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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday mi t-.( ... Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and EIn ocd Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 79 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 02 SIX PACES PLATTSMOUTH CASS COUNT V, NFURASKA MONDAY. JUNE 20. 1960 Plattsmouth . I m ii i " Tivikl 4 inr ' STORY IIOl'R This was the group gather ed at the Public Library last week for the Story Hour sponsored by the PTA Council. Betty Bunch and Mrs. Virgina Bunch, her mother, AWOL AF Man Arrested Here Freedom of more than a year ended for an AWOL Air Force man here Wednesday. Police Chief Fred Tesch said that he and an FBI agent from Omaha picked up Edward Ern est Oligney, 26, at his residence on South 3rd Street. Oligney, Tesch said, was AWOL from Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Fla. He had spent about a year in Plattsmouth and worked at Allied Chemical, LaPlatte, and at the time of his arrest was working for a construction com pany in Omaha. Oligney was traced to Allied and here through the chemical company's personnel records in New York City. He had used his correct name. Tesch Thursday turned him over to the Air Force Oligney said he has a wife living in Wisconsin. Mrs. Ruby Lancaster Grand Guardian Of Jobs Daughters Mrs. Ruby Lancaster of Mur ray, one of efficient workers in the International Order of Jobs Daughters, was installed Satur day at the grand Bethel at Scottsbluff as Grand Guardian. Miss Jane Fauquet of this city served as attendant to the grand guardian. The attendance at the Grand Bethel numbered some 645 people, one of the largest in re cent years, covering bethels from all sections of the state. With Mrs. Lancaster as grand guardian, Glen Campbell of Omaha was installed as associ ate grand guardian and Clarissa Gruber of Murray was named as delegate to the international meeting at British Columbia. The slection of Mrs. Lancaster is a fine recognition of the un tiring work that she has given to ities in recent years. She recent ly retired as worthy matron of the Eastern Star. Attending the sessions of the Grand Bethl were: Mrs. Ruth Ramge, worthy matron of Home Chapter 189, Order of the East ern Star, Gay Gansemer, Jane Fauguet, Clarissa Gruber, Ted dy Mann, member of Bethel 24. Others from this city to attend were Raymond Lancaster, hus band of the grand guardian and prominient figure in state Mas onary, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hild, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Furse of of Denison, la., Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Furse. Paul Fauquet. Miss Morris Was At All-State Marilyn Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olin Morris, Mur attended the All-State Fine Arts ray, attended the All-State Fine Arts Festival in Lincoln, repre senting Plattsmouth High choral students, having received the Plattsmouth High choral deprt men scholatrship. She will be heard in piano. She was heard in a piano duet as part of a Sunday concert by All-State artists. Fire Alarm At Wimpys Thursday The fire department was call ed Thursday night to Wimpy's Inn on Chicago avenue. Grease on the grill in the kitchen caught fire and caused the alarm. There was no damage aside from smoke in the room. v ,0T . U V r V ji - llSSfl f " ft J,:,. J in .'" mb ti' r. Mi L ft" were readers that day and 29 youngsters turned out for I he session of the summertime program being held from 2:30 to 3:30 Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays. Kids Heire Day 2 Kids will reign supreme Fri-, day during Plattsmouth 's 3rd j nnnnnl Kids Dnv. snonsored bv I the Chamber of Commerce. Co chairman Dewayne Freeburg of Gambles and Harold Bent.inger of Consumer Public Power have together with their other Com mittees set the following pro gram. Kits Parade 10 a.m. Friday, June 24. Prizes will be awarded In each of the following classes Comic Characters, Historical Characters, Pet Section, Trike Section, Bike Section, Wagon or Float, and Miscellaneous Class 10:30 - to 11 a.m. Awarding of Prices. 11 a.m. Free Pony Rides. 11 a.m. Free Popcorn and Pop clcles (as long as they last!) The chairmen said that free tickets' for the Pony Rides can be obfained at any Plattsmouth Sponsoring Merchant (one ticket for each $1 purchase). The Jaycees in cooperation with the Chamber of Commrece will pop popcorn for all the children. Pony rides will be at 5th and Main. The popcorn will be given away in front oi tne unamoer . .. . . office and the pop-sicles will be Addition in southwest Platts given at 6th and Main. , mouth. 