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TATS" HIST. SOCIETY XXX -J t oil 5 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER itd ILAinrSiWldDQJTlHl JTOOSFMU. PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday ME 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, JULY 11, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 66 r Daws irndcay. Satyr I Banners will fly on Plattsmouth streets on July 15 and 1G Friday and Saturday. Plattsmouth merchants will stage a two-day Dollar Days program on the weekend with special bargains for customers on those days. Banners will be an added attraction for the two-day event which is sponsored by the retail division of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber has announced Al Linder New Commander Of Legion Here Al Linder, Plattsmouth funeral director, was unanimously elect ed commander of Hugh J. Kearns Post, No. 56 of the Amer ican. Legion in an election held fcy the post Thursday night. Linder succeeds Herb Baum gart in tha commandor position. Mr. Linder came to Platts mouth six years ago from Ne hawka to enter the undertaking business. He is a veteran of the Al Linder U. S. Navy in World War II with duty in Pacific Theater. He is married but has no children. Ke served as vice-commander of the Legion post here in 1953 and has been active in the Legion. He is the Plattsmouth Boy Scout troop leader here and a member of the Plattsmouth Lions Club. Charles. Thomason was elected first vice commander of the post with E. O. Vroman second vice commander. Named to the executive com mittee were Richard Peck, Wil liam Schmidtmann, Russell Nielsen, Cecil Karr, Arthur War ga, Orville Julian, Howard Hirz, Albert Olson and Les Niel. Appointed to make ready for installation was a delegation of Legionnaires composed of Fred Herbster, E. O. Vroman, T. Cuth rell, and Joe Zastera. In other business, the post read a letter from their depart ment commander, and paid the bills. Cass County Gets $9,824 Gas Tax Split From State Cass county and its munici palities received a total of $9,824.52 as their share of Ne braska's iy2 cents per gallon gas tax for June. The county received $6,549.68 allocation of $4,079 paid to coun ties for the cent per gallon ear marked for rural and star mail routes In comparison, Sarpy county received $11,187.05 and Otoe county $10,900.02 of the cent and a half tax, with Sarpy receiving $7,458.03 and Otoe $7,266.80 of the mail route fund. Total received by Nebraska) counties and municipalities was; $1,195,197. The State Highway; Department got $1,673,276 for its; share. Rcnzc Services Held at Omaha Funeral services for Margare tha Kruger Renze, 85, sister of Mrs. Thomas Walker of Platts mouth were held Saturday at Omaha. Survivors include Mrs. Walk er; a brother, Henry Kruger, Cincinnati, Ohio: two other; sisters, Christine and Elizabeth Kruger of Omaha. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. July 7, 8, 9, and 10. Higii Low Prec Thursday 96 74 Friday 94 76 Saturday 90 61 Sunday 94 62 Forecast: Today "Monday" Sunny, warm humid, high near 98. V. I .,. vr',- If i Set day th that its members plan excep tional buys on those two days for customers visiting their stores in Plattsmouth. A circus, originally set for June 30, to be sponsored as a free affair by Plattsmouth mer chants, and postponed because of other committments by the circus management until July 15, the first day of Dollar Days, has now been cancelled because of routing trouble by the circus. The Dollar Days Friday and Saturday will be the second such event this year. A successful event of this kind was held in the spring. 