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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday urn ' '- Cntolidatd With th Nehawk Enterprise and Elm wood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Thon 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 82 EICHT PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY. APRIL 8, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMOLR 12 Government V- i i V .5 f M p Lj3 ii '' ROGKR ROKF.RTS, LINDA LINDA I M.f LKI MU K, right, County Midget Baseball League To Organize A meeting to organize the Cass County Midget Baseball League for the coming season was held at the Nehawka Post No. 157 American Legion KOom Nehawka, April 4. Dick Btone and Tobe Hobmok were re-elected to the offices it president arid secretary for the league. 8ome plans were made for the coming season and a date for the next meeting was set, Mon day, April 15 at the same place. At that time the schedule for the season will be arranged. Attending were: Dick Stone, Tobe Hoback, Gus Ncumelster and Elmer Fitch, Nehawka; Anton Johnson, Louisville; Elvin Emshoff, Avoca; Charles Ault and Fred Fischer, Plattsmouth. Representatlves from Unlon,lshlre anj Ug citizens. The first Elmwood, Murdock, Weeping Water, Murray and Manley were not present. , The League urged all Cass Countyans to support their teams with enthusiasm and attendance at the games during the season. Journal Want Ads Pay Extension in By Rf Til MILI.F.R, Nehawka Special Correspondent It Is like building a snowman, really. The way Extension got started, I mean. It begins with a snowball and then It geU big ger and bigger until Its a really good snowman, or extension program as the case may be. Let's take a look at Extension In Cass County. The office where Clarence Schmadeke and Kay Leldir.g work now is different in many ways from the one Leroy Snipes stepped Into in April of 1918. But perhaps I should begin my story Just a little farther back. Perhaps with a March 13, 1918 meeting of the Farm Bu reau. Among other things ac complished at that meeting was election of officers, Including W. B. Banning, president and Frank ... iJijiii vm 'im.ji.ry mm: l" ' Ja,- - 4 ,; . t 1 ? 1 1 t a. ; F.XTKNSIO.N'8 BEGINNING Plrturen are from 1918, the first year of Extension work In Cass County. They show part of the flrit Pif C lub with project animal; tome of the men looking over Participation GltKOG AND are shown re 'Our Town' Being Readied As Senior Class By ROGER lU'TCHINSON Our Town, a play written by Thornton Wilder. Is going to be presented April 19 by the Senior Claw of Plattsmouth High School. Our Town received the Pulitzer Prize for Broadway and every other major theatre in the country. This play helped bring world renowned fame to Thorn ton Wilder. It Is some thing that you definitely will not want to miss. As said by the New York Morning Telegraph, "A play of tremendous power. One of the great plays of our day," and by the Chicago Journal of Com merce, "A supreme adventure in plav going. If ever a plav was predlstened to live in the mem ory of an audience Our Town is that play." Our Town is a play about Orovers Corners, New Hamp- act concerns one dav in the lives of two prominent families of Grover s Corners, the Webbs and the Glbbs. The second act concerns the love affair between George Oibbs and Emily Webb. This scene Is culminated by a very moving wedding scene which captures the Innermost thoughts of the characters dur Cass County Grew like J. Davis, secretary. But tnost Important of all are these clos ing notes: "Decided to meet Fri day next, the fifteenth, In search of competent man for county agent." So you see, thats how it all came about. They found their competent agent in young Leroy Snipes who step ped into hU Job on April 1. Clarence Schmadeke, our present county agent, explained that until 1940 or '41 extension In our county was under Farm Bureau direction, and In his re port for 1918 Mr. Snipes ex plains the organization. Each member of the Farm Bureau Board was chosen county secre try of some type of work. There were five areas: Horticulture .... W. B. Banning Farm Management C. F. Peacock Livestock Frank J. Davis L. 