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NEBRASKA STATS HISTORICAL SQCIETT Lincoln, Nebraska PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Time Pilattsimkidiitih! JeraiMi i-ncoi.7, ecru APR 1 1963 Consolidated With th Nhawk Entorprlto and lm wood Leader-Echo Rood Twice Weekly ly More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 82 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 39 3 Paving Ordinances Passed The City Council Monday night passed ordinances creat ing three street Improvement districts and ordered an ordin ance drawn to create a sanitary newer district in connection with ore ol them. The districts are: 10!h Street from the north line of Avenue C to the south line of the alley Just north of Main Street west rf Central School. As requested by prop el ty owners, a sanitary sewer district was ordered created for 10th Street. 22nd Street from the south line of Avenue B to a point 138 feet north of the south line of Hill City Addition; and Avenue C from the east line of 22nd Street to the west line of Lot 10 In Block One and Lot 17 in Block 2 of Richie Place Addi tion. 15th Street from the south line of Main Street to the south line of 2nd Avenue; and 1st Avenue from the east line of 16th Street to the east line of 13th Street. Church Notices IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 3 Miles SW of Louisville on Highway 50 The Rev. T. If. Vojel, Pastor Louisville, Nebraska Saturday: 9 a.m. Saturday School for the parish at Immanuel. Sunday: 9.30 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes for youth and adults. 10:30 am. Worship Service. Announcement for Holy Com munion. Monday: 8 p.m. Pastoral Conference, Omaha. S3 Staff of parish at St. Paul. Thursday: 1 :45 p.m. Ladles Aid. ' 7:30 pm. Lenten Woohlp Service. ( ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH 2 block S. of filth School Weeping Water, Nebraska The Rev. T. II. Vogel, Pastor Saturday: 9 a m. Saturday School for the parish at Immanuel. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship Service. An nouncement for Holy Commun ion. 9:30 a m. Sunday School. Monday: 8 p.m. S3 Staff of parish at St. Paul. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Lenten Worship Service. CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH On the Flattsmouth & Louisville Road A. It. Lentz, Pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Services. 7:30 p.m. Luther League. Fam ily Night. Wednesday: The LCW will meet, Mrs. Ralph Parkenlng, hostess. EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Orville W. Matzke - Minister Murdock, Nebraska Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship; Boys and Girls Fellowship. 10:30 a.m. Sunday school. 7:30 p m. Study groups. ft n.m. Evenlne Worship: Cat echetical Recognition Service. Monday: 8 p.m. Sr. Hi. Youth Fellowship Business Meeting. Wednesday: 2 p m. WSWS in the church parlors. 7:30 pm. Midweek service. 8 p.m. Council of Administra tion. Thursday: , 8 p.m. Choir Rehearsal. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 7th & Maui St. J. Willard Scott, Minister Thursday: 7 p.m. Chancel choir. 8 p.m. Gleaner's Circle at the church. Friday: 2 p.m. Meeting of Women from the various churches to reorgan ize the United Council of Church Women., meeting at the Firjt Christian Church. Sunday: Passion Sunday 8:30 a.m. Morning Worship. 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. 11 a m. Morning Worship Ser mon: "Healing From the Cross". Wednesday: 4 pm. Junior Choir. 7:30 p.m. Annual Meeting of Y XL '7T 7! 1 SCOUTS MAKE AWARDS Paul Toms, left, O. F. Mussman and Bill Willner, right, look on while Carl Schneider receives a plaque from Bill Spradlin, Bellevue Scouter formerly of Sample Ballots Today's Journal contains the Sample Ballots to be voted In the General Municipal Election Tues day. The Journal is preparing thumbnail sketches of candi dates for City Council and Plattsmouth Board of Education. These will appear Monday. the Church, with reports, elec tions and business. Dr. Everett E. Jackman, presiding. Thursday, April 4: 2 p.m. Woman's Society of Christian Service theme will be "Art and Symbolism''. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 6th St. & 2nd Ave. Sunday: 11 a m. Sunday School. 