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KEE3. STATE III3T. SOCIETY HX 1500 n sr. lijjcol::, j;ecr. TOflE IPlATTSyflDEDTHI JflDdJCSFMIL Consolidated With the Nehowka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo- Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 76 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 45 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1957 New City Off idols Take Office; Gold Sets Up Council Councilman William G. High' field of the second ward, was selected by the council as presi dent at Tuesday night's meeting, and to serve as acting mayor when occasion demands it. Mr. Hlghfield is serving his second term on the city governing body. Monday night marked the clos ing meeting of the year for the present council. This meeting found a change In the official family with the Induction of two newly elected councilman tak ing over their positions. They were George Kalasek, first ward, and Louis B. Swoboda, second ward'.They replace James Mc Mlllian and Ray Wiysel, both of whom have served the past two years. Bids were received on call for a 1,000 gallon btiuminous tank to be used in the street de partment's oiling and mainten ance program. Bid for the tank was let to a Lincoln firm on their price of $2,835. Another bid by an Omaha firm had an ask ing price of $2,989. The Council also voted to ad vertise for bids for a new car for the police department to replace the present vehicle that has been In use for about a three year period. Application of Glen Mead for a license to operate a beer and liquor tavern was also approved and sent to the State Liquor Commission with the proper rec ommendations. Two Teenagers Face Juvenile Court Charges Two teenage boys, ages 11 and 15, will face juvenile court charges here after being caught rifling a cash register following a breakln at the Elliott Imple ment Co., offices at Alvo Wed nesday noon. Don Elliot told authorities that someone had looted his register on April 19 after break ing into the building during the noon hour. Following that breakln he has been remaining in the locked building during the noon hour. Wednesday, while Elliott was in the building, the two youths forced the rear door and enter ed. They then forced open the cash register and as they at tempted to remove the money, Elliott took them in hand and called Sheriff Solomon. In a statement given the Sher iff, the two youths said they had taken $20 from the register on April 19. They also admitted entering a barber shop across the street on four different oc casions and removing money. Four Divorces Filed In District Court Three divorces have been filed in the office of Clerk of the District Court during the past two weeks. They include: William Ernest Heard vs. Wil ma Sue Heard, both of Weeping Water, on charges of cruelty. Plaintiff Is represented by Mrs. W. L. Dwyer. Case was filed March 30. Larry Gardner, a minor, filed through his mother, Virginia Gardner, a petition for divorce from Sherry Gardner charging cruelty, on April 18. He is repre sented by Smith and Lebens. The couple was married in Glen wood. Ia., on October 22, 1953. There are two children, ages two years and another seven months. Francis M. Casey, represent ing Luella F. Ziers, field a pe tition for divorce from David F. Ziers, on March 27, charging cruelty. A petition of divorce was also filed by Atty. Francis M. Casey for Betty M. Patton from Robert J. Patton on a cruelty charge. The couple was married at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., February 18, 1956. Wm. Mead Injured At press time The Journal learns that Wm. Mead, Union, was seriously injured in the Union vicinity and was rushed to St. Mary's hospital, Ne braska City. He was working for the county in District 2 operating a front-end loader. The machine dropped on him in some unknown manner, in juring him critically. Two lots on Holdrege street in the sout part of Plattsmouth that have been owned by the city for several years were turned over to the park department for a period of two years by unani mous agreement. It is proposed the park department will make a play and recreational ground for children in that section of town. Mayor Gold announced the ap pointive officers for the coming year, all of whom were con firmed as follows: Albert Olson, city clerk-treas- ' ' S 'A J j A' kii1 -O. ?,':-y George Kalasak Louis Svoboda urer; Harold R. Lebens, city attorney; Dr. R. F. Brendel, city physician. Cemetery board. J. C. Corn stock, Henry Starkjohn, re-appointed. Park board for a term of one year, Lloyd Fitch, John J. O' Donnell, Robert