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TME PLATTSIMICDUTIH JdDIUDSWAL Consolidated With the Nehawk3 Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 79 SIXTEEN PACES PLAT I SMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY. MAY 12, I960 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUM13ER 51 VISITING FFA .MEMBERS Dale Bowman, left, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, shows visiting Fu'ure Farmers of America from Santa Paula, Calif., Dam 18-A of the flood con trol program for this area. The dam is on the Newton Sullivan farm southeast of town, On- Cornerstone Laying May 29 For Museum Plans are complete for the cornerstone laying at the Cass County Historical Museum. This ceremony will take place Sunday, May 29 at 3 p.m. The Museum committees hope to be able to accept, exhibit material by July 1 and are look ing forward to Kom Karnival Week as the time for the open ing of the Museum to the public. To have your name Included on the list of donors to be placed in the cornerstone receptacle send your donation to Grace Livingston by May 20. Roy Moore Heads Lions Club Here Election of officers of the Plattsmouth Lions Club coincid ed with Primary Election Day in Nebraska. Chosen as president for the coming year was Roy Moore, City Councilman and rest home operator. Others elected were Ted Ohn outka, 1st vice president; Wil liam Sheil, 2nd vice president; K. R. Jones, 3rd vice president; Bart Scanlan, secretary; John Svoboda, treasurer; Albert Young, tail twister; Ernest El liott, Lion Tamer. Directors elected were J. J. O'Connell and Fred Feldhohsen. Elected to the board of the Building Corporation for three year terms were, Dr. W. V. Ryan, Fay Jose, Al Linder, Hugh Stander Jr. and H. M. Johnson. During the meeting the club heard a detailed report on the progress of the golf course and an explanation of the new zon ing ordinance. CANCELLATION The Oration Contest original ly scheduled for tonight at 8 p.m. has been changed to May 19 at 8 p.m. at the high school auditorium, it has been an nounced by Tom Detwiler, supervisor. New Estimate of $317,950 Advised on Sewage Plant A new project estimate for construction of a sanitary out let sewer and sewage treatment plant for Plattsmouth was recommended Monday night to the City Council The Council turned it over to the Board of Public Works which Wednesday voted to ad vise the City Council to follow the engineer's recommendation on the revised estimate The Board also voted to recommend that the Council now adopt a sewer use fee ordi nance the Board prepared lor consideration two months ago. Manager Robert Cappell of the Board of Public Works said he had written today to T. A. Filipi, chief engineer for sani tation of the State Dept. of Health inquiring whether the city could get additional federal aid now that the estimate has been revised higher. The new estimate, recom mended by special engineers on Mrs. Schneider, Honored by State Organization The Plattsmouth Mrs. Jaycees continued to get honors on the State level again this year. At the state convention May 6 -8 at Lincoln, Mrs. Wayne Schneider, president of the lo cal chapter, was elected a State Vice President of the Nebraska Mrs. Jaycees, succeeding Mrs. Harold A. Smock of this city, in that capacity. Mrs. Schneider, a charter member of the Plattsmouth Mrs. Jaycees, was President the past year and recently was re elected as local President. Re cently she assisted with Mrs. Smock's state project, the "gim mick" to be presented at the national convention. Also at the convention, the Plattsmouth Mrs. Jaycees r e ceived three first place awards on their scrapbook, in the. fol lowing catagories: Assistance to Jaycees, Social