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NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIFTK Lincoln, Nebraska JAN 1 2 1982 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday 1ATT Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 81 FOURTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, ANUARY 11, 1962 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 17 Journal Mere's a Chance to Join Bank' The Nebraska Lion.: Eye Bank is like no other bunk. It is nut a bunk as most folks know a bank, for every person who signs a Donor's Card becomes a part of this Bank. From this "Bank" blind per sons who would not otherwise have the opportunity to see again can make withdrawals upon the death of a donor. The process of obtaining eyes has been made as simple as pos sible by the Nebraska Lions Sight Conservation Foundation. Blind persons may make apn'.i ratlon to the Foundat'on or the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. They are then placed on a waiting list with instructions to hold themselves in readiness for the time when an eye or eyes be come available. Upon the death of a donor, The Nebraska Colleen of Medicine is notified and the eyes of that per son are removed and ijlaced in a special "Eye Bank Kit" which is rushed by automobile or air plane, depend!:".;; upon the dis tance from Omaha, by either the local Sheriff, the Nebraska High way Patrol or the Civil Air Pa trol and a waiting sightless per son is notified to come lor a transplant operation. There is no disfigurement of the deceased by the removal of the eyes. In fact, unless it were known, no one would suspect the operation had been performed. Time is of the essence as do rated ryes must be removed within three or four hours after death and the transplant must be accomplished within 33 hours to be successful. The Plattsmouth Lions Club have, for the past year, provided an "Eye Bank Kit" which is in readiness to transport a donor's eyes to the University Hospital in Omaha. Only the cornea of the eye is used in the transplant operation. Already a number of success ful corneal transplants have been made. Because of the generosity of someone in Nebraska, once sightless persons today have normal vision and can live nor mal lives. During January of this year, the Plattsmouth Lions Club in vites you to sign a Donor's Card which means that at some future date at the time of the demise of the donor, some blind Nebraska person will have the opportunity to see again. You may obtain a Donor's Card from any member of the Plattsmouth Lions Club or at Cass Drug or Feldhousen Drugs any time during the month. Further information about the operation of the Eye Bank can also be obtained from any Platts mouth Lions Club member. Mrs. Dora Giacomirti, 87, Dies Tuesday At Masonic Home Mrs. Dora Giacomini, 87, died Tuesday afternoon at the Ne-bra.'-ka State Misonic Home h:re where she had lived for a year. Mrs. Giacomini entered the home through St. John's Lodge No. 25 of Omaha. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Cathedral in Omaha with the Very Pev. Ro bert G. Hewitt of the Cathedral officiating. Burial will b? in West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha. Mrs. Giacomini was born Sept. 30, 1374, at Concord, N. H., daughter of Albian and Martha Becker Welch. She was married in to Lee Mcsej wlu tih d in 1530. She waj married to George Giacomini in 1938. He died in 1C54. She was active in church af fairs at Trinity Cathedral and was a member of the Guild and Altar Society. She lived in Oma ha mcs; oi her lit" J. Surviving is a son, Edwin L. Moses, Omaha; txi grandchil dren and seven great-grandchildren Caidwell-Linder Funeral Horn1 here is in charge of arrange ments. 'Fsiiour Protection' BockJets Available The Civil Defen.