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M2R. STATE HIST. SOCIETY XXX 1303 a sr. , TME tPUOTSMODILnriH JflDOIKNAIL Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leoder-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED T SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 78 FOURTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY. AUCUST 13. 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 78 m;shit8: jeimwm asc . f y X It Mail flection of -Ikai' , ' .MS'T community commi 5iiv ,' 1 If iWV.J ! the Agricultural MftUMW 4- Vli 'i,TV7r. Vfliand Conservation I I. v 1 U j-MtAN: . il.Cass County is slate F.SW Kirs' J A 4 I HALLOWEEN IN AUGUST? Somehow we always associated pumpkins with frost and goblins until this year when Gene Jr. and Ronnie Fees came up with these king size pie pumpkins around the first of August. The boys are holding 41 pounds of pie filling, the pumpkins weighing 25 and 16 pounds each. They were raised by the boys at their home on West Main Street. 2-State Saddle Club Roundup Scheduled Here Sunday, Aug. 16, Cass Coun ty Saddle Club will be host to the Husker Hawkeye Associa tion Roundup. The following clubs will be represented: Circle "D", Omaha; Florence Saddle Club, Florence; Amigo Saddle Club. Elkhorn; Ponca 4-H Saddle Club, Ponca; Papil lion Saddle Club; Papillion; Om aha Saddle Club, Omaha. These are in addition to the Cass County Horse Show Assoc iation Saddle Club. It is estimated that more than 100 horses will compete in the event, which will be held at the Saddle Club Arena just east of the Plattsmouth Sale Barn. The public is invited, with no charge. For the convenience of spec tators, the events will be run in two sections, with the first section beginning at 4 p.m., with a one-hour break at 6 p.m., and reconvening at 7 p.m. Events in which competition Survey of Route For Proposed Sewer Pending The City Council agreed Mon day night to arrange for prelim inary engineer surveying of a proposed sanitary sewer to serve the new Ideal Heights Addition just north of the CPPD sub-station and adjacent areas. Real estate developer Andrew Epperson of Council Bluffs was present at the Council meeting to ask the city to arrange such surveying to determine which properties east of Lincoln Aven ue could be served by a sewer proposed for Ideal Heights. Epperson said he had felt some resistance in early attempts to get signers of a petition asking the Council to create a sewer district. This, he felt, was be cause of uncertainty about whe ther properties east of the av enue could have basement drains into a sewer If constructed. Epperson said he had had a sewer contractor look over the area and had received assurance that a sewer could be laid suf ficiently deep to take care of all properties. Ideal Heights lies west of the Avenue on higher ground. After discussion, the Council agreed to have the survey made since one would have to be made and charged to the dis trict If a district were created. Epperson agreed to pay the cost of the survey in the event a district is not formed. Boiler for P. O. Thomas G. Jay. regional com missioner of the General Servic es Administration, announced to day that GSA has awarded a con tract for a new boiler and gas burner at the Post Office here to C and L Plumbing Co., War rensburg. Mo., lowest of eight bidders. Bid pric was $3,490. CVil I This Sunday will be held and for which tro phies, ribbons and points tow ard over all 1959 championship ratings will be given include the following: Pleasure Horse Class (children under 9 years) ; Horse Shoe Pair, both junior (18 and under) and senior; 4 in Line (junior and senior); 4 Abreast (junior and senior); Clover Leaf (junior and senior); 2 Pair Clover Leaf (ju nior and senior); Pole Bending (junior and senior). A Pleasure Class for riders 10 to 14 will be held at the op ening of the night section of the Round-up. Evening lunch and re freshments will be available on the erounds. Face-to-Face Draw Fiction, Honorary Marshal Says Here The popular television and movie conception of the Old West gunfight is for the hero and vil lain to face one another in the middle of the street, each glar ing and tensely waiting for the other to "draw." 'Taint so, says Marshal Ralph L. Hooker, 53, self-styled out doorsman and student of the Old West. Here as a part of a commer cial promotion, Hooker spoke at the regular Rotary Club meet' ing, demonstrated his own "draw" and answered ques tions informally afterward. During the latter session, the Missourian said real gunfight ers of the frontier more often than not went a-lookin' for their adversaries, guns in hand and cocked. "The first to catch sight of the other started the pot shoot ing," he said. They were good with guns, the Marshal (honorary of Dodge City and Abilene, Kan.) said. They either WERE GOOD or didn't carry guns. Often gunfighters wore no hol sters. Hooker said they used stripped down, snub nosed re volvers which they kept in the waist band of their trousers. It wasn't a long reach to get the short barrel out smoking. The Marshal's own draw look ed mighty good to the club. He performed a trick in which he placed a penny on the back of his hand, drew the gun from the holster so fast the penny dropped Into the holster. He did this a dizen or so times without a miss. Hooker also talked about his much-publicized 69-day hike of the Sante Fe Trail. He walked the entire length of the pioneers' 780-mile journey. The wagon THE WEATHER Aug. 10-11-12, 1959 Date High Low Prec. Monday 85 63 .00 Tuesday 91 68 .00 Wednesday .. 