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o y o o wm ww o i CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Mondny-Thurscby Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Reod Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 76 PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, JULY 22, 1957 SIX PACES TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 70 eirDoissBy Hurt in Sunday Beating Land Hearings To Be Held During August A three-man board of apprais ers has been appointed by Coun ty Judge Raymond J Case to conduct hearings for condem nation proceedings on land for rinht-of-way on the Louisvilk" -Plattsmouth highway 132. Named to the board were V A Propst. Parr Young and Ernest Ahl. Three condemnation hear ings have b."en set: 9a in Aug !, 9am Aug 12, and 9 a m Aug 14 The Aug. 9, hearing concerns the state of Nebraska versus Maynard J and Doris M Trit sch. On Aug 12, appraisers will conduct hearings for Melvin Schlh-fert, Frances Schiiefert, Lloyd K Iske, Grace Lake, Grace Horn Goodschild, Arthur Thiesen, Delores Thiesen, Law rence Iske, John B. Kaffenber Rer, Anna M. Kaffenberger, Al bert J. Ulrich and Rosemary Ulrich. Included In the Aug. 14 hear ings are: Pearl N Mann, Cath erine Meisinger, Edgar Meising er, Helen Meisinger, Lester Mei singer, Adelia Meisinger, Vic tor Meisinger, Verner, Meising er, Pearl Meisinger, Clara Rai ney Becker, Floyd Becker, Earl Becker, John Halt, Chester Wil es and Lucille Wiles. State highway department recently announced low bid der for the 13 1 i mile stretch between Plattsmouth and Louisville was Abel Con struction Co. The firm bid $65ti,281. However, the high way department disclosure made no mention of start- , ing date for the project. Two Collisions Near Louisville Damage Autos LOUISVILLE Two separate accidents near here Saturday resulted in heavy property damage and injury to one per son. A car driven by William D. Manson, Omaha, at 9:30 a. m., went out of control on a muddy road south of Louisville, struck a bridge, and then rolled. Man son, alone In the car, was not injured but his car was des cribed as a "total" loss. Two cars collided at 10:30 p. m. on state highway 50 soul resulting to heavy damagse to both vehicles, it was reported by investigating officer Deputy Sheriff Shrader Rhoden. Rhoden said a northbound car driven by Peggy Dodge, Peru, collided with a southbound auto operated by Alford Block, Weep ing Water. He said the woman received nose and kne-e injuries. Files Petition Petition court approval to sell property of the Charles H. Eng elkemeier estate In Louisville has been filed by attorney Paul Fauquet, administrator. president Safety On Farm Proclaiming National Farm Safety Week and the theme, Saf ety Makes Sense, President Eisenhower pointed out farm ac cidents inflict a heavy loss upon the nation's economy and cause untold suffering among rural population. He said organized accident - prevention programs and the growing safety-conscious ness of rural residents can great ly reduce these accidents and the resultant loss and suffering. The President requested all persons and organizations in terested in the welfare of farm people to support and partici pate in the special endeavor of National Farm Safety Week. Ned II. Dearborn, president of the National Safetv Council, cosponsor of the campaign with the U. S. Department of Agri culture, emphasized the growing menance of traffic accidents to farm people. "It is a rather startling fact," Dearborn said, "that three fourths of all traffic accident deaths occur on rural highways and not in the city. Of course, f : V :'i - ' Y . ; ' r tVT. k J i i i u . i JANET CAMPBELL has been selected by the ft Plattsmouth are (left to right): Barbara llrich. Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce Nancy Todd, and Judy Lutz. Mary Ann Ryan as Miss Plattsmouth of 1957. Miss Campbell, is also an attendant, but was unable to be pre who is seated, will be a senior at Plattsmouth sent when this picture was taken. (Journal High School. Attendants who surround Miss Photo). Janet Campbell is Named Miss Plattsmouth. 