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r '"v T """ -f i4o 1500 n ST. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEM! - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday If 0. ATli DTI b i. Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 75 SIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1956 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 24 HE 111 1 Cass County Teachers Meet Hereon Unyrsoay How thev become better training will be the subject of Dr. Rosalie Farley, profes sor of education at the University of Nebraska, when she speaks to an assembly of members of the Cass County Educational Association at Plattsmouth Thursday evening. About 100 Cass county teach P. E. Tritsch Funeral Held At Plattsmouth Funeral for Philip E. Ttrisch, 73, was Friday at the Kattier Funeral chapel in Plattsmouth. The Rev. Keith Delap officiat ed. Burial was in Glendale cem etery at Louisville. Mr. Tritsch died Feb. 7 at his farm home near Louisville af ter an illness of five years. Music for the service was by Mrs. Glen Terryberry, soloist, and Mrs. George Jacobs, organ ist. Flower bearers were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hild. Casket bearers were Oliver Meisinger, Charles Hennings, J. R. Mayfield, William Kelly, John Terryberry and Glen Terryber ry. Mr. Tritsch was born in Cass county on Sept. 22, 1877, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth Volk Tritsch. He lived on the same Cass county farm all of his life. He was married Aug. 24, 1904, to Myrtle Massie at Omaha. She survives him. Besides his widow, he is sur vived by a daughter, Mrs. Eli zabeth Miller of Lincoln; a son, Maynard Tritsch, Plattsmouth; a brother, Jacob Tritsch of Louisville; 10 grandchildren. Wednesday for Mrs. Jennie Day Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 15. at the Congregational Church, Weeping Water, for Mrs. Jennie Norton Day, who passed away at Boise, Idaho, on Saturday, February 11, 1956. Mrs. Day, 93, had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. O. M. Card at Boise for the past several years. An early pioneer of Cass County, Mrs. Day had resided nearly her entire life in Weeping Water and vicinity. She Ls survived by five daugh ters, Mrs. O. M. Card, Boise, Id., Mrs. John Robinson and Mrs. George Corley, Weeping Water, Mrs. Dan Switzer, Fre mont and Mrs. Helen Selby, Brighton, Colo.; two sons, Har old, North Platte, and Seward, Lincoln. Rev. E. K. Bauman will be in charge of services. Funeral will be under the direction of Hobson Funeral Home, Weep ing Water. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Weeping Water. Journal Want Ads Pay WEEPING WATER "Betters- Crops More Profits" is the theme of the agronomy section of the Cornhusker Caravan, a large agricultural exhibit sched uled to visit Weeping Water Feb. 25. The crops section of the Cara van will have exhibits on crop varieties and pasture manage ment, crop drying, farm build ing construction, crop insect control, and soil fertility. The exhibits will be accompanied by agricultural extension specialists from the University of Nebraska who will be there to answer questions and visit with farm ers about their individual crop production problems. New to the Caravan this year is a panel on crop varieties and pasture management titled, "A Winning Combination." The panel suggests that a combina tion of improved pastures, pest control, soil fertility and quality seed is the way to more profits. Rotating cylinders on the panel list recommended crop varieties, and effective pasture manage ment practices. A model corn crib with its ex teachers through "in service ers are expected to attend a dinner meeting at the Platts mouth schools Feb. 15. The meeting will begin with a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Central school cafeteria. A business session will follow. Problems of Cass county school teaching will be discussed and business of the Association conducted. Zoning Law Council Item Tonight's Meet Plattsmouth city council will hold its first regular meeting in three weeks tonight (Monday) at the council chambers in the city hall. Starting time is 7:30 p.m. The council will probably dis cuss a proposed zoning ordi nance for Plattsmouth, an item which has been before previous councils at times in previous years but never passed. The proposed law was pre sented to the council by a may ors committee last spring when it was discussed briefly and by passed to come up again early this year. The council held one private meeting recently to" read and discuss the matter but made no changes. It is likely the first legal pro cedure will be started tonight to get a public hearing on the matter. ' . .