Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1959)
w.i4j I.'XCT. TTrry i,vv TDflE IPLATTSydDIUTIHl JkDttJC&NM. CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday ' ; Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 78 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 40 SIX PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1959 It's the Nuts! Raising Squirrel Baby Is No Cinch It's Interesting, even fascinat ing, but trying to raise a baby squirrel Is quite a trial for a family here. The Paul Biggerstaffs, 213 So. 14th, found four squirrel babies In a nest when they helped cut down an old oak tree at the Earl Albee place on Wintersteen Hill. That was Easter Sunday when the little gnawers were only a couple days old. They made a nest of grass on the ground to see If the mother squirrel would re-claim her babies but Mrs. Squirrel would have none of that. . So. the Blggerstaffs took two of the babies and the Walter Longs on the Louisville Road the other two. For JoNon Biggerstaff, 10, the two new boarders became a per. sonal project. She called them Chip and Dale after the cartoon characters. Things went along fine as the two nursed on whole milk mixed with syrup, fed from a doll baby bottle. There was heat from a desk lamp to warm their shoe box apartment. Friday morning, though, the male squirrel, Dale, died. Friday afternoon when a photographer visited the Bigger staff Chip was still doing fine and sat up for his afternoon bottle, helping hold it with his little hands. Chip, a female, Is getting feed ings every 4 to 6 hours. Mrs. Big gerstaff does the honors with the wee-hours feeding. The Biggerstaffs realize the odds are small because squirrel babies just aren't used to orp han rearing. But, they have strong hope and Chip is will ing, If she can just make the grade. Penny, the Biggerstaffs' six-months-old puppy, is pulling for the baby, too. One day, the pup took the squirrels from their shoe box, carried them to a" couch and there snuggled with them, per haps to keep them warm. For Penny, perhaps it was just her mothering instinct showing up. That would be good, Chip needs a mother. Former Resident Here Dies Thursday At California Home John I. Royer, former resident of Plattsmouth and vicinity, died April 2 at Corning Memorial Hospital, Corning, Calif) Mr. Royer died of a heart attack, his illness covering a three-day period. He was born March 1, 1892. at Memphis, Mo., son of Isaac and Cordelia McDaniel Royer. Mr. Royer was twice married, first to Ora Miller who preced ed him in death in 1915 and la ter to her sister, Thelma Mil ler, who survives Also surviving are the follow ing children: Henry Royer of Talmage, Mrs. Gertrude Wil liams of Corning; Richard and William of Platstmouth, John J. of Corning, Howard and Mrs. George Hull of Plattsmouth: brothers and sisters, Mrs. Earl Lancaster. Mrs. Curtis Faris of Murray, Mrs. Harry Bickett of Nehawka, Walter of Califor nia, Enos and Howard of Om aha, Mrs. Hattie Cudaback of York and Mrs. Amanda Hughes of Albuquerque, N.M.; and 15 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Mr. Royer was a contractor and builder and came to Mur ray in 1933 from Colorado, later going to the west coast. Early in life he was a mem ber of the Baptist Church Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Cald-well-Linder Chapel, Rev. Victor Schwartz officiating. William Knorr will be soloist. Burial will be at the Mt. Plea sant Cemetery at Nehawka. Pall bearers will be nephews Edwin Bickett, Bob Faris, Jack Faris, Raymond Lancaster, Alfred Roy er and Aubrey Zeck. Mrs. Ray mond Lancaster will be in charge of the flowers. Visiting hours are today from 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 at the Cald-well-Linder Chapel Egg Hunt Success LOUISVILLE (Special) The Easter Egg Hunt turned out to be a great success at the Lou isville City Park. Several hun dred youngsters and their par ents gathered at the park to see the children gather the eggs. The event was sponsored by the American Legion, business plac es and individuals. EAT HEARTY JoNon Biggerstaff, 10, of 213 S. 14th gives Chip one of his four-times-a-day feedings of whole milk-syrup formula. The squirrel, about a week old Friday when the picture was taken, eats about a bottieful (an ounce doll baby bottle) a day. Farm Bureau at Mynard To Host Meeting April 10 The Mynard Unit of the