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PUDHSHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday UZZZ. HIST, societx xx: " " ; " " . M - iincoLrr, urn. - -: TUBE PiLATTSM!! JJOIURIMIL Consolidated With the Nehawke Enterprlie and Clmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families JUL 3 0 1963 VOLUME 82 EICHT PACES ' PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, JULY 29, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 74 I r ' . i' .'4 IMlllr III tQ II I ""I I"" "4" '" 1 i L-v,.,,.,!,,!,,,,,!,. ,,,.,,.. MmmiMmm l mHIHTW IWII lii.i,,.... Out In ..n U 4 J VZT.: , VlZZSZT L. , .bmmmmme'm ( LASS REUNION Shown above are classmates of (he 1928 anil 199 Piattsmouth High School gradu ating classes and others who gathered here at Win tered Inn Saturdav night, from left: front Teacher .Mrs. I'earl Mann, Alire ( rabill Hosier, Margaret En gelkemeier Terryberry, Kern Jahrig Painter, Marie Molting Engelkrmrirr, Isabelle Marshall I.illie, Wil- Cass Countyan of the Week William Evers Honored as 'Builder' of Masonic Home By RITII MII.LF.K Sprrial Correspondent Residents of Piattsmouth are quite familiar with the stone structure and well kept lawns of the Nebraska Mxonlc Home Just as. over the years, they have come In know and honor Its re tired Superintendent, William Eve Pi. Mr. Evers Is a native of P?itU mnuth, bon here May 6, 1R94 and at 16 he began work in Ui C B & Q Railroad shops here. From 1913 to 1915 he was self employed. It was In 1915 that he began work at the Masonic Ho-rie as the Engineer and this Home has since occupied much of his time. He became the Superintendent of, the Home In March of 1920 and saw many Innovations for comfort and con venience belore hLs retirement In 1959. Mr. Evers over-saw the build ing of the fish pond, rustic bridge. Columns of Jachlm and Boaz, and those representlnR the five Orders of Architecture which have all been removed to expand the home. Still remain ing are the 3.r0 bush Rose Oar den, the Gazing Globe und the Sundial. Mr. Evers was inspector of con.struc.tion t'urlng all building and remodeling and made the changes In the home from coal to Ras, Installation of refrigera tion, and landscaping of addi tional terrain. Nor did Mr. Evers limit his Interest In the home to building and landscaping, He has done much .study In geriatrics and and gerontology and has contri buted papers on rare of the aged to many magazines. He has been a member of the Masonic Home Executive Asso ciation for many years and was elected ltj president In 1939 at Portland. He presided over the annual convention the next June. Although Mr. Evers has de voted to much time to the home, he found a lot of time to de vote to other Piattsmouth or ganizations. He and his wife have been msmbers of the Meth odist church dr fifty yenrs. Mr. Evers has served as Steward, Trustee, Lay D-lea'c and Pre sident of the Yaurg Men's Bible Class. He gave 4 years to the 8-hool Board and 23 years to the Cemetery Board, serving seven years as its first presi dent. In World Wur I he was Home Guardsman and In World War II served as Air Raid Ward en and served on the Ration Hoard. He Is a life member of the Fire Department. He was the second kins of the Korn Karnival. His Uidge record too, is worthy of note. He became a Master Mason in the Piattsmouth Lodge No. 8 pi. January 14, 1918 am" Worshipful Master in Ju-ie of 1020 He was elected to Nebras ka Veterans Free Masons Asso ciation in June of 1937. He served many years on the Pla'tsmouth Led';e Building Committee, be diming in 1923. He became a Royal Arch Mas'n in Nebraska Lodge No. 3 In 1917 and received the Order of High Priesthood Dec.embtr 13, 1922. Mr. Evers received the degrees of Cryptic Masonry In Omaha Council No. 1 In .October, 1926. He Is a member of the Nebraska Council of Thrice Illustrious Masters and has been Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Washington. He was appointed Grand Steward of the Grand Council In Nebraska in 1954 by M. I. Fred FouU, and has served aa Grand Captain of the Guard but for personal reasona refused further advancement. In 1919 Mr. Evers Joined the Order of Eastern Star and the Seostris Temple of Lincoln. In 1940 he Joined the class of the Lincoln Consistory of the Ancient and accepted Scottish rite and was elected Secretary of the class. M.