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CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER VOLUME 7S D. S. A. Nominees Sought The Plattsmouth Junior Cham ber of Commerce committee in charge is still waiting for or ganizations or individuals to sub mit nominations for the Distin guished Service Award for 1958. The judging committee will be composed of local distinguish ed citizens now over 35. If you don't have a nomina tion blank call one of the com mittee or president Wayne Sch neider and they will see you get one. The Distinguished Service A ward is an honor bestowed on the most outstanding young man of the community for commun ity leadership and community service during the year of 1958. The Plattsmouth Jaycees are planning to make this an annual affair with this initial Distin guished Service Award. The rules apply: 1. Nominees need not be mem bers of the Jaycees but must be between 21 and 36 years of age to be eligible to receive this honor. 2. Nomines will be judged on contributions to the general com munity welfare during the year, evidence of leadership and evi dence of personal or business progress. 3. Official nomination blank should be completed and return, ed to Lloyd Fitch, Robert Aim or Grant Roberts on or before Jan. 10, 1959. 4. All Information will be trea ted as confidential. State Cherry Pie Baking Contest j an. 3 at Lincoln LINCOLN Twe n t y-s e v e n young 4-H'ers will vie for top honors in the State Cherry Pie Baking Contest, Jan. 3, on the College of Agriculture campus. They include Karen Tilson, Plattsmouth, Cass County cham pion. The girls are winners of the county content held earlier. They will be divided into two sections, the morning session w hich gets underway at 8:15 and the afternoon session starting at 12:45 in the Food & Nutrition. Building. Judges for the event are Miss Mary Carey, Dairy Council, Lin coln; Miss Julie Brinkman, of the Gas Company in Lincoln; Miss Kathryn Cooley, assistant Extension nutritionist, and Miss Ethel Diedrichsen, Extension nu tritionist at the University of Nebraska. Winner of the state contest will receive a trip to Chicago to compete in the National Cherry Pie Baking Contest, Feb. 19. 2 Farmers Report Missing Livestock Two farmers reported missing livestock to the sheriff's office during the past week. A search failed to locate the stock and it is felt they were stolen. Robert Schl ictemeier who farms north of Nehawka was missing a 165-pound Hereford heifer from his herd. E. F. Stohlmann of Rt. 1, Lou isville, reported the disappear ance of a 10-day-old calf from his farm. Tools Stolen in Saw Mill Breakin Thieves broke into a saw mill tool house cn the Flatte River, the property of Clayton Pierce, during the past week and stole a grease gun, crescent wrench, four gallons of oil and a box of saw teeth. Sheriff Tom Solomon made the investigation at the saw mill. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents If m --.T''.A Tube Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly TEN PACES . v . .' 71 , 1 1 WHAT WILL '59 BRING? Sputnik, sputnik what will the New Year bring? The millions pondering this question include little ones like Susan IHarie Ra ker. She took time out from the i everyday worries that beset a lady of nine months to give a i little thought to the future. Her expression shows these things are not to be taken lightly. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baker of Omaha. 15-Day Sentences For Car Theft Two Plattsmouth boys who were returned from Missouri last week on auto theft charges en tered a plea of guilty in Coun ty Court Thursday and were given 15-day jail eentences. Both youth were on parole at the time of the offense for a previous offense of auto theft. Any action to revoke their parole will be taken up when the county attorney returns to work next week from his vaca tion. No Injury in 2-Car Accident to North A two-car accident just north of the state scale house Satur day evening resulted in no in jury but major damage to both cars. A car driven by Francis T. Cook of Plattsmouth was pro ceeding north and was entering the two-lane from the four-lane highway when his car was hit by a southbound car driven by Lois K. Heng of Nebraska City, according to Sheriff Tom Solo mon. The sheriff said damage was heavy to both vehicles. A .. ... . - ' ' .-y ' , . - -'. Y '"V." . r. :'v " ' . C. i , I- 1 !' . - s , " l s" ' ' '- ft ' v ',"iAtw..,,..J?vJ ! -; , &'' tSjii) t-- : ft.' k,f.-j- , ' - ' T i v - it,-'' ", V S , i , V ' ':' fclMllkifcMaIMlitWTAMMiittaiMhrfMMiiMi rt' i ... rtfwim virt i' . - , , ... , , ir -t T I Al'TO-MATIC HAIRCUT Barbers usually practice their tonsorial art in their established places of business. A few gather their tools and work at hospitals and nursing homes. George Thun, longtime Plattsmouth barber, sometimes practices on the street. Here we see him trim ming the hair of Mrs. Claire Dashner of near Pilau The New Year In appraising 1959 and the outlook for our community, state and nation, we have much to be thankful for and hopeful about. The country seems to have emerged from a period of uncertainty, widely known as a "recession." We are still at peace even, though the cold war con tinues a major source of worry. The year past was a good crop year, for many the best in a decade. John W. Banning Member Of Pioneer Family Dies John W. Banning, lifelong re sident of Nebraska, members of one of the pioneer families of Otoe and Cass counties, died Saturday, December 27 at the Bryan Memorial hospital at Lincoln of a heart