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t r ami suib hist., sousi ui 1300 R ST. i TWTftLW. KBa ' CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 35UO Cass County Fomiiics VOLUME 78 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 9- Superintendent -Explains School Enrollment Figures Following Is another in a se ries of "newsletters" written by O. F. Mu.sman, superintendent of schools here. Any views ex pressed are his or those of the Board of Education. Following the publication of my last newsletter I was chal lenged by certain individuals concerning the accuracy of the elementary enrollments. These observers presumd in accuracies in the figures sup plied, since the projected en rollment indicated 862 young sters while the enrollment com posite lor all elementary schools represented 876 students. However, both figures were ac curate. By way of explanation the projected enrollment was based on the first day enrollment and the composite school en rollment was based on enroll ments at the beginning of the second week of school. And there will continue to be a prev alent fluctuation as families move in and out of our com munity. Hence, our latest elementary enrollment figures show our en rollment to be 872. My previous report dealt pri. marily with the crowded condi tions at the elementary level. However, the implications con cerning overcrowded classrooms apply also to the secondary level of our school. The end result is that this overcrowded condition effects our school In yet another way, namely, it limits expansion of desirable educational programs. Thij perhaps is most evident at the secondary level and can be best illustrated in our junior high school program. Perhaps as a result of this and previous reports I have cre ated the impression that our school is inferior and diflcient, but this is truly not my Intent nor purpose. Our school h basically a pro ficient institution. The major problem involves the fact that we are presently faced with the challenge of growth and change. Yet our program is practical and stable. That is to say our guaduates have competed successfully for their livelihood with the gradu ates of schools from other parts of the nation. Likewise our graduates have encountered no difficulties enrolling to colleges and universities. And state and regional ac crediting agencies have evalu ated our scneduie and found it to be reasonably sound. There fore, we may assume that our program is comparable to those of other schools in our area fac ing ielevant situations. But, we must realize that changes are occurring and will continue to occur at a more rapid pace with advancing years. And so since this is true, we must make provisions for these anticipated changes so that we may continue to compe tently and efficiently serve our young people. , Business and industry tend to accept change as a result of progress and, in turn, make the necessary changes to facilitate this progress, however, in edu cation changes are slower and Murdock Band To Participate In UN Band Day The 40-member band of Mur dock High School, directed by Waiver Hutchison, will partici pate In the mo.t intricately de signed Band Day program since its organization at the Univer sity of Nebraska in 1939, Prof. Donald Lentz,. director, said. Along with 3,500 musicians from 67 other Nebra.ka high schools, the massed bands will form the five-letter word "Peace" on the University of Nebraska gridiron Saturday, Oct. 17, and then sing "Amer ica." Other maneuvers include the' forming of the letter 'N Approximately 30,000 persons are expected to witness the spectacle. The band members also will march in a parade Saturday morning through downtown Lincoln before another 20,000 spectators. They will be tele vised Saturday morning by KUON-TV, Channel 12, the Uni versity's educational program. With the use of a videotape re corder, the parade will be taped and retelevised Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. more difficult, especially when the inadequacy of space is evi dent and the essential finances are limited. At the junior high level In particular our currlcular offer ing must face early expansion to enable our young people to receive more educational experi ences. At the present our jun ior high program could be pret ty weil classified as "more of the same." By this I mean that the pu pils at thii level have all been introduced to and gained con siderable experiences In the areas of their principle subjects. We simply must add to and properly refine the experiences to- which they have already been exposed. Not that it is undesirable