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i :y xxx PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday The Plat JtfDEUESIMl li::col!:, Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 80 SIXTEEN PAGES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 1961 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMPfR 13 1st Entry In Baby Derby Here The first 1901 contestant in tin.- Plattsmouth Merchants An nual Baby Derby entered the ring at an parly hour on New Year's morning. He is Jack Michael Satarik. horn to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Safarik of the Nehawka com munity just one hour and 55 minutes after the New Year had been ushered in at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City. Other entries may be around that have not, as yet, been en tered at The Journal office. The winner of the Derby, the first baby to be born to Cass County residents in the New Year, will be tht recipient of prizes totaling more than $70 in value from Plattsmouth mer chants. Entries must be entered by Jan. 15 to be counted in the contest. LittlP Jack Michael was the first baby born at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City this year. His parents (his mother is the former Valera Holmani received a decorative birth cer tificate from the hospital and a baby book donated by merchants of Nebraska City. Katie Wolpert Of Manley Dies at 80 Katie Wolpert of Manley, life long resident of Cass County, died at St. Joseph Hospital Monday evening at 8:30 p.m. at th(. age of 80. She had been in poor health for some time and went to reside at St. Vincent's Hamp for the aged in Omaha last October. Her brother, Joseph, and sis ter, Maggie, preceded her in death. She lived alone at Man ley since her brother's death in 1955. Miss Wolpert was an ardent member and benefactor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Manley and was always re spected as a humble and loving member of the community. She is survived by a number of cousins, among who are Ethel Kyles of Tacoma, Wash., Hazel McNurlin of Lincoln, Bernard Brocktrup of David City, and Mabel Stonebarger of Los Ange les, Calif. Funeral services were held to day at St. Patricks at 10 a.m. with Requiem High Mass. Father Gadient, pastor, was celebrant, assisted by Father James Hennessey former, pas tor. Pallbearers were Joe Sheehan, John P. Sheehan, Jerry Opp, Herman Bergmann Willi am Sheehan and Linus Massoth. Hobson Funeral Home of Weeping Water was in charge. Mrs. Helen Miller Dies Wednesday Mrs. Helen R. Miller, 67, died at St. Joseph Hospital in Oma ha at 8:15 Wednesday morning following a lingering illness. She was taken to the hospital early Monday morning. The deceased and her husband C. D. Miller, formerly of South Point, Ohio, had been making their home in Plattsmouth with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fischer and sons. Survivors include the husband: the daughter, Mrs. Fred (Sara) Fischer: three grandsons, Tim, Phillip and John Fischer. Services will be at 2 p.m. Fri day at Caldwell-I.inder Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A. L. Embree. nastor of First Metho dist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery here. Private visiting hours for the family and intimate friends were to be today at the Chapel. Adult Class at Nehawka Tonight NEHAWKA (Special) The first adult class of the year will be held at the vocational agri culture building on Thursday evenine., Jan. 5 at 7:30. Dennis II ruby, vocational agriculture teacher, will or ganize the class and exolain the state departments revised pol icy governing adult and young farmer classes. The policy has been made more flexible to meet the needs of today. Dates of future meeting will be decided. TherP will be a choice of projects to be selected. JAM -V -V it ' NKW C'OM.MISSlONMt llaruld (ire?s. left, was sworn in as District One Commissioner of Cass County (his nioriiim; at the Courthouse. County JiuUe Havniond J. Case administered (he oath of office. Present were several other county officials and the other members of (he Hoard of Commissioners. It's dress's initial political office. I JUDGE SWORN Raymond J. Case was sworn in as County Judge by County Clerk Chas. Land. Judge Case was re-elected wi(hout opposition in November. ! f 5N is t I, 51 A I K 1 . " .VX r l i NOLTi: HONORED iiet'rir District One Commissioner W. P". Nolle of U'est Kock Bluff was honored Tuesday on his !as( day of 12 years on (he County Board of Commissioners. He was honor ed at an informal coffee and presented the ornate wail clock he holds, a gift from county officials and employes. Nolle, incoming District One Commissioner Harold Gregg- and Commissioners Her man Bornemeier and .Alelvin Todd were guests f( r -inner with Sheriff Tom Solomon. The coffee and fnft presentation were in the County Welfare Office for which Nolle was responsible many years. 