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o rwwWWW-i !' CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Thon 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 77 SIX PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA. MONDAY. AUGUST 4, 1958 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 71 The Plaits Thursday Is Blood Day Here Blood Thursd; in lh( reminded today. i The date had previously been listed as Aug. 6 but that was ! incorrect, i Blood donors who have been 1 contacted and agreed lo- donate ' blood, as well as any others; who have not been contacted, ; are to report to St. John's school at the new gymnasium where the J lienor center will be set up. The ; M-hool is two blocks north of the Post Office. Why should anyone give blood to the Red Cross? You aren't really giving your blood to the Ked Cross you are , Hiving it to someone who is ser iously ill or badly injured. The Ked Cross is the agency select ed to direct the program, collect lue mooci, process n, ana iinni ii over to the hospitals. The ac tnal use of the blood is determin ed by the doctors How many pints of blood do people have in their bodies? Between 12 and 13 pints. The volume of blood niven is replac ed in the body within 24 hours, and the red cells in a few weeks. How often can people give blood? The Red Cross has establish ed a policy of taking donors no I utrner man every etsnt weeKs; with a maximum of five times! a ypar- i How long does it take and v hat are the steps? : The entire process takes about 30 to 40 minutes. This allows about 10 minutes for the screen ing, which includes the taking of blood pressure, pulse and tem perature, and a test to deter mine the amount, of iron in the blood. It takes about 7 to 8 min utes for actually giving the blood and finally about 15 minutes for light refreshments in the canteen. Donation Day lu-re is A . . "V7i 7m& ;rft -1 ? F WW'tVf y. Aug. 7. the committee T f!K Vr', 1 .r-tlff charge of arrangements for . tf . IrXT V' WirXsfJJ W How can I or anvone in mv1"1- txi" 1 lu -family get blood when we need i great deal of training since it it? All hospitals in the region ser ved bv the blood program, with1 Training will consist of tac tile exception of the Methodist ' tical maneuvers and deployment Hospital in Omaha, receive aj"f the company under similated supply of blood from the Blood! combat conditions, the objective Center. In the Methodist Hospit-' to 8ive the men and officers the al in Omaha arrangements can kind of training they can't get be made for patients to have j hi their regular sessions at the blood from the Red Cross Blood j armory. Center if their own doctors or All units of the division will the patient will request it thru! the hospital laboratory when ad-1 ctional team during the training ILUS" around Plattsmouth Fri mitted. ; period, according to Capt. Cecil day and Saturday, and every- Anvone wanting to donate i Karr, Plattsmouth, commanding : one had fun. but who hasn't been contacted is , asked to call Mrs. John Berg-! man, 5995, for time assignment Red Cross Elects Officers Wednesday The annual Cass County Red Cross meeting will be held at the Platsmouth Hotel Cafe Wednes day, Aug. 6. at 8 p. m reminded today. officers ! There will be election of of ficers and verv important Chap- ter business to transact, they j said. 1'- - ' i ter T.r v ' V- , ; "4 H'S'". I'.It.W f RV It look some brave people to keep their appoint - ments at the "Style Shop Beauty Salon" Friday and Saturday, In case you have trouble identifying them, Thelma Baker and Dorothy Meisinger (right) are seen here workng on an unidenti-l lied patron. Ridiculous? What do You Think? I Si 5- KOTAKIANS PICNIC The I Rotary Club and members' fanuiies and guests ;. , f,icK u,.,.!, Tmriv nii.hi sim of the picnickers, the chairman j the church group which served shown above, from left: Mrs. Howard Wiles (just Loco