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ME PLM1 PUBLISHED ,SEMl - 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 PLATTS MOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 83 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Kirag Kootd Pumdl iears $2,; Local contributions for the Annual Kass Kounty King Korn Karnival have almost reached the $2000 mark Karnival Chairman Dale Bowman has announced. At tractions and activities planned, under consideration, or not-as-yet confirmed all indicate the biggest and best celebration ever. The general program for the 7o Italy . I . ..j f " ' ' I I , -. '. ' - J I --" , I I ' wr- A V... I -v f v J Airman Second Class Herbert L. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brown of Plattsmouth, arrived at Leghorn, Italy, last week after leaving Omaha Aug. 11 by commercial air lines for New York where he boarded the USNS Ship General Hodges which docked at Casa Blanca to put off troops. Before docking at Leghorn, Airman Brown planned a weekend pass trip to Pisa, Italy, and expected to go to Tripoli. He is serving as a military policeman aboard ship. Spohn Rites ; Held Weeping Water Church WEEPING WATER Funer al services were held at the Congregational church hers I Sunday afternoon. Sept. 4. for Mrs. Sara E. Spohn, who died at her home Sept. 1. Rev. John C Pryor conducted the rites. Burial was in Oakwood ceme tery. Bearers were DeForest Phil pot. William Strabel, G. H. Gib son. Fred A. Ward, William Kruse and Ray Norris. Sarah Elizabeth Colman was born to her pioneer parents. Nancy and Allen Colman. Aug. 1. 1884, at Weeping Water, and died at her home there Sept. 1, 1955. After her graduation from the Weeping Water schools her fam ily moved to Diller. She attend ed Peru State Teachers Col lege then came back to Weeping Water where she taught various schools in Cass and Johnson counties for several years. On October 20, 1909, at Diller she was married to Charles Soohn. They had one son La Moyne. They made their home at Weeping Water until 1925 when they bought a farm south east of Elmwood where they lived until her husband's death in May, 1942. She spent the rest of her life in Weeping Water where she was a member of the First Con gregational church, the Women's Fellowship, the Weeping Water Garden Club, and the Oppor tunity Club. Her interests were wide and varied. She served as precinct committeewoman for a number of years. She leaves one son. LaMoyne, his wife LaRee, and two grand daimhters. Carolyn and Jolene Spohn: two sisters, Mrs- Daisv Hale, Elba, Colo., and Mrs. Ma rie Hooker, Council Bluffs, Io wa: four brothers, Andy Colman. Macedonia. Iowa: Roscoe Col man, Hastings; Allen Colman, Vallejo, Calif., and Glen Col man, Los Anceies, Calif. Her husband, parents, two brothers and one sister preced ed her in death. Mr. and Mrs. Hilt Maitin and .C. Martin of Wooster, Ohio, en route for a visit at the S. S. Chase home in Ho-oke. Colo., spent a few days here at the John Settler home and visited with old time friends. THE WEATFIER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station. Plattsmouth, Nebraska. September 5, 6. 7, 1955. Date IIih Low Prec. Monday 92 48 Tuesday 83 56 Wednesday 84 48 Forecast: Today "Thursdav" Sunny warmer high 87, tonight low 60. i King Korn Karnival as organized thus far is as follows: THURSDAY. SEPT 22, 4-II AND KID'S DAY Committee chairmen have re quested that all entries for the Kalf and Hog show, the Korn Palace, and the Homemaking exhibit be in place by Wednes day evening if possible. All en tries, with the exception 01 me Flower Show, must be in by 9 a.m. Thursday. Flower Show en tries must be entered by noon Thursday. - Judging at the hog showr will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday morn ing. Korn Palace entries and Homemaking exhibits (4-H) will begin at 10 a m. The Kalf judg ing, at the newly constructed Kalf barn, will start at 1 p.m. Exhibits at the Flower Show, which will be located in the old Ruback .building at north Sixth street, will be judged Thursday afternoon. The Karnival committee has made provisions to hold an ex hibition of collections at the Flower . Show building. All col lectors are encouraged to bring and display their collections during the Karnival. Thursday is Kids Day at the Karnival. There will be various contests and entertainment downtown for the youngsters during the afternoon. Thursday evening will feature Kingo, a game designed to appeal to young and oia; me sxyie show, a youth talent show, the Plattsmouth High School Band in marching formation, and a sports card. FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 1:30 p m. SCHOOL PARADE 1:30 p.m. Through the eve ning will-be open house at the U. S. Reserve Armory. 