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KZ3H. : 1713 KIST. CICIHTY XXX JL J i A CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER The Plattsmouth Journal 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 74 E1CHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 40 C. A. Weddel Is New High School Principal Here C. A. Weddel, presently administrator of the Nebras ka School for the Blind at Nebraska City, will be Platts mouth's new high school principal next fall. This was announced by Plattsmouth Superintendent T. I. Friest after Weddel accepted the job last weekend. The Piatt -mouth board of education had asked Friest to negotiate with Weddel. Masons Give 50-Year Pin to Emil Weyrich Emil Weyrich, Plattsmouth Mason for 50-years, was present ed a pin in commemoration of the- event at Past Master's Night in the lodge hall Thursday eve ning. Presentation of the pin was made by P. M Warren Rhyland er in an impressive ceremony that brought out the years of untiring service to Masonary by Mr. Weyrich, who joined Platts mouth Lodge No. 6 at the age of 25 in 1905. Toastmaster Wayne A. Ben nett, P. M , a resident of Council Blulis and a member of the local lodge, had charge of the annual Hutchinson receive his Past Mas event that saw Master Leslie J. ter's pin trom Charles M. Mead, Master of the lodge at the time Mr Hutchinson was appointed to the first chair. Maynard Ramge, Worshipful Master, gave the address of wel come, with Carl Schneider pre senting Past Masters in attend ance. A total of 23 responded. wm. K Lvers introduced visiting lodges that included those from Weeping Water, Elmwood, Ne- j hawKa and Springfield. Ray Cook, Custodian of the Grand Lodge, presented distin- guushed guests, including mem- oers of tne Grand Lodge of Ne- braska. Visitors were Darid I - iiiiiuu, uujdiid, ler, eernara neap, wm. r . c-v- ers, Ed F. Wenrbcin, jonn Hed lund, Carl R. Grayson and Chas . Adams Speaker for the evening was Master ot Masons of Neoraska The entire dinner menu was prepared and served by members nurcn ana me ttoiary oiuu . xura suiu. of Plattsmouth Lodge No 6 in In nis letter of resignation to More tnan 23 entries were re a most complimentary manner, the Board of Control. Mr. Wed- I corded in the talent contest del exnressed his desirs to re- ; which was held at the Commun- Rare Traffic Case Brings $1 00 Fine, Suspended License A rare instance when a motor vehicle driver was fined on a charge of driving while under the influence of drugs occurred Ouarterlv Chamber here Saturday. 7 It may be the first in the his- Meeting April 14 lory of the county court here as ; Quarterly meeting of Platts U was for County Judge Ray- mouth Chamber of Commerce mond J. Case. Fined was Shirley M. Cohn, S01 Seventh avenue, Nebraska City, who was put under arrest by Cass County Sheriff Tom Solomon March 27 after the car she was driving crashed into a culvert a half mile south of Un ion corner on Highway 73-75. Solomon said a check showed she ran eight cars off the road before she went off the highway and hit the culvert. She was uninjured. She told Solomon she had taken sleeping pills shortly be forp she began to drive. The vfoman entered a plea of innocent of the charge when T oo "1 ZZTZZ J -.i v-ii unu ..v. S100 bond. At her hearing Sat urday, April 9, she changed her plea to guilty. Judge Case fined her 2100 and $4 costs and suspended her driving license for six months. Methodist Women District Meeting Is Here Tomorrow A meeting of the Omaha dis trict of Methodist church wom en will be held at the Methodist (hurch in Plattsmouth tomor row, Tuesday, April 12, starting at 9 a. m. A luncheon will be served at noon. All Methodist women are urged to attend. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth T. lixnnl 1.1 -" 1- Unmo Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. April 7-10, 1955. Hieh Low Prec. Thursday 60 32 Friday ..69 30 Saturday 76 39 wuav .... . i JU Forecast Partly cloudy th rough tonisht. scattered eve ning thunderstorms in the east Mr. Weddel resiened effective August 1 this year at the School j i for the Blind after serving his i second year. torium. Mr. Weddel received his bach- j Tuesday night's concert will elor. of arts degree at Hastings include instrumental solos by Bill college and his master of arts j Todd, Brenda Ofe, Linda Liv degree at the University of Ne- j ingston. Carol Davis, and Mar braska. He holds a Nebraska garet Eiting. administrative and supervisory Vocal solos will be given by certificate. C. A. Weddel He has served as director of education at the Boys Training School at Kearnev: hiurh sr.hnnl principal at Seward and later at i FaiL? rjltv before hecomin? ! 