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Vl? PTT t"T""" ror.T v I""1-"' UiiUu .w.A..l MAV 1500 n CT. LINCOLN, rcnn. PUBLISHED. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER MldDIU am. SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehowka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families NUMBER 17 VOLUME 77 FOURTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1958 TEN CENTS PER COPY 5 omras ruaermcBii; PLOT'S PT-w.-ffr -... - wi- I..H mi-i.-n.-mr J ' .. i )HI HI Mil i rr- ... 1 If " . "" """I ' "-"1 I Hes B Move Pends HEALTH CHECK Central School child ren are shown during last week's health check at the school. Registered Nurse Mrs. Albert Kraeger shows Sandy Keith how to hold the card for the vision test. Others are Annual Health In Plattsmouth The annual health check in the Plattsmouth Public Schools has been completed and school offi cials hope that parents take ad vantage of it. All school children have been checked in the program. Supt. T. I. Frlest said the school board Sewer Work Payment Is OK'd Here The City Council Monday night approved the engineer's estimate of work done to date on sanitary sewer construction here and authorized payment of Charles Robeck Co., Omaha, and consulting engineer Douglas Mc Knight, Lincoln. Work has been suspended for the winter and will be resumed about the forepart of March. About 9,000 feet of sewer was Installed this fall and winter. About 3,100 feet of sewer will be laid next spring. The contracting foreman said about three weeks work remain. The Council approved the third partial payment for the contractor and engineer of $10, 166 and $225. Ten per cent of the estimate of $11,296 is re tained by the city until the pro ject is completed. The Council also decided to participate in applying rock material to streets where sewer installation has been completed. A motion was passed agreeing that the city shall take part in rocking or dusting not to ex ceed 50 per cent of the cost of rockdust application, of 2'2 blocks on Avenue C west of 15th and a half-block on 13th. Mayor To Seek Re-election Here Mayor Gold Tuesday said he will seek nomination for re-election next month when party cau cuses are held to name candi dates. Gold was elected on the Re publican party ticket. He said he had been undecid ed about running for mayor a gain until the past few days. Recommendations On Salaries Drawn Cass County officials had a meeting Tuesday to draw up salary recommendations to be presented to the County Board of Commissioners. The recommendations, for sal aries for the next term of fice, will probably be considered by the Commission as its reg ular meeting next Tuesday. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. Jan. 13, 14, 15, 1958 Pate High Low Pree Monday 39 35 .00 Tuesday 39 24 .00 Wednesday .31 23 . .00 Forecast: High In mid 40's. Continued cloudy and slightly warmer. Sun sets tonight at 5:21. Sun risps Friday at 7:47 a.m. Ait t ; TV ' v ' ' ', ' t Til Tommy Hansen, Check Made Public Schools and the PTA which co-sponsored the checks this year hope the reports on the checks will be put to use. Children were checked for vis ual, auditory and dental condi tion. It is up to the parents to see that any suggested remedies are made. Another purpose of the check and reports is to provide the State Health Dept. of a compo site report of the health of school children. When remedial measures have been taken care of and reports sent to the schools, the informa tion is compiled and a Platts mouth schools report sent to the state. In past years, the health check up was made by the teachers. This year it was done by Mrs. Albert Kraeger, registered nur se.' The PTAs had requested that a registered nurse be em ployed and the Board of Educa tion voted to participate in such a program with the PTAs. Difference Noted !n Audit Figures The sheriff's office here has asked the State Auditor's office for a explanation on the figures given in the State Auditor's Re port which was published in Monday's Journal in regard to "Distress Warrants.' Sheriff Tom Solomon said that the published figures are not as his office records show or as the Auditors Report to his office dated Dec. 2, 1957, indic ate. In State Auditor Ray John son's report of the Cass County Audit of 1957 dated Dec. 2, 1957, on page 30. Johnson reported that the sheriff's office receiv ed $24,034.80 in Distress War rants and collected $17,964.14 of that amount. Solomon said these figures are the correct col lection figures for 1957, as his receipts from the County Trea surer indicate. The published report said the collections to taled $14,237.15 of $26,120,85 warrants received. HI 'XV si ' J ' 4 f ' ' "... III Vs '.'J ".. - EASTERN STAR HONORS Mrs. Bertie Red