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NSE3. CTAIE LIST. SOCIETY XXX 15C0 R ST. LINCOLN, NEBS. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Mondny-ThurscLiy Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 76 EICHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2S. 1957 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 9S IrLAinrSIMIflDUTriH H!E i i 1 .Hint 1 1 . .. .... fcf ut iini iimmm-Mitk ' : A TREE GROWS IN PLATTSMOUTH This lemon tree, no less, is setting somewhat of a record for jumbo fruit here. A dwarf type, the tree currently has lemons the size of large . Well - Traveled Tree Here Is A Real Lemon A tree here which has done a lot of traveling is still getting along fine and producing good fruit. It's a dwarf lemon tree, more than 10 years old, now owned by William Kraeger, 718 Avenue B Right now It has several orange sized lemons, several smaller ones and blossoms and buds; si multaneously. It can be seen in the window of the Plattsmouth Loan & Buil ding Assn., 409 Main St. The traveling the tree has done hasn't been much in terms of miles but as trees go it's been around. It was first the possession of Mrs. Julius Pitz who gave the tree to Kraeger about 10 years ago. Her husband raised it, planted it In the yard each spring and dug it up and moved it to the basement each fall. Kraeger's been giving it the same treatment but this year decided to let the public have a look at it. It's in a large me tal basket. The tree usually produces 6 or 7 lemons a season but this year has gone all out. From fra grant blossom stage to ripe le mons in nine months. Mrs. Kraeger's favorite pie, Incidentally, is lemon. Nebraska Editor Says: ornic- n Hor t Editor's Note: This article was; written by a Nebraska ed- j itor witnessing NATO's exercise "Strikeback." It was especially j prepared for Nebraska Press Association member newspa-; pers. The editors were gone for three weeks the latter part of i September and early October). By Bob Bogue Publisher, Oakland Ind-ependent Breath - taking drama and stark tragedy, plus the precision movement of the biggest naval armada of modern times, have been part and parcel of the lives of the Nebraska editors. They observed the six nation North Atlantic Treaty Organization ex ercise "Strikeback" on or near the Arctic Circle. Now that the ten day mighty naval maneuvers are over, thousands of men and officers of the NATO forces are breath ing earsier. A major work is done. "Strikeback" is over. One hundred fifty ships headed back to liberty ports in the United Kin ; lorn and in France. Temporary unofficial tab ulation of victories and de feats of the sham battles that raged from the Firth of Clyde through the Den mark Strait to the door step oranges, smaller City Council Meets Tonite The City Council will meet in special session tonight at city Hall beginning at 7:30 o'clock sitting as a Board of Equaliza tion. The purpose is to equalize and adjust special assessments for benefits deriving from applica tion of asphaltic street paving in 16 districts in the city Full description of real estate included in the districts and to be assessed has been described in a public notice published five times In the Journal Services For All Saints And All Souls Days November 1st being the First Friday of the month and All Saints day, services will be held at St. John's church as follows: Masses will be said at 8 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. with communion at 7 a.m. in the convent chapel. November 2, All Souls day, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Przudzik will say low mass at 7 and 7:30 a.m. and high mass with virgils and catafalque at 8 a.m. Rev. stachowiak will say mass at the convent chapel at 6:45, 7 and 7:30. overed At I antic of Barriufoss, Norway and down to the Baltic Sea are in. The lessons learned are being studied. Among the corps of 34 corres pondents with the fleet were 'Che editors from the weekly news papers of Nebraska represent ing the Nebraska Press Associ ation. "Strikeback" ended at 8 a.m. September 28 and the Ne braska newspapermen were flown immediately, along with media people from ether ships to the aircraft carrier Forrestal. Helicopters of the fleet plied the bright, warm sunlit North Sea near Shetland Islands, trans ferring personnel, mail and car go. Nebraskans were shuttled over, along with a Dutch repor ter from The Hague who had been their colleague, to the su per carrier from their "home" carrier, the USS Essex. The eight mile span of ocean was covered with naval vessels as far as the eye could see. Carriers, cruisers, battleships, destroyers and supply ships 65 of them counted bv one per son looking through only tlie small window on one side of thf plane. From the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid came Henry Mead of lemons, blossoms and buds. It's! the property of William Kraeger, 718 Avenue B. He placed it for the winter in the window of the Flattsmouth Lo-J.n & Building Assn., 409 Main St. Condemnation Award Reduced To $20,000 A District Court Jury Thurs day assessed recovery at $20, 000 in the case of the state of Nebraska Dept. of Roads vs. Loyd Holman et al. The state had appealed the condemnation award of $36,833 to Loyd and Idella Holman and Loyd Jr. and Gladys