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,;;; V, ",- . 1 f f KEE3. STATS HIST. SOCIETY XXX 1500 R ST. LI.N'OOL!,5, CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED Monday - Thursday SEMI - WEEKLY nnn: U U LL Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 74 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 17 Sinw Covers Coss ta n a n n umncy Cass county lay under a six-inch snow blanket this week, probably the most snow the area had had for two years, and it brought out slightly rusty snow shovels, snow tires and chains. Traffic was slowed all arcund the area because of the fine but dry snow which fell on highways and streets. Pedestrians dug out their rub- Tonda Lutes First Baby In Cass County Tonda Joyce Lutes, now 20 days old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lutes of Platts mcuth, is Cass county's first baby of the year. The baby was without any real competition after, being born at 7:05 a.m. on Jan. 1, 1955. The little girl weighed 9V2 pounds when born at St. Mary's hospital and was 21 34 inches long. Dr. Tyson officiated at the birth. In winning, little Tonda will receive numerous gifts from Plattsmouth merchants who are cooperating with the Journal in honoring the first baby. Mrs. Lutes and her new daughter are collecting gifts in Plattsmouth from the C. A. Ruse Appliance, Alamito Dairy, Wee Wardrobe, B & H Shoes, Fcldhousen Drug, Gambles, Far ley Furniture Company, Grove Jewelry, Woster Shoe Store, Stander Implement company, Ruback Supermarket, Brown Floral, Style Shop, Ca Drug and Hinky - Dinky. outh Denies Setting Point Store Blaze A 14-year-old boy who Mon day told officials of how he set six fires in Nebraska City, Wed nesday denied his earlier story that he set fire to the Monte Paint Store last October 18, causing $12,000 damage. The Nebraska City Paint Store building Ls owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walling of Platts mouth. The youngster, with his sister before County Judge D. P. West on a neglected child charge filed by County Attorney Betty Pet erson Sharp, said he didn't tell the truth to Chief of Police Clarence Iversen, School Nurse Fmma Brust, Mayor Victor Bremer, Fire Chief Harry Bisch of. Sheriff Carl Ryder and the ccunty attorney. The boy admitted setting of the fires in the trash box back of the Ward store about two years ago, and two in the wash rooms at the Missouri Pacific station Sunday. But the big one at Monte's he said he didn't set, although he had previously sign ed a statement that he did. Neither the girl, who is 13, nor the boy could give any reason for setting the fires. They just set them, they said. The youngsters live with their father and an aunt in Nebraska City. The mother, divorced from their father, has since remar ried and lives elsewhere. Their home life, they s?id, is good and there was no evidence to show otherwise. Ralph Monte, who owns the paint store, testified that his loss totaled $11,426.57. This did not include damage to other personal property in the build ins; or the damage to the real estate. Ann Smith Wins Cherry Pie Bake The aroma of cherry pie bak ing was carried throughout the Louisville high school as Ann Smith of Weeuing Water and Judy Lendabrend of Greenwood competed in the 4-H cherry pie contest. Miss Clara Graves, Home Ec teacher, gave the final result as follows to .Ann Smith as win ner. Ann will participate in the State 4-H cherry pie contest on Wednesday, January ?6. Judv Leadabrand, will appear with the home gent on KUON TV Thursday, January 27. Set your dial on channel 12 and watch Judy make a cherry pie. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station. Plattsmouth, NQbraska. Date: January 17 - 19. Fh Lv Prec Monday 40 18 Tuesday 24 20 Wednesday 28 2 .08 6 inches of snow on ground. Forecast: Mostly cloudy today, snow beginning bv evening, southerly winds, high near 30, low near 25. si inter bers and hightop overshoes or bought new ones for plowing ! through the snow Tuesday when ! they decided it wasn't worth it I to put the chains on their car I cr take a chance of sliding off the road without them. Snow, which began Monday night, continued into the late afternoon Tuesday then by Wednesday morning snow re moval crews of the State High way department had bladed the trafficways clear enough that a little warming sun let the driver see bare pavement in places. But, if snow hampered mo torists, it was just the ticket for farmers who needed the mois ture. In Plattsmouth, Street Depart ment Foreman Elmer Gochen our and his crew, removed tons of snow from Main street in the city, blading it up into a long pile in the middle of the street Tuesday night and spending most of the day "Wednesday carting it off. A few side streets will be cleared near tke down