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i ' PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 82 Mrs. Fred Rchmcicr Dies; Services To Be Wednesday Mrs. Fred (Alma) Rehmcier, 73, Weeping Water, died Satur day, March 2. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 3, ir,;y, and lived in Weeping Wuler since 1914. She was a member of the Con gregational Church, OE3 Eliza beth Chapter No. 250, Danish La dies Aid ar.d was appointed Llie Deaconess in 'he Congregational Church. She was married to Fred Reh meier, 1&14, Omaha, Her husband .survives as w."ll as sons, Vincent Reluuei' r, Weeping Water, Lyman R"h meier, Ashland; daughter, Mrs. Frances Detrner, Weeping Water; brother, Albert Stand bone, Los Angeles, Calif., and three brothers In Denmark, Peter, Krlc and Fel.x Frederick sen, as well as a sister, Mrs. Valborg Standboge, Denmark; t:-n grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Congregational Church, Weep ing Water. Funeral fervices will be Wed nesday at 2 p.m. at the Congre gational Church in Weeping Water with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Hobsor.-Dorr Funeral Home in Weeping Water is In charge of services. Village, School Candidates Named LOUISVILLE (Special The Louisville Village and School Caucuses were held Tuesday evening, to nominate candi dates. In the Village caucus, seven teen people turned out for thp Caucus. Those nominated and their votes were: Robert Larsen, 13 votes; Waller McGrew, Jr., 11 votes; Frank Koterzlna, Sr.. 11 votes; Lloyd Hell, 8 votes and Jack Wle.sneth, 4 votes. Lloyd Hell and Joseph Hon were In cumbent whose terms expire. E. C. Alfrey was nominated for po'lre Judce nana i man was John Fusselman and the secretary was Mrs. Laverne Davis. In the school board caucus, four candidates were chosen for the two places on the school board. They were: Herbert Stander, Sue Pankonln. Clarence Gardner and Morris Miller. Sue Pankonln and Herbert Stander are incumbents. The school cau cus chairman was Orvllle Willis find the secretary was Shirley Bheehan. Both village and school candi dates will be elected on April 2. Call Your News And Social Item.i to 2141 MIIMMM.W. I H..I...WIL UU 11 MWlllWHIMM jfllU II I. I .1 - ! H I Ill III . I I III II 111 MM II III .11 1 .,11, I! , MUM III, . I.II. IM.I I INIII.III. ,( i yips v j t iVj rf rS i F r ' fen! rtS' 1 UJl,i: ! v VCi'J 1 TOt'KNEY-ROCNI) Plattimouth II I ( h ' basketball team makes its bid in the Clans It Dis trict tournament at Nebraska Wesleyan L'nlversity II DUE C.niolidated With th Nehawk Enterprise EIGHT PACES 4-H'ers LINCOLN National 4-H Club week began Saturday and Ne braska's 3.1, 450 club members are ready to join more than two million members around the na tion to celebrate the occasion. Posters and window displays 'are going up across the S'ate, reports Mrs. Dorothea Holsteln, i associate state 4-M club leader I at the Univirsity ol Nebraska. ) Next Tuesday morn'ng, 43 ! Four-H club members will make ! a special report to Nebraska leg- j islater.s in the State Capitol. At: ! the same time, right other 4-H j j club members from all parts of j the nation will present a national' report in Washington, D. C. 10 the President and to members' ( of Congress. i The report to Nebraska legls-1 ' lr,l..D ,.-,11 1... r..n.-,.t,rl Ui, tl.nl , ', , . , . ... , ;, ,! oia-e urit-Kdivs 10 me murnimi , 4-H Club Conference in Washing ton, D. C. next month. In addition to marking 4-H club week through numerous re- Oratory Contest Tuesday Night at At High School The Oratorical Contest spon sored by the Plattsmouth tricafi Lfcion Post will be Am-i heid 1 at the High School Library Tues- day at 8 p. m. ', The contest Is under the dir-' ectlon of Mrs. Donald Woznlak.j English-speech teacher at the school here. ! Prizes of $15, $10 and $5 will be given by the local Legion Post with the winner also earn ing the rii'ht to compete in a district contest. The public is Invited to attend Tuesday night. Loren Amelang Is