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i 1E3U STATE BIST. SOCIETY Liticor.?. rszs. MAR 26 1963 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday 0.MTSM3OIUIM JflBTOrMO. Consolidated With the Nehawk Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Reod Twice Weekly ly More Than 3500 Cass County Families V( ILUMt 82 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER Mil P WELCOMING guests to the Fashion Show was R. R. Furse, manager of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Furse is shown a bove "after the show" nnounclnt.door prize winner. Gifts were donated by local mer Style Show Continues To Increase In Popularity, 'Full House' Shovs Increasing In popularity Is the Rnnuai Fashion Show staged by the Womon's Division of the Chamber of Commerce in co operation with Plattsmouth mer chants. This was proven Thurs day night as the High School Auditorium was "a full house" for the 1962 Show. Doors opened at six o'clock for the early arrivals who reg istered for door prizes and view ed the booths of merchants who displayed new merchandise. Committees worked diligently the oast few weeks with Mrs. Jack Brookhouser as general chairman and Mrs. Marie Rich ards as co-chairman of the fa shion show. Mrs. Zulemma Dye Is the Division's president. Mrs. Brookhouser narrated. "Memorable Moments," theme of the style show was well chos en as fashions from the past intermingled with the present brought back memories to many aid lauehter to the younger set. In either case, the show was a rousing success amid stage de corations of Gazebo, water foun tain and spring flowers. The art work was done by Mrs. Brook houser and Mrs. Earl Carr. Ar tificial flowers were fashioned by Mrs. William Maston. Opening the show were style show entertainers, the high school boys quartet of John Wet enkamp, Roger Roberts, Bob Painter and Roger Hutchinson. Vickie F!zl'atrick was piano accompanist. Other rntertarment was by Local Airman Killed in Accident Near Airman Malcolm C. Lewis of Plattsmouth was killed In a one car accident nt what Is known as the Bee Hive corner four miles northwest of Nebraska City at about 3:30 a. m. Sunday. According to Sheriff Ralph Hall of Otoe County who investi gated the accident, the car driven by Lewis went 474 feet after leaving the highway and rolled over several times. It was a total wreck, according to the Sheriff. Lewis and a passenger were thrown from the car. The car was registered in the name of William H. Sterrett Jr. of Bellevue who was riding In the car at the time of the ac cident. Also In the car was an other passenger, Frank Halrr II UvlfcS 1 o Wyp- 1 T i Suzanne Solomon, dance soloist. Mrs. Chester Wiles was her ac companist. Models were: Jeff Bell, Laurie Schneider, Sandra Allgeler, Jeannette Long, Betty Ncwsom, Scott Smith, Vera Warga, Cheryl Toman, Beth Dorian, John Shlffer, Mary Beth Warga, Dixie Wilson, Ed Pohlmeier, Hilda Williams, Il-I-en AJtschaffl, Lurry Smith, Llta Herre, Thelma Baker, Theresa Engelkemler, Debby Dillon, Steve Warga, Jeannle William son, Cynthia Begley, Doris Hirz, Judy Sailors, Shirley Warga, Mike Ferguson. Martha Winteis, Pat Bosking, Judy Winters. Cindy and Gregg Born, Ken Rhylander, Marlene Clark, Sharon Hamilton, Janice Schneider, Susan Ofe, Don Bell, Gary Brennen, Alice Frady, Janice Freeburg, Karen and Susan Dillon, Julie Turner, Rog er Roberts, Vickie FltzPatrlck Clulr Julian, Donna Camp bell, Dixie Wurtele, Scott Smith, Fred Busch, Mrs. Ora Majors. 