and in Profit making. The judging of the scrapbooks this year was "strict". Judges were professors from the University of Nebras ka College of Journalism. At the awards luncheon, Mrs. Smock was presented a certifi cate of appreciation for work she has done as State Vice President on the "gimmick," the give-away which the Nebr aska Mrs. Jaycees will present Cancer Fund Drive Is Underway Here The Cancer Fund Drive is on and continues through the month of May here. The VFW Auxiliary of Post 2543, Plattsmouth, is sponsor ing the drive. Pearl Myers is chairman for Plattsmouth and Naomi Day is treasurer. Any one wishing to give a check may send it to Miss Day at Plattsmouth State Bank. "There will be ladies from many organizations calling at your door. So please dig deep and help fight this most dreaded disease with a check," Mrs. Myers urges. the project, Henningson, Dur ham and Richardson, Omaha, is $317,950. This compares with $287,190 as previously altered from an original estimate. The $287,190 estimate was twice advertised for bids, resulting the first time in two bids with one just slight (Contlnued on Page 7) THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. May 9, 10, 11, 1960 High Low Prec. Monday 66 40 .00 Tuesday 64 46 .00 Wednesday 63 34 .Olf Reading taken at 8 a. m. Forecast: High in mid 70; low in mid 40's. Sunny and fair. Sun sets tonight at 7:33; rises Friday at 5:08 a.m. Uvj v J the-farm soil conservation practices are part of the flood control program. Western visitors are Bob Pinkerton, Orville Tanner, and Frank Mar shall. The spring's high water level of the lake behind the dam was the lighter ring below the dark growth of grass. Mrs. Jaycees at the forthcoming National convention in St. Louis. Attending the entire three day convention in Lincoln were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schneider and Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Smock. Attending a portion of the convention were Mr. and Mrs. Jay Winters (president elect of the local Jaycees), Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warga Jr. and Bill Messer. A highlight of the convention was a talk by Benny Hockman of the Sidney Jaycees. Hockman, a Polish national, told of the years he was a pri soner of the Germans from the time the Germans took Poland, until its liberation. His talk was called "Freedom." Pres. PRECINCTS .2 u e JJ 2 4) t o S 4 a S3 K W oa u pa Tipton 25 4 5 9 10 Greenwood . 18 0 3 7 7 Salt Creek 50 5 10 23 19 Stove Creek 16 1 3 8 8 Elmwood, 17 3 5 3 6 South Bend 13 0 1 6 8 Weeping Water 7 0 1 5 1 Center 33 4 4 8 11 Louisville 49 7 13 13 40 Avoca .16 0 2 5 4 Mt. Pleasant 17 0 4 5 6 Eight Mile Grove 16 3 4 4 14 Nehawka 18 5 2 5 5 Liberty 30 4 7 7 14' West Rock Bluff 35 6 8 11 22 East Rock Bluff 12 1 1 5 10 Plattsmouth 28 3 7 6 16 Weeping Water 1st W 16 1 7 4 9 Weeping Water 2nd W 26 6 4 10 10 Plattsmouth 1st W 1st P 46 3 12 16 20 Plattsmouth 1st W 2nd P 88 7 15 17 45 Plattsmouth 2nd W 1st P 77 6 9 22 35 Plattsmouth 2nd W 2nd P 41 5 8 9 20 Plattsmouth 2nd W 3rd P 66 7 12 18 38 TOTALS 760 81 147 226 378 Final Unofficial Republican Primary Election PRECINCTS Tipton 63 Greenwood 43 Salt Creek ' 35 Stove Creek 110 Elmwood 93 South Bend 25 Weeping Water 13 Center . . . . 31 Louisville 111 Avoca 44 Mt. Pleasant 18 Eight Mile Grove 34 Nehawka 60 Liberty 62 West Rock Bluff 81 East Rock Bluff 15 Plattsmouth 47 Weeping Water 1st W 43 Weeping Water 2nd W .:. 43 Plattsmouth 1st W 1st P . . . . 65 Plattsmouth 1st W 2nd P . . . 60 Plattsmouth 2nd W 1st P ... 68 Plattsmouth 2nd W 2nd P . . 43 Plattsmouth 2nd W 3rd P . . . 