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onriH JtoMJRNAi PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Tdue Pla Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families NUMBf R 82 VOLUME 79 EICHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY. AUGUST 29. 1960 TEN CENTS PER COPY TTSMO Blood Donors Listed SeVenty-six persons reported for donating blood at the Presby terian church, which functioned as a Blood Center. Some had to be rejected lor various health reasons, but are "highly Com mended for their effort," the local committee in charge said. "Much credit is due the doc tors, nurses, nurses aides, help ers, typists, hostesses, canteen workers, the callers who contact ed donor, boys and men unload ing and loading the- Bloodmobile and especially those who gave blood. "Also the Churches and organizations sharing the Can teen expense and the Presby terian church for donating their building, "The committee said. Volunteers for donations were: John Baburek, Rev. Robert Hodgson, Esther Kahler, Rev. Nenow, Esther Spangler, Ann Spangler, Violet Boomgarn. Al Fairfield, Jack O'Donnell, Mar vin Dooley. Mrs. Evelyn Oansemer, Har ry Gerdts, Mrs. Robert Jacobs, Rev. Swim, Kenneth Dunlap, Mrs. Sarah Weiss, Mary Aylor, Mrs. Henry Eggert, Mrs. Joe Gradovllle, Frances Jochimsen. Nettie Mumm, Joe Case, Helen Smith, Fred Draper, Al Huebner, Roy Davidson, Mrs. Tom Burns, Mrs. Richard Cur tis, Orville Kahler. Jack Berlett, Don Pechacek, W. A. Dasher, Ray Simons, Ed Bickett, Mrs. John Bchultz, Tilly Strange, Dorothy Hobbs, Fred Hobbs, Sgt. Richard Keen. Mrs. Henry Adkins, Howard Nay. Art Helwig, Melvin Morltz, Bill Edwards, Leo Brink, Nor ma Wagner, Martha Williams, Louis Swoboda, Mrs. H. M. Sickron. Pete Halmes, Irma Sullivan, Herbert Brown, Mrs. Glen Diggs, Mr. Glen Diggs, John Bergman, Mrs. Wayne Hendrix, Mr. Wayne Hendrix, Kenneth Wright, Betsy Shera. ' i ,, Bob 6hera, Frances Janda, Grace Jakubowski, Ernest Hild, Bill Knorr, Floyd Campbell, Hardld Lancaster, Mrs. William Moldk, Mrs. Wayne Green, Mrs. Ray Walton. Mr. Ray Walton, Robert Jak ubowski, LeRoy Wilson, J. W. Newburn. Leonard Bashus, Mrs. Leonard Bashus, Jay Winters. These volunteers are gallon donors and over: Charles Shera, Mrs. Earl Mrasck, Al Fairfield, Frances Janda, Mr. Wayne Hen drix, Sarah Weiss, Charles Jan acek, Norma Wagner, Mrs. Grace Perry, Nettle Mumm. Al Huebner, Joe Case, Don Pech acek, Martha Williams, Louis Swoboda, W. A. Dasher, Mrs. Wayne Green, LeRoy Wilson. Bike Rider, 10, Struck by Pickup, Slightly Injured Stanley Adkins, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Adkins of 1322 3rd Ave., suffered a skinned an kle in an accident at 5th and Main Thursday afternoon. Young Adkins was riding his bike when it and a pickup driven by William J. Pittman, 500 Cut off Street, collided. Pittman told police he was stopped at the intersection to allow pedestrians to cross. When he started, he failed to see the boy riding across the street, police said. Pacific Junction To Start Laying Gas Mains in Streets Preliminary work started to day on the installation of gas mains on the streets of Pacific Junction to bring residents of that place connections with one of the large gas companies of Indiana fields. The announcement was made by Jack Wilson, Glenwood, dis trict manager of the Iowa Pow er and Light Co., who said that the Russell Construction Co. of Morgansfleld, Ky., was ready and anxious to get the Paci fic Junction Job started. This firm handled the installation of gas lines In Malvern and Emer son, recently completed an ex tensive Installation for the Southern Indiana Gas Si Electric Co. The lnital work at the Junc tion calls for the construction of a pressure regulating station adjacent to the pipe lines, to cut the gas pressure down from 600 pounds to about 50 pounds. The ga3 Is then reduced again for suitable pressure for city distribution. 