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TME PLATTSMflDUTIH J (LIDS WAIL CASS COUNTY'S CREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehowka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo- Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 78 TWELVE PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 39 yonco Sch ON YOUR MARK! Youngsters in the 3 to 5 age group of the Easter Egg Hunt Saturday at Garfield Park line up for their section of the hunt. Al Linder, chairman of the Chamber of Com- Body of Woman Drowned Feb. 14 Found Tuesday The body of a woman drowned in the Missouri who River here Feb. 14 was found Tuesday six miles north of Nebraska City. Mrs. Clara Marie Lawrence, 37. disappeared onto the river Ice here at 11:15 a.m. Feb. 14 after a quarrel with a compan ion. She was presumed drown ed. No search of the river was possible then because of drift ing ice floes. Tuesday, the body was posi tively identified as that of Mrs. Lawrence by her brother Robert Shafer and Sheriff Tom Solo mon and then returned to Piattsmouth. Co. Attorney James Begley, act ing as coroner, ruled the death "suicide." Ed Crume, a Nebraska City fisherman, found the body. Ac cording to the sheriff, it had been well preserved by the cold river water. It is assumed the rise in the river the first two days this week freed the body which was still fully clothed except for a shoe. The five children of Mrs. Lawrence who are in a home in Lincoln were not returned here for graveside funeral services, at the request of Mrs. Mata Shafer, the mother of Mrs. Lawrence. Clara Marie Lawrence was born April 24, 1921 at Piatts mouth, daughter of Clifford and Mata Law Shafer, spending her childhood and early girlhood in this community. She was mar ried on July 30, 1941 at Spring field, Mo., to Ruffen Lawrence. Surviving her death are six children, Tom, Donald, June, Gloria Jane, Janelle and Judy; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sha fer; six sisters, Mrs. Nora Meyer, Murdock; Mrs. Winona Shaw, Williston, N. D.; Mrs. Rose Bil yew, Mrs. Lila Brandon, both of Omaha; Mary Ann and Sharon Shafer, both of Piattsmouth; two brothers, Charles and Clif ford Shafer, Piattsmouth. Committal services were held Wednesday, 10 a.m. at Oak Hill cemetery with Rev. G. E. Sey bold, officiating. Sattler funeral home was charge of arrangements. in Reseal Extended Cass County farmers will be able to extend their price sup port loans on 1956-crop farm stored wheat and 1957-crop grain sorghums for another 12 months under an extended re seal program announced today by Ivan G. Althouse, chairman of the County Agricultural stab ilization and Conservation com mittee. Farmers who wish to extend these loans should notify the county office at Weeping Water. While the present loans matured on March 31, the farmer may get an extension up until the time he receives notification to deliver his wheat in settlement of the loan. Farmers will earn another payment for storage this year under the extended reseal pro gram. Eligibility requirements for the extension are the same as for the original reseal loan. The seseal program on 1956 crop wheat and 1957-crop grain sorghums has been announced by the department of agriculture to keep wheat and grain sor ghums on the farm and help In meeting off-farm storage needs. kCTW ill v j urn SUCCESS! Ronnie Davis, 4, 1 l A louna an egB " mine " i, c w.c rs "b ""r ; Mrs. Carrie O. Cloidt, lifetime message, "Hinky Dinky." That , resldent of the Piattsmouth corn meant Ronnie would get a prize munity died at st Josepn hos. if he presented the egg at the . Dmaha where she had store. Local stores and business-! gepn a Uent fof the t six cs piuviucu iiic pi ir.ca lur muse lucky enough eggs. to find marked LOTS OF FUN! The hunt was fun for kids and parents who were with them. Above are Mrs. Ken Young and daughter Karen, 3' '. District 2-3 Road Work Rates Adjusted Salaries for employes of Coun ty Commission Districts 2 and 3 were adjusted Wednesday at a meetine at the courthouse of Commissioners Melvin Todd and Herman Bornemeier with five employes from each of the districts. New monthly maximum rat es which are effective April 1 through July 1 are: blademen, $285; dozer ouerators, $310, and foremen. $320. Rates Dreviouslv were $270 for blademen and dozer operators and $300 for foremen. Todd. Commission chairman, said the meeting was friendly and everyone seemed satisfied. He said bv Julv 1 the Commis sion hopes to set a schedule of minimum and maximum road district salaries bv resolution. He said the Commissioners don't want to see countv expen ses go up but felt some salary adjustment necessary because of rising cost of living. The salaries meetine: was for all three road districts. Howev er. District 1 Commissioner Wil liam Nolte did not aDoear and none of the emnloves of that district was present. Nolt was Dresent later for other Commission discussion. "-.