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KEBR. STATE EI3T. SOCIETY XXX 1500 R ST, LINCOLN', r.EH3. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI . WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Famil les ml ml VOLUME 75 Welcome to Plattsmouth! Booklet ff Trade Coud r, v. 2 i ' 1 1 GREETINGS TO NEW RESIDENTS Chamber of Commerce Manager Date Bowman presents "Welcome To Plattsmouth" booklet to Mrs. Gene Zimmerman as Mrs. Shirley Ashbaugh looks on. All newcomers to the city will now be presented simi lar booklets offering; them introductory bargains at local stores. Journal Ppoto. Fund Drive Falls Short! t4 aseball League Is City's rJy Recreation Pi Money needed to carry out thr original plans for a summer recreation project were insuf ficient and Plattsmouth children must go another summer with out its benefits. Warga, Burton NO Promoted by The Journal The advancement of two Plattsmouth Journal staff mem bers was announced today by Ronald R. Furse, publisher. News Editor Bill Burton was named managing editor and 1 Don Warga was named shop j foreman. Both assumed their new duties today. Mr. Burton will manage the various departments of the newspaper in coordination with : trie publisher. Mr. Warga, a Journal em-! ployee for the past nine years will head the newspaper's mechanical department. He is ; a native or Plattsmouth. The managing editor moved here recently from Anchorage, Alaska. r a . J r. n ;-AiDirfiiS L. EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of articles on Cass County churches. Area pastors are invited to forward stories and histories of their parishes, to the Plattsmouth Journal office. By Butch Furse Journal Staff Writer Ministers of the Presbyterian Church were apparently quite satisfied with their preaching duties in Plattsmouth. The Pres byterian Church has had only four ministers in the past 98 years. The church was organized in Plattsmouth May 8, 1858. Ser vices were held in a school on Marble Street between Eleventh and Twelth Streets under the direction of Rev. D. L. Hughes. The church had 16 charter members. There were only three other churches of Presbyterian faith in Nebraska. In 18S5 a church building was erected on the corner of Sixth and Main Street. Then a third building, which is the present church, was built in 1S89. The cost of the building was $17,000. Past ministers of the church were Dr. John Baird, and Dr. H. G. McCluskey. Rev. Baird was Mrs. McCluskey's father. In 1952 Rev. Keith Kelap came to Plattsmouth following the death of Dr. McCluskey. The present membership of the church is 45C members. In cluding children the member ship rises to 760. The present parsonage was acquired in 1917. (Continued on Page 5) EIGHT PACES SMewcomers rogram However, money given by in dividuals donors and the $100 donated by the Hugh J. Kearns Post, American Legion, will be sufficient to carry out plans for a baseball league, said Dale Bowman, manager of the spon soring Chamber of Commerce. The only qualifications nec essary to belong to a league team is for the boy to be be tween 8 and 12 years of age and pay the registration fee of $1 to cover costs of T shirts and caps. In order to keep the teams balanced, Mr. Bowman added, a system is established where by each team manager will be given $100,000 "cash" in play money witn which to "buy" ad bargain for various players Each team will have 12 players he said. Registration will begin at 6:30 this evening at the ath- letic field Divorce Suit- Filed A divorce petition was filed in district court this past week by Elizabeth M. Reed. Mrs. Reed is seeking separ ation from Dewey Reed on a charge of extreme cruelty. ... ..-- - "; I ; - - - - . I ? X- " - rc -is: t t -" ' ' "-v . ' - -vS. . I - - - , :,-:.: . . J..i . ,.. .-:.: .. :. a V" I r-' - r f. .: f , y . --i-asl . -.-rf . v,.. i - ;j5-js. - -1 i , - I - j I. 12 :l 4 'Sir Vtife -' ; Vu''h'z - - - F iti:rr I -i r -" ir . - ..t t -'gumy -lei 2 I t - - 1 wr jvitx , - - - t --Ifiv .v, - ft : -"-.wr- - " " -.'w . ' i-". ,. I 1, .,.,,. ..V ., ...I". w. ,," -. l., : - .. .... ."