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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday NUMBER 60 Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 78 SIX PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY. jUNE 15, 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Robert E. Hodgson New Rector at St. Luke's Church St. Luke's Episcopal Church which has been without the ser vices of a resident rector since the transfer of Father Max Kors, now has been assigned Robert E. Hodgson of Sidney, Neb. The new rector will be ordain ed soon at his home parish at Sidney by Bishop Howard R. Brlnker, to enter the priesthood of the Nebraska diocese. Plattsmouth Is very fortunate to secure the service of this fine young churchman to add to the religious teachers of the com munity. He Is a graduate of the Un iversity of Nebraska in the class of 1956 and has just completed his studies at the Seabury-West-em Seminary at Evanston, 111. The new rector is a veteran of World War II, serving for five and one-half years In the Pacific theater, two years in Japan. He is also a member of the Masonic order and the Elks. Th neew rector, who Is unmar ried, has located in the parish house adjoining the church to take up his service. He Is now conducting the services at the church, Sundays at 10 a.m., and is ready to greet residents of the community as pastor of the church. Forty and Eight Select Officers For Ensuing Year Thursday evening Cass Coun ty Voiture No. 1218 of La Soc lete Des 40 Hommes et 8 Che met at theloung eoftvaux he vaux met at the lounge of the 40 and 8 club rooms for the an nual election of officers, with a pleasing attendance present. R. T. Cuthrell, chef de gare, presided over the meeting and was assisted by the officers in the ceremonial portion of the session. The chief matter of business was nomination and election of officers for the ensuing year, with the following' named Al bert Inman, chef de gare; Gene Krlngs, chef de train; C. E. Ledgway, commissaire inten dent; Arthur Warga, conduc tuer; Orvllle Julian, garde de la porte; W. D. Fitzpatrick, 1am piest ;Fred Herbster, commis voyageur; Dr. A. E. Johnson, medicin; R. T. Cuthrell, grand cheminot; E. O. Vroman, Don Warga, W. H. Schmidtmann, L. A. Behrends, cheminot locale. Albert Olson was re-appointed correspondent of the voiture by Chef de Oare-elect Inman. . The newly elected officers will be installed at the July meet ing. Voyager Albert Inman is a resident of Louisville and has been a most earnest and faith ful worker of the 40 and 8 since becoming a member and his selection is a pleasing recogni tion of the Louisville group. Mrs. Nellie Dalton Dies At Nebraska City Nursing Home Mrs. Nellie Dalton, 71, died Sunday evening at a Nebraska City nursing home following an illners of several years. She was born August 26, 1887 in Scotland county, Missouri, daughter of John and Amanda Barker McDaniel. She was mar ried on March 27, 1904 to Wil liam Newton Dalton in Scotland county. Mo. Mr. Dalton preceded his wife in death February 12, 1937 at Kirksville, Mo. Mrs. Dalton lived in Scotland county most of her life until coming to Plattsmouth fifteen years ago. Surviving are the following children: Clyde Dalton, Ne braska City; Mrs. Iva Garrett, ' Mrs. Mary Porter, both of Platts mouth; Delbert Dalton, Memp his, Mo.; Mr3. Wilma Garrett, Memphis, Mo.; nineteen grand children; sixteen great grand children; five sisters. Funeral services will be Wed nesday at 2 p.m. at the Camp Ground Presbyterian church at Camp Ground, Mo. Burial will be at the Camp Ground cemetery. Grandsons will serve as casket bearer3, Carl Dalton, Kenneth Dalton, Edward Porter, Glenn Garrett, William Garrett, Wil liam Dalton. Visiting hours will be at the Caldwell-Linder chapel today 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 p.m. Caldwell-Linder Funeral home in charge of arrangements. Reverend Seybold, pastor of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, is at the Methodist Hos pital, Omaha room 412 for observation. DRESSED IN A CINDERELLA COSTUME and winning first place in the costumes division of the Kiddie Day Parade here Friday, for nirls City To Purchase Tractor, Mower After discussion at length, the City Council Monday night mov ed to purchase a used tractor and mower at a cost of $900 for use in mowing weeds and grass on city property. Councilmen and the may or expressed concern about the appearance of the "avenues" at the city entrances. They said mowing is essential. The equipment could also be used to mow where private property owners neglect to care for the properties or the "park ings" which ordinance says are their responsibility. When such mowing is done, cost of the work shall be paid by the property owner. The tractor and mower will be. needed next year it was said, to help the Park Board in caring for the area around a flood control dam now under construction. City street department work ers have done some mowing by hand this year. Large mow ing jobs last year were done by private arrangement. Loss of Billfolds and Valuables at Resorts Continue Theft of billfolds and other personal property from parked cars belonging to persons swim ming, continued last week. Five thefts occurred north of Platts mouth that netted thieves ap proximately $300 in cash and other valuables. Sheriff Tom Solomon estima ted that 10,000 persons were using lakes and swimming fac ilities in Cass county Sunday and those who left their person al property in their unwatched cars encouraged this type of stealing. It is impossible to watch the parked cars and check every person going in and out of cars, Sheriff Solomon said. The peo ple are just going to have to check in their personal belong ings while in swimming or take their valuables with them. George D. Ebersole, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ebersole, 631 Oakmont Dr., Plattsmouth, is a candidate for the degree of As sociate in Applied Science in Industrial Technology in the 1959 Spring Quarter Commence ment of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, June 18. Eber sole, a 1954 graduate of Platts mouth High School, is graduat ing from MSOE with honors. He is married to the former Beverly Sullivan of this city. 9 ft 4 it W lU Vi, 7 v' l lk ' I j " fin ' " ' SOME BOYS NAMED SMITH, first names Craig, Larry and Scott, depicted the Campbell Soup kids, winning first in their division. Two DECLARING WAR ON LITTERDl GS were Jim and Tom McKnight who were awarded first ode Set Here for June 19-20-21 The Cass County Horse' Show Association is to hold its 6th annual Plattsmouth Rodeo on the 19th, 20th and 21st of June. Game Refuge Public Notice Effective Immediately! Platts mouth Waterfowl Management Area (Game Refugei northeast of Piatt, mouth will be closed ap proximately two months for road construction. Harold Edwards, area mana ger, made this announcement known today at The Journal. However, Mr. Edwards said foot and bicycle traffic are permis sable on the state ground. BUSINESS NEWS Bob Hall, former Plattsmouth, man is new pharmacist assisting at Feldhousen Drug. He is a 1940 pharmacy grad of the U of N, once managed Cass Drug, has lived in Texas lately. in ? was Debbie Dergmann, who added charm to the parade. appear in this one was at the place in the comics division. Performances on the first two days will begin at 8 p.m. and the Sunday performance will be in the afternoon at 2 o'clock. This year's Rodeo promies to be bigger and better than those of previous years and should pro vide rip-roaring entertainment for all concerned, the local spon sors say. Art Fritcher, Henderson, Io wa, Is to be this year's rodeo I producer and all his 26 years) experience in the rodeo business is shown in the choice and con dition of top bucking stock and dogging steers, the sponsors say. The famous bucking horse, "Pay Day," which was not rid den by the cowboys in many attempts last year, will again be available to the cowboys for a try to break his record. "Ridge Runner," which was ridden only twice last year in 24 rides, looks meaner than ev er and seems determined to out-do the other broncs. This year in the stock herd of this producer are twin Brah ECiddie The sun shown brightly on the Kiddie Day Parade in Platts- Ji mouth Friday as hundreds of youngsters pedaled, marched or rode while others lined the side walks with their parents to watch. It was a big day for the young- i sters in this area, a big day for the Jaycees and their helpers who popped corn for the kid dies, a big day for the judges who valiently did their best to place the entries in 1st, 2nd, Srd and 4th places