eooy 'OS The Heavy Mortar Company of (h(1 Army Reserves here will leave Saturday for two weeks of training at the active duty camp ... ,,,,,, f!.irs0n. Colo. The traininn- dates ;u-e Aug 10 24. I Thirty-nine of the company's members will go to camp X he ! : other 13 of the 52-member com 1 pany being excused because they are on six-months active duty or have returned from such duty I within the past 30 days. I At camp, the company which i is the 355th Infantry Regiment lot the 89th Infantry Division I ...:m .w..H..U n will be almost continuously in , the field. be co-ordinated into one fun-I o.ticer of the local Reserves, Besides Karr, officers going to camp are 1st. Lt. John J. Cloidt Jr., Plattsmouth, and 1st Lt. Melvin D. McKenney, Nebraska City. Enlisted men who will take the summer training- are: Plattsmouth M-Sgts. Wryn ne Babbitt, Joseph Loper and Edward Moranz; Sgts. 1st Class Stewart Gray and Edward Kief; Sgts. William Roloff, John Brad- ley, Kenneth Tschirren, Donald Hutchinson, Robert Feldhousen Lawrence Fauquet, Kenneth , V"- : IB: 3 Li k ifoMii Plattsmouth and ladies of the supper are eserves Johnson, Harold Wagner, John Bergman and Raymond KpnecK. Plattsmouth Cpls. Larry Gardner, David Wuelling, Rich- r,,H C.h7n T?rl-frt- PnrMriolif nnH Donald Rhoades; Privates ist class Francis Gochenour. Walter ' Flint, Donald Conyers, Dewayne Noell. Tom Christenham, Loren Topliff, Dean Meismger, Nor-! man Henry and Gary Sindelar. j Nebraska City Sgt. Ernest i Woods, Pfc. David Read. . union Btu cugene n.iem, : Sgt. Clifford Rogers. ! Blair Sgt. Billy Eooton. Nehawka Cpl. Wayne Wiles. Murray Cpl. Larry Stones. Twenty-five members of the company will go to camp by (Continued on Page 5) Ridiculous Days Provide Fund For Many They were just plain "RIDIK Plattsmouth merchants really went all out to prove that Sum mer Madness had hit them. They dres ed in every imaginable "Ridiculous" style. There were everything from Indian girls to Plow Girls and Calipso natives to female impersonators ready to serve customers. The customers had fun . . . the merchants who participated had fun, the sales people had fun . . . and the report is that hundreds of people from this trade area took advantage of the "Ridikilus" buvs offered. Pictures of some of the folks appear in this issue. More pic- tures will appear in later issues of the Journal. Most everyone agreed that they'd make next year's "RID- IKILUS DAZE" bigger and bet- nil : - iyY" Jl'ST NATI RAL The folks ' " l"' - - ? I , " v ' H Ii for Ridiculous Days. In this picture you see I.eroy Walton, Roger, 'Rusty" Snodgrass, Jerry Ilaase and Ray Bourne of the grocery department in their "Ridiculous Sunday Best". The other side of the store went all out, too. visible at extreme left), Mrs. Howard Hamilton, chairman Ed Ernst poised with the bean shovel, (iene Sochor, Mrs. Soc-hnr, Mrs. K. B. Hayes and, closest at the picnic tables, Ralph Wehrbein (left) and C. E. Sliellenbarger. Legion County Meet Tuesday At Weeping Water The eight American Legion posts of Cass county have been invited to a county meeting to be held on Tuesday evening, August 5th at 8 p.m. at Weeping Water Legion club. The meeting will be presided "V" by District Commander Ray Oilman. Election of officers for the year will be held and to be installed at tne district meet- rag at jNtnrasKa city, uctoDer 18. p 1. ."