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CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER 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 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 46 A group of determined citizens today girded for ac tion which would reduce the damage by flashing floods in Plattsmouth which have run six feet deep in downtown streets, forcing business owners to battle to save their property, cutting communications and tying up traffic. A public hearing on the Platts- Livestock Men To Be Honored At Omaha Feed Peter Mtoim and John Wehr bein, both of Plattsmouth, have been selected by the Agriculture Department of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce for special honors at the Pioneer Shippers Recognition Banquet, scheduled in Omaha May 29. Mr. Mumm was nominated for recognition by George Mumm and Mr. Wehrbein by The Ral ston Livestock Commission Co. The event is held each year by the Omaha Chamber of Com merce to pay special tribute to livestock men in a wide area who have patronized the Omaha market for at least 50 years. Plaques and lapel buttons are presented to each of them. Charles 0Rourke, chairman of the Chamber's sponsoring committee said that 263 farmers and ranchers have been cited since the first banquet was held seven years ago. This year, the principal speak er for the occasion will be Gov ernor Victor E. Anderson, sched uled to address the 5:30 p. m. banquet at Omaha's Live Stock Exchange Building. Charles Warner, Nebraska's lieutenant-governor, will be one of the pioneer shippers honored, Mr. OHourke said. Press, radio and television in terviews will be held with the honored guests at 4:30 in the afternoon. Mr. O'Rourke pointed out that - the pioneer shippers selected for recognition this year may bring a guest of their choice to the banquet. Other friends and rel atives may attend by making ad vance reservations at $2.50 each, with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. $70 Found Missing At Nehawka Office Somebody made away with $70 from the office of the Nehawka grain elevator like a big cat sometime Saturday night. Cass County Sheriff Tom Sol j omon said his investigation re vealed that the thief appar ently squeezed through the doors to the bins then enlarged an opening ordinarily used by the cat to gain entrance to the of fice where the $70 was found missing. The sheriff said the cat's en trance was enlarged to eight by 12 inches indicating that the theft may have been committed by a small individual or a young person. Fingerprints wevc found. Nehawka Purchases Fire Warning Siren NEHAWKA The Rural Fire Department, the Nehawka Fire Department and the Village of Nehawka have combined to buy a new fire siren for Nehawka. This was completed at a special meeting here. The total of $700 which the siren and installation will cost will be paid by agreement: $300 from the Rural Fire Department; $250 from the Nehawka Fire Department, and the Villaee of Nehawka not to exceed $250. TEEN-AGE GIRLS ARE RETURNED TO HOME Two teen-age girls who ran away from an Omaha girls home, were taken into custody by Cass County Deputy Sheriff Shrader Rhoden at Plattsmouth Friday evening and turned over to Omaha police. The girls were reported missing on Thursday. PLATTSMOUTH SKATING RINK WILL OPEN SOON The Whitlock roller skating rink on Chicago avenue in Plattsmouth is in stages of prep aration to re-open for the sea son. An announcement will be made soon. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. April 28, 29, 30, May 1. High Low "!rec. Thursday 80 46 Friday 70 42 Saturday 78 50 Sunday 82 54 Forecast: Today fair, scatter ed evening showers or thunderstorms. I mouth Flood Control District has been set for next Thursday eve ning, May 5, at 8 p. m. in the Lions Community building, Paul Fauquet, president of the group announced today. D. E. Hutchinson, district con ! servationist and Roland Phillips, I Qrpn pnffinppr hnth rf T.lnrnln will head the group from the State Conservation office, to ap pear here with ether members of the technical staff. A map of the entire flood area prepared b the area office will be shown revealing the entire program. Tentative location of earthernstructures, terraces and other measures to prevent floods will be shown. In addition, the staff will be prepared to outline details of cost and to pinpoint benefits to be derived. Interested local persons will be given an opportunity to ques tion points of the plans and program, together with a resume of flood damage costs over the past 50 years. It is imperative that all res idents of the area affected by flood conditions be present at this meeting. That includes all property