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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday VOLUME 82 CPPDOKs Murray-Union Power Line COLUMBUS Consumers Pub lic Power District Board of Dir ectors met Friday and approved work orders Including: Plattsmouth District Con struct 7 miles of high voltage transmission line between Mur ray and Union at a cost of $49,918. This will clear the right-of-way for highway construction and better the service to Union, Murray and Nehawka, Consum ers said. 'Nation Building' World Community Theme Friday The theme for the World Com munity Day Is Nation Bulldinfj, a Channel to Peace. The service will be held Frfday, Nov. 1, at 2 pm. at Murray Presbyterian Church fipeclal speaker at the service will be Norman Rohlflng who spent three years In Ohana as Missionary with the United Church of Christ. Friendship Packets and Lay ettes will be sent to the nearest church world service' center at St. Louis, Mo., and from there will be sent to needy mothers and children of the world. Rites Today for Fred Buechler, Killed in Fall Services were held today (Mondavi at 2 p.m. for Fred Buechler, 73, who was killed as a result of a fall In a corn crib at his son's farm west of Platts mouth Thursday afternoon. He was born Dec. 23, 1889, In Plattsmouth. son of Jacob and Bertha Buechler He was mar ried Jan. 10, 1917, to Louise Margaret Kehne In the Christ Lutheran Church. Lifelong residents of this com munity, they farmed near Platts mouth until 1950 when they mov ed to town. Mr. Buechler was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ. He was a board mem ber of School District 37 for 25 years. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Arnold and Elmer, both of Plattsmouth; three daughters, Marv Ellen McKlnstry of Weep ing Water, Frances Ross of Los Angeles and Edna Mae of Platts mouth; a brother, Harold, Platts mouth; a sister, Emma Terry berry, Imperial, and 13 grand children. Preceding him In death were his parents and two brothers. Services were held at 8attler-Fusselman-Perry Funeral Home with the Rev. Russell F. Mertz of St. Paul's officiating. Pallbearers were Victor Mel slnger, Joseph Blerl, Edgar Melslnger, Ben Speck, Leonard Peterson and Leonard Born. Flowerbearers were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hlld and Mr. and Mrs. II C, McKinney. Music was by Mrs. Ferdinand Nolte, organist, and Mrs. Edgar Melslnger, soloist. Visiting hours were Sunday afternoon and evening at the funeral home. v Burial was In Oak Hill Cem etery, Plattsmouth. Call Your News And Social Items to 2141 Halloween Party for Kids Of Community Set Thursday All children of school age In Plattsmouth and the surrounding communl'y are Invited to parti cipate In a Halloween Party the evening of Oct. 31, sponsored by VFW Lepert-Wolever- Post 2543 and Modern Woodmen of Amer ica. The Invitation was extended today by Sophia Wolever, gen eral chairman, who said the event will be geared to prove especially attractive to school children. Boys and girls have been asked to sign pledge cards which say "I promise to respect the property of other people and will cooperate with leaders to make this party a success". Pledge cards will serve also as registra tion in the Witch Wagon game. According to Mrs. Sophia Wol ever, the party will start at 7 p.m. and will be held at VFW Post Home, where costumes will be Judged and souvenirs distrib uted. The chairman also said that Consolidated With the Nehowka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly EIGHT PACES Carl Thacker Carl Thacker of Washington To Address Eagles Carl Thacker, Yakima, Wash., Jr. Pa.st Grand Worthy Presi dent of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, will address member? of I Plattsmouth Aerie, Thursday, ;Oct. 31, It was aiinotrired today iby Elmer J. Kihout, Worthy Pre sident of the Aerlc. j Thacker has long been active I In Eagle affairs on both the state 'and national level. He Ls a past Aerie and served as