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EDITORIALS We Need Loyal Americans It is a favorite pastime of most Ameri cans to discuss what the country needs. Just now, however, in a period as critical as any that the Republic has faced, we might point out that the nation needs most the loyal support of patriotic men and women and the confidence of those who believe in the democratic way of life. There is no substitute for loyalty. Flagwaving, public demonstrations, and community-wide expressions of solidarity do not replace the faithful individual up on whom successful government depends. As a citizen, it is essential for you to make your contribution to the United States of America. We do not know, and we would, hesi tate to suggest, what any man, woman, or child do in the present emergency. We do not have the intelligence to outline a pro gram for all to follow. We would modestly recommend, however, that loyal Ameri cans consider their present condition and the plight of their country and then make .some positive contribution to the common 3?ood. . Do not mislead yourself. You cannot v .jnake a positive contribution to the cause yf civilazation in the face of great danger without some personal sacrifice. If y o u Jiave any plan in mind which enables you to escape the pressure of world conditions, you can put it aside because it will not work. You cannot contribute at a profit; ' . Down Memory Lane lOf YEARS AGO Democratic county convention was Jield at the court house, with D. O. Dwyer ,as chairman and Miss Lillian White as Secretary. Delegates to the state conven- " tion at Lincoln were named as follows: Mrs. O. A. Davis, Murray; James Stander, Louisville; George Lohnes, Cedar Creek; Simon Rehmeier, Weeping Water; Oscar iJaar, South Bend; Fred Carstens, Avoca; J'aul Schewe, Murdock; J. A. Capwell, Carl Kunsmann, W. D. Wheeler, Platts mouth ; Elmer Ilallstrom, Avoca; M. G. Kime, Nehawka; Peter Olson, W. A. Shepherd, Weeping Water; G. Todd, Un ion; Ed Carr; Eagle The republican con vention met at the court house and was presided over by C. E. Tefft of Weeping .Water while George L. Farley served as secretary. The convention selected deity jrates to - the state convention at Lincoln naming1 the following: H. L. Borne meier, B. I. Clements, 'William J. O' Brien, John Mendenhall, Elmer Sund strum. Carl Tefft, J. C. Mayfield, Louis Mayfield, Mrs. Ivan Balfour, O. A. Davis, Arthur Sullivan, E. F. Marshall, H. A. Schneider. C. A. Rawls, Frank A. Cloidt, C. E.Tefft. John Ledgway, W. G. Kieck The 25th annual reunion of the Wiles family of Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri was held at t h e farm west of this city The lc ifcm kotisv f . Contents of The Plattsmouth Journal are the ole property of this newspaper and use of, or reproduction, In whole or ir part, Is expressly forbidden to any person, persons, or publications fcther than legal newspapers (as definea by Nebraska statutes) without written consent of 'be rmhllshe You And The Law (One of a series, "Yon and the Law," prepared by the Ne braska State Bar Association). Each county of the state has a sheriff. This is an elective office. As other county offices, the term is four years and the salary is fixed by the county board. The sheriff is the chief exec utive officer in his county. He is an officer of the court and subject to its orders and direc tions. He is the conservator of the peace in the county. He has the authority to call a private person to assist him in the performance of his duty. The sheriff's duties as a law enforcement officer are probab ly best known. The law requires him to keep the peace', prevent crime, td ferret out crime and to appre hend and arrest criminals. He must of course investigate crim es and secure evidence. This is one of his duties, and he also has the duty to make special investigation of any al leged violation of law when dir ected to do so in writing by the county attorney. Enforcement of the criminal law is but a part the family This family marriage at of the Quakers ina in 1816. nine girls and YEARS The will be with Other games 20; Valley, there October will be ready Captain Joe Gradoville, Malen Powell, Don McBride, Mr. and Mrs. Plaifsmoulh Journal PHONE 241 of the sheriff's duties. He is required to attend the sessions of the district court in his county. The county ' judge may require him to attend the sessions of the county court. He must serve or execute writs or process which are is sued by lawful authority and which are directed to him. This may include the levy of an ex ecution for the satisfaction of a judgment. It may include the service of a summons upon a defendant to a lawsuit. It may include the service of a subpoena upon a person desired as a witness- The sheriff must enforce the orders of the court. The sheriff is the jailor in his county and his charge of the county jail. He is the chairman of the county board of mental health. He may act as coroner. He has the duty to serve dis tress warrants for delinquent personal taxes. Should he fail or neglect to perform his duties, he might be removed from of fice or could be held liable for damages in a civil lawsuit. All of the duties of the sher iff are not 'included herein. Those listed, however, show the Importance of this office to the people of the county. This is a very responsible office and one of the most important in the county. