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TtHlE (PUMTSMflDllJ J id to m "- PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday NUMBER 78 Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 77 SIX PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUCUbT 18, ly58 TEN CENTS PER COPY CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER ra $"m 'A555 " 4 v BEEFSIIAMPOO Beef entries in the are lathered up County Fair got a good shampooing before getting a rinse, judging time arrived. Beeves in the foreground reqq, Miss Ingverson Show Champ Beetf, Hog WEEPING WATER A suc cessful Cass County Fair, both in numbers of exhibitors and ex hibition viewers, drew to a close here Friday after four days. Grand champions in the 4-H baby beef and hog divisions were: beef, Tom Gregg, Platts mouth, Angus; market hog, Lin nea Ingwerson, Plattsmouth, Hampshire. The grand cnampion heifer was an Angus shown by Robert Todd, Plattsmouth. Best pen of three market hogs was shown by Dennis Melsinger, Plattsmouth. Other 4-H division winners were: poultry judging, Marilyn Pollard, Nehawka; Hunter Ing werson, Plattsmouth, crops judg ing; Marilyn Vinduska, Platts mouth, home living; Susan Wood, Weeping Water, foods; Maribelle Elliott, Weeping Wa ter, clothing. Sheep shownmanship, Leonard Hild, Richard Worthan; swine showmanship, Charles Stoehr; junior swine showmanship, Phil lip Meisinger, Kenneth Ahrens; beef showmanship, Lauren Todd: intermediate beef show manship, Paul Rice, Ronnie High School Registration Is Tuesday High School registration will be conducted in the principal's office Tuesday, August 19 from nine to four o'clock for those Sophomores, Juniors and Sen iors who wish to change their spring registration and for stu dents enrolling in these grades who are new to Plattsmouth this year. If conficts occur, students may call the principal's office for an appointment to register at ano ther time. The phone number is 3174. W. W. Sweeps Awards In Co. Fair Parade WEEPING WATER Weeping Water swept prizes in the Grand Parade here at the County Fair Thursday. Float winners were: commu nity, Weeping Water Chamber of Commerce; commercial, Wal lick Drugs, Weeping Water; sen ior fraternal, Weeping Water Junior Women's Club and jun ior fraternal. Weeping Water Rainbow Girls Club. Danny and Ricky Mather were top prizewinners in the kiddies costume division. Nolte, Richard Worthan, Beverly Philpot, Linda Gregg. Swine club groups, Nehawka Swine Club; junior beef show manship, Robert Todd, Ralph Puis, Kirby McGill, Don Hob scheidt, Genene Nolte, Kathy Rice; steer club groups, Ak-Sar-Ben Feeders. Pleasant Ridge 49'ers, Cass County Fancy Feed ers, Triple B Club. Reserve grand champion steer was an Angus shown by Paul Rice. Murray. Rice also showed the reserve grand champion hei fer. Don Ahrens of We-eping Wa ter showed the runnerup grand champion market hog. Linnea Ingwerson had the reserve champion pen of three market hogs. Following is a partial listing of winners in Fair exhibits, sup plied by the County Agricultural Extension Office, Weeping Wa ter. Other results will appear in later editions. SHEEP SHOW Showmanship contest Blue, Leonard Hild, Richard Worthan; red, Clark Steckley, Susan Steck ley; white, Billy Schlichtemeier, Tommy Schlichtemeier, Michael Bose, Terry Wiles. Ewe over one year blue, Leo nard Hild, Richard Worthan. Market Lamb blue. Leonard Hild, Richard Worthan; red, Ter ry Wiles, Susan Steckley, Clark Steckley; white, Billy Schlicht emeier, Michael Bose. Club pen of market lambs Wool Gatherers, red. SWINE SHOW Showmanship contest Sen ior division (13 and older), pur ple, Charles Stoehr (1st); blue, Dennis Meisinger (2nd); Wayne Thoren (3rd); Linnea Ingwerson (4th); other blues. Hunter Ing werson, Ted Wehrbein, Ronnie Root, Theron Bornemeier: red, Fredene Engelking, Dale Engel king, George Pool, Gene Noell, Sandra Stapert, Larry Engel kemeier, Arlan Hollenbeck, Sar ah Albers. Junior division (12 and young er), blue, Philip Meisinger, Ken neth Ahrens, Don Ahrens; red Larry Gregg, Linda Pool, Bobby