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v KEER. staie i:nr. 1500 a CT. Lincoln, ke:::. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER TtHiE !P1LATTIM1()UT1H PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo- Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 77 FOURTEEN PACES PlATTSrvlOUTH. CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1958 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 43 Charlotte Johnson Died Wednesday at Age of 101 Years Mrs. Charlotte Johnson, long time resident of Plattsmouth, passed away Wednesday mor ning at the Riverview Nursing Home at the aue of 101. She had been a patient at the home for the past year. She was born in Sweden on Nov. 9, 1856. and spent her child hood days in the land of her birth. She came with her family to the United States in liJHti. On Sept. 17, 1887, she was un ited in marriage to August John son. They made their home in Plattsmouth where Mr. John son was an employe of the Bur lington shops until 1904 when they moved to Royal, Neb., where they made their home on a farm until the death of the husband in 1917. Mrs. Johnson and son EHof came to Plattsmouth following the death of the husband and father and made their home here. The son was killed here in a railroad accident in 1925. Mrs. Johnson made her home with her nieces. Mrs. Freda Rhy lander and Mrs. Hilda Johanns in this city for seven years be fore she entered the nursing home. Mrs. Johnson was a member of "the Methodist church in this city for many years. Her hus band, the son Elof, a sister, Mrs. Duvid Wallengren, preceded her in death. Survivors are nieces and nephews, Ernest Wallen gren, Billings, Mont.; Rudolph Wallengren, Roc Word, Mich.; Mrs. Augusta Beverly, Denver; Mrs. Edith Newland, Decatur, 111.; David Luider, Chicago; Mrs. C. A. Swanson, Erphrata, 111.; Elizabeth and Axel Johnson of Huron, S. D.: and Mrs. Johans and Mrs. Rhvlander, Platts mouth. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the chapel of the Caldwell-Lin-der Funeral Home. Rev. Keith Delap will conduct the services. Interment will be at the Oak Hill cemetery. Visiting hours will be today from 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m. at the funeral home. Paving Requested A paving petition bearing six signatures was received by the City Council Monday night and referred to the city attorney for checking. It asks paving of Avenue G be tween 7th and 8th. Another request asks paying on 6lh Avenue between 6th and 7th. A motion was made to pur chase a small strip of ground needed for the right of way there from James Brennan for $50. Cass County Cancer Crusade Workers Ready The Cancer Crusaders are rea dy to go into action this week to "Fight Cancer with a Checkup and a Check," it was announ ced by Mrs. Arlie Ragoss, chair man of the American Cancer Society's Crusade in Cass Coun ty. The 1958 fund-raising and edu cational drive will continue th roughout April. The national goal is $30,000,000. "The ACS volunteers have doubled their ranks in 2 years," declared Mrs. Ragoss. "That as tonishing fact is evidence of how the Crusade against cancer has gained in momentum. It is in credible and heartwarming that our volunteers now number ov er 2.000,000. "When so many Americans are eager to give their spare time to a great public service fight we can be sure that fight will one day end in victory. Ob viously it will take time and money. It took time and money to control polio time and the efforts of a voluntary agency, generously aided by volunteers, and supported by voluntary con tributions." Mrs. Ragoss said preparations for the imminent drive are now completed. Volunteers have been assigned. "I am deeoly and personally grateful for splendid turnout of volunteers here in Cass County, and for the snirit they have bro ught to the job to be done. They have attended snecial training sessions at ACS headquarters at Weeping Water, and are looking forward to filling their varied assignments with a level of en thusiasm that is very promis ing for the opening barrage of the Cancer Crusade. "Perhaps I should point out . ... - t '"i I ;cl i f tta- i I II I II BARGE LOADED First trucks with liquid nitrogen from Allied Chemical fur loading on a river barge here are shown as the pumping was about to start Monday. The shipment of 166,000 gallons is bound for export. Loading was done at Veteran River Booster Has A Great Thrill Monday was a great day for T. H. Pollock of this city, as he witnessed the shipping from the of liquid fertilizer from the Al lied Chemical and Dye corpor ation from their large piant at LaPlatte. The shipment was 166,000 gal lons of the fertilizer destined to go downriver to Memphis Tenn. Mr. Pollock has always had a great interest in the develop ment of river navigation on the Missouri as well he might as he arrived in Plattsmouth as an in fant in 1871 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pollock, via the steamboat. He has seen the river navigat ion at its peak in the post civil war days, until the building of the railroads west eliminated the use of river travel to a large ex tent. He has kept a keen interest in river improvement, particul arly on the Missouri, belonging to the Mississippi Valley Assn. for many years, attending the meetings each year with the ex ception of the last few meetings. Mr. Pollock was instrumental in securing the present dock site and the erection of the dock building. Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 50 cents for Drivs that there is no such thing as too many volunteers in a fight like ours. And it is not to late to join our ranks. There is a great deal of work to be done throughout April. "We hope every door in Cass County will open to welcome our Crusaders. When they call on their neighbors, they will dis tribute informational material which we know to be life-saving. And, of course, they will appeal for funds, so essential to sustain the long-range programs that will ultimately defeat this cruel disease that killed 250,000 A mericans last year. "Our leaflets will tell you that 75,000 of those who died last year could have been saved. They will explain just why a regular health checkup is your best protection against cancer. And they will describe the Sev en Danger Signals, symptoms that may or may not mean cancer, but should mean a visit to the doctor. "All this information is design ed to give you a maximum ch ance of surviving, should can cer strike. It is a cheering fact that one of every two cancers can be cured. One cancer pa tient in three is now being sav ed. This is a much better than the one in four ratio of a short time ago. "But give yourself that fifty fifty chance by giving our vol unteers a chance to tell you how. Look at it this way: when you hear a knock on your door, visualize three doors, and know that cancer will strike someone behind two of them someone, sometime. What better reason for letting our Crusader tell you how you can 'Fight Cancer with a Checkup and a Check?" DECc ssS. 'sr( -1 the new dock effort of the missioners and merce. Young Drivers! Road -E - The Jaycees' Teen-Age Road E. O. is coming up April 27 (a Sunday) and the JC organi zation today again urged young drivers to enter. The driving competition will be held on lower Main Street, between 3rd and 4th. JC Chairmen Don Born and Bob Nickels say that applica- Local VFW Is Cited for Service to the Community Plattsmouth Lepert-Wolever post No. 2543 Veterans of For eign Wars has again been given recognition for their community service for 1957, cited by the state department of Nebraska. They have been awarded first place in community service, State Adjutant Robert E. Lowe announced Wednesday. The post's project included the providing of two college scho larships, donations and labor following the Milford tornado and youth activities. The members of the post con tributed 59,964 hcurs of labor and spent $11,699 for community programs. Placing behind Plattsmouth post in order are Kearney, York, Culbertson, Scottsbluff Alliance, Crete, Pender, David City and Dunning. The four top post will compete in a national contest. Labor Supply Up A Little Here The State Division of Employ ment Security says March Platts mouth and Cass County business included 49 jobs filled of which 32 were agricultural, 65 persons directed to job opportunities, 23 new nonfarm job openings re ceived, 40 new applications for work, and 342 visits to the office. The labor supply was 253, 236 men and 22 women; in Febru ary, it was 220, 190 men and 30 women. Boaters: Here's Chance for You A meeting to organize a Platts mouth boating club, if sufficient interest is shown, will be hMd Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the 40 and 8 Club. Anyone interested in boating, either on the river or elsewhere, is invited to attend. Purposes of the club if formed, would be to make boating safer and more en joyable by setting up rules for safe boating and working to gether to improve landing and other facilities. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. April 14, 15, 16, 1958. Date High Low Prec Monday 68 33 .00 Tue.day 72 36 .00 Wednesday 79 50 .00 Forecast: Sun. High 80's. Part ly cloudy tonight. Low 40 s. Sun sets 7:06, rises 5:41. - a r .Vs. 1w- "fcu. . . i..' ' : . . 0 - i area just completed through joint County Dock Board, County Com Plattsmouth Chamber of Com ears tions are slow in coming in and they urged teen-agers to enter They reminded teen-agers and parents that the contest is a safety program with great edu cational, values and besides that there is a chance of winning a plaque and earning a shot at a college scholarship, the U. S. Road-E-O prize. All the program demands from youngsters, the chairmen said, is a little time and it could teach them things they'll value the rsst of their lives. . . "Boys and girls of Cass Coun ty, let's get behind this program and get an application in to par ticipate. We would like to have a good turnout," the chairmen said. Applications are available from Jaycees. The Road-E-O April 27 starts at 1 p. m. 