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w k AAA CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PLM1 -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 EICHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 23, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 52 Commencement Exercises Held at Plattsmouth AAodieirim SclhS Highly.. -Praise u. DiiUw tUii tL. . j -J -j . . fc - rail y emta Tentative plans for the 1955 Kass Kounty King Kon. Karnival were outlined at a meeting of Karnival officials Thursday at the Plattsmouth armory. Korn Karnival Chairman Dale Bowman and his committee set the date for the 1955 celebration for Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-24. . Many changes in the general Graduation Set Weeping Water May 24 WEEPING WATER Sixty fourth program will be held here Tuesday night, May 24, at the school auditorium. Dr. R. L. Fredstrom, superin tendent of curriculum Lincoln city schools, will be the speak er. Superintendent A. F. Thorn sen will present the class to the board of education and will pre sent scholarships. Wilson Bick ford will hand out diplomas. Others on the program will be Miss Kathryn Ellis, Father J. P. Hennessy, Robert Miller, Mrs. Roger Grow, and Rev. Roger Grow. I Senior night and eighth grade graduation will be held tonight (Monday. Baccalaureate ser vices Were held Simday night, ! May j rne class roil: Larry Boardman, Barbara Christensen, Phyllis Dwinell, Ruth Hermann, Bill Jameson, Terry Jones, Roger Luhring, Junior Massoth, Gayle Meeske, Dale Meisinger, Jack Meyer, Margaret Meyer, Mary Meyer, Richard Nannen, David Nielsen, Alice Plunkett, Larry Schroeder, Perry Sheehan, Lonnie Shumak er, N o r e e n Slattery, Susan Stone, Larry Wade, Norma Wade, Clyde Wiles, George Wiles, and Jim Zessin. Lovther Rites Wednesday At Plattsmouth Jess Lowther, 79, for many years assistant custodian of the Masonic grand lodge of Nebras ka, died Monday morning, May 23, here. He had been a resi dent of the Nebraska Masonic Home for three years and emeri tus assistant custodian of the Grand Lodge. Mr. Lowther was admitted to the home through Relief Lodge No. 219, A. F. & A. M., at Cole ridge. Arrangements for services are being made at Plattsmouth by the Caldwell-Linder funeral home. Mr. Lowther is survived by his widow, Estelle A. of Platts mouth; two sons, James H. Low ther of Hastings and Norris Low ther of Waseka, Minn. One sis ter, Mrs. Paul E. Gantt of North Platte, also survives. One daughter, Catherine Low ther, preceded him in death in 1908. A retired farmer, Mr. Low ther lived at Murray until 1907 and taught school and farmed for several years in the Nehaw ka and Murray communities after coming to Nebraska in 1896 from Carpenter, O., where he was born on Jan. 15, 1876, the son of John and Agnes Low ther. He was married to Estella Norris at her home near Murray on April 14, 1900. He had lived at Coleridge for 45 years before coming to the Nebraska Masonic homo three years ago. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m., Wednesday at the Caldwell-Linder chapel in Plattsmouth. Rev. William Wil son will conduct the rites. Burial will be in Oak HUl cemetery at Plattsmouth. Visiting hours will be Tues day afternoon and evening from four to six and seven to nine o'clock at the Caldwell-Linder Funeral home. Krammolish Rites Burial will be Wednesday at Omaha for Mrs. Anna Krammo lish who died in a hospital there Saturday. Mrs. Krammolish is a sister of William Swatek of Plattsmouth. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. May 19, 20, 21, 22. High Low Prec. Thursday 87 47 Friday 90 5S Saturday 86 52 Sunday 86 54 Forecast: Thursday (today) sunny, humid, afternoon cloudy, showers or thunder storms by evening. Karnival routine were discussed and tentatively programmed. The three-day outline of events appeared jammed with enter tainment. Schedule for the festival, as outlined tentatively by the com mitee: Thursday All livestock is to be in place by Wednesday eve ning with vegetables and other perishables to be in place for judging by early Thursday morning. Judge of 4-H calves, open hog classes, open dairy cattle, Korn Palace judge, hob bies, crafts, (open and 4-H) and flower show will be held on Thursday morning. In the afternoon Thursday, various forms of street enter tainment will take place with regular afternoon features, the entertainment acts and the Korn game, running the first time. For Thursday evening, the committee is planning to line up a wrestling show. Four-H and F. F. A. entries -n or, intn .nmnpHtW fnr trn. phies this year instead of the regular entry