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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday f I " TttflE MflDUTIHI MM. Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families i VOLUME 79 SIX PACES PIATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1900 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 84 6 B. AITS Linda Norris KKK Queen Candidate Linda Patricia Norris, whose 20th birUlday will be Nov. 26, has been nominated by the Weeping Water Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary as a candidate for the title of Queen of the 1960 King Kom Karnival. Miss Norris, who.se parents, Mr. find Mrs. W. H. Thornton, publish the Weeping Water. Re publican, is a student of nur sing at the University of Nebr aska. Alter graduation from Weep ing Water High in 1958, she at tended Doane College for a year and a summer session, enrolled in a pre-nursing course. Then she transferred to the University of Nebraska School of Nursing in Omaha, at Uni versity Hospital, where she is now studying. Miss Norris was capped as a nurse in April and has two more years of schooling before she re ceives her degree from the Uni versity. At the School of Nursing the past year, she was a member of the Nebraska State Student Nurses Association, Student Nurses Christian Fellowship and the Sophomore and Ivy Day Choirs. Miss Norris was vice president of the Student Council, sopho more attendent to the Fall Fes tival Queen, on the school news paper editorial committee and a College World Series Sweetheart, representing the School of Nur sing and sponsored by the Opti mist Club of Omaha. The queen candidate has a long lamily history in Cass County, dating to 1857 when her great-great-grandfather (Rose) pre-empted land in the county. Also on her paternal side, an other great-great-grandfather pre-empted land in the county in 1858 and great-great-grand-lathers Compton and Norris came to Cass County in 1874 and 1877. None but the latter moved from Cass County and he as an elderly man. On her maternal side, great grandfather F. M. Wolcott came to Cass County in the late 1850's, homesteading near Weeping Water; and helping plat tlhe city; great-grandfather R. W. Hitchman settled near Weeping Water in 1886. In high school, Miss Norris was active as cheerleader, in Pep Club, band where she was an officer, vocal groups, was a class officer, queen attendant, took part in Dramatic Club, County Government Day, class play and athletics and was as sistant editor of the annual. She was chosen Miss Weep ing Water in 1957 and was Prom Queen her senior year in high school. Miss Norris is a member of the Order of Rainbow for Girls and Grand Representative for the current year. At Doane College, she was ac tive in Omega Psi Theta soror ity, was president of her pledge class, member of Campus Chest Fund Committee, member of Student Christian Association, an assistarit cheerleader, mem ber of Doane Tigerettes, the Doane marching drum corps, was active in women's athletics and was a sophomore attendant to the May Fete Queen. In the Congregational Church, she has been a Sunday school teacher, choir member and in Youth Fellowship. Miss Norris, a brown-eyed brunette, is 5-6 and weighs 115. Her hobbies are dancing, read ing, watching baseball, football and basketbal, swimming, wa terr skiing, fishing, boating, music, scrabble and dressmak ing. Linda Norris A-; r ' I -f . l ill 'YfO'- if?- j 1 1 Jr 1 1 J " Ill aiJ I 111 if CD l k - I til I t. i .tHt... ...... : i ; LONG STRETCH Bill Long of a Tempe, Ariz., firm specializ ing' in flag-pole painting made the job of painflng the Courthouse pole look easy here Tuesday. I'sing a pair of chain pedestals, and with an assist from custodian John Beckman who hold a steady ing rope, Long did the painting in less than an hour. Beckman said "it was the first paint job for the pole since il was installed in 1957. School EBteqin Plattsmouth public and paro chial schools begin their 1960-61 school year this week with both expecting increases in enroll ment. St. John's Catholic School act ually began school last Thurs day but it was for just a half day and a full-day schedule will be initiated Tuesday. Public schools open Tuesday with a part-day schedule to as sign classrooms, issue books and take care of any last-minute details left undone in the pre school registrations. Tuesday, public elementary school children will attend only from 9 to 10:30 a.m., according to assignments made in pre registration or completed by cards mailed to parents of pupils involved in changes. Pupils who have not been registered previously will com plete registration forms Tuesday afternoon at Central School, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Student of grades 7 through 12 will meet Tuesday at 