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zzzz. state kist. society ixx 1530 EST. -. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER g-qe (Pilau PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Lru Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families T volume 75 lorS Albert Piles Por Com nty Post do P Ticket Tje contest for county commissioner from District 1 has developed into a three-way race. Earl Albert, a farmer and stockman, announced yes terday he will oppose the incumbent, William F. Nolte, in the republican. primaries. City's Stores To Open Extra Night a Week The customers o f Ports mouth's stores will soon have two nights a week in which to do their family shopping. The retail division of the Chamber of Commerce today an nounced merchants voted in fav or of a Friday night opening in a recent poll. Under the plan, which will go into effect May 4, a majority of downtown stores will be open Friday evening until 9 and then open again Saturday nights. The extra night plan is being put into effect to meet the com petition of outlying cities and o afford area consamers an addi tional night for family shopping. Surveys have proven in other areas, the chamber said, the ad ditional night is profitable for bcth the merchant and buyer. High School Concert Set For Monday Monday night at 7:30 the mu sic department of the High School will present a concert composed of musical arrange- ments which it will offer , at the district music contest at Fremont April 12 and 13. All groups and soloists par ticiDatinE: at the contest will perform with the exception of the band. The band will be heard in a concert later in t'L: month at which time the be ginning, intermediate and cadet bands will also be heard. There will be no admission charge for the concert Monday. Miss Muriel Pickett, vocal mu sic director, will present solo ists, small groups and the mixed chorus. M. D. McKenney, in strumental director, will present soloists and various small in strumental groups. Whirrcmorc, Engcls And Ructcr Elected To Elmwood Council ELMWOOD (Special) Voters of the Elmwood village elected to the board of trustees for two year terms were Rodney Whitte more, Dick Engels and Clarence Rueter. For members of the School Board, Myrle Miller was elect ed for a one year term; Dwight Clements, and Swain Nielson were elected for three year terms. Postmaster Tells All 1 Hi i d By Jerry Sharpnack MURDOCH What happens to the mail in the dead letter of fice? How much does it cost to send a one-ounce letter to Germany? Is your mailman bound by law not to open per sonal letters? These were some of the ques tions discussed by Murdock postmaster Verl Brunkow at a recent assembly program for Murdock High School students. Mr Brunkow said he took it uocn himself to address the stu dents as he feels very few people reallv know the story behind nostal service. Many have only the vasuest idea, he added, as to just "what happens to a letter after it is dropped into a mail box. ,, He said even less is generally known about postal rates and dif f erenUation of the vari intf . CTirh as nar- nus Classes ui Cel post, special deliver, wHttered mail. and nf the more common f nrvi oT cient postage and the absence SIXTEEN PACES Last week Ed Fitzgerald, art- other farmer, said he was going to rim for the post as a demo crat. As yet Mr. Fitzgerald has no opposition in his party's pri mary election. The deadline for filing for the post is today, County Clerk Charles Land said. The pri mary will be held May 15 and the general election in Novem ber. Mr. Albert, 46 years old, and a life-long resident of Cass Coun ty, operates a farm on the west side of the district, two miles east of Louisville. He is a director of the Farm er's Co-op elevator at Manley and is chairman of the Eight Mile Grove District Precinct of j LiiC AhC WltUi.Xt.CU-l J. any. i He is a member of the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church and serves on the church coun cil. He is married and has three daughters, two of whom are in public schools and the third is taking nurse's training. Mr. Albert had no public state ment to make concerning his candidacy. He would only com ment he was urged to file by his friends and neighbors. Mr. Nolte is completing his second four year term. He is a retired farmer. Rotary Club Hears Talk on Safety By Highway Patrol Plattsmouth Rotarians were brought up to date on highway j problems and safety through leant. Shearer of the Hishwav Safety Patrol Tuesday at their regular noonday luncheon at Hotel Coffee Shop. Capt. Shearer, guest of Walter Gleason, program chairman, in formed the club that more than 60 per cent of highway accidents were caused by speed. The others are through negligence and carelessness on the part of driv ers. With the addition of 34 new patrolman it is hoped ac cidents can be cut on Nebraska highways. Junior Rotarians for the month of April are Dean French, rep resenting the senior class, and Alan Wiles, junior. Miss Mar garet Eiting is acting as pianist for the month. Judge Craves Unites Out of State Couple Judge James Graves, in his double role as police judge and justice of the peace, put the latter duty into action recently and performed a wedding cere mony. He united Bobbie F. Stegall, 27, of St. Joseph, Mo., and Jeanette A. Conner, 21, of Coun cil Bluffs, Iowa. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lee, of St. Joseph. of return addresses on mail. He said these were often the cause of delayed or lost letters and parcels. He also said many packages are damaged, not through neg lectful handling, but through improper packing by the sender. By presenting some of the policies and problems of the post office, Mr. Brunkow said he felt he could help the general public obtain a better understanding of its postal service and thereby benefit both the individual and his mailman in achieving more efficient service. He stated every community would stand to benefit by a simi lar get acquainted program soonsored by its local post of fice. Oh, yes, the answers to those questions: A dead letter is sent to a dead letter office, opened to disclose the sender, then mailed back to him for a 5c charge; it costs 30c to- send a one-ounce, air mail letter to Germany; and your mailman is most definitely PLATTSMOUTH, CASS V - - .:'.- ' ' : - - I v - . ; -, f ? - - 1;"... . - . ........... - : ".,.. , s.. " -' . w-. v . . . . .. " ' f - -.-. . . J- ,i ? r 'vi " tr-M,,,,, - - . , - - ' . - ' - 1 I ' '1 I r- - ? j ; - j --- . j. j- t ? ir --v , a ' - . - 3 I . vr- Easter Rabbits Steve McKinney and Craig- R. Smith are happy over the Easter egg- find of four year old Christine Matney. Hundreds of youngsters joined in the search at City Park last Satur day. Journal Photo. Students Open Campaigns For County Day Positions Frank Umland Of Eagle Will Get $50 Prize LINCOLN Frank Umland of Eagle will tonight receive a $50 cash award from Ak-Sar-Ben for his outstanding work in farm stead improvement and beautifi cation. He is one of 14 members of the Future Farmers of America to be honored at tonight's 28th annual state FFA convention. Dale Groskurth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Groskurth of Pender, received the award as the state's star farmer. New Phone Books Being Distributed Cass County telephone sub scribers are now receiving cop ies of the new phone directory. The book contains several new and convenient features, among them the civic informa tion and city map found on pages 1 and 2 of the "yellow" pages, Ed Ernst, local supervisor. Rural phone subscribers are asked by Mr. Ernst to take note of page two in the "white" sec tion for instructions pertaining to rural service. Psfttffitae - -i - -r ------- V; - "- - iwVst ' ' ' J rg - v Ik rl . H f - iff : Postmaster Verl Brunkow and students Laurel Ann Bornemeier and Carole BurrilL Journal Photo. bound by law never to tamper with personal mail. (Unless, of COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1956 - - ' .... ' I Frog's Heart Beats For 6 Hours After -Removal-Norton 0-HHA Robert Nor ton, husband of the former Thelma Wilson of Platts mouth, reports he recently took part in an unusual ex periment at the University of Nebraska Medical school where he is a student. The heart of a frog, he said, was removed from the body and kept beating for a period of six hours. The experiment, he add ed, was undertaken as a part of his studies in physi ology. Mr. Norton is well known in this city through his sum mer job as life guard at Merritt's Beach. Lions Talent Show Set Saturday Night The local Lions Club will spon sor a talent contest in the Lions building Saturday at 7:30 pjn. The program will feature nov elty acts, dancers, singers and comedians. The master of ceremonies will be Joe Martin of WOW TV. course, it happens to be a dead letter.) -t The seventh annual County Government Day will sweep in to office next Wednesday a vir tual army of high school stu dents from throughout the coun ty who' will "run" county affairs for about six and one-half hours. While some rural high schools have already elected their rep resentatives for the program, campaigning a t Plattsmouth High is at its peak as junior classmen vie for effice. Fvesults of student elections in Eagle, Alvo and Avoca are al ready received and will be print ed in Monday's issue of the Jour nal. The . day, sponsored by the American Legion and the Ro tary Club, is designed to famili arize students with the mechan isms of county government, County Attorney Richard Peck ,'said. Atty. Peck is chairman of the Participation Day pro gram. Some 135 students