'x-i""' rf Day Here Wednesday hearsing a scene from Our Town, senior class play to be presented April 19. Play Here ing a memorable and moving moment. This scene will Impress and . "V , i? r,melnlngl Schools; Terry Wile.,, Surveyor; that will be imbedded-In yourBarbara Newom. Treasurer; uemory. In the .Third act we are taken to the cemetery where many of '.he townspeople whom we have come to know so well are wait ing patiently not for "judge ment" but for greater under standing. Young Emily Webb U brought Into their mldsts. She ;s a little timid and a little wish ful to return to life. In this climatic scene Emily questions whether any human beings realize life while they live it. This scene will definitely live in your memories forever. It Is a scene that will stir even the deepest of your emotions. CITY COfNC.IL TONIGHT The City Council meets In regular session at 7:30 tonight at City Hall. Included on the igenda are the official canvass jf the Municipal Election votes and consideration of an ordin ince creating a sanitary sewer Jlstrict for So. 10th Street. Crops F. C. Shoemaker Pests Ed Cass Each of these secretaries headed the organization of each precinct. Mr. Snipes tried to make a definite advancement, establish ing his program in each field, during his first year. Problems attacked In each area were: CROPS Seed Selection; system of plant disease control. LIVESTOCK Black leg, Hog Cholera. Inspiring interest in Breed Associatloas. PEST CONTROL Gopher Club Work, squirrels, Insects. FARM MANAGEMENT records, inspiring Interest in co operative marketing. HORTICULTURE pruning, establishing of home orchards. Mr. Snipes first activity as county agent was Issuance of a warning against use of 1917 Hum one of the tractors in the 1918 testing; and one of the cribs of corn tested in the Snipes Seed Corn Testing of 1918. - TNearly 100 County Students Will Take Part Nearly 100 Cass County high school students, elected by their fellow students as county offi cials for-a-day, are expected here Wednesday for the annual American L e g 1 o n-sponsored Cornhusker Boys and Olrls County Government Participa tion Day. according to James F. Begley, chairman in charge for the Legion. Registration Is at 9 a.m. in the basement hallway of the Court house and student then will re port to Ihe office to which he has been elected and introduce him self to the official with whom he will work. 1 This schedule follows: 9:30, general assembly in the District Courtroom, Begley presiding;1 9:45 oath of office administered by County Judge Raymond J. Case; 9: SO. general information about Government Day; 10:15, Stewart E. Haloin of the Safety Patrol sneaks on Traffic Safety; 11:15, trial demonstration by Attorneys Walter H. Smith and' Harold R. Lebens: 12, adjourn-, mcnt to the 40 and 8 dining room for lunch served by the Legion Auxiliary; 1 p.m., report to county offices; 2:30, assembly in Courtroom for reports by group representatives; 3:15, ad journment. An alternate schedule for the mid-mornir.g to noon events is attendance at a District Court trial, if the case docketed for that day goes to trial. Following are the student-of ficial delegations: PLATTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL Bob Painter, Asses sor; M.ke Llddick, Attorney; Kathy l.utz, C'.erk- Bill Nettel .nann. Cierk of the District Court; Lynn Weber, Commis sioner; Larry Brink, Judge; Mlchaline Rice, Register of Deeds; Ron Richards, Sheriff; Betty Bunch, Director of Public Welfare. ALVO-EAGLE HIGH Sharyl Vande Hoef, Assessor; Diana L. Root, Attorney; Keith Duane Nickel, Clerk; Lynn G. Dowdlng. Clerk of the District Court; James E. McKay, Commissioner; Daryl D. Vande Hoef, Judge; Marjorle M. Weyer.s, Register of Deeds; Milton L. Schmidt, Sher iff; Michael G. Donlan, Super intendent of Schools; Robert Oran Gilmore, Surveyor; Kath leen J. Oberle, County Treasurr er; Diane Louise Nohavec, Di rector of Public Welfare. NEHAWKA HIGH Mary Llndsey, Assessor; Glenda Jones. Attorney; Sharon Paulos, Clerk; Susan Balfour, Clerk of the Dis trict Court; Dave Johnson, Commissioner; Fred Crom. Wayne Rled, Register of Deeds; Eddie Atkinson, Sheriff; Wanda Hostetter, Superintend ent of Schools; Julia Johnson, Surveyor, John Morris, Treasur- (Contlnued on Page Five) a Snowball' corn for seed without testing. He promised testing of all corn brought In and went out to the fields to test all cribs of corn which he heard were offered for sale. Mr. Snipes reports the results of thLs early work with the single modest phrase, "Very little replanting." Among other projects report ed for 1918 are: MAY soil testing, hog chol