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f D7OR4.S On Political Speeches The style of political oratory is chang ing ami it is interesting to note the differ ence in the techniques of political orators today compared with those of yesterday. It will he remembered that the old-style poli tician was often more of an oratorical ex pert than he was a public official. Ilefore the days of television, and even radio, the old-style orator had to turn up the volume so that the fellows on the back row could hear him and if one had u loud voice and a convincing style, plus an im posing appearance, he could usually go far in politics. Today that is not necessarily true. The politician today, or the public office-holder, must be able to discuss the issues more directly. Flowery words and a great gen eral philosophy, outlined in beautiful lan guage do not convince the voter today quite as quickly as that approach did a few years back. In fact, the politician who has a folk sy, homespun way about him the tech nique introduced by the late President Roosevelt in his fireside chats can often reach the voter's heart whereas the ora torical blast sometimes goes over his head. What the voter should keep in mind is that the man seeking public office should be qualified, through back-ground and training, and should be completely honest. Politicians have to pay a price to hold pub lic office. One of the costs is the necessity of staying out of questionable business ven tures, shady deals and anything which might compromise one's independence in a public office. ' More often than not, the voting public demands this of its public servants and us ually will elect the man who will discuss the issues rather than the one who has had the finest oratorical delivery. There is no thing wrong with being a good orator, but sometimes the orators mix in a little de magoguery with their oratory, and we are glad to see the era of the oratorical blast coming to an end. Why WelrkOtheis? A problem has arisen in recent years concerning American relationships with the people of various foreign countries. It is reported that Americans are growing more unpopular, even in some of the coun tries which we have aided greatly since the end of World War II. The reports have become so consis tent one must accept them as at least part ially accurate. A scholar, treating the sub ject recently, ventured the opinion that there were three main reasons for the growing hostility toward Americans in Great Uritain the most important of our Western democratic allies. First, it is claimed, is the hostility which has existed since 177G, which, a mounts to a sort of cultural contempt. Sec ond, it is claimed that there is a sort of envy among many Britons, because of the loss of Britain's No. 1 position in the world to the United States in recent years. Third, it is said that many Britishers feel that many Americans are not really the champ ions of minority opinions and individual liberty that the British are. To these reasons, and we do not nec essarily agree with them, we must add that Americans are unhappily too often poor ambassadors. Since we are now the principal democracy policing world peace that is, stationing our soldiers, sailors and airmen in all parts of the world it is important that our service men act as good ambassadors. . Til OUGHT FOR TODAY U:-ry man is like llie company lie keeps. linripidex The Plalismoulh Journal Official County and City Paper l-.sTABI.l.sHt:i I.N 1 SSI -I'ul:ihnl bi'ini Weekly, Mmulays and TlmrMljys, at 41U Mam Stiort, l'UttsmuuUi, Cass County, Nebr. IJnlcrcil at the IW Oifire at I'iattMiinutJi, Nebraska as second class mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of March S, 1S7'J. Contents of The Plattsmouth Journal are the sole property of this newspaper and use of or reproduction, in whole or in part, is expressly forbidden to any person, persons, or publications other than legal newspapers (aj defined by Nebraska statutes) without written consent of the publisher. Th.r,eJ;,Jimos Winer Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 1952 "Honorable Mention" 1953 Ak-Sar-Ben First Place Plaque 1955 for OUISI'ANDING SERVICE TO AGRICULTURE National Second Place Winner 1955 Presented Nebraska Press Association ''GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" First in 19o2 Second in 1951 and 