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lixol:, i:E33. J&JKrML CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Tdbe Plait PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monctay-Thu rsctay Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo -Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 78 TWELVE PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY. JANURARY 8, 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 15 smut States Unique Unicameral Begins Session at Lincoln by Melvin Paul Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Tress Association LINCOLN Forty-two men and one woman gathered here this week to write laws govern ing a host of subjects. Cass and Sarpy Counties are represented by L'd McHugh, Murdock. They are not expected to fin ish the task until late in June, after what could be a record length on deliberations and on number of bills proposed. The persons comprise the Uni cameral Legislature the only Woman Gets Legs Broken In Accident A Plattsmouth woman suffed ed fractures of both legs early this morning when a car in which she was riding hit a rail road car on U. S. 73-75 at Of futt Air Force Base. The woman, Ruby J. Darow, also suffered facial cuts. Robert Wickard, airman at Offutt who was driving Mrs. Darrow's 1957 Ford, suffered cuts. Acording to Sarpy County de puty Mike Sisler of Papilllon who investigated, the driver failed to see the train engine which was engaged in switching cars. The car struck a boxcar and knocked it off the tracks which crosses the highway. The accident occurred about 4:20 a.m. Athletic Field Reconditioning Is Scheduled The high school athletic field will be seeded or sodded next spring and will not be used until next fall in order to give the grass a good chance, a mem ber of the school board said. The field was plowed and will winter that way. Reconditioning of the field had been urged for some time. "It wasn't fair to the football play ers to ask them to play on the field the wav it was," the board member said. The field was un even and poorly covered with grass. Putting the field to pasture this summer will mean that an other place will have to be found for the summer recrea tion program. A possibility is the new Central School recrea tion field, though the board has not yet been approached about using lt. Richard Peck Is Named Clerk Of U. S. Disrict Court Announcement was made Tues day of the appointment of Rich, ard P. Peck of this city as clerk of the United States District Court for the district of Nebras ka by U. S. District Judges Ro binson and Van Pelt. Mr. Peck has been serving as chief assistant U. S. Attorney for the district of Nebraska with offices at Omaha. He has made a very notable record in the of fice that he has held for the past few years. Mr. Peck has been a resident here since his return from World War II, serving Cass County as County Judge and County At torney. He was engaged here in the law partnership with James Begley. The host of friends over this section of Nebraska will be plea sed to learn of his recognition in being selected as clrek of the U. S. Court. Style Shop Rates Second Place In Contest Mrs. Marie Richards, mana ger of Style Shop, was notified Wednesday morning her shop rated second in an acumulative sales contest of the company's branch stores. First place honors went to a shop in Marysville, Mo., with ac cumulative sales reaching 28.91 per cent, while the local store reached 26.33 per cent. The winning store will award its manager a free trip to New York beginning Jan. 18. Jack Todd, well known young farmer of the Murray commun ity, is a patient at St. Mary's hospital at Nebraska City. such body in the United States. In Nebraska the Legislature meets in odd-numbered years only, unless summoned for spec ial session, which can be held anytime. Pay is low $872 per year and work hard. Pressure from home and professional lobbyists often is heavy. There probably will again be two lobbyists for every senator. Lobbyists register with the Secretary of State, stating whom they represent, what they are interested in legislation wise and how much they spend. The range of problems this session will be wider than nor mal, including two contested legislative seats and the race for governor; taxation, labor pro blems, and virtually the entire range of governmental funct ions. There will be 13 brand-new senators, out of the 43 lawmak ers, nearly a third. Presiding officer will be Lt. Gov. Dwight Burney of Harting- ton, a veteran lawmaker and in his second term as lieutenant governor. Week - Old Miss 1st Baby Entry Susan Marcella Beaman, a week old today is the first en try in the Cass County First Baby of 1959 Contest. To date, her entry is the only one officially reported to the Journal. Miss Beaman is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bea man, 519 North 9th St. She was born Jan. 2 at 4:28 p.m. at St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha. Also waiting anxiously to see if Susan is officially designated Mi s 1959 here and is the winner of about $70 in merchandise prizes donated by 14 local mer chants, is her brother, Daniel, 2. At birth, Susan weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces. The attend ing physician was Dr. Frederick J. Langdon, Omaha. