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.. f i-i ..... 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 EICHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 58 A Wet Night and Slippery Field i Jw ffffS To-oe Weeping Wo he FDke J . h f ledistoctiBi A proposal for the reorganization of 12 Cass county School districts and portions of two others with District No. 22 at Weeping Water has been forwarded to the chairman of the Cass County Pwedistricting Committee, LeKoy Cook, at Elmwood, the Cass county superintend ent's office reported. The proposal grew out of a series of meetings conducted by the Weeping Water board of education with members of the rural districts involved. Placed into one district with 4-H Youth Will Meet President On Jaunt East Nebraska's four outstanding 4-H members Saturday began harvesting their rewards. Txie teen-agers left for Wash ington and the annual 4-H Club Camp. Their expenses prepaid by The World-Kerald. They are" Joan Norris, Weep ing Water; Yvonne Schroeder, Venango; Dick Petrick, Ansley, and Morris Ochsner, Madison. Selected for the trip by a Ne braska 4-H committee, all were making their first trip to the nation's capital. Among highlights of a crowd ed schedule June 15-22 are a meeting with President Eisen hower in the White House, tours of Congress and the Agricultural Research Center at Beltsville, Md.; speeches by such nation al figures as Gen. Lewis B. Her shey, director of Selective Serv ice, and breakfast with Nebras ka's Representatives and Sena tors. The four, accompanied by Elaine Skucius, assistant state 4-H Club leader, will be joined later by State 4-H Club Leader Wes Antes. Joan Norris Miss Norris, a blonde, blue eyed University of Nebraska co ed, comes by her 4-H prowess naturally. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Norris, first met during an earlier 4-H Club Week and both have attended the Club Camp program. Mr. Norris was selected for the trip in 1929 and Mrs, Norris, the former Ruth Durst, was a delegate in 1930. Club, Camp recognition also seems to run in the Ochsner family. Morris's sister was named for the honor in 1950 and his brother-in-law, Maurice Stillings of Alamosa, Colo., rep resented Colorado at the event. Miss Norris is no newcomer to World-Herald awards. Named as one of 12 outstanding 4-H newswriters in 1953, she received a WTorld-Herald Club Week Scholarship and earned a World Herald medal for her work on the Cloverleaf, official Club Week paper. Joan, 19, state 4-H style re view champion in 1953, recent ly was among the finalists in the Miss Auto Show Contest in Omaha. Harry Hcnton Jr. At Soil School Harry Henton, Jr., of Wymore is attending school at the soil conservation training center for S C. S. personel of the seven state area at Fort Robinson. Mr. Henton is an employee of the soil conservation office at Wymore. Mrs. Henton and Vonnie are visiting relatives in Plattsmouth. TI1E WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. June 9, 10, 11, 12 High Low Prpc Thursday J3 46 .011 Friday 63 46 -021 Saturday 53 4S .031 Sunday ' 53 4o Forecast: Today, Thursday warmer, high near 74 Tonight partly cloudy, cool, low near 5o. &. . . ?yM ...i4 ft t' Vy-"- Weeping Water would be dis trict 22, 26, 21, 23, 40, 70, 72, 78, t 30. 83. 91. 93 and portions of dis- ,r tricts 63 and 71. Tho ninn tias been formally I approved by the Weeping Water Board of education which placed in the proposal a provision that districts 63 , 70, 91 and 93 would have the rignt to petition out of the proposed district by July 1, 1957, because these districts have students that have in the past gone to high schools in towns other than Weeping Wat er and the board does not wish "to force any student in these districts to attend Weeping Wat er high school if they do not want to." District 22, the smallest in the county supporting a high school, as well as an elementary school, has an assessed valuation of $1,401,906. If the complete list of districts joined as proposed, the total valuation would be $6,669,591. The completion of the plan would raise the total enrollment of Weeping Water schools to 