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X w it wi ( 3SH 3 84 Pi -1 123 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED Monday - Thursday SEMI - WEEKLY Consolidated Vith the Nehawka Enterprise and Slmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 74 EIGHTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1954 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 2 y & u j Li il . II U It HI j L u The First Charire account ser in Plattsmouth for the first time Chamber of Commerce Manager Chuck Allen as "One of t lie major contributions the retail trades committee has put forward." Already proved successful in several cities, the com pany was asked by the local Chamber's retail trades com mittee to come to Plattsmouth. M Under the system, anyone a Mary Propsf Died; Funeral Cj & w Jay Mary Propst, a life-long resi dent of Cass county, died early this morning (Monday), at the v-if of 88. She died in sC Mary's hospital, Nebraska City, afier several years of illness. Funeral services for Miss Propst will be at 2 p. m. Wed nesday, Dec. 1, in Caldwell-Lin-dir chapel, Rev. Erwin Keil of ficiating. Burial will be in Oak-, hill cemetery. Visiting hours will be 4-6 and 7-9 p. m. Tues day in the chapel. Miss Propst was born April 4, 1C63. in Cass county, daughter cf Martin and Catherin Propst. She never married. She lived in the Plattsmouth community her entire life, and was a member of the Methodist church. The only survivors are a sister-in-law, Mrs. Walter Propst of Plattsmouth; and two neph ews, Edwin Propst of Woodland Hill, Calif of Omaha, and Clifton Propst Pallbearers at Wednesday's funeral will be Ed Meisinger, Fred Tehirren, Harold Bueeh ler. Carl Schneider, Art Weten kamp and William Wetenkamp. F Bureau arn Policy Groups l A - tar The policy action program of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Fed eration is beginning a series of district meetings, the first of which will be in Lincoln today. The policy action program is the follow-up to the policies m v m adopted by the organization at the conclusion of its state. con vention, Nov. 14 to 17. The se ries involves a gathering of pub lic affairs representatives of the organization from several coun ties to coordinate their activi ties at local, state and national government levels. State Farm Bureau president Charles Marshall explained that the district meetings will be fol lowed by meetings cf county, state and national affairs com mittees with county commis sioners, state legislators and members of congress to explain how policy for the organization is derived and the position of the organization on a variety of issues tor 1055. The series of district meetings will be held at: Lincoln Nov. 29; Beatrice Nov. 30; Fremont Dec. 1; Norfolk Dec. 2; Grand Island Dec. G; IIoldres;e Dec. 7; McCook Dec. S; Osailala Dec. S; and Scottsbluff Dec. 10. County, state and national af fairs committees will schedule thfir meetings with representa tive officials after those dates. In the case of state affairs com mittees, several counties making up a legislative district will meet with the state legislator. Coun ties in congressional districts will meet with the member of congress at two meetings in each district. UNHURT IN MISHAP Harold Johnson, son of Br. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson, was un injured when "the car he was driving unset Saturday morn ing on the Rock Bluff road. Young Johnson told officers he was going hunting at the time. -Journal Want Ads Pay- TI1H WEATHER Compiled for the Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Nebraska. I nw Prec 33 24 39 24 30 cold, to cold, low Station. Plattsmouth, Nov. 24-23. Hih Wednesday Thursday . . Friday Saturday . . Sunday Forecast: night partly near 20. 51 44 50 44 . . . . 