1 Falls nitv hefnrp hernminp- sn- perintendent at the School for i the Blind. i Mrs. Weddel is a registered ! nurse having been graduated ' frnm t.hP Marv Lannin school at Hastings and having .attended Peru State nwp iift.uv.io , imve une amu,; . daughter. Bonnie, now Mrs. R. ; A. oapian, living at v reaeriCK, Maryland Mr. Weddel is a memb:-: of the ! Masomc lodge, the Presbyterian , turn to public school vork and 1 his appreciation of the co-op- ! eration and interest of the j Board of Control at the Nebraska j school. PlattsmoutlVs present high wi n.in.inoi &rnH.m tt 1,7.1 t school principal, William Floyd has resigned to take a similar position at Columbus. will be held Thursday, April 14, 1 a 8 p. m. All members of the chamber of Commerce are ' urged to attend. A quarterly j report will be distributed at this ! time and the movie "This Is Your Town" will be shown. This is the first quarterly meet ing of the 1955 fiscal year. 500 Youngsters Hunt for Eggs Here on Sunday Approximately 500 youngsters from the Plattsmouth trade ter ritory were on hand to greet Easter bunny and all the 'itt'e ounnies Uoon their arrival in Platts mouth Saturday afternoon, the retail committee of the Platts- mouth chamber of Commerce. sponsors of the event, held the annual Easter Egg hunt at Gar field Park. About 400 prizes were given away by Plattsmouth mer the egg with the- merchants name was worth 25c when taken to the merchant. A! Linder and the Plattsmouth Boy Scouts were in charge of the egg hunt. Children were grouped in three age classes 2 to 3, 4 to 5, 6 to 8. Prior to the egg hunt the Easter Bunny. Mary Sullivan and four little bunnies were 'oiled through the streets of Plattsmouth by a new convert ible furnished bv Minor Pontiac ... $ L. A. Caldwell chairman of the 1 lington, $15 and $4 costs. speed Easter promotion and his help- j ing. ers were in charge of hiding J. W. Bvers. Little Rock. Ark.. the eggs before each onslaught nf PlfTPr 71 V) 1 1 T"i t P rC ASKS POOL ACTIVITY i Mrs. Rose Mary Wasson. chair man or a swimming pool pro motion committee for The Plattsmouth Junior Woman's club said today that she would Uke to 09 contacted by orgam- j zn turns who have assigned rep- resentaiives so that a meeting may be ca;led cm a swimming pool. Pre-District Concert Set Tuesday Night ! A concert involving the vocal groups and the solos and small instrumental groups which will represent the Plattsmouth high school in the district contests at Fremont, will be given at the high school Auditorium Tuesday night. Starting time will be 7:30 p.m. No admission will be charged The public is invited to attend. The concert will include all students who will participate in the distirct contests except the hnnri whirh will hold a nre-dis trict contest concert next Tues- day night, April 19, at the audi- Shirley Story. Mary Ann Ryan, Marion Hild, Elwood Johnson,! Minnie Etta Frazer, Bob Carr, i Terry Ernst, and Sharon Har-j baugh. Small vocal groups perform ing will be the boys quartet, the girls triple trio; boys octet and a mixed vocal group. Instrumental groups' will in clude a saxaphone quartet; trombone quartet;; brass sex tet; drum quintet; piano duet, and a brass quartet with piano. I The mixed chorus, which will sing contest numbers Tuesday night, will be made up of 80 stu dents. Sax So!o, Tap Dance Winners Lions Contest Brenda Ofe, with a saxophone 1 solo, won the chance to represent Plattsmouth Lions Club in the j senior division of the district ; talent contest to be held at Oak- land May 10 it; has been an" nounced by Ray Story of the Lions Club which put on the talent contest here Saturday Plattsmouth junior division representative will be the tap : ; auiiue lcuih oi iNaiiuy jouim anu ,1 c t n..l:. 