373, of these 267 elementary, 111 high school. Presently Weeping Water has 183 grade school pu pils andd 86 high school stu dents. The Weeping Water board has pointed out the less cost per pupil in Weeping Water, as com pared to rural schools in the district at present. Next step in re-organization will be study by the county Re organization Committee. Collins IsTop Cowhand in Action Here Lushwell McGurke, who is Ned Collins of Skidmore, Mo., was the top. all-around cowboy durT ing three nights the rodeo was held at the Plattsmouth show grounds, sponsored by the Cass County Horse Show Association. Large crowds attended the rodeo all three nights, Wednes day through Friday, filling the available bleachers each night and sticking around even though it rained on Friday evening. Number two cowboy of the three-day event was Herman Wiseman of Clarinda, la. The cutting horse trophy went to Judy Prior of Council Bluffs, la. Stake race winner was Dave Martin of Lincoln. The rodeo had a fine bunch of bucking broncs and brahma bulls, but none of these manag ed to hurt a rider though plac ing them in the dirt on the seat of their pants a number of times. Court House A marriage license was issued to Willard Garner McShane of Louisville and Alice Jayne Gross hans of Plattsmouth. Only Mr. McShane's first and middle name were given Thursday. District Judge John M. Dierks Friday approved foreclosure in the case of Parr Young and others against the Weeping Water Sales Pavilion, Inc., in a a suit on a $3,583.05 promissory note. Marriage licenses issued: To Dewey Clarence Reed, 57, and Elizabeth Margaret Bolz, 53, both of Plattsmouth, on June 10. Couple was married at Plattsmouth June 11 by Rev. Richard H. Nagler of Bellevue. County court: Richard L Schamp, Lincoln, $10 and $4 costs, failure to stop at stop sign. Earl William Smith, $10 and $4 costs, failure to yield right-of-wray. Robert Gordon, Fort Worth, Tex., $10 and $4 costs, over weight truck. Arrests were by the Nebraska Safety Patrol and state depu ties. Joseph F. Abernathy, Jr., Bethel, Kans., $50 speeding; $15 resisting arrest and abusing an officer; $6 costs. Arrest by Cass County Deputy Sheriff Shrader Rhoden. Police Court: August W. Cloidt, Platts mouth, $2 and $4 costs, second offense overtime parking in 30-minute zone. L. H. and Helen Hurst, Platts mouth, $1 and $4 - costs, first offense, overtime parking In 30-minute zone. ; l Ok y- W4 ) w il? V . -V ''U W M . ' SL .l, ti-- jhhY A 4 ' - ' 1. Q -A-S-a. .--i- -- - f fj jt,ff- A 1 .... limn m w inn i,T'tili.rii.r.t..ir,r- ,.--i-f,wrY.'Bfy.i..M l nil inn wwinrnj Rain did not cause a hesitation at the Sec ond Annual Rodeo (third night) sponsored by the Cass County Horse Show Association at the Plattsmouth show grounds. Here's part of the opening ceremony which was drenched. At left, Jo Ann Livingston, queen of the rodeo; Tom Grosshans, president of the Cass county organi zation; Alice Jayne Grosshans, treasurer; Mar Ak-Sar-Ben Sends Cass County $500 OMAHA The Cass County Fair at Weeping Water -was $500 richer this week, when Ak-Sar-Ben mailed a check for that amount to be used for fair grounds improvement. Granting of $500 to each of Nebraskas county fairs is being continued for the second con secutive year by Ak-Sar-Ben, Omaha civic organization. This is the latest of a series of pro jects of financial assistance to county fairs, and resulted last year in statewide improvements valued at nearly a quarter of a million dollars, .according to J. L. Thurmond, a governor of Ak Sar-Ben and chairman of its public affairs committee. The grants are made possible by funds from Ak-Sar-Ben's an nual race meeting. The popular county fair im provement program follows the "dollar-matching" principle, in that Ak-Sar-Ben agrees to put up $500, provided the people of each county also raise at least an equal amount. In 1954, most of the 71 counties that took ad vantage of the grants raised far more than $500, resulting in greatly increased facilities. Many new buildings were constructed including livestock exhibit build ings, 4-H activities buildings. dining rooms and kitchens grandstands, stages