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1300 R ST. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday RMonriHi Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 74 EICHTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 89 mom Street iS CoojbtjcoI Mod; Grove President Taylor School Wins Contest L, ' . . . T. JIM ill IMP "V - 11 m Tm rr m u' a t ; , w '-.fix t r . ,. j. c f. . -m. .m ah, . Many of Plattsmouth's streets, which have been a quagmire in winter and dust bowls in summer, will likely H? Ket an asphalt oil coating, where the property owners have asked for it, within the next two weeks. But two other sets of property owners won't get their concrete pav ing this fall. This was brought out when the Plattsmouth city council Tuesday night rejected the only bid placed by a contractor for two street improvement districts, No. 113 and No. 115, because the completion date would be next spring. The council Tuesday night also elected D. L. Grove as president of the city council, succeeding Howard Hirz who resigned from the council. Mr. Grove is t.ha .senior mem- ber of the council, thoueh hav ing been elected only last spring, he had served on the Highway Gets Advisory Nod Offutt South LINCOLN The Advisory State Hi eh way Commission this week approved two highway improve ments which would effect Cass county. A four-larie highway south from Offutt Field across the Platte river was one project approved. Another was relocation and hard surfacing of Highway 50 south from Louisville to High way No. 1. The Highway Department seeks the recommendation of the advisory board but is not re quired to follow it. Highwav 73-75 is four-lane at present from Omaha south to Offutt Field. State Engineer L. N. Ress pointed out that the highway improvement would in volve the building of a nw fnur-lane bridge across the Platte river and reoair of the present two-lane bridee. Highway department plans are for eventual buildine of a by pass west around Plattsmouth. The advisory commission de laved recommendation on this when Commissioner William E. Metzger asked to see the high wav department survey for the proposed by-pass. Cotner Bound Over To District Court Donald Dale Cotner. 38, of Plattsmouth, was bound over to te district court for trial on a charge of indecent molestation of a minor Wednesday following a hearine in county court Cot ner was rinsed on a $1,000 ap pearance bond. Cotner nleaded mnocnt to the eharee when arraigned in coun ty court earlier. County Judee Raymond J. Case bound the case over to dis trict ourt trial on the basis of a written confession given bv Cotner to Cass County Sheriff Tom Solomon. council before and got the pre sent council's unanimous vote as new president. Only the Anchor Construction company, now building water mains in Plattsmouth for the water board, put in a bid for the concrete naving proiect in the 11th street. Avenue F, 12th street, Avenue G area. Bids were under the $2,431 estimated cost bv engineers for District 113 and $16,226 for District 115 but the constructon company placed a starting date for next spring. The plans called for starting this fall. A comoany representa tive present, said steel and ce ments shortages prevented this. The council reieeted the bids which are exoected to be adver tised again later with a start ing date in the spring. The council did however, let a bid for asohaltic oiling of Lin coln avenue. The Northern Iowa Asnhalt company of Algona, Towa, was the only bidder at 21 cents ner gallon applied, or sl. 575. The estimate was $1,650. Once the contract was granted, a reoresentative of the company present made the council a pro position; That if the company was not required to out up a oerforamnce bond, which would take about. 