Aspedon. Street Commissioner, Elmer Gochenour. Members of city poice force, John J. Hobscheidt, Sr., chief; Lawrence W. Chappell, Estil Jenkins, Wayne E. Schneider, Fred Tesch. Jr., patrolmen. Mayor Gold announced the various committees of the coun cil as follows: Finance-Tax and Property, L. W. Moore, chairman, L. B. Swo boda. Judiciary-License, George Ka asek, chairman, W. G. High field. Streets, alleys and bridges, George Kalasek. Fire, Water, Lighting. L. B. Swoboda, chairman W. G. High field. Mayor Gold expressed appreci ation for the excellent service of the two retiring members of the council, Ray Wiysel and James McMillian for their two years of faithful duty to the city. 1 ' O Vt-:. ' '' I ' ' " ' ' - . ' ' DWI Charge In Weeping Water Costs Man Fine Robert J. Fulton, Burchard, Nebr., was brought into court following a fracas In Weeping Water April 23, that cost him heavy fines and a six month suspension of his drivers license. Fulton got an additional charge of resisting an officer when he abused City Marshall Edward Schmader while being placed under arrest. When he appeared before Judge Raymond Case Tuesday, he was assessed fines of $100 on the first charge, $25 on the second, plus costs of $6.60 in addition to the suspension. Other county court cases in cluded: David Rowland, Hot Springs. Ark., reciprocity violation, $23 and $4. Roberts Dairy, Omaha, Plattsmouth To 'Blossom Like A Rose', He Says "Plattsmouth will blossom like a rose within the next five years," Earle Reynolds, state manager for the National feder ation of Independent Business, told Rotarians here at their reg ular Tuesday noon meeting at Hotel Coffee Shop. Mr. Reynolds, long a domin ate figure in Omaha business circles and. head of many civic organizations in past years, said however, that small business is "facing the greatest crisis in the history of free enterprise and is face-to-face with the toughest problems in the post war period at the present time. It is expected their wil be up wards of 13,000 business failures In the next year." Business throughout the area Is spotted, he said. In the past year he has spoken to at least 1500 businessmen in over 200 Nebraska towns and cities. In the irrigated sections bus iness Is good. On the uplands, it is Door and in some places actually bad. "Small business Is a part of the whole economy, not just the community in which it operates under the free enterprise sys tem. However, the profit mo tive upon which this country was built is endangered by un fair competition by discount houses, misrepresentation, un scrupulous business methods by individuals and groups that threaten the very foundation up on which this great nation has grown and prospered," he stat ed. "This country's small towns exist to serve somebody. If you didn't have the little towns, you couldn't have the big cities," Reynolds emphasized. He went on to explain what inflation has done to this country. Of the lack of young college gradu ates who go into business for themselves, but instead take a job with some large corporation that Is forever getting bigger while the small businesses are getting fewer. "A lot of people have been led to believe that the middle (Continued On Page 8) Jury Verdict In Supreme Court From Cass County The verdict of a Cass County district court jury was correct, a brief filed in the state su preme court says. The jury found for the defendant In an assault and battery case of James El liott against William Brandt. The case brought by Elliott, was to recover for personal in jury alleged to have resulted from an assault and battery committed on him in September 1953, by Brandt. The parties to the suit were farmers in Cass County. The jury in the district court found for the defendant Brandt and Elliott appealed. The brief said the case was fairly and properly tried and the jury was correctly instruc ted. It asked that the judgment be affirmed bj the supreme court. Man Committed To Jail For Intoxication Ralph E. Witt, 33, of Green wood, was arrested at midnight Wednesday in Alvo by Sheriff Solomon and lodged in the coun ty bastil on charges of intoxica tion. This Thursday morning, Witt entered a plea of guilty to the charge in county court and was assessed a fine of $10 and costs. He is bping hpld in county jail in lieu of payment. improper use of plates, $10 and $4. Slertie R. Springer, Kansas City, speeding, $16 and $4. Ervey L. Stewart, Sedalia, Mo. speeding, $26 and $4. Elmer Johnson, Omaha, over weight on plates, $40 and $4. Lawrence F. Larson, Ban croft, Nebr., overloaded axle, $50 and $4. Thomas Seagrave Jr., Omaha, overload on