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i PlLAWMllJTIHl' JjfOWIMIL PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday USSR. CTAIfc tti-J "uv" Liricc:.:;, i:r Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 80 EICHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1961 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 2. Time Awards Given at Extension Meet A crowd of 160 enthukistic County Extension workers were In attendance at the Annual meeting of the Cass Extension Service. The meeting was held in Weeping Water Thursday eveninp;, Jan. 26. Miss Margaret Stahly, Inter national Farm Youth Exchange Student related her experiences, while living in England as a delegate from U.S.A. Miss Stah ly is from Mllford and spent the summer in England. She showed many slides taken dur- nig ner visit io Jsngianci. Hoard Members Fleeted Four members were elected to the Cass County Extension Hoard at the Annual meeting. The business meeting followed a 6:30 banquet. Three were elected for 3-years. terms; they are Mrs. Sterling Ingwerson of Plattsmouth; John Knabe of Nehawka; and Mrs. Donald Rikli of Murclock. Mrs. Richard Streeter of Louisville was elected to a 2-year term. Retiring Hoard members, Mrs. George Bornemeier, Mrs. Neal Snell and Mrs. Clinton Westlake were recognized and presented certificates of appreciation for their tenure on the Extension Board. Chairman Sprieck Presides Elmer Sprieck, Chairman of the Extension Board, served as MC at the banquet and presided at the business meeting. The Rev. William McCord, pastor of the Louisville Metho dist Church gave the invocation. Conservation Award The Kenneth Roeber family of Murdock were presented a color aerial photo of their farm. The award is in recognition of an outstanding job of Conservation Mrs. Hennings, 73, Dies in Omaha; Funeral Tuesday Mrs. Ethel Hennings, 73, a lifetime resident of Cass County, died Saturday in Omaha. She had been ill about six months. Funeral services will be Tues day at 2 p.m. at Sattler Funeral Home with the Rev. A. L. Em bree of First Methodist Church officiating. Visiting hours are today from 6 to 9 p.m. at Sattler's. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Hennings was born Oct. 11, 1887, in Cass County daugh ter of Samuel and Eleanor Jef fers .Barker. She was married Dec. 4, 1907, at Cedar Creek to Charles Hen nings. They moved to Platts mouth in 1937. He preceded her in death In 1952. Survivors are a son, LaVerne, Plattsmouth; three daughters, Mrs. Faye Bartek, Omaha; Mrs. Elnora Barnard, Plattsmouth and Mrs. Odetta Sudduth, Den ver; sister Mrs. Wilma DeLong, Shelton, Wash.; brother Kenneth Barker, Boise, Idaho; 12 grand children and eight great-grandchildren. Her parents, a sister and four brothers preceded her in death. Mrs. Hennings was a member of First Methodist Church, the Royal Neighbors Club and the Rebekahs. - -- , , , ;.. zzrr:, n I I )h ( f ;V-ir T i '' ft ' 4 UU' J . I W f ' . 1 ' ' ti f 4-H LEADERS HONORED Among many 4-H leaders honored Thursday night at the annual Extension Service meeting; at Weep ing Water were from left: Joe Lochman, for two years of Soil and Water. Wayne Wey ers, treasurer of the Cass Soil and Water Conservation District made the presentation to the Roebers, on behalf of the Cass Distrc.t. f riends of 4-11 Award The Weeping Water Chamber of Commerce were the recipients of the "Friends of 4-H Award" for 1060. The plaque which sym bolizes the appreciation of 4-H workers, was presented by Mal colm Pollard, Chairman of the j County 4-H Council. Marvin Pilfold, retiring presi dent of the Weeping Water Chamber accepted the plaque for the Chamber. Leon Wendt, the 1961 C of C president pledged continued sup port for 4-H, by the Weeping Water Chamber of Commerce. The award is made annually by the County 4-H Council. The Weeping Water Chamber of Commerce has a long record of support and cooperation in promoting 4-H work in Cass County. An annual activity of the Chamber of Commerce is to pro vide a feed for 4-H'ers and friends at the Annual County 4-H Achievement meeting. 