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r,, f p t r , yr v, USSa. STATE HIST. SCC;S ' iincotn, lass. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday TM'E IPDA1TTSMI0IUTIHI JQQJ 0 1961 WAR 2 Cniolidated With th Nehawka Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twite Weekly Uy More Than 3500 Com County Familiei VOLUME 82 TWELVE PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 36 T ft f f f f f ; ,f f s f t' a , f f i rc? ? 'f VV r' v V ,, V -NJ If w x 1 Red Cross Fund Drive Is Sunday The Red Cross door-to-door fund campaign here will be con ducted Sunday afternoon, March 24. High School Students Invited To College Night Plattsmouth s'udents from grr.des 9 throuRh 12 have been i ivited to attend Collide Night at Omaha Central High School Wednesday night, according to Joe C. York, local High School Principal. All Omaha schools and schools In the Omaha area are taking The drive is headed by the part in this event which is ex P.aiumouih Jaycees, assisted , pected to draw representatives by o hcr organizations and lndi-i from 123 colleges and univer viditais. Anyc.e willing to he. p s ties from all parts of the na with the drive is asked to report . tlon. at Ruback's paikirig lot Sunday j yt"jrk said that parents are in at 2 p.m. vited to accompnr.y their chil- Funds collected will be used .n. t0 ,he ernl- There for Red Cross nrograms in Cass! W t$u9rWS2i County, including disaster relief, ; ',n ltunity to .hop home service, first aid, water 1 rthceh,elee or 'ty of s My and the blood program, j ; - According to those in charge: and D(jCt s, t So far this year, 40 service-, " men andor thrlr families from Cass County have received aid from the Home Service Dept. This Includes assistance in ob taining leaves, notification of ill ness and death, etc., grant ng leans and assistance with family problems. Last year, 38 persons re ceived certificates from First Sunday at an Omaha hospital Aia classes, so iar tnis year, n she had lived in Louisville 17 persons have been certified. I years. Last summer, more than 120 i Funeral services will be Tu.?s- j children from Cass County at-, day at 2 p.m. at First Methodist tended Water Safety classes out-! Church, Louisville, the Rev. side the county, at the expen.se ! Rodney Wilmoth officiating. of the County Red Cross Chap- j Alletha Uhley w II be organ I ,er- list; Anna Larson, soloist. Pall- , The Blood Program pro- bearers will be William Work ! vldes about 650 pints of blood a i man, Dan Workman, Clarence year at no cost to Cass County Love, Robert Sell. Gordon Grell (JETTING READY Martha Wlntrrs, co-chairman of the ! cl;!z,'ns- A11- exeeot two, hospi-land Leonard Heard. Burial will makrup committee for 'Bye Bye Birdie" works on the hairdo of j t;'s In Omaha use only Red; be In Olendale Cemetery Merchants To Show Spring Styles Here Thursday Displays at Mrs. Cushman, 54, Louisville, Dies; Funeral Tuesday LOUISVILLE Mrs. Arnot (Alice I.) Cushman. 54. died STYLE SHOW ENTERTAINERS The spe cial entertainment feature of the Style Show Thursday night at the High School Auditorium will be headed bv the High School Boys Quartet, shown above, and Dancer Suzanne Solomon and Pianist Carol Smith, shown below. In the quartet, from left, are John Wetenkamp, Roger Roberts, Bib Painter and Roger Hutchinson. Donna Muehe backstage In preparation for Friday night's per formanre. Miss Muehe played a teen-ager in the musical show. 'Bye Bye Birdie' Was Outstandingly Successful The Vocal Music Department of Plattsmouth High School pre sented the rollicking Broadway show, "Bye Bye Birdie," to an -estimated 1,000 receptive spec tators the evenings of March 14 and 15. The enthusiasm displayed by the 65-member cast In this hi larious satire was reflected in the spirited response by the audience. The students' char acterization, staging and music achieved a near professional air. Everyone Involved In the pro duction is to be congratulated for a Job well done. Following the Friday evening performance, the cast were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stander at a dinner party in honor of their daughter Linda, who was a member of the cast. A St. Patrick's Day setting was provided by the management at Wlnterset Inn. Show Director Mrs. David Mil ler, the cast, and the production staff "wish to thank those who Cross Blood. The two hospitals have their own blood banks but will use Red Cross Blood on re quest; and when blood from private has been used, it can be replaced with Red Cross Blood. The blood used by Cass Counly ans cos's the County Chapter nearly $1,300 a year for the share of exncn.se of collection, nrnvldeH time enerev nd nmn.1 I"s;l! u"u "isinouiion. ertles to help make 'Bye Bye' Blrdlo a show to remember." These programs do require funds. The ?oal for yCass County this year is $4,801. ' Your contributions are need- SPECfAL COI'NCIL MEETING ed and will be greatly appreci- A special meeting of the City Council will be held at the Office of the City Clerk tonight at 7:30 to consider proposed annexa tion of Hill City Addition to the City. Owners of the properly which Includes about four acres are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Story. a ted. Anyone wlshlntt to help can contact Jaycee drive chairman Walt Williams. Contributions ran be mailed to Williams or to Plattsmouth State Bank. Red Cross Can Help, When You Give. Fusselman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Cushman was born Sept. 6. 