axle, $50 and $4. Owen J. McDougal, Jr., Lin coln, speeding, $10 and $4. James D. Mason Omaha, fail ure to register motor vehicle, $25 and $4. Guadalupe Garza, Edcouch. Tex., overweight on axle, $50 and $4. Glen W. Abker, Lincoln, pas sing on grade, $10 and $4. HUNDREDS OF FREE PRIZES WHEN memsikeirs Ho Mystery Surrounds Vanishing Hat Act At Cass Courthouse While digging for derails to lrins Journal readers at the courthouse Wednesday afternoon, the publisher's hat did a disappearing act. A thorough search of Chick Ledgeway's office by this printer and Chick's talented wife, Helen, failed to bring any light on the mystery. However, another s;ze sev en was found in the district court room a couple of hours later by Mrs. Ledgeway. it's a pretty brown hat, even prettier than the missing one. This newspaper would not dare accuse anyone of theft, but if John Fisher of Murray will take a look inside the band of the hat he has at his house, we're sure he'll find R. R. F. We will be happy to trade we wouldn't cheat anyone! League's First Ball Game Set For Sunday First appearance of the season for Plattsmouth's baseball team sponsored in cooperation with Offutt Air Force Base will be held Sunday at Millard. While only a practice game, it will give localites an opportunity to size up the local nine for the first time this year. A special meeting was held at Papillion Tuesday night at tended by local manager Don Wall and three representatives from Ol'futt. At this meeting schedules had to be revised due to the withdrawing of Herman, Nebr., from the Platte Valley League. This last minute change means the league will play with but 11 teams In both the north ern and southern division. How ever, Mr. Wall states there is a possibility that Blair will come in with a team, which could bring it back to an even doz en. The first practice game to be held in Millard Sunday will get underway at 2 p. m. Three local men, who have tried out for the team will be in the lineup, Larry Long, outfield, Denny Hirz, infield, and "Buz" Blotzer, pitcher. Manager Wall said a special meeting will be called here some time next week when a name will' be selected for the team and a schedule for the coming season will be released. Opening game of the Platte Valley League will be on May 12, he reported, and added that there is still time for any local ball players to try out for the team. Too Many Trout Cost Three Men In County Court Three men, each with seven trout, was three too many and brought them into county court here the first of the week after they had been picked up by Deputy State Game Warden Ber nard L. Patton. Taken with their catch near the Louisville Lakes were Ed ward A. Hrubsky and Edward E. Svoboda, both of Omaha, and John L. Graham of Lin coln. For their disregard of the limit on April 13, each of the three were assessed fines of $10 and costs of $4, with the fines split equally between the county and game commission, according to court records. The Lakes at Louisville had been stocked, fishin' was good, and the three men had been misinformed of the catch limit. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. April 22, 23. 24, 1957 Bate High Low Prec Monday 76 54 .00 Tuesday 77 56 .00 Wednesday 76 59 .00 Forecast: High in low 70's. Low in 50 's. Few scattered showers late this evening. Sun sets tonight at 7:15. Sun rises Friday at 5:28 a. m. Chamber Of Commerce To Honor High School Athletes Warren Schmakel, assistant football coach of the University speaker at the Chamber of Com merce annual Athletic Banquet which will be held at the High School gym on Tuesday, May 7. at 6:45 p. m. and will be open Warren Schmakel, Asst. Coach University of Nebraska to all interested people, both men and women. Mr. Schmakel, 35 years of age was formerly head coach at Central Michigan College. Chosen on the Little All Amer Couple Injured In 3-Car Crash Near Cortland Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bow-e-d of Cortland, Nebr., and Mr. (4.u Mrs. Don Meints and son, of Omaha, were involved in a three car accident Monday just seven miles from Cortland. Mr. and Mrs. Boward, parents of Mrs. William Meints, Platts mouth, had just returned from a three months stay in Washing ton, and spent from Saturday to Easter Sunday at the home of their daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Don Meints and son were not injured, but the Boward couple are hospitalized at the Lutheran Hospital in Be atrice. Mrs. Boward, 72, has a broken collar bone and other bone breaks and Mr. Boward, 74, has two fractured ribs. The car ot Don Meints in volved in the accident was said