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"1 .y r CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER jLATTTM(0)(L!"0 nn PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday U Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 75 SIX PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, JUNE 4, 19p6 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 55 rs A A 13 SSGS i i i TO n D"l3 LEL jo)-, rJ3 o j" )eath Kansas Man In Fair Condition As Auto Hits Tvo Poles Here A 42-year-cld Sabetha, Kans.. ca:n early Sunday m wi:en his car went cut cf control j m;.es soutn cl Fiattsmou.ii ; careened into two utility ! Dale L. Mishler is in "fair" ; condition in an Omaha Hospital j vr.ere he is being treated for : a fractured skull and three deep ' cuts c-f the head and arms. Both pract;c Eices or tne auto were .:y sheared off as the vehicle wedded itself between two utility poles only 55 inches apart and ICO feet off Route 75. Ills car was 73 inches wide. Mr. Mishler, enroute to Nor-, folk, Nebr., on a business trip. -arentiy fell asleep at the wheel. The sheriff said drinking could have been the cause of Li.. snap as coid beer and an npty whiskey bottle were in the demolished auto. Carl Vest and Homer Lutes were the first to drive by the scene and they removed the in jured man from his car. Sheriff Sclcmcn offered the victim first aid before he was taien to the hospital by am-' bulance. Neb City Club Asks Locals To See Films Ken Wiles, commodore of the ! lead cn ths robbery of an Oma Nebraska City Beat Club has!Ea rnari this past week at Hol invited local boating enthusi-! x&zi's Beach, asts to attend a special meet-! However, the victim, of the ing cf his unit tomorrow night holdup, Oscar H. Berghel of at the Block House at Fifth and Omaha, told Sheriff Tom Solo Central Streets in that city. i men he was unable to make pos- Reade, chairman of the boat division cf the Piatts- The Nebraska City boater said j the evening's program will fea- I tare colored slides on boating I cn the Missouri River. A mo-1 tion picture on boating will also '. be shown and two Coast Guards- or- ri"''1 be present Wiles said his club would like as many as possible from Plattsmouth to attend. Sheriff Trys To Get Identity Of Youth Sheriff Tom Solomon has a: problem cn his hands. In Cass - County Jail he is holding for investigation a 14-year-cld youth who will not re-; veal his name or home town. The boy was picked up over the weekend by Plattsmouth Cl:v Patrolman Estil Jenkins. . From 'Home Work' Ey Butch Furse Journal Staff Writer Sitting cut the summer cn on the banks of the Missouri fishing, lounging cn a beach or imfir-f around misht like a lot of fun but it what many Plattsmouth iriisn lih School graduates and undergraduates chose. A survey by this member of the Class cf 1356 reveals many who graduated two weeks ago are already cn jobs. And many under classmen have also taken advantase cf the vacation period to make spending money for the summer and for next year's school activities. Most any sma ci cuiiatw activity is "covered by the stu- , Many are employed in ; this"""citv while some have gone f to Omaha for" their summer j iivlincod. j The Plattsmouth Journal ; found the following students working: . ... , Judv Sikora. Mutual iaie m- , surar.ee, Omaha; Beverly Harris, ; Mutual Life Insurance, Omaha; i Jeanine Newtcn, Merritt Beach; Sally Amato, Merritt Beach; Jim ! Fradv, scnreiner o.u.v.. And, Carol Avis. Plattsmouth Cleaners; Mary Jo vviuiama, wu- chimsen's Market; Bill Brink,. v i u AM 11 - v. 1 i 1 t A 3IINIATURE BRIDE and groom are shown during: the wedding scene of "June Is Bastin' Out All Over," a dance revue presented at the Plattsmouth Hi?h School Auditorium Fri day nis'ht under the direction of Janice Wiles, n PI i Iri Light n BLXLETIN: Sheriff Tom Solomon said this afternoon Military Police have placed a hoid" on Raymond Bev ins, charging him with being a deserter