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TUBE IPUOTSIMI JJflDDE&fMIL Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 80 NUMBER 9 TWENTY-FOUR PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1960 TEN CENTS PER COPY Superintendent Advises: e Keaiistsc, deeic- races bi Frobina School Needs' By (). F. Mussina n Ciity Supt. of Srhools There has been considerable j discussion in recent weeks con- j cerning the overcrowed condi-1 tions in the city .school. Perhaps j It would be more accurate to I state that the problems of the j w Cl1 m"" I .. ..,. a c ur...K ulukU, .u. ; this predicament is one of the i reasons for our increasing taxes. ; Interest in our schools is to , be encouraged. And, in like manner, discussion of school problerns with an honest intent of improving the school and the community is one of the best ways of gaining an understand ing of the issues which face the community. However, such dis cussion, when based on pre judice or inaccurate information can only be harmful to both the school and the community. Our community is in an area of population growth. Therefore, this sttuntion, along with the inflation of our time, must ulti- industry' To Be Subject For C of C Talk Jan. 5 The Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce has a commitment from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Associated In dustries of Nebraska that their Field Representative, R. L. McFeely will be present to ad dress the Chamber members and other Interested parties at the Annual Chamber Banquet Jan. 5, 1961, at the Lions Club at 6:30 p.m. Louis Kcil Dies At Omaha Hospital; Funeral Friday Louis Keil, 75, lifelong resi dent of Cass County, died Wed nesday morning at 3:40. Mr. Keil died as the result of a stroke suffered two days ago. He has been hospitalized since the stroke. He was born March 27, 1885, at the farm home of his parents, John Peter Keil and Katherine Wolff, pioneer residents of the Cedar Creek community. He spent his early days on the farm until moving to Plattsmouth. On Jan. 25, 1951, he was mar ried to Janet Forbes at Las Vegas. They made their home here since their marriage. In the last years Mr. Keil was en gaged as mail messenger at the local Post Office until his re tirement and also operated a plumbing business for the past few years. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Janet Keil, Plattsmouth; foster daughter, Mrs. Thyra Palmer, Omaha; two grandchildren; one great grandchild. Preceding him in death were his first wife Christine Schroeder Keil in 1934, and son, Carl, in 1959; parents and 14 brothers and sisters. He was the last member of his parents' family. Mr. Keil was brought up in the Lutheran Church. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. the chapel of the Caldwell Linder Funeral Home. Rev. G. E. Seybold, pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church will officiate. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery, west of Plattsmouth. Visiting hours will be today (Thursday) afternoon and even ing, 4 to 6 and 7 to 9. THE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL Official County and City Paper Established In 1881 Published Semi-Weekly. Mon days and Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass Coun ty. Nebr. Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of March R 1879 SHOPPING DAYS .Willi mately lead to continual in creases In taxes. Now, -unless this axiom is accepted, further discussion is futile, since it is Impossible to provide the facili ties, tools and services required to , maintain educational stan dards on a reduced budget. Currently, one proposed at- tack to the problem of meeting m ,mme(jlate need is to refuse , , , f ,. .,nh cv,,,i ft" Jtour srh0ols. However, this approach is not the true solution to our problem. For example, there are 129 pupils enrolled in our high school at the present time which the School District is re- celving free high school tuition, j This revenue provides $71,595 1 toward the district budget. Last year the cost of educating one pupil in our high school was $322.42. and our cost will rise this year, so that we can well assume that it will be $330 for each pupil in membership. Therefore, on this basis, it will cost the School District con- "All Chamber members are urged to attend, to learn more about what we can do to help encourage industry in our area. This as you all know Is a big question and Is very important to our community. Also the elec tion of five new board members vill take place and the annual report for 1960 will be given," Chamber Manager Harold Smock said. This meeting is open to the public, anyone interested can purchase tickets at the Chamber Office for $1.50 per plate. Call the Chamber Office for more in formation. Mrs. Schalk Heads County's 'Heart Driye' The appointment of Mrs. Rus sell Schalk, Plattsmouth, as Cass County Heart Fund Chair man, was announced today by Miss Helen L. Becker of Lincoln, Nebraska Heart Fund Chair man, in preparation for the 1961 Heart Fund Campaign, which begins throughout the nation on February 1st. The fund-raising drive will reach its high point on Heart Sunday, February 