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ii" i3 T Voters of Nebraska will be faced with five amendments when they go to the polls next Tuesday. To give Journal read ers a better explanation of these five proposed laws, explanations are published here: No. 1. "Constitutional amend ment to permit the Legislature to provide for a Tax Commis sioner or Tax Commission and defining his or its jurisdiction and powers." This amendment was sub mitted to the voters in the No. 2, 1954 general election and lost by 23 votes or a majority and lacked 2063 of the required 35 per cent of the total vote cast.) The Constitution at present provides that the Governor ap point a Tax Commissioner, who together with the Governor, Sec retary of State, State Auditor ar.d State Treasurer shall have CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER VOLUME 75 li!TD Eii The eyes of the Campbell Soup Co. may be upon Plattsmouth. In the wake of a survey and tomato growing program con ducted in and around this city last summer, the Wall Street Journal now reports the soup Game, Dance To Highlight School Event Plattsmouth High School Fri rfav will celebrate homecoming with a fcotball e.3me with Fair- cv.ry and a gala dance to be held immediately following in j the new school auditorium. ! Students of the school today j were voting for homecoming ! queen and king from a list ofj six girls and boys. j Seeking the coveted honor of j queen are the following candi-; dates Janice Lancaster, Kather- j ine Ptak, Sandra Young, Nancy Todd, Ray Mae Henry and Shar on Harbaugh. j Those named as candidates for ; king include: Larry Long, Mike j Lewis. Dennis Burbee, Jim ; Grcsshans, Alan Wiles and Jim! Kraeser. j Votes will be tabulated late j this afternoon, it has been an-' nounced. j Coronation ceremonies, as is i custom at Plattsmouth Highj School, will be helc- curing the post-game dance in the auditor ium. The football game, which pits the Blue Devils of Plattsmouth against the Invading Fairbury Jeffs, is scheduled to get under way at 7:30 p. m. in Memorial Park. The homecoming dance as announced, will begin im mediately following the grid con test. For further data on the game read the sports page of today's Journal. Long But Happy Sixty-six years in double har ness and still going strong! That may not be a record for marriage but it is certainly an achievement no matter which way you look at it. And t mii ilmm Mr. and Mrs. buy a YO r- e ti i Cnap Li Aire power to review and equalize! assessments for Taxation. The amendment would give the Legislature leeway in select ing a Tax Commissioner or Commission and such Commis sion could be given the duties cf the present State Board of Equalization and Review. Under the present provision, propon ents of the amendment state, the above named State Officials do not have the time to devote to these extra duties efficiently, and are not necessarily quali fied to perform those of a tech nical nature. Another reason, they state, is to take the equalization function out of poli tics. No. 2. "Constitutional amend ment to remove the provision that salaries of certain officers cannot be raised or lowered ME Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise TWENTY TWO PACES firm is considering construction of a "multi-million dollar plant in Nebraska." The article, gathered by Jour nal staffers at Camden, N. J. headquarters, related: "The concern expects to spend about 30 million dollars for new construction and modernization of its physical plant this fiscal year. "Later the company is con sidering new multi-million dol lar plants in Canada and Ne braska." Although the company has made no disclosures concerning results of its survey in the Plattsmouth area, it is felt the territory has the potential to fill the company's needs. For instance, the underground water supply can help provide for irrigated and therefore assured supply of crops for food processing plants; and can also supply water for the plants themselves. Early last year the Campbell Company entered into an agree ment with T. H. Pollock and Everett and Lloyd Morehead for a tomato growing test on the Pollock bottom land east of Plattsmouth. Four thousand to mato plants were set out on four-fifths -of an acre. It was reported in early Sep tember production had exceed ed all expectations. Hundreds of bushels were harvested and sold to housewives of the vicinity. The test here was conducted in conjunction with similar ex periments near Valley and Belle vue reportedly to determine the feasibility of construction of a tomato soup plant in this area. No information has been made available by the Campbell com pany as to the results of experi ments conducted in this area. Sandra Rainey was hostess Friday night to twelve guests at a Hallowe'en party' at her home. Sandra conducted games and served refreshments. Trail congratulations from the city of Plattsmouth and surrounding community to Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam J. Hartwick who cele brated 66 years of married life on Sunday, Oct. 21. 