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1 w 4 XXX JJ(D)tUC&NAIL CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday n it UL1LL 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, SEPTEMBER 10, 1956 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 84 1500 R ST. P H ATTSM U T 0-0 rT3 n d CmtiS ends Soooied If I Plattsmouth residents have rallied nearly one-hundred Der cent behind efforts to curtail future flood dangers in the city. Solicitors making contacts with businessmen and residents in the flood danger areas re port that nearly one-third of the money needed to get the pro ject underway has already been signed up. Yet, nearly two thirds of contacts remain to be made. Teams of workers report that cooperation has been far above expectations. One team making calls report that out of 35 con tacts made, 32 signed for their .share immediately, two indi cated they would sign their pledge within a few days, and only one was reluctant to go along. Another team in a par tial residential area got nearly 100 per cent cooperation only misses were three who were net at home and one that was moving out of town. At a meeting of the Flood Scouts In Roundtable Here Sept 11 The fall program of activities for the Boy Scouts and Cubs is ready to get underway. The Boy Scouts of America Covered Wagon Council south district will hold their monthly roundtable meeting at the Plattsmouth High School Gym, September 11, starting at 7:30 Plattsmouth Troop and Cub Scout Pack 369 will be hosts. WHAT IS THE ROUND TABLE? The roundtable is a meeting of all unit leaders and committee people. The round table programs are planned to help all leaders in' making plans for their respective units. The new leaders get help with more ideas, as well as the ex perience of the "old timers." The experienced leaders get some new ideas as well as being '"brushed up" on other ideas, and most important, satisfaction from helping the inexperienced leaders. So, no matter which you are new or experienced, plan on at tending the Roundtable. Plattsmouth Cub Scout Pack 369 is in urgent need of Den Mothers! Also on the agenda is a Jam borette for Boy Scouts of Amer ica south district at the Sal vation Army Camp Gene Eppley just north of the Platte River, east of highway 73 & 75, September 14, 15, and 16. Dedication Sunday Of New School Sunday, September 9th, mark ed the formal dedication of the beautiful new St. John's School in this city, one of the finest and most up to date structures of its kind in the state. The occasion brought to this city many of the Catholic clergy in this section of the state to participate in the blessing and dedication of the building. The processional was started at 4 p. m. from the rectory to the main entrance to the build ing on Avenue C. It was com prised of members of church societies, laity and members of the clergy with escort of third and fourth degree Knights cf Columbus from Omaha and Plattsmouth in uniform. At the main entrance to the building, Rt. Rev. Monsignor Francis O'Brien, vicar general, acting for Bishop Kucera, read the dedicatory blessings assist ed by the members of the clergy. Blessings and dedication was made at the entrance and on the interior of the structure. ' Rt. Rev. Monsignor George Agius, emerictus pastor of St. John's church, told of the dreams of past years, fern a new school that had been cherished by the members of the parish and pat rons of the school, that now be come a reality. In his remarks he paid tribute to Father Ra phael Chonta, who had been as sistant pastor here and to the many that had contributed to the school in labor and in the fund campaign. Continued on Page two Control Committee held Friday evening, reports showed that only two teams had completed their solicitation. The reports revealed that nearly two-thirds of the campaign is still to be made. Volunteer workers are urged to complete their con tacts not later than Wednesday. With the reception given the program and nearly $10,000 in cash or pledges already in the "kitty," there is little doubt that Plattsmouth is going over the top in one of the most expedient here. The. flood control measure with more than three-fourths of the funds needed contributed by the Federal government under the Hope-Atkin Act, pro views for a series of drop-inlet and retarding dams at stra tegic points adjacent to Platts mouth. In addition, terracing and proper drainage procedure under supervision of U. S. Soil Conservation Department, plus seeding of water run-off areas, can provide flood protection to Plattsmouth for years to come. Local costs under the present Act, and the first such program given an OK by Washington, gives Plattsmouth residents an opportunity to secure over $100, 000 in participation funds with little more than 15 per