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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday 1MB PLAITS wl'a l.iZ't, 2 " 1 r r.- Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 79 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, APRIL 11. 1960 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUML'LR 42 This 'n That in Home Ec Although automatic clothes dryers proved Invaluable during wet winter months, homemakers can get the best service from correct use the year round. Don't settle for yellowed and wrinkled clothes and long hours of operation. If these are your complaints, check your laundry procedure. Yellowing- of clothes in an automatic dryer may be the re sult of improper rinsing. Syne thetic detergents and soap re maining in the clothes after washing will turn white articles yellow. Be careful not to put too heavy a load of clothes in your dryer. Overloading increases a id caus es clothes to wrinkle. When the dryer tuns off. clothes should be removed promptly to prevent wrinkles and uses more fuel than neces sary. Martha West. County Heme Apent. Plattsmouth Deanery Has lf Flection Plattsmouth Deanery Council of Catholic Women held their election of officers at the meet ing Thursday at St. Mary's church in Nebraska City. Eighty women from fourteen parishes were in attendance as well as clergy. Officers named were Mrs. Emil Lutz, Avoca, first vice president; Mrs. Ardus Heng, Nebraska City, treasurer; Mrs. Rose Witt, Nebraska City, two year director at large; Mrs. Joe Walz, Nebraska City, secretary. Mrs. Joe Barry, president, pre sided. Safety slogans submitted by children were judged, Kathleen Weber of Dunbar was winner of first place. Shrines were also judgfd with Rose Mary Monaghany Nebr aska City, first; Michael Duffy, Nebraksa City, second; Mary Svoboda, Holy Rosary, Platts mouth, third. The winning slog ans and shrines will be entered at the state deanery at McCook. Attending from Plattsmouth were: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Przudzik, Father Walter Ban ach, Mrs. Hermle Svoboda, Holy Rosary church and Mrs. Edward Berlett, St. John's church. Tools Stolen from Missile Base Site The Beacon Construction Co., contractors on the missile base site east of Louisville, reported the loss of two items from their construction sight. The loss oc curred during the past month hut was not discovered until all the snow left the site. Reported missing were a dirt tamper weighing about 1,000 pounds valued at $900 and a pump with 20 foot long hose at tached, valued at $375. An investigation is being con ducted by Sheriff Tom Solomon in an attempt to locate the items. Countyans Named to Science Honorary LINCOLN Marilyn Men denhall, Elmwood senior, and Robert Browne, Eagle sopho more, are among nine Nebr aska Wesleyan University stud ents elected to membership in Pi Gamma Mu, national hon orary social science fraternity. To qualify for membership, students must show high aca demic achievement in all areas of study, with a minimum of 20 hours in the social sciences. Marilyn's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Mendenhall of Elm wood. Bowne, who serves as pastor of the Eagle Methodist Church, is married and has two children. His wife, Donna, for merly lived at Scottsbluff. THE WFATVff Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. April 7, 8. 9. 10. 1960 High Low Prec. Thursday 59 37 .00 Friday 49 30 .00 Saturday 40 32 .00 Sunday 59 36 .00 Readings taken at 8 a.m. Forecast: High near 60, low in upper 30's; possible showers tonight. Sun sets tonight at 6:59; rises Tuesday at 5:49 a.m. STATE FARMER Harlan Johnson, 18, Alvo farm youth, received the State Farmer l)e- j gree at the State FFA C'onven ' tion in Lincoln last weekend. A Senior at Waverly High School, i Is President of the Waverly FFA Chapter, and was a mem ber of the first place Parliamen i tary Team at the District 2 FFA I Convention recently! Harlan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Johnson of Alvo. Co-operative Yard Work Done In a Hurry BPEX Shops associates and neighbors of Elmer Lohnes fnrna1 nt t r m o c eo QatnrHa V morning to