1 : W. J. Hartwick lie,p!rtc3 nm riant raska Area Wed Affile oftener than once in eight years." (This Amendment was sub mitted to the voters on Novem ber 2, 1954 and lost by 3645 votes.) The purpose of the above amendment is to allow the Legis lature to adjust executive salar ies to changing economic con ditions. This does not mean a wholesale raising or lowering of salaries, but removes a Con stitutional barrier that may pre vent the State from securing and retaining competent exe cutives. No. 3. "Constitutional Amend ment to change the allocations of fines and penalties for vio lation of laws prohibiting: the overloading of vehicles used up on the public roads and high ways of the state." At present all fines remain fib Five Plattsmouth Polls To Be Used Tuesday, November 6 Five polling places will be in operation Tuesday, Nov. 6, to accomodate voters cast ing ballots in the general election, it has been an nounced by County Clerk Charles Land. The polls, located in each of the city's five precincts, will be located as follows: Ward 1, precinct 1 Court house. Ward 1, precinct 2 Chris tian Church. Ward 2, precinct 1 Chev rolet garage. Ward 2, precinct 2 Scan Ion Appliance Store. Ward 2, precinct 3 Stites Implement Co. Voters of course, will cast their ballots in polls of the precinct in which they reside. Airman Pays $34 Fine In City Tribunal Municipal Judge J. Howard Graves fined an Offutt Air Force Base airman a total of $34 on charges of careless driving and operating a vehicle without lights. Charles D. Sturgeon, OFAB, was assessed $25 on the care less driving count, $5 on the no light charge, and $4 court costs. James M. Holoubek, 522 No. 8th, Plattsmouth, paid a $10 fine and $4 costs for negligent driv ing and Louis G. Meisinger, 1602 Oak St., was assessed $25 fine plus $4 costs for reckless driving. Judge Graves fined Joseph Swanson, Omaha, a total of $14 for drinking in the street and in an automobile, and levied a to tal of $29 against Crumble, Omaha, for careless driving. S. C. Windham of 521 24th Ave. North of St. Petersburg, Fla., in renewing his subscription to The Plattsmouth Journal sent his best regards to his many Plattsmouth friends. The Hartwicks, married in Chicago on Oct. 21, 1890, have been residents of Plattsmouth since the beginning of the cen tury and, until 15 years ago, Mr. Hartwick was actively en gaged in business here. The 93-year-old male half of the senior Hartwick family learned candy making as a young man in Chicago, the city of his birth. And. although he worked as drayman for the rail road during his first years in this city, finally turned to the profession of his choice and op ened a candy shop. Many adult members ofPlatts mouth citizenry will remember with fondness the fullfillment of childhood desires at the coun ter of Mr. Hartwick's store. Mrs. Hartwick. 84, during her life in Chicago (where she met ei husband) worked as a seam stress. And one of her close friends the other day said: "She can still turn a neat pocket if necessary." She was born in Yugoslavia and came to the United States as a girl of 10. The Hartwicks live alone on Ye mi-dmni in the county wherein they are levied, i. e., 12 weighing sta tions in the state. Fines go to schools located in those 12 coun ties. Under the proposed amend ment 75 per cent of the fines are to go to the State High way Department and 25 per cent go to the county where collect ed to pay costs of added duties imposed on local authorities. State Highway Department pay costs of highway upkeep and maintenance of weighing stations. They claim they should have the violation money to compensate for these costs and damage to highways. On the other hand, schools would be deprived of this in come, and school authorities say it would mean a hike in school taxes. They also claim that changing this law would be a "foot in the door" to changes in "IT and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1956 Men Jailed For Journey With Minor Five Weeping Water men to day were sentenced by county Judge Raymond J. Case to 15 days each in county jail on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor girl. The quintet, Paul Bauers, 24, Eugene Lorensen, 28, Robert Bauers, 23, Marvin Jacobsen, 21, and Dale L. Kunz, 23, were returned Wednesday to Platts mouth from McCook by Sheriff Tom Solomon. Sheriff Solomon said the five, in company with a 17-year-old Weeping Water girl, were jailed for investigation by McCook po lice who notified him. The sheriff said all six left Weeping Water Sunday night and were enroute to Montana