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. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 80 1 """"' . i - 1 n U r:M'' I I m $rieA LAm.jL-A i mi - H 1 L''"i.. - rl HONOR PIN WINNERS The Plattsmouth High School stu dents shown above received honor pins at the annual Honors Con vocation Friday in the school auditorium. The following were awarded: first year pins sophomore, Vicky FitzPatrick; fresh men, Spencer liavis, Stephen Gold, Clair Julian, Linda Martin, Marcia McQuin, Patricia IMeisinger, Mary Joan Smith and Carol Thornton; second year pins sophomores, Gene Engelkemier, Linda , w St e word is Man of Integrity Consider the Steward of the Soil ... He is the guardian of our soil and the first custodian of our water. He manages our woodlands and provides for the wildlife of Nature. He is a producer ot tne food and fiber so essential to the health and well-being of all men, everywhere. , He is a man of vision, planning ahead for the wiser land use which brings stability and con-j tinuing harvests across he long tomorrow. " "" ' He is a man of deeds, trans lating opportunity on the land into action; converting need into accomplishment. He is a cooperator, working on his own land and with his neigh bors to conserve and develop God's gi-Fts of soil and water for the greater good of his commun ity and his country. He is a man of integrity, st.reneth.ened in spirit and char acter by years of work on the land with his MaKer. He is an orderly man, whose wpll-keDt fields and grasslands mark his aversion to careless ness and waste. He is a man of responsibility under God, recognizing that the Earth Is the Lord's, placed here for the benefit of all His chil drenin town and country alike. As the Steward serves God, he serves himself and countless others in many ways. We depend on the Steward of the soil; we should honor him. Consider the Soil ' Steward. Consider him well. (This is Soil Stewardship Week). May 26 Is Feed Grain Deadline LINCOLN Corn and grain snrchum growers have until May 26 to sign up under the 1961 Feed Grain Program, according to Ted Nelson, Extension farm economist at the University of Nebraska. Farmers should contact Coun ty Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation offices for addi tional Information and applica tion blanks. Nelson says corn and grain sorghum growers must cooper ate in the program to be eligible for price support on the normal production of this year's corn and grain sorghum acrage as well as for support on any of their other 1961 feed crops bar ley, oats and rye. Acreage diverted under the Feed Grain Program must be put to an approved conservation use and it must represent an additional amount over the farm's average acreage devot ed to a conservation use in 1958 1960. The program provides special payments Lo growers of the two crops who divert acreages this year. Up to half the total pay ment to be earned on a farm may be made in advance If the farmer requests it. UQ3E PLATTSMJDIUTIHl Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise EICHT PACES Honors Given at Awards were given for speech, homemaking, music, an nual publication, cheerleading, citizenship, oratory and scho lastics Friday at the annual Honors Convocation at Platts mouth High School. Principal Wayne Rodehorst presented Ak-Sar-Ben Confer ence srjeech awards for superior rating to Stephen Gold for dis cussion, Clarie Julian for origi nal oratory and to Dennis Adams, Velda Nickels and Bev erly Tyson for the play reading of Bad Seed. Bill Highfield received a dis trict award for newscasting. Future Homemakers of Amer ica degrees were awarded by Barbara Barkmeier as follows: Junior degrees Sharon Far rls,' Janice Meisinger, Clarissa arubeiv Pat Meisinger, Roberta Ramge, Barbara H o h m a n, Cheryl Sullivan, Mary Kay Hendrix. Rheda Boardsman, Nancy Haden, Sharon Kiser, Mary Ann Sharp and Marilyn Vinduska. Chapter degrees ' Alice Frady, Carmen PfeUer and Karen Farris. Betty Crocker Homemaker award Pat Markham. School annual awards were presented by Mrs. Bernard Matthies to: Joe Arn, editor; Oerdts. Pat O'Farrell, Susan Petereit, Janice mcmh ney and Neil Cole. The 1961 Plattonian was dedi cated to instructor Joseph York and a plaque presented to him by Joe Arn. Pep Club cheerleading awards went to Suzan Lebens, Betty Newsom, Sally Lebens, Valerie Gorton, Nancy Bulin and Joyce Buechler. They were presented by Madelyn Hilgenfeld. Vocal music and awards were nrpspnt.ed bv Beverly George. Senior pins and guards Shir ley Foster, Pat Markham, Mari