lend a helping hand: at the Lohnes home, Ave. 1001 1st, Lohnes has been ill so his fel low workers and friends got to gether to do his spring yard work. The raking and hauling took only a couple hours when the 38 men pitched in. Helping were Bill Wilson, H. J. Krejci, Glen Allen, Buck Burcham. John Kalasek, Ray Aylor, Ed Gradoville, Pete Tin Cher, Milo Peterson, Dick Cur tis, Harry White, Linford Dash e Bob'Whtte, Gene Snodgrass, Glenn McClure, Rolland Kep hart. Wayne Dasher and Elbert Snodgrass. Gene Snodgrass and Dasher furnished pickup trucks. Man Escaoes Freak Gasoline Fire N John Ahrens had a narrow es cape Saturday morning as he and his wife made ready to make a trip to town in the fam ily car. The car failed to start. Dis- covering it was out of gas, Ah rens began priming the carbur etor with a little gasoline and asked his wife to step on the starter. The car back-fired, set ting Ahrens' clothes afire. He was able to remove his jacket and lay down on the ground to extinguish the fire from the remainder of his cloth ing. Luckily, he was not burned. Broken Ankle Maynard Tritsch broke an ankle last Wednesday and was in surgery for two hours while parts of broken bones were re moved and the ankle re-set. He is at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha. Wet Corn Problem Now in LINCOLN Many Nebraska farmers are facing the problem of what to do with wet corn a problem which has become more acute in flooded-out areas in the state. Moisture content of ear corn must be down to 18 per cent by April 30 to qualify for govern ment loan, reminds E. A. Olson, Extension agricultural engineer at the College of Agriculture'. Shelled corn must have a mois ture content of not more than 14 per cent, regarless of the time of the year. Here are the alternatives of action available to farmers, ac cording to Olson: Wet Ear corn: 1. Dry it, using natural (un heatedt air. 2. Shell it, and sell at a dis count from market price. 3. Store in a silo. Wet shelled corn: 1. Dry it, using natural or heated air. 2. Store as high moisture grain in a silo. In the case of farmers who lack drying equipment, the con dition of country roads makes Easter Egg Hunt Saturday The annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids i'rom 2 to 9 years old will be held Saturday, April 16, beginning at 10 a.m. at Garfield Park on the hill two blocks south of 5th and Main. Al Under, again in charge of the Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event, says 2,000 eggs will be readied for the hunt, with nearly one-fourth of them containing prizes. Eggs will be wrapped and prize eggs will contain slips with names of sponsors. The slips are redeemable for 25 cents each by taking them to the spor.or's place of business. The egg hunt was first sched uled for last Saturday but post poned. This Saturday, egg -hunting at the park will be divided into three age groups, with the younger children hunting first. Age groups are: 2, 3 and 1 years; 5, 6 and 7 years; and 8 and 9 years. Ten Boy Scouts selected by Scoutmaster Robert Mann will assist Linder in directing the! hunt and hiding the eggs. Ther e's a little trick to secreting the eggs hiding places can't be too difficult for the younger children and must be more dif ficult for ;he older ones. Linder said not quite all the eggs will be hidden, so that; children who aren't successful; m iamg eggs will also get some. In case of rain, the event will be held at the Lions Community! 1 Building across Main Street from the Courthouse in a little different fashion. Seniors Say Thanks' for Career Visits .Plattsmouth High Seniors o day said "Thanks" to business and professional persons here for a day of visiting in their es tablishments in connection with Career Day last week. Following is a letter on the seniors' behalf: Thank you: The Senior Class of Platts mouth High School wishes to take this opportunity to publicly thank the business and profes sional people who participated in this year's Exploration por tion of Career Day. The Cham ber of Commerce made this event possible for us. The Students all enjoyed the Day and felt that they learned much from