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Time (Piatoim! Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 80 EIGHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, JULY 10, 1961 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER C8 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday 395 Cass Countyan of the Week Only 80, Myrtle Wood Has Worlds To See By Ruth Miller Nehawka, Special Correspondent There Is no sign of the small two-room dugout now Yet it etood 44 miles west of Wabash and in it Myrtle Wood was born. She was the youngest child of M. V. and Marsha Wood and she lived in the dugout for 3 years before her father built the house which now stands on the Donors Needed At Bloodmobile Here July 14 "Bring a new donor with you, when you visit the Bloodmobile Unit at the Methodist Church July 14, Friday, from 12 noon to 6 p.m.," those in charge of the visit urged today. Members of the Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars are the volunteer group which will be calling you. Members ask your assistance by answer ing the request. The caller's time will be limited by the many calls she will make and your help in this will be appreciated. If you have not been called, please phone Mrs. Marge Wil lis, 6182, or Mrs. Lillian Dasher, 8236. Any healthy person between the ages of 21 and 59 can give blood and those from 18 to 21 can give with the written con sent of their parents. The doctors and nurses are as anxious to protect you, the donor, as they are to protect the one who receives the blood. Your medical history will be taken and checked each time you give blood. You may eat normally up to four hours before donating; if you are hungry during the four hours before you donate, eat some non-fatty foods. - Your blood will be typed in the laboratory at the blood cen ter and you will receive a card showing your blood type. Carry this card with you at all times. Your pint of blood provides whole blood, irradiated plasma, fresh frozen plasma, serum al bumin, gamma globulin, fibrin ogen, packed red cells and oth er useful blood derivatives. "Your blood is that gift of life so precious to save, so little to give. Visit your Bloodmobile Unit at the Methodist Church July 14. Volunteer doctors, nur ses, canteen workers, hostesses and typists will be there to as sist you," those in charge said. Class of '31 To Have Reunion Here Saturday The class of 1931 of Platts mouth High School will hold its Class Reunion Saturday, July 15, at the Lions Club. Festivities will start at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour. Dinner will be at 6:30 pjn. Dr. R. Foster Patterson, form er teacher and principal here, will be the main speaker for the evening. An Open House will be held at 9:30 p.m. for anyone wanting to greet the teachers and class members. Anyone not attending who de sires a program of the evening's festivities can send $1 to Rich ard Spangler, Program Chair man, RFD No. 1, Plattsmouth, Nebr. with their name and ad dress. U.tA.tl--l. j JET"8" r rT TRAVEL BECKONS Miss shown in Egypt during a round r farm. Miss Wood still has the receipts her father got when he paid for that farm in 1866. M. V. Wood was a Civil War veteran. He was a cavalryman and served under Oeneral Mc Clellan in the Army of the Po tomac. In 1866 he married Mar sha McBride in Illinois and they came to Cass County that year believing that something better lay here in the Midwest. Ten years later, in 1876, a cloud appeared on the horizon of the shimmering day. In a matter of minutes the ground was a mass of chomping, crawl ing plague grasshoppers! It didn't take that creeping horde long to devour every green thing in sight. Miss Wood's mother moaned that if there'd been one blade of grass she'd have eaten it. There was no food for the family that winter so they load ed into the lumber wagon and returned to Illinois. Their journey must have been a weary one for it took them within 60 miles of Chicago but with indomitable spirit and un quenched hope they were back in the spring. Going to town from Wabash was no short hop in the 1800's. Families could only go about every six months since it took three days to get to Lincoln. The spot where Highway 34 now crosses Stevens Creek near Wal ton was one of the camping spots for city-bound families. Besides bringing groceries so far it was hard to keep things for so long. Glass jars for can ning came in the year 1858 but even then canning was seldom used. Fruit had to be dried. There were several good orch ards during Myrtle Wood's girl hood and she can remember wagonloads of apples being scooped into the cellar. Winter meals often consisted of corn meal mush and milk. But not all was hardship. Mr. Wood led a Singing School. All the community gathered and with a tuning fork as their only instrument they poured from the staunch joy in their hearts to the startled whippoorwills on the prairie. In 1882 the GAR was organi zed in Elmwood. There were 19 soldiers among who were Mr. Wood and David McCaig, first postmaster at Elmwood. Miss Wood waited on tables to work her way through Kan sas State Normal School. She taught school for nine years in cluding schools in Oklahoma and Kansas as well as at Wa bash and the "Cottonwood School" at Plattsmouth. But In 1918 she switched to a more Intriguing role that of