1957, has been selected by Women's Di vision of the chamber of com merce and will represent this city at various area functions and at the Cass County Fair in August. Chosen to represent Plattsmouth was Janet Campbell, senior in Platts mouth High School. Four attendants were named to serve with Janet: Barbara Ulrich, Nancy Todd, Mary Ann Ryan and Judy Lutz. During her high school career thus far the new Miss Platts mouth has participated in such Two Omaha Men Forfeit Bonds In County Court Five persons appeared last weekend in Cass County court to answer charges of traffic w violations and other offen ses. Two Omahans forfeited $54 bond for- failure to appear be fore County Judge Raymond J. Case. They were Richard Lee Giles, who was charged with disturbing the peace in the home of Glen Smith and Wayne Yano vich, charged with disturbing the peace and assault and bat tery upon Donald Carlson. Frank A. Meyer, Sterling, paid $14 in fines and costs for im proper passing; Donald A. Wall. Omaha, was assessed a total of $19 for speeding; and Howard H. Morris, Wichita, Kans., paid $54 for overload on tandem ax- urqes this does not mean that rural residents are Involved In all these accidents. But more than 5,000 farm people have been get ting themselves killed every year in traffic accidents. "Modern highway traffic has many hazards and your own driving requires constant atten tion and common-sense caution, because so much of your bus iness and pleasure involves trav eling along those rural high ways. For the sake of your fam ily and yourself, take care don't take chances. "When driving," Dearborn suggested, "have a courteous attitude and remember that an- ger and accidents are close kin. Know and obey the traffic signs and regulations. And be extra cautious in bad weather. aft"r dark, on hills and curves, and at grade crossings. "Safety Makes Sense on the highway for everybody-especially you and your family. So. In every way you can, help Back the Attack on Traffic Arcid-dents." iss Plattsmouth activities as: Pep club, cheer leader, drum major and baton twirler. She served as class treas urer in her sophomore year and class secretary as a jun ior. She also was elected to Weekend Rain Cracks Torrid Heat Wave Here A days-long heat wave which found thermometers continually bouncing over 100 degrees was broken last week'.-nd by cloudy skres which poured 2.19 inches of rain in this area and sent temperatures diving to more comfortable readings. Mother Nature opened her rain barrage late Friday and continued intermittently through this morning. Over cast skies at noon today lent emphasis to a weatherman's prediction of scattered show ers and thunderstorms to come. Rainfall will put a firmer foundation under corn crops at which farmers were be ginning to cast wary glan ces after days of torrid tem peratures and hot winds. Precipitation for the week end was recorded on the gauge at Schreiner's drug store. The gauge measured 1.27 inches from Friday night through Saturday morning, then recorded an other .92 of an inch Sun day and this morning. Omaha Youth Fined In Louisville For Possession Of Alcohol LOUISVILLE (Special A Omaha youth was assessed $25 in fines, $4 court costs and $7.20 mileage for Sheriff Tom Solo mon on charges of possession of alcoholic beverage by a min or. Joe Tomanek and A. F. " ri son, both of Omaha, were lined $1 each and split $4 court costs for making improper turns on Main Street. Rosemary Storey, Omaha, paid fines and costs of $4 for improper turning. SUFFERS INJURED HAND Gerald Wood of this city suf fered the loss of the first joint of the second finger of the right hand last week. He is engaged in steel construction work at Omaha and while at work, had his finger caught by a large steel girder. The first joint was cut off and efforts to graft it back on the Injured finger prov ed unsuccessful. Cass County'3 Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal the National Honor Society in her junior year. In addition to serving on the student council for two years, Janet was attendant at the Yule tide coronation two years and an attendant at the