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S t j t t r I GiA iilr aXX U03 l ? PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday OWE 1PLATTS KCCW, 1323. KK:28I i. t.-'tf'. . MAR 1 2 1963 Comelidatcd With th Nohawka Enterprise and Etmwood Leader -Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cots County Families VOLUME 82 SIX PACES RflffllUTH PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA ( MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 34 Legion Post again To Sponsor Junior Baseball Program organization and operate thorn as thf American Legion Club. Under terms agreed upm with the 40 & 8 the local post will icase the rooms starting May 1. American Legion Baseball was assured for Plattsmouth this season when Hugh J. Kearns Post voted to sponsor the project again this year at their regular meeting Thursday night. It is estimated that approxi mately 30 boys participate in either the Midget Legion or Jun ior Le;ion baseball activities during the summer. The Athletic Committee will have supervision of the project, Boyd Linder, chairman of that committee, will set up the plan? for the season with his commit tee. The post also vo'ed to Lea.se the 40 & 8 Club Rooms trom that Area Sheep Meeting at Avoca Mar. 25 By f'l.MtENTE SCIIMADF.KF. County Kx tension Agent Cass County will be host to 3 County area Sheep & Wool Man agement meeting March 25. The meeting will be held in Avoca In the town hall. The program Marts at 10:00 a.m. Appearing on the program will be Dr. Ted Doane, Extension Animal Hus bandman and Al Innes, repre senting the Midwest Wool Mark eting Ass'n. Discussions will be held on marketing wool, wool price out look, sheep wormers, creep feed ing lambs, meat type lambs and f.hecp equipment. ! A new shearing machine will ; braska Agricultural Extension also be demonstrated. j Service and County Extension Lunch will be served at noon ! Services, compliments of Midwest Wool, Full credit for the.se eduea Coop Ass'n. of Kansas City. ! tional opportunities is due the Sheep producers from Otoe, j 7.152 volunteer 4-H club leaders Lancaster and Cass Counties i of 3.359 clubs in Nebraska. The will be attending this meeting, j 4-H Club members and leaders ' Income Spent For Food ! are in the spotlight this week In the U.S.A., one-fifth of a which is being celebrated across Airmen Killed ' In Accident Near G'enwood An Offutt Air Force Base air man who formerly lived in Hill crest here was killed Saturday when his car went out of control and off Highway 275 about a mile and ore-half north of Glen wood. He was Sgt. Marvin F. Tlng wald, 38, a native of Perry, Iowa. 'ihe car struck a utility pole and continued on about 300 feet Into a farm yard. Tlngwuld's passenger, Kloise L. Shomnker, 42, of Platts mouth, suffered head Injuries mid was taken to a Council Bluffs Hospital. 35,000 State 4-H'ers Learn Work 'Aids' LINCOLN-More than 35.000 Nebraska boys and girls are gain ing .self-confidence, reliability and good work habits through 4-H educational programs car ried out by the University of Ne ;i L m 11 III 11: r f .; -.7 l: l) 'r" - Ly-t . j fit i j . hi - . ' 1 ,w ft'- I "I UHMHMuMMMHMHiiiiNMie . . .....- imritfBifc tfi mi rf ii fii ft'n in Base Pay for Teachers Here Up $200 School Board Fire Fund: $1,912.00 The Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department's drive for funds today totalec $1,&12, with addition of these new contribu tions: $10 Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Stan der Sr., Caw. $2 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sudduth. $1 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Winkler. BIRIMF.' ACCOMPANISTS Carol Smith, Roger Kobrrts, Irft, and Ion I.ebcns are accom panists for the Plattsmouth IliRh School Vocal mans income is .spent for food; In Japan, two-fifths; and in In dia, three-fifths, according to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Weed Control ' The use of chemical has Mrs. Wood was born Aug. 2. i AtTlOnfl I On 1 1 J teri a r the nation as "National 4-H Club Week." Four-H club members, under the direction and inspiration of leaders, plan and conduct their own program, rcordlng to W. proven to be a very effective way M. Antes, state 4-H club leader of controlling weeds In wind-1 at the University of Nebraska, breaks and other tree plantings, lit Ls part of the informal educa reports Karl Loerch, University tional program of the Cooper of Nebraska Extension Forester. I ative Extension Service of the Control of weeds and grasses University. On a county ba.sis, the Is necessary for survival and County Extension Service ls the growth of tree plantings. Soil ! governing body, with 4-H club : and Clarence of Omaha; brother sterllant