8:30 at the new gym in convocation. A full schedule of classes in the public schools, kindergarten through 12th grade, begins Wednesday. This year for the first time, classes will be held in places outside the school plant: In St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church, 5th Street and Avenue A. And in the First Presbyterian Church, 7th Street and 2nd Avenue South. Aiifl possmiy in the basement ot the Public Library, 4th Street and Avenue A. Police Chief Fred Tesch today called attention to school zone signs newly installed in the vi .inuy of the new school sites and urged motorists to observe all precautions in those as well as any school areas in the city. Automatic school stop lights dii Chicago and Washington Avenues will be placed -in serv ice Monday to give drivers a day whicn to become accus tomed to their operation before ihe start of school. New crosswalks were painted by the Cuy Street Dept. in the vicinity of the three new tem porary school areas and cross walk paint was renewed at regu lar school crossings. In today's Journal, the City Council in an advertisement calls attention to the resump tion of school and urges -drive to especially cautio is in the new IPW and customary school areas. That message is "Give the Children a Brake!" .'N,,A i t' A W 1 WW Year Tuesday Plattsmouth School Calendar Following is the calendar for, the public school year which be gins, Tuesday, Sept. 6. The calendar was approved by the Board of Education early this month. Sept. 6, School begins (Tues day). Sept. 23, Dismiss school Fri day noon for KKK. Oct. 27-28, Teachers conven tion (Thursday & Friday i. Nov. 4, End of First Quarter. Nov. 24-25, Thanksgiving Va cation, dimiss Wednesday 2:30. Nov. 23. Dec. 24 through Jan. 2, 1961: Christmas Vacation, Dismiss Friday 2:30, Dec. 23. Jan 20, End of Second Quar ter. Jan. 23, Beginning of Second Semester. March 31 through April 3: Easter Vacation, dismiss Thurs day 2:30, March 30. May 23, Baccalaurcjttj Serv ices 8 p.m. (Sunday). May 31, End of Fourth Quar ter. May 31, Commencement Exer-cisps--8 n.m. (Wednesday). rum mm .w mwm f nwn "s, l . ,'i' -'S ! till v,n ml ' - ' S - ' "J .' vr. " " . , v - A , V ; 'I (',' ' t i . t OFFICERS Mrs. Ivan Balfour, Auxiliary state president; Leo Roddv, War Dads state president; and Ivan Balfour, War Dads state 'Welcome To Plattsmouth!' South and west approaches to PlaUMiiouth are now marked with new signs installed by an outdoor advertising company for the Piattsmouth Chamber o! Commerce. i he s ens are situated before tLe business district turnoff where the through-Plattsmouth route of Highway 73-75-34 and the new by-pass and Highway Ju i Louisville ..ioad1. On the Chamber committee which arranged for the signs ,-eie ttlnore Brink, chairman, and John Schreintr, John O' Connell and Joe Zastcra. in;; s.Kiis bid travelers "Wel come to I'lattsmouth." 353 Louisville Enrollment 1st Day of School School started Monday with a decrease in the high school en rollment. This is just the first dc?y tabulation and there may be more later. Enrollment the first day was 358. Preliminary figures are: high school seniors, 23; jun iors, 18; sophomores, 26; fresh men, 35. Grade school 8th grade, 27; 7th, 22;. 6th. 22; 5th, 32; 4th,. 28; 3rd, 28; 2nd, 28; 1st, 34; and Kndersarten, 35. Total for the high school is 102, ai.d the grade school, 256. 'Home and Family Protection' Is Extension Lesson "Home and Family Protec tion" is the title of the lesson that will be given to 70 Exten sion club leaders in September. The dates and places are as, fellows Sept. 12, Agricultural Aulitorium, Weeping Water; Sept. 13, (Northwest Center, place to be announced later); Sept. 15, Mrs. Ronald Halvor sen's home, Eagle: Sept. 15, Lewiston Social Center, east of Murray; Sept. 16, Gas Co., Piattsmouth. . The meetings will commence at 1:30 p.m. The extension leaders will dis cuss some of the dangers of Mother Nature's force, as well as man-made forces. Portion of Street School Playground A nortion of public street will be barricaded here as play ground area for students at tending regular school classes at First Presbyterian Church. Police Chief Fred Tesch said 2nd Avenue South from 7th Street west to the driveway of Wimpy 's Inn had been request ed by the schools as play area during time of recess for ele mentary pupils temporarily housed this school year at the Presbyterian Church. No other play area is available there. Commission Meets The Cass County Board of Commissioners wiil meet Tues day beginning about mid-morning for their regular first meet ing of September. