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if f W I i H M 'III' 9 M f 99 ion. staie hist, ccciety xxx 1500 It ST. v LINCOLN, !2R. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER DIM JfEOTrMl PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Mondjiy-Thursdny Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 77 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1957 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 11 i,,,M i f m n w w i i n I''" - 1 V .i 1 ' ''J . ' P. : w ' .".''.7 '"..' JOf ; tHiriniiiliiiir.nii f lift VI I.ETIDE ROYALTY Nanry Lanrastrr and Ken Dasher were chosen at I'lattsnuiuOi Minn as Yuletitle Kins: and Queen and honored at the special Christmas assembly before school was dismissed for the holidays Friday. Both are seniors. Christmas By siness Knights Templar Christmas Rites Held on Wednesday Mt. Zion commaiulcry No 5, Kninhts Templar, held their Christmas observance on Wed nesday, Christmas clay at their asylum in the Masonic building with a very fine attendance of the membership. The impressive service was opened by the invocation by Eminent Sir Knight Raymond C. Cook of Omaha, member of the local commandery. Toasts were offered to the various branches of Masonary with responses by their officers. Reading of the message of Most Eminent Walter Delamater was given by Sir Knight James McMillin, recorder of Mt. Zion commandery. Toast to R. E. Sir Knight Donald Keyes, grand comman der, was responded to by Sir Knight Edward Wherbein, grand generalissimo. Toast to Mt. Zion Command ery No 5, was responded to by R. Commander R. A. Noell. Toast to Adoniran Council No 5, Royal and Select Masters was given by Marion Reed, Il lustrious Master. Toast to Nebraska Chapter No 3, Royal Arch Masons was responded to by Clayton Rhy lander, High Priest. Toast to Plattsmouth lodge No 6, A F & A M was responded to by Raymond Lancaster, Wor shipful Master Elect. Toast to the Nebraska Mason ic Home was responded to by Sir Raymond C. Cook, vice-president of the Home. Toast to the Beloved Depart ed Sir Knights was responded to by William F. Evers, past grand commander. The ceremonies closed with the benediction by Sir Knight Raymond C. Cook. Firemen Called Out On Christmas Day Christmas morning the mem bers of the fire department were called from their homes by an alarm from the Dewey Reed grocery on South 6th street. A motor used in cooling the vegetable case In the store, be came overheated and burned out, causing some smoke but fortunately the damage was confined to the motor. It is es timated the los will be in the neighborhood of $20. Clarence Norris Shown On The TV Clarence Norris, of Weeping Water, president of the Nebras ka Turkey Raiser's association, was shown on station KMTV of Omaha on Tuesday. Mr. Norris demonstrated the art of carving a turkey for the TV fans, and it was a real work of art, and gave the audience many hints of successfully cut ting up the bird. 77 yi''Mt ii WiiMMMiiTill Christmas was bigger busi ness than ever at the Platts mouth Post Office, Postmaster Les Niel said today. The Post Office here handled cancellations of 165.829 letters and cards during the Christ mas time rush from Dec. 10 to 24 and had receipts of $6,530.52 for that period. These totals were 77 cancellations and $192. 72 above last years records. During the Dec. 10-24 rush period, the Post Office delivered 3,367 packages, a good share of them Christmas packages. Five extra carriers and an extra clerk augmented the reg ular force of nine carriers and clerks from Dec. 14 to 24. Farm Bureau Will Pass Up Sales Tax Drive The Nebraska Farm Bureau will not participate in the pro posed initiative petition propo sal to provide a state sales tax by the constitutional enactment route, the Farm Bureau board of directors announced. The sales tax is proposed by the Nebraska State Educational association, which wants to put the issue on the 1958 general election ballott. The education group's Dele gate Assembly voted earlier this month to sponsor an initi ative petition campaign to a mend the state constitution so that revenue from a sales and or income tax must be cre dited to all political subdivi sions, and directing the 1958 Legislature to enact a general sales tax. The farm Bureau board said the Bureau would not partici pate in the proposal because : , The inflexibility of constitu tional provisions makes thi.s1 route undesirable as a means of establishing revenue produc ing measures in these chang ing times; There is no substitute for a responsible legislative body fac ing up to these problems in a statesmanlike manner and pro viding the necessary statutory provisions to more equally dis tribute the tax burdeas of gov ernment among all people en joying the priviliges of govern ment. The proposal does nothing to remove the inequities which pre sently exist in relying on the property tax as the major source of revenue for state pur poses. POLIC E COI RT NOTES Saturday Bill Blizzard appear ed before Judge J. H. Graves to answer to the charge of intox ication. He received a fine of $10 and costs, or a total of $14. Martin Ericksen, Jr., appeared Saturday to answer to a charge of speeding and was given a fine of $5 and costs or total of $9. Richard Vana was before the court on a charge of speeding and was given a fine of $15 and costs or a total of $19. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hild of Chicago were holiday visitors in Plattsmouth as guests of his pat ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hild. WW !Ss9 At PO PHS Names Nancy Queen, Ken King Plattsmouth High selected Nancy Lancaster as Queen and Kenny Dasher as King of the Yule Tide. Coronation ceremon ies were included as part of th soecial Christmas assembly of the school last Friday. The King and Queen are sen iors. Attendants for the royal coup le were: seniors, Judy Lutes. Bob Button; juniors, Jean Mar ler, Ken Pritchard; ; sophomor es. Sharon Harms Al Dasher, freshman, Susan Lebens. Bill Fans. Constance Land was mistress ol ceremonies. I he event was .supervised by the Plattsmouth High Chapter of the National Honor Society. Neighbors Pick Corn as Good Deed For Lester Shrader Saturday morning more than 30 friends and neighbors shuck ed and shelled corn for Lester Shrader who had been in the hospital. Thirteen pickers were on the job. Those helping were: Harrison Livingston. John Ch andler. Boyd Mayfield, Ray Ih- lers, Melvin Sturm, Merrit Pol lard, Victor Schwarz, Otto Seha- fer, James Schafer, Lyle Schaf- er, Malcolm Pollard. Fred Han sen. Clifford O'Connor. Jake Sta pert, Harold Pollard, Ray Lan caster, Francis Safarik, Frank Lincler. Louie Allgayer, G. Wal do Weik, Ronald Dickman, Geo. Dickman, Albert Anderson, Parr Young, J. R. Mayfield. Also Leonard St. John, Clif ford Cooper, Art Jones, Dean Nutzman, Wm. Ost, Arnold Up ton, Gib Fornoff. Serving food to the men were Zora Jorgensen, Daisy Young, Josie Fitch, Dorothy Thiers and Nancy Ehlers, Doris O'Conner and Theima Cooper. Cbrcncc Wilson Heads Patriarch Militant IOOF Old friends over Cass county will be pleased to learn that a former resident of the Avoca community has been selected department commander of the Patriarch Militant branch of the I O O F of the state of Ne braska. He is Clarence Wilson, who was graduated from the Avoca high school in 1927. He lived in and around Avoca and Nehawka for many years and is now a resident of Omaha. He is the stepson of the late F. E. Cortes. He has been active in lodge work for a great many years. He will be installed into his new office, Saturday evening, January 4th, in Omaha at the lodge hall at 25th and K streets. Lunch will be served after the installation. Martin Ross of Nehawka will be installed as quartermaster on the staff of Mr. Wilson. Judge J. H. Craves I Makes Many Happy For The Holiday I The Christmas yuletide ' brought the opportunity to j Judge J. H. Graves of making a j number happy by his services ' in reading the marriage service for three groups of young peo ple. Monday he officiated at the wedding of William Spears of Onida, S. D. and Miss Barbara Krum of Dallas, Texas. William C. Hennings and Harry Kruger served as witnesses for the mar riage. Also on Monday, Donald T.-r-y Ellis and Miss Laura Rose Rich ards of Tucson, Arizona, stopped here to have their wedding per formed by Judge Graves. Wil liam W. Little and Mrs. Janice Joy Little, friends of the young people from Omaha witnessed the wedding. On Wednesday Phil James Buckley and Miss Margaret Richardson of Valley were mar ried at the Graves residence on First avenue. Mrs. J. II. Graves and Estil Jenkins were the wit nesses. Man-age Licenses Marriage licenses were gran ted to the following in County Court here recently: Phil Jer oiv.e Buckley and Martha Eliza beth Richardson, both of Valley; William Spears. Onida, S. D., and Barbara Krumm, Dallas, Tx. W'fWmr4n Annual rfJ:,M$M:MMew Year's &-mm 3mkd icaby Fete WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS' That's what the Plattsmouth High madrigal singers "told" appeeiative audiences on their tour of downtown business places Friday. Part :tW' Visiting friends and relatives here are Mr. and Mrs. Gus Weiss of Ottertail, Minn., arriving Thursday. They were guests Christmas Day of Mrs. Weiss' mother, Mrs. Janet Simmons. Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walt Weiss and son, Bill, were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Faris and children of this city; Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Babcock and family and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McGuire and daughter of Oma ha; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shot well and K. B. Shotwell of Val ley. Holiday visitors at the E. W. Harper home are Mr. and Mrs. Perry Kapplinger of. Belle. ue and Don Harper of Enid, Okla. Don, stationed with the Air Force in Okla., arrived Sunday. Jearl Rhoden was alo a Christ mas Day guest at the Harper home. Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Dun ning had a busy day Christmas. In the morning they had brunch at the Sam Arn home; they were noon dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Broth ers and daughter, Cindy, at Bcllevue and afternoon callers at the Albert Kraeger home. The day was a happy one for the couple, visiting the children and grandchildren. Arriving Monday night at the Sam Arn home were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sells of Fayette, Mo., parents of Mrs. Arn. Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vindus ka and family were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bierl and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bierl and family of this eiiy; Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris and sons of Lathrope, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Smith and fam ily of Washington, D. C. The Smith family drove in Sunday evening and are staying at the Joe Bierl home, parents of Mrs. Smith. Chief and Mrs. John Hob scheidt enjoyed Christmas dinner at the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ho ward Nord and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barnard and Debbie enjoyed Christmas morning with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Barnard and family and were afternoon and dinner guests of Louie Born. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond May field and family of Garland; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ehlers and family of Avoca; Zora Jorgun sen, Fairfax, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shrader, Jr. and family of Sioux Falls, S. D., were Christmas dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shrader. Miss Anne Thierolf of Omaha departed for her home today after spending a week as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Egenber gcr. Mr. and Mrs. John Slatinsky of Brunswick. N. J., were Christ mas day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slatinsky, parents of John, also visiting at Bellevue with the family of Mrs. Slatinsky. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Davis, Scott and Spenser, had as their Christmas day dinner guests, Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis and Mrs. W. G. Johnson and Misses Laura and Ella Peter son of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Linder and daughter were at Nehawka for the Christmas holiday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Linder, parents of Al. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Linder were also guests at the parental home a.s were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hob scheidt of Union. Mrs. Lavetta Baumgart and daughter Judy, entertained at a Christmas dinner. Her guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baum gart and family, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sedlak and family, Mike Sedlak and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Baumgart and family. Christmas dinner guests and spending the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Cloidt, Sr., were their children and grand children, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ulrich and four children; Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cloidt, and three children and Mr. and Mrs. Albin Chovanec and two children. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bowman and sons were Christmas dinner hosts to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Bowman and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nielsen. The Bow mans held open house Christ mas morning when friends and relatives called. So Much to Do . . .So Little Time . - v I t ' ; JJAV " ' ' M ? tV , . ': fih -' OK' ' " ' 1 , r , If - v. f' . V,' w I ' . ' fcavr.. : . ........ tui h j ti frvi - . , . - ' - -i WILL HE LOOK I.IKE THIS Will the winner of the First Baby of the Tear Contest in Cass County look like this during his reign in 1958. Or will Miss Cass County reign? Those ar quextions to b answered in th 11th annual of the group is shown above as a group of songs was presented in the office of the Journal, lieverly George, high school vocal instructor, leads the singers. Miss Carol Davis, Wesley an College student, arrived hme Friday to spend the holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Davit,. Mr. and Mrs. Darl Ashbaugh and Norman and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ashbaugh were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Johnson of Glenwood, la. Mr. and Mrs. Estil Jenkins and son, Larry and Miss Patri cia Wood of Nebraska City were Christmas dav guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Morgan, parents of Mrs Jen kins. Mrs. William F. Halmes spent a week with the Thompson fam ily at Downers Grove, 111. Mrs. Thompson is the former Bernice Halmes, daughter of Mrs. Hal mes. Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zastcra were Mary Catherine Le.ssman of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Blaning Roberts and daughter, Owen Schaffer of Hooper; Helen Le.ss man and Zulemma Dye. Zulemma Dye and Mrs. Joe Zastera received word from their brother, Tom Cardwell, and family of Murpheysboro, 111., they were unharmed at the time the toronado struck. Mr. Cardwell owns a great deal of property in Murpheysboro which was luckily missed by the re cent toronado. .Miss or Muster Cass County of 1!).".S, the first county baby born in the new year, will start life with a jackpot of $80 worth of merchandise and K'ft certificates. This is the 11th annual liaby Derby of Cass County, sponsored by 18 local merchants, and New Year babies of anv ( ass County parents are eligible for the contest. A list of the gifts to be given the littlo winner appear on a special page in today's Journal, the page also spon sored by the participating- merchants. White Christmas Special for Texas Visitors Here The white Christmas here which surprised everyone including the weather fore caster had a special mean ing for two young Platts mouth visitors. It was the first time Terry 10, and Maryann, 4, child ren of Mr. and Mrs. Elden (lottula, Pasadena, Tex., had ever seen snow. The familiy is at the home of Mrs. (Jeanne) Got tula's parents, the Fred Feldhousens. The children had looked out hopefully each morning for their first glimpse of snow, disappoint ingly of course until Christ mas morning when they saw Santa's or King Bor eas's gift t them and all the other children hoping for a white Christmas. Children here made good use of the snow as long as it lasted in sufficient amount to permit sledding, stating, snow balling etc. Christmas Day At Raymond Hild Home Christmas day the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hild was the scene of a very delight ful family dinner to fittingly celebrate the day. Those attend ing were Mrs. P. A. Hild, Mr. and Mrs. John Hild, Shirley and Leonard; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hild, Herbert, Dale, Robert, Rolland, Richard; Mr. and Mrs. Verner Hild and Lyle; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hild. Cheryle and Debra; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mei singer, Allen and Roger; Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Bond and Cathy, Jean Porter, Janet Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hild, Mar vin and Marion. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 50 cents New Year's baby contest, sponsored by 18 Plattsmouth merchants. (See story for rules and particular. See inside for gifts offered by the merchants in the contest). The contest oegins oiuciany at midnight Dec. 31. The first eligible baby born thereafter and properly entered in the contest will win. Rules for eligibility and entry are as follows: 1. Name and signature of at tending physkuan must be af fixed to the record of birth. 2. Date, exact time and place of birth must be specified. S. Name, sex and weight of baby must be given. 4. Parents must be Cass Coun ty residents. 5. Entry must be mailed to First Baby Contest, in care of the Plattsmouth Journal, Platts mouth, Nebr. 6. All gifts must be claimed by Jan. 31, 1958. 7. In case of a tie, prlz.es will be awarded to the earliest entry submitted. Participating in sponsoring the contest are the following: Alamito Dairy, B & H Shoes, Cass Drug, Chriswiser's. Farley Furniture, Feklhou sen Drug, Gambles, Grove Jew elry. Hotel ' Coffee Shop, Hinky Dinky, Knorr's, O'Connell's. Plattsmouth Paint Store, Ru back's, Ruse's Appliance, Soen nichscn's, Wee Wadrobe, Platts mouth Journal. Turn to the inside of your Journal and read the list of gifts these merchants have pre pared for the winner of the Cass County First Baby of 1958 Contest. Condemation Awards To Be Appealed by State An award of $4,326 for mater ial for use in highway work on U. S. 73-75 and Nebraska 66 has been made by County Court -appointed appraisers and two condemnation for right-of-way awards will be appealed by the state, according to records in County Court here. The new award was to Clara and Floyd Becker, Earl and Wil ma Becker, Fred and Isabella Tritsch and Winifred and John Hatt for sand to be used on the two highway projects. A total of $600 will be added to the award if the material from the area north of Plattsmouth is not removed by Jan. 1. 1959, and $600 for each year there after. Appraisers were Henry Albert and Newton Sullivan, Platts mouth and Ed McHugh. Mur dock. The state filed notice it in tends to appeal these two con demnation awards: $43,367.70 to Rosie Stiill and Stanley Wolski. $15,329.90 to Emil A. and Edythe Koukal and the Federal Land Bank of Omaha, mortga gee. The awards were for Highway 73-75 right-of-way. The state contends the a mounts awarded were excessive. j The home of Mrs. Rose Pro haska was the scene of a fam I ily gathering to spend a most enjoyable Christmas day to j gether. The dinner was prepar- ed by Mrs. Leroy McCulloch of j Murray, a daughter and assist -j ed by Mrs. Frances Prohaska. i j THE WEATHER I Compiled for the Plattsmouth i Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. ! Dec. 23, 21, 2.r.. 1957. Date Monday . . Tuesday . . Wednesday Forecast : High Low Prec. 55 23 .00 47 17 .00 50 32 .17 Sunny. Iliiilu in mid 30's. low in lower 20's. Sun sets today at Friday at 7:49. 5:01, rises