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E IPLAWSMODlinr PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 75 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1956 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 4S CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER I- - V-V-TT,VVTTTTrTTw' " ' t " ., fjif j- Vj . : . L COUNG .ND GOING Captain Cecil Carr (center) greets Frivate Larry Stones on his re turn from six month's active duty at Ft. Leon ard Wood, Mo. At left is Private Francis Go- Check Cases Will Not Be Prosecuted Two cases involving insuf- j a closeout sale cf all merchan tmen: fund checks were dismis- dise will begin Wednesday, spd tras week at Cass County . The store- was owned and op Ccurt at the request of the pros j ecuting witnesses. Both were first offense cases and will not be given a court hearing. The offenders were Louis Hathaway of Union and James V. Eyerly of Omaha. Hathaway pleaded guilty to 1 writing a S20 insufficient fund check on the Nehawka Bank i made out to Charles Attebery. , The check was dated October j 22. 1S55. Byerly pleaded guilty to writ- ing S150 insufficient fund check cn an Omaha bank. The check j was made out to Attebery Chev- 1 rolet and dated September 15, ! S4 court costs and S7.30 sheriff 's jee i ' , , . a Eyerly was ordered to pay S4 ; court costs. ; Gamble's to Move: A New Store Coming A new department store is moving into Piattsmouth, it vas learned by the Piattsmouth Journal today. The new store will occupy the quarters presently housing Gamble's at Sixth and Main. Herb Freeburg, owner and proprietor of Gamble's, an nounced today he purchased the old Kinky Dinky building fromi soenmcnsens ana vin mue iiiiinrJ rnn ,intii 5 D.m. store into that location. Mr. Freeburg said the move ; ers and fighters will be on dis wlll be made within tne nextpiay. 0 days. i Heading the new department ; 1 11 f- , store will be John J. O'Connell. g Fl U 6 1 1 1 TISSl The latter was manager of j m . the J. C. Penney Store in Ne-IjA Annoni in braka City for many years and; for the past to years has oper ated a store at Kenyon, Minn. Man Seeks Home; Overparks, Is Fined And Then Pardoned A Polk man who is think ing of moving to Piattsmouth had another reason added to the affirmative side here the other day. Leo C. Negley was appre hended by Piattsmouth City Police for parallel parking in a diagonal zone. lie was making a telephone call to check on an apartment at the time. Police Magistrate James Graves fined the motorist SI and costs of S4. However, Negley didn't like the idea of being fined and after leav ing police court went to see Mayor Bruce Gold. The mayor ordered the case be made a "warning" and the fine and costs remit ted. It is within the mayor s authority, by Nebraska Law, to pardon defendants in city court or remit their fines. chenour who will go on active duty in September. All are members of the 355th Reserve Infantry detachment. Gochenour and Stones are serving under the six months active service reserve act of 1955. Hiatt Furniture Building Sold; Sale On Wednesday I The Hiatt Furniture Company ! building: was'sold recently and V x;1 : VFW HEAD Le Roy Wilson is e "ed of the Lepert-Wolever Post, et- erans of Foreign "Wars. He was a. reent ceremonies Journal Photo. Mayor Residents Are Invited to the Air Force Program Mayor Bruce Gold and all residents of Piattsmouth are in vited to attend an open house celebration May 19 at Lincoln Air Force Base. The invitation comes from Major Vaughan O. Stevens, Armed Forces Day project of ficer. Air Force, Army, Navy, Ma rine and reserve components will take part in the program. - Tvs get underway at 1 The Air Force's modern bomb- w iwui I f A joanoTArc LINCOLN Wendell Friest, University of Nebraska student of Piattsmouth will appear with Vera Z o r i n a, internationally known stage and screen actress and dancer, in the musical crama, Joan 01 Arc at tne University of Nebraska Coli seum, May 13 at 8:00 p.m. The production will include five professional soloists, four narrators, a 500-voice University chorus, and a 70-piece orches tra. Also taking part in the pro gram will be the Boy's Town Chcir. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Piattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Piattsmouth Nebraska. May 3, 4, 5, 6, 1956. High Low Prec Thursday 66 44 Friday 53 39 Saturday 80 44 Sunday 72 49 Forecast: Highs in 60's. To night partly cloudy, lows mid 40s. Cloudy and possible show ers Tuesday. Sun sets Monday at 7:23 p. m. Sun rises Tuesday at 5:13 a. m. 2 .. r i erated by L. D. "Derni" Hiatt for about 20 years. Mr. Hiatt said he now intends to "take life easy" and loaf around for a while. He is 79. Before going into the furniture business, Mr. Hiatt was head of the shoe department at Soen nichsen's. He later operated a basket factory. Before coming to Piattsmouth, he was a resident of Murray. Mr. Hiatt is one of the earliest businessmen in Cass County and has always been interested and active in community affairs. He is a member of First Presby terian Church. ; . Mr. Hiatt