rural mail carrier. She began with a team and buggy. Like the "horse and buggy doctors" she was expected to get through any weather. She would start at 8 o'clock In the morning and sometimes continue till after dark. She wore out three Model T's, several .Model A's, and four other cars during the course of 30 years of mail carrying. She patched her own tires when Model T's came in a n d nearly froze in the heaterless cars. She says "the women In town always said they'd find me froz en to death but all the old mail carriers are gone and I'm still here." Yes, Myrtle Wood is still here and having fun in spite of 80 years of hard work. (Continued on Paee 8) Myrtle Wood Is - the - world tour .... in 1955. She's still planning more travel, would like to visit Russia and Australia. slhS IB in dig eft HI m (tmmr-'" 'L2d r-sr5 i- -i . ' ' ' ... ii & ui r ' - " LEGION OFFICERS Commander Melvin Moritz, new com mander of Hugh J. Kearns American Legion Post here, seated center, is shown with other officers elected and installed Thurs day night. Seated at left is first vice commander James Drennen. Seated at right adjutant Don Warga. Standing are members of Pet Parade Here Friday At Carnival Th Plattsmouth f J a y c e e s today announced that a Pet Pa rade will be held Friday in con junction with their annual Car nival this weekend. The parade will be at 7 p.m. and will also feature the contest ants in the Mrs. Jaycees annual Sweet 16 Queen contest. The Queen selection will be announced and the crowning held just after the parade. Bill Hawkins and Cecil Mc Knight are chairmen in charge of the parade. Entries will line up on 6th Street north of Avenue A. Hawk ins asked that youngsters be there with their pets between 6:30 and 6:45 to allow time for numbering contestants. Hawkins urged youngsters to take part. Each entrant will re ceive a treat from the Jaycees and these judged best will re ceive prizes. The parade will be led by the Plattsmouth High School Band. The Carnival runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Jay cees will operate a food stand north of the Bank, near the mid way which will be set up on 5th Street. THE WEATHER July 6, 7, 8, 9, 1961 Date High Low Prec Thursday 68 64 tr. Friday 84 61 .00 Saturday 81 62 .00 Sunday 81 60 .00 Forecast: High near 90; lows in 60's. Partly cloudy with slow ly rising temperatures Tuesday. Sun sets tonight at 7:59; rises Tuesday at 5 a.m. I Moritz Installed Legion Melvin Moritz Thursday night was installed commander of Hugh J. Kearns American Le gion Post here. Installation followed election held the same night. Also elected and installed were: James Drennen, first vice commander. Merle D. Meisinger, second vice commander. E. O. Vroman, Arthur J. Warga, Albert Olson, Alva Lind er, Orville Julian, Joseph Zas tera, Eugene Krings, Kenneth Young and Merlin Jochimsen, members of the executive com mittee. Installation was conducted by past commander James Begley. He told of the accomplishments of immediate past commander Kenneth Young. Also Thursday, the post named Melvin Moritz, Leonard Brothers, James Drennen, R. T. Cuthrell and Alva Linder dele gates to the Nebraska Depart ment Convention at Grand Is land Aug. 4-6. Alternates are Merle D. Meisinger, Kenneth Young, Dean Patton, James Begley and Eugene Krings. A recommended change in the Department Constitution and By-Laws was read, pertaining to Grover Parriott Dies at 78; Funeral Today Grover Cleveland Parriott, 78, died Friday at St. Catherine's Hospital in Omaha. He had been ill two weeks. Funeral services were today at Sattler Funeral Home with the Rev. Joseph Barr officiating. Burial was in Mount Vernon Cemetery at Peru. Mr. Parriott was born Jan. 29, 1883, at Peru, son of William and Margaret Moore Parriott. He was married to Anna Petersen in 1904 at Peru. They had four children, all of whom survive: Everett Parriott of Plattsmouth, Mrs. Marie Coler ick of Falls City, Mrs. Alberta Schlagle of Shubert, and Mrs. Louise Tritsch of Murray. Mrs. Parriott died in 1918. He was married in 1922 at Tekamah to Lillian Van Epps. They had two children, Mrs. Donna Bashus (if Plattsmouth. and Grover Lee Parriott of Plattsmouth who was killed !n an automobile accident near here Feb. 4. Mrs. Parriott survives. A'so surviving are 10 grand children and four great-grandchildren. At funeral services, Mrs. Hugh Stander Jr. was soloist, Mrs. George Jacobs, organist. Pall bearers were Larry Ludwig, Steven C o 1 e r i c k, Richard Tritsch, Donald Parriott and William Becker. the executive committee, from left: Albert Olson, Eugene Krings, Arthur Warga, Alva Linder, Joe Zastera, Kenneth Young, Orville Julian and E. O. Vronian. Merlin Jochimsen, another committee member, was not present for the photo. Department dues from $1.25 to $1.50. A motion carried to in struct the post's delegates to vote against the change if it is proposed by resolution at the convention. The post membership report showed 310 members for 1961. -Sitk call showed Clyde Jack Miss Pfeifer Leads Voting In the Sweet Sixteen Contest, Connie Pfeifer is leading in votes which were tabulated up to Friday by the Mrs. Jaycees, sponsors of the contest. Other contestants in order of leading total votes as of Friday are Barbara Newsom, Carol Jacobs, Janet Petereit, Judy Curtis and Valerie Gorton. Carol Dasher became a candi date late last week. The Sweet Sixteen Queen will be crowned Friday night follow ing the Carnival Parade. Prizes for the winner are on display in the Gas Company window. 