-. Evers was married June 5, 1913 to Pearl Schwennekcr of Piattsmouth. Their first son, William Earl was a pilot, killed May 15, 1944 at Ashmansworth, England. Raymond became manager of the Masonic Home upon his father's retirement in 1959 and is the present manager. Mary Evers Skalak, born to the couple In 1927, U also a Piatts mouth resident. The Evers have six grand-daughters. I suppose you could call this WILLIAM EVERS, RETIRED helmina llenrieksen Straka, Isabelle Malley Denney, Fern Stivers Tucker; second row Bernard Galloway, Leonard Lutz, Hamilton Meisinger, Leonard Stoehr, Clair Shellenbarger, Vivian Livingston Hi Id, Alice Kulin Shaffer, Irma Mayfield Sullivan, Janet Snyder Kavolec, Laura Kkalak Stovall, Ruth Janda McClana han, Fred Mc.Maken, Tom Mendenhall, Richard Iler- Nehawka Scouts At DuBois Camp NEHAWKA Nine Boy JBcouts of Troop 361 sponsored by the American Legion Post were at Cornhusker Scout Reservation near DuBois, for a week of fun and adventure in the great out doors. The operation of the camp is one of the services provided the boys of this area by tie Cornhusker Council, Boy Scouts or America. Scoutmaster Myron R. Schoch of Nehawka attended camp with the boys. The Camp program included Instruction and practice In camping and Bcouting skills, na ture and -conservation, swim ming, canoeing, rifle, archery and hiking. Activities Included completing conservation projects, making handicraft projects and working out on the physical fit ness area. LIBRARY CHAIR GIFT Latest addition to the Public Library Fund for purchase of chairs for the Library Auditor ium: Cass Drug, $6. house that William and Pearl Evers built a monument to their devotion, kindness, and integrity. But a monument is little more than a stone marker and this building Is so much more than that. It is a home to Its many occupants. William Evers made it that, and for this reason Piattsmouth citizens tccord him the respect which is the true monument of this man's work. "S - 'J ., SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NEBRASKA MASONIC HOME old; third row Coach Fred Kothert, Clem Woster, Lyle Lawton, Beraard Klinger, Henry Woster, Ralph Gansemer, Homer Spangler, Clelland Retels dorf, Don Schneider, Newton Sullivan, Ed Y e I i c k, Otto Soennichsen and ( hris Bulin. Photo by Steward Studio Horse Show To Opening Day at A highlight of the opening day of the Cass County Fair this year will be the Cass County Fair Horse Show. The show will start at 7:30 the evening of Aug. 14. The site will be the Athletic Field at Weeping Water. The 4-H Light Horse Show will begin at 0 p.m. at the same site and be followed by the open show. Prof. R. B. Warren of the University of Nebraska will be Judge for both shows Both of the shows will be free of charge to the public. And the exhibitors will also be glad to hear that there will be no entry fees for any of the classes. Also there will be awarded beautiful walnut ribbon plaques to the first four places in each class in the open show. Contestants In the open show will be limited to residents of Cass County. The following is a list of the classes that will be held and the order In which they will be run: Grand Entry, All Ride. Western Pleasure Class, Walk-Trot, 10 yrs. and under. Jr. Western Pleasure Class, 15 yrs. and under. Trail Class (limited to 4-H Light Horse Club members i, 12 yrs. and under; 13 yrs. and older. Western Pleasure Pair Class Be Feature the Fair (man and lady, all ages, at least one of pair to he married). Rescue Race, all ages. Sr. Western Pleasure, 16 yrs and older. Balloon Race, Pair-two horses and riders, all ages. Egg and I, all ages. For further information about the Cass County Fair Horse Show, contact Wayne Meisinger Piattsmouth, Phone 8469. Thunder showers Forecast for This Vicinity! BY P. I. D1NGMAN Well, at least it cooled off for two days! Saturday's high of "only" 86 0 ended the string of consecutive days with highs in the 90 s at 13. F'ew people were unhappy to see this .string ended. Thunderstorms are due to me ander through the area tonight. It's been a long while since we've had a good rain. Temperatures are due to re main In the 90's for the near fu ture. The chart: (P.M.) Bay Time Pres. Hi. Lo. Prcc. Thurs. ... 5:40 87 93 72 .00 Fri 6:20 86 93 71 .00 Sat 8:00 74 86 71 .06 Sun 6:00 84 87 63 .T District Shows Lead To ASB Dairy Competition OMAHA Slowdown time his arrived for youngsters in Nebraska and Iowa who plan to display their dairy cattle at the I Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Show in September. Ten district eliminations will be held with youngsters need ing to win either a purple or blue ribbon with their entries at one of the dis'rict shows to be eligible for Ak-Sar-Ben's Show the largest Junior show hi the world. Ak-Sar-Ben has become one of the sponsors of the district shows alon? wilh the Omaha Chamber of Commerce and a lo cal sponsor. District eliminations are scheduled at Blair (July 30). Norfolk (July 31), South Sioux City (Au?. 1), Seward (Aug. 5), Grand Island (Aug. 6), Eeaver City (Aug. 7), Hemlngford (Aug 8), Drnlscn, Iowa (Aug. 9), Coun cil Bluffs, Iowa (Aug. 10) and Beatrice (Aug. 17). Approximately 1,400 animals i will compete l.l the 10 district shows. A queen will be selected at each show with the winners ad vancing on to the Ak-Sar-Eer contest In connection with the World Championshin Rodeo and Livestock Show Sept. 20-28 at the air-cor.ditloned Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum. Call Your News And Social Items to 2141 1928-1929 Grads Plan Another Reunion