1953 On Cities over L'.UUO l'opulatio:i) HOWARD LINDQUIST .... Editor and Publisher EUGENE SCARLETT Publisher irAG,TMcGMAN Woman's Editor J.,JaSjIJ?,&0N Advertising Manager DON WARGA Ki10p Foreman l l PHONE 241 SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $4 00 per year in Cass and adjoining counties, $3.00 per year elsewhere, 111 advance, by mail outside the citv of Platts mouth. By carrier in Plattsmouth, 25 cents for two weeks. Howards Homespun If a democracy is to succeed, the mi nority must accept the decision of the maj ority. People often seek excuses for their failures instead of trying to do something about them. If you sacrifice your principles for popularity, you lose much and gain noth ing worth having. Advertising is the cheapest salesman a business can employ. If you look into the history of the hu man race, you will be surprised at the ha bits of your ancestors. Trading in Plattsmouth still makes good sense; the dollars spent at home stay home and circulate. To think before you speak is a very good rule, if you think long enough and hard enough before speaking. Hard work may be good for man but there are generous souls willing to give their share to someone else. There are people in every community who judge others by the size of their bank account. Self respect, justified, is a goal in it self. Self control and examination must precede solution of today's problems. A dull youth is liable to turn into a dull man. What is so searching and distracting as the wide-eyed stare of a child? The old girls who don't try to look young somehow .manage to look younger than those who do. Being a comparatively young coun try, our people being independent minded and still possessing some of the frontier spirit, their characteristics sometimes seem bombastic or egotistical to many foreig ners. That is true both in Europe and in the East. The armed services have undertaken to do something about this in recent years, but we believe a more intensive approach to the problem is justifield and that a thorough and mandatory course in public relations should be made standard indoc trination for every American to be trans ferred to an overseas port. P.V.V.V,V.V, Down Memory Lane YEARS ACO v Dick March suffered a severe lace ration of the forehead as result of an auto accident. He was returning from the fair at Weeping Water to resume his work here. The car hit a pile of loose gravel while going at a good rate of speed, was overturned On Wednesday afternoon at the parsonage of the Eight Mile Grove Lu theran church occurred the marriage of Miss Lucille F. Meisinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Meisinger of Cedar Creek to Mr. James Elvin Davis. They were married by Rev. A. Lentz. The new ly weds will reside on the Meisinger farm Local boosters visited the Cass County Fair at Weeping Water and aided in the program. The band under the leadership of Peter Gradoville gave a few numbers, Frank A Cloidt several solos, Miss Wilma Swatek heard in two readings as well as James Sandin who presented two fine readings Mr. and Mrs. Ben Speck were the recipients of a very pleasant surprise honoring their wedding anniversary and also the birthday of Mrs. Speck. The daughters had prepared a C o'clock din ner assisted by Mrs. William Becker and when the parents returned from Platts mouth where they had been guests at the Henry Horn home, they found a fine feast awaiting them The government is starting a new river project near King Hill, east of Rock Bulffs. A rock fill will be made to close the chute of the Missouri river on the Nebraska side of the stream Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reno are parents of a nine and a half pound son. QO YEARS ACO The reunion of the Bock family was held at the Jake Hild home west of My nard, the Bock family came to this county in 1872 and have a large number of des cundents in this part of the west Mar tin L. Johnson, local meat dealer, was found hung in the rear part of his meat market on east Main street. He had made his home with the J. C. Petersen family for thirty-five years and had arisen in the morning as usual, gone down in the meat market to open up. Later the fact that the market was still closed was noticed by Dave Wallcgren, operator of a cigar store next door. Mr. Wallcgren notified the Pe terson family and investigation was start