101 72 .00 Forecast: Partly cloudy Candidates Listed for Vote county and tteemen for Stabilization committee in d for Sept. In addition to the nominees selected by the community elect ion buaid, Included on the slate of nominees will be names of eligible persons whose nomina tion has been requested in a ' I petition signed by 10 or more eligible voters and presented to the election board not later than Aug. 20. Die community election boards nominated the following nom-1 inees as candidates for the 1959-1900 communities: Avoca: Otis Bond, Ivan Han sen, Glen Heneger, Willis Lor ensen, Carrol Meyer, James Mey er, Richard Norris, Harold Pol lard, Fred Ruhge and Kenneth Wessel. Center: Harold Domingo, Al vin Goesser, Fred Holt, Robert Jameson, Wm. Leddy, Wm. Mockenhaupt, Vincent Reh meier, Mike Sheehan, Lyle Thomassen and Lloyd Zeorian. East Rock Bluff: R. T. Cuth rell, Grant Deterding, H. L. Fur long, Louis Hostetter, Harold Hull, Clemens Kroliski, Merle McCormick, Alvin Meisinger, (Continued on Page Six) Wholesade Cas Rate Hike Suspended Until Dec. 27 The latest request of North ern Natural Gas Co., supplier for Central Electric and Gas here, for a rate increase has been suspended until Dec. 27 by the Federal Power Commission. Central received word of the suspension this week and inform ed the mayor and City Council Dec. 27 the increase would be effective subject to refund in the event the Commission denies the increase or grants a lesser in crease. Several rate cases are pending decision of the Com mission. Sammy Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Pierce, was op erated on at Methodist Hospital. He came through the opeiation fine and is now in room 420. tracks where train after train of wagons passed in the trek west are still plainly visible, he said. The route he took, the Mar shal said, was the "dry route" shortcut of the old days. He found it anything but dry, spend ing many nights "asleep" in the rain and many days trudging through soaking buffalo grass. At places in Oklahoma and Texas, when he later rode the Chisholm trail on horseback with a nephew, he said the buf falo grass was "saddle horn tall" the way it must have been for miles in the old days. The speaker was introduced by Ray Harold, program chair man for the day. Next week the club will be vis ited by the Rotary District Gov ernor. V ls f6iv r tA m , M .. i . i. i i . I.... , , ,.... , , ! CONGRATS New American Legion Post commander Boyd Linder, right, is congratulated and handed a gavel by retiring commander Merlin Jochimsen. The little ceremony took place during installation of post officers last week. caoicy SUGAR'S EARLY Among County Fair Tuesday was Sugar, exhibited by Linnea Ingwerson of held Sugar while Barbara Philpot young men are unidentified. Hearing Set On Street Maintenance A public hearing on mainte nance of unsurfaced and oiled streets here will be held at the next regular City Council meet ing Aug. 24. The meeting starts at 8 p.m. The Council has long been in a quandry about what to do to get and keep unpaved city streets in driveable condition. The hearing is to get public opinions on the subject and to answer any questions residents may have about street mainte nance. Lately, the Council has discus sed merits of abandoning per iodic, some feet too-frequent, oiling of streets and just keep ing them "graded-uo" until pav ing can be installed. Monday night, Councilman Warren Rhylander suggested a continuing plan of asphalting streets at general obligation might enable the city to make progress toward good streets. He said a plan of priority ac cording to greatest need and heaviest traffice could be follow, ed. Councilman Bill Highfield said he didn't think it would work because there would be general bickering in the city ov er which streets to do first. Any questions concerning the maintenance of streets will be discussed Aug. 24. Mayor Grant Roberts said any suggestion will be welcomed. Avoca Asks Oiling A request that Plattsmouth contract to oil streets at Avoca was politely declined by the City Council Monday night. An Avoca official said in a let ter that the town has some streets needing attention and wondered if Plattsmouth, since it has oiling equipment, could do the work if the streets were pre pared. Streets Committee Chairman Bill Highfield and Street Com missioner Elmer Gochenour said the city is far behind In this type of work of its own. -- i i . ! i (.2 Goiuie r I the early arrivals at the Cass 7-year-old quarter-horse mare, Plattsmouth. Miss Ingwerson of Nehawka mounted-up. The Group Opposes Issuing Class C Liquor License opposition to issuance of a Class C liquor license to Winter set Inn, restaurant proposed to be built near the U.S. 73-75 by pass just off Cemetery Road, was voiced here Monday night Marion Endelicato of Omaha had