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TME PUOTSMflDOJTIlu J)fMIMl Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 78 TWELVE PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 63 Drafting of Ordinance on Zoning Seen A proposed city zoning ordin ance will soon lie in the making here. Plan Commission chairman Ernest Schultz and commission member Paul Fauquet were at the City Council meeting Mon day niuht to talk about the Cnimnl.s.sion's zoning function. They inquired at first on behalf of some of the Plan Commis sion's i) members whether there were iiny unfriendliness toward the group on the part of the Council. Tiny were assured by mayor Grant Roberts and the indivi dual Council members that there was no unfriendliness. The mayor .said the Council had not taken any action about zoning because it could take none until more definite re commendations are received. City attorney Harold Lebens said the stat utory requirement is that the Zoning Commission prepare a proposed ordinance and hold public hearing or hear ings on the proposal before pre senting its final recommenda tions to t lie Council. Kehultz said the Commission will get busy detaling recom mendations as soon as possible. It meets the first Tuesday in July. Lebens said he would be glad to attend the Commission meet ing and also help draft a pro posed ordinance. The mayor volunteered and was also invit ed to attend the Commission meeting. The Plan Commission was ap pointed here within the past year, and has been studying zoning as one of its first tasks. An outline of recommendations was presented earlier to the Council. Leonard Hild Vo-Ag Winner Leonard Hild, sort of Mr. and Mrs. John Hild of Plattsniouth, has been notified by the State Department of Vocational Edu cation that he is the state win ner of the vocational agricul ture farming program record book competition. His awards are a blue ribbon and the possession for one year of a plaque. The plaque is a memorial given by the parents of an FFA boy who drowned on an B'FA camping trip sev eral years ago. His record book was judged first in the state on accuracy, neatness and completeness. He was first judged as a winner in the local contest and then his book was forwarded to the state contest. On Saturday, June 27, the of ficers of the Plattsmouth FFA will entertain the rural eighth grade graduates. They will meet at the school here at 7:15, then they will be treated to the show at the Plattsmouth Theater and to ice cream after the show. 2 Men Particularly Glad Unicameral Session Ending by Melvin Paul gatehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN The Nebraska Legislature is winding up the longest session in history of the Unicameral, and two men are particulary glad. The two men who have carried a heavy load during the entire six calendar months during which the law makers have been convened are Lt. Gov. Dwight Burney of Har tington and Speaker Harry Pizer of North Platte. The alternate at presiding over the debate of senators. This is an exacting and difficult job. By law, the lieutenant gover nor is the presiding officer of the Legislature. The speaker is elected by members and this is a high hon or among state senators. He re lieves the presiding officer in governing. Long-time observers and state senators agree that Pizer has been one of the finest speakers in the Unicameral. Some law makers have been temporarily irked when Pizer made them follow legislative rules. These include one that a solon must be in his seat when a bill is up for final passage. Pizer, upon objection from a lawmaker, will tell him that if he does not like the ruling of the chair, he should change the rules. Both Burney and Pizer time and time again have gavel cd to get a senator back on RODEO Ql'F.EN Marge Plattsmouth was queen of the Cass County Horse Shoplifter Is Strange Character A shoplifter is a strange per son who does strange things for strange and sometimes obscure reasons, according to a talk heard here Tuesday noon by the Rotary Club. Speaking was Cliff Ellis of Om aha, public relations man for the Hinky Dinky Stores. Ellis told of some of the ex periences the grocery store chain has had with shoplifters and some of the methods they use to try to check a mounting incidence of shoplifting. He said cigarets, meat items and health and beauty aids are tops in the "popularity poll" a mong shoplifters. Prof e s s i o n a 1 s choose items they can sell, amateurs ones they can use, he said; but all use similar methods with vary ing degrees of skill. Linings of clothing, handbags, and pockets are usual places