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IZZ2. ZTXU UIZV. EOCIET'f JXX PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday USCOLIT, 1332. fPLATTSMMIinriHI JGDTOrML NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIET Lincoln, Nebraska NOV 1 1963' Consolidated With the Nchawka Enterprise and Elmwocd Leader-Echo Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Fomilies VOLUME 82 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY. NEBRASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1963 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 101 ME . ... rti 'Wfa V H 1 ' i Li-T j t v-'urnr 1 a- fl I"-' ' 1 . ' ... ; j "' 1 1 nil 7.. j '.i I . r r i i .... r ; r irf iff Fire Fund: $1,322.50 A total of $1,322.50 has been contributed in the current Plat s mouth Vulunteer Flie Dept. drive for voluntary donatiuns. Money will be used to purchase more firefighting and lilesaviiig equipment for use in this fire pro ection district. Latest donations: S'i5 Mr. and Mrs. Elmer L. Stoehr. John E. Frady, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Pliny, Wayne Meis inKer, Sixth Street Bar, Fou-ihek-Garnett & Long. sr. Emll Konkal, Mrs, John Bert; mnnn, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Wiles, Fred II. Rutherford, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Bogle, Wayne and Eunice Fass, Mr.) and Mrs. Harold E. Shafer, Mr. &nd Mrs. Wm- Nelson, Mr. and i Mrs. Fred Tschirren, Mr, and i Mrs. John Zatopek, Mr. ancT Mrs. Frank Linder, Mrs. E. J. Lutz. $4 ! Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nacvc. I $3 I Sunday Beer Ordinance Passed by Council, 5-4 An ordinance which has the effect of legalizing sale of beer on Sunday was passed Monday night by a 5-4 vote of the Cily Council. Funeral Saturday At 10 a.m. for Wayne Williams Funeral services will be Sat urday at 10 a.m. at Hih Muss at St. John's Church for Wayne Eu gene Williams, VJ, Pur land, Ore. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Williams, former Platt.smouth residents- The youth was killed in r.n auto accident Sunday evening. He had just served a year on Okinawa in the Marine Corps, and was home on a 30-day leave with his parents, brothers and sisters. Wayne was born in Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Perry, j Am;. 23, 1!)44, son of Harold A. Mrs. Ira Tschirren. Mr and ' r,nrt R Jsenda Burhman Williams. Mrs. Howard Reckard, Mr. and i He attended St. John's School Mrs. Edgar F. Meisinger, Mr. !anci Plattsmouth High School i and Mrs. Enno Ahrens. 1 until the family moved to 52 Omaha, and later to Portland. Wm. (Bill) Hansel, James Surviving are the parents; sis Bulln and Daughter, Mrs. Mae ters Mrs- Raymond, Jr. (Bar Jones, Anna Parkening, Mr. and bara) Biorklund, Betty Jo; Mrs. Otto Weber. Wm. H. Oie ! Drainers, Harold, Jr., in the Air Force, stationed in Spokane, It will become effective after publication Lt: required by law. Two publications in successive weeks are required, Ihe first today, the second Nov. 7. The ordinance amends and re peals a section of another city ordinance which prohibited sale of beer on Sunday. Following the third reading of the ordinance Monday night, Councilman Elmore Brink moved its passage and Lloyd Morehead seconded the motion. Brink, Morehead, James Mc Millian and Robert Aspedon vo til "aye" and Joe Highlield, Sterling Coie, Donald Aylor and Raymond Smock voted "nay" for a 4-4 deadlock. Mayor L. W. Moore, thus re quired to vote, voted "aye." . This vote was the same as was registered when a motion to pre pare the ordinance was made several weeks ago. Second leading of the ordi nance was made Oct. 22 at a special Council meeting. 