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t 1 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Time ipilm JflMJ 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 PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. AUCUbT 14, 19bK TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 77 our tyr roiwaienq Toroiciht Forade, 19511 GRAND ENTRY Some of the better horseflesh in these parts is shown above just as the entries in the Cass County Saddle Club's show here Sunday had entered the Plattsmouth Sale Barn Sewer District Ihflere Requested Creation of a sanitary sewer district to serve an area on Thay er Street and S. Chicago Avenue nas been asked of the City Coun cil. Twelve persons signed a pet- Phone Company Applies for IT' Rate Increase The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company filed an ap plication with the Nebraska Rail way Commission, Aug. 11 for an increase in rates. Merle M. Hale, vice president, said rising costs of doing bus iness had created an impera tive need for more revenue. He pointed out that the company had had no increase in rates since 1953. Specific rates were not reques ted .Rather, the company asked the Commission to set a fair rate of return on its investment. Hale said every effort had been made to ofsct increased costs. "We have reached the point now, however," he said, "where we cannot absorb further costs without additional oDerating re venues. We have accordingly asked the Commission for rev enues sufficient to provide a fair and reasonable return on the company's Investment." Rates will be set after the com mission has studied the facts and made its decision, he add ed. The application shows that the comapny's expenses have been The application shows that the comapny's expenses have been materially increased since the present telephone rates were es tablishd in 1953. This results principally from five general wage increases since then and from increased taxes and costs of materials. To keep up with service de mands, the company has been required to add $16,451,288 to its plant and equipment since Jan uary 1, 1953, according to the application. Hale pointed out that the com pany's investment had increas ed much more rapidly than the g increase in telephones in the past five and one-half vears. Invest- ment has gone up 64 per cent I while the number of telephones has increased 21 per cent. As a result the company's invest ment oer telephone has gone up from $248 on January 1, 1953 to $328 today. Hale said large amounts of new capital must be raised for growth and service improvement This can b assured only if earn ings are at an acceptable level, he stated. The company operates 135,000 telephones in 125 exchanges in the southeast 22 counties of Ne braska. 282 Jobs In County In July Plattsmouth and Cass County July labor activity included 301 jobs filled of which 282 were ag ricultural, including seed corn detas eling, 27 persons directed to nonfarm job opportunities, 30 new nonfarm job openings , received and 27 applications forj work. 1 The labor sunnly was 93, 70 ! men and 23 women, compared 1 to June with 96. 75 men and 21 women, according to the State Employment Service here. Offire ' ition asking the district, includ- ins Albert Young and Fay Jose who have tentative plans for building several homes in the area to be served. They and ten other owners of property signed the petition ask ing a district for property lying on Thaver Street in Eeenberg er's Addition, also known as Pl easant Hill Addition and for pro perty lying on Chicago Avenue between Thayer Street and Bur rls Sub-division. The area in question is in the vicinity of Jay's Texaco Station. The Council received the pet ition and referred it to the city attorney for checking of signat ures. Litle, Fairchild Appointed to Police Department Monday evening the City Coun cil at their session took uo the matter of filling vacancies on the city police force occasioned by the resignation of Ambrose Claus and Lawrence Chappell. There were a number of ap plications on file and from them Mayor Grant Roberts