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STATE HIST. SOCIEIX XXX 1533 R ST. LINCOLN, KS2S. BflE PlATTSydDDTIH J dD DCS WAD.. Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER ' PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 78 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1959" TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 97 'Good Pheasant Hunt Saturday' LINCOLN Unlike some foot ball coaches who point to next year for better things, Game Commission Director M. O. Steen, his state loaded with pheasants and quail, points to this fall for a banner season. Almost on the eve of pheasant and quail seasons, which get underway one-half hour before sunrise Saturday, Steen said "hunting was good last year, but it should be even better this fall." Steen cited tremendous pop ulation gains. There are between 40 and 50 per cent more pheas ants available this fall as com pared to a year ago. "This puts nine million heal thy ringnecks into the field, of which approximately one-half are roosters. Around 70 per cent or 3 ',2 million, of the cocks could be safely harvested by hunters and still there would be more than enough breeders for next year." Oame biologists generally a gree that pheasants are under harvested and that some hens might survive the winter if more cocks were harvested in the fall, thus reducing competition for food and cover. Above average renesting this summer upped the pheasant population considerably over earlier estimates. Hunting reg ulations are generous, probably could be more so. The state is divided into two zones to take advantage of the greater con centration of ringnecks in the southern and southwestern coun ties and to alleviate the typical 'A Cry in the Night' To Be Shown Here "A Cry In the Night," a 52 minute documentary film in color will be shown Sunday aX 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Evan gelican and Reformed Church here. The public Is Invited to see the film. A free-will offering for Missions will be taken. The World Vision document ary takes the viewer to depts of the Orient seldom seen by Americans. Along with the wordless cry of babies who don't understand why they go without food and love, will be heard the same cry for help in the mumblings of lepers, maidens dancing under the influence of demons, tuber culars seemingly as numberless as ands of the seashore seek ing treatment, thousands in quest of false gods. The viewer will see scores of National pastors from remote mountain villages and jungle gatherings revived through fel lowship and inspiration from daily sessions around the Word of God. This ministry of World Vision has been described by Dr. Billy Graham as the "most Im portant missionary work under way today." Also to be seen are heart-rending scenes from Indonesia, the Philippines, Formosa, Japan, Korea, and watch as thousands sit in the cold rain to hear the good news of Jesus Christ. World Community Day Service Scheduled Nov. The World Community Day Service is to be observed Nov. 6 at 2 o'clock in the Christian Church in Murray. The planning committee of the United Council of Church Women met at the home of Mrs. Chas Spangler of Murray to make the arrangements. The theme for World Com munity Day is "Full Partners For Peace" to help women ad just to new social order in Africa. Rev. Milous Repka is to be the speaker for the meeting. He is a Presbyterian minister in Omahi and is a refugee from Czechoslovakia. The material project for that day is to be clothing for tiny tots in refugee camps especial ly in Korea and Hong Kong where the situation is desperate. Special appeal by Church World Service for these child ren is being made. Layettes are being solicited. Each layette should be sealed in -a celophane bak. These include 2 shirts, 1 cotton flannel wrap per, 2 stomach binders, 4 dia pers, 1 card safety pins, 1 cap, 1 pair booties and sox, 1 com underharvest of pheasants there. Zone 2 has a 4-bag, 12-posses-sion shooting limit; 'zone 1 a 3 bag, 9-posse sion top. Rooster gunning continues until Dec. 27. State regulations require that the head plumage and feet be left on all pheasants killed until consumed for sex Identification. Nebraska's bobwhite quail population has exploded to an all-time peak, and gunners in the southeastern counties should better the record-breaking 350,. 