ding (front center) of the Nebraska Masonic Home here recently received her 50-year pin for membership in the Order of Eastern Star. She in shown above with some of the other residents ' -J v. . s tf?Jmi . .. ' left, Louise Kelley and Robert Kief. PTA repre sentatives assisting with the program the day the picture was taken were Mrs. Don Wall and Mrs. Darwyn Hoover. C of C Has 1st '58 Meet The Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce Board held it's first meeting of 1958 under the direc tion of Herb Freeburg, the new chamber president, on Jan. 15. Reorganization of the Chamber for 1958 was furthered. Following the meeting, the Chamber president announced that the new budget had been t set for 1D58 at slightly over $12, 000. It was also announced that the Board of Directors in hiring Da le Bowman, the Chamber mana ger for 1958, gave him a stand ing vote of confidence as well as expressed their appreciation for the manner in which he has carried out the duties of Cham ber manager. Hiring of the Chamber secre tary was delegated to the mana ger, who reappointed Mrs. Gary Ashbaugh. Other appointments included Del Heedum, manager of the lo cal Hinky Dinky Store, as mem bership chairman, Chris Bulin of Soennichsen's Dept. Store as bridge chairman, (Bill) Knorr of Knorr's Via'ety as retail chair man and Ernest W. Schultz, a past president and owner of Ernie's Tavern as Christmas chairman. Other committee heads will be announced within the next few days, according to Freeburg. Other business included the ordering of new Chamber de cals and the approving of bills. Freeburg said the Chamber outlook for 1958 was 'very good and that with the cooperation of the Board of Directors and members 1958 would be outstan ding and of mutual benefit to all our citizens." Edward Gradoville. who has been a surgery patient at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City, has returned home to re cuperate from his illness. 1 h'ti, ,j, 4 It I1'"' " v ''.':'.'..' T !' A' April Fiood Jan. 2 Baby Wins 1958 'Derby' Here First Cass County baby of 1958 and winner of the Journal Baby Derby is little Miss Debo rah Gochenour who weighed in at 7 pounds and 3 ounces at 3:25 a.m. Jan. 2 at Methodist Hospi tal Omaha. Parents of the winner are Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Gochenour of 601 South 5th St. She was also welcomed by a sister, Patricia Lou. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs. Ralph Brown of Louis ville. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gochen our of Plattsmouth. Richard J. (proud daddy) is in the U. S. Airforce and recently returned from duty in Labrador. Prizes for the winner included gifts from Soennichsen's, B & II Shoes, Alamito Dairy, Gambles, Chriswlsers, Wee Wardrobe, C. A. Ruse Appliance Store, Grove Jewelry, Ruback's, O'Con nell's. Hinky Dinky, Farley Fur niture, Plattsmouth Paint Store, Cass Drug, Knorr's 5 & 10, Feld housen Drug, Hotel Coffee Shop and The Journal. Arrests by Cass County Down in '57 Total arrests by Cass County in 1957 were fewer than the year before and also fewer than the total 10 years before, in 1947. Those facts are from a sum mary of records in the office of Sheriff Tom Solomon. In 1957 a total of 232 persons were booked at the County Jail, compared with 277 in 1956 and 243 in 1947. Last year arrests for all types of offenses included 10 females. The 232 persons spent 1,542 days in confinement. The County Jail was empty only two days during 1957. The 1957 inmates were fed 4,620 meals. Offenses were the following: drunken driving, 23; burglary, 10; auto theft, 13, check char ges, 23; intoxication, 52, fugitiv es, 6; escapees, 7; sex offenses, 7; trespassing, 4: assault, 14; and larcency, 12. The remainder were held in lieu of fines, to serve senten ces, for disturbing the peace, on traffic violations, for vagrancy and for investigation. Arrests for intoxication drop ped from 94 in 1947 to 53 last year. Arrests for drunken driv ing also declined in the 10-year period. AVOCA FIRE OFFICERS AVOCA (Special) The Avoca Fire Dept. elected the following officers: Earle Freeman, chief; Fred Meyer, president; August Wohlers, vice president; Allen Ehlers, secretary-treasurer. i ' t 7 of Masonic Home, left to right: front Mrs. Ella Grow, Mrs. Redding, Mrs. Edith Proctor; back Mrs. Mary Sorenson, Mrs. Electa Smith, Hertha Hunt, Mrs. Bessie Obernolte and Mrs. Maude Calvert. am if" Miss 1958 Deborah Lynn Gochenour Poses With Mother Mayor Sends Progress Report On Sewage Disposal Planning Following is a leter sent by Mayor Bruce Gold to T. A. Fili pi, director of the Division of Sanitation of the State Health Dept., in response to a request for a progress report on "water pollution abatement" here: In 1956 the Plattsmouth