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izzz. zwz :;i37. cj:::: The IPUuTitsmottihi Jodhjcsimq. m; PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday AUG 2 0 1962 Consolidated With tho Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Lecder-Echo Rood Twico Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 81 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA ' . THURSDAY. AUCUST 16. 1962 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 79 -vm iz rr 1 fM r:il MM SHAKE-TIIE-FUN WINNERS The Platts mouth Q'Ts 4-II Club, winners in the Share-The-Fun County Contest at Weeping Water last weekend are congratulated by County Extension Plattsmouth QTs Win County Share-the-Fun Contest WEEPING WATER (Special) The 4-H Share the Fun Con test was held Friday Evening in the Cass County Auditorium with five clubs entering and first prize going to the Platts mouth QTs. The groups and the audience were welcomed by Clarence Schmadeke, County Extension Agent. He announced that the winner would represent Cass County at the District Contest at Tecumseh Aug. 27. Judges were Mrs. Ray Sail and Mrs. Glen Stubbendeck of Otoe County. The first entry was the Mur ray Mavericks with the skit, "How To Succeed in 4-H With out Really Trying; the 4- HQ' Ts presented the skit, "Shar'n"; the Nifty Nellies, "A Spot of Onion Tea"; the Happy Helpers, "Faces in 4-H" and the Keen Teens, "The 4-H's." Following an intermission In which the Junior Leader sold pop and pie with the money go ing to the Halsey Camp, the judges decided on the winner. Purple winner was the 4-H Q'Ts Club of Plattsmouth. Mrs. Frank Nickels Is the leader, Mrs. Wayne Dasher, assistant leader. Gerbeling Resigns As Patrolman Here Don Gerbeling has resigned from the Plattsmouth Police Dept. to accept a position on the Bellevue Police Dept. beginning Aug. 27, Police Chief Fred Tesch said today. An opening thus exists on the Plattsmouth Dept. 'Open Meeting Set ' At Camp Halsey HALSEY Anyone interested in the progress and future plans of the Nebraska 4-H Camp is in vited to an "open meeting" here Aug. 20. The meeting will be held at 8 p.m. at the Main Lodge of the Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Nebraska National Forest near Halsey. Those attending will discuss camp costs, objectives of the 4-H camp and ways of improv ing the camping program, ac cording to John Orr, associate state leader of 4-H and Young Men and Women at the Univer sity of Nebraska. William Swanda Rites in Omaha William Swanda, former res ident of Plattsmouth, died from a heart attack and was buried Monday. He was the Burlington Agent in Plattsmouth, later moving to Omaha when he was promot ed to Chief Freight Agent. He Is survived by his wife, Tillie sons Melvin and Billie, and daughter Marcella. ri '?rl Tl TTTrTTTTTl A ; Mi V ' ' 5 " M l r.i i. v - V j 1 y "Br! a - i i- .V; t til r I : v Velda Nickels was narrator of the skit. Dancers from Ha waii, Japan, France, Germany and the twist of America were Gloria Dasher, Carol Dasher, Ellen Winscot, Patricia Jordan and Mary Smith. The clubs were judged on choice of selection, originality, showmanship, talent, appropri ate dress and audience reac tion. The Murray Mavericks were given a blue; the Nifty Nellies, a red; Happy Helpers, a blue, and the Keen Teens, a blue. Weeping Water School Year Opens Sept. 4 WEEPING WATER (Special) The Board of Education, Dis trict No. 22 met on Monday eve ning in the school house. The board set the date for the open ing of school In Weeping Water for Sept. 4. Three resignations were re ceived at this meeting: Mrs. Bonnie La Rue who was the 6th grade teacher for many years; Miss Jessie Baldwin as school lunch manager and Donald Fos berg who resigned as music teacher. Miss Baldwin has been the school lunch manager for eight years. Mrs. John Krogh will be the new lunch manager and she has been the first cook for eight years. Miss Baldwin will assist her for some time. The Board contacted Eugene Sundeen of Lincoln in the help of finding a music director for the month of August. Paul Thcmpsen of Lincoln will direct the band for this month. The School Board and Superinten dent Neal Parsons are consider ing several applicants for the vacancies in the school faculty. SMI , V''.,..'," ' rt'i IT' A' r ' r - w - ' 100TH BIRTHDAY CAKE W. C. Hartley cuts the cake mark-i ins his 100th birthday Aug. 8. He celebrated both at home of a1 niece, Mrs. Frank Horn in Weeping Water where the picture was, taken and at the Nebraska Masonic Home in Plattsmouth where he lives. Photo by Fred Ward, Weeping Water. mm "T. . 