owners and business men in the downtown area and along Chicago and Washington avenues. A plan for putting controls on the quick rushing water was outlined here last Wednesday by federal engineers after a survey. The six-foot column of water, due once every 20 years, but no one knows when, could be cut to once in ICO years by methods outlined. Cqss County Easter Seal Receipts Top $1,000 Says Report OMAHA Returns from the 1955 Easter Seal campaign m Nebraska, Monday apDeared to be topping those of last year. That was the conclusion drawn bv Oscar D. Mardis, President of the Nebraska Society for Crin nled Children from a second tal ly of county committee reports at state headauarters. Current tabulations are in complete. Mr. Mardis said, in view of the fact that collections are still being received in most counties. Douglas countv with a stand ing 'total of $45,768.93, already has exceeded its 1954 record by $6,706.28. Other counties showing at this point an increase in income over the nast year are Box Butte, Brown, Buffalo. Clav, Furnas, Gage, Greeley, Lincoln, Harlan, Kearney, Kimball, Perkins, Sa line, Thayer and Valley. "All indications show that more funds will be available for increased service to the crippled during the coming year," Mr. Mardis declared. "We are look ing forward to participating in an enlarged program during the coming year." Current receipts in Cass coun tv are listed at $1,004.25. Consumers Confers On A-Plant Problem Consumers' representatives met earlier this week with Ato mic Commission officials to car ry on further discussions con cerning the District's ' A-Plant proposal which was submitted to the AEC on March 31, 1955. Representing CPPD at the meet ing were R. L. Schacht, Consu mers' general manager, and Dr. sicist and head of the CPPD study team on nuclear power. Schacht said this week's meet ing with AEC officials center ed around discussions of possible plant fuel requirements, esti phases. No discussion of a possi nhases. No iscussion of a. possi ble location of the plant was held at this meeting as further engineering studies will have to be made, and additional confer ences with AEC officials will be necessary on this point shouK the District's proposal be ac cepted by the Commission. According to Schacht, "No lo cation for the proposed nuclear plant was specified in the Dis trict's proposal to the AEC, .and the matter has not been dis cussed with AEC officials." District officials said that ad ditional information is being prepared for the AEC as a sup plement to the original proposal. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Feldhousen vere in Kansas City Sunday at tending open house of the Mid west Research Bureau, where their daughter, Kathleen is em ployed as an assistant mathematician. Grouo Views EnQelkemeier Land Improvement r z - -7i Cr r L.? i5v iTvt; --p- -.Vknv Wen Henry F. Nolting, Paul E. Fauquet, both of Plattsmouth, join Clarence Engelkemeier, and Walt Anderson of Weeping Water, in listening to Earl Cook (center with loudspeaker), of the Cass County Soil Conservation District office In Weep ing Water, explain the outstanding job Mr. Eng- Easter Rites Held Friday; Died Tuesday NEHAWKA (Special) Funeral services for Olney D. Easter, who died at his home southeast of Nehawka, Tuesday, April 26, were held at the Peterson mor tuary in Nebraska City Friday, April 29. Rev. J. A. Brown officiated. Burial was in Cowles Hill cem etery in Wyoming precinct. Mr. Easter had been ill for some time. He was born on August 11, 18 99, at Nehawka, the son of James and Elizabeth Kamm Easter. Ha was married on Jan. 8, 1913, to Louise Stillwell at Ne braska City. Mrs. Easter preced ed him in death on May 24, 1954. Three sons, Herbert of Union, Raymond and Russell of Ne hawka and five grandchildren, survive. Also surviving are two sisters, Eleanor Easter of, Ne hawka; and Mrs. Charlotte An derson of Greeley, Colo., along with one brother, Ralph of Chi cago. A farmer, Mr. Easter was af filiated with the Dunbar Pres byterian church and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. County Attorney 1 Office Is Moved To Courthouse Cou ity Attorney Richard Peck has moved his office temporarily to the Cass county courthouse on the third floor. Ordinarily the county attorney's office is situated at the Begley and Peck offices on Main street, but these offices have been moved to the district judges office at the courthouse while repairs are made on the Main street office. SALVATION ARMY TRUCK HERE FOR THREE DAYS A truck picking up gifts of clothing and material for the Salvation Army was in town Monday and will be here through Tuesday and Wednesday. Anyone having articles for the Salvation Army