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The Platiimi(D)(utihi ojtoai PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 77 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA. MONDAY. OCTOBER 20. 195S TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 96 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER A Plattsmonth View of the Fair Russians Dealt Propaganda From Pavillion at Brussels (Following Is part of a letter from Tom Zastera, in service in Germany, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zastera, Platts mouth. It gives another view of the Brussels, Belgium, World's Fa i r . o I hud a wonderful time on my leave although I couldn't get all the flights at Rhein Main that I wanted. I was only able to stay in Madrid for one day since they have such a confused schedule of flights and my flight to Brus sels was cancelled by weather so I had to stand up on the train all night to get there. I think all of the standing was worth it. We stayed In a private room which I guess you could call "Mom and Pop's place" be cause we did everything but live with the family. We were about 3 miles from the fair grounds but had good connections to the fair by street car. We spent six days altogether at the lair and it was really .something to see. We went through all of the pa vilions except two and it took five days of steady walking and glancing to do it! I was really surprised to see how some of the so-called backward coun tries like Africa (down In the Congo) have become so civilized in the last few years. They have ju.st about all the modern con veniences that we plus a few that I haven't seen yet. Of course you want to know about the U.S.A. pavillion, but I actually don't have much to say about it. It wasn't by far the best pavillion at the fair but I liked our displays and what they consisted of. We tried to ihow the people mainly how an average American lives, works and enjoys life. Of course this was not done in a lot of the other pavilions so our show was more or less what I've been looking at for the past 21 years. I think about the greatest dis play of art and science, plus a good look at how their people live, was in the French pavilion. Their building was by far the most modern. The architecture must have taken two years to figure, by the construction work ers after it was put on paper! I have some pictures of its con struction and design that I'm bring back. Well, I saw my first Russian! Ha! and was their pavilion ever something! I have never seen so much propaganda in my whole life. They have people sta tioned all over their pavilion that speak all the languages in the world and can they ever talk! As soon as Harold and I walk ed in the front door and walked about 20 feet, we had an English speaking Russian at our heels. He took us on a tour (free of course) of the pavilion and it was just like going through Rush Week at college! Every display that we visited had a comparison between Rus sia and the U.S.A. and of course we were only a poor little coun try with no food, education. Sputniks, etc. At the end of the "tour", Har old, a guy with a great sense of humor, asked the guy if he had anything planned for that after noon. The Russian replied that he had to be in their pavilion but evidently he thought we were going to ask him out for a steak or something, so he said he might be able to get away for about an hour. Then Harold said, "Come on over to our pavilion and we will show you around!" I just wonder how he would have felt If he would have come with us. We al o had dinner in the German pavilion with three Rus sians one woman and two men. Of course they couldn't under stand us and we couldn't under stand them so we didn't try to snow-ball each other. Harold said that I collaberated with the enemy by asking them for a match, but I didn't smoke the cigarette very long so I didn't feel so bad. I was really surprised at the money Belgium spent on the fair. For one of their displays they constructed a "Belgium City" in the 16th century Includ ing all the shops, modes of transportation and livng habits at that tme. The "city"' covered an area of about ten square blocks and you can imagine how much money it took to build a city of that sire! The buildings were so realis tic that at first I thought that it was part of Brussels. The ex terior of the buildings were covered with thin cloth and then plaster was applied in the desing of bricks, etc, which were paint ed to give the effect of a very old building. You can see that they weren't constructed to stay there after the fair, but I was surprised to see that they have stayed up through the weather. Of course, we went on