to have been a near total loss. Mrs. William Meints visited Tuesday with the parents at the hospital. To Fete Ed Janike, director of the Uni versity of Nebraska Extension Service, will be the principle speaker here Thursday night at ihe Cass County Corn Belt Feeders Association annual ban quet to be held in the Lions Club building at Fourth and Main Streets. With Newton Sullivan, presi dent of the association acting as toastmaster, the 1957 banquet promises to be one of the best in recent years. With the Platts mouth Chamber of Commerce cooperating with the feeders group in the entertainment field, the more than 250 guests of the city are expected to be given a show every member of the family will enjoy. Other highlights of the plan ned program include invocations by Rev. Keith Delap, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Hart Jorgensen. executive direc tor of the Livestock Foundation of Omaha, will introduce guests, while Don Magdanz, secretary of the state association, will dis cuss activities of this state-wide group during the past year. In addition a girls quartette of Plattsmouth High School a long with Merlin Jochimsen, will offer some special and novelty musical numbers. The Cass County Association is one of the most active in the state. It has a large and county-wide membership that includes some of the outstanding feeders of the midwest, many of whom are, or have served with the state and national associ ations as officers and directors. During the year the local as sociation and its members spend much of their time and ener gies in promoting better feed ing programs, sponsorship of V - ' if 1 . J K hi & 'A - r Dei y Sta irte Tyesdcay ican team when he played at Central Michigan in 1942, Mr. Schmakel has been serving since 1954 as the chief of plans and operations section of the United States Army European Athletic Office. In this position he has plan ned and organized 18 different sports for 200.000 soldiers in Germany and France. His coaching background in cludes these assignments: 1946 48 Line Coach, Unviersity of Toledo; 1948-50 Line Coach, Mi ami University, Miami, Ohio; 1950-51 Head Coach, Central Michigan. Mt. Pleasant, Mich igan; 1951-53 Line Coach, Mi ami University, Miami, O.; 1953 54 Assistant Freshman Coach, University of Michigan. Mr. Schmakel served two years as an assistant to Athletic Director Bill Orwig when the latter was head coach at Toledo. Schmakel served more than three years In the Submarine Corps, U. S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, practically all of it in the South Pacific. Tickets will be on sale start ing on Thursday, April 25 at the Chamber office, the High School coaches office, Warga Hardware, Ernie's Bar, Ray's Liquor Store and Wall's Conoco Station. State Hospital Gets Man On Morals Charge Harry Moore, 75, Elmwood, who was taken into custody last week by county authorities on morals charges involving women and young girls, was committed to the State Hospital at Lincoln following his appearance in court Wednesday morning. Moore, in signed and oral statements to county officials admitted several indecencies in the Elmwood vicinity over a period of several months. He was picked up following com plaints of several local residents of the Cass County community. Complaint against the elder ly man was filed by County Attorney James Begley and he was brought before the County Board of Health. Moore has lived in Elmwood since 1948, coming there from Verdon, Nebr. He was taken to the state in stitution soon after the hearing Wednesday. Feeders 4J - I I . ; i'-'v l'- .. V . t 4 . ..-::-! I,. Shown here are Dick Tritsch and Cass had another herd of nearly 150. He had fed the County Feeder's Association President Newton Sullivan when the recent feeders tour group vis ited the former's feed lot he operates in con nection with Carl J. Schneider. Dick had just shipped 96 head of fat cattle to market, but boys and girls in club beef, pig and lamb programs. They sponsor feed lot tours, bringing into the community technical experts that give grassroot feed ers down to earth information and policies to get the most out Registration for Plattsmouth Annual Homemakers Day starts at 8:30 a. m. Tuesday, April 30, at the High School auditor ium and will continue until 9:30, it was announced today by Helen Lessman, general chairman of the Woman's Division of the Chamber of Commerce. This annual event, one of the highlights of Chamber activi ties during the year, will draw hundreds of rural and urban women from over a wide sec tion of the county. In fact, the program has become so popular, some