2:30 p.m. The Class A March ing Band Contest featuring four out-of-town bands in march ing formation: Bellevue, Ne braska City, Glenwood, and Omaha Benson. 3.30 p-m. Horse Shoe pitch ing Contest. 5 p.m The annual V.F.W. Smorgasbord- 5:30 p.m. The Offutt Air Force Band Concert from the platform. 7:30 p.m. The Merchant G. I. parade. 8:30 p.m. High School foot ball game with Ashland. 9:00 p.m. KMTVs Ranch House Jamboree from the plat form downtown. SATURDAY, SEPT. 24th. HOMECOMING DAY The livestock sale will be held at the Plattsmouth Sales Pa (Ccntinued on Page Six) Culture Comes To Plattsmouth Rotary Club "Culture finally came to the Plattsmouth Rotary Club," one regular Tuesday meeting at members remarked after their Hotel Coffee Shop. Mrs. Wiley G. Brooks, wife of Dr. Brooks, former president of Chadron State Teachers College now a resident here, presented Rotarians an hour's lesson in oil painting at the request of her husband, program chairman. Mrs. Brooks who has been painting in oils as a hobby for many years, started from a blank canvas and painted for the club a beautiful scenic view of Molly Starke Lake as seen from a road leading to their summer home on West Battle Lake, Minn., where they have spent their summers for the past 25 years. In addition to her demonstra tion that left most Rotarians amazed at her deftness with brush, oils and sense of perspec- tive, Mrs. Brooks had on dis- play numerous scenic and por trait paintings that have hung on exhibition in many art gal leries, includnig Joslyn Memori al in Omaha. Junior Rotarians for the month of September are Dick Janda representing the Junior Class and Jim Ulrich, Senior reoresentative. Visiting Rotarian was Jones of Council Bluffs. Earl BREX Picnic Set Sunday at Park Brex shop employees' annu al picnic will be held Sunday in the city park at Plattsmouth. Serving will start at noon. In case of rain, the event will be held in Eagles Hall. Several dignitaries of ths company are expected to be present from the East. Air Force Says Thanks ' . . - - r '1 '.. .-' ..... ..-'' ; ,. , I I . Rudy Iverson of Plattsmouth, right, received a citation last Friday from the United States Air Force for his generosity to the Air Force Reserve Unit at Omaha, which placed a sign plugging the reserve program on his land north of Plattsmouth. With Mr. Iverson is Lt. Col. Lloyd Grimm of the Omaha reserve unit, who presented the letter of appreciation from the commanding gen eral of the Tenth Air Force. Also on the trip to Plattsmouth was Capt. Michael Pashkevich, training officer of the unit. Journal Photo. Police Judge Orders Away Abusive Man An Omaha man, who became abusive to the police magistrate and police officers after he was found gulity this week, found himself booted out of court by Police Magistrate James H. Graves. He was Herbert Sullivan, Oma ha, who demanded a hearing on a charge of failing to observe a traffice signal. Judge Graves called in the arresting officers Wayne Schneider and Estil Jen kins and following a hearing found Sullivan guilty and fined him $1 and $4 costs. This brought verbal abuse by Sullivan on the court and officers. Judge Graves ordered Sullivan out of the court threatening to throw him in jail and hold him for contempt of court-. Sullivan went meekly said Judae Graves. Other police court cases: Herbert W. Allison, Offutt Air Force Base, $1 and $4 costs, il legal turn on Main street. John F. Reardon, Omaha, $1 and $4 costs, illegal turn at Sixth and Main streets. Richard Eberhardt, Omaha, $3 illegal turn; $3 excessive noise; $5 no registration fee; $4 costs. Herbert M. Severn, Tusla, Okla,. charged with drinking beer in a car and throwing beer cans from a car, forfeited $40 bond. John Tucolina, Parkville, Mo., forfeited $10 bond, charged with failing to observe traffic signal. Patrick R. Dunn, Guthrie Center, Okla., forfeited $10 bond, failure to observe traffic signal. Miss Joan Locke, Omaha, $10 and $4 costs, setting beer cans on street, remainder of $50 ap pearance bond returned. Jean P. Ferryman, Omaha, $11 three charges of falling to ob serve traffic signal, $4 costs; remainder of $30 appearance! bond required by officers return ed. Frank Hobscheidt, Union, speeding, forfeited $20 bond John Parique, Omaha, forfeit - fd 520 appearance bond, speed - A--A&- J P Nichols Nebraska Citv forfeited $20 bond, speeding. a Mrs. Myers Father Dies in Missouri George Davis, 94. father of Mrs. Pearl Mvers of Plattsmouth, Hied Pt his home in Brunswick, Mo.. Aug. 31. Hp had 90 living descendants at the time of his death. Funeral services were Sept. 2 at Brunswick. Mrs. Myers and her two sons and wives. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rains and Mr. and Mrs. Art Rains, attended the funeral in Missouri. Harvey Meisinger returned Saturdav from St. Joseph hos pital in Omaha. Stutt Services Held Syracuse Church Sunday AVOCA (Special) Funeral ser vices for Otto E. Stutt, former Avoca resident, were held at a Syracuse Funeral Home and The First Lutheran Church in Syra cuse Sunday afternoon. Rev. Al vin Zeilinger conducted the rites. Mr. Stutt died at a Syracuse following several years of ill ness. Mr. Stutt wras born on May 27, 1871, near Avoca, a son of Ar nold and Dora Stutt. He was married to Anna Haveman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haveman, Sr., at her parents' home near Avoca on May 4, 1916. He was a farmer and had spent his life in the Avoca-Sy-racuse area. He was a member of the First Lutheran church. Surviving are his w-idow, Anna, and two daughters, Mrs. Ima Berner of Otoe and Mrs. Doro thy Hopp of Syracuse; two sis ters, Mrs. Albert Brumner of Otoe and Mrs. Otto Hauschild of Syracuse; four grandchildren. Bearers for the funeral were Leroy, Lenord and Loren Have man, Roy Helmke, Fredric Schutz and Allen Hauschild. Burial was in the First Luth eran cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Todd and children left Wednesday for their home in Ashtabula, Ohio, after a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Schultz, and Danny. Co o Cass county is one of 17 Ne- braska counties gaining a high- I er percentage in population than the state did and which show a gain over 1950 popula tion figures, estimates by the Universitv of Nehraska Dpnnrt- 1 ment of Business Research in- ! dicate. I Momo "m 4-Vq nnfoivnfTT n ' ""iV-" I Banner, Adams Cherry. : Dodge, Douglas, Hall, Kimball. Cheyenne, Colfax,. Dawson, Lancaster, Lincoln, r . .Madison, Phelps. Platte and Sarpy coun ties. Cass county has an.estimated 632 higher population now than in 1950, a rise from 16,361 to 16,993. Twenty-one other counties, covered in the survey, grew in population between 19o0 and 19 54 but did not grow enough to maintain the proportion of the state's population that had in 1950. This left 55 counties in the state which have lost in popu lation in the years between 1950 and 1954. The survey showed that the pattern of "farm to city" and Lying Ex-con Gets 5 Years On Check Item Preston Lunsford, 43, a De cator, .Tex., ex-convict, and for the past few months a laborer in Cass county, found the end of his visit in the area an adven turous one wrhich brought at least five years in the state pen itentiary this week. Lunsford pleaded guilty to a charge of forging a $65 check, written on Lloyd Holman of Plattsmouth. before District Judge John M. Dierks this weelr and it brought the prison term after Lunsford decided not to lie anymore. Lunsford first had to be halt- e by gunpoint last week by Plattsmouth Police Chief John Hobscheidt who was taking him to county authorities. When Lunsford just k?pt walking past the Cass county courthouse. Chief Hobescheidt leveled his police pistol, stopping his at tempt to escape. Lunsford pleaded guilty in district court and when asked If he had a previous record of felony, Lunsford said he didn't. Judge John Dierks asked Cass County Sheriff Tom Solo mon if this was so. It - wasn't. Sheriff Solomon informed the court. He had just been-on the telephone to Lin coln 'where Lunsford's finger printsvhad been sent for check ing 'and the report was that Lunsford had served more than One penitentiary term. Lunsford still denied this and the-judge sent him back to jail to await the arrival of the writ ten record before imposing sen tence. f On the way back to jail a short conversation occurred be tween ' Sheriff Solomon and Lunsford: ) Sheriff: You were lying to the judge in there weren't you? Lunsford: Yes. Sheriff: Go back and tell him you've been up on a felony be fore Lunsford: All right. Judge Dierks meted out five years, fined Lunsford $1 and ordered $25.75 costs paid. But that didn't end the story. Luns ford has been taken by Fre mont authorities on a forgery charge where - a possible "Ha bitual