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' - ' NESIt. STATS HIST. SOCIETY L..fw--ti i. ..... TFME PflAFTSMGWUTIHl JJdDQJIRRIM PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Jhursday OCT 2 0 Consolidated With th 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, OCTOBER 19, 1961 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 97 Count yivide Civil Defense AAeeting Oct. 25 ;. 1 Board Asks ..-V '' " " V- '''' , ' ' CASS COUNTYANS ELECTED The open ing: session of the District 8 Future Homemakers of America convention Saturday at Nebraska State Teachers College at Peru included the in stallation of officers elected for the current year. New officers (from left) include: Marcia Roh novdc, Eagle, president; Janice Domingo, Weep ing Water, vice-president; Sandra Stapert, Ne- Farm Bureau Richard Cole The annual banquet and meet ing of the Cass County Farm Bureau and Cass County Non Stock Co-Op was held at the Chjristain Church in Weeping Water. Tuesday' evening. Rever end Victor Schwartz of the Christian Church gave the in vocation. During the banquet the an nual Cas County Farm Bureau Talent Find Contest was held. Mrs. Ervin Albert Louisville, pre sented the contestants The Junior Group contestants and their prizes were: Teresa Engelkemeier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ForresA Engel kemeier of Louisvivile.. fa. purple ribbon for her- tap dance and acrobat number. Sue Schlichtemeier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Schlich temeier of Murray, a blue ribbon for her piano solo. Judy and Irene Baler, daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. John Baler of Avoca, red ribbons for their piano solos. In the Senior Division, Shirley Albers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Albers of Avoca, a purple ribbon for her piano solo. The two purple ribbon winners are eligible to enter the State Farm Bureau Talent Find Con test in Lincoln Nov. 13. Mrs. G?orge Dolon, Louisville, and Mrs. J. L. Gilley, Nehawka, were judges. The annual meeting of the Cass County Farm Bureau was 45 'Hunters Here Bag' 54 Species of Birds The Plattsmouth Bird Club, Mrs. Robert Cappell president, was host to some 45 hunters with binoculars who went into the Ti3ld at PlMp-mouth Sunday, for the fall field trip of the Nebra.cka Ornithologists Union,, hi southeast Nebraska. Mr. F. L. Patton of Wymore, NOU president, represented the rtate organization. Other cities represented were Albion, Auburn, Pcatrice, Bradshaw, Brownville, Fremont. Hastings, Lincoln, Ne biaika Ci!y, Omaha, Peru," Tec umeeh and Plattsmouth. The first stop was the Game "WE SHOULD SEE GEESE OVER THERE," Harold Edwards, resident manager of the State Game Commission's Waterfowl Management Area on the. Missouri River bottom here, was saying when this photo was taken Sunday. He was briefing members of the Nebraska Ornithologists Union on a tour of the waterfowl ... - TTFm ' "" -t'l "w Picks Talent Winners; Re - elected President called to orderly the President Richard O. Cole, at 8 p.m. The followin- county resolu tion was passed: "Whereas the Cass County Fair has been held in the early part of August the last several years and whereas it is difficult to prepare animals for show so close after harvet be It resolved that the Cass County Farm Bureau representative ap peal to the Board of the Cass County Agricultural Society to have the date set to the latter part of August." All State and National reolu tions were sent on to the State Resolutions Committee for fur ther processing and will be voted on by the House of Delgates at the Nebraska State Convention Nov. 15. These officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Richard O, Cole. Plattsmouth; vice president, Cal vin Carsten, Avoca; Far.ii Bureau woman-at-large, Mrs. Herbert Oehlerking, Elmwood; youth member-at-large, James Meyer, Avoca. District board members Dis trict 1, Pete Halmes, Platts mouth; District 2, William Klem me, Nehawka; District 3, Merle Rogers, Union; District 4, John Albers, Avoca; District 5, Alvin Klemme, Murdock; District 6, Howard A. Pool, Elmwood. Voting delegates to the 1961 State Convention: Robert R. 