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f;s:n. ctaiz i:ist. 1 v n ff li: LATTSMOOJTIHI JJflDEJKIMIL PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Consolidated With the Nchowka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Fomilics TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 1 1 VOLUME 79 PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959 Tme Pat Konfrst was an overnight guest (if Darlene Kal Thursday and enjoyed the evening with the other yirls from CE School preparing lunch, eating and opening gifts. Friday night Pat was taken to Cook by her moth er to spend a few days visiting with her cousin, aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Abel and daughters Linda and Sandra will be in Omaha with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Abel and daughters, Vicki and Patti. Mrs. A. L. Embree went to Wausa Tuesday for a few days visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. H. J. Bornholdt. Mr. Em bree will join her Friday for Christmas dinner in the home of her nephew-ln-law and niece, Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Tiemann. Mrs. Dora Bentzinger of Adams who has been a house guest of her son and family the Harold Bentzingers will accom pany them Christmas day to Adams, Nebr. They will all be guests of the junior Mrs. Bent zinger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben DeRoe. The Bernard Ny lands, a sister of Mrs. Bentzing ers will also be present. Mr. and Richard Peck of Oma ha were hosts Sunday evening at a pre-Christmas dinner at their home. Guests were Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Brendel, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moore and Mr. and Mrs. John Schreiner. Mrs. Jack Kling and son Jack ie arrived Sunday night from their home in Chappaqua, N Y. to spend the Holiday with her mother, Mrs. Jon Black, and other family members. Jon Black is in California spending the Holidays with his brother and family and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Harms and Sharon of this city will be guests Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. Don Harms and Barbara in O maha. The men are brothers, and there will be other family members present coming from Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Philpot will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Koch. Mrs. Philpot and Mrs. Koch are sisters. The Wayne Riekes are here from Washington for the holi days visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albin, and other family members here, and also at Union with Mr Rieke's people. 200,000 Letters and Cards, 10,000 Parcels Receints of letters and cards here this Christmas season Is about 3 per cent above last year's pace to this point, Postmaster Leslie Niel said today. Cancellation of letters and cards, that Is outgoing mail, is about even with last year's re cord volume so far. For the 10 days through Tues day, the post office here had cancelled about 150,000 cards and letters and had sorted and delivered about 200,000. Package mail has also been moving at a record volume. Re ceipts have been 839 sacks of parcels and the post office has TWELVE PACES Keep in Touch Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gochen our, Jane, Elmer and Ulen will have as their holiday dinner at noon quests Mr. and Mrs. j Henry Royer of Talmas, a sister of Mr. Gochenour, and Mrs. j Fva-.k Sheldon, mother of Mrs. ! i Gochenour. Also at the Goch I enour home Is (he couple's son, David, who arrived home Satur- : clay morning from tort Riley,: Kans. I Christmas evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gochenour i and family will be Mr. and Mrs. j Bill Gocluncur and family of Council Bluffs, la. and Mr. and j Mrs. Herman Royer and fam ily of Nebraska City. The men are nephews of Mr. Gochenour. j Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hirz, Jon and Mary Jo, will have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cream er of Murray, parents of Mrs. Hirz. Mr. and Mis. Bill Knorr and family will be with her folios, Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Heineman and with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Knorr. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Humiston and Noveta will go to Kansas to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Zae Powers, parents of Mrs. Humis ton. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smock and daughter Tracy Ann will entertain Christmas night at dinner. Their guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smock and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Keener Price and sons, all of this city and Mr. Smock's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smock of Council Bluffs, la. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Porter and family were guests of her mother, Mrs. John Alexen for a pre-Christmas dinner on Wed nesday. The children and grand children of Mrs. Alexen were guests. Mrs. Alexen has depart ed for California to visit her son and family over the holi days. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Harry Porter and children en tertained their mothers at a Christmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs. William Heinrich will have as guests Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jahrig and Mrs. Blanche Price. Mrs. L. D. Hiatt is spending the holidays with her daughter and family, S-Sgt. and Mrs. Wil liam Steinkamp, Diane and Billy, at Albuquerque, N. M. Home for the holidays is Miss Janet Campbell who has just completed an extensive course ir flieht training at Texas. She will enjoy the holiday here with her parents and friends before being assigned as stewardess to the airlines. Mrs. Sylvia Keil and son, Ver ner departed Tuesday for the west coast where they are plan ning to make a visit with rela tives and friends. Arrive Here dispatched 463 bags of parcels through Tuesday. Niel says the parcel bags have been averaging about 21 parcels to the bag. That figures to about 10,000 parcels received and about 5,600 sent out. Got your Christmas package vpto Tf unii hnvpn't it'll nrn- j j - . - - - t bably be delivered Christmas j Eve or Christmas Day. i Niel said the post office force and extra help are keeping up J with the mail volume day to day and intends to get everything out Christmas Eve that has been received to that time. On Christmas Day, only par cels will be delivered. i. ..', . tor" 4 1 BY THE FIREPLACE When you don't have the real thins, improvise. That's the old army ginimiek and it's what .Miss I'atti Huff's fifth grade at Central School did. They didn't have a fireplace, naturally since schoolrooms don't come equipped with them. So, they fashioned one to go with their Christmas tree and put candles on the mantle. They also had a record player Jud Contest's Judging this year's home lighting contest is no cinch! The judges for the Chamber of Commerce contest counted more than 200 homes taking part and winners have not yet been deter mined. They will be announced next week. These houses were listed as "outstanding": Eugene Snodgrass, Winter steen Hill; Ray Uher, South 9th; Ernest Schultz, South '9th; O. F. Martin, South 9th; Marion Chri stenseri, South 8th; Giles Bishop, 617-4th; Chas. Warga, South 7th; Henry Alberts, South 7th. ; James Warga, Bob Aim, Russell Schalk. J. C. Willett, I. E. Alli son and Capt. George Sarver, Wm. Armstrong, all in Valley View; Joe Kruntorad and Leo Scanlan, both in Hillcrest: Glen Diggs, 9th Street; C. E. Shellen barger, 9th Street; Charlie Christensen, W. 1st Avenue, L. A. Caldwell, Avenue B; Harold Rotarians Hear Christmas Music Christmas music was a timely program for the Rotary Club Tuesday noon. Mrs. Richard Kucera sang two songs, accompanied by her moth er, Mrs. J. Howard Davis. Mrs. Kucera was accompanist for club singing at regular meet ings while a high school stud ent. Kucera, instrumental instruc tor in the schools here, pre sented high school music stud ents. Roger Beverage and Joe Rizzi played a trumpet duet. ; The freshmen flute trio of ! Carol Schreiner, Lucky Meyer and Sharon Gunsolley played a : medley of carols. Program chairman for the day was Rev. Arthur Embree. Neil Cole, high school Rotar- j ian, said his plans for the fu-( ture include college at the Uni versity of Nebraska in eithei ; electrical or mechanical engi neering. David Cappell, the other high school Rotarian, will tell his plans next week, the regular time for such "reports" for the high school representatives of the month. It was announced that the Rotary Foundation Scholarship for this district of Rotary was awarded to Robert Barnett of Lincoln, sponsored by the Lin coln Club. He'll study in India. Australia or New Zealand in in ternational law. An alternate is from Columbus. f 1 tarug ough! Lebcns, North 