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t;z;:;. cii:s ::i:t. cccim xxx ..... ... N0Y 9 1963 " PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday ELATTSIMKOXUT Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise ond Eimwood Leader-Echo Reod Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 82 SIXTEEN PACES PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1953 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 103 .... , - ,m Aiim-wl - - ' 1 ...'5k.. Jf- simA fc.ui Church Farm-ers Get One nf Rewards . ,.rlj , ., V mm i 'Hi in i- iimini-ir m wrifiirriiiniTiiJ Church Ladles Did Their Job Well Open House at Jr.-Sr. High To Observe Education Week Open House has been schedul ed for Nov. 11 beginning at p m. at Platt.imouth High 8chool and Junior High in observance of National Education Week Nov. 10-16. The Open House Lj designed to give parents of students a-' patrons of the schools a chance to meet and visit with individual teachers and get the admlnlstra tion's slant on the School Year during a general session. High 8ehool Principal Joe York extended an invitation to a 1 parents and patrons of the school to attend, and he listed this schedule: 7 p m. Doors open. 7-7:25 pm. Registration In the corridor of the High School Auditorium and at the front en trance of the High School build ing. 7:30 p.m. General session In the Auditorium. Supt. O. F Mussman, York and a repre sentative of the High School Student Council will speak brief ly on educational philosophies and the school year. 8 p.m. Parents and patron' will be dismissed to allow their to confer with teachers in their Individual rooms. 8:30 p. .m Refreshments will be served on the ramp through the courtesy of the Jr. Sr. High PTA. The Student Council will pro vide registration and guide ser vices for the Open House. James Blerl Is Council president. Miss Sterner Honored LINCOLN The Nebraska Home Extension Agents Associa tion Initiated 16 new members into Its ranks during the 48th annual Nebraska Extension Con ference at Lincoln this week. Those honored at the Home Agents dinner at the Nebraska Center included Virginia Stern er, Weeping Water, new Cass County Extenf-'On Home Agent. 50 Acres Corn Harvested for Christian Church MURRAY Members of Mur ray Christian Church set aside Tuesday to harvest 50 acres of corn proceeds from which will swell the church building fund. The church rents a plot of j ground west of town from Mar- tin Sporer, and has cultivated I and harvested crops for more than six yiars. This year, 50 acres was in corn, the remainder in soybeans and wheat. Sixteen men of the church and some friends manned seven pIckTs that morning and by noon had completed their job. All were treated to noon dinner at the church prepared and serv ed by the Uu'.ies of the church with Mrs. Perry Nickles as chair man. Pastor Is Rev. Lbyd Taylor. LIBRARY TO CiOSE The Public Library will be ! closed Monday, Nov. 11, In ob- iservance of Veterans Day, Mrs. SHOP IN PLATTSMOUTH - iJoan Lang, librarian, said. County Ag Society Annual Meeting Nov. 14 Liquor License Recommended For Golf Club The Cass County Board of Commissioners Tuesday voted to recommend issuance of a Nun Profit Corporation Alcoholic Li quor License to Piattsniouth Country Club. An official hearing 6n the club's application for the license w;is held Tuesday during (he Board's regular meeting. No one appeared to object to issuance of the license. in other business, th Board: Approved the bond for Dale Wohlfurth, Murray, as a special cifTMity ssicrut. Signed a renewal of a lease with the Federal Government on rental of a "hlrd-floor Courthouse room for use as the Selective K'rviec Board Office. Rental is $15 a month. Agreed to cooperate with the Plattsmnuth Chamber of Com merce in seeking more adequate safety si(;ns at the junction cf Highways 66 and the 73-75 By pass here. The opinion of the two groups is that the junction is not adequately marked for safety's sake, particularly at night. R. R. Furse, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, ap peared before the Board on be half of the Chamber. Parr Young of Nehawka, a former Commissioner, had lunch with the Commissioners