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J1 fmir f i i - 4 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday TTlHIE IflMJKrMQ. Sp i i m Consolidated With tho Nehawks Enterprise and Elm wood Lecder-Echo -Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 81 EICHT PACES PLATTS MOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1961 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 86 SMCUTH Cass Countyan of the Week Says: 'I Like To Do Things To Help People All I Can' Hy KI TH MILLER Nehawka Special Correspondent Mrs. Ona Kunkel of Nehawka once told me, "You know a minister's house must always be open to everyone." And so, the Kunkel house down through the years has been open to neighbors and friends, teachers and students and a long string of missionar ies, foreign guests, Bishops, and University Chancellors. But to Mrs. Kunkel this has been the joy of her busy life. "I love humanity and like to do things to help people all I can," she says. Mrs. Kunkel can well recall the warm December day In 1900 when she started her trip to Ne braska. A horse and buggy brought the Kunkels, their two small sons and an Infant daugh ter to the station to catch the train to Lincoln. It had begun to snow by the time they reached Lincoln, and by the time they stopped at Hastings for the night It was storming. The next morning, again on their way to their new parish, Prosser, the whole world was covered with white. Such a change in a few short hours! The three children who grew up In the Prosser parish were Dr. Lloyd Kunkel, the only one to remain in Cass County. Dr. Oerald Kunkel of Tucson, Ariz., Mrs. Velda Zotter of Florida. Dr. Lloyd Kunkel is well known too for his archaeological work and the fine violins he makes. During the Kunkels' 5 years at Schickley a second daughter was born, Mrs. Lois Clement of Houston and six years later the third girl was born, Mrs. Ruth Trombla of Oklahoma City. Mr. Kunkel retired from the Methodist ministry in 1946 but he continued to preach another three years. In 1949, the couple bought their home in Nehawka. Mr. Kunkel passed away In Dec. of 1950 but his wife has continu ed to live In the Nehawka home. Mrs. Kunkel's early memories are of a farm in Missouri where, like most farm girls she learned to sew, cook, make soap, butch er, and do fancy work. But Ona Kunkel also learned to play the organ, one of her greatest joys. Mrs. Kunkel recalled the lye making which was the first step in making the family soap sup ply. Ashes from the wood stove were heaped in a hopper and every day several buckets of wa ter were poured on. The water drained into a trough under the hopper and thus formed the lye. One of the family luxuries were the bars of glycerin soop which they bought for washing faces. It was a transparent yellowish green soap which you could "almost read through." Although baker's bread sold for 4 or 5c a loaf almost every one baked their own, "Why, I bers of the team 'i V 11 was married before I ever saw anyone come from the store with a loaf of baker's bread" Mrs. Kunkel exclaims. The Kunkel family didn't have an easy time keeping as many as three children in col lege at once. Mrs. Kunkel took in boarders and did sewing to help out with the finances but in the end she could say with pride that all her children had a college education and all of them had a musical education. Her own family troubles could never keep Mrs. Kunkel from understanding and helping with the troubles of others. Many college students, and nurses struggling to work their way though, found free rooms at the Kunkel home. As a minister's wife, Mrs. Kunkel supplied all the flowers for the church. She now has a garden as well but says of those times, "Raising kids and flowers was enough!" Living with a church on eith er side of her, Mrs. Kunkel has refused to neglect either one of them. Both congregations re ceive her cheerful support and summer and winter for many years she has faithfully supplied the United Brethem Church with beautiful arrangements of flowers. Mrs. Kunkel recently celebrat ed her 82nd birthday but she is still young at heart. "Life is a wonderful thing to me" she says and it Is easy to believe that 'this lively, kind Nehawka wo- man has done much to make life a wonderful thing to the many others who have sought friendship and found it at her door. Mrs. Kunkel no doubt would have appeared in this column sooner but because of her youthful appearance and her activity in the community, I would never have guessed her age. Mrs. Kunkel has been a Women's Club member for 50 yetrs and a member of PEO for 37 years. She has also belonged to the Order of Eastern Star for many years. Clothing Class To Start Tuesday The first adult