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KE2R. STATE V.1Z7. SOCIETY IIS CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER VOLUME 75 Soboteyrs Mamies; Doma USD 1 Js ... BLOWN UP Shown above is a portion of plosions. Two fuses can be seen running across new Route 50 blown up by a dynamite blast , the roadway. . Damage by the blasts is near Manley, The circle covers the main por- expected to be nearly 1,500. Photo by the tion damaged by one of the two separate ex- Sheriff's Office. : MANLEY A section of new highway 50 was blown up by dynamiting vandals this past Sunday night just one mile west of this village. The Cass County sheriff's of fice has opened a full scale in vestigation into the sabatoge, but authorities said few clues were left upon which to track down the vandals. Fortunately no one was driv ing by on the new road at the time of the blast, Sheriff Tom Solomon said. One large hole and a smaller one were blasted in the road way. A large cement block from the road was found at least 50 feet from its site. Repairs will cost the state be tween $1,000 and $1,500. Sheriff Solomon said. The estimate was made by federal and state en gineers who said one entire sur faced section will have to be replaced and at least two others mended. Although Kenneth Haubold, foreman for Missouri Valley Construction Company, said his firm had no labor troubles, the sheriff said he since learned labor difficulties did exist. He did not elaborate on any pos sible connection of labor troubles and the dynamitirg. Residents living in Manley heard and felt the explosions, (Continued on Page 5) Coach May Set Up "QB Club" In City; Anybody Can Join A "quarterbacks club" may be formed in Plattsmouth, ac cording to Burdette Hansen, local high school football coach. Coach Hansen said parents of football players and anyone interested in the local grid game is welcome to join. The club would have regular meeetings, he added, during which the members would see movies of previous games and discuss the local football pic ture in general. Mr. Hansen said at a school where he once coached . such a club was organized and was participated in by many , of the townspeople. Consolidated With SIXTEEN PACES is low Msgr. Joseph Przudzik Soon To Succeed Agius At St. Johns The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph J. Przudzik will become coad jutor pastor of St. John's Church within a few days, ac cording to church officials. He will replace "the Rt. Rev. Msgr. George Agius who will return to live in his native is land of Malta in September. Msgr. Agius has been named pastor emeritus by the Lincoln diocese. Msgr. Przudzik was born in Poland, February 6, 1910. He was ordained in 1934. After a year's study in Rome, he was named chaplain of the state institutions in Lincoln, and also served for a time as as sistant chaplain of the Newman Club at the University of Ne braska. Calvin Carsten Barn From Karl Calvin Carsten of Avoca has obtained a lease for the manage-1 ment of the Plattsmouth Sale Barn, it was learned today. Under terms of the agree ment Mr. Carsten will take over the management of the sale barn Sept. 1 from Karl Grosshans, who founded his business 25 years ago. Mr. Grosshans said he must step down from his selling dut ies because of his health. How ever, his wife will be active in New Reed's Market Will Open Saturday At Former Drug Store The new Reed Market will open Saturday at 6 a. m. The market is located on South Sixth Street at the site of the former Fricke Drug Store. It will be open daily from 6 a. m. to 9 p. m., according to proprietor Dewey Reed. The market was formerly lo cated on lower Main Street. A grand opening will be held next week. fDn L U U U tU the Nehawka Enterprise PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. Up Hood Assigned to the Lincoln Cath olic Social Service Bureau in 1936, he later was made di rector. He served in this capa city until 1951. He has been pastor at St. Mary's Church in Davey since 1948. The priest also served, un til this summer, as diocesan di rector of cemeteries superin tendent of Calvary Cemetery in Lincoln and diocesan director of the Society for the Propogation of the Faith. He is the author of a number of published articles and book lets and gave a series of radio addresses in 1942 and 1943. He was made a papal cham berlain in 1945 and a domestic prelate in 1951. For several years, he served as director of an orphanage. Leases Sale Grosshans the operation lunch counter. of the barn's The new manager said he plans no personnel changes. He Is a former stockholder of the Avoca Sale Barn and once ser ved as its president. Rex Young and Ellis Lacy will be auctioneers. The cattle auctions will con tinue every Saturday and the horse sales every other Monday. Mr. Grosshans started the business in LaPlatte about 25 years ago, moving across the river several years later to the Tom Willis place. He operated at the Willis place for four or five years before relocating at the Bert Pollock place across from Oakmont Stables. Six years ago he moved to the present location on , Route 75 south of Plattsmouth. Mr. Grosshans expressed re gret in stepping aside, but said he wanted all those wrho pat ronized him to know he was "very grateful" for their patronage. By Jerry Sharpnack Journal Staff Writer School bells soon will be ringing here again and mer chants as well as children and parents are' getting ready for those times of books and colored leaves. Each year at the begin ning of a new school term, the wind may get a little "nippy", the evenings a little cooler. Some of the leaves will be turning and a football may be seen passing through the air at any moment. Also noted will be bright new clothes and the smell of ATTTTK and Elm wood Leader-Echo- Read Twice Weekly by Gows Killed By Lightning