from Fort Riley, f Kans. A crackdown by trie sheriff's office cn minors drinking in i public gave lawmen a "hot" Lucky Local Daddy To Get Many Gifts In Pnnmkor C rkfreithe beach the night of the rob in VIIUIHUbl WUIIlbJl Some lucky daddy will have an armful of gifts comes Father's Day if his son or daughter has a flair for writing. The retail division of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce this morning completed plans for a con test for youngsters nine years of age or under. The children are asked to write a letter in care of the chamber telling why their dad should be the father of the year. The winning dad will re ceive many gifts. to 'Plain Work' Twins 31arguret and Norma s Khorr 5 and 10; Larry Leng. jwicoiii Company; ; Denny Meisinger, Ruback's Su- He ins? SymoTnieir , -br! :ti- - . "T'"1 "1 ! A ..... . . ... " . '' ; '- - f?- - i ! , - . . , . - - - : ; i "i Ki i 1 . - I s - . :" - -v. - - ' - v.. :-:- v " .,, ,. ..-r- .--.- . .. ; . VJ V . . . ,-;. , , j - ' w ! 5 r-rv . m " ' "s . ' " j, 13 s f I - i th - i - instructor. The program featured an enchanted woodland, a circus, the wedding- and a park scene and was well received by the good attend ance. Lloyd Leland Fitch and Nanette Nelson are the dancers. Journal Photo. Party Sheds iH3lniaii's IHloIdyp jitive identification because of j his condition the night he was ! forcefully held by a gang cf youths who took his billfold and ; looted his car. Berghel informed j the sheriff he consumed f our i beers before joining the gang j for a few more drinks on the j night he was robbed, i One of the men arrested ! in the liquor crackdown at Holman's Beach was Ray mond A. Bevins, 21. He was charged with purchasing two cases of beer for the remain ing four ag-ed 14, 17, 18 and 19. He pleaded guilty and was fined S50 and costs when ar raigned in Cass County Court. I Unable to pay the fine he is J confined to Cass County Jail. Bevins was questioned about S the holdup of Berghel and the I jailed man admitted he was at t bery. ! However, he said there Bodies Of Airmen Arc Shipped Home By Local Funeral Home The bodies of two airmen kill ed in an auto accident this past Thursday near Osceola. Iowa, were "shipped to their homes from. Caldwell -Lander Funeral Home Saturday night. The men were Johnny L. De- Long, 20. cf Franklin, Pa., and; Vincent A. Bjorkrr Canton. Ohio. 13, French work at Feldhousen's. ; per Market; Art Bethke, Ru- (back's Super Market. I Also, Jim Lamascus, Ruback's . I v -i - -: J.-fa llir ! iff "V1' ; iW v A W - A. - 1 A ,.v I were two Omaha "gan?s" present that evening- and the other gan was the one which committed the rob bery. Bevins grave the sher iff the identity of one mem ber of the other g-ang- and since he was placed in jail he has tried unsuccessfully by telephone to contact those responsible to obtain a set tlement for Berghel. Berghel's empty billfold was I. found in the waters near the beach Saturday. It contained ! S22 when takrn ... Bevin's brother, Patrick, was ! M. Eveland, a farmer and arrested by county authorities j cattie feeder, succeeds Ward in 1S55 for the burglary at Bru- j Brunson of Louisville, bacher's Store in Murray and Mr- Branson did not seek re was sent to the Nebraska State eIection He headed the county Penitentiary. The holdup is still under investigation, the sheriffs office said, but the probe is hindered because of the vic tim's inability to identify his attackers. Patrolman Cooper Resigns From City Police Department City policeman Holland Coop er submitted his resignation , , . , ., ! during the November elections.! was revealed today by Mayor j Some 75 Republicans attended Bruce- Gold. The resgination f the county convention. j is effective Friday. j ! Mr. Cooper plans to work fcrjCnSc; Contrihntifin i tne western raectnc company in Omaha. Mavor Gold said. ' No replacement has yet "been found. Super Market; Herman Weber, Ruback's Super Market; Larry