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JflMJ PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday 1.7 Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME SO TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 12 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY. DECEMBER 26, 1960 - V , hoe PLOTSdDaJID-i ESIMIL LA SANTA GKTS ASSIST Santa nnsfen but much-neeiletl and appreciated assist ant on duly during times Santaland was open at the Chamber of Commerce here. Boy Scouts from Plattsmouth's two troops were on hand to man the record player, providing background music for Santa and also the downtown area. Helping with this detail were Scouts liilly Sprad lin, Tom Hansen, Parrel Draper, Gary French, County Hosts 9-County Soil-Water Conservation The Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Committee liftld one of their area meetings on Dec. 15, at the Agricultural Au ditorium at Weeping Water. Thfe Supervisors of the Cass Soil and Water Conservation District were hosts for the meet ing which was attended by supervisors from Richardson, P:wnee, Nemaha, Johnson, Otoe Lancaster, Seward, Sarpy and Cass counties. Also in attendance were some of the District's clerks, person- Jan. 31 Deadline To Get Loans On Most Grains Farmers have until Jan. 31, 1961, to cover their grains and a number of other 1960 crops under the Price-Support Pro gram, Ivan G. Althouse, chair man of the Cass County Agricul tural Stabilization and Con servation Committee, said to day. For wheat, compliance with the individual farm allotment is required in order to be eligi ble for price support on the crop, he said. The 1960 crops for which Jan. 31, 1961, is the deadline for ob taining loans or purchase agree ments include wheat, barley, oats, grain sorghums, rye, soy beans and dry edible beans. The chairman reminded growers that good storage, which must first be approved by the County ASC Committee, is a re quisite for obtaining a price support loan on any farm-stored crop. While the farmer himself is responsible for storing a crop covered by a purchase agree ment, the condition and qua lity of the crop will be a deter mining factor in the amount of the support he receives should he decide to deliver ' his crop under the support program at the end of the season, Althouse said. Fire Department Has Country Fir Call Thursday Thursday afternoon shortly af ter 5 o'clock the local fire de Dartment was called to the Har old Gregg farm two miles south of this city, where a truck was reported on fire. The Petersen trucking fjrm was engaged in assisting in corn shelling on the farm, when it is reported, burn ing corn shucks alighted in the cab of the truck and started the blaze. The loss will be quite heavy to the trucking firm as the truck was very badly dam aged. THE WEATHER Dec. 22 23, 10 Pate High Low Free. Thursday 15 -2 .00 Friday 42 20 .00; Forecast: High mid 40's, colder tonight with low around 20. Sun sets tonight at 4:59; rises Christmas morning at 7:48. Claus had an Nicl Kraas, Calvin Dal? Johnson, Chuck Ault, Howard Austin, Jim Lutz, Spencer Davis, Gary Christensen (shown above catching up on some doodling during a three-hour stint), Lloyd Fitch, Billy Kishel, Ken Hamilton, Dave Nielsen, Sieve Uaburek, Steve Sullivan, Dick Dietrich, Jack Gorton ) and Al Hanson. inel from the Soil Conservation 1 Service, Extension Service and 'the ASC. Conducting the meeting was Everett Barr, Corresponding Sec'y and Area Director of the Nebraska Soil and Water Con servation Committee. The meeting was directed toward improved planning of programs by soil conservation district governing bodies, coordi nating these programs with oth er groups, revised and improved legislation affecting districts, and using financial 'assistance made available by state and county tax money to good ad vantage. Cass County is one of the counties that is now making tax money available to the local Soil and Water Conservation District for additional assistance in getting the conservation job done. Also present at the meeting were, Harry Garber, Chairman. Elmer H. Mahlin, Sec'y and Carl W. Dietemeyer, Member, from the Board of Educational Lands and Funds of Nebraska. They discussed agreements, leases, and their interest in see ing that the school lands of Ne braska be under a soil and water conservation program. To the Editor: ' I wonder how many of our School Board members, Admin istrators, teachers and taxpayers in general, saw and heard the television discussion between Arthur S. Fleming, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and Senator Joseph S. Clark on Saturday, Dec. 17th at 8:30 P.M.? The subject of this program, Federal Aid to Education, and Teacher's Salaries, was very in telligently and clearly