1 Margaret Fitch, Linda More I head. Pen Aspedon, Connie Rhy lander, Linda Ahrens, Linda j Engelkemler, Bill Nettelmann, ! Mary Huebner, Lowell Johnson, i Barbara Heffelflnger at.d Jan Miller. Fashions were shown by the following merchants: Gene's BooUry, Soem.lchsen's, t li e beauty box, Style Shop, Smith's Men's Wear and Wee Wardrobe. Old S'yle Fashions were through the courtesy of Mrs. Newton Sul- Neb. City of Bellevue. Lewis was said to be the driver of the car. Airman Lewis, who lived In the Ruse Apartments In Platts mouth, is married and leaves his wife and two small children. According to Sheriff Fred Tesch of Plattsmouth, Airman Lewis was attached to an En gineering Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base. The body of Airman Lewis was taken to Offutt Air Force Base while the other passengers in the car were taken to St. Mary's Hospital tin Nebraska City. The accident was Investigated by the Otoe County Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Harold Johnson of Nebraska City. j chants. Assisting Mr. Furse are Peg Asprdon and Theresa Fngelkemier who also modeled fashions, and Mrs. Chas. Anil, who was In charge f registration and merchants gifts. Photo by Steward Studio j Ilvan, Mrs. R. B. Hayes and Mrs. L. D. Hiatt. Display booths were by Knorr's Store, Grove's Jewelry, Brown Floral, Soennichsens Inc., Russ Nielsen Marshall Nursery, John's Sales and Service, Gene's Bootery, Gambles Store, Platts mouth Lumber Co., Biles Paint Store, the beauty box, Western Power and Gas, Seanlan Bros. Appliance, Cass Drug, Llnder Firestone and Swatek Hardware. Other chairmen of the fashion show were: Script, Mrs. Ray mond Bourne; decorations and scenery, Mrs. Earl Carr; back ground music, Carol Smith; stage flowers, Mrs. William Maston; publicity, Mrs. Paul Sailors; registration and door j prizes, Betty Ault; programs, I Mrs. Ron Furse; make-up, Lou- Ise Berlett, Hilda Williams and ! Dcrothy Meislnger; usherettes, Ot-Yo-Kwa C'air.p Fire. John R. Stinc Dies Saturday; Funeral Today j John Roy Stire, 75. died at a i nursing home Saturday morning, i He was born Nov. 11, 18H7, west ;of Union, the son of J-jhn and I Catherine Twin Stine. j II.. wns married Nov. 25. 1914 In Ciaha to Ida Iowa Svdcbot ham. She nreceded him in death Dec. 15. 1052. Mr. Btir.e worked for the Mis souri Pacific fUi'l'ead, Olrn L. Martin B'imher Plant and the Corp of Engineers. He was a member of First Christian Church. PlattMinouth. Funeral services were today (Mondayi at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church with Rev. J. W. Taenzler officiating. Visiting hours were Sunday afternoon and evening at Caldwell Funeral Home who was in charge of ar rangements. Pallbcareri were Chester Spor er. Frank Cheval. Renel Sack, Phil Rlhn, Ward Schadc and Roy Carey. Music was furnished by a quartet from his church. Burial was In Oak Hill Cem etery. CITY ( OCNCII. TONIGHT The City Council will meet at 7:30 tonight at City Hall for its second regular meeting of March. Consideration of ordi nances creating street Improve ment districts is expected to be on the agenda of business. Awards Listed for Pageant selection ct tne iropnies ana awards to be given in the Miss Plattsmouth Pagean, May 12 ha; been completed, according tc Nathan Nash, general chairman of the Miss Pia'.tsmguth Pageant committee. The;e awards and trophiei have been provided by a group of civic "hided local merchants. The w nr.er of the pigeant, In addition to receiving a leving cup topped Dy a wir.gttl victory fig ure, donated by V?p: Cil:, will receive a dinner dress from the Iifau'.y Kox. a hair fashion and set from Esther's House of Beauty, a pair of shoes from Gene's Hoc. try. a piece of lug-" ?age from Smith's Mens Wear, a daytime dress from Soennich sen's. and a ba'.hirg suit from the Style Shop. The yjung lady who places ecor.d will receive a loving cup, also