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K223. STAIS HI37. CCCIETY 1:33 2 :r. USCCO. HESS, JAN 18 1963 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday RfldJEUTEH Consolidated With the Nehawke Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Coss County FomiDo VOLUME 82 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 19 PLOTS JdPlllGSRIAEL mt 1, :-hV? .'Vac iV-- V' H. '1 I ' ' - ,. 'e"- ... ; v - .- ri iiimiimi Hn 1 11 Him .i,m J ,. .... i,.i HOl'Ql'ET FOR MISS WOLPIIE v e I y n Wolph, Nehawka, more than 40 years a 4-11 lead er, received honors (including a bouquet of flow ers from members of one of her first clubs), then 'Block of Dimes' Set for Saturday By FHA Chapter TAP Chairman Jill Sutton of the Plattsmouth March of Dimes, today announced that the FHA girls will conduct a block of "Dimes March" Saturday Jan. 19, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the streets of Platts mouth. Miss Button, who Is organizing activities for the teen age pro pram of the 25th anniversary March of Dimes Jan. campaign for funds, announced thntHhere are a lot of healthy children and adults walking protmd today who would be crippled or dead if March of Dimes supported re search hadn't come up with the vaccines, but millions of dollars are needed each year to help those who were paralyzed by polio. "Are you a Teenager? Some little child may not live to be one, but by your contribution; hundreds of thousands of victims of birth defects, arthritis and polio will have a chance if you help. "Right now a dance is being organized (sock hop) lo support the March of Dimes, (time and date to be announced). "Teenage boys and girls. Vol unteers will be on hand to assist In contributions to 'Give for the life of a Child - Teenagers wishing to conduct a program for the March of Dimes are asked to call Miss Sutton or Karen Porter, Cas County TAP. Chairman, every dime and dollar is needed to help thousands of persons still parallzed by polio. Red Cross Bloodmobile Here Feb. 7 The Red Cross Bloodmobile will pay a visit here Friday, Feb. 1. Headquarters will be the First Christian Church. Plattsmouth used more than 100 pints of blood last year. When you give a pint of blood, whit do yu give? 12 ounces of water, 2Vi ounces of hemoglobin, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 ounce of protein. 120 ounce of Iron, small amounts of min erals and vitamins. What do you 'receive? The everlasting satisfaction of know ing that your priceless, painless gift ha helped someone to live! Blood saves lives. It can't be mined nor manufactured. It must come from the veins of healthy men and women who have concern for those who are suffering. "Blood, and blood alone can make them well a galn" is a fact that they know well. Olve if you are able, the coun ty chairman said. Next time you or some of your family may desperately need blood. Mr. Russell Schalk is chair man of the Red Cross Bloodmo bile in Plattsmouth. A Classified Ad In lite Journal cost aa little as 50 cents. f It : : 4 ., Ml Miss Wolph, Others Honored For County 4-H Evelyn Wolph of Nehawki who has devoted more than -JO years to 4-H Club work in Cass County, Wednesday night was honored for that service at the annual meeting of the Cass County Extension Service at the Agricultural Auditorium in Weeping Water. And, It was typical of Miss Wolph that in her short address after receiving honors that she siM)ke appreciatively of the help 4-H leaders have received down through the years from the Ex tension Service and other farm tervice organizations. She said, "If my 40 years have been at all worthwhile, I owe it to the cooperation of others." Miss Woiph was presented i plaque designating her long service to 4-H'ers by Melvin Todd Jr. of Union, vice presi dent of the Extension Buar.1; and a bouquet of flowers from Mrs. Carl Melsinger of Louis-j ville representing five of the members of one cf Miss Wolph's flrst 4-H clubs organized in 1920. Others who were co-donors of the bouquet award were Mrs. (Mary Ahrens) Walter Engelke mier, Murray; Mrs. L. ii. Mrs. Edith Meyer, 84, Dies at G.I.; Funeral Friday Mrs. Edith Laura Meyer, 84, died Jan. 15, at Grond Island where ;;hc had been living. She was a longtime resident of Weeping Water. Her husband, Charles N. Meyer, died in 1925. Surviving are daughters Mrs. Hans Michelmenn, Grand Is land, Miss Leona Meyer of O mahu, Mrs. Ernest Werner of Miami, Fla.; sons Robert of Ogallala, Raym,r.d of Cullman, Wash.; brothers, Raymond and Rudolph Hart, Weeping Water, and sisters, Miss Ruth and Miss Mildred Hart, Weeping