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VESRn STATE Kisr. 1500 R 5T. " UNCOLN, KEDR. TDDE (PLATTSMdDOJTIHl JJflMURNAl CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Thon 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 77 FOURTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. jUNE 19. 1958 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 61 c:r I! K H UFO RE This Is the way the house chosen by the Jaycees for their paint-up project last weekend looked before they went to work on it. I'hoto by Robert Faris. M AFTFR Bright and shining as a new penny, the house is pictured Sunday about 4 p.m. as the last of the workers completed the final touch-up. Don Born can be seen at the corner of the house. The Jaycees also trimmed the large tree which had limbs brushing- the house. Local Jaycees Lend a Brush Plattsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce members last weekend did a good turn that will make an impression for tome time to come. Members turned out to paint the residence of Mrs. Nellie Dew on Shoo Avenue as a good neighbor act. They gave the house two coats of white paint as their clean-up, fix-up, paint up project and did a good job. The house was nicely trimmed in green after the two coats of white were applied. Cecial McKnight was in char. VFW Barbeque Set June 29 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2543 will have its 4th annual barbeaue Sunday, June 29, at the Henry Hobscheidt farm nine miles south of Plattsmouth east off Highway 73-75. Proceeds will be used for the post's scholarship fund. In case of rain, the barbeque will be held the following- Sun day. County Residents Injured In Crash Near Fort George Two Cass county residents, occupants of a car that rammed into the rear of a tractor and cultivator on U. S. 34 east of Fort George Tuesday, are at the Community hospital at Syracuse. State Trooper Ray Koerber of Nebraska City said a car travel ing east and driven by Henry J. Sudman of Avoca collided with a tractor moving in the same direction and driven by Kenneth Baier of Murdock. Riding with Sudman was George Durham of Avoca, both were out of the car when troop ers arrived. They seemed to be suffering from cuts and bru ises. Neither the car or tractor left the highway. County All-Staters Named To Posts Jane Fauquet of Plattsmouth has been named vice president and Susanne Oberle of Eagle, reporter, of Sigma Delta Tau "Sputnik 464" house at the 1958 All-State High School Fine Arts Course at the University of Ne braska. Eight houses elected five of ficers each. it ge of the project and others wor king with a oneness of purpose if with varying degrees of skill were Harlev Beasaw, Bill Brit tain, Al Johnson, Don Born, Har old Smock, Don Woods and Bill Messer. Five gallons of paint were do nated by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Local VFW Post Wins Plaque Wolever-Lenert post No. 2543 Veteran of Foreign Wars, re ceived a plaque at the state con vention at Scottsbluff, Monday. This was given for the splendid record the post has made in service to the community. Shar ing honors were Kearney, York and Culbertson. The convention also named the outstanding district com mander in the organization, this honor gong to James Greene, of Alliance. Llyod Fitch of this city was also nominated for this hon or. Baseball for Boys 14 to 17 Local boys from 14 to 17 In terested in playing baseball are asked to report to the high school athletic field Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to organize a team. Paul Kerston will be manager. The team will play a free-lance schedule if a team is organized. Trouble Never Comes Singly Sunday evening, Mrs. Charles M. Reed suffered a stroke at her home in Murray and was taken to Nebraska City by her husband and placed in Brown Hospital for treatment. Mr. Reed Monday morning when he arrived at the parking place of his car east of the hos pital, discovered the car was missing. It was a 1950 Oldsmobile and license number was 20-1098. THE WEATFIER June 16, 17. 18. 1958 Date High Low Pree Monday 80 54 .25 Tue day 80 56 .00 Wednesday 84 56 .10 Forecast: Partly cloudy today, high in 80's; thunder showers likely tonight, low in 60's. Sun sets at 8 p.m.; rises Fri day morning at 4:50. Your Local Girl Delegate to FHA National Marjorie Grosshans, 15, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grosshans of Plattsmouth will be among the 450 teenage del egates to the 1958 National Meet ing of Future Homemakers of America, July 7-11 in Kansas City, Mo. Marjorie and eight other FHA members were chosen by the State Association to represent Nebraska at the National Meet ing. They will be accompanied by Lillian Schmidt, state FHA adviser who is a member of the stute home economics supervis ory staff. The five-dav meeting, planned and carried out by the teenag ers themselves, will give Neb raska delegates opportunity to exchanee ideas with FHA'ers from 47 states, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. In general ses sions and group discussions, they will stress the importance of education for developing the abilities needed in home and family life today and how they can prepare for future adult homemaking responsibilities. A senior at