000 bird kill reported in 1958. Quail are estimated at 30 to 40 per cent over last year's pop ulations. Bobwhites are in vir gin cover they have never in habited before. This exception al population cannot last; hunt ers take advantage of the oppor tunity to harvest these great numbers. The coturnix quail, a smaller and duller cousin of the bob white, will turn up in some hun ter bags this fall. Many of these birds will be banded and hun ters shooting them are request ed to send the bands to the Game Commission, Lincoln. Informa tion obtained from the bands aids technicians in determining the success of the three-year coturnix stocking program just completed. A bag limit of 10 and a pos session limit of 20 have 'been set for a generous 51-day sea son in the southern part of the sate for quail. Season closes Dec. 13. In the northern area, where quail are not as abun dant, bag is 7, possession 14 and the season ends Nov. 29. In addition to possessing a 1959 hunting permit, all pheasr ant and quail hunters must have a $1 upland-game-bird stamp. Permits are available from the 1,200 permit vendors in the state, as are the free printed copies of the hunting regulations. Hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Here's Real Warning for Drivers! i A not-serious car-pedestrian accident Tuesday served to re mind motorists here that ex treme caution in driving is wise. Nora Jean Case, 5, was struck by a car just west of 10th Street on Main Tuesday morning. For tunately, the driver of the car, Alfred Molinaro, had a prior warning when he saw a balloon begin to drift over the street. Molinaro was already apply ing his brakes after having been driving only 15 to 20 miles an hour. Nora Jean, who had been chas ing the balloon, suffered leg and arm abrasions and a bruise on the head, besides bad fright. She returned to kindergarten Wednesday. She Is the daughter of Judge and Mrs. Raymond J. Case. Police Chief Fred Tesch said he hoped the accident would prompt driveYs to be especially careful when school Is in session and cars are parked along streets where children are play ing or going to and from school. 6 at Murray forter or blanket, 1 bath towel, 1 wash cloth, 1 cake ivory soap, 1 pke. absorbent cotton and sweater or jacket optional. School kits pencil, tablet eraser, pens, composition books and. pads Knitting kits assorted need les and darning cottons, large spool of white black and brown thread, scissors and thimble. The following churches and planning committees represented for World Community Day are Murray Christian Church, Mmes Campbell and Sack; Murray United Presbyterian, Mmes. Spangler, Barr and Richter; Plattsmouth Christian Church, Mrs. Rihn; Plattsmouth Presby terian Church, Mmes. Sullivan and Delap; St. Paul's Evangelical & Reformed, Mrs. Parkening; First Methodist, Mrs. J. B. Cook and Mynard EUB, Mmes. Myron Wiles and Roy Cole. World Community Day observ ance is an open meeting for all women of the community. The United Church Women of Nebraska need your help to go forward in this Importand work that is ours to do a representat ive said. GRADE CROSSING The grade crossing of the Burlington Railroad tracks here went into operation Friday when th rail road erected a barricade to close the underpass used for so many years. The underpass now will be only a drainage outlet. The view above was taken from lower Main Street. ; J ' FROM THE EAST, the crossing looks like this. Work was still being done on the grade of the road which intersects the cross ing approach. The road will lead north past the city water plant to the Game Commission's Wildlife Management Area (old rifle range). j Fire dept. Fund $728.20 As of Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire De partment's campaign for funds to purchase more lifesaving equipment totaled $728.20, ac cording to John Svoboda, secre tary of the department. This was in voluntary contri butions from businesses and in dividuals in this fire protection area, including the rural area surrounding the city. The drive was . initiated by mailing of a letter and "stamps'" to residents of the area. Receipt of contributions continues. Persons who failed to receive a letter and want to contribute can do to by making a check payable to the Plattsmouth Vol unteer Fire Dept., Plattsmouth, Nebr. Contributors to date are: $100 Plattsmouth State Bank. $25 . C. A. Ruse, Howard Lind quist, Eugene Scarlett. $10 Lillian B. Livingston, Knorr's 5c to .