town area by the haul-away method, but most of the other streets will be bladed until they are passable, city officials re port. Surprisingly few traffic ac cidents of any importance had been noted, discounting vehicles halted by spinning wheels and those which slid into ditches temporarily. Thick fog was noted between hills across the , county Wednes day to accompany the slick roads. Most prevalent fear, that the wind would kick up and drift the fine snow heavily had not been fulfilled by Thursday, but dark skies had a fciebod ing look as if more snow was coming. In Plattsmouth, city fathers blocked off a sleighing hill for the kids, first avenue from 10th to 14th street. Traffic has been halted for sliding frcm 4 p. m. to 11 p. m. The snow wasn't the best for snowballing by Thursday but the warming trend Wednesday had made it a little sticky so that the kids were beginning the bombardments. Temperatures kicked down toward the zero mark Tuesday night but the warming trend continued through Wednesday. More snow has been broadcast for the southeast Nebraska area. Local Man Unhurt After Plane Crash R. W. Bernhardt, Plattsmouth, sales manager for Allied Chemi cal company, was home safe and unhurt today after being a pas senger on a United Airlines plane which crashed in a snowr covered field three miles south of Dexter, la., Wednesday. Mr. Bernhardt was one of 36 passengers and three crew mem bers who escaped without in jury when the big plane belly flopped on a plowed field, bounced over a highway and plowed a 250-yard furrow. The plane had developed control trouble about 10 minutes out of the Des Moines airport. Mr. Bernhardt stayed the night in Des Moines and re turned to Plattsmouth by train. , Mrs. will Cook returned Thursday from Clarkson hospi tal and is convalescing at home. Local VFW Post Outlines Plan For National Week Activity The Plattsmouth Veterans of Foreign Wars Lepert - Wolyer Post No. 2543. will join next week in National VFW week be ing held across the nation. A list of activities has been set out by the local organiza tion for each, day of next week to commemorate the national program on a local level. Other posts over the nation have also set aside the week for special activities. Here is the Plattsmouth VFW program for the week starting next Sunday. Sunday, Jan. 23 Religious Freedom Day. Members of the oost and Auxiliary will attend the Presbyterian church in a body. Monday, Jan. 24 Commun ity Service Day. Increased polio drive activity. A VFW Auxiliary card party., with proceeds to go to the March of Dimes drive, has been postponed to Jan. 31. Tuesday, Jan. 25 ' Jobs for Disabled Veterans Day. Local Street Snow Cleaners at Tons of snow were removed from Main street in downtown Plattsmouth Wednesday following a fall of about 6 inches. Plattsmouth street department foreman Elmer Gochenour here op erates the loader during the all-day job Wednes day. Main street was blocked off Tuesday night Charles Humberger Dies at Nebraska Masonic Home Charles Humberger, Sr., 84, died here at the Nebraska Ma sonic Home Wednesday. He was admitted 10 months ago through the Dewitt Lodge No. Ill, AF & AM, Dewitt, Ne braska. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are four sons. Clyde L. of Hastings Loren G. and Robert S. both of Idaho Falls, Idaho; ai d Charles E. of Key. stone, S. Dak. Arrangements for services are being made by the Cald well . Linder Funeral Home in Plattsmouth but are presently awaiting arrival of the sons. Burial will be at Fairbury. Rites for Mrs. Young Held on Tuesday Funeral services were held at the Caldwell-Linder Funeral Home in Plattsmouth Tuesday for Mrs. Rose Ella Young, 94, who died at the Nebraska Ma sonic Home here Sunday. Rev. Erwin Kiel officiated. Burial was in the Schuyler cemetery. Mrs. Young had spent 23 years at the Masonic home prior to her death and had been there the longest of any resident. She was born on Dec. 28, 1861, in Keokuk county, Illinois, and married to George H. Young who preceded her in death 55 years ago. Survivors are one son, Nor man Young of Omaha, and a daughter, Mrs. William A. Scott of Michigan. She was a member of the Pres byterian . church at Schuyler. Ed Kelly Suffers Bruises In Fall Edward Kelly of Plattsmouth was spending two or three days in bed this week under a physi cians care after he slipped and fell on the sidewalk Monday near the Plattsmouth bank. His injuries, to his hip and shoulder, were thought to be only bruises. Student Breaks Ankle In Fall Kenneth Price, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Keener Price of Plattsmouth, is con fined to his home with a broken ankle today after he fell on the ice while playing at school last week, his mother said. He is a sixth-grader at Central school. t wm send ds t veterans n hospital. Wednesdav. Jan. 26 Youth Activities Day. The VFW, which sponsors a basketball league in Plattsmouth, will meet the Dana College B team at the hieh school court, with pro. ceeds to go to the . March of Dimes. Thursday, Jan. 27 VFW Na- tional Home Day Friday, Jam 8 Americanism and National Security Day. Post wrill display flag all week. The post has taken over the lo cal ground observer corps and expects to build an . observation tower. The Auxiliary has fin ished a Red Cross first aid course and is now starting civil defense lessons. Saturday, Jan. 29 VFW Open House. Club room will be open to visitors with a public dance in the evening. XX I 4-',.'