cent of the needed money coming from local contributions All construction work, con tracts and funds are supervised by the Plattsmouth City Council, with the Flood Control Com mittee acting only as an advis ory unit and making the solici tation for pledges. Individual costs are extreme ly low. Assessments are on a five-year basis however, efforts are being made to collect at least one-half of the needed mon ey now in order that easements and sites can be contracted for. Be ready when volunteer wokers call on you. If the same cooperation of those already signed is followed through, the city will be ready to start con struction within a few weeks. Two Stolen Bicycles Reurned To Owners By Law Officials Two bicycles stolen from the Wayne Gorton home Thursday night were returned to their sons Friday evening through the of fices of Sheriff Solomon. Belonging to Jack and Jerry Gorton, the two machines were purchased new only a few weeks ago and had been parked near the back door of the family home. They disappeared during the night. Sheriff Solomon said the bi cycles were recovered from two small boys found sleeping in a pickup truck in a store park ing lot early Friday morning. They admitted taking them a round midnight. The two fatherless boys have been in minor trouble before, it is reported, but the victims cf the bicycle theft preferred not to file charges. Head Blood Donation Unit Mrs. Meta Haverman of Avoca will be in charge of the blood donation unit for Weeping Water,. Nehawka, Union and Avoca, on September 14th. Mrs. Robert Grunwald is helping at Union only. Federal Power Commission Friday awarded Nitrogen .Di vision of Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation 12-million cubic feet of natural gas daily on a firm basis, it was announced in Washington. The permission was granted Northern Natural Gas Co., to furnish the gas after an up-hill fight covering more than two years that found local citizens ! joining with Congressmen, Sen ators, Governors and other !UpSJJrf.queS,ting granting the additional gas to assure adequate supplies for the big plant north of Plattsmouth and to allow for expansion. Served on an interruptable AlSied lxl 1 . Vv4. ik Tf " r . If : ft fcMBHTlBlMllMWi I iniWililir ll ' il n wiimnin --- -- -..v-- j ... -1 ,-.. - j.r.it-m.i . T-. t&.M (trrr '- GETTING BETTER ACQUAINTED with wom en's residence halls housemother, Mrs. Evanelle Paradise, are these new arrivals to the Peru State College campus. The new Peruvians are (from left) Ruth Morse and Joan French of Douglas; Deanna Ilutton, Plattsmouth; Joan White, Doug las, and Janice Wiles., Plattsmouth. Activities for Burlington Bridge Built 76 Years Ago Wednesday, September 12, is date of a very important event for Plattsmouth, the Burlington railroad as well as the south part of the state of Nebraska. On that day seventy-six years ago, the railroad bridge over the Misouri River here was com pleted and placed in service, giving the Burlington a route to the west side of the river and extension of their line west to Denver. Practically all that were -here at that time have passed away and only the now aged residents can recall stories of the com pletion of this gigantic task. Bridge building was not as advanced as now and it re quired a great deal of labor to complete the task. ' The large granite piers that hold up the present bridge still stand as a monument to the builders of the original structure. The super structure of the bridge was rebuilt at the dawn of the twentieth century and many recall the months that it required to get the new span in condition for use and still keep the traffic moving. In the years before the first bridge was completed and open for travel the trains were fer ried across the Missouri by a steam ferry, to the landing near Rocky Point, thence along a line northwest to Plattsmouth. Traces of the old roadbed along the bottoms east of the city could be seen for many years. Plattsmouth Lady Victim Of Holdup Mrs. Catherine Shrout of Plattsmouth, cashier of the Grandview Drivein theatre on highway No. 75, south of Omaha and north of Offutt Air Base, had a very startling experience the past week. On Monday night she was in the ticket selling booth about 10:45 when there was a knock at the door of the booth. When she opened the door a man wearing a silk stocking over his head, forced his way into the booth, hitting the cashier on the jaw and knocking her down. The assailant took Mrs. Shrout's purse containing $100 of her private funds as well as the night's theatre receipts estimated at some $200 by the ! proprietor Everett Petsch. basis since its opening nearly lour years ago, the firm base contract will assure the company of adequate supplies of the fuel to allow fertilizer manufacturer to continue without shutdown. It