$1.00 Store, Cas Drug Store, Schreiner Drugs, R. T. Cuthrell, Jochimsen's Market, Bert Jameson, Fulton Harris. $6 Dr. P. T. Heineman. $5 Don W. Nickels, Mrs. R. C. Jahrig, Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Jahrig, John P. Kaffenberger, Mrs. John Bergmann, Jessie Leach, Guy H. Wiles, C. L. Wiles, Arthur Hild, Robert W. Hirz. Alice Renner, Mrs. George M. Hall, Raymond Larson, Albert Altschaffl Sr., Dale Philpot, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Applegate, Smith and Lebens, L. D. Hiatt, Minnie Guthmann, John E. Carmach. Joe Bierl, Mr. and Mr. Or ville W.Julian, Henry Starkjohn, E. E. Howschultz, James E. Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Spang ler, L. George Born, Otto Peter eit, Leonard A. Born, Rex Young. Leonard C. Stoehr, J. J. Cloidt Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nelson, Greth H. Garnett, Mrs. H. C. Tiekotter. Baburek Metal Pre serving, Corner Bar, John F. Wehrbein, Mrs. John M. Leyda, J. E. Meisinger, Hulda Weid man, Anonymous. $ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hcrre. $3 J. W. Taylor, Mrs. Harvey Gamer, Jessie Robertson, So- . J t w So Far phia Kraeger, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Perry, Al Fairfield, Anony mous, Lillian Freeman, John Alwin, Phil Rihn. Walter Heil, Fouchek, Garnett and Long, Mrs. R. A. Troop, Al pha M. Muncie, Jim's Auto Service, H.. L. Meyer, George (Continued on Page 7) Man Pleads 'Guilt To Rape Charge William George Burress, 39, of RFD Louisville entered a plea of "guilty" in County Court Tuesday to a charge of rape and his case was bound over to Dis trict Court with bond set of $2,000. Burress was taken into cus tody Tuesday by Sheriff Tom Solomon after a 13-year-old girl told the sheriff that the man had attacked her last Thurs day night and on four other oc casions, two of which took plate in Cass County and two in Douglas County. Burress moved to Cass County three weeks ago and staying with him on a farm home were a woman and three of her child ren. The woman is employed in Omaha and the attacks occur red while the mother was away, the sheriff said. The girl said she complained after the attacks took place in Omaha and finally ran away be cause no one would believe her story. She was later located and placed in a girls home and was released only a short time ago. Burress is being held in the County Jail and his case will be heard 'in District Court Friday. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Oct. 1), 20, 21, 1959 Iate High Low Prec. Monday 73 .00 Tuesday ..72 .00 Wednesday 69 .00 Lows not available. Forecast: High in 60s; low around 40. Sun .-ets tonight at 5:33; rises Friday at 6:47. ..-hi St. John's Marks 'Bon Voyage Fr. Hodgson It is "bon voyage" to Rev. Ro bert E. Hodgson, pastor of the St. Luke's Espiscopal Church here. Tuesday he was notified by telegram he had been selected as one of the 25 men who will complete in the finals of Kaiser Foil's cookout championship in Hawaii. He will meet the other 24 con testants in San Francisco Nov. 11 for departure the next day to Hawaii. His departure date from the island is scheduled for Nov. 17. The pastor entered the con test in June after reading about It in the Life Magazine, and it was his first attempt in enter ing the contest. His entries was recipes for stuffed meat roll and another for stuffed lamb patties to be cooked on an outdoor grill over charcoal. He does not know which recipe won. The con testant has a chance m win ning the finals which is a $10,000 prize. The trip to Hawaii is for two. Father Tom Johnson of St. Ma thews Church in Alliance will be Father Hodgson's guest. Fred Kaufman 72, Hurt on New By-Pass The first accident on the new Plattsmouth by-pass since it opened this week was recorded Wednesday afternoon about 4:45 p.m. A farm tractor driven by Fred Kaufman, 72, of Plattsmouth was proceeding West on State No. 66 thru the intersection when it was struck by a northbound cat tle truck driven by Vernon D: Krifels of Nebraska City, the accident report shows. Kaufman was knocked down on to the pavement from his tractor and was rushed to a Nebraska City hospital. His con dition was reported as "good" this morning but he was still under observation for head in juries. Kaufman lay dazed on the pavemem with a severe head laceration and was given first aid at the. scene by Sheriff Tom Solomon before being sent to the hospital Krifels told Solomon he did not see the Kaufman tractor until it began entering the inter section. Two witnesses said they saw the truck swerve in an attempt to avoid the tractor. 