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HIST, SOCIETY XXX K ST. LINCOLN, r. M.1 1 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER n 1-0 mm 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 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1956 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 65 PtLATTSldD TOIL Jk Downpour Too Late To Aid Most Wheat And Oats In County Cass County farmers wore a smile on their faces this week for about the first time since the spring plantings. More than two inches of rain fell on parched crops within the past week to bring forecasts of a top corn crop. The rain also brightened the outlook for alfalfa, soy beans, sorgums and garden vegetables. However, it was too late to aid the present wheat and oat crops. Much of the moisture gained by the ground was rapidly used by the corn which grew siderably during the past week, farmers said. The moisture which reached the sub soil will be welcomed during fall seeding time by far mers who held their land in soil bank program. Also greatly appreciative of the soggy grounds are the farmers making new seed- ings. Nearly one inch of rain fell here Monday and Tuesday and more than an additional inch fell during the latter part of this week. In some areas the rainfall considerably helped the sub soil, but in other areas it didn't soak in that far. For instance a far mer in Union was still plowing into dry soil after Tuesday's heavy rainfall. There were hopes the rain would be sufficient to help do away with the bump er grasshopper population which is raising consider able havoc among the drops. Wet weather often times causes a fungus growth which kills off the hoppers. But there just wasn't enough rain for that this time. However, It appears these hopes will not be answered. The grasshoppers are still just as thick as they ever were. Rural roarrs m some areas were nearly impassable Monday and Tuesday. Some autos be came mired in deep mud. Mail carriers reported difficulty in getting through in some sec tions because of the water and deep ruts. Local Budget For Schools Is Up $11,000 A school budget of approxi mately $246,000 was discussed and approved Monday night during the regular monthly meeting of the Piattsmouth Board of Education. This figure shows an increase of about $11,000 as compared with the budget for the past year and is based mainly on this year's higher salaries for teach ers. Exact figures for all categor ies included in the budget are not available at this time, but will be released at a later date. mortar repointing on the old high school building came under discussion again this month. It is now felt repointing cf the entire building is unneces sary and it will be confined to areas only where it is felt es sential. A motion for several minor building repairs also was pre sented and passed by the board members. Omaha Orchestra To Honor This City At Peony Concert Piattsmouth will be guest of honor at a concert next Tuesday night. Mayor John Rosenblatt of Omaha and Dr. Richard Duncan, conductor of the Omaha Symphony Orch estra, today sent telegrams to Mayor Bruce Gold and Piattsmouth Journal Pub lisher Ronald R. Furse in viting them to encourage as many local people as pos sible to attend the concert at Peony Park in Omaha. The Omaha officials said riattsmouth will be honored in the "Salute to Our Neigh bors Night" program. Danc under the stars will follow at 10:30. foifa And Syb Aided By HaoofQlIs ..... . - " . 7 Zf' " 'fx C - - J. A ) is con-1 -f 'L1, t f.' I' i FALLING RAIN AND RISING SPIRITS The fanners' views on the rainfall which splattered onto Cass County farmlands this past week is reflected on the face of John S. Vallery of Pla.ttsm.outh. That big- gob of mud he's holding' during a vir tual downpour Monday is a prized possession. Journal Photo. eat Polling Places Are Told WEEPING WATER Voting i places in Cass County for the wheat marketing quota referen dum to be held July 20 were designated today by Ivan G. Alt house, chairman of the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. The polling places are as fol lows: Salt Creek, South Bend and Louisville farmers at Fairland School; Elmwood and Stove creek farmers at Wabash School Center, Mt. Pleasant and Weep ing Water farmers at Manley School; Avoca, Nehawka and Liberty farmers at Nehawka Auditorium; Greenwood and St. Pauls Evangelical EDITOR'S NOTE This i is the second in a series of articles on Cass County Churches. Area pastors are invited to send the stories of their parishes to the editor. By "Butch" Furse Journal Staff Writer One of the oldest and most active churches in Piattsmouth is St. Pauls Evangelical and Re formed Church. The church has a present membership, includ ing chidren, of about 250. The Sunday School enrollment is 86. In 1892 Rev. Jans, an itiner ant preacher from St. Louis, was sent to Piattsmouth by the Evangelical Synod to lay the ground for organizing the church. The congregation was organized May 1, 1893. In 1895 the church name was changed from St. Johns to St. Pauls. The present church, which is located at Fifth Street and Ave nue A, was erected in 1897. It then had about 25 charter ad members. The minister at the time the church was built was Rev. F. Freund. The pres ant parsonage was acquired in 1944. Active organizations of the :hurch are: The Women's Guild, which has four circles, consist ing of 25 members each; the Youth Fellowship of 25 mem bers, and the Mens Club which lias over 40 members. The Women's Guild is the most active