50 Monday cloudy, .ice, being introduced today, was hailed by member oi the service can charge merchandise at any store also a member. The businessman is immediately paid the total amount of the purchase by the account service, and the custom er makes payments to First Charge. There is no charge to customers for the service. Thus the businessman is re lieved of extra bookkeeping and the bother of collecting bills, and the purchaser makes one month ly payment instead of several. Twenty Plattsmouth business men have joined the service and will put it into effect today. An advertisement in today's Journal explains the First Charge system, and includes an application blank with which to apply for membership. Plattfmouth businesses pres ently belonging to First Charge account service include Ladies Toggery, Chriswiser's, Grove Jewelry, Paint Store, Cass Drugs, Swatek Hardware Biles Paint Store, Woster Shoe Store, West ern Auto, Firestone, Smith's Clothng, Gambles, Brown's Shoe i Store, Sehmidtman's Appliance, j Schreiner Drugs, Minor Pontiac, i Feldhousen Drugs, Wee Ward .' rcbe and Plattsmouth Motors. Empty Pick-Ups No Ledger Need Step It'll no longer be necessary for empty pick-up trucks, displaying a commercial tag of one-half ton or more, to stop at the weighing station north of Platts mouth, according to officers there. They also announced that officer Harrer has been trans ferred to Waverty and Officer Jrejci of Holdrege has been as signed here. Mrs. NoStc Waives Preliminary Hearing Cora Lea Nolte of Platts mouth waived preliminary hear ing in Lancaster county eourt Saturday on charges of obtain ing narcotic drugs by fraud. She was bound over to district court with bond set at $3,500. Sh is charged with obtaining morphine sulphate tablets Oct. 8 lrom a Lmcoln pharmacy, us ing a false name and address and a falsly-cbtained prescrip tion. Court H ouse Marriage license was issued John Kenneth Welch, 20, and . Ghirley Jean Bartlett, 17, both of Omaha. License to wed was issued Loren Everett Schvaninger, 32, of Princeton, and, Lavina Pearl Oehlerking, 22, of Elmwcod. Richard J. Walker, speeding, was fined $16 and costs. Robert. Young, no Nebraska plates and overweight on axle, $150 and costs. Howard Krantz-, speeding, $15 and costs. Louis C. Main, speeding, ,$16 and costs. Jerry Tracy, charged with malicious injury to real estate, case dismissed at defendant's cost. Clinton Anderson, insufficient fund check, case dismissed at defendant's cost. Merlyn G. Wright, speeding, 510 and costs. James Franklin Ragsdale, overweight on axle, $50 and costs. Henry Parker, speeding, $50 and costs. Melvin John Halfling, speed ing, $11 and costs. Joe F. Busceni, improper use of local plates, $10 and costs. Francis A. Barry, speeding, $11 ani costs. Pearl J. Clark, overweight on axle, $59 and costs. Ivan A. Ashleman, speeding, 515 and costs. Harold F. Wurtele, speeding, $15 and costs. Lawrence P. Torrence, speed ing, $10 and costs. Fdwin George, no Nebraska operator's license, $5 and costs. Color Comes to Plattsmouth in Today's Journal Color comes to Platts mouth for the first time in today's issue of The Journal. Included in today's copy of your newspaper is a spe cial gift section of 10 pages that , includes a two-color cover marking the opening of the Christmas shopping season in this area. Recently The Journal in ; stalled a Miller Simplex au tomatic cylinder press cap able of printing at speeds up to 4300 sheets per hour. This press will also register sheets for multiple impressions, al lowing for different color of inks in process color work. This is the first time color produced in the plant has ever, been used in a local newspaper. While it is our first attempt and seme flaws are to be eliminated, the process is now available in loth the newspaper and commercial printing departments. (Will Ploy RoSe Play ei unnne! he nied" n Jacqueline Rasmussen, a 1954 graduate of Plattsmouth high school, will play the role of Hazel in the Grinnell college Freshman Showcase production of Eugene O'Neill's "The Hunt ed." The play, the second part of a trilogy entitled "Mourning Becomes Electra," is entirely student directed. The Showcase, designed to give freshmen an opportunity to act on a non-competitive