donated by Pfosi C lx If for any reasin tiie w.nner Of the Miss Plattrmouth Pageant couli not attend the state Miss Ne bra si a Pageant the:i the runner up would represent Piatt miouth. A third trophy will b2 awarded to the girl who wins the Miss Congeniality award. This award is based on the "sweetness and graeiou.snesis of a contestant, as well as her thoughtfulnpss and unselfishness during the work in preparing for the pageant." The judges are a very strict panel for they are the co;itsanU them selves. In the near future it is planned to have these trophies as well as the winner's crown displayed in downtown Plattsmouth. Nash urged anyone who knows a per sonable and talented young lady who lives In Cass Co. to nominate her by f.llin- out an entry blank which can be obtained at the of fice of the Western Power and Gas Co. The deadline for nomination is April 1. Mrs. C. A. Johnson, 80, Dies Saturdays Funeral Tuesday Mrs. Carl A. (Hanna Victoria) Johnson, 80, died Saturday morning at St. Catherine's Hos pital In Omaha. Hanna Victoria was born Oct. 6, 18M2, at Smolands, Sweden, daughter of Jonas Alfred and Hilda Sophia Itigstr,om Larson. She was married Dec. 6, 1901, to Carl A. Johnson, Plattsmouth. Her husband and 10 children survive. Her parents, two brothers, two sisters and an infant son preceded her In death. Surviving children are Mrs. Alyce Staats, San Gabriel, Cal if.; Theodore B. Johnson, Se dalia, Mo.; Elmer E. Johnson, San Bernardino, Calif.; Herbert W. Johnson, Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. Hilda Thee, Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Vera Crandell, Platts -mouth; Alvin H. Johnson, Pitts burg, Calif.; Mrs. Elva Inman, Louisville; Mrs. Norma Miller, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Mrs. Gloria MeCarty, Redding, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Johnson came from Swe den to Plattsmouth In 1901 and since made Plattsmouth her home. She was baptized and confirm ed in the Lutheran faith in her native land. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church here. Fuc.eral services will be Tues day at 2 p. m. at Sattler-Fussel-man-Perry Chanel with the Rev. Robert O. McLcod officiating. Visiting hours are today 1 Mon day) from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cem etery, Plattsmouth. Spring's Elements On Parade Here BY P. J. DINGMAN All the elements of spring have paraded through the Platts mouth area since Thursday. Strong winds warm temper atures, and even a thundershow er were experienced yesterday. Sunday's high was a warm 77.2 rWrees after 8-iturday's 74 9 and Friday's 68.8 degrees. The lows also Increased from 29 0 to 49.1 to 49 8 degrees! The chart: (P.M.) Day Time Pres. Hi. I,o. Prcc. Thurs. .. 6:40 43 48 26 .00 Frl 6:40 62 69 30 .00 Sat 6:30 65 75 49 .00 Sun 6:35 71 77 50 .00 Averages . 6:36 60 67 39 Total .00 CONGRATS Mary Svoboda, Cass County's bocla won the title before a full house of spce 13 spelling champion, is congratulated by I tators Saturday in the District Courtroom of John Meyer, the runnerup, just after Miss Svo-lthe Courthouse. Mary Svoboda Wins County Spelling Contest Saturday Mary Svoboda, daughter of j trict 33, Dutch Academy; Mr. and Mrs. John Svoboda of id Thiessen, District 41, Plattsmou"h, Saturday won the ! sunt Ridt'e; Tony Balkan, annual Cass County spelling con test over 25 other contestants representing county schools or school districts. An 8th grader at St. John's School, Miss Svoboda won by spelling correctly the word "satellite" which the runnerup, John Meyer of Plattsmouth Jun ior High, had misspelled and then she correctly spelled "rheu matism." Miss Svoboda will, a winner