Cass pounty Farm Bureau will be host to other Farm Bureau mem bers in this area Friday even ing, April 10, at 8 o'clock in the Mynard EUB Church basement. A fire prevention program is being scheduled with G. E. Eks trand, Assistant State Fire Mar shal of Lincoln, as speaker. All Farm Bureau members in this area are invited to attend. Diane Bornemeier To Girls State ELMWOOD (Special) Di ane Bornemeier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bornemeier, has been chosen to attend Girls State by the American Legion Auxiliary. Diane Bornemeier Diane is president of the high school junior class, member of the Pep Club, mixed chorus, girls glee club, triple trio, vol leyball team, student council, is a cheerleader, an officer of the National Honor Society, mem ber of Teen Age Book Club and the United and EUB Youth Fel lowships. Giris State will be held June 13-19 on the University of Neb raska campus. It is sponsored by the American Legion Aux iliary, Department of Nebraska, and its purpose is to give the girls a first-hand knowledge of government. Grass Fire Thursday Thursday afternoon the fire department was called out or. Lincoln avenue where a gra s fire was reported at the pas ture of the James Zoubek pro perty. The fire was extinguished without any property loss. iii i i iwi i i mi i ; V: " ft ! '4" i. . '. -i-m r ' - -I Harold Puis Dies At Omaha On Friday Harold Otto Puis, 49, member of one of the longtime families of Cass County, died at the Meth odist Hospital in Omaha Fri day. He had been a patient there three weeks following an illness of three years. Mr. Puis was born Dec. 23, 1909, at the farm home of his parents six miles west of Mur ray, son of Otto H. and Anna West Puis. He spent his lifetime in the community of his birth. He was never married. Surviving are his parents, a sister, Mrs. Helen Martin, Mur ray; four brothers, Earl, Man ley, Gerald, Little Rock, Ark., Joe, Louisville, and Louis, in the Navy at San Francisco; 10 niec. es and nephews. Preceding him in death were two infant sisters; a brother, Ralph, killed in World War II. Mr. Puis was a man held in the highest esteem by those who enjoyed his acquaintance and will be greatly missed by those who knew him best. Funeral services will be held at -Christ Lutheran Church west of this city Tuesday at 2 p.m., Rev. A. Lentz officiating. Frank Puis will be soloist and Mrs. Ar nold Meisinger, organist. Burial will be at the Oak Hill cemetery with Lester Gansem er, Ernest Hild, Glen Meising er, Leonard Lutz, Frank Wil drick and Fred Hike as pall bearers. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Franke and Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Meisineer will serve as floral bearerp. Visiting hours are today at 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the chapel of the Sattler Funeral Home. Traveling Art Exhibit To Be Hera April 15 The Miller and Paine All -State Elementary Trav? i..g Art Exhibit will arrive at the Plattsmouth schools April 15. It will be displayed for one week in Central Building Aud itorium. The public is invited to attend the exhibit any day during reg ular school hours. Subscribe to The Journal No 1 THE WEATHER April 2, 3, 4, 5, 1959 Dsc Hi. Low Prec. Thursday 78 39 .00 Friday 79 42 .00 Saturday 75 :53 .90 Sunday 75 28 .00 Forecast: Hi&h in lower 70's; tonight partly cloudy low upper 40 's. Sun sets tonight at 6:54; rises Tuesday 5:58 a.m. County Gov't Day Is Here Wednesday County "officials" from Cass County high schools will gather here at the courthouse Wednes- day for the annual American! Legion - sponsored Cornhuskerj Boyj and Girls County Govern-1 ment Participation Day. 1 County schools have elected ( slates of officers to come here and learn, about government at first hand. i In charge is James Begley, , Plattsmouth Legionaire and al-! so county attorney. j Registration is at 9:30 and the j day lasts until adjournment at I 3:15 p.m. There'll be general sessions as well as sessions with ; the current Cass County officials for each group of particular high school "officers." Plattsmouth High had elec tion last week and named this slate: Commissioner, Susan Sharp; clerk, Roger Noell; assessor, Na dine Weiss; attorney, Noveta Humiston; clerk of District Court, Diane Allison; judge, Lar ry Christenson; register of deeds, Dorothy Faris; sheriff, Brian Nelson; superintendent, Sharon