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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 81 o ' . . l . . -T 1 'k . . .. . ....;.. . . ,: V J PROM KING AND QUEEN of 1961-62 are Rollin Terryberry, son of Mr. anil Mrs. Glenn Terryberry and Karyl Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davis of Louisville, seniors at Plattsmouth High School. The crowning: ceremony took place at the junior senior banquet and prom Saturday night. Doing the honors are last a j LIj . f .. yT.i.i i "Ki iMtififri -i . ci iw iiimrim nwmiltinin m r mfeJa.Aaaak,3 SERVING the junior-senior banquet Saturday night here at the high school auditorium were sophomores (from left) Ken Rhylander, Spencer Davis, Clair Julian, Tom Hansen, Marilyn Vinduska, Don Lebens, Donna Campbell, Mike Liddick, Pam . Local Fire Pix Shown at State Convention Six members of the Platts mouth Volunteer Fire Dept., at tended the annual State Conven tion of Volunteer Fire Depart ments at Grand Island last weekend. Fire Chief Joe Kruntorad of Plattsmouth was one of a panel whose members spoke on "Major Fires." He told about the PlaUsmouth Hoie 1-Cass Theater fire of June 23, 1961, and showed color slides made from photo slides taken during the fire by Vic Schreiner and Howard Ruback of Plattsmouth. The Plonsmouth Dept. pre sented the slides to the State Department of Vocational Edu cation for use fire schooling throughout the state. A school during the convention dealt with mercantile and in dustrial buildings, explosions and problems which result in fighting fires during which ex plosions might occur. About 1.200 members of volun teer departments attended the convention. Also present from Plattsmouth were William Brittain, assistant chief; Leo Hohman, driver; Louis Swoboda. Pete Austin Dean Bi'es. Consolidated With the Nehawk Enterprise TWELVE PACES Karyl Davis, Rollin Terryberry Reign at Junior-Senior Prom The Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, one of the social affairs planned and financed by the jun ior class each year, was held Saturday niht in the High School Auditorium. Theme was "Iridescent Is land" and truly depicted Its meaning with the mountainous' scenery, coconut trees, jungle throne, grass huf, colorful jungle flowers, blue sky, and the stage depicting a' ship. Decorations were done by the junior class under the direction of the class sponsor, Mr. Wathier. King Rollin Terryberry and Queen Karyl Davis, seniors were prom royalty. Attendan's were Bonnie Way and Jim Ingwerson, seniors; Sally Lebens, Linda Engelkemeier and Olin Reddin and Steve Timm who substi tuted for Tom Brink, juniors The crowning ceremony took place on the "Jungle Throne" with Larry Toothaker, last year's king and Suzan Lebens, substi'uting for Pat Royer, last year's queen. Lisa Sharp and Roger Rice were crown bearers The VFW Auxiliary served the banquet and later a dance band played for the prom. Servers were Sophomores Ken (SECTION A) year's king Larry Toothaker and m ior last year s queen, rai itoyer. i;rownDearers were uoger nice and Lisa Sharn. The settine was amid colorful tronical flowers of crepe paper, coconut palms on 01 me uecor uepicung me ineme, irioesceni lsianu. Aspedon, Denny Adams, Marilyn Koubek, Jim Bierl, Marcia Mc Quinn, Marvin Lancaster, Valerie Lane, Bill Nettelmann and Kathy Lutes. Their Hawaiian costume was in the Hawaiian ban quet theme. Rhylander, Spencer Davis, Clair Julian, Tom Hansen, Marilyn Vinduska, Don Lebens, Donna Campbell, Mike Liddick, Pam Aspedon, Denny Adams, Mari lyn Koubek, Jim Bierl, Marcia McQuinn, Marvin Lancaster, Valerie Lane. Bill Nettelmann and Kathy Lutes. They were at tired in Hawaiian costume. The new king and queen were chosen by students' popular vote. King Rollin was a pom server, member of FFA of which he was an officer in his junior year; sweetheart dance attendant, KKK Attendant and is an active worker in 4-H Clubs. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Terryberry. Queen Karyl Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Davis is a member of the Pep Club, was a prom server, class officer, tooK part in County GovernmenL Day, participated in the junior class play, wa.? sweetheart attendant homecoming attendant, Pep Club Officer, KKK attendant. She is a member of the Christ Lu heran Church. Call Your News And Social Items to 2141 and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, Suzan Lebens who was filling the jungle throne which was part Glen Hutchison To Be in State Talent Contest LOUISVILLE (Special) Glen Hutchison, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manford Hutchison, will be entered in the Intermediate Di vision of the annual Lions Club State Talent Contest at Civic Auditorium in Omaha May 20. The 12-year-old Louisville boy won first place in the District Contest at Millard. He played two saxophone solos. He was ac companied on the piano by Mri. George Dolan. More Donate To Fire Fund Although the voluntary fund drive of the Plattsmouth Volun teer Fire Dept. ended recently contributions continue to arrive. Secretary John Svoboda said. These are the latest to raise the total to $1,944.75: $10 John E. Frady Garage. $5 C. L. Mayabb. $1 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Propp, L M. Armentrout $2 Victor M. Nord. $1 Earl Shanholtz. MONDAY, See Sample Ballots In Journal Today Turn to Page 6. Section B of today's Journal for publication of samples of ballots to be voted in the primary election May 15. County Clerk Chas. Land sug gests voters retain the samples because only one publication is provided by law. 5 Stockmen From County To Be Honored Five Cass County stockmen are among 65 Nebra.skans to be honored May 16 in Omaha w hen the Omaha Chamber of Com merce recognizes longtime live stock producers for 50 years of palronage of the Omaha live stock market. They are Carl S. Johnson of Eagle, W. A. Ost, Merritt Pol lard and Parr Young, all of Ne hawka, and Edward Rosenow of Elm wood. During the past 14 years, 768 pioneers from Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming have been honored by the Chamber. The 1962 banquet promises to be one of the largest. A. H. Sibbernsen farmer and feeder of Bennington, Nebraska, will be the speaker for the ban quet. Charles W. O'Rourke of the Chamber's Agriculture Commit tee is chairman of the affair. The banquet will be held in the Livestock Exchange Build ing overlooking the stockyards where the pioneer shippers have been bringing their stock since 1913 or earlier. A special committee has checked hundreds of nomina tions to establish whether each of; the shippers to be honored has met the requirements as a 50-year patron of the market. These shippers have seen the Omaha market rise to becom.3 the world's largest livestock market. Their contribution to this growth is recognized at the banquet by the many Omahans whose business is associated with the market. Hottest In 246 Days! BY P. J. DINGMAN . Yes, Saturday was the hottest in 246 days (94.5-96 on Sep:. 2). Oh, and we must not forget the 5 to 10 minute deluge of rain and hail which pelted the immediate area. Now we face the, what we called "sweltering" before, tem peratures with a breath of' re lief. The chart: P.M. Dav Time Pres. Hi. Lo Prec. Thurs. 8:25 ..... 72 86 47 ,T Fri. 9:00 74 88 50 .00 Sat. 9:30 58 95 58 .11 Sun. 7:35 60 75 53 .63 A year ago U. S. high, 95 at Abilene, Tex.; low 25 at Reno, Nev.; most precip., 4.56 inches at Louisville, Ky. Two years ago U. S. high 101 at Yuma, Ariz.; low 28 at Bismarck, N. Dak.; and Haron S. Dak.; most precip., 2.81 inches at Mobile, Ala. Events Listed The following events are scheduled for the High School and Junior High the remainder of the school year: May 9 7th and 8th Grade Honors Convocation, 9 a.m. May 16 Cheerleader tryouts, 12 noon. May 18 Senior High Honors Convocation, 11:15 a.m.; 8th Grade