2.47 Inches Rain Swells. Year's Total Cass County, blessed with at least sufficient rain, today look ed again for crop-maturing sun shine and warmth. Sunday, a series of rain show ers which arrived on the heels of strong winds and a sharp drop in temperature, added 2.47 in ches of rainfall to the county's total, as measured by Schrein er Drug Store in downtown Plattsmouth. The moisture brought the year's total to 22.88 inches (rain fall only), compared with last year's 25.73 through Aug. 28. Another si:-:eable rain, thus, would bring the year's receipts up to that of last year when the year's total (31.38 inches) was the biggest in several years. Local Lutherans Attend Convention Of Missouri Synod O. F. Mussman and A. W. Huebner were law delegates from First Lutheran Church here to the annual Northern Nebraska District Convention of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. This conference was held at Concordia Teacher's College, Seward, Aug. 22-25. In his address, "The Church In the World," President F. Nied ner said, "The Church must ever be on the defensive in the world, using the shield of Faith. Faith is all-important for pro tection . . . However, offense is also Important . . . Our wea pon of offense must be 'the Sword of the Spirit', which is the Word of God. This is an effective weapon against Satan, against Sin and against the Christ-less world." In various reports it was said that there are now 141 congre gations and preaching stations in the Northern Nebraska Dis trict. (The District covers ap proximately the top half of Ne braska and Wyoming). The total 'membership of these con gregations is 53,680. There are 32 Lutheran parochial schools and 133 Sunday schools. The District currently supports in some degree, 14 mission stations and plans to open 5 more mis sion stations within the next year. The convention essay was "The Church & the Lodge," de livered by the Reverend J. Ack er. He said that since the lodge claims to be a religion which bases salvation on works and not on faith in Jesus Christ, the Savior, we must regard lodge members as mission prospects. Some of the officers of the Northern Nebraska District elected were: re-elected, Presi dent F. Niedner (West Point), 1st Vice-President A. G. Deke (Nor folk, 2nd Vice-President M. Born'emann (Columbus), Exe cutive Secretary Walter L. Barth (Omaha); Circulit Counselor for First Lutheran Church, Plattsmouth, E. J. Dreyer (Oma ha); newly-elected was 3rd Vice-President W. Bornemann (Torrington, Wyo.) The office of third Vice-President was created at this conference. Becker School LOUISVILLE (Special) Mrs. Esther Stohlmann is teacher at Becker School, District No. 41, east of Louisville. School started today. :: hr Ik vofln- SEWARD Thirteen new pastors and now, First Lutheran Church, Plattsmouth, third teachers were accepted Into official member- from left. Rev. Bernard Meschke, District Secre- ship of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod tary, supervised as the new pastors and teach- at the Northern Nebraska District Convention ers signed the District's Constitution ber last week. They included Rev. Charles Ne- i ii i! ! 1 ' ii Roberta Knaup Miss Knaup Candidate for KKK Queen Roberta Gene Knaup, 21,, of Weeping Water is one of the 12 candidates for 1960 King Korn Karnival Queen. One will be selected and crowned along with the 1960 Karnival King opening night of the annual celebration here, Sept. 21-23. Some of the judging is al ready being done by a secret panel of judges who consider entry information about the candidates and will also meet the girls at a special reception Friday night. Miss Knaup was nominated by the Christian Women's Fellow ship of the Christian Church, Weeping Water. She is 5-6, weighs 125 pounds and has dark brown hair and j blue eyes. She is the' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knaup, Weeping Water. Roberta was born in Weeping Water. She has been active in church work at the Christian Church and in Rainbow for Girls. At Weeping Water High School, she was president of her senior class, vice-president of the Pep Club, a vocal soloist and played the flute in the band and in a trio. She was valedictorian of her graduating class and received a regent's scholarship to the Uni versity of Nebraska. She is a junior there this year and a member of Delta Delta Delta social sorority and Phi Chi Theta, business women's hon orary. She was recently honor ed at the Honors Convocation for high scholarship. Miss Knaup is a member of the Christian Church, a form er Sunday school teacher, a choir member and member of Christian Endeavor, youth group. Her father has lived in Cass County most of his life. He farmed at one time but for a number of years operated a rock and lime hauling business out of Weeping Water. Her mother, a college gra duate, has spent most of her life in the county as well and has been active in clubs, lodge and church