4 Also scheduled by the mer chants for later in the summer are Back-to-School Days in Aug ust. Chamber members will also co-operate in the Teachers work shop to be held in Plattsmouth late in August. Wm. Weyers Rites Are Held at Eagle EAGLE (Soecial) Funeral services for William Wevers, Sr., 91. were held at the Eagle Meth odist church Rev. Cress of the Trinity Lutheran Church offi ciated. Mr. Weyers died July 4 at his home. He was found near the windmill pump at his farm home by his son a few minutes after he left the house. Erma Adams Manners and Melvin Adams sang for the ser vices, accompanied by Mrs. John Fischer. Bearers were Alvin, Robert and Wavne Weyers, Richard Spieker. Albert and John Miller. Mr. Weyers was well known to both the Eagle and Elmwood communities having lived on the present place a good many years. He is survived by his widow, Fliza; daughters, Mrs. Harry Mailer of Omaha, the former Lena Weyers; Mrs. Fred Schick of Elmwood, the former Nora Weyers: sons, Otto, William, Jr.; John, Louis, Fddie and Walter of Eagle and George of Lincoln 21 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren. Circus Cancelled A free circus, which had been postponed to July 15, now has been cancelled out because of routing difficulties, it has been announced by the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce. Father Tupy Becomes Domestic Prelate in Church Ceremony Investiture of the Right Rev- erend Joseph A. Tupy, pastor of the Holy Rosary Church in Plattsmouth, was noted with three events on Thursday. The Most Reverend Louis B. Kucera, D. D. L. L. D., bishop of the Lincoln Diocese, was the celebrant of a solemn pontifi cal mass at the Holy Rosary Church on Thursday morning, when the investiture cere monies took place. Masters of ceremonies at the mass were The Rev. Max G. De Witt and the Rev. Robert F. Sheehy, both vice-chancellors j of the diocese at Lincoln. - The Rev. E. C. McFadden of Syracuse was assistant, priest; the Rt. Rev. Clarence J. Crow ley of Hebron and the Rt. Rev. Daniel E. Cooper of Bellwood were deacons of honor. The Rt. Rev. Henry H. Ingelhorst of Paul and the Rev. Ernest Sloup of Prague were deacons of the mass. The Rev. Charles Jirik of Lonsdale, Minn., gave the morn ing sermon. A testimonial banquet on this occasion of the conferring of papal honors on the Rt. Rev. Joseph Tupy, followed the in vestiture ceremony, 12:30 p.m., Thursday, at the Lion Club Community Building. Sixty-three parish priests and Bishop Kucera attended the ceremonies and banquet plus friends, members of the Holy Rosary parish and relatives of Father Tupy. Relatives present included his mother and father, Frank and Anna Tupy of Lonsdale, Minn.; his brothers, Frank and wife, Mary of Elko, Minn., and Jim Tupy, Montgomery, Minn.; his sister. Mrs. Lillian Petricka of Montgomery and his aunt, Mrs. Rose Herda of Lonsdale, Minn. - The Rev. Gregory J. Petrus of Thieves Make Haul in Avoca Store Breakin The Cass County Sheriff's of fice is searching for the culprits who broke into the Robert Mc Donald store near Avoca last Thursday, July 7, and carted off a quantity of cigars, cigarettes, hardware, groceries and money. Deputy Sheriff Rhoden, who investigated the breakin, said Robert McDonald and Henry Jorgenson discovered the break in when they arrived at the store Thursday morning. Deputy Rhoden said the back door had been practically torn off its hinges but entrance was not gained that way because a chain across the inside of the door prevented it. Instead, said Rhoden, the thieves knocked out and entered a lV2 by 16 inch window. The back had been pried off the pop case and the money box pulled from it and robbed of about $21. Taken from the store were $57.45 in cigarettes, and cigars; 40 pocket knives; four flash lights, 185 pounds of sugar; a radio, 12 ball point pens; $100 to $120 in credit slips; eight sets of carving knives and other items. Quarry Assessment Rise to Be Heard In Meeting July 20 A hearing on increasing the assessed valuation of three rock quarries in the county has been called for 1:30 p.m., July 20, by the Cass county board of commissioners, acting as a board of equalization at the courthouse in Plattsmouth. Involved will be Kenford Quarries, with an increase from $115,820 to $191,100; Stone Pro ducts Company, increase from $52,530 to $87,390, and Western Limestone Products, Plant No. 1 from $9,800 to $10,800 and Plant No. 2 from $28,370 to $124,140. Handrock Services Are Held at Eagle EAGLE (Specila) Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Hand rock were held at the Methodist church here. The Rev. Cress, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church officiated. Burial was at Eagle. Gary Earl was soloist with Mrs. John Fischer at the piano. Bearers were Herman Kirch hoff, Harvey Gerhard, William Umland, Dwight Earl, Henry Wulf and Rudolph Wulf. Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. Paul Smith, Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. James Veitch, and Mrs. Margaret Teyton, all of Des Moines; Mrs. Helen Lanze, Lewiston; Minn.; three sons: Arthur of Eagle, Carl of Osceola, Iowa, and Walter of Bristol, Ind. Two sisters and one broth er survive. GOES TO HOSPITAL Sattler Ambulance of Platts mouth took Mrs. Ed Tutt of Murray to Clarkson Hospital at Omaha this morning. Burchard was toastmaster at the banquet. Also on that pro gram were the Rev. Anthony T. Trausch of Cedar Bluffs; the Rev. Wenceslaus G. Beranek of Touhy; the Most Rev. Bishop L. B. Kucera, who gave the ad dress; and Father Tupy who gave response to the testimonial. At an informal reception in the evening Thursday Frank Kopek appeared on the pro gram with a spiritual bouauet and gift from the parish to their pastor. A vocal solo was sunec bv Mrs. Dorothv Hula with her brother, Richard Ptacek, at me piano. Margaret Svoboda, on behalf of the sodality, presented a spiritual bouquet to Father Tu py. Mrs. Vincent Pilney played a piano number. Marilyn Kala sek gave a tap dance number. Mrs. Fred Rea, on behalf of the Catholic Daughters of Amer ica, presented a spiritual bou quet and a gift to Father Tupy. Mrs. Charles Warga spoke for the choir. John Rohan gave accordian numbers. Katherine Svoboda, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Svoboda gave a piano solo. Father Gregory Petrus of Bur chard was tostmaster and Fath er Henry H. Inglehorst of Paul gave the address. Father Tupy had his first as signment at St. Mary's Church at David City from Mav 1937 to July 1938; served at St. John The Baptist Church at Prague until July, 1950; served at As sumption Church at Dwisht un til Octobs:, 1951; served St. Ber nard's at Julian and St. Paul at Dunbar until January, 1953, and became pastor of the Holy Ros ary church at Plattsmouth on Jan. 18, 1953. Bishop Breaks Ground for School ' ,otIIL irk I ' 1 The Most Rev. Louis B. Kucera, bishop of the Lincoln Diocese of the Catholic Church, here turns the first shovel full of dirt for St. John's Parish's new $110,000 grade school in Platts mouth. The ceremony was held Thursday after noon. Members of St. John's parish in this photo, from the left, Rickey Harbaugh, Tommy Smith, Stanley Weber, Miss Marilyn Bellinger, Two Are Injured In One Car Crash Two persons were injured and two others shaken early Mon day morning when a car in which they were riding collided with the viaduct bridge on Highway 34 between Platts mouth and the Missouri river. Plattsmouth Patrolman Wayne Schneider and Patrolman Rol land Coooer, who investigated the collision, said a car driven toward Plattsmouth by Frank lin D. Perry, 22, of Omaha, crashed into the bridge rail and lightpole on the viaduct at 1:45, a. m. Monday. - Injured were Franklin who was unconscious when officers arrived at the scenp and Creda Mae Mink, 21, of Plattsmouth, who had head, knee and leg lac erations. Both were hospital ized at Omaha. Two other pas sengers in the car were not in jured. Patrolman Schneider said that the crash drove the light pole through the radiator, brining down the pole and tangling power lines. Dama? to the car was estimated at $200. Court House District court: A damage suit by Howard Shoehigh against Merritt Beach Comoanv was dismissed Friday bv District Judge John M. Dierks