may call Clem Woster at Woster Shoe store for pickup. Court House County court: Harry Henry Hagedorn, Om aha, $100 driving while drunk; $10 leaving scene of an accident; $4 costs. Harvey Spoering of Wisner, $10 and $4 costs, overweight truck. Frank Kerr, Kansas City, $15 and $4 costs, speeding. Willard Cox, $10 and $4 costs, illegal combination of vehicles. Eldon D. Elision, Center, Mo.. $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Above arrests by the Nebraska Safety Patrol. Terrance Kane of Illinois, $15 and $4 costs, operating vehicle on expired license plates. Arrest by Plattsmouth Chief of Police Lawrence Chappell. Darrell Record, three counts of non-support of family, bound over to the district court on $1, 000 recognisance bond, not post ed, held in county jail. Arrest by Cass county sheriff's office. .Marriage licenses issued: Lyle Lee Struble, 21, and Ella Bella Barnard, 18, both of Platts mouth, married by County Judge Raymond J. Case Saturday, May 30. ...... . ... .-, . .. - 1 -i ' , ) . V A!; : " ill'' t' ' i- They get started early in Countv. Herp Mr. and Mrs Hlarenr-P Plneplkprnpipr assist, small ...... I 1 y : 1 1 1 1 4 Elmwood Honor Student Initiated At Special Meeting ELMWOOD (Special) The National Honor Society of the Elmwood High School had a special meeting Tuesday night to install three new members: Carol Blessing, Mary Jicca and Mardelle Miller. The president, Meriwinna Kampman conducted the install ation service assisted by Rae Jean Bornemeier, Dave Godby, Martha Stolz and Marilyn Mend enhall. The following numbers were presented for the enjoyment of the parents and friends present Duet "With A Song in My Heart" Martha Stolz and Rae Jean Bornemeier. Girl's Trio "A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet." Jean Bornemeier, Sharon Phillips, and Betty Nielson. Boys' Trio "Sweet Heart of Sigma Chi", Dick Thomas, Bob Hall and Dave Godby. ; Piano Solo Claire DeLune, Marilyn Mendenhali. A fellowship hour followed the program. Refreshments were served from a well appointed tea table. Congratulations to the new members and their parents and thanks to Mrs. Godby and Mrs. Meikelson for sponsoring such a group of young people. Police Report Two Traffic Accidents Two minor traffic mishaps were reported by Plattrmouth police for the weekend. A total of $100 damage to a car owned by Harold. J. Alkire of Plattsmouth was estimated by police after a passing trailer truck sideswiped the vehicle while it was parked at the cor ner of Fifth and First avenue at 7:45 p. m. Saturday. Driver of the semi-trailer truck was Byron D. Palmer, Route 1, ste vensviye, Mich. The truck was undamaged. In another accident, Delbert Green, West Main street, Platts mouth, rounded a corner from Maiden Lane to Fourth avenue and collided with a car driven by Richard Fisher, 16, of 1722 West Main at 7:15 p. m. Mon day. Damage was reported light. No personal injuries were re ported in either mishap. uaugmer uamenne DreaK oreaa wun nearly vd 'Otners taKing rne watershed tour last Thursday at noon in the Lutheran Church at Syracuse. Catherine enjoyed the bus trip, but finally suc cumbed to the arms of Morpheus before the end of the trip. Journal Photo. elkemeier has done on his farm west of Murray in land improvement work during the watershed tour last Thursday. Here Cook is telling the group of the great job Reed's Canary grass has done on waterways on the east quarter, of the Engelkemeier farm. Journal Photo. land conservation work in Cass ? 1 1 1 M . 1 1 l 1 I Eledge Serving Aboard USS Salem BOSTON, Mass. (FHTNC) Harvey D. Eledge, fireman, USN, son of Mr and Mrs. Walter G. Fulton of 30SV2 Main St., Plattsmouth, Nebr., is serving aboard the Navy's heavy cruis er USSS Salem. The Salem, now moored at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Charle town, is scheduled to leave Bos ton May 2 for the Mediterranean where she will serve as flagship of the 6th fleet. Eastridge Services To Be held Tuesday Fred Eastridge died on Satur day at a Lincoln hospital, it has been learned here. Funeral services sill be held Tuesday with burial in Kansas City, Mo. Surviving are his widow, three sons, and two daughters of Lin coin; two brothers, Lee and W. H. Eastridge of Plattsmouth. Hornemakers Day Prize mr. Winners of prizes at the Plattsmouth Chamber of ' Commerce's Hornemakers Day last week are shown in this photo. From the left, Mrs. Carl Schlaphof f, Four Square club, Waverly, floor lamp; Mrs. O. P. Lupardas, Four Square, Mur dock, electric coffee maker; Mrs. Oscar Dill, Jolly Fairlanders, South Bend, table; Mrs. A. D. Bach man, Jolly Fairlanders, Ashland, electric skillet; Honors Are Given To E. H. Wescott For Church Service E. H. Wescott