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"WW MEBR. STATE HIST, SOCIETY XXX 1500 R ST : LINCOLN, KEBR."" " " V i PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday TD CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER HIE Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 76 TWELVE PACES PLATTSMOUTH, OVSS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1956 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 1 m 1 & 0 4s & VL -2 a . . 3 2 l-V if Ti I ,-.J, I i i ' y c NASSAU, BAIIAMAS Mr. and Mrs. Myron Wiles of RFD 1, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, members of a Farm Study Tour stroll on the grounds of the Emerald Beach Hotel here during a tour of the points of interest on the island. The group cruised from Miami to Nassau aboard the S. S. Queen of Nassau and pro ceeded to New Orleans on their return to Miami. Joysriroofi lonters lout 76ih Yeor fPybiocotoon WoErateEr Skies P Oil Sot3w m Puote Couple Asks District Court To Quiet Title Arnold and Dorothy I. French have petitioned District Court here to quiet title to two lots in Plattsmouth's Valley View ad dition on which liens have been filed by three companies. The plaintiff's contend in their petition liens filed by Millard Lumber and Grain Co., Adams and Kelley and Porter Trustine Co. are without cause. Millnrrt T.nmhAr flnri Grain TWO PlattsmOUth filed claim liens against lots 24; have been named to the Twin t Clivers Aia-uiiici cii-c iuui,aa (LoinrDp km Lewis, Crete, Long Named To All -Loop Team; ury Place Five Men Each Fairb gridders and 26, Valley View, in amounts of $331.93 and $757.61; Adams and Kelly filed claims against lots 24 and 26 of $233.60 and $515.50; while Porter Trustine filed claims against the same lots of $94 and $90. , The Frenchs in their suit ask the above claims be void and their title, which they now al lege is clouded, be quieted and cleared. They further contend they have never been in any business dealings with the com panies named as defendants in the petition. Plaintiff's suit states proper ty was purchased directly from Keystone Homes, Inc. Other district court activity includes filing of a divorce suit by Charles Reynolds, a minor, through his mother, Eunice Rita Reynolds, East St. Louis, 111., is named as defendant. Duane R. Losche. scheduled for jury trial on Monday charges of driving while intoxi cated, requested his appeal be dismissed at his costs. A damage suit involving Ida Schildt, plaintiff, and Roy Royal, defendant, was dismissed with prejudice and costs to the de fendant. Settlement sum was not disclosed. Current term of juty action will resume at 9 a. m. Monday. With this; edition The Platts mouth Journal enters its 76th year of continuous . publication of a newspaper, an uninterupted stretch which makes it the city's oldest business. Although the road has been anything but smooth, the Jour nal, through its publisher and members of the staff, eyes the years ahead with hope furnish ed by progress past and firm belief in the city's future. The Journal was launched in to the newspaper world back in 1881 under the guidance of its founder, Charles W. Sherman. At the time of its origin, the Journal was a daily, operating with type shipped across the Missouri River from Glenwood. Down through the years since 1881, the paper has reversed City Resident Draws County Jail Sentence team for 1956. Mike Lewis and Larry Long, bulwarks of the Blue Devil e leven which won two and lost six, were among 22 conference players honored by selection to the squad. The 22 were named to honorary positions by confer ence coaches. Lewis, 208 pound tackle, and Long, 180 pound fullback, are seniors. Only one junior, Jack Vondrak, Nebraska City linema received recognition. Balance of the 22-man squad is made up entirely of last year performers. Long was the jack of all trades of the Plattsmouth eleven, crunching into power plays from s -t ""y ...j? 3X ? . sr. 7 i -J 1 5 5. - iff 9 4 ';Jteiw3 it. Larry Long Mike Lewis his fullback slot off coach Bur dette Hansen's single wing. A powerhouse runner, Long also provided the Devil's aerial punch Lewie was the stout, man of the Blue Devil forward wall, both on defense and offense. His blockbusting tactics on defense ruined many opponents' bids for yardage through the Plattsmout line. Plattsmouth, in 1955, placed one man on the allconference squad. Center Ed Egenberger, who gradusted