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, CTAi.. Mji k Ll'.iCO-IIt K--1, PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Fomilies VOLUME 78 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 88 Come to the Cting ECom Carnival Thursday - Friday - Saturday Fr. Hodgson Instructor at Brownell Hall At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Brownell Hall in Om aha Sept. 17, Fr. Robert Hodg son of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Plattsmouth, was ap pointed Instructor of Senior Re ligion at Brownell for the cur rent academic year. The Rt. Rev. Howard R. Brln ker, Bishop of Nebraska nom inated Fr. Hodgson for the pos ition and John Bruce, headmas ter of Brownell Hall and Talbot School for boys, endorsed the nomination. The appointment is effective immediately. Brownell Hall is an accredit ed school of 12 grades which is operated as an institution of the Diocese of Nebraska to provide a religiously oriented Boarding School for Girls. Day students are also enrolled from the Om aha area. Under the same ad ministration is Talbot School for Boys, a day school which teach es the first eight grades. The school is located at Un derwood, and Happy Hollow Blvd. and consists of St. Mat thias Chapel, a residence hall, and two classroom buildings. One of the latter is a recently completed $50,000 addition that provides the best modern arch itectural advantages for class rooms that present physical fac ilities which stimulate the learn ing process. Fr. Hodgson takes with him to his new position a varied back ground. At the University of Ne braska, his major study was English literature with minors In Greek and history. This spring he was grafted 'a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Seabury-Western Theolog ical Seminary, Evanston, 111., where he concentrated on Old Testament Theology and Semit ic Languages. He will also continue as pas tor of St. Luke's, since the tea ching position requires his pre sence at Brownell on only Tues day and Thursday mornings. Death of Mrs. Nellie Maude Dew, Saturday At Home Here Mrs. Nellie Maude Dew, 74, resident of this city since 1917, died Saturday after an illness that covered the past two years. She was born April 22, 1885, at Senora, Neb., daughter of John and Mahala Roberts York. She was married Sept. 14, 19 10 at Watson, Mo., to Harvey Leroy Dew, the family moving to Plattsmouth in 1917 and have since been residents of this com munity. The husband died In 19 39. Survivors are the following children: Mrs. Lester Stepp of Yoakum. Tex.; Mrs. Helen Hart, Nebraska City; James Dew of Los Angeles; Hubert Dew, Coun cil Bluffs, Iowa; Hershel Dew, Hyattsville, Md.; 13 grandchil dren and 18 great - grandchil dren. A daughter, Nellie Virginia, preceded her In death. Mrs. Dew was a lady devot ed to her home aod the care of the family through the years un til failing health restricted her activity. Mrs. Dew was a member of the Methodist Church, joining at Watson Mo. Funeral will be at Sattler Fun eral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday, the Rev. A. L. Embree officiat ing. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cem etery in this city. Visiting hours will be Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to. 9 p.m. at . Sattler's. Death of Wm. Sheehan, Sr. The news of the death of Wil liam Sheehan, Sr., 91, of Manley came just at press time today. Rosary will be tonight at the family home in Manley at 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Church, Manley. Hobson Funeral Home of Weeping Water In charge of arrangements. Golf Meeting Tuesday at 8:15 Another meeting of a group interested in promoting a golf course for Plattsmouth will be held Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. at the Lions Community Building. Nehawka Has District PTA "Individual Action in the Home Collective Action In the Community," will be the theme of the annual Fall Conference of District One of the .Nebras ka Congress of Parents and Tea chers Thursday,. Sept. .24. The meeting will be in the Pub lic School Auditorium at Nehaw ka at sessions starting at 2:15 and 7:30 p.m. A panel entitled "What PTA Can Do" and a symposium en titled "Child and Parent Rela tionship Home, School and Community Relationship" will have participating guest speak ers: Dr. Malcolm Helper, psy chologist from the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute in Omaha; Dorothy Holland, consultant in speech and hearing therapy, of the State Department of Edu cation; Richard L. Behrends, superintendent of schools at Au burn, as well as other educators and state PTA members. The Nehawka PTA under the direction of Leslie Behrns, pres ident, is serving as host for the meeting. All PTA members and friends are Invited to attend the meet ing. The