City Council authorized the firm of Henningson, Durham and Rich ardson, Inc. to make a general survey of the city sewer system. This survey was to include a check on existing sewer capacity, a plan for future extension of the sewer mains, and estimated cost for a sewage treatment plant. This report was completed and submitted to the Council in May, 1957. The report high lighted the fact that the west central portion of the city, com prising about one-third of the city's area was unserved by sani tary sewers. Sewer Extensions In September, 1957, the City let a contract for construction of more than 12,000 feet of new sewer mains and laterals to ser ve the west central section of NEW TITLE CLERK Helen Gansemer is a new mem ber of the staff of the county clerk's office here. She will take the place of Valeria Holman who will resign next month. Mrs. Gansemer had been work ing part-time in the county ass essor's office. 2 At Masonic Home Here Get 50-Year OES Membership Pins Two residents of the Nebras ka Masonic Home here recent ly received pins denoting 50 years of membership In the Or der of Eastern Star. They are Mrs. Bertie Redding, 87, and Belle Barkley, 79. Mrs. Redding was presented her pin on behalf of the Grand Chapter of Nebraska of the OES by officers of the Home Chap ter 189 OES. Plattsmouth. On hand from the chapter for the presentation were Worthy Matron Martha McQuln. Asso ciate Matron Luetta Hutchinson. Conductress Florence Noell and associate conductress Ruth KLUt. Letting ' 1 . 1 :' I tf J ; f j ...... 1 ' , I the city. To date approximately 9,000 feet has been completed on this contract. Funds The 1957 City Tax Levy in cluded 1 mill for a Sewer Im provement Sinking Fund (esti mate $4,435). Sewage Disposal Plant The site proposed for the dis posal plant in the engineer's re port was owned by the city. The site was inspected in July, 1957 by Paul Bolton of the U. S. Pub lic Health Service and T. A. Fili pi of the State Department of Health, who discouraged the use of the proposed site in favor of a site closer to the Missouri River. The favored site is owned by private citizens. So far, no steps have been taken to acquire the preferred site. The Mayor of Platsmouth held a meeting recently with the Plattsmouth Board of Public Works, and proposed that the Board take over the operation of the city's sewer system, nego tiate for the proposed plant site, and assume the responsibility for planning and building the sewage disposal plant. The Board is now studying the proposal. Acquisition of the proposed plant site is prerequisite to an application for a Federal Con struction Grant. Our engineers have estimated the costs of the disposal plant plus necessary diversion structure and inter cepting sewer as $217,263. ex clusive of land site. At the same time, the ladies of the chapter brought cookies for Home residents, a holiday gift. Mrs. Redding was a charter member of the Esther Chapter 208 of OES at Lvons. She was born in High Forest, Minn., has been at the Masonic Home since May 14. Miss Barklev was presented her 50-year pin by officers of her Maple Leaf Chapter 152. Omaha. Miss Barkley was ill and unable to appear for the accompanying picture. She is a native of Fairfax, la., has been at the Home since Oc tober, 1955. Sought Payment of Pledges Is Asked Here Steps are being taken to ex ercise options on land needed for construction of the first dams in the Flood Control Program in the Plattsmouth watershed. Steps are also being taken to collect money pledged by local persons and firms to help fin ance the co-operative (federal-state-local) program. Flood Control Administrator Paul Fauquet Monday night told the City Council the target for start of construction on Dams 10 A and 18A is sometime in April. Fauquet was at the Council meeting to present an easement I contract between the city and the Missouri-Pacific Railroad in connection with Dam 1IA in west Plattsmouth. The easement was signed on the city's part Mon day night and sent to the rail road. An easement from the Univer sity needed for 18A has also been obtained. Statements asking those who pledged to contribute toward the city's share of the cost of the program were to be mailed this week. Fauquet said a total of about $32,000 will be required for the city's share in the 11-dam pro gram. The city pays for site easements, legal and technical costs, any additional engineer ing cost and' the cost of hiring a man to supervise construct ion. The State Soil Conservation Service provides an inspector to determine whether construction is technically correct. The federal government pays all cost of dam construction. (Continued on Page 5) State To Appeal 6 More Awards The State of Nebraska Dept: of Roads and Irrigation has