Walton, Soennichsen's Grocery; I Jim Bulin, Soennichsen's Dry Goods; Steve Pschenica, Soen nichsen's Grocery; Jerry Haase, Soennichsen's Grorerv- i n-i .tit tt:i ! m bSvSS,SK sens; Ed Egenherger, Fairmont Ice Cream, Omaha; Vern Kaf fenberger, Fairmont Ice Cream, Omaha. Also, Mike Lewis, Fairmont Ice Cream, Omaha; Darreli Yen ney, Plattsmouth Bridge Com- ipany; Phyllis. Meyers, Fran and lEstil's Cafe; Evelyn Kelsey, Kent's Cafe. And, Den Gerbeling, Bryant Motors; Shirley Gerbeling, A and W Root Beer Stand; Kola Gardner, A and W Root Beer Stand; Judy Meisinger, A and W Root Beer Stand; Janice Mc Graw, a and W Root Beer Stand; Judy Lutes, A and W Root Beer Stand; Carol Dream er, A and W Root Beer Stand; Also, Margaret French, Feld- nousen Drug; Ila Jane Goche- nour, Feidhousen Drug; Norma French, Feidhousen Drag; Mar leen Haden, Feidhousen Drug; (Continued cn Psge 6) Rubbish Fire Burns Truck At City Dump A truck used to carry rubbish to the city dump almost ended up by staying in the dump. The vehicle driven by Stan ley RozeL caught fire Friday after it became mired in the runoie. irash cn the truck and surrounding it ignited and the wooden frame body burned. Also dpitrnveri txrpro -m-,v 'back tires. The youth was un jabie to find a water supply to douse the flames, and ran to ! obtain aid. The Plattsmouth Fire Depart i ment saved what was left of jthe vehicle. It was later towed from the dump. Owner of the truck is Emery Rozell, father cf Stanley. t The fire department was also i called out Friday afternoon to ! extinguish flames which raced up the side of a burning tele- phone pole at the John Alt ; schaffl residence at Cedar Creek Road. i The pole caught fire due to ! trash rn a creek. bed burning i out cf control. j Damage to the pole was light. Paul Eveland Heads GOP in Cass County Paul Eveland of El rn wood was elected chairman of the ! Cass County Republican Com- ! rnittee at the local convention i keld this past week in the district courtrooms. group ior me pasi six years. Miss Maxine Cioidt was elected county vice chairman. Other county officers will be: named by the chairman. j Chosen as delegates to the Nebraska State GOP convention ! I were Herman Bornemeier, Dick S Peck, Miss Cioidt, Mr. Eve-! i land and Mr. Branson. j i The alternates are Doris j Albert, Martin Sporer, Beulah j j Branson, Eunice Balfour and j ! Steve Davis. i The state convention v af - a platform for the various j campaigns witmn tne state To March of Dimes Is 39 Cents a Head Residents cf Cass County con tributed and average of 39 cents per person to the 1956 March of Dimes Drive, it was an nounced today. the 1955 per capita average cf nearly 57 cents. The official county con tribution totaled $6,420.81 this year as compared with S3,3Go.7l Arthur Thomsen ' was Mrs. chair m cf the drive. Plattsmouth Chamber A A KA I I C t I I jjnjt ai !'"nin census ine Piattsmoutn cnamber o Commerce in cooperation with the local Ministerial Council, is g a city census. The census will be of great value to both groups and others g.,. wwwj who seek census information, vii..;iijcr iviiiiiger uiue ru- man saia. ah rumens urgar.izaucns m the city will be asked to aid in carrying out the census. It is oenevec it can be accomplished Trithm turn rmrz nf iC Hc. ..- ...w --- rung. Oakmont Stables Horse Takes Prixe "Sparkling Burben," a junior parade horse, took first place at the Gienwocd. Iowa horse show i Sunday. The winner is owned and trained by E. E. .Howschultz of Oakmcunt Farms and Stables and shown by rider. Bud Lewis. Shellenbarger Given Alcoa S400 Award Jerome Sh-eilenbarger, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Shellen barger of Plattsmouth, recently received the Alcoa Engineering ; Achievement Award of S40Q. Th- j award was presented to him by . the Aluminum Company of America. r i,i-ju" Jerome Shellenbarger This award is presented an-' mialiy to a senior on the basis of superior scholarship in eng- j