'k' Band In Contest Saturday Plattsmouth High School's 60 piece marching band will leave for Lincoln, Saturday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. by Greyhound Bus. They will ener the State Marching Band Contest to be held in Pershing Auditorium. There will be 17 Class "C" and "D" Bands and 20 Class "A" and "B" bands in competition. Judging will be on 9 required movements; their playing, marching fundamentals, special routines and general effect. The bands will be inspected before marching and graded en their neatness, cleanliness and pos'ure. The judges will be Al Wright, Purdue University; Pete Long, Ponca City, Okla.; and Hugh McMillen from the University of Colorado. This is the third competitive venture for the group this year, After the ordinance was and the tenth out-of-town Mr. and Mrs. James Warga, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bailey. $1 Ora and Phyllis Carey, James Holy Sr. Iim wr as-t . n. ...... ""' iu.ii.ni.nu.wirM Holy Communion at St. John's Church wan Oct. 27 with the Rt. Kr. Msgr. Jowph I'rzuilzlk rHe bratlnu the Mass. Pictured left to rljht above are: Angels. Mar faret Mary Kranlan and Kim Sranlan; bottom row Roberta Kertx, Christy Dleti, Linda llopp, Jeff floldt, Itohby Kecjer. Mic hael Otlerstein; second row Laurie March, Judy Maher Karen i.m,u7 .iinmu, jerry rainier .Martin Montgomery: third row Linda Kay Weber, Stacey Trively, Dianna Kelnke, Itonny ! gomery. Dave Kraeger, Gene Wehrbein Delegates to 4-H Congress Keller, Randy Leaders, Mvles Taylor; fourth row Kerry Case, ( Judy l ees, Barbara Herlett, Tommy Lepert. Daniel Reinke, Danny lloloubek; fifth row Carroll Lang, Linda Meisinger, Susan Meyer, April Saunders, Patrick Hobscheidt, Gerald Kertz, Jeff Scanlan, David Steube; Altar hoys and Priests, Konnv Fees, John Dietz, father Plcskar, Mgr. Przudik, John Rerlett, Jimmy Painter, Kevin Case, Mark Taylor. Top left: Jimmy Dietz and Lyle Joe Mont- LINCOLN Thirty-one Nebras ka 4-H Club members have been named delegates to the National 4-H Club Congress at Chicago, 111., Dec. 1-Dec. 5, W. M. Antes, state leader of 4-H and Young Men and Women at the Univer sity of Nebraska, announced here today. They Include Dave Kraeger of Plattsmouth and Oene Wehrbein of Louisville. The club members were se lected for outstanding accom plishments In various projects and will receive expense pa.d trips to the Congress, Antes said The 4-H beef work that Is help ing Oene Wehrbein through col lege also Is providing him with a trip to the 1963 National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Oene, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Wehrbein of Louisville, won the trip with his national beef project. He Is a freshman at the Uni versity of Nebraska College of Agriculture and Home Econom ies. A member of Triple B, Trouble Shooters, Five C's, and Junior Leaders 4-H Clubs, Oene has been In 4-H for seven years. In that time he has completed projects In the areas of baby beef, tractor, commercial beef, soli conservation, crops, junior leadership, rope, woodworking, electricity, dairy, and automo tive. He has been an officer of his clubs each year he has been ac tive, 1 a puat president of the county Junior leaders club, and has been a Junior leader for three years. Oene's steers have been prize winners at the Cass County Fair and King Korn Karnlval. He has won a trio to the International Livestock Show at Chicago, and been the top livestock Judge at the county fair. , Cass County Extension agent Clarence A. Bchmarieke says, "Oene Is one of the finest young men I have had the privilege of working with. Four-H cannot take the credit for him being the hlRh quality citizen that he Is. We do hope, and are quite sure that It has helped him along the way." Ability with a tractor, plus a variety of other club work, hv won a trip to the 1W53 National 4-H Club Com-ress In Chicaun for j David J. Kraeger, 17, sr,n if Mr. ! and Mrs. Olen Kraeger of Plattsm:u'h. ! A 1963 graduate of Platts ! mouth High School, David h..s j been in 4 11 for nine years. His I tractor work has br n as a .member of the Trouble Shooters i Tractor Club. In addition, he has j belonged to Mynard Jolly Feed- era. Five C's, and Cass County j Junior Leader Club. He has been an officer la the tractor club from 1957 through 1003 and has given a