Jacobson, Mvron Hollenbeck. Champion market hog, Lin nea Ingwerson, Hampshire; re serve champion, Don Ray Ah rens, Hampshire; champion pen of 3 market hogs, Dennis Meis inger, Duroc; reserve chamDion, Duroc gilts purple, Charl es Stoehr; blue, Philip Meising er, Dennis Meisinger (2), Fred ene Engelking; red, Le Roy Love (2), Dale Engelking, Charles Stoehr, Ronnie Root, Philip Mei singer; white, Steven Wehrbein, Ted Wehrbein. v -At and those toward the back are Duroc breeding litters blue, Charles Stoehr, Dennis Meising er; red, LeRoy Love, Ronnie Root. Duroc market hogs blue, Den nis Meisinger (2), Charles St oehr (2); red, Fredene Engel king; white, Ronnie Root (2), Stephen Wehrbein, Ted Wehr bein. Pen of 3 Duroc market hogs blue, Dennis Meisinger, Charles Stoehr. Hampshire gilts blue, Don Ahrens, Wayne Thoren, Kenny Ahrens, Sandra Stapert; red, Wayne Thoren. Don Ahrens, Ken. ny Ahrens, Sandra Stapert, Lin (Continuedl On Page 5) No Tree HS Tuition Cards' For PHS Pupils County Supt. L. A. Behrends today said Free High School Admission Cards will not be mailed to pupils whose parents indicated on the application forms that their children will attend the Plattsmouth ' High School. The cards have been gw. n to the assistant principal, Jessie Whalen. All other cards will be mailed this week, Behrends said. 4 ' o '4 4" v ; f m PEE WEE CHAMPS The Indians won the Pee Wee League playoff with a 7-2 victory over the Cardinals. The champions above are, from left: front Bobby Sheppard, Eddie Trively, Larry Riley, Johnny Simons, Jim Karros; back Manager Ray Simmons, Dick ( happell, Dale Johnson, Dick Osterholm, Ronnie Marsh and Peter Davis. On the team but not present for the ptoto were Willard Simons and Ronald Smith. BSS Jane Fauquet Crowned at County Fair Jane Fauquet. 16, pert in a pretty party dress, Thursday night was crowned Miss Cas County of 1958 at the County Fair in Weeping Water as soma 1,100 persons looked on. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fauquet, Platts mouth, and will be a senior at the high school here this fall. Mi s Cass County was chosen over six other entrants by a board of non-county judges and the announcement of the jud ges' decision was eagerly await ed since the crowning was to have taken place Wednesday night but was postponed because of threatening weather. The decision of the judges was not an easy one, emcee W. N. Roberts of Weeping Water said prior to the announcement, made as the contestants and the 1957 Mi.'s Cass County sat on the street platform in front of the audience. Ml s Fauquet has been parti cularly active in music in Platts mouth school and town affairs. She was chosen Miss Platts mouth and sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. She succeeds Laurel Ann Bornemeier, Murdock, who took part in the Thursday night cere mony by pinning a corsage on each contestant and finally gracefully relinq u 1 s h i n g her crown to Miss Fauquet. Other contestants, each of whom was introduced to the audience by Roberts as he read off her accomplishments dur ing her long walk down the aisle dividing the onlookers, . were: Miss Weeping, Maribelle El liott. Miss Manley, Rosalie Massoth. Mis 3 Louisville, Janet Albert. Miss Murdock,, Sondy Smith. Miss Nehawka, Twila Jean Hicks. Miss Avoca, Marilyn Bose. Crownbearer was Joan Dom ingo, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Domingo, Weeping Water. Miss Fauquet became the 9th Miss Cass County. Others were: 1950 Norma Ford, Nehawka. 1951 Betty Lou Jacobsen, Weeping Water. 1952 Phyllis Grunwald, Un ion. 1953 JoNon Albin, P 1 a 1 1 s mouth. 1964 Susan Stone, Weeping Water. 1955 Marilyn Men d e n h a 1 1, Elmwood. 1956 Yvonne Domingo, Weep ing Water. 1957 Laurel Ann Bornemeier, Murdock. Despite humid heat, the Fair area Thursday night was crowd ed and parking space was at a premium (and hard to find). THE WEATOER August 11, 15, 16, 17, 1958 Date High Low Tree Thursday 90 68 .00 Friday 91 70 .00 Sautrday 84 66 .00 Sunday . 