a state trus tee. He Is a past president and secretary of his home Aerie at Yakima where he has been a top producer of new members. Two years ago when the Or der Initiated Its first conserva tion project, a five year pro gram to aid the National Audu bon Society In its fight to pre vent the extinction of bald and golden eagles, Thacker was ap pointed national chairman. Wayne Williams Killed in Auto Crash in Oregon Wayne Williams, about 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams, former Plattsmouth residents, now of Portland, Ore., was fatal ly injured In an auto accident Sunday night In Portland. He served In the Marine Corps., receiving his training In 8an Diego, Calif., and spent a year on Okinawa. He was home on a 30-day leave pc.iding his next assignment. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Williams, live In Platts mouth. The body will be brought to Plattsmouth for burial. Athletic Field Rest Room again Suffers Damage For the second time this fall, rest room facilities at the Platts mouth High 8chooI Football Field were damaged by vandals. Friday night, unidentified girls ripped the lavatory from its brackets and broke the water pipes during the game between Plattsmouth and Nebraska City. Earlier, both the men's and women's facilities were broken Into and extensive damage done. The rest room building and equipment were made possible last year with donations from local people and volunteer labor. It had long been a needed facil ity on the grounds. The project was spearheaded by the local Eagles Lodge and Plattsmouth Fire Department. special fea'ure will be the "Witch Wagon", attended by a number of witches In typical Halloween style, wjio will award special prizes to five of the cos tumed paraders, who can be found at home 30 minutes after the curfew Is sounded ending the celebration. Prizes set have been donated by Modern Woodmen. A dona tion was made by district man ager, Clem Woster, $5 cash for costume prizes. Mrs- Wolever called attention to last year's Halloween Party In which 150 children partici pated, said she felt confident that this year's event would draw a still larger crowd of par ticipants and urged parents and school authorities to encourage children to take part In the event, stating that "similar af fairs here and elsewhere have proven their worth In promoting enjoyable, sensible Halloween celebrations". . . ... V ' g'" " 1 i 'Halloween Howl' Set For Thursday It was announced today that plans are bring completed by the Plattsmouth Jaycees for the an nual Halloween Howl for high school boys and girls Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at the High School Auditorium. Music will be furnished by The Falcons, a twist band that has appeared at the Peppermint Cave In Omaha. Free refreshments will be served and there will be dance contests with record albums as prizes. Other free records will also be given during the evening. Keener Price and Bob Sedlak Jr. are co-chairmen for the Howl. They said today, "Every one Is urged to attend us the Jaycees want (he kids to have lots of lun!" The affair this year will be chaperoned by the Jaycees and Mrs. Jaycees. It is scheduled to end at 31 :30 p.m. Robert Baker, 47, Weeping Water, Killed in Crash Robert W. Baker, 47, Weeping Water, was killed In an auto accident near Springfield Satur day evening. He was born In Weeping Wa ter, son of Robert O. a id Flos- sie Wrdlcn Baker. His mother preceded him In death In 1962 and his father In March, 1963. Surviving are his wife, the ! former Edna McCo.iaughey; scv (en chllden, Vickie, Diane, Pat, 'Kathy, Suzan, Larry and Jill, all at home; brother, Warren Baker, Lincoln' sister, Mrs. Vi- vian Hansen, Weeping Water, j He was a carpenter with the iByron Baker Construction Co.. ! Weeping Water; a Navy Veteran I i of World War Two; member of the Christian Church. Funeral services will be Wed nesday at 2 p.m. at the Christ ian Church In Weeping Water jwlth Rev. Lloyd Taylor officat jmg. 1 I Burial will be In Oakwood j Cemetery. Hobson-Dorr Funeral Home of j Weeping Water Is In charge of i arrangements. Mrs. Mitchell, 60, Dies in California; Funeral at W. W. Mrs. Frank (Florence! Mit chell. 