Tues day nocn. District 6 VFW Meeting Here Sunday Afternoon Plattsmodth Veterans of For eign Wars and their Auxiliary, will be hosts to District 6 of the VFW on Sunday, Nov. 10. The ladies session will con vene at 1:30 p.m. at Eagles Hall. Auditing of books, and floor wark rehearsal Is at 1 p.m. V A school of instruction will be held during the business meet ing. The Veterans will conduct their meeting at the VFW Club at 2 p. m. Dinner will follow the meetings, at the VFW Club rooms. Mrs. LeRoy Wilson is District President of the Ladies Auxiliary, and Lowell Iske of Papilllon is District Commander. Sgt. LeRoy Davidson Is the local Post Commander, and Mrs. Mary Nelson, Auxiliary Presi dent. Several state officers are ex pected for this meeting, and all local members are urged to attend. I. Ml II Ul ' ' m f """" ilinpiii.iiiiilBl'nln.iHII niiMNKWWHW WWWHI .jWHMMMimj Mlinw l.l.)II.UillllliJM.IIIlliiliullMiu.ii.l.I.UI'llull,mlil)IH.) nmMftBWWm'MI ; - - If) . . j v-r - r, iutvrmmmammamtAmmmK'J ' . ' . f"-:',' J ..... Ql'EKN FOR A NIGHT Marine Tritseh, proprietor of Mom's Cafe here, was Queen for a Night to all of I latlsmouth High's football players and coaches and oilier guests at a dinner at St. John's Hall, Mrs, Tritseh sponsored the dinner as congratulations to the squad for its success the past season, Her entile speech after being thanked by her guests: "I was glad to do it and hope I can again some time." With ber, above are Hay Spencer, left, and Roger Heedum, standing; and seated, from left, Leland Pritehard, Don I.ebens and Tom Hansen. Herbert A. Nelson, 77, Des Moines, Dies; Rites Here Herbert A. Nelson, 77, Des Moines, Iowa, former Plaits- mouth resident, died Wednesday. He was born Nov. 30 1885, at Ansley, son of Mr. and Mrs. iCharies Nelson. H was married Fab. 28, 1906, to Elsie McNulty. His wife survives, as well as sons, Charles Samuel, Omaha and Frank Alien Nelson, Des Moines, Iowa; daughters, Mrs Ruby Rasmu.ssen, and Mrs. Ruth Hewitt, both of Des Moines. Mr. Nelson worked at the BREX Shops here for years. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Piattsniouth Funeral services will be Satur day at 2 p. m. at Caldwell Chap el with the Rev. J. W. Taenzler. pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial wh) be in Oakhill Cemetery, Plattsmouth. Caldwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation Schedule for Elementary Schools Listed By DeFOREST BROWN Fair Board President It Is getting the time of year when most people will have a lit tle more time, time to think about what has happened the past year and to plan ahead for next year, so It Is with the Cass County Fair Board. The present Fair Board Is a good organization. Our regular monthly meeting have been well attended and sometimes the meetings have almost gone Into a new day. It seems there is never enough time to take care of the business at hand. All of the Fair Board mem bers took an active part in the Fair activities. Things were di vided so each member had a di rect responsibility. This, we feel contributed to a much better Fair; however the most Impor tant thing is the wonderful co operation of the people, the peo ple who heloed us get the ground ready, the superintendents, the people in the stands, in the pa rade and the carnival personnel. There have been many compli ments on the Fair; however these compliments must be shored with everyone, because it takes people to make a Fair. I present Board consists of Vin- The Fair Botrd has the con-cent Rchmeler, Eugene Nolte, tinuing problem of maintenance j Laurutice Gregg, Howard Phil and Improvements and one of! pot, Walter Patton (secretary our problems Is the kitchen. We treasurer) Malcolm Pollard would like to give our special i (vice president) and DeForest thanks to the junior Women's j L. browi. (president). Club of Weeping Water. Thej There are three rr.tmber.s money they made from the Style j whose terms will exoire this Show was turned over to the! year, Vincent Rehmeler, How Fair Board to use for the kltch- ard Philpot ar.d Eugene Nolte. en, with the suggestion to use It These three have been on the for equipment such as an ice box board longer than anyone