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Ml---. ' ii LINCOLN, kebr. ' PUBLISHED SEMI - WEEKLY Monday - Thursday CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-EchoRead Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 76 SIX PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1957 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 16 ffffee Anndl TcaDk' r MB" fiuw Plattsmouth's March of Dimes campaign is gaining impetus this week and it has been announced several "Coffee and Talk, So They Can Walk," e vents will be held throughout the city Thursday morning. This segment of the local pol io fund drive is under the lead ership of Mrs. George Smith. She said hours for the "Cof fee and Talk" have been set for 9:30 a. m. to 10:30 a. m. dur ing which times persons enjoy ing a coffee break will be ask ed to drop payment for coffee in a special container other than the regular iron lung canister. Mrs. Smith said these mer chants will take part in the Thursday event: Drug stores: Cass Drug and Feldhousen; restaurants: Colo nial Cafe, Fran and Estil's, Ho- Ak-Sar-Ben Starts Annual Member Drive OMAHA, Neb. Ak-Sar-Ben's sixty-third annual membership campaign one of the most spir ited member-signing drives in the nation will start the first of February, membership commit tee chairman Peter Kiewit an nounced Saturday. More than 400 volunteer work ers on 12 campaign teams will be signing members for the Omaha philanthropic organiza tion during the month-long push. Other members of Kiewit's committee are Ben H.Cowdery and John F. Davis. As in the past, the drive will be under the active direction of Ak-Sar- Ben's councillors, whose mem bership committee consists of vice-chairman Morris Miller, Ed ward T. Foster and M. Cooper Smith. Mr. Kiewit revealed that re newals are arriving daily at Ak-Sar-Ben's office, 201 Patterson Building, in greater numbers than ever before from 1956 members who wish to get their membership applications and dues in before the deadline. The drive traditionally closes the first week of March and Kie wit has announced that no mem bers will be accepted after that date. As in the past, the 1956 members will be given first pref erence to renew before new members are accepted. This year's goal, Kiewit stated, has been increased from last year's 19,000 to 20,000. Dues once again are $10 the same as when Ak-Sar-Ben was formed in 1895. The big enter tainment year ahead, featuring some of the biggest names from Broadway and Hollywood, will give each member nearly $40 worth of shows and other events. Membership applications and dues may be given to any mem bership worker or can be sub mitted to the Ak-Sar-Ben office. Bill Seeking To Legalize Bingo Is Introduced Omaha's Sen. Sam Klaver made a legislative bid to lega lize bingo in Nebraska. Klaver introduced a bill pro posing a vote of the people at the 1958 general election on a constitutional amendment mak ing the game with a 50 cent limit legal under certain con ditions. One requirement would be ap proval by voters in the county in which the operator is licen sed. Nebraska's constitution now forbids gambling of any kind ex- ' cept for parimutuel race betting. Klaver's proposed constitut ional amendment provides that bingo games could be conduct ed only by religious, fraternal or county agricultural societies which have been in existence for five years prior to appli cation for a bingo license. The amendment specifies fur ther that bingo games cannot be conducted by agents or less ees oi sucn societies on a per centage basis. The amendment would be per missive allowing the Legislature to enact a law legalizing the game. Mrs. Donald Harris called on Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Meisinger Thursday evening. Set Pomes Here tel Coffee Shop, Kent Oil Co., Cafe and Motel, Mack's Kitchen, Mom's Cafe, and Wimpy's Inn. Restaurants and bars: CassBar, Ernie's, Marge and Elmer's, and Tim's Tavern. Money collected through the above means, through the cour tesy of the business houses nam ed, will be turned over to the March of Dimes campaign fund. As Plattsmouth and Cass Coun ty swing into action for the pol io drive, the rest of the nation also is meshing the gears of financial drives seeking to "Fin ish the job" in the all-out fight against dread infantile paraly sis. Although authorities acknow ledge 1955 as th big "payoff" year with the inception of Salk vaceine in the battle against polio, they remind much re mains to be accomplished. National organization offic ials are urging the innoculation of all children and adults at least to age 45 as the only sure fire method of barring the door to more ravaging epidemics of polio. But they also point out many persons still are suffering the results of bouts with infantile paralysis. They also must be