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XXX. 1530 LINCO'-S, KEB3. CASS COUNTY'S ME IP D ATT S (Ml (D) QJ T PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday GREATEST NEWSPAPER I: 0U Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo- Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families X EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, -MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1956 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 38 Kris? STATE HIST. SOCIETY v uLUMt 75 See n hcosd f C Pfl TnPl-n ugerald' a farmer and stockman, has announc ed ne mu be a candidate for the Democratic nomination i or county commissioner from District 1. Par, vr inc1umbent commissioner, William F. Nolte, a el!?ti announced he will seek renomination and Joseph Heigl Passed Away Easter Sunday Joseph Heigl passed away Sunday at the Plattsmouth Nurs ing Home after an illness of six weeks. He was born in Germany Ap ril 8, 1875 and lived in Canada for 10 years prior coming to the United States in 1896. He mar ried Elizabeth Rich of Glen wood, Iowa, in 1908 and moved to Plattsmouth in 1921. Mr. Heigl was an employee of the Burlington Shops from 1922 until his retirement in 1953. He was a member of St. John's Church of this city. Mr. Heigl was preceded in death by a son, Edward, who died in 1931. Besides his wife, he is sur vived by daughters: Mrs. Mary Schirp, Omaha; Mrs. Theresa Lawman, Bell Garden, Calif.; Mrs. Genevieve Furry, Omaha; Mrs. Caroline Grant, San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Helen Nosky, Platts mouth; Mrs. Nadine Whiting, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Mrs. Henrietta Hopp, Glenwood, Iowa. Surviving sons are: Joe, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.; Henry, San Bernardino, Calif.; Raymond, St. Louis, Mo.; Leo, St. Louis, Mo.; 'Lawrence, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Frank, Plattsmouth. There are 25 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren., ' Services will be .held Wednes day at 10 a.m. at St. John's Church, Rev. Raphael Chonta officiating. Rosary will be Tues day at the Caldwell - Linder Chapel at 8 p. m. Burial will be at Holy Sepul chre Cemetery. Calling hours are 4 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Caldwell-Linder Chapel. Couples Apply For Marriage Licenses Two applications for marriage licenses were filed in county court during the past three days. They were: Donald L. Hutchison, 20, of Plattsmouth to Patricia A. Todd, 18, of Plattsmouth. Jerry E. Sheehan. 18, of Weep ing Water to Sharon L. Colerick, 18, of Louisville. 1 Shumaker Attends State Oil Meeting WEEPING WATER R. A. Shumaker, manager of Trunken holz Oil Company, was among the Nebraska oil dealers who at tended a course in oil jobber management recently. There were about 30 oil dealers from throughout the state at the Lin coln session. Journal Want Ads Pay A Profitable Hobby By Jerry Sharpnack H In a future issue of McCalls ! Magazine watch for a story call ed "Madcap Honeymoon. It was written by Plattsmouth's own Ada Marie Fines.. Mrs Fines says this will be her first published humorous story in a major national maga zine though her work has been published in a large number of frailer magazines. She also sold an article to the Saturday Eve-Sin- Post several years sgo con Sming the Red river country of Louisiana.' Mv. The McCalls story, for which she received $500, is based on & hoon experiences m a strange trip across half the country. m Mrs. Fines says sne na uc. . i i . frw fnnr and writing as a nouoy -half years. She is presently 0ne.har 11 o nnvel which she worKing y (4rtvnsv Fe. te Dtfff Dee rans nraossDOiTDOEr Both mpn filpd thp npcpssnrv papers with County Clerk Charles Land to enable their names to be placed on the pri mary ballots. No other candidates have filed for the post in either party. The deadline for filing is April 5 and the primary election follows on May 15. The general election is held in November. Mr. Nolte is completing his second four year term on the board. He has also served as a member of the school board. Mr. Fitzgerald has never held public office. He was born in Cass County and lived here most of his life, having always been a stockman and farmer. He said his purpose in run ning is to "help the farmer" and to do what he can to keep taxes down. Mr. Fitzgerald said he knows of no other candidates who plan to oppose him in the democratic primary. Mr. Nolte, a retired