ineering. Jerome will be a ' senior at Iowa State College in j Ames, Iowa. , On April 13th Jerome was ! initiated into Eta Kappa Nul Association, a national electrical ; engineering honor society. He; was also mtiated into Tau Beta ; Pi Association, which is a : national engineering honor so-: ciety. He was intiated into the ; society on May 16th. ; This summer, Jerome will j be employed by the Collins ! Radio Company in Cedar ! ; : T TT -11 .1 - 1' LUAii- ne m continue tis senior year at Iowa State in the f alL 11 Graduated From St. Johns Grade School ! A class of II is the last eighth 1 grade class -to be graduated from the old St. Johns School, construction, will be ready this fall. Graduation exercises i i j c-i. -ri -.-! t May 27th. Diplomas were awarded to the following students; Bmm r?;ai- rari rtfb 5ir. ley Weber, Francis Lebans, Bri an Nelson, Robert Pucelik, Rose mary Bellinger, Keenan Eiting, Barbara Williams, and Helen Father Raphael Chonta gave the sermon and held the closing services. Next years graduates can look I f or? !. paduation in the new St. John's -school. ZmUav'e- Fmr ubiici o vuy To Treat Dad By Margaret Dinman Journal Staff Writer j June 17th is Father's Day. j Perhaps you will want to take j note of the date and plan an .: i... va.uv. j-iau ; outing, a dinner or a program. ; xms tuiy nz a-iue lur xatners ; is just as important as jviotners j uiiy, txiuugn usuauy expressec ! in a different way. I Dear old Dad has footed the bills and shouldered responsible h: iiuw ajjicui) iur uiaxi x iiiuun. This day should remind us to ! show him hew much we ap - preciate and love him the year rojn1 . . irrrre La never a oua appetite, around the house when steak is '. scheduled for the menu and ' most men find this meat fit for the palate. Be especially con- j scions of HIS likes and dislikes. Budget-wise homemakers who are interested in economy meat! cuts meat cuts that can make EDITOR'S NOTE: National auto production took a big: drop in the first six months of this year. National magazines and big: city newspapers are writing: daily of the tough times facing auto dealers and the number of them going- under financially because of the loss in business. To determine the effect ol the national situation on the Plattsmouth area the Journal sent a staff writer to interview local dealers. By Jerry Sharp ixack s Journal Staff Writer Plattsmouth car dealers are finding their sales prob lems tougher this year than last, but look for the situation to le better in 1957. Most dealers felt the drop in car production was due mainly to over-production in 1955. R. E. McKenzie of Mc Kenzie Motors said he thought the over-production was due X& over-selling. - "The program last year. Something Wrong When Journal Ads Fail to Sell Lard When something out of the ordinary happens it's news. Say, something like a Journal Want Ad not selling. Ralph Doud placed a clas sified advertisement in the Journal this past week offering- home rendered lard for sale. A couple of days later he knew something must be wrong. None of the 15,000 readers of the classi fied page called him to par chase any of the lard. It didn't take too much private detective work to find out what was wrong when he dropped in at the business office. Ralph found he had in serted the wrong: telephone number. "The Telephone Company has changed it so often I can't keep up with it," he commented. Local Doctors Open Modern Offices Here The new ultra modern offices '. of Dr. Louis Amato and Dr. W. i V. Ryan are now in use. The offices are located at 510 Main; Street next to the Plattsmouth; Chamber of commerce office. The first patient to visit Dr. i Amato in his new office was, i by chance, the very first patient! he had after opening his op-; tomeiry practice here in 1945.! The patient was Mrs. Joe Bierl. j As for Dr. Ryan the move I celebrates his 25th anniversary ! m iattsmoutn, lie opened his j G;ntal CIIiCes nere m toe . raU uz uev unices iea.iure : x x modem, practical and spacious fn.rilit.iP5 anrf nffer t.hf l.iref. werelecuipment for the care cf pa - i . . rjr. Amato's office was pre- j viously located at Fourth Street. ; Dr. Ryan's office was on Main i Street across from the Cass Theater. The official grand opening cf the new offices will be held in a couple of weeks, the doctors said. However both men are already practicing in the new Quarters. AWNING IS INSTALLED A new aluminum awning was installed this past Thursday on the Gas Company building. 