. n if iHs LJiKv Alert Clerks Halt Forged Check Came Two alert Plattsmouth re tail clerks foiled a man and woman Thursday morning in their attempt to pass forged checks on a local farmer. First attempt to pass the check for $58.40 was made at the Jochimsen grocery store on Main street. Vera Solomon, a clerk in the store, asked them to take it across the. street to the Plattsmouth bank and cash it. The pair said they would and left. Next they entered Smith's Clothing Store and offered the check for merchandise. This time Lowell McQuinn, clerk in the store, said he must call the man who's name was signed to the check for veri-; iication. Mctjuinn "did but while he was at the job, the pair left and did not return. The Cass county sheriff's office has alerted surrounding counties for the naiF whose ages are in the twenties. t After checking with the Otoe county sheriff's office it was discovered that the pair had" passed forged checks in Ne braska City earlier Thursday morning. Court House County court: William L. Davis, Alvo, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Arvin P. Meyer, Wabash, $10 and $4 costs, no muffler. .Jerry Sheehan, Weeping .Wa ter, $35 and $4 costs, minor in possession to alcoholic liquor. Joe E. Murphy, $10 and $4 costs, failure to stop at stop sign. Howard I. Mayer, Auburn, $50 and $4 costs, overloaded truck axle. Doris Tritsch, Plattsmouth, $49 and $4 costs, truck over weight cn capacity plates. Marriage licenses: Dwight Richard Redfield, 24, Lincoln, and Hazel LaVonne Isaac, 24, Lincoln. Norman Wray Ross, 24, and Frances Louis Buechler, 24, Plattsmouth. Loan Requirements For Corn Changed A change of eligibility require ments have been announced for the 1954 corn crop accordine to the Cass county ASC commit tee. Because of this change in elig ibility requirements, farmers in Ca?s Countv will be eligible to real corn grading number 4 or 5 solely because of damaged kernels, says the group. Applicable discount rates will j apply to number 4 or' 5 corn. Example, if the loan, is made on the basis of number 5 corn, and, if or when the corn is delivered to Commodity Credit Corpora tion it would then grade number 3, the difference between the number 3 loan rate and the number 5 will be paid. Died MlShaD Victim I PI ft 4 m Improving Slowly Wayne Plybon, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Plvbon of Plattsmouth, was reported to be improving slowly in a Nebraska City hospital where be was taken several days ago with internal injuries following a sled acci dent cn Wintersteen hillr He went into a ditch on a dead end street. Wayne Gorton has received word that his father in Denver has suffered a heart attack. Work and the snow bladed to the center of the street for easier loading. Most streets were passable early Thursday but a light rain which began to fall in the morning began forming a coat of ice. Journal Photo. Newton Sullivan Installed Head Of Commandrv Newton Sullivan was installed as commander of the Mount Zion Commandry in Plattsmouth in ceremonies Monday night conducted by Grand Commander Charles O. Showalter of Omaha. Other officers installed were Dr. R. F. Brendel, generalissimo; Les Meisinger, captain-general; R. A. Noell, senior warden; Mar ion Reed, junior warden; May nard Ramge, prelate; Les Niel, treasurer; Jim McMillian, re corder; Ray Story, warder; Rob ert Vallery, standard bearer; Rex Young, sword bearer, and Clayton Rhylander, sentinel. , .A fine turnout of ,taembers was present for the installation. Two out of town guests were Hassett Taylor, commander, and Percy Brownell, past comman der, of the Mount Carmel Com mandry at Omaha. The installation followed a pancake feed. Snowball Bruises Child's Cheek, Eye Cheryl Tolman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Toman of Plattsmouth, was resting at home Thursday with a badly swollen eye and a bruised cheek from a snowball thrown at her while playing at school Wednes day, her mother said. Cheryl is a fourth grader at Columbian school. Rotary Pays Tribute To Late Member Rotary Club members paid tribute to the late Geo. A. Far ley at their regular meeting at the Hotel Plattsmouth Tuesday. Mr. Farley was a charter mem ber of the local club and had a near perfect attendance record until confined with illness. Dr. A. L. Amato, program chairman, was again stymied by storm in presenting his speaker and prevailed upon Searl S. Da vis to pinch-hit and completed a summary on Rotary service and membership. Visiting Rotarian was Russell Reeder, Cambridge, Nebr., for mer resident here. Roses for Ladies at Ruback's Openina CTyiimy 1 ' . J?