60, former Weeping Water resident, died at her home In Turlock, Calif. Oct. 24 She wa.s born In Nebraska, June 24, 1903, daughter of John and Maude McCartney Sparks. Her husband and parents pre ceded her In death. Surviving are daughter, Mrs. Nell Chambers, Paelfica, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Cecilia Ea.ston, Tur lock. Calif., three grandchildren. Mrs. Mitchell operated a hotel In Turlock. Funeral services will be Tues day at 1 p.m. In the Congrega tional Church, Weeping Watc-r, with Rev. I. C. G. Campbell of ficiating. Pallbearers will be John D'e'.l, Norman Beck, Edward Slattery, Francis Pedersen, Arthur Tay lor, and William Newham. Burial will be In Oakwood Cemetery, Weeping Water. Hobsan-Dorr Funeral Home is In charge of arrangements. Mrs. Maher, 42, Denver, Dies; Rites To Be Here Mrs. W. M (Hazel i Miher. 42. of Denver, Colo, died Thursday She had been ill since Au?ust. Mrs. Maher was born Dec. 19, 1920 at Rock Bluffs, diu-.-hter of W. E. and Effie Fullerton Pay- ton. She was married Dec. 31, 1949, In Sioux City, Iowa, to W M. Miher. Her husband survl-es abnir with sons, Raymond V. Bunks In the US Navy In Cuba and Ronald E. Banks, US Marines 1" the states; brothers, Ralph am' Harold Payton, Plattsmouth and Charles Payton, Kansas City Mo.; sister, Mrs. Mildred Gerdes Louisville. The family lived at Tucson Ariz., Moab, Utah and moved to Denver In April, 1903. Funeral services will be Tues day at 2 p m. at Caldwell Chapel Plattsmouth. with Rev. Ca'vir Miller officiating. Visiting hours will be today (Monday) 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 pm Burial will be In Oak Hill Cemetery, Plattsmouth. PLATTSMOUTH. CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Full Mouse Sees 4 ft I 1 ' ' ' " . f ill r-jJr?lst '-i I I I V U ' it Li f lit" i m ! j , s! .11 f ifV i EASTER SEALS HELP GLORIA JEAN Thursday night, the ( ass County Committee of the Nebraska Society foe CrippMi Children pre sented a "growing wheelchair" to -Gloria Jean Bickle, 5, of Plattsmouth, a victim of cerebral palsy. The chair was purchased with funds con tributed by ('ass Countyans In the annual Easter Seal fund campaign. Costing $175, the chair is adjustable in many ways and can also be adjust ed for size as the user grows. It will be for Gloria Pritchard Gets Grid 'Star' Honor Leland Pritchard, Plattsmouth High quarterback, has been added to the Football Roll of Honor of the Omaha World-Herald as a Star of the Week. He was honored for his play in a 43-0 win over Papilllon Oct. 18. He received letter of congratu lations and an honor roll card from the W-H sports editor. Pritchard Is a son of Mr- and Mrs. Harvey Pritchard. Soennichsen's Mark 75th Year in Business Seventy-five years ago, Mcl chlor Socnnlchsen purchased the grocery part of the John Bauer Store. Today, his son, Wal demar, and daughter, Mrs Matilda I'eln, carry on the tra dition of the family store, Soen- nichsens. Melchior's first grocery store was In what Is now known as the 40 and 6 Building. Later, he moved to what was then called the Five Corners and what is now known as the Platts muu h Cleaners property. In 1913, he built the building now occupied by the Gamble Store and entered the General Explorers Say 'Thanks for Help In Fund Project' Explorer Post 369 today thanked "all those who helped wi'h their money raising project. They would like to give a special thank-you to the Lion's Club members who sold tickets and those who purchased tickets." A large attendance at the post game dance wl'nessed a draw ing for a TV set which went to Edward Wehrbeln. "A very soecial thanks go to all the Interested parents who helned and the high school stu dents who attended the dance," the Explorers said. (OCNCIL TONIGHT The City Council meets tonight