Water. Funeral services will be Fri day at 2 p.m. at the Congregi- tional Church in weeping water i wtlh burial in Oakwood Ceme-i tery. Hobson-Dorr Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Equalization Hearing on Sewers Feb. 11 Tho Pltv fniinrll Mnndnv night accepted the engineer's ' certificate of completion on two I sanitary sewer projects and ap-i01 proved the .schedules of assess ments for the benefits. The Council will sit as a Board of Adjustment and Equal ization Feb. 11 at 7 p m. to hear any objections to assessments. Sewer extensions were In stalled in Avenue B In West Plattsmouth and In the Hermia Street area In southeast Platts mouth. A notice of the hearing will be published in The Journal and owners of property to be as sessed will receive notification. Assessment schedules are on file hi the City Clerk's Office. ,?-';"riv;""i posed with Mrs. Carl Mcisinger, Louisville, of that Maple Grove Club of 1920, and Mrs. tt'rldon Storhr of Plattsmouth, a member of Miss Wolph's tlubs of this decade. Leadership (Mary Capptll) Lane, Weeping Water; Mrs. Van i Helen Meyer) i Jeffenes, 6:naha, and Mrs. James (Helen Voht) Kitchen, Lincoln. In 1920, 'those ladies were among members of Miss Wolph's iviFiiici Bes.des Miss Wolph, other 4-H leaders were honored: A. J. Roelofsz of Alvo, retiring Exten sion Board president,' for 15 years 4-H leadership; Ralph W e h r b e i n, Plattsmouth, 10 years, rvirs. rtoy cngciKeniH r and Mrs. Jack Llndsev. Ne - havka; Mrs. Stanley Lej, i t ftirfJ i Mr. ihi,.ip ta.. tio.lu J ....... .......,, . Ir0rn me iarm ana .movea 13 mouth; Mrs. Harold Rice and j Murray In 1953. Mrs. Charles Spangler, Murray, j " Funeral services will be Fri end Mrs. Glen Tcrryberry, i day at 2 p.m. at the Murray Louisville, all for 5 years leader-! Christian Church with Rev. ship, and the following for two, Victor Schwarz officiating. years: Mrs. iwiia AOKins ana J-yic jSchafer. both of Nehiiwka; Mrs. James Boardmnn and Mrs. Rub- j ert Kendall, Union; Mrs. Gay- j lord Bcse and Bob Crownover, ! Avoca; Mrs. William F'inlev, Weeping Water; Dale Flelsch-j man, Lester Ro;enow and Mrs. Harold Wilkin, Elmwood; Mrs. Harlan Ilennings, Louisville; Mrs. Henry Kaiienbcrger, Mrs. Wayr.e Melsinger and Mrs. Leonard Peterson, Plattsmouth; Jerry Burge, Greenwood; Mrs. William Malont", Eagle; Uoyne Parson, Cedar Creek; Mrs. Joe Richter, Murray; Larry Rueber, Ashland; and Mrs. Ray Schwcit- ! z r, Alvo. Pins were presented by Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. the Directors and Officers of L&B Re-elected Directors and officers of the Plattsmouth Loan and Building Association were re-elected at the association's annual meeting Monday night. Albert Olson and Wm. Schmidtrnann were re-eleett to three-year terms on the Board of Directors, Re-elected as officers were: C. A. Joh'..son, president; Wm. P. Kraeger, vice president; and Olson, secretary-treasurer. Other directors are Albert Funk, John J. Cloidt Jr. and Cecil M. Karr. Walter H. Smith and Harold R. Lebens were rt-appolnted legal counsel. In his annual report to the shareholders of the association, Olson said: Assets totaled $1,951,431.13 as UPC- A1- lI'e increase or assets uvti tuuai: a yi til ufi viuua waa $157,656, or 8.03 per cent; com pared wiih 8.74 per cent re ported at the previous annual meeting. During the past year, 112 loans were made total, ng $701,375 compared with 76 for $432,600 the previous yer.r. Average loan for 1962 was $6. 264 compared with $5,692 in 1961. Receipts on installment stock (savings accounts) amounted lo $382,567 with dividends of $62,808 for a total of $445,375. Withdraw als totaled $303,245 for a total in crease of $142,131. Carl Ulrich Named to Board Of Public Works drl Ulrich, longtime build ing contractor here, Monday night was appointed by Mayor L. W. Moore to a three-year term on the Board of Public Works. He succeeds the late John J. Cloirlt Sr. whose t'jrm would have expired Dec. 31. The appointment was un animously approved by the City i Council. Oth? : Board members are C. j A. Johnson, BREX Shops em ploye, retired, and C. J. Schnci- drr, president of Plattsmouth ; State Bank. At Monday night's City Coun jc!l meeting, Mayor Moore ask ed the Council members to give I thought to feasibility of expand ing tiie Board of Public Works : to five members in the future. ' He .said the city's growth and ; Increase in the Boards work I and responsibilities might make , such expansion desirable. Charles M. Read, 79, Dies Tuesday; Funeral Friday Charles M. Read, 7a, died at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City