education class in Elementary Clothing Con struction will be held Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the High School Homemaking De partment. All ladies accepted for enroll ment have been contacted. Band Parents Club To Reorganize LOUISVILLE (Special) Bill Gilbert, band instructor of the Louisville Schools, has called for a reorganization meeting of the Band Parents Organization. The meeting will be held Tues day evening, Sept. 11, at 8 o'clock in the High School home ec onomics room. A .r m i 1 . CASS COUNTIANS WIN 4-H CROPS JUDGING CONTEST This team of 4-H club members from Cass County took top honors in the 4-H Crops Judging Contest at the Nebraska State Fair. Mem are Ralph Puis, Manley; Larry Engelkemier, Lyle 1 A....Vfcir... LOUISVILLE 4-H'ER WINS STATE TRACTOR DRIVING CON- TEST Ronald Puis of Louisville won the 4-II tractor driving con test at the Nebraska State Fair. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. School Signal Hit The school traffic lights at Washington .Avenue and 10th Street were inoperative today because of a traffic accident Sunday just after midnight. Police said Raymond A. Wil es, 19, of Plattsmouth, who was coming into town on. Washing ton, knocked down one of the posts. Police said Wiles said he "fell asleep at the wheel." 5 C's Are Grade A! LOUISVILLE (Special) The Cass County Crops Judging Team consisting of Larry and Lyle Engelkemeier, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Engelkemeier of Murray, Ralph Puis, son of Mrs. Earl Puis of Manley and Gene Engelkemeier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Engelkemeier of Louisville, won first place at the State Fair. These boys are all members of the 5 C's 4-H Club of Cass County. Their club leaders are Lyle Schafer of Murray and Fred Meisinger of Plattsmouth. Ralph Puis has been Cass County Champion for three of the past four years. Larry En gelkemeier, being the champion in 1961. Quarters Wanted: According to officials of the National Gas Pipeline Company of America and the River Con struction Company, a work crew of between 75 to 100 men will be working in the Plattsmouth area in the near future for a period of about 3 weeks. These men will bo looking for sleeping rooms. If you have extra rooms that you will rent to these men for a short period, you are urged by the Chamber of Commerce to either run an ad in the Journal! or notify the Chamber manager. Breakin Reported A breakin at the Eagles Hall was reported to police here but evidently nothing was taken, Chief Pied Tesch said today. The building was entered some time the night of Sept. 6 through a third floor window. A window pane was broken and a screen torn in the office of the Eagles Auxiliary. Tesch said the intruder evi dently stood on the roof of an adjoining building to force en trance. The rest of the building was locked he said. Call Your News And Social Items to 2141 IT A. 1 " a. . . I" ,1 1 k Engcikemier, both of Murray and Gene Engelkemier, Louisville. Larry Engelkemier tied for high individual honors with Jim Frede ricks of Lincoln. , College of Agriculture Photo. li . m 1 '5 1 Joseph Puis. The contest site was the University of Nebraska Col lege of Agriculture. College of Agriculture Photo. 'Homecoming1 Center Set For Karnival Homecoming visitors to this year's King Korn Karnival will be in for special treatment, plans completed this week indi cate. The, Plattsmouth Vol unteer Fire Dept. has consented to al low use of its meeting hall at Fifth and Avenue A as a gather U1S Pace for "old timers" re- turning to this community to meet old friends and attend the annual show. The meeting place will be su pervised, with attendants on duty at all times. Present plans call for coffee and a bite avail able as needed. With ample room and comfortable seating, it will give pioneer visitors an ideal place in which to register and visit with former neghbors and friends, a Karnival official said. It is hoped that hundreds of former and early residents of Plattsmouth and Cass County will take advantage of this extra effort on the part of the Karn ival officials and make plans now to visit their former homes during this fall event. 