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J'TT rTT1 T?T" A4 A 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 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 57 -"" A call for blood donors for a Mondav visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile has become urgent in Plattsmouth. Mrs. Charles Janecek, Plattsmouth Blood Program chairman, said today that telephone calb to previous donors has brought only limited respone. Resigns " , " ' m r - ) if. tK?h f '' ' ' Kenneth Schroeder, Platts mouth high school football coach, asked the. school board for a release from a contract he had signed to coach and teach at Plattsmouth next year, to take a position as football coach, physical education and biology instructor at Concordia Teach ers College at Seward. The board accepted his resignation at a regular meeting Monday night. v, v b J ? Rites Friday At Pfaftsmouth Funeral services for Roy Wil liam Benedict, 64, of Platts mouth, who died at an Omaha hospital Tuesday after an illness of seven weeks, will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Caldwell Linder Funeral Home. Rev. Ted Konvalin of the First Baptist church will conduct the rites. Burial will be in Oak Hill ceme tery. Mr. Benedict was bom on April 22, 1891, at Afton, Iowa, the son of Levi and Hariette Benedict. He was married ' in 1916 at Creston, Iowa, to Janet Forbes. Mr. Benedict lived for several years in Afton, Iowa, coming to Plattsmouth in 1925. He was a member of the Baptist church. He was employed at the BREX shops in Plattsmouth. Survivors include one daugh ter, Mrs. Darlene Aylor, Platts mouth, and a son, James W. Benedict, Plattsmouth. Sisters and brothers surviving are Mrs. Gust Stout and Mrs. Miles Allen of Plattsmouth; Mrs. Angle Carey, Afton, Iowa; Newt Bene dict, Larmar, Iowa, and John Benedict,. Plattsmouth. Two grandchildren survive. Visiting hours will be from 4 to 6 p. m. and 7 to 9 p. m. today (Thursday) at the Caldwell-Lin-der Funeral home. Annual School Meetings Monday Rural school district patrons will hold annual meetings at their school houses Monday for the election of officers for the coming year; the setting of the school budget for the coming i year; the compiling of the school census and other business taken up by law at such meetings. Clarina Brandon Rites at Bluffs Mrs. Clarina Bernice Bran don. 59. died Tuesday, June 7, m Omaha. Mrs. Brandon is the mother of Mr. Floyd Babcock of Platts mouth. Funeral services will be held Thursday (today) in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Edward Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs Forest Porter will leave Fri day for San Francisco, Calif, af ter a ten day leave, here with relatives and friends. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. June 6-7-8. j Monday 5 Tuesday jj Wednesday 5 J Forecast: Sunny and mild to day (Thursday), high 76; tonight fair and cool, low 52. The program needs at least 120 blood donors and a quota of 100 pints of blood from Plattsmouth nas been set up. The Bloodmobile.will arrive at the First Methodist church in Platsmouth Monday, June 13, and will operate until 7 p.m. Anyone wishing to give blood to the program need not make an appointment at -the bloodmo bile but may walk in at the Methodist church, Mrs. Jana- cek said, after 1 p.m. Monday The Plattsmouth Eagles Lodge and Auxiliary are the sponsors for the visit of the Bloodmobile Monday. They will make prepar ations for the visit and perform duty during the hours the pro gram is taking place throughout the afternoon. Donors should limit their diet to non-fatty foods, for about five hours preceding the visit. Sheriffs Office Solves 2 Breakins Works on 2 Others Two breakins were cleared this week by the Cass county sher iff's office and two recent ones remain under investigation. Two breakins were cleared Monday by the arrest of a 14-year-old youth. These were committed in Nehawka on May 1 at the Nehawka Grain Eleva tor and on May 25 at the same elevator. The 14-year-old told Sheriff Tom Solomon that he had forced entrance to the building and had removed be tween $70 and $80 in cash on tl first brealcin, and $58.50 in cash on the second breakin. The. youth was taken "into custody Monday. Juvenile hearing is set for Friday this week. A total of $42 of the