Tuesday morning. He had i been ill .the past year, j Ho was born Jan. 4, 1884, j near Manley, son of Byron and I Emma Creamer Read. He was j married in 1903 at Plattsmouth j to Elsie Wiley who died In 1911. j He later married Ella Virgin I who preceded him in death in I 1953. ouFv'Y"'K " uaugmer, Mrs. vtuii "ausrj OJUll.il, .vuilitiy, US well as his brothers, Frank Read in Washington, William Read. ; Plattsmouth, Dewey Read and Russel Read Omaha, Ralph Rend, Ashland; .si.sters, Mrs Aura Tigner, Plattsmouth and Mrs Frtith Uoionoor Mnrrav . ve grandch,idre 'an(1 s great-grandchildren Children preceding him in death were Helen who died in i 1952, and a son Malvern, who j died In 1951. Mr Re,d wa3 a member of 1 (Via Mn.p.i, rV,-i..ttr.n rhnnh for B3 vear. H. r e 1 1 r e d . . . : "e W'V" r f . Visiting hours "are today i (Thursday) afternoon and eve- ! nlng, 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 at Cald- well Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Young Citnetery, south of PUtts- mouth. Annual Benefit Saturday Night At Elmwood The second and final event for the third unnuul Elmwwd Com munity Benefit is to be Saturday evening, Jan. 19, at Elmwood Public School. A cafeteria supper featuring vegetable and chicken noodle soup, yumbiirgeis, w e 1 n e r s, salads, cake, pie, and coffee will be served from S:30 to 7:30 p.m. In the school lunchroom. Food for the supper will be solicited through the various organiza tions of the community. A free talet,t show will follow the suirper and Mr. and Mrs. Benefit will be chosen and re vealed. There will be a drawing to award cash door prizes to ward the end of the evening. Throughout the evening there will be blrgo, a basketball throw, and other games and con cessions.. The Girl Scouts and Brownies will sponsor various booths such as a cake walk, fish pond, bean bag throw and candy. Cash donations will be ac cepted at the door or may be sent to Mrs. Eldon Oehlerklng, Alvo. If it is preferred, a dona tlon can go to one of the speci fied drives as indicated. There will be no door-to-door solicitations for these three drives but you will receive Infor mation letters from the national organizations cf tho Individual drives for the Polio, Heart and Cancer Funds. STREET PORTION VACATED The City Council Monday night passed m ordinance va cating the north 10 feet of 3rd Avenue adjacent to Lots 3 and 4 in Block 25 of Dukes Addition and the south 10 feet of 3rd Avenue north of Lot 3 in High land Additlan. Title reverts to the abutting property owner. The ordinance appears in this edition of The Journal. Journal Want Ads Pay : .- t" v j yfTf1 . ill .-.-'A . 1 I K-r - 4 i .' , - a . f ; '-'- " , ' . .'.y.. i ::.'-' rvr- & A r rf ( wh?-:-, 'LET'S HAVE IT' Chamber Banquet Toastmasler James Heglcy, right, might have been saying, "Let's take a look at those plans" to Prof. Emiel Christensen of the L'niversitv of Nebraska Community Services Extension- Divi sion at Tuesday night's CC banquet. Prof. Christ ensen's department will do planning on possible Herman Richter, 72, Dies Tuesday; Rites Saturday Herman E. Richter, 72, died nt Kt Marv'a Unvnital in pjn- braska CUy Tuesday morning, as a result of a stroke. He was born Dec. 4, 1890, west of Plattsmouth, son of Ernest and Augusta Klckler Richter. He was married Mrch 15, 1915, to Anna Walker at Carlton, Mo. She died In 1916. He later married Elanch Vest, who survives. Also surviving are ions, Jo seph Richter, Murray) Robert rwPv,1B Rlchlcr, Council Bluffs flnwfl. Richcrd Herman Richter Iowa, Richard Herman Richter, Lincoln; daughter, Mrs. Omer (Margaret) Meeker, San Ma rino, Calif.; brother, Paul Rich ter, Murray; sisters, Mrs. Wil liam (Nettie) Macy, Buffalo, Wyo., Mrs. Ida Reed, Platts mouth and Mrs. Anna Mrasek, Murray; nine grandchildren. Mr. Richter lived in the Mur ray and Plattsmouth communi ties his lifetime. He was retired. In his working years he did corn shellinii farmed and worked in the car repairing of the BREX. He was a member of St Paul's United Church of Christ, Plattsmouth. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Caldwell fu neral Home with the Rev. James J. Stroh officiating. Visiting hours are Friday aft ernoon and evening 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 at Caldwell's. Burial will be in the Lewiston Cemetery south of Murray. 