The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1901-current, December 12, 1960, Image 1

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    PUBLISHED
SEMI-WEEKLY,
Monday-Thursday
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Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families
VOLUME 80
EIGHT PACES
PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1960
TEN CENTS PER COPY
NUMBER 8
Reminder about
Christmas Seals
In Mail Here
Cass County residents will
soon be receiving a colorful re
minder about Christmas Seals
from the Cass County Tubercu
losis Committee.
Mailed out today, the remin
der is also a plea, asking those
who received Seals to send con
tributions to the county TB
organization.
The Christmas Seal reminder
Is a special return envelope ad
dressed to the Cass County Tu
berculosis Association. Artwork
thows an attractive young
house-wife discovering a pile of
unmailed letters in her hus
band's coat pocket. The mes
sage reads, "He forgot to mail
my letters. Did this happen to
you? Did you forget to send
your Christmas Seal contribu
tion to fight TB? None of us
can afford to forget tubercu
losis. It is not too late to mail
your contrirbutlon today,
Christmas Seals help protect
the family circle. Help fight TB
Use Christmas Seals."
Mrs. Oliver Schiber Christmas
Seal Chairman said, "Contribu
tions are needed for expansion
of the tuberculosis control pro
gram. Christmas Seal funds
make possible health education
programs, medical research,
case finding and rehabilitation
of TB patients."
Christmas Seal sale is spon
sored by Cass County Salon No
441 of the 8 & 40.
County Fair
To Get $1,224
From Ak-Sar-Ben
LINCOLN Nebraska's coun
ty fairs will receive an all-tme
record In revenue from the 1960
Thoroughbred horse racing sea
son in this state, Dr. H. C. Zel
lers of Lincoln, chairman of the
Nebraska State Racing Com
mission, reDorted today.
A total of $113,878.50 is being
distributed this week ,by the
Commission, with all 93 counties
In Nebraska receiving an equal
share.
Each county will receive $1,
224.50 as compared to last year's
previous record high of $1,113.01.
Two years ago the amount was
$785.55.
Dr. Zellers attributed the re
cord sum to the "outstanding
patronage at Ak-Sar-Ben and
the other Nebraska tracks."
As in the past, the bulk of the
revenue came from the Ak-Sar-Ben
meeting In Omaha, which
contributed $81,269.45 in admls-,
sion taxes and license fees col
lected. In addition to the funds re
ceived from the Racing Com
mission, Nebraska's county fairs
were also aided during the year
by additional appropriations,
contributed directly by Ak-Sar-Ben,
of more than $37,000 to
help the fairs make permanent
improvements on their fair
grounds, $25,000 for 4-H and FFA
premiums and $25,000 for open
class premiums and clean-up
spruce-up painting programs.
Nebraska's general tax fund
under the 2 per cent mutuel tax
received a total of $584,545.90
from the meetings at Omaha,
Grand Island, Columbus, Lincoln
and South Sioux City, which
were subject to taxation, of
which $452,144.72 came from Ak-
Sar-Ben.
Thus, the state of Nebraska
shared In Ak-Sar-Ben's race
meet to the extent of more than
half a million dollars this year.
Xmds Toyshop
Asks Clothing
The VFW Christmas Toyshop
here has put out j& call for
clothing as well as toys and
household articles
Clothing is desperately need
ed, one of the committee in
charge said. If you have any to
donate, please call Harry Por
ter, 9113; or William Tibbs,
6255, or Jack Barnard, 9150.
Also, if anyone knows of a
needy family who would ap
preciate and need a Christmas
food basket, please contact any
of the men mentioned above.
SHOPPING
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AND IHtlKE I SAW A CKOU1), A HOST OF SMILING dollies, j for C hi isinius. ll'ii be "Merry Christmas" from Piattsmouth Blue
special for somebody's Christmas. "Somebody" in the ease of these birds and Camp Fire Girls who worked on the project together
100 dolls shown at the home of Mrs. Jack Brookhouser here hap- with others of the Omaha Council of Camp Fire Girls,
pens to be a lot of little girls who otherwise might not get a doll
Cub Scout
Committee Meets,
Schedules Dates
The Cub Scout Committee met
at the Blue Flame Room of the
Oas Company the past week.
The Cub Scout Pack meeting
was set for Monday, Dec. 19, at
7:30 p.m. In the High School
Qymnasium.
Each Cub Is to bring canned
goods which will 4se distributed
to needy families in the com
munity. Gifts made by the Cubs will
be displayed.
Santa will distribute candy
treats after the meeting.
