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1IEBR. STATE HIST. SOCIETY XXX 1500 R ST. r TTlHlE PlLOTSMWiriH jMTOIMf IMCOLN, NEBK.. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Reod Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 77 EICHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1957 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 2 6 Youths Face (Escape Gar Theft Charges Six youths from 17 to 19 years of age today weie to face charges of escape from custody and auto theft in Cass County Court. County ALty. James Begley said he would file those two charges against each of the youths separately when they ap peared before Judge Raymond J. Case. Resolutions Of Nebraska FB Listed The Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation passed resolutions and declared Its position on farm programs and other mat ters during its convention In Lincoln last week. The federation favored. 1. Continuation temporarily of crop price supports on a flex !Me basis. 2. No price support on live stock. 3. Cross compliance and eli mination of supports on non compliance crops. 4. Administration of the pr.il bank program as a conserva tion reserve and to adjust pro duction but not as a permanent program. 5. More local control of ad ministrative ruling of the farm program. 6. Retaining the Unicameral on a non-partislan basis and that legislators are underpaid. 7. Requiring the Highway Commission to publish and make available a complete re port showing amount and source of Income and expendi tures. 8. A change In allocation of rural mail route funds to one half on basis of mail route miles and the other half on a registration-population basis. 9. Efforts toward better en dorcement, fairer equalization of assessments and forcing more property onto the tax rolls. 10. Replacement of the state property tax by a sales and or income tax with the surplus dividend among local subdivis ions and schools. 11. The view that no addition al revenue is needed to meet state highway needs for many years to come. 12. Present law prohibiting gas tax money use in building interstate bridges. 13. Strict enforcement of weed control laws. 14. Requiring Agriculture Stablization Conservation of fices to itemize expenses and receipts and make such state ments available to the public. Voting delegates named to the FB national convention in Chicago next month Included Charles Marshall, Avoca, state FB president. 2 New Cases in District Court Two new cases have been filed in District Court here. Elga A. Joy, Logan, la., had filed suit for $25,334 for alleged damages and injuries incurred in an accident between her car and a truck Auk. 8 one-half mile north of Plattsmouth. Named as defendants are Er nest Eugene Lincoln, Glenwood, la., owner of the truck and Jack Stanley, Thurman, la., truck driver. The Common wealth Co., Lin coin, has filed a foreclosure suit against George W. Johnson Jr., and Jean Johnson, John Doe, Mary Doe and Richard Roe (real names of last three un known), seeking foreclosure on property at Greenwood. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Nov. 21, 22, 23, 24, 1957. Date High Low Prec. Thursday 37 22 .00 Friday 39 12 .00 Saturday 47 24 .00 Sunday 44 26 .00 Forecast: High in upper 40's. Low tonight in 30's. Warmer and dry air and cloudy Tuesday. Sun sets tonight at 4:58. Sun rises Tuesday at 7:25 a.m. The youths are : Glen F. Nickels, 17, PlaKs rrouth; William F. Brown, 17, Omaha; Robert Mulford, 18, Omaha; Robert E. Harris, 18, Pacific Junction, Iowa; Norman Henry Hughson, 19, Plattsmouth, and Everett E. Halterman, 18, Plattsmouth. The six youths broke out of city jail here early Sunday morning, stole a 1958 Chevrolet belonging to Rudy Iverson, N. 8th Street, and broke into two business places at Rising City and Shelby before being arrested for speeding by Highway Pat rolman Duanj Lovegrove near North Platte Sunday afternoon. They had been jailed here Saturday night for disturbing the peace after an incident which occurred outside the Honey Comb, a confection and recreation place for young peo ple. Police said a fight was just beginning when a patrol car arrived on regular patrol. Police said the boys broke up a bed in the jail and used parts of it to 'pry" their way to free dom. They pried loose bars in the jail and got into the jail of fice. They broke a small board window once used for a coal shute and escaped. Police Chief John Hobscheidt today said damage to the jail amounts to $237. One of the Six, Mulford, had been arrested Thursday night for disturbing the peace and vagrancy. He was fined $14 and released Frid?y. He had a piece of chain in his possession when arrested Thursday. The six, when arrested Sun day at North Platte, had the knives, cigarets and cash in their possession. " The sheriff went to North Platte Sunday night and return, ed here with the youths early this morning. The youths told the sheriff they hid behind a house a block east of the jail shortly after escaping while police searched for them. Then they