attack. Mr. Banning suffered a stroke at his home in Alvo and was taken to the hospital at Lincoln where he passed away. John W. Banning, son of Hen ry and Elizabeth Banning, was born October 31, 1873, on a farm four miles south of Union aryi spent his childhood days in the Wyoming community, later mov ing to Union and in later years to Alvo where he has resided for a great many years. He was ow ner of the lumber yard at Alvo at the time of his death. He was married September 6, 1916 to Miss Rose O'Donneil of Union, who survives his passing. Mr. Banning was a member of the Masonic lodge at Nehaw ka where he has been a mem ber for many years. He was a member of the Methodist church, until recently. Surviving his death are the wife, Rose, of Alvo; his twin brother, Joe Banning, of Union; sister, Pearl Banning, Union; two nephews, Hollis and Lucian Banning of Union and a niece, Mrs. Carl Peters of Nebraska City. Funeral services will be Fri day at 2 p.m. at the Peterson Funeral chapel at Nebraska City. Pall bearers will be Elmer and Carl Rosenow, Charles Ganz, Amo Knoll, Mike and John Roddy. New Year Holiday New Year's Day will be obser ved as a holiday by practically everyone here. The Post Office windows, the bank, the county courthouse and most business places will be closed, reopen again Friday PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY. JANUARY 1. 1959 " u Even the weather this winter is favorable for enjoyment of life if not for certain types of seasonal commerce. A bright new year is dawn ing. If we can resolve to live in mutual respect and trust in the goodness that has shaped our country's fortun es thus far, there is no rea son why 1959, like 1958, should not be another great year in the new space age. It is important that we re tain our humility. Man has placed satellites in outer space. The moon is said to be within reach. What lies beyond the moon? There are much mea sureless stretches of time and space that if we but try to understand them we will have made a great stride. Solicitation Methods Bring Complaints Here County Law officers felt par tially relieved with the exit of four soliciting groups which converged on Cass County on a pre-Christmas campaign. Three of the groups were mag azine salesmen and one an unauthorized church solicitor. The groups' campaign tactics caused many citizens to call the sheriff's office for assistance. One farm man lost $80 from his billfold which was on a ta ble near his bed while he was in the basement doing some work. Another citizen got back $23 on a cheek transaction which originated in Otoe County by Sheriff Tom Solomon stepping in and making the recovery. Conoco Station Station Will Change Hands The Continental Oil and ser vice station in this city that has been under the management of Donald Wall of this city, is changing hands this week. Mr. Wall who has been operating the station for the past few years is disposing of his inter ests to Richard Royer. Mr. Royer a former resident of this city, his old home, is re turning to take over the opera tion of the station. Mr. Wall is to engage in the insurance business in the future it is announced. Pacific Junction, Iowa. The reason . . . Mrs. Dashner is an invalid who is lifted into the car and brought as near as possible to the front door of George's shop. He obligingly comes out and, seated in the rear seat of the car, goes to work. This takes place about once every month. ldDHTM To meet the challenges to make ever greater advances for mankind . . it's 1959, unlimited! ' liv? '66' Op Touches The Plattsmouth - Louisville road, State Highway 66, was opened to traffic Friday, al though the 13-mile project is not quite finished. Construction is completed on the west 9.5 miles of the pro ject with the exception of fin- Tractor Stolen From Farm Near Greenwood Dec. 17 A 1957 International Farmall No. 350 farm tractor was re ported stolen from a farm shed about three miles south of Green wood. The tractor was the pro perty of Art Jarman who lives in Waverly. From evidence of disturbed neighbor dogs, it was felt the tractor was taken the night of Dec. 17 and after being driven for some distance was loaded onto a truck nd hauled east. Jarman noticed the tractor missing from the storage shed Dec. 22 but thought a neighbor had borrowed it. It wasn't until Dec. 26 that he felt the tractor had been stolen and summoned Sheriff Tom Sol omon. From the manner in which the tractor had been taken and driven from the shed, officers felt it was either a professional job or done by a person who in tended using the tractor on his own land. THE WEATHER Dec. 29, 30, 1958. Date Hi. Low Prec. Monday 39 18 .00 Tuesday 26 12 .00 Forecast: High in lower 30 s; low near 10. Cloudy and snow flurries. Sun sets tonight at 5:04; rises Thursday at 7:05 a.m. JdDOJCSRIAL by More Thon 3500 Cass County Families of the space age .... After a year of increasing success in probing the mysteries of space, a New Year of futher exploration lies ahead. May these scientific ventures lead the world to an era of unparalelled achievement, ever beneficial to human welfare. en, Finishing Next Spring ishing the earth shoulders on approximately 2.5 miles, accord ing to F. C. Smith, Lincoln, div ision engineer of the state de partment of roads in charge of the project. On the east four miles of the project, construction is complete One New Deputy, 4 Re-Appointed In Cass County All Cass County officers but one will appoint the same de puty officers who have been serving the past term. The exception is in the trea