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lZl7im CIAIE lU'oT. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday ATTSMI(UTIH JJfflJTOrML LINCOLN, 23 Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cast County Families VOLUME 80 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, JUNE 22. 1961 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER Gl Cass Countyan of the Week Howard Hutchman, Murray Resident Nearly 50 Years Rev. Howard Hutchman By Ruth Miller Nehawka, Special Correspondent 'Sir, I suggest we name the town Sam Hill after Sam Latte." There was an instant protest. Someone suggested Murrayton. In the end brisk little Pleasant View was re-christianed Murray after Rev. George Murray, a Civil War Veteran and former pastor. Today in Murray lives anoth er beloved pastor, The Rev. Howard Hutchman, who told me this story. Mr. Hutchman came to Mur ray in 1913. He fully expected Nebraska to be wild west with Indians roaming the country. Instead he recalls neatly fenced fields and good crops. He wrote home, "there Is nc crr.iiL on the wheat stalks and it is so clean. The first Indian I saw, was a well dressed man In gray on the train." Mr. Hutchman was born north of Pittsburgh, Pa. He attended college at Grove City and the Seminary at Pittsburgh which was founded in 1756. At that time an adage ran "go to Xenia if you're looking for a wife, to Pittsburgh for typhoid fever." Anyone determined to go to the seminary in those days had the extra chore of boiling all the water before using it. In 1912, he met Dr. John White at "Little Washington, Pa." and suggested a Mid-Western parish. Dr. White promised to keep him In mind. After the 1913 Easter Sunday Cyclone hit Omaha. Mr. Hutchman con tacted Dr. White to see if Mur ray was still on the map. It was and he decided to go. There was only one time he got homesick in the small plains town. Parcel Post was fairly new about 1912 and one day a pack age came from home. It was about six inches square and quite damp. He opened it to find a broken jar of apple butter and some bread. He couldn't even taste it because glass, bread, and apple butter were so intermingled. He says, - - - - f . (" . V. bf i 1 JOBS DAUGHTERS OFFICERS Installed as senior officers of Bethel No. 24 of Jobs Daughters here Saturday night were, from left: front Shirley Foster, guide; Dorothy Farris, senior princess; Sharon Harms, Honored Queen; Sandra Spangler, junior princess; Nancy Bulin, marshal; second row Sharon Farris, second messenger; Linda Stander, junior custodian; Rheda Jean "I believe I used my handker chief that day." Mr. Hutchman met Ida Boe deker In the Murray Sabbath School and saw her often as she lived just across the street from the old parsonage. Ida's father, Charles II., came to Cass County in 1866. His par ents settled in Louisville Pre cinct. In 1876, Charles took up his own farm in Mt. Pleasant. His children remember that Charles H. loved to tell stories of the In dians he saw when he was in his teens. They were all friendly and it was common to drive over to the camps and spend a Sun day afternoon watching ihc bustle of an Indian camp. One afternoon a young fellow became interested in a papoose in its wood cradle leaning a gainst a tree. He reached down to pick it up and immediately regretted it for the squaw swooped upon him like an eagle in all its fury and drove him from camp. At another time young Jane (Continued on Page 8) Free High School Application Is Requirement Nebraska School Laws state that the parent or guardian of any pupil desiring to take ad vantage of free high school edu cation make application, in writ ing, to the County Superinten dent of Schools before July 1 each year. There are still several stu dents in the County from whom such appication has not been made. The cards for making this application were distributed by the several High Schools to eli gible students. If this card has been lost, an other may be secured from the Ofice of the County Superin tendent. Board Re-Hires Clark as County Highway Supt. The Cass County Board of Commissioners Monday rehired Fred Clark of Union for a third year as County Highway Super intendent. The fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. Clark was hired at the same salary, $500 a month. Clerk To Prepare Budget Proposal County Clerk Chas. Land Tuesday was appointed the bud get-making authority by the Cass County Board of Commis sioners and instructed him to prepare a budget proposal for the 1961-62 fiscal year. Although the clerk always prepares the budget in this county, it is a statutory require ment that the appointment and instruction be made annually. The fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. CASUALTY? NOT IIF.! Gerald GiRSey. 