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fni in miTinnmiMiii')iim .im in ' n m i'nii i -- n iii-T mii mum ' " 1 1" f (. HEER. STATE IHST. SOCIETT XXX 1500 R ST. :";:. : LINCOLN, KESR. TDflE PLATIM(D)IUTK J(D)(L)KNAIL H CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monctay-ThurscLiy Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 77 EICHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1957 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 12 77 On C of C Ballot There are 11 candidates for new member of the board of dir ectors of the Plattsmouth Cham ber of Commerce to be voted on Jan. 6 at the Chamber's annual meeting. Candidates are Robert Beh mer, Frank Biles, Almore Brink, Chris Bulin, Helen Eiting, Ray Harold Jr., Mert Jochimsen, Joe Kruntorad, Warren Rhylander, Harold Smock and Ray Tlustos. Six will be elected to three year terms. The board for 1958 will meet soon after the annual meeting to organize and elect its presi dent and other officers. Holdover members of the board will be current president Cecil Karr, Vern Waterman, Herb Freeburg, W. R. (Bill) Knorr, Carl Schneider, Joe Zas tera, Del Heedum, Don Wall, Walt Oleason, Walter Smith and Al Hucbner. Outgoing members will be past president Ernest Schultz, Roy Moore, George Smith, John Cloidt, Lyle Grove and Howard Ruback. Tickets for the 6:30 annual meeting can be obtained at the Chamber Office, Cass Drug and Schreiner Drug. Students Help In Picking Corn Daring the Christmas vaca tion in the city schools, a num ber of the boys in the high school decided to make the vacation profitable as well as pleasant. They have been engaged In picking corn on a number of farms in this section. The result has been that many farmers that still have corn in the fields have been given a lift In getting in the crop and the boys garnered a neat sum for their efforts. Church Services For New Year's Many Plattsmouth and Cass County persons will begin the New Year by attending church services, some at special ser vices New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, others at regular church services Sunday, Jan. 5. First Lutheran Church here will have a special New Year's Eve Vesper Service at 7:30 p.m. and a New Year's Day service at 10 a.m. St. John's Catholic Church will have masses at 6:30, 8 and 10 a.m. New Year's Day. The "Church Page" contain ing regular Sunday schedules of Plattsmouth and county churches appears in this issue of the Journal. Some churches had their New Year's services three days early, last Sunday. Business Light In Police Court Judge J. H. Graves reports today that his business for the weekend was carryovers from the earlier part of last week. James E. Doucett was charged with speeding, being ticketed by Officer Tesch and hearing was set for December 31. Donald E. Baldwin of Omaha, arrested last week by Officers Chappell and Tesch, on a charge of securinng alcoholic liquor for a minor, released on a $75 bond appeared in court Saturday and received a fine of $50 and costs amounting to $54 which was paid and defendant released. Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Wayne Schneider and family mo tored to Peru Saturday for a delayed Christmas with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shnei der, Sr. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Dec. 26, 27, 28, 29, 1957. Date High Low Prec. Thursday 49 20 .00 Friday ... 44 36 .00 Saturday 43 16 .00 Sunday . ... 41 25 .00 Forecast: High in upper 20's; low near 5. Scattered light snow flurries. Sun sets Monday at 5:04 p.m. Sun rises Tuesday morning at 7:50. More County Burglaries Reported A window-breaking burglar continues activities in Cass County, the sheriff's office said today. Early Saturday morning, two rear windows were broken out of the Jenkins Cafe at 119 N. 6th St., and the place burglarized. The sheriff and Plattsmouth police are investigating. Three other breakins occurred in the county Friday night. At Avoca, the Marquardt Ser vice Station was entered after a "small framed" person entered through a broken window. That person took $15 from a cash re gister. At Elmwood, the Stander Ser vice Station was entered by twisting the lock off the front door. Nothing was stolen, ac cording to Hugh Spaulding, operator. Across the street from the station, a burglar broke the front door glass at the T. W. Engles Lumber Co. Keith Bor nemeler, an employe, said noth ing appeared to be missing. Sheriff Tom Solomon con cludes the burglar was "strict ly after cash." The sheriff said "good fingerprints" were found at the Engles building. Saturday night,, a burglar who Is believed to be the same person who broke in the other places, nearly crossed paths with the law at Murray. Someone broke a door glass at the C & M Garage there and removed a cash register con taining about $15. George Mc Kulsky checked the garage about 11:30 p.m. and everything was in order. Then, Solomon, on prowl for the burglar, checked the gar age about 2 a.m. and discovered the breakin. Surrounding coun ties were notified to be on the alert and Deputy Sheriff Wayne Schneider was called from Plattsmouth to help search side roads. The search was unsuc cessful. Fran & EstilCafe North 6th Street Robbed Friday Night Friday night between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 6 o' clock Saturday morning the Fran & Estll Cafe on North 6th street was entered and robbed of some $80.60, taken from the cash register of the