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NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETt Lincoln, Nebraska icss. ciaic li:t. COCIITY XXX MAY 2 4 133 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday D"ME tPLATIMKD)llTH JJdDQJTOM Consolidated With th Nehawk Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 82 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY I f r r t'i1 - (OI.IMBIAN PTA WINS AWARDS Colum bian PTA here recently won two membership awards, presented by the state organization of PTA. Mrs. Nathan Nash, left, who served on the membership committee, Mrs. Oscar Newsom, membership chairman, and Edward Hay, Col Awards Given at. 8th Grade A full house of spectators whs on hand Wednesday night as 82 Cass County 8th graders of Class 1 schools were promoted. Awards and diplomas were presented by County 8upt. of Schools H. Nell Lancaster of Plattsmouth. The address was by the Rev. T. H. Vogel, pastor of Imman ual Lutheran Church of Louis ville and St. Paul Lutheran of Weeping Water. Named to the Honor Roll were the following: District 2, Dorothy Lepcrt; 3, 8on)la Os thus and Carol Cole; 17, Oary Lee; 25, Robert Riser; 28, Oary Williamson; 31, Sheila Baker; 33, Ted Vogel; 41, Linda Jones and David Thlessen; 45, Ray mond Jacobs and Don Sachs; 58, Tim Fry, Linda Howard, Bruce Nolte and Mary Relnke; 63, Anna J. Albers; 81, Christine Landon; 81, Ellen Engelkemier; 1)6, Marilyn Hammons and Jcan ette Stohlmann. Silver Dollar History Awards Elementary Schools Schedule The schedule for the end of the year In the Plattsmouth ele mentary schools is as follows: May 27 Students will attend a regular day with regular dis missal times. May 28 Students will not be In attendance this day. May 29 Students will report at 8:50 to pick up their progress report forma and will be dis missed at approximately 9 o'clock. Any persons who move Into the District durlru; the summer who have not yet registered their children for the coming year can take care of this registration during the week following the final day of school or the week prior to the beginning of school In September. ; K 'I A , . : ' j ill .. ' 'f it' t i" m 1 1 1 , I i U- j . Cr j ! 1 IT WAS A REUNION for three former school mates at the 6th District meeting of World War One Vetrram here last Sunday. Left to right are 'I . 7 i . - .. were given by Jonathan- Cass Chapter and Fontcnelle Chapter of the DAR and were awarded to Linda Howard and Tim Fry of District 56 and Robert Ki.ser of District 25. Read Magazine aain this year sponsored a story writing contest in the schools. A total of 34 stories were received lrom students in nearly all grades. 'Sweet 16' Contest Set again The plattsmouth Mr. Jayrees "Miss Sweet Sixteen Contest" will be held In conjunction with the Jaycee Carnival to be held here June 13-15. The Contest is open to all lrls who will not have reached their 17th birthday before June 16. The Queen will be selected by votes a penny a vote. Each nirl entering the contest will have a container placed in a place of business; the container will bear her picture and biography. The winner and all contestants will be presented gllU and the Queen will represent the Platts mouth Mrs. jaycecs at various functions the coming year. Proceeds from the Sweet 16 Contest will be used for the Mrs. Jaycees Scholarship, Riven to a graduating High School 'irl. and other various loftil projects of the Mrs. Jaycees. Any 16-year-old girl wishing to enter the Contest, or anyone wishing to submit the name of a 16-year-old girl should contact Mrs. Dale Draper, Mrs. Wayne Schneider, Mrs. Dan Huebner or Mrs. Frank Prohaska. The girls entered In the Con test will be announced In the Memorial Day Journal. The vot ing results and placement of containers will be ainou.iced in publications of the Journal until the crowning during the Carnival. I v-:Ar- . t V - A I i ' f W : n hi ffi jt vi Hi ' ,5 V V.1 iy - a umbian PTA president, are shown with the awards. They were: the Achievement Award, given for 40 per cent or more increase in mem bership; and the Progress Award, for having fathers as more than lfl per cent of member ship. (Photo by Steward Studio). Promotion Three judges each separate ly read and made evaluations of these stories, choosing the ones tliry thought were best. When they met