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NEBRASKA STAT HISTORICAL SOCIETT PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday PlLATTSMdDlU JflD&JHIMQ- Lincoln, Weoraslt VZZZ. STAII IJI37. SOCIETY I Consolidated With the Nchawka Enterprise ond Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families 1963' VOLUME 82 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY 'MULR 95 Time ra ! : l$M (Pi ,j N Y' .. M W W - :V A AIM L V TWO WILL REIGN Shown above is the group of candidates from which the Plattsmouth High student body voted a Kin and ' Queen of Homecoming, the result to be revealed at the Homccom- i in aance Friday night. Shown from left are: Barbara Newsom, ( laudla Marler, Marilyn Koubek, Jackie ;odbey, Kathy Lutes, Marilyn Vinduska: Ron Richards, Jim Bierl, Alan Holouiiek, Rill Nettelmann, Don Lebens and Tom Hansen. Dance after Homecoming Football Game at PHS A football game with Falls City, a Twin Rivers Conference opjxmcnt, and a Homecoming Dance at the High School Audl- Fire Drills at Schools Here 'Please' Firemen Plattsmouth Volunteer men had fire drills In the Rchools In observance of Prevention Week and Fire local Fire were "pleased with the small amount of time Involved In completely evacuating the buildings." The record: fit. John's. 35 seconds. First Ward, 40 seconds. Wintersteen, 45 seconds. Columbian 80 seconds. Central, HQ seconds. High School, 2 minutes. The Firemen "thank the ulty and students for their fac flne cooperation in the held Wednesday." fire drills . . I .. I. 1.1 i mil i li I ,1 ., 1 1 . I ' " I .- ? . :iW''- .,'A'.,i.-.r5r :', t If M, : , ..' ' ' - m J f. SCOl'TS AT PARK Seoul of I'latUmouth are already gel ting use of the new City Park, although t'evelopment of the 23 acre area has only been Initiated. Last weekend. Scouts ramped . , .. . . , . I t0.LU.ma,fl!.rWrfI or""1 Friday night here durin-j Home coming at Plattsmouth High School. Those at the school In charge of Homecoming urge graduates of the school to attend both the game and the dance. At the dance, the King and Queen of Homecoming will be crowned. They were voted last week by the entire student body from li.-it.i of senior candidates .selected by the Pep Club and the varsity football squad. The Identity of the winners will be revealed during the dance. The Pep Club selected Alan Holoubek. Bill Nettelmann, Tom Hansen, Ron Richards. Jim Blerl and Don Lebens as candidates for King. The football .squad chose Mari lyn Koubek, Marilyn Vind.nka. Barbara Newsom, Claudia Mar ler, Kathy Lutes and Jackie O )d bcy as candidates for Queen. Explorer Post Sponsors Dance For Tecn-Agers Explorer Post 3(19 will XJXIIl- .sor a teen-age dance , Friday, Oct. 25, at the Lions Building Immediately, after tho 'football game. The dance was originally set for Oct. 12, but with the heavy social schedule of the High .School students It was changed to the 25th, the Po.st advisor said. All teen ngcrs are invited. Admission will be 25 cents per teen-ager. At intci mission, a small set will be given away a lucky winner. TV to The- dance will close at 11:30 It will be chaperoned by the Post officers and parents. Refreshments will be served Boosters Meet Tonite Plattsmouth High's Athletic Boosters Club will meet tonight at 7:30 In the Agricultural Class room of the High S.'hool. 'KICK-IV Sheriff Fred Tesch received report of a "kick-in" Tuesday night at the M'lnley Co-operative Grain Elevator Office. A sof drink machine was broken-! lto and about $35 In change tak.-rt. ml with Scoutmaster Ivan Hill. Shown with Hill, from left, are Billy (iroi e, Bruce Hill, Fritz Sullivan, Steven Whilehouse, Burton Hill, Steve Itishel, Joe Solomon, Chuck Paige and Randy Bittemore. Allied Tells Plans To More Than Double Plant Capacity NEW YORK Chester M Brown, president of Allied Chemical Corporation, today an nounced plans for a multi-mil lion dollar expansion nf the company's nitrogen plant at Omaha, Nebr., (La Platte). Jacob White, president of Al lled's Nitrogen Division, stated that the plant's capacity for pro duction of anhydrous ammonia will be increased by more than 100,000 tons per year. Present capacity is 80,000 tons per year. Additional capacity for end products and expanded distribu tion facilities will also be In stalled. The new production fa cilities are expected to go on stream by the end of 1964. In addition to the Omaha in stallation. Allied presently has nitrogen plants at Hopewell, Vir ginia, and South Point, Ohio. j Total capacity of these plants I approximates 800,000 tons of j ammonia per year. Production ihas been near capacity levels during the past year. Allied Chemical began re search on the production of an hydrous ammonia in 1014 and commented commercial produc tion of this product in 1921. In additlci to anhydrous ammonia, Allied s nitrogen products in clude urea, ammonium nitrate, a large number of nitrogen solu