ed, Claude Smith gained entrance to the meat market by a back stairway and found the body near the meat container swaying at the end of a halter rope The BKEX shop here have added fifteen new men to the force of workers. And Still Growing MS- Capitol News By MELV1N PAUL State house Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCON The fuss over travel expense statements sub mitted by state employees crops up periodically in the statehouse and involved in the crackdown can be either a- rank-and-file worker or an official. The latest flurry involved State Sen. Kathleen Foote of Axtell and her husband, Univer sity of Nebraska Regent Frank Foote. Another subject of occasional crackdowns is the matter of state cars. A committee of depart ment heads now is studying the state car problem in the Capital and Gov. Victor .. Anderson's policy of strong er attention to travel vou chers is producing consider able copy. An argument that always crops up when acounts of state employes hit the headlines, is that the amount of money in volved is "peanuts". The counter argument is that involved is not the amount of money but a principle and often a state law. There are both laws and de partment regulations on travel and other allowances. Besides the law is the fact that about 40,000 checks are made out per month in the of fice of State Auditor Ray John son and padding of a lot of these could amount to a pile of money in a year or a biennium. The Kathleen Foote incident actually centered a round a $45 cut made by Johnson in a vouch er submitted by the senator for a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, made by way of Interlochen, Mich. State law provides travel must be "direct" between two points and at the rate of six cents per mile, or the first class railroad fare, whichever is low er. Mrs. Foote said she was not aware of the rules involved and had expected a reduction in her account. Frank Foote entered the picture when he denied a re port that after the publicity over his wile's travel, he withdrew a statement sub mitted to the University for expenses and revised it downward expressly be cause of the publicity. Foote said he cut the voucher about $10. He said he withdrew an original statement so he could submit his report on a new voucher form. The regent emphasized his ac tion had nothing to do with the publicity accorded his wifes' voucher," he commended. Foote said the expense ac count covered the months of February through July. He had submitted on previously for $42.36 coverning the month of January. The Morris Case The case of George Morris, fired in December, 1955, as su perintendent of the Men's Re formatory in Lincoln, came up breifly in Lancaster County Dis trict Court. But the case was continued for 40 days by Judge Harry An keny. Morris was fired on grounds he would not cooperate with penal officials and had made derogatory remarks about the Board of Control, which governs the Reformatory and other state institutions. Morris, through his attorney Frederick Wagener of Lincoln is seeking re-instatement with out loss of pay. The board appointed a refcrcn months ago to hear and decide the case which was clone, in favor of the board. Morris claims naming of a referee was not legal. ..iLl Wagener charged in court the board did not have the "intesti nal fortitude" to hold a hearing itself. Attorney Robert Nelson, representing the board, told the court he felt the matter legally could not be taken to court from a board decision, and that free dom of speech is not an "abso lute right." Morris now is teaching school at Walton. Aviation Advance The airport development pro gram is picking up rapidly in Nebraska, according to Rolland Harr, State Aeronautics Di rector. Harr said 10 cities completed airport improvement projects for the 1956-57 fiscal year Alliance, Chadron, Gothenburg, Holdredge, McCook, Omaha, Wayne, Bassett, Hastings and Republican City. Harr said $415,000 was invol ved in the projects, half of which was supplied by the federal government and a fourth each by the communties and the state. State funds, Harr said, came from the tax on aviation gaso ine and income from state own ed airfields. Because of the increased ac tivity, the department sold its share in a twin-engine plane to the Highway Department which jointly owned the craft. Each department has grown to the point where