-e booklet, "FALLOUT PROTECTION." was received at the Post Office Jan. 10. Booklets are available at the r"onev order and general deliv ery windows-free, one to cieh family, Postmaster Vern Hend ricks said today. - GKTT1NG PRETTY to celebrate their parents' 50th wedding anniversary celebration are, left to right: Mrs. Henry (Sophia) Vinduska of Plattsmouth, Mrs. Terence (Virginia) Smith of Wash ington I). V., Mrs. Joe (Frances) Fellingham of Monterey, Calif., and Mrs. Donald (Theresia) Harris of Lathrop, Mo. The women had their hair set and are under the dryers at the Style Shop Beauty Shop here. Standing at right is Mrs. Joe Bierl who was eall- Search for Dog Continuing Here; Can You Help? A search here for a dog which bit an expectant mother, Mrs. John Porter, while she was in the yar.d of her home on Win tersteen Hill, continued today, without success. The police - have investigated leads daily since Mrs. Porter was bitten. Boy Scouts and Ex plorers took part in a concent rated search for hours last Sat urday and the police continue to look into reports of possible sightings of the dog. Wednesday, seven such re ports were investigated, Police Chief Fred Tesch said. Others were followed up today. Tesch said there have been reports of dogs closely resembl ing the one for which the search is being made. He said he took Mrs. Porter to personally view four dogs. The following open letter was written to The Journal today by Mrs. Porter: To Whom It May Corncern: I'd like ot thank all of my neighbors, relatives, strangers, police and friends who have tried to heln find the dog which bit me I mi . 1.... A Thus far, there have been no results, despite the around the clock efforts of our police force. Fearing that someone may be afraid to come forward due to concern that they may be blamed and caused trouble, I de cided to publicly quiet this possi bility. I have three days left to find this dog. Then, I face an ex tremely painful series of shots which, due to our expected child. I shall have to take part or all of. in the hospital. I'm sure no one who under stands the circumstances would I wilful'y withhold information. It is my belief that the dog's own j ers have either not heard of our j search or may be in an area I which they believe to be too far ' awiy. I The description again is: a m e d i u m - sized, shorthaired mixed breed dog with back back ! and ton of head, and yellowish i brown underbody and sides. He : has a long tail, short ears and i was wearing a collar with some kind of tags attached. He was j in our ncchborhocd nearly every day for approximately three weeks but has not been seen since the day he bit me. He will not be harmed, only put under observation. Anyone having any informa tion please contact the police at Phone 2134 or me at Phone 3146. Thank you sincerely (Mrs. John) Patricia Porter. t Call Your News And I Social Items to 2141 4 Directors To Be Named For C of C Four directors will be elected for three-year terms on the Board of Directors of the Cham ber of Commerce at the CC an nual meeting tonight at the Lions Community Building. Candidates are Sam Arn of Soennichsens, Steve Davis of Steve Davis Agency, Attorney Paul Fauquet, Walter Gleason of the Gas Co., George Smith of Smith's Men's Wear, Contractor Carl Tiekotter, Clem Woster of Woster Real Estate and Insur ance and Bill Williamson of Plattsmouth Cleaners. Oliver W. Roberts, former manager of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, will be principal speaker. During dinner, Vera Solomon will play organ music. The in vocation will be by the Rev. J. W. Taenzler of first Christian Church, the welcome by Cham ber President Ted Ohnoutka of Plattsmouth Lumber Co. and statement of resolutions by Chamber of Commerce Manager R. R. Furse. Clem Woster will be toastmaster and Mrs. Thelma Baker will speak for the Wo men's DiVLsion of the Chamber. VFW Hears Reports, Plans Family Party Reports of committees marked the meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars held Tuesday night at the VFW club. Commander Harold Dukes, presided at the business session. Rudy Stoll chairman of the Christmas program announced that 31 baskets of food had been delivered to reedy families, and toys and clothing had been given to 185 children in the community Commander Dukes and chair man Stoll thanked all who as si.i.ed with the toy shop and delivering of the Christmas baskets. The post voted to contribute 55 to the March of Dimes, and a membership dinner was discus sed. Report was given of the 50 star flag presented to St. Johns Parochial school. A family party will be held Friday Jan. 12, with families or (Continued on Page 6) t;ie weather Jan. 8, 9, 10, 1962 Date High Low Pree. Monday 35 10 .00 Tuesday 5 -4 .00 Wednesday 10 -6 .00 Forecast: High in mid-teens. Note quite so cold tonight. Sun sets tonight at 5:15; rises