26th, when thousands of volunteers in all communities of Nebraska will call on their neighbors for con tributions to the Heart Fund. Contributions to the Heart Fund make possible the support of heart and blood vessel disease research, not only in Nebraska, but in clinics and university lab oratories throughout the "nation. Research is the Heart Associa tion's top priority, but Heart Fund dollars are also being spent for programs of public and professional education and community service, which are the by-products of research. "The Heart and blood vessel diseases are still the nation's number 1 health enemy," Mrs. Schalk said. "If we can firmly establish this fact in the minds of residents in Cass County, they will recognize the importance of putting the Heart Fund at the top of their, gift lists for health." Final Will e Page One Final Judging 4 col The Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce announced today that the final judging of the Christ mas Home Decorating Contest will be Dec. 19th and 20th be tween the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. The contest will be judged this year by Father Mike Pleskac of St. John's Church, Father Robert Hodgson of St. Luke's Church and Rev. Vernard Utley of the siderably less than the $71,595 received to provide a high school education for the 129 youngsters involved. Secondly, the refusal to accept the 129 youngsters into our school would provide only tem porary and limited relief for the overcrowded conditions. For, since we would continue to provide a complete program, we would gain but three class rooms for elementary purposes, and none of the three classrooms would be especially satisfactory for elementary instruction. In addition, these three rooms would be filled next school term, and the following year we would again be confronted with the problem of insufficient class- room space. In the meantime, it would be necessary to levy an additional four mills against lo cal property to make up for revenues lost from the free high school tuition source. I wish to say, however, that these figures and statements should not, in any way, be in terpreted to mean that I am per sonally , opposed to reorganiza tion. On the contrary, I. feel reor ganization is necessary, and I believe all efforts should be made to bring it about as quick ly as possible. However, I do not feel that anything can be gained by refus ing to allow boys and girls from our logical service areas to en roll in our high school. Taxes have always been and should always be considered crit- icallv by the citizens of a com munity. However, taxes should not be the point of chief conten tion, but rather the service purchased with the tax revenue should be the major objective. It has been my experience in the oast that the money provid ed the local school district has consistently been used to good advantage, and it is the obvious and valid policy of the present School Board and Administra tion to continue this practice of prudence. Free public education has been the basis for our American way of life. Our society, which is our community, is faced with the problem of continuing the suoport of this principle. One reason why Plattsmouth is faced with the critical situa tion before us, is due to the ob solete taxing methods practiced by the State of Nebraska. Our problem of school finance would be greatly alleviated if the State would" accept its ob ligation toward education. This obligation could be met by broadening the state tax base and earmarking the revenue gained for the support of the public schools. Basically, then, this is our situation. Plattsmouth, along with thousands of other towns and cities in this shrinking world, is feeling the results of the "population explostion." This presents to our communi ty the challenge to provide the necessary education for our youngsters. Taxes must therefore continue to rise to meet the educational standards required to accom modate the needs of our young sters. I am certain, therefore, that by working together keeping in mind always that .the future pretty well depends on the edu cation provided our children to day Plattsmouth will meet the challenge confronting us to day for a brighter tomorrow. Judging of one Southern Baptist Church. Rules this year were set up by the General Nationwide Christmas Decorating Contest. The Judges will consider the following points: ARTISTIC MERIT 30 Points Design. Composition and arrangement of elements. Color Scheme. . ORIGNALITY 20 Points New lighting ideas or effects. Conditioned Industrial Use Granted The City Council voted Mon day night to, give permission for a non-conforming use of three lots on Wintersteen Hill near the city limits.. Melvin Whitehouse had earlier asked the Council to rezone the lots from "residential" to "light industry" to permit him to man ufacture "patio blocks" (step ping stones and related pro ducts. The Council referred the re quest for rezoning to the City Plan Commission. Under the city's new zoning ordinance the area is residential and the type of operation Whitehouse contem plates not permissable. Monday night, the Council heard a letter from the Plan