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Oi kiwwiU AAA 1500 R ST. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER itd PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday or E Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leoder-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to Mere Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 74 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 85 Retired Former BREX Employes auir EL ORB ET igms oioorsi; Aft eetimo DScoydl Plattsmouth city councilmen haven't met in regular session since Aug-. 22, over three weeks ago, and though they tried Tuesday night in a postponed session they found themselves stymied when they lost a councilman. Howard Hirz, serving hi.; second term ls councilman, Tuesday night handed in a letter of resignation. Mr. Hirz said in his letter to the council that business interests he has acquired since being elected forced his resignation ! since he could not give the council job the proper amount j of time. j The council did not convene! after the letter arrived by mes Art Roelofsz Director of Scout Drive Art Roelofsz of Alvo has been named the local campaign di rector of the 1956 Boy Scout Fi nance Campaign that will be held on October 25. He was ap pointed by Otto Kotouc, Jr., of Humbolt, finance chairman of the Arbor Lodge District, of the Cornhusker Council. Mr. Roelofsz said that he was quite honored at the opportuni ty to serve the Boy Scouts cf America. He said that since his appointment he has been busy lining up his committee and is ready to announce the names and the positions that they have accepted in helping to mak;e this a successful campaign. Donald Rieckman is chairman of the advance gifts committee; John Knapp is publicity chair man; Art Roelofsz is physical arrangements chairman and Walter Vincent is prospect and rating chairman. Ralph Dream er is solicitations chairman and Boyd Haley is chairman of the audit committee. Mr. Roelfosz said that no par ticualr goal, in terms of money, has been named but rather a challenge in that he and his committee are 10 see and get contributions from 15 of the community. Mr. Kotouc said that ? if enough people are sen in each community, the money needed to keep the Cornhusker Coun cil operating at top speed will be realized. Mr. Roelofsz said that he and the entire committee would at tend a district finance seminar to be held in Syracuse on Sept. 22. Details and information of the big job ahead will be the main part of the Agenda. senger Tuesday night on the ad vice of City Attorney Alvin Chovanec that actions taken by the council in a postponed meeting, where the public was not notified, would be of ques tionable legality unless all coun cilmen were present and agreed to such a meeting. Actually Mr. Chovanec gave the council this advice before the resignation arrived and Hirz was called at his job and asked to be present. He sent the letter to the council by Patrolman Estil Jenkins. The council was trying to meet on Tuesday night to take care of their regular session. This had been postponed Monday night when it conflicted with the bowling schedules of three councilmen. Councilmen Hirz, D. L. Grove and Jim McMillian i -mi r Urn I?.. . .': :,, jS..'... .i i r . k ' if About 350 BREX employes held a picnic in Garfield Park in Plattsmouth Sunday afternoon and among them were these old timers, retired former BREX employes: Seated, left to right: R. C. Jahrig, Maty Sedlak, George Lushinsky, J. C. Comstock! - - rv fu r I l ; ' '' ' 1 1 If I - ill! 1 . f 'S I ff Eirim CCcairiniovcBl uudls dh Softyir King Korn Karnival time in Plattsmouth is only seven days away and plans and arrangements are shaping up rapidly. Deadline for the King Korn Queen contest is mid- night Saturday. Votes are available at merchants in Plattsmouth who are members of the King Korn Klub. Ballot boxes have been placed on several corners in down town Plattsmouth. Karnival Kommittee Chair- m n t l man uaie tiowman said ihls iuu L.aives Are Expected Here For Kalf Show Standing, from left: A. F. Bajeck, F. W. Herger, W. O. Senf, E. C. Schwenneker, Albert Altschaffl, E. F. Trively, Edward, Kalasek, H. A. Shiffer, O. J. Lushinsky, W. E. Bayly, F. J. Libershal, C. O. Carlburg, A. J. Kouoek, C. A. Johnson, Mike Bajeck, Walter Rhoades. Journal Photo. Howard Hirz P-T.A. Banquet At Louisville Assembles 150 LOUISVILLE Max Amelang was elected treasurer of the Louisville P-T. A. here Monday night in a business meeting fol lowing a banquet sponsored by the P-T. A. Council. He will fill a vacancy. Mrs. Genevieve Funk was elected