junior-senior prom, and acted as staff report er for the Platter, high school paper. She also s-erved two years as duchess at the Kass Koun ty King Korn Karnival. Janet succeeds Sharon Har baugh to the title of Miss Platts mouth. Third Concert Of Summer Series Tuesday Third in a series of Platts mouth summer band concerts will be presented at 8 p. m. Tuesday in City Park. The pub lic is invited to attend the con cert to which there is no ad mission. Tuesday night's presenta tion will feature the "A" band under the direction of Richard Kucera with 10 numbers contained in the program. The band will lead off with "Proud Heritage," a march by Latham, and will follow through with "Westchest Overture.-' by Grundman, and "In Thee is Gladness," by Bach. Other concert efforts include: "Great Gate of Kiev." by Mous sorgsky, "Ballad for Evening," by Morrissey, featuring the bari tone section. John Fauquet and Larry Christensen; "Sunset So liloquoy," by Walters; "Holly wood Serenade," by Davis; "Is carus." by Johnson, "Round and Round," by Leonard; and 1 "Thunder Song March," by Fin lay son. Th band left at 9:30 a. m. today in two chartered buses for Beatrice where it was this afternoon to take part in a centennial parade. The band also will make an anpearancc July 27, in Pap illion for a celebration there. Following the Paplllion ap pearance Kucera will leave for a two-week's stav at Camp Ri ley, Minn., with the 43rd Army band from Lincoln. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. July 18, 19, 20, 21. 1957. Date High Low Free. Thursday 98 70 .00 Friday 97 76 ,00 Saturday 94 71 1.50 Sunday . . 84 72 Forecast: High near 90 in lower 70 's. Sun sets tonight at 7:51. Sun rises Tuesday at 5:10 a.m. Victim Described In 'Poor Condition . An explosion of violence rock ed Cass Comity early Sunday morning puttiny one man in a Nebraska City hospital with ser ious injuries, resulting in beat ings to two other men and land ing three alleged assailants in th? county jail. I) 'scribed in "poor" con dition at Nebraska City to day is 41 - year - old Tom Troop, 718 South 7th, who, Sheriff Tom .Solomon said, was the victim of a "viscious beating" alleged ly administered by Gerald McClintock, 30, of Murray and Plattsmouth. Troop is suffering severe fa cial lacerations which required 26 stitches to close. Sheriff Solo mon said MiClintoik Sunday signed a statement in which he admitted attacking Troop about 3 a. m. Sunday in the parkin;; Legion Group In Louisville Makes Choice LOUISVILLE (Special) 8 A 1957 graduate of Louisville High School, Barbara Jewel Bourelle, has been selected to represent this village as Miss Louisville at the Cass County Fair. She was chosen by Ihe Louis ville American Legion Auxiliary. Named attendants were Myr na Jean Richart and Margie Weisncth. They also are, '57 graduates of LHS. During her high school career Barbara participated in mixed Thorns, girls glee club, small choral groups, and solo work. She also was active in volleyball and was co-captain her senior year. Miss Louisville was on school annual and paper staffs and took part in junior and senior class plays. She was class presi dent as a sophomore, treasurer as a junior and secretary in her senior year. She also was vice president of Tri-M. newly or ganized music group, a repre sentative to Girls' State in. 1956 and 1957 Homecoming Queen. Out of school interests include being a member of 4-H and president of the teen canteen and of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Manley. At present Barbara is employ ed at Boys Town and will en ter the University of Nebraska In September where she will ma jor in economics. Car Abandoned A car believed stolen by two federal penitentiary escapees from Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., was found abandoned one mile east of Oreapolis viaduct Friday. Residents said the car had been there three davs. The auto was registered to Clay S. Uandrell, Atchison, Kan., but had not been reported stolen to Nebraska au thorities by Kansas officials. Ray Larson To Retire From Postoffice With the passing of the month I employes of the