11 a.m. Church service. The public is invited. Freedom from materiality, bondage of any sort, will be em phasized at Christian Science church services Sunday. Highlighting the Scriptural se lection! from the Lesson-Sermon on the subject "Reality" will be this passage: "The night is far spent, the day Is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light" (Rom. 13-12). ST. PAUL'S United Church of Christ Sth and Avenue A James Strob, Supply Pastor Sunday: 6:45 a.m. Sunday schoo.1 pro gram. All members and friends of the congregation are Invited to attend. 2:30 p.m. Worship service. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 7th Street and 2nd Ave. Plattsmouth Robert O. McLeod, Pastor Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal In the sanctuary. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Confirmation Class at the C. E. Building. 8unday: 9:30 a.m. Church School in the Christian Education Building on south Chicago Avenue. 9:30 a.m. Adult Church School Class In the Church Fellowship Room. 11 a.m. Worship Service In the sanctuary with reception of the Confirmation Class. 8:15 p.m. Family Fellowship Night In the church Fellowship Room. Mr. Bill Howland will show slides and tell of his experi ences In Korea. Wednesday: 2 p.m. General meeting of the Women's Association at the church Fellowship Room. Theme will be 'Spiritual Life' with pro gram In charge of Mrs. McLeod. Hostesses Circle 1. WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH 19 South Tenth Street riatUmnuth, Nebraska Re? . Dale D. Drown, Pastor Sunday: 9:45 tm. 8unday school. 11 a.m. Worship service. Dr. H. K. Sheets, speaker. 7:30 pm. Evening service. Wednesday, April 3: 7:45 p.m. Mid-week Prayer Service. LaPLATTE COMMUNITY CHURCH LaPtatte, Nebr. Harold M. Onwller, Pastor 8unday: 9:30 am. Morning Worship Rev. Richard Shaplin, guest speaker. 10:30 a m. Church School. !i: -InD rv K M " 1 Plattsmnuth. sistance with Calendar Monday, April 1 Bud of Promise will Imeot Monday, April 1, at 8 p. m. !n the IOOF Hall, Plattsmouth Women's Club will meet Monday, April 1 at 2 p.m. with Mrs. O. G. Grlffen. Program "A High School Senior's Impressions of New Zealand" by Mrs. R. A. Thompson, Lincoln. CALLAHAN COMMUNITY CHURCH Murdock, Neb. Edmund Neubauer, pastor Sunday : 10 a.m. Sunday School. 11 a.m. Worehip Service. 7:30 p.m. Evening Service. Wednesday: 8 p.m. Bible Study and prayer meeting. Advance announcement: Evangelistic services, April 15- 21 with Rev. Davis of Fort Scott Kansas. ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 208 N. 3rd St. Plattsmouth The Rev. John D. Allen, Rector Sunday, March 31: 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion. 9:30 a.m. Church School. 10:30 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon. Wednesday, April 3: 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion. 6:30 p.m. Holy Communion. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH North 9th, Ave. E Plattsmouth Pastor, Gene K. Swim Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Classes for all age.?. 11 a.m. Morning Worship. 8:30 p.m. Christian Training Class. 7:15 p.m. Pre-Servlce Prayer. 7:30 p.m. Evening Service. Wednesday: 7:30 pm. Mid-week Prayer Service. 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice. Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Visitation Night. REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OK LATTER DAY SAINTS Library Auditorium Harley M. Butler, Pastor Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Study Class at Jun ior Chapel. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Church School. 11 a.m. Church Hour-Speaker Prle.st Jerry Pratt. LIBERTY EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Mynard, Nebr. Harold M. Onwiler, Pastor Sunday: 9:45 am. Church school. 11 a.m. Morning Worship,. Rev. Richard Shaplin, guest speaker. Fellowship covered dish dinner at the church at 12:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Evening Service. Monday thru Friday: 7:30 p.m. Evening Services, Rev. Richard Shaplin, guest speaker each evening. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH North 8th and Avenue C J. W. Taenrler, Pastor Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal. 8unday: 9:45 a m. Bible school. 10:45 a.m. Worship service. Tuesday: 7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal. Wednesday: 2:30 p.m. CYF Business meet ing. 8:30 p.m. CYF. 7 p.m. Bible School Conference. 8 p.m. Church Board meeting. Social Items to 2l41 (Continued On Page 4) 1 t ! Schneider, Toms and Mussman were given awards bv the Scouts for their as- I Boy Scout fund drives. 