5 Taking second in the senior division Saturday night here was tan rianre team nf Jpaninp ' Newton and Nancy Seimoniet. Second in the junior division was Carolyn Vmduska with an ity building in Plattsmouth. Out -of -town judges selected the winners. ManJ' types of entertainment were on hand as the contest - ams woi'Keo ior an expense-paid tour by the Lions to the district contest. Avoca Physician Found Unconscious, RusNd to Hospital AVOCA Dr. J. E. Brendel, long-time physician here, was taken to the Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln Thursday following a heart attack while in his automobile on Highway o4 near Avoca. His condition was considered serious. Dr. Brendel was discovered in his car just off the highway by a Nebraska Safety patrolman af ter several of the doctors ac quaintances had passed the car without suspecting he was ill. He was unconsious when found. Eagle School, Town Officers Elected EAGLE John Ronhoode and Harry Rochenbach were elected o the Earle board of education ' here.last Tuesday in the regular election. Chosen as members of the town board were Harry Robert son. Joe Rudolph and John Sy brandt. Jack Zinsmaster was elected police magistrate. Court House County court: Don W. Carlson, Omaha, $15 and $4 costs, speeding. Harry Giesselman, Jr., of Ar- $10 and $4 costs, operating il- tonol KninViilinfinn rf mm i 1 legal combination of vehicles Arnold H. Doeden, Tecuniseh. i $15 and $4 costs, improper use ot in transit card. Amos Speakman, Nebraska City, $100 and $4 costs, drivers license suspended for six months. I driving while under the influ- ence of alcoholic linuor Charles D. Douglas, speeding. : forfeited $14 bond Lee A. Smith, $23 and $4 costs, overweight truck. Look What 3i -v jtffl ' !l3&$& WWr TV Wm A i smi&Jtfr mm It was an Easter egg alright that drew the attention of Mrs. Gertrude Record, left, and friends during the Chamber of Com merce's Easter Egg Hunt here Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Record's j small daughter, at the lower center of the photo gathered several eggs and the point of interest here is which merchant will part with a gift item. Name is on the egg. An estimated 500 kids from Plattsmouth and the surrounding territory gathered at the park for the hunt in two age groups. About 400 prizes were given ; away by Plattsmouth merchants. Journal Photo. 2 Slight Injuries In Weekend Traffic Officers Report Two traffic mishaps over the weekend slightly injured two persons and caused considerable vehicle damage, the Cass county sheriff's office reported today. Gene Arbuthont, 18, was trav eling home about 1:30 a. m. Sun day when the car he was driving hit a bridge two miles south of Nehawka. The car was dam aged extensively and the driver received a head cut, the sheriff's office reported. On Friday, at 8:25 p. m., a car driven south by Herbert E. Un derwood, north of Plattsmouth on Highway 73-75, went off the road and flipped over, coming to rest on a concrete bridge, the sheriff reported. According to the report, Underwood was at tempting to pass three cars go ing his direction when the mis hap occurred. Underwood was uninjured, but a passenger in the car, George Persinger of Platts mouth, received body cuts and bruises. Damage to the car was put at $500. A second passen ger in the machine was unin tured. Honey Lou Cole Elected Eagle Auxiliary Head Honey Lou Cole is the new oresident of the Eagles Auxiliary, to succeed Vlasta Land. She was elected, along with ether officers for the coming year, at a meeting in Eagles Hall last Thursday. Elected vice president was Helen Jordan: chaplain, Hilda Wallace; secretary, Dorothy Janecek; treasurer, Irene Smith; j conductress. Dawn Vincent; in side guard. Charlotte O'Donnell; outside guard, Leona Bendon; trustees. Mary Barnard, Ann Schubech, and Minnetta Syl vester. Elected to the honorary off ice of auxiliary mother was Mar jorie Willis. Delegate to the state con vention to be held at Nebraska City une 10-12 b Hazel Fitch with Honey Lou Cole as alter nate. At the meeting Thursday, the secretary reported that $5 had been sent to the Red Cross chairman. Balloting was held on one applicant. It was announced that the first meeting of the First Dis trict will be held at Aerie 154. South Omaha, on April 24. j Mrs. John Alexen was