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 secretary for I "J in v til V W A LABOR DAY WISH: Let the labor of our hands and of our minds be used unselfishly for the benefit of all men. (For a salute by Ipcal On Labor Day, Consider Motions Accomplishments, Goals Ahead ! By Secretary of Labor : James P. Mitche'il Labor Day is a fitting occa sion to reflect on the achieve ment of a spiritual and Material strength unparalleled In history. This year finds the Nation's gross national product at over a half trillion dollars, which means that we are producing more goods and services than ever before. Total employment, which now stands close to 69 million, will continue to reach new record highs through 1960. Personal income, measured In terms of real purchasing power, is at an all-time high. Thirty-four million American families, or about 58 per cent, own their own homes, the high est number in history. Labor Day 1960 also finds more men and women because of the steady improvement of their working conditions, and because of a growing premium on their skill and craftsmanship taking increasing pride and satisfaction in their jobs. Truly, Americans have reach ed a remarkable level of well being. But we must strive harder to meet the challenges that still lie before us. A small but important seg ment of our economy is still ex cluded from the general pros perity. The migrant farm work er makes on the average less than $1,000 a year or only about : I .1 I. i -i t f f'.-. , " )(v "t'- 5 fij. i .'C'JC ' -"I (!-' - r- ' ' - . '"li f 4'', , ,jk'''yz 'S "'i V 'i' uiL...... a,.. the past term are shown at the 1 mr I V . State War Dads and Auxiliary Contention at I Nebraska City. They are all from Union. ' Maul business and and women of inside). one-fifth the average of non - farm workers. If the migrant is to take his rightful place as a beneficiary of our wealthy so ciety, he must be granted equal economic opportunity. Discriminatory nuing prac tices are still depriving many older people, Negroes and other minority group workers, and women of jobs they are able and willing to do. Because equal op portunity is a fundamental right of every citizen, we must step up our efforts to eliminate such, inequalities. Although employment is at an all-time high, unemployment! due to technological change, loss of markets, the exhaustion of resources in certain areas, or the movement of industrial plants from one region to an other remains a problem in some parts of our country. We must continue to attack nv.A;n , . ; . ...... . . . , ciuumi; aim pciaisLciiL uucm- ployment on every front: locally, through the initiative of the communities in attracting new industry, and on the State and national levels, by the creation of constructive assistance pro grams. Labor and management must devise in an atmosphere of mutual understanding, and with the public welfare in mind new ways for meeting the prob- War Dads, The 17th annual convention of the American War Dads and Auxiliary was held in Nebraska City Auo. 23 at the Grand Hotel. Mrs. Eunice Balfour, Union, I president, presided at the meet j nig oi the Auxiliary. !l Leo RouUy, Unum, War Dads i, president, was in charge of their meeting. The two were elected a year ago at Crawford. Mis. Biiiuur s theme was Americanism for All. It waj c.n- ried out throughout ihe con- vtntion. Alter a pre-convention meet ing friday nigat, the coavon- tion opened Saturday moiniiir, 1 with a jo.nt ceremony oi un men's and women's groups. men's and women's group iiioe was preociuatioii , i colors piedge to the flag, the Nt tional Anthem, invocation I; oi a- by Rev. Ted Youngerman of lsi Luineran, NebrasKa City. 'Ihe address oi welcome was by Robert McKissicK, the re sponse by Sidney Verg.th of Al liance. National presidents Mrs. May Fiizsunmons oi trait, Kan., ai.d Mcivin Buck of Kansas C 1 1 y. ,viin-i Wt.,-e uitroduoed. 'ihe War Dads and Auxiliary then had their separate sessions. Mrs. baitour conducted the professions to the laboring men the Cass County community, see lems which are vital to their own interests as well as to the luture of the economy prob lems such as those dealing with the effects of technological change, uneconomical wprk practices. the division of pro - ductivity gains, and the impact of foreign competition on American markets. These are challenges worthv of the American people. They must be met with intelligent and workable solutions and with the help of a citizens working to gether. With such an approach. with the help and support of a Government dedicated in t. h e lreedom, dignity, and progress cf its citizens, the American people will rise to new levels of strength and well-being. Monday Holiday For Most People VfnnHnv Tchnrrinv u:illhPO hoUday 'for neary ' everyone here. Nearly all stores, the bank, most other businesses and the Courthouse will be closed. A few essential services will operate as usual. Shirley Fitch submitted to major surgery Monday at Clark son Hospital, room 733. She is getting along fine. Auxiliary Meet at NC ) Auxiliary meeting before a new i;-.