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XXX KJBLISHhD SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday bournm Consolidated With the Nehowka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME SI SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA THURSDAY. JANUARY IS. 962 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMUhR 1 .1. staii: :::3T. sa::si n " The Gas Hate deduction Announced A total of S25.937 ",B is to h, rrfunded to natural p.ns u (;! here by Western Power arc! O.isi Co., taerause of a rate rechu tioii i t Western for rus .supplied i-y: northern Natural Gas Co. The Federal Power Commis sion reeently ordered the rednr tion after ruling on two applica tions by Northern for rate in creases. Western said in a leter from local manager Walter Glea.son .said: The Commission order dated Dec. 21, provided for a rate re duction to Northern's customers, including Western Power & Gas Company. We are. tin rcfere, ef fecting lower firm as rates in your community which will be ef fective with meter reading pe riods on and after Dec. 27, 19G1. This reduction reflects all of our reduced cost of lirm gas from Northern. "Since the revised rates are lower than the maximum rates ct forth in the Ordinance now in fleet in your community, we respectfully surest th;vt no ac-l tion by the City Council is re-1 quired to make effective our re vised rates. "This reduction is In addition to the interim reduction which was maue enecuve May , iyoi, KFGKNTS SCHOLARS Shuwn above on steps at Plattsmouth for all firm gas sales in your;nifii, Sch;ol are Helen Merger (top), winner of a Regents Scholar community. I ship, and alternate winners. Nebraska Regents Scholarships are "As a part of the Commission ; worth $100, 50 per semester. A total of 5,080 high school seniors order dated Dec. 21, Northern is precluded from effecting further rate increases before Dec. 27. 1932. The Commission has not made final disposition of Federal Tower Commission Docket C 19040 and will further consider the relative level of demand and commodity charges which North- i ern makes to its customers. Hearings will be held shortly on this matter, however, under the cider no change can be made in the rate level until Dec. 27, 19G2. "The Commission in i.s Order also required Northern tof refund to all of. its wholesale customers excess charges, plus interest at 6 ocr cent for c;as sold during 1060 ad 1961. Western Power & Gas Company's portion of the Northern refund, plus interest, will be credited to all of its cus tomers. "The amount to be refunded to customers in your community totals S25.937.38. Included in this is the interim refund which we had invested temporarily in U. S Treasury Bills, as explained to you in our letter dated June 26, 1961. "We will make a cost of gas credit refund to our firm gas cus tomers as soon as we can com pute the amount due each cus tomer, based on his gas usage during the two year period cov ered by the Federal Power Com mission order in Docket G-19040." A comparison of cost for vari ous amounts of use: Cu. Ft. Effective Effective Used On And On And After After May 27, Dec. 27, 1961 1961 600 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 1,000 2.07 2.06 2.000 3.51 3.47 3.000 4 60 4.54 4.000 5.09 5.61 5,000 6.77 6 68 6.000 7.74 7.63 7,000 8.71 8 58 8,000 9.67 9.53 j 9,000 10.64 10.48 ' 10,000 11.61 11.43 ' 15.0011 16.01 15 0 20,000 20.43 20.17 25,000 21.91 24.54 30.000 29.35 28 01 40,000 38.22 37.65 1 50,000 47.09 46.39! 100,000 87.41 86 14; Court of Honor Scheduled Monday Monday right at 7:39 at the Lion's Club Building there will be Boy Scout and Explorer Scout Court of Honor. All parents are ureed to attend as well as the public at no ad mission charge. The prceram will be "Remini scing with Slides". These are pictures of local Scouts that should prove interesting to those attending. One of the highlights of the evening will be the presentation of neckerchief slides to 100 scouts, compliments of Dr. P. T. Hriner.ian. The slides bear the State of Nebraska Emblem. r ) . in 433 schools took the examination and there are 308 winners, The upper one-third of the senior class scholastically is eligible for Janice Meisinger Is 'Homemaker Of Tomorrow' Janice Meisinger, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Meis inger, Route 2, Plattsmouth, has been announced as winner at Plattsmouth High in the 1982 Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomor row. 71 Ml Janice Meisinger She got the highest score in an examination