the re j cipient of an Easter greeting Sunday morning when her son, i Mr. and Mrs. Carl Alexen. John I nie and Carl, Jr.. called her i from Norwalk, Calif. She Found!! More Contributions To Red Cross Fund Are Announced Plattsmouth's Red Cross drive, which was pushing toward the ; $600 mark, had more contribu- j tors over the weekend. Giving to the fund were the following: $50. Oi Plattsmouth State bank ! i and employees. $10.00 Hugh J. Kearns Post ! No. 56, American Legion; T. H. ; Pollock. $5.00 Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Eg enberger, Ray Bryant, Stephen M. Davis, Walter H. Smith, Plattsmouth Journal, Dr. R. J. ! Dietz, Dr. L. A. Amato. Begley & Peck, attorneys, Robert M. Walling, Marine Tritsch, Joe and Freda Stibal. $4.00 Plattsmouth Motors. $3.00 Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Kiel. Fouchek - Garnett - Long, Harold Lebens, Western Auto. $2.50 Cullom Extension Club. $2.00 Carl Morehead, Wm. Schmidtmann, Cecil K a r r, 1 George Thun. $1.00 Clement Woster. Traffic Victim Was Merely III1 A man, at first thought to have been hit by a passing mo- ; tor vehicle near the Louisville read on the south eadge of Plattsmouth, was found by Plattsmouth police Saturday morning only to have been an ' ill transient. He was taken to an Omaha hospital for treat ment. 3 Teachers Resign At Weeping Water WEEPING WATER Three members of the Weeping Water ' school faculty have resigned ef fective at the end of the school year. They are Darwin Salestrom, coach, physical education in ! structor, and social science 1 teacher; Bernard Hansen, sci ence teacher; and Mrs. Truman Lytle, fifth grade teacher. Salestrom will go to Elsie as j superintendent. He was athletic 1 coach there before coming to Weeping Water. Hansen will re I turn to his home state of Wis i consin and Mrs. Lytle will leave the teaching field, but will re ' main here where her husband i is a member of the faculty. Ashlock Rites Set For Wednesday Here Funeral services for Mrs. Liz zie Ashlock who died at Weening Water this morning ( Monday will be held at the Sattler Fu neral home in Plattsmouth Wed nesday April 13. Time will be announced later. Burial will be in East Union cemetery. Parking Charge AgamstChief is Dismissed City Magistrate James H. Graves Friday afternoon dis missed a charge of improper parking against Plattsmouth Police Chief Lawrence ChanDell on the motion of a defense at- j tomey when City Attorney Paul! Fauquet did not appear to con-1 duct the prosecution. Chappell had been charged on j a citizen's complaint by Attor ney Francis Casey of Platts-j mouth that the chief's private ! automobile was improperly park ed near the Meisinger service station. The charge apparently follow-, ed the fining of a client of Ca- j sey's in city magistrate court ! for parking in front of the Plattsmouth fire station. Mr. Casey did not appear for the hearing but sent a letter to ; Judge Graves which said "I am informed that the city attorney Mr. Fauquet, is absent from the city and will not be present for the prosecution of this case, and I do not wish to take undue ad vantage of a fellow lawyer, therefore, I recommend that1 the hearing be postponed until such a time as the City of Platts mouth can be represented. "I have just finished a tele phone conversation with the ma yor of this city and he insists that the case come on for trial today. I believe this is unfair to the city of Plattsmouth and I am therefore not appearing at the hearing." The letter, which Judge Graves real aloud to Chappell and his attorney, Herbert Elworth of Omaha, then ruled out as evi dence on objection of the Oma ha attorney. Elworth moved for dismissal of the case because of the de fault of the city attorney in not appearing and on the grounds that Chappell was entitled to a speedy trial. Attends First Pest Control State Meeting Wm. Spradlin, owner of Bill's Pest Control Service in Platts mouth, accompanied by Paul E. Fauquet, were in Lincoln Friday where they attended the first annual meeting of the Nebraska Association of Pest and Termite Control Operators. This association was formed earlier this year when leading pest control operators of the state deemed it necessary to band competent and reliable companies