looked for a car and found the 198 Chevrolet parked In front of the Iverson home. The car was unlocked and the switch, though it did not have a key in it, was in the un locked position which did not re quire a key for starting. The youths said they got into the car and drove around Platts mouth for awhile, then headed toward Omaha. They stayed in Omaha for about two hours, they told the sheriff, and headed west on U.S. 30. At Rising City, they broke in to the IGA Grocery Store and took some food and several knives with which to cut lunch meat, they said, and continued on to Shelby where they broke into a beer tavern and took some beer, wine, whisky, cigarets and about $70 in cash. They told the sheriff they con tinued on and about one-half mile west of Maxwell the state trooper observed the youths speeding and stopped them in order to issue a warning ticket. When they furnished no driver's license or ownership papers, the trooper had the youths drive into North Platte. There, on questioning, they admitted the jailbreak. City Council The City Council meets in reg ular session at 7:30 tonight at City Hall. '58 Soil Bank Base Should Be Set As Soon As Possible Farmers who Intend to part icipate in the 1958 acreage re serve program for spring-planted crops can save themselves time and trouble by having a "soil bank base" established for their farms as soon as pos sible. A "soil bank base" must be set for a farm before the owner can sign an acreage reserve a greement, states Wilfred R. Nel son, chairman of the Nebraska Agricultureal Stabilization and Conservation committee. Farmers who have not alrea dy done so should furnish their county ASC committees with their farm's production history for soil bank base crops in 1958 and 1957. Soil bank batt crops, la gen BfTBB'" ' e TWO THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH SNOW, you can tramp in it and you can eat it. At least that's what this pony seems to have done in his pasture here. He trrtainly tramped in it for there was no other way to get where he was going. But he wasn't eating it, only fending for feed and appearing to enjoy it. Shooting Death Here Last Week Ruled Accidental Death of Charles Dallas Koke. 55, here Thursday night from a .22 rifle bullet through the tem ple, has been ruled accidental by Sheriff Tom Solomon. Mr. Koke, 224 Silver St., was found dead along the River Road about a mile east of the city at about 8:45 n.m. Thursday after a search had been started when he failed to show up at home at the usual time. The body was found face up near a curve of the road where it turns north to the river dock. A .22 caliber single action rifle was found at Mr. Koke's feet. Death was evidently instantan eous from a wound with burn marks on the skin, the sheriff said. He said that the angle at whih the wound was made ind icates he may have slipped with the loaded gun and accidentally fired the gun. Deep scratch marks on the sole of one of the dead man's overshoes may have been caused by the rocky sur face of the road and support this theory, Solomon said. Mr. Koke's car was found on the road and when his body was acting as coroner said, the man had been dead several hours. Solomon said investigation showed Mr. Koke had purchas ed the used .22 rifle here in Plattsmouth about 5:30 Thurs day and had also bought a box of shells although he had some shells in a pocket. He made the remark to the merchant that 15 Prisoners In County Jail County Jail here today was bulging with 15 prisoners being held, including six youths arres ted in North Platte Sunday af ternoon after breaking jail here Sunday morning. The sheriff said nine or 10 was the most previously held at any one time. Bed capacity of the jail is 13. The sheriff said he would have to pick up some beds If the pop ulation was the same tonight. Prisoners being held include some awaiting District Court appearances, some being held for non-payment of fines. eral, include all crops produced for harvest on a farm, except hay crops in addition to the six cotton, rice.tobacco, and pea nuts. Soil bank base croos also include such ctods as the an nual grasses cut for seed, oil seeds, grains, cowpeas, potatoes. commercial vegetables and the field and canning peas and beans. The farm "soil bank base" is established by the county ASC committee on the basis of the average acreage of land dev oted to these crops during 1956 and 1957. Where a farm already has a "soil bank base" under the con servation reserve program of the soil bank, that base will ap ply for acreage reserve pur t he planned to go down to the river and try the gun out. Mr. Koke had been in the store a week earlier to look at the gun. ; The sheriff said the death ap discovered nearby, the sherfif peared accidental also because of the fact Mr. Koke had spent a normal day at work accord int to Emil Seier, foreman of the Lyman Richey Sand & Gra vel La Platte plant where ve worked. Mrs. Koke worked from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. When he failed to arrive home from