to compare not es they found each had decided on the same two stories for 1st and 2nd places for the Read Medals for Creative Writing. The Judges awarded 1st place and 2nd place medals respect ively, to a brother and sister from District 41, Phyllis Thies sen of Oracle 7 and David Thles sen of Oracle 8. Honorable mention went to the following, Mary Relnke of District 53. Grade 8- Ralph Beck man, 3, Oracle 8; Carol Cole, 3, Orade 8; Mary Carnlcle, 57, Orade 8; Dorothy j Lepcrt, 2, Grade 8, unci Lyntt Vinduska, 42. Orade 4. The graduates and their teach ers: District 2 Joanne Moore, teacher; Dorothy Lepert, Sue Nash, Orant Thumann and Phil ip Lepert. District 3 Clara Millsap, teacher; Carol Cole, Sonjla Os- thus and Ralph Btckman. District 5 Anne Straub. tea cher; Mary Hull and Nancy Siiera. District 6 Arlene Hoschar, (Continued on Page 8) Air Reserves Film Shown at Rotary Meeting The Rotary Club Tuesday noon saw a film on the Air Re serve Forces' response to mobil ization for the Berlin Airlift and Cuban Crisis. MaJ. Lloyd Johnson, Lincoln, administrative assistant for air to the adjutant general, showed the film and talked b r 1 e f 1 y about the role of trie Air Na tional Guard and Air Force Re serves in Nebraska. Program chairman Paul Toms is a member of the Air National Guarti. : f ' " t - ) i v ;-- 1 . t ' it . .. ( . I " ' " '' J ' w Leonard Schafer of Lincoln, Lester Dalton of Plattsmouth and Elmer llallstrom of Avoca. All attended Plattsmouth schools In the early 1900s. Baccalaureate For Seniors Sunday at 8 Baccalaureate for the 1963 graduates will be Sunday, May 26 at 8 p.m. In the High School auditorium. The Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of the Firs'. Christian Cnurch, will give the addres fro-n Phi lippians 3:13-14, The Condition on Which the Prize of Life is Wc n. The Inv)cat:o l by Father Jahn D. Allen, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, will follow the Processional "Coronation March". 'lirj Concert Chair will s'n? the Anthems "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor'' and "Saluta tion to the Dawn". Mrs. David Miller ;s the cuncert chjir direc tor. Fallowing the Benediction by '.he Rev. Hircld M. Or.wlier, pas tor of th3 Mynard EUB Church, will be the Recessional.. Pianists will be Mircia McQuIn ar.d Norma Martin. Ushers from the Junior class will be Marilyn Koubek, Marilyn Vinduska, Mary Joan 8mith, James Bierl, Gary French and Kenneth Rhylander. Senior class officers are: pres ident, Thomas Brink; vice pres ident, Sharon Gunsolley; secre tary, Thomas Dillon; treasurer, Steven Tlmm. Class sponsor Is Mi.ss Jessie Whalen. There are 85 graduating sen iors. Commencement Exercises will be Wednesday, May 29 at 8 p.m. in the high school audtlorium. 'Buddy Poppy' Sale Saturday Plans are being formulated for the annual nationwide sale of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Saturday, May 25, has been set for the distribution of these familiar flowers In Plattsmouth, it was announced today by Commander Fred Draper of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lcpert-Wolever Post 2543. As In previous years, these symbols of Flanders Fields will be sold by a group of young volunteers, the Junior unit of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and Cub Scouts of this city, under the di rection of Leonard Lutz, Poppy Chairman of the Veterans, and Mary Nelson, Chairman for the Auxiliary. Poppy headquarters will be the VFW post home on South 6th St. A poppy Memorial window Is on display at the Gas Company office on Main St. Most of the money that Is col lected in this sale will remain here to help finance the relief and welfare work which we have undertaken In behalf of Veterans In need, and their dependents. One penny of each Poppy sold is contributed to the VFW Na tional Home for Widows and Or phans at Eaton Rapids, Mich. "We would not willingly forget the sacrifices made by thous ands who defended us on the (Continued on Page 7) Legion Juniors Play Faculty Team Sunday In baseball Sunday at Pollock Field at 2:30 p.m. the Platts mouth Junior Legion will play the High School Faculty. Butch McOraw will start on the mound for the Legion with Dave Nettelmann behind the plate. Completiig the Il.ieup will be Bill Nettelmann at first base, Jim Bierl at second, Roger Hee