The committee set the Jan
uary pack meeting for the 27th
and the Blue and Gold Banquet
for Feb. 24. Both those events
will be at the high school audi
torium. The basketball program for
Cubs will begin Saturday, Jan. 7,
from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Santa To Be at
Louisville Dec. 17
LOUISVILLE (Special) San
ta Claus will make his annual
trip to Louisville Dec. 17 at 8
p.m. He will be at City Hall
with treats for kids of the Louis
ville area. The affair is spon
sored by the Chamber of Com
merce. 97th Birthday
LOUISVILLE (Special) Mrs.
Mary Group, former Louisville
resident who is living with her
daughter and son-in-law in Oma
ha, celebrated her 97th birthday
Dec. 5.
She is in fine health and active
for her age. Her address is
3048 Titus Avenue, Omaha.
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ALL SET Workmen at the sewage treat
ment plant site here were all set last week for
more winterlike weather. The "digester" unit
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Camp Fire Girls,
Here Give Santa a Lift
The Piattsmouth Bluebirds mother, while she dressed dolls,
and Camp Fire girls have been !
giving Santa Claus a helping
hand during the past two weeks.
The Camp Fire doll workshop
in Omaha gathered in some
seven-hundred dolls to be wash-
ed and repaired. They in turn
distributed these dolls among
the various districts represented
in the Omaha "Council of Camp
Fire girls. I
Piattsmouth girls did more
than their share during the re
cent weeks by dressing and even
making wigs for approximately
100 of these dolls.
Bluebirds did various tasks for
Boy, 1(3 Given
6-Month Sentence
A 16-year-old Otoe youth Fri
day pleaded guilty to breaking
and entering and was sentenced : viding construction continues at
to six months in the Cass Coun- the current pace,
ty Jail by District Judge Johnj Board 0f Public Works Mana
M. Dierks. Ber p0bert Cappell said work on
The boy admitted breaking a he treatment plant is about 50
window and entering Stohlman per cent done and continues de
Tavern at Manley.Nov. 27. pite colder weather.
New Librarian
LOUISVILLE (SpeclaD-
Mrs.
C. S. Hirsch, librarian, handed I
in her resignation to the Library
Board. After a discussion by the
Board, Mrs. W. S. McGrew, Sr.,
was named as new librarian.
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Bluebirds
and Camp Fire girls did a good
share of the sewing themselves
in order to fill another require
ment for passing rank.
The dolls are now being re
turned to the Camp Fire Office
for distribution to children for
j less fortunate than our own
k"little girls ii blue." These dolls
are twice blessed, first with the
joy of giving, and then that
joy of giving,
of receiving.
Good Progress Reported
On Sewage Disposal Plant
It is expected the sewage outlet sewer leading to the plant
treatment plant being built here
will be ready for operation next
Sprinn, perhaps by April, pro
Purtzer and Dutton of Nor-
ton, Kan., is building the plant.
A plastic shelter around the huge
Qigesier unit isee piciui; la
continue in comparative com
fort for masons.
Some more cement work has
to be done on the clarifier but
Inspector Jim Markham said
the cold isn't expected to curtail
that work.
Meanwhile, Anchor Construc
tion of Omaha is going ahead
with the sewer lines. The out
fall line to the Missouri River
from the plant is completed. The
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was encased in plastic so work could go on de
spite cold and whatever else occurred.
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Death of Former
Resident Here
Old friends here of the Sam
Giventer family, will regret to
learn of the death of Mrs. Ida
Giventer, 69, 3666 Cass street,
widow of the late Mr. Giventer.
She passed away on December
7th.
Survivors are two sons, Eugene
and Ned; daughter, Emma; six
grandchildren.
Funeral was on D, e c e m
ber -8th at the Jewish,' funeral
home, Interment at Golden Hill
cemetery.
is being installed and by last
weekend workmen had gone
about half way from the plant
site to the Burlington Railroad
tracks.
Work also continues on the
outlet and interceptor above the
tracks.
Markham said the cold will
probably help the sewer line
work if it isn't too severe. Trou
ble with the ground caving in
around the deep cuts is lessen
ed by frost.
Cappell said that if progress
continues the plant might be
completed by Feb. 1.
Piattsmouth and the Federal
Government which requires the
plant to be built are sharing
construction cost.
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job of putting a tile facing on the outside "dig- comfort and keep moisture at a minimum,
ester" wall went ahead. The shelter was heated
Mrs. Clara Arnold
Dies at Omaha
Hospital Sunday
Mrs. Clara Arnold, 72, resident
of this community for the past
50 years, died at 12:15 a.m. Sun
day at an Omaha hospital, as
result of a heart condition. She
had been in failing health four
years.
She was born Jan. 22, 1888, at
Keytesville, Mo., daughter of
David and Susan Small Lancas
ter. Nov. 22, 1903, she was married
at Bible Grove, Mo., to Virgil
Arnold, who preceded her in
death in 1946.