and a whale of a big day for the owner of the miniature train which haul ed capacity loads almost con tinuously from right after the parade until 6 that evening. . In the parade were costumes 'jand caricatures of every descrip tion from decorated tricycles to space people. The youngsters had a field day running down extra tickets for rides on the train. As the day wore to a close, the scramble for tickets increased as the children roamed from store to store seeking the pasteboards. If any child didn't get a ride picture. . . Just where the other time has not been ascertained. ma bulls, which promise to in dividually and collectively throw the cowboys to the moon more or less. Twin Brahma calves are rare and even more rate is I the fact that both have turned into top buckers. Special acts will also be pro vided in addition to the rodeo events and the ever important and amusing clown, Mel Warn er, will be on hand to treat the crowds. The associations rodeo com mittee has worked hard for the past six weeks, under th guid ance of Charles Grosshans, and the rodeo grounds (one-half mile south of Plattsmouth) and other facilities are in top shape for th event. The Cass County Association is headed by Sterling Ingwer son, who likewise has been busy getting together the various com mittees necessary to Insure a most successful rodeo. Food and soft drinks will be available at the grounds. Some of the best Nebraska Day Ds on the train, it was because he didn't come to town. Many youngsters rode "Roosevelt fa shion" "again and again." Merchants who had offered special bargains for the day reported brisk business through out the day. All in all, everyone Is happy. Mort" Jochimsen and his com mittee deserve a round of thanks for their expert handling of the affair. Winners in the Parade class es, listed in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place order, were: Tricycles girls, Cindy Walsh, Diane Jackson, no 3rd or 4th; boys Danny Fauquet", Michael Walsh, Richard Stones, Jerry Gordon. Comics girls, Kristl Faris, Alice Hobbs, Diane Farrell, Lyn ette Hall; boys, Scott and Jim McKnight, Kevin Faris, Ken neth Longwell, Ronald Larsen. Costumes girls, Debbie Berg man, Bonnie Coolbaugh, Beth McQuinn, Linda Wlllett; boys, Smith boys, Denny Dasher, Jo ey and Eddie Davidson, George Weuhling. Pets Girls, Gay Cherry, Cyn thia and Ann Begley, Cathy Sai lors, Linda Herre and Paula Johnson; boys, Jim Ladd, Rishel Boys, David Uher, Steven Sulli van. Bikes girls, Connie Rae Ad kins, Judy Jackson, Melissa To man, Nancy Hopkins; boys, John Meyer, Lynn Ladd, Jim my Drennan, Tom McKnight. Miscellaneous girls, Christine Uher, Sharon Weddle, Pam Fine, Karen Tesarek; boys, Brad Cundall, Max Linder, Steve Willett and Gary Way; Tom and Michael Kief, Mike Brookhouser. Rev A. L. Embree Returned to First Methodist Church Plattsmouth residents will be pleased to learn that Rev. A.L. Embree has been returned to the First Methodist Church of this city to carry on the' good work that he and Mrs. Embree performed in the church arid community. Louisville has been assigned Rev. William L. McCord, suc ceeding Rev. Donald Webster who had served the charge the past year. Rev. Robert Bown has been returned to the Eagle church. Rev. James Hansen has been assigned to the Elmwood church to succeed Rev. Bert Storey, one cf the veteran churchmen of the state. Rev. Jerry Sandy has been returned as pastor of the Green wood church. Plattsmouth friends will be in terested to learn that Rev. Jam es C. Lowson, a former local pastor, will again be at Ep worth Church in Lincoln. Car Badly Damaged When Strikes Pole A car driven by Larry Stones i of Murray was badly damaged when it hit a telegraph pole near 5th and Walnut In Louis ville Sunday evening. The pole was broken off. Fortunately none of the oc cupants of the car was Injured. Stones who was coming into Louisville said the power steer ing of the car locked and he ipst control and was unable to straighten out after making a turn. cowboys will -be pitting their skills against those of Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado cow boys. Commissioners Are Meeting The Cass County Board of Commissioners was to meet to day and Tuesday for the second meeting of the month, instead of Tuesday and Wednesday as is usual. Today, the 15th, Is