dum at shortstop, Roger Lanum at third base and Jim Oruber, Bob MeClanahan, and Greg Tay lor In the outfield. The season will open officially for the Legion team next Thurs day, May 30, when they clash with Omaha Holy Name In the Annual Syracuse Invitational Tournament. Game time is 8 p m. First home game will be Sun day, June 2, when Falls City comes to Pollock Field. The schedule: June 2 FALLS CITY, 3 p.m. June 6 at Tabor, Iowa 8 p.m June 9 GLENWOOD, 2:30 p.m. June 12 at Hamburg, Iowa, 8 p.m. June 16 SYRACUSE, 3 p.m. June 19 at Ralston, 8 p.m. June 23 NEBR. CITY, 3 p.m June 25 at Eagle, 8 p.m. June 27 at Auburn, 8 p.m. June 30 HAMBURG, 3 p.m. July 3 at Gienwood, 5:30 p.m July 7 RALSTON, 3 p m. July ID at Nebr. City, 8 p.m. (Continued On Page 8) AWARD WINNERS Winners of special awards listed in the accompanying account are shown above, from left: ene Noell, Dan Schultz, Holland Hild, Roger Beverage, l.eland Pritchard, Donald Kellison, 60, Dies; Rites Saturday at 2 Donald E. Kellison Sr., 60, died Wednesday morning at the Me thodist Hospital, Omaha, from a heart attack. He was born Jan. 30, 1903 near Knox, Iowa, son of William B. and Gertie Kuhns Kellison. He was married June 2, 1923 at Hamburg, Iowa to Opal Shu bert. His wife and parents sur vive, as well as the following children: Donald Edward Kelli son Jr., Brunswick, Maine at the Naval Air Base; William T. Kel lison, Air Force, Oslo, Norway; Mrs. Elsie Lucile Leach, St. Paul, Minn.: Mrs. Evelyn Gafrett and Miss Regina Kellison, (both of Plattsmouth. i .- Also 14 grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Josephine Cole, Diagonal, Iowa, Mrs. Stella Whistler, Far ragut, Iowa, Mrs. Vera Smith and Mrs. Hugh Gardner, both of Rlverton, Iowa, Mrs. Leona Hilderbrand, St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Marjorie Thompson, Plaits mouth; brothers, Francis Kelli son, Norman Kellison, Asa Kel lison, all of Plattsmouth. He had worked as a stationary engineer at National By-Pro-ducts since 1945. He was a Gold Eagle, Plattsmouth Lodge. Visiting hours are Friday afternoon and evening 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 at Caldwell Funeral Home here. Funeral services will be Sat urday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home In charge with the Rev. J. W. Scott officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Hamburg, Iowa. Didn't Hurt The Rhubarb BY P. J. DINGMAN Record breaking cold, has stunned the midlands. Temper atures dipped well below freezing and snow fell. In Milwaukee the mercury stayed so low that a major league baseball game was can celed Hess than a month from the beginning of summer). Temperatures fell Into the teens in the north. Nebraska ex perienced a low of 25 degrees! Plattsmouth's low stayed above freezing, but not very much, at 32.2 degrees. North Omaha had ice in low spots and a killing freeze. Last ni jht farmers aam wor ried throughout the night as the mercury fell to record breaking lows for the second consecutive night. The chart: (P.M.) Day Time Pres. Hi. Lo. Prec. Mon 6:35 60 75 41 .01 Tues 5:05 57 80 39 .T Wed. 5:55 59 61 32 .CO THE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAI Official County and City Papei Established In 18H1 -Entered at the Post Office a Plattsmouth, Nebraska as sec jnd class mall matter in accord nce with the Act of Congresi f March 8, 1879. Published bemi-Weekly, Mon la -s and Thursuays, at 410 Man Street. Plattsi..outh. Cass Coui T. Nebr. (Subscriptions: 25 Cents foi t Weeks by carrier inside Platts nouth; By Mall $4.00 per year Cass and adjoinlnt, counties i&.on tier Var jlnewnara.) Nearly 300 Athletes at Nearly 300 persons turned out Tuesday night at Winterset Inn as the Plattsmouth community paid tribute to its High School athletes. They saw 79 awards presented and heard summaries of the sports seasons from Football Coach Norris Hale, Basketball Coach Lowell Johnson and Track Coach Cecil McKnlght. They also heard an entertain ing talk by Bob Devancy, head football coach at the University of Nebraska. During the brief part of his talk devoted to University foot ball, Devaney said he is a be liever in emphasis on winning, contrary to. the olten-heard complaint of too much emphasis on success. He said that, as in business, in athletics the will to win Is vital to the success of