said the new pro prietors have not, as yet, decid ed definitely what will be done with the building. The Hiatt Furniture Company is located at 126 South Sixth Street. Sheriff Arrests Omaha Pair on Morals Count An Omaha pair have forfeited bond posted after they were charged with indecent exposure, Drinking on a public road and throwing debris on a public road at 4 a. m. Saturday morn ing. The pair was identified as Dorothy L. Harnett and William M. Resler by Sheriff Tom Solo mon. Miss Harnett forfeited bond of $20 and Resler forfeited his bond of $24. They were appre hended at the Mynard road one mile east of Mynard. Times Were Tough In Late Thirties, Old Journal Tells Times were really tough during the depression of the thirties. Things were really s o tough some people couldn't take office. The Piattsmouth Journal of May 11, 1936, reports the Community Building Fund refused to allow its presi dent-elect to be seated be cause he was unable to pay his club dues for a week. From the Editors By Bill Burton Journal News Editor Twelve - year - old Randy "Buck" Sharp is an exceptional chap. These are the days when a cameraman can hardly walk down the street without some brash or vain youngsters "cat calling" to have their "mugs" snapped. But, not this fellow "Buck. Another thing which ofter har asses an editor is the almost consistant plea he hears for "front page space" for the "special" story. Everyone wants Friday Night Shopper Time Has Ups-Downs The Friday evening store hours in downtown Piattsmouth made quite a hit with the shop pers, but their enthusiasm wasn't completely shared by the merchants. The first evening of the new plan turned out to be wet and somewhat chilly, but the main streets of the city were still lin ed with the autos of shoppers. Some merchants said they re ceived no extra business, while others reported a profitable time at the cash register. All said they would try it a while long er to determine the full possibili ties Friday night shopping hours. Most shopkeepers reported things very quiet between 6 and 7 o'clock but then things be gan to pick up. Many merchants conceded they heard much favorable com ment on the Friday opening hours from the shoppers. Man - on - the - street inter views conducted by Chamber of Commerce President Ernie Schultz and Manager Dale Bow man also turned up a number of visitors who were very much in favor of the extra night' shopping. Previously the stores were only open Saturday nights. Mr. Schultz said Saturday aft er he reviewed the evening he believes Piattsmouth will "defi nitely" become a Friday night shopping area. He said part of the slowness in business reported by some merchants could be blamed cn the "nasty" weather. Some mer chants did real well, he said. The chamber president sug gested the Friday night shop nine should be promoted a little more with additional prizes of fered. The man - on - the -street interviews also proved heartening, he added. Mr. Bowman said this morn ing he found the shoppers were well pleased with, the new eve- mug nours aiiuuc - I ath tne overall resuus, -lasu into consideration it was triea for the first evening. The plan was put into effect after a poll by the retail divi sion of the chamber revealed a majority of merchants wanted to give it a try. Special sale prices and prizes were offered, but the - weather just didn't cooperate. The stores weie also open Sat urday night during the regular hours and the usual amount of business was reported by the merchants. Local Merchants Can Study Latest Tax Laws on May 15 Robert McConnalee, secretary of the Nebraska City Chamber of Commerce said today that business-men in the Piattsmouth area, employing four or more persons, will have an opportun ity to understand the operation of the Nebraska Employment Security Law and their taxpay ing responsibilities under the law by attending the Unemploy ment Insurance informational tax meeting, sponsored by the Nebraska City Chamber of Com merce. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on May 15, at the Me morial Building in Nebraska City. Blair Pharmacist Is Helping Local Man L. C. Moore, registered phar macist of Blair is the relief pharmacist at the Feldhousen Drug Store in the absence of Fred Feldhousen, local druggist. Mr. Feldhousen is a patient at St. Catherine's Hospital, Omaha, where he submitted to an emer gency operation last week. Notebook his story in big headlines. But, not this feUow "Buck." There's nary an editor in the country who hasn't clipped at least 20,000 miles of copy paper from wordy stories, much too long, which were turned over his desk. Most people want every little word they can think of to go in the paper. But again, not this fellow "Buck." Saturday he ambles into the Piattsmouth Journal office where he's greeted by Woman's Editor Margaret Dingman. t r a . v. . i! I f - Tc" V -" . v- 1 ? 1 ? 