Boys' State Choice LOUISVILLE (Special) Loren Amelang, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Amelang of Louisville has been chosen to represent LoulBvllle at the an- nual Cornhusker Boys' State convention June 19-21. t '"' He Is sponsored by the Amcr-F'r'- lean Legion Post 353 ol Louis-;Sut vllle. Loren Is a Junior In thc!8l"n- Louisville High School and was ; Averages chosen on the basis of his j straight "A" averatre that he I has maintained during high school. He has participated In band for six years, dramatics, chorus, boys' glee club and Ls the Junior class treasurer. Loren has won first place In Mechanical Drawing, first in j Machine Woodworking in the 1 Student Craftsman Fair held at! Kearney State Teachers College and first place In spelling at the j Peru Scholastic Contest. ' LATI Celebrate Their Week ports to the public and various special cctivities, Nebraska's club members will carry out a unique .Career Exploration Sur vey to learn more about career opportunities and educational needs. Each 4-H member will Inter- in the club member's major I it lei of Interest. Bclore making he interview, each member will discuss career opportunit.es with parents. Then lie or she will de ckle who to contact for an inter view. $1,074.48 in March of Dimes Pla'tsmnuth "contributed gen erou.sly its share to the total .ic. w.mi.shmi.ni u hon th. n. tional Foundation March of Dimes conducted Its lur-d rais ins activity during the 25th, an niversary in January." Mrs. Paul Baburek, ' Platts mouth Chairman, announced that $192 45 was received from clubs and organizations, $148. TO from collections at school, S117 04 from coin collectors, $541.57 from the Mothers March and from Teen Activities $74.41 for a total of $1.074 48. A" "i (he rommun.ty can be proud of the fact that they neipen in this worthy cause, Mrs. Baburek and her commit tee said and expressed their thanks to all .who assisted by volunteer work or contributions. March's Lamb-y (?) Weather Varied BY P. J. IH Nfi MAN March came In like a lamb I this year, as the first three days; ! brought highs of near 50. j During the last four days 1 j we've seen snow, fog, rain, tbun-j Ider, and lightning display their j I powers. j I The Londonish weather Is to; ' be continued through today and : possibly tomorrow. j (P, M ) I Day Time Pres. Hi. Lo. Prec. 8:40 20 '40 18 19 28 33 25 .11 . 4 55 6:50 7:35 7:00 50 35 42 39 .00 1 .30 j .01 Total .31 Fire Fund: $1,887 The current voluntary fund campaign of the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Dept. today 'staled $1,887 with addition of these latest contributions: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nelson. $2 Ed Kohrell, Mr. and Ralph Doud. $1 Joseph Adam. Mr.i. in Lincoln tonight at 8:30 against Papilllon. Shown above from left are: front Greg Taylor, Jim Bierl, Koger lleedum, I.elanil Pritchard, Dutch McGraw, and Clmwood Leader-Echo Reod Twice Weekly PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA. Although career preferences change, most studies show that young peopie tend to choose or state preferences for careers far above theii level of ability or the level of availability of the occupation, Mrs. Ilolstein points out. Most 4-H club members are I ii wie uee wnen siuuics .snow that youth explore various ca- ru rs. Little Information Is available regard. ng the itilluence ot ca.- reer training programs upon .students' career preierences. In I addition, little appears to be known about young people's: knowledge of occupations or ca-: reers. However, a number of au-! thori'ies do recognize a need for providing career information and guidance to boys and girls i who as they proceed through the career development process. The statewide 4-H Career Ex ploration Survey Is designed to help club members obtain the information they need as they proceed toward select. ng and preparing for specific careers, in addition, the information ob tained through the survey will be used in tailor ng University