed with approximately 650 4-H members, parents, leaders and persons interested in 4-H Thursday for the 4-H achieve ment party. Folks who arrived after 8 p. m. found "standing room only." Highlights of the program were: Jolene Spohn and Bill Jameson led the group in the "Pledge to the Flag." Thrifty Stitchers, Plattsmouth, led the group in community singing. Janet Wright and Margie Wies neth of Louisville pantomimed two songs, and an ironing dem onstration was given by Gerald and Suzy Switzer of Nehawka. The Thrifty Stitchers, dressed as scarecrows, performed a skit featuring tap dancing and sing ing. A film entitled "County Fair" was followed by a number of slides taken during 4-H ac tivities in Cass county by the county extension agent Clarence Schmadeke. In recognition for the whole hearted support given the 4-H program : the following were honored: W. N. Sullivan, Presi dent of Cass County Livestock Feeders Association; Rex Young of Plattsmouth; Ellis Lacy of Avoca; N. W. McKee, president of K. K. K. K. K., Plattsmouth; Tom Stacey, president of Cass county ricultural society, Weeping Water; C. J. Schneider, banker of Plattsmouth; and Carl Grosshans of Plattsmouth. 4-H boys and girls were awarded with" county fair, state fair, Korn Karnival and Ak-Sar-Ben prize checks. Thirty-seven 4-H'ers were awarded county medals. Refreshments were served by the Weeping Water Community club. Recreation consisted of musical games, led by -Walter Schmidt, a member of the Ne braska University 4-H club. County 4-H members for 1955 were elected. This body of 34 men and women, one nian and one woman for each of. the 17 precincts, wil council with the extension agents in setting up the 1955 Cass county 4-H pror gram. Anouncement of the com mittee will be made after a canvass of the ballots is made. First Snow Flurries Sunday and Today With the first day of Winter still some weeks away, Novem ber bows in today with the hint of chilly weather during even the last two months of Autumn. While the gauges have -registered little or no precipitation, Plattsmouth residents recognized that white stuff flying through the air for what it was snow. The thermometers at the Ma sonic home also weren't mis led, and registered a cold 24 de grees Sunday night. High tem peratures since last week have ranged from 64 to 53. Forecasts call for snow flur ries and colder temperatures. Thiessen Completes Army'Supply Course Army Pvt. Gordon D. Thiessen, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Thiessen of South Bend, recent ly completed the supply course at the Eighth army ordnance school' in Seoul, Korea. Thiessen, an assistant wrecker driver with the 24th division's 724th ordnance battalion, has been in the -Far East since last August. Voters going to the polls to morrow will have nearly a full slate of candidates to vote for, only two political officials being assured of election because they have no opponents. Lucille Horn Gaines, Demo crat, has no opponent in her quest for the job of register of deeds. C. E. Ledgway, Republi can, is unopposed in his re-election bid for clerk of district court. Others seeking county offices include: County Clerk CHARLES LAND, Republican, who, was deputy sheriff two years, in the past has been a farmer, garage operator, service station operator, and county highway employee. Land is 54, and has lived in Cass county all his life, having lived in the Mur ray and Union communities be fore coming to Plattsmouth two years ago. W. J. B. McDONALD, Demo crat, seeking his second term as county clerk, operated a variety store and cafe at Murdock for 20 years before being elected four years ago. A native of Mur dock, he graduated from high school there and attended the University of Nebraska one year. He is clerk of the town board there. Workers Stofl 3 jHleSd Beverage Awarded A Scholarship Richard Beverage Richard E. Beverage, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Beverage of Plattsmouth, has been awarded a Union Carbide scholarship for 1954-1955 at Colgate University. These scholarships are given to deserving students who are prin cipally interested in business careers. Beverage is a 1953 graduate of Plattsmouth high school. Irvin Markland Dies Weeping Water Today Irvin Markland, about 60, passed away suddenly about 9:00 a. m. this Monday morning at his home near Weeping Water of a heart condition. Mr. Markland had made his home in Weeping Water for about 25 years where he oper ated a dairy until a few days ago when he disposed of the business due to ill health. He had also served on the school board of that district for several years. He is survived by his wife, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Heebner of near Nehawka, and one daughter. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at the time The Journal went to press. Many Get A Look At New Pontiacs The "most successful new-car showing" since he's been in the business was reported by Herb Minor of Minor Pontiac today. Between 1,000 and 1,100 per sons attended the two-day show7- j ing of the 1955 Pontiacs, and 1 Minor said he delivered three new cars and vrote many more j orders for '55 autos. Jerry Norton of Plattsmouth ! was awarded a prize during the I showing, a deep fryer. A Classified Ad in The Journal ! costs as little as 35 cents County Attorney RICHARD PECK, Republican, will be seeking his second term. He served as county judge nearly two years before resigning in 1950 to run for. county .attorney. A graduate of the University of Nebraska law college in 1942, he served in Europe with the coun ter intelligence corps in World War II and set up law practice here in 1946. He is associated in law practice with James Beg ley. FRANCIS M. CASEY, Demo crat, has been a practicing at torney 23 years and has been in Plattsmouth nine years. Former central committee chairman of the Cass county Democrats, the 45-year-old, Casey is seeking his first political office since com ing here. He is very active in civic and fraternal organiza tions. County Sheriff ROY B. SHARP, Republican, is making his second try for the office, having been defeated four years ago. Sharp is a na tive of Missouri, and came to Plattsmouth in 1942 to work as guard at the Martin bomber olant. He later went into busi ness for himself and operated Sharp's auto service, a trucking : f l- - , ' f . A number of non-striking workers still were held in the Nitrogen division plant of Allied Chemical and Dy? Corp. this morning at LaPlatte, a few miles north of Plattsmouth. The plant has been operated by