'No Left Turn' Ban Removed The No Left Turn restriction for northbound traffic on Chic ago Avenue at the corner of 7th Street Monday night was elimi nated by action of the City Council. Police Chief Fred Tesch had told the Council he saw no real need for the rule. He said many persons either fail to see the No Turn sign or ignore it. He said he didn't believe al lowing the left turn would cause any traffic problem. Tesch said that the left turn by vehicles traveling east on 1st Avenue in order to be properly done takes vehicles out into the right lane of Chicago Avenue. A regulation prohibits trucks of a large size from using 7th between Chicago and Avenue A. MOST TAI.LENTED Shown above are winners and alternate winners of last week's Lions Club-sponsored talent contest here. Left to right, are: front Carol Long, junior winner (vocalist); Debbie Woster, junior alternate (vo- PorSc IFDooc Commissioners Buy Culverts Crushed Rock The County Commission Wed nesday opened bids for crush ed rock and culvert pipe for county road projects. Corrugated pipe was purchas ed to replace two bridges, one ju.st south of Murray and the other a mile south. Prices were $2,670.80 for a 58 ft, 120 inch pipe and $1,655.10 for a 64 foot, 72 inch pipe. Four thousand tons of crush ed rock for each of the three commission districts was pur chased, Districts 1 and 2 paying $4,800 for that amount and Dis trict 3 paying $5,000. T. H. Pollock Has Injury In Fall At Home Monday T. H. Pollock of this city fell in the front hall of the family home Monday, fracturing his right arm just below the shoul der. Oddly enough, in the fall the bone went back into position and did not have to be set it was discovered at the Methodist hos pital in Omaha where he was ta ken for examination. While the arm is painful and swollen it was not necessary to have a cast, just a sling. Mr. Pollock will be a patient at the Methodist hospital for a few days. He is in room 449. 962 Official Vote Total Here A total of 962 ballots were cast in the April 1 municipal election, the official canvass of the votes by the City Council Monday night showed. Grant Roberts (D) was named mayor over incumbent Bruce Gold (R), 683 to 274, Roberts re ceived the only two mail votes received. Police Judge James H. Graves. (R-D), unopposed was re-elected with 820 votes; 1st Ward coun cilman, Roy Moore (R), was re elected, 227 to 145 over Bill Spradlin (D); and Bill Highfield (Di, was re-elected 2nd Ward councilman, 453 to 127 over Jim McMillian, in other municipal results. Steve Davis and Russ Nielsen were named to the Board of Ed ucation with 549 and 574 votes. Ray Bernhardt received 397 votes and Robert Way 300. SCOUT CIRCUS FRIDAY Plattsmouth Cub Scouts will have a circus Friday at the Ea gles building beginning at 7:30 p. m. Games and booths will be featured. y Lv.. ;...;..iJ Boord Aids L Ciratroi Prog 1 F?r,?w"r'y';'''f i.r,yBli't';i.iwi'iif'"iyi' If : H i- V 3 ' ; R- llrl in ,, - :: i,.in a.j. ... . . . .i ... t ... . . .... a, - r'liur mitmtt I : LOCAL TE.VCIII'U HONORED Don Hansen, extreme left, was among those honored at the FFA convention in Lincoln. Han sen, voc-ag instructor at Plattsmouth High, received the 1957 Honorary State Farmer Degree, highest FFA honor, for his work in leading the local FFA chapter. Photo by P. Lewis, Lincoln Dogs Must Be Confined Here Dogs in Plattsmouth must be confined on owners' premises from April 18 to Sept. 30, accord ing to a proclamation issued to day by Mayor Bruce Gold and approved Monday night by the City Council. Whether they are licensed or not, dogs must not be allowed to run at large during the sum mer months, the proclamation says. Park, County Trees Here Are Sprayed The City Park Board and the County Commissioners have taken precautions against Dutch Elm disease here. Park trees have all been sprayed and this week trees on the county courthouse site were also sprayed. Bill Spradlin or Plattsmouth did the work. Park Board members were told there is no sign here yet of the beetles which carry the disease but the entire midwest is in im minent danger of the disease which is fatal to elms. Stites Hill To Be Graded The City Council Monday night hired Carl Morehead to grade Patterson Avenue (Stites Hill) from Chicago Avenue to Clinton street. Morehead. offered to do the bulldozing work at half-price (not to exceed $300 1 because he and other residents of the area are interested in seeing the street improved. He said the street carries a lot of traffic. The council agreed that the street needs to be improved. Morehead said that once the grading is done it is hoped r; sidents will cooperate in chase of rock for surfacing, city street commissioner supervise the grading. Wli I A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 50 cents ralist); back Jim .Morris, senior winner (pian ist); Roger Smith, intermediate winner (accord ionist); Antholec Rizzi, intermediate alternate (tap dancer) and Buddy Lewis, senior alternate (drummer). State ASC Authorizes Reseal Plan The U. S. Department of Ag riculture has announced that a reseal program on farm-stored grain sorghums would be avail able. The Nebraska ASC Committee has authorized a reseal program in Nebraska on farm-stored gr ain sorghums under loan or pur chase agreement. Farmers thereiore have the option of resealing farm-stored grain sorghums under loan or purchase agreement that meet quality and storage require ments, which are the same as for original loans on 1957-crop grain sorghums. A storage payment of 29 cents per cwt. for the reseal period may be made if the grain sor ghum is delivered to CCC on or after Aoril 1, 1959. A prorated