basis, will cast all of the 38 students who applied for parts. By encourag ing freshmen to take part in dramatics, the drama depart ment hopes to stimulate inter est in acting and to discover and encourage potential talent. Miss Rasmussen also partici pated in the Grinnell college orchestra concert Sunday. Included on the program were the following selections: "Prin cess Jauns Overture" by Saint Saens; "Symphony in F Major" by Dittersdorf ; . "Czech Rhap sody" by Weinberger; and "Sleeping Beauty Waltz" by Tchaikovsky. FALLS ON STEPS Mrs. William Schwalm, 77, of Louisville fell on the courthouse steps in Plattsmouth this morn ing (Monday) and was taken to her doctor's office in Eimwood by ambu'ance. Her condition was not known by press time. Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents James F. Pleskach, speeding, $15 and . costs. Edward Motykowski, speeding, $15 and costs. Eustice Processing Co., over weight on capacity plates, $10 and costs. Marshall Nurseries, overweight on capacity plates, $11 and costs. Steve Gaiski", improper use of in-transit plates anS no drivers license, $20 and costs. Jack C. Cawley, speeding and fictitious registration, $20 and costs. Wayne L. Chapman, speeding, $41 and costs. Robert A. Reid, no trip per mit, $10 and costs. Lloyd C. Austin, speeding, $11 and costs. Leslie F. Fletcher, speeding, $15 and costs. George R. Gamblin, drunken driving, $100 and costs, and li cense suspended six months. In the case of Bertha Mae Schaefer vs. Henry Schaefer, the judge authorized a release of lien of judgment, money to be used for child support. A motion for new trial in case of Pearl Cary vs. Norman Bornemeier will be heard Dec. 10.. v . ' Divorce was granted Alma Al berta Seydlitz vs, Ronald Seyd litz. Florence Virginia Peterson W9s granted a divorce from Milo K. Peterson. In the case of Boyd Lytle vs. Edna J. Lytle, he was ordered to pay back alimony and child support, and future alimony is to cease and terminate. Briefs .NOTHING BUT THE i f '.MiUii iAl V;; fZfrKi WILLIS SIMONS, OF PlctblsMouth, Nstoqste, LOST TH5 6JSHT OF BOTH 'EYES IM AM ACCIDENT.. C A -Fctud of illOO is bent raised bo PsH -for cr..JrJ;'Anv The "Buy an Eye for Willie Simons" drive will get an extra boost this week- with distribution of the above "Nothing But the Truth" syndicated cartoon to many weekly newspapers across the nation. Al Smith, president of Smith Service of Demarest, N. J., t.nlrl Thp .Tnnrnnl "Tn this rnrp ,. , ,,. .. T, tttmt r,- , . , . , national publicity ... I hope Willie Simons gets his much-needed neip. xne Simons iuna sianas recent contributors include H. W. Who Hod Baby After Opening Hinkv-Dinkv. 0 9 Does anyone know of a baby born in Cass county between 2 Sunday afternoon, Oct. 24, and 12:20 Monday afternoon, Oct. 25, this year? Hinky-Dinky Stores Company is trying to determine if any little tot made his or her first appearance in Cass county in that 22-hour, 2C:minute span last month. The company offered a prize to the first baby born in the county after 2 a. m. Sunday, Oct. 24, the hour at which a ribbon was cut to open Platts mouth's new Hinky-Dinky su per market jit Seventh street and avenue A. Of the contestants entered so far, a little son born to Mr. and. Mrs. Rollain Hansen of Murray is "in the driver's seat" to col lect the prize, which consists of a complete baby layette. But Hinky-Dinky is anxious to be sure no, infant is overlooked in the competition. Unless some parents come forth with evidence that their baby was born earlier than the little boy at Murray, young Mas ter Hansen will be awarded the prize later this week. Docu mented claims of contestants may be presented to Manager Delmont Heedum at the Hinky Dinky store here up to next Wednesday, Dec. 1. Offer of the layette to the first baby was one of the fea tures which tied in with" "the arrival of the newest" member of the Hinky-Dinky family" at Plattsmouth last month. Anoth er project that proved popular was the photographing of all babies up to a year old who ac companied