1 u ,-r TILT I w A v-. ; Z4 v-' r - ' . - i . ' - , . -. ' , 5 - Last Wednesday night's wind left this house trailer 1) in this precarious position when it churned across (unoccupied Wintersteen Hill near the Henry FT" I I k-''yvv4rt -k' 1 J(9'ftk 'TREED' A 1956 Dodge belonging to John Williamson, ller old Apartments on North 5th, was "treed" bv the wind Wednes day night, whacked with an oak tree which was blown over, that is. The tree had a three-foot trunk. A main branch must have hit the car because it was damaged 8200 or more. V l" - L . f t Friday On Fund raising committee were Dewayne Frteburg. Haroid Bentzinger. Dale Bowman, Chris Bulin. Mert Joehimsen, Bill Knorr, Ted Ohnoutka, and Vic Schreiner. The Mrs. Jaycees will judge the parade contest. Parade co-chairman are Mr. and Mrs. H. Smock; popcorn stand, Jaycees and Mrs. Jay cees; pop sides, Mert Joehim sen; pony rides. Dale Bowman; truck ride Joehimsen. All children in the parade are asked to be at the Burlington Depot by 9 a.m. so that they may be judged. Prizes will be award ed to both the boys and girls in the same class. Prizes to be awarded in the parade will be on display in the Gas Co. window. For additional information call the Chamber of Commerce. " For Kids Day, sponsoring merchants are offering special sales and prices. Bid Opening A special meeting of the City Council is scheduled for 8 o' clock tonight at City Hall to onen bids for construction of ... T-1 tT ill I sanitary sewer ior neaaaiu Shepherd home. Tfl ' i ' " . 1 1.72 Inches of Rain Measured Here Sunday Nite Cass County Sunday night re ceived upwards to two inches of rain v:ih amounts evidently vaiying widely in localities. Here, Schreiner Drug mea i,id 1.72 inches. The store measured .20 inch Saturday. A report from a farmer with an unofficial but usually reli able gauge of 2.2.) inches south of Plattsmouth. O.her rejoins of unofficial measurements of more than two Hiliilo a'v.i' heard. Cuss County fared better than the area to the north where a reported five-plus inch rainfall put Pappio Creek on the ram page. There was some evacua tion from low lying areas and tome Omaha streets and county roads were closed to traffic this morning. State Eaqles Name ! Two From This City i To State Offices The Nebraska Fraternal Or ! der of Eagle closed their an j nual convention Saturday at Hastings by selecting officers I for both the lodge and Auxil- ; iary. Two Plattsmouth members were honored in the naming of officers, John Jack ODonnell, selected as outer guard of the grand lodge and Mrs. Dennis Smith as outer guard of the state Auxiliary. The Eagles at their session named Harry Wiysel of Fre mont, prominent state leader of the fraternity as worthy president and the Auxiliary selected Mrs. Lyle Myers of Hastings as State Mother of the Year and Velma Engelhaupt of Alliance as president. Hastings topped the Auxiliary in membership drive while Plattsmouth was second, South Omaha and Grand Island. Bremont was awarded the 1961 state convention. Attending the state conven-. tion from the Plattsmouth aerie and Auxiliary were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack O'Donnell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Janacek, Mr. a id Mrs. Dennis Smith, Mr. and Mrs.. Sterling Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Willis, Robert Gall, president of the local aerie and Lee Applegate. Sandra Stapert Again Is Queen NEHAWKA (Special) Sand ra Stapert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Stapert, Nehawka, was chosen queen of Nebraska Hampshire State Association Thursday at the field day and picnic at Arlington. This is the second successive year Sandra has received this honor. She will compete at the National Type Conference in Omaha July 31. Those from Nehawka who at tended the picnic were Mr. and Mrs. Jake Stapert and Sandra, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knabe and Mr. and Mrs. John Knabe. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knabe accomp anied Mr. and Mrs. Harold Boucher of Peoria, 111., to the Omaha airport. Boucher, secretary of the Hampshire Swine Registry, took a plane for Baltimore. Mrs. Boucher returned to Nehawka with the Knabes and was their j overnight uest. Sam Purdy ofjthe best roule (and the longest i Peoria was also their overnight pf' thg year June 21) be- guest. Joe Huber and Harry Knabe attended the Iowa State Hamp shire oicnic at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Carlson of Red Oak Sunday. Mr. Knabe was a judge. Mrs. Knabe attend ed the 60th wedding annivrsary of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob of Platts mouth and had charge of the guest book. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Johnson and daughter Karen of Anaheim, California are visiting his par ents, Dr. and Mrs. A. E. John son here in Plattsmouth. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. June 16, 17. 18, 19, 1960 High Low Prer. Thursday 65 50 .00 Friday 74 63 .20 Saturday 81 68 .00 Sunday 84 69 1.70 Forecast: Showers, thunder storms. High upper 80's. Sun sets tonight at 8 p.m. and rises Tuesday at 4:50 a.m. lim, 5; In County Hood LOWERIN' THE BOOM The bis job of un loading CPPD's nuclear reactor equipment from a barge on the Missouri River here went ahead last week with precision. LeRoy Wade and Son, Omaha, who will haul the equipment to the nuclear power plant site at Hallam, handled the job with ease. Friday, the smaller pieces of . .. ...... w . utsr-..i-U- - - J PAY LOAD The barge was pushed by the "Helena" of Federal Barge Lines up the Miss ouri after a previous trip by Altantic, Oulf of Mexico and Mississippi, originating at Philadel Reactor Equipment Ready, Waiting CPPD Move Waits An 80-mile trek for this area's first nuclear power reactor equipment, the culmination of several months of old-fashioned "trail blazing" by Nebraska engineers, now awaits the most fickle element involved in the whoie procedure the weather! Heavy equipment movers lit erally "hit the road" for months to carefully and diligently pick tween Plattsmouth and "Shel don Station,'' where CPPD and the Atomic Energy Commission are building the conventional and nuclear power facilities. j The 80-mile sojourn, to the plant site 22 miles southwest of Lincoln, was scheduled to get underway at day break today. But, upwards of two inches of rain Sunday night changed that. Now, LeRoy L. Wade and Son, heavy equipment movers from Omaha, will hitch up its crawl ing caravan when the roads and weather are right. It'll be a two-day trip. The approximately 167 tons of nu clear hardware have been sad dled on specially-built 40 wheeled trailers. Like the trailers, the route is .pecial, too. The caravan of arge empty tanks will keep a way from towns (only passing hrough Plattsmouth, Mynard and Alvoi and highways. Representatives of LeRoy L. Wade and Son have checked and double-checked every bridge, curve, railroad, culvert equipment, like liner ring on the A bigger task reactor vessels, right. The liner trailer under it on and highway crossing along the route. Ivan O. Sunderman, Lincoln, CPPD's coordinator for Opera tion Reactor Components Move ment, and Louis Janky, a CPPD field engineer out of the Se ward office, have checked and double-checked overhead power and telephone lines w h i c h might have interfered with the caravan. They have visited with city, county and state officials to ob tain approvals required for the oversized loads. Since an overhead clearance of 30 feet is necessary for the two largest pieces of nuclear reactor equipment, more than 1,000 power and telephone lines were temporarily raised to pro vide safe clearance. And what didn't go up, had to go down. That's just what happened to some railroad signal communication lines. They were buried. There'll be no interruption of railroad communications during the passage of the nuclear equip ment caravan. There'll also be some friendly j farmers failing to have their power for short periods during ! the scheduled Monday and I Tuesday moving operations. iCPPD and 11 other utility or ganizations will have to make about 160 "cuts'' of power and ' telephone lines to let the huge I hardware roll on down the road i at an average of 3 niiles-per-! hour clip. I The utility crews will restore I power and phone lines prompt - 19, Die Academes the "little" 13-ton upper cavity boom above, were taken off. then remained, unloading the one of which tan be seen at was loaded by backing a truck and lowering away. phia. The barge first was tied up at the regular Plattsmouth dock area, then moved south a few hundred feet for the unloading. Weather ly after the caravan has passed. Several main telephone toll lines were raised or buried since they could not be out of serv ice at any ume. Photographs were taken of all bridges. Crews followed up with