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. where in 1855 the first member of the fam ily settled and prompted the land as a homestead. This farm is that occupied by Cash Linville, Wiles, grandson of Luke Wiles, the original founder of the home stead. Mr. Wiles and his son, Chester, the great grandson of the founder, farm the land. There were 183 of the members of circle present at the reunion are descendants of Thomas Wiles and Elizabeth Houson Wiles whose Deep Creek meeting house in the state of North Caro- led to the founding of the family that now numbers 500 members and are scattered in twenty-ine states of the union. Secretary James Hall reported that in the past year there had been five marriages, ten deaths, seventeen births, eight boys. ACO Platter football schedule for the coming season has been announced by Coach Bion Hoffman and the season open ing will be September 13. The schedule calls for nine games. The opening game Weeping Water at that place are Glenwood, there on Sept. there, Sept. 27; Sidney, la 4; Ashland, here, Oct. 11; Bethany here, Oct. 25; Wahoo, here, Nov. 1 ; Nebraska City, there, Nov. 8 ; College View, here, Nov. 15. The letter men who for opening practice will be Nobe, Grover Parriott, Tom Don Martin, Harry Shiffer, Corbin Davis, James Yehck. Gerald Petet, Lars Larson, Leonard Kal asek, Charles McClain, Leonard Sikore, Bill Cloidt, Bill Gayer I1 rank Topliff entertained at their country home, some ninty-two friends and neighbors honoring Mr. and Mrs. Forest Leonard who are leaving for Boulder, Colorado Donald Cotner, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cotner. graduate of the class of 1940 of Tarkio College, has accepted a position as a member of the faculty of the Essex, la., high school. Ma joring in music at Tarkio, Mr. Cotner will have the direction of band and music at Essex as well as teaching science On Sunday, August 25th the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galloway was the scene of a very pleasant gathering, bringing togeth er all of the children to spend the day to gether. The event honored John Galloway, a son of Fellbrook, Calif., home for a visit. It was regretted that Mrs. Galloway and daughter, Donna Rea, were not able to attend. In addition to the parents there were present Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ivan Galloway of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stevens and little daughter, Joan Elaine, Council Bluffs, Mr. and Mrs. William Kin sella of Omaha, John Galloway of Fell 'brook, Caif., Sam, Harlan, Conley, Robert and Bettie Lee at home Members of the Adolph Koubek family were pleasantly entertained at the Mark Hohman-home at Wabash. The event, a combined dinner-birthday party was tendered in honor of Miss Margaret Ann Svoboda, who was observing her third birthday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hoh man, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Koubek, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Koubek with Joan and Ramon; Mr. and Mrs. John V. Sovoboda and the guest of honor. Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1881 Published Semi-Weekly, Mondays ind Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmoulh. Cast County, Neb?. (Tittered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as aeconi class mail matter in accordant pith the Act of Congress o March 8. 1870 HOWARD LINDQUIST .... Editor and Publisher EUGENE SCARLETT Publisher MARGARET DING MAN Woman's Editor H. M. JOHNSON ' Advertising Manager DON WARGA Shop Foreman SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $4:00 per year in Casr and adjoining counties, $5:00 per year elsewhere. In advance, by mail outside of the city of Platts mouth. By carrier In PlattsmouU, 25 cents lo: two wplr Mr. and Mrs- Earl Puis and sons were among the group of relatives who surprised Mrs. Joe Puis on Monday and helped her celebrate her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pearson and their houseguests, Mrs. Fred Jasobson of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Blair and dau ghters of Sacramento, Calif., visited Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jen kins in Havelock Monday of last week. Mrs- Ralph Uhley and her dau ghter, Mrs. Winfrcd Shaw of Omaha were guests of a group of irienas irom Stella, Nebr., at Steinhart Park in Nebraska City last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sluyter and Raymond and their grand children, Jimmy, Susan and Vicki Meyer of Plattsmouth at tended the Air Show in Omaha Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Bob Tlustos and children, Mrs. Velma Young quist, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lar son and Mr. and Mrs- George Griffin and daughters enjoyed a barbecue and picnic supper Sunday evening. Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal "Sa-ay! You're) a pretty good fisherman I'll mention it to the next farmer who might want o hire you." 