7UA Tl id i lie i line Like a King , . . . . pian ahead, serve their cheaper; l i. L - Z. llJini UtiLi i. M. T- .1 I I -1 ill. Ii j cuts earlier m the week and ; oave the steak for HIS DAY. inp K1CS COU1C SUmriSe UaO ! wita a silver picture frame, sim- : Die in denn and a-nroriate : f cr of i"4 living room, study or . dresser top or sive him a man-j j Size traj or srnokin acces- ; sorv vii ar- -cnic-r nn- tP 3.T Sp. uC.ng Up tfoe ; cavs. New Stvfes rsx fahrirs ; ar.d interesting uses of color are ! r.ore and mere in evidence in ; rjad's wardrobe" and accessories! : Cuff links, ties, socks and hand- kerchiefs would a-ifts T?!n Win ' items none ths above your taste, keej3 your eyes cn The Plattsmouth Journal ad- vertisements. You are sure to find seme sift that wi ttmp ' did." he added, was such that the prospective buyer felt he could not afford to pass up such 'good deals'." This situation brought forth a large volume of credit buying putting this year's consumer in a posi tion where he cannot get out from under the finance company for some time to rome. All local car dealers, with e exception, said ences on 1955 cars were up some from last year. Ray Wiysel of Wiysel Auto Service said there was a slight drop in Packard prices and Studebaker prices remained about the same. The main dealer problem locally apparently lies in high markups on trade-ins. Barney Eitin of Platts mouth Motors said it is es pecially difficult to get a reasonable net profit from auto sales because of the high price demanded from buyers for their trade-in cars. Even though the national au tomobile situation is admitted ly dismal, it is the consensus of local dealers the situation here is comparatively good and none of them are "going under" financially. One bright side cf the dealer picture is the good turnover in used cars. All dealers felt their used car situation was at least stable compared to last year. Wiysel, Eiting and Rudy Iverson of Cass County .Mo tors said their used car sales picked up" as com pared to 1935. Preference of body styles seems to remain about the same throughout the years. Wait Bryant of R. V. "Bryant Meter Company said the most popular body style for Dodge and Plymouth was the four door sedan. This was generally ex pressed by the other dealers, al though most said there is an increase in hardtop and con- ;vertible sales duriE the sum : rr Pf rrnnrn ; months. Brunson Boat Stolen From Platte River LOUISVILLE A third valu able boat is reported stolen in Cass County. Victim of the latest theft is Ward Brunson of this city, who told Sheriff Tom Solomon hi3 13 12 foot "Jo" boat was taken from its mooring beneath the Louisville Bridge spanning the Platte River. Two ether boats were reported stolen this past week. One was taken from the Missouri River and the ether from the Platte River. W . -a -vi... rsruncn saia ne last saw boat Wednesdavr. He re T - ported the loss yesterday. The sheriff said thieves an- : MfO" r flisfni- f V,Q w ; i which held tH boat : ThP r"3n v"n The custom built boat had a ; three-eighths inch marine bot tom and was gray m eclor. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. May 31, June 1. 2, 3, 1S56. High Low Prec. 81 53 .....71 40 78 44 2 73 Thursday Friday . j Saturday :SnTrfsv Forecast Cloudy and war I t0i:l7- Kighs So-s. Possible 'thunder showers. Sun sets to a 7;53 p.m. Sun rises I I TTfi Tuesday at 4; 52 a.m.