the necessary gear to re inforce the bridges. Trees also received a "shave" so the long er branches wouldn't be brok ( Con tinned on Page O Hennings Girl's Rites Wednesday Funeral will be Wednesday , at, Christ Lutheran Church for' Sheivl Jean Hennings, 5, who i died Sunday in an accident near her home west of this city. She was born Aug. 14, 1954, at Omaha, daughter of Harlan and Betty Noell Hennings, who sur vive. Other survivors are two bro thers, Dennis and Stephen, at home: grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman H'nnings, Platts mouth; Mr. and Mrs. Emil Zila, Omaha; gra ndfather, Harry Noell. Mountain Grove, Mo.; preat-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Scotten, Murray and Ben J. Noell, Murray. Sheryl Jean was bantized in Christ Lutheran Church. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p m. at Christ Lutheran west of this citv. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Tues day afternoon and evening from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 at the chapel of the Sattler Funeral Home here. 'Sheryl Hennings, Larry Luken Arc Victims Sunday. Two Cuss Countynns were killed in road accidents Sunday night within the space of live hours. They were: Sheryl Jean Hennings, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Hennings. killed as she rode her bicycle along a county road nine miles west of here. And, Larry P. Luken, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Luken. Louisville, killed when his car rammed the dead-end embank ment on the west side of old 73 75 at its intersection with High way 66 i the Louisville- Road Just south of Valley View Sheriff Tom Solomon who in vestigated both accidents gave these accounts: Sheryl Jean was killed about 6:30 p.m. in front of the farm home of her parents, about a mile and one-half south of the Louisville Road about nine miles west of here. She was struck by a car bc n ( driven south by Harlan Gar riii"rr. 17. of Cedar Creek. The sheriff said she evidently died instantly from a broken neck. Ga.Tiup.er told the sheiilf he was traveling about 50 miles and hour and as he came over a small hill he observed the girl coming toward him on her bicy cle. He said he applied his brakes and swerved to the left and thought the girl moved in the same direction before the impact Sheryl Jean had evidently ridden her bike onto the road from a south driveway to the farm. A relative's car was stop ped in the north driveway to the farm waiting for Garringer to pass. The relative told the sheriff he thought the child was about .six feet from the east shoulder of the roadway with one foot on the ground and one on the bicy cle when the moment of impact occurred. The you'h gave a .statement at the sheriff's office and was re leased. The sheriff and County Attorn ey James Begley continued the investigation today. The accident, heard by many of Valley View's residents who hurried over to the accident scene, occurred at about 11:15 p.m. Young Luken's car hit the em bankment at a high rate of speed and witnesses said the car was heard to speed up just before the impact. Neighbors of the area flooded the sheriff's office with tele phone calls. The impact, which the sheriff said killed the youth instantly with fractures and lacerations, "folded" the car up and it was necessary to pull the car down the bank to the shoulder of the road to get to the youth and put out a small fire under the bat tered hood. A witness, who had also been driving east, told the sheriff young Luken passed him and slammed into the bank. The dead end is marked with a sign and several other signs ward of the intersection and the stop ahead Luken Funeral Services Wednesday Funeral will be Wednesday for Larry P. Luken, 19, Louis ville, killed in accident at the intersection of the Louisville Road and Old Highway 73-75 Sunday evening. He was born at Louisville Jan. 18, 1941, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Luken. He grew up in the community of his birth and was a member of the graduating class of 1959 of Louisville High School. Since he whs engaged with his father in the Chevrolet garage at Louisville. Survivors are the parents, a brother and sister, Jerry and Colene, all of Louisville. Funeral services will be Wed nesday at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church at Louisville. Burial will be in Immanuel Cemetery. Fusselman funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Call Your News And Social Items to 341