in search of work. He said the young girl and a married wo man had been riding Sunday: with the five men who persuad ed her to make the trip with them. The- older woman refused to go. The girl told Sheriff Solomon she was given beer by the men while in Louisville but that she left with them of her own will and none had made any ad vances to molest her. In addition to jail sentences, the five were ordered by Judge Case to pay all costs of the prosecution. Plattsmouth Church To Observe Third Anniversary Sunday Rev. Sheral Gregory of the Baptist Church at Avenue E at North Ninth wrill join his con gregation in celebrating the third birthday of the church Sun day. Each class will have charge of a certain portion of the pro gram 9:45 to 12 noon. Reverend Gregory and fam ily moved to Plattsmouth in Au gust and has served as the resi dent pastor since that time. Roger Hild attended the Colorado-Nebraska football game Saturday. Roger is a student at the University of Nebraska. ITS North Fifth street in a house they have occupied since 1900. Mrs. Hartwick, still very active, does all her own housework with the exception of laundry. Both indulge in reading, but ! one of their main diversions is j television and both are rabid J lall fans, seeing every contest presented via the TV medium. Although Mr. Hartwick finds It necessary to use a cane in getting around he uses it more as a target of good humor than an impediment. When the Journal photograph er stopped at the Hartwicks to snap a picture of the couple, Mr. Hartwick had to change chairs. Arising slowly, he said he'd "make it if I don't fall doen". Mrs. Hartwick slyly poking a little fun at him, said "if he once got going he could run." Mr. Hartwick, stopped in the middle of his course, turned to the cameraman and. with a wry grin, said: "Good gosh, what do they ex pect from a man 93?" other laws requiring fines that go into school funds. Here in Cass county, with a weighing station, the law would deprive Cass county schools of about $15,000 in annual income. No. 4. "Constitutional Amend ment to authorize the Legisla ture to substitute a basis other than valuation for taxes upon grain and seed produced and handled in this state." The present basis of assess ment is the yalue of the grain on hand as of March 1 each year. This causes serious tax ation problems. Grain sold prior to March 1 is not taxed at all. Under grain storage program much grain is stored outside the state and is not taxed at all. This amendment would make possible substitution of a grain production or handling tax. j Some states use a small mill p InlDfiplfD IruQ November Trial Dates Named By Court Clerk Jury trial dates for November December in District court have been announced by clerk of the District Court C. E. Ledgeway. Activity will open at 9 a. m. Nov. 19 with the trial on a charge of drunk driving of Duane R. Lcsche. Three days have been .set a Sds for a damage suit involving , 12a Schikit as plaintiff and Roy Royal, defendant and Nov. 26-27 will be taken up with suit on note having Donald Hilgenberg as plaintiff and W. R. Finke, et al, defendant. Another suit on note is scheduled to be tried on Nov.28 with the Missouri Pacific Em ployes of Omaha Federated Credit Union as plaintiff and Richard F. Bauers, defendant. Contest of will in the matter of the estate of Bertha N. Nick els, deceased, will be held on Nov. 29 and 30, with Dec. 3-4-5 docketed for the damage suit of Earnest Read against Silas Kincaid. Daniel Harmon will be tried on Dec. 6 on a count of WTiting a no-fund check and the damage suit of Victor Turner, et al, versus Cloyde H. Hickey, et al will be held Dec. 10-11. Each daily session of the Dis trict Court is slated to get under way at 9 a. m. with Judge John Dierks, presiding. Youthful Confidence Game Is Continuing Despite Warnings Activities of a young girl or girls attempting to collect do nations for a "fire damaged" school continue to harass Platts mouth householders. In spite of a story warning city residents to be on the look out for a "bicycle brigade" so liciting funds to repair an Omaha school allegedly damag ed by fire, the "brigade" con tinues making a door-ro-door canvass of the city. The latest effort whether more have been made is not known was reported by a housewife Tuesday afternoon to the Journa. She said a girl, about 10, called at her door ask ing a contribution to repair the school In this case a donation was made. It was not ascertained, however, whether the youngster was alone or accompanied by other children. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth Nebraska. Oct. 29, 30, 31, 1936 High Low Prec. Monday 71 48 J25 Tuesday- 71 43 .21 Wednesday ... 