Holman made by appraisers appointed by County Court here. In question was a 2.5 acre strip of ground on the west side of a 70-acre tract on the east side of U. S. 73-75 just this side of the Platte River Bridge south of Merritt's Beach. The strip was condemned for widening of the highway. On the jury were Norman C. McKerlie, foreman, and Mrs. Dixie Bucholz, Howard Schwen neker, Eric J. Charling, Gordon Lannin, Mrs. Margaret Beck man, Ernest M. Gruber, Mrs. Donna Rogers, Robert Sheldon, Kenneth Todd, Richard Renner, and J. A. Sterling. Injury Fund $250.50 The High School Athletes In- jury Fund totaled $250.50 today. Latest donor was the Platts mouth Stitch and Chatter Club, $4. Nautilus Seward accompanied by Aleyn Burtis, LaJunta (Colo.) Tribune. These men and the four editors writing this series for Nebraska Press Association, were repre sentatives of the weekly home town press. Arriving with them for the Forrestal briefing on the over all occurences in the exercise were such correspondents as: Hanson Baldwin. New Yo'-k Times: John Cauley, Kansas City Star; John Wilson, Des Moines Register and Look; El don Fay, Associated Press; Larry Collins, United Press. Robert Morse and Barrett Gal lagher of Life were already in London making an early dead line. The final press conference started on a tragically solemn note. This was the aRnounce ment of memorial services for the 13 men and officers who War lost their lives while participa-1 Hilter at the start of WW II. ting in this immense display of ! Additionally, the blue fleet sup free world naval might in the j ported ground operations in Nor. iar reacnes oi me worwPEian.wav. and North Sea. Two mid-air collisions in volving four planes, a jet that did not quite make it to wind and rain swept carrier deck and another operation al accident, .marred .the 2 Men Get 60-Day Terms For Incident Two Weeping Water brothers, Paul, 22, and Robert Bauers, 24, were sentenced in County Court here to fiO days in th? county jail and fined $100 each after pleading guilty to charges of i assault and battery and malic- j ions damage to private property, j Sentence was passed by Judge ! Raymond J Case after the two' mm were arrested Thursday on the charges arising out of an in cident Wednesday night The Bauers were charged with! assault on the person of Eugene Hanson, one of three Omaha men who officiated the Weeping Water-Humboldt football game that night at Weeping Water. The other officals were Gor don Baker and Loyd Berg. The officials said they left Weeping Wate- about 11 o'clock Wednesday nieht after eating downtown at a restaurant. As they drove west to go to High way 2. they said, they noticed a car following them. They became apprehensive, the officials said, when the car con tinued to follow even when they drove fast. Finally, the car pull ed around them, stopped and blocked the road, they said, and according to the officials tie fol lowing transpired: Two men got out of the car the officials later identified them as the Bauerses) and ap proached the officials' car. One man tried to pull the driver out of the car. In that scuffle a win dow was broken. The other man found the oppo site front door locked so jump ed onto the hood and leaped up and down there. Finally, the driver was able to back the car about a half-mile, leaving one man behind and shaking the other off. The offi cials drove back to Weeping Water to the house of the foot ball coach. Two of them got out of th car and went into the house. Thej other, Hansen, following, was accosted by the Bauerses whoi (Continued on Page 7) Local People At Eagles Meeting Sunday the Fraternal Order of Eagles held their district meeting for this area at Bea trice. There was a very large attendance of members from Omaha, Nebraska City, Platts mouth and the southeastern section of the state. Chief of ficers of the order were present to give short talks. Those attending from Platts mouth Aerie No. 365. comprise President William B. Meints and wife, Jack O'Donnell, state trus tee and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Lahoda, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Delow, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Willis, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hickey. and Mrs. Charles Janacek, and Mrs. James Newburn, and Mrs. W. P. O'Donnell, and Mrs. Louis Menges. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. iffective r lames otherwise successful exerci se that flexed the muscles of NATO naval might for the Soviet and the World to see. "Strikeback" forces were di vided into blue and orange "en emies". Results of this exercise to train and coordinate the co operation activity between six participating nations will not be known for many months. A ma jor study will be made of the calims and counter claims of the combatants. Evaluating is is a future iob. The plan of battle was to test effectiveness of the modern sur face navy and its air arm a gainst hostile submarines and aircraft. They urgency of the problem was prompted by the fact the Soviet has the largest fleet of submarines in the world. An estimated eight times more subs than the Nazi had under All fleet and aircraft maneu- vers, a majority being above the Arctic Circle, were conducted under the nose of Russia with out international incident. During one phase many fish (Continued on Page 7) ym.,f i my I I 5 . A iXw UkH L 4P r 1M I THE HALE AM) THE HARDY The narrow section of stands shown above was a major share of the Plattsmouth supporters who remained for the second half of the game with Nebraska City Friday ight. Temperatures were more appropriate for hockey and flu or threat of flu kept many fans away. The brave contin gent who lasted the game out was vocal (though with a tremor) throughout, led by the cheerleaders at front, despite the 58-18 score favoring Nebraska City. 