65 TOTALS 1277 Nolte, Gregg Bf7 The City Council Monday night unanimously passed the proposed City Zoning Ordinance which now will become effective when published as a legal no tice. Passage came after another long discussion which centered o:i Councilman Warren Rhy landers bid to get an amend ment which would establish ori ginally more "commercial" area filona the new Highway 73-75 Jerald Heim Installed FFA President; Awards Given The Plattsmouth Chapter of Future Farmers of America had a busy evening at their regular meeting held in the high school agriculture room Monday. Installed as officers for the year 19C0-61 are: Jerald Heim, president; Jim Ingwerson vice president; Bill Faris, secretary; Larry Engelke meier, reporter; Rollin Terry berry, treasurer; Emery Green, sentinel. Each year, the chapter selects several adults to promote to the degree of Honorary Chapter Farmer. Adults are selected who have been especially helpful to the chapter. Those awarded the honorary degree are: Homer Akins; fath er of Robert Akins, Howard Lindquist; Editor of The Platts mouth Journal, and Leonard Stoehr, father of Charles Stoe hr. Akins and Stoehr were selec ted because of their assistance to their sons in developing their project work at home. Lindquist was selected for his ready help in promoting and publicising the activities of the chapter. Each was awarded a framed (Election Returns Compiled by Office of Chas. Land, County Clerk) Final Unofficial Democrat Primary Election Return U. S. Senator Governor E .2 'be c a c o u o PC 12 10 28 8 3 10 2 15 38 5 9 ,17 8 22 25 11 6 6 7 34 36 32 24 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 4 2 2 5 0 20 3 2 3 10 8 1 22 12 41 18 13 9 7 21 36 13 13 9 8 13 26 8 9 15 23 24 49 47 17 38 3 49 36 406 78 479 Sen. Governor Lt. t E 3 (1 o Pi a o o U ? T5 "o U 63 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1, 0 1 0 6 11 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 33 11 23 16 16 2 19 9 84 12 64 3 8 8 21 3 10 17 12 48 10 8 6 34 6 21 11 6 31 10 84 10 14 52 12 18 1 7 8 4 6 2 3 5 15 8 17 4 16 10 46 1 34 21 13 2 2 21 19 50 14 9 30 17 9 19 1 5 3 4 3 4 8 2 3 8 4 10 6 4 0 7 6 3 5 3 9 3 7 5 4 5 7 9 5 6 16 16 12 32 22 9 46 40 19 49 1 48 1 34 1 35 0 4 1 20 0 25 1 25 0 44 1 41 3 31 0 23 1 37 83 706 6 21 19 12 5 6 6 30 23 22 22 17 32 21 8 34 27 16 29 17 9 18 23 10 38 429 216 750 120 181 o rdinance Passed, 4-0 by-:, a s in west Plattsmouth. Rhylander said he felt area east of the by-pass should be zoned "commercial" instead of "residential" at the outlet. Councilmen Roy Moore and A. V. Ruebner said they thought the zones as drawn by the Zon ing Commission were alright. Rhyiander said he was in a greement that the ordinance should be passed since zoning is certificate and a gold member ship pin. President-elect Helm made the awards to winners of var ious contests throughout the past year, as follows: Farm Electrification, Ron Til son; Soil and Water Manage ment, Jerald Heim; Farm Safe ty, Rollin Terryberry; Public Speaking, Charles Stoehr; Champion Corn Grower, Jim Ingwerson; Scholarship, Char les Stoehr; Star Greenhand, Paul Rice. Creed Speaker, David Kraeg er; 56 day litterweight contest, Larry Engelkemeier; Ton Litter weight contest, Bob Hild and Charles Stoehr; Best Better ment contest, Jim Ingwerson; Project Book Contest, Arlan Cundall; Chapter Star Farmer, Charles Stoehr. Visiting the chapter from Santa Paula, Calif., are Frank Marshall, Bob Pinkerton and Orville Tanner. The visitors were introduced and talked to the group about their own agri culture and their impressions of agriculture in Eastern Nebras ka. Lt. Governor See, St. Aud. Tr. o o a e o X e O B s 2 5 s o h 03 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 9 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 11 7 8 4 7 7 2 2 1 5 6 22 4 3 6 1 9 12 4 8 3 7 14 16 13 14 18 7 27 