-a - . - y. ..... $ merce-sponsored event, is at left on bench giving directions to the childrtn and parents who accompanied them. There were three age groups for several hundred children who participated. $35,947.62 Apparent Low Bid On Flood Dam Projects Here Morehead and Aldrich of Piattsmouth were apparent low bidder on construction of three flood control dams for this watershed when bids were open ed publicly Wednesday night. At the meeting here were flood control administrator Paul Fauquet and the City Council. The apparent low bid was Mrs. Carrie Cloidt Dies Early Today At Omaha Hospital Xnis morning at an early hour days, She suffered a heart at- tack that caused her death. She was born November 26, 1832 at the farm home of her parents, John II. and Harriett E. Fuller Becker near this city. She spent her childhood on the farm until the family moved into Piattsmouth where she spent the remaining years. On October 14, 1912 she was -in.rried to Frank A. Cloidt vhu preceded her in death June 6, 1952. There is surviving her, two daughters, Maxine of Piatts mouth and Mrs. Frances Woos ter of Omaha; four grandchild ren. Mrs. Cloidt was the last of her family, being preceded in death by the parents, two sisters and four brothers. Mrs. Cloidt was a prominent and active figure in tne social and religious life of the com munity lor many years, a mem ber of the First Presbyterian church for her lifetime, secre tary of the Sunday school for a period of twenty-seven years and always maintained the greatest interest in the church work. She was a charter member of Home Chapter No. 189, Order of the Ea.itern Star. She had been an active member of the Cass County Historical society for years. Mrs. Cloidt was a lady universally respected and es teemed by those who had the privilege of her acquaintance. Funeral services will be Sat urday at 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church, Rev. Keith Delap officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery. Visiting hours will be Friday afternoon and evening 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 at the chapel of the Sattler funeral home. The cas ket will be open at the iui.eial home but will be closed at, church. Rev. Spatzek Takes Call To Minnesota The Rev. Carlton Spatzek, pas tor of First Lutheran Church for the past three and one-half years, has accepted a call to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Morristown, Minn., and will preach his last sermon here April 19. Morristown, a farming com munity, is just southwest of Fari bault, about 60 miles from Min neapolis. Rev. Spatzek and his wife Frances live at 323 N. 7th. They have an adopted son, Paul, 14 months. While here. Rev. Spatzek join ed the Navy Reserves and holds a commission as lieutenant. :rvi- km $35,947.62. Bid price figures were to be audited and qualifications of the bidder checked before the City Council makes a recommen dation on award of the contract to the Soil Conservation Service, the agency representing the fed eral government in the cost share project. Fauquet said today he antic ipates work may begin in 20 to 30 days. The successful bidder has 15 days from notice of the contract award in which to be gin work. The dams to be built this year are in west Piattsmouth, just southeast of the city and just north of the city off U. S. 73-75. Other biders were Granville Heebner, Nebraska City, $39, 386; and Wurtele Construction, Nebraska City, $49,680. In the dam projects the flood district has to provide the sites and the federal government pays for construction cost. I een-Agers: Get Set for Road-E-0 "Saddle wr vour cars and check vour driver's license" was the word todav to the teen-agers cf Piattsmouth and Cass Countv from the Junior Cham ber of Commerce. April 19 at 1:30 p.m. is the third annual teen-age Road-E O. General chairman Alan Wil es and his committee ' has the groundwork dene for the driving contest. This year, as last, the Road-E-O will be held on Main Street between 3j'd and 4th. Junior Chamber president Wayne Schneider today said the Jaycees are "real proud" of their oast Road-E-Os and he feels that interest in the contest is mountine:. All contestants have an equal chance in pitting: their skill and knowledge of driving: and know ledge of the laws against others. The winner of the local con test will attend the state Road-E-O in Mav. The state winner Eoes to the National Road-E-O in Washineton. D C. in Aug ust to compete for 1st prize of a $2,500 scholarship; 2nd prize, $1,500 scholarship, and 3rd prize, $1,000 scholarship. Rules for the contest are: 1. A contestant must be at least 16 and must not reach his 19th birthdav before the Nation al Road-E-O in Aueust. 