place. Entrance was gained to the place through breaking out a window in the kitchen of the cafe, that gave the parties en trance to the dining room where the register is located. The place had been locked up as usual at 8:30 and the break in was revealed Saturday, when Mrs. Fran Jenkins, the propri etor, arrived to open up for the day. Opening the door her at tention was attracted by the cold breeze from the kitchen, and a check of the place dis closed the broken window and looting of the register. Mrse Jenkins notified Sheriff Tom Solomon and Chief of Po lice Hobscheidt, who with Off icers Lawrence Chappell and Fred Tesch visited the scene of the robbery. Sheriff Solomon took tests for finger prints on the register. The register was apparently the only place disturbed, as other money concealed in the building was not taken and none of the stock of cigarettes or candy was disturbed. Mrs. Jenkins reported that several days ago a man had visited the place and asked to be fed, and on departing he had threatened the owner "that he would be back and get her," but he had ontbeen seen since and apparently was a hitchhike City Council Meets at 7:30 The City Council meets to night at 7:30 at City Hall in a session postponed a week be cause the regular fourth-Monday meeting occurred in Christ mas week. Included in the business to be discussed is possible acquisit ion of the old Alamito Building as a city equipment garage. Subscribe to The Journal Now! r.C "Nk. I I " 7 . ,,,,,, . , , ,,,,, . i n vT tv-t NEW YEAR'S BELLES Shapely Aquamaids churn up a spectacular seasonal greeting in Cypress Gardens, Fla. Facing Up To The New Year Every person should take stock of his progress toward some goal occasionally. At the beginning of a new year is the customary time. The first thing one should consider is his goal in life. Where are you going? Are you helping others? Are you satisfied with the life you are living? Second, after setting your goal, comes the hard part. You must discipline yourself to live by the resolutions which will make you the person you would like to be. The year 1958 might contain many pitfalls. The threat from the Communist world is the gret'-.t threat our country has faced since the Revolution. This will worry many of us especially those in the armed ser vices and with members of their family in service. But, all-in-all, 1958 will come and go, and most of us will survive. At the end of the year, it would be nice to look back and feel that your goal had been achieved. To be able to do that you must steel your resolution now, and set your standards for conduct and business, and stick to them. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 'Sunnyside7 School District Change Filing Due by Jan. 2 A petition to dissolve Cass County School District No. 40 (Sunnyside District) and attach it to District 22 (Weeping Water) is still in the status of "under consideration." The petition must be filed with County Supt. L. A. Beh rends by Jan. 2 and he then must call another hearing with in 10 days to finally consider the "sufficiency and validity" of the petition, in other words whether there are at least 55 per cent of the qualified voters represented by signature and whether the signatures are val id. This is a formality required by law. The petition does contain the required percentage of voters names, 18 out of 24 for 75 per cent. There is no doubt the sig natures are valid or the County Committee for Reorganization of School Districts would have learned of it in its study of the proposal. So, the district change ap pears to be nearing completion. The only way it can now be dropped is by withdrawal of names from the petition in suf ficient number to bring i( b.low the required 55 per cent. Names can be withdrawn up to the time of filing, Behrends said. In considering the petition and making recommendations to the State Committee for School District Reorganization, the county committee answered three questions: 1. Will the proposal result in a better education program for all the pupils In the area? The answer was "yes." 2. Will the proposal form a part of comprehensive plan fil ed by the county committee? The answer was "No." 3. What effect will the pro posal have on the comprehen sive plan for reorganization: The answer was "Questionable." The state committee concur red with the county committee in its recommendations and so stated in a letter which was read at a hearing on the pro posal last week. Six persons were at he hear ing, 3 each in favor of and object ing to the change. Two families want to be attached to Louis ville rather than to Weeping Water. If the petition is filed as re quired by Jan. 2 and the final hearing certifies the validity of the petition, the superintendent will make notification to the county clerk, treasurer and as sessor and redraw the lines as the school law directs. Both the county and state re organization committees are ad visory only. All decisions on re organization are made directly by petition of residents of the districts concerned or by spec ial election. Viaducf Work At Louisville Started LOUISVILLE (Special) Work is underway on the viaduct on new Highway 50 here. Capitol Bridge Co., Lincoln, put up the first of the steel pil lars last week near the North Depot Street pavement on the north side of the Burlington tracks. The high grade from the hill to the railroad has been under construction for some time. The new South Bend Road ap nroach to the