the experience. Again, the class of 1960 are very grateful to you. Council Meets Tonight at 8 The City Council will have a regular session at 8 p.m. tonight at City Hall. It's the first meet ing of the year at the "summer time" of 8. As part of business, the Coun cil will canvass the April 5 mun icipal voting results. A Classified Ad In The Journa' cost, as little as 50 cents it difficult to move grain to market or get drying equipment to the farm, Olson pointed out. He offered the following ans wers to questions most likely to be asked by farmers with a prob lem of wet corn: What about Storing? "This has real possibilities for the livestock man if the silo is nearly empty. If the silo is an upright concrete stave structure, reinforcing should be checked, as high moisture ear or shelled corn exerts high pressure on side walls. If in doubt, check with the silo manufacturer. A pit silo can also be used." What Moisture Content? "Shelled corn should have 25 to 30 per cent moisture for good results if below this level, add moisture at the blower or ele vator as feed is put into the silo. For shelled corn with 20 per cent moisture, add 100 gallons of water for every 100 bushels to bring moisture up to 26 per cent. It is easier to add water to ground corn. Both ear and shell ed corn keep much better when ground." l I . i ff, t t , J LT --5. . , ? 1 ' XT i Imi. w . jv&ur Am ; I f- f"TS?ifeS SPORTSWEAR FOR TEENAGERS All young ladies yearn for outstanding sportswear for the spring season. Modeling were Connie Pfeifer, left and Nancy Bulin, right. Nancy wore the ever popular pedal pushers in 100 per cent LETTER BOX To The Editor: I see by our local paper, that the swimming pool bond vote was outvoted by those against. I am sorry for the uncooper- ativeness on this very badly needed recreation for our young people. Sitting back in the rocking chairs, clucking the tongues and complaining about Juvenile De linquency is shameful, when you could help curb this with recognition over our part in young people. You may never get Public recognition over your part in making this a better place to live, but your rewards will come where it counts and the young people will love you for it.. So, instead of running down Juvenile Delinquency help build up Juvenile Decency. It can be done with your help. Search your . conscience and join the fight give those kids a pool! j . An Angry Reader Jimmy Drennan 2nd in District Talent Contest Nine-year-old Jimmy Dren nen, who sang his way to win first prize in the Lions Talent Contest here on March 21, won second place in the Lions dis trict contest Friday night at Uehling. Contestants from most clubs in the district competed for the right to compete in the State contest which will be held in conjunction with the Nebraska Lions State Convention to be held in May. Many local folks in addition to Lions, and parents of the con testants attended the contest at Uehling. Call Your News And Social Items tp 241 Storage Airtight? "Yes, several metal silos on the market are designed for this purpose. But your upright silo, if in good condition; or a pit silo, can be pressed into use. Air leaks on the side walls of an up right silo may cause localized spoilage around the edges." Spoilage Expected? "Spoilage around doors can be reduced by using plastic polyethylene sheets over the door opening, and extending about one foot beyond. After filling the silo, seal top of corn with black plastic film down and against side of silo walls. Stay off top of corn util ready to start feeding." Feeding Rate . "Most reports show that 3-4 Inches need to be removed every day during the summer to pre vent spoilage. Removal of only one inch per day during warm months has not been satisfac tory. Mechanical silo unloaders will reduce labor requirements imposed in digging corn out by hand." Market Wet Corn? "There Is no market value for v. : v - - ' ' mm m I 0 J w APPROPRIATE BUSINESS TRIP CLOTHES Tom Akeson, left, appears to be leaving on a business trip and shows what the well-dressed young business executive wears. Before leaving however, he has a dinner date with Shirley Gun solly, who is