submitted the names of: Seybert Litle, 62, of this city, who has had several years of experience in police work in the city, serving both as patrolman and chief of police. He has for the past few months been act ing as member of the force dur ing vacation time. Litle has been a most efficient member of the police department. Vern Fairchild, 23, a newcom er to the citv. who is on the re serve list of the State Highway Patrol and attended the school at Ashland conducted by the Highway Patorl. He held a high ranking in the school. The two nominees were unan imously confirmed by the City the police department. Other full time members are Fred Tesch, chief, Ken Dunlap and Estil Jen kins. Fred Vincent is an extra member of the force. Journal Want Ads Pay BLOOD DONOR Karen Jacobs, 19, Platts- mouth is shown as sbe donated Mood during the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit here Thursday at arena for the start of the show. County Saddle Club Queen. No Injuries In Sunday Accident Frank E. Cheval, driver of a ; car, slid off the road and turned i over in a ditch on the way to Gretna Sunday afternoon. The only passenger injured but not severely, was Miss June Bab cock, when a heating stove they were hauling fell against her. She suffered arm, side and back bruises. Other occupants of the car were Mrs. Cheval and sons Jim and Junior, Frank A. Cheval anr Bill Babcock. A rear door of the car and one front door were damaged. Man Wanted Here Held in Ohio County Jail James W. Overmeyer, 27, of Ohio and a short-time resident of Plattsmouth until July 20, is being held in Auglize County, Ohio, according to word receiv ed by Sheriff Tom Solomon this morning. Overmeyer was picked up on a warrant issued bv Cass Coun ty and he was traced to Ohio by the sheriff's office, but be fore Cass County can get cust ody of Overmeyer he must first answer charges in three Ohio counties on prior criminal acts. He faces charges of forgery in Auglize County. According; to Solomon, Over meyer left merchants in Platts mouth, Elmwood, Murdock and Nehawka holding bills for a car and expensive appliances pur chased by Overmeyer before de parting from Plattsmouth July 20. Solomon said his office plans to forward a list of articles pur chased by Overmeyer in CassjCirce D; Pair cioverleaf Sr County to Ohio authorities for possible recovery. It is known, however, that many of the art icles were sold bv Overmeyer before he left Plattsmouth. The merchants' loss stands at close to $2,000, the sheriff said. George Conis, who has been enjoying a week vacation at Perry, la., with relatives and old friends, returned home Sun day night. He was accompanied by Chris Pappas who will visit here with George and friends here. t ' -' ' ",.v ' - " . W ::;. I'riifiiii'ii- ii iim m if , 1-1 in- i In front is Roxanne McGill, Cass Cass' Club Wins I Saddle Show Here Seventeen clubs participated in the annual Cass County Saddle Club Horse Show Sunday. Clubs were entered from Iowa and Ne braska with 186 contestants. The Winning Saddle Club prize was awarded to the Cass County Saddle Club, and since they were hosts the trophy was given to the 2nd olace winner, Nema- ha County. Third place went to Nebraska Citv and fourth to Omaha Saddle Club. Clubs entered were: Cass Coun ty Saddle Club, Plattsmouth; Pathfinders, Fremont; J-O-N-Bar, Talmage; Nemaha County Saddle Club. Auburn; Nebras ka City Saddle Club; Papillion Saddle Club; Waubonsie Saddle Club Sidney, Iowa; Curcle D Riding Club, Omaha; Otoe Coun ty Mustangs, Syracuse; Omaha Saddle Club; Stockyards Saddle Club, Omaha: West Pottawatta mie, Council Bluffs; Buffalo Busters, Springfield; Diamond Bar-C Ranch, Pacific Junction; Ponca 4-H, Omaha; Ak-Sar-Ben Riding Club, Omaha; Lincoln Saddle Club, Lincoln. The Cass County Saddle Club won the following: Grand Entry, 3rd; Jr. 4 Abreast, 1st; Sr. 4 Abreast, 3rd; Children's West ern Pleasure, 1st; Family Res cue Race, 1st; Junior Potato Race, 4th; Jr. 4-in-Line, 3rd; Jr. Cioverleaf, 2nd; Sr. Clover leaf, 3rd; Ladies Western Plea sure, 4th; Men's Western Plea sure, 1st and 2nd: Stock Horse Reining, 