loot was recovered from the youth's bedroom. Under investigation are two breakins which occurred recently in- Louisville. The Stohlman Lumber Yard was entered on June 1. Reported stolen was a Craftsman skillsaw and plumb ing supplies. The other break in took place last night (Wednes day) or early this morning at the Eager Produce in Louisville. Entrance was gained through a rear door. The intruder carried the cash register into the cooler and broke it open, removing the cash. Also stolen was a .22 rifle from the slaughter room. Prints were taken by Sheriff Solomon. Solomon said the Eager breakin possibly was committed by local talent. Rites for Mother Of Dr. Ryan Friday Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Ryan of Des Moines, la. mother of Dr. W. V. Ryan of Platts mouth, will be held tomorrow at Des Moines. Dr. Ryan and fam ily left Tuesday for Des Moines. Plattsmouth Band Officers Announced Officers of the Plattsmouth high school band organization, elected recently, have' bet n an nounced. President for the coming year will be Dan Huebner; Rose Mary Nelson will be vice president and publicity chairman; Janice Wiles, secretary. Sharon Harbaugh will be drum major for the coming year. New twirlers are Katherine Ptak, Janet Campbell, Nancy Siemoneit, and Carol Avis. Journal Want Ads Pay Marilyn Bourck - i- i : V ' -samite. V 1 . v - -.. . . - ,-.. Future Homemakers Are Honor Chapter ' "i I I V I I Plattsmouth Future Homemaker of America delegates to the Crete F. H. A. workshop this week show delight over a certificate for honorary chapter award. It was the first the chapter ha,s received since its organization in 1947. Delegates here are, from left, Marilyn Sporer, chapter sec Board Approves 5 New Tutors For Next Year; Two Vacancies The Plattsmouth school board Monday night approved the con tracts of five teachers to fill ; it.. mi. 2 vacancies on me lucuuy. ""M secondary certificate. She will left one regular faculty position be gradu;ted from tne Univers. open, that of English and dra- it 6of Nebraska Monday where matics, plus the football coach- , shJe has been secPetary of Mor ing position vacated when the , t Board a membe of tne roaru acctpieu iiie riiiiuuu i of Ken Schroeder 'Contracts approved: MLss Marilyn Bourck, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Bourck of Plattsmouth, was hired for English ; and library science. Miss Bourck will be graduated from the University of Nebras ka Monday with a BSC degree and wrill hold an initial second ary teaching certificate. A grad uate of Plattsmouth high four years ago, Miss Bourck in college has been a member of the Na tional Honor Society; YWCA, Co.Ed Council; president of Phi Beta Phi sorority and spon sor of the Teachers College High pep club. Mrs. Merle Stewart of Platts mouth, to teach in the elemen tary grades, has studied three years at Kearney State Teach ers College and holds a provis ional junior elementary school teaching certificate. Miss Muriel Pickett of Schuy ler will be high school vocal Rotary Club Hears Report on Europe Rotrvy Club members were treated to a scenic, and vocal trio through Europe and the British Isles at their regular meeting Tuesday noon held at Plattsmouth Hotel Coffee Shop. John Shoemacker, Nebraska City, guest of program chair-. man Roy W. Knorr, gave a most interesting report on a trip he and his, family completed about a year ago. In addition to des cribing ma'ny places of historical interest visited, Mr.' Shoemaker expressed many personal im pressions and incidents of his travels. Mr. Shoemaker is a past pres ident of the Nebraska City Club and has a 10-year record of per fect attendance. Guests of the club included J. B. Andrews, Professor of Farm Management of the University of Illinois, guest of Steve Davis; R. J. Miller. Webster Grove, Mo., and Joseph Mihelich, welding supervisor of BREX. of Alexan dria, Va., a guest of Supt. George I Yeager. New Plattsmouth s r Muriel Pickett . - Ti. ....... ; - '4 Cx J music and English instructor, holding a high school initial ,t,1(1pnt round lr resident of University Builders;, president of Sigma Alpha Iota; Madrigal Singers; member of Dean Henz lik's advisory board. She plans a tour of Europe this summer. Geraldine- Corn, Falls City,' will teach in the elementary grades. She has had two