Commission. It denied the re quest for rezoning. "If zoning is to be effective, there must be sta bility of zoning ... . " and "the area is potentially residential and should not be developed industrially," the letter said in part. ' Whitehouse Monday night told the Council he could not see de velopment of the area as resi dential sites in the near future and asked whether the Council would permit his business oper ation with the stipulation he cease on notice by the city should the area develop. The Council agreed to this, providing Whitehouse sign a waiver to cease operation on notice and also' present a peti tion from all tiie resident proper ty owners adjoining his lots say ing they do not object. Whitehouse said he had con tacted all but one of his neigh bors and found no objection. He said the business would not be objectionable In any way, is "really nothing more than a hobby." He said he was only asking a permit to do what a lot of peo ple are doing without a permit. Senator McHugh, Selects Standby Under New Law State senators have named "Standby Legislators" to serve in case of emergency resulting from an enemy attack or im minent attack thereof. These standbys are named under the continuity of govern ment amendment to the state constitution approved by the voters on November 8th. Senator Edwin F. McHugh of Murdock, representing the third district of Cass and Sarpy coun ties, has selected the following three men all familiar wtth governmental operation in case of an emergency, Chris Metzger, Cedar Creek, H. L. Gayer of Papillion and Herman L. Borne meier of Elmwood. CORRECTION The Journal has been informed it misquoted Board of Public Works Manager Robert Cappell on prospects for completion of the sewage treatment plant here. Cappell said Tuesday, some of the work might be done by Feb. 1 but that "we'll be very lucky to get the plant into operation bv April." Help Fight TB Use Christmas Seals iSfff Decorations ec. 19 and 2 New ways of using standard devices such as luminitus plaques, candles, cutouts, wreaths, and shapes formed with Christmas lamps. LIGHTING TECHNIQUES 30 Points Use of regular Christmas lamps. Use of spot and flood lamps (with or without filters). Use of other lamps such as fluroescent, circline, reflector mmmm,m .in i i i i j i.. i w ' mi .i i, ... i .m m, in.,, i a , , m,g,mm . mi .iiiu,,,i mi i ,. t - k - 5,1 i , , , '-V; Rilr FRESH VANTAGE POINT The air was crisp, brisk and fresh atop the County Court house belltower Tuesday afternoon when this picture was taken. A white speck up there was Paul Baburek of Baburek Metal Conditioning Co., Plattsmouth, or Lester Edmonds who was helping him (it was too far away to tell which). 'Sewer Use Fee Fnr To All Board Says The Board of Public Works in a letter to the City Council Mon day night said it believes the new- sewer use fee "is fair and just to everyone concerned" in answering an objection filed earlier by three trailer court operators. The operators had said they thought the $1 minimum charge for each trailer unfair and in equitable. In its letter, the Board said "any concession made to (trail er courts) would have to be made to everyone connected with the sewer." The use fee (the minimum for a residential user is $1 a month) was put into effect last month to finance construction and opera tion of the city's sewage treat ment plant and maintenance of the city's sewer system. The Council moved to send a copy of the Board's letter to the objecting trailer court operators. Firemen Called To "Chevy" Garage Wednesday Night Wednesday evening the fire department was called to the Cass County Motor Co. at 6th and First Avenue. A truck that was being work ed on, caught fire and did dam age to the engine. There was a great deal of smoke filled the workroom, but aside from the damage to the truck and mctor, there was no los The building was not dam aged by the fire. color lamps, 25 and 40 watt enameled. INGENUITY 20 Points In using structure of house, in using surroundings to advan tage. Under these rules homes with the most lights or the most ex pensive displays are not neces sarily winners: 1st place, $25. 2nd place, $15. 3rd place, $10. VFW Toys-Clothes Distribution Set For Dec. 19-20 The annual Veterans of For eign Wars distribution of toys to needy children of the Corn unity will be Dec. 19 and 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., each night in the Plattsmouth Armory on Chicago Avenue. Parents are .asked to pick up toys and clothing for their fam ily during the designated times. The toys were repaired and refinished and some were donat ed new for the program in a citywide solicitation earlier this month. The VFW would like to, know the names of recipients for the toys and for Christmas food bas kets for needy families in this area. Truckload of Copper Wire Stolen Here Thieves broke into the Con sumers Power Company sub station warehouse here Tuesday evening and made off with a company truck loaded with used copper wire. Entrance was gained o the building by cutting off a pJlock. Inside the intrudets loaded the company truck with a power saw and about 1,600 pounds of used copper wire. The truck was ;ound abandon ed about a mile south of the sub-station in a corn field. It had been only driven a short distance and apparently was used only to transfer the stolen wire to another vehicle. Sheriff Tom Solomon made the rounds of junk yards in Omaha with samples of the wire to alert dealers. 