will also allow for planned ex pansion of manufacture facili ties at this huge installation. In the planning stage for more than two years, expansion cf the plant has been held up a waiting a decision from Wash ington. Although some prelimin- arv work has been done, author ofizati0n for firm gas clears the way for enlarging manufacture operations. Application for this firm gas contract was made June 4, 1954. Allied said at that time it would Natural Tumpanc Company Has New Contract The awarding of a $1,624,450 Air Force contract to Tumpane Company Inc., at Offutt Air Force Base was announced Thursday night at the air base. The announcement was made by General E. W. Rawlings, commander of the Air Force Material command. Emil Fitter, Tumpane mana ger at Omaha, said the con tract for continuance of moth balling work, .the firm has been doing since 1947 in the former Glen L. Martin plant. Tumpane reconditions and stores Air Force machine tools there. v This plant furnishes employ ment to a large number of the, residents of Plattsmouth and vicinity. Charles Dili Dies At Omaha Last Friday Charles H. Dill, 73, member of a pioneer Cass County family, died Friday, September 7th at the Methodist hospital in Omaha, where he has been for the past few weeks suffering from a stroke six weeks ago. Mr. Dill was born December 22, 1883, son of Benjamin and' Jane Dill. He spent his youth in Murray community and has spent the greater of his life in that community except for sev eral years in Gandy, Nebraska, and two years in Thurston coun ty, Nebraska. He was married April 7, 1906 to Cynthia J. Philpot at Omaha. Survivors are: three daugh ters, Mrs. Lavina Appleby, Nox on, Montana; Mrs. Loretta Smith, Lexington; Mrs. Daisy Richards, Plattsmouth. Brothers Frank Dill, Nehawka; Lester Dill, Murray. Sisters, Mrs. Ethel Rice, Murray; Mrs. Grace Christensen, Omaha. Six grand children and two great grand children. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Caldwell-Linder chapel. Rev. Keith Delap, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, conducted the service. Mrs. Hugh Stander was vocal ist and Mrs. George Jacobs or ganist. Burial was at Oak Hill ceme tery. Pall bearers were Eugene Fitch, Dan Hoschar, Guy Mur dock, Ben Noell, Dale Philpot, and Henry Rice. j double capacity of the plant if I firm gas was assured. Follow- ing application, local business people and residents sent a bar age of telegrams and letters ur ging the Federal Power Com mission to grant Northern's re quest to furnish Allied this gas. Friday it was granted. The president of the Nitrogen Division said recently that tne company still plans to expand the local plant, but the expansion would not be started immediate ly as originally planned, press reports reveal. Allied has come to hold great impact on the economy of Platts mouth and vicinity. The grant ing of firm gas is good newrs to this area new Feru students started Sunday evening with a dinner given by the college. Monday was oc cupied with the orientation program, and on Tuesday the newcomers registered for classes. After a recess Wednesday while the upperclass men registered, classes started Thursday. Bloodmobile At Elmwood Sept. 14th Elmwood will have a visit from the American Red Cross bloodmobile unit on Friday, Sep tember 14th to afford donors an opportunity for donations of blood. The Elmwood American Leg ion Auxiliary will have charge of the operation of the blood donations to be held at the com munity building starting at 11:30. There is a great need to re place blood used in Cass coun ty and all who can are urged to do so. Contact any member' of the American Legion Auxiliary or the president, Mrs. Harry Krall, who will be glad to advise you regarding the donations. For those who may not be able to give blood and desire to assist in some way, cookies, fruit juices and sandwiches are acceptable for blood donors. Send to community building or contact AiKiliary president. Three Thugs Rob Youth, Girl In Car A youth and a girl were rob bed, and the boy slugged by three men near Carter Lake at Omaha, Saturday night, police reported. Detectives said the report was made by Eugene Otte, 20, Belle vue, and Carolyn Forbes, 18, Plattsmouth. . They were sitting in young Otte's car at about Second and Browne Streets when the three men walked to .the car and jerked open a door. They pulled out the youth, struck him and threatened him with razors. Police said young Otte re ported the loss of his billfold containing $8, and his wrist watch. The girl lost her wrist watch, a purse containing no money and a Bible. The ttfree thugs fled on foot. Court House Marriage Licenses John Discher DelRosario, 26, New York City, to Evelyn Ethel Kelsey, 17, Plattsmouth, issued September 6. John Myron Hammons, 21, Louisville, to Norma Ray Addle man, 21, Louisville. Issued Sep tember 6. LaVern Henry Klipp, 19, Ash land, to Lois Marie Rager, 18, Ashland. Issued September 7. James Alan Hermanse, 19, Alvo, to Nancy Lee Bickford, 20, Weeping Water. Issued Septem ber 8. Continued oh Page five THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic .Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth Nebraska. Sept. 6, 7, 8, 9, 1956 High Low Prpc. Thursday 66 36 .00 Friday 70 40 .00 Saturday 74 45 .00 Sunday .82 52 .15 Forecast: Partly cloudy, highs around 90's. Lows expected in 50's. Little temperature change tonight and cloudy. Sun sets to night at 6:42 p. m. Sun rises on Tuesday at 6 a. m. liDWEr Ell Uar Students To College For Fall Opening With the coming of the fall season, Plattsmouth students who have been home for the summer vacation, as well as graduates of the past year from the high school, are leaving for their higher educational work among the various colleges and universities in this part of the west. The University of Nebraska nttrnr-tinor tha larwr arnnn I is attracting the larger group of local people inducing Roger and Marion Hild, Tom Conis, Patricia Brown, Ronald Furse, James Jacques, Wendell Friest, Janice Caldwell, Barbara Sul livan, Ronald Schneider, Robert Carr, Sally Amato, Evelyn Hen ry and John D. Schreiner. Peru Teachers College attracts a large number of the Platts mouth young people among those enrolling are Janice Wiles, Deanna Hutton, Margaret Svo boda, Elwood Johnson, Gale Peterson. Attending Wesleyan Univer sity at Lincoln will be Jeannine Newton. Tarkio is attracting a number of the young men with Don Free berg, Vernon Aylor and Ver non Kaffenberger enrolled. Joan Livingston is enrolling in the Women's College of Colo rado, located at Denver. Merna Petereit will be among the students enrolled at Nebras- ka this year. Returning to Hastings college for his second year is Dean Dunham, Jr. at Weyer Hall. Install New Pastor At Louisville LOUISVILLE (Special) In stallation services for the Rev. Lyle Mueller were held Sunday afternoon at' 2:30 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, southwest of Louisville. Pastor Mueller will serve both Immanuel and St. Paul's Congregations at Weep ing Water. Members of both Congregations and many friends attended the service and re ception, numbering well over three hundred and fifty. Pastors who assisted in the service were Rev. E. Dryer, Rev. R. Boerger, Rev. G. Eh lers, Rev. B. Ulmer, and Rev. G. Kupke. The Rev. Carlton Spatzek of Plattsmouth served as liturgist the Rev. Herbert Brase of Ben son Station, Omaha, delivered the sermon and the Rev. Rich ard Nagler of Papillion read the rite of installation. Prior to his coming here Pastor Mueller served in Coun try as chaplain in the army being stationed in Italy. He is married and the father of two children. The First Baptist Church New Resident Minister Newcomers to Plattsmouth are Reverend and Mrs. Sheral Gregory and family, coming here from St. Louis, Mo., two weeks ago. Rev. Gregory is the new minister at the First Baptist Church. The Pastor attended school at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, graduating in 1946. He is a native of Decatur, 111. He was ordained in October 1947 by the Illinois Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches, and has held pastorates in Il linois, Kansas and Missouri be fore coming to this city. For the past two years, in addition to his duties as pastor of the Jennings Baptist Church, St. Louis, Mo., he taught in the Regular Baptist Bible Institute, Alton, 111. The Gregory couple have three children. They are,' Joy, 11; Ron ald, 8, and Sheralyn, age 3. They Avenue. reside at 1010 Third A Missouri river terminal ele vator and feed processing plant at Plattsmouth is being serious ly considered at this time by the Norris Grain Co., of Omaha and Chicago. At a special called meeting of businessmen, utility heads, feeders, land owners and live stock men at Hotel Plattsmouth Coffee Shop Friday noon, Harry Christensen, president of the Norris Nebraska Corporation of the Norris Grain Co., of Chicago, iness possibilities that could in sought furthur information and elude feed proeessing, storage assured localities the construct ion of a 150 to 200,000 bu shel river front elevator here was being seriously considered. , iVil- X V i tne loCal 8rOUp that planning Of such a structure here had not Tourists Have Good Word Foi Local Police It is not too often that mem bers of the police force receive words of commendation for their handling of traffic cases. One exception was this week when Mayor Bruce Gold received the following letter from a Des Moines, Iowa, party that passed through Plattsmouth Monday night: "City Mayor Plattsmouth, Nebraska "Dear Sir: As a