'Agents', Meets U. S. Agents Editor's note : following is a report on the 42nd annual meet ing of the National County Agri cultural Agents Assn in Boston Oct 13-17 By Clarence Schmadeke Cass Couny Agent County Extention Agents are the field force (extended armi of the Land Grant Colleges, to the farmers and homemakers out in the State Through this channel latest research informa tion flows Thus we are an ed ucational service The County Agents Assn has 2 main purposes, to help its members to belter themselves professionally, and to prepare themselves to better serve their constituents The County Agents Conven tion may be considered unique in as much as the program ca ters to family participation In 1957 at Boston there were in attendance roughly 700 Exten tion Agents, 400 wives and morr than 100 children Nebraska was represented by 11 Agents, 11 j wives and 5 children i From the professional improv- ment viewpoint focus at the con vention was placed on the part-' time farmer, 4-H and older j youth programs, and program' projection (looking ahead and anticipating new techniques and trends in agriculture) by panel; discussions and Committee work shops j I have been selected as Chair-! man of the National 4-H Comm ittee for 1958 This to me is a) greater honor, and also a chal-! lenge for the responsibilty which this assignment carries. Appearing on the program through out the week were rail-' road executives, machinery manufacturers, the Secretary of i Agriculture. President of the1 American Farm Bureau Federa-j tion, Senator Kennedy of Massa chusetts, the Governor of Ma.ssa ! chusetts, a feed manufacturer, a world traveler and a noted.; retired Economics ProHVssnr j Each of these people in his! own way has a keen Interest in I American Agriculture and all were cooperative in their eag erness to do their part to help see that the job of serving is 1 accomplished, whether it he J (Continued On Page 7) I ue mmmmmmm v. X K . 1 1 1 eporte Achievement By Pearl L. Croesser Home Extension Agent A gala good time was held for 4-H'ers, leaders and parents at their achievement party on Thursday, Oct. 2 in Weeping Waier. The pledges to the flag were conducted by Gary Rieke of Un- ion and Kay Albert of Lousiville. j A giggling trio of girls led the ; group in singing. They were I Judy Truten, Bette Schewe and Pamela Rase, all of Murdock. An aecordian trio from the Mynard vicinity favored us with several selections. There 4-H'ers were Karen Tilson, Patty Toman and Sandra Toman. Everyone then had a laughing good time as baby pictures with characteristic, cautions of some of the 4-H'ers were shown. Trophies were presented to club leaders. The dairy judging trophy was presented to Martin Streich of Murdock. Leader of the Murdock Merry Milkers Club and the livestock judging trophy was presented to Glen Kraeger of Plattsmouth, leader of the Mynard Jolly Feeders. Club. Individual judging medals were presented to Sandra Jame son of Nehawka fur livestock1 judging and Edgar Jones of A.shland for dairy judging. An individual herdsmnnshiu trophy was presented to Ronnie Nolle of Murray which he hud won at the Korn Karnival. 1 Richard Harmon, manager of j the Cass County Non-Stock-Coop, presented buckets of grease to the three top drivers in the tractor operators contest at the county fair. They were Herbert (Continued On Page 7i THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Oct 2. 2."., 26, 27, 19.-.7. High I.ow I'rcc. . . . . 58 3(j .00 . . 38 28 .00 .41 28 tr 47 22 .00 High today in unci Date Thursday Friday . . .Sat unlay Sunday . forecast ad's, low tonight Fair tonight and n lower 30 s clear Tuesda', Sun .sets tonight at 5:25. Sun rises Tuesday at 6:52. Wv y re 8 b ' orties ty icture bareges Flu incidence was apparently a Utile higher in public schools today but the situation had eased at St. John's Parochial School. The public schools counted 211 students and 4 teachers ab sent this morning. Three of the teachers were from the high school. These numbers were absent: 1st Ward 19, Columbian 38, Win tersteen 15, Central 43, junior high 28 and high school G8. A count taken iast Wednesday had shown a total of 228 absent. 