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Tl J 7 w IT li ll) St in "I tr m si. R u w m h, tl KC C( ir ti lr I! C U: P f b "J w b JW::ttW ding anniversary at their home 820 Locust wm mj, r I A I street. They were married February 17, bUII J Kl MLO 1881 at the home of the bride's parents, iWsw.v.iv.v.;.:.:.v Mr. and Mrs. Philip Horn Sam T. Gil- mour made his filing as a candidate for TnG FantOStlC WcOpOn the republican nomination for county com- . : ., T i . n a missioner in the first district Lester Wa- A siKnificant event in recent days was f r . c . chosen a3 chair. Soviet Inmitr Nikita Khrushchev'a goner oi ieaar LreeK vas cnosen as tnair- uT m n.-L. ii i.f tE.1V man at fl meeting of the supervisors of the speech to the supreme boviet. this speech, 0 ., , .. . . , ,, . similar to President Eisenhower's State of U " fcnrv Tool the Union speech, is always a news-mak- L,ca?pf Weepmg Water. Henry Tool ,vpnt of Murdock was named as secretary, uth- Cn u' 4u- -i. i er board members were Ezra Neben, Mur- Perhaps this year it made more news . i ur r m o u i. . unmn than usual. For one thing, Premier ock; William B lum, S outh Lend Herman Khrushchev promised that the Soviet Un- fcchweppe Wabash-In the office , of the ion would reduce its armed forces by over derk ot th.e. Jstricf. court three damage one million men in the next year or two. 8Ult werf f result .f an ""V" i o This is certain to have an effect on Part t e .""" on Deier 19, U.S. defense planning in the few years, al- ?93?-.Rfe Frederick Stevens, of L mwood, though it should have little effect this plaintilf in onection affainst Axel, ask- year But perhaps more important than in the,8um of 26,000 for persona dam- this announcement was Nikita Khursh- e . two. J?r cdrn' ff ' chev's hint that the Soviet Union was a- tevens 13f plaAntltf,.g? vfjt bout ready with a new "fantastic" weap- fendant a suit asking $25,000 being a passenger in the car of her husband at the ' This hint, which was played down by llm.e ? th e&ccj?h Edfl?-.? mfo some editors and reporters, is probably meier 13 a Plaifitf in a suit for ?20 000 highly significant damages against Soderland for injuries re- For one thing, the Russians seldom ceived in the a"ident- boast about their weapons in advance X X as we Americans almost invariably do. Oft YEARS ACO Therefore, when Khurshchev mentions his Ov Thursday evening the home of Mr. new weapon, one can assume that it is and Mrs. John S. Smith was held a pleas- probably pretty far along in the advanced ant dancing party in honor of their daugh- stages. ter, Alice, honoring her 17th birthday. Moreover, Khrushchev has been able Guests were Mildred and Harold Vincent, to back up many of his boasts recently, Howard Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Robert and we cannot assume that this is merely Rainey and daughter, Nelly, Ilarley Tay- a propaganda weapon the Premier is us- ior) George Luschinsky, Elwood Snod- ing. In fact, Washington must consider the grass, Tommy Mendenhall, Margaret hint seriously, and the type weapon Snodgrass, Agnes Gochenour, Charles Khrushchev may have been speaking of. Gentry, Vivian Moore, Jim Taylor, Mrs. Whatever it was, if Khrushchev terms it Hansel and daughter, Betty, Paul Shera, "fantastic," it must be a formidable one, Mary Ellen Byers, Sherid Graves, Mr. and for the Russians produced the first hydro- Mrs. Joe Snera and son, Bobby, Mrs. Edna gen bomb and they, in their Premier's own Smith and sons, Ivan and Wallace, Cath- l. l . . . i i i. i 1 1 . , . . ... r i ..i 1 1 - wuras, nave an ampie slock er, Frank and John Smith The Platters -:xwx dropped a close basketball game to Schuy 'jT" " "' ' ler by the score of 10 to 8. It was a close DnWri MpmnrV L nnP guarding, defensive game on the part of lsuwii mcuiury t-ufie oth teams with Coach Frank Gradoviiie's ft-:::: quintet having the best of the argument. OZ YEARS ACO In the opening half Plattsmouth scored V Miss Edna Mae Peterson, daughter but one point, a free throw by John Gallo of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Peterson of this city way. Schuyler led 6 to 1 at the half. In the received one of the highest awards at the last half Roy Turner and McCleary were Peru State Teachers college, Miss Peter- able to score field goals. Galloway, Me son is a graduate of the class of 1937 of Cleary and Hartford were able to ring up the Plattsmouth high school Following free tosses. Schuyler scored but one Held two and a half years at the University of goal in their last half Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nebraska where she majored in pharmacy lies are parents of a ten pound son a n d Robert Hall has returned to this city to vis- heir at their home Roy N. Towle, Omaha it his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hall, engineer, presented to the U. S. Engineers He is to enter the Denver School of Phar- , at Kansas City, plans for the straightening macy where he will