1st and 4th. Other class 1st place winners were: Grand Entry, Otoe; Lead Class, Otoe; Sr. 4 Abreast, Cir cle D; Jr. Pole Bending, Neb raska City; Sr. Pole Bending, Omaha; Stake and Chute ace, Waubonsie; Pair Cioverleaf Jr.. Omaha; Junior Potato Race, SLck Yards; Jr. 4-in-Line, Stock Yard.;; Sr. 4-in-Line. Otoe; Jr. Cioverleaf. Nemaha; Sr. Clover leaf, Omaha; Ladies Western Pleasure. Ak-Sar-Ben; Pair Class, Nemaha; Pick-Up Race, Nebraska City; Keyhole Rac;;, Nemaha. Time and One-Half The City Council voted Mon day night to pay street depart ment workers time and one half for hours worked in excess of 44 per week. g4 j if..-. Ul 111 l llll-J St. John School. The Red Cross staff nurio shown is Virginia Andermann, Omaha. Rain Delays Eventsbut Crowds Good WEEPING WATER The rains forced postponement of e- , vents here Wednesday but there ; were good crowds at the County ' Fair anyway. j Thre was a brisk flow of vis itors to see exhibits and the car nival midway was busy Wednes day night. It's been a long time since a County Fair has had trouble with too much moisture but ev eryone was making the best of it. Postponed were the Grand Parade and Queen Selection and crowning which were to have been Wednesday events. Th parade is re-scheduled to night to be simultaneous with the 4-H Parade and the Queen Ceremony will be at 8 p.m. at the street platform. A comDlication of the Tues day night opening was an in vasion of bugs (flying stage of a common worm) which curtail- i ed activities. The bugs usually do a one- or two-night stand a bout this time of vear so Fair officials were hoping they fly true to form. After the crowning of Miss Cass Countv for 1958 tonight there will be free platform en tertainment. Exhibits were to be on dis- play all day today and Friday, i Friday's events include the horseshoe pitching champion I ship, veterans parade and award i ing of championship trophies for i exhibits. City Plan Commission Reactivated The City Plan Commission was 'cactivatei Monday night by the uuy uouncn Dy passage 01 an: Appointed to the 9-member Council were: Three-year terms - Warren Rhylander, Ernest Schultz, Lyle Grove. Two years - Albert Young, Paul Fauquet, Mrs. Harold Smock. One year Mrs. Helen Wool- cott, Mrs. Grant Coolbaugh, Rob ert Way. The commission will select its own chairman and other of ficers. The Commission attempts' to foresee physical development of the city and to draw plans of that development. Docket Call in District Court Law and criminal docket call in District Court here has been set for Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. by Judge John M. Dierks. The next jury term begins Sept. 8. : J :s y -- ... ; --. -v f: . f . rg :'. . - - -w. " - : -; 1 ' rTltfilJH fcJMfciiMft-IWifl 11H tr-tttintTrr- "-li ii-iitt SaiArrr ifc jfrt irtw VOI.l'NTFFRS Volunteer workers and blood donors arp shown Thursday at the registration desk at St. John School. Sten ographers are Mrs. Howard Porter (left) and Mrs. Fd Berlett. Shown being registered are Zulemma Dye (standing) and Karen Jacobs. Standing at rear is .Mr. Phil Rihn. . ; ; i L 1 T;Z 1 till : : . u ':i.: LEGION OFFICERS SWORN IN Newly elected officers of the Plattsmouth American Le gion Post were installed at the regular August meeting last Thursday at the R. T. Cuthrell cabin southeast of Plattsmuth. Installing officer James Begley is shown administering the oath of office to, from right: front Merlin Joehitn sen, commander - Boyd Linder, 1st vice comman Maribelle Elliott Is Miss W. W. WEEPING WATER (Special) Maribelle Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elliott, was chosen Miss Weeping Water in the annual contest held Satur day night in the Cass County Auditorium. Attendants chosen were Miss 1 Loreli Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith and Dorothy Colbert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Colbert of Murdock. Mi-s Elliott represented Weep ing Water at the Cass County Pnnlnct nt thp TPnir Rhp rnrpv- unnr, a v,n- two attendants received $10. All entrants in the contest received a nosegay courtesy of the Am erican