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IffiSa! STATE HIST. SOCIETT 1503 XL C7 '"' - : LINCOLN. 13 TIME uATTSIMOTTIH JJ (D) UK WAIL RASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETT Lincoln, Nebraska JUL 17 196? Consolidated With tho Nehawks Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo -Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 81 EIGHT PACES PLATTS MOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, JULY )6, 1962 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 70 City, School Budgets OK'd ( PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday QUEEN CONTESTANTS Sweet 16 Queen Kathy Lutes, cen - ter, is shown with the other candidates for the title and Mary (2nd runnerup), Queen Kathy, Claudia Marler (1st runnerup) Jo Warga, crownbearer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Warga. Valerie Lane and Carmen Pfeifer. Kathy Lutes Chosen Sweet 16 Queen Kathy Lutes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lute's, Fri day night was crowned Sweet 16 Queen here in a Main Street ceremony in conjunction with the annual Jaycees-sponsored carnival. She was chosen over six oth er contestants by vote of the public through donations to the Scholarship Fund of the Joyce Ann Barnes Named Queen Of Louisville LOUISVILLE (Special) Joyce Ann Barnes, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barnes of Louisville has been voted Louisville Queen for the Cass County Fair by the American Legion Auxiliary. Joyce is a 1962 graduate of Louisville High School. She took part in Pep Club, music, Future Homemakers of America, dra matics and Volleyball. She was also a member of the National Honor Society, student council, and class officer, and edited the 1962 annual. She is working for an Insur ance Company in Omaha. Her attendants, runners-up in the Auxiliary vote are, Jean Ann Knutson, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Knutson of Cedar Creek, and Kathy Campbell, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rus sell Campbell of South Bend. They are also 1962 graduates of Louisville High School. Jean Ann took part in drama tics, "A" team cheer leader, music, was a member of the jun ior play cast, student council, worked on the annual staff and was 1961 Girl's State Represen tative. Kathy was Homecoming Queen for 1962 and also valedic torian of her class. She also par ticipated in music, cheerleading, dramatics, class officer, student council and worked on the an nual staff. Both Jean Ann and Kathy will accompany Joyce on the Amer ican Legion Float.' 91 Attend Film At Library Here Ninety-one boys and girls were present Thursday at the Public Library's showing of the movie "The cuckoo clock that wouldn't cuckoo." Marilyn Mohr read "A Pair of Red Clogs" by Masako Matsuno, and Nanette Nelson read "The Secret Hiding Place" by Rainey Bennett. The summer program, fea turing stories and a movie, will be held each Thursday at 3 dur ing the months of July and August. Next Thursday's movie will be "Madeline." 4 id vv5f - 'H v sponsoring Mrs. Jaycees. , Claudia Marler, daughter of: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Marler, was voted first runnerup. Marilyn Vlnduska, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vinduska, was voted second runnerup. Miss Lutes will reign as Sweet )6 Queen in the months ahead and represent the Jaycees and Mrs. Jaycees at several - func tions. Other contestants were Shar lene Kahler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Kahler; Mari lyn Koubek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Koubek; Valerie Lane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs: Elmo Lane; and Car men Pfeifer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Pfeifer. The new Queen was crowned by Ray Story, president of the Chamber of Commerce. Mary Jo Warga, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Warga, was crown bearer. Wayne Schneider was emcee. Mrs. Bob Sedlak Jr. was chair man of the Mrs. Jaycees con test committee. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Huebner are presidents of the Jaycees and Mrs. Jay cees. Miss Lutes is a lifetime resi dent of Plattsmouth, member of the Methodist Church, and will be a Junior at Plattsmouth High School this fall. In school, Kathy Is a member of band, and plays first chair clarinet quartet. The quartet was the alternate winner in thr senior division of the Lion's Tal- UNEASY RESTED THE CROWN momentar ily after Miss Lutes was announced as Queen. Ray Story, Chamber of Commerce president who performed the crowning and first runnerup iFrom left: Sharlene Kahler, Marilyn Koubek, Marilyn Vinduska ent Show, which went on to rep- resent Plattsmouth in the Lion's state contest at Millard. Her Freshman year she was chosen outstanding Freshman girl in instrumental music. She bettered her musical standing her Freshman and sophomore years in instrumental, and vocal music, and will be a member of the Concert Choir this fall,- She was selected for member ship in the Pep Club her Fresh man year, and has served on several committees concerning this club and its work. Kathy was a member of the clarinet and is a member of the Platter Staff her Sophomore Harold J. Alkire, 52, Denver, Dies; Funeral Thursday Harold J. Alkire, 52, of Den ver, Colo., died July 14. Funeral services will be at Sattler Funeral Home, Platts mouth, Thursday at 2 p.m. Visit ing hours will be Wednesday aft ernoon and evening, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. His wife, Lillian, survives. The couple's two children preceded Mr. Alkire in death. Jim Alkire was a Korean