cared for, officials aver. The drive for funds is sched uled to continue throughout the month of January. Propp Draws Four Years In State Pen Carl E. Propp, 43-year-old Plattsmouth ex-convict and ad mitted hot check writer -Friday morning was sentenced to four years in Nebraska State Peni tentiary by District Judge John M. Dierks. And as he passed sentence upon Propp, Judge Dierks also warned another appearance be fore the tribunal would result in a doubled sentence. Propp was transferred to the penitentiary late Friday to begin serving his sentence by Cass County Sheriff Tom Solomon. It is understood Propp must serve at least 31 months before be coming eligible for release. Propp earlier last week had entered a voluntary plea of guil ty at arraignment before County Judge Raymond J. Case to a charge of writing no account checks. He is said to have is sued at least six bogus checks in the Plattsmouth vicinity. He was released from the state pen on Dec. 4, 1956, after ser ving approximately 18 months for conviction of writing bounc ing checks in Madison County. District Court Sends Out Questionaires It has been "action plus" in district court recently as " the staff mailed out a total of 764 questionaires to determine eligibility of Cass County resi dents for jury duty. Only 63 remain out as District Court Clerk C. E. Led way said 701 have been returned. The questionaire lists 13 ques tions for prospective jurors which will be used to determine their eligibility for jury duty. Mayor Bruce E. Gold today said he intended to submit a proposal at tonight's regular council meeting calling "for the establishment of a radio station to serve the Plattsmouth Police Department. City police currently are tied in with the radio station oper ated by the county sheriff's office. Mayor Gold said he is basing his proposal mainly on the ef ficiency which can be gained if city police have their own radio, and the fact it will give city law enforcement officers a 24-hour-per-day radio watch over the area. At present, the sheriff's office is operating on a 16-hour per day radio watch basis. Mayor Gold said even though the city police "may get their Sttotiooi City'Vo-Ag' Students Win Trip To KC Herbert Kraeger and Robert Ehlers, vocational agriculture students at Plattsmouth High School have been selected as two of the three Nebraska youths who will be honored for their corn-growing efficiency with a three-day, expense-paid trip to Kansas City. Announcement of the award was made recently by Spencer Chemical Company.. The boys vocational agricul ture instructor, Donald Hansen, will accompany them on the trip which is scheduled for Feb. 7, 8 and 9. This is the second straight year that Hansen's stu dents have been chosen to make the Kansas City trip. Last year, Jim Grosshans was named. Herbert and Robert were se lected for the honor after par ticipating in Spencer's, 1956 ef ficient corn growing program. A total of 1,250 "Vo-Ag" stu dents from. 16 states participated in the program which has as its objective a" "learn-by-doing" ac tivity to promote the use of the most up-to-date corn production practices. Eighteen top participants in the program and their instruct ors are scheduled to make the trip to Kansas. City. Their iten erary will include a sightseeing tour, a banquet and a tour through a fertilizer plant. To qualify for the trip, Her bert and Robert each were re quired to grow at least two acres of corn. On one plot, they follow ed their usual corn-growing prac tices. On the other plot, they used practices which, in their opinion, would contribute to more profitable corn yeilds. They were also required to give a detailed estimate of ex penses and an evaluation of the net profit realized from; each practice'. The program - increas ing corn-growing knowledge and use of efficient, np-to-date. prac tices over maximum yield. The other Nebraska winner was Larry Steel of North Platte. Mrs. Glen Meade Dies At Home Here Saturday Mrs. Wilhelmina Marie Mead of this city died Saturday at the family home at 719 Avenue C, following an illness of five months. She was born April 15, 1907, daughter . of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boiler, at Hutchison, Minn., and was married to Glen Meade. The family formerly re sided at Montevideo, Minn., un til moving to Plattsmouth a month ago. Survivors are the husband, two daughters;, Mrs. Elmer Ward and Miss Judy Meade of Platts mouth. Other near relatives are three sisters, two brothers and two grandsons. The body was taken to the Sattler Funeral Home and ship ped from there to Hutchison, Minn., for burial. NAMED IN ERROR In the police court proceed ings appearing in the Journal it was stated that James New- burn had been fined for a traf fic violation. Mr. Newburn was owner of the car but the per son fined