farmer, lives south of Mynard. It is ex pected he will also be unopposed in the GOP primary. Participation Day Is Shaping Up, Peck Says Things are beginning to shape up for the county's annual Par ticipation Day program, accord ing to County Attorney Richard Peck, program chairman. On April 11 the upper class men of area high school's will come into Plattsmouth to ob serve county government proce dures and to assume the various duties for a day. The students are presently be ing elected in their respective schools for the big day. They will be brought to this city and escorted through the county building where they will hear talks by all officials. Mock trials will be held and the com missioners will conduct a meet ing for the benefit of the teen agers. Some school elections have al ready been held and the results forwarded to Atty. Peck. He asks that other school officials inform him of the school elec tion results as soon as possible. Eleven county schools are par tirtpating in the program under the sponsorship of the American Legion and the Rotary Club. Union Ranks High In Heart Fund Drive OMAHA Headquarters the Nebraska Heart Association today announced the village o Union was 10th in the state in ner canita donations for the Heart Association. The village's record was an average of 57 cents a person Newark in Kearney County led the state with a $2 average. OTfiXSHTQ ver." With two growing child ren, she sometimes finds it dif ficult to spend much time on her writing, but in the future she plans to devote more serious work to it. Mrs. Fines says most of her story ideas come to her when she is ironing. "I hate to iron," she said,' "so I always try to think of something else while I am doing it." She added it is seldom dif ficult for her to find new ideas as her family has been travel ing throughout the country for several years in a trailer. Mr. Fines is with the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company, and is presently working on the Mis souri River pipeline crossing. Mrs. Fines likes to recall the time when her husband was try ing to thaw some water pipes and set their trailer on fire in the process. She wrote up the event and sold it to a trailer magazine. FormerCity Policeman Is Under Arrest Med Balthazor, an ex-Platts-mouth policeman was taken into custody near Weeping Water Saturday by Federal Secret Serv-, ice agents, 'and was taken to Omaha where he is being held. The man is charged with de facing US coins. The office said the man has been taking pennies and insert ing them inside sparkplug wash ers and pressing them together, thereby making quarter size coins which . could be used in cigarette machines. The ex-policeman has been away from the- county for sev eral years and returned Satur day for a visit with his relatives, according to Sheriff Solomon. If convicted the Cass County man could face prison terms up to ten years. New Nebraska Law Affects Surveyor Post A law passed during the past session of the Nebraska Legis lature paves the way for the County Commissioners to choose a county surveyor who will serve for the remainder of the unex pired term of Glenn Johnson. It was previously believed by local political leaders a tempor ary appointed could be named until the November elections when the voters would make their choice. However, County fClerk Charles Land said the new law states the commissioners' ap pointee will serve until the ex piration of the current four year term. Mr. Johnson, a republican, re signed to take a post with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. The surveyor post pays $300 a month.- i Johnson Quits Today At the request of Glen John son, Sheriff Tom Solomon Fri day night began a inventory of all county equipment charged to Mr. Johnson. According to Sheriff Solomon the inventory is almost complet ed. Mr. Johnson started his em ployment today with U. S. Engi neers and terminated his duties as county surveyor. He previous ly set his date of resignation as April 8. Plattsmouth Man Saved by Driver Who Puts Out Fire A local man was saved from a fiery death Saturday by a mo torist who came tc his aid. The flaming clothing of Louis Meisinger was snuffed out by Roy Moore who saw the burning man as he was driving by. Mr. Meisingei was burning leaves near his home on Cedar Creek road when his clothes caught fire. Moore ripped of the burning clothes and then rush ed Meisinger to Dr. Brendel's office. From there he was taken to an Omaha hospital. Dr. Brendel's