storage payment will be made on any quantity redeemed dur ing the reseal period. Each producer who has a farm storage grain sorghum loan may complete the reseal of that loan any time up to and including the final date for delivery specified on any delivery instructions re ceived from their ASC county office. A producer with farm-stored grain sorghums under purchase agreement may obtain a reseal loan any time up to and includ ing the final date for delivery specified on any delivery instruc tions received from their ASC county office but in any event loan documents must be approv ed not later than May 29, 1958. It is recommended that if you wish to reseal your grain sor ghums instead of delivering to CCC, as indicated on your in trtion card, that you notify the .. V) county office of your desire to reseal by letter, telephone or in person immediately so that-a vcord can be made of the ch ange in your intentions. $1.61 Bids on Fire Hose Here Identical low bids of $1.61 per foot for 212 inch hose for the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Dept. were received Monday night at the City Council meet ing. They were from Anderson Fire Control Equipment, Sioux City, and Highway Equipment Supply, Lincoln. Fire Chief Joe Kruntorad ex amined the bids and recommen ded the council's fire and water committee consider the bids and make a recommendation at the next meeting. Bids were on 500-foot lots of hose and received from 4 firms. Nebraskans Still Can't Sight So-Called Recession Nebraska can't seem to get in to the swing of the recession. This is reflected in the April issue of Business in Nebraska, which shows that Nebraska re tail sales in February were 6.9 per cent above last year. Prepared by the University of Nebraska business researchers, the bulletin said: "With bank debits, construct ion activity, retail sales, life in surance sales and cash farm marketings all more than five S OCCS ram $1,500 Gift, $1,500 Loan For Dam The flood control program here got a big and badly-needed boost Monday night when the City Park Board donated $1,500 to the first project which will include a dam in west Platts mouth earmarked as a future park and recreational site. The Park Board also agreed to loan the flood project an ad ditional $1,500 to be repaid when the two-dam initial project is completed. Park Board Chairman Lloyd Fitch and Board Treasurer Bob Aspedon were at the City Coun cil meeting to pledge the board's support of the flood control pro gram and offer financial assis tance. Flood Control Administrator Paul Fauquet was also present and reviewed the financial situ ation of the flood program. He said the project treasury had only $1,607 and $3,700 was needed imminently to fund the $3,700 condemnation award to James F.den for a part of the land needed for the west-Platts-mouth dam. The money, Fauquet said, mu st be posted in County Court before an appeal of the award on behalf of the city is filed in District Court. The City Council last month authorized Fauquet and City At torney Harold Lebens to file the appeal. Fauquet also told the Council Monday night that he and Ray Story of the flood control pledge committee had called on several of the larger firms who had pledged flood control funds but had not yet paid. He said they received assurances that pledge funds would be forthcoming soon. Fauquet said that when this occurs, he feels sure many other pledges will be paid. The two dams, t;.? one in west Plattsmouth and one southeast of the city, are the first in an 11-dam program which was seen as a five-year plan at the start. First dams should bo let to contract before the end of the current federal fiscal year in or der to take advantage of funds appropriated for this year. Total cost of construction, seeding of the dam site and fen cing of the area will be borne by the federal government. The local community is responsible fully for site acquisition through purchase or easement and for maintenance of the dams once they are built. The Park Board members were assured Monday night that the city street department could be called on to aid with main tenance if the board found it impossible to fully maintain the park area around the 5-acre per manent pond. Fitch and Aspedon said th? Park Board is anxious to see the program of flood control started and also to see develop ment of a park area. The other board member is J. J. O'Don nell. The Park Development Fund, drawn is funded by a one-fifth mill livv. last year producing about $900. The flood control pledge drivo was an entirely voluntary one. However, sufficient funds were pledged to carry the project through. Collections of pledges have been slow, despite several attempts to collect by sending statements. Only recently, per onal calls on those who pledged but hadn't paid, were begun. per cent bettor in January than, a year ago. it is hard for us to feel bad. although we can sym pathize with the more industrial ized parts of the nation. "We keep thinking it will come here eventually and probably it will. But the preliminary Febru ary data still do not show it." The bulletin said that the in crease in February retail sales was caused primarily by auto mobiles and farm equipment sal es, especially in rural countloe.