era, spraying. JULY corn inspection, car ing for small gardens. NOVEMBER corn harvest, farm records. Mr. Snipes was quick to see what farmers were interested in and to supply information on the subject. This was the secret of his successful extension pro gram in our county. For in stance, he was sure farmers (Continued On Page 4) " a 'fe Campbell, Rogers, McKulsky Elected Murray Trustees MURRAY (Special) Herbert Campbell, George McKulsky and Lewis Rogers were named to the Village Board of Trustees and Eugene Nolte, Charles Spangler and Elizabeth Snodgrass to the Board of Educallon in Tuesday's election here. Lloyd Leyda was elected Vil lage Treasurer unopposed with 51 votes. , The vote for Village Trustees Campbell 52, McKulsky 38, Rogers 30, Frank Fitpatrlck, 29, Louis Sack 27. Village Board terms are two years. For School Board: Nolte 44, Charles Spangler 36, Jack Todd 28. Bob Spangler 27. Charles Spangler and Nolte were named to three-year terms. Elizabeth Snodgrass was elec ted unopposed for a one-year term with 57 votes. Jesse J. Crook 84, Union, Dies; Funeral Tuesday UNION (Special) Jesse J. Crook, 84, of near Union died Saturday night at St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City from a sudden illness. Funeral services will be Tues day at 2 p.m. at Lett Funeral Home Chapel, Nebraska City, with the Rev. Arthur Hurder officiating. Pallbearers will be Eric Fey, Walbur Fey, Melvin Hoback, John Foster, Bill Ever ett and Marvin Eaton. Burial will be in Camp Creek Cemetery near Nebraska City. Mrs. Crook was born Jan. 18, 1879, on a farm near Nebraska City, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tim othy D. Crook. He was married Jan. 18. 1904, at Sidney to Maude D. Dennis. Survivors are his wife; sons Charles of Union, Kenneth of lone, Calif., Amos of Lodi, Calif., and Paul of Omaha; brothers Tim Sr. of Peru. John of Nebraska City, Fred of Gault. Ma. -and Maurlc of Peiu; and sisters Alice and Ella Crook, both of Nebraska City. A brother, Leon, preceded him in death. Terrance Bennett, 37, Dies in West; Rite Here Thursday Terrance J. Bennett, 37, form er Plattsmouth resident, died Saturday, April 8 in the Veter ans Hospital at Palto Alto, Calif., after an illness of two months. He was born Oct. 15, 1925 in Plattsmouth, son of Elmer I. and Diana Doyle Bennett. He at tended St. John School and was graduated from Plattsmouth High School in 1943. He served with the Marines during World War Two. On Jan. 23, 1948 he was mar ried to Louise Lepert at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church here. They had four children. Terrlann, 14; John Nicklas 11; Ronald, 7 and Phyllis, 5. Hl.s wife survives, as well as the four children: mother Mrs Bennett of San Jose Calif nis- ter, Alice Kettleson, Chicago, 111. His father and a brother, Charles, preceded him in death. The family lived In Omaha and when he went to work for TWA they moved to Chicago and later transferred to San Francisco; the family living in San Jose. The body will be returned to Plattsmouth. Rosary recitation Is Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Sat-tler-Fusselman-Perry Chapel. Graveside services will be at 10 a m. Thursday at Holy Sepul chre Cemetery. Eagle Election EAGLE (Special) William Hutton, Kenneth Trunkenbolz and Wesley Lowell were elected to the Village Board and Dale Halvorsen and Don Rieckman to the Board of Education here. The votes: Village Board Joe Rudolph 45, Hutton 65, Eddie Weyers 40, Trunkenbolz 83, Harvey Koop 29, Lowell 59. School Board Halvorsen 138, Rieckman 135, Hilton Rogers 121. Harold Tlmblin, a nominee, withdrew before the election. A total of 117 votes were cast. The receiving board at the polls consisted of Mmes. Roland Halvorsen, C. O. Anderson, Nel da Norris, Ray Reynoldson and Jack Zlnsmaster. The counting Board Included Mmes. Nina Frohlich, Anna Kropp, Mildred Trumble and Llllie Vlckers. Journal Want Ads Pay Dennis Horn Regents Winner, 7 Are Alternates at PHS Dennis Horn, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Horn has been an nounced as winner in the Uni versity of Nebraska Regents Scholarship Tests at Platts mouth High School. The University Board of Reg ents gives full-tuition scholar ship for four years to the top 100 scorers In a statewide exam ination. A winner must maintain an as tier cent, accumulative erade- i point average to have his schol arship renewed the last three