through agreement by both par ties. Divorce suit dismissals for want of prosecution Friday: Ef fie Map-gard aeainst Perry G. Maggard; Elsie Bogenrief aeainst Dean B. Bogenrief; Larry L. Pierce against Flora Mae Pierce: Camille Sheard against Donald G. Sheard; Juanita Price against Edward Price; Clara Marie Law rence, against Ruff in Lawrence. Change of name ordered, from Robert Dean Jameson to Robert Dean Moore. The district court issued a re straining order against Clifford E. Stoehr in a divorce suit brought by Lucille Stoehr. Ellen Heneger, Weening Water, entered a nlea of guilty to stab bing with intent wound and was paroled by the court to Cass County Sheriff Tom Solomon. County court: W. C. Packer, Kansas City, Mo., $16 and $4 costs, speeding. Patrick S. O'Halloran. $10 and $4 costs, drinking on state prop erty. Jack H. Barnes, $10 and $4 costs, drinking on state prop erty. Judzas Glebavicius, $10 and $4 costs, drinking on state property. John T. Anderson, Ashland, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. William Cole, Jr., Lincoln, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Romualdes Korsakes, $50 and $4 osts, speeding. Marion Beckstead, Bellevue, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Victor C. Murray, Omaha, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. ( Continued on page 6) Eledgc is Serving In Mediterranean SIXTH FLEET (FHTNC) Harvey D. Eldge, fireman ap prentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Fulton, 303y2 Main st., Plattsmouth is serv ing in the Mediterranean aboard the heavy cruiser USS Salem. The Salem, flagship for Com mander Sixth Fleet, is sched uled to return to the United States early in the fall. Don't Count Horse Out of Traffic Yet You don't see this much any more and one Plattsmouth man wishes you never did runaway horses, that is. William Floyd, 1322 Fourth avenue, could finger, dents, scratches and a ripped off chrome on the side of his sparkling new car after it was run over by a team drawing a hay rake Friday. Mrs. Floyd was visiting on Second avenue at the home 5 of Merle D. Stewart and had parked the Floyd car across ! the street when a runaway v,!.: team, owned by Wes, Grado- Avenue drawing- a wide rake One wheel of the rake passed over the back fender, mashing it, caught on the side chrome strip and ripped it off, said William Floyd. The team, really just trott ing but driverless, was halted across the street near Wim py's Cafe on Chicago avenue by an unrevealed emergency hostler. There was no other report of damage. Mail Truck Fines Upheld by Court LINCOLN A truck under contract to the government to haul mail is not exempt . from state motor vehicle license re quirements, the Nebraska State Supreme Court held Friday. The appeal to the court was carried by John Aulner, Jr., af ter he was fined for carrying more than he was licensed to carry on a Falls City-Omaha mail run The Supreme Court upheld the fines assessed originally in Cass county court, at Platts mouth. Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gorton were Mr. and Mrs. Les Anderson of Omaha. Congratulations for Father Tupy &:mmmmm0 f . 4J -M K It V : I-5 1 -lii 4fA -s The Right Reverend Joseph A. Tupy, pastor -of the Holy Rosary Church in Plattsmouth re ceived congratulations from a member of the parish, Mrs. Marie Kahoutek, at reception fol lowing his investiture as a domestic prelate. The ceremony was performed Thursday morning at, the Holy Rosary church in Plattsmouth with a Sally Lebens, Rev. Robert Sheehy, vice-chancellor of the Lincoln diocese; Rev. Raphae Chonta of St. John's Church; Bishop L. B. Ku cera; George Yeager; Rev. Max DeWitt, vice chancellor (holding crosier); Mrs. William Wol cott, Frances Lebens, Roger Smith (with cross), and Rev. Aloysius Schmidt, Nebraska City. Journal Photo. Youth Found Dead At Beach Near Here Sunday Afternoon A 15-year-old Omaha boy was found dead in about four feet of water at Holman's Beach north of