to repeat certain learning experiences, but there 1- at this age level the imminent danger that the youngster's natural curiosity, or the zest and desire to learn and know ;0 prevalent in younger chil dren may be completely and utterly destroyed by constant repetition. It is generally deemed good practice, according to reliable educational experiments, there fore, to permit young people at this level to delve into many areas of endeavor in order to promote the youngster's na tural desire to explore cogent intere3ts and thus, m turn, to learn. Hence, if we accept these pat terms of development and wish to provide adequately for our youngsters it would seem that we must truly expand our pres ent program. What, then, would such a pro gram comprise? It would provide for experi ence in the so-called "arts and crafts" areas. The children, for instance, would have opportun ities to worK in areas of the fine arts, such as dramatics, and art, in addition to the music pro gram presently available. They would likewise have op portunities to gain experiences in shop and homemaking class es. Typing and foreign lan guages would also be taught at the junior high school level. Then all these things, in ad dition to the enrichment and expansion program for the sub jects presently offered to our early secondary people, would make it possible for us to more nearly and sufficiently meet the needs of this particular age group. Then too, inclusive of this program would be a separate library for the junior high school, with a science room de signed for the junior high age group, and finally a more in tensive and realistic testing and guidance program. This program would then pro vide opportunities for explora tion by the junior high group which is generally accepted as a vital provision in the program of early secondary education. ' Broadly speaking then explor ation is the process by which the child rises to find himself in terms of his educational and cultural interests, his hobbies his social relations and his vo cational goals. Exploration' is not something unique to the early secondary level. It is, as I have men Drivers: Learn, Observe State School Bus Law LETTER BOX Dear Sirs: As secretary of the Nehawka Board of Education, I am writ ing to you to ask for a favor not for myelf or the school but for the school children of the community and the state. Through the medium of the newspaper, people are Informed of many things. W feel that with your help we can educate the drivers of the community about a law concerning school buses. We feel that many people are ignorant of the law which re quires the driver of any motor vehicle upon meeting or over taking any school bus on which the stop warning signal lights are flashing to reduce the speed of such vehicle to not more than 25 miles per hour and to bring tioned previousuly, a charac teristic emanating from early mancy and continuing through .dalthood. But it takes a special signifi cance at this level because the youngster is becoming, in this period of transition, a new self, a ::ew individual, o to speak jT a separate entity in society. Also, with an accompanying and increasing maturity, he soon realizes that the time is approaching when certain de cision; must be made. It is particularly important, therefore, for the pupil to dis cover for himself what he likes to do and what he can do. Hence, these opportunities to explore plus the guidance and testing program, make it possi ble, then, for him to utilize his final years in high school to the greatest degree. Thus, if we are truly to pre pare our children for the fu ture, we MUST expand our jun ior high facilities and add to the curriculum now offered. J. Herbert Hartley . T-Bone Club To Hear about 'Cattle Feeding' J. Herbert Hartley of the Lin coln, Nebraska field office of Doane Agricultural Service, will be the speaker at the meeting of the Cass County T-Bone Club at Marchio Restaurant in Omaha, tonight. Hartley will talk on what's Ahead For Cattle Feeders high lighting that "there is nothing in the fed cattle price picture for the coming year to cause grave alarm". "Based on our slaughter pro jections, there will be more beef than this past season and prices are likely to average $2 below the 1959 average for finished cattle butj if you have cattle bought at' the current price, most programs are cap able of making some money." "If you have cattle laid in at the higher prices of early con tracts there are only a few pro grams and marketing periods that will make you money -- it's that close. As I say , no reason for alarm but don't throw cau tion to the