together for the pro tection of citizens from fly-by-night and unethical operators in this field. To date, a total of 27 companies have joined the as sociation and compiled a code under which they will offer their services. Bill's Pest Control, owner Wm. Soradlin stated, is one of the charter members and has as sisted in drawing up a code that provides for promoting stand ards and ethics, fostering re search and diffusion of know ledge and cooperation with the National Pest Control Associa tion. At the Lincoln meeting 51 operators from five states par ticipated in the meeting held at the University College of Ag riculture. On the program were such notable experts in pest control and research as O. S. Bare, professor of Entomology: Wm. Rapp, of the State Depart ment of Health; Harold Dodge, of a nationally known chemical company; Dr. John Eastwood. Chicago, and others, covering a diversified panel of subjects from termites to the grain sani tation program. During the early evening a banquet was held at th.3 univer sity attended by association members and their guests. Weeping Water Voting Is Slow WEEPING WATER In one of the smallest turnouts in vot ing history here Neil Munkres, Art Meeske and Harold Thorns were elected to the city council without opposition since both parties nominated the same can didates. Mrs. W. H. Thornton was re elected to a three-year school board term and Bill Finley was elected to the other three-year post. Munkres polled 120 votes in taking over the unexpired term of former Mayor Roger Druliner in which one year is left to serve in second ward. Meeske had a total of 73 votes in re-election to the first ward council post; Harold Thorns had 42 votes for election to a two year post he is now serving on appointment. Mrs. Thornton had 104 votes. Bill Finley 88 in winning board of education posts. Other votes Included Arnold Detmer 38; Clarence Schmadeke 33. Students Due . . ... , , Here Wednesday; Government Day County government participation day, which will be held at the Cass county courthouse all day Wednesday, will involve at least 11( students from Cass county schools, a list of student county offcers elected revealed Monday. Hoschar Rites Held Monday At Plattsmouth Funeral services for Loranzo Hoschar, who died at an Omaha hospital Friday, were being held at 2 p.m. today at the Sattler Funeral chapel in Plattsmouth. Rev. Val Johnson officiated Burial was set for La Platte cemetery. Pall bearers were Curtis Far is, Henry Rice, Arthur Hansen, Perry Nickles, William Seybolt and Ed Kness. Mr. Hoschar was -born Nov. 10, 1870, at Niffon, la., the son of Elizabeth and Elexander Hosch ar. He was married April 4, 18 96, at Plattsmouth to Bertha Alice Jay who died in 1927 at Murray. Seven sons and daugh ters preceded him in death. Mr. Hoschar was a farmer who had lived at La Platte, Spring field and Plattsmouth but most of his life at Murray. He is survived by three daugh ters, Mrs. Margaret Whitney, Omaha; Mrs. Nora Rabb, Oma ha; and Mrs. Inez Heinen, Gret na; two sons, Wilford Hoschar, Nehawka, and Dan Hoschar, Murray. Also surviving are 16 grand children and 14 great-grandchil- dren. Leg i lion Discusses County Government Day, Other Items cR nf Hugh J. Kearns Post No the American Legion had long discussion but came up with no action in a meeting held Thurs day night. Richard Peck took over as presiding officer in the absence of Herbert Baumgart, the com mander. The organization discussed a summer recreation program for kids but decided nothing. They discussed poppy day and in other discussion decided to leave the matter of child wel fare as it is at present. Peck, chairman of the Corn husker Boys and Girls county, led a discussion on the county government participation day which will be held Wednesday They noted that the Platts mouth Chamber of Commerce will ask merchants to display welcome flags on county govern ment day; donated $10 to the Red Cross: appointed Vic Schreiner to look into the Sons of American Legion organiza tion; Dr. Brendel failed to earn was chosen but was absent. Mrs. Streight Dies At California Home Word has been received hpre bv friends of the death of Mrs. Monte Streight on Saturday, April 9, in Sacramento. Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Streight are former residents of Plattsmouth leaving here about ten yea f ago. Funeral services will be held in California. Capt. and Mrs. Ed Kalina and family of Chicago are in the city visiting the Capt.'s parents Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Kalina. Rotary Prexy Stephen M Stephen Davis, Davis Plattsmouth realtor, is the new president of the Plattsmouth Rotary Club. Mr. Davis follows a tradition since his father, Searl Davis, was the first president of the Rotarv Club here. The stuents will narticiDute in the work of county officers through the Cornhusker Boys and Girls County Government Participation Day being sponsor ed here by the American Le gion post and Auxiliary, the Lions Club, and the Rotary Club. The retail committee of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce has asked all merchants to display their welcome flags on Wednesday in honor of the visiting stu dents. Registration will take place at 9 a. m., Wednesday for the visit ing student county government officers with each officer report ing in at the office to which he was elected to get acquainted with his adult counterpart. A general assembly will open in the district courtroom at 9:30 a. m. when regular county officers will explain their duties to th" stu- dents. A court trial demonstra ! tion will be given at this time bv attorneys Walter Smith and ! Harold Lebens. County Judge ! Raymond J. Case will give the j oath of office to the student of ti- cers. Student officers will work in the regular offices during the af ternoon and report back what they have learned in another general assembly at 3:15 p. m. Ten schools have reported in their lists of officers to Richard Peck, Legion chairman of ar rangements for the program. Schools reporting have been Greenwood. Alvo. Eagle. Avoca Louisville. Plattsmouth. Elm wood, Union, Nehawka and Murdock. Here are the additional an nouncements of officers elected. Elmwood Duane Krecklow, register of deeds; Sharon Phil lips, county judge; Mary Jika. i county clerk; Donna Miller, countv attorney; Duane fthrens, sheriff; Norma Brockhoff, com missioner; Carolyn Spohn, c oun ty superintendent of schools; Marilyn Mendenhall. district cierk Royal Halvorsen, asses- .sor; Charles Nickel, county sur veyor. Union Mike Roddy, asses sor; Virginia Balfour, district court clerk; Dale Draper, com missioner; Mvrna Wolfe, county clerk: Ted McClane, county at torney; Nola Keene, county Judge; Robert Attebery, sher iff; Norman Beccard, treasurer; Ronald Mead, surveyor; Francis Jones. superintendent of schools; Suzanne Kendall, reg ister of deeds; Janice Meade, welfare director. Nehawka Caroline J. Mill er, county clerk; Evelyn Arlen Tnorne, register of deeds; Mari lyn Jean Whipple, superintend ent of schools; Charlene May field, assessor; Irwin Nixon, sheriff; Kav Ward, treasurer; Amy Jane Warlick, county at-j torney; Fred Lindsay, county v judge; Ned Snyder, commission er; Larry E. Whittington, sur veyor. Murdock Rose Mary John sen, welfare director; Mike Humfiton, commissioner; Lyk Wendt, sheriff; Margaret Brun kow, treasurer; Rosalyn Miller, county attorney; Mary Thiel. county clerk; Doris Buchholz, county judte; Gerald Earl, clerk district court; David Mills, sur veyor; Evelyn Grady, assessor; Eunice Oehlerking. superintend ent of schools and Mary Zoz, register of deeds. Athletic Banquet Tickets on Sale The Athletic Committee of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring their annual Athletic Banquet this month. The date is G:30 p. m. Wednesdav, Anril 20, at the Plattsmouth High School aud itorium. Th guest sneaker will be Al Wheeler, athletic director of Peru Sfate Teacher's college. There will be a football movie, entertainment and sDecial awards to the outstanding play er of each sport. Tickets are on sale at the Chamber office. Mr. Dale Bow man. Mr. Don Cotner. committee chairman, and at the Journal office at $1 50 each. Please get vou tickets or have them reserved for you bv April 14th. the committee requests. Police Court Kenneth L. Turner, Glcnwood, la., charged with reckless driv ing, forfeited $25 appearance bond. John Angstman, Denison, la., charge, excessive noise with muffler, forfeited $10 appearand bond. 4 t