Plattsmouth on High way 73-75 Sundav afternoon, Cass Countv Sheriff Tom Solo mon reported. He was Norman Lin?, sbn of Mrs. Pearl Ling, 1941 South 15th Street. Omaha. Sheriff Solomon said he was called to the beach ara about 4:30 n. m. Sunday by Mrs. Line: who told him she was unable to find her 15-vear-old son. She told the sheriff thft she nnd her son had just arrived at the hfanh when shp decided to ero yr to her cpt to fet a camera. When she returned, she found hf son missing. Sheriff Solomon organized j search party of swimmers and in a few minutps thp boy's bodv was found in about four feet of water. Artificial resoirpfinn was besrun immediately and later a resuscitftor was brought into use. After about 45 minutes of efforts to revive him. hp was taken to the Base Hospital at Fort Crook where artificial res piration was continued for anothpr hour and 15 minutes. He did not revive and was given up as dead. Exact cause of the death is not known. Solomon said, but the boy's mother said he has suffered from a heart condition since he was four ypars old. It is believed he had been under water about 20 minutes before he was found. Serves as Pastor John McQuinn of Omaha served in the pulpit at the First Methodist church in Platts mouth Sunday in the absence of regular Pastor Edwin A. Keil who was ill. Mr. McQuinn is principal of Hiehland School in Omaha and a brother of Lowell McQuinn of Plattsmouth. romumdl Ds irokeira For 'Mew $1110, Caftlhoilk Ground for a new $110,000 grade school was broken by St. John's Parish of Plattsmouth Thursday afternoon at one point during a visit here by the bishop of the Dio cese of Lincoln. The new building will be located on ground just north and east of the St. John's Church. Leveling and preparing the ground was expected to begin immediately. The Mast Rev. Bishop L. B. Kintz Services Tuesday at Plattsmouth Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Ann Kintz of Platts mouth will be held at St. Paul's Reformed and Evangelical church in Plattsmouth at 2 p. m. Tuesday. " The Rev. G. E. Seybold will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Kintz died at her home here Sunday after an illness of 11 weeks. She was born on Dec. 28, 1886, on a farm west of Plattsmouth, the daughter of John and Eliz abeth Horn Kaffenberger. She was married on Sept. 21, 1916, to Orval Kintz, who preceded her in death on Sept. 20, 1920, at Plattsmouth. She was also preceded in death by her par ents, a sister and a brother. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Graham and Mrs. Mary Tschirren of Plattsmouth; two brothers, George A. and John P. Kaffenberger of Platts mouth and nieces and nephews. Mrs. Kintz was baptized and confirmed in the Christ Luth- CUUT 7 in Jin charge of erecting this eran Church but since living in ; structur is composed of Rev. Plattsmouth she had been a member of St. Paux's Reformed and Evangelical church and an active worker in the church. Visiting hours at the Sattler Funeral Home in , Plattsmouth are today (Monday) from 3 to 5 and 6 to 9 p. m. Petty Rites Held At Omaha Monday Funeral services for John S. Pettv, 79, who died at his home in Omaha, were held today (Monday) at the Fitch and Cole Memorial Chanel in Omaha. Burial' was in Oak Hill Cemetery at Plattsmouth. Mr. Pettv is survived by a sis ter, Mrs. John Wynn of Platts mouth; 2 brothers, Robert B. of Omaha, and Herschel, of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Volunteer Firemen Officers Announced For Nehawka Unit NEHAWKA Members of the Nehawka Volunteer Fire De partment and its officers for the coming year, as approved by the Nehawka village board, have bepn announced. Fred Hansen is president; Marion Hoback, vice-president: Gilbert Edmonds, chief: Randal Switzer, assistant chief. Others members are George West, Richard Stone, Vilas Ket lehut, Gerald Ackley, John Little, George Weik, Gus Neumeister, Ted Schiessler, Raymond May field and Ed Johnson. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents pontifical mass celebrated by the Most Reverend Bishop Louis B. Kucera, bishop of the Lincoln diocese. A testimonal dinner, followed. At a receiption Thursday evening members of the parish paid tribute to their pastor. A total of 63 parish priests and the bishop of the dio cese were in Plattsmouth Thursday for the cere monies. Journal Photo. OO Selhoo Kucera, D. D., L.L.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln; offici ated at the short ceremonies. On this occasion, he spoke to the children for whom this school will be built, and to the adults of the town, Catholic and non-Catholic people present, stressing the fact that "the Catholic Church does not op pose the public schools as such, on the contrary, she admonish es her people to pay their school taxes, but bemoans the need of religious instruction in those schools in these present criti cal times. So without disrupting the public order of any com munity, she erects her own schools above and beyond the call of civic duty, just to satisfy the demands of God's Law, as she sees it." The proposed school is to con sist of five class rooms with a clinic room and principal's of fice. It will be equipped with a complete auditorium, measuring 42 x 97 feet which will include kitchen facilities, storage room, heating room, stage and basket ball court playing surface. The overall size of the building will be 110 feet in length and 62 feet in width. ' Estimated cost is $110,000.00. Charles Ingalls, Aquila Court, Omaha, is the ar chitect. St. John's building committee Raphael Chonta, Administra tor in the absence of the Rt. Rev. Msgr. G. Agius, pastor; Mr. Carl Ulrich and John Hob scheidt, trustees; B. H. G. Eit ing, Douelas Wotier, Robert Whelan, Harold Lebens and Walter Smith. ....... The present Administrator, Rev. R. Chonta, has expressed himself on this problem of schools in Plattsmouth in these terms: "Since the school taxes are rising again in this town. St. John s Parish with this new school building proves to be a definite asset to the communi ty, and should receive a cer tain measure of support from the community, Catholic as well as non-Catholic, civic-minded people. I believe in the future of Plattsmouth, the generosity of the peonle of Plattsmouth. St. John's School has been civic minded to such an extent that it claims Catholic and non Cahtolic graduates. Wherefore, this new school project deserv es the support of all the people of Plattsmouth." Avoca Celebration Judged a Success; Talent Show Given AVOCA (Special) Annual Second of July celebration held here was judeed a success. A laro-e crowd attended. Winners in the decorated bicy cle contest were Bonita John son and Paula Ludwig and Linda Gregg The celebration vras held to benefit the Avoca Library and Volunteer Fire Department. A dance was held at the town hall immediately after an array of fireworks and a local talent show. Master of ceremonies, Ronald Luce, introduced the Avoca Homemaker Four-H Club in a drill: a piano solo by Linda Kay Pohlfs: a reading by Maribelle Elliot, Weeping Water; a vocal solo by Luella Buchhclz; an ac cordian solo by Betty Lou Stub bendick; a vocal duet by Erma K'rchhoff nd Patsy Slattery of Weeping Water: a monologue bv Mary Lou Briley, Union; tap dancing by Nancy Siemoneit and Jeanine Newton of Platts mouth; piano solo, Karen Ems hoff; pantomine, Darlene Hunteman: Accordian solo, Ro bert Straub, Otoe; vocal solo,, Karen Kepler. A can-can dance was given by Yvonne Domingo, Pat Brun kow. Henrietta Wade and Susie Pointer of Weeping Water; pi ano duet. Iola and Irene Rietsch, Union; music, Harry and Karl Neumeister: reading, Iola Rietsch: musical number' W a 1 te r Hutchison. Louisville' square dancing, students of District No. 63. Police Court Miss June Dietl, 1014 Avenue D, $1 and $4 costs parkin- in flood zone. Verdon Keil, Plattsmouth f if offense drunk, $30 and $4 costs Committed in lieu of fine. Journal Want Ads Pay