office reports Meisinger's burns were serious. Mrs. Fine Is Now 1 mmvrrwvfm-t-r'f' fri"JHU'r.llU" l","JI " "J,"",I, ' " "-mm "HiJ.iiiw iiiiiiuuiuiiii ""ij"""-""; it , L' ;..' -l & l M r LtJ c Fire Chief, factory man and Dean Dunham look over new fire truck. Journal Photo. Airman Found Guilty Of Reckless Driving Albert Oxford of Offutt Air Force Base was found guilty of reckless driving at a recent trial in police court. He was fin ed $25 and $4 court costs. Oxford was arrested by local police on Washington Avenue. Other cases filed in the past three days by Judge Graves were: Kenneth E. Ay lor of Platts mouth, careless driving, $10 fine and $4 costs. Leslie Lancaster of Offutt, failure to stop at red light, $5 find and $4 costs. Paul Fisher of Plattsmouth, in toxication, $10 and $4 costs. Police Chief Warns About I Aiirl Kiilnv. L.UUU IVtUIIICl J ' Police Chief John J. Hob scheidt, Sr., today clarified his department's stand regarding cars equipped with noisey muf flers. The cheif said his officers will continue to arrest motorists who persist in making excessive noise. The department tried to curb the situation with warnings, the chief said, but in some instances the drivers did not heed the warnings of the officers. All drivers who were hailed into court and fined recently were warned four or five times before their arrest, the chief said. His department will continue in its attempts to stop the prob lem without arrests, he added, but the drivers who choose to continue in the noise barrage will wind up in court. Residents of the city have complained of the muffler noises to policemen, the chief conclud ed. New Top Value Redemption Store Top Value Enterprises, Inc., will open a new redemption store Wednesday in Nebraska City to provide gift merchandise head quarters for savers of Top Value Stamps. Writing ner Own Novel Fire Truck Is Checked Over By Kruntorad Fire Chief Joe Kruntorad had the opportunity to look over closely the kind of fire truck he liked last Friday. The new vehicle was being driven to the Fairfield Fire De partment from Anderson, Ind., and the factory employed driver stopped here long enough for the chief and several other firemen to study its features. After the truck was on the road again the chief confided it was the kind of a vehicle he figured the city's department could well use. Such a truck, he said, would cost about $10,000 to $11,000. The truck is built by the Howe Company and is equipped with a Ford motor. It contains a portable pump vMch can be taken Irom the 'truck and 'used to siphon out basements or set near a creek for pumping water, Chief Krun torad said. The truck is designed to handle two hoses, but is capable of pumping for four hoses at 400 pounds pressure, the chief said. It pumps 500 gallons a min ute. ' I The vehicle carries 1,000 feet of two and one-half inch hose, 500 feet of one and one-half inch hose and 500 feet of three-quart er inch booster line. There is a 24 foot extension laddpr. a 14 foot roof ladder and a seven foot attic folding lad der, the chief added. Viola Marsh Top Checker of H inky-Dinky Mrs. Viola Marsh of Platts mouth has been elected checker of the year by Plattsmouth shop pers in the Hinky Dinky super market. The election nominates Mrs. Marsh to enter further competi tion in a national check of the year contest. The national Checker of the Year will win about $5,000 in prizes, including an all-expense trip to Europe for two. Plattsmouth shoppers voted the third week in March for their favorite checker in ballot boxes which were set up near the shoDner checkout stands. Shop pers were asked to vote on the basis of courtesy, friendliness, accuracy and speed. Mrs. Marsh next faces compe tition from the Checker of the Year winners at other Hinky Dinky supermarkets. Then the field will be pared further in subsequent judging of winners from all participating food chains in the midwest, then for the regional finalists at a na tional level. Final selection of the Checker of the Year will be May 6 to 9 at Cleveland during the 19th convention of the Super Market Institute. Judges will rate each finalist on checking out a gro cery order. C.'M. "Nick" Newman, direc tor, of store operations, praised Mrs. Marsh as "one of the best checkers in our entire com pany." Mrs. Marsh will receive a prize from Hinky Dinky as the Plattsmouth winner. She has been with Hinky Dinky since 1954. Mrs. Dorothy Donovan of Lin coln, mother of Mrs. oeorge Smith arrived Saturday, and spent Easter at the Smith home. DiDDDO P0" J. D. Worsham Dies at Omaha; Rites Tuesday Mr. James Dowell Worsham passed away Saturday at St. Catherine's hospital in Omaha. Mr. Worsham was born Nov ember 27, 1884, in McKinney, Tex., the son of Adam and Mary Tucker Worsham. He formerly lived in Des Moines, Iowa, com ing to Plattsmouth in 1947. Mr. Worsham was employed by the government as a con struction worker. He was a member of Holy Rosary Church of this city. Besides his wife, Mary, he is survived by one son, J. L. Wor sham of Tampa, Fla., and two grandchildren. Services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Rosary Church. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Tupy will officiate. Burial will be in Holy Sepul chre Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Leo Hoh man, Anton Bajeck, Frank Kou bek, Charles Warga, Sr., J. V. Svoboda, and William Swatek. Visiting hours are today from 3 to 5 p. m. Rosary recitation is 7 this evening at 7:30 at the Sattler chapel. District Court Suit A recent charge filed in dis trict court and now awaiting trial is that of the Mid-Continent Refrigerator Company vs. Dew ey C. . Reed of . Plattsmouth. . The company charges Reed neglected to pay a note for a refrigerator and equipment. The company is asking $1,236. 89, the unpaid remainder of the note, for the alleged breach of contract. Rosalyn Miller Crowned Pep Club Queen at Murdock MURDOCK Rosalyn Miller, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller, of Murdock, was crowned Pep Club queen at a rnm munifir Hinnor JiolH at. th Rr1"irn1 nnriitnriiim TVTnrrh 93 Preceeding the coronation a style show was held by the home exconomics department of the school, under the direction of their teacher, Mrs. Loretta Stock. There was a display of manual arts projects by the school shop. Coach Harry Anderson pre sented letters to members of the basket ball team and Coach Daie Hall gave volley ball letters to members of the girls' volley ball team. In the queen's court were Eu nice Oehlerking, Mary Zoz, Eve lyn Grady, Linda Carson, Mary Thiel and Doris Buchholz. Ed McHugh and son Brian of Murdock were business callers In Plattsmouth Friday. Spring Is Here: Time for Fun, Fishing and Housecleaning Rv Margaret Dinrman Everyone seems to be over joyed to think Spring is here to stay! j Children can be seen jumping rope, roller skating and playing marbles. Men get the urge to sport a new car, some start cleaning out the attic, basement or garage in a pretense of help ing Mom with housecleaning, but are "slipping around" to get to that rod and reel. Merchants are a sure bet for spring! Out go the slow items, at unheard of prices, and on sale goes the beautiful new mer chandise.. In farm communities farmers can be seen conflabbing on Main street about what they will plant . . .or discussing the machinery they bought at a winter farm sale. The most familiar sight in springtime is the bedraggled housewife. . .carrying out winter clothes from the closet for a trip to the cleaners for the sum mer months; letting out the 1D (SU(J 7D '9jQi7r Odd Copy's Plattsmouth today and the city's voters will tomorrow elect a mayor, three councilmen, a police magistrate and two members of the school board. Open campaigning has been at a minimum, but be neath the surface there appeared to be considerable ac tivity in the mayoralty race. Th inrnmhpnt Tfn R. fr1- Airman Loses Race With Stork; Junior Born in Family Car A recent auto passenger through this city was the less than an hour old baby of a serviceman who lost a race with the stork to Offutt Air Force Base. About 20 miles south of Plattsmouth Mrs. Henry E. Gentry gave birth to a son five weeks prematurely. The father, Airman Second Class Henry E. Gentry was driving his wife from Lincoln, where he is stationed, to the hos pital at Offutt for an exami nation. ' Gentry's mother - in - law aided him in delivering the seven pound youngster in the family car. He then drove into this city where a local doctor ex amined mother and child and advised the airman to continue to Offutt as both were doing fine. Mrs. Iverson Burned While Fighting Fire Mrs. Rudy Iverson was burned this morning when flames roar ed out of control as she and her children attempted to burn a small shed on their farm. Mrs. Iverson was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha by a son. Doctors said she must remain there overnight for rest. She was burned on the face and arms, Fire Chief Joe Kruntorad