?',fc-rPsg 1 . - j Will 6t "Welcome to Plattsmouth." With these words Mr. and Mrs. Gene Zimmerman and their four sons were the first newcomers to be officially we corned to Plattsmouth by Chamber of Commerce Man ager Dale Bowman under the new Plattsmouth Greeters' pro-!, gram. j Mr. Zimmerman is the South District Boy Scout executive of the Cornhusker Council which ' includes Omaha, Papillion, Bel-i lvue, Plattsmouth, Gretna and' the Louisville areas. Mr. Zim-' merman is a graduate from Iowa State. ; A "Welcome to Plattsmouth" ' booklet was presented to the family from the chamber. The book is composed of a welcome message from the men and women of the chamber, history of Plattsmouth, educational in stitutions, churches, clubs, or-: ganizations, recreation facilities ' industries, special services and installations and a city map. A lovely corsage from Brown Floral was also prresented to the mother at the time of the welcoming. The following merchants have gift certificates in the booklet: Grove Jewelry, Plattsmouth Journal, Huebner "66" Station. Tine's Standard Station, Smith's Men's Wear, Plattsmouth State Bank, Hinky Dinky, McKenzie Motors, B. and H. SHoe Store, Style Beauty Shop, C. A. Ruse Appliance, and Wee Wardrobe. And Cass Drug, Style Shop, Elliot Radio and TV, Cass Theatre, Stibal Variety Store, Ladies Toggery, Ruback's Mar ket, Jay's Texaco, Conis Shoe Parlor, Lugsch Cleaners and Laundry. Also, Plattsmouth Cleaners, i Ernie's Bar, Firestone Store, Stite's Farm Equipment, Kent j Oil and Cafe, Swatek's Hard ware, Plattsmouth Lumber, R. V. Bryant Motor Co., Ray's Liquor Store, Soennichsen's, C. E. Shellenbarger Sinclair Sta tion. And Hulda's Beauty Shop, Schreiner. Drug, Farley Furn iture,. Knorr's, Edith's Beauty Shop, Bile's Paint Store, Gambles Furniture and Hard ware, Ofe Oil, This is a new program to Plattsmouth, Many other cities throughout the country have such programs. This is a means to wrelcome the new-comer, become ac quainted with them and for them to become acquainted with Plattsmouth through the "Wel come to Plattsmouth" booklet, Mr. Bowman said. Yes, newcomers, welcome to Plattsmouth! 1 First PresbyUrian Church And Pastor K&ith PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, College Pays Tribute to Dr. Wiley Brooks Special To The Journal CHADRON A Plattsmouth man will receive a top honor this month from a college which he headed for many years. Dr. Wiley G. Brooks will have a new men's dormitory named after him at Chadron State Teachers College. The building . 4 ; : ' !. v - V Dr. Wiley G. Brooks will be called the Wiley G. Brooks Residence Hall. Both Dr. Brooks and his wife will be present June 23 when the cornerstone for the new dormitory is laid. The Grand Lodge AF and AM will conduct the cornerstone laying ceremonies which will begin Saturday morning at 11 o'clock with the opening of Samaritan Lodge at the Masonic Temple ;n Chadron. Formal invitation of the lay ing of the cornerstone will be made by Mr. Ralph Carhart of Wayne, president of the State Board. Mr. Merle M. Hale. errand master nf Mantis of fbraska, will officially lay the stone. Mr. Bruce Hagemeister of the State Board, will deliver the oration. The old men's dormitory will be named the Edwin D. Crites Residence Hall in honor of a former State Board member, (Continued on Page 5i Car Looted "Clean" As Owner Parks It At Ho! man's Beach Al Lizdas of Omaha has com: plained to Sheriff Tom Solomon his car was looted of a watch, his wallet and a pair of shoes while parked at Holman's Beach Thursday. Also under investigation at Holman's Tavern is a disturb ance created when proprietor Lloyd Holman and a bartender tried to evict a soldier customer. During the scuffle the pro prietor was struck by the sol dier. Military Police are also investigating. Dlap NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE As Coss C Scampering Mouse Finds Refuge-But The Trap Is Baited A pint-sized safari took place on Main Street Sat urday morning' as several youngsters chased a mouse down the sidewalk. The mouse finally sought refuge in Bill Schmidtmann's appliance store. Shortly after the creature entered, "big- game hunter" Schmidtmann was seen heading- towards Stibal's for a mouse trap. Jimminy Cricket! Grasshoppers Bother You ?? Here's Remedy The number of grasshoppers flitting about area gardens has caused considerable concern among many full time and ama teur gardeners. Some of the old timers said the grasshoppers are thicker this year than for many sum mers. Tips on controlling the pests deners today by the county agent and by an entomologist. Robert E. Roseiie, extension entomologist at the University of Nebraska, says more effec tive and economical control of grasshoppers can be Obtained by spraying before the insects leave their hatching beds. If controls are delayed until the grasshoppers reach the ad vanced stages of growth, larger areas must be sprayed with more insecticide per acre. Clarence Schmadeke, county extension agent, has one solu tion for controlling the numer ous pests. The following solu tion proved very effective, he said. One cup of 25 per cent hep tachlor or aldrin may