herbicides such as .supervision a part of the respon- Charles Hill of Thui man, Iowa, simaxin ana uiuron wmcn con-1 aionuy 01 wie wourny rxiriraun antl one grantlchllu and one Mrs. Floyd Wood, 66, Dies Today; Funeral Thursday Mrs. Floyd (Louise) Wood, fi6, died early this morning at H'll- tup Nursing Home, Weeping 1 for Plattsmouth High's annu.il Water, after a year's illness. I Broadway show which in the I Music Department' production of I5ve Hye liird ie. The show will he presented Thursday and also at one time owned a news i Friday nights. i paper I Mr Milton H. Prall, 95, Weeping Water, Dies; Rites Today Milton H. Prall, 95, of Weeping Water died Thursday at an Elni ! wood nursing home, i He had been a resident of i Weeping Water 40 years. He was j ie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. a retired printer ol many years ; Kenneth C. We.st of Elmwood nas with the Lincoln Journal andjbeen chosen to represent Elm- Sally Sue West Elmwood Choice For Girls State I i Sally Sue West ELMWOOD Sally Sue West, 'Bye Bye Birdie7 Plans Progressing at PHS and Mrs. I.saac wood. A junior fly Marilyn Hutchinson Practice is in the home stretch Mrs. Wood was a resident of this community all her life. Funeral sei viies will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. past years have been great suc cesses. "Oklahoma" f.rid "The King and I" tntertaitud hundreds of ished by the Concert Choir Carol! John's Catholic Church with the;pPOp!e who were amazed at the nuv. rr. iwyruii rii'ssat, as.si.si- , nerfeet nn of amn fins But, the choral department is really up-to-date this year with the hilarious fun-filled adven tures of BYE BYE BIRDIE. Besides the vocal music furn- ant pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery here. Rosary will be Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Caldwell Funeral Home. Visiting hours there will be Wednesday from 4 to 6 and 7 to 3 p.m. in western Nebraska. Prall was born Jan. 1868, sun of Mr Prall. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle, Weeping Water; son, Linville, Gallup, N. M.; daugh ter, Mrs. John Cook, Los Ange les; and sister, Mrs. E. B. Wil liams, Omaha. P'nnprnl this mfirnintr lt. Smith, Roger Roberts and Don , Hobson.Dnrr Funeral Home, Lrbens will be featured as ac-1 Wpppin(, WalPr, the Kev. gtaley companlsts. ;P jjackley of the Methodist Carol has long been known as ! church officiating. Burial was a fine musician as a result of j in Forest Lawn Cemetery, O her many years of piano lessons, i maha. She is well known in the com-1 . munities of Murray and Platts mouth for her accomplishments in voice, oif.;;tn, and piano. Roger as percussionist is equally well known through his drum solos and work with the Jaycees Dance Band. He is also a member of the National Guild wood at Girls State this summer. She is sponsored by American Legion Post 247 Auxiliary, Elm- Suzanne Murdock 18!. near Rock Bluff, daughter! of William antl Mary Randall Hill. She was married to Wood Nov. 27, 1915, here He survives along with sons Joseph of Port Ilueneme, Calif., Floyd U of N Scholars great-grandchild. trol weeds for a growing season ! Agent who also Is a University with one application, without j staff member, injuring the trees, will ellmln- j During National 4-H Club ate the need for a lot of hard j Week, March 2-9, Nebraska 4-H work. I club members are taking part in Tree plantings may be treat- j a statewide Career Exploration ed at the time of planting or be- iSurvey. Through the survey. 4-H fore weeds reach the two-leaf members will gain additional ln stage using 4 lbs. of a c t i v e : formation on the career that In- chemical per acre. The herbicide j tere.sts each individual mo.st. In the Heart Fund in Louisville, ac should be applied in bands 3 to i addition, findings of the state- cording to Mrs. Haltie Schliefert, 4 feet wide down the tree row. ! wide survey will be used in devel- j 'ccal chairman of the Heart The surface of the so l should lODlng 4-H educational nroerams i una. be smooth and firm, and free of ! to meet the needs of youth in the Suzanne MurdocK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Murdock and a Plattsmouth High School graduate, was among the top 10 of the 8.000 undergraduates at the University of Nebraska the pa.'t semester. K!ip u-ts fimnno srvpn whfifp ' Ki urlpnl a 7t i-kmIu Mrs wooa was a memner or ; scholastic averages were between dents. 