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TTlHIE IPlLAinrSIMdDlLITIH J! TO 1MB- CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehowka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families vOLUME 78 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY. JULY 13. 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 63 f? ! 3& iiTojeces in propose County Highway Following Is a list of the 54 countywide road work In the 1 '159-60 fiscal year. A hearing on the proposal will be held before the County Board of Commissioners at 10 a.m. on July 22 at the courthouse here. This fiscal year for the first time, Cass County is operating its road.s program according to a new statue The former Com mission District method of hand ling road work and spending road money had to be abandon ed. Fred Clark of Union was hir ed as highway superintendent to oversee the program, a position statute requires be filled. Numbers were assigned to the proposed projects arbitrarily as a reference aid and do not des ignate priority of work. The en tire list of projects is the prior ity list, with a possibility that all could be done in the fiscal year if conditions were favor able. Projects are not listed accor ding to commission district be cause work and expenditures are now to be administered on a countywide basis, under direc tion of the superintendent and the three commissioners. The proposed projects (list compiled by the office of coun ty surveyor) : 1 Beginning at the north i ter of section 25 township 10 north range 13 east to the cen ter of section 25 township 10 north range 13 east, (for grad ing). 2 Beginning at the southeast corner of section 20 township 10 north range 14 east, thence north three-quarters mile, (for grading). 3 Beginning at the one-sixteenth corner west of the east quarter corner of section 14 township 10 north range 13 east, thence east to the center of sec tion 13, thence south to the cen er of section 24 township 10 north range 13 east, (for gra ding). 4 Beginning at the south qu arter corner of section 12 town ship 10 north range 13 east to the center of section 12 town ship 10 north range 13 east, (for grading). 5 Beginning at the southwest corner of section 5 township 10 north range 14 east to the north west corner of section 5 town ship 10 north range 14 east, (for grading.) 6 Beginning at the southwest corner of section 6 township 10 north range 14 east to the north west corner of section 6 town ship 10 north range 14 east, (for grading). Sandra Stapert Named State's 'Miss Hampshire' Sandra Kay Stapert, 15, jun ior member of the Hampshire Swine Registry from Nehawka, has been named Miss Hamp shire of Nebraska. Miss Stapert was chosen as Nebraska Hampshire Queen at the annual picnic of the State's Hampshire swine breeders. Miss Stapert is the first Miss Hampshire for Nebraska, She will travel to Peoria, 111., for the National Hampshire Type Con ference July 26-28 and compete for National Hampshire Queen, or Miss Hampshire of America. Winner of ths national contest will represent the Hampshire breed at the National Barrow Show to be held at Austin. Minn Sept. 15-18. There, she will pre side over the presentation of Hampshire swine show awards. Miss Stapert is an active mem ber of the 4-H activity and one of her projects is raising and - showing Hampshlres. She has ex hibited the past three years at the Nebraska State Fair where she has done a fine job. This fall. Sandra will be or hand at the Nebraska St- F' to welcome Hampshire folks and to present honors and awards ti the belted breed exhibitors. In selecting the queen, a com bination of appearance, person ality and noise along with know ledge of Hampshire hogs were determining factors. Candidates were required to give a three minute talk on "Why Raise Hampshires." Their talks were evaluated on both content and presentation. Miss Stapert excelled in these qualifications and will make a charming Nebraska representa tive at the National Conference, Registry officials said. 7-Beginning at the north qua:-1 ter corner of section 1 township i 10 north range 13 east to the een-j ter of section 1 township 10 north range 13 east to the center of i section 1 township 10 north range! 1 ry ... , - . . it , u ea.si. nor eracnngi. o - Beginning at the one-sixteenth corner sourth of th" north quarter corner or section zi rownsnip u norm range n easi; iu uie criuri ui section zo town ship 11 north range 14 east, (for gravel) . 