65 or more of them being from St. John's. St. John's had more tha'n 50 per cent absent Wednesday and school was dismissed at noon Friday. Today, about two-thirds of the absentees of last, week had returned. Msgr. Joseph Przudzik said the upper grades at St. John's were functioning at about 85 per cecnt normal, lower grades at 85 to 90 per cent. Two Ursu line Sisters who had been ill with flu were back in school to day. Airman Sues For $25,454.09 Damage . John G. Spears of Plattsmouth filed a $25,454.09 suit in the dis trict court of Sarpy county on October 17th. Named as defendants in the action were Donald Hutchinson, Rusell Dahlgren, Hamburg, la. Granville Hcebner Quarries of Nebraska City and Jewel Nichols of Nebraska City. Airman Spears charges that he was injured and his car dam aged when he reduced Sliced on highway No. 75 five miles north j of Plattsmouth in Sarpy county; to allow clucks to cross the road.! His petition alleges that the truck driven by Dahlgren, and auto driven by Hutchinson and a truck tractor driven by Nich ols for the Hcebner Quarries all piled up behind his auto. New Cases Filed i In District Court These new cases have been 1 I i led in District Court here: ; George T. Troop vs. Irene A. ' Troop, to set aside deed; Ne braska City Federal Savings andi Loan Assn. vs. Daniel K. Woods, et al, foreclosure: Joseph E.I Habel vs. Booth & Olsen Inc. et al. attachment; Omaha Public j Power District Employees Cre dit Union vs. Kenneth W. Boyd j et al, suit on notes. Flo :Ho8E :Hut oween s e Roasting a bonfire. marshmallows over! bobbing for apples ! in a tub of water, trick-or-treat-in, at the neighbor's house and hoping you won't he asked for the "pay" a dance, song or poem, for the treat. All this i.s Halloween, a once a year occasion when Johnny and Mary can fill their paper sacks with a collection of good ies even the h. artiest of appe tites can dent. Halloween ... a night when bedtime is moved back an hour (or two, if you protest enough , a ni'j.ht when small spooks slith er through the streets of Pump kin Center. Calif., Skill! Cr ek. Colo., and 'treat. Ark and most places in between. The originators of the obser vance of All Saints Day prob ably never realized how tie eve would be marked in the 20th Century. And for sure, they never reali ;.' i the dangers of Halloween hi jink. The holiday, the National Saf ety Council points out, can be full of fun for youngsters if a few simple precautions are fol lowed. No one wants a repetition of the tragedy in Seattle. Wash . when a youngster's Halloween mask slipped, blinding his view of an onrushing auto. How can parents make this Here Fun for Kids Begins at 7 Thursday Nite Halloween night parties for youngsters of this community have been announced for Thurs day night. They are: At, 7 p.m. at the I, ions Com munity Building a party for the youngsters of school grades through the 8th. From 7 Id 8 nm al llinky Dinky Supermarket, a party for the junior citizens of Platts mouth, with treats for boys and girls who visit the store between hours, also prizes for best cos tumes At 7 pin at Ruback's Super market, a party wilh treats and prizes for all kids The party at the Lions Build ing is to be sponsored by the ; local VFW post and auxiliary and the Modern Woodmen of the World Insurance society, dona , ting tiie prizes Prizes will he for best, cos tumes displayed in a parade on Main Street Youngsters wanting to lake part in the parade should assem ble at the Lions building at 7 ! o'clock and thev will he direc S ted in forming for the parade j Halloween here is also expect -i ed to bring out the youngsters ! for their usual "tricks or treats" visits to neighbors and as usual the fun of "tricking" will be in t ho treats, so householders are advised to be prepared Death Of Mrs. Olive Spangler Rauth, Wabash Mrs. Olive Spangler Rauth of Wabash died Oct. 26 at the ape of 54 years. She was born on a farm near Weeping Water; the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Spangler. Survivors are two sons, Ro bert of Wabash and Richard of Nebraska City: two daughters, Mrs. Marvin Wade of Weeping Water and Mrs. Kenneth Sluv ter of Wabash, and grand children. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Far! Selby of Dunbar, Mrs. Rollin Coon of Mason City, la., and one brother, Marlon Spang ler of Weeping Water. Services will be at the Metho dist Church in Weeping Water Tuesday at 2 p.m. Hobson fu neral Home in Charge. Otto Schal'er of Nehawka. was in the city today to look after some matters at the court house and while here was a caller at the Journal. Fred Bruce traveling accoun tant for the Union Pacific has moved In Topeka, Kans. He was a weekend visitor in Platts mouth. Care Oct. 31 safe from Halloween ha- zards ? By buying their children safe I costumes. I By reminding children that on ; Halloween, as during tin: rest J of the year, safety precautions : should be observed No dashing from between paiked cars, no j playing in streets, no crossin ; streets without firs! looking bo'li ways. I To make doubly sure inoto" its can see costumed children, put refleetorized tape or hands on their outfits. Further, grownups can help make (Jet. 81 accident-free, tie' Council says, if they will: 1. Light porches so trick-or-treaters won't trip in the dark. 2. Tie white .strips of cloth on wires or ropes surrounding newly planted trees. 3. Take indoors anv objects that may tempt vandals and he turned into safety haard In this category are barrels, trash cans, lawn mowers and bicycles. 4. If, despite your precautions, your car windows get soap"d, take time out before driving to clean them Most of the autumn antics, the Council agrees, are good lor laughs. But many can lead to accidents. "Have fun. but don't let your guard down." It advises. 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