53 36 .00 Forecast: Mostly cloudy, turn ing colder later today, scattered showers; high in 5CJs. Low near 40. Showers- tonight. Sun sets tonight at 5:19 and rises Friday at 6:57. ira tax on grain produced or hand led in the state. Such levies could be made on producers of the grain, subsequent handlers It is felt such a method would of grain, or on handlers only, solve the problems and be bene ficial to producers ' who would not be forced to sell their grain before March 1 on a low mar ket. No. 5. "Constitutional Amend ment authorizing the Legisla of tax and assessment charges unpaid for a period of time as long or longer than that pro vided for taking title to real property by prescription." The purpose of this amend ment is to allow the Legislature to provide for the remission of any taxes or assessment charges which have been outstanding a gainst any real property for at least 10 years. This would clear up the difficulty at times cf (D)(1) TO A More Than 3500 Cass County Families iu ru Nomad Finds Truck Body Ideal Haven An unnamed itinerant Tuesday morning created quite a hulabaloo when to keep warm he built a fire out of debris in the bed of an old truck parked near the Stites Implement Co., Chi cago Avenue and Louisville Road. A stiff, cold, early morning breeze persuaded the wan derer to seek some kind of shelter and the old truck seemed to offer the right haven for a fellow, soggy and damp from a night in the rain. However, the v e h i c le didn't offer ready heat, so the man scraped up some debris atbout the building and lit his "built-in heater." City patrolman Lawrence Chappell, on his regular rounds, quickly spotted the deal and hustled the nomad off to the calaboose. Chief of Police John J. Hobscheidt, Sr., Tuesday morning reported the Stites management would not file charges against the man. He had done no damage and had made no attempt to enter the Stites building scene of several recent breakins. Said itinerant was break fasted, taken to the city limits . and admonished by police officers to: "Keep on traveling." Avoca Youth Wins U of N Scholarship AVOCA . (Special Donald Straub, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Straub, was one of the 299 freshmen at the University of Nebraska, to be awarded scholarships in the recent grants. The scholarship is for $100 at the state university. The weather is nice; there is no snow; and there isn't so much as a jingle from jingle bells, but Christmas, or the approaching spirit of the Yuletide season, is beginning to gain a foothold in Plattsmouth. Business and professional men of the city during recent days have been approached by mem bers of the Chamber of Com merce Christmas committee seeking contributions for street decorations. This pre-season campaign for "doll-up" funds is under the leadership of Mrs. D. L. Grove, chairman of the C of C Christ mas committee. And the drive is aimed . at obtaining approxi mately $1,000 deemed necessary to properly array the downtown section of Plattsmouth for the holidays. This year, however, the com mittee has an extra talking (biroy Plans 'IS -Up' In Piattsm 15C0 R ST. LIJICOL!!, KEE3. clearing title to real property because of an accumulation of unpaid taxes and assessment charges. It is ajso said that it would be an inducement for counties to make special effort to collect delinquent charges. TON-MILE TAX. "An act to provide a Highway Use Tax based on weight and distance on all commercial trucks carry ing loads of 10 or more tons and on inter city buses weigh ing 25,000 or more pounds; to provide that revenue from said tax be distributed to Depart ment of Roads and Irrigation and to counties and municipali ties of the state in the same pro portion and for the same pur pose as revenue from gasoline tax is distributed; to provide for enforcement and adminis tration of the act; and to amend and appeal certain statutes." This law would impose a grad TEN CENTS PER COPY Early and incomplete returns of the current community cen - sus have turned up some inter- esting information with a high percentage of home ownership. All told, five areas have turn ed in reports of the canvass which got underway in Platts mouth Monday morning. Of the five, three were complete and two had been partially report ed. Dale Bowrman, chamber of commerce manager who is tab ulating results, said of 172 fam ilies contacted by census teams in the five areas, 116 families owned homes. Although the Hv i ; l v ' fused to cooneratp in the census OUSetNUmberSby arrinS Questions. The Vital, Says KAnXrtf lrfl ITIUJUI W KJiKJ Mayor Bruce E. Gold, point- ing out house numbers are man - datory under exisiting munici- or Gold pal ordinances, today urged citi zens of Plattsmouth to cooper ate with the city by making certain house numbers are eas ily read. Mayor Gold stressed the im portance of visible numbers by saying that $1 spent in making thpm Ipfihlp rnnlrt nnssihlv savp ! hundreds of