demonstra tion every year. He has been county tractor winner and sec ond In the state contest, built terraces on Terracing Day and helped sell chemicals to finance a club trip to Chicago. Project areas he has com pleted Include baby beef, com mercial beef tractor, soil conser vation, crops, sheep, Junior lead er, chick rearing, market poul try, ana swine. Schmadeke says,-"Davld Is an eager, willing worker. He al ways gives his full elfort. I've enjoyed working with him and know he will continue through life making successful records wherever he goes and whatever he does." CLERICAL ALLOWANCE The City Council Monday night unanimously passed a mo tion giving the Police Juo.ge a $50-a-month clerical allowance. Attorney Thomas Conls Is serv ing as Judge to complete the term of office running until next spring's municipal election. f r : - r Mum ! Y h IK M Dave Kraeger l HFsw .. -A i uit..,..,I1 Ccne Wehrbein Trick-or-Treat For UNICEF The Plattsmouth FHA will be Irick-or-trptiting throughout the town for UNICEF tonight from 6:30 to 7:30. The Future Homemakers say this Is what UNICEF contriuu tions will do: A UNICEF penny will buy BCD vaccine to protect a child from tuberculosis. A UNICEF nickel will give i child 25 large cups of milk. A UNICEF dime will huv nenl- cillln to cure four children of yaws. A UNICEF quar'er will buy antibiotics to cure two children of trachoma. Through UNICEF. 25 cent will buy a three-months sunulv of vitamins for two mothers or children. Throudl UNICEF. a half-rinl lar will buy DDT to protect seven children from malaria for one year. "Only by your help will we fhh the real evil spirits which plague millions of children hunger, di.-iease, poverty and Ik norance," those in charge of the iuna raising say. Arthur R. Moore, 14 Dies Tuesday; Services Today Arthur R. Moore. III. 14-vear- old son of Colonel .Arthur R. Moore, Jr., and Mrs. Patricia McClintock Moore, died Tuesday evening in Chlldrens' Memorial Hospital In Omaha. He had been 111 since Friday. .) He was born Jan. 25, 1949 in Balboa In the Canal Zone. Hij parents survive as well as a brother Bobby; grandmoth ers, Mrs. Alice Moore, Kioxvllle, Tenn., and Mrs. McClintock, Jackson, Tenn. The family ha.i been connected with the Offutt Air Force Base the past two years. Memorial services were today (Thursday) at 2:30 p. m. at the Capehart Chapel, Offutt Air Force Base. The body will be shipped Thursday to Jackson, Tenn., for graveside services there Saturday. Visiting hours were Wednes day evening at Caldwell Funer al Home, who were In charge of services here. Wash., and James: er,Tdofir ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wil liams, Plattsmouth; grandfa ther, Ed Burhman, Grand Is land. Preceding him in death was a sister, Carole Ann, in July, 1958. Officiating at the services will be thn Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Przudzik. Rosary recitation will be Fri day at 8 p.m. at Caldwell Fu neral Home. Burial will be in Holy Sepul chre Cemetery, Platt.smou'h. Boosters Meet Tonight at 8 COUNCIL MEETS NOV. 12 Because the regular meeting date falls on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the City Council's first Nov ember meeting will be Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Instead. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. Plattsmouth Booster Club will meet tonight in the dining room at Kent's Cafe. The time has been set for 8 p.m. Instead of the usual 7:30. Movies of recent wins over Papilllon and Nebraska City will bp shown. President Warren Rhylander reports that the Booster Club is ready to organize Its basketball team for its only game of the season, Nov. 22 against the PUS faculty. The 1962 contest ended with a 39-30 Booster win over the "Teacher Trotters'' and Rhy lander Is "confident that this year's team can repeat." Rhylander, who is also serv ing as team captain, said his confidence stems from the fact that the Boosters have "three mainstays returning from last year in Merle Stewart, Roy