Members of PH3 classes of 1928 and 1929 met at Winterset Inn Satuido.y evening for their second reunion, and had .such a good time that they vcted to do it aftain in five years. Ed Yelick of Des Moines, Iowa, was , master of ceremon ies. Honored guests at the dinner were Mrs. Pearl Mann, Piatts mouth, former math and science teacher, and Fred Rothert of Au burn, tormtr coach. Alice Bulin Shaffer of Ames. Iowa, spoke lor the class of 19:i'i, and Irma Mayfield Sullivan, for the class of '29. Letters and tele prams were read from teachers ai.d classmates unable to be present. Several important awards were presented. Mr. and Mrs. O lo Soennichsen, of Fresno, California, who traveled the farthest, were given a road map; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hercld of Omaha, parents of he most children, were plven as pirin and cott:n: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Painter of Plattsmou'h, who boast the largest number of grandchild) en, were awarded a baby rattle. Mr. Don Schneider of Oakland, Neb., who has the least hair left, was given a bag of fertilizer. Vivian Livingston Hild presented the awards. The evening was spent In visit ing and dancing. Minimum Tillage 'Here To Stay County Agents Say MEAD Two Nebraska county agents Loyd Young of Seward County and Joe Roh of Burt County described differing farmer-experiences with mini mum tillage systems to a Trac tor Day audience here Thurs day. The agents were asked to summarize the situation in their respective " counties regarding minimum tillage corn produc tion in connection with a display of completely-equipped till-plant machines at the 12th annual Tractor Day program, spon sored by the University of Ne braska. Young said most Seward County farmers believe mini mum tillage, represented largely by the Nebraska-developed till-plant version, is "here to stay." He noted that minimum tillage in one form or another has been used In Seward County since the late 1900's, with the first actual Nebraska till-plnnt demonstra tion plot located on the Martin Hartman farm in 1960. "It is estimated that approx imately 10,000 to 12,000 acres are planted with trre till-plant sys tem for corn and grain sor ghum," Young said. The Seward County agricul turist said most farmers sur veyed indicate the yields have been the same under till-plant as compared to conventional method, but only 4 to 13 the time is needed to produce an acre of till-planted corn com pared to conventional systems. Roh, who is Extension agent in one of the top-producing corn counties in the stale and contains a large amount of Mis souri lilver bottomland, de scribed the current attitude of a majority of Burt County farm ers toward minimum tillage as "skeptical." . "Considering the large acre age devoted to corn in Burt County, percentage under the till-plant system is very small probably ui.der 1,000 acres," he sta teii . While farmers acquainted with till-plantlng object to trash lying on top of the ground, both from the stand point of field appearance and problems in cultivation, they agret unanimously that there is less soil erosion and better water intake (less runoff) in minimum -tilled fields, Roh re ported. Burt County lields sub jected to 4-5 Inches of rain after preliminary fhld opera tions for corn had been com- pleteo-- provided a good lest thl3 spring, he added. Heavier soil conditions In Burt County, plus more rain fall, provide different types of problems under till-plant than in Seward County, Roh pointed out. However, he noted Lhat one farmer with till-piant experi ence under his bell declared that "full Ullage prior to plant ing is not necessary to grow good corn." Another remarkec! that "the (till-planted) field looks rough at planting and cul tivation, but comes through with good yields at'' picking time." Claire Julian Selected as 'Miss Piattsmouth' for Fair Claire Julian, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Julian of Piattsmouth, has been selected by the Woman's Chamber Divi sion to represent Piattsmouth at the Cass County Fair. Mis Juliun will be a senior af Piattsmouth High School this fall. She is a member of the Na tional Honor Society having been on the Honor Roll the past three years. Some of her school activities are Junior Class Sec retary, Pep Club, Prom Server, Spanish Club, Dcclam Squad and O A A. Her music activities include Junior-Senior Choir, Mudrigal, Giris' Quartet, Mixed Octet, ac companist, Band and support ing roles in three operettas. Claire is an officer in Jobs' Daughters Bethel 24, acompa nist for Rotary Club and parti cipated in Pla.t.smouth Com munity Chorus. She was winner of M.W.A. Oration Contest and recipient of V.F.W. anc- D.A.R. citizenship awards. She is a member of First Methodist Church at Piatts mouth where she is an organist, in Chancel Choir, M.Y.F. and has taught Sunday School and Bible School. Miss Piattsmouth will have two attendants when she rides in the parade: Marcia