lyn Morris, Larry Toothaker and Albert Wetenkamp. Senior pins Alan Hansen and Sharon Sullivan. Junior pins Tim Fischer, Alice Frady, Gay Gansemer, Ginny Martin, Janice Meisinger and Tom Smith. Sophomore letters Becky Bced, Perry Dingman, Sharon Dunlap, Linda Engelkemier, Vicky FitzPatrick, Roger Hutch inson, Carol Jacobs, wanaa Jenkins, Sandra Kellison, Mar cia Lagerstrom, Sherri Mc Kulsky, Lucky Meyer, Carol Schreiner, Marry Ann Sharp. Carol Smith, Linda Stander. Cathy Svoboda, Margaret Taenzler, Cheryl Toman, Gene Vallery. Steve Wehrbein, Ted Wehrbein, Shirley Welstead, John Wetenkamp, Martha Win ters, Priscilla Woster, Sharon Lambert and Retina Nelson. Honorary freshman letters Bob Painter, Jim Lutz, Claire Julian and Tom Hansen. Robert Williams awarded the following instrumental music awards: Letters Barbara Newsom, Michaline Rice, Bill Spradllin Lanny Sitzman, Louis Austin, Jim Lutz. Robert Kief, Sharon Dunlao, Regina Nelson. Gene Engelkemier, Claudia Marler, Sally Lebens, Mary Taenzler, Carol Dasher, Tom Hansen, Dar lene Johnson, Marlene Johnson, Sandra Spangler, Bill Thomp son, Kathy Lutes, Stephen Gold, Mary Ann Sharp, Cheryl Toman. Tom Brink, Steve Timm, Val erie Lane, Donna Muehe, Mar- (Contlnued On Page 6) PLAT1SMOUTH. Engelkemier, Valerie Gorton, David Kraeger, Marcia Lagerstrom, Sally Lebens, Elanita Meyers, Carol Smith, Cathy Svoboda and Gene Wehrbein; senior, Leona Chappel; third year pins seniors, Neil Cole, Marilyn Morris, Suzanne Murdock and Larry Toothaker; juniors, Pamela Fulton, Helen Herger, Janice McKinney and Thomas Smith. Miss Fulton and Miss Martin were not present for the photo PHS Convocation s JOE YORK HONORED Commercial instructor Jo York was honored during the convocation when he received a plaque dedi cating the Plattonian, the school yearbook, to him. Joe Arn, Plat tonian editor, made the presentation. The plaque reads: "For his outstanding ability in the field of education and for his service in the community and church, we, the Class of 1961, take pride in dedicating our Plattonian to Joseph C. York." , 1.32 Inches Ended Local A three-week "drouth" ended here Thursday when 1.06 inches of rain fell, according to mea surement of Schreiner Drug Store. Tt was the first rainfall since April 12 when .97 inch com pleted April's total at 195 inches. Friday. .11 inch and Sunday Schneider Named JC Nat'l Director Wayne Schneider of Platts mouth Sunday was elected one of four national directors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the annual Nebraska Conven tion of the Junior Chamber in Hastings. Others are Charles Hughes of Imperial, Rod Harvey of Wau neta and Don Brown of Hast ings. Village Says Thanks MURRAY (Special) The Vil lage of Murray today expressed its thanks and gratitude to the Murray Homemakers and Sunnyside Extension Clubs for the money from their bake sale, which is to be used for im provements in the City Hall. THE WEATHF.U May 4, 5, 6, 7, 1961 Date High Low Thursday 55 47 Friday 56 51 Saturday 72 44 Sundav 71 55 Forecast: High near 70; thun dershowers and thunderstorms tonight. Sun sets tonight at 7:29: rises Tuesday at 5:12 a.m. .00! and Elmwood Leader-Echo CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA of Rain Drouth' .05 inch were added for a three day total of 1.32, bringing re ceipts for the year to date to 6.86 inches. Last year's totals were 4.18 at the end of April and 8.45 at the end of May. The I960 total as recorded at Schreiner's was 28.93 inches (rainfall only, not snow) HONOR FOR OF. OF. Mussman, right, Plattsmouth superintendent of schools, Is shown with three of the new officers of the PTA Coun cil as they had refreshments following a meet ing Thursday night. The Council presented Muss man an honorary life membership for his Ser Read Twice Weekly by MONDAY, MAY 8. 175 Attend Extension May Tea Approximately 175 Cass Coun ty Home Extension Club mem oes and friends attended the Annual Spring Tea May 2. The tea was a special highlight of National . Home Demonstration Week. Tne program for the tea was a demonstration, "Cheese in the Diet," by Kathryn Cooley, Ex tension Food St Nutrition Spec ialist from the College of Agri culture in Lincoln. Miss Cooley's demonstration gave some new suggestions for the use of cheese in the diet. Special recipes which- were included A Blue Cheese dressing, Lasagne and Cheese Cake. A few copies of these recipes a'ia available at the office if anyone who could not attend the tea would care to have them. She pointed out that cheese, being a dairy product, is