10 days, to get the iob could be tied in with other iobs now being done saving the council one cent per gallon and starting in about 10 davs. This wp! with a provision that the council ordered -a 10,000 gallon ar or tne on, instead oi me 7500 gallons reouired for the Lincoln avenue. The oil would be ud to do other streets out lined by petitions and cash pay ments. The council accepted the proposition. Third item which made a spe cial session necessary was a wai ver petition on a sanitary sew r lateral in the new Hishland Addition. The council accented the netUion which would allow the hiring of a contractor to nut in the sewer without adver tising for bids uo to $2,783-44, the engineer's estimate. Signers of the petition wre D. M- and Francis Babbitt, John J. Cloidt, Jr.. and Winifred Cloidt. prop erty owners in the addition. The ( Continued on page 6) jrr I J n r ... tm inn r;- .,, y -v x-- fj VlU LI ? it. v "' ""(!- . . - y rr; uwphiw"m i i w t a k .-,.x... fr-l .rim .,. r, , ...-. .:..'.irMX t .. - . j rami oelhi u irons u A float with a transportation motif, "From the Oxen Train to the Speedy Airplane," won first place among rural school floats at the King Korn Karnival last week. Nancy Wonder- check is the teacher. Personnel on the float were Curtis Rader, Cathy Buechler, Brian Stan der, Carl Penke, ; Ellen, Doris, Lois, Diana and Bobbie Rader; John Campbell and Sandra Abel. Journal Photo. Presbyterian Float Judged Best in Parade An entry presented by the First Presbyterian church in Plattsmouth was judged No. 1 float in the organization and fraternal parade at the King Korn Karnival last weekend for theme and originality. An organization from out of county came to Plattsmouth and won first in the Farmer Parade last Saturday at the King Korn Karnival. It was the Sarpy County Farm Bureau. Social Workers Flower Club took sec ond; Mynard Jolly Workers were third. Jochimsen's Grocery float won first place in. the merchant's pa rade. Knorr's was second; Soennichsen's third. The Lions club was first place 18-year-olds Must Register for Draft All young- men must register for selective service when they reach the age of 18 the Selective Service Office said here today. This is a requirement of the Service Office said here today. One Cass county young man entering the Army through the Selective Service system this month was Merlyn Herman Minderman of Avoca, a volun teer who left for Army induc tion Sept. 21. Dickmon Rites Held Nebraska City Tuesday NEHAWKA Special) Funer al services for Mrs. Anna Dick man, 77, of Nebraska City were held at the Peterson Funeral winner among organizations pa- i home there Tuesday afternoon. mriiner floats. Thp American Le- 1VAiii- nictn uicu odtuiuaj Services Held for Lutz Infant AVOCA (Special) Graveside services were held at Holy Trin ity Catholic cemetery at Avoca Tuesday for the infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lutz, who died shortly after birth Monday evening at St. Marys Hospital, Nebraska City. Rev. E. C. McFadden officiated. Surviving are the infants par ents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Conway, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs Emil Lutz. Avoca. gion and Auxiliary were second Dlace winner and Jobs Daugh ters were third. Among churches, the Presby terian float took first: St. Paul's was second and the First Meth odist church float third. Swatek's, The Journal and Ru- back's received, honorable men tion among merchants floats. Winner among commercial floats was Ray's Bar: Phil's Bar was second and Corner Bar third. The Presbyterian church float was judged the best overall float in theme and originality. Roger Hi!d Pledges Alpha Gamma Rho Roger Hild, who is a fresh man in the University of Ne braska this fall, was recently pledged into the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. Apha Gamma Rho is a nation al agricultural fraternity, Kap pa ChaDter being located in Lin coln. Ksnoa has ranked high in scholarshio and camnus activi ties on the University of Ne braska campus in past years. Roeer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hild of Plattsmouth. Henrv Hild is also a member of the fraternity as is, Gary, an older brother of Roarer, who pre sently is doing graduate study at the University. Police Court "Joe Doe," Iowa license, for feited $5 bond, illegal parking in flood zone. Dean Biles, Plattsmouth, $3 ' and $4 costs, excessive noise with vehicle. Richard Skinner, Bellevue, for feited $7 bond, failed to stop at school stop sign. Amos Taliferro, Denver, $10 and $1 costs, speeding. Leander J. Stuchlik, Colon, Neb., forfeited $25 bond, speed in?. Dale Wohlfarth, Murray, $1 and $4 costs, illegal parking. Walter E Peterson, Louisville, illegal parking, dismissed. 