secretary. About 150 persons attended the banquet served by high school girls and cooked by P- T. A. members. Special recognition was given Superintendent and Mrs. Cox. ! School faculty, board of educa tion members and other civic leaders were introduced by Mrs. Muriel Burner, acting president. Mrs. Rose Meisingerjled a dis cussion. It was voted to. pro mote a youth activities program started last year by community civic organizations. Others appearing on the "back to school" program were Rev. L. N. Blough, pastor of the Methodist church, and Miss Jean White, who presented her school in several square dances on a program presented by Mrs. Graham Jones. Local and Visiting BREX Supervisors .-.; -.. d? hi i&i) j I l il 1 .m n Plattsmouth's King Korn Karnival Kalf barn, which will hold the 1954 edition of the 4-H calf show, is nearing com pletion at the rear of the Ford garage, just off the southeast corner of the Plattsmouth high school football field- The roof was nearly complete Wednesday. The Karnival starts next Thurs day, Sept. 22. Plans have been completed for the annual auction sale of Korn Karnival 4-H calves. It is esti mated by the committee in charge that nearly 100 head of these prime baby beeves will be offered lor sale this year. While the calf show will be held at the new Kalf barn, the calves will be moved to the Plattsmouth sale barn for a sale scheduled at 9:30 a-m. Saturday, Sept. 4. Through the Plattsmouth sale barn, Young and Lacy and the Plattsmouth Stale Bank, all sale barn facilities, auctioneering and clerking will be donated to week that queen vote counting will go much faster if ballots are not folded and asked voters to put them in the ballot boxes without this. Here are the names of the queen candidates for which you may cast your vote: Joan Ault. sponsored by St- John's Altar Society and Guild; Dorothy Lee Piper, Garden Club; Elna Bom berg. VFW; Carolyn Robinson. Methodist church; Yvonne Nel son,. American Legion Auxil iary; Jackie Reno, Rebekah Lodge; Jo Non Albin, Junior Women's Club; Janice Caldwell. Women's Division, Chamber of Commerce; Joan Koubek. Holy Rosary Altar Society; Evelyn Henry, First Lutheran church; Patricia Brown, Circle 3, Pres byterian church; Deloris Beins, EagVs Auxiliary; Benne Rae Speck. St. Paul's Guild; and Shirley Strough. Job's Daugh ters. Countesses will be announced in The Journal Monday- The Karnival opens next Thursday and will include three parades, exhibits in many de partments ending on Saturday night with the Koronation Ball with music by The Don Thomas Orchestra. Tickets are on sale for the Plattsmouth Baton Twirlers, Band Go to Syracuse Monday Seven Plattsmouth baton twirlers will take part in a ba ton festival and marching show to be held at Syracuse Athletic Park at 7:30 p. m., Monday, Sept. 19. Two hundred baton twirlers from Nebraska and Iowa are expected to take part in the event. Dr. George Rhoades, noted baton twirler from Kansas City will be in charge of twirlers. Marching bands from Auburn, Tecumseh, Nebraska City, Syra cuse and Plattsmouth will per form. Twirlers taking part from Plattsmouth are Sharon Har baugh, Janet Campbell, Kath erine Ptak, Margaret Eiting, Donna Ernst, Nancy Sicmoneit and Carol Avis. The evening band program will be a preview of two other band contests coming up. Part of the bands will be in th3 Plattsmouth King Korn Karni val contest and other on the Ak-Sar-Ben program at Omaha. Plattsmouth band will go to Ak-Sar-Ben on Monday, Sept. 26 where it will compete in Class B along with Bellevue, York, and Aurora. rolled with their teams Monday night; Councilman William Highfield found it difficult to be present for other - reasons. Tuesday night the bowling coun cilmen said they could have been present if the meeting had been held. Several citizens were left waiting at a dark city hall Mon day night after coming to 6ee the council. Part of -these re turned Tuesday night but got no satisfaction when the coun cil did not go into session. The council has had more than one Tuesday night meet ing this summer. They were knocked out of a Monday night Lot 10. Block 53 in the Citv session in July when the lights 0f plattsmouth to Robert Gall failed on meeting night, and I f or $175. 