13 7 9 2 14 27 8 8 9 6 15 20 6 14 11 14 24 44 39 15 12 9 27 3 10 5 1 12 17 4 7 6 7 7 11 3 7 8 10 16 20 14 7 14 12 32 8 6 5 1 14 44 8 10 9 8 14 21 7 17 16 15 29 46 37 27 19 10 22 8 9 10 8 15 34 5 8 12 8 19 21 11 11 9 17 24 41 34 17 10 10 33 8 7 8 3 8 36 5 4 18 8 11 16 8 10 10 18 27 37 36 16 20 12 27 8 8 7 5 18 34 6 24 14 6 22 26 6 16 13 13 24 41 33 27 6 29 28 22 40 41 39 35 66 199 385 373 433 411 386 435 Gov. Sec. St. Aud. Treas. S o O h Pi O C w g O " n fi 5 a o C3 1 10 0 6 7 5 2 4 70 52 38 118 69 44 35 112 99 25 13 30 110 47 17 35 67 53 72 16 46 42 39 66 39 69 45 60 1237 19 26 9 7 7 11 23 26 15 36 29 29 17 53 49 11 6 15 61 26 7 24 37 29 41 9 25 24 10 13 1 22 1 4 12 104 0 26 9 5 10 3 5 30 9 0 3 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 2 6 1 2 13 30 109 46 18 25 66 56 84 13 49 41 44 68 63 73 49 64 13 29 3 17 1 12 21 5 11 4 9 9 8 20 13 18 13 23 1 5 5 13 0 15 1 12 1 14 22 31 12 27 35 33 26 36 21 11 17 11 17 10 21 11 19 1 16 58 278 60 1322 184 433 661 Are IMoomioinioted a necessity. He then voted "aye'' ;i ter Moore moved the ordin ance be nassed under Suspen sion or rules. '"nen; io i permitted the Council to by-pass a second full reading of the 11 -page docu ment but iho vhird ending Aa.s made in its entirety, because some minor clarifying changes had been made since the Zon ing Commission had its head ing on the proposal. Paul Fauquet and Albert 5 V POPPY TIIAMPIONS' Sharon Schalk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schalk of Valley View, sold most poppies of any junior seller last Saturday on Poppy Day here. A member of the American Legion Junior Auxiliary, Miss Schalk sold $51.87 worth. She's shown with Cliff Dasher, credited with purchasing most poppies here that day. His well-decorated chest is proof of that claim. Proceeds from the sale are used by the American Legion Auxiliary for re habilitation of veterans and assistance to them and their families. Atty. Gen. R. R. Commis. C v in C 4; u O tr. e a, (A U a 1-1 G c f 2 63 .S a H s o xs 29 23 61 19 16 14 12 31 80 12 20 27 17 29 43 13 31 23 35 52 83 66 44 14 4 22 1 3 6 3 7 16 2 6 2 6 7 8 3 5 5 4 11 21 14 11 9 14 14 8 4 4 3 7 21 3 8 12 3 13 21 6 11 4 14 10 17 11 14 0 1 2 4 2 4 1 6 22 1 1 3 1 5 2 1 7 6 3 10 9 17 5 7 2 23 2 7 2 0 10 16 4 3 5 5 7 10 1 3 8 9 20 35 28 13 3 4 12 4 2 3 1 3 11 4 6 1 2 6 5 4 16 14 25 6 8 6 5 19 30 6 9 20 7 21 30 8 17 12 18 21 32 36 26 2 0 8 3 1 1 1 0 11 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 4 2 8 3 11 4 12 3 5 4 2 6 21 2 4 3 6 5 9 2 5 4 8 15 12 17 6 5 10 21 11 9 81 14 28 8 29 1( 55 3 861 207 259 121 250 150 405 57 182 Returns Atty. Gen. R. R. Com. Cong. Co. E a be a c B 3 U E a c be B S "m a o e o VI s C3 e c B o O w 41 30 14 65 61 16 7 21 44 21 5 18 41 28 35 8 26 16 30 11 13 7 18 13 30 19 34 34 9 5 5 1 7 5 55 25 17 11 8 6 13 5 22 20 26 13 40 17 16 12 12 1 72 40 36 48 18 24 30 11 117 6 106 16 4 10 24 14 30 58 15 18 14 6 4 17 6 20 10 23 20 25 21 4 8 12 19 17 5 12 12 36 12 31 10 27 16 15 11 16 26 8 109 0 48 0 6 10 1 8 0 5 2 1 1 1 3. 6 6 20 36 16 68 64 92 16 39 6 12 22 3 8 15 52 1 18 18 15 16 11 27 9 23 20 46 43 67 36 64 21 70 35 52 22 67 27 18 28 33 33 20 33 20 22 16 6 25 15 489 300 662 517 296 106 1308 195 Young of the Zoning Commis sion lasted out the meeting to hear the Council pass the mea sure. Others had been present but had to leave. City government had tried for several years to get a zoning ordinance written, ' approved and passed. The last previous attempt several years ago died j i - council. i Th; ordinate designates the City Ci .uicil and Mayor as the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Congress, 2nd D. Co. Commis. I I B A3 a x a C e C B 12 a o o O to be a, u O it 12 15 28 8 6 7 6 15 22 7 9 7 7 11 21 1 11 9 19 17 29 25 