wind." A Classified Ad in The Journal Mst as little as 50 cents such vehicle to a complete stop when the school' bus stop signal arm is extended and remain stopped until the stoparm i; retracted and the school bus re sumes motion or until signaled by the bus driver to proceed. We had one accident thii fall in which a pickup truck hit the rear of one of our buses just as a student was getting off. Luck ily no one was injured. Since then there have been -everal violations of this law which could easily have result ed in other accidents. Such in cidents have caused our bus drivers and the board of educa tion to be alarmed over the sit uation. We hope that you will help us in making the people realize that when they see a school bus on the road that it is their duty to slow down and be pre pared to stop. Sincerely, Mrs. Ned N. Nutzman, Sec. Nebawka Board of Education Wool Weaver's Son Evidently Could Navigate Columbus MUST have been a gocd navigator to discover America and find his way home . . . even if he was sea sick most of the time. With none of the modern lux uries that almost make navi gation an electronic breeze, he had to rely on "dead reckon ing." This means he figured out wnere he was going on the bas .s of direction, time and speed. Direction was easy to find with the good compasses avail able. Time was measured by an hourglass, presided over by a ship s boy, who turned it over the moment all the sand had .un out and kept a record with marks on a slate. Distance was figured by mul tiplying speed by the time tra veled. But there was no way to measure speed, so Columbus estimated it. The records show ihat the "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" overestimated his speed . , uut because he was consistent ly wrong, the mistake didn't prevent him from getting back to Spain. Even with a more reasonable estimate Columbus made good ame. Ships like the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria called "caravels" usually made three to five knots in a light breeze. In a strong gale, they made up to nine knots and sometimes hit 12. Columbus' ships averaged about six knots a day for five consecutive days on the trip to America, and on one day .whizzed along at eight knots. The Nina and the Pinta at times hit 11 knots on the return trip in 1493. Maybe it was this fast clip that made Columbus seasick. Or maybe that story is just an other of the legends that have grown up around the wool weaver's son from Genoa who turned Europe into an "Old World." Vinduska Attends State Meeting of Conservationists Henry Vinduska, Supervisor of the Cass County Soil and wat er Conservation District return ed from a three day Nebraska State Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Convention held at Scottsbluff. Hosts to the Supervisors of the entire state were, the Scot tsbluff Soil and Water Conser vation District and the Sotts bluff Chamber of Commerce assisting the District with the Convention were the Banner, Soil and Water Conservation Districts. The Conventioners were treat ed to a special bus tour of the Scottsbluff area. They viewed such Conservation work as bench terracing. Several large flood water de tention dams that give nearly 100 per cent control of flooding problems in the Scottsbluff and Gering Valleys. Another high light of the tour was a stop at the Scottsbluff Experiment Station near Mitchell. Among the outstanding speakers of the Convention were Gov. Ralph Brooks, Sec. of In terior. Fred Seaton, Sen. Rom and Hruska and Adin Hester, National FFA President. Terry Carpenter was also a speaker and the banquet was helc'. at Terry's Arena. r.?m Warden Has Jail Bldg. Quarters William Gurnett. Plattsmouth Refuge game warden, has mov ed into livintj quarters above the sheriff's office at the County Jail building. Gurnett, who is single, may be reached at his living quarters by calling the sheriff's office phone number. Clvde Jackson who had been staying at the jail as caretaker from 2 a m. when the night radio man went home, until 8 a.m. will no longer carry ou those dut ies according to Sheriff Tom Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, "Thraska. Date High Low Prec. Oct. 8, 9, 10. 11, 1959 Thursday 64 40 .80 Friday 61 31 .00 Saturday .... 