1908. at Cushing, daughter cf John and Anna Lewis. She is survived by her hus band; sons Earl, Reno, Nev., and Richard, Louisville; six sis tersMrs. Sadie Miller. Fuller ton; Mrs. Loria Hagen, Mrs. Marie Krug and Mrs. Lillian Krug, Central City; Mrs. Mar garet Aldrich, Plattsmouth, and Mrs. Edith Luster, Seattle; The Big Blow Was BIG in Cass County, Too! BY P. J. DINGMAN Plattsmouth experienced a typical March storm Saturday; the skies grew very dark and the wind howled at a 60, or faster, mile per hour rate. Plattsmouth's wind experi ences, mainly broken tree limbs seemed quite mild when com pared to the power lines being toin off houses in Omaha, the Instance where a gust of wind knocked a Lincoln maji off his feet and threw him into the path oi an oncoming car. all the phan; and four grandchildren. Miss Plattsmouth Pageant Entries Sought Mrs. Walter Sans, Plattsmouth Native, Dies in Caifornia Mrs. Walter (Berta) Sans, 77, died at a Fontana, Calif., hos pital from a heart attack. She and Mr. Sans lived in Plattsmouth all their lives until moving to California about 25 years ago. Survivors are a son, Harlan; s's'ers Mrs. Nell Wehrbeln of Plattsmouth, Mrs. Lester Wun derUch of Murray. Mrs. Frank Waggoner of Thornton, Ird : "-i brothc Ray Creamer of Murray, William Creamer of Lewlston, Idaho, and Harry creamer or Madison, cam. The search for a group of rep resentative Cass County beau-1 Nebraska Contest In Fremont In lies to participate In the MtssiJuie. Plattsmouth Pageant May 12 j Miss Nebraska will compete has begun, according to Nathan j at Atlantic City for the Miss Nash, chairman of the contest America of 1964 crown and a for the sponsoring Plattsmouth I $10,000 scholarship which goes to to qualify an entry for the Miss! musical Instrument, dramatics, dress designing, singing, or any of ;he fine arts. Or, if she wishes to pursue a Jaycees Assisting Nash on the commit tee are John Donan, Dayle Draper, Wayne Schneider and ! Don Ollmore. Nash asks that any Cuss Coun ty resident who knows "a per sonable, beauteous and talented young lady, to recommend her to the committee as a possible the winner. To be eligible for the Miss Plattsmouth Pageant, a contest art must be between the ages of 18 and 28 as of Sept. 1, 1963. She must be a high school graduate by Sept. 1 and must never have been married. Entrants must possess talent, e'ther trained or potential, contestant in the local pageant I which may include playing a brother Clarence Lewis, DonW brtken plate glass windows in tne omaha-Lincoln area, or the tornadoes that touched ground several times in Iowa. (However, there were num erous Instances of w'nd damage in Plattsmouth and Cass County, Including many broken doors and windows, damaged roofs ar.d awnings; a window blown in at Plattsmouth State Bank, a door blown off Mom's Cafe, windows blown in in the Ruse Building and at The Journal and even the back window of a car blown out). Plattsmouth's high for the 4 day period was a very comfort able 62 degrees, and the low was a bearable 24.1 degrees. The chart: (P.M.) Time Pres. Hi. Lo. Prec. 45 49 24 .00 55 55 34 .00 proressionai career such as nursing, she may present a three-minute talk on her reasons for selecting such a career or on her training to date and herlpay aims in inai proiession. Thurs. 5:35 Nominations can be made atlpri. ...... 4I10 the Western Power and Gas Co ' gat 7 05 Office In Plattsmouth or anyone j gun' . . . . . 6:00 wishing to suggest a potential' Averages 5'42 contestant can write: Wayne 1 8chneider, 1615 Valley St.,! Plattsmouth, and an entry blank will be mailed to the contestant. 41 46 47 62 39 48 26 54 31 Total 5 County Schools In Peru Contest Five Cass County high schools are amour? 41 which will hve entries In the fifth annual Peru 8ate 'ntcr-Scholastlc Contest Mn-ch 22 The schools, all In Class B, are Alvo-Faele, Elmwood. Louis ville, Murdock and Weeping Water. Nebraska City Lourdes Cen tral, last year's champion, is among 32 schools In Class B. Whoops! Joe, Too! The Journal, unaccountably, overlooked mentioning one can didate for the City Council In a story Thursday. He Is Joe Highfield, Democratic nominee for Councilman from the 4th Ward. A FAREWELL PARTY for a county employe, Mary Petersen of the treasurer's office, was en joyed Friday by fellow employes and friends. Co workers presented her with gifts and served cookies and coffee. Miss Petersen began her work for the county In the Sheriff's office, as sisting Tom Solomon, for two years; and has been at the treasurer's office for the past 10 years. Prior to her work at the court house she worked for the former Rlchey Lumber Company 30 years. She plans "to enjoy her retirement, and try to do some things she has put off the past 42 years." Pictured above participating in the farewell were County Attorney James Begley, Register of Deeds Mrs. Lucille Gaines, Miss Petersen, County Treaxurer f-wen Scoles and Steve Davis, local realtor and insurance man. (Beg ley was about to make a comment when photographed). Disabled Vets' Fee-Exempt Permits Permanent Now R. J. Case, Cass County Serv ice Officer, advises that all vet erans having a 50 oer cent or more service-connected disabil ity and those receiving pension fir total and permanent disabil "ty not incurred in military serv ice are entitled by law to re ceive a fee exempt Hunting and Fi.