one of three meetings set annually by stat ute. . THE WEATHER June 11, 12, 13, 14, 1959 Thur day 86 67 tr. Friday 87 56 .00 Saturday ' 84 58 .00 Sunday 85 63 .00 Forecast: High near 90, low in 60's. Cloudy late afternoon and possible showers. Sun sets tonight at 7:59; rises Tuesday at 4:50 a.m. Big Success 3 Nil ' M I I'J 4 . ... Fx '".fere 4? to A . YOUNGEST WINNER IN THE PARADE was Brad Cundall, dressed in a space suit and propelled in his chariot by Pam Fine also in Space costume. They won in the miscellaneous catajrory. Rosters Listed for Teams In Little League Baseball Little League baseball for Pee Wees and Midgets begins here tonight at 6 at Pollock Field. Following is a list of the teams and managers (where no manager is listed, none was yet obtained and youths or men wanting to assist as managers can contact William Gillette, director of the summer recrea tion program): PEE WEES Pirates, no manager Stanley Adkins, Dick Chappell, Bob She pard, Max Linder, George Weuh ling, David Shepard, John Ship ley, Gerald Ferguson, Alan Steppat, Todd Finney, Billy Ri shel, Dennis Dasher, Stephen Nielsen, James Drennen, Fran ces Sullivan. Yankees, Fred Fischer John Bernhardt, Craig Smith, John Howard, Bob Fuller, Allen Drennan, Dan Stack, Tim Pfel fer, Marvin Carter, Ken Ad kins, Jamc? Dietz. John Fisch er, Mark Gall, Stephen Delap, Roy Stevens, Danny Highfield. Indians, Ray Simons Chuck Ault, Gary Allgeier, John Sim on, Ken Heedum, Mike Kimble, Mike Hibbson, Rod Kief, John Frank Puis Accepts Ag Schoarship To U of Nebraska Frank Puis, graduate in the class of 1959 from Louisville High, has accepted a scholarship to the Nebraska College of Ag riculture. Frank Puis Eighteen such scholarships are granted by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben to freshman stu dents who are Nebraska resi dents Selection is based on scholar ship, character, school and com munity activities and partici pation in farm activities such as FFA or 4-H. Frank has been in 4-H for nine years enrolled in many fields but principally in baby beef pro jects. He plans to major in animal husbantry. iliZ I A C' Dietz, John Neal, Mike Maha- mon, Ken Buckholz, Jim Hite, David Neely, Darrell Duncan, Gail Choate. Tigers Lyle Mussman, Eddie Trively, Mike Brookhouser, Jimmy Garrett, Galen Muss man, Dennis Carter, Robert Rod enbrauch, Joel Catron, Lonnie lies, Kenny Eggert, Bryan Ham ilton, Ralph Gerdes, Stevle Rouse, Ronnie Murray, Willard Simons, Joe Bryant. MIDGETS Braves, Al McClanahan Mark Allison, Steve Sullivan, Ronnie Richards, John Ashenbrenner, Chuck McClanahan, Dick Oster holm, George Eledge, Tye Fin ney, Mike Gall, Kenneth Long well, Walter Smith, Jim Eiting, Jerry Gorton, Carl Schreiner, Spencer Davis, Jerry Lager strom. Giants Tim Kalasek, Stanley Adkins, Leland Pritchard, Wal ter Fulton, Dick Spangler, Lar ry Riley, Ronnie Marsh, Lloyd Fitch, Larry Richardson, L. Thompson, Mike Bruns, Roy Travis, Terry Highfield, Ken Rhylander, Joe Shown Dale Fogelstrom. Cardinals Roger Lannum, Gary Christensen, Jimmy Wueh ling, Dennis Smith, Bill Chap pell, Bob Keefer, Leroy David son, Donald Storey, Scott Dav is, Paul Brimberry, Fred Mark ham, Jim Wall, Ted Adkins, Merle Renner, Stephen Tilson, Gary Way. White Sox, Bob Kiser Brad Bourne, Philip Fischer, Butch Clark, Mike Liddick, Mike Bow man, Mickey Coolman, Bobby Klser, Mike Kief, John Kohl, Fred Markham, Chas. Bowman, David Nielsen, Jim Lutz, Bill Thompson, David Sullivan. Red Sox Jack Gorton, Ed Hohman, Roger Heedum, ' Scott Smith, Tom Hansen, Jerry Arn, Virgil Boomgaarn, James Pet erson, Donald Larson, Jim Cool man, Robert Felthouser, Billy Farrell, Dennis Bernhardt, Ga ry French, Richard Tilson and Charles Benedict. Cass County Cirls To Attend Future Homemaker Meet Twenty-one Nebraska youths will have five days of "educa tional fun' when they attend the 1919 convention of the Future Homemakers of America at the Conrad Hilton Hotel In Chicago July 13-17. Among the Nebraska delecat es are three girls from Cass County, Kay Albert of Louisville, Sharon Davis of Plattsmouth and Cheryl Weik of Nehawka. About 2,000 delegates are ex pected and will be accompanied by 600 adult advisors who are state home economics educa tional staff members. Darrel Nolte entered St. Ca therine's Hospital, Omaha today and will have surgery tomorrow.