2 Czss Countians Madrigal Singers Twenty-three members of the University of Nebraska's Madri gal Singers, have been announc ed by Dr. David Foltz, director and chairman of the department of music. Jeanine Schliefer of Murdock was announced as a second alto sinser and Wendell Friest of Plattsmouth as a member of the second tenor section. Miss Wetcnkamp Is Chosen for Choir LeMars, Iowa Edith Weten kamp has been choseii by Pro fessor Larry Day to travel with the Westmar College A Cappella Choir on their southern tour from Dec. 2 through Dec. 11. Edith is a sophomore at West mar, a four-year liberal arts school owned and operated by te Evangelical United Brethren Church. evening at a Nebraska City hos pital after a long illness. She was born at LaGrange, Mo., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Turre. She was married at Nebraska City in 1896 to Louis Dickman. She lived most of her life near Nebraska City-. Surviving are seven children. They are George Dickman and Mrs- Minnie Garrett of Nehaw ka; Louis Dickman of Long Prairie, Minn.; Charles Dick man of Otoe; Henry Dickman of Union; Ernest Dickman of Un adilla; Mrs. Louise Schreiner of Dunbar. Thirteen grandchidren and five great-grandchildren survive. One brother, Bill Turre of Manitoba, Canada, survives, along with two sisters, Minnie Herman of Montana and Emma Fleugual, British Columbia. She was a member of the Bethel Evangelical church of Nebraska City. . Burial was in Wyuka ceme tery at Nebraska City. Recent callers at the George Dickman home were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stoll; Mrs. Floyd Joerger; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fitch and Dwight Cook. Tutors Name Donald Lavigne CEA President WEEPING WATER Donald Lavigne, high school principal at Louisville, was elected presi dent of the Cass County Educa tional Association at the first meeting of the group of the school year here Tuesday night. ' Mr. Lavigne succeeds Ernest Heim, Murdock superintendent, in the position. A total of 125 teachers attend ed the meeting, one of the best turnouts for a first meeting since the founding of the group. Meeting place was the Congrega tional church here. Other officers elected Include Trviald Yocum, Alvo superin tendent, vice-president ; James Robinson, Plattsmouth high school faculty member, secretary treasurer. Named to the execu tive board were Mrs. Rodney Whittemore, elementary teach er at Elmwood: Darrell Brand enburg, Louisville high school faculty member; Ernest Heim, Murdock; Spencer Leger, Avoca high school principal; Mrs. Wil ma Lang, teacher at rural dis trict No. 5, and Joann Colby, teacher at rural district No. 6. T. I. Friest, Plattsmouth su perintendent, was named to the delegate assembly. Alternate is Orville Schmeding, Eagle super intendent. Speaker was Edward LaBiosse of the Lincoln office of the United States Social Security. He spoke to the delegates on the re lationship of teachers to the so cial security program. Three Are Injured In One-Car Mishap At Murray Corner Three Cass county young men were iniured when a car in which they were riding over turned at the intersection of US Highway 34-73-75 and State Highway No. 1. a mile east of Murray at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Injured w7ere Darrell M. Yen ney, 15, of Plattsmouth; Den nis Burbee. 