-iar nag g.ven ner ny we Dr. Award. aska Senator Carl Curtis. The i Auxiliary - president. Mrs. liag Lad been fiown in Wash- Bessie Cogdill. Chadron; isl vice .r.gton, D. C, July 4. i preaident, Grace Wallace. Oma- State officers introduced by! ha; 2nd vice president. Emm.i Airs. Eaifour were Vice President Kruse, Minatare; secretary, Ann Mrs. Sidney Vorp.Lh of Alliaiue, j M o o d y, C'hadron; treasurer. Secretary Mrs. Leo Roddy ofiDcihia Roddy. Union; chaplain Union and Treasurer Mrs. Edna I fast, E sie Kngry, FremonM 3heppaid of Alliance. chaplain west, I.ydia Vi'rg.ith. The wlccrae was by Nora ! ALiance; historian. Ann Karlin, '.Icycr, prec.d. nt of the Nebr- jf'remonl; sr rgeant-at-anns. .ska City Cnapter, the response Hazel H:;ni', riar nlaml :y Mrs. Margaret Young:.l.i;i of! Auxiliary Council - - Kathrvn niaha. Bischof. Nebraska City; Edna In the afternoon, patriotic or-1 Kh'eparri. Alliance; Clair Shelby, aii.i.a.ioiis were recognized and ! On aha: Acidic McLauv.hlin, Eva the national pre.-adent spoke. Tu:hek, Aliiance and Eunice De:e;jaii-s toured Nebraska j Palfour. Hnion. City. i War Dads - president, John Sa.urday niht. a b.mqurt wa.. Kruse. Mir.atare: vice president. , fi.i n s te .1 ::i rt :n-k T .vimi ' Maurice Rcl.ev. Fre ionf. trea- -f i-1 . . 1 - . . , . with 1 atrick Nurton of Boys l'o.vn as (mite. Mrs. Cf.liour presented chap .er awards lor out iiaiidiiu' worx. New Baifour oi Neivuvka piay ed accordiOii numbtrs and Mrs. Jarol Attebrry of Union sang. Robert Gradoville ot the (J .niiha VA Hospital was sptaktr Sanday morning the Union .hap;er conducted a ceremony lor a joint session. Union won the History Rook Wednesday Crash Victim Still 'Critical' One of four local women hurt in a car accident at the Cedar Creek Road crossing of the U.S. 73-75 by-puss is still receiving intensive care at Me thodist Hospital and her condi tion is described as "critical." She Is Mrs. Dale Sutton who sullered a ruptured spleen and was operated on Wednesday night. She also sustained a la cerated knee, cracked knee cap and head Injuries the .extent of which is not known. While Mrs. Sutton was still listed as "critical" today, im provement in her condition was reported. . Her son, Roger, who Is aboard ship on a Navy cruise, by today still had not been reached. The uccident Wednesday after noon as five Plattsmouth wo men were returning from work in Omaha and their car was struck broadside as it turned to go on Cedar Creek Road re sulted in fatal injuries to Mrs. Grace Koke, 51. She died en route to the hospital. Mrs. Susan Titus, driver of the car, suffered cuts, bruises and shock. She is home and "walk ing around." Mrs. Charles Shafer, who was riding in the middle of the back seat of the Titus car, is in "fair" condition at Methodist Hospital. She might come home today, it was reported. She suffered bruises, cuts, shock and should er and arm injuries. Mrs. Freda Smalley, sister of Mrs. Koke, is "getting along fine." She suffered shock, cuts and bruises. She was released from the hospital Thursday. Mrs. Smalley was riding in the back seat on the left side. Mrs. Koke was seated in the back on the right at the point of Impact and Mrs. Sutton on the righj? in the front seat. The other car,' northbound, was driven by Albeit S. Lutrick, Omaha. He was not hurt but his wife and daughter were hos pitalized. The Titus car had been fol- ; lowing a truck before the turn j was made, it was reported to the . sheriff. Friday, Mrs. Koke's son Char- ; les and Mrs. Koke and their four children of Phoenix, Ariz., arrived here for Mis. Koke's funeral today. Curtis, Cunningham Cass County Republicans will i nav'e a Recognition and Fund 1 Raising Dinner Sept. 9 at 6:30 I at Mui'dock High School Audi- torium. Sen. Carl Curtis and Rep. Glenn Cunningham will be fea tured speakers at the dinner. County and state candidates for office will also be present. THE WEATHER Compiled for the Plattsmouth Journal at. the Masonic Home Weather Station, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. Sept. 1, 2, lfllJO Iate ( High Low Pree, Thursday .... 88 71 .00 Friday 86 70 .08 Forecast: High in mid 90's; low in 70's; Continued sunny and hot. Sun sets tonight at G:.r4: rise? Sunday at 5:53 a.m. A Ward. Fremont, ihn SlT-.nhnnlf . ' surer. H. A.. Hardy: serjeant-at-arms, Ed Morris, Linion. !Sixty-se-.en attended the con , ( r.ti(;n. Mrs. Balfour and Roddy, the retiring president.-:, are members of pioneer county families. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Balfour were guests of the Iowa War Dads Str.te Cunvenium at Kno :- jville. invited by Henry Kaufl- man ot council uiuus ana tra veling with 32 others from Coun cil Blulls on a chadded bus.