2 Platrsirsouih To State JC Po Two Plat tsmouth men h a v c been nrmed to suite posts by the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce. ""Wayne E. Schneider, lGlr ValL-y St., has been appointed State Vice President of the Ne braska Junior Chamber of Com merce, effective immediately. He is a charter member of the Plattsmouth Jaycees and served his local chapter as Vice Presi dent, President, and was also a Director. Schneider is married and the father of three children. His wife Jeanie, is local president of the Plattsmouth Mrs. Jaycees .1 '- T. i V. f jw it l'1 51 V V f s i , y A 4 Men Nomad ! i sitions and State Vice President of the! ' :Y!;a Mrs. J.iyeees. I ! Arhe D. P:v." !)7 Ferry St., ' has been appoir.'rd Stat' Chair-I man of The American Fhe Pro- i "ran1., al:; clfective immediate ly. He has b: "n a member of the I'a-ul ehepier one year and is! (UiTcn'.ly serving a. president of the l'l.U' iH'cutl; Jaycees Con- ! r.ti.ir Ci lb. li" is .M and N single. Miss Barbara Hon n' roe has; r siiired her studies at the Uni versitv and Miss Joanie Rountreei at Browncll Hall in Omaha. I A 1 J.r ' 1 r I 3 ' I ft " A Ever Try Tenting as A Mid-Winter Sport? How'd you spend the week be tween the holidays? Chances are you were pretty bu-.y in the hectic time but still managed to enjoy the comforts i t home. If you hadn't been so busy and were willing to desert the firenlacc vou could have done School Oocrd Meet 3 The Boa:d of Education of the PiaUsmouth School District nit 1 for its regular meeting Monday, Jan. 2. Tlve board agreed to allow the City S.unmer Recreational Pro gram the use of the Old Gym and the playground facilities. James Begley was hired by the Board to serve as legal conn.-el during an anticipated ..inkling program. The contract of O. F. Muss- man as superintendent of the eity schools was extended through the 61-02 and the 62 63 school terms. A meeting to study teachers :aj;iry sclx'dule is planned for later this month. Earl Mink 557 Dies from Heart Attack Earl K. Mink. 55, of Platts mouth, died Wednesday at 1 p. in. from a heart attack while at work at National By-Products plant at LaP'atte. Mr. Mink had worked at the plant since 1953 and had lived in Plattsmouth since 1948. Prior to that he lived in the Weeping Water community. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sat urday at Caldwell-Linder Fun eral Home Chapel with the Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of First Christian Church, in charge. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery here. Visiting hours are Friday from 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the chapel. Mr. Mink was born Sept. 3, 1905, at Battle Creek, Mich., son of John P. and Ann Gore Mink. H" was married to Lorene G. Dm man at Methodist Church here in 1928. His wife survives along with seven children: Leon N., Mrs. Ramona Gochenour, Mrs. Core da Berry. Jack E., Charles and Wayne E., all of Plattsmouth, and Mrs. Darlene Johnson of Omaha; four grandchildren; two brothers. Albert, Swiss, W. Va., and J. P., Gauley Bridge, W. Va.: two sisters. Mrs. Wm. Mar tin, Charleston. W. Va., and Mrs. Nona Trent, Gauley Bridge, W. Va. Mr. Mink was a member of the Baptist Church. Cass FB To Hear Ta!k bv Author Author W. Cleon Skousen will be heard in an address by tape recording at a meeting of the Cass County Farm Bureau to night i Jan. 5 1 at 8 o'clock at the Agricultural Auditorium in Weeping Water. Skousen is author of "The Naked Communist." Eddie Craig of Murdock was in town Thursday on business. 