4-11 Leadership Awards Thirty-three Cass County 4-H Club leaders were recognized at the Extension Banquet. The leadership record of the 3 lead ers equals 129 years. Mrs. Clarence Norris of Weep ing Water received the diamond clover leaf pin for 20 years as a 4-H leader. Clarence Wills of Ashland the Gold clover leaf pin for 10 years of leadership. There were 11 leaders who re ceived 5 year silver pins, they. are: Herbert Hen, waiter fcax ton, Mrs. Harlan Kunz, Mrs. Eugene Lewis, Mrs. Victor Mil ler, Mrs. Frank Nickels, Mrs. Clarance Schmadeke, Mrs. Peter Stander, Mrs. Richard Streeter, Mrs, Henry Vinduska and Mrs. Glenn Dimmitt. The 20 leaders recognized for 2 years of 4-H Leadership are: Mrs. Leighton Ballinger, Frank Bierl, Mrs. Francis Fischer, Mrs. Irvin Hauschiild, Mrs. Richard Hawk, Mrs. Wayne Hen drlx, Mrs. Robert Lambert, Mrs. Richard Livingston, Joe Loch man, Glenn Miller, Myrl Miller, Mrs. Morris Muenchau, Robert Nickels, Mrs. Ralph Payton, Howard Philpot, Lyle Sparks, Mrs. Leonard Stohlmann, Mrs. Ted Stratton, Mrs. Ralph Welte, and Harold Zierott. The leadership awards were presented by Extension Agents, Mrs. Martha West and Clar ence Schmadeke. Boisterous Young America? In her talk, Miss Stahly said she was glad for the opportunity to visit the United Kingdom, to see how farm families live there and to help correct a mistaken impression of America. To young English and Welsh farm people she met, Americans are all "rich," live on farms of "thousands of acres" and the younger set is "loud and bois terous." Miss Stahly said she felt visits like hers have done a lot to cor rect the British view of Amer ica. It was difficult, she said, in spite of the idea those people have about the vastness of America, to convince them about (Continued on Page 3) Jury for Feburary Term Drawn The list of juro-J for the panel for February terr.i of District Court here which begins the 6th included the following, accord ing to the office of Clerk of District Court: Weeping Water Wm. New ham, Laurence N. Houseman, and Mrs. Mildred Mutter. Plattsmouth Mrs. Amolie Ohnoutka, Kenneth L. Morehead, Floyd Campbell, Mrs. Pete Halmes, Mrs. Margaret E. Owings, Albert A. Young, Miss Doris Oliver, Clyde L. Bncken, Wm. Spradlin, William Garrett, Mrs. Stacey Ashlock, Mrs. Char les Painter, Roy Versluis and Virgil Stander. Union Mrs. Carl Cross, L. D. Burbee, John Everett and Mrs. C. T. Moore. Alvo Martin A. Zoz. Louisville Mrs. A. B. Lentz, Mrs. William L. McCord, Mrs. Marold Voistman, Mrs. Wilma Puis and Martin J. Siebrass. Murdock Louie Kupke. Nehawka Mrs. Gilbert Forn off and Mrs. C. D. Adams. Murray R. Edward Howard. Eagle Mrs. James Buel and Mrs. Ella Schroder. Elmwood Mrs. Edith J. Mil ler, Mrs. Martha Hoover, Mrs. Eldon Mendenhall and Skyle O. Miller Jr. Avoca Mrs. John W. Norris. Rev. Utley To AF as Chaplain The Rev. Vernard Utley, pas tor of Plattsmouth Baptist Church the past year, Sunday completed his ministry in Plattsmouth. He has enlisted in the Air Force Chaplain Corps and will go on active duty Feb. 11 as a First Lieutenant. The Rev. Mr, Utley will leave here this week to takje his fam ily to his home at Monroe, La., 90 miles from Shreveport where he will eventually be stationed with the 4238th Combat Support Group (SAC) at Barkdale Air Force Base. First, Mr. Utley will attend the Air Force Chaplain Course at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex., for a month, be ginning Feb. 14. He sniri he is nlenspr) wit.h the opportunity to go back into the 1 win be found a ful1 PaSe ad service (he served in the Navy in) sponsored by Plattsmouth mer World War 2). He said he andlcnants oUeving special values his family his wife, Jerry, and daughters, Judy Ann, 7, and Carlton Wayne, 2 appreciate "all the nice things" people here have done for them. Plattsmouth