their parents to the i and Mrs- Robert Piper of Platts new store during grand opening ! mouth, were Saturday afternoon wek Hundreds of babies were Dho- tographed during the week, and in each case were presented with the picture in ? souvenir foMr inscribed: "A gift for our friends who brought their new baoy o visit our new baby." Will Show Machine j At Biles Store i Plattsmouth hememakers will j l.have an opportunity to' see the! new xviurse sewing maenme dem onstrated at the Biles Paint and Wallpaper Store this Saturday. The machine will be demon strated beginning at 1 p. m. and Frank Biles, store owner, says I Chamber of Commerce sponsors there will be plenty of coffee for its big annual Christmas open those attending. i ing. Prizes of $50 and $25 toward Those windows up and down the purchase of a machine will . , ;1, u bA awnrH-d s ft cpcp-h I Main street, covered now, will be nrize and the third nlicp nfr ' unveiled at 7 p. m., and at about 5 fe L Je, t,l.place,.glft ; the same time Santa Claus will Wfltfh fnr thp vhiMi hh appear in Thursdays Journal j ff SasVoSt f fewTS giving complete details of this I n.lce l? afs, u JL i demonstration and machine. I ents and to take orders for big- ger Christmas gifts. A 14-year-old high school Downtown- windows this year boy charged with pilfering ob- will be decorated using the jects at the school will appear in theme "Christ The Greatest juvenile .court Wednesday. 'Gift of All," and six churches TRUTH by Kuss Arnold 1o keepy production hiqh v winter, LIGHTS ana ussd in laninq houses to provides the Hens whi a 1 2 to 14 msp wp nrp crivincr tViis fund frpp oetween $i,iuu ana $i,zuu ana Hull, $5. seeK finances For Tuesdqy Flood Wors Plattsmouth's watershed com mittea is out this week seeking small contributions from each business to .help finance the flood control project being done just west cf town today and tomorrow The city's part of expenses will come to less than $500, the state Agricultural Stabilization committee paying the other half. About seven earth-moving ma chines will be present, some of mem iumisnsa nee una uuiers at reduced cost. The city and county each will furnish a ma chine, Charles Vallery probably will have a bulldozer there, and three construction companies will bring bulldozers. They are Morehead, Altschaffl and Bab bitt. Tuesday afternoon will be "field day" at the project, and interested citizens are asked to put in an appearance at 2 p. m. to see what is involved in terrace construction and land treat ment. Parr Young of the state A. S. C. will explain the steps being' taken, and coffee and doughnuts will be served on the site by the Chamber of Com merce. Work will be done on the Pearl Mann iarm one-naii mue west Ul nit j. c-vtj-i-u oiauuu uix liio Louisville road. There also will' be construction on the Fulton Harris land, formerly the golf course. Gnsvcsidc Services For Piper Infant- Graveside services for the in fant Piper baby, child of Mr. ' 1U -tiorning cemeteiy, jxv. wwui i Keil officiating. The infant was born Saturday morning in St, Catherine's hospital, Omaha. Surviving are the parents, a brother, Robert, and sister Eetty. Caldwell-Linder funeral home was in charge. Subscribe to The Journal Now! There will be plenty of sur- prises, for both , adults and youngsters, this Wednesday eve ning in Plattsmouth when the I maKe nls grana apnearare ana . mosc Plants ui 6S50W between l ' 40' -and 80- L . fw3 . Rotorions Heor tory on OCO! ief r ICO a u Rotary Clurj members were given a detailed description of activities of the Cass County As sistance department Tuesday at their regular weekly meeting. . Director Corretta Phan of the local office gave a point by point account of the many depart ments under her supervision' that includes Old Age Assistance, ADC, Blind Assistance, Child Welfare, Crippled Children and General Relief. - At the present time, Miss Phan disclosed, Cass County has 217 recipients of Old Age Assistance at a total cost in October of $9, 943.60 of State and Federal