During Storm The electrical storm which swept in to Plattsmouth from the Southwest Sunday caused con siderable damage. Most of the losses inflicted were caused by sudden gusts of wind estimated at up to 70 miles an hour in some areas. Numerous tree branches were downed and signs blown over. However, lightning also took its toll. A bolt ripped through the roof of the barn at the John S. Toman Farm in Rock Bluff between 7 and 8 o'clock. Fortunately ihe bolt ripped through the roof just halfway between two piles of baled hay. No fire resulted. The . bolt burned out many electric, light bulbs and follow ed the wiring to the nearby house where it burned out an electric clock. In 1950 lightning struck the Toman home and burned out a television set. Bob Rea. who farms a mile south of the Toman place, re ported two of his cows were killed when struck by lightning." Henry , Kaffenberger said wires in his home were burned out by a lightning bolt. He lives a mile and a half north of the Toman place. Tuesday Sale Of Implement Company Told The purchase of Charles Val lery Implement Company by L. B. Todd of Murray was an nounced today. Mr. Vallery is going into tem porary retirement. The new own er took possession of the bus iness Tuesday. Mr. Vallery has been the local Allis Chalmers dealer for the past 19 years. The new owner announced plans to move the business to Murray where he now operates the Murray Hardware Store. Under his plans the two bus inesses would be combined. Mr. Vallery has no immediate plans. He said he's just going to look for a good place to fish. Lloyd Leyda worked at the business firm this week taking inventory. Three Dances Set By Committee For Cass County Fair WEEPING WATER The dance committee for Cass Coun ty Fair has scheduled three dances for the 1956 Fair. Wednesday night after the county Queen is crowned at the grandstand the committee starts off with a bang on an old fashioned square dance. The next two dances will be played by the popular Pick and his Tophatters. -; A gold-loving cup will be given to the couple who are best dressed to fit the occasion the first night. Square dancing is the rule for this night-so swing that lady. Tickets will be on sale by all committee members and fair board members in advance of the fair. - The dance committee includes J. W. Philpot, chairman, How ard Philpot and Gordon Hene ger. Petition Is Filed For Divorce Action A petition for divorce was filed in district court this week by Mrs. Frances S. Brown. She seeks separaton from her husband, Way W. Brown. Both are Cass County resi dents. - newly-sharpened pencils and chalk dust. Cherubic five-year-olds on their way to their very first class and "wisened old" sen iors driving up "High School Hill" soon will be seen in Plattsmouth. And there is no doubt a bout it, these back-to-school-ers will need plenty of new clothes when the "doors of learning" open once more. They'll also need all sorts of school equipment note books, pens and pencils, lunch boxes and maybe even a new bicycle. THURSDAY. AUGUST 16. I - Li u I IWit- f:5fW0 LOCAL STORM DAMAGE These cars mir aculously escaped serious damage Sunday when a large tree limb fell on them. Clark Finney's car can easily be seen under the branches while yiracoS 0" The Plattsmouth City Council agreed Monday night to enter negotiations to obtain options on land proposed for a swimming pool and park. The action came as a result of a request of the city's park and pool committee which, with the Chamber of Commerce first initiated the proposal. Dale Bowman, spokesman for the committee, presented a re port to Mayor Gold and coun- PooD City May Lose Some $65,000 In Federal Matching Monies Residents of Plattsmouth area are faced with the possible loss of about $65,000 in Federal funds for local watershed flood pre vention work, Atty. Paul Fau quet warned today. Attorney Fauquet is chairman of the city's watershed commit tee which is presently attempt ing to raise matching monies for the federal grant. An urgent meeting set for last night to determine whether to carry on with the committee's activities was a near failure with but live other than the chair man in attendance. ' However, the group decided City Council Meters Can't Time left on parking meters no longer will oe 'tripped back" when the meters are given maintenance checks by city police. The action, which went into effect Tuesday, came about Mon day evening during the regular meeting of the Plattsmouth City Council. Council members asserted the fact it is they alone who are responsible for all parking meter control. Mayor Gold had initia ted the maintenance check sys tem here recently. Council members also felt it It might ts a good idea to get an alarm clock too, It's always harder to get up on a school morning! All these items can be pro vided right here in Platts mouth starting tomorrow during this citys big annual sales event which will con tinue on through the first day of school, September 4. Local merchants will have everyting necessary in the back-to-school line for stu dents from kindergarten through college ages. They will be setting out to prove Cass Countians can do More Than 3500 Cass County Families 1956 rirDoy'alh rui T pstrnoctioim cil members giving recommen- dations and suggested action for the project. The report included: The total amount, allowable for pool bonds at three per cent of value is $125,299.56. The esti mated cost of the pool is $75, 000. The city, the report said, is authorized to pay up to $35, 000 for land for such a project. The committee suggested pool size be not less than 5,000 to try one big push in an en deavor to get public support for the project aimed at relieving the city of damage due to floods caused by heavy rainfall. The proposed project has al ready been approved by the Federal Government and $65, 