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KCS?.. KI3T. w., 15C0 R ST. li::col::, :x. RDdDQJTIHl JJflDQJKNM. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER 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, NOVEMBER 6, 1958 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 101 Officials leltiuiirinied for Ueirm UIIfD PLAITS bent mc AAclKlug&i of Murdock Wiras "',7.$ ! ff : v If r:i lil ft IfvvL 4?v q SHOW STOPPERS The Rock a Bops were a show stopping attraction at the teenage Halloween party last Friday night' at the high school gym. Almost every time they swung into action, ing stopped and most of the 400 to 500 partygoers gathered around. Road Opening 1$ Petitioned About 120 persons signed a petition received Tuesday by the County Board of Commissioners for opening of an abandoned road. It was described as a public road in section 5, Twp. 10, R 13 east 6th P.M. which intersects the Nehawka-Murray rock road at the south and the Weeping Water east road at the north. The petitioned asked that the road be "restored to normal travel condition." It has been unused several years. Courthouse, Bank Close on Vets Day Veterans Day, of course, is a day for displaying the flag, both along business streets and at re sidences. Merchants have been asked by the Chamber of Commerce to have their flags out by 9 a.m. Nov. 11. BOO Initiative Petitions o O o CO Tipton 90 Greenwood 50 Salt Creek 62 Stove Creek 130 Elmwood 100 So. Bend 40 Weeping Water 30 Center 59 Louisville 238 Avoca 60 Mt. Pleasant ... 49 8 Mile Grove .. 53 Nehawka 82 Liberty 96 W. Rock Bl. ... 106 E. Rock Bl 24 Plattsmouth .. 75 W. Water 1st. Ward 74 W. Water 2nd Ward 89 Plattsmouth 1st - 1st 147 Plattsmouth 1st - 2nd 182 Plattsmouth 2nd. - 1st 205 Plattsmouth 2nd. - 2nd Ill Plattsmouth 2nd. - 3rd 185 TOTALS ....2519 74 37 53 91 80 28 25 60 94 42 34 35 42 45 72 42 58 31 29 67 114 120 71 94 32 87 115 94 42 31 88 229 61 54 53 97 146 104 47 90 77 92 191 268 241 158 97 240 :-f Game, Dance, Queen-King Choice Feature Homecomisig The 1958-59 Plattsmouth High Homecoming Friday will climax the football season. The Homecoming game will start at 7:30 p.m., Plattsmouth vs. Auburn. At the nail, the candidates for Homecoming King and Queen will be seen in a convertible be ing driven around the football field. Candidates for Queen are Judi Meisinger, Janis Fleischman, Mary Iverson, Jean Marler, Jane Fauquet and Carole Jeanne Pfeifer. Candidates for King are Lau ren Todd, Ken Pritchard, Ray Ford, John Konfrst, Jim Bulin and Tom Winscot. Crown bearers will be Jeanie Wilson and Jimmy Schmidt. The Homecoming dance will begin at 10 p.m. in the school gymnasium. The music will be furnished by the Collegiates, a Lincoln band. Senate Gov. a! Mi o CO Uraoffi S o c 106 78 139 98 111 121 86 119 79 103 101 120 88 86 56 52 67 69 58 70 46 67 47 58 50 75 42 55 109 60 108 56 108 61 102 73 83 48 109 68 92 46 105 154 143 181 118 216 77 218 75 179 100 203 80 172 88 156 118 172 97 184 78 182 79 148 102 190 81 142 45 20 63 28 52 40 40 43 33 30 50 49 34 28 29 41 34 43 31 50 22 43 19 40 24 42 26 38 92 55 106 54 109 84 77 7:? 7.; 53 93 68 84 54 173 206 198 205 192 254 145 257 . ,,) 192 192 233 155 205 32 97 43 84 54 98 33 100 Lij 85 46 95 32 85 67 40 79 43 76 43 64 43 63 32 71 50 52 28 46 69 40 70 52 61 51 54 41 68 51 55 41 (X45 116 55 109 55 120 43 118 40 103 54 116 42 108 '106 148 118 129 127 148 109 142 10(5 122 121 151 96 127 H9 121 121 108 134 122 111 124 102 103 127 127 100 103 55 35 57 27 57 38 46 41 44 24 56 39 45 22 86 79 109 82 94 95 77 89 78 67 97 87 77 70 53 86 54 82 55 85 49 87 38 71 55 85 44 67 66 79 83 72 84 96 57 95 55 73 80 93 57 79 129 141 140 130 140 144 119 152 110 110 143 143 115 126 221 157 249 137 249 172 210 109 201'. 