2 Countyans Get Home Ec Honors LINCOLN Out standing home economics students at the University of Nebraska were honored here Thursday night for their participation in various activities of the Home Econo mics Club at the College of Ag riculture. Pins or engraved spoons were presented to 19 girls in con nection with the annual Ellen H. Richards dinner in the Uni versity's Student Union. Those recognized for out standing club work included Janet Umland, Eagle and Sharon Ramge, Plattsmouth. Welcome, Homecomers! Football Game Are Features Plattsmouth vs. Bellevue in football, selection of platts mouth High's Homecoming King and Queen and their coronation and the Homecoming Dance with all the school's students and alumni invited are features here Friday night. The football game begins at 7:30, the dance at 9:30. The coronation of the King and Queen selected by vote of the student body is a feature of the dance. Hostesses for the dance are ! the Pep Club members who have worked hard and long preparing decorations for the school audi torium The football game looms as another of the closely-contest- ed type that have featured the series between the two schools, Both teams, too, have some re - ST. JOHN'S This is the Church which celebrates its 100th County Bd. Of Policy on The Cass County Board of Commissioners Tuesday passed a motion, 2-0, to notify all sup pliers and contractors doing bu siness with the county about its policy on conduct of the roads program. Preparation of a letter of no tification followed a long discus sion at the last previous Board meeting of the roads program. At that meeting Nolte admit ted having been directing road' work in District One, hiring ma chine work and ordering rock. He said he felt it was the only way his district would receive attention. Road work in the county is now done on a countywide basis according to an officially adopt ed program on which a public hearing is held. The motion Tuesday was by Bornemeir, seconded by Melvin Todd, that suppliers and con tractors doing business with Cass County be notified that bridge and road contracts may only be authorized by the coun ty highway superintendent or a majority of the County Board, as follows: "In order to clear up any mis understanding which might have arisen with reference to the supervision of roads and bridges in Cass County, the fol lowing policies have been es tablished by the County Board with reference thereto. "Mr. Fred Clark has" been ap pointed County Highway Super intendent and as provided by Section 39-1507 R. S. Supp. 1957 of the laws of Nebraska; has full 'control, government, and iupervision of all the public roads and bridges in the county under the general supervision and control of the County Board. "Mr. Clark has been directed to carry out the projects con tained in the County Roads Annual Program, and has been given authority to order materi ere bounding to do. Plattsmouth lost to good raits city, v-u, lasi r ri day here and Bellevue had a disappointment in losing to tough Thomas Jefferson of Co- uncil Bluffs 12-6, the same night. It was Bellevue's Homecoming Coach Bill Hawkins Wednesday said "We'll give it all we've got." He said workouts this week to interfere for almost the first time this season. A few Blue Devils are nurs ing injuries and the squad guard corps is still depleted. Jim Seay and Ron Williams will both miss the game with leg ailments. John Carr may see only limited ! service, All are guards Hawkins said Larry Tooth-! aker and Lynn Hendrix, con' verted to guards, will start! 1 aeain as they did last week. I 10th front of remodeled St. John's anniversary here Sunday. Gives Notice Road Work als, supplies, labor, machine hire and to make purchases within the statutory limitations for he purpose of carrying out the maintenance and construc tion of roads and bridges in this county. "By resolution the County Board has directed that no road or bridge funds shall be obli gated or expended by anyone other than the County. High way Superintendent without the prior approval of a majori ty cf the County Board. No claims for service or materials will be allowed unless previou ly authorized by the County High way Superintendent or a ma jority of the County Board." Todd and Bornemeier voted for the motion. Nolte did not vote. Night Patrol To Be Stepped Up as Hallowe'en Nears Increased night patrol activity will take place by the sheriff's Office with the approach of Hal loween night, Sheriff Tom Solo mon said today. Already numerous reports of willful damage are being receiv ed. Firecrackers have been plac ed in mail boxes and other mail boxes have been knocked