in the spring of 1956, was named to the team. Beatrice placed four men; Crete five; Fairbury, five; Falls City, three, and Nebraska City three on the all conference eleven. A 25-vear-old Plattsmouth man Tuesday was sentenced to 30 days in Cass County jail by Judse Raymond J. Case on charges on contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was also ordered to pay court costs of $5.40. Gene Haswell entered a vol untary - plea of guilty before Judge Case to charges of con tributing to the delinquency of a 14-year-old Plattsmouth girl. In other court action: Clyde J. Higby was assessed a $15 fine plus $4 costs for speeding and Henry W. Black paid a $10 fine and $4 costs on a similar count. Lee Eugene Zanattza, Offutt Air Force Base who was clocked at 70 miles per hour south of the Platte River bridge, was assessed a fine of $25 plus $4 costs. Improper use of a transit tag cost Kenneth E. Kebler, Ralston, a $20 fine and $4 court costs, while Arthur Artleeb paid a $10 fine and $4 costs for unlawful trapping. Judge Dismisses Assault Charge Against Defendent Police Magistrate J. H. Grave had a number of cases pending this morning that covered a number of offenses. Mrs. Carl Vondever vs Mrs. Gladys Thystrop, charged with assault on a 9-year old daugh ter of the plaintiff. After hearing the evidence offered, Judge Graves dismissed the action a gainst Mrs. Thystrop, and charg ed the plaintiff with the costs amounting to $4. Its i course several times in switching from daily to weekly to daily publications but it has outlived all its competitors. Actually, one of the first pub lished in the city was the Ne braska Herald, founded in 1867. The Herald continued in publi cation until the early 1900's when it was absorbed, through purchase, by the Plattsmouth Evening News. The consolidated papers op erated for a while as the Platts mouth News-Herald and final ly was purchased by the Jour nal about 1910. During the Journal's life span, several other papers also have been published in the city, in cluding the Tribune and the Post. Both of these newspapers slipped into oblivion. At present, the Journal is op erating under its ninth publish er, Ronald R. Furse, who pur chased the paper in 1947, from Lester A. Walker of Fremont. At the time Furse bought the Journal it was operating as a daily. Other publishers of the Jour nal include: Kirkham and Green, Groves and Dunroy, Germain Towle, Fox and Mann, R. A. and T. B. Bates, R. A. Bates, and Mrs. R. A. Bates. In the 76 years of its life, the Journal has called a good many buildings in Plattsmouth "home." The building it is cur rently occupying was erected in 1952. Now "Cass County's Largest Newspaper," The Journal, ,s it enters its 76th year, will con tinue to print the news as it is made and, as in the past, will continue its efforts to help make Plattsmouth and Cass County a better community. Lutheran Synod Holds Annual Meet In Omaha The annual midyear confer ence of the Central Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Sy nod in the central states met Nov. 7 and 8 at Pilgrim Luth eran Church, Omaha, Rev. Em erson Jury, pastor. Rev. A. B. J. Lentz, D. D. president of Central Conference, delivered the opening sermon and conducted the service of Holy Communion. He was as sisted in the communion service by Rev. Robert J. Haut, secre tary of Central Conference. The theme for the conferemce was "The Pastor and Some Vi tal Issues of the Day" Rev. Hugo Welchert of Omaha was the chap lain. Dr. E. B. Keisler, president of Central Seminary, Fremont, presented "The Pitfalls in Preaching," Rev. Gerhard Gie schen, Professor of Septematic Theology of Central Seminary, presented "Modern Heretical Tendencies" and Rev. Claudius E. Jensen, pastor of Lutheran Omaha, presented "Pastor vs Administrator". Interesting and informative reports of all phases of the work of the church were given. A recognition dinner was giv en Wednesday, Nov. 7, honoring Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Zeidler of Fremont who are moving Dec. 1 to Minneapolis, Minn., where Dr. Zeidler will assume presi dency of Northwestern Theolog ical Seminary. He, at present time, is president of synod. County Board Delays Action On Road Close Cass County board of com missioners has delayed action on a petition calling for closing a road west of South Bend after several objections to the proposal were entered with com