money which has been paid in the past. Also vari ous scholarships are planned. Friday In the morning, livestock sale in 4-H, F. s A. and open classes. In the afternoon, school float parade with con testing bands. At 5 p.m., annual G. I. Day smorgasbord sponsor ed by the V. F. W. and a band concert. At 7 p.m., merchants parade; at 8:30 p.m., football game; at 9 p.m., downtown street show. Saturday At 1 p.m., farm ers and laborers parade; parade of bands; street entertainment. In the evening, king and queen coronation followed by home talent radio show. Sunday afternoon' and eve ing Horse show. Avoca Man Hurt In Tractor-Auto Crash, Highway 34 Raymond Rippee of Avoca was hospitalized last Wednesday af ternoon with a serious head in jury, possibly a fracture and an injured shoulder after a trac tor on which he was riding was struck by a car driven by Floyd C. Wilson, 21, of Lincoln Air Force Base. Both were traveling west. The accident occured at 1:30 p.m. three miles west of Fort George on Highway 34. The Nebraska Safety Patrol said that the Rippee tractor was struck on the left rear, throw ing Rippee to the pavement. The tractor did not overturn. Wilson suffered minor knee injuries. He was given a sum mons on a charge of reckless driving. Both vehicles were badly dam aged. An ambulance from Weeping Water took Rippee to Bryan Memorial hospital at Lincoln af ter treatment by an Elmwood physician. SELECTIVE SERVICE OFFICE WILL CLOSE The selective service office will be closed beginning May 27 and will re-open on June 6, Mrs. Elsie McClintock has announc ed. Court House County court: Teddy L. Wilson, Avoca, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Gene L. Schreiner, Denver, Colo., forfeited $14 bond orr charge of reckless driving. John B. Messer, Denver, Colo., forfeited $14 bond on charge of reckless driving. William A. Jones, Lincoln, $25 and $4 costs, speeding. Roberts Dairy, Omaha, $50 and $4 costs, overweight truck. Allen Truck, Inc., Omaha, $25 and $4 costs, overweight truck. Ronald C. Eiserman, Platts mouth, $50 and $4 costs, speed ing. Frances W. Mullin, Kent, la., $10 and $4 costs, overweight truck. Fred C. Druecker, Murray, $50 and $4 costs, reckless driving. Arrests were by the Nebraska Safety Patrol, state deputies and the Cass county sheriff's office. Marriage licenses issued: Richard Vernon Newburn, 22, and Janet Hen Rouse, 18, both of Plattsmouth. Charles Ellis, 23, and Ruth Ann Davis, 19, both of Plattsmouth. Married May 21 by Rev. G. E. .Seybold at Plattsmouth. i : h k - Py 'J? U uy&yKj I I Jv Ofx fjrA That their children had a fine education through high school and were entering a modern, complex world where oppor tunities seems to be unlimited was the message delivered to par ents and graduates at the Plattsmouth high school commence ment Friday night. Friends and parents packed the house as last exercises were performed for 69 seniors. Dr. G. W. Rosen- Dr. N.S.Goman Elmwood Talk Eyes Three H7s ELMWOOD (Special) Com mencement exercises were held at the Methodist church on Wednesday evening, May 18. Organ music was furnished by Mrs. Dwight Clements. Other music was presented by class members. Clark Marshall sang ::Thje Builder". "The Halls of Ivy" was sung by the girls's trio, com posed of Martha Ann Stolz, Rae Jean Bornemeier, and Meriwin na Kampman. -Dr. Neal S. Goman, of Peru State Teachers was the speaker. ! His theme was "Three H's That Win.". With thte head we Think and Worship; with hands we do; and with the heart we apprec iate others. Salutatarians were Rae Jean Bornemeier and Merwinna Kampman, Valedictorian was Martha Ann Stolz. Rev. Kamp man was devotional leader. Mrs. Godbey, principal, pre sented the class and Howard Pool, school board chairman, awarded the diplomas to the class members and to eighth grade graduates. Mrs. Whitte more teacher. Supt. Ernst. awarded the scholarships. Martha Ann Stolz received a regents alternate, and Meriwinna Kampman a music award. Annual honors night was held at the community build ing on Monday. Mrs. Godbey gave attendance and music awards. Thirteen- high school students and three grammar room pupils received perfect attendance awards. From an en rollment of 59 in high school, 52 participated in music. Dr. Wm. Mickelson presented the athletic awards. Fourteen boys received foot ball letters. Miss Hagemaister presented Carol Blessing a trophy as out standing member of the pep club. The football team was county champion for the second year in Cass County. Others receiving athletic hon ors were David Godbey, Ronald Abrams, Elmer Mueller, Eldro Hansen, Richard Thorns, Don na