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beaman of Mon damin, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Stoker Earleywine of Missouri Valley, Iowa. Great-grandfathers are Fred Metcalf of Mondamin and Jos eph Lamb of Blencos, Iowa. The deadline for entries is Jan. 15. An entry must be ac companied by this information: exact hour and minute of birth, sex of baby, parents names and this must be signed by the attending physician. The parents must be Cass County residents. oy, 16, Truck - Car Cras A 16-year-old boy from south of Nehawka, Delbert Thome, Tuesday night became Cass County's first traffic fatality of 1959. He was killed in a collision of a semi-truck and the car he was driving about 10:45 p.m. at the Nehawka corner of U. S. 34. Young Thorne and Virgil Ger des, 16, rural Nehawka, had been to a basketball game at Ne braska City and were on their way home. About one-half mile east of the Nehawka corner, the youths passed a tractor-trailer truck as they both drove west. A short distance farther on Delbert slowed down in order to turn off the highway onto a country road south. As he began his turn the truck started out around the youths' car and the collision fol lowed, Sheriff Tom Solomon who investigated said. The heavily-loaded truck car ried the car about 180 feet west from the point of impact and both vehicles ended in the dit ch along the south side of the highway, the sheriff said. The truck's huge right front wheel crashed into the car at the driver's side and death was probably instaneous, he said. Young Gerdes escaped serious injury. Vernon Lewis of Denver, dri ver of the truck on lease to S & 1 ' ., , j . , If I .v -of ihf hi: i "lit i m ; t . , -t ' tv. . . " S '"- HOMF.COMINd, 1916 This was the scene looking east on Main Street in 1916 during a parade held in connection with Festi- val Days. Aug. 31 - Sept. 4. Those touring cars were quite the thing j John Deere Day Set Here Jan. 24 That day is coming. What day? John Deere Day, of course. Hugh Stander Jr., announced today that his annual day to treat the farmers to fun will be Saturday, Jan. 24. This is an innovation, since in years past, this event has al ways been during the week and food was served at the Lions Building. This year, so that young farm folks who are attending school may join in the fun it will be held on Saturday from 10:30 in the morning until 10:30 that evening, giving everyone an op portunity to participate. Ads reminding farm families of this event will be published in The Journal during the com ing weeks. THE WEATHER Jan. 5, 6, 7, 1959 Date Hi. Low Prec. Monday 6 -7 .00 Tuesday 34 10 .00 Wednesday 33 12 .00 Forecast: High in 30's; low 10 to 15. Clear to partly cloudy to night. Sun sets tonight at 5:12, rises Friday at 7:50. Dies in H Produce, Derby, Colo., told the sheriff neither his vehicle nor the car was traveling fast and that he ( Lewis i assumed Thorne was going to turn right into Ne hawka instead of left. Lewis, his passenger Herbert W. Doles of Brighten, Colo., were questioned by County At torney James Begley at the Sheriff's office here. Gerdes said Thorne had plan ned to make a left turn at the intersection but had not given a signal. The car was not e.fxp ped with turn signals, the youth said. Lewis said he saw no signal or brake light. The dead boy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Thorne. They live four miles south of Nehaw ka in Otoe County. Ca s County, thus, went only five days of the new yvar with out a fatal accident after hav ing the second highest total of deaths (13i among counties of the state in 1958. Two accidents of four deaths each raised the past year's to tal to second place behind Douglas County. Funeral services will be held in the Nehawka Methodist church. Interment will be in the Cowles cemetery in Wyoming precinct in Otoe county. The Lett funeral home of Ne braska City in charge. . More Stock Thefts in Co. Reported Theft of farm livestock con tinues in Cass County, accord ing to reports filed at the sher iff's office. Archie Thornton of Platts mouth reported a brown swiss calf missing from his property three miles west and one half mile north of Murray. The calf weighed about 350 pounds. C. E. Metzger of Cedar Creek filed a report with the sheriff's office Wednesday of this week on a 1,000 pound black Angus heifer missing from the Metz ger farm since shortly after Christmas. A search of the farm has failed to turn up the missing animal and it is presumed sol en. Lancaster County to the west during the past week had eight Holstein heifers stolen, all one to 18 months old. They were taken out of a herd of 17. Sheriff Tom Solomon urged farmers to keep a close check on their farm livestock and re port immediately any suspicious acting people or vehicles in their area either day or night, Solomon said his office will in crease its night patroling of farm roads. More Than 100 At Fellowship