15, of Union, and Robert McKlusky, 15, of Murray. Yenney, who was driving the car told Sheriff Tom Solomon, who investigated the accident, .that he was attempting to over take and pass another vehicle, in a no passing zone when the wheels of his car dropoed into some holes on the shoulder and sent the car out of control. Solomon reported the car trav eled off the road for 210 feet before turnng over. A witness told the sheriff the car rolled over three times. Burbee was hospitalized at Nebraska City with cuts and bruises but has been released. Yenney had cuts and bruises and a sprained ankle. McKlusk ev also had cuts but neither Yenney or McKlusky were hospitalized. Soennichsen's will celebrate its 67th anniversary thi3 week. The store, in some form, has been in operation in Plattsmouth for that number of years and is now a depart ment store and super market grocery, one of the largest and best business in Cass county. H. M. Sonnichsen, founder of the store, has for thest? many years been a civic and business leader in Platts mouth and has seen his store endure to become one of the oldest in Nebraska. Still active in the business, Mr. Soen nichsen, now 88 years old, opens the store every morainer. Mr. Soennichsen was born in Germany and came to the Unit ed States with members of his family, settling in Plattsmouth, now the traditional home of the Soennichsen family. The business originally began with a grocery at the corner of 5th and Chicago avenue, where the Plattsmouth Cleaners is now located, called "The Five-Corner Grocery." Mr. Soennichsen founded this store after work, ing as a grocery clerk in Platts mouth for his uncle, P. J. Han sen, and being in partnershin with George P. Lenhoff at Sixth and Main street. He sold the pTocerv at "five-corners" to School Population Falls Off n I ola I Cass County Figures Subscribe to The Journal Now' THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station. Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Sept. 28. 27, 28, 195d. Date H Monday . . . 56 Tuesday 78 Wednesday .. .-76 Forecast: Thursday, sunny, warm, high near 75 to night low about 55. L Prec. 50 0-40 50 54 (today), Fewer students are going toy- school in Cass county. This was revealed by figures released by the office of the Cass county superintendent of schools here Thursday. Elementary students in the county number 2.704 this year as compared to 2,807 last year. Districts with high schools have 1,933 elementary students this year compared to 2,054 last vear 71 fewer. Rural and Vil lage school districts without ' high schools had elementary stu dents numbering los last year as compared to 721 this year 32 fewer. But the population bulge re mains in the lower grades in rural schools. There are 99 first sraders; 86 first graders; 90 third graders; 86 fourth graders; 87 fifth graders; 67 sixth grad ers 66 seventh graders; 62 eighth graders. High school students are up in number from last year. A to tal of 949 were enrolled in coun ty high schools last year as com pared to 952 this, year three more. Here's some figures on various towns in the county: Platts mouth has 805 elemen tary students enrolled and 396 hi?h schoolers; Union has 71 in elementary and 39 in high school; Avoca has 56 in the grades, 39 in high school; Weep ing Water has 212 elementary and 111 high school students; Louisville has 201 elementary snd 102 in high school: Green wood has 85 in the grades, 27 in high school; Elmwood has 136 crade school students and 68 in high school; Alvo has 77 elemen tary and 30 high school; Nehaw ka has 84 grade schoolers and 47 in high school; Eagle has 115 in grade school and 54 in high school. This gives a county to tal of 1,983 grade school students and 952 hteh school students in high school districts. Court House Marriage licenses issued: To Johnny Miller, 22, and Jan ice Atkinson, 24, both of Osceola, Iowa. To James L .Regner, 28, and Doris E. Wood, 20, both of Platts mouth, married by Rev. Raphael Chonta of the St. John's church on Sept. 24. County court: Milan R. McCartney, Lincoln, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Jack Boyde, Lincoln, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Marion W. Fly, Clinton, Mo., $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Charles Ernest Stubbs, Coun cil Bluffs, Iowa, $11 and $4 costs, speeding. Homer F. Helms, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Max Rosen, $15 and $4 costs, speeding. Darrell Jones, Omaha, $10 and $4 costs, exceeding legal height with truck. Willard P. Bishop, $15 and $4 costs, speeding. Elmer Harvey, $10 and $4 costs, failure to stop at stop sign. 4 Plattsmouth Seniors to Try Scholarships Four outstanding seniors at Plattsmouth high school- will compete in the new, multi-million