4 Properties Sold At Sheriff's Sale Four pieces of Cass county property were sold at a tax sale at the courthouse and Platts mouth this morning; one parcel was redeemed by the owner and and another was not sold be cause of an error in the description. The following wrere sold: Burlington shop employes at Plattsmouth held a picnic at Garfield Park in Plattsmouth last Sunday. Lining up here for a photo were the BREX supervisors, seated, from left: G. J. Jaeger, D. E. Whitestone, D. M. Clifford. Stand ing, from left: H. D. Carmen, F. H. Simmons, C. H. Cuthrell, H. L. Gaines, F. J. Koubek. R. M. Painter, C. W. Grandy, E. O. Vroman and L. O. Gaylord. Journal Photo. Derby Son Born LOUISVILLE (Special) A son has been born co Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Derby at Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln. He weighed seven pounds, 12 ounces. The amndnarents are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Derby and Mr. and Mrs. John Graham. Mrs Clarence Akeson and Mrs. Frank Strough, are in Falls City, today, attending the wedding of their niece Miss Susan Strough. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Sect. 12, 13, 14, 1955. Date Hi?h Low Prec. Monday 81 54 Tuesday 92 68 Wednesday .. --90 00 Forecast: Today (Thursday) partly cloudy, warmer, fresh southerly winds tonight, cloudy, low 68. held the meeting the following j Tuesday. They tried to meet on Aug. 8 but not enough were pres ent to make a quorum so they adjourned to Aug. 9. They got in a meeting on the regular night Aug. 22 and three wreeks later, Sept. 12, found not enough could be there to transact busi ness. Tuesday, night they did not meet officially, on; the city at torney's advice, arid postponed the reeular meeting until an unset date. Mayor Leo Meising-j er said late Wednesday that he thinks the council will be able to meet Friday night when a new councilman will be appoint ed and approval of the coun cil psked. The council Tuesday night took no official action though they discussed some street im provement problems with spe cial engineers. The council has set the next regular meeting which would have fallen on Sept. 26, up to Sept. 27, Tuesday night, so that bids on street improvement dis tricts can be taken. This got the approval of City Attorney Chov anec who said the meeting would be alright as long as the public was advised when it would be. The appointee who succeeds Mr. Hirz will serve until May 1, 1956, and will be subject to an election in April. Lots 1 and 2, Block 50, Young and Hayes Addition, City of Plattsmouth, to G. W. Weten kamp for $315. Lot 30 in Village of Louisville to Walter Fink for $300 Lot 2, Block 46, City of Weep ing Water, to Lee and Virgie Stratton for $3. Redeemed by the owners were lots 3 and 4, Block 49, Young and Hayes Addition, City of Plattsmouth, for $1796.08. New Louisville Minister Arrives LOUISVILLE (Special) Wil liam Moore of Lincoln is the new minister at the Christian church here. Roger Heimes, former minis ter, left this week for Kentucky where he will enter a seminary. Court Term Jury Members Names Listed Jury list for the September term of District court at Platts mouth now in session, has been released. - One criminal case, now being tried, has been listed along with five civil actions Jurors listed: Mrs- Henry A. Kaf f enberger, Plattsmouth; Earnest Read, Louisville ; Thomas B. Brooks, Plattsmouth; Mrs. William Klemme, Nehawka; Robert E Walker. Eagle; Mrs. Hugh O' Brien, Louisville; Miss Mary Hopp, Louisville; George C. Mey er, Avoca; Miss Cora Hathaway, Union; Mrs. Leva Vader, Eagle; Ben Albin, Union; Mrs. Myrtle Sowards, Ashland; Mrs. Edna s Ried, Union; August Keil. Platts mouth; Ed Fitzgerald, Murray: Paul Ottens, Elmwood; Claude F. O'Conner, Nehawka; Mrs. Ethel Goodman, Nehawrka; Mrs LeRoy Meisinger, Louisville; Mrs. Pearl Tuttle, Plattsmouth, Oliver W. Meisinger, Louisville; Joseph H. Sikora, Plattsmouth; I. C. Isaac, Louisville; Mrs. Mil dred Albin, Union and Orville Cordes, Louisville. Members of the jury list are found by drawing from names on the tax role- Will Oliver Rites Set for Saturday At Weeping Water Funeral services' for Will Oli ver 73, of Maniey will be held at the Hobson Funeral Home in Weeping Water at 2 p.m. Satur day. Rev. Joe S. K.-Wrpf, pastor of the Manley church, will offi cite. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery at Plattsmouth. Mr. Oliver died in an Omaha hospital Wednesday night. He wasborn on April 11, 1832. at Plattsmouth and . had been a farmer near Manley. Besides his widow, Winnie, he is survived by a son, Will Oliver, of Murdock and a daughter, Miss Doris Oliver, of Platts-! mouth- Police Court Chamber Cancels Beatrice Bus Ride A bus to Beatrice, where the Plattsmouth high school team will meet the Beatrice football team Friday night has been can celled the Chamber of Com merce announced today. Not enough fans were interested to pay the expense, was given as the reason. LUTHERAN PICNIC SUNDAY A church picnic of the First Lutheran church will be held at Garfield, Park in Plattsmouth Sunday,- Sept. 18. Picnic : supper will begin at 5 p. m. preceded by a baseball game. Harolci Strider, Forest City, Mo., $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Quentinac Jenkins, Ainsworth, Iowa, forfeited $5 appearance bond, failure to observe a traf fice signal. Claude J. Garland, South Omaha, forfeited $15 bond, charged with speeding. Raymond W. Combs, Offutt costs, driver's license suspended on a good will tour of the Unit- Wiles Will Have Guest From Afar Through Sunday Mr. and Mrs- Myron Wiles, who live west cf Mynard,' will have a guest on their farm from half around the world witn them Sunday. This will be Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Grieves of Australia, one of a party of Australian people for six months, driving while drunk. Robert Poskevitch, Sioux City, Iowa, forfeited $15 bond, charg ed with speeding. Thomas G. Miller, 623 Ave nue B, Plattsmouth, charged with driving while drunk, plead ed innocent, hearing postponed from Sept. 14 to Sept. 19. Walter Blumel, Omaha, charg ed with driving while drunk, pleaded innocent, hearing set for Sept. 1, postponed until Sept. 17. ed States. Mrs. Grieves will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wiles Sunday and Monday night after which they will attend a ban nuet at the St. Regis Hotel in Omaha for all the Australian group, nine couples and 13 single persons. The visitors will leave by bus from Omaha Monday. School Total Down by Three At Louisville LOUISVILLE Enrollment in Louisville schools has dropped by three students. This was shown by a total en rollment in the cchools here in the first week of 307 last year and 303 this year. It was high c,"hool enrollment which dropped the total count. Enrollment in high school is down from 117 students last year to a total of 107 this year. Grade enrollment has more than held its own rising from 190 last year to 201 this year. Later enrollments may change these figures. Here's a breakdown by grades: Kindergarten. 27; first grade, 27; second grade, 17; third grade, 22; fourth grade. 26; fifth grade, 14; sixth grade, 19: seventh grade. 23; eighth grade, 26; high school freshmen, 28: sophomores. 23; juniors, 24; seniors, 22. Conservation Air Tour Set For October 18 Second annual Soil Conser vation Air Tour, originally set for Sept. 13. has been postponed until Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Weep ing Water. This was announced after the district board made a decision on a recommendation j by the manager of the Weeping Water airport. Dusty conditions at the airport which might cre ate a safety hazard during heavy use of the field was giv en as a reason. Rides are free during the Air Tour, opening at 9 a m. A total of 140 persons wrho took rides last year were so en thusiastic about seeing their farms from the tiir that it is ex pected that a greater number of conservation minded people will be on hand this year. Flights will be made through out the day. Reservations are not required. I Minors must be accompanied by parents or legal guardian to give written consent. Local owners and operators are particularly invited to take a ride and get a "bird's eye" view of their farm and conser vation work in the county. Dick Rhoad Is Acquitted Injury Tria es the 4-H Club members selling t Knrnnat.ion ball from members calves. 1 of the King Korn Kommittee Several Plattsmouth business i men have signified that they will buy calves at the sale. The committee, made up of Mel Todd. Union, chairman; Don Hansen, Plattsrrfouth; , Chet Wiles. Howard Philpot and Clar ence Schmadeke, i urges all oth ers as well as those from sur-. rounding Cass county towns to lend their support- . Local buyers who wish to have their purchases slaughtered will find both the Plattsmouth and Murray lockers ready to accom odate them Immediately follow ing the sale. Business men who wish to purchase calves purely for advertising purposes, and who do not wish to slaughter them, may resell them at mark et price to an Omaha packer buyer who will be present. These arrangements can be made with any member of the committee who will also be glad to represent any buyer who can not be present. Thomas Janda Rites Held Today Omaha Funeral services were held this morning (Thursday) at an Omaha funeral home and St. Cecilia's Cathedral in Omaha for Thomas C. Janda, 70. who died Tuesday morning. Burial was in Holy Sepulchre cemetery at Plattsmouth. He was a former Plattsmouth resident. Survivors are his widow, Mary