a tour of the Atomium, and I think that I took some great shots of the fair from the top. I could write about the fair all day long but I'd least like to talk about some of the rest of my leave. I first went to Mu nich for the October fest for four days (at the beginning i and it was just as great as last year. The second day we were there ,they had a six hour para de which was really something to tee. During different parts of the parade, there would be either a sport club containing forty or fifty people dressed in costumes that were four to six hundred years old. All these costumes have been worn during every October fest that has been held. It was also Munich's eight hun dredth anniversary so they act ually had a double celebration. After coming back to Frank furt, Harold and I tried to ar range a flight to Madrid for five days but were only able to go there for one day since the wea ther was bad and we were afraid we would not get back in time to catch the flight to Brussels. I wish we would have stayed long er though, because as it worked out, we missed our flight to Brussels anyway. It was nice but I was unable to see any bull fights, etc, so it was all for a lost cause. Love, Tom Zastera There Are Reasons for Picker Mishaps Reports of last year's FFA Corn Harvest Safety Program thow that accidents in the corn harvest season can be reduded. Accidents did happen, however, in spite of this program because some farmers in the community did not obey four basic rules for safe corn picker operation. 1. Before you leave the tractor seat always shut off the power to the picker. Over 90 per cent of corn picker accidents occurred while the operator was trying to clean or adjust the picker while it was in operation. The little time you save will not pay for an accident. 2. Do not wear loose-fitting clothes. They are bait for mov ing parts. If you wear gloves, don't wear the double - thumb variety. 3. Keep all guards and shields in place, especially on the power take-off shaft. 4. Keep equipment in good operating condition. By following these rules, says the local FFA, you'll help keep the 1958 corn harvest season in Cass County accident-fee. This is the goal of the members of the Plattsmouth FFA who are taking part ths fall in a state wide campaign to reduce the number of corn harvest ac cidents. Western Union's New Home Is at Cass Drug Store Joe Zastera announced this past week that the Cass Drug Store has been appointed as the Western Union Agency for Platts mouth. This brings the Western Union Office back on Main Street. For many years, Chriswiser's Pho to Shop served as agency. When it was closed down last spring, Carl Chriswiser moved the a gency to the basement of his home on 7th Street. Under the new management, Helen Lessman will be chief operator with Joe Zastera also qualified to take over in her absence. Agency hours will be from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. on week days, 9 a. m. to 12 noon on Satur days, with no service on Sun days. Store hours will not be affected by the change but will remain the same as heretofore. Objections to Sewer Assessment Must Be Written Objections to assessments for sanitary sewer work in District 14 here must be made in writ ing in order to be considered. The district to be assessed has been listed in a Journal le gal notice and property owners concerned have been sent a copy of the notice. Any objection in writing must be filed with the city clerk on or before 5 v. m. Nov. 3. The City Council will sit as a Board of Equalization to ,hear objec(ions and adjust assess ments as it may see fit Nov. 6 at 7:30 p. m. Even if a property owner in tends to appear before the Board of Equalization personally, he must also file a written objec tion with the citv clerk by the Nov. 3 deadline. :u!::::n::nn This 'n That In Agriculture Hog production appears to be on the incline. Demand for breed ing stock is good. A brief visit at the Knabe Sale at Nehawka evidenced spirited bidding for the regular fine offering of Hamp shires. This was Harry Knabe and Son's 77th regular Hamp shire sale. Congratulations are certainly due the Knabes for their con tributions to the swine industry. Harry is a veteran 4-H'er, being one of the first 4-H Club mem bers in Cass County a number of years ago. Any boy or girl who may won der about the value of 4-H Club work can get a quick affirmat ive answer from either Harry or John. Gilt selection is important. Clarence Jacobsen raised the size of litters on his farm 2 or 3 pigs in a hurry by ear mark ing the larger and better litters and selecting replacement gilts from them. Mr. Jacobsen is ser. ving as herdsman for the Cass County 4-H