War casualty and Barbara Alkire was killed in an auto accident. The family lived in Platts mouth a number of years. Journal Want Ads Pay year: two years GAA; president of the Sophomore class and at tendant for the Sweetheart dance, and was Prom Server this spring. She is on the honor roll at the high school and received her first year honor pin this spring. A reception for the Queen and other contestants followed the crowning at the Gas Company", Blue Flame Room with 30 at tending. Gifts from Plattsmouth merchants to the contestants were distributed. Working with Mrs. Sedlak on the project were Mrs. Wayne Schneider, Mrs. Frank Prohaska and Mrs. Walt Williams; Commissioners Are Having Meeting The Cass County Board of Commissioners are meeting today and Tuesday. Today, they were to have their first look at the budget proposal prepared by the Office of County Clerk Chas. Land. LETTERBOX Murdock, July 12 I'm afraid you made a mis take on the date of Hail Storm in July, 1922. It was July 10 instead of July 11 as you stated in your paper. We had a girl working for us and her birth day was that day. So we are very certain. Mrs. F. E. Stander Claudia Marler helped the Queen get the crown re-situated. Looking on anxiously at right is Mrs. Bob Sedlak Jr. who headed the contest commit tee of the sponsoring Mrs. Jaycees. 7Countyans 'Distinguished' UN Scholars Seven Cass County students are among undergraduates at the University of Nebraska "who distinguished themselves by re ceiving an 8.00 (approximately 90 per cent) or better in 12 hours of study last semestep." The students andy'the grade bracket in which they scored: Richard Bishop, Eagle, 8.699 to 8.600. Suzanne Murdock, Platts mouth, 8.599 to 8.500. Jerome Twibell, E 1 m w o o d, 8.399 to 8.300. James Greer, Alvo, 8.299 to 8.200. James H e n d r i x, Louisville, Larry Hammer, Greenwood, and David Lindsey, Nehawka, 8.099 to 8.000. T-Bone Club Meets Thursday The Cass County T-Bone Club will hear a talk by sportscaster Jack Payne of WOW Radio-TV when it has its regular meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday at Caniglia's on So. 7th in Omaha. Host for the evening is Frank M. Lepinski, Omaha finance and life insurance executive. lip i. I'. . :: . : . : . .'.X.. .ntnr CHARLIE APPROVES The pet member of this first-place winning entry in the Pet Parade Friday night' seemed to look favorably on proceedings. Tommy, 9, and Jodi, 4, children of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McKnight, apppeared as "Two Hunters with 'Char lie, the game dog." Grinning, Charlie seemed to soy: "Sure, let's have our picture took." II If k i I I naiwviiii Rise in City Levy Seen A city tax levy only one-half mill higher than that for the past tiscal year Is in prospect here. The Citv Council last week ap proved the 19C2-63 budget esti mate of $235,674.40 for operation of city government for the cur rent fiscal year. The amount proposed to be raised by taxes Is $123,054.77, compared wi'.h $116. 900.55 the past year. Should the ordinance be passed set'ing the levy as pro posed, 17.90 mills would be lev ied for general operation of city affairs and 6 mills for debt serv ice (payment of bonds and in terest for past city general obli gation projec's). Last year's levy was 23.40 mills. By s'atute. Cities of the First Class (Plattsmouth was certified as such last winter) may levy 20 mills for general govern mental operation and addition ally may levy to pay off its in debtedness. A legal notice on the annual estimate appears in this issue of The Journal. The proposal by principal funds (last year's com parable figures in parentheses): General administration $28, 470 ($25,000). Police department $28,300 $28,300). Street department $52,000 (Continued On Page 6) McKnights Entry 1st in Pet Parade Jodi, 4, and Tommy Mc- imeni, , aaugnter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McKnight, were judged first-place winners in the Pet Parade held Friday night in conjunction with the Sweet 16 Queen crowning. The two appeared with their dog "Charlie" as hunters. Second place went to the en try of Tad Freeburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Freeburg, and third to Susan, Mary Hel en and David Breding, children of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Breding, Cobina, Calif., visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Johnson, Mrs. Breding's parents. Master Freeburg carried a bowl containing a mighty gold fish and a sign telling that his Dad had been to , a state often associated with catches of large fish. The Breding children were dressed as South Sea Islanders. They pulled a wagon equipped as a mobile barbecue and car ried a puppy and the sign: "Big Luau, When We Catch-um Pig." Winners were awarded prizes and all the kids in the parade got candy bars from the Jaycees. lUrr Ull Mrs. Hall, 75, Nehawka, Dies; Rites Held Sunday NEHAWKA (Special) Mrs. Charles R. (Lola Belli Hall, 75, died Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City after a long Illness. She had lived all her married life in the Nehawka area. Funeral services were Sunday at Lett Funeral Home in Nebras ka City with the Rev. S. P. Hack ley officiating. Pallbearers were Louie Ross, Floyd Joerger, Vance Balfour, Albert Anderson, Deal Nutzman and Art Wolph. Burial was In Wyoming Cemetery at Nebraska City. Mrs. Hall was born Aug. 20, 1886, at Ashland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Malcolm. She was married to Mr. Hall Feb. 15, 1912, at Omaha. She had been a member of the Congregational Church. Survivors include Mr. Hall, a patient at St. Mary's; two sis ters, Mrs. Tony Thun of Akron, Colo., and Mrs. Glen White of Brlgham City, Utah, and several nieces and nephews. Precipitation 18.99" in '62; 2.07" in July . By P. J. DINGMAN Because we received a very nice rain Friday, farmers have been going around pinching themselves violently just to see if they are dreaming or not. The 1.36 inches we received here on Friday was the largest In one day since the emmense soaking of May 28, 4.19 inches. It also brought the total for the month to 2.07 inches, and the total precipitation for the year to 18.99 inches (rain, snow, etc.). The chart: P.M. Day Time Pref. HI Lo Prceip. Thurs. .4:50 04 89 65 .T Frl. ... 