tourist I wish to express sincere thanks and appreciation t r the courtesy extended to us by one of your policeman: As a result oi his kindness, we have developed a very fine at titude of your city and feel we would like to stop the next time driving through. Regretfully I don't know the name of the officer referred to, but he will probably remember us. . "It was at midnight Monday (Labor Day) and we were en route home, from Denver to Des Moines. We were stopped by this officer, instead of re ceiving the usual "brow beating" we recieved every courtesy and kindness. I certainly hope you will "pin a feather" in this of ficers cap for us. He is most deserving. Thanking him and with deep appreciation, I remain, Sincerely, Bonnie M. Thorn 4820 Inge r soli Des Moines, Iowa Officers on duty Monday night according to Mayor Gold were Estil Jenkins and L. C. Chappell. Eagle Annual DarbcCUC e Fnr nt nmhnr 1 aer ror premoer 10 Plattsmouth Eagles Will be hosts to more than 14 towns here on September 16 at their annual barbecue. Event this year will be held at the Ralph Sullivan Grove south of Plattsmouth from 12 to r, , . . ' m- n"artn t.K5y are free, with adults tabbed at $2 per person. In case of rain or foul weather a i i .i t t1JAl - "iUiV. i-VlllillLlLl . V UiAlAUl. O 9 the barbecue will be held the;Larry Cundall( Bob IIutton B; following Sunday. Rev. Sheral Gregory I' Hs 1: 1 ''tiSysytzy .y.y.:-yyy:y, y:Uy:'xyy.yyys'i? y? ' ' y t PiODHS gone too far to date, consider able information had been gath ered, some heads of the com pany had surveyed the area near the docks and found an elevator served by both barge and rail at Plattsmouth could serve a large area profitably. This information was passed on to the Chicago office. The Omaha branch was then ordered to make a more detailed survey and to look furthur into bus- and country elevator service. For a start, Mr. Christensen said a 150-to 200,000 bushel ca pacity elevator would be suf ficient. Additional units could be added as needed and in a hurry. Norris Grain Co., Mr. Chris tensen told the group, is deep ly interested in river traffic in this area. The company, fourth largest in the country has many owned and leased elevators on the Mississippi and Illinois riv ers and can forsee the future in the Missouri as a great cost saver that could mean as much as seven cents per bushel more for the farmers grain, a direct result of transportation savings. "We don't know as yet wheth er we will build or not," Chris tensen said at the meeting, "but we are definitely interested and should come up with a final answer soon." If constructed, the elevator would be located east of Platts mouth on Main Street. It would be served both by the C. B. & Q. Railroad and the Missouri Barge Lines. It could develop into many diversified lines including dehydrating plants, alfalfa pel let processing, feed manufacture and others in which the Norris company is interested. It was also pointed out that a business such as they were in terested in establishing here would go a long way in attract ing other industry on this site of some 900 acres adjoining the Missouri River and the Burling ton Main lines. Blue Devils Ready for Crete Friday Night The Plattsmouth Blue Devils high school football team is ready for the opening fame on next Friday night, September 14, with Crete. The game will be at Crete and is a part of a double header that will be played that night. The Plattsmouth Crete on m o will Va nt ft ry r rr lr The squad had originally 73 members but nine have quit m- cludimr Jim Lamascus. letter- Lnmnsrns rnmP tn onlv nnp nrntiro in tmn iv00b-0 r-f j work The hoys stm out after j two weeks of intensive practice . are: e . T T L Semors' Larr 'on Mike Lewis, Dave Anderson, Jim Grosshans, B. Wilson, D. Yen- ney, Alan Wiles, Bob Beverage, K. Aylor, D. Burbee, L. Kelsey, A To 1 n r lr T?rV1 rvi i or Ti i r i rvr c Long, Kenny Dasher, Steve Pschendica, L. Fleschman, T. Allbee, T. Martin, G. Horan, J. Morris, D. Meisinger, S. Sutton, L. Reike, Tom Dunham, J. Krae--ger, T. Sullivan, D. Todd, D. Heim, Sophomores, M. Freeman, Bowman, J. Sayers, L. Todd, L. Walton, O. Hudson, Jerry Wurtele, E. Hohman, G. Mor ris, K. Prichard, J. Bulin, J. Haase. Freshmen, F. Lebens, K. Eiting, G. Schmitz, P. And erson, Albert Dasher, L Marler, J. Shown, L. Christensen, D. Neal, R. Noell, Jim Sheard, R. Taylor, J. Hirz, D. Schliepl R. Akins, J. Gansemer. Fire Chief Warns Of Fire Dangers With the approach of cool weather and these chilly nights, Fire Chief Joe Kruntorad is of fering some timely advice to householders in this vicinity that may save them fire losses in the future. The fire chief points out that all flues and chimneys in bus iness houses and homes should be thoroughly gone over before fires are started for the fall season.