65 41 .00 Sunday Not Available Forecast: High in 60's; in creasing cloudiness and cooler temperature Tuesday. Sun sets tonight at 5:49; rises Tuesday at 6:33 a.m. 4 v. Y PROJECT RESCUE A new function, "Project Rescue" has here by the Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. The Auxiliary has procured and made available to the public (without charge but with great value) Invalid Markers to aid the local fire department and others in case of emergencies in getting invalids, blind or 'dis abled persons to safety. The markers are Cecals like the one delivered to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hiner, 502 So. Second on Wintersteen Hill. This Home Ec Promotion This Week , Work is being done this week, Home Economics Week, toward organizing a Cass County Home Ec Association. Minerva Schliefert, Murdock, again named county home ec chairman by the State Home Ec onomics Association, is distri buting information on home ec onomics to aquaint the public with the profession and is placing information on careers and op portunities In home (economics for study by young women Inter ested In home economics as a career. A special effort is being made this year, Miss Schliefert said, because the American Home Ec onomics Association this year celebrated its 50th anniversary. She is personally contacting each known home economics graduate in the county to try to arouse interest in a county or ganization of home economists. Any home ec grad- of any school would be invited to join such an organization. An essay contest is being spon sored by the state association on the topic "Career Opportunities in' Home Economics" for all high school students in the state. Awards will be $50, $25, and $10 for three top entries. The entry deadline is Dec. 1. Information can be had from high school principals or' from the NHEA Public Relations Chairman, 606 Trust Building, Lincoln 8, Neb. Also, each Future Homemaker of America chapter in the state is being asked to sponsor one project to promote home economics. ' TJ...J 'ill If fi IWMiltt FIRST AID Plattsmouth kins ministers to back Jim Stewart in, fourth center and Assistant Cecil MrKnisht standing quarter of Friday night's game at Westside. Ste- behind Hawkins. Player (12) is blocking back wart who had done yeoman service on offense I.arry Marler. Stewart had been hit in the throat and defense suddenly collapsed as Westside call- and swallowed his tonque. He passed out for lack ed signals for a play near the Plattsmouth goal of oxygen, revived after Hawkins freed hi ton-: line. A Westsid physician is in dark coat, gue. ' T, v;ir vu, , public service wal one of about 20 already delivered by Aux- been initiated iliary members William Wetcnkamp New Extra Policeman William Wetenkamp, well known resident of Plattsmouth and Cass, county Is new serving as a member of the city police force, acting as relief man on the force. He replaces Fred H. Vincent who has retired from duty after several years. Mr. Wetenkamp will relieve other members of the force as is nec esary. Local Bankers At Nebraska Banking Association Meet The annual meeting of the Nebraska Banking Association were holding their annual me eting in Omaha Sunday and to day at the auditorium. One of the largest gathering of the bankers and ther ladies in years were in attendance at the ' meetings.-. Ben C. Corlett of Washington, D. C, senior vice-president of the American Bankers Asso ciation was one of the main speakers. Other speakeic Sun day were W. B. Millard, Jr., president of the Omaha Nation al bank, E. C. Dunn, assistant vice-president of the First National Bank of Lincoln and of the Bank of Elgin Attending the meetings from this city were Carl Schneider, president of the Plattsmouth State Bank and Mrs. Schneid er, Mr. and Mrs. Orvill Jul ian, Mr. and Mrs. John V. Svo boda and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herre. Alumni Invited To Homecoming Dance Here October 23 A general invitation to alum ni to- Plattsmouth High School to attend. the Homecoming Dance. next Friday night after the Plattsmouth-Bellevue foot hall game has been extended in an open letter, which follows: Dear P. H..S. Alumni: Members of the Plattsmouth High Pep Club sincerely invite nil )iiiVAiAjai Coach Kill Haw- Plattsmouth Assistant Coach Jvihn Adkins at u o last week. They had some 30 more to be given to persons wanting them. Mar kers are placed outside homes and could be the extra warning that could save a life in time of fire or other emergency. Shown with Mr. Hiner, who lost both legs, and Mrs. Hiner are Mrs. Harry Porter, Auxiliary community service chair man, right; Mrs. Logan Covert, Civil Defense chairman; and Mrs. Paul Baburek, Auxiliary president, left. Benefit Nets $278 for Fire Dept . at Murray The Kenosha Extension club sponsored a benefit for the Murray Volunteer Fire Dept. Wednesday at the Lewiston Community center southeast of Murray. The evening was opened with a program presented by some youngsters