1 .... Wayne E. Schneider State JC Vice President what two groups of local people did. mostly just for kicks. What'd they do? Camp out tents, that is, on the cold, cold ground. This isn't recommended for the thin-blooded or sparse padded, even though the wea ther wasn't bad at all for mid winter. Actually, the fact that the Boy Scouts camped out at Merritt's Beach and Clark Finney and his two sons spent most of the week at a camn site along Four Mile Creek isn't unusual they do it annually this time of year. The Journal visited the camp sites to arrange for the informa tion and get the pictures which tell the story on Page 6, Section B. 115 Attend Christian Fellowship The Cas5 County Christian Fellowship met in the Elmwood EUB Church Jan. 1 at 7:45 p.m. The host pastor, Rev. F. E. Schroeder presided, and Rev. William Bavis of the Elmwood Christian Church assisted in the opening devotions. Special music was a vocal solo by Dr. Glen Knosp of Elmwood. Rev. F. F. Gross, pastor of the Fremont Evangelical United Brethren Church, was guest preacher. Eight churches were repre sented in spite of the stormy night and total attendance was 115. The Greenwood Methodist Church was again awarded the attendance banner with 16 per sons (present, having traveled a total of 264 person miles. The president of the Fellow ship, Rev. O. W. Matzke of Mur dock, presided at the business session. The date and place for the i cass County School of Christian Service Training were announc ed. The school will be held in the Murdock EUB Church Feb. 9, 16, 23. The vo hour evening sessions wi'l begin at 7:30. It is planned to present five courses and instructors will be announced later. A progress report on the ten tative constitution of the pro posed Cass County Council of Churches was also given by the chairman. This is to unite the work of the Cass County Christ ian Service Training into one organization. Following the business meet ing, those present enjoyed the fellowship hour in the church parlors, where the host church served light refreshments. 31.08 Inches of Moisture Here Total precipitation in Platts mouth in 1960 was 31.08 inches, according to the Nebraska Ma sonic Home. The Home records precipita tion and temperature data on equipment maintained at the Home. Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Coming soon is a spectacular show with something to suit everyone. It has music, ro mance, comedy, excitement and suspense. Don't miss this chance of a lifetime coming Friday, January 13, 1961 to the High School Auditorium. State JC 'Dear Mr. Ulrich:' Kennedy Answers Boy, 10 Fred Ulrich, 10, of rural Louis ville ligures he's about the luckiest boy he knows. Wouldn't you. if you had a personal letter from the President-elect of the United States? Shortly after the November election. Fred, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ulrich, wrote Sen. John Kennedy his congratula tions on his election, wishing him well in his four years of office. Recently, Fred got a personal letter from the Senator. The letter: Mr. Fred Ulrich Dear Mr. Ulrich: I want to thank you for the very friendly message you sent to me alter my election to the Presidency. I am most heartened by the many expressions of good will which I have received. I am sure that they reflect a broad unity of purpose in our nation. I hope that my record during the next four years will sustain your generous confidence. With every good wish, I am. Sincerely, John F. Kennedy Fred, a 5th grader at Heil School (District 99) said he's sure he's a Democrat for life now, if there were any doubt about it before. In his own letter, Fred told how he had been a Kennedy booster throughout the Presi dential campaign, how he'd worn Kennedy buttons proudly. He told the President-elect he was "glad he was elected" wished him "lots of good luck" and with true political zeal, that he was "sure the four years ahead would be better than the last eight." City Accepts Bid on Car The City Council Saturday ac cepted the bid of Rubin Auto Co. on a 1961 Ford 4-door Fairlane for use as a city police car. Rubin's bid of S2.000. without trade-in, was one of three re ceived. Others were by Bryant Motors on a 1961 Dodge Seneca and by Wiysel Auto on a 1961 Lark V-8. Prior to the bid opening, the city had sold the 1960 Ford cur rently being used as the police cruiser for $1,380 by private negotiation. Thieves Hit 2 Farm Homes The los.s of articles from two farm homes vas reported to the sheriff's offfice. ; At the David Toman farm lo- j cated eight miles west of Platts- i mouth and one mile south, thieves Jan. 1 filled their car's gas tank from the farm pump, then stole an electric lantern, a .410 shotgun and four hub caps. At the James Wiles farm, thieves entered the home on Dec. 31 during the daytime and $5 in cash and $12 to $15 in pen nies were stolen. The Wiles' were gone at the time of theft which occurred between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., according to Sheriff Tom Solomon. Arlie I). Draper Flag Program Chairman f-4L , -' "..' nVjf Vs. & ! 