work. Rodney Knaup, her brother, is a licensed mortician working at Hobson Funeral Home, Weep ing Water. Journal Want 'd3 Pay Teachers Workshop This Week The annual pie-school Teach ers Workshop for the public schools faculty will be held here Thursday and Friday. Highlights will be sectional discussions on teaching problems and techniques, addresses by state education leaders, the an nual Piattsmauth Education As sociation dinner with a show ing of slides on Soviet Russia by Dr. Neal S. Gomon, president of Peru State Teachers College and orientation lor new teach ers coming into the school sys tem and Plattsmouth. The lirsi orientation session is scheduled at Central Grade School's kindergarten room with Supt. of School O. F. Mussman opening the workshop'. Harold Smock, president of the Chamber of Commerce will welcome tliv' teachers to Platts mouth. Three "Our" talks will follow: Our Town by Dale Bowman, manager of the Chamber of Commerce; Our School by Muss man; and Our Profession . by John Lynch, executive secretary of the Nebraska State Education Association. . After a coffee break, Lynch will talk about teachers retire ment, A. J. Piccolo of the Dept. of Health-Education-Welfare on insurance coverage and the pub lic school's administrative staff on school policies and proce dures. Thursday afternoon, teachers will tour Plattsmouth and the surrounding community. The first general session Thursday afternoon will feature and address, "Contrasts in U.S. an address, "Contrasts in U.S. terns," by Dr. Goman. Dr. Goman will show his slides that night alter the 6:30 din ner. Friday's program will include sessions of secondary and ele mentary teachers, the former directed by Dr. LeRoy Ortgie sen, assistant commissioner for education of the State Dept. of Education; the latter by Dr. Rosalie W. Farley, co-ordinator of the University of Nebraska. Extension Service. In the afternoon, Kenneth Wiliits, president of the Nebraska Nextbookmen's Association will discuss science books for second ary teachers and the elementary teachers will go to their build ings for orientation by their principals and to get ready for opening of school Sept. 6. Greetings at the first general session will be extended the teachers on behalf of the Platts mouth Board of Education by Raymond Larson, Board president. Eagle School Sessions Tuesday EAGLE (Special Eagle Schools opened today for a half day of registering and assign ments. Regular class periods will con vene Tuesday morning, for the regular school schedule. The tepchers names and class room will appear in the next issue. Several of the instructors are returning, and a few new in structors, for both elementary and High School. Paul Embree is the superintendent. 12 Per Cent Rise In Junior -Senior 7 W C ill 1 .Af) L L hi n v. :H On Main Street Wednesday, drew a large crowd of "Bargain Alvo, Eagle School Tax Levies 'Run' School tax levies for residents of Alvo and Eagle School Dis tricts were "run" Friday by the County Clerk's office, according to alternate budget askings sub mitted by the Boards of Educa tion of the districts. The Alvo levy is 35.00 mills for schools, 3.23 for school bonds. The Alvo Board had said it would require $39,033; would have required $45,800 if it had also had instruction at he high sthool level this year. , The Eagle levy is 31.34 mills. The district has no bond levy. Eagle's Board had, asked $75, 000; would have required $105. 000 if the Alvo district had been merged with it. Forty & Eight Meeting at Omaha Elects Officers The grand promenade of the La Societe 40 Hommes et 8 Che vaux was held at Omaha on Thursday at the Shereton-Fon-tenell hotel. Attending the meet ing from Cass County Voiture 1218 were E. O. Vroman, Albert Olson. Orville Julian, Arthur and Don Warga. The promenade was addressed by Charles Ardery, grand cor respondant, of Indianapolis, on the work of the order in the past year. Local members serving on committees wert E. O. Vroman, nominations and Orville Julian on credentials. In the-election Loran Cottrell of Lincoln was named grand chef de gare of Nebraska for the ensuing years. Cass County Voiture was hon ored with the selection of Albert Inman of Louisville as grand Lampiste. Field Day on Corn, Sorghum At UN Sept. 13 LINCOLN New develop ments in the production of hy brid corn and sorghum varieties will be reported at a special field day Sept. 13 on the College of Agriculture campus. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. one-fourth mile north of the intersection of 48th and Hold rege streets in Lincoln. Those attending will Ret a chance to see corn breeding work at re search plots under the direction of Dr. T'. hn Lonnquist and Nor man Williams, members of the Department of Agronomy. The group will meet on the Agronomy Farm, 72nd and Adams Streets, at 1:30 p.m. to observe sorghum breeding and testing work under the direction of Dr. O. J. Webster, member of U.S. Department of Agricul ture stationed at Lincoln. There also will be field stops to show research work with sorehum deslccants and field plantings of winter tests and laboratory samples of hybrid sorghums. Ridiculous Day seen going through the racks and tables. None Rooters," here of them are identified. Elementary Assignments The assignment of elemen tary pupils to classrooms has been completed. Cards have been mailed in forming parents of pupils in volved in changes. If no card has been received the child will be enrolled in the school at which he was registered. No further changes will be made until after school begins and definite enrollment figures are available, Supt. O. F. Muss man said. Children who have not, as yet, been registered in the elemen- Zoning Hearing For Louisville LOUISVILLE (Special) At a special Board of Trustees meeting a Zoning Commission was set up including the Village Board of Trustees and two other members, Clarence Stohlmann and C. E. Pankonin. A public hearing will be held in the Village Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 6 . at 8 o'clock. The com mission will at that time make a preliminary report on the ccm phrehensive zoning plan for the territory within the village and the area one-half mile beyond the corporate limits. Louisville Legion Officers Installed LOUISVILLE (Special) The installation of officers of the Henry A. Neuman Post 353 lor the coming year took place last Thursday evening at the Legion Hall. The following men were in stalled: commander, till Kah ler; vice commander, Fred Sch liefert adjutant, John Sheehan; finance officer, Fred Schliefert; chaplain, Walter Stohlmann; sgt. at arms, Graham Jones, service officer, John Fussehnan; child welfare chairman, Wilbur Fitzpatrick; membership chair man, Walter Stohlmann. Officers were installed by Walter Stohlmann, past commander. Amendment Filed in Suit on School Consolidation An amendment to a petition, which asked an injunction to i restrain School Districts 102 (Alvo i and 104 ( Eagle i and County Supt. of School L. A. Behrends from putting into ef fect a merger of the districts, was filed Friday in District Court. j The amendment names the ; County Clerk, Treasurer and As-, sessor in the restraining action also. Those officials prior to filing of the amendment were bound ; by a certificate issued by the County Superintendent chang ing the school district bound-1 aries dissolving the Alvo District and attaching it to Eagle. i The Superintendent had Is-1 sued the order to change the! boundaries according to law i in Students High Seen School Class Completed tary schools will not be enroll ed in their class until their re gistration is completed. Parents may still register their children by coming to the super intendent's office, in the High School Building, 8th & Main. Pupils not registered before the opening of school will com plete registration forms Tues day, afternoon 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Central Grade School Building. School will begin Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 9 a.m. for all pupils, grades kindergarten through sixth. Pupils will go to the class rooms assigned to receive their books and make other prepara tions for a full day of school on Wednesday. School will be dis missed at 10:30 Tuesday. Parents of kindergarten chil dren should accompany their children so that all necessary arrangements can be completed during this first session. All chil dren enrolled in kindergarten will attend the morning section for the first day. Rheda Boardrnan Vins Red Ribbon In Pie Baking Rhcda Boardrnan received a red ribbon at the District Cherry Pie Baking Contest Aug. 22 at' Seward. Winning the county contest ! Aug. 5 entitled Rheda to com j pete at district level. I Rheda is the daughter of Mr. ! and Mrs. James Boardrnan, of Union. Union Pnstor to ftrvfir Frcm Post Rev. Charles Shanklin, pastor of the Union Baptist church for the past four years, is planning on retirin girom the charges. A numbrr of guest ministers will occupy 'he pu'pit of the church in the next few weeks, candidat es for tho forlhcf.'