'Cole, Plattsmouth, Chairman; Refuge (State Waterfowl Man agement Area) and adjoining bluffs. The Refuge was open to the group through the courtesy of the Game Commission and resident manager Harold Ed ward?. Leaders were Edwards and Dr. and Mrs. Heineman. All present agreed that "the sight of 2,500 geese and 200 pel icans was worth the entire trip". Leaders to Ferry Glen, the Cemetery, and Rock Bluff road were Florence Fouchek, Loris Long, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cap pell, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hansell, Mrs Don Wood, Mr?. Minnie .1 ail: - v s hawka, secretary; Barbara Chapin, Nebraska City, parliamentarian; Carol Eischof, Tecumseh, historian; Connie Syborande, Eagle, song leader; Helen Fredli, Pawnee City, publicity chairman. Mrs. Frances Detmar, Weeping Water, is District advisor. Nearly 400 students from 15 Nebraska high schools attended the convention. Richard Pratt, Elmwood; Calvin Carsten, Avoca; John Foster, Union, and Eldon Mendenhall, Elmwood. Immmediately after adjourn ment of the Farm Bureau meet ing, the Cass County Non-Stock Co-Op meeting was called to or der by the President Richard Cole, Several reports were given including th manager's report by past Manager Calvin Carsten. The new manager, J. L. Gilley, gave a few remarks. Amend ments to the by-laws were voted on. The tables had been decorated for the evening by Mrs. John Albers and Mrs., Calvjn; Carsten. Co-chairmen of the banquet committee ere Mrs. Richard Pratt and Mrs. Herbbert Oehler ing. 'Fly Flag on U. S. Day Oct. 23 Mrs. H. R. Johnston, 418 North 4th St., a member of the Fonten elle Chapter DAR, today re minded the public: "Fly your flag on United States Day, Oct. 23." , This exhortation is from the DAR United States Day National Committee: "The battle to save this Republic, for which so many haye freely given their lives, is not lost, though the danger is near and present." Hiatt, Josephine Campbell and Mrs. John Schreiner. Lunch was served in Garfield Park where the following com posite list of 54 birds identified on the field trip was made: Pied-billed grebe, great blue heron, American bittern, white pelican, Canada goose, snow goose, blue goose, white front goose, mallard, pintail, green winged teal, blue-winged teal, turkey vulture, red-tailed hawk, marsh hawk, sparrow hawk, ring-neck pheasant, kildeer, greater yellow-legs, mourning dove, kingfisher, red-bellied woodpecker, red-headed wood area. Shortly afterward, the group saw almost 3,000 geese and pelicans grazing in a wheat field and saw them airborne circling the area. To left of Edwards are Mrs. F. L. Patton, Wymore, NOU president, and Mrs. Robert Cappell, president of the Plattsmouth Bird Club, host for the field tour. Attendance at Weeping Water The Cass County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a countywlde meeting on Civil Defense for Wednesday. Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. at the Agricultural Auditorium Jn Weeping Water. The meeting is to discuss def ense possibilities in Cass Coun ty and to get the public's opin ions about what can and should be done. Expert advice will be given by Austin Bacon, Deputy State Di rector of Civil Defense, who will attend the meeting. Commission Chairman Mel- vin Todd of Union said thatp while the county has no money budgeted for this fiscal year for Civil Defense, several people have urged that stcas be taken to set up a Civil Defense pro gram. It has been commonly said that Offutt Air Force Base just north of here is a prime poten tial target in the event of an attack on the United States. What the individual's role and county and community roles would be in the event of such a nuclear attack is often a topic for discussion when grouos meet. The countywlde meeting is to learn what citizens of the coun ty want in the way of Civil Def ense, a Commission spokesman said, and urged that anyone in terested in the problem attend. Following the meeting, per haps wfthin a few days there after, the Commission expects to appoint a new Cass County Director of Civil Defense. It al ready has at