Sears Swine project. The herd sire is a fine Yorkshire purchased by the Heim Brothers of Plattsmouth. John Dietl of Nehawka has his 1958 milo crop in the bin. He was one of the first to complete his harvest. He reports a yield of close to 90 bushels per acre average of dried grain. One thing for sure, he needs not worry about the crop falling to the ground. It's in the bag or rather the bin. Soybeans may be a more pop ular crop. Some very fine yields are reported. It is a crop which still is great enough demand to keep from going into govern ment storage. One yield of 70 hnshpls npr ar-rp wo rmfflninll,, rVnorTn r n : I That's a lot of hpansii A corn referendum will be held in November. Corn produc ers should make their choice known by voting. Maybe neither choice is your preference but it will be one way or another. Your vote will helo decide. Clarence Schmadeke, County Agent. Nebraskans Want Stricter Traffic Laws, Poll Shows LINCOLN Nebraskans want stronger controls over their drivers, according to the results of a public opinon poll on traf fic safety announced today at the 51st annual convention of the Nebraska As.ociation of In surance Agents. According to Leo J. Beck, Jr., president of the organization, the poll showed that the major ity of Nebraskans want 1. re examination of drivers' licensees. 2. a large highway safety patrol. Children's Memorial Gift Bazaar Pends Mrs. A. B. Rogers of this city has announced it is time again for the Children's Memorial Gift Bazaar. She has requested anyone wishing to give a gift to call her at 249. Donations must be in by Saturday, Oct. 25. The Bazaar is in November at the Fontenellg Hotel. i I Ml III 1 MfcrAMM 4r CROSSING Dl'E SOON Main Street will sometime soon have a new look as viewed from east to the Burlington Railroad tracks. A grade crossing of the tracks will be established just to the left of the present depot building (at right in photo). The underpass at left, now the only means of getting to the river botton east of here No One Hurt in Car-Farm Wagon Accident Friday A car-farm wagon acident oc curred at 6:15 p.m. Friday 2 miles west of Nehawka on US 34. Martin E. Ross of Nehawka was proceeding west on 34 on a farm tractor which was towing 2 farm wagons. James E. Sim mons of Plattsmouth was also westbound and his right front fender came in contact with the box of the rear trailer. There was no injury according to Sheriff Tom Solomon who in vestigated but damage was hea vy to both the car and the four wheel trailer. $100,000, $50,000 Suits Filed Two damage suits for injuries alleged to have been suffered in a car accident near South Bend June 27 have been filed in Dis trict Court here. They are for $100,000 and $50, 000 damage. Ferda Kelley, 18, Louisville, seeks $50,000 in a suit filed on his behalf by his father, Hose Kelly. Quentin Peoples, 20, Louisville, seeks $100,000 in a suit filed on his behalf by his mother, Sadie Peoples. Both suits name Charles E. Hadden of Omaha as defendant. The suits allege injuries suf fered in a collision between a car driven by Hadden and one driven by Thomas Baker in which the two plaintiffs were passengers. The accident, the suit says, icu auuui z nines east OI inn 1 1 J U i. CI II . So Bd " Spur No. 150 County Commission The Cass County Board of Commissioners will meet Tues day and Wednesday this week in regular session. The meeting will begin about mid-morning each day. Journal Want Ads Pay 3. periodic vehicle inspection, and 4. subsidized driver educa tion. On the other hand, Beck pointed out, the majority ans wwering the poll Indicated that they want to drive under the ' new speed limits of 65 during the ' day and 55 at night in spite of the increased traffic death rate in Nebraska during the first nine and one-half months of 1958 and the fact that neighboring states enjoyed a decrease in deaths during the same period. He said the Nebraska Associa tion of Insurance Agents, an or ganization of Independent pro perty and casualty agents will sponsor legi lation during the 1959 session of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature designed to secure new laws in accor dance with the results of the survey. (The Journal carried a copy of the pool questionaire last month. Kucera in Bandmasters Band Dec. 20 Richard Kucera, instrumental music supervisor in the Platts mouth schools, has been select ed to play in the fourth annual All American Bandmasters Band which will be featured at the Mid-West National Band Clinic at the Sheraton Hotel in Chic ago, Dec. 20. Richard Kucera The Band will be conducted by Major George H. Willcocks of London. Kucera will play alto saxo phone. Selections of band members were made after study of hun dreds of ap plications from Canada. The band will rehearse three days before its concert. Mr. and Mrs. William Hershis er of Cedar, Minn., were here the past week at the home of their daughter and family, the Ho ward Lindquists. They came to help their granddaughter, Deb bie Lindquiit, celebrate her bir thday, Oct. 16. A Classified Ad In The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. - ' 1 . f. ffU : j -T x A 'It i -. a f , If ft, t x 4 m ii n w ii'hip .. 