four Plattsmouth PTA units will participate In the pro gram by giving a skit on parl iamentary procedure. PROJECT ELEMENTARY ENROLLMENT Grade 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 K 172 143 152 176 159 1 130 140 123 132 156 2 110 130 140 123 132 3 119 110 130 140 123 4 121 11) 110 130 140 5 102 121 119 110 130 6 108 102 121 119 110 862 8o5 895 930 950 PROJECTED JUNIOR - SENIOR HIGH ENROLLMENT Grade 1959-60 1960-G1 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 7 llj 108 102 121 119 8 84 115 108 102 121 9 126 130 157 152 156 10 94 121 125 147 147 11 99 92 118 123 140 12 92 94 90 114 j20 610 ti;0 700 759 803 School Totals 1,472 1,525 1,595 1,689 1,753 Increase from previous yr. 53 70 94 61 Rooms needed to house pupils 2 3 4 3 CURRENT ELEMENTARY ENROLLMENT Central Columbian 1st Ward Winterstcen Total Kdg. 2G 29 25 21 30 28 18 180 or. 1 31 26 35 12 129 25 Gr. 2 33 35 29 14 111 Gr. 3 32 23 30 14 122 23 Gr. 4 29 25 29 13 121 , 25 Gr. 5 27 2C 25 5 Gr. 6 27 Zi 27 28 Grand Total Total 362 267 176 71 876 'Expansion Needed Before Next School Year Here' (Following is another in the series of, newsletters from Supt. of Schools O. F. Mussman. Any views expressed are those of the, superintendent or the Board of Education). My closing statement in the Augiist Newsletter querrled "What now?" Since then, school has opened; the enrollment fig ures are before us and now the question seems even more ap propriate: "What now?" It is evident from the projec ted enrollment figures present ed herewith that present facili ties now available are crowded to capacity and that additional expansion will be necessary to provide for our increased enroll ment before another school year has arrived. This projected en rollment also illustrates a valid condition, namely, that each year will enlarge the increase so that a stop gap program would be rather unrealistic and result only In poor economy. It is necessary, therefore, to realize that positive action must be taken to provide educational facilities commensurate of our rapidly growing community. The figures used for this pro jection are based on school cen KING (CORN (CARNIVAL SEPT. 24-26 sus reports for the kindergarten. The drop in enrollment from kindergarten class to the first grade is attributable to a cer tain percentage of the pupils en rolled in the kindergarten who will enroll at St. John's school in the first grade. While the ninth grade enrollment indicat es the return of these children from St. John's School plus. the enrollment of children from the rural areas. However these fig ures do not include the addition al growth of the City of Platts mouth. For, as more housing be comes available, we can expect continued increases in the num ber of new families living in the community. Therefore, I feel the figures are very conservative. One of the most serious prob lems of the present enrollment situation is that pupil residence varies relevant to school dis - tricts resulting in an unequal aisiriDuuon oi students per class. For exampe, a certain school has a classroom which is crowded in one class with an other school is crowded in an other class. Hence, this has made shifts necessary. We are, therefore, most appreciative of the cooperation given by those families that have been involv ed in these transfers. It has been determined through studies that after a class enrollment reaches beyond 25 pupils in the elementary grades that instruction in the classroom becomes less effective. We have many capable teachers, but in few elementary class -rooms, are the enrollments be low this maximum figure. Since these studies are gen erally accepted as accurate, we are therefore overtaxing the teacher with burdonsome work and extended responsibilities. However, the greatest harm re liects directly on the pupils ihemselves, since they are di prived in consequence of the necessary attention and skillful guidance which are so desirable a.id essential for the most ef fective learning. This, then, pre sents a situation for carefull thought and real concern The current enrollment by grades in our elementary school "hown below presents this ser ious problem of overcorwded classrooms in 22 out of 32 class room. And again this situation is not good. For with the con tinuing increases in enrollments and prevailing inadequate fac ilities for expansion, the prob lem will soon reach critical pro portions. The Board of Education has authorized studies to determine the extent of our requirements, as well as to consider the best possible solutions under present circumstances. However with out the complete and unified support of the patrons of our nnpirrmnity these studies will be fruitless and the solutions, like wide, will serve no practical purposes. Journal Want Ads Pay I King Cecil Proclaims Festivities