from Platts mouth, Elmwood, Union, Ne hawka, Murdock, Louisville, Weeping Water, Greenwood, Ea gle, Alvo and Avoca High Schools will participate. Each of the students will re ceive a souvenir oath of office certificate and they will accom pany for the day the county of ficial to whose office they have been elected, from their respec tive schools. Students running for office at Plattsmouth High School are: Commissioner, Patty Johnson, Doug Study; Clerk, Katherine Ptak, Jeannie Weiss; register of deeds, Rae Mae Henry, Nancy Todd; clerk of district court, Merry Williams, Allan Wiles; sheriff, Jon Iverson, Jim Krae ger. And treasurer, Janice Lancas ter, Sharon Harbaugh; superin tenden of schools, Jon Ulrich, Carol Davis; judge, Jim Gross hans, Larry Long; attorney, Mike Lewis, Judy Fahrlander; surveyor, Charlotte M a r 1 e r, Mary Ann Ryan., and assessor, Bob Beverage and Roy Smith. Local Driver Pays In City Police Court For Noisy Muffler Another Plattsmouth man was found guilty in police court of causing excessive muffler noise this week. He is William R. Morrison of Plattsmouth. He paid a $5 fine and 54 costs. Two other cases filed in po lice court the past three days were : Shirley Dobbs of Louisville, driving wrong way on one-way street, $3 fine and $4 costs. Robert A. Campbell of Platts mouth, intoxication, $15 fine, $4 costs. Subscribe to The Journal Now! TEN CENTS PER COPY T Things Do Change, Louisville Driver Learns in City A Louisville woman had the distinction of being: the first motorist apprehended for misuse of the new one way street. She was nabbed by local police as she made a right turn on Seventh and Main. "We always used to drive that way," she said. The distinction cost her a S3 fine and S4 costs. Long Illness Takes Life of E.J. Ferrie Edward John Ferrie passed away Tuesday at the Riverview Home in Plattsmouth after an illness of two years. He was born "September 13 1878, in Ceresco, Iowa, the son of William and Margaret Ken zon Ferrie. He was married in Wesley, Iowa, February 7, 1907 ana moved to Plattsmouth in 1929. Mr. Ferrie was a retired farm er and a member of Holy Ro sary Church. One son, John, and a sister, Mrs. Kate Kapler, preceded him in death. Besides his wife, Rose, he is survived by a son, James, of Placerville, Calif., and three daughters, Mrs. Carl Chriswis er, Plattsmouth; Mrs. Carl Ul rich, Plattsmouth; Mrs. Lorin Otto, Omaha. Sisters are Mrs. John Thielen and Mrs. William Thielen, both of Elkton, S. D. Surviving broth ers are Lawrence, Ceresco, Iowa; Ervin, Ceresco, Iowa; Raphael, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Clement, Miles City, Mont. Services were held at Holy Rosary Church this morning at 9:30 a.m. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph A. Tupy officiated. Rosary recitation was held Wednesday at the Sattler Fu neral Home. Pallbearers are Albert Ulrich, Leo Bintner, Franz Petereit, Hu go Meisinger, Vincent Pilny, Jos eph Bierl. Burial will be in Holy Sepul chre Cemetery. Omaha Couple Wed At County Court Married in county court re cently were Robert D. Turner, 27, and Shirley A. Peet, 23, both of Omaha. The marriage ceremony was performed by Cass County Judge Raymond J. Case. Witnesses wrere Estella L. Rutherford of Plattsmouth, and Thomas C. Turner of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Time to Start Making Lawns By Margaret Dingman An ounce of prevention is worth many hours of back breaking weeding in your lawn. A small amount of continuous effort in April and May will pro vide that ounce of prevention and let you enjoy your yard. If you have followed the steps for a quality lawn chosen a high quality mixture of per manent grasses, fertilized and filled in sink spots you have an investment well worth pro tecting. Perhaps you are among those who had the foresight to sow and prepare your lawn be fore that last light snow. With the extremely dry sum mer of 1955 many of the Cass County beautiful "green carpet" lawns were lost. In keeping a beautiful lawn much time and effort, and yes, expense is re quired on the part of the home occupant. There are many good weed killers to be found on the mar ket, and most of them are easy and safe to apply, but most of us find the old time method of A7 A7vvnrnic3 M01D Tuesday as he overwhelmed oralty election. eSs Mr. Gold, a local merchant, received 710 votes to take over the office, Mr. Meisinger, a democrat, has held for the past two years. The Blue Hill Man Buried Under Dirt; Is Saved GREENWOOD (Special) A 19-year-old construction worker was saved last Sunday when he was buried under a shower of dirt while working in an exca vation. ; Norman Rose of Blue Hill was taken to Bryan Memorial Hos pital in Lincoln for observation, but was released and back on the job the next day. Mr. Rose was working on a pipe