two planes are required, Harr said. The Highway Department will use the craft for photographing of interstate Highway projects which State Engineer L. N. Ress said already has saved $100,000 In manpower costs on a half time use basis. The aeronautics department has purchased a $70,000 twin-engine craft from an Omaha air craft firm, to replace the joint owned airplane. LABOR MARKET The State Labor Department says the August labor market showed general stability except in the Omaha area. Nearly all local offices reported decrease in the number of job seekers, as compared with July. Placement of workers in farm jobs was at a record level, the department reported, reflecting the booming harvest in Western Nebraska. CARHART RESIGNS A veteran member of the State Normal Board, which gov erns teachers colleges at Wayne, Chadron, Peru and Kearney, has resigned. He is Ralph Carhart of Wayne, who served on the board since 1954 when he was appointed by the late Dwight Grlswold, then governor. Car hart said an increase in person al business matters required him to relinquish the post he has held for 12 years. Carhart is a lumberman in Wayne. Legal Notices ONE MINUTE SPORTS QUIZ 1. How many pitchers were used in the longest Major Lea gue game? 2. Who were the starting pitch ers in the recent All-Star game? 3. What great Australian ten nis amateur is making profes sional headlines with Jack Kra mer these days? 4. Can you name the team that came from the cellar in July to win a pennant and Series? 5. Is a football made of pig skin? The Answers: 1. Only two, Leon Cadore (Brooklyn) and Joe Oeschger, Boston) went 26 innings. 2. Jim Bunnings, ( Detroit 1 and Curt Simmons (Philadelph ia). 3. Lew Hoad. reportedly ready to sign for $125,000, with Jack Kramer's troupe. 4. The Boston Braves of 1941, who beat Philadelphia, (A. L.) 4-0 in the World Scries. 5. No. A football is made from cowhide. Moscow is cool to exchanges on TV with U. S. CITY OF PLATTSMOUTH Meeting of August 26. 1957. Council Chambers City Hall The City Council met in reg ular session at 8:00 o'clock P. M. with the following present1 Mayor Bruce E. Gold, Coun cilmen Louis Swoboda, George Kalasek, Wm. Hlghfield and L. W. Moore and City Clerk Al bert Olson. Abesent none. Minutes of the last meeting weie read and approved. Motion carried that City At torney prepare an Ordinance vacating the alley in Block 31, Duke's Addition. Motion carried that City At torney bill Heebners Quarries for $90.00 to apply on cost of reoillng of So. 1st St. and Ferry St. Motion carried that City will maintain that part of Highway 66 (known as Louisville Road) within the City limits. Motion carried to purchase a gas heater for Poli'e Headquar ters for $60.00. Matter of obstructing side walks as per Ordinance No. 574 was brought up and Coun cil was in favor of enforcement whenever a complaint is receiv ed. Ordinance No. 957 entitled "AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE TEN FOOT RESERVE FOR PARK AND LAWN PURPOSED ABUTTING BLOCK 2 IN HAYS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PLATTSMOUTH ON THE NORTH; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PRO VIDING FOR REVERSION OF TITLE," was passed under sus pension of rules. Requests were granted to Frank Lepert, Leland D. Huddle and Frank Krejci to make ex cavation to their properties for sewer service. Request' was granted to Wil ton Swires to make excavation for sewer service to the pro perty of Floyd Piper. A resolution was read and adopted prohibiting parking of motor vehicles on East side of Ninth Street and East side of Eighth Street, from Main Street to 1st Avenue. Police Judge reports for weeks of August 17 and August 24 were accepted and placed on file. Parking meter collections for weeks of August 17 and August 24 were reported as $201.00 and $218.00. The following claims were audited by the Finance com mittee and allowed as read: GENERAL FUND: Norman Kellison Street work $176.00 Alfred Conn, Street work 168.95 Elmer Gochenour Mileage 36.65 Elmer Gochenour Salary 175.00 Roy Crawford Street work 153 25 Robert Aldrich Street work 151.50 Martin Sheldon Street work 167.40 Lester Taylor Street work 193.80 Erna M. Yenney, Salary 75.00 Kenneth Dunlap, Salary 12.95 Estil Jenkins, Salary . . 168.40 Fred Tesch Jr., Salary . . 