-f vr. w A 1 l 14 - , the folks around town who caused customers to do a "double take' during Ridiculous days was Vera Solomon, who presides at the cash register at Jochimsen's Market. A paper (sack) dress was her costume. ". a h at Soennichsen's went all out if i 1 ! SACKED I P One of f J u 'Crash' FDd The Donors Bank Plattsmouth State Bank Business - Professional Property Wm. Schmidtmann Joe J. Stibal Bruce E. Gold James F. Begley Plattsmouth Journal Esther Donat Smith & Lebens Herbert Grover Paul Fauquet Herb Freeburg Helen Eiting G-eorge J. Smith D. L. Grove Roy Knorr Charles J. Vallery Mrs. Mabel Tiekotter G. G. Griffin Caldwell - Llnder Funeral Home L. A. Caldwell John Carmack Robert Cappell Dr. L. A. Amato Dr. W. V. Ryan J. Howard Davis Searle Davis A. R. Case George Conis Alamito Dairy Restaurants Marine Tritsch Mr. and Mrs. Ray Story Lodges Plattsmouth IOOF AF and AM Service Stations John J. Cloidt Sr. John J. Cloidt Jr. C. E. Welshimer Boyd Linder Sinclair Refining Clare Shellenbarger Continental Oil Co. Don Wall Standard Oil Co. Wm. H. and Edward Ofe A. W. Huebner Kent Ofl Co. Paint Stores Plattsmouth Paint Appliance - Hardware Leo and Bart Scanlan Herb Freeburg W. A. Swatek Claude A. Ruse Garages John Frady John Bergmann Ray V. Bryant Cleaners Fred Lugsch Lumber Co. Plattsmouth Lumber Drug Stores John and Vic Schreiner Cass Drug Taverns . Ernie's Bar ; , Corner Bar' Elmer Wurtele Barbers !v Roy Tlustos ': Bowman's Barber Shop Residences Vern C. Hendricks Charles M. Manners Verna Fillm6re Towner Livingston Bill Kraeger E. A. Lorenz Bohumil Baburek Elizabeth Kraeger Loretta Naeve Louis Naeve Emma Egenberger Nellie Shea Bert Jameson . Lester Dalton L. W. Niel Joseph G. Winkler Teckla Alexen Elmer A. Tschirren John M. Meisinger Nebraska Ma-:onic Home Lena Henrich E. E. Howschultz Carl R. Cole Alice Sharpnack Frank RebaJ Lester Gaylord Charles J. Vallery Real Estate Steve Davis Groceries Hinky Dinky Store Beauty Shops Hulda Weidman Loan Companies American Loan Utilities The Gas Co. Lincoln Tel. & Tel. Motels Kent Motel Mayor and Mrs. Grant Roberts and son, Roger have returned home from a week's vacation to Sioux Falls, S. D., and a trip to the Black Hills. Roger is spend ing a few days with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fulton in Mynard this week. Fund Cimtri Home Ec Council Picks Year's Lessons The Cass Countv Home Ex tension Council July 28 selected the homemaking demonstra tions to be which will be pre sented to the Home Extension Clubs in the county during 1959. Training will be given on the following lessons: Food Facts and Fallacies That Affect Your Health; Let's Eat Fruit; Skil let Meals; First Aid; Laundry Tricks and Gadgets; and Par ents and Purse Strings. Is there a group of women in your community that would be interested in studying these les sons and others that mav be selected by individual clubs? Your Home Extension Agent would be happy to visit with you about organizing a new Exten sion Club. September is a good time for getting started in the club program. Two newlv organized clubs were recognized during the Coun ty Council meeting. They are the Murray Homemakers Club, Mrs. Keith Hostetter as presi dent, and the Factoryville Ex tension Club. Mrs. Cecil Mur doch president. Cass Countv will be represent ed at the State Home Extension Council meeting in York on Sept. 16-18 by Mrs. Willis Lor ensen of Weening Water, County Chairman; Mrs. Orris Lanning of Eagle, treasurer; Mrs. Ster ling Ingwerson of Plattsmouth and Mrs. Fred Beins of Murray. Alternates are Mrs. Clinton West lake and Mrs. Jesse Westlake of Elmwood and Mrs. Fred Wehrbein of Plattsmouth. Mrs. Sterling Ingwerson re ported on her day in Omaha as 1958 Cass County Rural Home maker. Plans are being made for the Home Extension booths for the County Fair and the three 4-H Home Economics iudging plaq ues which will be presented by the Home Extension Council and Clubs to the too home econom ics judging teams. The Council presented Clar ence Schmadeke a shirt made by Mrs. Forrest Engelkemier, in appreciation for the help he gave the Home Extension clubs during the period when , there, was no Home Agent in the coun-; ty. Mrs. Nancy Sutton, Home Extension Agent. School Board Meets The Plattsmouth Board of Education will meet tonight at the high school. Its a regular meeting. Cmdr. Bowman Honorei Sunday afternoon members of Lepert-Wolever post 2543 Veter