on li o m emaking knowledge and attitudes taken by senior girls Dec. 5. She be comes eliTible along with win ncrs in other slate high schools for the title State Homemaker of Tomorrow. The state winner will get a $1,500 scholarship, runnerup, a $500 scholarship. lr. addition, the State Home maker of Tomorrow and her school advisor will join other state winners on an expense-paid educational tour of New York City, Washington, D. C, and Colonial Williamsburg, Va., where the 1962 Ail-American Homemaker of Tomorrow wiil be named. The national winner will have her scholarship raised to $5,000; second, thud and fourth, to $4,000, $-3,000 and $2,000. Miss Meisinger is the oldest of seven children. She has been in Homemaktng at the school here two years, a member of Future Homemakers of America two years and a 4-H'er seven years. The Lady Said let Him Go' A Cass County man won the sympathy of a lady sheriff whose warrant caused his arrest Wed nesday on a $40 bad check charge. Sheriff Ruby Mellies of Ness City, Kans., who had sought the mar.'s arrest authorized Cass County Sheriff Tom Solomon to accept S40 from the man and re lease him. A Classified Ad in' The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. V- -A, r- 4 & if, b"" ?.,.! ',".,7 r 1 Steven Gavlick Wins 1962 The stork which brought the winner of the 1962 Baby Derby made a land.ng at Offutt Air Force Base New Year's morning at exactly 1:47 a.m. The cargo was Steven Gerard, a 7-pound. 8-ounce boy whose parents moved to Plattsmouth Edward N. Barker, 80, Dies Here; Funeral Today Edward N. Barker, 80, died Tuesday at Riverview Nursing Home. He is a native of Louis ville and spent most of his life in the Plattsmouth community. He was an auto dealer before retir ing. Funeral services were to be , today at 2 p.m. at Sattler Fu neral Home. Burial was to be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr. Barker was born June 4, 1881, at Louisville, son of Jack son and Frances Livingston Barker. He was married Feb. 2, 1920, to Paula Goos at Logan, Iowa. She survives, along with a son, Paul of Nebraska City; two grandchildren ar.d nieces and nephews. His parents; a sister, Addie Wade, and two brothers, Ben and John, preceded him in I death. William F. Wulf, 75, Avoca, Dies; Funeral Friday wriiam Frederick Wulf, Avoca, died Tuesday at 75 St. Mary's Hospital, Nebraska City. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Avcca Congrega tioral Church with the Rev. J. E. Acschbacher officiating. Pallbearers will be Clarence Hansen, Hal Hansen, Fred Han sen, Bryce Hansen, Henry Hild and Roger Hild. Burial will be in Avoca Cemetery. Mr. Wulf was born Aug. 26 1886. at Avoca, son of Henry and Cecelia Bock Wulf. He lived all his life in the Avoca community, farming until retirement. He was a member of the Con gregational Church and Elks Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Mary Schomaker Wulf; son Lloyd Wulf who recently re turned to Avoca from Ecuador, South America; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Hild of Plattsmouth and Mrs. Anna Hansen of Nehawka; and two grandchildren. Hobson-Dorr Funeral Home of Weeping Water is in charge of arrangements. . ... 3 the exam. Twenty-one took it here. Alternates, who by rank are eligible for scholarships not used by winners, include, from left: Wayne Molck, Lonnia Muller, William Royer (front), Fred Groce, Torn Smith (front), Tim Fischer, Pamela Fulton and Gay Gan semer. Photo bv Seward Studio last September. Dr. Michael L. Rayder of the Ba.e Hospital I was the pilot. The husky young fellow came to live with Master Sergeant and Mrs. Herman D. Gawlick who live at 1713 Hill Street in Valley View where he joins 3-year-old brother, Jeffery Carl. Sergeant Gawlick i.s an Air Force' career man with "15 years of service already completed. The parents become the winners of the valuable prizes offered by Plattsmouth Mer chants to the first baby born to Cass County residents in 1962. Participants in this year's event are : Soennichsen's, Grove's Jewelry, Style Shop, B H Shoes, Wee Wardrobe, Chas. Warga Sales & Service, Hinky Dinky, Rubacks, John's Sale and Service, Feldhousen Drug, Gam bles, Knoor's, C. A. Ruse, Farley Furniture, Alamito Dairy and The Journal. , Ac' "- Ji'Utwx ' J'.-: 5 t&.hA V i I- kj'tv : 7 V .5L , L-,f. n 4 1 r? fA TA If v" . . ) "' ( v.'rf'.. rtm Wi'-m imOmiI S- it i mm niW MR, 1962 Steven Gerard Gawlick. 