Davis; surveyor, Sharon Harms; treasurer, Larry Mar ler, and welfare officer, Shirley Warga. Avoca named these officers: Gilbert Bose, assessor; Bever ly Brinkhoff, clerk, Sally Car sten, clerk of District Court: Maurice Lange, commissioner; Paula Ludwig, register of deeds; Linda Rohlfs, superintendent of schools; James Schutz, sheriff; Crystal Seegel, judge; Roger Smith, treasurer; Allan Stubben dick. attorney; Wayne Wohlers, surveyor, and Shirley Bose. welfare director. Murdock officers are: Eleanor Boreland, assessor; Robin Heim, surveyor; Evelyn Jones, judge: Lucille Kupke, treasurer; Tom Lawrence, sheriff; LeRoy Love, commissioner; Elizabeth Mc Cr.ory, clerk; Judy Mills, regis ter of deeds; Linda Rase, at torney; Mary Smith, superin tendent; Janet Schewe, welfare director, and Joyce Thlel, clerk of District Court. Harold Smock Again Heads KKKKK Here Harold Smock Thursday night was re-elected president of the Kass Kounty King Korn Karniv al for 1959. The KKK Kommittee also named other officers and com mittee heads and tentatively set the third week in September as the time for this year's Karni val, to run Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Also named were Bob Faris, vice president; Wa!lt Gleason, Commerce president, Chamber director; Mation Stones, Weep ing Water rural director; Os ar Mussman, director of educa tion; Ed Kohrell, industrial di rector; Merlin Jochimsen and Harry Porter, veterans directors; Wayne Schneider, Jaycee direc tor; and Ernie Schultz, past pre sident, a post he retains since Smock was re-elected president. Commissioners Meet The Cass County Board of i Commissioner s will have their regular meeting Tuesday at the courthouse, beginning about mid morning. 54 Pints of Blood Given To Red Cross Only 54 pints of blood were donated to the Red Cross Blood mobile by city volunteers Fri day at the Pre byterian Church. Fourteen were rejected, said Mrs. Herman Tiekotter, chairman. Doctors assisting were Richard Brendel, R. W. Tyson, and R. ; J. Dietz. Local nurses were Mrs. Don Wall and Mrs. Fred Neeley. Volunteers assisting with the bloodmobile program were Md mes John Bergman Sr., C. T. Shown, Fred Rea, William Krae ger, Phil Rihn, R C. HumLton, Harcld Buechler, Rudy Iverson, Fred Feldhousen, Vern Water-; man, John Bergman Jr., Don Warga, Ed Berlett, Henry Nolt- lng, Walter Gleason, Luella Keh ne and Robert Cappell and Miss Helen Hunter. Helping to unload the blood mobile equipment were Richard Otterstein, E. R. Kline and Jose ph Wooster. Polls Open Talent Sprout Show Set for April 10 Here The public is invited to attend the Talent Sprout Show to be given by First Ward School on April 10 at the High School Aud itorium at 7:30 p.m. This is the school's third annual show and is a highlight of the school's an nual activities. There will be songs, dances, piano selections and several nov elty and specialty acts to maka a pleasant evening's entertain ment. Merlin Jochimsen, master of ceremonies, will help see that there isn't a dull moment in the show. Earl Winscot Dies Of Sudden Heart Attack Saturday Earl Winscot, 51. died sudden ly Saturday morning as he was preparing to start for his home, just entering his car across the street from Stander Implement Co. on Third Street when strick en by a fatal heart attack. He was born Nov. 30, 1907, at Plattsmouth, son of George and Olive McCullough Winscot. He was married June 28, 1936. at Paplllion to Eleanor Black and they lived here from that time. Surviving are the wife; dau ghter Mrs. Patricia Wilson; son Donald; daughter Ellen Win scot, all of Plattsmouth; a grand, daughter; four brothers, George Winscot, Plattsmouth; Harry of Omaha, Paul of Lincoln and Le roy of David City, and a sister, Mrs. Dorace Myers of Platts mouth. Mr. Winscot was engaged as a member of the operating en gineers on heavy equipment on the Missouri River work. Mr. Winscot in his youth was a member of the Christian church in this city. He was al so an active member of Platts mouth Aerie No. 365 of the Frat ernal Order of Eagles and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of Cas ualty Co. No. 1, U.S. Marines, for four years. Mr. Winscot was a man pos sessed of many friends who will share with the family the sorrow of his passing. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Cald-well-Linder Chapel, Rev. Keith Delap officiating. Mrs. Twyla Hodge will furnish the music. Burial will be at Horning cem etery with Dale Bowman, La Verne Hennings, Fred Herre, Lyle Meisinger, Elwin Spangler and Kenneth Williamson as pall, bearers. Colors by the VFW post, Lloyd Fitch and Harry Porter, with Rudy Stoll and Harry Verslius as guards. Visiting hours at the Caldwell Linder Chapel today from 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 p.m. Call Your News And Social Items To 241 .... 'V DONATION - Theodore Witt, science and mathematics teacher at Plattsmouth High above was about to become a donor of blood to the Certainly, Building Is Needed Plattsmouth School Dis trict voters are asked. Tues day to decide on whether to spend about $5,000 for a building at the high school athletic field. The proposition, actually, is to levy a one-half mill tax on tangible property for each of two years, raising an estimated $2,500 each year to build and equip the is no doubt that th3 building, which would house rest rooms and a concession stand, is needed. There are those who will argue that we should not spend the money. They don't want to see taxes go up. No one does, but provid ing this facility has so much merit and only the economy reason against it. The latter seems far outweighed by the necessity. Why is it needed? One could go into that but some one would say, "Let's not be. indelicate." That is the entire point. Let's not be indelicate. Let's have the facility. The Journal Public Concert The Men's Ensemble of Chi cago Evangelistic Institute of University Park, Iowa, will present a concert of sacred mus ic at Plattsmouth Community Church Friday, April 10, at 8 p.m. The ensemble Is on a '2,000 mile tour, singing in churches of various denominations and in interdenominational services in several 'midwestern states. Directed by Profesior W. W. Tink, the program includes ar rangements of classics from Purcell, Handel and Mendels sohn, standard hymns of the church, negro spirituals and al so Gospel songs. Solos, duets and ensemble arrangements go to make up a varied and inspir ational program. Composed of 11 young men, W. W. Tink, director, Mrs. Tink, soloist, and Marie Foglesong, accompaniest, the personnel of the choir represents seven stat es and one foreign country. The school, an accredited Bib le college, began its teaching ministry in Chicago, but in 1951 relocated on the University Park, Iowa, campus. The church and its pastor, the Rev. George Smith, have invit ed the community to attend the concert. District court These cases were recently fil ed in District Court here: In the matter of the conservatorship of Eugenia DeLes Dernier, license to sell real estate; Lenora Faye Wooge vs. Edward George Wooge, divorce. to 8 4 Posts at Stake; Half-Mill Levy Polls will be open from 8 a.m. ,to 8 p.m. here Tuesday when voters elect School Board and City Council members and de cide on a proposal to levy a half mill tax to construct a building for rest rooms and a conces sion stand at the athletic field. The half-mill on property oth er than intangible in the Platts mouth School District would raise an approximate $2,500 a year for two years. This, the Board of Education has estimat ed, would build the building and equip it. It is a facility many persons have urged here for a long time. There are now no rest room fa- cilities at the field The Board: in urging its provision pointed out that it would not only be us ed during the football season, but throughout much of the year when athletic and other events are held at the field. To carry, the proposition needs a 55 per cent "yes" vote. Two members each will be named to the Council and the School Board. Council terms are two years. Board terms three years. Candidates for the Council from the First Ward are . Al Huebner, Democrat, and Ernest Giles, Republican. Second Ward councilman candidates are Lou is Swoboda, Democrat, incum bent, and Warren Rhylander, Republican. Two incumbents, Raymond Larson and John J. Cloidt Jr., seek re-election to the School Board. Other candidates are Ray Bernhardt and Merle Stew art. (Thumb nail sketches of the eight candidates for office and their photos appeared in Thurs day's Journal). Voting sites for the school and municipal elections will be the same. School District voters, other than those living inside Sarpy School District Votes $890 Bond Issue Tuesday the -voters in school district No. 46 in Sarpy county, voted