down. School District No. 13 located near Union was broken into and items of school and personal property taken. The school was struck last Halloween night and it was believed the youths were from the Union area, the sheriff said. Solomon urged all school board members to check their schools at night and farmers hearing any explosions near their mail boxes should call in immediately. A Classified Ad In The Journal rost as little as 50 rents ance riday - Steve Kcm will play defensive guard for Toothakcr. On the front line with them will be ends Roger Noell and Galen Pritchard, tackles Larry Christenson and Don McKulsky and center Paul Anderson. Backs will be Larry Mailer, Jim Shown, Al Dasher and ci ther Jim Stewart or Dave Wil- fn' ta.rt't.us"al.1 ba. has been nursing an ankle in jury. Captains for the game are Dasher, Christenson and Shown. Hawkins Wednesday called Bellevue "real good'- as the 7-7 tie with Blair and the close loss to Thomas Jefferson indicate. For a special salute to the Plattsmouth High football team and their coaches, see Section B of today's Journal. and P Year Special Mass, Banquet Set This Sunday On Sunday, Oct. 25, St. John the Baptist Parish will observe solemnly the 100th anniversary of it founding and incorpora tion. The observance will begin with a Solemn Pontifical Mass sung by His Excellency The Most Rev. James Casey J. C. D., Bi.hop of Lincoln, at 5 P. M., in the newly remodeled, en larged and redecorated Old St. John's Church. Following the Mass a Cen tenary Banquet will be served in St. John's Auditorium to the Bishop, some 50 clergy, and dis tinguished guests by the com bined Societies of the Parish. The Governor of Nebraska, the Mayor of Plattsmouth and State Senator Edwin Mcllugli are ex pected to attend. Assisting Bishop Ca ey in the Solemn Mass will be the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Przudzik, V.F., P. C, pastor of St. John's, as assistant-priest. The Rev. Peter Gadient of Palmyra, Nebr., and the Rev. Raphael Chonta of Rulo, Nebr.. will be dcacons-of-honor; the Rev. Thomas Pucelik of Hast ings will be deacon of the Mils and the Rev. Valery Durr of Manley will be sub-deacon. Masters of Ceremony will be the Very Rev. Max DeWill J.C.D., Chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln, and Very Rev. Robert Sheehy J. CD., Vice-Chancellor, and the Rev. Victor Stachowiak. Assistant Pa.tor of St. John's The Centenary Sermon will be preached by the Rev. Ed ward Tuchek of Lincoln, former pastor of Holy Rosary Church, Plattsmouth. After the Banquet, a short Program will be presented. The Rt. Rev. M gr. Mittchell Kacz marek of Lincoln will be toast master. Mayor Grant Roberts of Plattsmouth will say a word of welcome. A short presentation of sonp;; (Continued on Page 4) Country Club Incorporated Plattsmouth Country Club is being incorporated and plans are proceeding for development of a golf course on a 60-acre plot of land northwest of the city just off the new U.S. 73-75 by-pass. About 25 or 30 members of a group promoting the golf course met again Tuesday night to be gin incorporation precedure and organize committees. They also officially voted to exercise an option on the GO acres owned by Ray Larson. An other site southeast of the city had been considered also. Next in line for the group is collection of funds pledged for purchase of shares of stock in the corporation. To date, 67 shares have been pledged at $200 per share. Other shares will be sold to anyone interested in owning one, hav ing a vote in management of the course and receiving re duced membership fees. Other persons have contributed outright to the promotion be cause of personal interest in that kind of recreation for the community. The corporation, besides the option to purchase the land for the course, has an option on a strip of ground to provide an access road to the course site. Tuesday night, a Golf Course Planning Committee was ap pointed, consisting of Btll Bab bitt. Gus Cloidt, Jim Doudy, Dr. R. J. Dietz, Leo Seanlan and Leo nard Farrell. Named on a By-laws Commit tee were Paul Fauuet, Carl Ote, Jim Begley and Naason Babbitt. Lloyd Morehead and Faiicni!. were named as a committee to check possibility of getting a Soil Conservation Service dam constructed on the golf course site The Course Planning Commit -te has responsibility for arrang ing for design of the course It, is hoped that as soon as the coi n crop on the land is harvest ed. steps can be taken to get prolessional consultation on design.