6th; Dr. L. A. Amato, Avenue E. Other homes with "excellent" lighting listed by the Chamber are those of: Dale Jackson, Frank Rice, Frank McCormick F Porter, Sam Arn, Fred Uhlik, Jack Bar nard, Ray Herring, M. Jacobs, Virgil Rouse, Chris Bulin, Emil Weyrich, L. Piper, Joe Sedlak, D. Downing, H. Massen, F. Shar mow, Ray Smock, Bert Mason. W. H. Polley, Ray Bourne, Ray Bernhardt, Robert Way, Mrs. Zulemma Dye, Leo Osterholm, Claude Clary, Leonard Farrell, Oscar Newsome. R. Tincher, Lloyd Fitch, Glen Lutz, Hall Apts., Herb Freeburg, D. Cotner, V. Schreiner, George Smith. Hugh Stander, C. Lagerstrom, V. Waterman, Roy Knorr, Les Hutchinson, Cheval; Frank L. Glenn, R. Furse, G. Dunning. R. Hilds, Del Heedum, Orville Julian, Louis Swoboda, John Cloidt, Joe Case, J. Howard Davi -, W. Heinrich, Carl Schnei der, Searle Davis. E. Egenberger, P. Yeilck, Lut heran Church, Ray Story, Don Born, Ray Evers, J. Rishel, R. Menges, L. Kief, R. Patton, J. Wondra, John Swoboda, Avenue A. at 14th. Joe York, Robert Faris, Paul Jahrig, E. Harold, 817 N. 11th, Ed Dieter, F. Kaf fenberger. G. Barrs, P. Lamascus, J. Bierl, Tpd Olmoutka, John Berg mann Jr. Walter Smith, John Sattler, Guy Griffn, Caldwell Linder, St. Paul's Church. St, John's Church, Pete Ptak and Dr. Joe Stibal. The Christmas Committee of the Chamber has invited persons to travel around the town and view the Christmas lighting. Most outstanding, the Cham ber says, is the Valley View area. Some names of homes i a. J V. ..i I 1 ' Lsqh Saturday Closings at County Courthouse Begin This Week Beginning Saturday, Dec. 26, eight county offices in the court house will be closed Saturdays, all day. Until now, courthouse offices have been open Satur day mornings. Those which will close are the offices of clerk, treasurer, as sessor, surveyor, clerk of Dis trict Court, register of deeds, superintendent of schools and county welfare director. County court, also in the courthouse, will not observe the Saturday closing at present. T5 A ,VfJ yu oil j for Christmas music. Some of the class posed for a picture, from left: Kenneth Longwell, John Kohl, Lyle Mussman, Darlene Wyant, Con nie Rae Adkins and Karen Pritchard. Santa Claus (in cardboard and very colorful) was at the left of the fireplace, but didn't join the others and so didn't get in on the picture. Children's Home Gets Present From This Area The Nebraska Children's Home Society (orphanage) in Omaha got an unexpected and welcome Christmas present from this area the past week a dressed deer. A buck weighing about 100 to 110 pounds dressed was evident ly struck by a car near La Plat te last Saturday and his hind legs broken. Harold Edwards. resident manager of the Game Commis sion's Waterfowl Management Area here, and other Oommis sion personnel killed and dres sed the deer as soon as they were told of its being found. The superintendent of the orphanage when contacted said they'd be delighted to have the venison, as long as the deer was n't one of Santa's. Evidently he didn't think the children would cotton much to that idea. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Dec. 21, 22, 1959 Date High Low Prec. Monday 36 31 .00 Tuesday 34 32 tr. Temperature recorded at 8 a.m. Forecast: High in mid 30 s de- crea ing cloudiness, fair tonight, low in 20's. Sun sets tonight 4:59; rises Thursday morning 7:48. with splendid displays are not mentioned because all the names were not known to the judges. They will be mentioned when available. The county sheriff who has offices in the county jail build ing and the county attorney who has his office on Main Street will continue the same Saturday hours they have had. Beginning Monday, Dec. 28, and continuing Monday through Friday several county offices will remain open through the noon hour to accomodate per sons who cannot reach them at other times because they work. Those offices are clerk, asses sor and treasurer. Is There The following is the famous editorial written fer the New York Sun bv Francis P. Chinch Sept. 21. 