funds. Blind assistance goes to 10 persons and totaled S538 in the same month. Aid to Depen dent Children is now being given 22 families in the county. There are GO children included in these payments that added up to $2,- 303.40 in October. Poor relief cost an additional $1,119.43 that included medical care above maximum allow ances. It cost the county an added $311.90 for nursing care over and above the maximum allowances of $55 per person. Miss Phan pointed out that the local office is -doing a good job in complying with Nebras ka's "Responsibility Law"' thai requires children to care for aged and dependent parents. Several thousands of dollars have been returned to the assistance funds through collections on sale of j property following a recipient's death. Steve Davis presided in the absence of President Jerry Eit ing. Les Little. Hakensack, N. J., was a guest of the Club, as was Miss Norma Scott of the local assistance office staff. Herb Freeburg was program chairman. i i-totanans ana men .mi.is vmi i hold their quarterly get-to gether at tne rresoyitnuu church this Tuesday evening at G:30 p. m. Marshall Graduates From Army School j Army Sgt. James S. Marshall, son of J. N. Marshall of Weep ing Water, recently graduated j from the enlisted recruiting 1 course at the adjutant gener al's school at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Non-commissioned officers in the top three grades are select ed from all branches of the ' Army to attend the course. In struction covers methods ana procedures 0f recruiting enlist- ed men for the Army. Sergeant Marshall, whose wife, Eunice, lives in North Platte, is a recruiting sergeant in North Platte. - .Complete Painting Of Church Building Workers have completed the outside painting of the Christian Scientist society's church in Plattsmouth, and work is going ahead on remodeling of the building's basement. Dirt has been removed from the basement, and carpenter work will begin soon to make space for a Sunday school. A structure has been built over the south door to protect it from the weather. have joined the project by dec- oratms vacant windows. They - ... . are St. Paul's Evangelical. Pres byterian, St. Luke's Episcopal. St. John's Catholic, Holy Rosary ani Christ Lutheran. Plattsmouth stores will close WW II 111 15 at the regular hour Wcanesaav, , ine oasis cf 40 points for crigin but will re-open at 7 for the of- j ality, and 20 each for effective ficial unveiling and Christmas j ness of idea, effort expended and lighting. They will remain open ; eye appeal, until 9 p. m. They will be open ! There j be a home-dsc- nesday, and Monday through Thursday of Christmas week. They will close at 5 p. m. Christ- mas Eve. Santa will be in town 7 to 9 each nighfthe stores are open, The state's "frozen" eras 1 a -eei. - " .t.-v, LlOUS t'liCLL Oil OUSH OUUJil S 1 UdU-U LU 1U VU piUUill, tiL- cording to Herman L. Bornemeier of the board of county commissioners. State Treasurer Frank B. Heintze has stopped distributing millions of dollars in state gasoline taxes until the courts settle a dispute over how the money should be allocated 'among the uui numuiei tcuu uit: culuilv piuuauiy win k.k. m . if the money isn't held up over a couple months, but that things will get serious if the situation lasts much longer than that. . , m In Boriiemeier's district, he Mills to Play Role In 'Rosenkavaiier1 . : V 'V f Frank jM)!is .Frank Mills, Nebraska Wes ieyan University senior, son of Air. and Mrs. J. F. Mills of Mur deck, has been cast as Ilerrvon Faninal in the opera '"Der Ros enkavalier" by Strauss. Marilynn Todd, sophomore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Todd of Greenwood, is also a member cf the cast. The cnera will be presented in the Plainsman theater, Dec. 1-4, under the direction of Pro fessor Oscar Bennett. This is the first, time "Der Rosenkava lier" has beeri presented by an amateur group. Police Court Loraine Dmsmcre of Illinois, overparking, $1 and costs. John England of Plattsmouth, speeding, $11 