missioners. Commissioners have postpon ed any decision until appoint ment of a three-man appraisal board can make a report on actual value of the road to the community which it now serves. Appointment of the boartf'i will be announced later by com missioners. The county's three-man gov erning body is scheduled late this afternoon to conclude its regular two-day monthly session. The board convened Tuesday morning' in Cass County court house. The board has been grappling mainly with routine matters con sisting chiefly of approving bills presented the county for payment. Next regular meeting for com missioners will be held on Dec. 4 in the court house. Plattsmouth School Kids Begin Long Holiday Weekend All Plattsmouth public schools and St. John's Parochial school dismissed classes this afternoon for a two-day holiday recess. Students were released from school at 3 p. m. today to be gin what actually is a four-day vacation. All public schools and St. John's will resume classroom work at regular hours Monday morning it has been announced. John Altschaffl Home John Altschaffl, who has been spending the past several weeks recovering from injuries to his head received here, is now able to return home and is recuperat ing from the effects of the injur ies. While he is still feeling the effects of the mishap, he is do- Two Men Prefer Southern Climes To City Lockup Police Magistrate James Howard Graves is now freed from two of his clients who have been giving the court and the police a bad time for the past several days. David William Swisher and Billy J. Black, who were picked up several days ago in the vicinity of the Stites Implement building on South Chicago Ave., have been held here to check whether they were wanted at other points. Receiving no?; calls for the two they were" taken Tuesday before Judge Grav es. The court, after a discus sion of the case with the duo, handed them a sen tence of 90 days In the city clink, but agreed to temper this with a compromise with the men they to leave the city and never to return or they would have to serve out the stretch in the pokey. Being satisfactory to all parties they departed south ward where warmer weath-prevails. Neither Snow, Sleet, Nor Rain moon 3 Sunday, Nov. 18 one of Platts mouth woman completed a 30 year record of Sunday School at tendance that few people at tain. On Nov. 18, 1926, Mrs. Jess Warga (Ella Sattler Warga) made up her mind she would see how many Sundays she could attend without missing. Since that date, 1,590 Sundays have come and gone," and" Mrs. Warga has missed only 10. Her absence on these Sun days was beyond her control. Six Sundays she was in Im manuel Hospital; one Sunday P Oei y 11 ree Tuesday's snow although it forced male volunteers help in sidedidn't halt preparations for decoration of downtown Platts Christmas season, 1956. E. A. Earnst, Christmas com mittee ramrod for masculine help, said another work session would be held tonight and again Friday. He said work must go forward "at full speed" if the task of decorating is to be fin ished by Nov. 28. Only on Thanksgiving night will the work schedule be inter rupted, Ernst added. Volunteer labor Tuesday eve ning worked inside at the job of putting aluminum fringe on wrought iron Yule trees which later will be hung from light poles downtown. ' Workers- Monday evening in stalled five of the trees and current comment indicates wise action on the part of the cham ber, of commerce Christmas com mittee. The wrought iron trees, being used for the first time this year, w7ere fabricated by Cady, Inc., of Plattsmouth and may be used year after year. Current plans call for Yule tree lights to be turned on for the first time the evening of Nov. 28 with windows of down town business houses trimmed and displayed to the holiday tune. "Santa Land" objective of every child, will make a be lated entrance onto the Christ mas opening for the first time on Dec. 12. Street Cleanup Slowed; Grader 'Blows Gasket7 City street workers late yes terday encountered an unexpect ed obstacle when the municipal street maintaiiner figuratively "blew a gasket." Mayor Bruce E. Gold today asked patience m clearing city streets because a pre-combus-tion chamber in the grader broke and it will take some tine to make repairs. Mayor Gold said it was neces sary to make a trip to Omaha today, for needed parts and re pair work would "begin as soon as they are secured." He