9 Beginning at the west quar ter corner of section 7 township 11 north range 14 east to the one-sixteenth corner south of the northwest corner of section 18 township 11 north range 14 east, (for grading). 10 Beginning at the south west corner of section 29 town ship 12 north range 14 east to the north quarter corner of sec tion 36 township 12 north range 13 east, (for grading). 11 Beginning at the south quarter corner of section 23 township 12 north range 13 east to the center of section 23 town ship 12 north range 13 east, (for gravel). 12 Beginning at the south west corner of section 10 town ship 12 north range 13 east to the southwest coiner of section 27 township 12 north range 13 east, (for grading). 13 Beginning at the east quar ter corner of section 1 township 12 north range 13 east thence north one-half mile, thence west to the northwest corner of sec tion 1 township 12 north range 12 east, (for grading). 14 Beginning at the southeast corner of section 26 township 12 north range 12 east to the south west corner of section 26 town ship 12 north range 12 east, (for grading). 15 Beginning at the northeast corner of section 9 township 11 north range 12 east to the south east corner of section 9 town ship 11 north range 12 east, (for grading). 16 Beginning at the south west corner of section 11 town ship 11 north range 12 east to the center of section 11 town ship 11 north range 12 east, (for grading). 17 Beginning at the northeast corner of section 2 township 11 north ranee 12 east to the south east corner of section 2 town ship 11 north range 12 east, (for grading). Story Hour Good Aid for School Most people want their chil dren to be good readers as they realize reading ability is of maj or importance in school work. One way to start your chil dren on the trail to being good readers is to help them estab lish the library habit. Children are invited to come listed to stories on Monday, Wed nesday and Friday in the lib rary basement. After story hour Miss Leonard will be glad to help them select and check out books. Readers for the coming week are Monday, Mrs. Lester De Brie; Wednesday, Mrs. Warren Catron, and Friday, Mrs. Peter Nettleman. L ; r, " THREE STORES ARE REPRESENTED in this pre-parade photo. Left, Miss Vera Solomon, in formal and Mrs. Merlin Jochimsen, sailor, re presenting Jochimsen's; back row Mrs. Howard Buechlfr, Mrs. Charles Ault and Mrs. Art I'he of Program 13 Beginning at the north quarti r of section 12 township 11 north range 12 east to the south quarter corner of section 12 township 11 north range 12 east, dor grading). iaTWi.nntnr ih. at quarter corner of section 29 township 11 north range 13 east , to the south quarter corner of 11 north section 30 township range 13 east, (for grading!. 20 Beginning at the northeast corner of section 22 township 11 north range 13 east, thence south two miles, thence east !oi the southeast corner of section 26 township 11 nortn range 13 east, (for grading north and south and for gravel east west ) . (Continued on Page 6) and inimum Tillage Meet 30th What does a corn field look like with but one cultivation Better than one might expect. But as the saying goes, "Seeing is be lieving. ' A field meeting will be held Monday afternoon, July 20, at 1:30. The site is the Eldon Mendenhall farm which is loca ted on Highway 34, two and one fourth miles east of the Elmwood corner or four and three-fourths miles west of the intersection of Highways 34 and 50. A pre-emesgence spray was applied at planting time. Other plots with various pre emergence chemicals used on corn, milo and soybeans will be open for inspection. These plots can be viewed following the dis cussions at the Mendenhall farm. Ewe distribution day 1,800 excellent quality yearling ewes were distributed to Eastern Ne braska farms July 7. Of the num ber shipped to Lincoln fewer than 100 ewes came to Cass Coun ty farms but it is very likely they will prove a sound invest ment. 4-H Home Economics mem bers will have an opportunity to brush up on judging work July 16. A practice judging workout will be held on foods, clothing and home living. Tomato Spray Program Sep toria leaf spot of ..blight" is the I most common foliage disease of tomatoes. The disease may oc cur on plants any age but most often occur when the fruit is set ting on the plants. The lower leaves are affected first. A spray program at this time is important. A copper-containing fungicide is recommen ded. By