From the Desk of his Majesty, Cecil M. Karr; As the time for the Royal festivities of the Kingdom of Korn draws near, . I do proc!airn that 'The Showboat's Coming," shall be the theme for this the 28th Annual King Korn Karnival which will be held September 24th, 25th, and 26th. Let all loyal subjects heed this proclamation and in doing so, kneel down and give thanks for the bountiful Harvest and for the Peace of the World. Let the Festivities be tempered with an Honest Appreciation of Man's Rights, and that all men shall have an Equal Opportunity to share according to his ability in the Fruits of the Land. SAC Band To Be Here Saturday For KKK Parade Included in features of this year's King Korn Karnival, Thursday-Friday-Saturday, will be the Strategic Air Command Band from Offutt Field. The musical versatility and unique showmanship of this famous band is reflected in the enthusiastic acceptance of its musical variety show by the thousands of the musical hearts of the world's vast entertain ment minded public with their celebrated policy of "Music for Everyone." ' The fifty members of the SAC Band have been hand picked by the Commander for their abi lity and professional experience. The result of this care in staff ing the Band is displayed throughout the entire SAC Band whether it Is performing as one large concert band or marching unit or is broken down Into the 17 piece dance band, ten piece dance band, sixteen voice chorus, eight jazz singers, vocal quartet, society combo, progressive jazz combo, trumpet trio or other numerous instrumental and vocal soloists. "The Flying Band of SAC." as it is often referred to., has traveled, to the far corners of the globe to proudly extenc' the name of The Strategic Air Com mend to people everywhere. Like the rest of the mighty air arm of SAC, the SAC Bana is always on the alert to per form at any time under any conditions. The band is scheduled to march in the Saturday night Veterans and Organizations Parade. GARDEN CLUB PREPARES FOR SHOW t The members of the Platts mouth Garden club are pre paring the room in the Hotel Plattsmouth building on 6th street and will be at work Tues day to be ready for the King Korn Kar'nival flower show opening Thursday. . V ilk 0 "HPT ' l JM :. ' o4 jj'J M-'M ' -- -" - m yUffllIlllfi8flt,l, -i ,i TRAVELING ON The Avalon, excursion boat which couldn't dock, then could dock and has docked in Omaha is shown as she passed here on the way upriver. She had a lot of By my Hand and Seal This the 21 st of September, Cecil M. Karr, King of Kornland P 1 , - ; I r0 King Cecil Says: 'Join Festivities' Death of Mrs. Emma McMaken at Hebron Mrs. Emma McMaken, long time resident ' of Plattsmouth, died this morning at the hospi tal at Hebron, Neb., where she had been for a -short time. Mrs. McMaken was the widow of the late J. H. McMaken, an early day resident here and long active in the business life of the community. Mrs. McMaken liv ed at Hebron for the greater part of the time since the death of her husband. She lived with her daughter. Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. Sherman Taylor; sons Ray of Sidney, Iowa, Joseph of Platts mouth and Fred bf Omaha. Funeral will be here at Satt ler funeral home Thursday. Vis iting hours will be at Sattler's Wednesday from 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m. The 1959 annual convention of the Nebraska Livestock Feed ers Association will be held at Norfolk on October 7-8. The first day will be highlighted by as sociation board of directors and committee meetings and a gen eral livestock industry confer ence. Talks by researchers, live stock feeders and representatives of other segments of the in dustry will occupy the second day program October 8. a I . itr ' jm' ' "-' ' Kornation, Korn Show and Parades Head Corn show entries were ex pected to begin arriving today and that last-minute despera tion was already beginning to appear in several eyes as the King Korn Karnival neared. King Korn will be shown at the U. S. Army Reserves Arm ory on Chicago Avenue and Sec ond with Orval Kahler in charge. The desperate look as accom panied by a look of satisfaction In other eyes. The desperation was in the eyes of those who had not yet begun to get their floats ready for the three big parades and the satisfied look was worn by those who were al ready finished. The parades are the School and Kiddies Parade Friday at 1:30, the Merchants and Farm ers Parade at 7:15 Friday night and the GI and Organizations Parade Saturday at 7:45. There is much speculation a bout who will be King and Kween of Kornland this year. There are six candidates for the Kween title, all from Platts -mouth. The King is to be an out-! County man. This year's Kornation cere mony will see the addition of several attractions. The