prnjg. himself for of the Missouri river from the Umri Paci the state board Mr. and Mrs. Theodore fic Bridge in Omaha to the Burlington Starkjohn observed their fifty-ninth wed- bridge at Plattsmouth. The Plattsmouth Journal MMMA r VOGXV t KM MARGARET DINOMAN Woman's Editor Contents of The Plattsmouth Journal are the goRDA801-' V VV. S Sfrenfan sole property of this newspaper and use of,' or reproduction, In whole or In part, Is expressly SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $4:00 per year In Cass forbidden to any person, persons, or publications and adjoining counties, $5:00 per year elsewhere, other than legal newspapers (as defined by in advance, by mail outside of the city of Platts- Nebraska statutes) without written consent of mouth. By carrier In Plattsmouth, 25 cents ton h mibllKber t.w wppIc CAPITOL CORNER by Glenn Cunningham Washington, D. C. (Special) This is my fourth year in the House of Representatives. This will be the first year since my election in 1956 that Congress will not be asked to increase the national debt ceiling. The federal debt stands at over $290 billion, a fantastic amount. It is more than all the rest of the free world owes. It is more than all our states and cities owe. The predicted budget surplus of 4.2 billion delighted those who always have a list of new fed eral programs waiting for ac tion. But the public continues to resist inflationary spending schemes. When Congress is through with the budget, there will probably be a surplus. Some programs will be cut, others will be in creased. But the final result if the people want it so and let their desires be known will be a budget surplus which can be used to reduce the national debt. The Presidential nominating conventions in July are forcing earlier adjournment of Congress this year. Some of the leaders of Congress claim that this will be a very productive session des pite the earlier-than-usual ad journment. If Congress Is to make such a record this year, it 4s time to get down to business. Not one major bill has been before the Huose. Only routine "house keeping" bills have been up for action so far. The people of the nation nnd the Congressmen have reached a place of decision, as I see It. oi ineni now. erine McCarthy, uorotny lucarmy vneaL- Official Published Semi-Weekly, Mondayi and Thursdayi, at JA 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Neb.-. " Entered at the Post class mail matter in accordant wth the Act ot congress e PHONE March 8, 1879. HOWARD LINDQUIST .... Editor and Publisher EUOENK SCARLETT Publisher We must decide our future cour se between the clear alterna tives: free competitive enter prise or a planned, regimented society. The basic choice is between siphoning off money into federal programs or leaving the money in the hands of the oeople to rein vest as they individually see fit. To my mind, the only choice is for freedom of choice and invest ment. Only in producing more can we have more. The govern ment produces nothing. Arecord number of foreign dignitaries visited Washington last year. The list of 20 includes a queen, two kings, a crown prin cess, a crown prince; a royal duke, six presidents, three prime ministers, and others. The 10 per cent tax on local telephone service is scheduled to end June 30. The 10 per cent tax on passenger travel Is to be cut in half on that date. These "nuisance" taxes from World War II, as well as others, are an unfair penalty on a few indust ries and a bother to the public. The revenue they produce is not sufficient to justify the in convenience, discrimination, and the expense of keeping rec ords. We will be well rid of all of them. Visit Sons at Camp Leonard Wood, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. David Toman with Mrs. Ida Todd departed Sat urday for Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., where they will visit their sons, Dennis Todd and Gary Toman. The boys have been at Fort Leonard Wood for the past month and have been suffering with pneumonia for the paat few clays. Subscribe to The Journal Now I County and City Paper ESTABLlbHhD IN 1981 Ulfice at nausmoum, neorasna as secum Avery School Asks Dissolving Sarpy School Committee The residents of school dist rict No. 44 in Sarpy county, bet ter known as the Avery district, have placed before the state committee on readjusting school districts, a request for dissolv ing the present Sarpy county committee. Avery is not represented on the nine member committee that includes five members from dis trict No. 46 (Springfield). The state committee wants a progress report from the Sarpy committee by March 1st. On January 13 the state com mittee advised the Sarpy com mittee to make further study of its comprehensive plan to con sider using the services of plan ning specialists. A letter from Hubert H. Wolfe, acting secretary of the state committee "questioned whether the Sarpy Committee has com plied with the spirit of the law in the presentative of their com preheslve plan". One of the chief causes of the dissatisfaction that has arisen is that the high tax valued Allied chemical plant has been taken into the Springfield district for taxation without regard to the other districts that include Avery. Joys of Fatherhood Fremont, Ohio When Don nle Stadler,. three, fell on the porch steps and cut his chin, his father really suffered most. Robert Stadler became faint after watching a doctor treat his son. He fell against a water fountain, broke off two teeth, and suffered severe face cuts. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. f '.vvv'?y- JmM ' " AND IF YOU GET THIRSTY DURING THE NIGHT, JUST , TURN THIS." How To Provide for 'Aging' Is Nebraska Problem, Too by Melvin Paul StateJiouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN One of the big problems that will face Nebr aska soon Is what to do with the growing number of people classi fied as "old" or "aging." The problem is becoming a cute, observers say, for two rea sons people generally are living longer because of new medical aids, and Nebraskans specifically have a better life expectancy than in the bulk of the other states. Little has been done for the aged on a wide spread scale in Nebraska, other than privately operated nursing homes. Some communities are sprouting homes for elderly people. But the number of those rea ching retirement age is mush rooming. The problem is acute nation ally, also, and the President has arranged for a White House Con ference on the Aging, similar to previous ones on Children and Youth. Gov. Ralph G. rpo&ghas named st committee, and slated a state conference on the matter sometime in early spring. Mrs. Ralph Brooks, wife of the governor, is aiding in the work. She says the "myriad problems growing out of our aging pop ulation have grown like Topsy, often envolving slowly and quiet ly without our being aware of them." Yet, she says, overall, the problems are developing rapidly and call for much greater atten tion than they have received. Only by thinking about older people as live human beings can society help them achieve the rich, full life to which they are entitled during their later mat ure years, Mrs. Brooks said. Higher Education The outline of a' study of high er education in Nebraska has taken shape. It was proposed to a commit tee of state senators bv Dr. Ly man Glenny of Sacramento, California. The committee, headed by State Sen. Richard Marvel of Hastings, wants Glenny to con duct the study and make recom mendations to the senators. They would in turn study the Glenny report and submit their recommendations to the next, ses sion of the Legislature. Glenny has proposed a study cover these areas: 1. Programs, enrollment and population. 2. Student affairs. 3. Building utilization and needs. 4. Faculties. 5. The place held by the state in financial aid to public insti tutions and its ability to finance higher education through 1970. 6. Junior colleges. 7. State administration and control dealing with coordinat ing budgets, plans, and pro grams. 8. Finances of institutions. Marvel's committee was ap propriated $30,000 by the last Legislature to make the study. Glenny proposes to use people from the institutions to be sur veyed to cut costs and said he may all in outside consultants also. Records And Suace Nebraska has a space problem. But it isn't outer space. The problem is crowded conditions in the Capitol where thousands! of documents are stored in rooms by each of many departments In j the sky scraper. A committee of state senators ' is studying the feasibility of micro-filming records and des troying originals in order to save room in basement vaults and of-1 flees. j Their are already offices in! the building's basement origin-! ally constructed for storage. vY' - ,v, -K:( 's -:?" -y-A if The study is more than a cas ual one. It will require checking of law books since many depart ments are by law required to keep some documents indefinlt ly, others for specific periods of time. ' Even if there were micro-filming on a mass basis, some rec ords would be turned over to the State Historical Society, the committee headed by Sen. Otto Liebers of Lincoln, was told. The committee was Informed best guesses are 80 to 90 per cent of vault space could be saved by micro-filming. There would also be savings in above-the-basement offices where many records are now kept. Some documents now preserv ed in the statehouse date back to the 1850s. Legislative Council The executive board of the Legisaltive Council says it does n't feel at this time that a com mittee of state senators should investigate the highway depart ment board's ruline came after controversy over the Interstate Highway, primarily. , . , . The four members, Sens. Don Thompson of McCook, chairman, and H. K. Diers of Gresham, William Moulton of Omaha and Harry Pizer of North Platte, have authority to name a com mittee to study any phase of state