--'-- CXI ') (V;-4 'toT v WW' Hosts of customers went through the new Ruback super market during its opening here last week and hauled out lots of groceries. Here's a photo taken during the activities of Mrs. Har old Fox, with the type of balloons which were Johnson Heads Loan-Building Association C. A. Johnson of Platts mouth was re . elected president of the Plattsmouth Loan and Building Association in a re organization meeting held Mon day, night here following a re gular meeting of the officers at which he was re - elected di rector. Emil J. Weyrich was re - elect ed vice president of the group and Albert Olson was re elect ed secretary - treasurer. A report of the past year's work by the building and loan association showed that an in crease of business for the year amounted to 15.18 percent over the year before as the first mortgage and accrued interest for 1954 amounted to $701,106.34 as compared to $601,122.30 in 1953. This was an increase of 3101,356.79. - The 1953 total was an in crease over 1952 of $112,467.61 or 20.26 percent. Thus the 1954 inci-ease over 1952 was five per cent. At the end of 1954, the organ ization had Federal Home Loan stock of $11,000; U. S. Govern ment bonds totalling $31,000 and cash on hand or in the bank of $23,440.82. Stockholders were paid divi dends at the rate of four per cent Dec. 31, 1954, the same rate dividends were paid on June 31, 1954. Rev. Meyer Will Not Accept Call Rev. Meyer, pastor of Imman uel, Louisville and St. Paul in Weeping Water, announced to his congregations Sunday that he was leturning the call sent to him from the Florida-Georgia District," requesting him to serve in Rome, Georgia. Both congre gations were unanimous in their decision that their pastor de cline the call. Men's Dinner Set As Building Fund Campaign Kickoff A ' Men's Dinner has been planned by members of the First Presbyterian Church in Platts mouth for Monday, Jan. 31, at which a building fund campaign for a new church building will be launched, it has been an nounced. Also announced were the of ficers elected at a congregation al meeting of elders recently. Elected elders were Orville Nielsen, Raymond Larson, and Henry Nolting, for three years, and Richard Spangler, for two years. Deacons Clayton Rhylander, Russell Nielsen, Mrs. Leonard Stoehr and Mrs. Arthur Weiss. Trustees Ralph Wehrbein, Warren Rhylander and Walter Gleason. Others elected were Miss Mary Peterson, secretary: Mrs. P. T, Heineman, memorials secretary; Ralph Wehrbein, Sunday school superintendent; Mrs. T. I. Friest, assistant Sunday school super intendent; Arthur Warga, Sun day school secretary; Mrs. Wil liam Howland, assistant Sunday school secretary; and Mrs. H. G. McClusky, youth budget treas urer. Billy Baird Better William Baird, prominent Plattsmouth citizen, who recent ly celebrated his 95th birthday here, was up an around at his home this week after being ill for a few days. ormnieirs is et Jobh. 2,6th Polio drive in Cass county will get a boost next week when the VFW farmers pickup starts. Plattsmouth's VFW club will spend two to three days picking up whatever gifts farmers in the county have to 0 the cause, to be sold later Perry Services Set for Friday At Plattsmouth Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. at the First Presbyterian church in Platts mouth for Virgil Walker Perry, 56, of Plattsmouth, who died in Methodist hospital at Omaha Tuesday. He had been ill since Saturday. - . Rev. Keith Delap will conduct the services. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Visiting hours at Sattler Fun eral Home in Plattsmouth will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9, Thurs day. Mr. Perry was born July 16, 1899, at Murray, the son of Ab ner Glenn Perry and Addie Pit man. He was married to Mary Alice Pollock at Plattsmouth on Sept. 2, 1926. She survives him. Also surviving are two daugh ters, Mrs. Dean Morrison of Plattsmouth and Miss Nancy Perry of the home; his mother, Mrs. Addie Perry of Plattsmouth; one sister, Mrs. Paul Iverson, Keyser, W. Va.; and one broth er, Russell of Harlingen, Tex. His father preceded him in death in 1926. A retired farmer, he was a member of the class of 1918 at the Plattsmouth high school ana attended the University of Ne braska agriculture college