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:;:zr.. stats hist, society 0vJ l Mil SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER TME PiLATTSIVOdBDTH JdDOJCSRIAIL Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leoder-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 78 FOURTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 85 County 4-H'ers Win at Fair LINCOLN A total of 5,288 Nebraska 4-H club members have entered exhibits In the 1959 Nebraska State Fair. Hun dred, more are taking part In various judging contests. Horse entries .showed the highest percentage Increase. Fifty-two entries were recorded in 1959, but horse entries tky rocketed to 112 In 1959, 4-H of ficials reported. Other total entries Included: crops, 98; rabbits, 22; engineer ing, 327; garden and yard beau tiiieation, 104; entomolgy, 52; poultry, 51; home living, 701; clothing, 1,174; foods, 1,555; beef, 447; dairy 249; sheep 160; swine, 250; and horses, 112. Rlbbon3 awarded to 4-H en tomology entries at the Fair Saturday Included: first and se cond year, Mary Lindsay, Ne hawka, red; third or more years, Linda Hammer, Greenwood, blue. ward and the bronze medal to Dale Langemeier of Dodge coun ty. Leonard Hild of Plattsmouth was fourth place winner. 1 A Ca s County group won a red ribbon in the Large Group Song Contest. Pat Toman of Cass County won a blue ribbon in the 4-H Music Identification Contest. LINCOLN Jerry Flora, 15- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dale Flora of'Dalton, was high individual In the crops judging contest at the Nebraska State Fair. Jerry joined Gerald Galker and Don Ray Cruise, both of Sidney, to form a Cheyenne County team that won first place in team competition. Trailing Cheyenne County In the team contest were Sheridan County, second; Gage County, third; Lancaster County, four th; Custer County, fifth; Cass Coun,ty, sixth; Fillmore County, seventh; and Merrick County, eighth. The 4-H clubbers judged crop seeds of-winter wheat, spring barley, spring oats, grain sor ghum, bromegrass and sweet-clover. Marilyn Pollard Tops LINCOLN Marilyn Pollard, Nehawka, won the gold medal and top individual honors In the 4-H Poultry Judging at the Ne braska State Fair. Other top winners were Rogar Hansen, Papilllon, silver; and Sharon Grimm, Elkhorn, bronze. The team championship went to Cass County, with Sarpy, Douglas and Perkins coming In second third and fourth res pectively. . Other ribbon winners in the Individual judging contest were: Orpha Gilbert, Sherman, Ken neth Mass, Sarpy, Jacqueline Dod.on, Cass, Charlotte Wal voord, Douglas, Theryl Dillon, Sarpy, Steve Group, Cass and Edward Schroeder, Douglas. 4-H (lothin? LINCOLN Behind every dress at the 4-H Clothing Divis ion at the Fair is a girl with a great imagination and talent, accordaig to the judges. Casi County winners in clothing: Skirt and blouse red, Shar on Kiser, Patricia Meisinger and Sandra Meisinger, all of Platts mouth. Work and play outfit pur ple, Susan Balfour, Nehawka; (Continued on Page 6) Mrs. E. McHugh Died Wednesday at Murdock Home Mrs. Eunice McHugh, 82, life long resident of Cass county and member of one of the pioneer families of the western portion of Cass county, died Wednesday I hn. v. 9 11.. V, . M1UW . h,,..ai. fj.on u i i I lndpiei muiuutA ai i .ou iuuuwiug a lung period of failing health. She has made her home with her son, Senator Edwin T. Mc Hugh and family at Murdock in recent years Local FFA Scores Big The Plattsmouth Chapter of the Future Farmers of America scored big in the FFA Swine Show at the State Fair, winning 11 champion and reserve cham pion ribbons. Eleven purple ribbons, 27 blues, 10 reds and a white Included the Chapter's third straight cham pionship in the Chapter Pen of i ju iviurnei nogs competition. I Hogs shown by Leonard Hild, I Charles Stoehr,' Bob Hild and Jerald Heim were included. Nine boys of the local chapter which, is led by Don Hansen, vo-ag instructor at the high school, showed hogs at Lincoln. It was the biggest FFA Swine Show ever. Top awards won by the Platts mouth chapter included: Charles Stoehr champion showman: champion Duroc lit I ter; reserve champion Duroc isow;- champion Duroc boar; re ' serve champion market pen of three middleweight hogs. I Leonard Hild champion and reserve champion heavy I weight market hogs lYorkshir I es); champion pen of three mar i ket hogs, overall weights. Larry Engelkemeier reserve champion Yorkshire litter. I Hunter Ingwerson cham j pion Landrace sow. I Other awards won by local chapter members in the swine Sotftsmniyfth (Sired O peoneir Friday W AH ftS ,u I J TVi 'O rv. sweepstakes