'i if if : CITIZENSHIP AWARD Atty. Walter Smith of Piattsmouth, head of the Red Cross drive here, is shown receiving the YFW's citizenship award from Past Commander A. C. McLean. The pres entation was one of several citizenship awards made during the annual Installation of officers in the clubrooms recently. Journal Photo. Days Are Hectic Ones For The High School Students By Margaret Dingman Journal Woman's Editor If you think you have a bus schedule for the next few weeks, think of your children caught in the whirl of last minute activi- ties which round out the school - . If you have a son or daughter that is graduating this year you probably know well what we're talking about. Decorations had to be made for the junior-senior banquet this past Saturday. The juniors wash ed cars to cover a portion of the expenses of the banquet. Other funds have come from the junior class play, selling confectionar ies at games and other school activities. r Labor Market In Cass County Is Improving A sharp decline in the num ber of job seekers in this area was noted in April, the Labor Market News of the Nebraska State Employment Service re ported today. The area covers Nebraska City, Piattsmouth, Falls City and Auburn. In Piattsmouth three agricul tural and three non-agricultural jobs were filled. Orders were re ceived for five workers to fill new positions. There were 23 new applica tions for work and 157 visits were made to the Piattsmouth office. Many of these job seek ers who reside in Piattsmouth obtained positions outside the city or outside cf the services offered by the state employment service. It is expected the availability of high school and college stu dents and graduates will agu ment the labor supply consider ably within the next 30 days. "I've got a story for you," he tells her. "I wasn't going to bother but my friend, Bud, up at Central School told me I ought to stop in and see you." He then tells he's visited 48 states and every nation in the world with the exception of two. His travels include the North Pole and other equally remote lands. The places he remembers best are Japan, Alaska, Africa and Canada. He's got a brother and sister who travel along where ever mother and father are sent. i f s s 'X- f i Tonight a variety show by the Offutt Air Force Base Band will be presented at the high school. Tuesday, there will be a con vocation by Jack Rank, a quick change artist playing MacBeth. Wednesday is the Sophomore picnic and cheer leader try out. Thursday the All Sports Ban quet is scheduled. Friday, hon ors convocation will be at 2 o'clock. May 13 and 16 exams are scheduled. May 13 Bacca laureate is planned. May 15 and 16 more' exams are scheduled and May 18 is commencement. Besides all the above activi ties the seniors have had their class pictures taken and have bought new clothes for "that cer tain party." Sneak day added to the confusion this past Tuesday. Free Concert Expected to Attract Many A large audience is expected to attend the Strategic Air Com mand band concert and variety show at 8 pjn. in the high school auditorium. Admission will be free. The band from Offutt Air Force Base will feature a male chorus, barbershop quartet and other special acts in addition to the band music. Also, the SAC Dance Band will play for a short period of dancing fol lowing the regular performance. The group is composed of the most outstanding musicians se lected from Strategic Air Com mand's many bases throughout the world. Wedding Permit To Piattsmouth Pair A marriage license was grant ed in county court this week to Charles E. Thomason, 26, and Shirley L. Glaze. 20. The couple is from Piatts mouth. "Nope, don't want any pic tures," he directed. "And don't make it too long hey and don't put it on the front page." Well Buck we didn't take the picture, we tried to keep it as short as we could and still tell the whole story. But by golly there's no room on the inside pages so we had to make Page 1. But we did enjoy your visit, your novel approach and sin cere rnocesty. "Ya don't find many of these kind of kids anymore." Hopes were expressed here today that final details will soon be cleared for the beginning of the Piattsmouth. Watershed flood control project. U.S. Senator Roman Hruska of Nebraska has written Paul Fauquet, local flood committee chairman, that mem bers of a Senate committee looking into the matter have advised him the proposal would be approved by June 5 and "very likely earlier." i 4-H Trips Are Awarded to 7 In the County Seven Cass County 4-H'ers were recently awarded club week trips to Lincoln from June 5 to 8. Those honored include Sharon Wall of Eagle, Marilyn Menden hall of Elm wood, Carolyn Sphon of Elmwood, Weldon Stoehr of Piattsmouth, Arlene Johnson of Greenwood, Marilyn Pollard of Nehawka and a leader, Mrs. El don Mendenhall of Elmwood. Fred Lindsey of Union is the recepient of the club week trip awarded in the Nehawka area by Sheldon's Store in Nehawka. Any other 4-H members, 14 years or older, may also attend the activities by filing an ap plication which can be obtained at the Cass County Extension Of fice in Weeping Water. The reg istration fee is $13. Clarence Schmadeke, county extension agent, said today it appears the number of 4-H mem bership enrollments in this