6. but a participant. He had the easiest "march" son f Mr. and Mrs. Allen GifiKey, was not a of all with brother Bill, 8, doing the leg work for casualty of the Kiddie lay parade Wednesday the First Aid team. Kids Day Attracts Hundreds Kiddie Day here Wednesday, the annual treat for small fry from Plattsmouth merchants, attracted hundreds of young sters and, judged by their bustle thrcguhout a busy day, it was a great success. The day began with a parade with costume judging and prizes (judging was done by the Mrs. Jaycees), followed by free pop corn, frozen treats and rides on a sightseers train. Weather was ideal (perhaps a little warm for long-suffering adults who had to sweat out their youngsters' last train ride). Winners in the parade led by the train and the local fire truck were: SMALL VEHICLES i 1. Brad Cundall, 3: 2. Kenny Baumgart, 5; 3. Chris Langdon, 5. MISCELLANEOUS 1. Mari lyn Edwards, 5 (Indian Prin cess); 2. Loretta Sharnow, 9, and Kathy Jo Baumgart, 6 (Ma jorettes); 3. Bill Knorr, 7, Golf Pro. PETS 1. Sharon, 6, and Pat rick McGuire, 4 (Footlong Hot dog); 2. Lynn Todd, 8 (Siamese Cat); 3. Cynthia Fitzpatrick, 10 (Raccoon). FICTION 1. Dixie Baburek, 4 (Little John); 2. Jim Sullivan, 6, Pam Muehe, 5, and Pat Stal wick. 2 (Three Bears): 3. Linda Seydlitz, 7 (Miss Muffett). COMICS 1. Ronnie Seydlitz. i the parade were Sharon, 6, and Patrick, 4, children of Mr. and 5, and Terry Seydlitz, 4 (Fred! Mrs. Mike McGuire. Pam, their Dachshund, "willingly" was sand Flintstone and Barney); 2. John j wiched between to half-loaves of bread to become a "2" Footlong R e g n e r, 5 (Superman); 3. ! Hotdog. (Other photos of parade participants will appear sub- (Continued on Page 8) ! sequently). Sharon Harms Installed Queen of Bethel No. 24, Jobs Daughters Sharon Harms, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Harms, was installed Honored Queen of Bethel No. 24 of the Internation al Order of Jobs Daughters, June 17, at an 8 o'clock cere mony at the Masonic Temple. Boardman, treasurer; Lucky Meyer, musician;1 Valerie Gorton, librarian; Nancy Mrasek, fifth, messenger; back Mary Ann Sharp, inner guard; Wanda Jenkins, outer guard; Clarissa Gruber, chaplain; Gay Gansemer, recorder; Carol Sch rciner, third messenger and Carol Smith, fourth messenger. j ' jr. " "TT' - Kv4v Mi i , . , -t . ... . H : ;! A iti " i ' FT-s, 7 AL - y 1 ryxr , J P. . 1 t CZ slt.t ' Uu :-tT- -rV - i NO KETCHUP First place Noveta Humiston was escorted into the Bethel room by Sheldon Smith, Associate Guardian, where she was introduced as In stalling Officer. Other Install ing Officers were then introduc ed. They were: Guide, Karlene Senf; Marshal, Marjorie Grosshans; Senior Custodian, Jean Wiles; Junior Custodian, Lois Gapen; Chap lain, Nancy Furse; Recorder, Rita Vallery, Musician, Evelyn WW. !MI JUNIOR OFFICERS Bethel No. 24 junior officers are, from left: front Gencne Nolle, Dixie Wilson, Dale Parks, Linda Bow man, Candy Carper, Susan Ever, Marilyn Hutchinson; back Doro mi ' ir i winners in the Pets division of Morris; Soloist, Jane Fauquet. The new officers were escorted into the Bethel room by the In stalling Guide and Marshal. Sharon Harms was escorted into the room by her father. The Choir and Junior Officers were then escorted into the Bethel room by the Installing Guide and Marshal. Choir members installed were Karen Farris, Roberta Ramge, (Continued on Page 8) Band 1st in VFW Parade Plattsmouth Band Members participated in the VFW State Convention Parade in Omaha Monday afternoon. The new band director, Alan J. Kreglo, was with them, but does not of ficially take over until July 1. Fifty-three band members participated, and as an exchange