ans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary! honored State Commander Dale Bowman and family at a recep tion at the club rooms. The club rooms were beauti fully decorated with baskets of gladioli and other summer flow ers. Greeters were Commander , Harry Porter and Leonard Kal asek. Miss Shirley Fitch was in charge of the guest book and Mrs. Sophia Wolever served the punch. Lloyd Fitch, master of cere monies presented "This Is Your Life' Dale Bowman". Doran Bowman, brother of Dale, gave a colorful picture of Dale's childhood years and school days. Captain Cecil Karr told of Dale's military service and Ernest Schutz told of Dale's untiring efforts in many civic organizations. Robert Lowe of Lincoln, state department ad jutant told of Dale's services to the Veterans of Foreign Wars here in Plattsmouth and throu ghout the state of Nebraska. Mrs. Lloyd Fitch, Auxiliary president, gave Dale a peek into what could be a most interesting and successful future. Harry Porter, post commander, ' presented Dale with a gift from the post and auxiliary. The guest book was also presented to Dale by Mrs. Sophia Wolever, who was axiliary president during his , commandership. I Drive July Rainfall Comparison Listed July rains here totaled 10. S5 inches this vear., Last year the figure was 3.14 inches and the combined total for the past five years was 11.69 inches. The July rainfall measure ments (omitted from a Thurs day Journal story when several lines of tvpe were "lost were: 1953, 1.93 Inches: 1954, .83; 1955, .14; 1956, 5.65 and 1957, 3.14. Figures are those recorded by Schreiner Drug Store. Omaha Boy, 18, Drowns At Merritt's An 18-year-old Omaha boy I Sunday became Cass County's I fourth drowning victim of the j year. Leo Kanowshl Jr. drowned about 4 p.m. at Merritt's Beach north of the city on U. S. 73-75. Witnesses said the youth, who was at the beach with his brother, Gary, 9, and an older sister, had Gary on his shoulders and was taking him out to a floating dock. About 50 feet from shore Gary yelled for help and lifeguards immediately took to the water. Back at the shore, Gary told the guards his brother was under the water and the guards took up that search. Leo's body was recovered after about 10 to 15 minutes in 15 feet of water. Artificial respiration was be gun right away and an inhalalor from Merritt's was used. Sheriff Tom Solomon arrived minutes later with the county's resuscita tor and the Bellevue Rescue Squad also arrived. However, efforts to revive the youth failed and after more than an hour were abandoned. The Rev. Msgr. Joseph Przud zik of Plattsmouth was summon ed to give the last rites to the victim. Caldwell-Linder ambul ance took the body to Platts mouth. Sunday, the sheriff estimated, there were some 10 to 12 thou sand persons in Cass County at guarded and unguarded lakes and streams. It was the hottest day of the summer. Commission Meets The Cass County Board of Commissioners will meet Tues day beginning at mid-morning. It is a regular meeting. ere Mrs. Karl Ogg, soloist, sang. ''Count Your Blessings", Mrs. Fred Fischer was accompanist i and Mrs. Wayne Dasher, Auxil- j iary chaplain, closed the pro-1 gram with a prayer. j A buffet luncheon was served ! by the host and auxiliary. The. centerpiece was a replica of the city of New York, site of the; national convention this year, the work of Mrs. Lloyd Fitch. ! Guests attending were Mr. and ! Mrs. Max Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. i Doran Bowman and family, Mr.: and Mrs. Russell Nielsen, Mr.; and Mrs. Harry Nielsen, Mr. and I Mrs. Charles Kerns and family! of Omaha. t Out of town State Department guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Ro-, bert Lowe, Lincoln, Adjutant Quartermaster; Mr. and Mrs. 1 Darrell Thibault. Chief of Staff1 of Pender; Mr. and Mrs. Paul ( Harmon of Omaha. State Junior Vice Commander, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. William Melhop, Sy-j raeuse, Deputy Chief of Staff; i Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hoden. Coun- i cil Bluffs. Other guests from Omaha, Lincoln. David City, Papillion and Fort Crook. ; Representing local organia-! tions were Al Linder, president Lions club: Mr. and Mrs. Owen Willis, Eagles; Mr. and Mrs. Herb Freeburg, Chamber of Coommerce. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Caldwell. Rotary club: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smock, Junior Chamber of Commerce. Gets load' 2 or 3 Dams Seen for This Year The final step prior to "get ting the show on the road" in construction of first dams here in the flood control program was taken last week. A special meeting of members of the new flood control volun teer committee was held Thurs day at the hotel. A "crash" pro gram of fund soliciatlon was then carried out by members of the committee Thursday and Friday and enough of the funds previously pledged was collected to ensure construction of two or three dams yet this fall. Dams 10-A in west Platts mouth and 18-A southeast of the city on the Newton Sullivan property will be placed for bid taking as soon as the Soil Con servation Service completes fin al design drawings. The emergency meeting of the committee Thursday followed word from the SCS that if any dams were to be constructed this year land rights which are the community's responsibility would have to be cleared by Aug. 6. The committee acted fast then, visiting persons and busi nesses which had pledged funds but hadn't paid. Enough money was collected to augment funds already at hand and permit closing of last land rights. A special City Council Finance Committee meeting was held Saturday at the City Clerk's office and Flood Control Administrator Paul Fauquet was given a draft to complete the easement arrange ment with ullivan for dam 18-A. Fauquet called the clean-up fund drive "very successful." Others working on it were Freil Lugsch, Ray Story, Le-s Niel, William Kraeger and William Evers. Fauquet said it's possible dam 7-C, north of here on the Alvin Smock place, may be built this year too, providing the SCS feels it can handle all three (Ihiiis. During the emergency com mittee meeting Thursday, the remark was made that Platts mouth "has sure been lucky this year." It referred to the 5 to 10 inch rains which have been spotted within a very few miles of here at times this summer. The dams, part of a 9-dam program for this watershed, would control water runoff and be designed, along with the land-use projects behind them, to handle a rain of 29 inches in 24 hours, or more than twice the greatest day's rainfall ever experienced in this area. The federal government partic ipates in the program by paying the entire cost of building the dams after the local community has provided the dam site. So far, these individuals or businesses have paid their pled ges to the flood control pro gram. Grand Parade at County Fair Is Aug. 13 at 2 p. m. The Grand Parade of the Cass County Fair will begin at 2 p. m. Wednesday, Aug. 13. The Fair parade committee, Bob Shumaker, chairman, has invited anvone to enter floats in four divisions of the parade: community, fraternal junior fra ternal i Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Brownies. Girl Scouts, Rainbow Girls t, Commercial and Kids. First prize in each classifica tion is $20, second $5 and third $10. Each costumed kid in the "Kid dies Parade" will receive 50 cents. The parade will assemble at the school square at 12:30 p m. and floats will be judged before start of the parade. THF WT.ATHF.R Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station. Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Auff. 1. 2, 3, 1958 Date ilifth Low Pree. Friday 88 69 .00 Saturday 92 72 .00 Sunday .92 63 .00 Forecast: High in upper 90's; low in 70's. Fair tonight.