4Scouting Dollars' Subject for Film A film slide story of Scouting Dollars Serve' 'How was shown for the Rotary Club Tues day noon by Covered Wagon Council Scout executives. The, slides and commentary told how public contributions to Scoutin are usee I in , tho Scout program in the U. S. Scouting now includes S'i million men and boys. Bill Willner of Omaha who in troduced the film said that Scouting is an "investment in to morrow" because tomorrow de pends on the youngsters of today, Also present were Scouters Duane Christenson of Omaha and Bill Spradlin of Bellevue, formerly of Plattsmouth, a 20 year Scouter who presented awards to three local men. Tboy were a plaque to Carl Schneider for "outstanding sup port of Scouting" and necker chief slides to O. F. Mussman and Paul Toms. The three have assisted with the Boy Scout fund drive here several years Amnni, tniests at. t.hp meeting were iron imr anti ngn scnoap'- - " Rotarian.s Dave Kraeger and Ron Puis. The high school stu dents told of their plans, both to attend the University of Nebras ka College of Agriculture and study animal husbandry. Albert Ropers Sr. Dies Monday Funeral Friday Albert Ropers Sr., 81, Elm wood, died Monday night at his farm home southeast of Elm wood . He was born April 13, 1881, In Germany and came to the United States with his parents and settled on a farm near Av oca in 1886. In 1900, he moved to thp fam ily farm, where he died. He was married Sept. 27, 1908, to Sophia Lutjemeyer. She preceded him In death In 1954, as did a son who was killed in World War Two. Surviving are 10 children: Irene,, Harry, Willie, Lorens and Albert Jr., all of Elmwood; Elmer of Syracuse; Mrs. Clara Kuhlmann, Byron; Mrs. Hilda Bruss, Mrs. Letha Cheney and Mrs. Mabel Cheney, all of Ben fifcl; and 20 grandchildren. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Avoca, where, funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. Burial will be In North Branch Cemetery, Avoca. Hobson-Dorr Funeral Home In In charge of arrangements. United Council Of Church Women "The Things We Can Do Acting Together" Is the empha!s of the United Council of Church Women. A second emphasis will prob ably be "Right In Our Commun ity" as women representing the various churches meet Friday, March 29, at 2 p.m. at The First Christian Church to reorganize the United Council. Mrs. Campbell and a state leader will be present to conduct the meeting. Each church is asked to send representatives. RE-ZOMXG DENIED A request for re-zonlmi of property owned by James Yelick on Avenue A Monday night was denied by the City Council. Ye lick had asked that the property be re-zoned from residential to commercial for construction of a building to house an automobile body shop. Park Board Expanded to 6 Members Enlargement of the City Park Board from three to six mem bers and appointment of three new members to fill out the new Board were approved by the City Council Monday night. Mayor L. W. Moore appoint ed Merle Stewart, Robert Gall nr.d Steve Davis to the Board. Thry join Lloyd Fitch Sr., Chas. Warga and Glenn Pankonin. Moore said in proposing ex pansion of the Board that the Board's responsibilities and du ties have increased in recent years oi'.d are about to increase again when the city acquires and develoos the 25-acre park area in southwest Pla'tfimouth which is in the Erna Lapidus Estate. The appointments and change of membership on the Board were made subject to a check of city ordinances which might designate size of the Board. Softball Tryouts Sunday at 3 p.m. The manager of Marge and Elmer's soltball team here will have tryout practice Sunday at l 3 n m tit Pnllnplr ITicM cat nf )tne' Burlington ' RR tracks, weather permitting. In case of rain, tryouts will be Thursday, April 4. at 5:30 p.m. Manager Bob Gall today said all positions on the team are open and anyone Is eligible to play. The team will play in the league at Glenwood again. Journal Want Ads Pay New Construction Just Started En Area Exceeds 2 Million Dollars More than $2 million in new construction got underway In and near Plattsmouth the first i of t!3iS week as spring programs nounced by the Chamber of Commerce today. South of Plattsmouth on the Ray Cook property, Northern Gas Products Co., is moving In men and equipment for start of Occupation Tax Change Referred For Council Study