174.87 John Hobscheidt, Salary 155.00 Lawrence Chapped Salary 174.87 Steve Davis Agency Ins. Prem 72.90 Emery Rozell Rent-city dump THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SIMl-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Section B Thursday, September 19, 1957 ed from the proposed Resolu tion of Necessity. Resolution of Necessity for construction Sanitary Sewer District No. 14 was then passed as amended. Resolution ordering censtruc tion for Sanitary Sewer Dis trict No. 14 was adopted with work to commence on October 1, 1957 and work to be com pleted within 90 working days. Notice to contractors for con struction of said sewers was ordered published, bids to be received and opened at 7 30 0 clock P.M. Monday, September 23. 1957. Resolution was adopted that proceedings be instituted by City Attorney for condemnation of easement rights necessary in the lands of the University of Nebraska to satisfy the United States Department of A:;ri"u) ture for the construction of the dam designated in the work plan No. 18 A. On motion meetliu adjourned. BRUCE E. GOLD Mayor ATTEST: Albert Olson City clerk No. 3765 Sept. 19, 1957. Smith & Lebens, Attorneys Plattsmouth, Nebraska. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT IN THE COUNTY COURT OF CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA To all persons interested in the estate of Ferdinand J. Hild de ceased. No. 4706: Take notice that the Executors of said es tate have filed their final re port and a petition for examina tion and allowance of their ac counts, determination of heir ship, Inheritance tax and dis tribution of said estate and for their discharge, which will be heard before said Court on Octo ber 3rd, 1957 at ten o'clock a.m. Dated September 10th, 1957. (SEAL) Raymond J. Case. County Judge No. 3763 - Sept. 12,19,26, 1957. 25.00 Henningson, Durham & Rich- 9.24 17.60 30.00 ardson Inc., City maps Plattsmouth Journal Printing fee Wilton Swires Weed mowing-machine Consumers Public Power Dist. Street, traffic & building lighting service 351.17 Albert Olson Stamps, misc., expense 13.45 Linder Firestone & Texaco Serv. Sup. - St. Dept 162.45 Standard Oil Co. 100 gals, gas 23.30 DISTRICT NO. 116-135 FUND: Ray Harold, Street work 167.40 Norris Coffee Street work 151.50 Standard Oil Co Road oil 806.27 Standard Oil Co. Road Oil 791.69 Chicago, Burlington & Qunicy Railroad Co. Freight . . 270.42 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. Freight 276.42 GAS TAX FUND: Wilson Concrete Co. Concrete tile 54.00 Ward Schade, Repairs .. 141.30 PARKING METER FUND: Plattsmouth Journal Meter tickets W OO On motion meeting adjour ned. BRUCE E. GOLD Mayor ATTEST: Albert Olson City Clerk No. 3766 September 19, 1957. PAl'L E. FAIIQI'ET ATTO R N EY -AT-LA W PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA IN THE MATTER OF) THE ESTATE OF) NOTICE CHARLES H. ENGEL-) OF SALE KEMEIER, DECEAS-) ED. ) Notice is hereby given that in pursuance to an order of the Honorable John M. Dierks, Jud ge of the District Court of Cass County. Nebraska, made on the 30th day of August, 1957 for the sale of real estate, hereinafter described, there will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash, one-fourth down on the day of sale, balance payable on confirmation of sale, at the front South door of the Court House in Plattsmouth Nebraska, in said Countv, on the 4th day of October, 1957 at the hour of Two o'clock P. M., the following described real estate: Lot 549 in the Village of Louisville, Cass County, Ne braska. The said sale will remain open one hour. Dated this 11th day of September, 1957. Harvey B. Koop, Executor of the Estate of Charles H. Engelkemeier, deceased. No. 3764 Sept. 12,19,20, 1957. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals will be receiv ed at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Plattsmouth, Ne braska until 7:30 o'clock P.M. on Monday, Sept. 23, 1957, lor the construction of Sanitary Sewer Dist. No. 14 and immed iately thereafter said bids will be opened and read aloud. For the furnishing of all the necessary tools, forms, pipe, manhole materials, concrete material, and labor together with miscellaneous appurtenan ces that may be required lor constructing Sanitary Sewer Dist. No. 14 for the City of Plattsmouth. Nebraska. The Sanitary Sewer Svstem will include the following items of construction: 108 if 8" cast iron pipe line. 12,232 If of 8" Vit. Clay or Cone. Sewer Pipe in place. 