supervisory person nel since Saturday, after 280 production and maintenance workers w7ent on strike and set up a picket line. -k Main issue in the strike is Salvation Army Will Begin its 754 Fund Drive , It was announced today by thoi Salvation Army Local Service j Unit Committee of which Miss Josephine E. Pys is chairman and Clement T. Woster is treas urer, that the annual appeal for funds for local and reionnl wel fare needs is being launched. The quota j;et for Flattsmouth and the surrounding community is $785. On the completion of the cam paign, a portion of the money raised will be added to the lo cal fund which is administered by the local committee in pro viding a program of emergency health, and welfare services. Such needs as.clothing for school children, dental, optical, rnd medical assistance, and family welfare needs of all kinds come ! within the scops of the local 1 program. I TVi oro i c rnctri rt inn rr tVQ use of the funds, and the local committee can render services at the point of need, to the limit of their funds. The remainder of the amount raised will be used to provide maternity hospital, care for unmarried- mothers, fresh-air camp benefits for mothers and chii- i dren, services to Veterans, and other regional services, includ ing emergency and disaster service. The Salvation Army met emer gencies such as the Floyd River flood, the Hebron and other tor nados in the area, providing food and hot drink for victims and rescue workers. All regional and disaster services are available to Plattsmouth whenever the need arises. Miss Rys urges everyone 'to give liberally to the Salvation Army annual appeal. Lt. Colonel Albert E. Baldwin, Divisional Commander of. the Salvation Army in Nebraska, South Dakota and Western Iowa, expressed his appreciation to the Plattsmouth committee for their continued expression of confi dence and good will. He said, "The Salvation Army service unit is making possible facilities to help meet long-standing needs in rural and open coun try areas in the country. It is gratifying to receive from our local committees across the state reports of outstanding health and welfare services be ing provided for through local service unit funds and by the local committees." The other local committeemen co-operaung wun ana sponsor ing the service unit in Platts mouth are: Dr. R. F. Brendel, T. I. Friest, John P. Sattler Mrs. (Continued on Page 5.) and hauling service and used car business. THOMAS S. SOLOMON, Dem ocrat, will be seeking his third lcxhi as Mieim. ne was tne youngest Nebraskan ever to be - come a county sheriff when first elected in 1947 at the age of 25. Pnnn finer Vl 4 O tti i U f Urt mUitaiy police and armv inte foilo years, of experience in the field of law enforcement. County Treasurer ALICE JAYNE GROSSHANS, Republican, has been employed in the treasurer's office 12 years, one year as clerk and 11 as dep uty treasurer. She is a gradu ate of Plattsmouth high school and attended Nebraska Wesley an at Lincoln. She was born in Sutton and came to Plattsmouth with her parents in 1938. N. W. McKEE, Democrat, bus iness manager of Plattsmouth Motors, has had several admin istrative positions with, the state and government. He was office manager of the state planning board under the department of roads and irrigation, then worked in Oregon and California before coming to Plattsmouth in 1947. (Continued on Page Five) seniority as applied to promo tions. The union, in response to a suggestion from a federal con ciliation commissioner, has of fered to arbitrate that provision. R. L. Riggs, plant manager, said the issues were "a strict and completely unworkable seniority plan . . . and a demand for a wage increase of 16 cents an hour." At least two families re ported to police Sunday af ternoon threats from five men to do bodily or material damage to wives and chil dren if their husbands were not immediately removed from the Allied plant north of the city. Representing: themselves -as union men of the striking; force at the plant, the five arrived in Plattsmouth Sun day afternoon. License num ber of the car was taken and reported to local law en forcement officials. It was reported one of the men told one wife that "there was liable to be an unsolved murder around here" if her husband did not get out of the plant. Mayor Leo Meisinger im mediately alerted police and instructed them to keep a constant check on homes occupied by employees of Al lied Nitrogen Division where workers-walked off the job Friday night. Local law enforcement of ficials warned there will be "no rough stuff here" and asked they be notified at once of any attempts at intimidation. Negotiations for the first con tract for production and main tenance men have been going on for 35 days. Riggs said "We are keenly disappointed that the Metal Trades Council refused our request to continue negoti ations for 24 hours." The A. F. L. Omaha Metal Trades Council holds collective bargaining rights as the result of a N. L. R. B. election last July. The council represents 10 unions. Leonard Shaw, interna tonal representative of the In ternational Chemical Workers union, has been spokesman for the union men. Omaha Mayor John Rosen blatt and A. V. Sorensen of the Omaha industrial foundation have asked the workers to stay on the job. The plant has been in operation only a few months. Man Is Sentenced; ! LJ,-AMt CvnAriifn indecent exposure j Edward Ray Koh, 31, of Platts- mouth last Friday pleaded guilty to charges of indecent exposure and was sentenced by Judge Raymond Case to 60 days in the county jail. He was arrested Thursday night bv Sheriff Tom Solomon and admitted that he had earlier that evening exposed himself to two young children in the the atre in Weeping Water. He said he had committed a similar in cident in the same theatre six weeks ago. . m - i h'rillf'C I flffl I 1 I j I CharIes ShePPard of 0mah. intoxication, was fined $5 and costs. Not being able to pay the fine, he was committed but later was released. Herbert Esser of Nebraska City, for drunken driving, was fined $100. He also was fined' $10 and costs for not having his drivers license on his person, and his license suspended six months. IN AUTO MISHAP Mrs. Mary May Troop of Plattsmouth has returned from Augusta, Ga., where her son. Pvt. Marion Schlieske was in volved in an auto accident Oct. 19 near Camp Gordon where he is stationed. Pvt. Schlieske and a friend were uninjured in the accident, in which his car turned com pletely over. A Classified Ad in The journal costs as little as 35 cents