a very important part of our daily food requirement. Cheese supplies calcium, protein and riboflavin. ' Nutrition experts recommend 2 glasses of milk or its equiva lent each day 'for adults. Twice this amount or 1 quart of milk is recommended for boys and girls. If we should try to ob tain equal amounts of calcium in some foods other than the pint of milk it would be neces sary for. us to consume about 21 oranges or 1 head of lettuce or 21 pounds of potatoes or tour l inch cubes of Cheddar cheese. Double these amounts if you want to compare . requirements for growing boys and girls. Calcium is necessary for strong bones and teeth and is also important for .tne worn oi our nerves and muscles. ; Being a very vital part of the diet around the world, cheese is a food served as an appetizer, as a earnish. 'in special sauces or dressings, in main dishes, de serts and a new rage in Dreaas. Americans probably, eat less cheese than any other oounty in the . world. Most common . type qf cheeses consume - in this country are Cheddar and cot tage.1 Won't you try some new cheese recipes and introduce different types of cheeses to your family real soon? Mrs. Kay Leiding, County Extension Home Agent. ."'.. Union Poppy. Poster Winners Listed ttmtom (SnficiaD The results cf the Poppy . Poster contest, hph was srjonsored oy tne American Legion Auxiliary are as follows: There' were 13 post ers entered, 12 from Union grade school and one from the Taylor school: - First class 1st prize, Jan Wolfe; 2nd, Mary Wolfe; 3rd, Jimmy Bartholomew. Second class 1st prize, Cathy Stine; 2nd, Bonnie Keene; 3rd, Kathleen Hartman. ,. Money prizes were given the above winners. All children entering the con test will receive candy bars. Posters were on display on the windows of the American Legion Building. Poppy Day in Union was May 6. JtOWrMtL More Than 3500 Cass County Families 1961 XT' BOARD OF EDUCATION P latts mouth School District's Board of Education reorganized last Monday at its May meeting. Shown from left are: Board President Raymond Larson, Leslie 'Marriage' To Be Topic of Program At St. John's The Young People's Club of St. John's Parish, a discussion club intended for unmarried young people who have finished high school and for engaged couples, is sponsoring a special program in St. John's School Auditorium Wednesday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Richard OMe ara, the president couple of the Omaha Archdiocesan Cana Con- fprence. will speak and conduct a discussion on the subject oi marriage, including such topics as: the basic purposes of mar riage; the basic problems of marriage; the qualities of the "right" partner; unity of hus band and wife as the key to marital success; proper atti tudes; the new families and their relation to the material world and to other people; finances- etc. - ' All young people of the com munity, Catholic and non-Catholic, may attend. Miss Hendricks Is Corinthian University of Omaha coed Marilyn Jean Hendricks, Platts mouth, has been named to the University's Corinthian Society, a scholastic honorary for stu dents who have maintained a 3.5 grade average (4.0) is perfect) for four consecutive semeters. Miss Hendricks also has been elected secretary-treasurer for the 1961-62 school year of Phi Alpha Theta history honorary. She is a junior student major ing in history in the College of liberal Arts. City Council Meets Tonight The City Council will meet in regular session tonight at 8 o' clock at City Hall. It's the reg ular first meeting of May. A Classified Ad 'in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. vice to education. PTA Council officers shown are Russell Nielsen, president; Mrs. Jack Brook houser, left, vice president and Mrs. Melvin V.'hitehouse, secretary, Mrs. R. F. Brendel, trea surer, was not present for photo. TEN CENTS PER COPY srqwf, v if il Hutchinson, Raymond Bourne, vice president John Cloidt Jr., secretary Maxine Cloidt, Harold Lebens and Supt. of Schools O. F. Mussman. FFA Visitors Taking Tours Floods in Kansas kept them from arriving on time, but three Texas FFA members got here alright last weekend for a week's stay in the community as the last half of an inter-chapter exchange. John Phillips, Trent Lancast er and Wayne Boultinghouse of Lampaas, Tex., arrived by train seven hours late and were met by members of the Platts mouth FFA chapter and advisor Finn Hansen. Sunday, there was a potluck picnic at the Sterling Ingwerson farm home with most of the FFA members welcoming their visitors Tori a v. thp