adding a teaspoon of common household detergent to the copper spray solution a better job of thoroughly wetting all the foliage is possible. The spray should be repeat ed every 7 to 10 days. Some of the better copper fungicides are known as Zineb, Maneb and Nabam, plus zinc sulfate. Clarence Schmadeke, County A-gent. mm J ''J ' 'm .m -Ay .... x Jrfp ' .vr-r CALF BARN DAMAGED This was the scene of a fire Fri-I day which did about $1,500 damage to the King Korn Klub's calf Fire Damages Cattle Shed of King Korn Committee Friday Friday morning shortly after 11, the fire department was call ed to the Plattsmouth school property between Main and Washington Avenue and 9th and 10th Streets. The alarm was occasioned by the burning of the shed, the property owned by the King Korn Klub, used for holding the calf show each fall. The building was badly dam aged and the loss Is estimated at $1,500, with no insurance The frame structure burned rapidly and the firemen had to string more than 2,000 feet of hose to reach the blaze. Hose was strung from 10th street and from across Washington avenue Residents in the locality re ported a number of boys had been playing around the struc ture. It is thought the fire be gan from matches dropped on the floor which was covered with hay and straw. John Hoffman Dies At Ashland At Age Of Ninety Years Funeral services were held on Sunday at the Methodist Church at Ashland for John Hoffman, 90, pioneer farmer and mer chant of that city. Mr. Hoffman was well known over west Cass County throueh his long time business activities. He was well known to many here as he had been a frequent visitor here when his son, Bion A. Hoffman was athletic coach of the Platts mouth high school in the early Forties. Survivors are his wife Louise, sons Ernest J. of Eureka, Cal if., Bion A. of Houston, Tex., and Carl A. and Hugh C. both of Long Beach, Calif.; daughters Lucille Hoffman, David City; Mrs. Lola Bell, Austin, Tex.; Mrs. Irene Sindt, Naponee, Neb. and ten grandchildren and sev en great-grandchildren. Burial was at Ashland Cemetery. Knorr"s, who with others from the store and manager "Bill" were awarded 1st prize. Front row, Larry and Craig Smith dressed in a barrel and "hang-down" jeans representing Smith's. 1 Janet Jacobs Crowned Sweet 16 Queen Here Janet Jacobs, the daughter of Merton Jacobs of this city, was crowned Sweet 16 Queen Friday morning. The crowning of Miss Jacobs climaxed voting for the Queen the past three weeks. Walter Gleason, president of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Co merce, crowned the Queen, and Mrs. Wayne Schneider, presi dent of the Plattsmouth Mrs. Jaycees, sponsors of the con test, presented the Queen flow ers. Cheryl Schneider, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Schnei der, was crown bearer. Carolyn Vinduska, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vinduska, was first runnerup in the con test and Sharon Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Davis, Louisville, was second runnerup. The other candidates for the title Sweet 16 Queen were Dor othy Farris, Murray, and Lois Kellison, Susan Sharp and Ei leen Porter, all of Plattsmouth. Miss Vinduska is also from Plattsmouth. Dale Bowman, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, acted as master of ceremonies at the crowning of the Queen and intro duced each of the candidates be fore the crowning. Bowman ex tended congratulations and best wishes to each candidate and re minded each candidate that re gardless of who was to be 49 Star Flag The Journal was notified to day also of the 49 star flag be ing flown at the courthouse where it has been In use three months. Previously reported was the 49 star flags of H. M. Soennich sen at the store and at his home. THE WEATHER July 9, 10, 11, 12, 1959 Date High Low Prec. Thursday 88 52 .00 Friday 88 51 .00 Saturday 34 72 .00 Sunday ... 