from Murray and Plattsmouth followed by an ac tion conducted bv Rex Young, assisted by John Hobscheidt Sr. The items sold were donated by Plattsmouth merchants and others in the !,ewiston Com munity. Articais contributed ranged from food and clothing to a live hog donated by Bob Spangler of Murray. The Kenosha Extension Club is noted for its community spir it and has conducted dinners and programs in the church on many occassions. The Murray VFD was pres ented $278.86 from the Wed nesday benefit. On Set Crew Huron, S.D. Al Wiles, Platts mouth, has been appointed to the set construction crew for the. Oct. 29-30 production of "Dream Girl" by the Huron College Cam pus Players. Among the special problems for production crew members in this play are a large cast and some 20 different scenic set tings. Subscribe to The Journal Now! all P.- H. S. Alumni young and eld alike to the 1059 Home ccming dance. This memorable event will take place October 23 in the gymnasium, after the Platts mouth Vs. Bellevue game. Hope to see you there! Yours truly, Sharon Davis, Secretary 4t Boys 15, 14 Admit Avoca, Otoe Breakins Four boys aged 15, 14, 14, and 14 have admitted to authorities, two breakins eaiiv Saturday morning, one at Avoca and the other at Otoe. Two of the youths are from Cass County and the other two, brothers, are from Otoe. The Otoe County youths were taken into custody early Satur day morning; after they had been seen riding, around with the Cass County youths earlier in the eve ning in Otoe. The two Cass County youths, one from Louis ville and the other from Weep ing Water were taken into cust ody at Ashland by Sheriff Tom Solomon shortly after noor Sal urday and returned to Platts mouth. They were turned over to their parents. The youths told officers they had gone to a football game in Dunbar and after the game they decided to break into Allen's Grocery Store at Avoca. This was about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. After forcing the front door of the store, they entered and took a few items and the change in the cash register. Then the youths said, they returned to Otoe where they burglarized a beer tavern. Following the tavern breakin, the two Otoe youths went home and the two Cass County youths headed for Kansas. After driving a short distance into Kansas tiiey returned to Ashland where one of the youths called his parents by phone. The Weeping Water youth ad mitted another theft of money in Weeping Water and the Louisville youth has a prior of fense record, according to the sheriff. The Weeepirig Water youth had left a note at his home indicating he was running away and took along with him In his car four guns which belonged to his father. 14 from Murray At SS Convention MURRAY (Special) The 5th Annual Cass County Sunday School Convention was held at Oct. 6 with fourteen persons in attendence from the Murray Chuurches. The Main Speaker was Rev. Nei! Danberg of Omaha, who is Region Director . of Christ ians and Jews. Other speakers included Rev. Dallas Gibson and Rev. Orville Matske of Lincoln. Heading up the afternoon dis cussion groups were Mrs. Mark Stock of Murdock Evangelical United Brethren Church; Rev. Joseph Barr. Cedar Creek and Murray United Presbyterian Churches; Rev. Arthur L. Era bree, Methodist Church, Plat tsmouth; Rev. Raleigh Peter son of Lincoln. Presiding president was Mrs Lynn Rothe of Weeping Water. Newly elected officers are, President, Mrs. R. A. Noell; Vice President, Richard Sack: Secretary - Treasurer, Mrs. John Fischer of Eagle; Asst. Secy. - Treas. Mrs. Clinton Westlake of Elmwood. The 1960 Convention is to be held at the Methodist Church. Farmers 79 to 1 For Hunters Only one out of 80 farmers interviewed bv University of Nebraska experimental erew this summer said he would not permit hunters on his land. The lone dissenter objected because people came from one of the larger cities. His reason was ba.sed on having had some chickens and all of his Muscovy duck; shot by people from the cKy in question, reports Howard L. Wiegers, member of the poul try department at the Univer sity of Nebraska. "While some lands mav be posted this fall, there will be thou ands ol acres not posted. Therefore, it should be appar ent that anyone who wants N hunt probably can find a place if he will show the fanner thr courtesy 01 asking permission. In addition to having a place to hunt, seme fine relationships may result," Wiegers points . lit. Council at 7:30 The City Council meets at City Hall tonight, beginning at 7:30, regular starting time for fall and winter meetinys. It's the regular first - Monday meeting.