21 1 2 7 3 1 2 0 1 11 1 0 2 2 5 0 2 3 5 4 11 18 6 6 10 4 14 4 1 4 2 10 20 3 3 5 6 11 14 4 6 5 3 9 12 14 4 3 14 2 11 4 1 5 24 2 7 11 1 7 9 8 8 4 4 18 35 26 12 14 36 11 14 11 2 13 29 36 36 18 18 27 28 12 26 17 37 26 18 38 9 29 29 9 14 31 251 238 102 182 225 142 171 o ex tr m Of-' Non-Political Returns Commis. Sup. Ct. St. Leg. Dis. J. 3 B i a. C3 C3 96 19 32 19 84 16 94 36 68 43 59 19 63 42 119 26 90 59 87 112 100 41 22 55 167 63 35 58 83 92 120 35 79 65 70 126 136 148 92 147 2082 93 19 115 20 36 17 38 19 52 4t 16 131 40 39 25 23 13 42 12 52 37 65 28 81 37 21 8 45 25 130 56 55 13 27 10 56 12 71 14 61 38 103 34 25 9 24 49 30 3 7 15 35 66 25 58 10 61 14 113 24 131 31 128 31 68 25 130 25 1748 535 34 41 30 22 36 45 18 55 15 8 .86 30 13 113 33 13 101 38 9 75 8 12 112 39 286 97 1585 644 jWill Compete l For County Commissioner Cass County's District One voters Tuesday nominated Wil- i Ham Nolte and Harold Gregg, ! both farmers in West Rock Bluff Precinct, to contest for ! the district's Commissioner post in November. Nolle, the incumbent, won out over two men also seeking the Republican nomination. Nolte's vote total was 286, to 195 for Jack Ault, storekeeper and implement, dealer at Cedar Creek; and 97 for Chester Spor cr. fanner in West Rock Hluff. This fall, Nolte's opponent will be Harold Gregg who de feated two Plattsmouth men in the race for the Democratic no mination. Gregg totaled 225 votes, to 171 for Dale Bowman, barber and manager of the Platts mouth Chamber of Commerce; and 142 lor Jim Markham, engi neering graduate now engaged in construction and engineer ing work. Gregg carried his own pre cinct with 36 votes to 11 lor Markham and 9 lor Bowman. Bowman won his pidu. cl, U10 3rd in ihc 2. id Vaiu, aa 10 41 Mi Gregg and 20 lor :viurivn.uu Gregg is seeking co.aily elec tive oiiice lor uie la;-.!. ti,uL. Nolte is completing his thud term as District One Commis sioner. In other county voting (re sults compiled by the office of Chas. Land, County Clerk): Sen. Edwin Mcliugh of Mur dock drew 1,748 votes in Cass County to 535 for Edwin Classen of Bellevue. McHugh also car ried Sarpy County, 3243 to 1703. Both will be on the ballot in November to contend for the Cass-Sarpy County seat in the unicameral. John Cooper who was nomi nated for governor by the, state's Republicans drew 700 votes in Cass County. Mrs. Hazel Abel, native of Plattsmouth, drew 429 on her way to finish ing second. In Plattsmouth, Cooper got 176 votes to 110 for Mrs. Abel. On the Democratic side, Frank Morrison who was nomi nated for governor got 479 votes in Cass County to 406 for run nerup Robert Conrad, Gov. Brooks' administrative assist ant. Gov. Ralph Brooks, the Dem ocratic Senate nominee, drew 378 votes in Cass County to 226 for Clare Callan. Sen. John Kennedy totaled 260 Cass County votes in the Democratic preferential vote. (Continued on Page 7) McHugh Gets 637, Casey 555 Votes For Delegates Edwin McHugh, state senator from Murdock, polled 637 votes in Cass County as a candidate for Second District delegate to the Republican (National Con vention Francis Casey, Plattsmouth attorney, got 555 votes in the county as a candidate for Sec ond District Democrat delegate I! of N Regent Co. .1 a o o i t be i, o 3 c o T. c f in rs JS b 3 c o it e S3 5 C3 22 10 16 29 9 27 26 100 18 65 26 85 14 125 11 110 11 42 11 14 35 19 14 40 11 15 6 24 26 6 10 19 37 13 13 15 6 33 8 3 9 6 1 0 2 3 5 5 1 5 14 3 1 6 2.1 61 6 21 32 70 21 1G3 8 67 24 4 24 1 12 3 18 0 10 3 4 13 7 4 0 3 6 11 34 67 79 93 128 0 84 62 68 17 10 30 13 14 34 16 23 0 31 0 20 8 12 0 43 0 8 16 6 29 14 19 0 13 14 5 27 19 18 38 19 23 67 22 12 38 16 10 23 35 17 46 404 230 718 8 10 14 14 122 18 158 21 157 11 96 24 160 281 2174 8 22 33 16 6 13 117 271 o