dollar National Merit Scho larship Program, Principal C. A. Weddel announced today. These high ranking local students will be aiming at some 200 four-year college scholarships that can carry up to full tuition and liv ing expenses, depending upon the financial need of each win ner. Winners will be chosen on the basis of their ability to prof it from a higher education. Shirley Hild, Carol Potschies, James Ulrich, Herman Weber are seniors named to take a preliminary screening test to be given in the high school Oct. 26, as the first step. Competition is open to all secondary schools, and is the largest program of its kind. The scholarship program is conducted by the National Mer it Scholarship Corporation, an independent, non-profit educa tional organization set up by crants of $250,500,000. Aimed at the discovering and helping the most talented students in the country, the Merit Program per mits the winners, known as Merit Scholars, to' choose any accredited college or university and any course of study. Some 800 runners-up in the competition will be awarded Certificates of Merit, and their names will be announced to all colleges and other scholarshio agencies as students of unusual ability. Additional King Korn Koronation Personnel Listed Here are mop people who took p?rt in the King Korn Kar nival Korcnation in addition to those - listed by the - Journal Mondavi"-";. ; ' Queen's crown bearer was Su san Rains, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pains; King's crown bearer was Gene Wehrbein. son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Wehr bein; Queens train bearers were Steve Deiap. son of Rev. nd Mrs. Keith Delao: Susan Han sen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hansen: Pamela Brook- houser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brookhouser and Ste ven McKennev, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. McKenney. One of the flower girls was Kathy Robinson, dauahter of Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson, instead of Patricia Brink, as listed earlier. Koontion ws sponsored by the VP.W. auxiliary. Mrs. Max ire Bowman chairman. Co chairman was Mr". Margaret Fitch and Mrs. Lucille McLean, assisted by members of a'uviL iary. Mrs. Hazel Fitch, Miss Shirley Fitch. Mrs. Deloma Kaf fnbereer, Mrs. Vera Warp,a, Mrs. Dorothy McMillian, Mrs. Mnre Willis, Mr s Lo"'?e Mc Nulty, Mrs. Eunice Tiekotter, Mrs. T-orna Rains, and Mrs. Pearl Myers. Lincoln Sowers C. of C. Guests Wednesday Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce was host to the Lin coln Sowers Club at. a luncheon bplrt in the Lions Club buildinr Wedndav noon. Over 100 local and Lincoln business men at tended the dinner and program. Arriving here in two charter ed busses at 12:00 noon, the colorful groun in red hats and white jackets wpre welcomed into the city bv Mavor Leo Mei singer and other lacalites. Following the dinner. Cham ber of Commerce President. R. R. Furse opened the meeting, presented local officials and in frnduced Dale Berger. of KOLN- TV who acted as master of cere- mnips. Richard W. Chapin, KFOR. president of the Sowers, greeted Plattsmouth guests. After a short musical inter lude by a trio of Sowers, Bill Morton, amateur magician of some renown, pave a 30-minute performance of trioks and de monstrations that deliehted the audience. Before departing, So wers presented a larp-e number of door prizes to the Platts mouth group, in addition to numerous handouts from indi vidual Sowers. Leaving Plattsmouth at, 1:30. the Sowers were to stop in Un ion, then into Otoe county. Their trin was to wind up at Ne braska City for a dinner meet ing before disbanding in Lin co!n. The local Chamber wras deenly indebtpd to the Plattsmouth Ro tary Club for postponing their meeting and attending the lun cheon in a body. Zuckweiler and Lutz in 1895. He then operated a coal and lum ber business before returning to the grocery business. He had a partnership in the A. H. Week back & Co.. until Mr. Weckbach died and Mr. Soennichsen ac auired the business which he has operated since. Rapid growth of the store came after 1913, when he built what is now