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" 1 15C0 R ST. LIIICOL!!, IZ22. i i I IM3 dD (U "IT M JJflDlLJIRRIAiL CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER ' PUBLISHED Monday - Thursday SEMI - WEEKLY Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 74 EICHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 14 ( ( And Directors Ronald R. Furse, publisher of the Plattsmouth Jour nal was named president of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Inc., at a Board of Directors meeting immedi ately following- the Chamber's Annual Banquet last Thurs day evening. Mr. Furse succeeds Ed Ernst, area man ager of the Plattsmouth Telephone Company. Other officers for 1955, elected Dorothy Blaser To Be Speaker For Banquet 'What do Americans think ot vs was the Question most asked of Mis Dorothy Blaser of Columbus during her recent M Woufh jbAniaubc delegate. SV if jf : if V '1 J Dorothy Blaser Miss Blaser will be guest speaker at the Cass County Ex tension Service Annual meeting to be held January 19 in. Weep ing Water. Persons attending the meeting will hear of the re markable recovery of agricul ture and industry in Germany, of tha part tradition his play ed in shaping the German way of life, of the beautiful German forest, and of the friendliness of the German people wherever she went. She will illustrate her talk with colored slides. The meeting will De held in the Agricultural Auditorium preceded by a dinner at 6:30 p.m. If you wish to attend the dinner, (everyone is welcome) for your convenience you may secure tickets from the follow ing Extension Board members: Frank Frohlich of Eagle, Peter Stander of Greenwood, Mrs. Herbert Oehlerking and Mrs. Fldon Mendenhall of Elmwood, Forest Engelkemier of Louisville, Harold Gregg and Mrs. Leonard Born of Plattsmouth, George Rieke of Union, Mrs. Arthur Johnson of Murray and Mrs. Lyle Choat and Malcolm Pol lard of Nehawka. Square dancing will be enjoy ed following the program. Three board members will be elected, one from each of the three com missioner - districts to succeed Mrs. Leonard Born, George Rieke and Mrs. Herbert Oeh lerking for three year terms. Board members cannot succeed themselves. 200 Schoolmen Are Expected at Peru PERU Nearly 200 school men from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri are expected on the Peru State College dfempus Saturday, January 15, for the third annual Schoolmen's Din ner, Dr. Neil S. Gomon, presi dent, announced today. Invita tions have been sent to school superintendents in the area served by the College to bring their male faculty members. Registration in mid-afternoon will be followed by tours of the cr.mpus to acquaint the visitors with the facilities of the College. Following the dinner, the school men will be euests of the College at the Peru State-Nebraska Wes leyan basketball game. "We recognize the factt that many of the school men in the Peru area have never visited the campus and many others have not been here for years," Dr. Gomon said. '"This event makes it possible for them to become familiar with the facilities and services of the College." THE WEATHER Cornoiled for the Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Sfation, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Jan. 6-9, 1955. High Low Prec Thursday 42 19 Fridav 40 14 Saturday 42 18 Sundav .42 24 Forecast: Today cold, partly cloudy, tonight continued cold. V V' . .- V X. . i at the same meeting are Paul Bowers, vice-president; Richard Peck, treasurer; and John Cloidt, Jr., secretary. Mr. Peck was the cnly 1954 officer to succeed him self. Five directors were elected at the banquet to fill vacancies created by the expiring terms c WaIt oleason, Bruce Gold, Di,.,.,., and Hel Eiting New directors r,,, n.Z n Rmith f Roy Moore. They will serve three year terms. The election of the new di rectors was the only item of for mal business taken up at the Chamber's Annual Banquet. Mimeographed reports of 1954 and the Program of Work for the new year were prepared by the manager and distributed to those in attendane. Otherwise, the evening, under the master ful direction of master-of-cere-monies Walter Smith, was de voted to entertainment. Among the activities promoted by the Chamber during the past year, as shown in the annual report, were the Farmers Bar becue; Industry and Housing promotion; Clean-up, Paint-up,, Fix-up campaign; Easter Egg Hunt; Retail promotion; Miss Plattsmouth Contest; High School Band trip to Enid, Okla homa; the Rodeo; King Korn Karnival preparations; Business-Education