ready for the special event. Mr. Akeson wore a single breasted three button suit, a dress shirt of a new model and a gay tie. The n Larae row Of Sprin The main floor of the high school auditorium was filled to capacity and many spectators found seats in the balcony Thursday night when the Cham ber of Commerce and Women's i Division staged their Spring Style Show. A merchandise showing be- gan the event at 7 o'clock and State wet corn, even if dried. It 1S suitable only for livestock feed. It might be possible to sell corn to a neighbor for feeding purp oses, but this would involve hauling every day to prevent excessive spoilage." Oratory Contest Here for 7th-8th Grade Students The Plattsmouth Junior High in cooperation with the Wood men of the World Life Insurance Company is sponsoring its first oratory contest for the 7th and 8th grade students. Preliminary contests were scheduled for the home rooms today and in the high school auditorium April 22. Winners in the inter-school contest will meet in May for the finals. Judges for the final contest will be selected from civic leaders in Plattsmouth. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. rotton, crease resistant and washable. The over knit blouse was of matching blue. Connie models walking shorts of cotton with knit overblouse dyed to match. Their Shoes were fashioned for Spring also. d Sees Showing yles the style show at 8 p.m. Dale Bowman, the Chamber's secre tary, welcomed the spectators, also introduced Harold A. Smock,' Chamber of Commerce President. Mr. Smock gave a few remarks. "Spring Bouguet", the title of. the show, was narrated by Mrs. Jack Brookhouser. Chairr man of the style show was Mrs. Raymond Bourne. A musical program was in terspersed with the showing. Linda Herre presented an ac cordion solo and an accordion erouo of Omaha personnel with Kenny Meisinger of Plattsmouth accompanying on the bass un der the direction of Mrs. Ar nold Meisinger also provided music. Larry Smith read a story "Do It Yourself". Models were Mrs. Jack Brook houser, Mrs. Harold Smock, Theresa Freeburg, Francis Leb- ens, Sharon Miller, Mrs. Guy at the cemetery south of Platts Long, Nancy Bulin, Connie ! mouth will be followed by an Pfeifer, Kenneth Baumgart, j Easter Breakfast in the Mvnard Mrs. Grant Coolbaugh, Larry e.U.B. Church where all high Smith. Linda and Donna Loren- school and colWe vonth nf sen, Tom Akeson, Shirley Gun solly. Also Mrs. Thelma Baker, Jane and Theresa Freeburg Mrs. Lloyd Fitch, Scott Smith, Gary Jenkins, Mrs. Bill Knorr. Lar ry Toothacher, Valerie Gorton. Nadine Weiss. Suzanne Eiting, Sharon Harms. Brad Bourne, Pam Brookhouser, Janet Jacobs and Kenneth Price. j Modeling on the lighter side in humorous costumes were Craig ciiiiim. LHiaiie rreeourg ano cuo scouts of Den 10 comprised of Mike Stastka, Leroy Quirk, Bob-j by South, Greg Morehead, Kent! Government Here e Nine Cass County high schools are exoected to send delegations of students to Comhusker Boys and Girls County Government Participation D;iy here Awil 13. They are Plattsmouth, Louis ville, Weeping Water, Nehawka, Murdock, Elmwood, Eagle, Avoca and Alvo. E ;ch school was to select its ((v.Unuent of "county officials" by election. Some did so the last two weeks and some were to do so ear'y this week. Election campaigns were con ducted bv the students prior to voting by the student bodies. Wednesday here, Government Day will begin with registration in the basement floor hallway of the Courthouse. Participants then will go to District Court on'the third floor of the Courthouse where a jury case is scheduled for trial be ginning at 9 a.m. Should the cne be settled before Wednes day, an alternate morning pro gram will be arranged in the District Courtroom at 9:30. W hat, is the very latest for voung men. For that business trip Mr. Akeson chose a new-fashioned lusgage piece. Miss Gunsolly chose a coat in white wool with shawl collar trimmed with self material bows and bracelet length sleeves. Her hat was in shaded blue flowers. Her dress of polyester batiste featured cap sleeves and full skirt. ere Collins and Doug Williams. After the drawing of