'Plight' of Nebraska Farmer To Get Attention This Fall By Melvin Paul Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN There will be much news copy in coming weeks over the plight of the Nebraska farmer. It will.bfe voiced in the presi dential campaign and in the race for the U. S. Senate in Nebraska. The U. S. Commerce Depart ment had some figures on this The department says there was an "unusually large drop in farm income" in the state last year. The department said the net income per farm in Nebraska was $3,642 last year as compar ed with $5,164 in 1958. Farmers got more money for livestock and livestock products but less for crops. Overall, the average Nebras- kan had just about the same in come in 1959 as for the previous 12 months. The actual figures show about a one per cent in crease while the national hike was six per cent. Nebraska mnked 31st among the 50 states with a per capita income of $1,981. Constitutional Amendments There will be two proposed Constitutional ammendments on the November ballot carrying the same number. Amendments are listed by number.W the ballot. There will be nine up for1 voter considera tion, seven submitted by the 1959 Legislature, one by peti tion and one by the recent spe cial session of the Legislature. Roland Luedtke, legal counsel for the Secretary of State's of fice, explains the double number ing this way: State law says proposed am endments shall be numbered on the ballot in the sequence in which the secretary of state re ceives them. The law applies to each sep arate session of the Legislature. So, carrying the number oije will be each of the following two amendments: Authorizing the Legislature to provide for the continuity of gov ernment in the event of enemy attack. Permitting cities and counties to issue revenue bonds to buy or build sites to attract industry. Appearing on a separate bal lot will be a petition proposal to make the state education com missioner an elected rather than an appointed official. Irrigation Wells There still are plenty of irri gation wells being drilled in Nebraska. But the pace is slower than that prompted by the drought, of 1955-56, according to statistics in the State Water Resources Div ision. It is expected that in the next year there will be more than two million acres of land in the state irrgiated by wells. Seven years ago, only a half million acres were being irrigated by water from wells. Drilling hit a peak In 1956 when 4,000 new wells were put down. Dan Jones, head of the divis ion, says there now are 23,273 wells registered with the state. Land irrigated by surface water climbed from 630,690 acres In 1953 to 715,000 in 1959. Water specialists estimate Nebraska's underground water reserves total about 10 years of total rainfall. To store the sup ply above ground would require a tank as large as the entire state and 20 feet deep. There currently is little regu lation over drilling of wells by the state except that ihey must be registered and properly spac ed. Driving Licenses The State Motor Vehicles Div ision is considering pushing in the Legislature a proposal to re quire a picture of the holder of a driving license be affixed to the permit. ' Alvin Scissors, department di rector .said such a photograph would leave no doubt in the mind of any law enforcement officer" that the person was authorized to have the license. Scissors also has proposed that the licenses be issued from the Capitol, Instead of by coun try treasurers. This is sure to kick off a storm if pursued, observers noted, es pecially by those who favor local retention of as many government services as possible. Scissors said there is high in terest In the photograph pro posal by liquor dealers, bankers, merchants and insurance comp anies who feel such a license would serve as an "excellent means of identification." Interstate Highway The Interstate Highway bridg es across the Platte River In Cass amd Sarpy counties are ex pected to be completed by Jan uary 1. , Flooding in early June caused some delay in construction of the bridges and only bad wea ther could make the project miss the December 31 deadline, the highway department says.. Completion of the bridges will permit motorist to travel from Lincoln to Omaha on the super highway, the department said. CAPITOL CORNER By Rep. Glenn Cunningham Washington, D. C. (Special) Last week the House of Repre sentatives went through the mo tions of convening. It was a sad performance. About one-third of the Rep resentatives answered when their names were called, not a quorum not enough to do bus iness. So we had sessions of 6 minutes, 30 minutes, and 25 min utes. Reason for this strange per formance was an announcement by the House leadership two weeks ago that there would be no business last week! Yet there was so much remaining to be done that it couldn't be taken care of last month before the Presidential nominating conven tions. A very strange way to run things. Washington police have started a new drive against jay-walkers. They have always been very strict, but serious accidents con tinue to occur, involving pedest rians who are taking chances by crossing in mid block or against the light. I've read of several cases in which Washington police deter mined that a pedestrian was crossing in midblock or against the traific light when an acci dent occurred. In such cases the police go to the hospital if nec essary in order to ticket the pedestrian- Assistant Secretary of the Ar my Dewey Short, one-time Con gressman from the Missouri Oz- arks region, has a quotation on his wall that Is worth repeating: "I do not choose to be a com mon man. It is my right to be uncommon if I can see oppor tunity, not security. I want to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incen tive for dole. I prefer the chal lenges of life to the guaranteed security, the thrill of fulfillment or the stale calm of Utopia. "I will not trade freedom for beneficence, nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master, nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid, to think and act for myself, en joy the benefit of my creations, to face the world boldly and say, 'I am an American." Should there