000 in federal funds has been made available to the city on a matching basis. The city is expected to come up with $35, 000 as its share. -v "It just appears like interest in the project is lagging," At torney Fauquet said. Mayor Bruce Gold pledged the (Continued on Page 5) Unanimous: Be Tripped is not necessary to trip meters in order to check them. Even if it were, they said, a coin could be reinserted to restore the time formerly shown. The council, unanimous in their approval for liquidating the system, said they had been against the idea since it was first initiated, but at the time were not sure where the meter authority rested. The meters were not installed as a profit making program, they added, but to provide adequate parking space for all Plattsmouth shoppers. their complete back-to-school shopping right here in Plattsmouth. There will be no need for any inconvenient trips to other towns to shop be cause no other place can of fer so much at such big values. Plattsmouth has come in to its own as a shopping center it's all here for you to take advantage of. Does the student in your home need new shoes? More shirts or blouses? Does he need sweaters or writing paper? And how about those TEN CENTS PER COPY 1FW !ru(Q)!riQ)Lr more completely hidden in the debris is the auto of Frank Rebal. Both autos were parked near Chicago Avenue when the storm; struck. square feet and not more than 7,500 square feet in surface This size pool, it continued, would be sufficient for cities of from 6,000 to 10,000 population. The land on which the pool and park proposedly would be built comprises nearly 40 acres and is located west of the Oak mont Addition. The lots are own ed by T. H. Pollock and Mrs. Joe Lapidus. This land may be purchased by a three-fourths vote of the council. The committee also recom mended the council enter into an agreement with a recognized swimming pool engineer for drawings and estimated cost of a pool which may serve as a guide for a bond issue elec tion. The committee also express ed hope the council would call the special election for both swimming pool and park as soon as possible. Also discussed at the Monday council meeting was the possibil ity of procuring additional boots, raincoats and helmets for the 35 members of the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Joe Kruntorad said (Continued on Page 5) Big Turnout Seen For Cass County's Gala Annual Fair WEEPING ' WATER One of the biggest crowd ever is expected to attend the Cass County Fair which opens next Tuesday in this city. This year's fair will be the 37th in the long series of annual events. Some $2,800 in cash prizes will be given the more for tunate exhibitors. Parades, special days and feature events will highlight the fair. A complete fair schedule will be carried in Monday's issue of the Plattsmouth Journal. i essentials, socks and under wear? You'll know you oan find them all in Platts mouth. How? Just look at the ad vertisements in today's Plattsmouth Journal. You'll find the merchants' shelves are stocked with just what you have been looking for. Remember, school starts Tuesday, September 4 less than three weeks away! And don't forget the wise back-to-school motto: "SEE PLATTSMOUTH FIRST!" PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday NUMBER 77 Wood Gl Lcpcrt Wolevcr Post Is Cited For Community Work Special To The Journal KANSAS CITY Lepert Wolever Post, Veterans of For eign Wars, of Plattsmouth was named winner of third place a ward in the nation for communi ty service. Announcement of the nation al honors to the Plattsmouth post, was made today by Com mander LeRoy Wilson. The honors go to both the post and the ladies -auxiliary unit, the commander said. Some 1,500 posts from through out the United States were en tered in the contest. The award was made by the National Board of Community Service judges meeting in Kan sas City to judge the post's work by the scrapbooks submit ted. The judge's included Arch bishop Edwin V. O'Hara, bishop of Kansas City Diocese; Clyde Hostetter, associate editor of the magazine, "Town Journal," and Frank S. Land, founder and sec retary of the International Su preme Council of DeMolay. The Plattsmouth post took second place in the Nebraska contest for public service dur ing the year 1955-56. This award was made during the State En campment in June. The entry was then forward ed to the national wrhere even higher honors were bestowed. Commander Wilson said the post wishes to extend its thanks to all organizations and citizens of Plattsmouth for helping the post to complete a most success ful year. He expressed hopes the post can repeat its service in the coming year. Father Of 5 Gets 45 Days In County Jail LOUISVILLE A police magis trate has sentenced a 30-year-old father of five to Cass County Jail for 45 days after finding him guilty of motor vehicle vio lations. Richard E. Eustice of Spring field was sentenced by Magis trate William D. Kahler. Marshall Clyde Jackson book ed Eustice on several counts after the man backed his car from the curb at Louisville and struck a passing car. The defendant was charged with reckless driving, no Ne braska license, improper use of license plates and certificate in asmuch as he failed to prop erly transfer the plates from an old car to his present vehicle. He pleaded guilty to all the counts. It was learned late today the defendant raised bond of $100 to obtain his freedom while the sentence of the magistrate Is appealed. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Homa Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. August 13, 14, 15, 1956 High Low Prec. Monday 90 68 .00 Tuesday ..90 62 .00 Wednesday 97 68 Trace Forecast: Partly cloudy and warm today. Cooler tonight. High In upper 90s; low in 60's. V Possible showers tonight. Sun sets tonight at 7:22.