Qf the Cass County contest, be '.in entrant In the upcoming World-Herald Midwest Spelling Bee in Omaha April 20. Four years ago, Mary's sister, Cathy, won the Cass County contest and took part In the Midwest Spelling Bee. Other contestants here Sat urday were: Dorothy Lepert, District 2, Horning; Penelope Moore, Dis trict 5, Rock Bluff; Nancy Ram ge. District 6, Rock Creek; Chris Thiel, District C-7, Murdock; Peggy Hostetter, District 10, Er wln; Michael Kovar, District 12, Taylor. Jan Wolfe, District 17, Union; Deanna Bond, District 20, Av oea; Dale Parson, District 22, Weeping Water; Dorothy Gerdts, District 28, Stull; Donna Gil bert, District 30, Cullom; Cher yl, Elston, District 31, Cedar Creek. Pamela Pittack, District 32, Louisville; Roger Gaebel, Dis- Weeping PERU Weeping Water and Falls City were division winners in the fifth .annual Peru State Inter-Scholastic Contest, Friday. Weeping Water captured their first contest championship by scoring 48 56 points in the 32 schocl Division B. In winning, Weepng Water ointed Lourdes Central of Nebraska City from their two year reign. Falls City swept to their third consecutive Division A title by scoring 98 13 points. Nine schools were entered in Division A. More than 600 students parti cipated in the Inter-Scholastic Contest. Following are Cass County re sults: Teams' Weeping Water, 48 50; Louisville, 12','2; Elmwood, 4'2; Alvo-Eagle, 3; Murdock, 1. Algebra 1 Mary Louise Det mer, Weeping Water, tie for 1st. Algebra 2 Roger Wiles, Weep ing Water, tie for 1st; Marcia Ronhovde, Alvo-Eagle, 3rd. American Government Neal Parsons, Weeping Water, tic for 4th. Biology Marilyn Schmadeke, Weeping Water, 1st. Chemistry Roger Wiles, Weeping Water, 1st; Lorcn Ame- Dav-Plea-Dis- trlct 42, Bestor; Raymond Ja cobs, District 45, Little Brick; Danny Falcone, District 47, Glen dale. Sue Schlicn emeler, District 17, Union; Gltcida Ewing, Dis trict 57, South Bend; Kathy Brandes, District 79, College Hill; Linda Nobles. District 103, Nehawka; Carla Wulf, District 104, Eagle-Alvo; June Baler, District 105, Center Hill Stone. (See photo of contestants In side). Mrs. De-an Meisinger of Platts mouth pronounced the words. Mrs. Alyce Green and Joseph ine Campbell were judges. Coun ty Supt. of Schools Neil Lan caster was in charge of the con test. Gifts for Church At Weeping Water WEEPING WATER (Special) Several members of the Weeping Water Christian Church have presented gifts for the church sanctuary recently. LeRoy Zessin gave two gold flower vases for the front of the church sanctuary In mem ory of his wife, Nettie Zessin. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mayfield of Louisville oresented a large bronze cross for the communion t-tble and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knaup presented drapes for the church sanctuary. Water Wins B' Scholastic Title lanai, Louisville, 2nd. Enelish Usage-Richard Elli - ott. Weeping Water, 1st; Loren Amclang, Louisville, tie for 3rd. Oeometry Mary Livingston, Weeping Water, tie for 1st. Oertnan Zieg Ortlieb, Elm- X ' i i r t , ; - if V r' PERU A happy Weeping Water acade mic team Is shown with its Division B cham pionship trophy won Friday at the fifth annual Peru State Teachers College Inter-Scholastic Contest. In winning their first title, Weeping Water scored 48 56 points to dethrone defend ; p! .: I Clemens R. Hill Dies Saturday Rites Held Sunday Clemens Robert Hill, 75, of La Platte died at Steffan Nursing! Home Saturday morning. j He was born July 18, 1887 at Fort Lyons, Colo., the son of Mil ton and Celestia Shoults Hill. He was never married. Nea-est surviving relative is an uncle, George Shoults, Tulsa, Okla. Mr. Hill