Moore and Ray Story." passed, discussion was held on another city ordinance prescrib ing when minors may enter bars and under what conditions. The Council instructed the City At'orney to prepare an ordi ance to parallel provisions of state law in that regard. SHOP IN PLATTSMOUTH AND SAVE 'Halloween Howl' Tonite For All Teens " The Jaycees' annual Halloween Howl, tonight at 8:30 at the High School Auditorium is lined up and ready to go, according to the Jaycees Chairmen Keener Price and Bob Sedlak. The committee announced to day that there had been one change in the Howl and that was to include all teenagers instead of just High Schoof students. So an open invitation has been ex tended Vy- the Jkycees to all teenagers hi the Plattsmouth Area. Music Is to be furnished by the "Falcons" and there will be free refreshments for the Tenn agers. The Jaycees and Mrs. Jaycees will be out in full force to chap erone the dance, according to a Jaycee spokesman. As In the past, assistance In sponoring the Howf has been donated by local business places: Oene's Bootery, Linder Firestone, Ray's Liquor Store, Gambles, Plattsmouth State Bank, Soen nichesen's, Ernie's, Corner Bar, Style Shop, Knorr's, Smith Men's Wear, Feldhou.sen Drug, Sch reiner Drug, Price's Bar, Scan Ian's, Winterset Inn, Bryant Ma tors, Cass Drug, Rubin Auto Co., Ray Story, Mullenex Auto Sup ply, Ruse Appliance, John Berg mann, Cass Co. Motors, Ofe Oil Co., Charles Warga, Plattsmouth Cleaners, A & W Drive-in, Wiy sel Auto Co. and Ruback's Super Market. ap pearance this marching season. The band recently competed in the Harvest of Harmony Festi val at Grand Island, where they were awarded a Division I rating and a trophy. First Frost Plattsmouth and this area had its first frost of the season Mon day night when the temperature dipped to about 30 degrees. It- was one of the later first frosts in recent years. The cooler weather this week brought an increase in the popu lation of geese at the Game Commission's Waterfowl Man agement Areas on the river bot tom here. By Tuesday afternocu, about 5,000 geese were stopping ever. Area Manager Harold Ed wards estimated. Committee to Consult on Electric Ordinance Named Mayor L. W. Moore has named a five-man committee to con sult with the City Council on revision of the City's Electrical Ordinance. On the committee are Ernest Elliott, Walter C.leason, John Cloidt, Warren Rhylander and Leo Scanlan. One-Side Parking A resolution was ordered drawn Monday night at the Cily Council meeting to establish one-side parking on the east side of 12th Street from 4th Avenue to Oakmont Drive. The request, made through Councilman Raymond Smock, said traffic Is congested in that area. A request for one-side park ing on 3rd Avenue from 15th to 16th In Rubin's Addition was referred to the Streets and Al leys Committee for study. Halloween Party Tonight for Kids Tonight's Halloween Party at the VFW Post Home on 6lh Street for all children of school age here will begin at 7 o'clock. Spon.soiK are Lepert-Wolever Post 2.V13 and Modern Woodmen of America, Clem Woster, local agent. Troop 461 of Mynard Has Court of Honor Boy Scout Troop 461 of My nard had a Court of Honor Sat urday night around a campflre in Mynard Community Park be fore an audience of parents and friends. The Indian theme ceremony was used Twelve . Scouts received ad vancementsthree to Tender foot, two to 2nd Class and seven to 1st Class. Afterward the audience In spected the troop's tents, camp ing gear and displays. The Scouts camped out and attended Sunday school in the morning. They broke camp after prepar ing their own dinner. U J ' il Y0 ' MYNARD SCOUTS Scouts of Troop 461, Mynard, posed for this picture before their Court of Honor at Mynard Park Saturday night, from left: front Teddy Grosshans, Tom O s t h u s, Dave Steele, Russell Schneider, Gary Fansler and Dale Ilendrix; back row: George and Don Sachs, Raymond Jacobs, Elvin Osthus, Tom my Toman, Dave Osthus and the Iter. Harold Onwller.