the door prizes, the Chipmunks and Al vin's orchestra was presented in pantomime. Chipmunks were (Continued on Page 4) ion On 2) ervices Set Union church services are scheduled here Good Friday at 1 p.m at the First Methodist Church and at Horning Ceme tery Easter morning at 5:30. sponsored by the United Youth Council. Eight churches are cooperat ing in the Good Friday service, sponsored by the Plattsmouth Church Council. The Sunrise Easter Service the participating churches are welcome. The program for Good Friday services: Organ Prelude, Mrs. Fred Fischer. Processional, Junior Choir. Doxolgy t standing). Invocation. Rev. Melvin Sha- fpr rhmi nnnt "t,h, Pnii, 111 i-itwi.n, VV .iu,- V. lUM Us" No. 233 Hymn. Beneath the Cross of jesus. io. m. j Responsive Reading. Rev.j Keith Delap The Lord Our j Rock, p. 587, The Spirit of I cay dnesday At noon, participants will be sewed Uineh it the 40 and 8 Club by the American legion Auxiliary, also annually a part of Government Day. At 1 p.m., .student "officers" report to the respective offices to which they were elected for an aftcnou: of first-hand study on the functions of county fov ernment and actual participa tion in some of these functions. Adjournment is scheduled for 3 p.m. Government Day is sponsored by the American Legion, James Begley in charge for the local Legion post. Named Friday at Plattsmouth High after spirited campaign ing which included electioneer ing by personal contact and election posters were these "county officers": Commissioner, Duane Ilaith; clerk, Joyce Buechler; assessor, Marilyn Morris; attorney, Alan Hansen; clerk of District Court, Joe Arn; judge, Susan Lebens; register of deeds, Sandra Spangler; sheriff. Bill Farris; superintendent of schools, Ken ny Price; surveyor, Albert Wet enkamp; treasurer, Shirley Fos ter; welfare officer, David Al bert. U n :.; u c c e s s f ;i 1 campaign ers were: commissioner, Elmer Gochcnour; c!erk, Marie Goeh enour; assessor, Janice Murris; attorney, Sazanne Murdock; clerk of District Court, Janelle Meisinger; judge, Larry Tooth aker; register of deeds, Susan Petereit; sheriff, Dave Ilolman; superintendent of schools, Jer ald Heim; surveyor, Jim Stew art; treasurer, John Carr. Louisville High juniors taking part in the event will be: Judy Robbins, clerk; John Davis, judge; Gene Tlustos, sheriff; Terry Janusz, attorney; Bill Sut ton, surveyor; James Hendrix, assessor; George Conley, regis ter of deeds; Susan Worthman, treasurer; Ralph Gerdes, com missioner; Carolyn Stohlman, clerk of District Court; Deanna Meisinger, superintendent of schools; Janice Siemsen, wel fare director. Elmwood's officers are: Steve Jicka, assessor; Don Hollen beck, attorney, Gary Clements, clerk of District Court; Gerald Fredenburg, commissioner: Kathy Kirchoff, judge; Robert Fleischman, sheriff; Erich Sen der, surveyor; Rex Brown, sup erintendent of schools; Keith Swarts, treasurer. Athletic Field Seeded Today Seeding of the high school athletic field was to be done today as a project by the school's Future Farmers of agriculture instructor Don Han sen in charge. The ground was prepared the past few days. Fertilizer will be applied this week, too. John Sattler was in Omaha the past week to attend the Nebraska Funeral directors as sociation meeting. Churc Faith,, p. 588. Pastoral Prayer. Rev. G. E. Seybold. Choral Response. Vocal Music, "Legend". II. S. Girl's Group. Offertory Prayer, Rev. John Iloschar. Vocal Solo, Mildred Hall. Sermon: Christ's Cry of Trial," Rev. Vernard Utley. Hymn, "In the Cross of Christ I Glory", No. 149. Recessional, Choir. Benediction. Rev. James Par etic. The program has been arrang ed by Rev. J. W. Taenzler. Ushers will be United Youth Council Youth. Cooperating churches and pastors are: Plattsmouth Bap tist. Vernard Utley; Plattsmouth Community. John Iloschar; First Christian, J. W. Taenzler: St. Pauls E. & R., G. E. Sev bold; First Methodist, A. L. Em bree; Mynard E.U.B., Melvin Shafer; First Presbyterian. Keith Delap; Wesley Methodist, James j-Mrctte. Stores here are to close from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday during time of the Union service.