Legion Post 237, spon sors of the contest and were guests at the dance following the contest. Mrs. Fred Saathoff and Wil- liam Thornton shared the mas - ter of ceremony duties. The en-: trants in this year's conte.' were Marlene Noble. Sharon Up-j ton, Naomi Strayer, Verna Nee-j man, Dorothy Plunkett, Susan' Wood and Judy Domingo. j The eieht former winners of: the Miss Weeping Water contest j were guests at the contest and 1 dance. They are: Mrs. Al Br-j own ( Betty Jacobson 1 ; Mrs Clayton Ten Hulzen (Doris Da- vis), Mary Murphy, Mrs. P. T. Starck (Joan Norris); Susan Stone, Jean Curnes. Mrs. Gay le Mreske (Yvonne Domingo) and Linda Norris. Journal Want Ads Pay - it .'? 1 " f ' mm- 1 I fcv'i(',,',, i"Hit witif iKVEawjiimr k T r' H .j.'- 1 SEARCH FOR BODY The body of Jack Baker, Hi, Pacific Junction, Iowa was found in deep water at about the center of ! tne nnoto above Friday afternoon. two miles east of Plattsmouth that morning. He had gone wading on the hot day to cool off from working at weeding corn nearby. The drowning was the fifth this year in this immediate area. County Commission Adopts 58-59 Budcet without Change The Cass County Board,, of j $21,000; surveyor, $10,735; high Commissioners last Thursday j way commissioner, $0,000; ag in a special meeting adopted the; pruyuseu inoo-Dj county Biiugei without change and levied the following tax millage amounts: general fund 3.05 mills;- br idge fund, .80; road fund, 1.60; county relief, .25; federal match- j ing fund, 2.00. By resolution, the board a - greed to apportion the mail route fund as follows: District ' Ore, 32 per cent; District 2, 33 ; per cent, and District 3. 30 per. ' cent. By motion, the board decided to expend $40,000 of federal matching road funds in each com mission district in the same pro- portion that countv road funds , . , . ' . ... aret expanded in each road ms- Principal funds in the adopt- ed budget are the following a complete list appears in this c- dition in a legal notice reporting the commission proceedings of Aug. 7 1 : Gent ral administration - coun ty board, $8,705: county clerk, $12,600; treasurer. $23,300: re- gister of deeds. $7,630: clerk of district court, $7,505 county 1.1,820: judge. $12,711; sheriff, superintendent of schools, $0. 195; attorney, $5.821 : assessor. the wn.vniFR Aug. 11, VI, 13. 19.-.8 Date High Low Prec Monday 90 OS .00 Tuesday . . 94 72 .00 Wed!ic-;d ty ... 9! 64 1 30 Forecast : High 111 upper f-lo's; low near 70. Sun sets tonight at 7:27; rises Friday at 5:31. der; Merle I). Meisinger, 2nd vice commander; E. O. Vroman, and Win. Schmidt man (extreme right), members of the executive committee. Also installed but not shown were executive com mittee members Gene Wrings, Fred l eldhousen, Orville Julian, Fred Lugseh, Alva Linder, and Al bert Olson. Begley is also a committee member. Seated is post adjutant Don Warga. pip f ;4KH1A The youth drowned in a pond ricultural agent, 6.682; service uiucer, ji.oid. General miscellaneous jail, j $5q70: huildinus and erounds. $21,305; elections, $5,590, etc. (see legal notice 1. County bridge fund, $92,000; county road fund, $251.0011: fed- j oral matching fund, $131,000. Special mail route fund, $.'51, 000. Flood Control Committee OK'd pv fjfy CntmrW D7 - V-OUnCll A r.cw flood run I'd commit- u, j()r hls wat(,rstu,(1, ,v,)h.in,? a foi mer larger comniittce. ln- day was appointed by Mayor Grant Roberts and anix.intmcnts were approved by the City Coun- cil. The new committee had alrea dy had one emergency mrcliti!' to plan lor collecting funds needed for site acouislt ion in the first dam building here. Foul plans for design of two or three- dams to he bui'l this year are expected .scon. On the new conimi: tee are Taul Fauouet. flood control admin istrator. Day Storv. Fred Lugseh, George Jaeer. William Cvers, Leslie Kiel, William Kracer. Frank Rebal. Clem Woster and Howard Lindquist. Yvonne Jochimsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Merlin JoehiMi sen. submitted to a tonsi.ertuir.y Monrlav morning at St Cather ine's Hosp.t.u. Omaha S!-,- re turned home Tuesd.tv ir 01 rung.