local postoffice this is Raymond J. Larson, win turned to Plattsmouth and re of July, one of the long time ,-."if ". .w", - -4 I ft i -"K ' 1 ... T . . in h v. . ; low 'L . . I. A . ' i t 'l ' ' ; . i . f i Wimpy's Cafe, Platts-j earlier incident, Joe! Bl I .I.F.TIN Gerald McClintock this morning entered a plea of innocence in county court to charges of feloniously as saulting Tom Troop. He was placed under SI, (Kill bond with hearing set for Aug. l(i. Kussell Arnold pled guilty to assaulting Joe Dietl and was fined $100 and costs. Ar chie Thornton also pled guil ty to assaulting Dan IIos char and was fined SI 00 and costs. McClintock was re leased upon posting of bond. Dietl. 45, 1014 Avenue D., Platts-; mouth, and Dan Hoschar, 42, Murray, were beaten in a mid- j night fight outside Timm's Tav-; em in Murray. : Chargfd with simple as sault in the fracas are Kus sell Arnold, and Archie Thornton, both of Platts- mouth. : Sheriff Solomon this morning said while the two incidents t took place at different times and places, they are apparently re lated. He indicated marital trouble between McClintock and his wife appears to have been the spark which ignited the ex plosion. McClintock and his wife, who have several children are said to have separated for several weeks and Solomon said Satur day night McClintock-, when he didn't find his wife at home, began searching for Troop. Stopping at Timm's in Murray McClintock was joined by Thorn ton and Arnold. Solomon snid friction developed between friends of McClintock and Troop and Branson Timm, proprietor of the tavern, believing trouble to be brewing ordered everybody out and closed for the night. It was here Dietl and IIo schar allegedly were hfat en by Thornton and Arnold. The sheriff said according to his information "each man went his own way" fol lowing the Murray sftto. But Solomon said McClintock continued his search for Troop which culminated bv the re ported affair at Wimpy's. McClintock is said to have told Sheriff Solomon he "curbed" Troop's car at. Wimpy's. Find ing Troop had locked himself in the car, McClintock said he broke a car window with his fist1 and pulled Troop from the car. Solomon said Troop man aged to get to his room where he was found at 8 a. in., Sunday by his landlord. He was rushed to Nebraska City where he was given a blood transfusion and facial lacerations stitched. Sheriff Solomon, acting in the absence of County Attorney James Begley, who is on vaca-i lion, filed charges against Me-; Clintock, Thornton and Arnold, j and took them into custody Sun- j day afternoon. I is retiring from active service, 9 A-'-t '' i jm i ' 1 a lot at mouth. In an Raymond J. Larson (Journal Photm HOI' I.NOl Gil to Iry eggs is an olt'ii used expression for warm weather. Last Wednesday with temper. i lures soaring well over Hie 100-mark, Journal staffers decided to give (lie old saying a whirl. Going all Mit, staffers, disdaining ue of die sidewalk itself, cracked an eg into a iron I r i r nr pan. Sure riioir:!i, short minutes later the egg was cook i in; in siz'ing' afternoon temperatures. (Journal I'lioto). Woman Is Asking $20,000 Damages In Court Litigation A $20,364.25 damage suit been filed in Gladys Cook district court, bv against Willard Gochenour. The action stems from an ac cident Jan. 18, 1957, near Four Corners. The plaintiff alleges defendant was driving a car ap proaching her own vehicle and as defendant's car approached the crest of a hill it swervtcl into her lane of travel. The plaintiff lists sevel gation.s as can e for action asks the sum for injuries .suffering. alle and and Three Persons Injured In Murray Crash MURRAY -- Three Council Bluffs residents Friday night were taken to Nebraska City hospital for treatment of injur ies .sustained when their car crashed into a power pole at the Murray corner of highwav 7-i.). Injured in a spectacular crash which scattered boulders as if1 they were peanuts were: Jerald, E. Noell. 