84 54 .00 Forecast: High upper 80's. Low mid 60's. Partly cloudy. Sun sets tonight at 7:57; rises Tuesday at 5:03 a.m. t,i' i mm Jk.,. : 1 , , "WINNER OF THE SWEET 16" contest and crowned Queen of the event was Janet Jacobs, center, Runners-up were Carolyn Vinduska,' left, MT - TV mJBfr.H barn near the high school athletic field, half the building was burned out. crowned Miss Sweet 16 Queen, "to each of us, all of the cand idates are Miss Sweet 16." The committee of the Platts mouth Mrs. Jaycees in charge of the contest was Mrs. Harold A. Smock, Mrs. Lloyd Fitch, Mrs. Gene Scarlett and Mrs. Dale Bowman. " The Sweet 16 Queen received many lovely gifts, as did the two runners-up, all compliments of the local merchants. Also, each girl enterting the contest receiv ed a gift. J?m - KJi' fi if Im j. M, '-- - 4-T --mTilnmiMii.iiiii JANET JACOBS IS ALL SMILES as Walt Gleason, president of the Chamber of Commerce, busses her on the cheek after crowning her "Sweet 16 ueen" during the coronation ceremon ies Friday morning. Much of the interior of City Council Meeting Tonight The City Council's regular session will begin at 8 o'clock at City Hall tonight. Among items on the genda are expected to be consideration of action on the budget and tax levy for the current fiscal year, receipt of bids for a street swee per and consideration of a re quest for annexation of 14 acres of ground just this side of the by-pass south of the Cemetery Road. imMmfl I Subscribe to The Journal Now! and Sharon Davis rifiht. Also seen in the picture are Mrs. Harold Smock, Dale Bowman and crown bearer, Miss Cheryl Schneider. Gunshot Victim 'Good' John Orent, 68, Omaha, Is In good condition in an Omaha hos pital after being shot north of Plattsmouth at 3 a.m. July 10. Orent was on duty at Al Mix am's fishing lake when the In jury occurred. Orent told Sheriff Tom Solo mon that he was awakened a bout 3 a.m. by the "busting out" of his bedroom window. He got up to investigate and found the rear porch on fire. He said he got a bucket of wa ter and began to put out the fire and as he did so a gun was discharged south of the cabin, pellets from a shotgun shell pass ing through foliage of a tree and striking him in the back. Mr. Orent said he did not see the person who fired the shot or who set fire to the back porch of the cabin. A family camping about 100 feet away from the place where the shooting occurred took Mr. Orent to Plattsmouth. Solomon took him to the Omaha city lim it where Omaha police relayed him to the hospital. Nineteen pellets were remov ed from the man's back. Al Mixam said they had had some trouble with three Omaha youths on two different occas ions at the lake. He said he did not know the names of the youths. No motive has been determin ed for the shooting. Greenwood Shooting Was 'Accidental1 A 30-year-old Greenwood man who had been held for question ing in the shooting of his 38-year-old woman companion has been released from custody at Lin coln, Chief Deputy County At torney Dale Fahrnbrunch of Lancaster County stated Firday Fahrnbruch said the man's statement that the shooting was accidental was backed up by the victim, Miss Betty A. Card, also ot Greenwood. Miss Card who suffered a shotgun wound in the shoulder Wednesday night was questioned by authorities at St. Elizabeth Hospital Friday and Is reported to have corroborated her com panion's story. She is reported in good condition. The man, George Stewart, said the gun discharged as he was removing it from the back seat of the car in which Miss Card was seated. Mrs. Mary Craig Dies Thursday At Weeping Water Mrs. Mary Craig, 84, who liv ed in Plattsmouth for the prist 42 years, died at a Weeping Wa ter nursing home Thursday fol lowing two years of failing health. She was born Sept. 29, 1874, at Bartlett, Iowa, daughter of William and Jane Gooding Dav enport. Dec. 20, 1891, she was mar ried in Republic County, Kan sas, to Mantford Craig wh opre ceded her in denth Dec. 27, 19 54 at Plattsmouth. Before com ing to Plattsmouth to live, Mr. and Mrs. Crai? lived at Chester. In Plattsmouth, Mrs. Craig active in the First Christian church and its progress. She was also a member of the Royal neighbors in this city and active in its work. Funeral was Saturday at the chapel of the Caklwell-Linder Funeral Home and largely at tended by the old friends. Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of the First Christian Church, of ficiated at the services. Mrs. Twyla Ilodic furnished music. Interment was at Oak Hill cem etery with Dale Jackson, War ren Mamaran, Phil Rihn, Leslie Winters. Roy Stine. Harry Tin cher serving as pallbearers. Roger Hcimer Is Ordained Roger Heimer. former stum-nt minister at the Christian church here, was ordained at his home town of Hebron at the Christian Church. Services were Sunday, July 5. Mr. and Mrs. Heimer and four-year-old daughter were here Thursday visiting friends. The new minister has been as signed to a church at Seranton, Pa., and wa to preach his first sermon ther July 12.