was honored by Lhis church Sunday when he was presented witn a plaque lor 50 years of continuous Sunday school class teaching at the First Methodist church in Platts mouth. Mrs. J. B. Cook, who presented the plaque in tribute to Mr. Wes cott, said that the Methodist church's Children's Day Sunday was the perfect time to present the award since he had left such a deep impression on many lives over the years. Mr. Wescott said his classes had sometimes reached 50 but that an average per year would probably be 20 perhaps a mini mum of 1,000 Sunday school students passing through his classes. The Children's Day program took up most the morning ser vice. Taking part were the junior and senior choir, the kindergart en, primary and junior depart ments. Individuals taking part includ ed Michael She,llebarger at the organ; C. C. Wescott; Mrs. J. B. Cook, Donna Ernst. Ronnie Keil, Patty Brooks, Nancy Keil, Rob ert Kief, Gerald Garrison, Van Kent, Barbara Brittain, Kathy Lutes, Marilyn Hutchinson, Don nie Harrington, Terry Ellingson, Phillip Fischer, Joyce Newton, Richard Bishop and Joan Fair field. Many other members of Sun day school classes took part. Mrs. Mendenhal! Named W. S. C. S. District President LINCOLN Mrs. Eldon Mend enhall' of Elmwood is the new president of the Methodist Wom en s Society of Christian Service following a district meeting at the Trinity Methodist church here . Mrs. John Hossack of Lincoln is vice president. Uniola Adams, a missionary now living in Atkinson, Neb., was the speaker at the annual dist rict meeting held at Trinity Methodist Church Jhere. William. Bogar, Lincon High School principal, and Mrs, Ar thur Marquardt, past president of the Nebraska Conference of WSCS, also spoke. - About 200 women, represent- .'"S Dt yvo gxuups anenaea : T.ne mppnnof Mrs. Koon Dies At Masonic Home Mrs. Elizabeth Koon, 87, a res ident of the Nebraska Masonic Home at Plattsmouth for a year and 20 days, died there Thurs day. She was admitted through Wauneta Lodge No. 217 (AF & AM. Mrs. Koon was a member of the Methodist church and Or der of Eastern Star Lodge No. 295 at Wauneta. She is survived by one son, Frank H. Lee of Wauneta. Caldwell-Linder Funeral Home at Plattsmouth is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will be held at Imperial at a time to be an nounced. Hurt in Fall Jerry Buechler, 2 V2, is recover ing from a cracked foot bone after falling from a tractor on his father's farm last week His mother said he had followed. His sister, 5, into the field and climbed up on his father's trac tor, which was idle in the field, and fell off. His ankle is in a cast. Journal Want Ads ,Pay '-V ft m V . IMA l--UJ . U Ml t,l w w 1 r iTD Cass Tow Soil Conservation methods in Cass county got a bitr boost in interest last Thursday when close to 70 members of the Cass-Weeping Water Creek Watershed District members clambored aboard buses for an all-day trip. Leaving Plattsmouth at 8:30 a. m., and picking up members at Murray, the two bus loads of farmers and bus inessmen visited several Cass county land improved farm. before heading south to Syracuse for dinner and a conduct ed tour of the Brownell Creek Watershed pilot district now under construction. First stop was at the Clarence War Veteran Takes Own Life With Shotgun LOUISVILLE A World War II combat veteran apparently took his own life with 16-guage shot gun here Sunday night. David Benedict, 33, of Louis ville, an employe of the Missouri Pacific railroad, was found by his wife at 10:20 p. m. Sunday When she and their children re turned home from a visit to her parents. Cass County Sheriff Tom Solo mon said investigation revealed that Benedict apparently held the shotgun at the left side of lhis chest and dischargsd it and apparently did not die instant ly. A single action, 16-guage shotgun with a discharged shell in the chamber was found near the body. Solomon said that several friends drove Benedict to his home about 6 p. m. Sunday while Mrs. Benedict and their two children were visiting her parents. In the capacity of acting coun ty coroner, Solomon today ruled that the death was caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that no inquest will be held. No motive was reported. Mrs. Benedict and their two children, Joyce, 7,x,and Cindy, 4, returned igme about 10:20 p. m. Sunday and found the body and notified authorities. The body was taken to the Fusselman Funeral Home in Louisville. 