Kornation will open with the arrival of the Town Crier at about 7:15 Thursday. He will an nounce the coming of the Show boat. The theme of the Karnival Is "The Showboat's Coming." With the arrival of the Show boat and the lighting of the roy al court (which shall then be known as Dock Street), a Min strel Band, the Seven Wonders will entertain with Dixieland music. Then, "Can-Can Girls" will en tertain to continue the spirity of the showboat days fun The Kornation program will be followed by a reception for the new King and Kween at the Lions Community Building. Other additions this year are the Kine's Guard and presen tation of awards, and knighting of several of the county's out standing young people For the complete Karnival schedule, see advertisement , in today's Journal Reception for Teachers at Eagle Sept. 27 EAGLE (Special) Methodist Church notes: The Eagle Methodist church are having their family nite basket supper and the annual reception for the Eagle school teachers on Sunday evening, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Mr. Martin will show pictures of his Africa tour while in the service. The Church School Promot ion Day Services will be held during the worship service hour this year on Sunday morning, 11 a.m. Sept. 27. The education committee of the church met on last Tuesday evening at the church. Plans were accepted for the Promot ion Day program. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 Missouri River water astir and was making good time on the trip from Nebraska City north. She hails from the Port of Cincinnati. j Attractions KKK Entries From Farmers Arc Requested Farmers today were urged "to enter corn, unusual farm and garden produce and floats in King Korn Karnival events. Korn Show and Farm Parade chairman Orval Kahler urged farmers to bring their corn en tries to the Armory and said that special ribbons will be awarded for unusual produce which will be displayed In conjunction with the. Korn Show. The unique or extra-sized would make inter esting viewing, it was thought. Extension clubs and other farm groups are urged to enter floats in the Merchants and Parade Friday night. There will be cash prizes for best entries. Corn and produce entries will be taken at the Armory begin ning Thursday at 10 a.m. and lasting until Friday at 5 p.m. Charles Guthmann Stricken While On Train In Maryland Charles Francis Guthmann, 78 of Boise, Idaho, former resident and member of one of the pio neer families of Plattsmouth, died on a train Friday morning as he and his wife and sister, Miss Minnie Guthmann of this city, were enroute to Silver Springs, Md., where they were to visit at the home of a dau ghter, Margaret Guthmann. Mr. and Mrs. Guthmann had been here visiting at the old home and Thursday morning left in company with the sister for Maryland. Mr. Guthmann suffered the heart attack just be fore they arrived at their des tination. Mr. Guthmann had been in failing health for six months with a heart ailment. Charles F. Guthmann was born in Plattsmouth Jan. 27, 1881, son of Francis R. and An na Guthmann, for many years prominent residents of the Plat tsmouth community where the father was engaged in business and financial affairs. The fath er was the first operator of the Perkins hotel in this city. Charles Guthmann spent his younger years in this, commun ity and on Nov. 11, 1914, was married to Margaret Hallahan at the Roman Catholic Cathed ral in Springfield, Mass. In 1910 Mr. Guthmann moved to Murphy, Idaho, where he op erated a mercantile store, later moving to Boise where he own ed and operated an auto parts store. Mr. Guthmann was a member of the Roman Catholic Church from childhood and was an ac tive member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Elks Lodge for many years. Survivors are his wife', Mar garet; sons Charles F., Tort land, Ore., and John R.. On tario, Ore.; daughter Margaret Guthmann Gardner, Silver Spr.; sisters Mrs. Nellie Neizel, Boise, and Minnie Guthmann Platts mouth, and seven grandchil -dren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. at St. John's Catholic Church in this city with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Przudzik celebrating the mass. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Mon day (today i at the chapel of the Sattler Funeral Home. Burial will be in Holy Sepul chre Cemetery with George Jar ger, John Cloidt Jr., Waiter H Smith, E. A. Lorenz and Pete!1 and Henry Kaufmann, Omah.i as pallbearers. Visiting hours are today at Sattler's from 3 to 5 and 7 to p.m. tip' ufathi:k Sept. 17, 18. 1!), 20, I!).i9 Hate High Low 1're". Thursday 55 14 .70 Friday 52 45 .90 Saturday 72 54 .50 Sunday 83 69 .15 High in upper 70 s: Low in 60's partly cloudy and thunder storms. Sun sets tonight at 6:24, rises Tuesday at 6:11 a.m.