4- ' v. i f'l y C J il Tom Solomon Heads Fire Volunteers The Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Dept. held its annual elec tion of officers Tuesday night at its monthly meeting. Elected as president was Tom Solomon; and Ray Fuller, vice president; John Svoboda, sec retary and Frank (Abe) Koubek treasurer. The Chief's position again went to Joe Kruntorad; and Winford Dasher, 1st Assistant Chief and William Brittian, 2nd Assistant Chief. Leo Holman, Al Huebner and Walt Bryant were elected driv ers with assistant drivers being Harold Austin, John Bergman and DeWayne Freeburg. William Allgeier was elected Department Chemical man and Fay Jose, Ladder Man. Honored at the meeting, with certificates from the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Assn., for their long service with the Plattsmouth Department were Fred Lugsch and William Sch midtmann with 42 years in the department; Carl Schneider and Clem Woster with 31 years each; Franklin Kief, 36 years; Herb Schuetz and John V. Svoboda, 29 years each; and John Sattler, 26 ytars. BUILDING UNDERWAY LOUISVILLE (Special) Work started last week on the new two level addition to the Louisville High School. The addition will be 651,;. x 44 feet at a cost of $68,112. Mrs. Kozlowski Is Lay Teacher At St. John's Mrs. Janice Kozlowski is the now lay teacher on the faculty of St. John School this year. Mrs. Kozlowski was born and raised in New Castle, Pa. She attended State Teachers College in Slippery Rock, Pa., where she majored in Elementary Educa tion. In September, 1961, she was married to Pic Joseph Kozlow ski, who ui stationed at the Louisville Nike Missile Base. Tney live at 701 Avenue A in Plattsmouth. Mrs. Kozlowski is teaching Grades 3 and 4 at St. John's. She also conducts gym classes for the children of Grades 1 and 2, and is in charge of the girls Physical Education program for Grades 3 to 8. She will also coach St. John's varsity volley ball team. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. Fred Reichart Petitions for Commissioner Fred T. Reichart, for the past several years an active business man in Louisville, has filed by pe'i ion as a candidate for Cass Ccunty Commissioner for the 2nd District. Reichart is a lifelong resident of Cass County, his ancestors having settled in the "county" in 1858, which was before it was a county. Joseph Libersha!, 79, Dies Sunday; Funeral Pending Joseph Libershal, 79, died Sunday morning, Sept. 9 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles (Patricia) Wolever, at Montrose, Colorado. He had ac companied the Wolever family to Montrose a few weeks ago for a visit. He suffered a heart at tack in late August, and was hospitalized in Montrose at the time of his death. He was born April 6, 1883, in Rozni Moravia, son of John and Anna Koubek Libershal. He sail ed to America with his parents when he was 11 months old. In June 1916 he was married at the Holy Rosary Church in Plattsmouth to Anna Vetesnik. She preceded him in death Aug ust 28, 1957. Also preceding him in death was a daughter Rita in 1949; three brothers, Anton, John and Frank, and an infant sister Mary. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joe (Betty) Noble of In dianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Charles (Patricia) Wolever, Montrose, Colo.; eight grandchildren; sis ters, Mrs. Julia Sartor, Everett, Wash., Mrs. Anna Meisinger, Plattsmouth and a brother, Aug ust Libershal, Marquette, Mich igan. Mr. Libershal lived his entire life in Plattsmouth with the ex ception of the time in his na tive land and a short residence in Chicago with Jiis parents. He worked in the brass foun dry of the Burlington Shops, and for many years was Platts mouth's Chief of Police. He was a member of the Saint John the Baptist Church. Funeral services are pending at Sattler-F u s s e 1 m a n-Perry Funeral Home, Plattsmouth. Council Equalizes At 7:30 Tonight The City Council will sit as a Board of Adjustment and Equalization tonight at 7:30 to hear any objections to proposed assessments for special improve ments in Street Districts 159. 160 and 162. A regular Council meeting will follow. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. S i,i " iWil pit ; Mr. Janice KKK Queen Candidates V In la Rich i Irene Rich Twin sisters, Iola Mae and Irene Fae Rich of Union, are Quern Candidates of the Kass Kounty King Korn Karnival. They were nominated by the American Legion Auxiliary of Union. They were born March 19, 1944, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Rich. Mr. Rich who died last year was a carpenter and contractor in Union and sur rounding towns. Mrs. Rich the former Sarah McQuin, has lived most of her life in Cass County and the locality of Union. 'She has taught school in Oloe and Cass Counties for the past 22' years. She is now principal and teacher in the Union Public School. The candidates have brown eyes and brown hair; each is 5 foot 5 inches tall. Both are members of the Un ion Methodist Church whore they have .been most active in youth fellowship, choir, Sun day School, Bible School and other church activities. Iola's hobbies are playing the piano, reading, singing and participating in all church act ivities. She attended Union grade (Continued on Pasre 3) 1LI h-., It . Kozlowski