new highway has been graveled and will be us able all winter. Termite Treatment At School Here Work has been nroceeding on treatment of the old high build ing here for termites. A con tract was awarded for the work to Bill's Pest and Termite Con trol here after bid taking. Mrs. Lester Thimgan and daughters Jane and Sarah de parted Sunday for their home at Dos Moines. Ia. Mr. Thlm gan and son, Jerry returned to their home after Christmas. Ronrve Anne 'c Assistant Agent Trainoe Set for County Jan. 2 Jan. 2, Dick Kiburtz will re port to work in Cass County as an Assistant Agent Trainee. Ki burtz is a graduate of the Uni versity of Nebraska, class of 1955, having just completed a tour of dutv in the armed for ces. He is not married and his home is at DeWitt. He will be the third trainee in Cass County to work and learn under Countv Agent Sch madeke in less than 3 years. Skyline Changing The bumper 1957 corn and sor ghum croo has resulted in more grain storage buildings on many Cass County farms. On the sky line in the Alvo community now appear two large tile granaries on the Zoz and Leaver farms. To blend in with the upright silos it takes on an air of skyscrapers in the city. In addition to these structures there dotted around the county on many farms are many steel bins filled with wheat and milo. Ironicallv the same day these new structures were observed a hay barn on the Bill Zoz farm west of Murdock burned. Soup and Sandwiches Surely soups and sandwiches are a favorite light dinner or lunch enjoyed in many homes. There are no doubt many favor ite kinds. Cass County home makers in January will learn techniques of adding variety to their menus. Ethel Diedrichsen, Extension Service Food Specialist, will pre sent the lesson to readers from the 36 Cass Countv Home Dem stratlon clubs early this month. Leaders receiving the train ing will then present the lesson to their club membership. Clarence Schmadeke County Agent Marvin Winters Suffers Injury In Severe Fall Marvin Winters. 53, of this city, suffered severe cuts to his head Friday while at his work in the Union Pacific shops at Omaha. Mr. Winters was en gaged in cutting hand rails off a car when he fell, sustaining severe cuts to the head and scalp, as he fell head first to the ground. He was taken to the St. Jo seph Hospital where the injur ies were dressed and he was kept at the hospital for further treatment. He had apparently suffered a concussion from the effects of the fall that will keep him out of working for some time, but the injuries are not thought dangerous. Marriage License A marriage license was gran ted in County Court here to Ray Hanson, Weeping Water, and Viola Bornemeier. Elmwood. v cK .1 Fs? t t; .t' ft J IT. -; p; r , . : t . CHRISTMAS GOOD DEED The Platts mouth Cross Rods, a club of youngsters dedica ted to promote and practice safety and courtesy on the streets and highways, lent a different kind of helping hand for Christmas. The mem bers donated toys and clothirur and repaired them for three local families. They alio bought scireioeainicBes op U Ayrder Confession Aire Heioig ebraska Among Four States Mew Ag Nebraska is one of four states in the nation in which farmers will have an opportunity to make a dollars-and-cents "Bid" per-acre which they are willing to accept for putting all of the cropland on their farms on the basis of lowest acceptable off ers, Althouse said. Bids will be accepted only on all eligible cropland on a farm put into the program for 5 to years, he said. Between now and Jan. 31, meetings will be held to ac quaint farmers with the new "Bid" procedure. Immediately after Jan. 1, farmers will be able to submit bids at the Coun ty ASC office. The trial pro gram will be available only through Jan. 31, 1953 two and one-half months before the reg ular Conservation Reserve Pro gram closes. Because they will be offering all eligible cropland on their farms for the "Reserve", farm ers who enter "Bids" will not be required to have a soil bank Base set for their farms, Alt- house said. Thus, farmers may go ahead and make their "bids" at any time between now and Jan. 31. According to Althouse, this trial program is being put into effect to enable the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture to evaluate the effect of the "Bid" proce dure in helping more farmers to divert all their eligible crop land from production to conser vation uses. Under the regular conserva tion reserve program, farmers are offered specific per-acre an nual payments for all or part of their eligible cropland put in the program. These rates will be available under the regular program which will be open for signup until April 15, 1958. The Conservation Reserve is open to all farmers with eligi ble cropland, whether or not they have acreage allotments. To participate, a farmer signs a contract with his county ASC committee to divert a certain number of acres of cropland to conservation uses for 3, 5, or 10 years. Under 5 and 10 year con tracts, a cost-sharing payment is made the year that a conser vation use is established on the farm. Cost-share payments are not made under 3-year contracts. Under all contracts, annual per acre rental payments are made -. - .... i V. . ,. ... . .,,..,. J O Plan each year the contract is in for- ce and complied wun. The trial "Bid" program will provide the same cost-share payments for putting land inlo soil, water, forestry and wild life conservation uses, but an nual payments