least two applica tions for the post, now held by the Sheriff who had asked that he be replaced because of the press of official duties. HEROLD HONORED Henry R. Herold, native of unique honor - when he. became fr. v,D,e,v cHiHot the first person not a student to be honored by the alumni of Southwestern State College,, at Weatherford, Okla., Herold, son of Mrs. Henry Herold of Platts mouth, is vice-president of Warn-er-Hudnut Corp., Los Angeles. THE WEATHER Oct. 16, 17, 18, 1961 Date High Low Prec. Monday 78 40 .00 Tuesday 80 44 .00 Wednesday 64 38 .00 Forecast: Cool and clear. Highs near 60. Sun sets tonight at 5:38; rises Friday at 6:42 a.m. pecker, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, rough-winged swal low, blue jay, barn swallow, crow, chickadee, tufted titmouse, white breasted nuthatch, creeper brown thrasher, robin, bluebird, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby crowned kinglet, starling, myrtle warbler, English sparrow, west ern meadowlark, red-winged blackbird, grackle, cardinal, goldfinch, townee, song sparrow, ve per sparrow, field sparrow, Harris's sparrow and junco. About half of the above species usually winter in this vicinity, a member of the local Bird Club raid. tL....,..' ',1,,!,,. .h'h.MlhIki !.;., mi... i lift.l in. mil iii.fl ) ii mi in .f, i.ftfftT ' . ...&...... .. , .... ,,., ......fc... a... ;.,.. 1 ARE YOU READY? Opinions vary but many people believe that a shelter like this is a "must" in this age of threat of nu clear attack. A public discussion of Civil Defense in Cass County will take place at the Ag Auditorium in Weeping Water Oct. 25 at Xmas Decorations Plan Presented Here Are you interested in new Christmas decorations for down town Plattsmouth? That's a question the Christ mas Decorating Committee of the Chamber of Commerce is asking business people and pri vate citizens. A suggestion that new dec orations more in keeping with those of other communities this ?e be purchased, washnade at a recent meeting of the Board a recent meeting of Directors of the Chamber It was generally thought that there is a feeling that the dec orations the city has used for several years are inadequate be cause of the way other towns have modernized their decora tions. So, a committee of Ray Story, chairman, Bill Knorr, Herb Freeburg and George Smith, set out to sample feelings about new decorations. A sample cross-street decora tion will be installed across Main Street between Smith's Men's Wear and Cass Drug Store. It is of the type being considered for purchase here. In all, 12 would be bought for installation across Main and Sixth Streets, providing there is the right response to the ques tion: bo you want them? Story said the business com munity would have to contribute about $1,000 this year and $400 or. $500 would have to be raised in addition by public subscrip tion to get the decorations for the coming holiday season. This would also include funds to operate Santa Land for young sters at the Chamber Office as usual. , ml M nV, iWsMV.I W h 'fed P r w . v lit tV-' .i i . "i. U; ,: V f , . i ,if i -V.I v" - , V' An hit 5 4 KirTrTr-TiTr-'t' 'i iiilfiT"-""- - f t -" f i -1! m n mmnmMue ZXuM HUNTERS Telescopes and binoculars were weapons of the hunt here Sunday when ornitho logists gathered for a bird watching field trip. Mrs. John Schreiner of Plattsmouth is at left Last year, the business com-- munity contributed about $800 for the Christmas decorations and Santa Land. If sufficient interest is shown, Story said, the plan is to go ahead and get the decorations. The Jowrnal would acknowledge all contributions, issue by issue. Harry A. Shiffer, 73, Dies after Long Illness Harry Amon Shiffer, 73, died Wednesday at St. Catherine Hos pital in Omaha after an illness of several years. Mr. Shiffer had lived here 40 years. He was a retired BREX Shops employe, a painter. Funeral services will be Satur day at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. Joseph Przudzik offi ciating. Burial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery here. Visiting hours are from 3 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Sattler Funeral Home. Rosary is at 8:15 that night. Mr. Shiffer was born April 14. 