Day; dedication of new school buildings; and Drummer's Day. Treasurer Richard Peck's an nual financial report for the past year, revealed an income of $7131.04 and total expenses of $6707.51. The bulk of the year's income came from membership dues of $5416.00, a figure some $1200.00 lower than in 1953. The 1955 Program of Work for the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce requires a budget of $10,000.00. This is approximate ly $1000.00 more than last year. The program is packed with pro motions and services to further the Plattsmouth community. Chamber officials are confident of a good year in 1955. The 1955 Chamber banquet was termed a success. Ninety-five persons attended the event which featured pro fessional entertainers Davis and Rees; the Plattsmouth High School quartet and the Thrifty stitchers. Suit Is Filed A s.uit has been filed in Cass county district court by Char lotte Ann Corbett asainst James D. Lugsch and others asking $1,940.02. The petition says that the defendant owes money on a foreign judgement in Santa Monica, Calif., of May 4, 1951. Herman Dall and Tim Finney of Manley were here today, Monday, on business-. County f i. .-.w tt n-niri-imri pi w mm ij.wniujt'jM.ijijwjjiijmiiiim Juw'JJi;iwMwlliWWiwwiiwjii'l'.'J'JUW h hi mw$mPxH I 1 ill- J rr--""r " T;&r4XX?X Xm, kV.Vv" WXi ' kBWHmu . Ss , - - - ' tmmmnmimmimmmmmm . frZJT . m !, 'rifr1' Cass County Judge Raymond J. Case, right, administered the oath of office to this group of Cass county officials who took up new terms last week. Three of the officers were new, the re mainder succeeding themselves in office. Her man fiornemeier, starting a new term as county commissioner, arrived late and was not in this photo. In this photo, from left, Clara Olson,' i - county assessor; Tom Solomon, sheriff; Alice Jayne Grosshans; W. B. Girardot Dies Instantly In Motor Crash Wayne B. Girardot, 51," of 901 Elmwood, Lincoln, brother of Clifford Girardot of Platts mouth, was killed instantly in a one-car accident six miles west of Fort George on . Highway 34 Saturday, Jan. 8, at 2:45 p. m. A passenger in the car, Rob ert D. Turner, 51, was reported in a serious condition at Bryan Memorial hospital. Cass County Sheriff Tom Sol cinon said that witnesses Fred and Ruth Christensen, 3042 So. 13th street, Lincoln, told him that "The Girardot vehicle passed us traveling about 55 miles per hour. As they started to pull back in their lane of traffic, they struck this patch of ice which threw their vehicle out of control." Solomon said that the Girar dot vehicle struck a state warn ing post, jumped a culvert then struck a tree broadside, rolled up it about 12 feet then come down to the ground. The officer said there was a 180-foot patch of ice on the road which was otherwise dry. Mr. Girardot was president of the Agrifirst Chemical Corpora tion of Lincoln. Surviving are his widow, Dor othy; brothers, Carroll of Lin coln, Leroy, with the U. S. Civil Service in Africa, and Clifford of Plattsmouth; sisters, Evelyn of Omaha; Marie of Seattle, Wash., and Edith of Sheldon, la., and the father, John of Plattsmouth. Plattsmouth Woman Screams, Thwarts Robbery Attempt Kansas City, Mo. A Platts mouth woman was the object of an attempted robery in Kan sas City Thursday night while visiting her sister in Kansas City. But a scream drove the assailant off. Mrs. Eleanor Iverson 50, of Plattsmouth, and her sister, Mrs. Frances M. Bestor, 68, of 250 East Sixty Sixth "street, Kansas City left a bus at Six ty - Sixth and Oak streets, and started the short . walk home when a man stepped from a car in the shadows and asked about an address. Before they could reply, the man reached for the purses the women carried. In a brief struggle, Mrs. Bestor fell to the ground with the man who lost his grip on Mrs. Iver son's purse. Mrs. Iverson screamed and the man fled to the car and drove away. Mrs. Bestor was injnred by the fall. Her sister went to the home of George M. Winger nearby for help and Winger drove the two women home. A physician was called to treat Mrs. Bestor who lives with a son and daughter - in - law, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Bestor. Wins Scholarship Joyce Ellen Beesley of Bea trice, r-and niece of the Schies al and Mrs. Max Vallery families, Plattsmouth, has been award ed the $100 Union Pacific schol arship to the University of Ne braska at the annual Gage county 4-H party. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thom as Beesley of Beatrice. Ed Bartlett of Ellis was the alternate winner. Officials Take partly hidden county treasurer; ; s-- tf$$& f 111' h "-W(:J - If- Si ' b:?ix " V' . X . r . AV: r-V AX X - x4l?Ai Holding the first check contributed to the Cass county March of Dimes Drive are the 1955 co-chairman for the county, Mrs. Rose Day, right, , and Mrs. Hazel Fitch. Both past presi dents of the Plattsmouth Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, they will call on that organi- Vrornan Rites Will Be Held Here Tuesday Services for Winifred . Elma Vrornan, 64, who died at 10:30 a.m., at Rest Haven in Weeping Water Saturday, Jan. 8, will be held Tuesday at the Sattler Funeral Home in Plattsmouth at 2 p.m. Rev. Ted Konvalin of the Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill ceme. tery. . . . ;-r. Mrs.' Vrornan had been ill for 11 years prior to her death. Born on Sept. 22, 1880, at Farnam, Nebr., he was the daughter of Alice and Lucius Vrornan and was never married. Surviving are four brothers, Eugene Vrornan, Plattsmouth; Elton Vrornan, Minidoka,-Idaho; Allard Vrornan, Gerber, Calif.; and Verdon Vrornan, Chicago, 111.; and a nephew, Dwight Atte berry, whom she reared from in fancy. She moved to the Platts mouth area in 1901. Visiting' hours at the Sattler Funeral home are 6 to 9 p.m. Monday. Joe Hadraba Departs Today Mr. Joe Hadraba will depart today by train for Alabama. He will be guest of his eldest son, Ted and family. Ted is faculty advisor for Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala. This is an appointment by the State Department. Visiting at the Hadraba home is Mrs. Ted Hadraba's mother, Mrs. Anna Zahradnicek of Bern, Switzerland. She came to the states with her daughter, Peg, and grandson, Teddy, in Octo ber last year. Oath Charles Land, county clerk; Lucille Horn Gaines, register of deeds; L. A. Behrends, superintendent of schools; Ray Norris, county commissioner; Glen Johnson, county surveyor;, Richard Peck, county attorney; c. E. Ledgway, clerk of the district court. Only Commissioner William Nolte and Judge Case were carry over officers. Clara Olson, Charles Land and Alice Jayne Gross hans are newly elected. Journal Photo. 1st Cass County Polio Most Couples Stay Wed Count Shows Nearly one couple in six who get a marriage license in Cass county get a divorce. At least that's what Thel ma Kruger and Estella Rutherford of the Cass county judge's office fig ured out quickly when they saw the report of how many divorces were granted in . Cass county in 1954. Twenty - seven divorces were given by the district . .court in the county last year, and when- the two women counted the number of mar riage license issued and found 149. Quick division showed that for every 5M certificate issued, one couple got a divorce. Record number of mar riage licenses issued for last year came in November when there were 19. Here's the way the months went: January, 7; February, 21; March, 11; April, 12; May, 13; June, 13; July, 5; August, 7; September, 11; October, 13; November, 19 and De cember, 17. 11 Students Are Moved to Nehawka As Teacher Quits NEHAWKA ( Special ) Eleven students of School District 15 were moved to the Nehawka school this week after their teacher, Mrs. Arley Schoonmak er, resigned. District 15 was one of five districts reorganized into a larg er district through a vote of patrons last fall. Some of the students of the new district are still going to their old schools under the di rection of the reorganized area's school . board and some are brought into Netiawka by bus. A site for a new school build ing, to serve the entire district, lias been selected at Nehawka and plans are now getting un der way for the construction of a new building. Picked up by a Nehawka school bus now from district 15 are Eddie and Gary Fitch, Bill Schlichtemeier, primary room ; David Johnson, Charles Hadley, Jackie Dodson, 3rd and 4th grade room; Everett Hadley, Shirley Ross, Jim Johnson, 5th and 6th grade room; Norma Ross and Dean Hadley, 7th grade. Molck Promoted In Air Force Job William Mo'lck, Jr., has been appointed as Airman , second class by his commanding offi cer according to word received here by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Molck. The letter from his squadron, the 434 FTR. said that his work is held in the high est esteem. In a telephone conversation with him at Christmas his par ents learned that he had spent the holiday weekend in Los An geles with friends. A 2c Molck is a jet engine mechanic stationed at George Air Force Base, Victorville, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hilf icker and daughter were in Omaha Saturday on business. Check Kixiiiiiiilii(if'ltri':,fifi'rir zation to help sponsor the drive. Co-incidentally, the check they are holding, the first received in the drive, is from the Rebekah Lodge at Platts mouth, of which both are members. Journal Phot. Funeral Rites Were Thursday For F. L Towle Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 6, at Roper and Sons chapel for Fred L. Towle, 62, a native of Cass county, who died at his home in Lincoln Jan. 4, 1955. Dr. Frank A. Court of ficiated. Burial was in Wabash cemetery.