approval of an $890,000 bond issue for a new junior-senior high school. The vote was 645 in favor and 115 against the proposal. These figures amounted to about 85 per cent support. Approval of 55 per cent was required for approval. Voters at Springfield cast 568 votes in favor and 72 against. Voters at the La Platte polling place gave 77 for and 43 against. Construction on the one story brick building to be located on the Ed Bock farm south of Rich field will be started as soon as possible. The district hopes to hold classes in the building in the fall of 1960. The bond issue was the largest ever voted in Sarpy county for any purpose. This district was formed last fall &i a merger cf the Spring field high school district and thirteen rural districts. lit tmtlJAaUk ... . Red Cross. .Mrs. Genevieve 7,ang, RN from Oma ha, inserts the needle. The Bloodmobile was at the Presbyterian Church Friday. Tuesday Special Proposed the city boundaries, will vote at the Cass County Courthouse. Voting sites and election jud ges and clerks are: First Ward, First Precinct (Courthouse) Eleanor Iverson, Ann Stoll and Honey Lou Cole, judges; Aleda Bourck and Irma Johnson, clerks. First Ward, Second Precinct (First Christian Church) Wra. S. Wetenkamp, Fritz Kaf fenberger and Adolph J. Kou bek. Judges; Mrs. Ray Wiysel and Mrs. drover Cunclall, clerks. Second Ward, First Precinct (Cass County Motor Co.) John L. Hadraba, Richard F. Otter- stein and Nell Wehrbein, judges; Lou,se GradovilIe and'nuth Krings, clerks. Second Ward, Second Precinct (Cass County Maytag) Frank I in Kief, Marie Vallery and Clara Weyrich, judges; Mrs. Ellsworth Taylor and Mrs. Glen i Sawin, clerks. Second Ward, Third Precinct (Wiysel Auto Service, Chicago Avenue and Holdregel C. A. Johnson, Mrs. Robert C. Brook houser and Mrs. Francis Casey, judges'; Mrs. Vera Crandell and Mrs. Henry Starkjohn, clerks Officers of Co. Extension To Lincoln The Home Extension Club presidents, County Chairmen and Home Agents of Cass, Otoe, Sew ard, York and Lancaster coun ties will be guests of the Wo men's Division of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce April 9. Plans for the day's activities include a morning coffee hour at the Governor's Mansion, a tour of the Lincoln Air Force Base and luncheon at the Base Officers club. Several bulletins are now a vailable in a new series, A Space and a Place for Leisure. Prob lems of the living room, activ ity room and teen-ager's room are considered in three separ ate bulletins. Plans for storage units for each area and ideas for making better use of avail able space are given. You may have a copy of any or all of these bulletins by writ ing to the County Extension Of fice in Weeping Water. Are you tired of rubbing each piece of silver flatware separ ately in order to restore that new brightness Try the eloctro lytic bath for a quick way of silver cleaning. Use a shallow enameled or bright aluminum pan. If an enamel pan is used, line with aluminum foil; add one tablespoon each of baking soda and salt to one quart water. Bring solution to boiling point, then remove from heat. Immerse silver in solution 2 to 5 minutes, making sure each piece touches the foil or each other. Remove silver as soon as tarnish is gone, wash and rinse thoroughly; dry with soft dry cloth. The amount of silver lost by this method is less than by the friction method. CAUTION: The method is so effective it should not be used on silver with oxid ized (dark) decoration Here are some ideas for dus' less dusters which you can make yourself. a. Pour into a Rlass jar 2 tablespoons of furniture polish. Swish it around until entire in side of jar is coated. Then pour out any excess liquid. Put a piece of sheer, soft cotton cloth in jar, and let it stand a day or two. The cloth will soak up the polish evenly. When cloth becom es soiled from using, wash it out and repeat the process. b. If you're using a rag heav ier than cheese cloth, this one works like a charm: 1 pint boiling water l4 cuo lemon oil polish Stir oil into boiling water. Im merse cloths and let absorb as much liquid as possible. Wring as dry as possible and let stand till thoroughly dry. When soiled, wash and repeat the process. Mrs. Nancy Sutton, Home Ex tension Agent. School Board Meets The Plattsmouth Board of Ed. ucation meets in a regular ses sion tonight beginning at 7:30 at the high school.