Doebele, Sharon Phillips, Duane Ahrens, and Martha Stolz. Joyce Miller was honored general school activities; Dale Lannin, citizenship, and Clark Marshall for music. Class roll of graduates follows, eight girls and four boys. Carol Ann Blessing, Rae Jean Borne meier, Donna Lee Doebele, Phyl lis L. Ebeler, Eldro W. Hansen, Meriwinna Kampman, Darlene Ann Krecklow, Dale W. Kunz. Clark E. Marshall, Duane D. Preston, Martha A. Stolz and Arlene J. Wilhelm. Louisville Man Killed at Omaha A sewer line cave-in on an Omaha Street project brought death Thursday to Hobart Allen, 54 Louisville, Nebr. Allen, an employee of the Roe buck Construction Co., Omaha, suffocated after he was buried under four feet of dirt when a wall of a 15-foot ditch collapsed. Other workers had to dig three or four minutes before reaching Allen. Attempts at ar tificial respiration failed and Allen was pronounced dead on arrival at Douglas County Hos pital. District school No. 3 held their annual picnic at the school grounds Sunday. Miss Patty Colby is the teacher. Hunt for Slippery Repairmen Goes On A search is still being con ducted for two furnace repair men who, by their fast talking outalked a Rock Bluff housewife out of $22.50 for a $2.50 stove repair job. The lady told Depu ty Sheriff Rhoden that the men first agreed to do the repair work for $2.50 but when the job was completed, demanded $22.50 which she paid them because of fear. The men were driving a ied truck. - . Youth Is Jailed Following Arrest For Purse Theft .- A 19-year-old Sioux Falls, S. Dak., youth received a 15-day iail sentence at Plattsmouth Monday morning after Implead ed guilty to taking money from a Plattsmouth home. He is Charles E. Pratt, a mag azine salesman, who was arrest ed by Cass County Sheriff Tom Solomon Saturday1 afternoon. Solomon reconstructed the in cident this way. Mrs. J. M. Ley da, 918 Avenue D, Plattsmouth, returned to her home and found young Pratt sitting out in front of her house. He first at tempted to sell her some maga zines but when she refused to buy he asked her for a drink of water. She invited him into the house to get one. Once inside, Pratt removed two coin holders from Mrs. Leyda's purses while she was getting the water for him. Shortly after the youth's departure, Mrs. Leyda called the sheriff. Pratt was arrested on a Plattsmouth street about an hour later by Solomon and ad mitted the theft. The coin purses were found in n waste basket at a local service station. Bar Fight Here Still Subject Of Investigation A Saturday night brawl in Plattsmouth, May 7, remained under investigation by the Cass County sheriff's office today. The fight, in which many were implicated, took place at a local bar and in an alley nearby, ac cording to Sheriff Tom Solomon, with most of the participants from Weeping Water, Platts mouth and Iowa. One man, who was thought to have only a broken nose, has now been revealed to have re ceived a leg broken in three places in the melee, Solomon said. He was Pat Bauer of Weep ing Water, who was the most seriously injured. The Weeping Water delegation told Solomon on investigation that the main fight took place in the bar and then broke out again in the alley. No arrests were made by Plattsmouth police who were at the scene. Solomon said that county and city officials plan to meet this week to discuss with state of ficers the increase in the num ber of intoxicated persons in this area, and a -way to curb such violations. Divorce Filed A petition asking divorce has been filed at the office of the district clerk in Plattsmouth by Barbara Haertel against Stan ley Haertel. The couple married at Leesburg, Ga., on March 1, 1952. They have one child. She asks the divorce, custody of the child and child support on grounds of extreme cruelty. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents lof of the University of Nebraska was the speaker. Scholarships Plattsmouth superintendent of schools; Dr. W. G. Brooks, presi were awarded for various schools and businesses by T. I. Friest, dent of the board of education presented the diplomas; Princi pal William Floyd presented the class. (Journal Photo). Hild Services Held on Friday At Plattsmouth Funeral services for Michael Hild, 84, long time Plattsmouth resident, were held Friday, at Paul's church in Plattsmouth. Rev. G. E. Seybold conducted the rites. Burial was in Oak Hil cem etery. Mr. Hild died Wednesday, May 18. after an illness of four 'days. Bearers for the funeral were Raymond Hild, Arthur Hild, Henry Hild, Verner Friedrich, Hugo Meisinger and Harold Mei singer. ;iMr.;H41d was born on Jan. 14, 1870, at Pekin, 