Criminal'' charge may. be filed, usually good for 12 years in the pen. 3 Slightly Injured In Car-Truck Crash UNION Three persons in jured in a car - truck crash at "Union , corner, intersection of Highways 73-75 and 34. were hospitalized with what were thought to be no serious in juries Saturday at Nebraska City. They were Mrs. Frank Young, her - daughter, Margaret and Carol Thomas, all of Nebraska City. Mrs. Thomas was driving from the south, making a turn west to Highway 34 when the car was struck broadside by an ice cream truck driven by Francis Brisbois of Omaha. The Young car was spun around and lodged against a pole. Both the truck and auto mobile were. badly damaged. Snake Bite Victim Serious in Kansas Mrs A. D. McCune of Fort Leavenworth. Kan., the former Mildred Allen, daughter of Mrs M- B. Allen of Plattsmouth. is in serious condition at Clashing: Memorial hospital in Fort Leav enworth. Kan., after she was bitten by a copperhead snake at her home Monday morning. Bobby Embury, son of Mrs. McCune, left at once for Leav enworth, accompanied by Mrs. Ernest Yenney. depopulation of rural counties has resumed in Nebraska with the exception of Cherry county in the sandhills and oil-gas booming Cheyenne and Kimball counties. Sarpy county . showed the greatest per cent of gain of any ,u - i , ! 5 1 jifxt I- - yvi -'b- ' 1, r.i iiwv 1 F "iii'v--1 11 1 ' f " 9 . -. - " - .-v.- ..'.:';. - .. ..'. .',-.. - ' ' -- V '. ? Io3s,a'wc loin ' - .' - - , " vt.' :' j 25 lke7D UJp Dim Open Hobby Show At Korn Karnival An open hobby show, to be held during the King Korn Karnival here Sept. 22 24, will be located at the old Ruback building on Sixth street in Plattsmouth, the King Korn Karnival Kom mittee said. All types of collections and hobbies may be entered in the competition. All items should be on ex hibit by 10 a. m. Thursday, Sept. 22 and must be left until 10 p. m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Grade Schools Milk Program Starts Monday A new fluid milk program will begin in Plattsmouth grade schools on Monday. Plattsmouth School Superin tendent T. I. Friest told the board of education at a regular meeting Monday night that the program will bring milk to chil dren from kindergarten through the sixth grade. Mr. Friest said the program uill cost the local taxpayers nothing, the school being reim bursed through a federal subsi dy program handled by the State Superintendent of Schools ' office. The grade A homogenized milk will be served to children m the a morning recess under the teacher's supervision at the cost of two cents per half pint, forJf those who want to take part. Cost for a week would.be. 10 cents. ' - ; ; Arrangements have been made with the Alamito Dairy company to furnish refrigerated dispen sers and the milk. Mr. Friest is preparing an in formation sheet which will be sent home to parents explaining the program. Besides nodding approval the school board Tuesday night al so: 1. Decided to hire another eighth grade teacher, if one can be found, to relieve the load on the two present teachers who have classes of 37 each, well over the ' maximum 30 recom mended. 2. Finally accepted the resig nation of Betty Parriott, first grade teacher last year, after first refusing to do so when she signed a contract and did not return. Mrs. Bonnie Fauquet is now teaching this grade. 3. Decided to buy a deep freeze unit for the school cafe teria at a manufacturer's school price, to be exchanged free of charge each year. 4. Decided to pay architects Clark and Henderson of Lincoln the remaining $500 due them on the new section of the school building and $1,000 due the con tractors, Korshoe Construction company of Blair upon finding the gymnasium floor had been refinished and other items had been completed., county at 33 per cent, the pop- ! uiauon going irom 15,693 in 1950 to 20.791 in 1954. The sur vey, of course, includes all arm ed forces personel stationed in the state. The University department used school census records; suras! It will be a rare Cass county taxpayer who finds a cut in his taxes this year. Only one town could show a decrease in overall real estate taxes. Nehawka taxes dropped by 7.58 mills. Actu ally, the big1 drop in Nehawka taxes took place in the school levy which droppedfrom 28.50 mills last year to 15.70 mills this year under the new consolidated school district. City Levy Plattsmouth 25 Louisville 25 South Bend 8 Greenwood 12.10 Murdock 13 t t : n nn t I .OU t Avoca 19.85 j Weeping Water 20.10 