'Interest Shown In Proposed Creek Damming' (Recently, The Journal pub llshed a letter from DeForest L. Brown, Weeping Water, in which he suggested damming of Weeping Water Creek west of Nchawka would provide recreational waters. He asked people to write him if they were Interested In such a proposal. A second letter from Mr. Brown follows: i To The Editor: There is tremendous Interest !n the proposed dam on the Weeping Waier Creek. People In Weeping Water and Nehawka area have expressed a very definite attitude for it. ALso, interest has been shown from Nebraska City, Platts mouth and Lincoln. Now an effort is being made to secure maps of the proposed lake area for elevation, to esti mate the boundary, to establish the number of acres in the lake, to estimate the number of miles of shore line and to try to get answers to a large number of questions. Committees are being plan ned for getting assistance in planning and promotion. With what Information Is a vallable now, the lake formed would be around 6 to 7 miles long and from 2 to 4 miles wide, In the back up areas. DeForest L. Brown, Weeping Water Jtm LA Lm !.!, 'People Must Work for Development of Community' Community, or recreational, development will progress only as fast as people are willing to make the effort to make it pro gress, a University of Nebraska Extension Service professor ol Community Services said here Tuesday night. Emlel Christensen did not talk about .specific plans for "Memorial Park" in Platts mouth as had been hoped but talked about community de development and citizen respon sibilities in general. He said "we need much more Information from you people" before planning on utilization of the 27-acre Lapidus proper ty park can proceed. He said he expected to work closely with the Park Board in obtaining that Information and getting started. Christensen said people as a whole can contribute toward community development and , ueuemem Dy aomg a gooa joo J" their own vocation, relating their own work to the welfare of the community. He said that while he believes much attention should be given to providing recreational facili ties for the young he believes it's important to provide for the leisure time of older people too. The professor .said attitudes about "leisure" have changed greatly. It once was 1'ioked on as "akin to idleness" frowning- lv- Now, providing for leisure time pursuits is an important community and individual re sponsibility, he said. Tiie speaker was introduced by James Begley, County Attor ney who was toastma-ster. He also introduced: -Current CC President V. V. Clark who welcomed the banquet-goers. -Mrs. David Miller, vocal music supervisor, who present ed vocalists' Becky Beed, Mar garet Taenzler, Claire Julian, Linda Paige, Jim Lutz, John Wetenkamp, Roger Hutchinson, Roger Roberts and Bob Paint er. Accompanists were Vickie FitzPatrick and Carol Smith. Past President of the CC, i Ray Story, who spoke briefly about the year past. Mrs. F. Merlin Jochimscn Meetings Set To Explain 1963 Feed Grain Program The Cass ASC County. Commit tee has set up these dates for meetings throughout the County to explain the provisions of i,he 1963 Feed Grain Program and the 1964 Wheat Program: Murray Christian Church, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. Alvo Gymnasium, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. Weeping Water Legion Hall, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. These niect'ngs are not re stricted to farmers only. Any in terested parties are more than welcome to attend, and take part In the discussions to be held, the committee said. development of the city's new 27-acre park in west Plattsmouth. However, "more information is needed from you people" before planning can be done, the professor told the banquet audience which had expected to hear some details of park development. speaking for Mrs. Zulema Dye president of the Women's Divi sion of the Chamber, who in troduced the other officers and committee chairwomen. R. R. Furse, Chamber man ager who reviewed the year's activity and talked about the year ahead. The other Chamber directors were introduced also. $400 Given Toward Cost of 3rd Str Resurfacing The City Council Monday night acknowledged receipt of a $400 contribution toward cost of resurfacing of a block of South 3rd Street south of Main Street last fall. The contribution was from the Plattsmouth Bridge Co., owner and operator of the U.S. Highway 34 toil bridge across the Missouri River. Clothing Allowance OK'd for County Sheriff, Deputies The Cass County Board of Commissioners Tuesday passed a motion to allow the County Sheriff and Deputies $8 a month each for clothing allowance. This replaces the former method of providing uniforms in which the County purchased the uniforms and they were County