known as "the Hinkv-Dinky" building in the 400 block on Main street in Plattsmouth. Many members of the family have, and are now taking part in operating the su per market and manv-items de partment store, which is locat ed at Sixth and Main. Last of the old-time business which dominated the Platts mouth business scene with Soennichsen's for manv years have now dropped out. The last two to go were Wescott's and The Fricke drug store. But the Soennichsen's operation is still here and growing. In celebration of the 67th an niversarv this week, the store has outlined several bargain items for their customers in a Journal advertisement today. Mr. and Mrs. W. Earl Dyer have returned from a trip to New Orleans Louisiana, Murray, Kentucky, and Champaign Illinois. Airmen Smnlley To Leave for Korea A 2C Russell Smalley, son of O. F. Smalley denarted Friday evening bv bus from Omaha en route to Missoula, Mont, to vis it with his brother Ted and familv. A 1IC. Smalley will report at Parks Air Base. Calif, then de part for a year's duty in Korea. Mrs. Fobert Fitch Jr. of Hoi. drege, Nebr., who was at the Clarkson hosoital for observa tion and treatment returned Wednasdav pnd with Mr. Fitch are staying for a few davs with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert Fitch. OMAHA LINCOLN WOMEN WIN IIINKY-DINKY CONTEST Mrs. Dan Foltz of Lincoln and Mrs. Roy Larson of Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Nelson each wen vacations to Mexico in have sold their home at 224 Nelson Home Sold Hmky-Dinky stores holiday contest. The vacation provides eight days for the winners in seven Mexico cities. Journal Want Ads Pay Avenue A to Mr. Roy Gregg of Murray in a transaction handled by Loris B. Long, local real estate broker. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have purchased a home in Des Moines, Iowa, and will -make their home there. Kalf Show Champion Heifer si;- 1 If is V I m L. ) I. 71 I " . -it4 v. V - "V- '7- MM" nil HvJUAat, Axy-,,; -y.fA mm , h rttfruMfc" IT .-"Iv TUffi MtM( "itimn ' Ml WM I il itm fillllirrrTT-ffr'l Coffelt Rites On Wednesday At Plattsmouth Funeral services for William H. Coffelt. of Plattsmouth were held Wednesday afternoon at the Sattler Funeral Home in Plattsmouth. Rev. J. W. Taenz ler conducted the rites. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Mr. Coffelt died at an Omaha hosnital Sunday. Music was by Mrs. Llovd Fra dy, vocal soloict. and Mrs. Carl Duncan, organist. Casket bearers were Carl Carlburg. Philip Rihn, John Al win, Leslie Winters. Reuel Sack and E. B. Thomason. Mr. Coffelt was born at Oak land, Iowa, on Aug. 23. 1839, the son of William and Alice James Coffelt. He was married on Jan. 31, 1915, to Stella Lewis, who survives him. He lived m Platts mouth for 45 years and has been employed bv the Burlington Re frigerator Express shops- Besides his widow he is sur vived by a daughter, Mrs. Lor- ons. Lourice. Fairview, Ohio: TJ.oyd of Omaha; Wayne of Council Bluffs, Iowa: Richard of Plattsmouth. Three sisters survive. They are Miss Ella and Miss Mbel Coffelt of Carson, Towa; Mrs. Pearl Sutton, Pasa dena. Calif., and one brother. Everett, of Carson, Iowa. Five grandchildren survive. His par ents preceded him in death. Mr- CoffeU was a member of fhe First Christian church. Carrol Schmidt of Plattsmouth shows his Angus calf which was named champion heifer of the show last week at the King Korn Karnival. This heifer was withdrawn from the calf sale, held at the Plattsmouth sale barn, and did not go on the block. Top price of $31 per hundred was paid at the sale. Journal Photo. Leonard Burbee Hurt in Mishap While Working Leonard Burbee has been no tified of the back inlury and hospitalization of Earl Hardi son, former Plattsmouth resi dent. Mr. Harison who lives in Tempe, Ariz., and is employed at service station there, was in jured Sept. 3, while putting in a vehicle transmission which fell on him. Injuries were to his back. Phoenix Osteopathic hosoital x-ravs showed 3 injured vertebra. Mr. Hardison will remain in the hospital for several weeks. Cards and letters may be sent to the hospital, 4007 North 7th Street,. Phoenix, Arizonai