said. The chief said the woman and her children became alarmed when flames threatened a larger barn as they were intentionally burning the smaller building. She was burned as she helped fight the spreading fire. The fire department squelched the blaze and the bigger barn was undam aged. Burton J. Clcason Takes Flight Course PENSACOLA, Fla. Navy Ensign Burton J. Gleason, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gleason of 6 Coronado, Plattsmouth, Is at the Naval Auxiliary Air Sta tion, for training in formation flying. Upon completion of formation flying instruction, students re ceive the gunnery phase of their training at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Barin Field, Foley, Ala. hems in little Jane's dresses; hasseling with the furniture, wanting something new for the living room; washing windows; beating rugs; airing mattresses; planning flower beds and gar den. About this time Mom is about to "fly the coop." This is the time for Dad can be the hero and he will be for given for thrashing through the store room for the rod and reel. 'On such busy days of house cleaning he should invite Mom and the kids out for dinner and have a nice evening out. The next day will be brighter for her and she'll tackle the same old household duties with a fresher outlook and may even find time to prepare the family's favorite dish. Yes, spring, is a busy season, and a happy one too, it's like waking up to a holiday with early sunrise and late sunset. Time' to do all those things we put off all winter. singer, seeks a second term. Ho s opposed by Bruce k. uoia. Mr. Meisinger, a democrat, and Mr. Gold, a republican, are both ocal merchants. Ray Wiysel, a republican, and Kenneth Wohlfarth, democrat, are seeking to succeed Council man Douglas Wotier, who decid ed against running again as First Ward representative. Mr. Wiysel is a local auto dealer and Mr. Wohlfarth is employed at Allied Chemical Company.i Robert T. Whelan, a democrat will attempt to succeed himself as the other First Ward council man. He is opposed by republi can Li. w. Moore. Mr. wneian is an electrician and Mr. Moore operates a rest home. In a Second Ward contest Les lie J. Hutchinson, a republican, will attempt to unseat the dem ocratic incumbent, William G. Highfield. Mr. Hutchinson is em ployed by Sinclair Oil Company and Mr. Highfield is in the em ploy of Consumers Public Power District. James H. Graves is running unopposed for reelection as po lice magistrate. He is a republi can. Although there will be four names on the ballot for school board member, there is actually only three candidates. Robert Painter, whose name is on the ballot, has withdrawn from the race. His decision to step out came too late for his name to be removed. The three candidates are Ray Larson, John Cloidt, Jr., and George Smith. , Mr. Larson is assistant post master, Mr. Smith is owner of Smith's Menswear and Mr. Cloidt is the operator of Cloidt's Service Station. The polls open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. If past averages hold the vote is expected to be about 1,500. Mrs. Spongier Withdraws as Local Winner "Mrs. Plattsmouth," who i s Mrs. Charles Spangler of Mur ray, who was winner over five other contestants at the Gas Company, March 16, has with drawn from the contest. Mrs. Lowell McQuin judged "Mrs. Plattsmouth", second place winner, will advance to the district contest which will be held in York, April 4 in the York Auditorium, sponsored by the Central Electric Gas Com pany. There will be six contestants, one from each of the six districts and a judge from each district appearing at the contest. The winner will progress to Beatrice April 18, to vie for "Mrs. Ne braska."" Mrs. McQuin will have last year's contest experience behind her, being "Mrs. Plattsmouth" of 1955. Traveling to York Wednesday will be Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Mc Quin, Mr. and Mrs". Walt Glea son and Miss Lynas Schwende mann. Miss Schwendemann will be a judge from this district. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. William son are in Seward attending fu neral servies today of Mr. Wil liamson's father. Journal Want Ads Pay THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. March 29, 30, 31, April 1. High Low Prec. Thursday 38 24 Friday 48 18 Saturday 85 25 Sunday 96 32 Forecast: Monday, mostly cloudy, cooler, possible showers late Monday and evening. Sun sets Monday at 6:50 pjn. Sun rises Tuesday at 6:05 ajn. tentatively