work as usial his family and friends, and later the sher iff, searched. The sheriff said the gun was tested for mechanical condition and found to be in "perfect working order, including the trigger mechanism." Death of Charles D. Koke Sr. On Thursday Evening Charles D. Koke, Sr., 55, died Thursday evening as result of an accidental gunshot bringing a deep sense of regret to the community in which he has spent most of his lifetime. He was born at Plattsmouth August 24, 1902, son of Clem mons C. and Bessie Mason Koke, and grew up in this com munity where he received his education and has made his home. He was married in Platts mouth January 20, 1826 to Grace Arnold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Arnold. He has been an employe of the Lyman-Richey Co., at their sandpits near this city for the greater part of his adult life. Mr. Koke was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving his passing are: wife, Grace, Plattsmouth; tvo sons, Charles Koke, Jr., Louis ville; Verlin Le Roy Koke, Platts mouth; father, Clemmons Koke, Plattsmouth, sister, Mrs. Louis Schiessl, Plattsmouth, three grandchildren. Funeral services were heid this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the chapel of the Caldwell Lin der funeral home Rev. E. S. De Spain, pastor of the First Meth odist church, conducting the services. Music was by Bill Knorr, soloist with Mrs. George Jacobs as organist. Burial was at the Oak Hill cemetery with Fred Forbes, El mer Haffke, Earl Owings, Wil liam Paben, Walter Long and Robert Shipley as caskrt bear ers. Visiting hours were held at the chapel Sunday afternoon and evening. Caldwell-Linder funeral home In charge of arrangements. Marriage Licenses Marriage licenses have been Issued in County Court here to Floyd W. Reeves, Peru, and Shirley M. Turner, Nehawka; and Bert L. Story and Joy Mar ie Armstrong, both of Lncoln. ThojmksoDviiio Service eft Wedouesdoy, Thyrsdoy 7 Fines for Speeding $293 Here Speeders found little sympathy in County Court here last week as seven of them paid a total of $293 in fines. They were part of a long list of fines assessed, including: Richard H. Moses. Lincoln, $64, speeding; Billy Reed Dow ling, Corning, la., $64, speeding; Ray Edward Tarwater, Topeka, Kan., $89, speeding; James F. Kraft Omaha, $14, speeding. Loal Gieselman Bloomfield, $54, overload on axle ;Lowell B. Hopkins, Plattsmouth, $29, speeding, Vernon Lenoir, Lincoln AFB, $9, no operator's license; Wayne L. Phillips, $19, speeding improper muffler. Nathaniel Johnson, Omaha, $14 expired operator's license; Er nest Samples, Lincoln, $29, care less driving; J. D. James, Ash down, Ark., $54, overload on axle; James H. Lindan, Lincoln AFB, $14, speeding. Charles E. Daugherty, Lincoln AFB, $50 possession of alcohol ic liquor by minor; Ralph Sur face, Union, $24, no operator's license; McClellan Jones, Oma ha, $27, overweight on capacity plates; Curtis W. Piggott, Lin coln AFB, $50, possession of al coholic liquor by minor. Adult Welding Instruction Offered Here The Plattsmouth High School has completed arrangements to offer adult instruction in weld ing in interested city people and farmers. Two classes will be offered, one of 15 sessions and one of 10 sessions. Each class will be lim ited to twelve interested men. An enrollment fee of $4.50 for the long session and $3 for the short session will be charged each enrollee. This will pay for the cost of materials used. The instruction will be divid ed between arc welding and gas welding. The classes will be divided so each person will get one hour's instruction and welding practice each night of the class. As the classes are limited in size, it will be a matter of first come, first serve. Adance reg istrations will be taken by Dale Bowman, manager of the Cham ber of Commerce, or Don Han sen, High School Vocational Agriculture Teacher. The organizational meeting be held on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Future meeting nights will be decided by the class. 'The meeting will be held in the Agriculture room in the new high school building. Those who do not enroll previous to the first meeting may do so the 27th. Don Hansen will be the in structor. Subscribe to The Journal Now' Wffl!5?ifS!f?8vi " "T 'Ml --f -T mm 'ii(H(nnri m i Hi-iWVTT I. T"Tim;j iji'.mimij I'HtJiHiiii.'B'ijBHW.WMJilW'H WWW ' .','"" ' f V - . f . i"' I ' , - f . ) l ' f--P'' , '" iff ' ? ' , X . . f -P J ' ' r:P i - . t,,jp v- -, " .' : f .. ' ' . .', ' ; '.; K. ' THE SENATOR SPEAKS Sen. Carl Curtis (R-Neb.) is shown addressing a meeting of the Plattsmouth Rotary and Lions clubs at the Lions building Tuesday night. He gave an insight into labor union racketeering investigations by the Mc Clallan comrolttet of which h is a wrnibar L ,v ; , , " I p : r "" . v-n(:1 pi ' : h ' a -fc . ! - P j :r:r:v f P ' hi'. ; u i I , '; , , . -tw..s - if -w-- s , J E f it-' ? Ki -tv & : .......,4.t, iA. . "r ' $l5 - ?hii . A I PPP f """.' 1 ' 4 t ..muni..