-' ' The ordinance would lay out the city in zones industrial, residential, business and others. It is not a building code and does not describe in detail how buildings must be constructed. Tom Robbins, Jr. Named Boys Stater Louisville Legion LOUISVILLE Boys State representative from Louisville has been selected by the Hen ry A. Newman Post No. 353 of the American Legion here. He is Tom Robbins, Jr., 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rob- bins of Louisville. Confirmation of acceptance has been received here from the Legion Department. A total of 300 boys are select ed all over Nebraska from the upper half of high junior classes to attend a week of study of state government. Boys State will be held m June. The Legion pays expenses. Mrs. Edith Haley and Mrs Thelma Baker are attending the hairdresser's convention today at the Fontennelle hotel In Omaha. terior made of clear plastic is featured at the crop storage ex hibit. This gives visitors a chance to see how a corn crib can be built to dry either shelled or eared corn. Sample plans for nearly every type of building found on the farm will be dis played at this panel, and visitors will be able to order plans that interest them. Ways to lower the damage from corn borers is the main topic of the insect control ex hibit. At this panel, the latest information from the College of Agriculture about the use of in secticides wil lbe available for the asking. An insect control specialist will be at the exhibit to answer individual questions about insect control problems. The Caravan will make a one day stop in Weeping Water. Ac cording to Clarence Schmadeke, Cass county extension agent, the exhibits will be open from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. There will be no speeches. Folks will be free to come and go as they please. Planned Storage Homemakers will find many rewarding ideas at the "Planned Teflls - r .1.1 - . I f ' ' ' . v.v-: ' f " ; -7 1 -is' v ; - I , . . : Ir : - -f- yu . "vr - n-- !!"' . wy- :l Mrs. Gardner Hamilton, shown in a truck here with Ken Weaver of Stites Implement com pany, was second place winner in a mileage driving contest held by the Plattsmouth com pany last week. She made 19 miles-per-gallon Nalstrom Funeral Tuesday at Omaha Funeral for Mrs. Nellie Nal strom, 75, who died at the Ne braska Masonic Home at Platts mouth Saturday, will be at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Haynes-Roe-del Funeral chapel in Omaha. Burial will be in Westlawn cemetery. Mrs. Nalstrom was admitted to the Home through St. John's Lodge No. 25, AF & AM, Omaha, and has lived there for over five years. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Q. H. Hawkins and Mrs. G. A. Burns of Omaha; Mrs. Al bert McNamara. Anaheiml Calif. - - . . - . . ... -.i. '4 .- - - Todd Animal Brings $435 At Angus Sale SYRACUSE Grand cham pion bull at the Southeast Ne braska Aberdeen-Angus Breed ers Association show here last week brought $435. The bull was consigned to the sale following the show by the owner, L. B. Todd, of Murray and was purchased by Lyle Eastwood of Burchard. Champion female, consigned by Edward Howe of Humboldt, was purchased for $340 by Bob Neeman of Sidney, Iowa. Reserve female, owned by Railsback Brothers of Lincoln, was purchased by Walter H. Neeman of Dunbar for $225. Reserve grand champion bull, consigned by Mr. and Mrs. For est Bell of Nebraska City, was sold to Joy Sporhase of Douglas for $295. Eighteen bulls consigned at the sale brought an average of $272. Average price paid for 33 cows was $198. Ralph Kuhr of Blair was auc tioneer. Storage for Better Housekeep ing" section of the Cornhusker Caravan says Pearl Schultz, Cass Home Extension Agent. The Caravan will visit Weeping Wa ter on February 25. This section features a full size, L-shaped kitchen, ?rd in cludes an exhibit on storage fa cilities for clothing and bedding. Home extension specialists will be on hand to answer questions that visiting homemakers may have on improving the work areas and storage facilities in their own homes. At the preparation and clean up center of the kitchen, host esses will explain how to deter mine the ideal height for the sink and mixing area. They will also show folks how to use the space under the sink most effi ciently. TW mixing center of the full size kitchen consists of an upper and a lower cabinet. In the upper cabinet, each door has five shelves to hold smaller mix ing supplies a good idea to use in any home kitchen. At the cooking and serving center, there is a wheeled table in this truck was Mrs. Henry Hild of Plattsmouth. Kenneth Bird and E. E. Howschultz tied for first in the men's division tith 20-miles-per-gallon each. Journal Photo. 