government. It is the governing board of the council which is composed of all members of the Legislature who will sit between sessions as study groups. In a statement, the board said it feels "that time is too short at this stage for such a major undertaking and that probably little could be accomplished." $1,903,200 for Nebraska in CI Insurance Refunds An estimated 38,075 Nebraska veterans who hold participating GI life insurance will receive $1,903,200 in regular annual policy dividends during 1960, A. H. Duxbury, V. A. Regional Of fice Manager, announced today. Duxbury said this represents Nebraska GI policyholder's pro portionate share in a national 1960 dividend total of $253,500, 000 declared recently for par ticipating GI insurance, He explained that the divid ends are primarily a refund to policyholders of part of their premium payments, and are made possible because the death rate among GI policyholders continues to be lower than the tables upon which the premiums were established by law. Policyholders are requested not to make dividend inquiries in advance, since this would de lay processing time, Duxbury stressed. Dividends will be paid as soon as possible after the anniversary date of each policy during 1960. For example, if a policy was is sued any Sept. 1, the anniver sary date will be Sept. 1, 1960, Duxbury pointed out. He added that dividends will be paid to holders of both term and permanent plan participa ting NSLI and USGLI policies. Puttinj Teeth In Law St. Louis Traffic signs may confuse some people, but they are definitely painful to Jack : Gillen. He was hit in the face by a sign blown off a lamppost by a gust of wind. Gillen's nose was i broken. j LETT FUNERAL HOMES 24-Hour Ambulance Service Oxygen - Equipped Flowers - Monuments PHONE 231 Nebraska Gry PHONE 2491 Nchawka yy. m m s s r s r ' im m w. r m Heart Fund Responses To Postmaster OK You may send your Heart Fund contributions to the local Postmaster again this year. The Post Office Department has issued instructions to postal officials in cities and towns throughout the country to lend their assistance in carrying out the 1960 Heart Fund campaign which will be conducted through out February. Contributions may be address ed "Heart", c-o Postmaster, Plattsmouth. They will be deliv ered to local Heart Fund head quarters and credited to the total of the town shown on the postmark. This eases the burden of the Post Office Department in sort ing the huge collection of mall customarily addressed to the Nebraska Heart Association at this period of the year. Mrs. Russel ISchalk, Platts mouth, County Chairman, ex pressed the Heart Fund's thanks for the Post Office Department's assistance, adding that its coop eration has contributed signifi cantly to the success of previous campaigns. Contributions may also be de livered to volunteers who will make door-to-door collections in residential areas on Heart Sun day, Feb. 28. Mrs. Eugene Vroman is in charge of sending out appeal letters and has mailed 100 let ters. Mrs. Vroman is Past Pres ident of the American Legion Auxiliary and Mrs. Schalk, Com munity Service Chairman. You And The Law (Articles No. 115 in series "You and the Law" preparted by the Nebraska State Bar Association. Rights The Declaration of Independ ence speaks of the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness. But these rights are not absolute. They are ours so long as we do nothing to forfeit them. We are entitled to insist on them so long as we respect the rights of others. To preserve and guard these rights we have our law and our. courts. The law sets up rules of conduct, and the courts are there to assure that the rights we have are not vio lated. A person's life, his property, or his liberty may not be tken from him without due process of law. The courts try to give us that due process. Every person has the right to his liberty. Yet there are thousands of individuals in prisons or insti tutions who do not want to be there. They have been forcibly deprived of their liberty. This is necessary and proper as they may have ignored the rights of others or are ill to the extent that they threaten the rights ot others. The thief who takes property which belongs to another has violated a right, of that person. Certainly the thief has the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness just as anyone else. However, he has maliciously disregarded the right of an other and thus loses his liberty. The mentally ill may so threaten the rights of others that he must be restrained. He may properly be deprived of his right to liberty. The mur derer deprives his victim of all rights, and may suffer the ex treme penalty. These persons who have interfered with the rights of others thus forfeit their own rights. Every right which we may have is limited and subject to the law. Just as the law cannot be arbi trary, neither can we be arbi trary in the use of the rights guaranteed to us. Each person has rights, but he may not use his to trample on the rights of others. If he chooses to do so, he must pay i the nennlrv Tim nmirto vi,.i .iH - .