Surviving her are six children:
Mrs. Mable Rouse, Piattsmouth;
Mrs. Gladys Harris, Piattsmouth;
Wallace Arnold, Piattsmouth;
Rus.sell Arnold, Watson, Mo.;
Mrs. Betty Hathaway, Denver;
Mrs. Freda Smalley, Piatts
mouth; brother, Earl Lancaster,
Murray; sister, Mrs. Mary Ep
pings, Des Moines; half sister,
Mrs. Inez McCulloch, Murray;
two-half brothers, Bud March,
Denver, Frank March, Carthage,
Mo.; 31 grandchildren and 35
great-grandchildren.
Two children preceded her in
death.
Mrs. Arnold was devoted to her
horue and family, finding her
greatest pleasure in the care and
comfort of her children and
grandchildren.
When a child, she was bap
tized at a little county church
at Midway, Mo. She was active
in the affairs of the Community
Church at Piattsmouth since its
organization.
Funeral services will be at 2
p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of
the Caldwell-Linder Funeral
Home. The Rev. John Hoschar,
pastdr of the Community
Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Visiting hours are today (Mon
day) from 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 p.m.
at Caldwell-Linder.
Santa Land
Open Nightly
The Chamber Office annouc
ed today that Santa Claus will
be at Santa Land every night
except Sundays until the 24th
of December.
Santa will be at Santa Land
from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. He will
see all the good little boys and
girls on Saturday afternoon
from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Due to the fact that Santa
has so much to do on Christ
mas Eve he will be unable to be
at Santa Land, the Chamber
said.
1st Presbyterian
Has Reception for
Guest Minister
Sunday, First Presbyterian
Church of Piattsmouth had as
its guest and candidating minis
ter the Rev. Robert O. McLeod
of Central City.
After an informal reception
period during the afternoon, a
Congregational meeting was
voted to ex'tend a call to Rev.
McLeod.
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SANTA'S CANDID CAMERA Santa really is a Rood fellow,
you know. Children who visit Santa Land at the Chamber of Com
merce here, like the little girl above, are confident and happy as
they tell their fondest Christmas hopes.
Appeal Made for
Blood Donors
Here Dec.'l9
Mrs. Orval Kahler, Cass Coun
ty's Red Cross Chairman, to
day reminded readers the Blood
mobile will be in Piattsmouth
Dec. 19.
Mrs. Kahler said, "The past
census revealed Piattsmouth has
more than 6,000' people living
here, surely there are -100 to
200 people who can spare 30 to
40 minutes to give one pint of
blood and which perhaps some
time may save a life."
Oass County uses three times
as much blood as is given. Mrs.
Kahler said, "Let's not be caught
without some on hand when we
or some member . of our family
need a blood transfusion."
The Bloodmobile will be here
Dec. 19 at St. John's Auditorium
from 12 to 6 p.m. Anyone wish
ing to give a pint of blood may
do so anytime during the design
ated time of the Bloodmobile
visit.
"Those wishing to replace
blood used by anyone before may
do so. Just come to the Blood
mobile and tell the volunteer at
the registering desk whom you
wish the blood to be credited
to," said Mrs. Kahler.
For further information call
Mrs. Clara Bfrgmann 5995 or
Mrs. Orval Kahler 280.
CITY COUNCIL TONITE
The City Council will have a
regular meeting at 7:30 tonight
at City Hall.
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Dear
Santa . .
Dear Santa Claus:
My narai is Debbie Wagner,
and I am 3 years old. I asked
my mother to write to you for
me.
I've been a good girl all year.
I keep all my toys picked up
and play witn my little sister.
Tammy, when my mother is
busy.
Would you please bring a doll
with a pony tail and a pair of
roller skates for me. And could
you find a soft doll to brinir
Tammy, she is only 11 months
old.
My address is: 1015 Clinton
Street, Piattsmouth, Nebraska.
Love, Debbie and Tammy Wag
ner. Local WW 1 Vets
Attend Conference
John Ahrens, commander of
the locnl Veterans of World
Wur I Barracks, Herman Elling
son and II. M. Johnson attend
ed the mid-winter conference of
the Nebraska Departmennt of
the WW I organization in Grand
Island Sunday.
Plans for representation on
the State Veterans Board and
for National Legislation we're
discussed.
It is estimated that by March
1. 5.000 World War I veterans
will be enrolled in the statp or
ganization. It was reported that as of
now there are 39 Barracks
( posts i in Nebraska. It is ex
pected that there will be 50
posts by the March 1 deadline.
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Date Ilieh Low l'rec.
Thursday 25 12 .00
I Friday 23 10 .00
I Saturday 33 24 .tr
! Sunday 27 21 .00
I Forecast: Partly cloudy. High
near 30: low near 20.
! Sun sets t.oni;,ht a! 4:55; rises
Tuesday at 7:41 a.m.
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