- Bearers were Ralph Dorr, J. E. Golden, Albert Pool, Ralph Richards, Lawrence. Earl and Sherman Hardaway. The music, "The Lord's Prayer," was sung by Homer Harrison, accompa nied by Maryalice Macy. Mr. Towle had spent most of his life in Cass county except for the few years he lived in Lincoln. He was born March 29, 1892, on a farm near Wabash and served in the Armed Forces dur ing World War I. He was a mem ber of the American Legion. Mr. Towle was married Aug ust 5, 1926, to Minnie Diekmann who survives him. Also surviv ing are his son, Gayle of Mur dock; three daughters, Shirley of Omaha; Mary E. of Kansas City, Mo.; Charlotte of .the home and two grandchildren; one sis ter, Eunice McHugh of Murdock; brothers, Henry of Ashland; Ar chie of Glade, Kans.; and George of Lincoln. Schomaker Wins Corn Yield Award Fred Schomaker of Nehawka Nebr., was named High Yield Award Winner in the non irri gated division for Cass county, by Tekseed Hybrid Company, sponsors of the annual Tekseed Hikh Yield Corn Contest in Ne braska, Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. Mr. Schomaker had a yield of 107 to win the High Yield Cer tificate for Cass County. Probate Hearings Two hearings in probate were held in Cass county court Mon day. A determination heirship was heard in the case of Lena Ried Reitter and the first hearing of probate in the case of Fred J. Reitter was held. Fred Reitter was appointed administrator. ::: Court House Briefs County court: George E. Meier, 2615 E. street. Lincoln, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Harry C. Hiatt, Jr., 5701 New ton, Lincoln, $10 and $4. costs, speeding. Robert D. -Inner, 1634 K street, Lincoln, $10 and $4 costs, speed ing. Richard Bauers, Weeping Wa ter, $10 and $4 costs, no muff ler. Charles E. White, Oakland, la., $11 and $4 costs, speeding. John L. Tuttle, 1910 Californ. ia street, Omaha, $11 and $4 costs, speeding. ' John M. Baskob, 531st Trans. Co., Ft. Riley, Kans., $16 and $4 costs, speeding. Edward Earl May, Council Bluffs, la., $25 and $4 costs, failure to display flags. Pirflve dd Coss haiif meini- Ncaomie Cass county's 1955 Polio fund drive was under way this' week as two hard working Plattsmouth women took over the reins to raise money to fight the disease. Mrs. Rose Day and Mrs. Hazel Fitch of Plattsmouth accepted the co-chairmanship of Plattsmouth and already have their first check a contribution from the Platts mouth Rebekah Lodge. ; Also named were chairmen for ... A I other districts in the county who ronce Arrest i wo For Drunk Driving In Plattsmouth Plattsmouth police nailed two drunken drivers on the weekend and bv noon today both were through the courts with heavy penalties. Two judges assessed fines and provisions which took them both off the roads: Plattsmouth Police . Officers Richard Winn and Delbert Green arrested Merle I. Porter, RFD, Fort Crook on Washing ton .street Friday and the case went to the Cass County court on a second offense of driving while drunk. Judee Raymond Case fined Porter $300, sent him to the county jail for 30 days, revoked his license from the date the fine is paid, and ordered him not to operate a motor vehicle in any manner on his plea of guilty. His vehicle was im pounded for 60 days at Platts mouth. In a second arrest by PoliceT man Winn, Harvey D. Haagen sen, 7614 Pacific street. Omaha, was charged with driving while drunk and City Police Judge James H. Graves, fined him $100 and $4 costs, and suspended his driver's license for six months. Winn made the arrest on Main street in Plattsmouth. Legion Elects One, Appoints Two in Meeting Plattsmouth's American Le gion Post ran through a list of routine business Thursday night, elected an officer, and heard reports for the year 1954. Albert Olson was elected to fill a vacancy on the executive, committee and Commander Herb Baumgart appointed Dr. P. T. Heineman and Albin Cho vanec as Legion building trus tees. One hundred-ninety-six mem bers were reported paid dues wise for 1955. Gene Krings reported junior baseball expenses