trophy for largest quality exhibit. Charles Stoehr ( Duroc blues for . sow, gilts, middle weight market hog and heavy weight hog. Arlan Cundall (Duroc) reds Mrs. McHugh was daughter of , for gilts (2) and litter, white for LINCOLN Don Lydic of Far nam was high individual and gold medal winner in 4-H live stock judging at the Nebraska State Fair. The silver medal went to Francis Lavicky of Se- Mrs. West Is Cass Home Agent . , , .1 ...... mm- Mr. and Mrs. George A. Towle, pioneer residents of the Wabash community where Mrs. McHugh was born and grew to woman hood. She was married to Jerry Mc Hugh and the family has resided In the Murdock and South Bend communities. Mr. McHugh, pre-! ceded the wife several years ago. Survivors are three children Edwin T. McHugh, Murdock; Mrs. Clarence G. Beck. Lincoln; Jerry McHugh Ogalalla, Neb; four grandchildren; two broth ers, George Towle, Lincoln and Archie Towle, Phillipsburg, Kan. Rosary will be held at Ropers mortuary at Lincoln Thursday at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Pat rick's church at Manley with Rev. Father Valery V. Durr of ficiating. Burial will be at the Wabash cemetery near the old childhood home. boar Leonard Hild (Yorkshire) blue for boar. Larry Enge 1 k e m 1 e r (York shire) blues for sow, gilt and boar; red for gilt. Jerald .Heim (Yorkshire -blues for gilt, boar, middle weight market hog, middle weight pen of three and heavy weight martet hog; red for gilt, and litter. Bob Hild (Yorkshire) blues for boar, middleweight market hog, and heavyweight market pen of three; red for gilt (2) and litter. Jim Ingwerson blues for Hampshire gilt and Landrace sow. Bob Akins (Landrace) blue for sow. Hunter Ingwerson (Landrace) blues for sow, gilt (2. .boar, light weight market pen of three and middleweight market hog; red for middleweight market hog. m r. -' m If. " "V-l -4w iZU Sd 4 QlLJCl 1 ' ' 1 . BLUE DEVILS Tlattsmouth High's 1959 football squad took time off from drills to pose for the photo in the permanent stands at the athletic field. They wore the new white uniforms they'll wear when they play their home opener Sept. 18 against Crete. 105 Enrolled In Avoca Schools AVOCA (Special) Avoca school opened Sept. 3 with 105 pupils. Faculty for the high school includes Lou Stueckrath, super intendent and mathematics; Spencer Leger, principal, com mercial science; Mrs. Grace Nelsen, English, speech and high school music; Bill Davis, coach, social science. There are 49 in high school. Junior High teacher Is MrS. Orpha Severn, teaching 6-7-8 and grade music. Junior high has 19 students. Mrs. Letha Wilcoxen has 3rd, 4th and 5th grades, 15 puphs; Mrs. Myrtle Wolph, kindergar den, 1st and 2nd, 22 pupils. Custodian is John Emshoff. Cooks are Mrs. Myrtle Ruhge and Mrs. Ann Mickle. Stoehr Wins in Fair Open Class LINCOLN In Open Class competition at the State Fair: Charles Stoehr of Plattsmouth showed the first-place Duroc lightweight barrow and the second-place Duroc pen of three. Journal Wunt Ads Pay Historical Museum Dream Coming True CASS HOME AGENT Mar atha West will assume the duties as County Extension Agent in Cass County September 14.. She was reared on a livestock grain farm in Missouri. She was grad uated from the University of Missouri in 1956, with a Home Monday morning, Sept. 7, i 1959, the Cass County Historical Museum began to evolve from a longtime dream into a reality. Before a large crowd gather ed at the site, Martin Sporer, vice-president of the Cass Coun ty Historical Society, turned the first shovelful of earth at the spot where the structure will arise. The ceremony was opened by the color Guard of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Pled ge to the Flag was given by the crowd. Rev. Keith Delap gave the invocation. Dale Bowman Introduced re presentatives of city and coun ty ' organizations. He also pre sented a number of special guests, including H. M. Soen nichsen, Mrs. Henry Herold, Miss Barbara Gering, and Dr. John Gilmore of Santa Monica, Calif., whose father, Dr. George Gil more, was the Historical So ciety's first president. The illness and absence of the current president, Alvin McRey nolds, was regretted by the group. Following the singing of America the Beautiful led by George Jaeger, Sporer gave an interesting history of Cass Coun ty. Dr. Aeshbacker, director of the Nebraska State Historical Society, congratulated the local society, the city and the county, on this day of achievement. He commended them for recogniz ing the importance of preserv ing history and relics of early Cass County. Bowman related the history of the Cass County Historical Grace Livingston, treasurer; Mrs. Henry Hild, secretary and the other directors, Mrs. Virgil Per ry, Miss Maxine Cloidt, and Bowman. Mrs. Perry, whose father, T. H. Pollock, donated the land for the museum, expressed hope that everyone in the county will feel a personal interest in the museum, especially as the ex hibits will be limited to items native to this locality, or close ly related. , The ground-breaking cere- Economics Major. She taught I Society, from its beginning in Home Economics in Rockport, Mo., years and was Home Agent in Bethany County, just prior to her employment here in Cass County. She is a bride of Sept. 4. Larry West, her hus band, is employed in Ralston. 