of concealment, Ellis said. He said stores in the chain in bigger cities are harder hit by shoplifters, that social pres sures tend to deter stealing in stores in smaller communities. Seldon, he said, does the per son apprehendeu at shoplifting need the items stolen, in an ec onomic way. Culprits have in cluded professional people, well-to-do or wealthy people even a minister Most claim on being caught that "this is the first time I ev er did anything like this and I don't know what made me do it" or claim kleptomania. (Continued on Page 6) speaking about the motion be fore the house. Day after day the chore of keeping order in the unicameral becomes exceedingly heavy. The most difficult part comes in the final weeks and days of the session when senators, under strain of debate and pressure, begin sniping at each other and there are many personality clashes. Both men have been state senators for many years and know the parliamentary tricks and moods of the unicameral which come in handy during complicated floor maneuvers by one or more lawmakers. There has been general agree ment among observers that the overall caliber of the Legislature tins sesion has been high, with some especially fine new mem bers. Budget Clears Hurdle Fightig over the state spend ing level for 1959-61 was of somewhat more intensity than had been expected. Lawmakers scrapped over the budget for two days and preli minary skirmishing on how they were going to debate the mea sure consumed about as much time. After the smoke had cleared, the senators sent the bill on its route through the legislative mill, thus paving the way for ad journment. (Continued On Page 6) Grosshans Show Association Rodeo here last weekend. RIDE 'IM! Gene Campbell of Phoenix, overall winner in the bareback bronc riding events at the rodeo gets a jolting but keeps his 'No Contest' by City in Tax Foreclosure Case The City of Plattsmouth will take no action to contest an an swer filed in the District Court tax foreclosure case of Cass County vs. Fred Toman, et al. The City Tax Council Monday night instructed the city attor ney "not to contest" after To man and an attorney had ap peared and made that request. Tax in question, as far as the Toman property is concerned, derived from a special assess ment for city sanitary sewer in stalled in 1953. Toman main tained then and now that he was not benefited by the sewer since he was already connected with one. He declined to pay the assess ment which subsequently was certified as tax to the county treasurer. The county held the sale certificate for two years and filing of the suit recently for forclosure was an automatically-taken action. The county attorney, who is the prosecutor in the case, said he probably would call on the city attorney to explain the city's position to the judge, since the city is the interested party which would benefit if the pro perty were foreclosed and sold. Toman said at the Council meeting he had appeared "31 times" before Councils in con nection with the assessment. The city attorney said Toman had failed to present his claim for relief from the special as sessment In proper manner be fore the Council as a Board of Adjustment and Equalization THE WEATHER June 22, 23. 21, 1959 Monday 87 68 .00 Tuesday 81 58 .00 Wednesday ... 94 65 .00 Forecast: High near 90; con tinued fair and warm. Sun sets tonight at 8:01; rises Friday at 4: 52a.m. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 ' f3 Vi"3d J i, Results of Rodeo Here Are Listed The following results of the rodeo here last weekend have been listed by the sponsoring Cass County Horse Show As sociation: 1st Place All-Around Cowboy, Paul Hargis, Omaha; 2nd, Her man Wiseman, Bellevue. Saddle bronc, G. L. Ray, St. Joseph, Mo . Bareback: 1st go-round, 1st, Paul Har gis; 2nd, Norman Johnson, Hick man Mills, Mo.; 3rd, Joe Wills, Oklahoma; 4th, Gene Camp bell, Phoenix. 2nd go-round, 1st, Neil Sam uels, La Platte, 2nd, Gene Camp bell 3rd, Dick Kelly, Missouri Valley, Iowa; 4th, Dick Hargis. Average, 1st, Campbell; 2nd, Johnson; 3rd, Kelly; 4th, Dick Hargis. Bulldogging: 1st go-round, 1st, Sonny Ben jamin, Kansas City; 2nd, John Berry, Auburn; 3rd, Sterling Norvell, Auburn; 4th, Bill Wood, Emerson, Iowa. 2nd go-round, 1st, Narnell; 2nd, Wiseman; 3rd, Ralph Nar nell, Auburn; 4th, .Chuck Spil lers, Earlham, Iowa. Average, 1st, Norvell; 2nd, Sonny Benjamin; 3rd, Wiseman; 4th, Ralph Norvell. Calf roping: 1st go-round, 1st, Darrell Groff, Rockport.i mo.; 2nd, Sterling Norvell; 3rd, Chuck Spillers, Earlham. Iowa; 4th. Jimmy Jones, Oklahoma City. 2nd go-round, 1st, Sterling