surer's office where present de puty Mrs. Gwen Scoles is the elected treasurer for new term beginning Jan. 8. Mrs. Scoles today said she will appoint Mrs. Lois Coakley as de puty. Mrs. Coakley is present office clerk for both the sherilf's and surveyor's offices. Deputies are required to swear to an oath of office before a notary public. County officers will be sworn in Jan. 8 at the courthouse, County Judge Raymond J. Case officiating. Officers and reappointed de puties are: clerk Chas. Land, Mrs. Edna Herring; clerk of Dis trict Court C. E. Ledgway, Mrs. C. E. Ledgway; register of deeds Mrs. Lucille Gaines, Mrs. Polly Saltmarsh; assessor Clara Olson, Mrs. Iola Fuller. Sheriff Tom Solomon and the surveyor's offite have not yet hired a new clerk. , Mr. and Mrs. August Wendt of Murdock were here Tuesday to look after some business af fairs. While here they were cal lers at the Journal to renew their subscription. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 TEN CENTS PER COPY except for the second course of asphaltic concrete and construc tion of the earth shoulders. The contractor has shut down his asphalt plant for the winter but will continue work on the earth shoulders as weather per mits. Asphalting operations will be resumed the project completed early next spring. It may be necessary to again close the east four miles for a short period at that time, Smith said. The road has been largely closed since last spring when widening and relocation work was begun. The highway has a new approach to Plattsmouth, just south of the Valley View ad dition instead of the former in tersection with Chicago Avenue south of Oakmont Farm. That former approach has been accepted as part of the city street system. Those traveling the newly black-topped road say it's a real pleasure to drive. The road for merly was graveled and often choppy from heavy travel. Parolee Held On Charge Here Delbert C. Stoltenburg of ru ral Plattsmouth entered a plea of guilty to disturbing the peace in Plattsmouth on the night of Dec. 23 and was sen tenced to serve 10 days in the County Jail. Stoltenburg had been drinking and was involved in a fight which was in violation to his six month parole which was effec tive Nov. 28, 1958, according to Sheriff Tom Solomon. Stoltenburg was paroled upon his plea of guilty to a petit larceny charge. Any action to revoke his parole will have to be done by County Attorney James Begley who will return to his work Next week. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday NUMBER 13 Youths Fined For Trespass Of Farm House Three Omaha youth were hunting in the vicinity of Union Monday and decided to stay in the car for the remainder of the night, and hunt back towards Omaha the following day. When their car became too cold a place to sleep in the youth sought out a empty farm home for the night. Two miles east and a half mile south of Union they entered a house through an unlocked base ment door. The house was being remodeled by Ronald Eaton of Union and was heated. The youth had just sprend a tent on the floor to sleep on when Mr. Eaton drove up to check the heat in the house. The frightened youth took off on the run. Mr. Eaton Informed the sheriff's office and two miles north of Union Larry O. Willis, 18, one of the youths was taken into custody by Sheriff Tom Solomon as he drove to wards Plattsmouth. A search for the two remain ing youth continued on until 2 a.m. then started again at day break. It wasn't until Tuesday afternoon that Larry E. Gard ner, 18, and Thomas F. Lamb, 17, were found. The youths told officers they ran about seven miles and they slept in a field near the Harris airport. The youth were charged in County Court with trespassing today and each entered a plea of guilty. Each was fined $25 and costs. The only damage done by the youth to the farm home was the forcing open a rear screen door by pulling the hook off, the sheriff said. New Year Will Bring farm Sale Schedule Again With the advent of the New Year, comes a season known in farming communities as Farm Sale Time. During the coming two mon ths, farmers will be moving, old er farmers will be retiring. This is the WHY of the Farm Sales. In Cass county, the dean of Nebraska Auctioneers, Rex Young of Plattsmouth has a busy schedule set up for Jan uary. In this issue of The Journal is the ad for the Maynard Rippe Auction which takes place 16' 2 miles west of Union on High way 34 next Tuesday. Auctions Young will cry dur ing the month are: Jan. 5th, Ted Pelzer, Spring field; 8th, Meyer Brothers at Nehawka, 9th, Will Frederick, Louisville: 12th, Ray Norris, Avoca; 15th, Mrs. Carter Neil son and Son, Weeping Water; 16th, Mrs. Earl Merritt, Murray; 19th, Chas. Kropp, Springfield; 20ih, Roy Bridenstine, Avoca; 22nd, Ray Bay, Ft. Crook; 26th, Laurence Smith, Louisville; 27th, Albert Anderson, Nehawka; 29th, Frank Marley and Lester Dill Estate auctions, Murray. In addition, Rex is at Syra cuse Sale Barn each Wednes day, Plattsmouth Sale Barn each Saturday and in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jan. 13. Yes, January is a busy time for an auctioneer. Most of the farm sale's will be advertised in Th Journal before they occur. New Plattsmouth Industry Is Set Plattsmouth's newest industry is about to be launched. It is preparation and market ing of B-Bar-N, Home Made" barbecue sauce, a registered trademark and label. It will be home-packed by Mrs. Wm. Spradlin In whose name the product is registered. Outlet will be to local grocery stores. Mfvt mm Subscribe to The Journal Now! I