1 1 li h L ' Agent Clarence Schmadeke. Shown from left are Gloria Dasher, Patricia Jordan, Mary Smith, El len Winscot, Carol Dasher and Velda Nickels. rhoto by Fred Ward, Weeping Water. Coo and Warmth A Mixture Here BY P. J. DINGMAN Monday and Tuesday nights were quite cool (54.5 and 54.4), but oh that Wednesday after noon! (90.0!). Wednesday's high was the 5th day this month that the mer cury has sizzled up to the 90 de gree mark, and the 21st time this year. The chart: (P.M.) Day Time Pres. Hi. Lo. Precip. Mon 5:35 78 82 55 .00 Tues 8:10 73 84 54 .00 Wed. ... 6:25 84 90 64 .10 Averages .6:43 78 85 C8 Total .10 Total precipitation so far this year 22.61 inches. Highest temperature so far this year 94.8 July 19. Lowest tempera ture so far this year-16.6 Jan. 9'. A year ago U. S. high, 101 at Yuma, Arizona and Needles, Calif., low, 40 at Reno, Nev.; most precip., .81 inches at Cor pus Christi, Tex. Two years ago U. S. high, 108 at Yuma, Ariz.; low, 35 at Lake view, Ore.; most precip., 1.74 inches at Wichita, Kan. Three years ago U. S. high, 109 at Yuma ; low, 43 at Winne mucca, Nev.; most precip., 1.66 inches at Louisville, Ky. Tomorrow is the 77th anniver sary of the highest temperature ever recorded in the U. S. in August: 130 at Amos, Calif. Preliminary Survey For Sanitary Sewer A proposed sanitary sewer for the Hermia Street area was turned over to Henningson, Durham and Richardson, Oma ha, consulting engineers for pre liminany survey, and estimate of cost, Monday night by action of the City Council. Creation of a sewer district had been petitioned by property owners of that area. Flower Show Hints Keeping in mind that the flow ers are judeed on the perfection of growth as well as the perfec tion of the flower, here are some hints comniled to help you in exhibiting your flowers. The King Korn Karnival Flow er Show schedule will appear at a later date. 1. Keep your plants free of insects and mildew. 2. Pot any plant you wish to exhibit at least three weeks be fore you plan to exhibit. 3. Chrysanthemums or roses you wish to enter as specimen flowers should be disbudded sev eral weeks before the show. 4. Specimens should be" hard ened overnight, in cool water in a cool place. 5. Roses should be pciked while in a firm bud, and may be held in the refrigerator for several days. 6. Dahlias should have the cut stem seared by a flame, and hardened in cool water over night. 7. Gladioli should have a well formed spike with a large num ber of freshly opened florets. 8. Flowers used in the ar rangements should be condition ed overnight, before arranging. 9. Flowers with a tendency to grow crooked, or that have heavy blooms could be staked to help keep them straight. 'Look at Spain' For Rotary Club The Rotary Club Tuesday noon had a look et Spain through the eyes of Capt. "Ham" Cho vanec, lately returned from three years at a SAC Base at Zaragosa, Spain. Capt. Chovanec, on leave be fore reassignment to Denver, is with the Judge Advocate's Dept. of the Air Force. For the Rotary Club, he an swered questions about the e conomy, politics, standard of living and personal life of citi zens in Spain. He said that on the whole Americans are well accepted In Spain, although there are a few whose actions at times give all Americans a bad name. A guest at the meeting was J. Howard Davis, Lincoln, for mer club member. Fred Lugsch was program chairman and Introduced the speaker. Farmers: Don't Forget To Claim Gas Tax Refund LINCOLN Don't forget to file a claim for federal tax refunds on gasoline used for agricultural purposes, reminds Fred Olson, University of Nebraska Exten sion farm economist. Copies of the tax refund form and instructions can be obtained from county Extension agents. The tax rate is still four cents a gallon and may be claimed on all gasoline used for agricultural purposes either by the farmer or a custom operator. Fuel used in any vehicle on roads or high ways cannot be counted, Olson advises. Claims can be filed anytime between July 1 and September 30, this year. The refund period 30, 1962. All farmers who filed claims last year will receive claim forms in the mail this year. In ternal Revenue Service publica tion No. 308 gives details of the farmer's gas tax refund law. W. C. Hartley Marks 100th Birthday WEEPING WATER (Special) W. C. Hartley, a resident of the Nebraska Masonic Home at Plat'smouth, celebrated h i s 100th birthday anniversary in Weeping Water at the home of his niece, Mrs. Frank Horn. Mr. Hartley was