and costs. Virgil Kreifel of Nebraska City, violating no-parking zene, $1 'and costs. Edward .. Athey of Bellevue, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and having liquor in car with containers broken, posted $25 bond for Dec. 4 ap pearance. Maxine Cloidt of Plattsmouth, overparking, $1 and costs. Steve Davis of Plattsmouth, overparking, $1 and costs. August Cloidt of Plattsmouth, overparking, $1 and costs. Bruce Lanum of Plattsmouth intoxication, forfeited $15. bond. LyJe Weatherby, excessive no ise, $3 and costs. Father Agms io Visit HisHomc Ors Malta Father George Agius of St. John's Catholic church left by plane last Sunday for a visit to his heme on Malta in the Medi terrane'an Sea. He will stop in Rome to visit with-hLs cousins, and will spend the rest of the winter on Malta Island. i at the Gas Co. building, and . M1 '11 1 1 t-...,JrtT pcssioiy win xicit: oaiuiuaj wJs vdi.uL. Ills Dresehce. Store windows will c anu ihe ujt, g-ven -r:D mi ion. The ind? in judged. : reco7- j oration contest, with prizes for i ; the best outdoor trees, windows. j doors, and outdoor Christmas I j scenes. Judging will "be on the j same basis as for downtown win- ! 1 dows. ! 4& E funds will have a trcmcn- .1 u,, :i a : n, n 93 counties. said, he has 22 miles of surfac ing under consideration and the withholding of October and No vember's gas tax money has upset these projects. Bornemeier pointed out that ; road contracts are let on.tlri j b9s:s of anticipated income j While there's no doubt that the ! county will eventually get the money although perhaps slightly more or less if different census and registration figures are used, the contractors are entitled to their money now, Bornemeier said. He said he didn't think se condary road construction would be affected. Some Nebraska counties are afraid they won't have enough money to pay their employees, but Bornemeier thought Cass county workers will be able to draw their pay checks. County- Treasurer Alice Jayne Grosshans said the last gas tax money she received was in Oc tober, for September, and was $8,C34.21, which is about aver age Also being held up is the mail route money, wliich usual ly comes to about $4, COO. Borne meier pointed out that one ninth of the money goes to towns and villages, four ninth.? for roads and four - ninths for bridges: Miss Grosshans said money to towns and villages is distributed in December and June, and won't be affected to any great extent. The gasoline tax dispute was started earlier this year when Douglas and Lancaster counties took legal action to recover money which they say they lost because the state treasurer used outdated census and motor vehicle registration figures in distributing funds. They charge the treasurer, until November of '1953, used 1910 census figures and 1943 vehicle registrations. They allege they lost money be 'cause Heintze did not switch sooner to 1950 census totals and more recent vehicle registration figures. Heintz leaves the treasurer's office in January, and he will be succeeded by Ralph W. Hiii of Hebron. It is not known if the change of treasurers will affect the distribution delay. Friends Pick Corn For Clayton Cooper The home of Clayton Cooper was a scene of activity recently when friends and neighbors' ar rived to pick his corn. They were James Wiles, Pete Bond, Pee Gobleman,- Abe Conradt, Jake Tritsch, Maurice Hammons, David Baxter. Buster Baxter, Ralph Hyde, Fldon Ragcss, Har rison Livingston and Clifford Cooper. Dinner was served with Mrs. Pete Bond, Mrs. Ralph Hyde, Mrs. David Baxter and Mrs. Maurice Hammons, assisting. 1 Mr. Cooper was injured in an accident and has been in a c? st and brace since. due to compli cations, postponement of .setting a leg was necessary. Mr. Cooper will return to Clarkson hospital on November 30. MFETING THHUSDAY The board of directors of- the Plattsaiouth Chamber of Com merce will meet in the cham ber office at 3 pra. this Thun-? day. Subscribe to' The Journal fifooy 22 fiShoppinq days HI l 1 1 1