organization in the church. Business meetings are held once a month along with .he once-a-month meetings of ihe four circles. Also each month one circle entertains during a coffee social. In April the Guild purchaser "2 new steel folding chairs, new kitchen and kitchen equipment, and the new carpeting in the church sanctuary. (Continued on Page 4) eon i Referendum Tipton farmers at Alvo fire house; West Rock Bluff, East Rock Bluff, Piattsmouth and Eight Mile Grove farmers .at Mynard Community Building. Growers eligible to vote in the wheat quota referendum are all those who will have more than id acres or wheat for harvest on a farm in 1957. These far mers (have been or are being) notofied of their wheat allot ments. Quotas do not affect those farmers who harvest 15 acres or less of wheat for grain on a farm. If quotas are approved by at least two-thirds of the growers (Continued on Page 4) and Reformed Church: " "ut iter,' jiiwii'wwsl - jm. -- -- - v. . . , f - J5s - ft &u m '. .(.-, t ' " ,-v-. .a L ,t - - i- t -s. s, X . . - X v H t 1 . . 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In his talk he touched on tor nadoes and forecasting them. June is the favorite month for twisters, he said. They usually strike between 5 and i, p. m., he added. Presently the alert area for tornadoes covers 20,000 square miles, he explained. and forecasts 32 per cent of them. If the warning area was doubled the prediction accuracy would rise to pos sibly 64 per cent, he said. He told his audience the tor nado clouds can usually be seen coming from the south around to the northwest. The tornado warning service is not set up to alarm residents, but to acquaint them with facts on the weather and the services offered by weathermen, he said. In a lighter moment he told Rotarians his job was a tough one. "The mailman goes through rain, snow and sleet," he said, "But the weatherman goes through more hail." The speaker was introduced by Cliff Girardot. Mayor Gold Warns Land Owners About Cutting Weeds Now All weeds growing in lots, streets and alleys must be cut at least twice during the sum mer, according to Mayor Bruce Gold. Mayor Gold said a city ordinance requires owners to cut the weeds at their own expense. If this is not done, he added, a special tax assessment cover ing all costs for machinery, labor and billing will be levied against the property owner for 'weeds cut by the city. And St. Pauls Evangelical And Reformed Church Foviredl !Fet Pte 8- . T I. 'i.'"' A NIGHT OF FUN These are but four of the 34 members of the Piattsmouth High School Class of 193S who gathered for a gala reunion this past Saturday in the Lions Community Build ing. Shown, left to right, are Mrs. Anna Marie (Rea) Ossenkop of Estherville, Iowa, Glen Kohrell of Riverside, Calif., and Mrs. Bet4y (Bulin) Bourne of Piattsmouth. Standing is Joe Hendrix of Lakewood, Colo. Journal Photo. Remember When? Good Old Days Renewed as Class of 1936 Holds Reunion "Remember when?" was the preface to many a conversation this past Saturday night as some 34 members of Piattsmouth High School Class of 1936 held its first reunion in Lions Com munity Building. The evening was a full one for ' the graduates, some cf whom travelled more than a thousand miles to get together with old school chums. Formality was held to a min imum and a majority of time was spent in visiting with each other to determine what had happened in the 20 years since the group last met. The room was filled with cheers everytime an old class mate arrived. Many brought XT 4 with them their husbands or wives. The 34 who made the oc casion represented more than half of the class of 63. The committee in charge of arrangements included Mrs. Betty (Bulin) Bourne, Steve Davis, Arthur Warga, Donald Warga, Mrs. Rosemary (Cloidt) Ulrich, Mrs. Sophia (Bierl) Vin duska and Mrs. Martha (Solo mon) Williams. Others attending included Mrs Helen (Albert) Bishop of Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Katherine (Armstrong) Barrett of Chicago, (Continued on Page 4) School Unit Hires 3 New Teachers for Piattsmouth Area Three new teacher were hired recently for posts in Piattsmouth City Schools. They are: Beverly George of Lincoln who will teach elementary music. Miss George is a grad uate of Nebraska Wesley an University and taught this past year in Hastings schools. Gloria Noell of Auburn who attended Peru State Teachers College for three years. She will teach third grade at Columbian School. Lucille McClean is from this city and has had 13 years ex perience teaching rural schools. She will teach one of the eighth grade classes. Fire District Set Up for Farmers of Rural Louisville LOUISVILLE A one mill as sessment will be levied on all rural property in the Louisville area to enable payment for necessary fire equipment for the newly organized Louisville Rural Fire District. The district was created Fri day wrhen several farmers met in the city hall. The district was organized earlier, but due to a technical error, a reorganizat ion was necessary . District officers elected were: John Bogard, president; Ray Mayfiels, vice-president; and Herb Stander, secretary. Earl Puis and Eldon Ragoss also will serve on the board of directors during the coming year. Louisville Is Among Area Waters Stocked More than a million and one half fish were stocked in Ne braska waters during May ac cording to reports from Glen Foster, Supervisor of Fisheries for the Game Forestation and Parks Commsision. Stocking District Five, which includes Louisville, received