'Political Road1 By Land Owner Delinquent Taxes Collection Moving The Cass county sheriff's of fice has collected $10,211.99 in delinquent taxes and has about $8,000 more to go, Deputy Sher iff Shrader Rhoden reported. The office also reported that there are fewer back taxes to collect this year than last year. Lenten Services Ara Announced Special services in observance of lent will be held in many Cass county churches, according to announcements. These occur on or after Ash Wednesday, Feb. 15. At St. Luke's Episcopal church at Plattsmouth lenten services will be held at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. At the First Methodist church at Plattsmouth special services will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednes day. At Immanuel Lutheran church at Eagle, services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday. At St. Paul's Lutheran church at Weeping Water, services wi31 be each Thursday evening. At Immanuel Lutheran church, four miles south of Louisville, services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Roy Sharp Opens New Car Lot Roy Sharp has moved his wrecker and hauling service to Chicago Avenue and 8 th St., he announced this week. In addi tion to towing and hauling, Mr. Sharp will operate a used car lot at this location. His an nouncement ad can be found on another page of today's Journal. beside the range that can be used as a serving cart or utility table. Ideas for correcting that "not enough closet space" situation can be foundin the storage ex hibit. The exhibit shows ways to plan a closet for the clothes to be hung in it, and shows how adjustable shelves make storage and housekeeping easier by making it possible to space shelves to fit the linens being stored. Homemaking specialists at the College of Agriculture say that often a few simple adjustments and re-arrangements are all that is necessary for easier housekeeping. And this section of the Caravan is chock-full of ideas Nebraska homemakers can use in their own homes. The Caravan will be open from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Folks will be free, to come and go, or talk to the specialists, as they wish. Other sections of the Caravan visitors will wish to see Include Solving Livestock Problems, Better Crops More Profits, and Building Better Citizens. 1 , v 4 , , .J - .. :"V '-- -i -;mt.1 tv s; v - "iJ Winner of the women's contest Charge Put Near Nehawka Ray Pollard of Nehawka told the Journal Friday he is one of the objectors to improvement of a road from Nehawka north to State Highway No. 1, the cen ter of a news story in Thurs day Journal. - A group of citizens from Ne hawka met with the Cass coun ty' board of commissioners with i demand that the road be im proved. Mr. Pollard said it "is nothing mt a political road" and the novement Is spurred by an ?mana man who bought tarm ru the area - then found -he couldn't get across a creek un- less the road was improved. Mr. Pollard said the road has a good gravel surface and does not need improvement. He said Second District Com- missioner tay norns was to see nim i riaay aDoui a rigm-oi-way across his lajid. Mr. Norm said Tuesday that the road had been promised for improvement about two years ago but money was not avail- able. He said he expects feder- al matching money to be avail- able to improve the road with bids let, possibly, this spring. The road could be improved ex- cept for one bridge which will have to serve for the present. The Journal was told this week that there were three ob- lectors to the road who would not give right-of-way for the improvement. Other than Mr. Pollard, no names have been learned. A change in the way the road enters Nehawka has caused new rights-of-way to be sought. Half of the six-mile road lies in District No. 1 and half in Dis trict No. 2. Tree House Landmarks Go Nehawka Fire NEHAWKA (Special) The "MntTTVi o n form Virvmn "roon tltr rf.ctrnvoH fir onrf an mn,. V Vtiiltil ill AlVl&i f mous maple tree near it killed by the fire, were landmarks in this community. The home was built in 1870 by the late Eugene Munn, Sr and was purchased by the late Mr and Mrs. Fred Nutzman in 1900. The 12-room home was the scene of many social functions, including parties, club meet- ings, and dinners. The Nutzman family, Eugene Nutzman, Mrs Will cf "T rc TTaniTT Pnec onrl . ' ,. Mrs. Amelia Balfour were noted for their wide. hospitality far and The home was occupied by four generations, Mr. and Mrs Fred Nutzman, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Nutzman and Mr. and v,u,4 us iJ 1 A, v, The huge maple tree, 