last summer at $275 and Don Kellison re ported on Christmas activities. The group also proffered a vote of thanks to Les Niel for his continued efforts in behalf of work on the Legion building. James 'Lepert hit the jackpot, but he was not present. Anderson Services Are Set for Monday Mrs. Mamie L. Anderson, 83, died at the Nebraska Masonic Home Friday morning. Funeral services have been set for 1 p.m. Monday at the Caldwell - Linder Funeral home in Plattsmouth. Burial will be at Lincoln Memorial Park ceme tery at Lincoln. Mrs. Anderson is survived by two nephews, Claude Lewis, Sioux City, la., and Basil Jones, Rollin? Prairie. Ind.. and a niece. ! Mrs. Emman James of Barn- ston. Mrs. Anderson was admitted to the home three years and four months ago through the Barnston. Neb., Lodge No. 165, AF & AM. George Citts Construction company. 6th and Grover, Oma ha, $22 and $4 costs, overweight on capactiy plates. - Marriage licenses: James Lindley Doody. 23. and Morv ,Jo Alkire, 24, both of Plattsmouth, were married by bounty Judge Raymond J. Case it the Cass County courthouse Saturday, Jan. 8. Billy Lee Booton, 18, and Helen Faye Gunsolley, 19, both of Plattsmouth, license issued. Van K. White, 19, and Bette A. Janecek, 18, both of Platts mouth, license issued. Larry Duane Phipps, 18, and Angela Evelyn Garcia, 18. both of Council .Bluffs, la., license issued., . Robert-C. Tourville, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. pen aunty, will work with the county lead ers in the drive. Here is a partial list of chair men and organizations for Cass county towns: Weeping Water, Mrs. Helen John; South Bend, Mrs. Lottie Knecht; Murdock, k Mrs. Alvin Backmeyer; Cedar Creek, Mrs. Morris Miller; Wa bash, Mrs. Ralph Richards; Mur ray, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boe d.eker; Eagle, Mrs. Howard Root; Union, Mrs. Robert Grun wald; Avoca, Mrs. Fred Mar quardt; Mynard, Herman Mei singer; Elmwood, Mrs. Ruth Monning; Greenwood, Mrs. Mil dred Comstock; Louisville, Jun ior Women's Club; Nehawka, Junior Women's Club; Alvo, Mrs. A. J. Hanway. The Manley chairman will be announced. Publicity chairman is Sophia Wolever of Plattsmouth. County chairmen warned that the importance of giv ing to the March of Dimes this year is' more important than ever for it is the year when the immunization program results will be known. Millions of dollars have been committed to the search for an effective im munization against polio. If the S a 1 k immunization works, then it must be paid for and, if it doesn't, a new search must be started. For those who don't believe they could be struck personally by the disease, the chairmen had this to point out: If you live in a county of small population, the risk is greater that you will. Anybody can get polio, any where, any time. It is no re specter of class, job, group or of geographic boundry. But sta tistics gathered by the National Foundation for Infantile Paraly sis show the chances of polio striking have been 14 per cent greater in counties where there are less than 50,000 people than in counties with a larger popu lation. Dr. E. A. Rogers, state health director for Nebraska, says 1954 polio incidence records for Ne braska bear out the national figures. He said that the average per capita polio incidence rate was approximately 39 per 100,000 population for Nebraska coun ties over 50,000 in population, as compared to approximately 60 per 100,000 for Nebraska coun ties under 50,000 population. These facts may surprise a great many people, Ted Hughes, state March of Dimes chairman, says. Years ago, most diseases, including polio, were reported more fully in big cities, where health departments had larger staffs. But the crippling pattern of polio incidence, Hughes con tinued, has been carefully traced by the National Foundation since 1938. Figures during , a five-year period, '48-'52, showi In larger counties with more than 200.000 people, the annual average is 23 out of every 100, 000. In counties with less than 50, 000, the annual average was 27 persons stricken with polio per 100,000. Why this is true, Hughes said, no one knows. Epidemic studies of polio prove that there is no true and steady pattern to be found in the course of this dis ease. But today, he said, one thing about polio is predictable. That is the promptness with which aid is sped into the flight by the Foundation. When polio strikes, you can be sure of swift assistance in any part of the country. ilk 4s ' li Prevention ff rrearmefcl . i . jl , 1 A- Am. A A -A M.f J,,f. ,--,.,1 ,,-h . ji A.n tl