born Aug. 8, 1862. near Athens, Ohio, and spent most of his early life in Missouri and Nebraska. He taught school for 12 years and received $1 per day and had 52 pupils. He joined the Methodis' church in Meadville, Mo., and was Sun day school superintendent for 12 years. Twenty-five years pri or to his retirement he spent in the employ of the Dempster Mills at Beatrice. Mrs. Hartley- died in 1939 at the age of 70. Since this time, 1 J III SERVICE RECOGNIZED Albert Olson, right, City Clerk for 27 years until this year, gets a handshake from Mayor Roy Moore after the Mayor presented a plaque from the city for services rendered. The presentation was made at Monday's City Council meeting. The plaque was authorized by the previous Council as one of its final official functions. Match Play Golf Tournament Begins Sunday The first annual Match Play Golf Tournament for men at Plattsmouth Country Club will begin Aug. 19, Sunday, the di rector of tournaments said today. The Men's Ladder Tourna ment which has been in prog ress all summer will end Aug. 18, Saturday. Pairings for the Match Play Tourney will be made from the final standings In the various flights on the ladder. Match play, with outcome of individual holes only counting toward decision of a match, will be over 18 holes. Losers will move to a 9-hole consolation flight and winners will continue to play in each flight until a champion is determined. When a, match is decided short of the full distance, players can pick up or play the rounds out as they desire. Matches will be at the agreed convenience of competitors but deadlines for completion of matches will be set. Entry fee for the Match Play $6,743.25 Bid Low for Paving S. 3rd Block A bid of $6,143.25 by Flynn Paving Co., Omaha, was low here Monday night for resurfac ing with blacktop of a block of 3rd Street from Main Street south to 1st Avenue. A representative of Henning- sen, Durham and Richardson, Omaha, consulting engineers for the city on the project, recom mended to the City Council that the bid be accepted. The other bid was $6,904.50 by Land Paving Co., Omaha. The engineers estimate on the project was $6,210.00. Bad Fire Averted At W. .E Cody's A fire which might have been serious was controlled in a hur ry Wednesday noon at W. E. Cady Co. here. Flames broke out in a paint bath. Cady employes and the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Dept. brought It under control quickly. Mr. Hartley commuted between Beatrice and Anaheim, Calif., spending his winters with his only son, Orion Hartley, in Cali fornia and his summers in Ne braska. At the age of 94, Mr. Hart ley was presented his 50-year pin by Dis'rict Inspector A. B. Cross at the Anaheim Masonic Lodge 207. At this time, Mr. Hartley led an active, physical life, devoting his time to garden ing, mowing his son's lawn and writing letters to friends and relatives. In May of 1961, Mr. Hartley returned to Plat'smouth where he has lived since. Mrs. Frank Horn brought Mr. Hartley to her home in Weeping Water where he spent the day last Wednesday. A dinner and a birthday cake at CC Here Meet Is $2.50. Prizes will be trav eling trophies and golf balls. There will be prizes in the con solation flights as well as in the championship. Pairings will be posted in the clubhouse, according to club of ficials. The Match Play Meet is planned for completion by Labor Day, Sept. 3. Football Meeting Tonight at 7 Plattsmouth High School foot ball players will meet at 7 o'clock tonight at the Band Room at the school for the first pre-practice assembly of the season with Coach Norrls Hale. All prospective candidates in terested in trying out for the team are asked to attend. Hale expects a turnout this year of 75 or 80 boys. Another squad meeting will be held Friday at 7 in the Band Room and twice-a-day workouts being Monday, Aug. 20, at 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Plattsmouth High is pointing to openers Sept. 7 at Ralston for the Varsity and Sept. 10 at Nebraska City on the Junior Varsity schedule for the Re serves. Bulldogs Defeat Orioles, 12-6 In the Plattsmouth Recre ational Girls Softball Leamie games played Wednesday night, the Bulldogs won over the Ori oles, iu-6, and the Cardinals and the Tom Cats tied at 16. The standings: W L Perc. Tom Cats 9V2 l'2 .864 Cardinals 62 4'2 .591 Orioles 4 7 .364 Bulldogs 2 9 .182 Wednesday night at Pollock Field the teams will nlav Tnm Cats vs. Orioles, Cardinals vs. Bulldogs. Monday-Tuesday Commission Meeting The Cass County Board of Commissioners