-hing Permit. The provision for free permits hus been in effect for several years but as of 1963, the perm't issued will be a oermanent one P"d wMl rot require a new ap plication each year as in the psist. Irfo.'ina'lon rerelved this past week by the Service Office ad vires that veterans holding 1962 permits, may use these for 1963 If (hey have made application for tV rew lermaner.t permit. Application may be made at the Service Off'ce In the Court house in Plattsmouth. ,,, , ,. r.., . : V.. Suzanne Solomon, Dance Soloist Photo by Steward Studio Spring Concert at Louisville Tuesday LOTHSVTI.LE (Rnedali The annual spring concert of the music denartment of the Louis ville Public Schools will be held Tuesday,' March 19, at the High School Auditorium, at 7:30 p.m. The 40 piece concert band, 14 member dance band and the 16 members 'Of the' Grade School band under the direction of the music Instructor, Bill Gilbert, will appear. , . , - 1 " " ' 1 ' " V., 1 Mm. I Annual Show Open at 6 p.m. Plattsmouth's Spring Style Show theme, "Memorable Mo ments," will bring many en chanting surprises to visitors when this event opens its doors at 6 p.m. on Thursday evening, March 21. The Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce has spent many weeks in prepara tion for one of this community's linest entertainment features. Not only will it draw back the curtain on what's new in sports, evening ar.d casual wear, but there'll be musical numbers by local talent and modeling of styles of former years which should bring a no.staigic note to a well-rounded evening of fash icr.s, music and fun. All booth space has been taken by local merchants displaying what is new In housewares, ap pliances, build ng materials, furniture, cosmetics, supplies for the "do-it-yourself" enthusi asts, plus dozens of other inter es'ing displays of your everyday or once-in-a-lifetime needs. Admission to the Spring Style Show is free. There will be nearly 100 free door prizes given following the show just register as you enter the High School Auditorium just one restric tion, you must be 18 years of age or more. In addition, numerous other free gifts will be given away by business people having boottis at the show. You must register separately for these before or after the Slyle Show. Winners of these prizes will be notified later. Plattsmouth's Spring Style Show Is eaperly looked forward to each year by hundreds of residents of this area. Attend ance has grown tremendously each year with the 1962 show playing to an "S.R.O." crowd. Doors this year will open at 6 p.m. to accomodate many who lacked time to visit all the dozens of floor displays In past years. It's a free show and the Women's Division of the Cham ber of Commerce extends an in vitation to all to atlend and eiyoy an outstanding evening's entertainment. World War One Veterans, Wives Invited to Supper An invitation to all Cass Coun ty Veterans of World War I and their wives to attend a covered dish supper at the 40 & 8 rooms Friday night, March 22, Issued this week-end by H. M. Johnson, Commander of the local bar racks of Veterans of World War I of the USA. The Barracks will furnish fried fish and coffee and re quests that each family attend ing bring a covered dish to com plete the meal which is set for 7 p.m. The occasion is installation of the 1963 Officers by Past State Commander from Lincoln. Carol Smith, To Play Background Music COMMISSION TO MEET FIRE C4LL The Cass County Board of Plattsmouth Volanteers were Commissioners will meet Tues-1 caii,;cj lo tne Jonn Gray nome ,m day and Wednesday at the j Ferry Glen Road on Wintersteen Courthouse here for their regu-'nill Sunday about 12:30 pra.A lar second mectinc of March, "ceve" was being burned out in Sessions begin about mid-morn- trntionally and the fire's size lng. caused alarm. Richard Spangler Heads PCA Richard Spammer of Platts mouth has been electe-t presi dent of the South Pranh'i Pro eiieticn Credit Association. New directors pre Herbert Ritthaler of Fremont and Ecl-f"-1 H. Lorenzen of Blair. Secretary-treasurer and gen eral manager is Don Hovendlnk of Omaha. I.orenzen is vice president. Roy Wittmuss of Weeping water Is one of four field or fice managers who serve as as slslant seerotary-treasurers of the association. T-Bone Club Meets Thursday at VVinterset Th- Ca.'.s C-nmty T-Bire will rave Its regular meei'n'r Thurs r,fiy at 7 p m. at Winterset Inn here. Program Chalvman Paul Kun !'p announced th it. Sen Flvin damson. Valertine. a well fc'nown cattl"mnn. wUl sneak on the drop !n retail meat pr'ces. Accompanying him will be Sen. Genrre Curtis or Alliance and perhaps some other Slate Sen ators. The organization r 't men associated in or Interested in agriculture. A Classified Ad In The Journal cost as little as 50 cants.