coun ty will go over 550 mark set in 1955. Already some 359 boys and girls in the county have enroll ed in projects, he said. All enrollments must be enter ed by June 1, Mx. Schmadeke said. County Court Two Speeding Charges Are Tried in City The number of Cass County speeding violations diminished considerably this week as only two cases were listed on the county court docket. They were : John F. Bergman of Piatts mouth, $25 fine, $4 costs. David H. Stahmer of Omaha, $15 fine, $4 costs. Other cases included: Dick Neeman of Douglas, overweight on capacity plates, $20 fine, $4 costs. Edward J. Colna of Offutt Air Force Base, no driver's license, $5 fine, $4 costs. I GO Van and Storage of Oma ha, improper use of local plates, $10 fine, $4 costs. Leon Poag of Chic kasha, Okla. over gross weight, $50 fine, $4 costs. New Donations Add to The Red Cross Drive Two sizeable donations have bolstered the Red Cross fund, it was announced today by Atty. Walter Smith, Piattsmouth drive chairman. The fund now stands at $611.04. Latest contributions include $50 from Piattsmouth State Bank and $10 from Central Electric and Gas Company. Biology Students Here Are Offered A Black Tarantula The biology class at Piattsmouth High School has a new and rather wierd speciman. It is a fierce look ing: black tarantula. Merlin Jochimsen gave the spider-like creature to the class after it was found among some bananas in an Omaha grocery warehouse. The spiders are found in South America in banana growing areas. This one had apparently clung to a large bunch of the fruit and made the trip north. Tarantulas are not very active in the climate of this area. However, they are still considered dangerous. The one turned over to the school is considered small. It's only about four and a half inches from leg to leg. A hearing on the Piatts mouth project designed to stop the flooding of streets and land during excessive rainfalls is being held to day in Washington. However, the senator advised Mr. Fauquet the Senate Agri culture Committee is meeting with the Department of Agricul ture, the Department of Interior and TJ. S. Army Engineers cn the subject. There is no need for a member of the local commit tee to be present, Senator Hrus ka wrote. The senator did say a member of his staff would sit through the hearing to make certain all went well. The .Piattsmouth .Flood Control Committee met this past Thursday night to iron out some of the features in the plans to control flooding here. The erection of three dams was foremost in the discussion. These three dams would offer the majority of protection under the plan. One would be south of the BREX shops, one would guard the Chicago Avenue area and the third would protect the Wash ington Avenue area. The exact location of the dams has not been released pending finDl study and approval. During the first year of the flood control project the majority .of .the .effective control measures would be carried out, the committee said. This - would include -the - erec tion of the three dams which would offer ample protection against severe rainfall. The erection of at least one of these dams could be tied in with the Parks and Recreation. De partment as it could be develop ed into a fishing and recreation area, the committee said. Finances of the proposal were discussed and some planning carried out. Under terms of the bill in Congress the overall project is figur ed at $99,800 with the federal government contributing up to a maximum of $66,500 for the project covering about 2,405 acres of Cass County in and adjacent to the city. The committee said the feder al Government must be shown the local area will be able to raise its share of funds for the project. This is planned through mod erate assessments against land owners in the flood areas, do nations, contributions by busi nessmen and through coopera tive work which can be carried cut by the city, the committee announced. The local share for the first year's work is expected to be about S5.6G0 for actual work and about S6.G00 for property easements for flood control construction. The committee said it will at tempt to set up a tentative vol untary assessment program making those in the areas most susceptible to flooding more res ponsible financially than those in less susceptible areas. The assessments would be on ly a small share of what flood insurance would cost if it were available, the committee com mented. It is necessary to figure a budget for the project by May 21, the committee said. This budget would be for work during the fiscal year of 1956-57. The committee said the city's share in the project could be carried out without additional cost to city taxpayers yet, cer tain work could be applied to ( Continued on Page Four) Senate Candidate Comes Here Seeking Campaign Support Tom Dooley, a candidate for the Nebraska Senate, was in Piattsmouth Saturday seeking support for his campaign. Mr. Dooley, a resident of Pa pillion, has served as a senator for six years at various inter vals. He is a former Sarpy County clerk. The candidate is 60 years old.