and many otner needed facilities. In addition to the $50,000 Ak- Sar-Ben sets aside each year for tne new improvement program it makes available approximate ly $75,000 a year for county fair premiums, part through the State Racing Commission and part paid directly to exhibitors by Ak-Sar-Ben. According to Mr. Thurmond, Ak-S a r-B e n plans to continue these projects as long as tne money is avail able for it. President E. Thomas Stacey ana secretary joe Bender of the Cass County Agricultural Socie ty said the Ak-Sar-Ben grant and the county's, matching fund will be used for a livestock ex hibition ring and pavlllion. Margaret Vogt Is Wesleyan Graduate LINCOLN Margaret Vt, daughter of Mr. and Mrr Win. H. Vogt of Wabash, was among the 118 graduating seniors to re ceive their degrees from Nebras ka Wesleyan University this spring. Miss Vogt, while attending Wesleyan majored in physical education, and participated in Barbs, intramurals, YWCA, Women's Athletic Association and Future Teachers of Ameri ca. Miss Vogt graduated from Elmwood High School in 1950. Bellevue Home Sold Miss Loris B. Long, realtor, announces completion of sale of a property at 2402 Washington St. in Bellevue, belonging to the F. G. Hall estate. The buyers are Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gillespie of Plattsmouth. Journal Want Ads Pay Blood Program Needs You Today The hard pressed blood pro gram of the American Red Cross needs you this evening. The Red Cross Bloodmo bile is in town today looking for blood donors for 100 pints of blood. Tk. t : I! : ,..11 sxmm at the HHMkTdSS in Plattsmouth until 7 p.m. today (Monday) and your help is needed. You need no appointment. Just walk in, but cut down on the fatty foods a few hours before you go. Dry toast, ba nanas and the like but no milk. Eat afterward. Cass Farmer Files $15,000 0001096 Suit at Lincoln LINCOLN A $15,000 damage suit against the city of Lincoln has been filed in Lancaster Dis trict Court by a Cass County farmer 'who alleges damage to his property during th-2 laying of the Ashland to Lincoln water transmission line. The suit was brought by Ern est F. Laughlin, farmer living between Greenwood and Ash land. Laughlin claims that during August and September of 1954, city earth moving machinery tore out valuable trees, caved in water wells, buried building material, hauled away earth and ruined his lawn. According to the suit, the plaintiff entered into an ease ment contract with the city of Lincoln on Jan. 19, 1954, relin quishing 115 rods of land, part on the south . side of U. S. 6 which runs by his farm. Traffic Accident Brings No Injuries No injury was reported Sun day afternoon when two cars collided 1n miles south of the Murray corner on Highway 73-75. A report resulting from an investigation by Cass County Deputy Sheriff Shrader Rhoden showed that Leonard Portis, 37, of Omaha was the driver of a car going south on the high way which was in collision with a car driven north by D. Ray Frans, 75. of Union. Frans made a left-hand turn to a drive-in shortly before the col lision. Damage to the Portis car, a 1955 model, was placed at $250 and that to the Frans machine, a 1948 model, at $150. Mrs. Cummins Heads Historical Society Mrs. Mable Cummins of Plattsmouth was re-elected president of the Cass County Historical Society at a luncheon meeting held at Hotel Platts mouth last Thursday. Martin Sporer was elected vice president, succeeding Maxine Cloidt, and Mrs. Ivan Balfour of Union was re-elected secretary treasurer. Mrs. Earl Horton of Elmwood reviewed the book, "Ruth." garet Terryberry, secretary of the Cass county horse show group and secretary of the Nebraska Horse Show Association; Glen Wetenkamp, vice president of the county group; Karl Grosshans, president of the Nebraska Horse Show Associa tion; and rodeo pickup men Lloyd Ray, Omaha, and Dick Scott, Macedonia, la. (Journal Photo). R. W. Benedict Funeral Held Friday Here Funeral services for Roy Wil liam Benedict, 64. of Platts mouth, were held at the Cald SS?": iSS.' ficiating. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery Mr. Benedict died at an Oma- ha hospital June 7 after an ill ness of seven weeks. Music for the service was by Mrs. Earl Carr, soloist and Mrs. J. L. Hodge, organist. Casket bearers were Roy Clark, Clifford Dasher, Frank Gunsol ly;' Edward Kohrell, Harold Lan caster and Robert Painter. Mr. Benedict was born April 22, 1891, at Afton, la., the son of Levi and Hariette Benedict, and was married in 1916 at Creston, la., to Janet Forbes. He came to Plattsmouth in 1925 where he way employed at the BREX shops and a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include one daugh ter, Mrs. Darlene Aylors, Platts mouth, and a son, James W. Benedict, Plattsmouth. Sisters and brothers surviving are Mrs. Gust Stout and Mrs. Miles Allen of Plattsmouth; Mrs. Angie Carey, Afton, Iowa; Newt Bene dict, Larmar, Iowa, and John Benedict,' Plattsmouth. Two grandchildren survive. Mrs. Fred Vincent who was injured in a fall several weeks ago, has returned from Lin coln wrhere she had submitted to treatments for the past ten days. She is reportedly improved. y ' ' " -' " x "V r f- - - -l y 't't - H f?f y 1 V . Y y I i ?yyj v fv A torrent of rain failed to move faithful audience as the Cass county Horse Show Associ ation's rodeo at the Plattsmouth show grounds went on to a finish on the third night Friday. Hobscheidt Named Plattsmouth Chief John Hobscheidt, veteran Plattsmouth police officer, has been named chief of po lice on a temporary basis by Plattsmouth Mayor Leo Meisinger. He succeeds Lawrence Chappell who re signed along with officers Richard Winn and Delbert Green Thursday. Hobscheidt took over as day man on Friday. Wayne Schneider, who joined the force about two weeks ago, took the night duty. Normat complement for tne force at present is a chief and three officers. With only half a police force in action, peace ap peared to reign for the mo ment and no trouble was forthcoming from crime committers over the week end. Mayor Meisinger said to day that he is about to hire a third man and has several applications for police force positions. Recreation Program Is Underway Today Total finances for the sum mer recreation program is push ing toward the minimum of $500 for the seven-weeks, but that hasn't been reached yet, Or ville Julian, who is handling the money for the committee, said. The program was underway, as the committee took a chance that there would be enough money. If there isn't the length of the program would have to be cut. Registration was under way today with boys registering from 9 to 11 a.m. and girls from 1 to 3 p.m. this afternoon. Regular activity will open Tuesday with boys games and outdoor activity from 9 to 11 a.m. and girls crafts and hobbies from 1 to 3 p.m. Latest contributors to the pro gram finances were Gene Krings, $5; Chris Bulin, $15; Leo Hohman, $1; Ray Uher, $2; W. L. Murdpck, $2 ; Mrs. Henry Fra zier, $1; and Vern Waterman, $2. Contributions should be given to Orville Julian at the Platts mouth State Bank. Minor Injuries To Local Motorist OMAHA Barbara, Gering, 83, Plattsmouth, suffered a nose cut and chest bruise when the car she was driving went out of control and hit two parked mail trucks at 1:47 p.m. Friday. Police said she had just driven out of a parking lot when she apparently lost control. The car struck th.s. mail trucks. They were parked near the main Post office loading dock at Seven teenth and Dodge Streets. Rain Hits Plattsmouth A srhism which hnrl between Plattsmouth's mayor; and chief of police ended in a sudden blowup Thursday which left the police de partment with only one-fourth of its officers. Chief of Police Lawrence Chappell, and officers, Richard Winn and Delbert Green departed from the force after an unofficial council meeting Thursday af- ternoon. They had notified Mayor Leo . Meisinger, through Councilman Jim McMillian, that if certain things were not rectified, they were quitting at 6 p.m. Thursday. When relayed the word, Meisinger said they were through. Whether the men were fired or Capped Shirley Ann Morehead Graduate Nurse Miss Shirley Ann Morehead, daughter xf Mr. and Mrs. Ever ett Morehead, Murray, graduat ed Thursday, June 2, 1955, from the- St. Catherine's