111., the son of Adam Hild and Elisabeth Kath rerina Hild. He was married on Feb. 22, 1894 at Plattsmouth to Anne Katherina Meisinger who preceded him in death on May 5, 1934, at Plattsmouth. Surviving children are Emil H. Hild, Council Bluffs, la., Sophia A. Parkening, Platts mouth. Sattler Funeral home was in charge of arrangements of ser vices. Alumni Banquet At Weeping Water Set for Friday WEEPING WATER Weep ing Water high school and acad emy alumni banquet will be held here Friday, May 27, start ing at 7 p.m., it has been an nounced. Special guests will be classes of 1955 and 1927 Miss Mildred Hart will also be a guest. Plymouth Congregational church ladies will prepare and serve the dinner. A dance will follow at the auditorium. CERTIFIED IN IOWA Bill's Pest Control of Platts mouth has received a certificate showing it to be in good stand ing in the Iowa Pest Control Asociation for 1955, and will now operate in Iowa as well as in the Plattsmouth area. City Council Buys First Buddy Poppies - wy., , ,MMtt, i ji , , 4 - a , i i r i ' I -it . c , " 4 f ,j t " - I I A rs4 ' - ' ' - C - .... : ; O-' foV -Vii V! -W?n l b feUSS. M-1-.mL 2" ' , 'i . - . . . 1 - x ; iJJZ rJfuX' " '"" " ' -ii Wvnum &f "x m mmmy ... xmtTG,. tt i nil TIB i WliOaTii lU l i 'iWniTri i tfcVrttwH i i X Mil IWWM''MI l w Plattsmouth VFW members began with the public servants in the Poppy sale which is due to get under way here Saturday, May 28. Visit ing a city council meeting, three officers of the VFW made first sales to the mayor and council. At left here is VFW Commander A. C. McLean, Headon Collision In Weeping Water Injures 5 Persons WEEPING WATER A head on collision on east Main street here at 10 p. m. Thursday left five persons injured and two automobiles heavily damaged, Cass County Sheriff Tom Solo mon reported. As Solomon reconstructed the accident, a car driven by Mrs. ! J-Iary K- Mey,er of Weeping Wa ter was parked on the north side of the street, headed west, waiting for some people in a nearby house, when a car com ing from the west, driven by Jchn S. Stone of Weeping Water, hit the parked car headon. Stone told Solomon that his dog jumped up from the seat and caused him to lose control of the car which struck the Meyer vehicle in the opposite lane of traffic. Stone received a deep lacera tion to his tongue. Mrs. Meyer had a possible chest fracture and other injuries. Other occupants of the Meyer car were Mrs. Eileen Buck, 40, who received head - injuries; Marsha Buck, 5, lacerations to the right leg; and Connie Buck, 14 months, who received shock. The Bucks are from Murdock. Masonic Home Resident Dies Here Mrs. Laura A. Bryant, 93, a resident of the Nebraska Ma ?mic Home at Plattsmouth for the past eight months, died thr Saturday. May 21. Burial will be at Carleton. j Neb. Mrs. Bryant was admitted to j the home through Gavel Lodge No. 163, A. F. & A. M. at Carle ton. She is survived by her hus band, James H. Bryant; one son, Lyle.J. Bryant of Lincoln; two daughters, Mrs. Eulalia M. Sex ton, Chamber, Neb., and Mrs. Roma Pearson, of Geneva. i Dir. "Johnny Can Read." This was one of the points made to parents attend ing the Plattsmouth high school commencement exercises Friday night by Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, of the University of Nebraska. Dr. Rosenlof came upon the statement after mentioning-a series of articles running in the Lincoln Journal entitled "Johnny Can't Read." , . The articles show a complete . m I lack of understanding of what Double Car Wreck Brings Heavy Damage Heavy damage to vehicles was rioted but no injuries were re ported after a car hit a bridge railing and overturned and a car later hit the overturned car Saturday night, Deputy Sheriff Shrader Rhoden reported. ' Rhoden said that John F. Har ley of Route 1, Plattsmouth, told him that he was traveling west on the Louisville road a mile west of Plattsmouth at 10:30 p. m., May 21, when the lights of an oncOming car blinded him and his car went out bf control, skidded S6 feet, struck a bridge railing and overturned on the roadway. Harley, uninjured, left the scene of the accident for assistance. A car driven west later ' by Charles Thomas struck the over turned car which was blocking the highway. Thomas told the officer he saw nothing indicating that the road was blocked by, the accident. Harley's car was estimated at a total loss and the damage to the Thomas vehicle was placed at $150. Damage to the state owned bridge were heavy ac cording to Rhoden. Council to Discuss Asphalt Treatment For City Roads Plattsmouth City Councilmen will discuss a ' special asphaltic