years of college at Peru State Teachers where she is . a .member of the YWCA, dramatics club, dorm council, social Standards Com-, mittee and the Peruvian Sing ers. Lois Harder of O'Neil will teach elementary vocal music. She received her BA degree from Hastings college this spring where she was president of her dormitory, member of the Ambassadors Club, the senior class play, Westminister Guild and Fellowship and a member of the church and touring choir. She will be remembered ' in Plattsmouth as a soloist with the Hastings College choir which appeared here this spring. Dog Ordered Shut Up Following Bite A dog bite received by Allen Alexen, of 308 South Sixth street near Garfield Park in Platts mouth was reported to Platts mouth police Monday. Plattsmouth Police Chief Lawrence Chappell ordered a dog owned by Bessie Carlson, who is visiting in Plattsmouth from Lincoln, shut up for 10 days. The lip bite wound was treated by a physician. Check Passer Is Arrested by Police A man charged with passing two no account check in Pacific Junction, la., was returned to Glenwood, la., by a Mills County, Iowa, deputy sheriff this week. Glen Grover Gustafson, 29, of Red Oak, la., was arrested near a Plattsmouth service station by Plattsmouth police officers, Richard Winn and Wayne Schneider. Gustafson signed a waiver of extradition and was returned to Iowa. Teachers Revealed s Ik .H . A - art n . i-f . r 1 Geraldine Corn iVvi'l l "i 1 Wff'j'i-rf' y v : x f s- v - a hi . tni. , I', i.i' ,ui.i mil i mill, in wn-' - - retary; Sharon Ramge, vice president; Betty Morris, president; Carolie Hunting, degrees chair man. Miss Ramge was elected secretary of Dis trict VII and was ; selected as one of two candi dates for state secretary. (Journal Photo). Three Teachers To Tour Europe At least three Plattsmouth school teachers will tour Europe this summer. Mrs. Barbara Blank and Miss Alice Kruger of the faculty left Plattsmouth on May 26 and were to sail for Europe from New York on June 1 for a tour of 11 countries. They expect to return in July. Miss Muriel Pickett, of Schuy ler who will join the Platts mouth faculty next fall, will tour Europe after her graduation from the University , of- Nebras ka jiext week. F. H. A. Group Honor Chapter Award Winner Members of the Plattsmouth Future Homemakers of America have reason to be happy. They received their first hon or chapter award since the or ganization of the F. H. A. in Plattsmouth High School in 1947. The chapter has been "stand ard" each year since it" was or ganized, but this past year, with Ruth Bruns serving as presi dent the members achieved this award. The honor was awarded at the Crete F. H. A. Officers Work shop at Doane College, held June 5-7. Betty Morris, presi dent, accepted the award wrhich read as follows: "This certificate is awarded to the Plattsmouth, Nebraska, chapter of The Future Home makers of America, for meritori ous achievement and is there for named 'an Honor Chapter of the Nebraska Association of Fu ture Homemakers of America for 1954-1955."" Delegates from the Platts mouth chapter to the workshop were Betty Morris, president; Sharon Ramge, vice president; Marilyn Sporer, secretary; Shei la Marsh, treasurer; Carolie Hunting, degrees chairman, and-, miss Lynas Schwendemann, ad visor; Kay Ward Nehawka was elected district VIII vice presi dent; Sharon Ramge, Platts mouth, secretary, and Phyllis Vollerston, Eagle, parliamentari an. Activities at the Workshop in cluded discussion groups, which offered many new suggestions to the F. H. A. members. From Plattsmouth, Betty Morris led the F. H. A. week discussion and (Continued on page Five) Lois Harder A, . . j V?: ...inf.. , - " I 't 4 Summer Rec Program Will Start Monday Plattsmouth -will launch a seven-week summer recreation program Monday. This was decided at a meet ing of the committee Wednesday night when it was found that nearly $400 had been raised. The committee decided- that, though there isn't enough money in the till for the seven weeks, it would have to depend on those who pledged funds, to send in the money. Money should be sent toOrville Julian at the Plattsmouth State Bank. Only $100 was leit to collect of $500 minimum needed for the program. , John Adkins, who will conduct the program, announced regis tration for the program on Mon