'I 1 -tfttui I.ETTEH FKO.M THE TOP Fred I Irich of Louisville looks at the letter he received from President-elect John E. Kennedy, in reply to a congratulatory note he wrote following the election. Careless Gunhandling Causing Damage, Concern, Sheriff Says Careless discharge of firearms in the county continues to do damage according to reports re ceived at the Sheriff's office. The Fairfield farm home lo- Car Damaged; 'Stripping' Case Solved Here Vandalism to a car New Year's Eve and recovory of equipment stripped from a car Dec. 18 were reported by police here over New Year's weekend. A 1959 Plymouth parked in the 500 block of Avenue B was dam aged last Friday. The report was made to police at 10:15 p.m. A wrench was thrown through the rear window, completely shattering it. A door and a side panel of the car owned by Don ald Parriott were also damaged. Police Chief F'red Tesch said parents of four boys from three families reported their sons aged 8 to 12 had stripped a 1932 Model A Ford parked near W. E. Cady and Co. at the Burlington Shops area. The parents realized what the boys had done after seeing a Journal story telling of stripping of the car. The boys thought the car was an abandoned one and took several high pressure gauges from the dashboard and dam aged a radio. Tesch said repairs to the instruments would exceed $160. Minor Traffic Accidents Reported Here Several minor traffic acci dents were reported to police here New Year's weekend. Doc. 30 at 5 p.m. two cars col lided at 1st Avenue and 6th Street. Damage was about $120 to a 1957 Plymouth driven by Cecil Ash and about $35 to a 1952 Hudson drriven by Ray Simons. Dec. 30 at 11.40 p.m. the in tersection of Lincoln Avenue and U.S. 73-75 South was the scene of a collision of a 1954 Chevrolet driven by Bernard Richter, damaged to the extend of about $175, and a 1955 Olds mcbile driven by Robert Moritz of Garden City,, Kan., damaged about $350 worth. Dec. 30 at 10 p.m. a 1956 Chev rolet owned by Orville Skaggs was struck by a hit-run driver and damaged to the extent of a bout $70. Skaggs had parked in Soenniehsen's parking lot and was not in the car at the time. Jan. 3 at 9 p.m., two cars col lided at 2nd Avenue and Chi cago Avenue near the Armory. A 1949 Chevrolet driven by Lynn Herririx was damaged $100 worth and a 1952 Chevrolet driven by Gilbert Hirz sustained about $125 in damage. Hirz was charged with drunken driving, pleaded 'guilty" and was fined $100 an costs. Dale Hendrix, 11, a passenger with his brother, pilfered a cut iip. I cated west of Alvo sustained damages from gunlire. Four windows and the front door lock were hit. The house is cur rently empty and Mrs. Fairf.vld is temporarily in Lincoln. A School house in District No. 3. located west of the Platts mouth sub-station drew three. 22-caliber slugs during the past weekend. Two bullets entered the north window and on,, the west window which lodged in the school's blackboard. The bullets were recovered for poss ible comparison. Charles Leete of Omaha was traveling north in Highway 73 75 Tuesday when a gun shot n tered the rear window of his station wagon and narrowly missed Mrs. Leete who was a passenger in the vehicle. The incident occurred 5 miles south of Union just over the line in Otoe County. 16 To Compete In JHS Spelling Contest Tonight Sixteen eon' e: ! ant s will com pete tonight a! 7:30 in tiie Hi School Library in the i'lntts mouth Junior High Spilling Contest. They'll he competing tnr.tlie righ' to represent t h e Junior High School in th0 annual Cass Comity Spelling Contest this year. Two con'estar.ts will repre sent eaeli home r o o m in to night's contest, to lie judged by J a m e s J Minings, element ary school supervisor, and Mrs. Tom Detwiler. The public i invited to the contest. C. J. Schneider Is Re-appoinlcd C. J. Schneider Saturday wis re-appoinu-d to another three vear term as a member of the Board of Public V,nl;s. His appointment was made by Mayor Giant lMhcrls, approved by the City Council. Wildlife Club Banquet Jan. 11 The Plaltsmou'h Wilri'ii'o and Recreation Association will hold its annual bancpirl J m 11 a! " p.m. at the 40 ,t 8 Club Dr. Joe Sti'nil i a pa'ent at the Methodi t 1 li .-.pit a I in Oma ha, room 3!!'! for 'lv er at urn . Till' Ui: T!M K Dec. 31. IKKI-Jan. 1. :. 3. I. ItCI Date Ui-:h Lev Pier Saturday i rtn c-"'"M!iv -'7 1 Monday :t on Tuesday ;v pi po Wednesday . . 4' 17 nn F.'!-",-:ist : f.it nnd mi' !. hi h nea r 50: low in b w"r 3u's. C m . ti'Mied fair Friday. Sun sets tonight at 5.09. vises Friday nt 7 50 a v