.Tiiiig vacancy in the church. Call Your News And Social Items ti 241 nmncnon h after hearings had been held on the proposed merger and petitions found "valid and suf ficient." However, after the order was issued, Wilson Howe of Alvo sought and obtained the injunc tion to restrain the merger ac tion. The injunction was con tinued and the principals in the suit instructed to be readv to give arguments in District Court by Sept. 1, although no date for a hearing was or has been set. Last week, the Alvo and Ea'j'c Boards of Education filed con tracts for attendance by Alvo High School- students at Eae.le Hij-h t!rs fall. Elementary grades will be taught at Alvo. School opened at both places today. More Teachers, 55-Minutc Class Periods Needed Present early rcgi s t r a t i o n shows the Junior-Senior hlp.li enrollment here up nearly 12 per cent. High School Principal Wayne Roehorst said. This has caused a need for additional faculty mcmbcra and since the building has been functioning at, over-capacity it has been necessary to make some changes in .scheduling, he said. In order that practical utiliza tion of present facilities be real ized and conflicts in .scheduling be reduced the school day will be divided into seven 55-inlnule periods, Rodehorst said. This will increase the number of daily teaching stations from 1 2G to 147 locations. In order to take complete ad vantage of this program and in absorbing the Board's policy for providing an oppportunity for each student to more nearly achieve his maximum of innate ability, each student will enroll for 25 semester hours each semester, the principal said. I So that underclassmen may participate in extra class activi ties without overloading their schedule, of the 25 .semester hours required, live may be in a combination of classes, he said. A typical sophomore schedule might then include: English (5 hrs.), geometry (5 hrs.), biology (5 hrs.), world geography (5 hrs.), physical education (2 hrs.t, band (2 hrs.), and chorus (1 hr.) for a total of twenty five semester hours. Of course a student may carry more if he wishes, Rodehorst said. He said this plan will serve two purposes each student will then have an opportunity to ex plore more carefully the various areas offered by this school in his ninth and tenth grades; likewise, it will enable him. to choose more discriminalely his major areas in his eleventh and twelfth grades, enhancing his ability to determine at an earl ier age his special aptitudes and specific adult occupational in terests. Secondly, he said, it will fac ilitate each student's scrutiny of his major areas of interest and talent with propepr accomoda tion by the respective student toward filling out pre-requisites at the end of the sophomore year.v His latter two years of academic pursuits can be ade quately devoted to his major fields of endeavor, Rodehorst said. There are many advantages offered by this program, the principal believes. The most ob vious, perhaps, that it is very well suited for the student w'ho desires to get as much from the secondary education as pos sible; it also provides for those who have more difficulty in in learning, those who have a difficult time in achieving a passing grade in a given area, he said. If it becomes necessary that l a student repeat a subject, the ; opportunity shall still be his to complete the required course of study for graduation in four I years, he added, i Students will report to classes Tuesday, Sept. ti at 8:30 a.m. Room assignments will lie posl ! cd at the entries. Council Opens Bids Tonight The City Council will meet at 3 o'clock tonight at City Hall to open two sets of bids: for I c nstruetion of a sanitary sew-. ' er in Lincoln Avenue South; ami " for i'un;i;:hi!ie, the r'ty two truck-; ! for i he Street Dept. ,toi:rnal Want Ads Pay ! Till '.Vi V" !H K roiniKl' d for ih" l'r'ttMnoutM .rnurn.il at I he- NU. oiue !io r.e : Weather .st.ui.ui. Pii.tl.-moiii'.i. ,vi -.- Aiinusl V, 2fi. 27. 2. I;,1.' His!" L- "v;' i Thursday .... 4 (', .'.111 Frit! ay "7 ;. .DO Satuvdav f.' 71 .U0 j Sunday .... 83 fifi 2 a.) i Forecast: High etvnud CO; fair and cooler with low near ! 60. Sun sets trn'-.ht at 7:02; rises Tuesday at .ri:47 a.m.