- -JitoriA.tiiiwifiWMii inn ii" niiiMiwiiirniiiin-i ninni. iiihmh . FIRE SALTED DOWN Volunteer Fireman Kenneth Young is shown Friday as he dropped about 3 pounds of ordinary salt down the chimney of a home here to control a chimney fire. It was at the home of W. P. Sitzman on west First Avenue (See story below). : -X- - Theft Case Goes To District Court Roy Charles Green Jr., 20, Omaha, Thursday was bound over to District Court by Judge Raymond J. Case in County Court here on charges of break ing and entering and grand lar ceny. Green pleaded "not guilty" be fore Judge Case on the two counts. He is charged with breaking and entering a Heebner Quarrie trailer storehouse Aug. 10. Sev eral cases of dynamite were dis covered to be missing from the trailer. He is also charged with taking a 15 horespower outboard motor from the property of Lavone Thomsen here Sept. 25. Judge Case set appearance bond of $2,000 and on Green's failure to pay he was recommit ted to the County Jail where he has been held since arrested by Sheriff Tom Solomon along with three companions in Omaha, Nov. 8. Mrs. Allen Dansig, of Wash ington D. C. , was here to at tend the funeral of her brother-in-law, William Keeley. Mrs. Danzig is the former Dehlia Solomon. r ry r Burning Chimney Cause Of Alarm The Plattsmouth fire depart ment was called Friday morn ing to the west part of the city by an alarm from the W. P. Sitzman home on west First Avenue. It was found on arriv al at the scene that an over heated chimney was the cause of the alarm. The prompt report of the fire and quick response of the fire men prevented what could eas ily have been a costly blaze. As it was, the only damage was several scorched timbers around the chimney and roof and small water damage to the plastering. The blaze was checked by a fireman, Kenneth Young, throw ing salt down the chimney onto the blazing soot and some wat er applied to charred timbers. Mrs. Sitzman first noticed a smell of smoke and gave the alarm. Mr. Sitzman was down in the business section of the city and had just entered the Plattsmouth State Baiik to be greeted by news of the fire. He was taken home bv bank pres ident Carl Schneider but the firemen were already on the job. anil urRed legislation to alter (hp conditions which lead (o unicj corruption. At his left arc Rotary president and Mrs. Lester Dalton; at his rlj;ht Richard Peck (barely visible), Mrs. Perk and Mr. and Mrs. Al Under. t Union Service Wednesday At 7:30 p.m. riattsmouth and Cass Coun ty people will pause this week to give thanks grateful thanks on Thanksgiving, 1957, in the most-blessed land on earth. ThanksRving services will in clude: A Union Service for all of the faiths, will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. at First Christ ian Church. The interdenomin ational service will be sponsor ed by the Ministerial Union. The Rev. G. E. Seybold ot Plattsmouth will speak. Music will include a solo by Betty Taenzler, Plattsmouth, accom panied by Mrs. Carl Duncan, organist. St. Luke's Episcopal, Holy Communion at 9 a. m. Thanks giving Day. St. John's Roman Catholic, Communion at 7 a. m.. mass at 8 a. m., Thanksgiving Day. Holy Rosary Roman Catho lic, Thanksgiving Day service) mass at 8 a. m. First Lutheran Thanksgiv ing Day service, 10 a.m. Christ Lutheran, on the Platts-mouth-Louisville road, Thanks giving servirw Wednesday at 8 p. m. Community Presbyterian, at Cedar Creek, joint Thanksgiv ing service in Louisville with the Methodut Church, Wednes day at 7:30 p. m. Immanuel Lutheran Louisville, Thanksgiving Day service, 10:30 a.m. St. Paul Lutheran, Weeping Water, Thanksgiving Day ser vice, 8:30 a. m. Xmas Program Here Friday The official opening of the Christmas program in downtown Plattsmouth is set for Friday when Mayor Bruce Gold will Initiate it by pushing a button to turn on the street decoration. A Cha liber of Commerce com mittee has been busy putting decorations in place for Fri day's inaugural. Besides the first lighting of de corations, Friday's program will include the Christmas Parade featuring Miss Christmas, San ta and his elf, and opening of Santa Land. Stores are remaining open Friday and Saturday nights un til 9 o'clock. Beginning Dec. 16, they'll be open each night un til Christmas Eve. State New Trial Motion Ovcrulcd In district court at Papillion last week Judge John Dierks overruled a motion filed by the State Department of Roads for a new trial in the condemnation suit againt the Twenty Club, north of this citv in Sarpy coun ty. The jury had awarded the club $2,740 damages for prop erty needed by the state for wi dening highway 75 near LaPlatte The court ordered the state to pay the award plus six per and court costs. BREX Retirement Agent Here Monday A representative of the Rail road Retirement Board will be at the Burlington Refrigerator Express Company in Platts mouth Monday at 9:30 a. m. Persons having questions in wife's or husband's annuities, unemployment insurance, slck nes benefits, or who are inter ested in railroad employment, may call on her. P :A Only p 24 Shopping (Vt Days - A Christmas