17 days I View. Steven was old today, poses with his parents, M-Sgt. and ' Baby Derby here Mrs. Herman D. Gawlick of 1713 Hill St., Valley I T.'V.Kr I t, v.. i '1 1 V V . . Baby Derby Roads Program Being Planned The Cass County Board of Commis -loners Wednesday dis cussed the 1962-63 county roads program again and also et Jan. 2 ri's- -a date I'M a -special Board meeting to work on the program. The Board must adopt a pro gram annually by March 1 after an advertized public hearing. Drivers License Excms Jan. 23 The schedule for drivers li cense examinations at the Court house here includes: Jan. 23. Feb. 6 ar.d 20. March 6 and 20. April 3 and 17. May 1, 15 and 29. Cemetery Rd. Designated 'Secondary' The Cass County Board of C mimi.-sioner.s Tuesday pas.s' d a resolution r:'conimend:n addi tion of a section of road, which joins Aenuc B (the Ccsuet -ry Roacit at fi? Platt-mouth City I:-:i:. to the county's Federal Aid ?( ccr. lary System. Th? resolution a-ks that the State Dept. of Roads complete procedure neeeasary to add the road to tlie sy-,tem. Addition had b;'en reauestert by the City og Plattsmouth in or-1 der to mak: the in-ci'y. imrtion 1 'if f. e roa 1 elit-ible for Federal I Ma U'h '.us funds for improve ment. Frai'ci-; It. Caey, attorney, had aipeareci at a Board meet i:g '0 r:'e inclusion of the road in ihe secondary sy.;tem. The description of the portion r f . -af! recommended for inclu lOxi : Beginning at the North west corner of Section' 8-T12N-T?1?.E, thenca outh or. 3 mile, tiifnee cat 2.50 'hies, thence couth 0.25 mile, thence east ap proximat'.'ly 1.75 miles to the city limit of Plattsmouth." The Board has no present plan far improvement of the county portion of the road. Mrs. Schalk Is Heart Fund Drive County Chairman Mrs. Russell Schalk of Platts mouth has been appointed Cass County Chairman for the 1962 Heart Fund Drive, Val Peterson, State Heart Fund Chairman of the Nebraska Heart Association, has announced. The campaign for support in the fight against heart disease carried on by the Nebraska and American Heart Association will run Feb. 1-28. "More will live the more you give, is the theme for the 1962 Heart F'und Campaign" Mrs. Schalk said. "We hope to give everyone a chance to carry out this theme." . TheJNebrasJSta. Heart Associ ation conducts a year-round bat tle against the No. 1 enemy Heart ar.d Blood Vessel Dis eases. It supports Heart re search in the two Nebraska med ical .schools, finances individual investigations on Heart Re search, keeps the local physi cians and nurses informed of the latest advances and techniques, carries on extensive public edu cation and Community service programs, and aids in scientific research throughout the nation. Mrs. Schalk urged all citizens of Cass County to put the 1962 Heart Fund Campaign at the top of their gift list. taking his winning of the 1962 calmly. I I 'March' Scheduled Jan. 30 Doorbells will be ring'ng all over town Tuesday, Jan. 30, a; the n.oth.rs of Plattsmouth, march for the New March of Dimes. "Welcome them and .send them away happy, with a gen toils contribution," those in charge urge. ' You'll b,' giving to help pre vent arthritis, the great erippler, and tra-ilc birth defects, tar get j of your March of D.mes. "Scirnti.ls want the ans.vei'i to birth d"fects. which occur in tliotisaiRis of newborn infants in this country every yar. Your dim:.'-; did the job for polio, your dime-; will d ) it aga n." Mrs. Harry Porter and Mrs. Melvin Moritz, co-chairman of the Mother.) March, announce that Volunteer.! will be ready to march for the third year here. The New March of Dimes in Plattsmouth i.s span ored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wans. Mrs. Paul Ba burek i.s chairman with Sophia Wolever as co-chairman, Naomi Day a? tieasurer and the teen age chairman is Virginia Martin. The croup has been assisted by members of the Ragles Auxil iary, American Legion Auxiliary, and the Plattsmouth Woman's Civic Ciub, and members of the ITA will assist in the Mother's March. The annual tea at the Gov ernors mansion in Lincoln will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Planning to attend from Platts mouth are Mrs. Harry Porter, Mrs. Melvin Moritz, Mrs. Paul Baburek, Naomi Day. Sophia Wolever and Virginia Martin. Any Volunteer wishing to a-sUt witn the Mothers' March may call any of the March of Dimes chairmen. No children are auth orized to assist in thi.s March of Dimes drive. More of Same By P. J. Ding ham Anyone who's tired of winter will probably get wearier. Temperatures this week con tinued below freezing, with highs in the 2C-range and lows at or just below zero. The range: P.M. Day Read Mon. 6:15 Tues. .. 