Baptist, mean while, will continue to have ser vices with a supply pastor serv ing. The congregation is in the process of preparing to extend a call. THE WEATHER Jan. 26, 27, 28, 29, 1961 Date High Low Prec. Thursday 5 -14 .00 Friday 15 -8 .00 Saturday 25 3 .00 Sunday 24 5 .00 Forecast: High mid 30's; low near 10. Continued cloudy and cold. Sun sets tonight at 5:37; rises Tuesday at 7:37 a.m. service; Herbert Ileil, Louisville, five years; Mrs. Richard Streeter, Louisville, five years; Mrs. Clarence Norris, Weeping Water, 20 years, and Walter Saxton, Weeping Water, five years. JC honors Schneiders, : ft--. 1 rW V AWARD WINNERS Winners of Junior Chamber of Com merce awards for 1060 were the men shown above, from left: Dean Biles, Arlie Draper and Dan Huebner, local chapter award win Special Merchandising Events Set Here Starting Wednesday It's going to be a busy week around Plattsmouth this week and a good week for bargain hunters from this area. Hugh Stander Jr. of Stander Implement Co., furnishes the background for this by staging his big annual machinery auc tion on Wednesday and his an nual John Deere Day on Satur day. Both of these events bring many additional visitors to town. With their usual fine spirit of cooperation, many local mer chants and the Chamber of Com merce voted to try to make these even bigger days by inaugurat ing Dollar Days starting Wed nesday and continuing through Saturday. In today's issue of The Journal for the four-day Dollar Day Period. Additional values will be of fered in Thursday's Journal for Friday and Saturday. Fire Dept. Fund Is Now $2,248.02 The Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Dept. fund drive reached $2,248.02 last week with several new donations: $6 Art Toman. $5 Mr. and Mrs. Glen Weten kamp. S2 E. O. Vroman. $1 Elizabeth Greene. W ft XZ&t' - Wives of farmers attending the Auction Wednesday and the John Deere Day Saturday will enjoy shopping in Plattsmouth while their husbands buy machinery or investigate new machines. Incidently, the John Deere Day event will be held in the Lions Building starting at 12:30 'i turriay at. which time a free hot lunch will be served. To add to the shopping delight, Feldhousen Drug is holding its 14th Annual Anniversary Sale the same days. Read his ad in today's Journal as well as the Dollar Day ads . . . then come prepared to save money on your needs at Plattsmouth. Lights on for Mothers March Here Tuesday The Mother's March which ends the 1961 March of Dimes appeal for funds is scheduled in Plattsmouth for Tuesday night Jan. 31. "Volunteer workers win be on the march and if porch lights are turned on it will help the workers in contacting you for your contribution," those in charge said. "Help in This last appeal by giving generously to the march ing volunteers," they said. Headquarters will be at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club where a committee will serve coffee and donuts. 100-Bushei Cultivating? Grow over 100 bushels of corn per acre without using a cultiva tor? It has been clone by a Cass County boy in the Plattsmouth j W-1S "ft worked in any way after Chapter of Future Farmers of ; planting. America. His father, when asked if he Larry Engelkcmier, son of J would try some minimum tillage Clarence Engelkemier who farms i again next year, thought that west of Munay, took part in the j v would. He says that the atra Funk's G. Hybrid 304 Bushel ; zine is expensive however, and Challenge. The 304 Bushel Chal- 1 that the chemical should be an- lenge is a contest to try and better the world's record corn yield. Although no one in Ne braska is likely to obtain a com parable yield, the contest helps rring many new practices to light. Larrv nlanted Rob-See-Go G- 95A seed furnished to him by the I surface planting would be sup company. He planted the corn I erior to listing and that a clod May 16 at the rate of 19,800 dy or rough seed bed is detri plants per acre after plowing