88 64 .00 Forecast: Cloudy tonight, pos sible thunderstorms. High in 90's; low in upper 60's. Sun sets at 7:19; rises at 5:36. Ml tts mouth MISS CASS COUNTY AND COURT Above are Miss Cass County of 1958, Jane Fauquet of Plattsmouth (4th from left) and others who took part in the crowning ceremony at the County Fair in Weeping Water Thursday night. From left are: Miss Ne hawka, Twila Jean Hicks; Miss Manley, Rosalie Massoth; Miss Rec Baseball Champs are Yanks, Indians The Yanks are Midget champs and the Indians Pee Wee champs of the Plattsmouth summer re creation baseball leagues. Those two teams won five-inning final playoff games Thurs day night at the high school athletic field. Scores were: Midgets Yan kees 4, Braves 2; Pee Wees Indians 7, Cardinals 2. The Yankees scored three runs without a hit in the last of the fourth to get their victory mar gin over the Braves. The Braves outhit the champs 5-1 but walks in the crucial inning and alert baserunning by the Yanks did the damage. The Indians became Pee Wee champs by scoring 6 runs in the last of the fifth. The'. Cards had gone ahead 2-1 With one in the first half of the innins;. Box scores of the champion ship games appear inside. With the end of the recreation season here, Mr. and Mrs. James Rosenquist, directors, today said: "We would like to thank the Chamber of Commerce and all the people who worked with the Chamber to make our program a success. "The managers of the baseball teams and the people who in spired the players did a lot for the program. We need a lot more people like that to make the program a success in future." Rosenquist suggested night games under lights would be more attractive since more people could attend. MIDGET CHAMPS The Yankees won the .Midget League playoff here Thursday, defeating the Braves. 4-2. They are, from left: front Gary Christensen, Dennis Smith, Donald Markham, Johnny Thompson, Roger Baumgart; back Joe Rizri (assistant coach), Kenny Rhylander, Roger Beverage, Jimmy Coolman, David McDaniel. Managers were Jerry Smith and Dick Beverage. iff! - . ' - T.t . wiyX : - .. -:. Attendance Boundaries Listed As School Starts School days are near. Supt. T. I. Friest today listed the "tentative, flexible school boundaries which will be in ef fect when school starts Sept. 2, the day after Labor Day, for the benefit of those who might not be familiar with them. Friest 's release: It has become necessary to create zones or boundary lines for our Elementary Schools. Fac- 4 Farms Get 100-Year Citations Four Cass County farms which have been in the same families for 100 years receiyed .recogni tion'; at the County' Fair Thurs-; day night at Weeping1 Water. They are th Raymond Pollard farm at Nehawka; Mrs. Andrew Stander farm, Weeping Water; Herbert L. Stander, farm, Louis ville and August Stohlmann farm, Louisville. The last three persons named read a short hi tory of their farms for a Fair audience Thursday night. Mr. Pollard was not able to be present. Each of the farm families has been presented a citation from the County Fair and a plaque from Ak-Sar-Ben, Omaha civic organization. Each will also be honored with a day's entertain ment at the State Fair. The Ak-Sar-Ben plaques were presented by Fred Rehmeier, Weeping Water, Ak-Sar-Ben Ambassador. 1 i- ass Cass Weeping Water, Maribelle Elliott, Miss Plattsmouth, Miss Fauquet; Miss Louisville, Jane Albert; Miss Murdock, Sondy Smith; Miss Avoca, Marilyn Bose; crownbearer Joan Domingo, Weeping Waler, and last year's Miss Cass County, Laurel Ann Bornemeier, Murdock. Sept. 2 Nears tors determining these zones are based upon safety of small children by eliminating cross ing heavy traffic areas, upon equalizing enrollments in all of the buildings and upon the na tural terrain of the City of Plattsmouth. ' - Rigid, inflexible boundary lines for the present are not advisable because families re siding near these lines may be requested to send their child ren to a schooLjn an adjoining area in order to properly dis tribute attendance. School of ficials are requesting the co operation of parents in observ ing the tentative, flexible bound aries or