Friday at 7:49 a.m. ( ed from a baby-sitting job at her home and surprised to see her daughters getting pretty. She thought they were busy at St. John's Hall decorating for the golden celebration. Frank Bieii and his father Joe Bierl were probably getting hair cuts or their suits pressed. Mr. and Mrs. Bierl were guests of honor at a dinner Jan. 10 at the St. John's Hall here which included the immediate fam ily and relatives. Mrs. Sturm, 92, Nehawkan, Dies; Funeral Today NEHAWKA (Special) Mrs. Lola Sturm, 92, longtime Ne hawka resident and widow of the late Andrew Sturm,' former Sen ator and owner of the Nehawka Lumber Yard, died Sunday from a stroke at Oakland, Calif. She had been in failing health for a year. Funeral was today at Nehawka Methodist Church with the Rev. S. P. Hackley officiating. Mrs. Evan Hansen sang, accompanied by Mrs. Elmer Ross, organist. Pallbearers were Charles Adams, Melvin Sturm, Boyd Mayfield, Albert Anderson, Ches ter Stone and Richard Stone. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cem etery near Nehawka. Mrs. Sturm was born Oct. 15, 1869, at Wyoming, Nebr., daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mc Carthy. She was married in 1890 to Andrew Sturm at Wyoming. He died in 1954. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Gertrude Yeiser, Oakland; son Justin, Westport, Conn.; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren; and brother Charles McCarthy and sister Bess McCarthy, both of Nebras ka City. A son, Vic, preceded her in death in 1955. Mrs. Sturm was a member of Methodist Church and Eastern Star. At Nehawka, she was ac tive in church and lodge work. Blacksmith' It was 57 years ago when Rol lin C. Bailey started his own Blacksmith Shop and farmed 5' 2 miles southwest of Murray. He had been shoeing horses since the age of 15. At the age of 84 the past year, Mr. Bailey says "I had the priv ilege of shoeing a horse for Dr. J. P. Gilligan at Nebraska City. t I' A- a . H ' ' ' , - -. 1 i A T Sr s . ' . - ,? STILL A BLACKSMITH Rollin C. Bailey of Plattsmouth, who: celebrated his 85111 birthday Wednesday, is shown the past sum- mer as he shod a horse for Dr. Gilligan of Nebraska City. Lincoln Ave. Paving again Proposed An ordinance creating a street improvement district for more than 9 blocks on Lincoln- Avenue was passed Monday night .by the City Council. The proposal is to improve the street from 6th Street south to the north line of 14th Avenue. Previously, another proposal to improve a stretch of Lincoln Avenue was defeated by weight of objections. Recently, propon ents of improvement told the Council they believed there would be sufficient support for the project to be carried through. The ordinance appears in to day's Journal. Subsequently, a notice will ap pear setting time for a hearing on the proposed improvement and setting a deadline for fil ing of protests. Chas. Warga On City Park Board Chas. Warga Monday night was appointed to the City Park Board to fill out the term of Harold Smock who moved to Bellevue to become Chamber of Commerce manager there. Warga's appointment was by Mayor Grant Roberts, approved by the City Council. The term runs until May. Bailey Has 85th Birthday I've shed the horse three times it is a five-gaited horse, and a beauty." Mr. Bailey celebrated his 85th birthday Jan. 10 with his wife, at 213 South 12th Street, Platts mouth. The couple has seven children Morris of Coleridge, Mrs. Eva Stewart cf Calif., Floyd and Ed of Seattle, Mrs. Alma t , , , , . . 44 ... i I Salaries Still Commission Todd again Named Chairman No change resulted from the Cass County Board of Commis sioners' reorganization meeting Tuesday at the Courthouse. Melvin Todd of Union and Dis. trk t 2 was re-elected chairman. Herman Bornemeier of Elm wood and District 3 was re elected vice chairman. Harold Gregg of Plattsmouth and District 1 was again given chairmanship of the Welfare De partment. The Board by law must reor ganize eacli January. C. A. Johnson again Heads Plattsmouth Loan & Building C. A. Johnson Tuesday night was re-elected president of the Beard of Directors of the Platts mouth Loan and Building As- social ion at the organizational ! meeting following the annual meeting. William P. Kraeger was named vice president. Albert Funk and Cecil M. Karr were re-elected to the Board and