of Nebraska Extension 4-H pro grams to meet the needs of youth. Teacher-Coach Lee Resigns LOUISVILLE (Special) Er nie Lee, teacher and coach In the Louisville Public School for the past eight years, has re signed effective In September, 1903. Mr. Lee's basketball team won the state basketball champion ship in Class C in lasa. He also had his best football season that year with a 8 wins and one loss games. His team ranked fifth In the state that year. The Louisville Lions also won the District Class C Track com petlon in 1961. He has announced no definite plans but remain In commented he will j the coaching field Fm Nominated At Village Caucus The Village of Elmwood Cau cus was held Feb. 28 and the following were nominated for the Village Board: Two years terms, Roy Jeff ers, Sr., Jerry Patton, Floyd LeFever and Orval Miller. The above names are to be placed on the ballot for the Village Election April 2, 1903. COMMISSION TO MEET The Cass County Board of Commissioners will meet Tues day, beginning about mid-morning for their regular first meet ing of March. Tom Hansen; back Coach Lowell Johnson, Bill Nettelmann, Bob McClanahan, Dan Schultz, Roger Beverage, Koger Lanum and Gary Chrlstensen. UTM MONDAY, High School Library News MKS. V1llI)r.l) STEWART, LIBRARIAN The month of February is con 8'dered as one or the most pa triotic months. The Bulletin Boards have been colorful and artistic. The important dales were dressed, as: Ground Hog Day, Eoy Scout Week, Lincoln's Birth day. Race Relations Week, Frances Willard's Recognition Iiay i who was the first Presi dent of the Woild's Temperance Organization), St. Valentine's Day, Brotherhood Week, Wash ington's Birthday, and perhaps many o'hir important dates. The student Librarians helped with the.-e. Pennae Owii.gs and Pat Jordan were responsible for the posier with a plant and the leaves of hearts and the names ol a dozen Sweethearts of Liter ature. It was captioned: "Pick a Story from the Sweetheart Tree." Jfary Ballain, Joyce Newton; liar lyn Mohr, Joan Major, and Fay Garringer, assisted with one of other bulletin boards; Marilyn Vindusku, Dixie O'Don nell, Pennae Owings, and Jackie Parriott, and Dixie Wilson, helped with one. Robert Frost end Carl' Sandburg's works shared part of a board. Some new books accessioned this month were: Warren's Seg regation; Gaddis's Birdman of Alcatraz; Catton's Glory Road; American Heritage, February '63, Vol. 14; 10 copies of Web ster's New Collegiate Diction ary; and Russell's American Heritage Junior Library, Lexing ton, Concord and Bunker Hill; Sainton's Here I Sand and other Interesting books and Maga zines. One of the eighth grade groups is working on term papers on their Future Careers. Some are seemingly Interested Jn Engineering, Airline Steward esses, Nursing, Space Flights, Teaching, Scientists, and so on. The Freshmen are busy with ype 1)1 reporis, as wen ss the authors' lives; the Seniors tire getting full value of the use of dictionaries In improving .iUebf vorabularles, a are the Sophomores, also. Original play writing is In an Interesting de velopment among the Junior Classes. The final book and library supplies orders have been sent in. The use of the library for Feb ruary Is as follows: Books on biography, liter ature, government, science, his tory, religion, and the Arts and Languages 1158; Reference book s, Encylo pedias, Atlases, Almanacs, Abridged Reader's Guide, Twen tieth Century Authors 964; Fiction 532; Magazines 1046; Total, 3700. JflMJIRrMQ- by Mort Than 3500 Cast County famille MARCH 4. 