50 cents. bt. John s Church. i 8.800 and 8 85; 0.000 is perfect, i ' Three students were above jp. p. -j- S170.75 for Heart Fund !8-8.99- lnn, , i Director I 0 LOUISVILLE t Special) - A! Among 190 others In the 8.000 - , DX . total of, $145.78 was collected In . ve class were Kay Casey of ; peOK TO PI A the house-to-house canvass for : ,., "c wrt-pnig water. Remember: It's Raining Violets! Although it Isn't April, many people no doubt have thoughts 11(11 WltllU' , C.A1 tUA..n n,, .1 ,tn of American Percussionists and ' ' "'B wu-' the American Jaz Society. weather, including snow sleet Although better know., as a al"' s,ush' 0ci , ai1ld co1 ir-tember of the Blue Devil's temperatures, did little to raise Football squad, Don is doing a , T , fine job as a novice guitarist for! ,But' the song slves this ad" Conrad Birdie, the rock and roll j vice; have no rpf et ,jt ls" 1 teenage idol ' raln'nB laln- yu know, it's rain- 1 ing violets " The production will take place j Enj ur ,0, t on Thursday and Friday nights, Temperaturcs nere ranged Marcn 14 and 1j. from 19.5 to 48.4 over the week Tickets are available through ' . ,. h, . .. . sliKlent representatives. Ad-i h'h occurring at 6.45 , i , i, , , r. l , p ni. Saturday, mission is Adulls $1. High School , Rnn, H,.,n 1ho n,ht OLU- i H w;ls warm enQugn s() that i it melted from streets and side at Elmwood High, Miss West has lettered two years in volleyball, is a member of the Pen Club, participated in the junior class play and has held various class ottices. She has been selected to parti cipate in scholastic tests at Peru State Teachers College March 22. Other school activities Include girls glee club, mixed chorus, trio, soloing in music contests and helping with the school paper. Miss We.st belonged to Girl Scouts and 4-H. She hopes to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University after grad uation from high school. Karen Backemeyer, daughter of Mrs. Edgar C. Backemeyer of Elmwood, was chosen alternate. Adopts New Salary Schedule The Plattsmouth Board of Ed ucation has approved a salary schedule for teachers providing for a $200 base raise. With ad vancement by experience, this will provide a $300 raise for most teachers in the system, Supt. O. F. Mussman said. The minimum schedule by ed ucational training and base pay (minimum, number of steps to maximum, maximum): Class A, 65 Hours $3,300, five steps, $3,700. Class B, 96 Hours $3,600, eight steps, $4,300. Class C, Degree $4,300, 11 steps, $5,300. Cla.ss D, Master's Degree $4, 400, 13 steps, $5,800. Extra units ($50 per unit) are paid for special supervisory or teaching assignments. These range from one unit to a cur rent maximum of 10 units. trash. The rate of application should be cut in half when the plant ing is in sandy soil or when the following .species are Involved: American Elm, Siberian Elm. Hackberry, Russian Olive and boxelder. For additional Information ob tain a copy of EC. 60-1733 "Chemical Weed Control In Windbreaks" from your Univer sity County Extension Agent, at Weeping Water. field of career selection and development. An additional $24 97 was taken in from canisters, Clubs and mail for a total of $170 75. CITV COUNCIL TONIGHT The City Council will meet to night at City Hall for its first regular meeting of March, The session starts at 7:30. Russell Nielsen, City Director of Civil Defense, will speak at the regular meeting of Colum bian PTA Tuesday, March 12. The meeting Is called for 7:30; Sat. walks. The outlook was for clouos, wind and an end of precipita tion. The chart. Time Day (P.M.) Pres. Thurs. 6:40 36 Fri. ...5:25 35 Senior Play LOUISVILLE (Special) The Seniors of Louisville High School 'have picked out their class play and have started practice. The play, "Do Yuu Trust Your Boy Friend?" written by Paul S. McCoy, has a cast of 10 and will be presented at the Lousville High School Auditorium, March 29. Members of the cast are Kathy Rumph, Joyce Campbell, Susan Stohlmann, Lyle Stohlmann, ! Gail Duerr, Mary Franke, Bob Sutton, Barbara Arends, Frances Scott, and Tom Moffitt. The play will be directed by Miss Carol Skillen with Miss Linda Gauer as student director. At its postponed regular meet ing Friday, the Board: Decided to continue the pro gram of rewiring the Old High School Building. Specifications for bids are to be prepared for the April meeting. Adopted the 1963-64 School Calendar. The calendar provides for a school year of 177.5 days. Since Christmas and New Year's Day come on Wednesday, no school will be held during either week. This will provide a Christ mas vacation of two full weeks. School will begin Tuesday, Sept. 3, and will close May 29. Decided to continue the summer reading program initi ated last year. The broadening of the summer program was dis cussed but no action was taken. p.m. in the Kindergarten Room. All Columbian parents are urged to attend. Sun. . .6:45 ..6:45 37 41 Hi 45 45 48 47 I.o Prec. 28 28 19 23 Journal Want Ads Pay 149 Couples at Promenaders Square ' Dance Festival