appearance, received $50, plus first place honors at the parade in the amount of $35. State Honors Won By VFW Post And Auxiliary Lepert-Wolever Post Veterans of Foreign Wars and their Aux iliary, returned Tuesday from the state convention in Omaha with many honors and several state offices. Lloyd Fitch was re-elected surgeon of the Veterans of For eign Wars department of Ne braska, Mrs. Lloyd Fitch was elected Department Jr. Vice President of the Ladies Auxil iary. Father Bob Hodgson was elected department Chaplain of the Military Order of the Cootie. Fred Draper, provost marshall, and Rudy Stoll, judge advocate, of the Military order of the Cootie Awarded first place in bands in the Veterans parade was the Plattsmouth High School Band. Second place winners in the post colors was the Lepert-Wolever Colors and Color guards consisting of Boyd Evans, Leon ard Lutz, Al Smith and Tom Hermson. Jack Barnard was awarded a diamond stick pin for being one of the oustanding commanders in the state. Harold Austin carried home the trophy for first in the Vet erans State Bowling held the past year, and the Post and Aux iliary were awarded plaques for 2nd place in Community service. Attending the convention was past No. 6 district commander and past district No. 6 president Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McLean, Post Commander and Mrs. Har old Dukes; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fitch; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Herm sen, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Aus tin, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barnard, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baburek, Mrs. Wayne Dasher, Auxiliary president: Mrs. Pearl Myers, Mrs. Ruth Bobenmoyer, Mrs. Ray Uher, Mrs. Hazel Fitch, Miss Shirley Fitch, Fred Draper, Father Bob Hodgson, Sophia Wolever, and Rudy Stoll. Mrs. Fitch served in her office as assistant conductress during the convention, and Sophia Wol ever on the Credentials Commit tee. Robert E. Hansen, senior Vice commander, was the National renresentative for the Veterans group and Mrs. Lillian Camp bell, Chaulain, was the National representative for the Ladies Auxiliary. Mr. Hansen was the sDeaker at the banquet Mondny night that concluded the eventful three day convention. THE WEATHER June 19, 20, 21 ,1961 Dat High Low Prec Monday 81 48 .11 Tuesday 72 51 .00 Wednesday .... 76 64 .12 Forecast: Clear to partly cloudy tonight. High near 80; low around 50. Sun sets tonight at 8:01; rises Friday at 4:51 a.m. v fv ' x . . i r -. . V :fK'i'l!"fA. B'-'-?-.fj!fe thy Woster, Mary Lochman, Nancy TiNon, Kathy Stapp, Laurie Nettleman, Ileen Peterson and Pat Holliway. (Journal Photos by Keener Price). f f? '' - ' . t I 'Robert A. Beverage Robert Beverage Is Graduate Of Colgate Robert Allan Beverage was graduated June 12 from Colgate Urivcrsity at Hamilton, N. Y., in their 140th Commecement. Beverage was in the upper third of his class, and received his degree in Psychology. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beverage of Platts mouth. The couple's oldest son, Richard Jr. also was graduated from Colgate. Adlai E. Stevenson was to have delivered the Commence ment Address, but due to his un avoidable absence, performance of his duties was delivered by Thomas Hale Hamilton,, Ph. D., President of the State University of New York. Beverage was graduated from the Plattsmouth Schools in 1957, was selected as a winner of the Alumni Memorial Scholarship of Colgate. There were 1,800 appli cants for the scholarship, from these 40 were selected for the coveted honor, the highest rec ognition that can be given a freshman entering Colgate. He also was a Union Carbide Scho lar. The scholarship had a value of $1,100 and continued each under graduate year as long as it was justified by "academic standing, gentlemanly conduct and respon sible participation in the life of the college." The Plattsmouth high school graduate lived mo to his qualifi cations; here at the high school he was an outstanding figure in the athletic department, in both football and basketball. He was a member of the band, active in chorus work, participated in class plays and a member of the letter