else. One thins the present Board has tried to do, Is build prestige In the Fair Board; after all, if The I Administration of the Plattsmouth Elementary Schools Invites parents to .spend some time in their children's class rooms during American Educa tion Week, November 11-15. A special visitation schedule follows: First Ward Nov. 12, Kdg. a.m. to 4th Orade, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.; Kdg. pm., 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Central Nov. 12, Kdg. a.m. to 6th Orade, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Kdg. p.m., 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Wlntersteen Nov. 13. 1st to 4th Orade, 9:30 to 10.30 am.; Kdg., 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Columbian Nov. 13, Kdg. pm. to 2nd Orade, i to 2 p.m.; 3rd to 5th Orade, 2 In 3:15 p.m.; Nov. 14, Kdg. a.m., 9 to 10 a.m. Visiting does not need to be limited to the above schedule. Visitors are always welcome, ac cording to Elementary Principal David Miller. Funera! Today At Louisville for Mrs. John Wegener LOUISVILLE Funeral serv ices were helc here today at First Metnodist. Church lor Mr ;. John iMollie Emma A.) Wegen er, 69, Louisville, who died Tues day at an Onaha hospital as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident last week. Saturday night, her grand daughter, Lisa Wegener, 2, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. William J Wegener, died of injuries sus tained in the accident. The Rev. Rodney Wilmoth of ficated at the services. Hazel Dolan was organist; Wilbur Hub bell, soloist. Pallbearers wee Arnold Vog ler, Orland Stoiilmann, Eldon Ragoss, Earl Albert, John Oroup and Charles Gaebel. Burial was in Olendale Cemetery. Fusselman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Wegener was born Aus 25, 1894, daughter of Albert anc' Anna Borman Kraft. She is survived by her hus band; three daughters Mrs. Alverta Mil and Mrs. Florence Moren, both of Louisville, ar Mrs. Jeanette Startzer, Oerlng; son William, Louisville; sisters Mrs. Clara Schwalm, Omaha, and Mrs. Emma Morris, Ashland;" brothers George Kraft, Manley, and Albert Kraft, Louisville; 11 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Local School Board Supports NSSBA'S 14 Resolutions The Plattsmouth Board of Ed ucation Monday night at its reg ular meeting discussed proposed resolutions of the Nebraska S'.ate School Board Association and It was the consensus of the Board that all resolutions should be supported. - In other business Monday night: 2ND MONDAY MEETINGS The Board decided to change the meeting date from the first Monday of the month to the sec ond Monday of each month in an effort to reduce the conflicts encountered. ROCK FOR PARKING Rock is to be purchased for the parking area provided south of the Columbian School by the Columbian PTA. .'"Sti 'f- CONFERENCE BACKED Supt. Mussman reported con cerning the tentative formation of a new Activity Conference. The Board gave its approval of the move to make possible a more complete conference pro viding competition in athletics, music and speech as well as re ducing the travel distance necessary. Schools invited to the meeting to study the plans to initiate a new conference were Ashland, Auburn, Blair, Falls City, Mil lard, Nebraska, City, Papillion, Ralston, Syracuse, Wahoo and Plattsmouth. or coffee makers and that has been done. A good used rcfrheratr, and two new 75-cup coffee makers are ready for use. As outlined In the rules and regulations governing Agricul tural SocieMes, the annual meet ing should be held before the 15th of November and accord ingly the date of Thursdav, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. has been set fur that meeting, it will be held In the auditorium in Weeping Water. This Is a meeting everyone should attend. It will review the year's business and be election time for new Board members and officers. It has been proven that a good Fair Board Is essential, and the! the Board Is elected by the peo ple In the county, they are con sidered to be of good personal character, progressive and pos sess qualities of leadership, in other words set an example. It Is hoped that enough pres