was a retired farmer. He lived in Bellevue at one time and in La Platte the past 13 years. He was a member of the Royal Neighbors, . Funeral services were Sunday at 2 p.m. ttt CJaldwell Funeral Home, Plattsmouth with Rev. J. W. Scott, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Visiting hours were Saturday afternoon and evening at the chapel. Mrs. Tivyla Hodge had charge of the music. Burial was in the La Platte Cemetery. Attend Institute Last Monday, County Supt. Neil Lancaster and Mrs. Floyd Becker, Principal of Murray School, were in Lincoln where they attended an all-day institute on language arts and modern arithmetic, held at Lincoln Ho tel. The institute was sponsored by Scott, Foresman and Com pany. The Institute-goers were fuests of the company at a noon luncheon. ! wood, 3rd. 1 Health Marilyn Schmadeke, Weeping Water, 1st. j Home Economics Laura Par- sons, Louisville, 1st. Latin Marlene Murdock, 4th. 'ston, Weeping Water, 4th. Ky- t ...'W . f( '' 1 i JL.Jk WW 1 Vets install Officers The 1963 officers of Cass Coun ty Barracks 1775 of the Veterans of World War 1 were installed at their regular meeting Friday night at the 40 and 8 Clubrooms in Plattsmouth. Elmer Clurchill, Past Com mander of the Department of Nebraska was the installing of ficer with James Delehant, also a Past Commander of the Ne braska Department, acting s;s Sergeant at Arms. The following officers worn installed : Commander, H. M. Johnson; Srnior Vice Commander, R. T. Cuthrell; Jun.or Vice Comman der, Norman Thompson; Quar termaster, E. O. Vroman; Ad- . jutant, John Ahrens; Chaplain, Joe Zastera; Judge Advocate, Herman Ellingson; Service Of iicer, Glen Saw in; Trustees, Dr. Joe Stibal,' Joe Zastera anl Lester Dalton; Serfjeant-at-arms Edgar Glaze. The mee'ing was preceded by all World War 1 veterans of Cass County and their wives wove ii.vited. After the meeting, Mrs. Jam es Delehant, Gth District Pres ident of the Ladies Auxiliary of the organization in Nebraska, and Mrs. Elmer Churchill, Chief of Staff for the Li.dies Auxiliary of the organization in Nebraska, met with the wives of the vet erans for the purpose of organ izing an Auxiliary unit for the local Barracks. A unit was organized with 11 ladies signing to join that eve ning as charter members, after which officers were elected for the unit, as follows: Mrs. H. M. Johnson, presi dent; Mrs. August Gall, Senior Vice President; Mrs. Edgar Glaze, Junior Vice President; Mrs. "Cap" Gayer, Secretary; Mrs. Herman Ellingson, Treat surer; Mrs. Joe Zastera, Chap lain; Mrs-E, O. Vroman, Guard; Mrs. Lester Dalton, Conduc tress; Mrs. R. T. Cuthrell, Mrs. John Ahrens and Mrs., Glen Sawin, Trustees. The charter will be held open for 90 days for others who may wish to become Charter Mem bers of the organization. Mrs. Delehant installed the new officers. THE PLATTSMOUTH JOtlRNAf Official County and CUv Papei - Established In 1881 Entered at the Post Office a'i Plattsmouth. N"braska as sec ond class mail matter In accord ance with the Act of Congresi of March 8, 1879. Published Semi-Weekly, Mon-fia-s and Thursoav.s, at 410 Mnii Street. Plattsmouth, Cass Coun ty. Nebr. (Subscriptions: 25 Cents foi 2 Weeks by carrier inside Platts mouth: By Mail - $4.00 per year rtass and ndlninim counties; Music Nancy Miller, Elm wood, tie for 2nd. Physics Richard Elliott, Weeping Water, 1st. Typewriting 1 Sandra Jame son, Weeping Water, 4th. World History -Mary Living- 7 r 1 ' 1 - " . v. W : ' j t ' , ) V d ing two-year champion I.ourdcs Central of Ne braska City. Falls City High School copped their third consecutive Division A title. More than 600 students from 32 Division It and one Divi sion A .schools competed.