Meeting EAGLE (Special i A crowd of more than 100 attended the Cass County Fellowing last Sun day night at Eagle Methodist Church. The Murray church won the attendance banner having the most from the farthest present. Slides were shown on "Alaska" by Lynne Meyers of Lincoln. Bob McKulsky Heads Local Sportsmen Bob McKulskv of Murray Mon day night was elected president of the Plattsmouth Wildlife and i Rec: cation Association at its an miii! election meeting at the 40 and o Club here. Re-elected were secretarv liar, ry Porter and treasurer George Kalasek. both of Plattsmou'h. The meeting also marked the be a inning of a new year of club activity and acceptance of mem berships. Kalasek will continue to take memberships throughout he vrnr from anyone interested in luiming. fishing, outdoor re creation and conservation. Besides electing officers. ,is- s-oclaiicn members n re sent siw a color movie of the canyons of the West and Southwest and j naa a venison feed. The venison, a 45 to 50 pound rump roast, was part of a deer which was a troohv a party com posed of outgoing association president Fred Lugsch and three other Plattsmouth hunters bag ged in Wyoming the past season. ' .... I 1 HI $fl h;twwvrM III n' Lt- ''h't. 'J , 1 U(; h:; 1 L ,; then. And, then as now, the marching band was a prerequisite for a parade. Photo by Olson, print by Bob Faris. emember Things were more than a little different here back in the "good old days." Even 40-odd years ago there were amazing differences. For those who can't remem ber that far back, and for those I who'd like a memory or two call ed back, the Journal will pub lish from time to time photo- Plattsmouth Loan & Building Association Meets The annual meeting of the Plattsmouth Loan & Building association was held Tuesday evening at the office of the as sociation. The report of the year was most flattering and demon strated the fine work that this local financial institution is do ing. The annual election of officers was held, Emil J. Weyrich and Albert Funk being selected for another term as directors. Fol lowing the election of directors, the board met and selected of ficers for the year. C. A. Johnson, veteran presi dent, was elected for another term and Albert Olson, secre tary, was returned to office. The association paid divi dends of 4 per cent for the last period and the total of divi dends for the declared year was $43,970.09. The report showed the assoc iation this past year made 84 loans of the value of $449,150 compared with 78 loans of the value of $387,950 for the year 1957. I w '".. Mipi WWlUM..WHlTJ... . I :SJL -A- J , : ' '-t ..-J 7 --x Cl t- t"- ""I'll IIHHIIMH M I.I I ilumMHir liiH. f, . ,., MmYtttii, fci FIRST LESSON New president of the riattsmouth Wildlife and Recreation Association Bob McKulsky, Murray, second from right, got his first lesson in executive procedure, going through the chow line. He was following the it". . hmd When ? graphs from films taken it 1916. These films were taken by Olson Photography Co. which was located on the sovth side of East Main and left vith Roy Knorr of Knorr's 5 and 10 when the photographer left Platts mouth to move to De.c Moines. Recently, Knorr as.ed local I photographer Bob Fans if he'd care to print pictures from the old films which are or glass. Faris has produced good prints from the old firns. So, if you'd like to see the kind of cars they were driving here in 1916. how some of the buildings looked then cr what the ladies and gents wer wear ing, keep a watch out for the old photographs. Whether you can "remember when" or not. a glimpse at the past may prove interesting. Senator McHugh On Judiciary And Miscellaneous The legislature's committee on committees Wednesday namd the members of the various com mittees for the coming session. Senator Edwin T. McHugh of Murdock of the third district, was named on the judiciary committees of the body and as a members of the miscellaneous committee. Senator McHugh being a mem ber of the bar will prove a most valuable man on the judiciary group. Rotary Sings The Rotary Club had a song fest as its program Tue.-day noon at the hotel. High school Rotar ians of the month are John Kaffenberger and Don Williams. Surveyor - Elect Withdraws Here Carl Tiekotter of Phttsmou th, elected surveyor of Cass County Nov. 4, decide! "not to attempt to qualify an.l assume the duties of the office." He made this kr iwn to the Board of County ( yinmissioners in a letter dated Jan. 5 and he thus did not tal , office for the term beginning oday along with the other elecWl county offic ials. A brief swv mng-in ceremony Landmark urns at Rock Bluffs T'.esday morning the Platts nujth fire department was call e' to the pioneer town of Rock F.uffs near here where the pro perty owned by Earl Archber ger and occupied by the D. C. Stolter.berg family was reported on fire. The frame residence burned very rapidly and was destroy ed at a loss estimated at $4,500. Cause of the fire was thought to be a defective chimney and Want To Help? Call 9190 or 6253 Anyone wanting to help the burned-out family with gifts of clothing, furniture