be any doubt that the Federal Government thrives on paper work, a recent report from the General Services Ad ministration clears the air- The GSA maintains Federal Records Centers, which now hold SVa million cubic feet of records. Pile all those records on a football field and they would cover the field to a height of 102 feet! Youths Urged To Complete Schooling WASHINGTON, D. C. Sec retary of Labor James P. Mit chell issued the following open letter to young people, urging them to complete their school ing: "The first term of the 1960-61 school year Is opening soon and I am taking this opportunity to urge all American girls and bos to go back to school and re main in school until they have completed their education. "Studies by the Department of Labor show that during the next 10 years the new young men and women in the U. S. labor force will have unprecedented oppor tunities for advancement. Due to the low birth rate of the 1930's there will be a shortage of trained and experienced people in the 25 to 44 age brackets and these Jobs will be open to those qualified to handle them regard less of age. Thus, young Ameri cans or the IWO's will be able to advance faster than any similar age group in history. "To obtain and hold these jobs, however, young people will need all the schooling and training they have the capacity to ab sorb. College and postgraduate degrees are, of course, required in most of the professional and technical fields. A high school diploma is already demanded by many of the skilled trades before they will accept a young person for training. "There can be no doubt that additional years of training pay off. Our studies show an increase during the 1960's of 40 percent in job opportunities in the pro fessional and technical fields, with similar expanding opportun ities at managerial, clerical sales, and skilled trade levels. "These studies also show steady decrease in the number of jobs requiriing little educa tion and training. In the past these were the jobs absorbing the greatest number of the new young workers but today many of them have disappeared as our technological age advances more and more of them will have cea sed to be available. "As a group, the young men and women now entering the labor force are better educated than their predecessors but still far too many of them are without the basic education, demanded today. Present estimates for the 1960's indicate that about 7VS million of the new entrants to ine lapor lorce will not even have a high school diploma "These youngsters will be se- iously handicapped in their sear ch for work. They will have to compete with better prepared school graduates, and the compe tition will be stiffer than ever In the 1960's there will be 140 new young workers for every 100 in the 1950's. For young people without high school diploma, get ting and holding a rewarding job will be difficult. "Education is of the utmost importance to each American youth. You owe it to yourselves and to your country to return to school this fall, and stay in school until you have graduat ed." Obituary George P. Vogier George Peter Vogier, son of the late Peter C. and Louise Meyer Vogier was born near Louisville, Neb., May 18, 1879. He was baptized Aug. 10, 1879. He became a communicant mmeber of Immanuel Lutheran Church through Confirmation March 26, 1893, by the Rev. Cat- enhusen and was a member until his death. June 26, 1907, George Vogier and Anna Maria Jochim were married. The couple had seven children, six sons and a daugh ter, all of whom survive. In 1957 they observed their 50th Wedding anniversary. Mr. Vogier served as trustee of Immanuel Lutheran for 23 years and was always an active and faithful worker for his church. Mr. Vogier was born and raised on the family farm south of Louisville where he resided for 70 years. Mr. and Mrs. Vogier retired from the farm life in 1949 when they moved to Louis ville. On Tuesday evening Mr. Vog ier suffered a heart attack and was taken to Methodist Hospital in Omaha but died August 24 at 81. He is survived by his wife Anna; one daughter, Mrs. Edith Brammer of Burbank, Califor nia; sons, Alvin, George, Leo nard and r Arnold-, of Louisville, Carl of Mesa, Ariz., and Harold of Weeping Water; 14 grand children, and three great-grandchildren; a brother, Henry ot Louisville; three sisters, Mrs. Louise Heil and Mrs. Olga Sch liefert of Louisville, and Mrs. Esther Schllcfert of Murdock. A sister, Mrs. Dora Jochiin, pre ceded him in death. , THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Monday, August 29, 19C0 News From Greenwood Mrs. Frank Hurtbut. Phone 2685 Mr. and Mr. Lloyd Bell of Roodhouse, 111. and Mrs. Mae Craddock of Jackson, 111 were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bell from Thursday to Sunday evening. They all attended a Bell family reunion at Beaver Crossing Sunday. About 100 at tended the reunion. Mrs. John Peebles and chii ! dren of Boulder, Colo, were din ner guests at the E. L. McDon ald home on Thursday. Mrs. Peebles is E. L.'s niece. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welton joined a family picnic dinner at the Fremont Park Sunday. Bonnie Bond of Fargo is vis iting with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welton. Mrs. Charles Johnson and children of Holdrege spent Thursday and Friday with Mr. and Mrs. George Rouse. Friday Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Rouse called at the George Pillold home in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. George Rouse were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Broman of Ceresco for a patio supper Thursday eve ning. Joe DeVore was Sunday din ner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Vern DeVore of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. John Gakemeier of Faribault, Minn., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Grady. Sunday evening lunch guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Grady were Mr. and Mrs. John Gakemeier of Faribault, Minn., and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rosencrans, Jack and Tom of South Bend and Mr. and Mrs. John Grady and Colleen. Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, Arlene and Johnny have return ed home from visiting with rela tives at Alexandria, Va., and Sil ver Springs, Md. They saw the Atlantic Ocean at Ocean City, Md. . Mr. and Mrs. Roland Tinnean, LeRoy and Larry took care of the Johnson home during their absence. , Mrs. Claude Osburn and Mrs. Jack Cooper called on Mrs. Ron ald Osburn and baby at the hos pital Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Osburn spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bulling and family of Gret na. Billie Osburn spent last week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Osburn while his mother was in the hosptal and Karen Sue Osburn spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bulling Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jewell and son spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jewell cf Fre mont. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jewell returned home with them for a few days visit. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rasmussen of Cedar Falls, Iowa brought Alaura and. Phillis O'Rourke home Sunday after they had visited them past several days. Wednesday callers on Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirk were Howard Gartner and Mrs. Mae Boothe of Omaha and Wednesday eve ning callers were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Juanzemls of Lincoln. Carol Rogers of Lincoln spent the weekend with Mrs. Beth Kirk of her home. Anna Mae Marolf and Miss Al- ta Fulmer attended a dinner and dance at the East Hill Country Club Friday, August 19. They were guests of Mrs. Ester Grinstead of Lincoln. The din ner and dance were given by the teenage activity council which Mrs. Grinstead sponsors. Pat Egan also of Lincoln was the speaker. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Carpenter and family were Sunday guests at tne Gus Brakhage home. Ad ditional guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carpenter and Joe Buback of Lincoln and Mrs. and Mrs. W. F. Brakhage of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Carpenter, Carolyn and Marilyn were Sat urday evening visitors at the GOOD MEN TO KNOW . . . when you're shipping to Omaha! They'll Get FULL MARKET VALUE for your Livestock CATTLE Bob Nordtll Martin Johnson Irvla Rislty HOGS Kill Deluhery Jim Ratigan OFFICE George Fischer R A I CTftW LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO W. F. Brakhage home in Lincoln. Sunday overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bell were Mr. and Mrs. A. W. White of Colby, Kans. Lloyd Bell attended a Theatre party in Lincoln for Lane Faulk of Waverly. Friday callers on Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Marvin were Dr. and Mrs. Boyer of Oskaioosa, Iowa. Saturday evening visitors at the Don Sacca home were Mr. and Mrs. James Armstrong oi Fremont. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hacrtcl and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jean Taylor of Wahoo and spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Althouse of Elm wood. Mrs. Don Sacca entered the B. F. Goodrich Safety slogan contest and won a steam iron recently. 'Emergency Care' Special Course At Medical College A new and unique course lor laymen is being offered at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine beginning Sept. 7th. Entitled the 'Immediate Care of the Sick and Injured,,' the 15-week series will present train ing in proper treatment proce dures for immediate care of accident and emergency victims. Trainees for the course will include state, county and city policemen, firemen, plant safe ty officers, emergency room per sonnel including nurses, person nel from disaster organizations, hospital representatives, am bulance attendants and others involved in emergency and first aid work. Conducted under the direction ot the - University of Nebraska College of Medicine Department of Surgery, the course will pre sent four nationally-known au thorities in addition to faculty members of the College of Medi cine. The course is co-sponsored by: The American Red Cross, Medi cal Education for National De fense Program, Omaha Fire De partment Rescue Squad, Omaha Chapter of the National safety Council and the Omaha-Douglas County Civil Defense and Dis aster Organization. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. LIFE INSURANCE For Your Entire Family In One NEW Low-Cost "All-Inclusive" Plan Different from anything before. One low-cost plan for all insurable members of the family Mom, Dad and all the youngsters. Children born after policy is issued get full coverage fit no extra cost when they are 14 days old. Many more wonderful money-saving features, extras and options. Let me give you detail. K. P. PENCE Plattsmouth, Nebr. 222 So. 6th St. Phone 3269 SHEEP Charley Coyle Harold Reid Telephone MArkct 0518 L i