Norvell; 2nd, Groff; 3rd, Stan Krisinger, Griswold, Iowa; 4th, Clyde Brown, Verdon. Average, 1st, Groff; 2nd, Ster ling Norvell; 3rd, Krisinger; 4th. Jones. Bull riding: 1st, Paul Stufflebeam, Iowa; 2nd, Paul Hargis; 3rd, Groff; 4th and 5th (3-way tie-, John son, Red Armstrong of Kansas City and Leon Ross of Sidney, Iowa. a os Developer Sees 'Resort-type' Operation The City Council has been asked to annex about 14 acres, just west of the city limits south of the Cemetery Road just this side of the U. S. 73-75 by-pass for commercial development. An Omaha restaurateur, Marion Endelicato, who bought the land from the Wade Schade? told the Council he intends to develop the area as a "resort type" operation, beginning by building a restaurant which he hopes will be in operation by this fall. He said he expects the initial investment in the restaurant to be about $150,000. It will employ 35 to 40 persons at the start, he said. seat in approved fashion during one of the bare back events. Veterans of Foreign Wars Barbeque Sunday On Sunday, June 28, Lepert Wolever post 2543 of the Veter ans of Foreign Wars will stage their fifth annual barbecue to which the public is invited to join. The event will be staged one mile east of the Henry Hobsch eidt farm, turning east there on the Lewiston road. Serving will start at 11 a.m. and plenty of. food will be avail able to all who attend. The mem bers of the post will prepare the feast and serve it in their usual hospitable manner. A program of entertainment will be provided for young and old during the afternoon to make it an event long to be re membered. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost ar little as so cents r,V .-w;i . - V"! i V;- k 1 I f NO JAIL BREAK There was an opening in the east side of County Jail here earlier this week but not much excitement about it. It wasn't a jail break. A door was bcin? installed where a win dow had been for use as fire escape or delivering unruly prisoners to the jail. Sheriff Tom Solomon said that previously there was only one fire escape route. Working on the installation were con tractor Carl Tiekotter, Plattsmouth, right, and I.eRoy McCulloch Murray. ft TR if mf - poss u Restaurant. Then in the future, he told the Council, he envisions further development of the area, de pending on initial success, with a motel, swimming pool, tennis and badminton courts, a riding stable and a bowling alley. Endelicato said complete de velopment of the area along the lines he described to the Coun cil would mean eventual em ployment of from 250 to 350 persons. He said he plans to em ploy local help except in very specialized lines. He showed the Council a sca!e drawing of the whole acreage as it would be developed. The en tire development would take 2 to 6 years, he estimated. The Council appeared recep tive to the request for annexa tion, though no action can be taken until annexation is for mally requested in written form and a surveyor's plat of the area is presented. 1959 ACP Funds Are Available Ivan G. Althouse, chairman of the Cass County ASC Com mittee, announced today that it appears that adequate funds will be available for all farmers who desire to establish conser vation practices on their farms in 1959. Even though farmers have been very active in requesting cost-sharing for establishing con servation practices on their farms, many farmers have been unable to carry out these prac tices because of the extremely high moisture conditions. Under normal conditions, ap proximately $100,000 in govern ment funds would have been obligated by June 1. However, because of high mositure con ditions this spring, only about $78,789 has been obligated. Althouse said the reduction in the number of practices being completed has resulted in the release of funds normally spent for conservation practices ear lier in the year. These funds can now be used to establish conservation practices normal ly carried out later in the year. Even though it appears that funds are more ample than in past years, there is still a like lihood that they will be exhaus ted before the year is over, so Althouse suggests that farmers who want to undertake conser vation work on their land this year contact the ASC County Office as soon as possible. Purchase orders will also be made available, when the work is to be done by eligible ven dors Street Sweeper The City Council decided Mon day nieht to advertise for bids for a street sweeper. They have 'ong been considering purchas ing one, have seen several types and makes demonstrated. of M FRIENDS MEET AGAIN Cliff Girardot (center) chats