joint 154 feet below the surface when the dirt walls crumbled. He was fully or par tially covered for about 40 min - utes until the Greenwood and Ashland Fire Departments dug; him free. Mr. Rose is employed by the Martin Construction Corrmanv of Hastings, which is putting in r.rn'c rct. cP,or w C. E. Lcdgway Sees Old Friend on T. V. C. E. Ledgway received a sur prise the other night while watching television. The name of an old friend, Isadore Cervone, was flashed on the screen as musical director of the Ringling Bi others Circus. Cervone was director of t h e Navy band when Mr. Ledgway was playing trombone in that musical unit. They were close personal friends during the first World War but haven't seen each other since that time. It is interesting to note that last year another man who play ed in the same band dropped by to see Ledgway the first they had seen each other since Thinking About More Attractive crawling on the hands and knees and working diligently by pulling up the noxious weeds. It always amazed me why they call weeds noxious why don't they call them obnoxious! As for dandelions, it seems a lawn is never free of them. You can pull them as they crop out, and keep after them, but there is always a neighbor who ap parently likes the beautiful yel low glow in his lawn and there is the wind wnich catches the feathery seeds, and delivers the pesky things to your lawn. Be a good neighbor, examine your outdoor manners! Check your over-all appear ance of your yard, and strive to keep it attractive whether you are a home owner or renter. Locate your traih and garbage containers in a less conspicuous place, yet where sights or smells cannot give any offense to your neighbor. Another good rule is to teach your family and pets to respect property of others. t . ; ...... .x&S,:.s.' v-' - v 4' i X'.' ... '?,-.. . '" . K. . ... f Mayor-Elect Gold NUMBER 39 DtTICQ Leo R. Meising&r in the may latter received oil votes. L. W. "Rov" Moore, a reDub- lican, also turned the tables cn an incumbent as he unseated Robert T. Whelan, democrat, as councilman from the First Ward. Republican Ray Wiysel defeat ed democrat Kenneth Wohlfarlh for the First Ward council post vacated by Douglas Wotier, who did not seek election. However, all was not lost for the democrats. William G. Highfield, a demo crat, succeeded in turning back Leslie J. Hutchinson as council man from the Second Ward. Ray Larson and John Cloidt, Jr., squeezed out George Smith in a close contest for the two vacant posts on the Board of Education. Mr. Larson received 572 votes, Mr. Cloidt, 563, and Mr. Smith, 519. Robert Painter, who public ly withdrew from the race sev eral weeks ago, received 272 votes. The new city leadership is now strongly republican with a GOP mayor and three councilman. Republican Councilman James F. McMillian was not up f o r election this year. Mr. Highfield is the one dem ocrat cn the new council. In taking over as mayor, Gold captured all five precincts o f both wards. His majority was 399. James H. Graves polled 821 votes as he ran unopposed for police magistrate. He is a re publican. Mr. Highfield took all three precincts in the Second Ward to hold his council seat. His vote was 352 as compared with Mr. Hutchinson's 243. Mr. Moore gathered 253 vote? jto Mr. Whelan's 157 and Mr. I Wiysel received 232 votes to Mr. vvohllartn s ua. ine victorious mayoralty can- didate said in a prepared state ment he plans no changes in city ! personnel under his jurisdiction, I I do not believe in the spoils (Continued on Page Five) Cass Farmers Sell atOmaha Last Monday OMAHA Two Cass County farmers sold their stock on the Omaha market Monday as val ues generally pointed higher. Ernie Morris sold 19 steers, average weight, 918 pounds, at $17.25 per hundred. Ivan J. Hansen sold 34 hogs, average weight, 229, at $14.75 a hundred. Fat cattle sold firm to 25c higher with instances 50c up. Numerous steers and yearlings sold in the $17-$21 bracket, but U,. steers arned on u'p to 5.0, ana some ioz jjuuuu steers returned $23.25. Heavy steers included prime 1,648 pounders at $18.50! steers scaling over 1,400 at $18.50 $19.75. There were Holstein steers at $14-$15. Fed heifers bulked at $16 $19.50, with several loads at $195-$19.50. Cows sold firm to 25c higher. Canners and cutters cleared at S10-S11.25 with a few Holstein cutters up to $11.50. Beef cows sold to $13, with odd head $13.50-$14. Mrs. Marie Kinnamon return ed home Monday evening, after spending the winter with her daughter in Carter Lake, Iowa. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. April 2, 3, 4, 195S. High Low Prec. Mnnriav RR F.'y j ww w Tuesday 84 38 7 Wednesday 76 38 Forecast: High's today in 70's, lows in 40's. Sunny and mild today and tomorrow. Sun sets Thursday at 6:53 p. rn. Sun. rises Friday at 6 a. rn.