party, evening. May 19 Band party, 7:30 p.m. May 23 8th Grade Gradua tion for rural school students. May 25 7th Grade picnic. May 26 S ophomore Class party. May 27 Bacca 1 a u r e a t e, 8 p.m. May 28 Choral picnic; teach ers work day. May 29 Commenc e ni e n t, 8 p.m. School Board To Re-organize Tonite The Plattsmouth Board of Ed ucation wilt meet tonight at the High School for its first meeting ! of the new fiscal year. Board reorganization with election of officers will be in cluded in the order of business. NEBRASKA More Than 3500 Cass County Families MAY 7, 1962 mmmmA-mmibJtmmmmmmmmmmm - II h i- ...... AT THE STATE CONVENTION of Alpha Delta Kappa held here Saturday were Margaret Kroese, president of the local chapter at left and at center, Mrs. Margaret Howard, state president Mrs. Gradoville, 53, Dies; Rites Tuesday at 9 a.m. Mrs. Louise Frances Grado ville, 53, died Friday at an Om aha Hospital after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Plattsmouth. Funeral services will be Tues day at 9 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church with the Rev Walter Banach officiating. Bur ial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Visiting hours at Sattler Fu neral Home are from 3 to 5 and 7 to 8 today. Rosary will be at 8 p m. Mrs. Gradovllle was born Jan 16, 1909 here, daughter of Frank and Carrie Shiroky Kalasek. She was married March 1, 1927, to Edward H. Gradoville. She was a member of the Altar Society and the Catholic Daughters. Her husband survives, along with daughter, Mrs. Joan Petra sek, Grand Island; son Edward, Falls Church, Va.; five grand children; her mother, Mrs. Frank Kalasek of Plattsmouth; sisters Mrs. Caroline Recek Sanger, Calif., Mrs. Florence Lewis, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Rose Zeiss, Omaha; brothers George and John of Plattsmouth and Frank, Riverside, Calif. Oratory Contest At PJH Honors Convocation A dozen s'udents will speak in the oratory contest to be held in conjunction with the Platts mouth Junior High Honors Con Convocation Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Hi?h School Auditorium. The public is invited. Contestants will be: 8th Grade Dixie O'Donnell Tanis Baldwin, Dick Osterholm. Susan Evers, Kathy Wondra, John Thompson, Cheryl Tesch and Mike Ferguson. 7th Grade Conn'e Skalak Linda Herre, Cheryl I rokupek. and John Cloidt. The topic for the speaking is "Education, the Hooe of Amer ica." Judges will be Wayne Rode horst. High School principal, and Paul Toms, Elementary Schools principal. The Junior High Student Coun cil will present 15 special awards during the convocation William N. Baird Dies In Colorado A former Plattsmouth resi dent, William N. Baird, 85, of Salida, Colo., died May 1. His wife Grace and two sisters, Mrs. George L. Farley and Mrs. Estelle McCluskey of Platts mouth survive. He was born and educated here; was the eldest child of Rev. and Mrs. John T. Baird Rev. Baird was a Presbyterian Pastor here in the early days. Mr. Baird served for many years in the Sa'ida Bank. A Classified au in ihe Journal cost as little as au cents. I NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOVIET Lincoln. Nebraska TFN CENTS PER COPY Alpha Kappa Delta Installs Officers at Convention Here The State Convention of Alpha Delta Kappa opened its meeting Saturday, May 5, in the Memorial Room of the Method ist Church. Ray Story, President of the Chamber of Commerce, extend ed greetings to the visitors', and a coffee hour was enjoyed by all present. The principal speaker of the morning session was Cleo Witey, President of the North-Central Division, to which Plattsmouth belongs. ' ' After an interesting business session, the group adjourned to the Lions Club rooms, where they enjoyed a luncheon. A graduation theme was carried out in decorations and settings. An impressive memorial serv ice was held for Lillian Thomp son, a Grand Island member re cently