filed notices of intention to appeal 6 more condemnation awards made on land needed for the widening of U. S. 73-75. The awards, all made by Cass County Court-appointed teams of appraisers, are: Joseph Myron and Jennie Wi les, $9,628. Nellie, Richard E. and Mar jorie Ann Spangler, $9,444. Linford and Dorothy Dasher, $5,008. Carl J. and Kermit Schneider, $8,884. C. A. and Nettie Ruse, $25,725. Wesley Gradoville, $8,528. The state has 30 days from the date of filing of the notices in which to file suits of appeal in District Court. Notices of intention to appeal were filed in County Court. Burlington Passenger Train Off Here Feb. 1 The Burlington Railroad will remove its passenger train No. 14, the only Burlington passen ger train to stop here, Feb. 1, the station agent here said to-1 day. ! The announcement relayed i from the company, made no comment about "express" ser-, I vice after Feb. 1. "Express" is I now carried by No. 14 which stops here at 6:30 p.m. on its run from Lincoln to Chicago. That train after Feb. 1 will be routed Lincoln-Omaha-Co-uneil Bluffs-Chicago. No change in freight service was announced. Band Concert Dates Feb. 10, Feb. 24 Plattsmouth A and R Band members have been working diligently preparing for win ter concerts. Director Richard Kucera said today. The band has been plagued by the recent flu bug: and because various sections are affected due to Illnesses and students moving from the city, concert dates have been chanced. Tentative dates have been an nounced with B concert sche duled for Feb. 10 and A concert Fb. 24. Commission Will Discuss Matter Tues. William F. Nolte, commission er of the 1st Cass County dis trict, Tuesday at about 4 p.m. "proclaimed" himself chairman of the County Board and "as sumed the duties of chairman." Nolte read a personal state ment to that effect in the com mission room at the courthouse in the presence of a representa tive of the Journal and seven county officers who had been nsked by Nolte a few minutes earlies to come to the commis sion room. He didn't explain what was to happen. The other two commis sioners, Herman Bornemcir, District 3, and R. E. Norris, District 2, were not pre sent, having dismissed their regular Commission meeting at 3 p.m. and post poned all business until next Tuesday's regular meeting. Bornemeier, named chairman of the board by a 2-1 vote Jan. 7 at an organizational meeting, and Norris had met this past Tuesday from the usual start ing time of 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. At one point in the morning, they suggested the county clerk phone Nolte and ask if he were coming to the meeting. The clerk reported Nolte said he wouldn't be in that morning but might in the afternoon. Following is the statement No'.te read late Tuesday after noon in the Commission room.: "To whom ii may concern. "A Nebraska statue designates the 2nd Tuesday of January as the date for organizing the County Board in each county. "No such action was taken nor contemplated by the Cass County Board on this date. "An election was held on Jan. 7 and (Herman) Bornemeier was elected chairman. ' This election was out of or der, improper and illegal. There for a vacancy now exists in the i Continued on Page 5) Welfare Checks Held Up Here Because of the lack of agree ment among the Cass County Commissioners of their 1958 re organization, county welfare checks must be held up, the county clerk said today. Ordinarily, the approximately 300 monthly assistance checks would have gone out tonight by mail but now they'll have to be held up at least until after Tues day's regular Commission meet ing. The checks must be signed both by the clerk and the com missioner who is designated wel fare chairman for 1958, William Nolte was so-designated Jan. 7 but declines the appointment and maintains reorganization which took place that day was illegal. (See story above). Lions Start Attendance Contest Here A nuick look at one of the world's great engineering pro jects through the eves of o color movie camera hishli"hted the urogram of the Plattsmouth Lions Club at their meeting Tues day evening. It was a 30-mlnute film show ing the route and some nf th work of building the St. Lawr ence Reawnv. The meeting marked the beein nin? of an nttririnrif cortevt between two term; of members ciiptnlned bv R'iy Story and Dr. W. V. 77 van of or tenni Cecil Kan- iind Warren 77hvhnder on posing them, which will contin ue through March pl.i.ns were drawn un for a Fish Fi v for the membership at the club rooms on Feb. 4 The membership voted to In vestigate the nosy'bi'itv of spon soring nrt all Ni"-ht Prom Pn-'v for Juniors and Seniors after the regular Prom In Mn.v Th's hns met with success In towns that have staged this sort of activity on prom night.