18 Complete Water Safety Instruction At Peru Teachers PERU Eighteen have com pleted the Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course con ducted on the Peru State Col lege campus in recent weeks, ac cording to Phyllis Davidson, wo men's physical education direc tor. Successful completion of the course authorizes the swimmers to teach and conduct tests in iunior and senior life saving. The I course was taught by Red Cross Midwest Field Representative, George Gates of Lincoln. Certificates have been award ed to Richard Schoeppner, Louis ville; Junior Weichel, Alvo; Richard Wickiser. Falls City, among others. TINCHER ON WAY HOME FROM GERMANY Mrs. Dick Tincher, the former Marlene Albin, has received word that her husband, Richard Tincher is on his way to the states. Cpl. Tincher has spent 17 months in Germany. - Dick left Germany on April 29 and is due In the states May 8. He will go to Ft. Sheridan, 111., for a discharge. His wife will meet him there. Winners Mrs. Clarence Akeson, Oak Leaf, Plattsmouth, blanket; Mrs. John Hild, Merry .Workers, Platts mouth, pressure cooker; Mrs. Willis Rhcades, M. A. O., Weeping Water, TV tables; Mrs. H. N. Erskine ,Jr., O Street Hornemakers, Eagle, table. An estimated crowd of extension women and other visitors of between 350 and 400 attended the all-day session. (Journal Photo). Wafteirsihe Hfrirowinie OS Engelkemeier farm west of Mur- ray where an outstanding 30b of land improvement, including terraces and grassed waterways in the Eight) Mile Grove Water shed District was viewed. Eight Mile Grove District comprises about 2775 acres. There are 23 owners of the land with 11 owner-operators. About 85 miles of terraces have been built in this area, with 115 more miles needed in the 1300 acres that are farmed around the hills Good farmers in this district are showing great progress. Second stop at Union on the Fred Baker farm on the Weeping Water Creek bottoms showed the first diversion terrace built in Cass county. This land has been subject to flood for many years with a climax reached in the May 8 flood of 1950 when six to 10 feet of water poured over the land covering much of it witU up to 12 inches ut silt. Good conservation practices has recovered much of the land, with work in the Elmwood water shed a contributing factor in flood protection. Up to three inch rains have been recorded here without the creek goinir out of its banks. Ray Norris. Chairman of Cass County Board of Commissioners, stated, "We have seen great progress in this area. Sound conservation practices has al lowed the county to remove one bridge at Nehawka and replace it with a tube. SCS ties in with county board plans and instru mental in saving taxpayers thousands of- dollars in bridae installations." Dinner was served the group at Syracuse at the new Lutheran church, with Paul Ennis, pres ident of the Brownell Watershed in charge. Here Joe Bender, of Weeping Watert and Paul E. Fauquet, of Plattsmouth, two of Cass County's most enthusiastic promoters of sound farm land improvement practices discus sed the need for more interest and activity in watershed org anization and cooperation jn this county, although the Cass record is outstanding. Although several Cass farms were bypassed due to heavy Wednesday night rains, the Brownell tour of diversion dams, drop inlet structures and other practices highlighted the trip. This area was judged a pilot watershed area under a 1953 act of Congress and was one of the first selected. At present it is about one-third completed and is being financed through a $400,000.00 federal grant and farm operators contributions. 107 Children Take Part in St. John's May Day Ceremony One hundred seven school children took part in the May crowning of the blessed" virgin at St. John's church here Sun day night. Kathryn Eggert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eggert, was the May queen. Her attendants were Patricia Morehead, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd More head and Patricia Smith, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith. Robert Richter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter, and Patrick whelan. son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whelan, were pages. Father Chonta delivered the sermon. AMERICAN LOAN PLAN OFFICES ARE MOVED American Loan Plan offices have been moved to a new add ress in Plattsmouth. The company is now operating out of spacious new ofices at 530 Main street. Police Court Victor Westermann. Fremont, speeding, forfeited $10 bond. Richard L. JHkirs. Glenwood la., excessive r.oise with muffler, forfeited $5 bend. Michael S. Doluspi, Offutt AFB reckless driving, forfeited $25 bonds. Jerome J. Norton, 622 North Eighth street, Plattsmouth, $15 and $4 costs, speeding. Marion Douglas Lewis, 1805 Second avenue, Omaha, $20 and $24 costs, careless driving. Origi nal charge of driving while drunk following a blood test. Arrests were by the Platts mouth police department.