day, June 13, at the high school gymnasium. Boys will register' from 9 to 11 a. m.; girls from 1 to 3 p. m. The program will include all children in Plattsmouth, from any school, who were in the third grade the past year, or who are older. - -, The limited budget places some restriction. The program will be in two sections. A morning session will include games, (horseshoes, bad minton, croquet) and other out door . activity at the athletic field. It is hoped that there will be enough response to organize pee-wee baseball for boys and a softball league for girls. Afternoon session will include crafts and hobbies at the Central school building. Available will be work in leather craft, basket weaving, craft strips, model plans, trains and ships and others. Each child will be asked to pay for his or her craft work materials. Samples will be on display Monday during registra tion time so that a selection of an initial project can be made in order that material can be available for the first sessions. Children enrolled in Bible school may register and come into-the program at the-end of that activity. - " " '" : ' Schedule for the first week: Monday, June 13 Registra tion (Boys 9-11 a. m., girls 1 to 3 p. m.) Tuesday Boys games and out door activity, 9-11 a. m.; Girls crafts and hobbies, 1-3 p. m. Wednesday Girls games, 9 11a. m.; boys crafts, 1-3 p. m. Thursday Boys games, 9-11 a. m.; girls craits, 1-3 p. m. Friday uiris games, 9-11 a m.; boys crafts 1-3 p. m. Additions to the list of con tributors of finances for the pro gram: Raymond Thomas, $1; Mrs. R. Iverson, $3; Clifford Mc Graw, $2; Rev. E. A. Kiel, $5; George Garrison, $2; Paul Keil, $1; Grant Roberts, $2; Lester Thimgan, $5; Donald Mrasek, $1; George J. Smith, $10. Swim Week to Start Monday At Merritt's Red Cross Annual Swim Week will get underway at Merritt's Beach at 9:00 a.m., Monday, June 13,- it was announced to day by Walter A. Smith coun ty chapter chairman. All children taking advantage of this special event must se cure application blanks at the Smith and Lebens law office and must have the signed con sent of their parents. Minimum age limit has been set at nine years. Mr. Smith stated that this year a special licensed Red Cross swimminsr instructor has hPfn spfiirprt as wpii ns sevprni! approved life guards. They will be on duty throughout the time children are m or near tne wat- er. In cooperation with this an nual event of the Red. Cross, Merritt's Beach s through its manager, Emery Doody, is again donating all, facilities as it has done in the past. All parents having children they wish to participate in Swim Week are urged to pick up ap plications and signatures of con sent and have them. in proper der to the opening date. - - School District Hearing Friday fl hearing on petitions which votild dissolve School District No. 4 and annex it to the Murray listrict will be held at the of ice of the Cass county super intendent of schools at 2 p. m. Friday. - . A second hearing, on petitions for the dissolving of School Dis trict No. 71 for annexation to the Elmwood district has ben set for Monday at 2 p. m. at the superintendent's office. , Mrs. Doval Fulton of San An tonio, Texas, is a - house guest of her parents, Mr. and ;JMra. Victor Plunkett, Jr., at Nehawka. Get Desks, mi Hfeoirdl Plattsmouth high school students, will return to a more brightly lighted class room next fall and some of them will sit in new study desks.' Plattsmouth's board of education agreed to spend nearly $9,000 on this kind of equipment Monday llight at a regular meeting so that Johnny and Mary can see better and learn better. yHow Tall Will I t Grow7 Stalk 14 Inches Tall i) Mil Pictured today is a stock of corn adopted by The Journal for purposes of a contest which is now open, to close at midnight, June 29. Elsewhere, a .coupon is print ed which can be filled out for entry in the contest. One entry will give the contestant a chance on two prizes. The person who guesses nearest the height of the corn stalk on July 4 will re ceive a year's subscription to The Journal. The person gues sing closest to its height on Sept. 1, also will receive a free sub scription. Mail all entries to The Journal, Plattsmouth. No money required. The stalk adopted by the Journal was 14 inches tall, at the bend of the highest leaf, on