tions, ammonium nitrate-limestone, nitrate of soda and .sul fate of ammonia. ' fi'Tblg decision for further 1 1 vestment" Mr. White said, "re flects the Company's .satisfaction with the pleasant working rela tionships that have existed be tween the Company and all seg ments of the area. The cooper ation of industry, labor and local and state government has been excellent". Delmar Farris of Murray Heads Stock Car Group The Mid-west Stock Car Rac ing Association held a meeting Monday night at the Eagles Hall. The following officers were elected: President, Delmar Farris of Murray; vice president, Bob Matson, Omaha; secretary, Pon cho Goldsbeny, Bellevue. Plans were discussed con- cerni:ift a new stock car racing track to be constructed near Murray. Band Parents Have Meeting Band Parents met (Jet. 9 1 1 the ba ;d n;m. Prcildent Fred Mscher presided. Prominently displayed was the tn.phy won at the Grand Island Harvest of Harmony. It was votH to buy 15 more pairs cf summer uniform trms ers, and to charter two buse ; to take the bind to Pershing Audi torium in Llncol l Nov. 2. Band members will pay their own fares for this trip. Giles Bishop gave a report on the Hand Parents food stand at the Korn Karnlval, and read a list of donations givei t:t the i stand. Mr. Fisrher ai'd Mr. j Bishop, who were in charge of the stand and worked all four i days, were 'riven a vote ol '.harks. Appreciation wvs also e' pies'Td to the ret'.rln? offiecn, or.d to Mr. Herwr., ba d direc tor, for h:s djvoicd work and succes? with the b: ;d. New oflicers elected were Carl Halth, pres'dent- Walt t Smith, vice president; Mrs. Bob Hirz, secretary; Mrs. William Thomp fon, trea'-irer; nil" Bishop and Mrs. Paul Kell, directors. Rcfresh-nent enimnUton wis Mmes. Henry Vinduska, Giles Bishop, Louis Kief, Arnold Meis Inger, Lcs Hutchinson, Leroy! Wilson. Mrs. Fred Herre and Mrs. Wm. NeLson were greeters. Cass 4-H Livestock Judging Team Captures IJY CLARENCE SCHMADEKE County Extension Agent Cass County's 4-H Livestock Judging team will represent Ne braska h Livestock Judging con test at Denver next January. The team qualified for this honor by gaining a clear cut vic tory in the Grasslands Junior Livestock judging contest held Saturday, C::t. 5, at North Platte. The team composed of Ronald aid Daibert Puis, Gene Wchrhein of Louisvi.le and David Kraejwr of Platt.'.mouth earned a total of 1.190 points out of a possible 1,- 350. After tying for 0th in the State Fair contest the boys were real de'ermined to win thU one, and they did. Tiiere were 2" teams in the $246 Given So Far to Fire Fund A total of $240 was donated by early this week in the cur rent Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department's voluntary ' drive fur funds- As usual, money collected dur ing the Fire Prevention Drive will be U'.cd for the purchase of necessary equipment. A new truck has been order ed and money is available to flic city to nay or the truck. "Your Volunteer F'ire Depart ment wants to again thank ev eryone who has donated over the last few y ars for the ex cellent response," a depart ment spokesman said. Donations included in the first report: $1(10 Plattsmouth State Bank. $1(1 Dr. G. O. Austria, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bierl, Mrs. H. C. Tiekotter. S5 Mr. and Mrs- J. J. Smock Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brown, Mr. and Mrs. John.Altsc.hu,ffl: Mr. and Mrs. Herman Henntngs, Mrs. Alice Sharpnack, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jameson, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Abel, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rebal, Mr. and Mrs. A.N. Epperson, Mr. and Mrs. OUc Wohlfarth, Mrs. Elizabeth Sol omon, Katherine li. Meislnger Mrs. Harvey Gamer, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Larson. S3 Adolph J. Koubek, Mr. and Mrs. Herman L. Maasen, Mr. and Mis- William B. Maylc, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hendricks, Mrs. Gertrude V. Barnard, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Serif. $3 Mr. and Mrs. Chet Minniear, Mrs. Harry Johnstone, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Rusk, Mr. and Mrs. K- P. Pence, Mr. and Mrs. John Janaeek, Mrs. Helen Ledswny Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Meisinger Mim. Ella M. Belns, Mrs. Julie Fornoff, Wm. L. Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lagerstrom. SI Mrs. Blanche Price, Mrs. Har ry Tigner and Delma Tinner Mrs. Sadie Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Bajeek, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hula and Frank Cheval Sr. D nations in the continuing drive can be mailed to the Vol unteer I'ire Department, giver to any of the Volunteers or left at Plattsmouth S ate Bank. n - V - i u '' r ' i ' TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Mrs. John Reeder of Plattsmouth (on stretcher) was being placed in ambulance to go to Methodist Hospital when the Top Honors contest, with a total of 100 mem bers judging. The individual placing of the team members were a.s follows: Gene Wehrbein, 2nd; Delbert Puis, 3rd; Ronald Puis 11th and David Kraeger 25th. Rijhard Hild of Louisville is team alter nate. Riehaid's score was not computed but he too did a fine job of correctly placing the ani mals in the various classes. Horse Show Scheduled Here Sunday The Cass County Horse Show Association h sponsoring a free horse show to be held at the Plattsmouth Sale Barn grounds Sunday, October 13, starting at 12:30. Clubs ore invited from Omaha, Fritnont, Nebraska City, Auburn, Syracuse, Tulmage and Iowa to .articipate. There will be halter classes, pleasure classes, colt, walk aid trot, quarter horse reining and quarter horse pattern classes. Also rope race, rescue race, stake and chute race, and a trail course. Judge will be Jerry Smith, Murdock, and the announcer, Leon Ruff from Gretna. There will be a lunch stand on the grounds. The public is in vited. Mary Ballain Commended as Merit Scholar A senior at Plattsmouth High School has been honored for high performance on the Nation al Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) given last spring. Each student who is endorsed by his school receives a formal Letter of Commendation signed !by his principal and, the presi jdent of the National Merit 'Scholarship Corporation. I Joe York, the school' princi pal, has announced that the Commended student is Mary Ballain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ballain, Murray. John M. Stalnaker, president of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, .stated: "About 32,000 students throughout the country are being awarded Letters of Commenda tion in recognition of their out standing performance on the qualifying test. Although they did not reach the status of Semi finalists in the current Merit Program, they are so capable that we wish to call attention in this way to their achievement and academic promise. "The Semifinalists and Com mended students together con stitute about two per cent of all high school seniors. This cer tainly signifies noteworthy ac complishment by all of these bright youngsters." Spring Again? This area's idyllic weather has even the flowers believing it may be seme other season than Fall. Today, as temperatures were forecast for the 80's again, two irises were in bloom at the Ray runway i0t in Hurst Trailer Court. ! 1 ji 55 v If ,' ... photo was taken by a car at the I School Bd. To Continue Meetings The Plattsmouth Board of Ed ucation Monday night voted to continue with its series of meet ings with boards of surroundim; school districts, to "discuss pi ob lems of mutual concern." The Plattsmouth Board has al ready met with Districts 28 and 2 and this month plana a meeting with District 37. Maxine Cloidt, Board member, was appointed delegate to the State and National School Board Association meetings. The teaching contract of Mrs. Jeanette Briggs was approved. Her assignment is First Grade at Columbian School. Supt. O. F. Mus-:man was ap pointed to represent the Board in dealings with the U. S. Dept. of Health, Education and Wel fare in matters pertaining ' to Public Law 84, the impact area law. School districts are given federal assista ice for attendance of students whose families are In a district because of federally connected installations, such as military bases. Bills totalling $9,133.91 allowed by the iioid. were PHS Band Elects Gold President The Plattsmouth High School Band met in the Music Room Wednesday morning to elect of ficers. The following were elected: president, Steve Gold; vice presi dent, Marilyn Koubek; secretary, Tom Hansen, and treasurer, Bill Thompson. Mrs. Reeder Expected To Be Home Soon Mrs. John Reeder, 48, Platts mouth, who was struck by a car Tuesday morning at 5th and Main Streets, today was report ed in good condition at Metho dist Hospital, Omaha, and there was a chance she coulci come home today. Mrs. Reeder, a Cass Drug em ploye, was struck by a car driven by Robert D. Patterson, 77, Rt. 1, Plattsmouth. She suffered a head Injury, described as a "mild concussion" to the Police Dept., and lent bruises. She was examined near the accident scene by a local physician and was taken by Sattler-Fusselman-P e r r y am bulance to the hospital. The x-rays "looked alright," her son, Eldon, said this morn ing. According to the report of D. E. Smith, acting Police Chief who investigated, the accident occurred five feet cast ot the intersection. Patterson, who stopped his car almost instantly after Mrs. Reeder was .struck, said lie did not see her. He told the Police Chief the sun was shining in his windshield. He was driving east. Tho accic.ent occurred about 9:05 a.m. 'flTia:-'---:,? 4-, v. j "l"l 5,;. Tuesday nioriiing. She was till corner of Sth and Main Streets.