discussed. Boih men agreed that Federal Aid to Education is not the "bogey-man" that many of our Senators and Congressman, in cluding those from Nebraska, are leading people to believe. Every taxpayer should take the time to inform himself on this very important issue. It is the only way that this serious situation in our education pro- Ri'am can be corrected as quick- ly as possible. Bond issues and Sales Tax bills will be voted down. The property owners in Pb Its mouth and other communities cannot carry this continual rise in taxes. Mothers are having to work at jobs outside of their homes to add to the family in come, and old people on fixed incomes, and beyond the age of earning power are desperately worried about how they can meet these situations. Let's stop "politicking" and 1 really get some action on this seriously important issue! Another Interested Taxoayer, John Smith Call Your New And Social Items to 241 LETTER BOX I t 1 1 Mif TMftn'nt'i' i if a -fflnti MtDaniel, David Sullivan, Meeting on Planning Other personnel from the Ne braska Soil and Water Conser vation Committee appearing on the program were, Elmer Jur acek, vice pres.; Warren D. Fairchild, exec sec'y.; Dayle Williamson, asst. exec, sec'y., and Miltqn Fricke, member of the committee who discussed the legislative topic. Supervisors from Cass County include Henry Vinduska, Platts mouth; Eldon Mendenhall. Elm wood; Harold Meisinger, Weep ing Water; Wayne Weyers, Eagle, and Clarence -Engelke- .melr.'Murray. Memorial Services Held Thursday For Emil J. Weyrich Thursday afternoon at 2 o' clock at the chapel of the Sattler Funeral Home the Plattsmouth community paid last tribute to Emil J. Weyrich, long time resi dent and business leader. , Rev. A. L. Embree, pastor of the First Methodist church, of ficiated at the service with Mrs. George Jacobs as organist. Burial was at Oak Hill ceme tery with Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6 AF & AM in charge. Pall bearers were members of the Plattsmouth Lodge, John Sch reiner, Marion" Reed, John Jan-ac-rk, John Bckman, William Howland and John E. Schutz. Christmas at the Dick Bever age home will be observed by family members. Here from Colgate University in New York is their son Bob Beverage, a senior, arriving Dec. 17; also Mrs. Beverage's brother, Jim Warren, who arrived Thursday. Mrs. Edna Boyntcn, sister of Mrs. Beverage, and Roger Be verage will complete the family circle. : V ) ' ' " v . . ' '"(C ' 1 ry imiww. feSJtl, mi t ' t f , "- - -I r. r;t Ik . . " ' ; VO-AG PROJECT Jt-rald Heim, Bill Senf, Roger Mrasek (left to right on ground) and Ron Tilson (in the loading hatch) are shown with the cattle self feeder they .designed and built Fire Fund Total: $2,217.02 The, "grand total" of money contributed to the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department's equipment fund this fall and win ter is $2,217.02, according to John Svoboda, department secretary-Money will be used to buy additional firefighting" and life savim; equipment for use in the Plattsmouth fire protection dis .rict. Latest contributors to the fund: S5 L. George Born. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hiid. S3 Mr, and Mrs. Lcs Nicl. 'S'i George Sachs. Si Mr. and Mrs. Joe Winkler. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Sweem. City Council To Meet Tuesday The City Council will have its regular second meeting of Dec ember Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Ordinarily, the Council meets Monday nights, but because Monday is a legal holiday the meeting will be Tuesday, the final meeting of 1960. Judge Dierks Overrules Motion To Dismiss Case Judge John M. Dierks Friday overruled a motion by defendant to dissolve an order restraining the Alvo and Eagle School Dis tricts from merging and gave the defendant district a week to answer or otherwise plead. The motion was made m the case of Wilson Howe, et al, vs School District 102 of Cass Coun ty, et al. - The Boards of the two school districts had voted to merge but Howe and others obtained an in junction restraining the merger before school began last fall. Since, Alvo high school age stu dents have gone to school else where, most to Eagle. The com munity has maintained its ele mentary school. Also Friday, Judge Dierks awarded Mary Lou Welsh a di vorce from Marvin K Welsh and awarded her custody of a minor child; and the Judge is sued an order granting Leonard F. Corr license to sell real es tate, as conservator of the estate of Robert P. Corr. Annual Baby Climaxing the Holiday Season is the Annual Baby Derby spon sored by Plattsmouth Merchants and the Journal. All over cass County and in other places where the Journal goes to readers, folks watch for the news of the first baby of the new year. This