Monday, June 6. It is field corn, growing on bottom land . which produced a crop of corn last year. Irrigation facilities are available. How tall will it grow? You guess. Equalization Board Hearing Under Way Cass County's board of Corn- missioners were spending a busy I at me courinouse in i-iaus mouth on equalization requests jii piupeiiy aanenis. The commissioners conducted regular business, which consisted mostly of approving claims or rejecting them, in a meeting Tuesday. Wednesday and today, and perhaps Friday, will be taken up in equalization beard hear ings. The commissioners hnrt 47 re quests for hearings on equalisation- of Droperty assessments to clear. But it was better thpn a year ago when 10?. peonls asked for hearings. Deadline for remiest1? w?s ls ptuH'-i. L.-"Ji.. .if 1 1r - -A (I J v til w Ft liV s fM The Journal's How Tai: Will it: Grow Contest Name Address The Journal's Corn Stalk' will be : .inches high on the Fourth of July. The Journal's Corn Stalk will be .inches hih on September 1. Mew Ughtloinig;.;' Sessoini It was only part of he busi ness which confronted the board as the meeting ground away in to the night. The group could have stayed longer but called it a night just as u was morning and went home at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday Consumer Public Power dist rict was the successful bidder among five companies which submitted sealed mas to tne board to furnish 60 Smithcraft flourescent light fixtures in stalled in the high school build ing. The bid was the lowest of those bidding on the specific type wanted, at $2,34 for fix tures and $180 for labor. Other bidders included Enter prise Electric of Omaha, bidding on an alternate type of fixture with no bid on installation, at" $1,887.60; Hudson Electric,. Plattsmouth, Smithcraft fix tures installed, $2,950.50; Rosen stratter. Tabor, la., installed, $2,795; L. H. Hurst, Plattsmouth, Smithcraft, installed $3,148.56;: Ed Bradley & Son, Omaha, in stalled, $3,314. After a discussion . with consumers representatives., the board decided to buy 84 fix tures at the basic bid price in stead of 60, to make the lighting , adequate. Consumers also had the. successful bid on a window fan at $245, not installed. Hudson bid S289 installed; Hurst, $276.39, installed; Kosenstratter, S335, install ed; Bradley, $332, installed. The board also declared Hoov er Bros. Inc., successful bidder on 100 pupils deesks; 120 study desks; 40 chairs; four teachers desks and two tables. The Hoov er bid for the lot was $5,654.70,: and the board believed it to be the best one. Also bidding were Omaha School supply; Stephens School Supply; University Pub lishing company. Besides buying desics and light fixtures, the board of education: 1. Raised the salaries of the school custodian staff by vary ing amounts, depending upon the job. 2. Discussed with Dr. Louis Amato, president of the Band Parents Club, the possibility of helping the club bear the ex pense of new uniforms. They al so discussed th3 item among (Continued on page Five) - Rodeo Antics Will Continue For Tvo Days Those wild bucking animals will continue tonight. The Plattsmouth rodeo, which is runing a three-day stand at the Horse Show ground south of Plattsmouth cn highway 73 75, drew in the neighborhood of 1,500 people the opening night Wednesday. All the seats were filled. Though it appeared there might be no injuries reported from the Hard fighting rodeo animals. Mel Warner, rodeo clown, who was helping control animals in the arena, was shak en up when he dodged an an imal and ran into a rider's horse. But he will be back for service tonight. The bucking horses were def initely led by "Ridge Runner," a horse familiar to almost every rider taking part. They knew i i- - i l i -i wnat part of the ring, but they i wnere ne wouia uuck. ana in I didn't know if they can stay aboard, ! "Ridge Runner," a big bay , horse who teams with "Wagon Wheel" as the experienced broncs, went meekly into the chute where he immediately kicked the rear door down. Loosed, he twisted and unseated his rider in about four jumps.. He'll be back tonight, along with the brahma bulls and oth er high strung stock. The Plattsmouth Saddle Club put on a pretty display of group riding, including a square dance. Show time Is 8 p.m. both to night and Friday.