was his son, Gary Newburn. Mr. and Mrs. John Carper of Omaha attended the basketball game here Friday night. own radio station," he forsees no increase in department per sonnel at present." The mayor indicated city -police had agreed to "solo" in the patrol car while the other (Plattsmouth police use two men per shift) sat the radio watch in police headquarters. Another possibility for discus sion tonight is a sick leave plan for city employes which was pondered at the last regular council meeting and then sent back to committee for forma tion of policy. He said he will recommend to councilmen a proposal be sub mitted which will pay city em ployes a maximum of $40 per week beginning "three or four days after an illness starts," for a period not to exceed 13 weeks. Mayor Gold said he feels es ll IProps Coir imDf d 3 e ira o As IF HO Pob COME AS YOU ARE because if the attire was considered "ritzy" for morning- wear in Valley View addition, then 50 cents went into the jackpot donations for the March of Dimes. This coffee was held last week in the home of Mrs. Robert Way, 1723 Valley. Those attending Texas Trucker Jailed In Lieu Of $100 Fine A Texas truck driver has been remanded by County Judge Ray mond J. Case to the custody in county jail of Sheriff . Tom Solo mon, in lieu of payment of a $100 fine plus $4 court costs. . , Joe E. Dendy, Lamesa, Tex., was fined the sum on a charge of overload on axle contrary to statutes. In other court actions: Joseph W. Laney, Lincoln, paid a total of $24 for speed ing; Kenneth C. McKenzie Kan sas City, Mo., was assessed a total of $14 on a similar count. Carl Vest, driver for Sheldon or Alice Smith, Murray, was fined $14 for overweight on ca pacity plates; William C. Ren wanz, Scranton, la., paid $20 for speeding; and O. W. Hedger, Columbus, Ga., paid $15 for speeding. Charles M. Erhart. Talmadge, paid $14 for overweight on ca pacity plates; David G. Hazar, Plattsmouth, $19 for speeding; and Grace W. Hoover Boldman, Wichita, Kans., $29 for speed ing. William Fields, driver for Lil lian Weinstein, Omaha, paid $14 for a load violation; and .Paul E. Sharits, Denver, $30 for speed ing. Plattsmouth Plays Beatrice Quintet On Tuesday Night Plattsmouth High School, fresh from an 80-52 trouncing of Pawnee City, Tuesday evening I will tangle with Beatrice on the hardwood, here. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. The Beatrice game will be the first of two for the Blue Devils this week. They meet Crete here in Plattsmouth on Friday night. tablishment of such a plan would tend to put the city on "a more business-like"- basis and would afford the city an opportunity to compete more evenly with businesses in the labor market. He commented if such a plan is enacted city employes would pay part of the premiums with the city paying its share. How ever, he said before the plan if it is broached , would be acceptable by an insurance com pany, a majority of the city employes would have to vote to accept the propositon. The mayor believed the en actment of a sick leave program would provide city employes "a feeling of security," they miss now.-. The' regular meeting will get underway at 7:30 o'clock tonight In city hall." .? diD Pol Q (2 Davis Files Appeal To County Action Disallowing Claim " Plattsmouth resident Searl S. Davis has filed an appeal in dis trict court to a county commis sion action" disallowing his claim to damages he - alleges were inflicted upon . a portion ,of his property. : : rxavis is asking a total of $249.- 90 in , damages which he said was inflicted upon some prop erty of his on Oct. 3, 1956. He contends on that day the defendants (Cass County Com mission) without notice to said owner, destroyed, cut, bulldoz ed and made valueless 42 rods of hedge fence. He later instituted claim to the commission which was dis allowed by the county's govern-1 ing board. -, ' Davis' property is located on the northwest one-quarter, sec tion 19, township 11, north range B east ot the sixth p. m. Mrs. Lcroy Wilson Finds Picture Of Father In "Look" Mrs. LeRoy Wilson of this city had a very pleasant surprise as she glanced through the Jan. 22nd issue of Look, finding in the advertisement of General Motors on their Bay State Abrasive Products Co., a picture of her father. The showing of the manu facture of the Bay State com pany had a sketch of supplying building pallets for General Motors and . Mrs. Wilson was pleased to see that her father, Earl Lukey, was shown as he was busy at .work helping turn out the pallets. This plant is located at West boro, Mass., and supplies grind ing wheels and abrasive cloth for General Motors. Local VFW Post Reaches 100 Per Cent Of Quota The Council Administration meeting of the Veterans of For eign Wars of Nebraska, met Sunday at Kearney, attracting a large