zones as set forth be low: COLUMBIAN SCHOOL Bo undaries for this school are de fined as follows: All areas South of' Secon4 Avenue, West to Eighth Street, thence South and East of Chicago Avenue to the Louisville Road, including the new Valley View Addition, bounded 1 on the East by the limits of the Wintersteen District and County Road are considered as this school zone. All children of kindergarten, first, .second, third and fourth grade ages will enroll in this school. Children above the fourth grade will at tend either at Central or the High School Building. WINTERSTEEN S C II O O I Boundaries for this school are defined as follows: All areas East of the County Road to in tersection of Lincoln Avenue (Shop Road) and East of the viaduct, to the outlying limits of the School District, are con sidered to be in this school zone. This school will enroll all child ren of the Kindergarten, first,, second, third and fourth grade ages. Children above the fourth grade will attend either at the Central or High School Build ings. FIRST W A R D SCHOOL Boundaries of this school are ciennea as ionows: All areas North of Second Avenue, West to Sixth Street then Ea.st and North of Washington Ave. a 1 1 i Webster Boulevard. This school will enroll all children of kind ergarten, first, second, third and fourth grade ages. All children above the fourth grade will at tend either at Central or High School buildings. CENTRAL SCHOOL Bound aries for this school are defined as follows: All areas South of Webster Boulevard and Wash ington Avenue to Sixth Street thence West on Sixth Street to Chicago Avenue, then Wist of Chicago Avenue to the Louis ville Road and North oi this Road to the limits of the School District. This school will enroll all children from kindergarten through the sixth grade ages. Older children will attend at the High School building. CouEity Football Uniforms To Be Issued Here Friday New head coach Bill Hawkins and his football staff at Platts mouth High School plan to Is sue equipment to "any boy In terested In playing" Friday from 8 to 11 a.m. Hawkins arrived here with his wife and two sons Saturday and with his staff is readying for the start of practice Aug. 25. There'll be morning and after noon sessions Monday through Saturday then until the start of school Sept. 2. The first game is Sept. 12 at Crete. Tractors Damaged In Farm Fire Near Louisville Sunday , The Plattsmouth fire depart ment 'were- called Sunday even ing to the farm of Forest Engcl kemeier some' three miles south east of Loui-ville, where an im plement shed and two tractors were afire. : On their arrival they wore joined by the Louisville depart ment in fighting the fire and saved the tool shed but the trac tors were badly damaged in the fire. It is reported that the fire was occasioned when the tractors were being replenished with gas, catching afire and seriously burning Robert Engelkemeier, a son of Forest, who was working with the tractors. The Louisville department had charge of the fire and the a mount of the loss is not, known here. Robert Engel k e m e i e r was brought to Plattsmouth where his injuries was treated by R. J. 1 Dietz. While very painful the injuries wer? not dangerous. The injured young man is a i grandson of Henry Engelkemeier of this city. No Specific Rate Increase Asked by Telephone Company The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co. has applied for a rate increase but not for any specific amount. A Journal headline Thin Sclav mistakenly mentioned "llr; " as th,' asking. The company applied to the Railway Commission for an i:i crea e to got a "fair ra'c of re turn on its investment." It suid "rising costs of doiivr business had created nu im perative need for more revenue." Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Newton and daughter. Jeanne, James Rhea of Lincoln, Miss Lyda Lon Nieman of Hulett. Wyo , were supper guests Friday evening at the Paul Long home. Miss Nie man is to be one of the partici pants in Jeanine's wedding Ausi unt 23. Call Your News And Social Items To IMl