deceased. Many sadly re called a similar service at the National Convention in Miami Beach, Fla. for our own beloved Plattsmouth member, Miss Jes sie Robertson. Jessie was a charter member and the first Nebraskan to be taken from the Wednesday's Day For Kindergarten Pupils-to-Be Wednesday is the day when local elementary schools will register children who will be kindergarteners here next fall Paul Toms, elementary schools principal, reminded today. The "round-up" is to register all children in the Plattsmouth District who will be eligible tc attend kindergarten for the first time. Registration is from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m., except during the lunch hour, at Central, Colum bian and First Ward kinder garten rooms, and from 8:30 tc noon at Wintersteen kindergar ten room. The first three schools' regi stration will be for children whose last names begin with the letters A through M in the morning, for the other children in the af:ernoon. All children in the Wintersteen area will regi ster in the morning. Mrs. Ruby E. Stutt Dies; Rites at Weeping Water Mrs. Ruby E. Stutt, 78, died May 5 at Wollaston, Mass. Her husband was the late Harry J Stutt who died in 1957. They were former residents of Avoca. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Wilma H. Hart, Omaha and Jean L. Stutt of Omaha: a son, Charles A. Stutt of Rexford N. Y.; sisters, Mrs. Emily Wal len of Unadilla and Mrs. Irene Luff of Unadilla. Funeral services will be Tues day at 3 p.m. at Hobson-Dorr Funeral Home in Weeping Water. Roderick Crane, a reader of the Christian Science faith, of which Mrs. Stutt was a member will officiate. Burial will be in Avoca Cemetery. NS5R. STAIE HIST. C0CII.TY '' LIKC0LtVs2S. MAY 8 1982 NUMBER 50 of Omaha and Mrs. Margaret Fitch, Plattsmouth Chapter at right, who helped arrange the con vention here. group. The Grand Island ladies, who conducted the services here, were: Ruby Duryea, Shirley Sandstedt, Ethel Sinsel, and Margaret Udey. Installation of officers for the coming year was held. Past President, Margaret Howard made the awards and thanked past officers who served under her. The new officers are as fol lows : President, Dorothy Trail; vice president, Frances Wattrs; re cording secretary, Mary Allen; corresponding se c r e t a ry, Pat Synonec; teasurer, Ethel Et mund; chaplain, Jayne Pennis ton; historian, Agnes Forbes; Sergeant-at-Arms, Dorothy Haj. ik. Highlighting the program were some pupils from the Free burg Dance Studio. They per formed beautifully and "got a big hand" from all the teachers. Entertaining were Kiley Arm strong, Linda Dittemore, Pat Campbell, Candy Carper, Gloria Dasher, Susie Hansen, Carol Lockhart, Sally O'Donnel. Also Elaine Tlustos, Pamela Sell, Pat Smith, Suzanne Solom on, Mary Svoboda, Christine Uher, Dixie Wilson and Pamela Womack. ' Departing guests highly praised Plattsmouth for its hospitality and management of this convention. Margaret Fitch, with the Chamber of Commerce, managed and ar ranged the whole affair. Plattsmouth Voting Sites Listed County Clerk Chas. Land, election official for the May 15 primary, today listed the;3 vot ing sites for Plattsmouth voters: First Ward Court House. Second Ward, 1st Precinct Christian Church. Second Ward, 2nd Precinct Methodist Church. Third Ward, 1st Precinct Armory. Third Ward, 2nd Precinct Wiy.sel's Garage. Fourth Ward, 1st Precinct Columbian School. Fourth Ward, 2n.i Precinct Fred Vincent residence on Win tersteen Hill. Plattsmouth's Ward and Pre cinct setup was changed this spring when it officially became a City of the First Cla.c.s. S. S. Chase Dies In Colorado Sylvester S. Chase, 82, former Plattsmouth businessman, died Friday at Holyoke, Colo. Funeral was to be today with burial there. Mr. chase operated Chas? Meat Market here for many years and was a member of Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6 of the Masons and of Plattsmouth Rotary duo.