A request that the City -)uncil consider lowering the occupation tax on Class C liquor license holders from $375 to $250 an nually Monday night was re ferred by Mayor L. W. Moore to the Council's License and Judi ciary Committee for study and recommendation. The tax was lowered April 9 last year from $500 to $375. Elmer Wurtele, speaking on behalf of the Tavern Owners As sociation, told the Council the owners feel the tax is still out of proportion compared with taxes on other Plattsmouth businesses. He said the owners are partici pating In Chamber of Commerce promotional programs. $1337.58 Heart Fund Total So Far The Heart Fund Drive Com mittee reports $1,337.58 collected to date. The committee suggests any one wi-shing to contribute to the fund still may do so at the Plattsmouth State Bank with Naomi Day, treasurer of the drive. Schultz Named To ASB Basketball All-Conference Dan Schultz of Plattsmouth High was named Saturday to the Ak-Sar-Ben Basketball Confer ence Ail-Star team .selected by conference coaches In a meeting at Missouri Valley, Iowa. Schultz is 6-4 and a senior. He was his team s scoring champion and earlier this month was named to the Twin Rivers All Conference team. The other All-Stars: John Petersen, 5-10, senior, Missouri Valley; Larry Hanson, 6-6, sen ior, Blair; Steve Ref.sell, 6-3, sen ior, Blair; Tom Morrison, 6-1, senior, Papillion. Roger Beverage of Platts mouth was among honorable mention choices and missed : first-team selection by a small: margin. He's 6-4 and a senior. Others on the honorable men- I C. E. Ledgway, 68, Dies Was Clerk of District Ct. ft. - '' " C'P ' I ' ' . i -f V , V J lp h r-. i A 7: 17- C. E. building their near one and one- half million dollar liquid petro leum terminal. This terminal, ex pected to take the greater part of a year to build, will survive wholesale accounts over a wide area of Nebra-ska, Iowa, and other nearby states. The com pany Is a subsidiary of Northern Natural Gas Co. Contractor for the building is the Davis Construction Co., who have leased offices in the Ca.sey Entries for Omaha Track Meet Listed Coach Cecil McKnight today listed Plattsmouth High track and field entries for the Omaha Indoor Invitational Friday and Saturday. 60-yard dash Dave Nettel mann, Gre? Taylor. 60-yard high hurdles Gene Noell. Mile Roger Schneider. Distance medley relay Tom Han.sen, 8H0; Don Lebens and Jim Bierl, 440, and Chuck McClana han, mile. 2-mlle relay Ken Rhylander, Ted Wehrbein, Jim McLeod, Bob McClanahan. Spring medley relay Rhy lander, two laps; Gary Christen sen, lap; Greg Taylor, lap; Mike Bowman, 5 laps. Shot Roger Beverage, Roger Lanum. Pole vault Jim Coolman, Roger Clark. High jump Chri.stensen. Prelims begin Friday at 6 p.m. for field events and 7:30 for run ning events. Finals are Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. tion list: Dan Dutchman, Lewis Central of Council Bluffs; Mike Carpenter, Ashland; Steve Neal, Ralston; Al Rowe, Ralston; Mel Schmidt, Tekamah: and Chuck Shamburg, Tekamah. Final conference standings were: W L Blair 7 0 Plattsmouth 5 1 Ralston 4 3 Missouri Valley ... 3 4 Ashland ... 2 3 Tekamah 2 4 Papillion 2 5 Lewis Central 0 5 The conference coaches voted 10 nave tne annual nonuay cage meet at Dana College in Blair again next winter, the dates to be set. v Ledgway property, formerly Tritsch building near Valley View. Engi neering of the project is , in charge of Gulf Interstate Co. of Moustof), 'lexas. fney aave taken offices In the Kent Motel on Washington Avenue. Ground is also being broken this week on the new half million dollar addition to the Nebraska Masonic Home, Ray Ever.s, super intendent, announced Wednes day. This project includes a new wing on the present structure to include ultra modern laundry fa cilities among other features of the building. This project, too, will require several months to complete. The Chamber of Commerce also stated that two other major projects are expected to get un derway within the next two or three weeks that will add a con siderable sum to the more than two million already underway. Anderson Baby, Mother 'Doing OK' Phyllis Cay Anderson arrived Thursday, March 21 at 7:10 with "Grandma Anderson's assist ance." Phyllis Cay made her arrival two weeks ahead of .schedule, the doctor arrived five minutes after she was born, The baby is the daughter of Paul and Jean Anderson, weigh ing 5 pounds at birth. Mother and baby are doing fine at home. The couple has another daugh ter Debbie Jean, 10 months. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Anderson, Plattsmouth; Mr. and Mrs. k. L. Hackler of Eldorado, Kansas. CALENDAR Thursday, March 28 American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday, March 28, at 8 p.m. at. the 40 and 8 Club. Thursday, March 28 The meeting of the Platts mouth Woman's Civic Club will hf held at the home of Sophia Wolever Thursday, March 28, at 8 p.m. Thursday, March. 28: Gleaners Circle of the Meth odist Church will meet In the Memorial Room of the church at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 28. Tuesday, April 2: Regular meeting OES 6 o'clock dinner for past patrons and ma trons Tuesday, April 2. 8 p.m. Is the regular meeting. A Classified Ad In The Journal cost as little as 50 cenU. Tuesday; 32 Years C. E. Ledgway, 68, Clerk of the District Court in Plattsmouth since 1931, died at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha Tuesday morning. He had been ill the past two weeks. He was born Nov. 2, 1894, In Plattsmouth, son of John Ledg way and Julia Sehmidtmann Ledgway. He was married June 2, 1951, to Helen Warner In the St. Luke's Episcopal Church here. His wife survives as well as brother Jack Ledgway, Lincoln; sisters "lArs. Ida He.sse, Buena Park, Calif.; Mrs. Florence Krue ger, Mrs. Mable Snyder, Mrs. Helen Ofe, Mrs. Edith Haa.se, all of Plattsmouth. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Mr. Ledgway lived his lifetime in Plattsmouth. He served eight full terms as Clerk of the Dis trict Court and was serving in his ninth term at the time of his death. He was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church; Past Master of Masonic Lodge; member of the American Legion Po.st No. 56; Chef De Gare Passe of the 40 & 8; member of the Plattsmouth Cemetery Board and a Veteran of World War I. Funeral services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Epis copal Church with the Rev. John Allen officiating. The Courthouse will be closed from 10 to 12 Fri day morning for the services. Visiting hours are today (Thursday) afternoon and eve ning 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 at Cald well Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cem etery, Plattsmouth. Memorials can be made In favor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church Memorial Fund. Lions Hear of Fidel's Coup From Cuban Exile Plattsmouth Lions heard a de tailed story of how Fidel. Castro was able to take over the govern ment or uuoa at tneir regular bi monthly meeting Tuesday night. Speaker of the evening was Dr. Rafael Sosa, a teacher in Platts mouth High School and a refu gee from his native island na tion. He described in detail how the Cuban Dictator was able to gain the confidence of the Cuban Army and then gradually took over the army, the industry and the property of the people who lived there. Dr. Sosa looks forward to the day when he can return to help liberate Cuba from Castro. President Maurice Sheil an nounced that the annual Lions Talent Contest will be held in the High School Auditorium on the evening of April 27th. Win ners of the local contest will compete in a district contest later. More! Good! BY P. J. DINGMAN During the past week Nebras kans have been basking under sunny skies and enjoying abnor mal temperatures. Last Sunday afternoon Ne braska's high was a balmy 83 at Norfolk, not far behind the high for the nation. Since the last paper day we've had strong winds, a thunder shower, cool early mornings, and very warm afternoons. We can expect more of the same for the near future. The chart: (P.M.) Day Time Pres. Hi. Lo. Prec. Mon 7:25 40 71 45 .14 Tues 7:25 55 62 38 .00 Wed 6:45 64 75 38 .00 4th Street Paving District Deleted The City Council Monday night pas.sed a motion that a proposed street Improvement district for 4th Street from 2nd to 3rd Ave nues not be created. The block is just east of Qar field Park. Charles Lockhart, 323 2nd Ave., appeared at the Council meeting and a.sked that creation of the district be reconsidered. It had been requested by the only other party who would be assessed for its installation, besides the city as a whole which would have had to bear half the estimated cost, about $2,400, as general obliga tion because the park abutts the street. An ordinance creating the dis trict had been prepared for consideration.