121 250 164 209 127 212 175 247 167 237 192 197 187 193 135 235 163 217 146 136 95 143 78 153 101 122 105 114 76 141 102 113 77 193 158 213 150 216 19i 170 172 177 142 207 174 184 147 2387 2395 275 f 2344 2677 27772143 2754 2038 21622580 2097 2120 ""2179" 84 67 61 152 150 31 34 59 124 55 44 47 55 86 105 20 62 36 49 62 89 121 47 106 66 56 193 185 39 46 70 233 109 51 49 121 32 99 86 94 147 174 97 90 176 -Zi 7 3 " The party was a new popular feature this year for Halloween. It was sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Eagles, VFW, danc-Legion and Plattsmouth State Bank. Photo by Bob Faris. Candidates for Queen were picked by vote of football squad members. King candidates were chosen by vote of the Pep Club. The student body will elect the King and Queen from those candidates. Mrs. Harold Austin had the misfortune Tuesday to fall at the family home and fracture her right knee. It was necessary for her to eo to the Methodist Hospital for x-rays and to have the knee claced in a cast. THE WEATIIFR Nov. 3. 4, 5, 1958 Pate Hi. Low Prec. Monday 75 31 .00 Tuesday .70 34 .00 Wednesday 70 40 .00 Forecast: High in 50's. Fair and warmer tonight, low in 30's. Sun sets tonight at 5.14; rises Friday 7:03 a.m. 5G Lt. Gov. Sec. St. Aud. Coss .-'" 1 r ATTRACTION Another at traction at the Halloween Howl last Friday was Frank Allen, KOVVH disc jockey, who played records and presented records and record albums as gifts and prizes for dancing. Photo by Bob Faris. ounty Treas. Atty. Gen. RR Com. o a K 2 116 59 112 97 105 50 27 89 173 42 71 65 49 115 117 62 68 57 67 135 236 232 132 206 ! ( ' . , 1 097 2120 2179 2508 W W tafte Legosloftflve Casey Loses Bid for Seat In Congress Plattsmouth attorney Francis M. Casey lost his bid for a seat in Congress Tuesday, being out- polled by incumbent Republican j Glenn Cunningham of Omaha, 66,231 to 35,506. Cunningham carried Cass County 2690 to 2391. In Plattsmouth, Casey drew 1044 votes to 661 for Cunningh ham. Plattsmouth precinct went for Casey, 106, to 82. In Cass County, Cunningham won 14 precincts, Casey 9 and they halved 8-Mile Grove, 57-57. The incumbent won in all five counties in the 2nd District. Douglas County went for Cun ningham ,55,632 to 29,100. In Otoe it was 3084 to 2197, Sarpy 2308 to 1488 and in Washington 2067 to 1096. The Congressional term will be Cunningham's second. Casey was seeking office the first time. 2-Day Farm Auction Set For Nov. 17, 20 What is probably the largest farm auction ever held in Cass County will be held at the Clyde Wenzel farm at the Northeast edge of Eagle in the near future. The auction is unique in that it will be held on two different days. The livestock and loading equipment will be sold on Thurs day, Nov. 20th while the mach inery, other farm equipment and hay will be sold on Monday, Nov. 17th. The sale will start both days at 10 a.m. Rex Young of Plattsmouth and Ed Morris of Ashland will cry thjs auction which features a number of registered Hereford cattle; an Appaloosa stallion, around 50 head of hogs, some sheep as well as a line of mach inery which includes about everything and sometimes two or three of each. The complete list of the pro perty to be sold will be found in future issues of The Journal. Young says that it is very sel dom that an Auctioneer has the opportunity to handle a two day sale. He is pround to have been entrusted with the job and The Journal is pleased to adver tise this sale. F. M. Hunt of Weeping Water was in the city today on busin ess and while here renewed his subscription to the Journal. Voting Hist. Rep. Soc. Unicam. a 60 g '2 a o C on 3 X d CJ) o O S 112 67 69 228 173 38 51 86 270 110 65 57 116 150 131 39 82 90 95 131 167 160 83 96 51 92 70 96 40 22 74 134 26 57 57 51 109 110 41 106 44 66 152 230 255 154 52 44 47 93 74 