Plattsmouth High, Marjorie has been an FHA mem ber since 1956 and has served as chapter president, recreation chairman, district secretary and degrees chairman-elect. She was also a candidate for State Pres ident. In addition to her FHA activ ities, Mariorie is a member of the following school and com munity organizations: National Honor Society, band, chorus, ju nior class play, was junior class vice president, Pep Club, Job's Daughters, EUB Church, Cass County Saddle Club. She is also reigning Wahoo Rodeo Queen. Future Homemakers of Am erica is the national organiza tion of pupils studying homemka. ing in secondary schools in the U. S. and territories. National membership totals nearly 500, 000. The Nebraska FHA Assoc iation has 3,636 members in 100 chapters. Plattsmouth Man Honored By Engineers Several safety and service awards were presented at the U. S. Corps of Engineers office at Nebraska City Monday as a part of National Engineer day. The honors were presented by Area Engineer Ralph Fitzhugh. Thirty years service - Louis Menges, Plattsmouth, Hughie Johnson and Thomas Ehler. Twenty-five years service -Edward Kaullen, Arthur Brown. Ten years service - Carl Mer edith, Delmar A. Broers, Allan Rhoden, Nadine Snodgrass and Frank Grooms. Safe driving awards and the number of years without accid ents were to Edward Weston, 10, Roy Wipf 8 and Floyd Gump 5. Journal Want fis Pay Sharon Ramge, Queen Day In it M 0 V m - J owmami Heads IMebrcaska VFW ig Doings Set 52 Offspring InVA Years! SOUTH ASHLAND (Special) A year ago John Jones report ed having a sow which farrow ed 23 pigs. This spring a grand daughter of the sow farrowed 15 pigs and saved them all. The first sow has farrowed 52 pigs in three litters in a year and a half and has saved 38 of them. Rerouting Here But Shoppers Can Get Through Through traffic on Highways 73-75 and 34 was being rerouted here today during start of re pairs on 6th Street at the 1st Av enue corner. However, all traffic wanting access to the supermarkets near where the partial barricades were placed and business places on 6th Street, is allowed entrance and will be allowed access dur ing the rerouting period which will last several days. Highway 73-75 traffic is rout ed via 7th Street instead of 6th and Highway 34 traffic is rout ed west on Main to 7th and then south. Repairs are being done by the city street department on "chufk holing" which has long bothered at the intersection. Lease Purchase Discussed by County Board Principles involved in lease agreement purchases were dis cussed Tuesday by the Cass County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting. The question of that type of agreement arose when the com missioners discussed purchase of a new drag line. They asked county attorney James Begley if they could spread payments over more than one year. His opinion was that they could not obligate another bud get period for a purchase. No decision was reached on the drag line. The county needs a new drag line, the commis sioners feel, or otherwise would have to repair a 12-year-old machine for further use. A new machine may cost from $20,000 to $30,000 depending on size. Guy Long returned home from St. Joseph Hospital Wednesday. He is recuperating at the fam ily home. Elect of Job's Daughters Plattsmouth 3s This 'n That In Agriculture 4-H enrollment in Cass County for the 5th consecutive year went over the 500 mark. 1958 enroll ment is 15 boys and girls car rying one or more 4-H Club pro jects. There are a couple new clubs already in prospect for 1959. Two milo demonstration plots have been Dlanted in the county for Cass County farmers to ob serve. The plots include 8 dif ferent hybrid and standard va riety grain sorghums. One plot Is located west of Nehawka on the Arthur Wolph farm on High way 34. The other on the Everett Jose farm located on Highway 50, west of Weeping Water. It looks like the Cass County Fair is off to a good start. Sec retary Ed Lorensen has been very diligently getting ready for the big show. Fair dates for 1958 are August 12-15. Congratulations to the Merry Workers Extension Club at My nard. The club is celebrating the 35th anniversary this month. Through that period of time un questionably the ladies of the Mynard community have attain ed manv achievements. The pro ject demonstratons too no doubt have contributed immeasureab ly to making them better home makers which resulted in hap pier homes with more contented families. 4-H judging contests are to re ceive more emphasis this year. As a means to encourage more girls to participate in the Home Economics contests, practice judging kits were prepared on June 12 by county leaders. These kits will be available for club leaders to use. Club leaders who assisted in preparing the kits were Mrs. Jack Lindsey and Mrs. Vance Balfour of Nehawka, Mrs. Albert Bose of Avoca. Mrs. Harlon Kunz of Elmwood and Mrs. Henry Vinduska and Mrs. Stanley Lepert of Plattsmouth. Trophies will be presented the winning Home Economics 4-H judging teams this year. Sponsors of these awards are the Cass County Home . Exten sion Council and Extension Club members. Trophies will go to the high teams in Foods, Cloth ing and Home Living contests. Brown wheat mites were found in the John