Hospital school of nursing, Omaha, Ne. braska. Those attending the ceremon- i ies .at the Omaha city auditor ium were her parents and Mes dames Lloyd and Carl Morehead. Miss Morehead is a Platts mouth graduate of the class of 1952. Chamber Retail Committee Meet Tuesday Morning All Plattsmouth retailers are encourage to attend a retail meeting at the Chamber of Com merce office tomorrow morning, Tuesday, -at 9:30 o'clock. Past promotions of the fiscal year will be evaluated and further plans for the balance of the year discussed. All suggestion or ideas for 'worthwhile Retail promo tions are welcomed. To date, the Retail Committee of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce has sponsored Dollar Days, February 18-19th; organ ized the annual Easter egg hunt; cooperated with Rural Home maker's Day, April 26th and pro moted "Appreciation Day" May 14th. The Retail Commtitee is head ed by Herb Freeburg with George Smith and Bill Knorr as advis ors. Rodeo 11-" r " : Filled bleachers greeted performers each night. But it didn't rain all evening as the crowd, stuck and saw th ending of a fine rodeo. (Journal Photo). hpen widening almost daily resigned brought different an swers depending upon which side was asked. Apparently they were fired and quit at the same moment. Final blow in a series of events tame after Mayor Meisinger took a look at the mileage record on Platts mouth's new police car and told the chief to cut down on the daytime mileage. Meisinger told an unofficial council meeting that he found only five miles posted on the book for the night force and much more for the day force. He thought the night men should do more prowling and tne day men les. riding. When Chappell let the police car set and used his own car to make an arrest, Mayor Mei singer objected hotly and the police force members made their ultimatum. Meisinger tcld the council he did not want a pri vate car used since there would be no radio contact. The council, in a hurried but unofficial meeting Thursday afternoon, tried to heal the breach, but with Meisinger dif fering with Chappell and Winn in loud, angry voices, they got nowhere. -Meisinger told the council that the mileage record was one of the main points of difference but he also ex pected the chief to take the detailed supervision of the other three members of the force off his hands, and Chappell had not. Chappell told the, council Meisinger was always interfer ing and the officers objected to having to work for two bosses. Chappel and Winn said they objected to Meisinger telling them where to eat while on duty. Meisinger said he merely told them that when one man is on duty, he should eat on or near Main street so that he would be vailable downtown. The police officers said that Meisinger was abusive in giving orders. (Continued on Page 8) 12 Are Graduated St. John's School Twelve eighth grade students received diplomas at St. John's school in Plattsmouth May 29, in an impressive ceremony. Rev. Raphael Chonta address ed the students and audience of parents, relatives and friends. Receiving eighth grade dip lomas at the ceremony were: Joan Brgmann. Marv Iversonj Agnes Whelan, lone Pilny, Bar bara Krings. Marv Margaret Raftery, Fred Haith, Ronnie Dietl, Donnie DIetl. Roger Smith, Ronald Toman, Edward Hoh man. Rain Washes Out Leqion Baseball; :. Play on Wednesday Wet prounds caused a Junior Legion baseball match to be postponed here Sunday after noon. The scheduled match with the Ashland Legion team was called off when rain left the Platts mouth rounds too wet to use. But the Plattsmouth Legion team set a game for Wednesday nieht with a Junior Legion team from Omaha, made un of West side High players. That game starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday at th Plattsmouth field. The Ashland gam will be re scheduled. John Artkins, Junior Legion manager, said. Band Concerts Will Open Friday Night First band concert of the summer will be held Friday night. This was announced by Mel . vin McKenney, Plattsmouth band director. Concerts will be held at Gar field Park in Plattsmouth. Friday's program will be announced.