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VOLUME 80
NUMBER 9
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PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1960
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Superintendent Advises:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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