Jones wheat field this past week. They are a suck ing insect which are found on the heads of wheat. Generally this insect does verv little damage, not enough to warrant any con- trol measures. Clarence Schm- i Ground Observer Corps. The al adeke, County Agent. I ert will be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sharon Ramge The Masonic Hall in Platts mouth was the scene for the in stallation of officers of Bethel No. 24 of the International Or der of Job's Daughters Saturday, June 14. Following the entrance of the officers into the Bethel room. Queen Janice made a farewell speech. She introduced her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lancaster, and her sister, Nan cy, and thanked them for the many helpful acts they per formed. As a farewell to the outgoing queen, each officer gave Janice a rose while Carol Davis sang "Only a Rose." The officers then formed a triangle after which Sharon Ramge presented Janice with a white Bible as a gift from the members of the Bethel. After the officers retired. Sam my Zwanzig played a piano solo. For Youngsters Girardots Transferred To Thailand Plattsmouth friends of Mr. j and Mrs. Cliff Girardot will be Interested i:i learning of their transfer from Greece to Thai land through the State Depart ment. He is in the diplomatic service. j In brief of Mrs. Girardot's let ter to friends here "We made the trip by plane, after a sen doff by many Greek friends giv ing us a party. Our first slop j was Beirut, Lebanon, transplant ed in a different world the ! Arab world. We made a trip to j Damascus, Syria. "In leaving Beirut we .spent four wonderful days in the Holy Land seeing sucn places as Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, and the rock at which Christ prayed in His a gony is enclosed by a beautiful Church, called The Church of the Agony, or sometimes the Church of all Nations; the tomb of the Virgin Mary; Calvary; the Tomb of Christ; Bethlehem; the river Jordan; the Dead Sea; Jericho; the home of Martha and Mary; the Way of the Cro s where Peter denied Christ and many others. (Cliff has taken colored slides, and we hope some day to return to Plattsmouth to share this life enriching exper ience with all of you.) "From Jerusalem to Cairo, Egypt and the land of the Nile, riding the camels around the pyramids, visiting museums and the Sphinx. "The longest part of our jour ney was from Cairo to Colombo, Ceylon. In Ceylon we found the tropical land beautiful with its tall cocoanut palms and exotic flowers. "We ended our journey to Thailand Easter, Saturday, land ing in a strange new world. We were escorted to a very modern hotel where we have temporary quarters; a suite of air condi tioned rooms a sitting room, kitchenette, bath, bedroom and den. "Bangkok is a city of a mil lion and half people. It is a Bud dhist nation with fantastic temples and its thousands of j show Saturday and a 2 p.m. per barefoot, head shaven yellow formance Sunday. robed Monks. The streets are crowded with buses, trams, and bicycles. There are also many Americans here. "Tropical fruits are in abun dance. Now is the time for pine apple and mango season. We have an American Commis-ary, which re.-embles our super-markets at home, so we do not want for American food fresh items. except the i "Cliff and I have been for tunate to have been able to en joy all the world travel, but many is the time I get home sick for our little home in Plattsmouth." Ground Observer Alert Sunday, June 22, there will be an alert for all members of the Job's Daughters Mrs. Ruth Ramge, guardian, entered the Bethel Room and in troduced Janice Lancaster who would preside as the Installing Officer during the ceremony. Other installing officers were: Past Honored Queens Marilyn Stoehr Meisinger, Installing! Guide; Shirley Hild, Installing! Marshal; Betty Morris, Instal-i ling Chaplain: Lois Gapen, In stalling Recorder: Phyllis Rieke Kreglo. Installing Musician: Jan ice Wiles Freeburg, Installin" Senior Custodian, and Minnie Mae Hoschar Sayers. Installing Junior Custodian, and Carol Da vis. Installing Soloist. The Installing Guide and Mar shal were instructed to escort the new officers into the Bethel Room. Following the officers' entrance, Sharon Ramge. Queen elect, was escorted into the room by her father. ' The following officers were installed: Sharon Ramge. Hon Friday, Kids' Day Is Friday Here There'll bo something doing ail day Friday, Kiddie Day, in Phitt.srnouth . . . and in the eve ning, too. Starting at 9:30 a. m. when the kiddies gather for the pa rade at the Burlington Depot grounds and on into the evening there'll be something for youn and old. At i0 a. ni., the parade will start with hundreds of kiddies enlered in the various divisions. In addition to the kiddies, there will be the Plattsmouth High School Junior Band, the Fire Department and "Dude" Fellows and his gang. After the parade, there will be the awarding of the prizes to the winners in the parade. There are lots of prizes and there will be treats of various kinds for kid i dies who take art in tne parade. At noon. "Dude" Fellows and his gang will present a free con cert on the street. Promptly at 2 p. m., Captain Ben and the First Mate will hold forth at the Lions Auditor