a total of 191,855 fish. KSinn)iufisirD Cass County Historical Society today announced plans for the construction of a proposed 25,000 museum to house county relics. The structure would be located in Piattsmouth. A special committee outlined the society's plans and said no definite date is set for Weed Spraying Fall Results In Injuries To Murdock Farmer MURDOCH (Special) Farmer Leo Rikli of this community was severly in jured recently while spray ing weeds. Mr. Rikli fell into the weed sprayer after becoming caught. He suffered broken ribs and a badly bruised Sheriff Seeks Burglars Who Hit in County A rash of burglaries in the Eagle and Murdock areas are under investigation today by Sheriff Tom Solomon. The latest of the break ins oc curred yesterday when intrud ers looted the Ed Bender farm one and one-half miles north of Eagle. The Benders left their home at 3 O'clock yesterday afternoon and upon their return last night discovered many articles re moved. The sheriff was at the house investigating this morn ing. BULLETIN: Sheriff Solo mon called the. Piattsmouth Journal this afternoon to request publication of the description of the suspects. He told The Journal they were, said to be riding in a 1949 or 1950 black Mercury with dual tail pipes and a loud muffler. Their auto's number plate started with the number two, indicating they were from Lancaster County. They were "scared ' from several farms, the sheriff said, but the full number was not taken. One of the men had dark hair and the other two had long hair cuts. Their hair was light in color. On the night of July 1 there were three burglaries and an other one attempted in Murdock. ' Burglars forced open the safe in the Farmers Cooperative El evator, but found it contained nothing. They did make off with a carton of cigarets from the office. They gained entrance by forcing the front door. " Intruders slipped through a south window to steal hoses and gauges from a welding outfit at Rase Motors. Several appliances were taken from Bornemeier Hardware after the firm's rear door was forced. An attempt was apparently made to pry open a rear win dow. However, it appears the burglars were frightened away, the Sheriff said. Sheriff Solomon said finger prints were found at the elevator and forwarded to the State Crim inal Bureau. Also being checked is the registration number of an automobile seen prowling back and forth on Elmwood streets the same night. Preliminary Work On LcuisviiSe Road Started Last Week . LOUISVILLE Preliminary work for the laying of concrete on the relocated Highway No. 5 from No. 34 to No. 1 began this past week. Construction is expected to be gin soon one-half mile west of Weeping Water. The Missouri Valley Construct ion Company has opened a sand pit on the Emil Heier farm near here to obtain cushion sand for the new highway. A cattle gate is being built so trucks may en ter and leave the area. RECEIVES DISCHARGE Richard Saxer, son of Mr .and Mrs. William Spradlin, returned home Tuesday after separation with the United States Army where he served for three years. He will join his father in bus iness here. n. completion of the project. However, the committee announced, there is a unan imous desire to complete the museum at an early date "if not this year, next year." Committee members Howard Hutchman, Miss Barbara Gering and Chairman Martin Sporer urged the building of the museum as a display and safe keeping place of the numerous historical relics available. The committee's statement re garding the building program follows : "Cass County in Nebraska is rich in historic things. Some of this material has already found its way to Harvard University or to the State Historical Museum in Lincoln. "It is the present project of the Cass County Historical So ciety to find a depository for those items of interest still in our possession or yet to be found. The favored site for this museum is the south end of the property on which stands the Piattsmouth Library. "The estimated cost of a suit able building on this site is $25,000. The Society desires to raise a fund of 530,000, including the Society's present bank credit of $5,000. Your co-operation in raising this fund is hereby so licited. "One chosen represent ative of each Cass County family will be requested to consult the members of his clan. Let each of these fam ilies contribute as it will be a memorial gift toward the erection and maintenance of the Cass County Historical Museum." Cass County Veterans Job To Judge Case V Judge R. J. Case Cass County Service Com mittee has appointed Judge Ray mond J. Case as ite service of ficer. He succeeds Atty. Richard Peck, who resigned the veterans post and office of Cass County attorney to accept a federal post as chief assistant U. S. attorney in Nebraska. Judge Case commenced his new duties this past Monday. The service committee assists veterans throughout the county with their military problems and affairs stemming from their military service. HOME ON LEAVE Don Harper and two friends stationed at an air base in Texas arrived Sunday at the E. W. Harper home. The men are on 20 day leave. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Piattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Homa Weather Station, Piattsmouth, Nebraska. July 2, 3, 4, 1S56. High Low Prec. Monday 80 58 .70 Tuesday 76 54 .25 Wednesday 76 55 .00 Forecast: Partly cloudy today and tomorrow. Highs in mid 30's. Chance of showers to night. Lows in 60-65. Sun sets today at 8 p.m. Sun rises Fri day at 4:57 a.m.