43 Cast Iron Manhole Covers and Rings. 325.5 Vertical ft. of brick ur cone, manholes. 5 Cast Iron Lamphole covers and frames. 38 Vertical ft. of 8" Lamp hole Pipe, The Engineer's Estimate of t he cost of Construction is $30,527. All materials and labor shall be furnished and construction work shall be prosecuted in ac cordance with the Plans and Specifications now on file in the office of the City Clerk. Bidders may examine tin Plans and Speculations and the Contract documents at the of fice of the City Clerk of Platts mouth, Nebraska, or at the of fice of Douglas McKnight, 384 So. Cotner Blvd., Lincoln 10, Ne braska. Plan, Specifications, proposal Blank, and form of Contract will be furnished by Special Engineer D. McKnight to prospective bidders upon written request. A charge of $10 will be made for each set furn iscd. $5 will be refunded to bona fide bidders if returned within ten days after bids have been re ceived. All proposals must be made on blanks to be furnished by the Special Engineer, and be de livered to the City Clerk in a sealed envelope. There shall be submitted with each bid, in a separate sealed envelope, a cert ified check drawn on some known responsible bank in the state of Nebraska, in the sum of not less than fifteen (15) per cent of the Engineer's estimate and made payable to the City Treasurer of Plattsmouth, Ne braska, as security that the bid der in case the contract is awarded to him, will enter into contract for doing the work and file surety bonds within ten days in the sum of one hundred per cent (100) of his contract price, conditioned upon the pro per carrying out of the work and faithful performance of the con tract, and the contract and bond shall contain a condition re quiring the contractor to carry Workmen's Compensation and Public Liability Insurance in the sum of $20,000 and $10,000 and the contractor and his bonds man to keep said improvement in good repair for a period of one year from and after completion and acceptance thereof. Certified checks will be re turned to the unsuccessful bid bers and to the successful bid ders when they have signed a contract and given bond as re quired. In ca.se the successful bidder shall fail to enter into contract and give bond as required, the certified check filed with Jits proposal may be retained by the Mayor and the City Council at their.. ORti$ufc liquidated damages. The City of Plattsmouth. Ne braska, reserves the right to waive informalities, and to re ject any or all bids. Dated this 3rd day of Septem ber, 1957. Albert Olson City Clerk No. 3753 - Sept. 5, 12, 19, 1957. In The Service ANSBACH Germany Pfc. Wayne L. Jacobsen. 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Jacobsen. Weeping Water, Neb., recently was graduated with honors from the 18th Field Artillery Group's Clerk-Typist School at Ansbach. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Musical Instrument Meeting of September 3, 1 0 ."i 7 Council Chambers City Hall The City Council met in Spe cial session as per call and pub lished notice for Special meet ing at 8:00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of considering object ions to the passing of Resolu tion of Necessity for Sanitary sewers in Sanitary Sewer Dis trict No. 14 with the following present: Mayor Bruce E. Gold, Councilmcn L. W. Moore, Wm. Highficld, George Kalasek, Louis Swoboda and City Clerk Albert Olson. Absent: None. Pursuant to sufficient pro tests having been I iio t by own ers ot properly .subject to as sessment, following lateral sewers, Nos. 4, 11, 13 were clclet- HORIZONT.VL 1,6 Depicted musical instrument 11 Zoroastriaa 12 Glanced 14 Beverage made of malt 15 Scottish lake 17 Damage 18 Palm lily 19 Relies 21 Preposition 22 Unbleached 24 Portent 26 Close 27 Italian coins 28 Parent 29 District attorney (ab.) 30 Mystic ejaculation SI Exists 32 Mislay 34 Give forth 37 Arabian gulf. 38 Contest of speed 39 Mixed type 40 Barns 46 Within 47 Dawn goddess 49 Otherwise 50 Deed 51 Spanish city 53 Tangles 55 Gaiters 56 Strained VERTICAL 1 Spita 2 Mineral rotk 3 Pronoun 4 English river 5 Pile 6 Unclosed 7 It is a instrument 8 Earth goddess 9 Branch 10 Tidier 1 1 Communion plate 13 Hum 16 Anent 19 Heartwood3 20 Military men 23 Branched 25 Malarial poison 32 Coat part Here's the Answer ? 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