year Is no exception and this year's first baby and it's parents have .valuable gifts awaiting them from merchants whose ad appears in this issue of the Journal. A- x ;-A A XvVK f , ik ft I A . .i fi Pi - 1 A 4VJ' Tr-- lh - :iV: VJ(m--, W l: r: I 1 . :'L L.c kUll.rX'i;:te Madrigal Singers Carol Thursday, the Plattsmouth High School Madrigal Singers made their annual carolling tour here. The 19 students and vocal music instructor Beverly George who directs them visited all the public school buildings, includ "iEg the temporary classreoms be iir . used in churches and the Public Library, the County Courthouse and County Jail. Because of time limitations, the Singers did not carol downtown as they have in past years. In the group were: Vicky Fitzpatrick, Pat Mark ham, Linda Brittain, Alice Frady, Sherl McKulsky, Ginny Martin, Shirley Foster, Marilyn Morris, Carol Smith, Gay Gansemer, Tim Fischer, Tom Smith, John Wetenkamp, Gene Vallery, Larry Toothaker, Bob Painter, Albert Wetenkamp, Steve Wehrbein and Ted Wehrbein. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. Derby Pending Over $70 in merchandise gifts awaits the winner of the Baby Derby from these Plattsmouth business houses. Soennichsen's, Grove's Jewelry, Knorr's Ru back's, Hinky Dinky, Wee Ward robe, Gambles, Styie Shop, Far ley Furniture, C. A. Ruse Appli ances. Feldhousen Drug, B & H Shoes, Ray & John's, Chas. War ga, Alamito Dairy and The Journal are the donors of gifts. Watch The Journal for an nouncement of the winner. for Dr. Richard Brendel as part of their voca tional agriculture program at Plattsmouth High School. The feeder will hold 600 bushels of grain. . t;; mr msx- The Plattsmouth High Madrigal Another Pilot Communication Medium Sought HQ. SAC 'The feasibility of giving pilots another channel of communications is in the re search stage by t h e Air Re search and Development Com mand. The new method involves change of vibrations, or fre quencies of the voice, into mechanical vibrations which a pilot can feel by placing a small plate in contact with the skin. On takeoff, for- instance, jet pilots perform many manual functions while visually check ing numerous instruments and talking with the control tower operator. Use of a small vibra tor on the body would give them another means of receiving cer tain types of information. Another situation when "this means of communication might prove practical would be indi viduals responsible for missile firings. As the moment, of launch approaches, numerous individuals must perform mul tiple tasks almost simultane ously. A third communications channel would enable them to perform more efficiently. A third use of the "sensor" might be when an individual would want to communicate with another without the knowledge of persons nearby. A small vibrator attached to the body could easily go unnoticed. Research on this new com munications channel is being conducted by the Human Engi neering Laboratory of the Home Air Development Center, Mrs. Henry Fornoff will join her children Christmas Day at the home of her son Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Fornoff at Mur dock. Another son, Mr. and Mrs W. Fornoff and family of Fort Crook will be present, as well as another son, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fornoff and children of Nehawka. Mrs. Fornoff 's daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Iske and family of Fort Crook, will also be present. The guest list also includes Mrs. William Hellwig of Fort Crook and Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Luethchens and family of Murdock. Vocational Working on High school boys enrolled in vocational agriculture at Platts-i mouth High School are well into! another busy year widi their ! shop projects. j Although only about 40 percent . of their time is spent in shop, It is one of their showiest ac-, tivities. Last week Jerald Heim, Bill Senf, Roger Mrasek and Ron Tilson put the finishing touches on a cattle self feeder being built for Dr. Richard Brendel who owns a farm near Murray. The feeder was designed and built by members of the voca tional agriculture classes to ful fill the requirements of the owner. About 50 cattle are to be i . 4 ,:. t , ..... 4 Singers Carol at the Courthouse KEEP IN At the Richard Collins home, guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cox of Sioux City, parents ol Mr. Collins, also Mr. and Mrs. Al Moudry of Ord, a sister of Mr. Collins. On Monday the Rich ard Collins' will drive to Logan, la., where they will be guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Burkholder. ' ' ... . Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hardy will motor to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where they will be Christmas guests of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Hein rich will entertain Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jahrig, Blanche Price, Mrs. R. C. Jahrig all of this city and Harriet Sitzman of O ma h a Christmas Day. Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Brendel and children accompanied by Mrs. Margaret Brendel of Mur ray will drive to Sargent, Nebr., where they will be Christmas Day guests of the Doctor's aunts. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heil will entertain their children and grandchildren Christmas Eve. Guest list includes Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bryant and children of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Baumgart and family of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. William Senf will be hosts Christmas Day to their children and grandchil dren. They are Mr. and Mrs. Lowell McQuin, Marcia and Mary; Mr. and Mrs. Karl Senf, Bill, Linda, Gloria, Steven and Karlene who is home from the University of Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Dasher, Shirley and Susan; Mr. and Mrs. Marion Christensen and son- Larry who is home from the University of Nebraska. Also Mr. and Mrs. John Stoll and Dickie, Tommy and Johnny of Omaha. Naomi Day left Thursday by 1 plane for Indianapolis, Ind. ur spend Christmas with a niece, j She will return Tuesday. 1 Aaricylture Variety of fed from the building holding 600 bushels cf grain. Some of the features of the ; building are: a flat lluor so thatj it can be used tor grain storage I if the need arises, an overhang- j ing roof to protect cattle and! feed, bunk feeding space com-1 pletely encircling the building! for more efficiency of the build ing, interior braces and rods to protect the building and pressure ' creosote treated skids to make ! the building movable if the need ; should arise. Inside the school shop the day! the accompanying picture was! taken, were Emery Green whoj was rebuilding a wagon box; j Jim Ingwerson. overhauling the! hydraulic system on his father's! si Vfli i ' TOUCH The Emery Doody home Christmas Eve will he the sot ting of a birthday and Christ mas celebration. A birthday din ner will honor Mr. Doody and later Christmas will be observed. Guests will be Mr. and Mis. Jim Doody, Susan, Mike and Terri Ann of this city and Mrs. Hetty Doody and Debbie of Dwight, Nebr. , Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schneider will entertain at a Christmas Eve Supper, the family of Mrs. Schneider. Guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shirley of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Her manson and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith and two daughters of Lincoln: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hild, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur We tenkamp of Plattsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Patterson of North Platte. Mmes Shirlfy, Herman sen, Hild, Wetenkamp and Pat terson are sisters, and Mrs. Smith a niece of their hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warga will have their baby baptized Sunday morning and then the family will be guests of Antonia Vanek and Josephine Warga. Other guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gunia and George and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warga, Sr. Arriving Tuesday at the home, of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Redd were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Adkins, Sr., of Colorado. They will return home Monday, and will be ac companied by their son. Ray, Jr., who will enjoy a vacation from his work. Chiistmi's Day guests at the Redd home also will include Mr. and Mrs. Ron ald Pohlmeier, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adkins and Connie H.io, and Phyllis Miller of Omaha. Mrs. Esther Warier fell Fri day morning mid fractured her hip. She was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City. Mrs. Rose Dy will he a Christ mas guest of her children, Mr. and Mrs. Don Wood and family. Class Norn 9 V-A fc . Projects diosel tractor; Roll in Tcrryber ry, building a beat to u.-c o". a bass pond on their firm; Bill Faris, spray p:iinthi! h;.: father's tractor and Larry Kngelkemier. building a gun c.i e. If the total value of all the projects beinn' worked on were figured, it would be many thous ands of dollars, ll.i-.vcvcr. not one cent of school m.-iify is ac tually put into any .sho; project.. Members of the three voca tional agriculture classes olten build farm huildiims for inter ested people and not necessarily for the members of the classes. Interested persons wantin:1, fat "U carpentry jobs done should con tact Don Hansen at the hi;h school. 1 I