80 years old, had to be cut down following the fire. It was planted in 1876 by the Munns. It measured 52 inches in diameter near the base and stood near the southeast corner of the house Mrs. Wm. Schmidtmann, Sr., recently returned from the hos- pitaL Cheimrabeir Promotes ! O 1 11 ir IS) o v D tie nrros j 1 n n tffl F!i w n ft n n tp (n w Day of Prayer Service Friday At Plattsmouth World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday in Plattsmouth with services at two churches. Services for adults will be held at the First Christian church starting at 3:30 p.m. Services for young people will be at the First Methodist church starting at 4 p.m. The World Day of Paryer was observed in 134 countries last year ana in aDout z.uuu v com munities of the United States, among them Plattsmouth. Each year the national World Day of- Prayer committee offers a service prepared by authors from one of the co-operating countries. This year the service comes from Cook Training School for Indian Christian Leaders a t Phoenix, Ariz, his is a school which received a part of the world Day or Prayer offering each year. The theme for the day of prayer service this year is "One Flock, One Shepherd." Shellenbarger On Dean's List At Iowa State AMES, Iowa, Feb. 11 Deans of -live divisions of Iowa St&fcr College today announced names of undergraduate students who achieved outstanding scholar- ship during the fall quarter. Amone them was Jerome Shellenbarger, Electrical Engi- neering, son of Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Shellenbarger, 209 South Ninth, Plattsmouth, Neb Records just been completed show that of the 8,200 under- graduates enrolled last fall 289 met the requirements which placed them on the Deans' List. The list is composed of under graduates who have attended Iowa State for three or more quarters, who carried a full academic schedule during the fall quarter, and whp maintain- ed a 3 -5 average for that quart- er. (At Iowa State 4.0 is an "A" average, 3.0 a "B" average and 2.0 a "C" average.) Dean F1yd Andre of the Div- Jslon of Agriculture announced 62 on llst; Dean F- Downie Pmll,n 01 e vision ol Engl 6 ' V Dean Helen Le- Baron of the Division of Home Economics, 51; Dean Harold V. Gaskill of the Division of Science 59; and Dean I. A. Merchant of the Division of Veterinary Med icine, 19. Students in Agricul ture .engineering, wnicn com bines work in Agriculture and Engineering, numbered 6. Sharon Fleischman Student Nurse Rites LINCOLN Sharon Fleisch- I t-1 .11 II. . Ui USITlOUin WES among i oiuuuid iiui oca xi j-jiiiuuiii j General Hospital School of Nurs ing capped in ceremonies at the Zrl v"liiV'" Sunday afternoon Herbert Anderson, hospital ad ministrator, gave a welcome ad- dress; Mrs. Jenie Thompson, ri.nnl. J 111 V oot 7 Lr K- te "I dlTtec0Tf ?J?f' also took Part P the Invocation and benediction were by the Rev. F. Worthman. .m.- j x, . The girls were capped by their "big sister" in the senior class. Miss Rachel Lillich was capped by her real big sister, Miss Ruth Lillich. Both are from Bro ken Bow. Mrs. Martha Bates is at River- view home Police Court Kenny L. Stroupe, Peru, $15 and $4 costs, speeding. Donald E. Nichols, defaulted $8 bond, failure to stop at stop I sign. Bargains for their customers. That's what Plattsmouth merchants will present on Friday and Saturday this week, Feb. 17 and 18. The retail division of Commerce has announced DOLLAR DAYS for Friday and Saturday, with co-operation retail division. Scholarships Offered Again By Land Bank WEEPING WATER Two $300 Federal Land Bank scholar ships will be provided again this year for high school seniors who enroll in , the College of Agri culture at the University of Ne braska this fall. The scholarship program is sponsored by the 54 National Farm Loan Associations In Ne braska and the Federal Land Bank of Omaha, according to H. C. Elliott, secretary-treasurer of the Cass-Otoe farm loan association. Mr. Elliott said the scholarship program has been in effect for the past four years and Is planned to be con tinued In coming years. He en couraged high school students other than seniors to work to ward the possibility of a Land Bank scholarship in their senior year. The intent of the scholarship program is to encourage boys of outstanding ability to continue their education in agriculture, Elliott said. Application blanks are avail able from vocational agriculture teachers, county extension di rectors high school superlnten dents, and at local National Farm Loan Association offices. Applications should be submit ted to the College of Agriculture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, before March 25, 1958. Cass