W. H. Schmidtmann was named to fill the remaining year of the term of W. C. Soennichsen who had resigned. Walter H. Smith and Harold R. Lcbens were again retained as counsel. At the close of business Dec. 31, the association had assets of $1,951,431, including $1,617,553 in first mortgage loans and accrued interest, $174,575 cash and $115, 390 in government bonds and securities. Liabilities included $1,588,624 in installment stock including dividends and $169,550 in fully paid stock. Rotarians See Holy Land Slides The Rotary Club Tuesday noon at its regular meeting saw color slides and heard commentary about a tour of the Holy Land. Speaking and showing slides he'd taken on a trip to Palestine several years ago was the Rev. Joe Barr, pastor of United Pres byterian Churches of Murray and Cedar Creek. Ralph Wehrbein was club pro gram chairman for the day. Introduced as a new club member was R. R. Furse, man ager of the Chamber of Com merce. He had been a Rotarian previously for 12 years as pub lisher of The Journal. Rotary President C. E. Shel lenbarger announced that a farmer-guest meeting of the club has been set for Feb. 20. Each club member is to have a farmer as his guest. Speaker for the nocn meeting will be Bruce Russell of Farmers National Co., Omaha, a farm-management firm. The Jan. 30 club meeting will be a ladies night affair. Timmermier of Eikhorn, Troy and Edith of Omaha. The family also consists of 12 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Bailey was born in Jasper County, Iowa Jan. 10. 1877; lived i around Glenwood, Iowa until 1890. He married in 1896 and came to Nebraska in March 1897 working at the Burlington Blacksmith Shop here. He farmed and had his black smith shop near Murray for 10 years, later moving to Minnesota for a few years, returning to Ne braska and settling at Harting ton. In 1925, he blacksmithed in Waterloo, sold out in 1915;set ting up another blacksmith shop at Harvard, Nebr., for eight years. This business he sold also, retiring and moving to Platts mouth in the fall of 1955. He was president of the Ne braska Welders and Blacksmith Association for three years, and was president of the National Association one year. Mr. 'Eailcy has never lost his love for horses. He said he settled in Platts- mouth to be near his friends for ; visits, but many of them are gone now. "Sometimes I meet some of the old timers, and visit about the days 'when'". To Be Determined Here Assignments Same Cold Here Continues, Heat, Too The continuing cold spell here today still had parages busy tow ing stalled ears, some people walking because ears wouldn't start or because walking' seemed more feasib'e and most every body commenting that 'nuf's 'nuf. No one here was suffering the heat shortage experienced else where in Nebraska when over peak loads on natural gas util ities cut pressures. The Gas Co. here said there is no danger of a shortage of nressure. Pkutsmouth's II i g h School buildings were on oil heat Tues day and Wednesday when peak load was reached and the in- tuptable service was temporar ily lmerupiea aner notice oy ine Gas Co. Other interuphtb'es here were interupted for a short time also. Supt. O. F. Mussman said the elementary schools were a little chilly for a time until furnaces could be adjusted to meet out side temperatures. These observations on the local weather the past few days and on readings historically in the U. S. are bv P. J. Dingman, amateur weather observer here: PM Day Read. Pres. Hi Lo Mon 7:10 1 31 1 Tues 5:35 -3 1 -6 Wed 5:50 0 5 -9 Tuesday afternoon, the high was only 2 below. High for that day was 1 above at 5:35. A year ago U. S. high, 83 at Santa Maria, Calif.; low, 2 below at Caribou, Me.;, most precip., 1.23 inches at Miami, Fla. Two years ago high, 82 at Laredo, Tex.; low, 11 below at Caribou, Me.; most precip., 1.02 inches at Tucson, Ariz ; at mid night two years ago it was 35 below at Nitchequon, Que. Fifty years ago Lowest tem perature ever recorded in Iowa was reported at Washta, 47 below. Mrs. Ruth Green, 64, Dies at Offutt Hospital Mrs. Ruth B. Green, 64, a resi dent of the Offutt Air Force Base and Plattsmouth community the last five years, died from a stroke Monday at the Bae Hos pital after an illness of four weeks. Funeral was today at Caldwell I.inder Funeral Home here with Chaplain N. R. N. Hardin of Offutt officiating. Mrs. Twyla Hedge was organist. Pallbearers were Frank Al bracht, Bob Lohmeir, Bob Moore, Joe Petruso. Ken Steele, and Robert Van Hop en. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Green was born Dec. 4. 1397, at Silas, Ala., daughter 0f C. C. and Ira Ilenton Beard. She was married Nov. 20, 1917, at Birmingham, Ala., to Henry L. Green. He preceded her in ecath in 1854. Mrs. Green spent mo-t of her life in Mobile. Ala. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are a son, M-Sgt. Cecil Green, Offutt AFB; daugh ters Mrs. Hazel Myer, San Diego. Calif., and M:s. Helen Caldwell. Washington, D.C.; seven grand children and five brothers and sisters. JayCees Seek Farmer Award Nominations The local Junior Chamber of Commerce members are seeking pi biic nominations to determine this areas most outstanding Young Farmer of the Year. After being selected, the win ner will enmoete against other winners in a state contest which will be held at Oxford. Age limit for the contest is 21 through 35. Entry blanks may be secured from Walt Williams, 1619 Hill St., or David Schleip, 1405 Ave. A, Plattsmouth. All entries should be in by Jan 1.' Board Meeting Continues Today The County Board of Ci'iunls sioners was to meet again today to discuss salaries of county of ficials. Statute requires that the Board .,et the salaries at a .statu tory January meeting. The sa'ary schedule when set will be for the four-year term of (Hire beginning m January, 19(53. New legislation sel.s a mini mum of $5, ()()() for most county offices. Several counties, The Journal has been told, aie s Uing salar ies for the next term above Use new statutory minimum. Shelter Survey Particulars Outlined Police Chief Fred Tesch Mon day n;".ht was appointed tempor ary director of Civil Defense for the City of Plattsmouth by Mayor Grant, Roberts. The City Council approved the appoint ment. A nationwide fallout shelter survey will soon involve every city and county government in Nebraska, the Council was in formed by a I"ttiT from Gov. Frank B. Morrison. Already, an engineering firm employed by tiie U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a survey in Cass County to pin point shelters. The governor's letter said that following notification by the Corps of Engineers of building identitied as shelters, City and County governments are expect ed to: 1. Get the owner of each build ing so identified to sign an ac cess license allowing use of part cf his building as a public shel ter in an emergency. 2. Arrange for the reception, storage and distribution of prov isions for each shelter with federally-furnished food, water, lir.-t aid supplies and radiologi cal detection equipment. This will require selecting a tempor ary warehouse or depot to be used for the purpose of receiv ing, assembling and issuing them to each licensed and qualified shelter. 3. Tost federally-furnished signs showing routes inside building to shelter. 4. Develop a utilization plan for each shelter. In the current survey, only buildings which provide potent ial shelter space for 50 or more persons are being surveyed. Provisions will include a five day austere emergency food ra tion, two weeks supply of water at the rate of one quart per per son per day. Water is considered more essential for survival than food, Civil Defense information says. The food ration "will have a minimum shelf life of five years, will be inexpensive and easily prepared." The nationwide survey is ex pected "to find life saving shel ter for 50 million pei. ons." Proposed Plans For Rewiring Courthouse Asked The Cae.s County Board of Commissioners Tuesday passed a motion authoring the chair man to sign an agre. nieut wdh Artrr and Specie, engineering 'inn from Lincoln, to draw niatis for rewiring of the County Court house. The Board consulted with Bill Fpeece Tuesday. His firm will submit an estimate of co t of icwinng the C::v ;u n m ,'ve h ng urged by s mie county officials. Benefit Jan. 20 !At Elmwood ELMWOOD A Community Supper and Entertainment, a benefit for the polio, heart and I cancer funds, will be held at the I Community Bni'ding here Jan. i 20, supper to be served from 5 30 j to 7:30 p m. , Theic'll be a free talent .show and a Mrs. Per.eii! Queen will lv chosen and announced. There'll be games and conces sions also.