reorganization was neces sary this year when feeding ac comodations would no longer ac comodate the large throngs dur ing the noon hour. Robert Fleck Met Death At Omaha Robert L. Fleck, a former Louisville resident who had been living in Omaha for the past few years, met instant death in that city, Monday when he came in contact with high voltage power lines while trim ming trees on west Dodge street. Fleck, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fleck of Louisville, was employed by the Asplundh Tree Expert Co., and was engaged in trimming trees for the O maha Public Power District. Workers with him said all they saw was a flash of light and fire shooting from his shoes. They assisted in lowering his body to. the ground, but he was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon' from the First Methodist Church in Louisville with Interment in the Gretna Cemetery. Rev. Donald Webster had charge of services. Mr. Fleck, who came to Louis ville with his parents in 1941, was born July 31, 1928 at Gret na, Nebr. He was married in 1953 and has a son, Robert Lyle Jr. He is survived by his wife, Janice, and son, his parents, and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Con ley, Weeping Water; Mrs. Mar jorie Hays, Omaha; Mrs. Mar garet Hoppe, and Miss Lois Fleck, both of Louisville; three brothers, Tony, in the army at San Antonio, Tex., and Jack and Harold, both of Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ward, Mr. and Mrs- Maurice Ward of Auburn and Ted Ward of Sar gent were Easter dinner guests of Mrs. Agnes Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Tunnell. Thursday 4 ' of their efforts and expenditures, Piatt ijniouth. President; Otto in the way of new types of I Krhafpr, Nehawka, Vice Presl equlpment and balanced feeding ! dent; Emerson Wiles, PlaMs- programs, plus latest information and nutritional formulas. Present officers of the assocl-1 ation are: Newton Sullivan,! Under the new program , it was necessary to rotate a num-, ber of rural groups sent a free dinner invitation. Under the new program clubs will be p,lven the dinner invitation on alternate years. However, all are wel come to attend the ' entertain ment and demonstration features of the event during the day and evening. Mrs. Marie Richards and Hel en Eiting, co-chairman of the program, report an exceptional ly line series of events have been lined up for the day. In cluded is a demonstration of gas cooking by Mrs. Sylvia And erson, home economist of the Central Electric and Gas Com pany of Lincoln, with Walter Oleason, local manager, in charge of arrangements. Gas stove and appliances are being furnished by the Swatck Hard ware. Cooking electrically will also be demonstrated to those at tending homemakers day. A feature of the demonstration will include the electronic oven and proper method in using a ro tessaire. This feature Is furnish ed by Consumers Public Power, with Manger Ernest Elliott in charge. Demonstrating methods and appliances will be Mrs. How ard Peterson, of the Betty Tol son TV Show, home economist of the Hot Point Division of General Electric, of Omaha. Colored films on insect and termite damage and control will be shown by Bill's Pest Con trol Service of Plattsmouth. A Style Show in the afternoon promises to be a top event. It will feature the latest fashions with local stores and models participating. Highlight of the entire day's events will be talk on "Wo men's Place in Today's Econo mics," by Earl C. Reynolds, O maha state manager for the Na ational Federation of Independ ent Business Service. Mr. Rey nolds has spoken before more than 200 orginizatlons in the past year, is a popular Omaha Civic leader and businessman, well versed on most problems of today's living. . Mrs. Pat Baburek is in charge of the noon luncheon that will be served in the High School Auditorium. In addition to this wide-range program, floor space In the audi torium will be crowded with displays of local dealers on the latest in home wares and appli ances. Committee reports that space has. been at a premium and been sold out for months. Dozens of free prizes will b? given during the day to visiting women that have been contrib uted by local merchants and companies they represent. 1 -t i i1 . : a 1 I 1 I - , -1 . . . ; i ' t "" first group 100 days and had shown an average gain of 192 pounds. Paul Guyer, University of Nebraska, said present trend in marketing cat tle is for less finish and fat for better prices. Journal Photo mouth, Sec.-Treas. Harold lOregg. Plnttsmouth, Clell Oan- scmer, Nehawka, and Vernon Schewe, Murdock, Directors.