be ap plied to each acre of alfalfa or pasture for grasshopper con trol. Care should be taken to avoid, applying heptachlor sev en days before cutting and ald rin according to package direc tions. These insecticides may be mixed with weed sprays also. It is a good idea to combine the two when spraying road mar gins for weeds. Little grasshoppers may be controlled in the field margins with any of the following chemicals per acre : One quart of 45 per cent tox aphene, one cup of 25 per cent Aldrin, one cup of 25 per cent heptachlor, or two-thirds of 15 per cent Dieldrin. Two Men Are Hurt As Vehicles Crash Near Avoca Corner AVOCA Two men received serious injuries Saturday wrhen their vehicles were involved in an accident at the Avoca cor ner. Sheriff Tom Solomon was on ly two cars behind one of the vehicles and he gave first aid to both motorists until they were taken to Weeping Water for treatment. The drivers were identified as J. D. Simms of Ashland and Richard M. Urban of Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Mr. Sims told the sheriff he was watching a tractor traveling on the north side of the shoulder when the crash occurred. Driving thej tractor was County Commission- J er R. E. Norris. i Fifty-four stitches were re quired to close the head wounds of Mr. Sims and 16 stitches wrere needed for injuries to Mr. Urban's head. Both vehicles were demolish ed. MORE NEW PAINT JOBS Three more new paint Jobs were noted downtown this week. Getting exterior "brightening" were Phil's Tap Room, Lou's Cafe and Welcome Inn. 18. 1956 Took The Law Info His Louisville Man, Hot Rodding" LOUISVILLE Although his cure isn't recommended by po lice, a 69-year-old Louisville man found a solution for "hot rod ding" on the streets of this city. After hearing cars race back and forth with the occupants creating a disturbance from 1 a. m. to 4 a. m. Sunday, George Ossenkop figured he had enough. Armed with a rifle he went out doors and fired a warning shot into the air. One of the youths involved, Robert Bauer, 22, of Louisville, jumped the fence in front of Mr. Ossenkop's home and started for him. But, he stopped suddenly. Mr. Ossenkop reloaded his rifle and confronted the young man with it and Bauer's friends quickly skirted him away. Following this two cars pulled up in front of the Ossenkop home and trained their lights on it. Hearing the commotion several other Louisville residents made complaints with the sher iff's office. An investigation is still under way and a warrant is already is sued for the arrest of Bauer. Mr. Ossenkop told Sheriff Tom Solomon there were five cars in all involved. Two of them re mained parked while the re maining three raced up and down Main Street, he said. One Father Of The Year: Dad Gives All to Youngsters: Wins Chamber's Bag of Prizes By Jerry Sharpnack Journal Staff Writer The "Father of the Year" is Everett Newton. The selection was made Fri day night by Plattsmouth Cham ber of Commerce and based on a letter from Mr. Newton's nine-year-old daughter, Joyce Elaine. Father of the Year Newton was awarded a host of gifts from Plattsmouth merchants. Joyce's letter is as follows: "Dear Chamber of Commerce, "I think my daddy is the father of the year because: "He adopted me when I was just a baby. "He works very hard so that he can give my brother who is also adopted, my mother, and me the things we need. "He takes care of my mother who can not walk and has to be helped in and out of her wheel chair. "He goes to Sunday School and church writh us every Sun day. "He is always kind and jolly and sees that we have a good time. "He doesn't want much for himself. "He loves us and wants us to be comfortable and happy. "His name is Everett Newton. In answer to his being chosen for the top honors, the recipi Advice To The Politicians: Leave the Decision Up to Ike, Rotarians Claim in Confab "Will Ike run again?" That's the big question throughout the nation now. With the political angle held to a minimum, Plattsmouth Rotarians discussed whether Ike should run for reelection at Tuesday's meeting. With Bob Walling acting as program chairman and moder ator, the Rotarians seemed to agree the decision is entirely up to the president. TEN CENTS PER COPY rvn Own Hands: 69, Ceases With Gun Shot of the cars had a loud muffler, he claimed. The man said he had no tele phone in which to call officers and he wanted to stop the dis turbance. He said his sister was ill with a broken arm inside the house and was unable to get much needed rest. The following persons are in volved in the sheriff's investi gation: Janet Betts, 19, of Weeping Water; Mrs. Ruth