5:45 Wed. . . 5:20 A year ago U.S. high, 80 at Los Angeles and San Diego; low, 7 below at International Falls, Minn.; most precip., .15 inch at Little Rock, Ark. Two years ago high, 83 at Miami; low, -22 at Pocatello. Idaho; most precip., 1 inch at Milwaukee. Five years ago lowest tem perature ever recorded in Mass achusetts, 34 below at Birch Hill Dam. Nineteen years ago 1 owes t reading ever in Idaho, 60 below at Island Park Dam. Thirty-two years ago-lowest Oklahoma reading ever record ed, 27 below at Watts. Fire Fund: $1,749.50 The voluntary fin d drive of the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fho Dent, today totaled $1,749.53. ac cording to Dept. Secretary John Svoboda. The following recent contribu tions total $62: $10 Leo O s t e r h o 1 m, Bryant Motors, Cass Co. Motor Co. $5 Mr. and Mrs. Verner Meising er, J. C. Bridgewater, Fred Tschirrrn, Mr. and Mrs. Ben II. Speck, Dale and Lidian Pliilpot, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wiles. S'J Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Jorn. Woman Injured in Accident Here Mrs. Sandra Kiy Dillon. South Side. Trailer Court, was injured in a one-car accident S hTe Monday. j Mrs. Dillon was driving alone j in a 1919 Chevrolet north on the j Rock Bluff Read when she fa' Led 0 nenotiafe a curve at the in- j rres. in ju a 19 26 -ill n m n i if 1Q -3 6 tprsrction of 4th Street, and her 1 car went through 0 railing and j into a drainage ditch. ! She was taken to St. Mary's! Hospital. Nebraska Ci:y, suffer-! ing from facial, chest and leg,) injuries. Slip has releasd and is with her parents in Iowa. j The car was badly damaged. Bornemeier, Todd File For Board Melvin Todd of Union and Herman Hornemci'T of F.lmwood have filed for re-election to the Cass County Board of Commis sioners. Todd i.s present chair man and Bui'iieiiieier i.s vice chairman. Both are Republicans. Their filings were the first for Commis- ,ii;ner for the four-year term b'ginning in 1963. The only other filing so far for county off CO is of Hubert. O; e-ikop, Louisville, Republican, for Sheriff. Deadline for filin-r is March 16. The primary elcc'ion i May 15. Todd, 51, will Ije seek.ng irnn inaton for his second full term as District 2 Ctmmii .sloncr. lie also served pait of a ienn t,, iiil a vacancy when Ray Won i,: of Weeping Water re-igia d. Boi nemeiei , 71, is si rving his third lull t- rm. lie ha.s been on the Commi ,ion since 1918, ex cept for a tone when health prompted resignation. He lie came a CuroniKsiorcr in 1943 by appointment la till the icon of A. G. Rcid who re igncd. Later, Bornemeier resign' d Lee mse of health, then sought and won his 1'iis.t regular term in 1951. Dr. Goman of Peru Speaker For JC Banquet It was announced today that Dr. Neal Goman, president of Peru State Teachers College, will be the principal speaker at the Plattsmouth Jaycees Annual Awards Banquet, to be laid at St. John's Auditorium Jan. 25 at 6.30 p.m. 5 i V Dr. Neal Goman Jaycee President Chas. Warga said "the Jaycees had gone all out seeking a top notch speaker for this year's Awards Banquet, and in view of the "(I days tic.it Dr. Goman sport toiirim! Russia and checking the type of educa tional system that they have there, his comparison of their education, stamlaid of living and over all economical way of life would be inteiesiing to the ci;i zens of our community." Warga said that "tlie.se days people hear so much about the United States and )i;s ;ian w i y of life that the Jaycees felt that a first hand rcnort from a n: ',1 of Dr. Oornan's caliber would V: interesting to all in attendance." Color slides tek n by Or. Goman on his tour o!' Kus.sl.i will be shown. Annual awards to individuals who have made outstanding con tributions to the eoinni.ur.ily, a ' riculture ond Hie Jn:o..r cliar, ber or Commerce will in' )nv seated. Tires, Wheels from Cir Stolen Here Tire thieves stole two B. F Goodrich 7 : f ' -: i ! wh.ite sidcwi'l tires and their wheels from 0 ear in the Nebraska R! ite M'ison;r Home parking lot here Surd.'y nieht. The car beloivs 10 Helen Hew hav of I.ibrrtv. Thieves took the wheels from the front of the car and then per mitted the car to drop to the ground. Police Cha f Fred Teseh and Depntv Sheriff Joe Kruntorad in-ve.-tee.atol. T.I I' WIlATtllU Jan. 1."), 16, 17, 1962 Date Mii;h Low Monday . . . . . 23 -4 Tuesday 23 0 Wednesday 20 -3 Ire .00 .00 .00 F 0 r e 0 a s t : High Cloudy, snow flurries Sun set-; Puii-ht ;it Friday at 7:05 a.m. around 5. 0:12, rises MM(W' PS J