'm. .mmmm.mtmum. '"" '"t ij sK r , n't) :y 1 1?! . V cr; - n t i - , Mllill,l.l J CITATION Steve Davis, riffht, of Plattsmouth has been given a Distinguished Service Award by the Nebraska Association of Insurance Agents for his part in promoting a public opinion poll of the association on traffic safety. The Journal co-operated by publishing the poll form and replies were sent by Davis to become part of the public opinion sampling. The statewide poll showed Nebraskans favoring stricter traffic laws. Shown with Davis is Leo Beck, president and state national director of tbe as sociation, who made tbe award Friday night at Lincoln during the group's convention banquet. -JW -V Hi will be closed to traffic and used as a drainage ditch. Main Street will be extended to meet the county road in foreground. Men in the picture were a Burlington survey crew setting grades for the crossing and approach. The depot will be removed and a new one erected farther north. District Legion Meet Saturday At Nebraska City District No 12 of the American Legion of Nebraska meeting was held at Nebraska City Sat urday attended by a large group from Otoe, Cass, Seward and Lancaster county outside of Lin coln. The 12 districts has some 3,600 members acording to District Commander Ray Oltman of Hal lam, who presided over the meet ing. State Commander James Smith of North Platte was the chief speaker and stated he had set a goal of 55,000 members for 1959 in the state. He continued that another goal of the Legion was not to get new benefits but to keep present benefits for the veterans. In the election John McNeal of Utica was named comman der, Clarence Halm of Nebraska City, vice commander, Clare Beach, Nebraska City, finance officer. Other state officers president were Rolland Willis, senior vice commander; Warren E. Baker, adjutant; John E. Curtiss, na tional committeman and Robert Tubach, Area C vice-commander. A luncheon was served the de legates at the Legion club and a banquet at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary's church with John E. Curtis as the chief speaker. Attending from plattsmouth were E. O. Vroman, Don Warga and Oliver Shiber. Attend Rcbckah Assembly Held At Beatrice The past week Mrs. J. J. Sti bal district president of the Re bekah lodge, with Mrs. Fred H. Vincent were at Beatrice where they attended the state assem bly of the Rebekahs. Roy Carey of this city was also attending as delegate of Platte lodge No. 7, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Loreta Schunabel of Ainsworth, presided over the as sembly. Subscribe to The Journal Nowl NSEA Thursday; PHS-Neb. City There Wednesday Public school will be dismissed for the week here and at most county schools after regular sessions Wednesday. Thursday and Friday while students have vacation, teachers will attend district conventions of the Nebraska State Education Association. Sessions begin Thursday at 8:15 a.m. Plattsmouth teachers have a choice of going either to the Dis trict 1 convention at Pershing Youths 13,14 Arrested for Breakin Here The arrest of two teenagers ages 13 and 14, in a local cafe Friday morning by Police Chief Fred Tesch, Officer Vern Fair child end Deputy Sheriff Wayne Schneider cleared up the Kent Cafe breakin which occured ear ly Wednesday morning. The two youth were observed spending money freely and were taken into custody and under questioning by Sheriff Tom Sol omon admitted they had ran away from Boys Town Oct. 6 and that during the early morn ing hours Wednesday they broke into the rear of Kent's Cafe and removed merchandise and mon ey. A third youth, who is 14, was found hiding in the weeds Fri day afternoon south of the Mis souri pacific depot, a spot the trio used as a hiding place while in Plattsmouth. The youth further admitted to Solomon that they had broken into a grocery store in Papillion, and had broken into a liquor store in Bellevue Oct. 12. They said they entered Cass County Tuesday morning by walking the railroad bridge across the Platte. Farmers in the area reported seeing the youth early Tuesday morning but they managed to elude officers by hiding in corn fields. Tuesday night they were observed by Mrs. Roy