1936. He emphasized our in debtedness to early members who did not live to see tiieii dream come true. The present officers of the society were introduced. In addi tion to Sporer, they include Miss mony was closed with a benedic tion by Rev. flelap. The bulldozer of contractor Albert Young promptly set to work grading the site, and it is expected that the exterior of the building will be completed In two months. New gifts to the museum Building Fund have been receiv ed from Rex Young, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan L. Thomas, Dr. John Gilmore, Mrs Lillian Freeman, i and PHS classes of 1928-29. Work Toward Golf Course At Plattsmouth Continues Work toward a Plattsmouth was appointed and a member- golf course continues and a group of volunteer promoters is the promotion, , getting pledges about to enter a crucial phase of the promotion, getting pled ges for shares of stock to fin ance the course. Several possible sites within easy reach of the city have been scouted and options to buy ob tained on three of them. A report on sites was given Tuesday night at a meeting of the group at the Lions Club. On a committee obtaining Informa tion on sites were Paul Fauquet, Steve Davis, Leonard Farrell. Sandy Babbitt, Gus Cloidt and Dr. R. J. Dietz. Another step to be taken is to consult with experts in course construction to determine suit ability and practicality of the sites. On a committee to seek ex pert advice are James Begley, Steve Davis and Bill Babbitt. Meanwhile, a committee to draft a constitution and by-laws ship committee of teams of two including most of those pre sent Tuesday night was named. Boyd Linder, temporary chair man of the group, will be chair man. On the constitution committee are Begley, Bob Way and How ard Lindquist. Pledges are to be asked of any one who is interested in a course for Plattsmouth, golfers or otherwise. It was suggested that a part of such a "County Club" as is planned should be a pic nic area for use by members. It was decided that pledges be sought and taken when they total a set amount considered enough to start acquisition and development procedure, the money pledge will be collected and work begun. A person may buy as many Grid Ticket Campaign Set A canvass of the town to sell season football tickets for Plattsmouth High School games will be conducted next Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m. by the school's Pep Club. The club, the school's athletic booster organiza tion for girls, will conduct the canvass to stimulate in terest in football and pro mote attendance at home games. 2 Eagle Scouts To Be Honored Two LOUISVILLE (Special) Eagle Scouts will receive special Court of Honour at the Legion Hall in Louisville Sunday, Sept. 13. Ceremonies begin at 3 p.m. Scouts are Roy Albert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Albert and Kickoff at Tecumseh at 7:30 p.m. Plattsmouth High, with a re latively young and certainly eager squad, Friday night makes its 1959 football debut at Te cumseh. The kickoff is at 7:30. It's the start of the second season under Coach Bill Haw kins and will probably present some surprises in styles of play. Thirty boys will make the trip to Tecumseh, Hawkins said. He listed this starting lineup, pro viding the Blue Devils receive the opening kickoff: Ends Roger Noell, 175, and Lee Hacklcr, 140. Tackles Larry Christenson, 210, and Don McKulsky, 1!)0. Guards Jim.Scay, 100, and John Carr, 105. Center Paul Andreson, 170. Quarterback Larry Mailer, 150. Halfbacks Jim Shown, 150, and Jim Stewart, 175. Fullback Al Dasher, 165. If Plattsmouth kicks off to start the game, these shifts will be made: Galen Pritchard, 170, at tackle in place of Christen son; Steve Kem, 1G0, at guard in place of Seay; and Dave Wil son, 150, at halfback in place of Shown. Dasher and Christenson were named game captains for the opener. There'll be different captains each game. Hawkins didn't have much to say about prospects, leaving