2. He must have a valid driv er's license. 3. He cannot have been con victed of a moving traffic vio lation within the past 6 months. 4. He must receive a satisfac tory grade on a written test which precedes the driving com petition. Previous winners were Wehrbein and Tom Mincer of Piattsmouth. Dan both Anv teen-aeer wanting further information on the Road-E-O, mav contact Wiles or one of the following Javcees. Bill Brittain. Dave Anderson ov Charles War ca. Library To Be Closed The Piattsmouth public lib rary will be closed Saturday afternoon 2 to 3 o'clock during the funeral of Mrs. Carrie Cloidt. Journal Want Ads Pay Pstis Piattsmouth municipal and school district voters eo to the polls next Tuesdav, April 7, to elect two members to the Piatts mouth School District Board of Education and two members to the Citv Council, as well as vote on a special half-mill school tax lew. .' Council candidates for the First Ward post are Al Huebner, Democrat, and Ernest Giles, Re. School Board Raymond W. Bernhardt Ravmond W. Bernhardt. 43. is sales office manaaer at Nitro een Division of Allied Chemical, LaPlatte. Mr. and Mrs. Bernhardt built their home in Valley View five years ago on arrival here. They have three sons. Dennis. 11: John. 9, and Alan. 6. Bernhardt holds a B.S. deeree from the University of Mis souri. He taueht for 10 years in "Missouri schools. 5 years in el ementary grades, 5 years as vo cational aericulture instructor in high school. He was in service 5 years, ov erseas in the China-Burma-India theater. He is a Mason, secretary of St. Paul's E and R Church Coun cil, choir member, active PTA member and merit badge coun sellor for Bov Scouts. Raymond J. Larson was born here in 1897. He graduated from Piattsmouth High in 1916 and attended adult education class es at Omaha University in 1950 1955. He was clerk in the post of fice here in 1916-1917, 1920-1942 i and 1946-1957. He retired from Civil Service in 1957. Larson was in the Armv in World Wars I and II, retiring from the Army -n 1957. He is married and has two sons, one living in Denver, the other in Omaha. At present. Larson is employ ed parttlme in Omaha in numis matic work. He is a clerk of session of the First Presbvterian Church, a Mason, past commander of the American Leeion post here and was active in promoting Bov Scouts, rifle marksmanship and tennis in Piattsmouth in the years 1916-1942. He has been a member of the Board of Education since 1956 and is its current president. Spring in Police Court The spirit of spring prevailed in police court today with only two cases to appear on the doc ket. Roger Hayman charged with speeding on Chicago ave nue forfeited a $15 cash bond, Danny T. Stark, charged with operating a car without the pro per driver's license appeared and pleaded guilty receding a fine of $10 and costs or total of $14. M ... ty J ' A L " ' rM In I Raymond J. Larson r oft publican. Incumbent George Kal asck's term on the council will exDire. He is a Democrat. Second Ward Council contest ants are incumbent Louis Swo boda, Democrat, and Warren Rhvlander. Republican. Two incumbents are up for re election to the school board. They are Raymond Larson, cur rent board president, and John Cloidt Jr. Candidates ... . v. 1 John J. Cloidt Jr. John J. Cloidt Jr.. 39. was born in Piattsmouth and attended Piattsmouth Hieh and Creighton University. He served in the infantry in Europe, was in service four years. He has operated a filling sta tion here for 12 vears. Cloidt was married in 1947 to Winifred Evans of Kenesaw. They have three children, John III. 9: Monica. 7. and Jeffrey. 3. He is a member of St. John's Catholic Church. Chamber of Commerce. Lions Club. Frater nal Knights of Columbus and the Armv Reserves. He is completing his first term on the board. Merle Stewart Merle Stewart. 