Countians Buy $74,243 Sayings Bonds Cass county residents invested $74,243 in United States savings bonds during January, Walter H. Smith volunteer countv sales chairman for the savings bonds program announced this week. This represented 8.4 per cent of the 1956 county quota. The county chairman said that sales throughout the state con tinued high with, January Sales of E and H bonds totaling $9,248,213. This represented 9.3 per cent of Nebraska's 1956 quota of $99,500,000. The Jan uary sales were 32 per cent bet ter than January, 1954, and 95 per cent better than January, 1952. Glenn Cunningham, of Omaha, state sales director for the Sav Ings Bond division, announced that Nebraska ranked number one among all of the 48 states in per capita sales of savings bonds during 1955. He said that Nebraska's per capita sales last year were $80.33 for every man, woman and child in the state. He expressed appreciation to the county chairman and the other volunteers who donated their time and energy to the savings bond program. Without their patriotic support, this record would not have been possible, he said. Phyllis Vollersten Eagle Homemaker' EAGLE (Special) Phyllis Vollertsen is the "Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tommorrow" at Eagle high school. Miss Vollersten had the high est score in a written examin ation which tested the home making knowledge of the senior class. She will be entered in com petition to name a Nebraska candidate for the title of "All American Homemaker of To morrow". She will also receive a Betty Crocker cook book. National contest winner will be named April 12 at Philadel phia and will receive a $1,500 scholarship and a trip to Wash Ington, D. C. Runner up will get a $500 scholarship. State winners will win a set the Plattsmouth Chamber of of members of the Chamber This is the first Dollar Days of the year for members of the Chamber of Commerce, who will display red and yellow dol lar day signs in their windows. Participating merchants have passed out over 5,000 hand bills for the coming event. All business houses taking part In this event will have their specials advertised In the Thurs day edition of The Journal. For further information, call the Chamber of Commerce of fice. Emma E. Kief Funeral Held Thursday Here Funeral for Emma Emelia Kief, 76, of 806 Ninth avenue, Plattsmouth, were at the Sat- tler Funeral home Thursday aft ernoon. The Rev. G. E. Seybold officiated. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. Kief died Feb. 9 at Plattsmouth. Music was by Mrs. Glen Terryberry and Mrs. Ferdinand Nolte. Casket bearers were Ed Diet er, Dan Hoschar, George Conis, William RIchter, Martin Sheldon and C. E. Ledgway. Mrs. Kief was born Sept. 29, 1879, at Carbondale, Kan., the daughter cf Martin and Rosina Ehrllcher Heisel. She was mar ried Aug. 10, 1904 at Pekln, 111. to William G. Kief who survives her. She came to Plattsmouth in 1914. She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reform ed church. Besides her husband, she is survived by nine children;: Mrs. Pauline Tanner, Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Emelia DeRosa, LaSalle, Colo.; Mrs. Dorothy Huddleston, Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Leona Noel, Kansas City, Kan.; Franklin, Edgar and Louis Kief of Platts mouth; Arthur of Wheatridge, Colo.; August of Pekin, 111; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Miller, Pekin, 111.; Mrs. Rose Balsinger, Havana, 111; two brothers, Leo Heisel, Canutillo, Texas; Carl Heisel, Niantic, 111.; 16 grand children, ten great-grandchildren. Milford Bates Mason Funeral At Los Angeles Funeral services were held at Los Angeles, Calif., for Milford Barnett Bates, 64, former Platts mouth resident. An accountant and Masonic leader, Mr. Bates died following a heart attack at his home, 816 South Bronson avenue, Los Angeles. He was a member of Al Malaikah Temple of the Shrine, a Blue Lodge past master, a past commander of Knights Templar and a past commander of the National Sojourners. He was a field artillery lieutenant in World War I. Survivors include his widow, Elsie; two daughters, Mrs. Wil- laim J. Schloen and Mrs. Rob ert C. Marshall, both of Encino. and a son, Milford Jr., of Los Angeles. Sattler ambulance took J. C. Comstock to the St. Catherine's hospital Saturday, for observa tion and treatment. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth Nebraska. Feb. 9, 10, 11, 12. High Low Prec. Thursday .... 34 11 Friday 38 18 Saturday 3i 24 Sunday 37 28 Forecast: Partly cloudy Tues day, continued mild, hih mid 40's. Tonight lows 5-20. Sun sets Monday at 5:55 p. m. Sun rises Tuesday at 7:21 a. m. of encyclopedia.