20 23 41 133 44 42 50 69 67 97 79 84 35 54 160 150 186 96 135 64 105 193 165 56 46 104 224 79 68 60 90 169 72 44 86 84 92 107 217 204 119 69 37 50 100 52 21 35 53 145 50 62 49 60 112 133 60 107 57 63 116 169 179 122 144 126 66 88 182 223 61 30 107 224 63 53 59 89 116 90 23 73 68 81 148 200 208 93 199 120 253 145 188 2690 2391 1835 2771 2045 26701 Cap Gayer Defeated in Both Counties Edwin McHugh, Murdoek ban ker and well-known Cass Coun ty attorney, Tuesday was elected by the voters of Cass and Sarpy Counties to the state legislature from the third district. He polled a margin of 4.773 votes to 4,016 for Cap Gayer, former Plattsmouth resident now of Papillion. McHugh, whose election clim axed a whirlwind two-week cam paign for the office, carried Cass County by more than 6C0 votes as was expected. Too, he outdrew his foe in Sarpy County, 2,103 to 1,971. McHugh, who ran third in the May primary and would not or dinarily have had a place on the ballot, was placed after the death of Tom Dooley, Papillion; incumbent legislator just over two weeks before the election. Then McHugh, who had been working toward Gayer's elect ion, and Mrs. McHugh found themselves in politics full-fledged. They worked hard at the campaign and were still keeping anxious watch over election re turns at 5 a.m. Wednesday, visiting both Cass and Sarpy County clerks offices until the election seemed settled. In Cass County, McHugh car ried 18 of 24 precincts. His big gest margin was in Elmwood precinct where he outdrew Gay er, 223 to 52. 6 Named for Music Clinic The State Music Clinic will be in Grand Island Nov. 20-22. Selected to attend from Plats mouth High School are: Bud Lewis, drums, from the orches tra; John Fauquet, baritone horn, from the band; and vocal Jane Fauquet, soprano, Marge Grosshans, alto, Don Neal, tenor and Larry Christenson, bass. Equalization Hearing Tonight The City Council will sit as a Board of Equalization tonight beginning at 7:30 at City Hall to hear objections to assess ments for sanitary sewer work in District 14, completed this past summer. Objectors to assessments were asked to present objections in writing as well as appear at the hearing. City Clerk Albert Olson reported 37 letters of objection Results by Precinct Clejrk Reg. Ct. CL. 03 C O Q o es oil o 1-1 T3 c a a O 100 64 68 165 87 43 42 81 222 102 58 63 111 169 143 41 129 80 83 179 228 256 137 229 114 55 94 133 187 41 31 85 176 29 58 52 59 95 100 46 59 55 78 100 168 153 100 140 181 105 145 243 230 72 65 148 360 119 112 108 141 233 228 80 159 120 150 243 348 371 212 341 167 91 117 254 224 64 57 132 345 118 98 93 137 222 199 60 151 113 145 235 330 355 190 322 97 59 52 208 150 37 53 59 216 108 72 57 132 227 164 47 124 82 88 190 235 232 138 221 880 2208 4514" 42i9 3054""'l970 1632 "3535 4095 3728 Bingo, Tax Payments OK'd Cass County favored amend ments 300 and 302 in Tuesday's election. It voted 2519 to 1555 in favor of the amendment to con tinue Public Power Districts' in-lieu-of-tax payments to school districts, villages and towns. And voted 2999 to 1819 in fav or of the amendment legalizing bingo. Both of those proposals were passed by state voters. Other amendment totals in the county: Officials residence, 2215 for, 1804 against; property titles, 2443 for, 1560 against; governor succession, 3051 for, 971 against; board of control, 2670 for, 1347 against; senators salaries, 1242 for, 2907 against; juvenile court, 2825 for, 1340 against; munici pal industry, 1136 for, 1931 against. Historical Society I Tax Levy Fails Cass County voted down a j proposal to place an annual one-tenth-mill tax levy for estab j lishment and support of a 1 County Historical Society Tues day. The margin was 1833 for, 2771 against. Vote Canvass Set for Nov. 7 Cass County votes