appllied for a icense for use in a restaurant he plans to build and which he said would cost from $150,000 to $300,000 Regular procedure had indi cated Council action on the re quest for the license Monday night. County Corn Support Set At $1.08 Prices for the 1959 crop of corn will be supported in Cass county at an average of $1.08 per bushel, Ivan G. Althouse, chairman, Cass county Agricul tural Stabilization and Conser vation committee, announced today. Average county rates are based on the national average support price of $1.12 per bush el, announced last February, with adjustments for location and historical price patterns. Under the 1959 corn support program, the price-support rate to each produced throughout the country reflects the national support level. As approved by 71.2 percent of the growers vot ing in a referendum last Nov ember, the corn acreage allot ments and the commercial corn producing area of earlier pro grams are not in effect for the 1959 program. As in the past, corn price sup port in 1959 will be carried out through farm and warehouse -stored loans and purchase agree ments. To be eligible for sup port, corn must have been pro duced in 1959, must grade No. 3 or better or no. 4 because of test weights only, must beat certain moisture requirements, and must be in adequate storage. Permission to Move Liquor Store Asked Ray Uher, operator of Ray's ! Liquor Store on 6th Street, ask ed the City Council Monday night for permission to move the store to a property on the corner of 7th Street across 1st Avenue from Ruback's Super market. Permission is needed from the Council because licenses are is sued for a particular location and also because the requested location would be oustide the existing limits for licenses pre scribed by ordinance. The Council deferred action on the request until its next reg ular meeting, Aug. 24. Street vacation A request that the city vacate an unused oortion of 12th Street (block 2 to 3) in Southeast Platts mouth was received by the City Council Monday night. The re quest said "100 per cent" of sig natures of owners of adjacent properties was obtained favor ing the vacation. The Council said It would view the area soon and make a decision. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Dunham Sr. of Stanton were here Tues day to visit with old friends. Qs Htiis$ WK 2 v iwj. I 'A rf-U AG EXHIBIT VIEWED Shown in the Agricultural Exhibit Hall Tuesday arc some of the first Fair visitors, from left: Mrs. Hy Kirchhoff, Weeping Water; Mrs. John Rippe of Avoca and her grandchildren, Faye Rippe, 9, and Dennis Rippe, 5, of McPherson, Kans.; Mrs. Murray Mutter, Weeping Water and Jack Philpot, Plattsmouth, member of the Fair Board. Opposition was from several local bar operators who appear, ed at the Council meeting at City Hall. They were represented by Francis Casey, local attorney, as spokesman. Casey said the group was not concerned about possible loss of business through competition but was concerned about the "door being left open" for issuance of additional licenses downtown. Commercial Class C licenses are limited to eight by city or dinance. The ordinance was re cently amended to raise the lim it from seven to eight. Another ordinance amend ment changed the boundaries in which licenses may be issued to include Alexander's Cass Bar on South 5th Street and the area where Winterset Inn would be located. Casey said the Council had "left itself open" to being plac ed in a position where it would be compelled to issue a license to some person for a downtown location if an application were received since it had increased the license limit by one. Mayor Grant Roberts said the Council never had any inten tion that further licenses be is sued downtown. He said he felt and the Council members felt that the restaurant would be a desirable addition to the city. Endelicato in earlier appear ances at Council meetings had been given vocal assurance that there would be no Council op position to issuance of a license to him if he constructed and op erated the restaurant as he had said he would in presenting ar chitect's drawings of the struc ture. During the discussion Monday night, Mayor Roberts read a let ter from Endelicato withdraw ing his application for a license because he is not a legal resi dent of Plattsmouth as yet. Casey also said it was his op inion that a license must be is sued to a person at an actual constructed location, not merely ly on presentation of plans for a structure. City attorney Harold Lebens said the statute does not spec ify this precisely but that he would ask an opinion from the State Liquor Commission's at torney. The Council deferred action on Endelicato's request for a li cense until its first September meeting. mvoocf Couple Killed in rash Near Lincoln Paul Bornemeier, 76, and his wife, Emma. 74, residents of the Elmwood community were kill ed Wednesday morning in a country road intersection acci dent northeast of Lincoln. Safety Patrolman Thomas Ar ow 'aid Mr. Bornemeier's car had pulled out from a stop sign when it and a ton and a half truck driven by Harry L. Kubik of Hickman collided. The Born emeier car was east bound, the j truck northbound