dollars in case of fire. More important, he said a clear house number might eas ily mean the saving of life in j This morning in the court of an emergency. J police Magistrate J. H. Graves He said minutes frittered a- j several cases were brought up way seeking "lost" residences j for hearing. during times of emergency could j Billie Gabinen was charged never be regained and the time j on two counts, altering drivers differential could prove disas-j license, illegal possession of in trous. j toxicating liquor. A fine of $25 The mayor suggested if you ! and costs on each count, totaling do not know your house number, 1 $54 which was paid and defend check j-our property description j ant released, on the tax receipt and call either j Dwight Johnson was in court City Clerk Albert Olson, tele-! charged with illegal possession phone 4211, or postmaster Les j of intoxicating liquor. The court Neil, telephone 252. He said i imposed a fine of $25 and costs either Olson or Neil would be j amounting to $29. Paid and de glad to gi the correct number fendant released, for your dwelling. j Fred Hendricks, Lincoln, was Mayor Gold said cooperation in court charged with operating by Plattsmouth residents would a motor vehicle without drivers be appreciated by all those who ' license. The court imposed a encapacities. fine cf $10 and $14 costs. point, Mrs. Groves believes. For the group has ordered wrought j iron trees to replace the live j ones used previously as lamp , pole decorations. . ! The reason is simple iron j trees are cheaper they can be ' used year after year and are believed nigh onto destruction! proof. j This year's crop of perman-j ent, iron Christmas trees is; being manufactured by Cady.i Inc., Plattsmouth. They will be i 12 feet in height and 8 feet ; wide and are to be trimmed j with a fringe of aluminum. And, j incidentally, to the gals who may ! be reading this, here's an op-j portunity for community ser vice: The Christmas committee is going to need some female help in making the fringe. Datej of the operation will be an- J nounced later, but keep an openj mind on the subject your help i may be needed. SOCIETY XXX j J IT uated tax per mile on all trucks carrying loads of ten or more tons and buses weighing 23,000 or more pounds, regardless of whether the truck or bus was licenses in Nebraska. The law applies only on mileage made in Nebraska nd on such mileage annually in excess of the milea paid for by the license fee. The I owner or operator of the vehicle ) subject to tax is required to keep an accurate record of the mileage in Nebraska and to re port the same monthly to the Department of Agriculture and Inspection This report must state the tax, if any, and payment thereof must be made with the report. The report is subject tc audit and review by the Depart ment. The revenue collected shall be remitted to the State Treasurer to be allocated in the same manner as the gasoline tax. PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday NUMBER 99 ; Journal has been unable to j determine the national average j for home ownership, the local i figure definitely would appear I to be above the national norm. Other facts turned up by cen sus workers show that of ihn 172 families contacted, 86 of the breadwinners commute to work. This does not include service personnel of which there were 14 in the five areas covered. In the 172 families there were 539 persons, and of that num ber 29 were retired and only one unemployed. It was reported to the cham ber of commerce that of all i families contacted only one re- ! not answering the fact he "didn't ! want to be counted as part of 1 Plittcmnnth " Bowman this morning said ; balance of questions put to resi- I dents have not been tabulated but tnat work j3 progressing and 1 amplified figures and totals will i De available soon. A total of 55 two-man teams from eight Plattsmouth chur ches have been engaged in com piling the community census. And reports from these teams are streaming into chamber of fices. Draw Dovn Fines In Police Court When installed, the trees will be set high on lamp poles far out of reach of grasping hands which want to determine texture, structure and other pertinent data. Each tree also will carry the usual complement of lights. The Christmas committee also has announced "Santa Land" for the 1355 Christmas season. It will be located in the Pollock building and chamber officials think it should be a "super duper attraction" this year. Merchants will donate a variety of toys to the "land" and its opening date will be announced later. Mrs. Grove reports the cam paign is meeting a "pretty good" reception to date. But much remains to be accom plished before Christmas "can come" to Plattsmouth in 1S35 and every citizen, the committee says, can keep In heralding its arrival;