40. has lived in Piattsmouth 17 vears. For 12 years, he was athletic coach and teacher at the local high school, 1942 to 1954. He holds a B. S. degree from Kearney State Teachers College and took graduate work at the University of Nebraska and Om aha University. He now travels for an Omaha snorting goods firm and calls on some 300 Nebraska High Schools in his work. Stewart is married, has a son. a sophomore at Piattsmouth High. Lloyd Colbert Heads Athletic Group at WW WEEPING WATER (Special I Lloyd Colbert was elected pre sident of the Weeping Water Athletic Association at the meeting Tuesday evening. E. R. Moore was elected vice-president; Marion Stone, secretary and Archie Crozier treasurer. Don Resso, Vern Starr and E. J. Bender were re-elected on the Board of Directors. Rose plants have been order ed and will be planted on the south and west sides of the Memorial Field. It is the hope of the Athletic Association that Memorial Field will be clear of indebtedness this year. p TJ 1 " I 1 ce Tuesday Other candidates are Ray Bernhardt and Merle Stewart. The school board election is non-political. At issue on the special ballot! is a proposition to levy a one-j half mill tax per vear for two! years on tangible property to! raise approximately $5,000 for a j building at the athletic field! which would house rest rooms i and a concession stand. The half-1 City Council Al Huebner Democrat Al Huebner was reared near Papillion and graduated from high school there in 1926. He is married to Louise Mundt who is a member of a Sarpy Countv pioneer family. The Huebners came here in 1941 and took over distributorship of an oil company in this area. Huebner still operates the bus iness. Thev have two sons. Ri chard who attends law college in Lincoln and Dan who is in business with his father after attending the University of Ne braska two vears. Huebner has been active in af fairs here. He is president of First Lutheran Church, a Cham ber of Commerce director and member of Rotarv Club and the Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of the Plat's mouth Board of Education eight years and was its president. The Huebners live in their own home at 306 Avenue C. Warren Rhvlander Renublican Warren Rhvlander. 38. lives at 701 Third Avenue. He is married to Irene Anthes. Thev have two children. Kenny and Connie. Rhvlander is manager of W. E. Cadv Inc. here, having serv ed in that capacity since the business moved here three years ago. He is a member of Presbv terian Church, is a Past High Priest of Nebraska Chaner 3. Past Master of Lodge 6 AF and AM. is Boy Scout pack chair-i man. is a past president of PTA and is an active Lions Club mem ber. Dance To Honor Louisville Champs LOUISVILLE (Special i There will be a free dance spon sored by the Louisville citizens ' Friday evening, April 4, follow- 1 ing the Senior Class Play. j The dance which will be held ! at the City Hall is in honor of) the Louisville High School class ! C Champion Basketball Team. 1 UarMiaaWMli , , fan i 1 1 i mjk lw.-. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 mill would also cauio the build ing. There are no no such facilities at the field where football gam es, baseball Karnes and civic and 'municipal events are held. (SAMPLES OP1 THE BAL LOTS TO BE VOTED APRIL 7 CAN BE FOUND IN THIS IS SUE AS A LEGAL NOTICE). Following are photos and brief biographical sketches of the II candidates for office: Candidates hx-l ' if .1 Krnest Giles Renublican Ernest Giles was born in South Dakota and graduated from high school and business col lege in New York State. He has lived in Piattsmouth for the oast 27 vears. living in the First Ward since 1940. Giles was elected countv as sessor in 1952. serving the 1953 1954 term. He Is married and has three children. At present he is work ine ns a carpenter for Bellevue Construction Company. Louis B. Swoboda Democrat Louis Swoboda was born in 1904 in the west part of Piatts mouth. He was educated here, graduating from hish school in 1923. He participated and lettered in all sports at the hieh school. He was a Sokol ( gymnastics i instructor at the K. S. Hall here. Swoboda is a member of Holy Rosarv Catholic Parish and the Knights of Columbus. His emolovment started with the Burlington Railroad, now the BREX. in 1925. He is shop elec trician and mechanic in refrig eration. He lives at 1516 2nd Avenue, is present Second Ward council man. Swoboda has been a mem ber of the Volunteer Fire De partment since 1951 and is as sistant fire chief. Red Cross Gets $127 at Elmwood ELMWOOD The Red Cross "Roll Call" here netted $127.05 for the fund campaign. C. Aug usta Robb reports. Seventy-nine persons gave a dollar or more and three organ izations donart'd. mr wr'.Min u March 30, 31, April 1, 19.-9 Inic Hi. I.mv I'rcc. Monday 56 42 .00 Tuesday 63 36 .10 Wednesday 62 38 .0(1 Forecast: High near 70: low mid 30's. Fair to partly cloudy tonight. Sun sets tonight at 6:50; rise.-, Friday at 6:05 a.m. I, ,