1897 We take pleasure in answer ing at once and thus prominent ly the communication below, ex pressing at the same time our great gratification that its faith ful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: "Dear Editor- I am 8 years old. "Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Clans. "Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun it's so." "Please tell me th truth, is there a Santa Claus? "115 West Nineiy-fif,.h Street.'' I Virginia, your little friends are; wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a .skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their Utile minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or chil dren's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared wth the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole Oi truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devo tion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, ex cept in sense and sight. The eternal light with which child hood fills the world would be ex tinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the won ders there are unseen and un seeable in the world. You tear apart the baby's rat tle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil cover ing the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. 0ly faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives and he lives lorever. A thousand years from now, Vir ginia, nay ten times ten thou sand years from now, he will continue to make glad the hearts ot childhood. Ray Story Named Commander of Mr. Zion Corftandery Monday evening Ml. Zion Commandery No. 5 Knights Templar. held their annual eiec-1 tion of officers at their lodge j rooms in the Masonic building, to serve for ensuing 1960. I Ray Story was elected to the I post of commander; Clayton j Rhylander, generalis imo; Cecil i Karr, captain general; LeRoy Moore, treasurer; Marion Reed, ! Recorder. j Other officers to be appointed i at installation to be held in ' January. Mt. Zion Commandery will I hold Christmas observance of i the Knights Templar at the Ma sonic hall, Christmas clay, De cember 25th at 10 a.m. a Santa I - - eason From Us to You Thanks from all of us to all of you for a pleasant association the past year; and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. That's a greeting from The Plattsmouth Journal Staff, the boys and girls who deliver the papers and from the people who write the news in communities served by The Journal. Season's greetings to Journal readers and patrons from: The Journal Staff Frank Smith Margaret Dingman Charlotte Lawrence H. M. Johnson Don Warga Jack Ba rron Bill Hall Tom Hardy Larry Mullenax Eugene Scarlett Howard Lindquist Journal Carriers Karen Colbert Tye Finney Tom Brink Jim Eiting Tom Dittemore David Uher Linn Weber Don Lebens Steve Sullivan Robert Kief Lloyd Fitch Cary Christensen Terry Highfield Donald Shipley Mary Ann Dingman Roger Hutchinson Todd Wilson David Rohlfs Walter John Smith County Correspondents Mrs. Ruth Monring, Elmwood Mrs. Tom Tennant, Clendale Mrs. Frank Hur'but, Creenwood Mrs. Richard Todd, Murray Mrs. Jesse Fidler, South Bend Mrs. Ralph Wildrick, Louisville Mrs. Ella Cakemeier, Murdock Mrs. F. O. Sand, Nehawka Mrs. Henry Maseman, Avoca Mrs. John Fischer, Eagle Mrs. L. C. Todd, Union Mrs. Wilson Howe, Alvo Mrs. Edward Van Horn, Weeping Water Mrs. Ivan Armstrong, South Ashland 'Peace on Earth' Is Still The World's Great Hope The Christmas season always brings the sweetest memories of youth to those who enjoyed the fantasy and sparkle of the Santa Claus story. In addition, it brings a more significant observance, a respect for the Christian principles of life which are too often forgotten in the rush of modern living. The real Christmas spirit is one of unselfishness and giving. Thus, the people who enjoy the scene around the Christmas tree! on Christmas morning, and the emptying of stockings, more than' the children, are the mothers and fathers who watch this exciting moment once a year. As Christmas Day, 1959 approaches, the time seems highly ap propriate for a new dedication to the principles of Christianity. The United State, of all the countries in the history of the world, today enjoys more bles.ings and more of the good things of life than any other nation. Yet, we live in troubled times, when super weapons threaten to devastate larger areas of the world in an instant. As a nation, we must hope and pray that we will survive the mo dern crisis as we have those in the past, and there is every rea on to believe that we will. Meanwhile, we pause briefly to observe and enjoy the Christmas holiday season, and as we do so, it is weel to remember the con tributions of all in the spirit of true brotherhood and to once again resolve that there will, some day, somehow be peace on earth and goodwill among all men. CEaus? .fir . V s Best