will be at the rate "Bid" by the farmer, pro vided It is accepted by USDA. Only "Bids" putting all eligi ble cropland on the farm into the consrevation reserve for 5 to 10 years will to considered. Maximum annual payments, held to $5,000 under the regular program will be increased to $10,000 under the "Bid" proce dure to enable larger farms to participate. Farmers with part of their land already in the conserva tion reserve mav "Bid" to put the rest of their farm in the program. If a farmer already has land in the 1958 Acreago Reserve, it will remain in that program until the end of the calendar year (1958) and then will belome part of his conser vation Reserve if he nuts all of his eligible land under the pro gram through the "Bid" pro cedure. Althouse urge'd all interested farmers to get in touch with the County ASC Office for further details of the program and "Bid procedure. Docket Call Set Jan. 10 The law and criminal docket call for the term of District Court beginning Feb. 3 will be Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. with Judge John M. Dierks presiding. New cases filed in District Court are: Harriet Fern Stock er vs. Oliver Dean Stocker, suit for divorce; and Eliza Weyers vs. Otto Weyers et al, suit for accounting of estate. County Court The following cases have been handled in County Court here by Judge Raymond J. Case: Louis G. Meisinger, Platts mouth, $104, drunken driving; Wesley A. Waltermier, Omaha, $9, parking on highway; Valden L. Juilfs, Omaha, $19, speeding; James C. Draper, Plattsmouth, $9, parking on highway. Journal Want Ads Pay groceries in cooperation wilh Ittiback's for the families with funds from the club treasury. The club assembled its gifts at Gambles which also assisted. Club members shown with some of the gifts are: left to right standing Dean Biles, Dean Davis and Jim I.anmscus, and kneeling holding a turkey Tom Mincer. hecke Lancaster and Douglas Coun ty authorities today continued to check "discrepancies" in the murder confession of a 34-year old Omaha man, made to Cass Comity Sheriff Tom Solomon Thursday night. Philmon William Inimensehuh confessed the Dec. 1 shotgun slaying of a Lincoln service sta tion attendant but it has been reported several points in the story do not appear to agree with known facts about the cast Solomon had questioned Im menschuh, an admitted narcot ics user and t-x-convict who ser ved sentences in Cass County Jn jail for insufficient fluids and no account checks, about break ins in recent weeks in Cass County when the sheriff visited the confessor Wednesday night at Douglas County Jail in Oma ha. The sheriff had learned that Immenschuh was in custody in Douglas County Jail .and decid ed to question him about any offense he mav have commit ted in Cass Countv. Immenschuh had been arrest ed by Solomon three times and spent three months in Cass Coun ty Jail here and had lived in Cass County. The Omarm man, being held for trial on a Dec. 18 burglary of the Hickman. Neb., po.stoffice told the sheriff he was not in volved in any Cass County cri mes but did tell the sheriff a bout other offenses he had nev er told authorities about. Solomon said that during his talk with Immenschuh he brought up the Lincoln slaying and the man said the first he had heard of it was by reading; ' about it in the newspapers. Then, Thursday night, Douglas County deputies called Solomon and the confession followed. The deputies said they'd questioned Immenschuh but he'd refused to tell them anvthing. Solomon turned the confession over to the Lancaster County sheriff Fridav. Immenschuh's confession as recorded by the sheriff follows at the end of this story. The man confessed to murder ing Robert Culvert. 21, on a road northeast of Lincoln, rob bing him and disposing of the gun by throwing it into a creek "about a mile down the road from where the shooting took place." Lincoln authorities said after the slaying that about $lfi0 in station receipts were missing from the body. Salt Creek near where the body was found was dragged for a murder weapon but none was found. Although investigation has been carried on continuously since the crime, no clue has been found. Sixteen suspects were given lie-detector tests but all were released. No lie-detector test has been given Immenschuh or a least none has been reported. Discreprncies in his story, re ports sav, are that the time of the slaying does not quite agree with what authorities have de duced about it: that an Omaha acquaintance disci-edits Immen schuh's story about being in Lincoln the night of the slaying and that. Immenschuh did not own a car at the time of the murder. Rewards totaling $1,229 were posted for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of the attendant. Immenschuh has a record of four convictions for forg.'ry and bad checks. He was r"lea.sed from the Nebraska Penitentiary Nov. 22. His latest arrest was for pass ing bad checks taken in Iowa and Kansas burglaries. While in jail since Dec. 20. he conlesscd the po.stoffice burglary. In his confession to the sher iff, he admitted using narcotics and that he had bi'rn 1 using junk" the night ho says In kill ed Colvert. Immenschuh in his cell Thurs day night, showed Solomon a compartment in his shoe where he said he was accustomed to carry narcotics. At the time he had $10 in the shoe but no nar cotics. Solomon recalled that Immen schuh was a model prisoner while here and got to be a (Continued On Page 7) 1,-1 ifc 4U