1963 t i:$- "' :fij ' - -; '- ' BANQl'ET SPEAKER Thursday evening when members of the American Legion Auxiliary to Hugh J. Kearns, Post 56, enter tained the Post members, was Plattsmouth City School Super intendent ). F. Mussmau. He .spoke of the cooperation of the Aux iliary and Post with the schools in promoting Americanism. American Legion, Auxiliary Have Americanism Banquet Thursday evening members of the Plattsmouth American Le gion Auxiliary to Hugh J. Kearns Post 56 entertained members of the Post with a Cov ered dish dinner and a fine Americanism program. Mrs. Carl Zimmerman, Amer icanism Chairman, was in chars of the program. ' The tables were decorated to show the many projects of the American Legion Auxiliary, Re habilitation, Child Welfare, Girl's State, Scholarships, Jun iors, Legislative, and a church to represent for God and Coun try. The Speaker's table was centered with a globe of the world with a dove of peace mounted on top. Honored guests were Merle Dean Meisinger, Post Com mander jind his wife; Mrs. Rus sell Schalk, Auxiliary President; Superintendent of the Platts mouth schools, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mussman. After the dinner, guests pres ent joined in group singing. Mrs. Zimmerman told of the many plans of Auxiliary work and the fight we lead against Communism; the American Le gion Auxiliary was the first or gan'zaticn to assist the Heart Drive in its research. Mr. Mussman was introduced and he exolalned the needs of the school. He complimented the American Legion and Auxiliary for their many f ne programs for the youth of Plat'srnouth, su':h as Boys and Girl's State, County i j Government. Lefion Baseba'l. : Oratorical Contest, and the Scholarship Program. j Auxiliary members adjoined to the meeting room to hold their bus r.ess meeting presided over bv Mrs. Russell Schalk. Communications were read from the District President, thank you notes from Deforest Perry und Max Vallery. Mrs. Schalk was selected to rr present the Auxiliary on the board of the Youth Center. A do nation was made to this project. A check was sent to Pamela Fulton on her Capping at St. Catherine's Hosnital. Mrs. Eugene Vroman, court esy chairman, reported sending seven cards and two hankies to ill members. As hospital chairman, Mrs. Vroman renorted on the hospital trips, the members will work at the hospital the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays. Candidate for Girl's State has been selected and the name sent to Headquarters. Mrs Don Warga reported the Juniors had a Valentine's party In February ar.d will make tray favors fof the TB ward of the Veterans Hospital In April. Membership chairman reported 113 naid to date. The Un t wi'I hold a' bingo party at the Veterans Hospital at a later date. Mrs. Schalk reported 53 pints of blood donated to the blood- TEN CENTS PER COPY mobile. The Auxiliary will spon sor the Mobile again in July. Mrs. DcForcst Perry, Poppy Chairman, announced a Poppy Poster Contest will be held in the schools. Mrs. Schalk reported $458 col lected on Heart Sunday. Many Unit members helped with this drive. Unit secretary wa Instructed to write for a hospital sewing assignment. The following committee was appointed to plan and prepare the birthday party for the Le gion on their birthday: Mrs. E. O. Vroman, Mrs. Dorothy Mels- inger, Mrs. Albert Johnson and Mrs. Carl Zimmerman will be kitchen chairmen. Others will be named to committees later. Meeting closed with a Free Will offering for Radio Free Eu rope. Chairman and Committee for the covered dish dinner were Mrs. Eugene Vroman, Mrs. Charles Ault, Mrs. Robert Cap pell, Miss Josephine Rys, Mrs. D. M. Clifford. Mrs. Robert Wall ing, Mrs. Francis Kalasek. Dramatics Contest Winners LOUISVILLE (Special i The Louisville High School students nartieinating in the Ea stern Nebraska Conference Drama tics Contest Thursday in Ar lington received four superiors. one excellence, two pood and ' two averages. They are as fol lows: superior ratings: Gail t Duerr and Ralph Stohlmann, Discussion; Kathy Rump h, Prose Reading and Joyce Camp bell, Poetry. Excellent rating: Mary Franke, in Interpretive Public Address. i Good ratings: The Drama team composed of Jean John- 1 son, Eddie Plner and Steve Group; the One Act Play with members of the cast, Lyle Stohlmann, Ralph Reeson, Don na Tlustos and Norma Baker. J Average ratings: Steve Grout), TV News Commentary and Ed die Plner, Extemporaneous speaking. 