dust treatment for many city roadbeds at their , meeting to nieht (Monday). A week ago a special delega tion, A. E. Chevonec, City Atty., Lyle Grove, Councilman, Paul E. Fauauet, and R. R. Furse ac companied Mayor Leo Meisinger to several Northeast Nebraska Communities in an investiga tion of roads where the treat ment had been in use for a year or two. The group came back enthu siastic over what is termed as "The Poor Man's Paving." Cheap and durable, the covering is al ready being considered on sev eral Plattsmouth streets and will be discussed at length at to night's Council session. A complete story on the meth od will appear in Thursday's Journal. Poppy Sales $335 Plattsmouth American Le gion Auxiliary took in a total of $335.81 on their Poppy Day flow er sales held on May 7, it was reported today. The Auxiliary was assisted by the Junior Le eion Auxiliary and the Camp Fire Group. Councilman Howard Hirz, City Clerk Albert Ol son, VFW Vice Commander Richard Wilson, Mayor Leo Meisinger, Councilmen Jim McMillian and William Highfield, City Attorney Albs.n Cho vanec and VFW Adjutant Edgar Kief. Journal Photo). seonl' modern education is trying to do, the speaker. Johnny can read as well as his father or better, and he can spell as well except for certain words. The speaker intimated that the articles were another at tempt at a best seller for the author without proper investi gation of what children can ac tually do presently. Dr. Rosenlofs "Today and To morrow" brought an optimistic appraisal of the world today; said our schools are sought after as proved by the many foreign students studying in the United States; and thought he could see evidence now enemies of the United States might be seeing the light and that peace could come within the generation. He said parents should look to the home life of their children as against too many civic and outside activity. "There are too many sitters," he said. Dr. Rosenlof saw unlimited opportunities fof seniors. Michael Shellenbarger gave the class salutatory; Hazel Gold gave the valedictory. Also on the program were Carol Davis and Margaret Eit ing; Rev. Keith Delap and Rev. Erwin A. Kiel; the high school boys quartet and a mixed vocal group. Superintendent T. I. Friest presented the scholastic honors; Principal William Floyd present ed the class and Dr. Wiley Brooks, president of the board of education gave out the diplo mas. Hazel Gold was cited as hav ing the highest scholarship of the class. Scholarships to the University of Nebraska, various state col leges and church colleges went to a group and alternates con--sisting of Hazel Gold, Jo Ann Egenberger, Sharon Fleischman, Dean Dunham, Michael Shellen barger, Carolyn Robinson, Mary McCarthy (Legion Auxiliary award) ; Margaret Svoboda, Joan Mason, Marion Hild (American Loan); Wade Arnold (Nebras ka State Trade School at Mil ton). Michael Shellenbarger al so received an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy but re fused it in favor of a reserve ap pointment in N. R. O. T. C. at Iowa State College at Ames. William Todd received the Fontenelle Chapter, D. A. R., award for early American his tory knowledge, of $5. A full auditorium of parents and friends were present for the exercises. Graduating class officers were Sally Quinnett, president; Gov er Cundall, vice president; Den nis Ptak, secretary; Havley Say ers, treasurer; Miss Jessie Whal en and Joe York were class spon sors. Faculty annual advisor was Mrs. Barbara Blank. Council Will Open Sewer Bids Tonight Plattsmouth's city council will open bids tonight (Monday) ok construction of sanitary sewer; on newly created Sewer District No. 11. Sewer to be constructed con sists of 1,239 linear feet on North Tenth street. Engineers estimate Of cost is $4,753.35. Council meeting opens at C p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clif f ore. have moved to Colorado Springs Colo. Police Court Owen Keil was fined $10 and $4 costs in Police court for dis turbing the peace on charges brought by George Dale Keil. The names were reversed in Thursday's' Journal. William Kemke, Dunbar, Neb $10 and $4 costs, reckless driv ing. James W. Cannon, transient $10 and $4 costs, intoxication' confined in jail. Vernon P. McPeck, Offutt Air Force Base, $15 and $4 costs reckless driving. Robert Donnell, 913 First ave nue, Plattsmouth. $5 and V costs, disturbing the peace Robert Morris, Offutt Air Force base, who was report to have forfeited a $7 bond 0J J sign in Thursday's issus, iS T1J the same person as Rohtr ris, 501 Holdrege, PlattsmJuth r" if 11 11" 1 i jB,,AiiiAiifwi1fclu-tfiij-r.jiB An