1933 PUS CHADS Members' of the 1933 RracHiating class of Plattsmouth High School who gathered here for a reunion Satur day night, and special guests, included, from left: front Gertrude Vallery Gorton, Ila Taylor Todd, Mary Mrasek Eitetiherger, F.linciie Snietana C'hristensen, Amy F.lliolt Itrhrens, Mata Schacknrss, Hose Woster Stoehr; second row Fred Rothert, basketball-football coach here 13 years; I.avcrna Hhoden (iauer, Norma Raunigart ere us Commander son hospitalized. The finance officer reported $110 turned in to date in support of the Legion baseball program here. After the meeting, lunch pre pared by Fr. Robert Hodgson and and his assistants was served. ' - -- . Dick O'Donnell On Chamber Board At the recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Cham ber of Commerce, the board ap proved the appointment of Dick O'Donnell to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Wayne Schneider.- O'Donnell is employed at Ru back's Super Market. His term on the Board of Directors will expire Jan. 1, 1963. CITY COUNCIL The City Council will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at City Hall. It' the regular first meeting of July. " '' m f taitfigrTIT"A-'s illlm III II I it-fJi i TTax Increase of About 5 Mills, A 1961-62 Plattsmouth schools budget of $429,395 has been ap proved by the District One Board of Education. It is $25,550 over last year's budget. The tax request is, $290,395, compared with $267,875 last school year, an increase of $22, 520. The tax fund increase is ex pected to be about 5 mills, based on an estimated evaluation for the district of $5,230,000. Last year's evaluation was $5,134,044. Other estimated receipts for the ensuing year (1960-61 re ceipts in parentheses): State apportionment, $15,000 ($15,0391. Vocational education, $2,500 ($4,303). Licenses and fines, $15,000 ($15,116). School lunch and milk pro gram, $6,000 ($3,420). Non resident tuition, $62,000 ($61,181 . U. S. Treasury, Public Law 874, 41.000 (?0.432). NDEA Title 3, none $1,358). By principal funds, the budget comparison includes (1900-61 fi- gures in parentheses): Administration, $14,975 ($13,- Uo2). Instruction, $329,339 ($299, 150). Other school expense, health service, athletics, miscellaneous, $2,830 ($2,926). Class of 733 Has Renion; 25 Attend Plattsmouth High's gradu ating class of 1933 gathered here at the Lions Community Build ing Saturday night for its 28th anniversary reunion. Twenty-five of the class of 48 attended. Two class members are deceased. Coming farthest to be at the reunion were Robert Rummel of Burbank, Calif., and Anna May Sandin Breittenbach of Levit town, N.Y. Special guests were Lowell Devoe of Lincoln, superinten dent here 12 years, and Fred Rothert, coach for 13 years at the school, including the time the class of 1933 was in school. There was a social hour, fol lowed by dinner and an infor mal talk on reminiscences by Devoe. This was pronounced great entertainment by those attending. Visiting among class members continued much of the weekend. 1 1 Wagner, Helen Aniick Park, Florence Schut Mrasek. Virginia Samek tJuliii, I.eona Meisinger Bierl, Helen Woolcott Smith, Anna May S;im:in Itreittenhaeh, Lowell Devoe, former superintendent here; hick Hob Hhz, Bob Hall, Kichard Black, Ir. (ieorge Adam, Sam Am, Max Schackness, Greth Garnet!, Bob Kummel, 1 Ir. Kichard Breiuli'l and Donald Bushnell. $22,550, Is Seen Operation of plant, $30,914 ($30,696). Maintenance of plant, $15,965 ($16,312). Fixed costs, $13,500 ($14,095). Capital outlay, $10,372 (17, 886). Adult education, $500 ($250). Transfers to other funds, $5,000 ($4,532). In his budgetary report to the Board of Education, Supt. O. F. Mu.ssman gave this breakdown of percentages of receipts for the past school year: 1. 13.8 per cent from federal funds. 2. 3.7 per cent from state funds. 3. 62 per cent from local prop erty taxes. 4. 16.8 per cent from free high school tuition. 5. 3.7 per cent from licenses, fines, etc. The superintendent said in his report: Considering the various sources of income, only item No. 3 may be expected to increase. Our Federal income will de crease for the following reasons: 1. The Capehart homing proj ect has reduced the number of (Continued on Page 8) $4,500 Award For Highway Right-of-Way County Court-appointed ap praisers Friday returned an a ward of $4,500 for about 1.06 acres of ground taken for State Highway right-of-way near the Platte River. The award is to Merritt Beach Corp., tenant, $1,500; and Mer ritt Bros. Sand and Gravel Co., $3,000. Appraisers were Paul E. Fau quet and Clement T Woster of Plattsmouth and Dwight L. Cle ments of Elmwood. Clements was appointed when it was learned John Hobscheidt of Plattsmouth, the original ap pointee, would not be here at the time set for the appraisal. Sock Hop Here Tuesday Night A Sock Hop for teenagers has been set for Tuesday night from 8 to 11 p.m. at the High School Auditorium. It will be informal but no jeans or shorts should be worn, Mr. and Mrs. Norris Hale and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nettleman, sponsors, ask. There'll be dancing to lates popular recordings. The public is invited.