E.; daughters, Mrs. George H. Charron, Nebraska City; Mrs. Fred J. Wigbers, Holden, Wash.; sons, David T., Danville, Calif.; Thomas C, Jr., Omaha; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Antonia Pitz, Plattsmouth, and Mrs. Clara Slatinsky, Sedalia, Mo. GOES TO HOSPITAL Sattler ambulance took Jim Gochenour to St. Mary's hospital at Nebraska City Thursday. Method isi- Church Sacred Concert Set George Mathews, tenor vocal soloist, will present a sacred concert at the First Methodist church in Plattsmouth next Wednesday. Sept. 21, at 8 p.m.. it has been announced by church officials- There will be no admission Poo! Meeting Set on Friday Night A special meeting for those interested in a' Plattsmouth swimming pool project . will be held Friday night, Sept. 16, at the 40 and 8 club, it has been announced by Rose Mary Was son. All committees appointed by organizations, and anyone in terested, is expected to attend. Firestone Store Celebrating 4th Anniversary Date Leo and Jane Meisinger are celebrating the fourth anniver sary of the opening of the Fire stone Store here. An anniversary special on sev eral items is being made avail able. Free balloons for the kid dies and gifts for customers are being offered. Besides this, says Mr. Meising er, a surprise is in store for any one who visits the store. A district court jury Wednes day afternoon found innocent of embezzlement charges Rich ard S. Rhoade3, Plattsmouth ditching machine operator. The jury deliberated an hour and 35 minutes, retiring to the jury room at 3 p.m. and emerg ing with a verdict 4:35 p.m. Thus a three-d.iy trial ended in acquittal. Rhoades was charged with embezzeling $399.33 from the partnership of O. W. and Clark Finney construction company while employed by them, oper ating a ditching machine. Clark Finney brought the charges. The testimony brought out that Rhoades had previously worked for Clark Finney on a salary basis but that at the time he was chorged with em bezzling funds he was on a commission basis and had per mission from Finney to buy re pairs and supplies from money collected for jobs he performed. Finney claimed Rhoades spent some of the money for his own use with intent to defraud. Taking the witness stand Tuesday afternoon, Rhoades ad mitted he took money for his own use but also said that he was not always paid on time and that Finney owed him mon ey. District Judge John Dlerks congratulated the jury on their close attention to the details of the testimony and dismissed them to report back Sept- 21 for possible use in the next case. Here are the jury members I with Joseph A. Sikora of Platts- moutn cnosen as ioreman: Earnest Read, Louisville; Thom as B. Brooks, Plattsmouth; Mrs William Klemme, Nehawka; Robert E. Walker, Eagle; Mrs. Hugh O'Brien, Louisville; George C. Meyer, Avoca; Mrs. Leva Vader, Eagle; Mrs. Myrtle I. Sowards. Ashland; August Keil, Plattsmouth; Oliver W. Meising er, Louisville; Joseph H. Sikora, Plattsmouth; and Orville Cordes, Louisville. Court House County court: Richard L. Meyers, Indepen dence, Mo., $11 and $4 costs, speeding. Henry Pearsley, Union, $5 and $4 costs, assault. Dale W. Nelson, Holdrege, $15 and $4 costs, speeding. Eagle Picnic Set for Sunday The old Settlers picnic grounds south of Plattsmouth will be the site for the annual picnic of the Eagles Lodge members and their families on Sunday, Sept 18. The Eagles will furnish re freshments, entertainment and treats for children. Every fam ily is to bring their own picnic dinner. In case of rain the pic nic will be postponed until furr ther notice. W m. Sprandel r e t u r ne d Thursdfiv Tnorninp- after smend- i ixooen, u. -riamoecK. umana. r inr pie-ht ria.v.? visiting t. un charge but a free will offering j $10 and $4 costs, failure to re- brook. Arapahoe and Cambridga will be taken. cister vehicle. 1 wrth relatives and friends. Briggs Rites Held At Omaha Saturday Funeral services for Leland S. Briggs, 62, of Omaha, former Plattsmouth resident, were held Soturdav in Omaha. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery at Platts mouth. Mr. Briqgs died lsst Thursday. He was tha son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Briggs of Plattsmouth. Surviving is his widow, the former Lillie Hartwick, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hart wick of Plattsmouth: three daughters, Mrs. Betty Popa, Worthington; Ohio; Mrs. Mary Ruth Wright, San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Martin Lamb, Oma ha: a son, Rodney of Omaha; a brother, Chester B. Briggs, Corvallis, Ore.; a sister, Mrs. Fred Franzen of Omaha and 13 grandchildren.