Texans and the three local boys who visited them in Texas last month, Jim Ingwerson, Rollin Terryben-y and Larry Engelkemeier, were in Lincoln to se the Capitol, Ag. College and State Historical Museum and to visit 'with the state FFA advisor. Tuesday afternoon, the visit ors will attend classes at the High School with their hosts and takp a local tour. Wednesday and the rest of the week there'll be more tours. Mussman Honored by PTA Council O. F. Mussman, superinten dent of schools here, was hon ored Thursday night by the PTA Council which presented him an honorary life member ship in PTA for his service to education. Kenneth Tiekotter briefly traced Mussman's career in school work and Mrs. Lloyd Fitch told of his professional accomplishments. She com mented on Mussman's "profes sional attitude at all times in his relations to the public." Mussman, in accepting the certificate presented by Mrs. Fitch and a life membership pin presented by Mrs. Wayne Green who presided for the award ceremony, said he appreciated the honor but that anything he may have accomplished here "is far overshadowed by what remains to De done." He called for continued sup port and understanding of the community in solving the prob lems with which the school dis trict is faced. "We're going to need more money," he said, "if Plattsmouth is going to present a first-rate program. Otherwise, the in structional program and the children will suffer." Mussman showed a film en titled "Look Out for Ollie," pro duced by the National Education Association. It showed reactions to school problems in a town with a situation similar to Plattsmouth's. New officers of the Council were installed. They are Rus sell Nielsen, president; Mrs. Jack Brookho'iser, vice president; Mis. Meivin Whitehouse, secre tary, and Mrs. R. F. Brendel, treasurer Mrs Green and Mrs. Dale(nual Co. 4-H Jr. Leaders Con- Jackson conducted the installa tion ceremony. Mrs. Al Hansen secretary pre sided at the meeting in the ab sence due to illness of President Mrs. Ray Bernhardt. Journal Want Ads Pay NUMBER 50 Art Exhibit Continues Here The Cass County Historical Society today reminded the pub- Jic the Art Exhibit at the Muse um continues through this week. Mrs. Alice Perry, president of the Society, said interest and attendance at the exhibit has been very satisfying and for the painting "Cass County In the Fall" by Mrs. W. G. Brroks, do nated for the door prize will bo awarded Saturday, May 13 at 5 p.m. Mrs. Zilpha Seward, chairman for the Art Exhibit, would like the Exhibitors to get their art work Saturday evening if poss ible. The Museum is open to the public from 2 to 5 p.m. Harry Porter Named VFW Aide-de-Camp - KANSAS CITY, MO. (Special) Ted C. Connell, Killeen, Tex as, Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has anno tneed that Harry Porter, 917 Avenue C, Plattsmouth, has been ap pointed National Aide-de-Camp in the VFW. In making his announcement of the appointment Comn'.ander Connell said- "It is a real pleasure for mo to be able t- appoint Mr. Por ter as an aidp-de-camp in our organization. In this rapacity he will serve as a personal representative of mine and I know by his past achievements that he will continue to stand up for progress and achieve ment not only in the VFW but also in his community, state and nation. Because nf his past el forts the Veterans of Foreign Wurs is today a better organi zation." Applications For Western Ewes Due May 15 Stockmen desiring to order yearling western ewes should make their needs known by May 15. Applications are available at thp County Extension office. The ewp.s will be purchased in Montana and Wyoming and shipped to unloading pend? in Lincoln and Omaha. Selection of the ewes will be made by Extension Service Ani mal Husbandmen and an Oma ha Commission firm. Dairy Herds Score The average buttcrfat produc tion ner cow for all herds, in cluding dry cows, enrolled in the Cass-Otoe DHTA. was 3!) pounds for the month of March. The high Ass'n avcraae was 45 pounds per row and the low Ass'n. average 20.8 pounds per cow. There arc 9 hrds enrolled in the Cass-Otoe Ass'n. Anyone interested In enrolling their dairy herd should contact Raymond Kuhlpnengel, Super visor at Syracuse or leave word at the Extension Service. Jr. Leaders Confer Twelve Cass Co. 4-H Junior terence. hip conierence was held Saturday, May 6 in Weep ing Water preceed'ing the 4-II Timely Topice 4-1 1 Public Speaking Contest. An exchange of ideas and methods used by Junior Leaders was a highlight of the conference.