I mpnta, to lldc( ualc covcra,e by and discing the land. He ap-L. . plied 450 pounds of fertilizer ; me alrajnp that supplied 150 pounds of nit- j Th- yield may have heen re- rogen ana aiso applied in pouncis oi pnospnorous ierun zer. He then sprayed with atrazine at the rate of 4 lbs. per acre. On November 3, he picker shelled a 1 A ! Ill 6 -X i ners; Frank Biles, Outstanding Jaycee Boss; Wayne Schneider, winner of the Distinguished Service Award, and Charles Spang ler, Outstanding Young Farmer. EX-row SPEAKS Benny llochman's message here Thurs day night and Friday was on (lie value of "Liberty." He was a pri soner of the Nazis after they overran Poland, now is a civic leader at Sidney. Com without . . . Could Be measured acre that tested 18.5 per cent moisture and yielded 114.07 bushels per acre. It must be remembered that the soil i-t-od nt or immediately after planting. It works best when a rain follows the application quite closely in order to get the atrazine into the soil as soon as possible. He atso says he believes that duced in that a crust ileveloped in the field after planting re sulting in a reduced stand of corn. Only about 15,800 plants were still present at harvest. iles, Spongier 6 "1 N 4 , y :- st"Z- .1 . M t r - ' - ! 1 I ' M W NAMED 'OUTSTANDING Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Silmei.ler won annual awards given to lorn 1 Jaycees and Mrs. Jaycees loi outstanding service in 19(i0. Awards for 1960 Service Given Here Plattsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce Thursday night gave awards at its 5th annual banquet at the Lions Community Build ing. Honored for I960 accomplish ments were: Charles Spangler, Outstanding Young Farmer. Frank Biles of Biles Paint Store, Outstanding Jaycee Boss. Wavne Schneider, winner of the Distinguished Service Award. Mrs. Wayne Schneider, named Outstanding Mrs. Jaycee. And, Dean Biles, Arlie Draper and Dan Huebner, honored for outstanding work in the Platts mouth Jaycees. The Jaycees, their wives and guests also heard an address by a former Jaycee president from Sidney, Benny Hochman. Hochmnn, who also addressed a convocation of students at the high school Friday, was a pri soner of the Nazis in Germany for five years during World War 2. As a man who knows first hand the values of freedoms In a democracy, Hochman urged his audiences to appreciate and take advantage of those privi legethe right to vote, worship, travel and pursue one's life interests without restriction or intimidation. Hochman saw his brother, an officer in the Polish army, shot and killed. His parents and sis ters were taken away and even tually killed and cremated by the Nazis. He was taken to Germany, was in a prison camp until the lib eration. He now is a community leader at Sidney. About the winners of the spec ial awards: Spangler, Outstanding Young Farmer Farms 352 acres neai Murray, is raising a family, serving his community am', church, despite the cripple ef fects of polio (The Journal last Thursday told Spangler's story i. Biles, Outstanding Boss owns and operates Biles Paint Store and decorating service, has long employed young men who are learning the trade. Schneider, Distinguished Ser vice Award winner Is state vice president of the Nebraska JC, publicity chairman for local JC, state chairman of the Amer ican Flag Program, ranks eigh th among Ford car salesmen in the Omaha district, serves as a director of the Chamber of Com merce, assistant chairman of Cub Scout Pack 399, vice presi dent of the King Korn Klub and was finance chairman for Santa land. Mrs. Schneider, Outstanding Mrs. Jaycee Besides assistant her husband in his Junior Cham ber work, Mrs. Schneider lias served two terms as president of the Mrs. Jaycees, currently is president, helped organize the year's program, budget and yearbook, helped with publicity, is state vice president of the Mrs. Jaycees and assisted with civic functions and benefit func drives.