Patton near her home but a "busy" country telephone line kept Mrs. Patton from reaching officers fo more than an hour after she had seen them. The youth said they had en tered the Patton home on four different occasions in search of food. On their last trip to the farm home, Mrs. Patton came into the house while one of the youths was ransacking the bed room. Another youth rushed up to the house and asked Mrs. Pat ton for a drink thereby detain ing Mrs. Patton just long enough for the youth in the bedroom to make his escape out a window. Boys Town authorities have returned the youth to Boys Town while County Attorney James Begley studies their case and possible charges to be filed. Albert Young who has been visiting here w;ith his relatives and old friends, departed today for his home at Colorado Springs, Colo., where he resides with his sister, Mrs. Clara Lee White. Marilyn Pollard, Queen and King NEHAWKA (Special) Mar ilyn Pollard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Pollard, and Ted Brannon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brannon of Union, were Nehawka Lists Honor Roll NEHAWKA (Special) The six weeks honor roll here in cludes: 7th gradeSusan Balfour, Da. vid Johnson, Julia Johnson, Ma ry Lindsey, Garry Weik. 8th grade Barbara Chandler,! Jackie Dodson. Freshmen Ann Briley, Thel- ma Ketelhut. Sandra Stapert. Sophomore Jim Johnson. i Seniors-Marv Lou Briley, Ro-I ger Dodson. Edward Johnson, David Lindsev. Marilyn Pollard. John Stanley, Rosie Stoll and, Carol Stone. j Mary Lou and Ann Briley had j the highest averages with 5 A'sj each. I Memorial Auditorium in Lincoln or the District 2 convention at Civic Auditorium in Omaha. Other Cass County teachers in town and rural school are also expected to attend the conven tions and school will be dismis sed Wednesday at the closing time in those schools also. The NSEA has 5,500 members. Plattsmouth's game this week in the Twin Rivers Conference, at Nebraska City, is Wednes day night at 1:'M). The change from the usual Friday time is because of the dis trict teachers convention the lat ter part of this week. Plattsmouth has no win. 2 losses and a tie in the confer ence, 2-2-1 overall. Nebraska City is 2-2-0 in the Twin Rivers and 2-3-0 overall. Latest for Nebraska City was a 33-13 loss to Falls City Fri day night. Pliittsmouth lost to Falls City, 41-19 Other common opponents were Crete and Beatrice, Ne braska City beating Crete 13-7 and beating Beatrice 13-6. Plattsmouth tied Crete 7-7 and lost to Beatrice 13-0. Cob Pile Burns At Petersen Home On Highway 34 Sunday the members of the fire department were called to the J. P. Peterson property on highway No. 34 southeast of the city. It was found that a large pile of cobs that accumulated at the place had gotten on fire. The fire it is thought was caus ed by children playing with ma tches that ignited the dry leaves and cobs. The fire had worked through the cobs and into a dump nearby making it neces sary for the firemen to spend sometime at the scene and mem bers returned later in the even ing to check the pile. It is estimated that the loss i.: the neighborhood of $20. UN Home Ec Club Cites Sharon Ramgc LINCOLN Nineteen girls were honored here Thursday night for their participation in various activities of the Home Economics Club at the Univer sity of Neraska College of Ag riculture. Pins were presented to the girls in connection with the El len H. Richards dinner in the University's Student Union. The included sophomores Sharon Ramage, Plattsmouth. Attend State Board Meeting Of D. A. C. The state board members of the Nebraska Society of Daugh ters of American Colonists met Saturday at 12:30 at the Corn hu.sker hotel in Lincoln for tk-ir meeting and luncheon. Mrs. Ernest R. Moigan of O maha, state regent, presided at the meeting and luncheon. Attending from Plattsmouth were Mrs. Dale Philpot, state his torian, Mrs. H. L. Gamer and Miss Jessie Robertson. Ted Brannon at Nehawka crowned queen and king of the homecoming game Friday eve ning with Elmwood. The cere mony was held at the school af ter the game. Last year's royalty, Carol Reys and Jim Gregg, placed the crowns. Attendants to Marilyn were Judy Attebcry, Connie Dletl, Norma Ross ami Murleen I' hi and to the king were Bob Gar reans, Duane Hobscheidt, Glen Keene and John Stanley. Following the ceremony, there was a dance for graduates, par ents and students at the school. THK W FA Til I'll Oct. it;, n, is, 19, v.m. Date Hi. low Prec. Thursday 81 50 Friday 75 40 Saturday 74 42 Sunday ... 81 54 00 00 00 00 Forecast: High near 80; cloudy tonight, possible showers. Low in mid 40's. Sun sets tonight at 5:36: rises Tuesday at S 42 a.m.