with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Swoboda at the "welcome home" reception for Cliff and his wife Ethel. The reception was arranged by Mr. and Mrs. lt. II. G. Eiting and friends, held at the Lions Building here. Mr. Girardot is working for the state department of the Federal Government, recently returned from Thailand. They have many friends in Plattsmouth, their former home. Who Will Be Sweet 16 Queen? Contest To End The Sweet 16 contest, sponsor ed locally by the Plattsmouth Mrs. Jaycees, is in full swing, with the crowning of the Sweet 16 queen just two weeks away. This contest is being held by the Mrs. Jaycees in conjunction with the Chamber of Com merce's Ridiculous Daze, and also with the Jaycee-sponsored carnival July 9-11. Crowning of the queen is set for the Friday morning follow ing the Ridiculous Daze parade. The Sweet 16 Queen will be one of the following: Janet Ja cobs, Susan Sharp, Dorothy Far ris, Sharon Davis, Carolyn Vin duska, Eileen Porter or Lois Kellison. Who will she be? Who will you vote for? Pictures of the girls and a short autobiography will ap pear in Monday's edition of the Plattsmouth Journal. Containers bearing each con testants picture and a short autobiography have been plac ed in the various stores, and the voting is a penny a vote, the money to be placed in the container for the girl for whom you wish to vote. The girl re ceiving most votes will be crown ed Sweet 16 Queen. All proceeds from the Sweet 16 contest will be used by the Plattsmouth Mrs. Jaycees in their local projects and their charitable contributions. The winner of the contest and two runners-up will receive gifts through courtesy of the following stores: Smith's Cloth ing, Grove Jewelry, Knorr's 5 and 10, Harold Smock Painting and Decorating, Robert Faris Photos, Schreiner Drug, Soen nichsen's, O'Connell's, Style Shop. Edith Haley Beauty Shop, Warga Hardware, Style Beauty Shop, B and II Shoes, Feldhous en Drug, Cass Drug, Ladies Toggery, Western Auto, Biles Paint. Stibal's Variety, Gam bles, Jochimsen's, Swatek Hard ware, Linder Firestone, Parri- Lions Club Here Installs Officers for the 1959-60 term of the Plattsmouth Lions Club were installed at the Tuesday niyht meeting of the organiza tion. Installing officer was Cecil Karr, deputy district governor who explained the duties of the officers as they were installed New officers are Paul Fau quet, president; Roy Moore, first vice president; Ted Ohnout ka. second vice president; Mau rice W. Sheil. third vice presi dent; K. R. Jones, secretary: John Svoboda, treasurer; Bill Williamson. Lion tamer; Wm. Babbitt, tail twister; Bart Scan lan and Joe Zastera, directors. Acres Asked July 10th ott's Beauty Salon, Ruback's Market, Plattsmouth Paint, Hin ky Dinky and Brown's Floral. Any person or firm not listed above wishing to present the Sweet 16 Queen a compliment ary gift may call one of the low. Gifts to be presented to the Queen and the two runners-up will be displayed in the Gas Com pany window. Each girl enter ing the contest will be present ed a gift. The committee of the Mrs. Jaycees in charge are Mrs. Lloyd Fitch, Mrs. Harold A. Smock, Mrs. Dale Bowman and Mrs. Gene Scarlett. Ridikilus People: Get On Yur Marks! With the coming of July and the hot weather there'll be all sorts of doin's in the old town. Last year, Plattsmouth mer chants inaugurated "Ridiculous Days," an affair in which the folks around town poke fun at themselves. This year, plans have been made for a bigger and more in clusive celebration of this event. The Plattsmouth Jaycees will have a carnival on the streets for the event and the Mrs. Jay cees will climax their "Sweet 16" contest during the event. Dates for the event have been set for July 10 and 11 with a Ridiculous Parade to start off the fun on Friday morning. Pri zes will be awarded for the most rididulous costumes worn by paraders. Anyone may enter the par ade, details of which will be published, together with the pri zes in the near future. The Retail Committee of the Chamber of Commerce also dis cussed a celebration planned for the "official opening" of the Louisville Road and other events in the late summer. Journal Monday, Wednesday Next The Journal will publish on Monday and Wednesday next week. News items and advertising copy should be in the Journal Office by Tuesday noon for use in Wednesday's edition. T(u classified ad closing will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Because of the July 4th hol iday falling on Saturday, the Free Bridge for the adjacent Iowa counties will be on Friday next week. I Journal Want Ads Pay T