McQuin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell McQuin, and Sherrill Jose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fay R. Jose, all of Piattsmouth. SS Man To Be Here July 31 The social security represen tative from Lincoln, A. J. Piccolo, will visit Piattsmouth July 31. He will be in the St. John's Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Piccolo reminds you don't have to retire completely to get your social security benefits. If you earn no more than $1,200 a year, you can get all of your benefits to which you are entitled for that year. Even If you. earn more than $1,200 during a year you may still be able to receive part of your benefits. ( .. . For more Information, get in touch with your district social security office at Room 400, 121 North 13th St., Lincoln, Nebras ka, or vi.sit the social security field representative when he is here. Omaha Boy, 117 Drowns Friday at Merritts Beach Cass County recorded another drowning last weekend. Lester McShane, 11, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Bernard McShane, Omaha, drowned at Merritt's Beach north of here near the Platte River Friday evening. The boy had been with the parents and a brother when he was missed. His father told Sheriff Fled Tesch the boy couldn't swim and evidently waded Into a deep place. His body was found in eight feet of water. Subscription Is Gift To Library Henry R. Herold has given a gift subscription of The Atlantic Community Quarterly to the Piattsmouth Public Library. One - hundred and thirteen children were present at the children's program at the Public Library Thursday. This Thursday, the films will be: "Eoy of Mexico" and "Mr and Mrs. Rjbin's Family." The program starts at 2 p.m. ench Thursday and will continue through August. A Claseltieo to in The Journ 'oflt rR Mttle nc r,t) c.t it Answer To Some of Its opponents anue that the Red Cross is a federal agency, and thus lends Itself to dictation from the government. It is a voluntary agency, enm 'xscd of hundreds of Individual local chapicrs. II Is supported lot by taxes, but by public con tributions. And persons whD do not approve of the Red Cross ac tivities don't support It. 8o-ve ca'l the Red Cross blood program "the beginning of so cialized medicine." But there Is no Justification for th s charge whatsoever. The Red Cross cen ters are u'ider control of local doctor? at all times. The provi sion of blood for all who need it is clearly a measure In the inter est of public health. Blood Is needed, nation-wide, so badly that If the Red Cross program tgg (i. Aim; jixiAN 13 at Peru From County PERU Thirteen residents of Cass County are among the 305 students enrolled in college classes at Peru State College for the second five-week sum mer session. The figure for the July IS to Aug. 16 session includes 230 women and 75 men. The session will close with graduation cer emonies for 63 candidates at 6 p. m. Friday, Aug. 16. The enrollment figure includ es students from 27 Nebraska counties and nine other states. Following activities Aug. 16, the Campus of a Thousand Oaks will be prepared for the 1963 64 academic year which will commence Sept. 8 when fresh men report to Nebraska's oldest college. The county summer students: Alvo Judy Weichel. Avoca Ester Ilcebner. Louisville Velma Sickmann. Murray Winnie Sporer. Nehawka Sharon Bates, June Ross, Ruth Tanner. Piattsmouth Mary L. Haw ley, Diane Kennedy, Ardath Schreiner, Joyce Scdiak, Mary Skalak. Union Sarah Rich. Wednesday Is Hearing Date On Co. Budget The Cass County Board of Commissioners will have a hear ing Wednesday at 10 a.m. on the budget proposal for the 1963-64 fiscal year. Proposed to be raised by tax ation is $178,500. or an estimated 9.72 milis, compared with $139. 091 and 8.26, the actual tax fund and levy of the past fiscal year. Correction: Andies Street To Be Posted Andies Street which runs from Lincoln Avenue to Highway 73-75 will be posted with a gross weight limit of five tons and aTso to exclude semi-trucks. A Journal story Tnursday in correctly said Lincoln Avenue would be posted. The story was also incorrect in .'aying Lincoln Avenue would be paved with 6-inch mn-reinf.r.:ert concrete. It and Avenue B are designed fcr 6-inch reinforced concrete in ,he current paving program. Criticism doesn't meet the need, some fed eral government agency n sure to step in and take over the job, if only as a measure of civil de fense against war. SoTe persons have criticized the abandonment o the penalty charge or replacement, fee. But in practic-. this penalty charge works a hardship on middle class families. The rich man may not mind the charge and don't bother to find a replacement. The charity patient can't pay and ignores the fee. The burden falls on the families to whom $25 Is a debt oved, and one to be paid. Please be a blood donor Au. 7. Phone 7148 or 5250 for ap pointment. (The foregoing was written by the Red Cross local committee.)