a program. "Try to win by any means within the rules," he advised. About football scholarships, Devaney said the University is very careful about selecting a boy for a scholarship. Not on'y is a boy's current ability scrutin ized closely but his potential for development and ability to deal with the kind of competition the University faces is also consid ered, i He made no comment about Cornhusker prospects this year. Devaney and the other speak ers were introduced by Emcee Merle Stewart after beef dinner served by the Pep Club of the High School at the Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event. These awards were made: FOOTBALL Most valuable player Dave Nettelmann. Outstanding lineman Roger Beverage. Trl-captains Beverage, Dave Nettelmann, Gene Noell. Football fan club award (chos en from nominations by senior players i Gene Oruber. Also nominated, Bob Hirz, Merle Stewart, Al Hansen, Bill Knorr, Jim Gregg, Bill Hawkins. COMPARE NOTES Visiting about the soft life football coaches lead, and evidently fully en joying it, are Bob Devaney, right, University of 1 I f ! ' Koger Laiium, Chiistensen. Honor PHS Sports Fete VFW sportsmanship award (presented by Commander Fred Draper) Rolland Hild. Letter winners seniors, Tarn Dillon, Ken Hostetter, Dennis Horn, Rolland Hild, Dave Nettel Tiann, Roger Beverage, Gene Noell; juniors, Ron Nolte, Turn Hansen, Bill Nettelmann, Charles Bowman, Don Lebeis, Marvin Lancaster, Ken Rhyland er; sophomores, Gary Christen sen, Roger Lanum, Roger Hee dum, Bob MeClanahan, Dave Osthus, Jim Gruber, Ray Spen cer, Greg Taylor, Leland Pritch ard. Student managers .Tom Brink, Steve Timm, Bob Lo'ffcr and Perry Dingman. BASKETBALL' - Most valuable players Roger Beverage and Dan Schultz. Free throw champion Leland Pritchard. Sportsmanship award (pre sented by Bob Gall, the award made by stand-in Clem Woster) Gary Christensen, reserves; Roger Lanum, varsity. Leteterwinners seniors, Dan Schultz, Roger Beverage, Butch (Continued on Pagu 8) Countyans Among Wesleyan Grads Three Cass Countyans are a mong the class of 192 degree candidates at Nebraska Wes leyan University, Lincoln. Com mencement is June 3 at 3 p.m. The County grads: Laurel Ann Bornemeicr of Murdock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Bornemeier, a candidate for a B.S. in Natural Science. Carol Ruth Davis Kucera, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H 0 w a rd Davis, formerly of Plattsmouth now of Lincoln, B. S. in Natural Science. Robert Fredric Marquardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquardt of Avoca, B. A. in Business Administration. til. I v i w . it, IJ r i .'V l I K n ft w M Dave Nettelmann, Bob MeClanahan and Gary Congrats, Grads! Plattsmouth businesses join today in extending congratula tions to Plattsmouth H i 3 h School's graduating seniors. Individual photos of the grad uates appear in this issue of The Journal. Commencement, is Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the ili;'.h School Auditorium. Commandery Has Ascension Day Observance Here Sunday evening, Mt. Zlou Commandery No. 5, Knights Templar, held its annual observ ance of Ascen.-.ioii Day in tho Chapel of the Nebraska Masonic Home. The service was conducted by ' Leslie J. Hutehi.ison. Comman der of Mt. Zion Commandery, and he was assisted by the choiis of the First Methodist Church. The Adult Choir was directed by Phyllis liourck and the Junior Choir by Marilyn llutchlruon. Mrs. Karl Ogg was soloist and Mrs. Fred Fischer and Lucky Meyer served as organists lor the service. This religious observance of Ascension Day is sponsored each year by the Knights Templar for the residents of the Masonic Home. The public is invited to attend. Museum Open To Receive Entries The Cass County Museum will be open today, Friday and Sat urday from 9 a m. to 5 p.m. to receive entries for the Arts and Crafts Exhibit which will open Sunday, May 26, at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served during the afternoon, and the public i.s invited to attend the Exhibit. The M u s e u m will be open through the suii'iner from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. every oth er day, but Wednesday, the clos ing clay. Nebraska coach who spoke at the Athletic Awards Banquet Tuesday night, and Norris Hale, Plattsmouth High coach, ; ;