said they had a repair man waiting to begin work on the equipment as soon as parts arrive. But he said the city had no way of knowing just how long the task will take. Until the grader is put back in operating condition the mayor said street cleaning crews would Use the high loader and truck for snow removal. she was at the bedside of her dying mother; two Sundays she was sick in bed and one Sun day she missed due to a late train. During these 30 years, Mrs. Warga has worked Saturday nights at the hardware store of her late husband Jess -Warga. But this has not kept her from being on time at her class Sun day morning. , - Mrs. Warga has never allow ed the cold and snow of winter, the rains or heat of summer to interfere with her attend ance. This is a notable record of which she can .well be proud. Mrs. Warga attends the Adult Bible Class of the Methodist Sunday School. Ag"(q Piercing rays of sunshine shortly before noon today be gan sneaking through a heavy cloud blanket hanging over Plattsmouth, heralding the fin ish of a storm which dumped six inches of snow and .65 of an inch on the area. Weather forecast for tonight and Thursday in the southeast corner of Nebraska is for clear ing skies and slightly rising temperatures as the county pre pares to go into a long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Motorists intending to make trips- over the long weekend were advised to use extreme caution while traveling roads currently earring a coat of ice. Warmer temperatures, however, were expected to produce bet ter driving conditions. While farmers gleefully an ticipated results of the year's first real snowfall, Cass County citizens were preparing an all out welcome for Thanksgiving day observances. Many county residents plan ned weekend trips and reunions with old friends while others counted on acting as hosts for similar get-to-gethers. Food stores, experiencing a business lull during the height of Tuesday's storm, today were anticipating a last minute rush by customers seeking to fil home larders with "necessaries" for bountiful Thanksgiving feasts. Filling stations and auto ac cessory stores in the area re ported a brisk business yester day fulfilling requests for tire chains and snow tires to combat slick street and road conditions. Churches of the city are sched uled for union or single services Wednesday night and Thursday morning as their portion of spiritual celebration of the holi day. ' - ; But wherever residents plan ned to take Thanksgiving dinner, all eyed the snow as a "boon" and nature's holiday gift to the cousty, not immediately calcu able in dollars and cents value. And all were planning a frontal assault on : the turkey the na tion's "King" for a day. MARRIED HERE Jess William Salzar, " Mary Ann Fillbach, both of Omaha were married late Monday eve ning by Cass County Judge Case. Don't Rush To Death' In Holiday Traffic Old Man Winter Tuesday un leashed an icy blast at Platts mouth and Nebraska, sending temperatures scooting for ther mometer bottoms, and laying a blanket of while over the city and countryside. The wet winter mantle cannot now be measured in terms of dollars and cents for the coun ty's 1957 agricultural picture.' Every' bit of precipitation re corded now puts brighter colors in next year's farm picture. But with winter's frigid fing ers pulling sheaths of ice over every road, and with a long Thanksgiving holiday weekend approaching, the current storm may in part, at least, be meas ured by the death and accident toll chalked up during the next four days. Thanksgiving time is "fun iner fine and it is hoped will e- ventually be over the injuries, time." It's "get-together time" for families and friends. And, in many cases, these get-togethers require many miles of driv ing on the part of some fam ilies. It is for those persons start ing off on holiday junkets Col. C. J. Sanders, of the Ne braska Safety Patrol, warns: "Don't rush yourself to death in holiday traffic. " Too often motorists take leave of home bound for far off des tinations. On the trip out, cau tion is generally the watchword for most have given them selves plenty of time to reach their target point. However, the return trip is sometimes entirely different. Parting from families and friends is sometimes hard, and visitors inclined to wait until the last possible moment before jumping off on the homeward journey Late starts, as a rule, mean