-j . ii tuuilO tAlOb make sure that the rights of everyone are protected. This article is prepared as a public service by the Nebraska State Bar Association, 2413 State House, Lincoln, Nebraska. (This column is written to inform and not to advise. Facts may change the application of the law in an individual case.) A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. Year End Bills Winter Expenses For Any Purposes AMERICAN LOAN PLAN 530 M.iin St. - Phone 3213 THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Cowperthwait Seeks $51,001 Damages For Death of Son Kenneth Cowperthwait of Manley has filed suit In the dis trict court of Sarpy county, seeking damages in the amount of $51,001 against Robert Sch ram of Gretna and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schram. The plaintiff is the father of Kenneth Cowperthwait Jr.. 17, who was killed October 12 1959, in an auto crash in Gretna. He was a passenger in a car own ed by Philip Schram driven by Robert Schram. The petition alleges that Mr. and Mrs. Cowperthwait are not in Rood health and that tneir son contributed $50 per week to their support while he was alive 6 from County at Westmar College The following are students at Westmar College, LeMars, lowa from Cass County : Ardyth Oehlerking, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Oehlerk ing, Murdock, sophomore. James Grosshans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Grosshans, Plattsmouth, sophomore. Karen Tilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tilson, Route 1, Plattsmouth, freshman. Jim Kraeger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kraeger, Platts mouth, junior. Mel Luetchens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Luetchens, Mur dock, junior. Robert Neben, son of Mrs. Dan Neben, Alvo, freshman. June 1 1-17 Set For Girls State at Lincoln The 1960 session of Cornhusker Girls State, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary of Nebraska, will be held June 11- 17 at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln it was announced Thursday. Mrs. R. D. Staee, Lincoln, Girls State president, states that three hundred girls who will have just completed their junior year In the high schools of the state will be selected. Mrs. Arthur Luhrs. Imperial, State Auxiliary president and Mrs. Stanley Huffman, Ewing, chairman of the advisory com-a mit'tee are members of the gov erning body. Plattsmouth Legion Auxiliary have sponsored a girl at the State each year and will prob ably sponsor an entry for this years event. The girl is select ed by the high school faculty bas ed on her scholistic Qualifica tions. Name Is Omitted In the notice of the death of Mrs. Anna Rhoden in Thursdays Journal, the name of a deceased son, Kelly J. Rhoden was emit ted. We regret this oversight. Ji foi IT 1 33.5-0-0 NITRATE $72.50 PER TON IN BULK Complete Line of Mixed Fertili 10-20-0,15-15-0,8-32-0 And 0-46-0. WE WILL HAVE A CAR OF Triple Supersulphate On Track About March 1st $74,00 Off Car Also Have Bulk Fertilizer Spreading Service Available artlett & Phone 4 SALE POSTPONED THE HERMAN KUPKE SALE Near Murdock, Nebraska Which Was To Have Been Held THURSDAY, FEB. 1 hh HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD STARTINC 9:30 A. M. YOUNG & MORRIS, Auctioneers Monday, February 15, I960 Public Library Notes Motto of the month: Don't just stand there-read some thing. The public library has a speci ally good selection of reading matter to offer, and this Is good reading weather. Among books available are the following: Hawaii by Mitchner, heading the list of best sellers. Ben-IIur by Wallace, now playing in" Omaha, we have a new edition in large print. Station wagon in Spain by Francis P. Keyes. The young Titan by Van Wyke Mason. Lorena by Frank Slaughter. War lover by John Hersey. Thurber Carnival by James Thurber. The Emperor's lady by Noel Gerson, a novel about Napoleon. Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton. Jarrett's jade by Frank Yer by. Solomon and Sheba by Jay Williams. Deliver us from evil by Dooley, M. D. Queen's grace by Jan Wescott. The good year, when I took to the Woods with 29 Animals Big and Small by Era Zistel. And many new titles that will appeal to mystery fans. When a gal sneezes it's a sign she's catching cold. When she yawns it's a sign she's gotten cold. Bainbridge Mainsheet. (Slacs BREAKAGE IN U.S. AUTOS LAST YEAR WAS ENOUGH TO BUILD A GREENHOUSE FROM CHICAGO TO ST- LOUIS, MO ! They replaced 5V million pieces of auto glass broken in car accidents! A smashed windshield can often cost drivers $100 and more if not in sured. Be prepared with Stale Farm you can have ! complete car k protection, plus 'Hometown ; Claim Service wherever you drive." Contact me today. 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