the opener to tell the story. He said Tecumseh has eight lettermen and four starters of last year re turning. The travel squad, including 1J seniors, 12 juniors, 3 sophomores and 5 freshmen: shares of stock as he wants but i John Stohlmann, son cf Mr. Herre Named To School Bd. The Plattsmouth Board of I Education Tuesday night ap pointed Fred Herre, cashier at Plattsmouth State Bank, to serve on the Board until the election in April. A vacancy had resulted from the resignation due to press of business of Steve Davis. His term has a little more than a year to run, but law provides that any part of an unexpired term fol lowing a regular school election be filled by vote of the district patrons. In other business Tuesday night, the Board increased rates for substitute teaching from $10 a day to $12.50 and discussed tuitions. can buy only one voting share. Ownership of stock will en title the owner to special con cessions when membership dues schedules are set up, well as give voice in management of the ! course. Shares will be transferable. More than 30 shares were sold in preliminary canvassing. The promoting group, to which anyone interested in golfing or establishing a course can belong, will meet again Sept. 22 at 8:15 p.m. at the Lions Club. and Mrs. Clarence Stohlmann. Only two other Eagle Scouts of Troop 353 have received simi liar honours. They are Brian Biggs and Richard Stohlmann. The ceremony is open to the public. THE WEATHER Sept. 5, 6, 7, 8, f 195!) Date High Low Tree. Saturday 84 65 .00 Sunday 91 73 .00 Monday 93 71 .00 Tuesday 90 74 .00 Wednesday 83 65 .30 Forecast: High in mid 70's; low in mid 50's. Little tempera ture change and sunny. Sun sets tonight at 6:42; rises Friday at 6 a.m. -K -4r yr3 pfrtii -W'1 rv. rC r r- ' . - ' 'I'jsb -'r C . -I r: - ' ....... ,:,..v.,-:. v -A i Schmidtmann Again Heads Fire Dept. Tuesday evening the members of the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire department held their an nual election of officers at the regular meeting held at the club room; in the city hall. Most of ficers were re-elected. The following were named: President, William H. Schmidt mann; Vice President, John J. Cloidt Jr.; Secretary, John V. Svoboda to serve his twentieth year; Treasurer, Frank J. Kou bek; Chief, Joseph Kruntorad; Chemical Man, Eugene Fees; Hook and Ladder, Clark Finney; Drivers, Leo Hohman, Walter Bryant, A. W. Huebner. The fire department has had a spkndid record in the pa t vear with but one extensive fire in the city or surrounding ter ritory, that of the Robert Jacobs residence in the country. . . jr. Fr. .Fr. Name J. Shipley D. Waterman G. Noell R. Roberts . LC Cadwell Fr. D. Nettleman . . Fr E. Lancaster . . . .Jr. J,'. Stewart Jr. L. Toothaker . . .Jr. A. Dasher Sr. R. Noell Sr. L. Marler Sr. D. Hohman . . . .Jr. B. Nelson Sr. L. Hacklcr Jr. J. Shown Sr. F. Lebcns Sr. R Beverage .... Fr. D. McKulsky Sr. G. Pritchard Jr. L. Hendrix Sr J. Carr Jr. S. Kem So. J. Seay , .Jr. L. Christenson . . Sr P. Anderson R. Williams . R. Boardman Class l'os. So. WB Sr. .Jr. . .Jr. E. Green So TB E WB E TB E TB G FB E BB E E E WB E C T E T G C G T C G T G D. Wilson ....Jr. FB-BB Wt. 150 150 155 14J 160 155 170 175 160 165 175 150 155 140 145 150 160 185 195 170 175 165 160 160 210 170 160 200 15; 150 Nehawka Native Drowns in West NEHAWKA (Special! Word i was received here that Donald Warlick. 30, son of Mr. and Mrs ! I. A. W'arlick of Nehawka drown ed in a lake near Oakland. Calif ., in a boating accident. The young man lived at Oak land. He is survived by his wife, his parents and brothers Alfred of Nehawka and Byron of McCook. The latter left Wednesday for Oakland. mmm MUSEUM START Martin Sporer, Murray, vice president of the Cass County Historical Society, had the pleasure of turning tht first shovelful of earth in construction of a Historical Museum here. Part of the crowd of about 100 who attended the Labor Day morning groundbreaking is shown watching. Father of Mrs Feldhouscn Dies A D. Fitch, 89. of Frankfort. Kan.s., died early Monday at Frankfort. He was the father of Mrs. Fred Feldhouscn of Plattsmouth. Funeral services were held Wednesday. Tom .Mincer Tom Mincer has been award ed the VFW Scholarship to Peru State Teachers College. Tom, a Plattsmouth IIi;;h School graduate, lias made his home with his aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Freeburg. h plans to pursue a course in en g.neerir.R. Money for the scholarship has been earned by the annual VFW Uar-B-Q. Scholarship committe-e, Lloyd Fitch, Leonard Kalasek. Harry Porter and Commander Rudy St oil, completed final arrange ments Sunday.