representation from all parts of the state. The Plattsmouth post had a fine delegation at the meeting comprising state Junior Vice Commander Dale Bowman and wife, Post Commander LeRoy Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mc Lean, Adjutant and Mrs. Lloyd Fitch, Eldon Vroman and Mrs. Pearl Meyers, president of the Auxiliary. . The Plattsmouth party had the pleasure of announcing the fact that the Plattsmouth post has passed its quota of 200 members and now is 100 per cent in its standing. This is one of the best rec ords among the state posts !n reaching its quota, representing the hard work of the members and the eflcient support that Commander , Wilson has been given. were: (left .to right): Helen Osterholm, Penny Way, Betty Tlustos, Lillian Dasher, Betty Ault, Lula Rhoden, Helen Steer and Madge Farrell. Each paid a dime into the polio drive and had a pleasant morning get-together. Journal Photo Member Of Pioneer Cass Family Dies Robert Thayer Propst, 72, member of one of the pioneer families of Cass County, died Saturday morning at bt. Mary s Hospital, Nebraska city,-touow- ing an illness -oi lu oays. Deceased was a son of Robert L. and Lynn Thayer Propst and was born July 6, 1882 at Endicott. Neb., the family mov ing later to Mynard where he spent his younger years. - j He was married to Isabelle Taylor at Plattsmouth who pre ceded him in death, February 17, 1923. To this union four chil dren were born, all surviving the parents. Mr. Propst was married on March 16, 1944, to Mrs. Carita Kubik at Platts mouth. In late years Mr. Propst has largely made his home in Ral ston and Omaha. He was at the time of death retired from ac tive business having for several years been engaged in operating a grocery business in the Omaha area. ' Mr. Propst was a member of the United Brethern church at Mynard. ,. There is surviving the passing of Mr. Propst, the widow, three daughters, Mrs. Floriese Fiala, Los Angeles; Mrs. Dorothy Reinhard, Omaha; Mrs. Marion Fleck, Fargo, N. D.,one son, Robert Taylor 'Propst, Omaha; six. sisters. Mrs. Maude E. Test, Mrs. J.,F. Sindelar, Mrs. May ola, Baughn, Mrs. Ed Wilcox, Mrs. Roberta .'Greene; of Flor MIDA: Mrs. Elmer Hallstrom, A- voca; three brothers, A. Wayne Propst, Plattsmouth; William E. Propst, Omaha, D wight ' A. Propst, Florida. The body is at the Sattler Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. Interment will be at the West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha. Winter Continues To Maintain Grip On Cass County Area Winter continued to maintain its firm grip of Plattsmouth and Cass County over the weekend and a renewed blast of energy by the icy visitor Sunday again sent thermometers to below zero readings. ' While nearly all eastern Ne braska and western Iowa were experiencing the sub-zero spell unofficial temperatures in Plattsmouth and vicinity varied from 7 to 10 below this morn ing. - Scant hope for relief from the frigid air was seen today as the weatherman prophesied continu ed cold today and tomorrow. Temperatures tonight are ex pected to hover about the zero (or colder)- mark with the high Tuesday an anticipated 15 to 20 degrees. V Journal Want Ad Pay K John C Eutzy, 18 year old , Omaha confessed car thief, and the current object of a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into the hitch-hike slaying of Mrs. Olla White, Manchester, la., Friday was sentenced to an 18 month term in the men's re formatory at Lincoln for car theft. Sentenced was passed by Dis trict Judge John M. Dierks after Eutzy earlier had pleaded guil ty to the auto theft count be fore County Judge Raymond J. Case. He was transferred late Fri day to the reformatory by Cass County Sheriff Tom Solomon. The FBI however, is said to be continuing its probe of the youth's activities. But before he was removed from Cass County jail a Ne- raska City garage mechanic oman Files 57000 Suit In Court Here A $35,000 damage suit for in juries suffered in an automobile accident has been filed in dis trict court aganst a non-resident of the state. The suit, filed by Elva F. Deterding, names J. Norman Helgerson, as defendant. No ad dress is given for Helgerson. Fred Marsh, Nebraska secre tary of state, has been served with official papers of the liti gation inasmuch as he, accord ing to state law, legally repre sents, the defendant. The plaintiff alleges she sus- tained severe" injuries as the result of an auto trasri involv Ing cars' driven by her hus band and Helgerson on Septem ber 29, 1956. Mrs. Deterding claims the crash was due Helgerson's negli gence and operation of an auto at high speed (45 miles per hour). She is asking the $35,000 sum for injuries she contends were incurred in the crash which occurred on the Rock Bluff road one mile west of the J. C. Wheel er residence. City Police Court