in the gen eral election will be canvassed by a board of Mrs. Aleda Bour ck and Mrs. Louise Huebner, Nov. 7. The law provides that the board meet the 7th and canvas regular vcVes. Absentee ballots can be canvassed at that time if they are all returnd by then; if not, the board must return Nov. 13 to complete the canvass. Mrs. Bourck and Mrs. Hueb ner were named as the canvass ing board for the primary elect ion and their duty carries th rough the general election. had been filed with his office The office also heard several comments of satisfaction with the sewer program. Tonight, the Council announc. ed previously, it will consider all obiections but will not at tempt to reach decisions on them It will adiourn to a later date to announce decisions and then in the intervening time make any necessary investigation. Treas. Sheriff Atty. Surv. G G S3 o o o o 03 112 57 105 85 113 44 16 107 181 29 42 54 38 41 78 39 62 79 36 27 89 105 31 8 32 123 51 28 26 61 99 79 41 66 137 84 140 213 172 53 66 132 285 91 92 88 110 167 169 47 125 93 123 204 279 280 139 244 161 94 114 236 223 69 55 130 342 115 99 91 141 206 187 60 140 109 137 220 325 337 187 317 154 83 108 215 199 63 49 125 313 112 86 80 129 197 154 57 126 102 128 196 292 310 168 50 41 74 42 80 84 157 119 169 134 93 98 144 133 Seot i Good Margins I Of Victory i Registered Incumbent Bounty officials were given' anothir 2-year term in office by voters Tuesday and those who were opposed won by comfortable margins. There was no real surprises. Newly elected officers will be gin their 1959 terms Jan. 9. County Commissioners named are Herman Bornemeier, Elm wood, unopposed for the District 3 term, and Melvin Todd, Union, who defeated Otto Schafer of Nehawka, 733 to 491. The win ners are Republicans. Sheriff Tom Solomon, Democ rat was returned to office again, soundly defeating Ray Becker of Union, 3535 to 1632. Solomon carried every precinct. Mrs. Gwen Scoles, Union, "in cumbent" of sorts since she has been deputy county treasurer for four years, was elected to the treasurer post, 3054 to 1970 over Mrs. Mabel Stohlmann of Louisville. Mrs. Scoles is a Republican. She carried 20 precincts, includ ing Louisville, 216-181. Incumbent treasurer Mrs. Alice McShane did not stand for re-nomination in the primary. Charles Land, incumbent Re publican, defeated W. J. B. Mc Donald, Murdoek, former clerk, for the county clerk post in one of the most interesting races. Land, figured to win by a smaller margin, outpolled Mc Donald, 2880 to 2208. Land led in 18 precincts. They halved Mt. Pleasant, 58-58. Republican assessor Clara Ol son won easily over Gustave Brubacher of Murray. Her mar gin: 3154 to 1746. She won 22 precincts. Vote totals quoted are final unofficial. There were also 54 absent ballots still to be count ed. Other county officials return ed to office unoposedly and their vote totals are: Mrs. Lucille Gains, Democrat, register of deeds, 4514 (Mrs. Gaines' suffered one setback Tuesday night when a parked car rolled across 4th Street and struck her parked car, smashing a door). C. E. Ledgway, Republican, clerk of district court, 4219. James Begley, Republican, county attorney, 495. L. A. Behrends, non political, superintendent of schools, 3932. Carl Tiekotter, Republican, Plattsmouth, was elected sur veyor unopposed. Present surve yor William Coakley did not file Com. Supt. Dist 2 Dist. 3 Assess. G u G o m c o T3 O H 03 C o W 3 G 112 60 61 192 167 38 48 81 269 96 67 68 123 153 151 50 103 79 97 208 243 285 153 250 93 54 98 91 86 39 18 74 112 37 48 41 40 99 94 31 76 167 95 124 214 215 67 58 101 343 116 82 76 133 185 161 49 126 182 102 121 245 223 233 68 97 208 72 48 99 209 64 177 64 70 68 48 50 125 57 148 113 68 145 114 76 105 209 310 323 198 307 3154 " 1746 3932 733 491" 1054