for two years. He was a member of the .First Presbyterian church, the Ma sonic Lodge, and Commandry. He farmed south of Platts mouth until retirement. John Deere Day Is Set Saturday John Deere Day in Platts mouth has been set for Jan. 22, the Stander Implement company has announced. A full length movie, "Miss Hat tie," will be shown along with short subjects "What's New for 1955," "Oddities of Farming," "Power Steering Takes Over," plus special short subjects. The program will begin at the Lions Building in Plattsmouth at 1:30 p. m. Saturday, Jan. 22. The event has been called "The Day of the Year for the Man of the Soil and his entire family." An array of Hollywood favor ites make up the cast of the main film. Admission will be by ticket only but free tickets may be ob tained at the Stander Imple ment company in Plattsmouth. Story Visits Lions Club En Two Cities Ray Story of Plattsmouth, district governor of the Lions Club, visited the Hooper Lions Club on Tuesday night and the Fremont Lions' Club pn Wednes day night in pursuit of the du ties of his position. given away during the opening, at left, and Lu cille Horn Gaines.'second from left; Mrs.-Meyer Ruback and Mrs. Ray Rice, receiving roses. Journal Photo. Pkkyp at the sale barn. Three routes for trucks to be operated under the supervision of the Lepert - Wolever Post at Plattsmouth, have been laid out by Louis Menge,s chairman fof the farm pickup. "" Menses outlined ' his truck route plan like this today. Beginning Jan, -26,lnext Wed. nesday, a truck will go to the Cedar Creek road .picking up articles for the drive then re turn by the Culiom elevator road to Plattsmouth. Next route will begin at My nard and go east and return via the Louisville road to Platts mouth. A separate route will also run east on a road one mile south of Mynard. Trucks will also pick up ar ticles on Highways 73 75 on the east side of the road to Un ion, leaving the wist side for another county group. Included will be a route on Rock Bluff load to Rock Bluff. Aanyone who will lend a truck for the pickup should call 6250. No report of the total collect ed for the March of Dimes has vet been made by the county chairman, but presumably the drive is lagging. The Plattsmouth VFW has scheduled a basketball game, a card party, and other Platts mouth organizations as well as organizations in other towns have planned money raisers. County Board Fills Vacant JP Positions Cass county's board of . com. missioners Wednesday spent a. day of sifting through variousX claims and signing them, be tides appointing two justices of the peace where terms expired and no officer was elected to the office. The county dads also mutter ed again about the tie - up of gas tax money which has halt ed surfacing work on roads in the county. A suit brought by Douglas and Lancaster counties contesting the census on which hf stat- treaurer was appor tioning the gas tax money, has causeo. the tie up and commis sioners are digging close to the bottom of the money barrel. The commissioners appointed James II. Graves, present Platts mouth police judge,' as justice of the peace for Plattsmoutla precinct to succeed Perry I. Graves whose term expired. Appointed justice of the peace for Louisville precincts was Harry Ahl. The board of commissioners regular meeting day was Tues day Dut snowy roads kept the entire board from being present and main business of claims ex amination was put oft until Wednesday.- Hearings in some county welfare business was conducted on Tuesday however. Parent-Teachers Eye Pool Chance At Weeping Water WEEPING WATER (Special) A committee has been appoint ed here by the Parents-Teachers Association to investigate thr possibilities of a swimming pool tor Weeping Water at a meetng of an executive group of the organization. Alo m planning is a PTA carnival to be held on January 27 as the group's project of the year. According to present plans it will be held on the first floor of the Weeping Water school building. John Bender and Harold El liott will investigate the possi bilities of the pool for the group. The carnival will include many types of entertainment such ai ;tards, movies, csraes and re freshments. Everybody is wel come. , Roy Tlustos Buys Art's Barber Shop Roy Tlustos who was employ ed in Art's Barber Shop her? ior moie than l? years, an nounced the purchase of the businfio today and will open o customers on Saturday of this week. Mr. Tlustos has been employed in Omaha for the past three months, but has re ta'd 'ome in Plattsmouth. Mr. Tlustos announced that Danny Woods, who was employ ed by the late Art Johanns, will continue to hold down a chair in the shop. Both extend an in vitation to old and new custom ers to visit their place at anytime. ) r f J - A A ' i i l 1111 A,i1.tit . . .