property. A special meeting of the Com missioners was set for Jan. 24 to work on the 1963-64 Roads Pro gram. Tuesday and Wednesday, the Commission discussed work to be included in the program. Catherine Lee County's '63 Baby Derby It's official The winner of j the 1963 Baby Derby is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert J. Clark of Elmwood, Cath erine Lee, who was born at 11:26 a.m. New Year's Day. The little lady, who by the way wasn't so small as babies go, was born at Bryan Memorial Hospitai and weighed in at 9 pounds, 8 ounces. She is welcomed to Cass coun ty by two brothers, Alan, aged 9'2 years, and David, 6'2. Robert Clark, is a native Ne braskan, having been raised at Arcadia. He has lived at Elm- wuum nu toe pasi, id yeurs woeie brothers he and his father operate the i , Elmwood Mill Runnersup in the contest this Mrs. Clark', a native of year were children of: Mr. and Bangor, Me., came -to live in, Cad Rlmel. Route 2, F:iminrt hn m.,,nH i Plattsmouth, whose son, Steven doesn't mind Nebraska winters 1 at all as her home country Is Inclined to get just a bit chilly during the winter months. As winners of the 1963 Baby Derby the Clarks are entitled to the gifts offered by Plattsmouth merchants annually to the first Union School Merger with NC Proposed The Cass-Otoe County Joint School Reorganization Commit tee met Monday afternoon, Jan. 14, at the Otoe County Superin tendent's office in Nebraska City to consider petitions asking the merger of District 17 I Union) of Cass County to the Nebraska City School District of Otoe County. Members cf the Cass Commit tee serving on this Joint Com mittee are Floyd Althnuse, Eagle; John Foster, Union; Harry Jacobson, Avoca; and Su perintendent Neil Lancaster. Ed Bottseher of the Otoe Coun ty Committee was elected Chair man and Lancaster, secretary, of the group. The Joint Committee voted to recommend the proposal to I he State Committee. The State Committee will review the pro posal Feb. 14 and return it with any recommendations deemed advisable. The Joint Committee will then hold a public hearing. Effective date of the proposal is July 1, 1963. Union will as sume a share cf the $759,000 In debtedness for the new high school at Nebraska City. Louise Vallery, 79, Dies in West; Rites Here Saturday MLs.s Louise Vallery, 73, form er Plattsmouth resident, died Jan. 15 at her home in Garden Grove, Calif. She had been ill with heart trouble the past two years. She was born Jan. 26, 1883, in the Eight Mile Grove Precinct, daughter of early settlers, J. R. and Mary Elizabe.th Richardson Vallery. Miss Vallery lived in Platts mouth most of her lifetime, moving to Garden Grove where she made her home with her sister Grace for more than ten years. Preceding her in death were her parents; sisters, Mrs. Forest (Mae) Cunningham, Nehawka, Mrs. Jeff (Frances) Brendel, Franklin, Nebr., and brother, John S. Vallery, Plattsmouth. Surviving are sisters, Miss Grace Vallery, Garden Grove, Calif., Mrs. William (Florence) Strickland, Omaha; Mrs. Charles (Doris) Stretton, Orange, Calif., and Mrs. Harold (Marthal Car rithers, Long Beach, Calif. Funeral services will be at Caldwell Funeral Home, Platts mouth, Saturday morning at ten o'clock with Rev. Robert O. McLeod, pastor of the Platts mouth Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Larry Vallery, Evan gelical and United Brethren Church of Doniphan, Nebr., as sisting. Visiting hours are at Cald well Funeral Home Friday af ternoon and evening 4 to 6 and 7 to 9. Burial will be In Oak Hill Cemetery, Plattsmouth. Ordinance Asked To Pave on 16th The City Council Monday night passed a motion instruct ing the City Attorney to pre pare an ordinance creating a street improvement district for 10th Street from 2nd to 4th Avenues. Councilman Warren Rhyland cr introduced the Motion. Clark Wins baby born to residents of Cass County. This year the following mer chants participated in the Derby: Soennichsen's; Hlnky Dinky; Ruback's; Feldhouseu Drugs; Style Shop; Gene's Boot ery; Wee Wardrobe; Grove's Jewelry; Gambles; John's Sales & Service; Scanlan Brothers; Esther's House of Beauty, Kent Cafe, C. A. Ruse' Appliances and The Plattsmouth Journal. Gifts include presents for the parents as well as for the new little lady who probably has ul- ynrtAxi tir in Mm hnrlu .if Vifii- lurn a",vI ?;J- 2 at St. Catherine's Hospital, Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert L. Brittain, whose son, Brian LeRoy, was born Jan. 5 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Omaha. The deadline for entries Was midnight Tuesday.