at 7:30 at City Hall for its sec ond regular meeting of October. MONDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1963 (-WW Home School St. John's Home School Asso ciation held its October meeting Friday evening at St. John School. After the business meeting, Dr. Louis Amato addressed the audience on the subject of prop er care of the eyes. Questions from the floor were entertained. Fifty adults were present for the meeting SHOP IN PLATTSMOUTH -AND SAVE Merchandise business. j Waldemar and Matilda were Ten years later, he made his put to work in the store as soon last move, purchasing the build-j as they were old enough and Ing and remaining stock of the ' tam'.ht the business. E. G. Dovey Store and moved j This week, they are celebrat Into the present Soennichsen Ing the 75 h anniversary of the building. i. store with a big store-witle sale. 1 J if A .. ; . '-!, ," , S ' APPROVING THEIR OPENING ANNIVER SARY AO in the Journal, Waldemar Soennich sen and Mrs. Matilda Pein prepare for their 75th - JBflllRftlM. by More Than 3500 Cass - H Jcan' use and after she has outgrown it, for the use of someone else in Cass Coiintv who needs it. ANo shown are Mrs. Rose Hickey, Louis ville, left, chairman of (he County Committee, and Gloria Jean's parents, .Mr. and .Mrs. Robert Bickle. The chair is the committee's first equip ment purchase in a new program of aid. In the past the committee through the Easter Seal funds has given surgical assistance. PO To Close Veterans Day The Post Office here will be closed Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The lobby will remain open the regular Sunday hours, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be no city or rural delivery .service. Special deliv rry and perishable mutter will be delivered In the city. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. 'ii n i iniMii ..jiV., -i i '- """f"' i v ,, " j I ; 1s c- , i 111 .1 i' J Li A . Anniversary Sale of Soennlihsen'g less, NEBRASKA County Families TEN CENTS PER chievemesits 134,360 in Premiums Given For Exhibits and By CLARENCE SCIIMADEKE County Extension Agent It was SRO at the 1963 Cass Ccunty 4-H Achievement meet ing Thursday evening, Oct. 24. The annual event was held in Weeping Water at the Agricul tural Auditorium. One of the big highlights for the 4-H'ers i.s to receive the premium money for exhibits and contests during the year. A to.al of $4,360 from the County Fair, Korn Karnival, State Fair and Ak-Sar-Bcn was distributed. Medals were awarded to the following members for their achievement as lis'ed below: Mary Hendrix Achievement, Clothiiig and Home Economics medals. Ronald Puis Achievement, Agricultural Achievement, Beef and Market Beef medals. Velda Nickels Achievement and Home Economics medals- Wilbert Enttelkemier Ag ricultural Achievement, Field Crops and Tractor medals. Lyle En;elkemier Agricul tural Achievement and Tractor medals. Gene Engelkemier Agricul tural Achievement and Grain marketing medals. Robert Hike Beef medal. George Pool Beef medal. Mary Detmer Bread Dem onstration medal. Cheryl Pollard Canning and Dairy medals. Laura Parson Clothing and Foods medals. Joyce Domingc Clothing medal. Carol Schlueter Clothing and Foods medals. Larry Bond Dairy medal. Goldie E. Barnard, 79, Dies Today; Rites Wednesday Mrs. Goldie Ethel Barnard, 79, died this morning at her home at 1002 Lincoln Ave. after an illness of two years. Funeral services will be Wed nesday at 2 p.m. at Sattler-Fus- selman-Perry Funeral Home with the Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cem etery. Mrs. Barnard was born Oct. 6, 1884, in Taylor County, Iowa, daughter of William Alfred and Arbelle Carrie Dalton Rouse. She was married Feb. 25, 1908. here to John Wesley Barnard. He was employed by the rail road. They lived here most of their married life. Mr. Barnard preceded her In death in 1933. Survivors are sons Francis and Marion, both of Platts mouth; 19 grandchildren and 14 great - grandchildren; brother