5:05 80 85 66 1.38 Sat. . . . 7:00 82 87 71 .17 Sun. . . 5:35 79 84 71 .00 Av 5:38 81 86 68 Total 1.53 A year ago U.S. high, 116 at Needles, Calif.; low, 46 at Sal mon, Idaho and Ely, Nev.; most precip., 2.78 inches at New Or leans, La. Two years ago U.S. high, 116 at Yuma, Ariz.; low, 41 at Ely, Nev.; most precip., 3.66 inches at Jacksonville, Fla. By the way, at midnight (our time) it was still 105 at Needles, Calif. Seventeen years ago The weather was clear at Alamogor do, N. M., as the first atomic bomb was exploded! Has Anyone Seen Midnight? WEEPING WATER Four children who live near here are heart-brokenly but hopefully searching for a prized posses sion. They are Ricky, 10; Debbie 8; Sheri, 6, and Kit, 4, children of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Cooper who live four miles north and three and one-half miles east of Weeping Water. Object of their search in which they now seek all the help they can get is Midnight, the black gelding Shetland pony they won at the Cass County Horse Show Association Rodeo in Plattsmouth. Midnight has been missing since Friday night when his broken halter was discovered. The children pleadingly ask: Has anyone seen Midnight? Don Smith Joins Police Dept. Here Don Smith, 35, today joined the Plattsmouth Police Dept. as patrolman. He has had six years experi ence in police work, four years at Council Bluffs and the past two years at Blair. He Is married and has four children. The family Is looking for a home here. iFor Schools: $486,936, Up $56,001 The Plattsmouth Board of Education met Tuesday, July 10, for the purpose of approv ing the 1962-1963 School Budg et and awarding the contract for the installation of electric service entrance Into the Old High School Building. After a discussion of the pro posals submitted, the contract lor the installation of the elec tric service entrance was a warded to Farls Electric. The budget as tentatively ap proved May 25 wus discussed. After minor revisions a budget of $486,396 for the 1902-1963 school year was approved und a sum of $297,041 was certified to the County Board to be rais ed by taxation for general school purposes. The total school budget rep resents an Increase of $56,011 over the 1961-1902 school budg et. The increase costs of in struction along with capital outlay Items are responsible for the major portion of this needed increase. Supt. O. F. Mussman com mented: "Although the o p e r at 1 n g budget increased considerably, the request for tax revenues in this year's budget increased only $5,258. This slight increuse was possible since the decrease in federally connected pupils expected during the 1961-1902 school year did not materialize. "Therefore, the receipts from this source of revenue were greater than the anticipated income. This resulted in a bal ance in the county treasury greater than the reserve neces sary for the yearly operation of the school. "The difference between this needed reserve and the balance in the county treasury has made possible the slight In crease in the amount of mon ey certified to be collected from tax funds even though there has been a substantial increase in school operating costs." The Board approved teach ing contracts of Mr. and Mrs. David Miller. Mrs. Miller will teach vocal music in the High School. Miller will teach two sections of 8th grade Laneu age Arts. Mrs. Manspeaker, 92, Dies in California Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Man speaker, 92, a resident here some 50 years ago when she was cited for suppressing a jail break, died July 14 at Chabot Conval escent Hospital in Castro Valley, Calif. Mrs. Manspeaker, the former Lizzie Stull, in 1910 was credited with foiling a serious break from the Cass County Jail. She re ceived press coverage in the Chi cago Tribune and Kansas City Star, according to a grandson. Her husband, Ell Manspeak er, was once Chief of Police here and for many years was jailer at the County Jail. He also owned a livery stable which burned in 1911. She had previously been mar ried to Joe Bruhl, an engineer for the Burlington and Missouri River RR. They had a son George M., later a conductor and trainmas'er for the Burling ton in Omaha. Survivors are grandsons, Joe Bruhl of Oakland, Calif., Keith R. Bruhl, a warrant olficer in the U. S. Coast Guard, and Wil liam F. Bruhl of Lincoln. Junior Angus Field Day at Syracuse July 25 The Southeast Nebraska Aberdeen-Angus Breeders associa tion will sponsor a Junior Angus Field Day July 25 at the Fair grounds in Syracuse. Events are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. The program will be under the direction of Dean Hurlbut, dir ector of junior activities of the American Angus Association. Local chairman of activities is Glen Railsback, Humboldt, with Jack Todd. Murray and Walter Neemann, Dunbar, as as sistants. There will be judging and demonstrations. FFA and 4-H members and boys and girls of all ages are in vited to attend and bring their parents and friends.