The Plattsmouth Promenad ers had their annual dance Fri day n'ght. It was held, at 'the ILeh School Auditorium. Theme was Let's Get Ac quainted. The stage was decor ated in baie and silver. During intermission the people were entertained! by some num- dance class of rhythmette's. j The emcee for the evening ! was lilll MfL-orrnicK oi um.uia with eupfit callers Stantey John son, Paul Callahan, Bob Martens and Keith Thomson. There were 149 couples In at tendance ai well an many spec tators. Dancers came from O maha. Ralston, Wahoo, Nebras ka City, Council Bluffs, Ne hawka, Unadllla, Lincoln, Dun bar, Offutt Air Base, Louisville, Murray, Union, Eellevue, Fre mont, Syracuse and Shelby, Woodbine, Essex and Shenan doah, Iowa as well as the home town club. The Cass County Retarded School parents had charge of the refreshment. Cull Your News And Social Items to 2141 I' It I 1 1 1 I : A J '.: Louisville Style Show March 29 LOUISVILLE (Special) The name of the Fashion and Style Show to be held at the Louisville High School Auditorium on Wed nesday, March 13 at 8 p.m. is "Swing Into Spring". It is sponsored by the Fed erated Woman's Club. i Thp hair stvlinir will hp nrnvi- ded by Mrs. Vivian Hermanson, Mrs. Joyce Scott and Mrs. Wini fred Shaw. 11 fj t1 " mi .irillil 1 u'wmmmimmmmmmlmmm i mi.. Hi m w,.ll lWl ,., .. - - ( f ...,, Omaha, Local Men Injured in '66' Accident A Omaha man was hospitaliz ed and a Plattsmouth man suff ered a chest injury Friday In an accident west of here on State Highway 66. , John P. McGrath, 40, of Oma ha suffered head, chest and knee injuries when the 1962 Chevrolet he was driving hit the rear of a 1955 pickup truck, whose driver, Louis Schiessl, 66, Plattsmouth, had stopped to as sist another motorist, according to the report to the Sheriff's Office. In other accidents investigated by the Sheriff's Office: A 1962 Dodge driven by David Gueldner, 33, Bellevue, and a 1960 Ford driven by A 1 o n z o Hicks, 25, Omaha, collided on Avenue B near the U. S. 73-75 By-Pass Sunday. A 1960 Chevrolet driven by Earl D. Ferguson, 26, Springfield, and a 1963 Chevrolet driven by John F. Wandell, 37, Louisville, collided one-half mile west of the Louisville Missile Base Fri day. And a 1960 Ford driven by Roger Johnson, 18, Plattsmouth, and a 195! Ford driven by El mer Salber?, 52, San Bernardino, Calif., colliaed on Old 73-75 near Dead Man's Curve north of hpre Friday. Fair Beard Discusses Fair, Insurance and Civil Defense At a special meeting recently, I A committee was appointed the Cass County Fair Board dis- and met with Dr. L N. Kunkel, SWINGIY Thi view of Plattsmouth High , School'! Auditorium shows part of a crowd of nearly I 300 dancers who attended the second annual Square j menadcrs Saturday night. Dance Festival sponsored by the Plattsmouth Pro- ' cussed Ir.'urance for County Fair buildli.ps, possible reloca tion of the Fair Grounds, poss ible use of the basement of the Agricultural Auditorium as a community fallout shelter, need for a new roof on the building and finance' An Insurance representative told the Board that re-wiring of Building No. 1 and removal of "he marquee from Building No. 2 would be 'equired before in surance is considered, accirding to Board President DcForest L. Brown, Weeping Water. A committee frcm the Board Weeping Water Civil D:;fen.se Director, and two representa tives of Nebraska Civil Dnfen.ie to inspect the building. They said that if windows and doors in the basement were cemented in, "it would have rearly 90 per cent protection factor, with room for abuit 300 persons." If windows and dnon were filled in, lighting and ventilating would have to be provided as well as an auxiliary power, sys tem. ' A bill now before Congress had met recently with the Coun-juid provide for, Federal a.sj- ty Commissioners to discuss f "ance and means and methods of operation of th Fair. At this time, al.so, suggestions were made for re-locating the grounds it some future date to a site where a race track could be in cluded. Fiscal policies were discussed. Cli'cnce Noirls of the Weep ing; Water City Council appeared before the Fair Board to discuss Civil Defense. He outlined the city's plan and asked if the Fair Board would consider use of the Ag Auditorium basement as a public shelter. tance In modifying building.! fur fallout shelters. . ,,. A new roof for the Auditorium building is being considered and bids are to be sought. County Extension Agent Clar ence Schmadcke suggested that i the Board se.-it Fair .-uperln- tendents and Judges as Soort as possible. 1 i Mrs. Clarence Schmadck will solicit adverti-sing for the ,' inarj , Fair Book, the Board decided,'' and aUo moved to begin pro cedure to secure bands for Fair parades.