higher speeds for some. Tired filled with the holiday spirit and good food, the gas pedal seems much easier to push floorward, and the yen to "Get home" and hith the sack" pin points the driver's thoughts as he sends his auto screaming down the highway. The combin ation is a bad one for it's then accidents occur. And you can take it from the experts: "A successful trip means a safe one both ways." Colonel Sanders says getting off to a good start is essential to enjoying a safe trip, and that calls for three things: 1 A car ready for travel in any kind of weather; 2 A driver who is fit physic ally and alert mentally; 3 Allowance of ample time for unhurried driving. He believes by following the simple rules outlined above Ne braska can equal or better last year's one death during Thanks giving holiday weekend. : The holiday journey can be made a safe journey by adher ing to traffic laws and signs and by applying common sense driving to road conditions. Icy roads mean hazardous roads, but even they can be tranvers ed safely if driver caution is exercised. Incidentally, the holiday time is also a time for conviviality. It's a time when good friends toast "Auld Lang Syne" looking happily into the future. But if you're driving forget mat "one for the road" It may be the road to oblivion. Snow Can Stall Job At Refuge Two Plattsmouth contractors who landed the work of clear ing 500 acres on the new game refuge site will be on hand Mon day morning snow or no, but t will be up to the State For estation and Parks department whether they begin work. Lloyd Morehead, one of the successful local bidders said both he and William Babbitt would have their equipment at the old rifle range Monday morning ready to begin the task of clearing out tangled underbrush. But he said a clause in the contract given he and Babbitt leaves it to the state depart ment whether the equipment will work. The clause, Morehead said, states that equipment will not be permitted to work if weath er conditions prevent top ef ficiency operation. It has not been disclosed what official of the department will be on hand Monday to determine the quest ion. Contract for the work was let Saturday in Lincoln at offices of the commission. Call for bids had been issued the previous Tuesday by the department through its supervisor of con struction and engineering, Eu gene H. Baker. Current plans call for clear ing of 500 acres of the 1,000 acre site with a completion date for preliminary work, in early February. The cleared ground will be winter disced and then corn and wheat will be planted during the first two years. Federal aid will be used dur ing the first two years of the project in a sum of up to 75 per cent of the estimated total expenditure of better than $170, 000. Site of the game refuge is the old rifle range located Just north of Plattsmouth. General; Shutdown Of Business Set For Thursday General shutdown of bus iness will be the "order of the day" in Plattsmouth Thursday as the city goes into ' its observance of Thanksgiving. . With but few exceptions,-' all business doors will be closed throughout the en tire day. Some service es tablishments such as res taurants and filling stations will be open to accomodate customers. The Journal, which print ed its regular Thursday ed ition on Wednesday to pro vide a holiday for employes, will be closed all day Thurs day. With the office sched uled to open at 8 a. m. Friday. Police Have Busy Time Aiding Traffic Members of the police force and the police car, were busy Tuesday and Wednesday, in aid ing many unwary auto drivers that had parked their cars in getting them back in traffic. One of the worst spots was on Sixth street where cars were driven into the sloping approach es to sewer inlets. With the streets becoming slick with snow it was necessary to have a boost to get back Into traffic. HEARING HELD Hearing was had in the case of City of Plattsmouth vs Carol J. Olson charged with failure to stop at stop sign at 6th and Main Street, a fine of $3 plus $4 costs was assessed. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Horns Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Nov. 19, 20, 1956 High Low Prec. Monday 50 38 .00 Tuesday 41 28 .65 Forecast: Temperatures will hug the 30 mark. Low tonight 5-15. Expected snow flurries will diminish. Cold and clear Thurs day. Sun sets tonight at 5 p. rn. Sun rises Thursday at 7:20 a. m.