at the time of the accident. Trooper Arow said Mrs. Born emeier evidently was killed In Ciss Cow mry WI 1 111 i 111 rl 4 Contract Let on Paving A contract for 6-inch non-reinforced paving on six sections of streets here was let Tuesday night by the City Council to Corn husker Paving Co. of Omaha, the only bidder on the concrete work. The bid price was $58,348.85. The engineer's estimate was $68,870. Just one bid was received and rejected for asphaltic concrete paving of one and one-half blocks on Highland Drive. The bid was $7,882.60 from James J. Parks Co., Omaha Tii-i engineer's estimate was $4,230. ,( Work on the concrete will be gin within 15 days of the effec tive date of the contract and be completed with 45 days of that date. The Council is planning to re advertise for bids on the High land project, which also had a companion private project for letting by Rubin Development Co. The Parks bid on the Rubin job, about two blocks of surfac ing, plus an intersection, was apparently at the same rate as the city bid. It, too, was rejec ted. Possibility of making the city Highland project for concrete paving is to be considered. The concrete projects and bid prices (engineer's estimates in parentheses) : District 136, Avenue G from 7th to 8th, $3,769.25 ($3,940) District 137, 5th Avenue from 6th to 8th and 7th Avenue from 4th to 5th, $11,441.20 ($11,480) District 138, Avenue E from 8th to 9th, $4,671.40 ($4,870) District 140, North 10th from Avenue D to Avenue G, $32, 639.80 ($32,700). District 142, one-half block west on 5th from 8th Street, $1,542.65 ($1,560). District 143, Avenue E from 11th to 12th, $4,284.55 ($4,320). Police Report Hubcap Stealing The police department reports that a great deal of hub cap stealing from cars has been re ported here, four in the last few days. In several cases, the steal ing has been by a group In cars but so far complainants have not been able to identify the par ties or cars involved. The police patrol has been busy investigating. stantly and her husband died a few moments later. Both were thrown from their car and sus tained head injuries. The accident occurred 11 mil es east and two miles north of Lincoln or about a mile south of Prairie Home. Kubik, who was enroute from Panama to Omaha with an emp ty truck used for lime spread ing, suffered a head cut but did tl()t 'slPk medical aid Both Mr. and Mrs. Bornemei. er were natives of Murdock and prominent residents of that por tion of Cass County. Miss Louisville Selected at County Fair Nancy Gauer, 18. of Louisville is Miss Cass County of 1959. She was named over six other contestants in the annual Queen Contest at the County Fair nt Weeping Water Wednesday night. About 1,000 persons looked on under clear skies and In com fortable temperatures as the seven candidates for Miss Cass County were introduced In a pageant on a platform just off the Fair midway. Miss Gauer Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gauer of Louisville. She succeeds Jane Fauquet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fauquet of Plattsmouth who par ticipated in the ceremony as re igning queen until she crowned Miss Gauer. Chosen as Miss Louisville by the American Legion Auxiliary, the new Miss Cass County Is a 1959 graduate of Louisville high. Her activities have included student council, treasurer and vice president of her class, mix ed chorus, girls glee club, Pep Club, school paper, editor of school annual, Tri-M, Southeast Eight and Speech Clinic partici pant, officer for County Govern ment day, PTA scholarship. She was an attendant to the home coming queen three years. Vv Miss Cass County Nancy Gauer Miss Gauer has been a 4-H member and active in Rainbow for Girls. She attends the Me thodist Church. Her plans are to attend Ne braska Methodist School of Nursing, beginning next month. Wednesday night, Miss Cass County like the other contest ants was radiant and excited, then pensive and finally sur prised and tearfully happy as she received congratulations of her family, friends and many wellwishers. Other contestants for the title (contestants were judged on appearance, personality, ac complishments and poise by three judges from Ralston, Ash land and Topeka, Kan.) were: Miss Avoca, Paula Ludwig. Miss Manley, Ruth Meyer. Miss Murdock, Sharon Panska. Miss Nehawka, Carol Reys. Miss Plattsmouth, Kay Casey. Miss Weeping Water, Connie Rector. The evening's contest was the climax of a big day for the girls. They had been featured at the Fair, ridden in the Grand Par ade and appeared before the contest judges, prior to getting prettied up for the pageant. Crown bearers Wednesday night were Renee Mihulka, dau ( Continued On Page 6) They are survived by a son, Roscoe Paul Bornemeier, Den ver; daughter Mrs. Margaret Schocnberg, Red Oak, Iowa; sev eral grandchildren. Surviving Mr. Bornemeier also are bro thers Gustav and Martin of Lincoln and Ernest of Seattle & sister Mrs.. E. Mathilde Veach of Lincoln. Surviving Mrs. Born emeier are sister, Mrs. Bertha Kissinger, Hastings and broth ers Herman. William and Aug ust Bornemeier of Elmwood and Louis A. Bornemeier of Lincoln. Rober and Sons of Lincoln are in charge of funeral arrangements.