3 Journals Next Week Three issues of The Journal will be printed next week, Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The Saturday printed edition will be dated Monday, Doc. 26. . Tiie Journal will he closed Dec. 26, along with most of Plattsmouth businesses. Closing for classified advertising for the edition to be printed Saturday will be 9 a.m. Saturday. The Journal hopes to have the Dec. 2G edition ready for distribution before noon Christmas Eve. ' Advertisers and news sources are asked to note this arrangement and cooperate. The following week. The Journal will be printed Thursday and Saturday, the latter issue in lieu of the Jan. 2 printing. Baburek is repairing the belltower roof, the final operation in reconditioning the entire Court house roof. Baburek, when asked how the weather was up on the platform on the peak, said simply, "Just fine." The job is more of less routine for him. The tower roof is copper coated. Part of Old Lincoln Sewer Being Replaced More than 130 feet of a "flat spot" in the old Lincoln Avenue santitary sewer is being re placed to correct recurringi stoppage. A representative of Henning son, Durham and Richardson of Omaha which designed the sew er, Monday night told the City Council evidently faulty con struction caused stoppage. The work of finding the' fault and repairing it was slowed the past week when workmen using a trenching machine hit and broke a two-inch water main. The engineering firm repre sentative said that flow in the sewer evidently is retarded by mud which invades the sewer when storm water gets in around manhole covers or through a break in the sewer somewhere along the line. Flushing may help to clear the line of mud and sand, he said. He said the mud is "one of the hazards of unpaved streets." The "flat spot" is south of 6th on Lincoln Avenue. FHA, FFA Ask 'Alumni' To Christmas Dance The Plattsmouth FFA and FHA will have their annual Christmas Dance Monday, Dec. 19, 7:30. All alumni of FHA and FFA are invited. An FFA Sweetheart and FHA King will be selected and crowned. Call Your News And Social Itrms to 241 Free Movie For Kiddies Here Saturday Dale Draper, Chairman of the Plattsmouth Jayeees Christmas Movie announced today that Saturday, Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. will be the time for the annual Free Christmas Movie shown for kid dies in Platsmouth. The movie, at Cass Theater, lasts about one and one-half hours and has all of the kWJs' favorite cartoons, Diaper said. He emphasized that this is a free event and that all children are welcome. Also witfli this annual event, the Mrs. Jayeees of Plattsmouth will give away treats to the chil dern as they leave the theater. It was reported there will be Mrs. Jayeees as well as Jayeees on hand to watch the kiddies. Dean Biles is director at the theater and Mrs. Helen Smock is serving as chairman of treats. Junior High Christmas Dance Friday Night The Christmas party and dance for all Plattsmouth Junior High students, sponsored by the Junior High Pep Club, has been set for Dec. 16, Friday night, from 7:30 to 10:30 at the High Srhool Auditorium. Theme of the affair is Fantasy in Frost. A Jack and Jill Frost will be crowned during the festivities. They will be an 8th grade boy and girl to be elected by the 8th grade. Refreshments will be served. Parents of students are also in vited to attend, Tom Detwiler, faculty advisor said. Dear Santa . . Dear Santa Claus: ' I, Betty Lou Albin, want a watch and bed room slippers, size 5. Tablecloth and bedroom slippers for Mother. Also bed spread. For Daddy, bring socks, shirt, corncob pipe, two of them Thanks Betty Lou Albin. Dear Santa: I want a record player, a big doll and a baton. I will be a good girl. I will leave you some milk and cookies. Please bring my sister the same toys you bring me. She will be good, too. Cindy Zachry. Dear Santa: I want a stroller big enough for Jeanie, a set of dishes and a sewing machine and material and a puzzle for me and my brother, Love, Debbie Spangler, R.R. 2 Plattsmouth. Council Sees 1st Plans of Rogers Residential Site Preliminary drawings of a residential development east of Chicago Avenue south and Hold redge Street were shown to the City Council Monday night. The area is to be developed by A. B. (Buck) Rogers. He was at the Council meeting together with a design engineer to ask some questions. Rogers said he plans to begin grading of the site shortly after Jan. 1 and wants to get approval of the general layout.. The matter was referred to the City Plan Commission for study and recommendation. THE WEATHER Dee. 12, 13, 11, l!)f,0 Date High Low Prec. Monday 2fi 13 .00 Tuesday 37 22 .00 Wednesday . . 43 24 .00 Forecast: Partly cloudy cold er, strong winds. Ilh'.h low 30's; low around 15. Sun sets tonight at 4:.riG; rises Friday at 7:43 a.m. Stores Open Daily Till Chrisfmas r Shop in Plattsmouth for Best Buys Q 9 P. M.