ium. There ... all the boys and girls who participated in the pa rade will enioy a free show and have an opportunity to visit with their TV favorite. Then at 8 in the evening, and again at the Lions Auditorium, "Dude" Fellows will present a Western musical show. After the show there will be a Square Dance with Fellows and his gang furnishing the music and Frank Bierl doing the calling. The evening performance is being sponsored by the Platts mouth Lions Club. Proceeds from the show , will go to help toward their obligation to the Lions Eye Bank. All in all. it's going to be a Pig day in Plattsmouth. and with planting out of the way it is ex pected that there will be lots of lun for everyone. Rodeo Here for Friday-Sunday Run The Cass County Saddle Club's annual rodeo opens at Platts mouth Sale Barn just south of here Friday at 8 p.m. Besides the opening perfor mance, there will be an 8 p. m. Saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, calf roping, bulldogging, bull riding and special acts will be featured. Truck Driver Has Close Call From Involuntary Bath Melvin Wilson of this city had a close call from an involuntary dip in the waters at the pond at the Heebner quarry east of Un ion. Sunday. Wilson had a load of rock on the truck and was preparing to drive to the dock to load it on a barge, when it is believed, he passed out at the wheel. The truck barely got to the water. Wilson was examined by a doc tor and Later was taken to the St. Mary's Hospital Monday for treatment. Honored Queen ored Queen; Nancy Lancaster, Senior Princesss; Marge Gross hans, Junior Princess; Jane Fau quei. Guide; Karlene Senf, Mar shal; Jean Marler. Chaplain; Sharon Harms. Recorder; Ruth Mann. Treasurer; Nancy Bulin, Musician: Marilyn Morris, 1st Messenger; Rita Ramge. 2nd Messenger: Noveta Humiston, 3rd Messenger; Susan Sharp. 4th Messenger; Karen Tilson. 5th Messenger; Rosemary Tay lor, Librarian; Janice Morris, Senior Custodian: Linda Ranme. Junior Custodian; Dorothy Ear ns, Inner Guard; Rhiriey Foster Outer Guard. During the installation of the Honored Queen. "The Lord's Prayer" was sung by Carol Da vis. She sang "Teach Me To Pray" during the installation of the chaplain. After the installation was com (Continued on Pae 4i EiCiddie Man Named At Convention The Veterans of Foreign Wars of Nebraska closed their annual encampment at Scottsbluff Tues day with the selection of Falls City as scene of the fall confer ence for 1958 and selection of Hastings as the site of the 195!) encampment. V iV Cmdr. Dale Bowman Dale Bowman of Plattsmouth was elevated to the office of commander at the Tuesday ses sion, succeeding Frank H. Short of Lincoln. O. C. Adcock of Scottsbluff was advanced to the post of senior vice commander. Paul Harmon of Omaha, one of the prominent figures In the VFW of the state, was selected as junior vice commander. Rob ert Lowe, Lincoln, was re-elected as quartermaster. In the election of Auxiliary of ficers, Mrs. Robert Theobald of Beaver City was elected as pres ident with Mrs. W. L. Trompey of Culbertson as senior vice pres ident. Mrs. Dale Bowman of Plattsmouth was selected as conductress of the Auxiliary. Selection of Dale W. Bowman of this city as commnader of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Nebraska, is well deserved recognition of one of the tire less workers of the organization in the state. Here in Plattsmouth where his work is best known, his selec tion is fully appreciated, as he has been active in the work of the local post since its establish ment in 1944. He has served here as commander of the post and has been untiring as post service officer for many years In addition to his other activi ties for the organization as well as civic activities. He is at this time manager of the Chamber of Commerce, and has been verv successful in this work, giving the commun ity a live and active Chamber. Mr. Bowman was born at Ma haska, Kan., September 13, 1919, and when a child was brought to Plattsmouth by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Bowman, where he has since made his home. Dale received his educa tion in the Plattsmouth schools, graduating in the class of 1937. Following his schooling he was engaged in the' barber business with his father and brother. On April 2. 1042, he was called into the military service of the country as the United States en tered world war 11 He served in the Eighth armored division in the European theatre of op erations with the division, being a field first sergeant during somf of the heaviest action overseas. He was also attached to the 83 and 90th infantry divisions, a part of the time as assistant di vision commandant. In his ser vice he received the bronze star. ETO medal, good conduct medal with clusters, victory medal wor ld war 11. His military service has cov ered four years of active duty and twelve years in the reserve in which he holds the rank of chief warrant officer. He Is nn imental personnel officer of the 35.rtli infantry. Mr. Bowman i.s married to the former Maxine Nielsen and they have a family of two children. Linda Ann Dasher was a pat ient at Childrens Memorial Ho -pit al this week. She is the dau chter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dasher. Irs K - J Day!