Marion Rouse, Plattsmouth; and three sisters, Mrs. George (Liz zie l Decker of Geneva. Mrs. Alvin (Sadie) Jones of Platts mouth and Mrs. John (Wylma) Stunder of Paxton. Two sons. Warren and Fred. also preceded her in death. I r-,1,11 . ,, iMinuiiupwwy, , ..j.uULIU .1 Jl.limm M K E. as they consult on the balcony Store. il''' : H-i'llV) I ft ctaii i:i3T. zzzzzv: STATE HISTORICAL SOStktt t.incoin, NeoraskH OCT 29 Jy63 COPY NUMBER 101 Cited Contests David Kraeger Field Crops and Boys Record medals. Mary Lindsey Foods and Home Economics medals. Karen Engelkemier Foods medal. Elinor Umland Garden med al. Marilyn Schmadeke Home Economics and Home Improve ment medals. Rheda Boardman Home Improvement and Leadership medals. Linda Engelkemier Home Improvement medal. Marilyn Vindu.ska Home Improvement, Leadership, Rec reation and Outstanding Mem bers Service medals. Gene Wehrbein Leadership medal. Steve Wehrbein Leadership Russell Glasshoff Poultry medal. Kirby McGill Swine medal. Roger Warden Light Horse medal. Judging trophies were pre sented to the Triple-T Dairy Club (team members Deanna Bond, Cheryl Pollard and Mar garet Lorensen), Malcolm Poll ard is the club leader; to the Mynard Jolly Feeders Livestock Club (team members, David Kraeger and Delbert and Ron ald Puis), Ralph Hild, club lend er; to the Busy Homemakers Club (team members, Marilyn Vindu.ska and Mary Hendrix), Mrs. Henry Vinduska, club lead er; to the Busy Bees Club (team members, Mary Detmer and Marilyn Schmadeke), leader, Mrs. Arnold Detmer; and to the Busy Belles Club (team mem bers, Marilvn and Linda Schma deke), Mrs. Clarence Schma deke, club leader. Individuals receiving first place judging medals were: De anna Bond, Dairy; David Krae ger, Livestock; Marilyn Schma deke, Home Living; Janice Do mingo, Clothing, and Linda En gelkemier, Foods. Mrs. Roy Engelkemier, Coun ty Extension Council Chairman, presented the Home Economics trophies and medals. Special recognition was given to State Fair judging teams and individuals as follows: Dairy team, 9th; Livestock team, 6th; Home Living team, 4th; Crops team, 2nd; Mary Hendrix, 10th in Home Living; David Kraeger, 9th in Livestock; Lyle Engel kemier, 5th in Crops; James Engelkemier, 6th in Crops; Wil bert Engelkemier, 7th in Crops, and Gene Engelkemier, 10th in Crops. Our apologies to RALPH PULS OF MANLEY. RALPH won the Gold Medal for Crops Judging at the State Fair. By oversight. he was not recognized. "We are deeply sorrv for this omission." Marilyn Vindu.ska was recog nized for her pumle ribbon State Fair demonstration and Wilbert Engelkemier for his 8th placing in the State 4-H Tractor Driving Contest. The trophy won by the Live stock team winners of the con test held at North Platte was presented. The team members were Gene Wehrbein, Delbert and Ronald Puis. David Kra ger and Richard Hild. Farm-City Exchange delegat es for 1963 are Margaret Lor ensen and Delbert Puis. Miss Pauline Wilson of the Murray State Bank introduced Jackie Dod.son and Wilbert En gelkemier as winners of the Chi cago trip awarded by the Mur ray Sta'e Bank. The Cass SWCD Award, a club week trio in 1004. was a warded to Wilbe't Engelkemier. The Weeping Water Chamber of Commerce again were grac ious hosts In providing a lunch for the crowd of alxut 500 per sons In attendance and enter tnined the 4-H narents following (he formal meeting. John Shamburg of Herman. IFYE to Peru, presented a vivid storv of his experiences in the South American country. John Orr. Associate State Leader of 4-H Club work at the University of Nebraska, made an inspirational presentation and with the Cass County Junior Leader members directed an enloynble recreation program following the meeting for the 4-H members. It was a successful meeting and the success is due to all the many folks who participated and assisted with the urogram. Cass Countv 4-H champions named for 19G3 are as follows: Gene Wehrbein Achieve- . (Continued on Page Three) 1 1 i i. '. , y i'.ll -... -? .