j Elmwood 24.93 Eagle 15.92 ! Manley 7.20 Alvo 13.14 ! Nehawka 25 Murray 16.10 : Denotes bond payments or free high school tuition included. ! Add city and school levies shown to state-county levy of 16.36 ! to get final' total shown. Holders ft ,'. Plattsmouth Journal carrier is Delbert McDaniels, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee McDaniels, who carries papers to his neighbors near the sale barn, at the south end of . Plattsmouth. Three years a Cub Scout, he collects match holders as a hobby. He has been a member of the Chris tian Youth Crusaders. Murray Girl Breaks Leg in Swing Tumble MURRAY Marilyn Morris, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olin Morris of Murray, is convalescing at her home here with a broken leg. Marilyn broke her right leg between the ankle and Knee when she was thrown out of a swing in which she was sitting. A bolt holding the swing together fell out, causing the fall. GRASS' FIRE DOES LITTLE A grass fire at the Horning school Tuesday afternoon de stroyed only grass and weeds. One Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire- Department truck went to the j scene. The fire burned grass in j a direction away from the school house, which was not damaged. drivers licenses; election fig ures, draft registrations living, births-, deaths and marriage figures. The 1960 census will be the real test of its results, says th2 department, when the ten-year federal census is taken. t : - : . ; t-,-. N f m m w" ., 6 ; - School 34.40 32.85 16.G0 28.10 16.00 36.40 25.14 30.50 16.30 20.50 16.20 32.20 20.70 18.80 Total Levy 75.75 up 1.26 74.21 up 8.44 40.96 up 7.66 56.56 up 6.26 45.36 up .68 60.36 up 13.66 61.35 up 17.65 66.96 up 8.12 57.59 up 4.95 52.73 up 5.20 39.76 up 9.26 61.70 up 1.00 62.06 down 7.58 51.26 up 4.28 Nehawka's city levy was at the upper legal limit, 25 mills, hav ing moved there from a levy of 24.84 mills last year. Nehawka is one of four towns in the county taxing at the legal i limit, or near it, this year. Plattsmouth continued the 25 mills levy of last year; Louisville moved up slightly from last year to 25 mills this year; and Elmwood had a 24.93 levy this year, just off the mark. Most county rural school dis tricts took a jump this year, ! mostly because of a rise in the ' free high school tuition levy I from 3.40 mills last year to 6.30 mills this year. Manley has the honor of hav ing the lowest overall levy this year among cities and villages at 39.76 mills but even this was up 9.26 mills over last year. Alvo had the lowest rise over last year, not counting Nehaw ka's drop, when over-all taxes went up one mill. School and city taxes were not entirely responsible for the overall tax rise in most places. Countv taxes went up from 5 38 mills last year to 6.90 for this year, a rise of 1.52 mills. State tax bite is 8.18 mills this year as compared to 6.69 last year, a rise of 1.49 mills. Cass county tax levies were figured on an assessed valuation for the county of $42,769,760. Plattsmouth school district levy was down by 1.26 mills to 34.40 mills, including bond pay ments, but the total Plattsmouth levy rose 1.26 mills to 75.75. Plattsmouth school levy was one of few of larger Nebraska which showed a decrease. Avoca found the largest tax jump for the year as the total levy there went to 61.35 mills, a hike of 17.65 mills. Joe Kruntorad Elected Fire Chief for 1956 Joe Kruntorad was elected chief of the Plattsmouth Vol unteer Fire Department in a. meeting of the organization Wednesday night. Mr. Kruntorad will succeed Ray Wiysel as chief of the fire department on Jan. 1, 1957. Carl J. Schneider was elected to succeed himself as president; of the organization. Carl Chriswiser was elected vice-president; John V. Svoboda, secretary; Frank J. Koubek, treasurer; Howard Hirz. first assistant chief; Louis Swoboda, second assistant chief. Driver will be Walter Bryant. A. W. Huebner and Lee A Hoh man. Ray wiysel will be chemi cal man. All officers will begin serving Jan. 1, 1957. Menard Rites Set Providence, R. I. The bodv of Airman First Clas Lawrence Menard, 25, of Offutt Air Force Base, was shipped to his home at Provi dence, R. I., today under mili tary escort the Caldwell - Lin der Funeral Home, in charge of arrangements, said. A funeral will be held there for him. A'lc Menard was the only traffic fatality of the Labor Day weekend near Plattsmouth. He had been in the U. S Air Force for five years. He is tho son of William Menard of Providence. Journal Want Ads Pay