years. The Board boosted the value Dennis Horn Thomas Dillon Funeral Held Sunday for Harold Ahl, 55 Harold Ernest Ahl, son of Ern est and Maude Ahl, was born near Louisville, March 3, 1908. He died April 4, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha at the age of 55. Mr. Ahl attended High School In Louisville and graduated with the class of 1926. He was married March 9, 1929, to Goayce Tigner of Platts mouth. They had one child. Mr. Ahl spent his lifetime in the Louisville area, farming until 1956. He then moved to Louisville and was bus driver for the Louisville school for three years and high school custodian for two years Until failing health forced him to retire. Mr. Ahl was a member of the Methodist Church. He Is survived by his wife; son Donald Gene Ahl, Louisville; his father who is living cn a farm near Louisville; and two broth ers, Harry Ahl, Louisville, and Wayne Ahl, South Gate, Calif. His mother and brother, i Clyde, preceded him in death. Funeral was Sunday at 2:30, p.m. at the First Methodist Church Louisville, The Rev. Rodney Wilmoth, officiating. Organist was Alletha Uhley. A quartet of Henry Davis, Max Amelang, Wilbur Hubbell and Gail Duerr sang. Pallbearers were Eldon Ra goss, Lloyd Heil, Carl Melsimr er, Clarence Holtz, Ervln Al bert and Richard Hcim. Burial was in Glendalc Cemetery, Louisville. Fusselman Funeral Home, Louisville, was in charge of ar rangements. FIRE CALLS Plattmouth Volunteer Fire men answered a call for a weed fire Thursday at 1721 Avenue A and to 1515 3rci Avenue this morning where a fence sur rounding a rubbish burner had caught fire. Call Your News And Social Items to 2141 wW'mm'm'wwwmmmm ,..,.,- ,..... .., , ...... of freshman and upper-class scholarship from half-tuition, $100, to full tuition, $204. This year 4o0 high schools had students participating in the tests, a total of 5.0J7 contest ants. Besides the 100 four-year scholarships, 207 one-year schol arships were given and 895 .stu dents were named alternates lor scholarships. At Plattsmouth High, 31 sen iors took the Regents Tests. The following were named al ternates: Roger Beverage, son of Mr. Roger Beverage Linda Engclkemier Carol Smith More Contribute To Fire Fund Despite the fact that the vol untary campaign for funds of the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Dept. was officially "closed" last week, contributions con tinue to come in, Dept. Secre tary John Svobocla said today. Latest, swelling the total to $2,054, were: $25 Stander Implement Co. $5 E. S. $2 Victor M. Nord, E. II., Mrs. Rose V. Proha.ska. Temperatures Vary By P. J. DINGMAN The mercury seems to be act ing like a yo-yo in slow motion. It has gone from the hottest or the y?ar (83.1 on the first to a rather cool hi;h of only 55.4 (on the fourth), ten b-ick to a comf irtable 75 3 I ye terday ) and new it's sinking again. The chart: Time Day (p.m.) Ihurs. 6:30 Fri. . . 7:05 Sat. .. 7:15 Sun. .. 7:00 I wiui ' w ' wwwm m . m; n-w w M"" . V m , : .. . . . j , V . Pres. si 60 . 63 01,.. I 1 Hi 55 68 75 75 Lo Prec. 29 .00 38 36 .51 .00 .00 .T and Mrs. Richard Beverage. Thomas Brink, son of Mr. and Mr.s. William Brink Jr. Thomas Dillon, son of Mr. and Mr.s. Robert T. Dillon. Linda Engelkemier, daughter of Mr. and Mr.s. Koy Eiiftolke mier, Murray. Marcia Lagerstrom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. diet La;er strom. Carol Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Smith, Mur ray. Brancie Tlinmasson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Tl).niu:-son. Thomas Brink L ; Marcia Lagerstrom y .. v. Franc e Thomasson Graveside Services For Mrs. McCrcw Graveside .services were he'd Wednesday at Oak Hill Cem etery here for Mrs. Edna Mi' Grew, 70. who died April 1 at McCook where kIk1 hurt lived niiiny years. She will be remembered here as Edsia Shopp McGrew, daugh ter of Frank and Bertha Newell Shop?. She is survived by a son, War ren, and four Rrandcliildron of Lincoln; and sisters Mrs. Susan Hanford, McCook, and Mr.s. Marjorie. Lohne.s, Ht. Louis, Mu. Mrs. Beeson Dies In California Mrs. Nettie neesn, widow of i the lute Jud,re Allen Beeson, jCass County Jude.e many years n'!0. died Saturday at the home I of her daughter, Mrs. Hetty Stevens at Rose Menrle, Calif. Funeral will be Tuesday at Church Recessional. Burial will be in Forest Lnwn Cemetery. Survivors inehK e four dau ghters and several rrandehil rir n. 1 .y'y