club. He studied pre-medicine for two years, and was selected to study in Germany during the 1959-60 academic year under the Junior Year in Munich Program sponsored by Wayne State Col lege of Detroit. Under the pro gram, Beverage attended the University of Munich and trav eled throughout Germany along with other American students admitted to the program. He was the only student from Ne braska in this group, and one of four men selected from Col gate for this particular program. Since his graduation he has been visiting his family friends in Plattsmouth, plans to enlist in the Army and and Nothing Else To Ho? Someone, a vandal, perhaps, pried out a dryer vent pipe at Plattsmouth - Cleaners during the night, police reported Wed nesday. There seemed to be no motive for the act, they said. liifHiVi Ly i Mrs. Fitch Gets State VFWA Office Mrs.' Lloyd Fitch of Platts mouth was elected Junior Vice President of the Department La dies Auxiliary to the Veteran's of Foreign Wars. She received this honor at the annual convention held at the Sheraton-Fontenelle Hotel in Omaha. Approximately f o u r hundred delegates attended. Mrs. Fitch has been active In veterans work In this community for 12 years. She Is a past Auxil iary president and a past district president. She has worked with numerous community s e r v ice projects, bringing many State and Na tional honors to the local VFW Post and Auxiliary with her rec ord books which have been sub mitted for contests the past seven years. This year she was named Out standing Community Service Chairman in Nebraska and Out standing Citizen Chairman. Mrs. Fitch is a teacher in the Omaha Public School and church school superintendent of the First Methodist Church of Plattsmouth. These rank the highest on her list of Activities aside from being a mother and a housewife. Her new dulies as a Depart ment Officer of the Ladies Aux iliary will be Department Com munity Service Chairman and Chairman of the Audit Commit tee. Her husband, Lloyd, was re named Department Surgeon to the VFW Department of Nebraska. Mrs. Taylor of La Platte Dies Here at 69 Mrs. Rosie Taylor, 69, promin ent La Platte resident, died Juno 19 at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Clark Jarvis, Platts mouth. She had been in failing health five years. She was the daughter of the late Peter C. and Johanna An derson Norgard, born April 7, 1892. She married Edward II. Taylor, Nov. 5. 1005 : he died in Sentember, 1953, at Omaha. She made her home in La Platte for 55 years and was a member of the Danish Lutheran and La Platte Community Church and the Sunshine Club. Surviving are three daughters. Mrs. Clark Jarvis of Platts mouth. Mrs. Rov Knutson, and Mrs. Gordon Hanson of Sioux Falls, S. D.; four sons, W. J. Taylor, Denver, Colo., Wayne II. Taylor, Golden, Colo. Dale H. Tavlor of La Platte, and W. O. Tavlor of Beatrice. Also surviving are 21 grand children, 11 great grandchildren and a brother. John Norgard of Alhambra, Calif. Funeral services were at 2 p. m. today at La Platte Commu nity Church with the Rev. Mel vin Shafer of the Mynard EUB Church officiating. Burial was in La Platte Cemetery. Visiting hours were Wednesday afternoon and evening at Cald-well-Linder Funeral Home here, which was in charge of arrange ments. Conditioners Stolen Here Five two-ton Gibson air con ditioners were stolen here Mon day niiht in a break-in at Ray and John's Sales and Service warehouse near the Missouri Pacific Hailrond depot. Police are investigating. They said a lock was forced. The broken lock was discovered by Patrolman Ed Hohson at 2:10 a.m. The loss of (ho air condi tioners was learned nn a check bv the anpliance dealers the next morning. W. S. Bond, 71, Of Peru Dies W. S. Bond. 71. of Peru, form erly of Plattsmouth. died Tues day night at St. Mary's 'lospit al. Nebraska City. Funeral services will be Fri day at 2:30 p.m. at Casey Fun eral Home in Auburn. Burial will be in Prairie Union Ceme tery. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; six children -Leon, Louis ville; Ernest. Plattsmouth; De loss, Union; Walter. Enid, Okla.; Mrs. Ralph Cowan. Rockport, Mo.; and Mrs. Ray G-ault, Jack son. Mich.; 17 grandchildren and three great-Rrandchlldren.