1888, at Nodaway, Iowa, son of Charles and Elizabeth Kohney Shiffer. He was married July 1, 1914, at Auburn to Agnes Lux. She survives alcng with six children Mrs. Ruth Kalasek, Mrs. Vida Lutes and Mrs. Mary Alice Arends, all of Plattsmouth; Harry Jr. and Vernon of Omaha, and Mrs. Betty Jefferies of Pa mona, Calif.; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and a brother, Clarence, Texar kana, Tex. 8 p.m., the meeting called by the County Board of Commissioners. The drawing above is from a Civil Defense brochure. It is a base ment concrete block shelter built of 8-inch solid blocks. Many have asked the question: Can we afford not to have a shelter? Alphaus Beverage, 70, Dies Here After Fall Alphaus M. Beverage, 70, f!2 Avenue C, died Wednesday after noon after evidently falling down three steps on the west side of his home and striking his head on the sidewalk. '." Mr. Beverage was found on the walk by passing school children about 3:30 p.m. He had last been seen previously about 2 o'clock. Mr. Beverage was a lifelong resident of this community and at the time of his death lived with his brother, Richard, and family. Funeral services will be Satur day at 2 p.m. at Sattler Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert O. Mc Leod of First United Presbyter ian Church will officiate. Visiting hours will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Sattler's. Burial will be in Eight Mile Grove Cemetery. Mr. Beverage was born Nov. 27, 1890, at Murray, son of Charles N. and Ruth Trimble Beverage. He was 'never mar ried. He was an employe of the BREX Shops here for 35 years until his retirement. He was a member of the Eight Mile Grove Methodist Church. Survivors are his brother; a sister, Mrs. Rutn Hitchman, Blair; nieces and nephews. His parents, a sister and four brothers rjreceded him in death. Subscribe to The Journal Now! as three visiting ornithologists study a grebe (helldiver) on the Waterfowl Area lake. The wo man at right carries a book entitlwl "Audubon Water Bird Guide." County Legion Conventions Held at Nehawka The annual conventions of the Cass County American Legion and Legion Auxiliary were held Tuesday at Nehawka. Rpports follow: Legion The Cass County American Legion Convention was held in Nehawka Oct. 17. County Commander John E. Downing. Greenwood, presided at the business snslon. Robert Akin of Nehawka was elected Commander for 1961-62. One resolution was passed and will be presented at the 12th District Lgion Convention to be held in Nebraska City, Oct. 28 Attending from Plattsmouth Post 56 were Commander Melvin Moritz, Merle D. Meisinger, E. O. Vroman. Albert Olson, Eugene Krings, Art Warga, James Pitt man and Don Warga. Auxiliary Cass County Convention of the American Legion Anxiliary was held at the Community Hall in Nehawka Tuesday p.m. County President Mrs. Ethel Strabel of Elmwood presided. A music program was present ed by students of the local school. Registration reported 51 mem bers present. The following units were present: Elmwood. Green wood, Louisville, Nehawka, Plattsmouth, Union and Weep ing Water. Reports " were given from all unit Presidents present Mrs. Vesta Overton of Ne braska City, gave a report on Civil Defem-e, havin? ju t coni Dleted a 12 hour course given through the school svstem in Ne braska City. Mrs. Overton urged everyone to have a Corner in their basement for a fall out shelter and h:ive it supplied witli all the necessities. Four Past District president's were present: Mrs. Nutzmnn. Ne hawka, Mrs. Clm. Altebery, Union: Mrs. Vesta Overt on, Ne braska City, and Mrs. Ethel Strabel. Elmwood. District Pre idont, Katherine Wohr rave a report on the Na tioral Convention in Denver. Members presnt were re minded of the District Conven tion to be held in Nebraska City Oct. 28. Everyone w:u urged t,i lttend. Attending from thr Platts mouth Unit Mo. 50 we-t the President. Mrs. Donald Warg:i; vice president, Mrs. Eugene Kring-, secretary. Mrs. James Drennen; treasurer. Mrs. De Forrest Perry: Mrs Melvin Mor itz and Mrs. Russell Schalk.