or money can do so by phoning either 9190 or 6253, president Wayne Schneider of the Plattsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce said today. Jaycee members will pick up any items or money dona ted and see that the family gets them. The Stoltenbergs have four children a girl, 4, boy, 3; boy 2; and girl, one month. despite the efforts of the resi dents and the firemen. It was a total loss. The building was one that marked the last traces of bus iness activities in the commun ity, as it had been operated as a store for several years but in recent years the structure was used as a residence. Two other store buildings at Rock Bluffs were sites of mur ders in by-gone years. In one, Fred Patterson, long time county surveyor, was slain the proprietor was found one Sunday in the thirties, killed in his store. Despite efforts of the officers of the county, the murder re mains one of the unsolved crim es of the county to this day. In 1910, Mrs. Shera, also operator of a pioneer store, was also found murdered in her store resident-? in Rock Bluffs and this too is recorded as an unsolved ciime. The present owner of the burn, ed building has been engaged with the U. S. Engineers in South Dakota for some time. Tuesday, the Stoltenbergs man- j aged to save only a couple of: items of furniture and an arm-; ful of clothes. I example of Fred LurscIi, Plattsmouth, right, retiring president. Others in the photo taken Jt the 40 and 8 Club Monday night at the assoi iat -ion's annual meeting are Kay Walton, left, and Bob Reade, both of riattsmouth. was held today at the office of the commissioners with County Judge Raymond J. Case offic iating. Taking office were Assessor Clara Olson, Co. Supt. L. A. Be hrends. Sheriff Tom Solomon, Register of Deeds Mrs. Lucille Gaines, Treasurer Mrs. Owen Scoles, Clerk Chas. Land, Attor ney, James Begley, Clerk of Dis trict Court C. E. Ledgway and Commissioners Herman Borne meier and Melvin Todd. Tiekotter does not hold a sur veyor's license as a new state law requires that a county sur veyor must. William Coakley, surveyor for the term just end ed, also is unlicensed. The board made no announce ment about its intention in re gard to the surveyor position. Today's swearing-in was not a board meeting. The board will meet to organ ize Jan. 13. During 1958, some surveying work in Cass County was done by contract between the board and private engineering firms. Following is a reproduction of Tiekotter's letter to the board: Gentlemen: Having been elected County Surveyor by a vote of the peo ple of Cass County at the gen eral election on November 4, 1958, I have decided that I will not attempt to qualify for and assume the duties of the office. Several factors have been re sponsible for my decision not to take office. Among them is the fact that I have made certain personal and business commit ments which would interfere with my duties as County Sur veyor. In addition, some question has arisen, under the present law pertaining to surveyors, whether it is necessary that a county surveyor must be licensed be fore he is eligible to hold the of fice. Without conceding the inter petation of this law by the At torney General's office of the State of Nebraska, I realize that legal action through the courts would be necessary to finally determine the question. Not wishing to involve either myself or Cass County in long and expensive litigation. I feel that It would be best for all concerned if I withdraw from the office. I extend to the people of Cass County, Nebraska, my apprecia tion for the confidence placed in me by my election to the of fice of County Surveyor. I re gret that circumstances wholly beyond my control deny to me the opportunity and privilege of serving the people of this coun ty. Respectfully submitted, CARL E. TIEKOTTER Several Auctions Are Coming Up The coming few days finds a number of auctions in Cass county. Monday Ray Noitls will hold his farm sale at the farm near Avoca. On Wednesday the Virginia May Merritt home will be sold at auction from the Court House Steps with Paul Fautiuet, local attorney, acting as Auc tioneer. Then on Friday, the personal property of the above estate will be sold at Murray with Rex Young crying the sale. On Tuesday, January 20! h, Roy Bridenstine will hold a Clos i ing Out Sale twelve miles west of Union on Highway 34. He of fers 23 head of livestock, mostly Hereford cattle, 100 pullets, a complete line of farm machin ery together with Hay, stray and grain. Again, Hex Young assisted the sale by Ed Morris will cry Firemen Have Call Wednesday The Plattsmouth fire ment had a call at 1 depart -o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the Plattsmouth Cleaners. 211 Chic ago Ave., where a clogged sewer had caused solvent to seep in to the boiler room of the plant. The solvent started to burn but the prompt action of Mr. Williamson, proprietor of the plant and Herb Schuetz, of Wimpy's Inn, nearby, armed with extinguishers, checked the dan ger until tlie arrival of the fire men. The loss is estimated at $100. Call Your News And Social Items To 241