35. driver, his wi'e, Mari- 21. and the couple's 9- month old daughter, Terry Ma-! rie. Noell received face cuts and shock; Mrs. Noell damage to j teeth and knee laceration: and the baby incurred m.uith cuts.. Noell told investigating offic-l er Sheriff Tom Solomon ho at tempted to make a right turn onto the Murray road at too, high speed and lost eontrnl of; his car. The careening vehicle slid, sideways for 100 feet and rire d into the power pole. Boulders' placed near the pole were scat tered by the car's plunging1 force Sheriff Solomon said tin crash occurred at 8:30 p. m, Journal Want Ads Tav with the exception of a few sumed his postal duties, months, has been a government Following his m.trria re- to employe, as soldier and pos;,o! Miss II ttio Wheeldnn they eon oflieial all o! his adult life. j tamed to make their home in Mr. I, arson was born in Plat's.! this citv where they now re.-ide. mouth in 1H!)7 and grew up here, 1 Mr. Larson on his discharge graduating in the class o! lfiHL in tin1 local school, whih tending school he was working part time in the postoffice. When the United States enter ed the fi'-st world w.ir in Anril lflli. Ray was one of the earl;: recruits, joining the 4th Nebras ka inkintry. April 12. 1117 :mI on $ In - ! completion of his selioi 1 work ' ' ,llr regiment was called into ac- ' , live service and he ree ived I r .' . fm i leave from 'vegal service lor the more strenuous oi;e of warfare He served on the border w-re n. w- i , r ,vi,.,i (,i ): , , . chine mil) battalion and v. is s, pt overseas, i.aier p.e was iran- . ferred to the Fourth regular di vision in France and from which he was discharged in Aug- I list 1010. Resuming work in the postof-: he remained untd Nove ber lfU3 when he resigned and was for several months with th Hinds Plate Bank at Odell. Neb On Aug. 21, i:r.:o, Mr. Larson re- li-VM , ' V V'' v, . Possible Sites For Disposal Um'i Inspected State and federal health de partment officials jumped the gun last weekend by showing in Plattsmouth to inspect pos sible sites for a sewage dis posal plant T A I-'iMpi, director of the Nebraska I) 'p irtnu lit i f Public licaH'i, and Paul Hnllon, l iiitcd States Pnlili Health Service, surprised Mayor Bruce V, Gold lv ap pearing a few days liefer;' their announced July 21 ar rival The two officials. Mayor Gold ! nnd representatives of the Om: j ha engineering firm of II; nriing ! son. Durham and Richard.', on. j toured potential sites on Mis i souri River bottomland east of j Plattsmouth t The citv own.'- some I old ball diamond i us j the nrn'onetoTi raili'o;: i pass, but I'ihpi an.fi F this lee, ;!;,;:! a lit ! , the citv. Both told V..i land i the ! i a.vt of d und'M--.ilim lelt too ne;i'' Vol- Gold such would Fi 0( los proximity po;. ;Hv son ad a "musty" !,: 1 ! ipi and Itolton picked a location which lies closer to (he Missouri Riv er, pointirg out if it should become necessary for J'lalts niouth to go into si oen i rdy treatment of sewage piping to th" river would he eas ier. Kngi peers T Robert Paine; their compan; survey of 'I)0 supphgnerdal Mayor Gold s nil Ombnmi and told t he M ivor would make a iite and issue a port on findings ill he understood engineers would get underway immedia: the survey Iv. Spc'cs Reversal An appeal on a sp'edin ?. eor.- i dis- VO'IS. ,", h ' fas vietion ha triel court linen bv Vir in '1 iil H He was fined ' July vmond J . County Judge H. k-ol lis i:mii..vrsh:i) in lb. my reserve on M.iv VM '. w',s called to aetn.e duty as a eapt; in and assigned to du'y at Cam;) Car'-on, Colo . sering as jvovosi m ir.-.lial of Ihe e.imp for the dai'a'iop of the war. He v;.s h I (1 frog; active duly Jll'V 1". l'ilii, as leg.toe , coh.n 1 and n !iin;'-fi home '.i .u: In r sume thi' m d! se' ice H has sei'V' d as isis!ant ivistma i ! for a luiinlv-r of vi-.irs Mr. e?,d Mrs T e'a i h 'Ve two sons, 1 ars ;.gd .'. iron. I. ,Tv , Who !lV e' Ci '.O' ;-'' and :n,;lia Mr l.ar og in l.,s v.-ai- he--,, has been an active li 'ii''e im th American Legion, of which ! was ('(iinmander for two teign- also ora li'.'ed a post at (),,; wni ie worg i!'g Me-, p.' i ; a member (if the 40 ,V !' a'"i ; f Plattsmouth hiiige No 0, ,y ,v AM. IL is a iv.-mb. th' First presln t'i.in O-.u'ch ard president or t" P! it miouth board of education