Has Very Quiet Time Police court was a very quiet spot this morning as weekend visitors were few and . far be tween. The doket disclosed that "John Doe", noted figure In legal lore, had been a caller at the court and revealed also that he was a resident of To peka, Kans. It seems that "John" had parked in a thirty minute zone and had been pick ed up. He received a fine of $1 and costs. Floyd Campbell was charged with careless driving on the streets by Officers Chappell and Schneider. He was given a fine of $25 and costs. Lyle Weathepby stopped a few moments in front of city hall and was fined $1 and costs, a mounting to $5 for the offense. Anniversary Of Blizzard Of '88 Only A Memory Passing of the anniversary of the great blizzard of ,1888 brought little comment this year, as those who were old enough to have a vivid recollection, have long since passed away, es pecially in this sactlon of the state. Sixty-eight years ago last Sat urday, one of the greatest anow storms and blizzards to sweep over the . west, broke on Jan uary 12th, 1888, over the entire state of Nebraska, bringing loss of life to man and beast. The storm was most severe in the west and northern parts of the state then with a small settlements and widely scatter ed farms. The storm sweeping down in the afternoon while schools were in session made neces sary for teachers to hold the children in the country schools until they could be rescued. Many thrilling stories were told of teachers that . braved the storm and were able to guide their pupUa to safety. who worked on Mrs. White's auto before she disappeared identified Eutzy as the hitch hiker who was in Mrs. White's company at the Nebraska City garage. . ... Eutzy. entered a voluntary plea of guilty to an auto theft charge involving a car belong ing to E. P. White, Glenwood, la:, which was taken from its parking place at the Plattsmouth sale barn on Saturday, Jan. 5. The Omaha youth was appre hended late the same afternoon at a road block near Horton, Kans., as he was driving White's car. He was returned to Platts mouth to face the charges. Mrs. White's body was found Nov. 9, 1956, near Wichita and her abandoned auto found the next day north of Kansas City, Mo. The 63-year-old Iowa wo man, on her way to tne west Coast for a vacation, had been shot. Eutzy is described by Sheriff Solomon as "bearing a close resemblance to the hitch-hiker sought by the FBI for question ing in connection with Mrs. White's slaying." One of the stumpers facing investigating law enforcement authorities is the "lost day" be tween the time Mrs: White last was seen in Papillion and when she turned up in Nebraska City. As far as can be determined, no clues to her activity can be found from the early morning of Nov. 7 when she bade good bye to Papillion friends and headed south. She didn't arrive in Nebraska City until the aft ernoon of Nov. 8. While under interrogation by Sheriff Solomon young Eutzy ad mitted to stealing a total of 39 cars during recent years, and also told the sheriff he had ser ved "a hitch". the . reform atory at Kearney. County Road Deaths Climb During 1956 A wrapup of 1956 traffic ac cidents has been issued by the Nebraska Safety Patrol showing 261 fatalities as compared with 268 in 1955. But the Patrol also noted 37 traffic deaths in December, 1956, equaled an all-time high for the month set in 1951. In Dec ember, 1955, 26 persons died on Nebraska highways. In the rakeoff, the report dis closed 137 persons were killed in two-car crackups while 115 persons met death in one car crashes. Thirty-eight pedestrians were killed and 18 persons died at railroad crossings, five in farm tractor accidents and one bi cycle rider was killed. Dangers of night driving were emphasized In Patrol statistics which disclosed 163 persons were killed in after dark - collisions while 151 died in daytime crash es. , , The Patrol noted the 160 high way deaths as a decrease from the 179 figure chalked up In 1955 But said county road and city street fatalities whowed an up ward trend with 89 and 65. In 1955, 82 persons died on county roads and 57 on city streets. Wedded At Home Of Judge Craves Friday evening Judge J. H. Graves of the city municipal court had the pleasant task of reading the marriage ceremony for two Omaha parties, David Carl Hamilton and Eileen Jan ette Westerham. The wedding took place at the residence of Judge Graves with Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Lester Thlmgan serving as the witness es. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Jan. 10, 11, 12, 13, 1957 Date High Low Prec. Thursday 10 -10 .21 Friday 30 12 .00 Saturday 29 2 .00 Sunday 18 - 4 .00 Forecast: Continued cloudy and cold - Snow flurries - to night 0 to -5. Tomorrow near 10. Sun sets tonight at 5:18. Sun rises tomorrow at 7; 48 a. m.