tige is built up to make people want to bo on the Fair Board, eveci to doing a little campaign ing. Last year, attendance at the annual meeting was the largest it had been for several years. However considering the popu lation of Cass County the audi torium should be full. So, try to be there. Take U of N Regents Test Thirty PlaHsmouth High School seniors took the Univer sity of Nebraska Regents Test: Pamela Aspedon, Mary Bal bln, Carroll Bashus, James P.ierl, Suzan Boldra, Charles Bowman, Larry Brink. Ronald Brown, Emma Bryce, Donna Campbell, Polly Daven port, Oary French, Stephen Odd, Claire Julian, Marilyn Koubek. James Lutz, Marcla McQuln, Linda Martin, Patricia Melsing er, Rcnald Miller, William Net telmann, Roberta Ramge, Ken ne'h Rhylander. Mlchaeline Rice, Mary Joan Smith, Mary C. 8tones, Sandra Toman, Marilyn Vlnduska, John Winters and Patricia Wohlfarth. 6- . -yww Patiently Please, (hickie 1 Isn't That Good? . in"" '0 .I.M.I. . I , ,.,.,..,,..,., . , ,j Almost Finished? Dessert's Next VANDALS COST $1110 Mussman also reported the cost of vandalism at the Colum bian School during the teachers convention weekend. Cost of glass alone to replace broken windows in the New Columbian Building amounted to more than $400. The vandals also gained en trance to the Old Columbian School and destroyed notebooks, rulers and pencils belonging to pupils in that building. Parents of the area are being asked to helo the school officials and the police to protect ttiis public property, a Board spokes man said. These are the 14 resolutions to be acted on at the association's annual convention in Lincoln Nov. 10-11 (paraphrased): 1. The association believes there is a widespread lack of comprehension of the public schools as a state system of edu cation. . .hindering progress to ward solution of such problems as financial support, effective reorganization and acceptable, standards. . .and proposes a study of needs and resources. 2. The association believes the state has basic responsibility for public education and should provide support. 3. The association believes all taxable property in the state should be included within the boundaries of efficient, educa tionally sound districts. . .and urges County Reorganization Committees to work on plans for submission to the S'.ate Reorgan ization Committee before the deadline of Jan. 1, I960. 4. The association believes many problems relating to teacher contracts would not arise if teachers held a more professional attitude toward eth ical issues involved and if boards of education had a more scrupu lous regard for contract rights of other districts. 5. The association believes all Nebraska schools should do everything their resources per mit to provide adequate instruc tion in the economics of the capi talistic free-enterprise system . . .and advantages of our way of life as compared to socialism or totalitarian communism. 6. The association believes special education for physically and mentally handicapped chil dren is primarily a state func tion. 7. The association believes that care" and school (if the nor.edu cable mentally retarded is a state responsibility m local school districts, with or without special state aid. 8. The assuolution believes the Duis amendm'.nt which bars the state from the property tax field whenever Nebraska adup's a sales or income tax should be re pealed. 9. The association believes (Continued on Page 7) 'Chickie' Willingly Pays Egg-a-Day for 'Good Life' An unusual pet, but one of dis tinction is "Chickie", property of Christina Louise Sedlak, 21-mor.th-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sedlak of Plattsmouth. "Chickie" was one of two Eas ier baby chicks, given to Chris tina at Easter time. The other chick died, but "Chickie" continues to thrive on love and affection (and a few grains of corn). The pet contrib utes an egg a day, in gratitude. Christina stays daytimes with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs F. T. Wilson, while her parents work, and passers-by often see Christina and her pet frolicking in the yard, along with the fam ily dog. The hen never leaves the yard; sleeps at night with the dog In the dog house I