Herman, 22, of Weeping Water; Danny Work man, 15, of Louisville; Gene Meyer, 26, of Manley; Don Flem ing, 23, of Wreeping Water; Law rence Rolof of Omaha; Dick Sandman, 21, of WTeeping Water, Jerry Sheehan, 20, of Manley and Robert Larson, Jr., 17, of Louis ville. All were reported to be in the five autos involved, officials said. Sheriff Solomon said he left Louisville shortly before mid night and all seemed to be in order at that time. Marshal Emil Anderson and Oscar Cederholm were on duty in Louisville Saturday. Chief of Police Clyde Jackson was not on duty at the time. Sheriff Solomon said the case will be turned over to County Attorney Dick Peck. ent and his wife jotted down his feelings in poetic style: "Thanks to the Committee And all who had Part in selecting Me as best Dad "To the writer oi the letter I'll tell you my dear I'm happy to be called The "Father of the Year" "I feel so unworthy But thankful beyond meas ure For being a Father Is a God given pleasure "To the Chamber of Com merce Many thanks indeed I appreciate greatly The gifts I received. "My Wife, My Daughter And also My Son Makes being a Dad So very much fun "I surely am dreaming This is just another trick . How could I be called Best Dad of fifty-six "So many many thanks To every single one Who brought so much hap piness To Everett Newton." u "Should Ike run again?" brought a variety of answers from many club members. How ever, all seemed to agree on the main point' with variations. Here are a few of the ans wers: Dr. P. T. Heineman: The president has a high sense of duty, He should make up his own mind. WVve got a good vice-president, let him take over a good share of the duties. I'm an Eisenhower-Nixon man." Drl L. S. Pucelik: "If I was Ike I would feel I had done my bit. In my judgement, as in all heart cases, he should take it easy. I do not feel he is physically fit to car ry on in this job. You can take out an appendix or gall blad der, but heart attacks mean that you must alter your way of living.' I don't think he will run again." (Continued on Page 3) NUMBER 60 irisinroe& x:n c i n: i- vt ill JU(.tCCU UltN . . Peck As Of July 1st, Commissioners Say Atty. James F. Begley will be Cass County's new prosecuting Attorney. The commissioners chose At torney Begley to succeed his law partner, Dick Peck, who offered his resignation, effective June 30, this past week to ac cept a post aa chief assistant U. S. attorney in Nebraska. The 41 -year-old new county attorney will begin his duties as of July 1. The part time post pays 52,800 annually plus certain expenses and clerical aid. Attorney Begley served for the past six years as deputy county attorney. During this time his law partner was county attorney. The new appointee is a Re- James F. Begley publican as is the outgoing county official. The choice of Attorney Begley was unan imous. The decision was made at a special meeting Friday. Attorney Begley is the son of former District Judge James T. Begley. He re ceived his law degree from the University of Nebraska and was admitted to the bar in 1939. A resident of 417 Hillcrest Drive, the appointee was a member of the School Board, past president of Plattsmouth Fire Department, past com mander of Hugh J. Kearns Post, American Legion, member of the Masons, 40 and 8, Nebraska Bar Association and Lepert Continued on Page 8 Band Concert Is Tuesday at Garfield Park The first concert of the Plattsmouth High School Band will be given at Garfield Pari: tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. The band holds rehearsals on Tuesday and Friday evenings for the summer concerts and all alumni members of the band are invited to participate. Recent graduation of 20 mem bers of the band plus the ab sense of students attending summer camps, the All-State music course and absense of students on vacations make it difficult to prepare concerts without the services of these alumni who are interested in playing. Tuesday's concert includes: "Sucess March" by Bennett, "The Traveller Overture1' by Butchel; "Bolero Non" by Kurtz; "Normal March" by Bennett; "Annette Waltz" by Bennett; "God Bless America" by Berlin; Variations on Mil itary Escort" by Fillmore; "Cielito Linde" by Fernandez and "Storm King March" bv Finlayson. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Horn Weather Station, Plattsmouth Nebraska. June 14, 15, 16, 17, 1956. High Low Prec. Thursday 94 68 Friday 90 64 Saturday 88 70 Sunday 88 65 .20 Forecast: Partly cloudy, hu mid, high in mid 80's. Possible showers tonight. Lows in upper 60's. Sun sets today at 8 p. rn. Sun rises Tuesday at 4:50 a. m. ' V si ; -x; 1