'Grand Scratch' At VFW Here Military order of the Coot e Pup Tent No. 8 were hosts to the Grand Scratch Sunday at the VFW Club. J. D Hansen of Grand Is'and, Grand Seam Squirrel, presided at the business session. Reports of hosp tal assign ments marked the meeting, wi'h members attending from Grand Island, Lincoln. Omaha, Super ior, and Nebraska City. The Women's Auxiliary to the Cootie served the dinner, to the members and their, wives and friends. Several distinguished guests wer In attendance. i STATE HIST. COCICTI X) ; 5 1363 NUMBER 3," Gus S. Stock, 70, Murdock, Dies; Funeral Today Gus S. Stock, 70, lifelong resi dent of the Murdock community, died Thursday at Phoenix, Ariz., where he and Mrs. Stock were spending the winter. Funeral services were today at the EUB Church In Murdock with the Rev. O. W. Matzke and Rev. F. C. Weber officiating. A ouartet of Rueben Stock, David Rieke. Roland Stock and Donald RWl sang. Mrs. Myrtle Panska was organist. Pallbearers were Mr. Stock's six brothers, all of Murdnck William, Fred, Robert, Paul, Jps and Harrv. Burial was in Callahan Cemetery, Murdock. Mr. Stock was born March 2, 1892, at Murdock. son of Fred and Johanna S'ock. He was a farmer until his re tirement. Besides his wife and brothers, he is survived by two sons, Mark and Verle. Murdock; dauehter Mabel, Mrs. John Murdoch, Murdock: and six grandch'l dfpn. Fusselman Funeral II o m e, Louisville, was in charge of ar rangements. This n That In Agriculture t By CLARENCE SCUM A HERE County Extension Agent Bob Feller - l uncheon Speaker March 7 Bob Feller, Baseballs Hall of Fame, will be the Luncheon speaker at the 15th Annual Livestock Conference. His appearance will ho the "dessert on a menu" of very challenging and informative discussions and lectures of In terest to livestock producers. The program will start at 9:30 a.m. at the Livestock Exchange Building in South Omaha. Some authoritative individ uals on the subject of livestock agriculture, will appear on the program. Cass County 4-II Team To Omaha The Cass County 4-H Crons team, winner of the Junior Crops contest at the 1002 Ne braska Wheat Show, along with their coach, Clarence Schma deke, were honored guests of the Omaha Chamber of Com merce on Febr. 22. They were recognized at a joint luncheon attended bv representatives of the Agricultural Committee of the Omaha Chamber of Com merce, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben and the Nebraska Grain Im provement Association. Members of the winntmr Cass County team were: Larry Eng elkemier, Lyle Engelkemler and Ralph Puis. The hiirh ranking team in the Wheat Show Crons contest is awarded the trip an nually to Omaha to visit grain marketing and processing fac ilities and other points of in terest as euests of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Eptam Recommended Fur Shatter Cane Control Though the search goes on for better methods of controll ing Shatter Cane, Eptam is now the recommended chemical to do the job. The cost of the chemical may be a limiting factor. If the in festation of Shatter Cane is depressing crop yields greatly, It still would be profitable to start a chemical control pro gram. Anyone having a shatter cane problem can get more de tails on the control program by contacting your County Agri cultural Extension Agent. Robert High Dies at Bertrand NEIIAWKA (S;)r.'Ci:i)--OmiMns of Nehawka received word of the death of Robert High of Bert rand, Friday. lie died of a heart attack hen he was In downtjwn Eertrar.d. He was bom at Pertra'id on Nov. 15, 1800, married B-rnice Nutzman June 18, 1!;22. lie is .survived by his wif'. two s:)ns. Robert of Kearney and Ja ws of Bertrand and two married daughters, Marlam of Bertrand a ' -..,r r-f Fhnwoed. Robert Jr. was a resident ol Ntoij-iAd City lor several years and moved to Kearney about n year ago. The funeral service was this afternoon at Bertrand. Journal Want Ads Pay - li4ll.ll .4..1.A 4 V.- ,.,4V A rf-"