will meet Mon day and Tuesday next week for their regular second meeting of August, instead of the usual Tuesday-Wednesday. with one large candle were ser ved in his honor. Mr. Hartley's son and a great granddaughter, Delores Hartley of Torrance, Calif., arrived by plane to spend the day with him and the W. F. Horn family. Later In ihe day, Mrs. Hugh Hanlon, Mrs. Fred Neumeister, Mr,s. Herb Petersen, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Colbert and the Rev. Staley Hackley called to wish Mr. Hartley a "Happy Birth day." Mr. Hartley has a merry per sonality, is well, very spry and loves to visit with friends and relatives. He received numerous cards and gifts and his most treasur ed of all was a birthday card and letter from the President, John F. Kennedy, and Senator Carl Curtis of Nebraska. Action Taken To Acquire The City Council Monday night set the wheels in motion for the city to acquire a 27-acre tract of land in west Platts mouth for city park use. Mayor Roy Moore was author ized to appoint a committee to negotiate a contract for pur chase of the property. Today, Mayor Moore said Councilmen Jamej McMillian and Robert Aspedon and the Mayor will serve on the commit tee. A meeting is planned the first of next week to negoUaie the contract. An option for purchase of the property from the Estate of the late Erna Lapidus is held by three members of a .special com mittee named by the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce for the express pur pose of acquiring an option. On that committee are James Begley, Steve Davis and Clem Woster. The City Council this year budgeted 1.41 mills as a down payment on the property which is west of Hillcrest Addition and south of Rubin's Addition. That millage would raise $7, 195.58. Although the property would be deeded to the city by the trustees fractionally as shares of the total purchase price of $20, 000 are paid, the city would have an immediate total lease so that Telephone Poles 'Not for Posters' Placing posters on telephone poles brings about dangerous working conditions for linemen, V. V. Clark, area manager of the Lincoln Telephone and Tele graph Co., said today. Accidents resulting in injuries may occur when the point of a lineman's climbers strikes a nail or tack used to fasten the posters, and causes him to fall, he said. r Clark's statement was promp ted by a bulletin Issued recent ly by the University of Nebras ka suggesting that posters should be placed on utility poles after corn fields Were sprayed with certain chemicals. The bulletin was released to news media and received publicity. "We can see the need for pos ters after fields are sprayed," Clark said, "but we must object to the use of our poles for this purpose. Experience has proven that this constitutes a serious working hazard and for this reason we have instructed our men to remove all posters from our poles." Carl Propp entered St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City for observation. 50 STARS FOR LIBRARY I U O o n bJ I I -.fsms American Legion Prst Commander Merle I). Meisinger of Platts mouth display the new 50-star flag presented to Ihe Public Library by the Legion Post as part of its Americanism program. The flag replaced the old 4S-svar flag at top background. Park Site development of the park area can proceed. Dvprtiirc; h;ivp been made bv the Chamber's committee with the Architecture Dept. of the Universitv of Nebraska to have proposed design for development of the park areu as a class proj ect, at no co.it to the city. Monday niph. Mnyor Moore commended the Chamber's com mittee on Its nrtlon in .'irnulrinir the option and making the park site available to the city. The City Council, the Park Board and the Chamber of Commerce have all said they be lieve the Lapidus property Ideal lor a city park. Marlys Cline Murdock Entry In Fair Contest Marlys Cline Marlys Cline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Cline of Mur dock has been chosen by the Lions Club- of Murdock to rep resent that community in the Miss Cass County Contest at the County Fair in Weeping Water next week. Miss Cline is a 1962 graduate of Murdock High School. Mrs. M. R. Cooley Dies in Omaha Mrs. M. R. Cooley, former Plattsmouth resident, died at Omaha Wednesday. She had been in Doctor's Hospital in Omaha the past six weeks be ing treated for a heart condi tion. Services are pending at N. P. Swanson Mortuary, 3205 Harney St., Omaha. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery here. Librarian Mrs. Joan Lane and II