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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1937. N r I v. i r 6 i: Laughing Around the World With irvin s. COBB Once Bitten, Twice Shy! By IRVIN S. COBB GENTLEMAN who lives in he northern part of Georgia went to Texas for a visit. One morning: on the main street or a small town jn the Panhandle, he met an aged negro whom he iad known years be fore on a Georgia plantation owned by his lather. After greetings, the visitor made inquiries touching on the present circumstances of the old man. "You're looking mighty prosperous, Uncle Henry," he said. "Still farming, I suppose? As I remember, you used to raise more cotton on your ten acres than anv hand on the place." "N3w, suh," said Uncle Henry. "I give up farmin' right soon after I moved out yere." "What are vou doing then?" . "I'se a minister of de Gospel. I tuk to f-nlowin' after preachin fur a livin' an' I been at it ever sence. I got a church out yere 'bout six miles frum dis town an' I preaches reg'lar twict ever' Sunday, not countin' prayer-meetin's and revivals an' fune'ls an' weddin's." Knowing that Uncle neither could read nor write, the Georgian was slyly moved to question him further. "You deliver retrular sermons then?" he asked. "Yas indeed, suh." "Well, do you take notes?" "Naw suh, not no mo', I uster tek notes 'fore I learnt better, but now I mr's dem niggers pcy me cash." (American News Featuiei. Inc.) News Mrs. S. C. Hardnock was on the Gick list the last of last week. Henry Miller visited hi3 daughter. Mrs. Hattie Lovett, at Lincoln, last Triday. Ted McCartney and family have moved into the property of Miss Alice Kellogg that was recently va cated by the McMaster family. Mrs. Mark Nickel spent Thursday helping her daughter, Mrs. Albert Bcrnemeier of near Elm wood care for Rodger, who was quite ill with the summer flu that has been an epidemic among children during the past few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. George Bobbitt, of Lincoln, were guests at the Mark Nickel heme when Mr. and Mrs. Nickel had Mrs. Elma Stone of Cali fornia as their guest, Wednesday evening. Mrs. Stone is a daughter if Mrs. R. C. Jordan and has been visiting relatives here during the past two weeks. Going: Lnto Business S. C. Jordan has purchased the grocery stock at the Earl Bennett grocery and will take charge of the store as soon as he can dispose of his farm implements and get moved ir.to town. They plan to move into Mrs. Betty Appleinan"s town prop erty where the Bradley family have lived during the past two years. Visiting Sister and Family Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Turner and family of Marcmette are visiting at! the home of Mr. Turner's sister, Mrs. ! Orris Cook and family. The Turner family have been on a trip to Min nesota and places of interest and visited at the Cook home when en route to Minnesota and again on their return trip. Eusiress Changes Hands The cafe in Alvo, which has been operated by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sof l:n was disposed of one day last week, Charles Roelofsz being the purchas er. Mr. and Mrs. Roelofsz are well acquainted in this vicinity and they should make a success of their busi i ess venture, as they are hard working people, well qualified to op erate the eating house. Has an Infested Toe Mirs Nita Mullen has a very sore tre. which developed as a result of vn ingrown toenail, which had to be removed. Accompanied by her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Mullen, she v as at Murdock, where the toe was treated by Dr. Formanack. Ill with Measles Gwendolyn, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Geibeling, of Mur dock. has been ill with measles this week. It is thought she contracted the disease at a birthday dinner held in Lincoln, as one of the children present at that gathering was taken tick with them at that time. Gwen dolyn is reported getting along very veil. Delegate to Convention Mrs. Earl Fairfield attended the county convention of the W. C. T. U. x Plattsmouth Tuesday as a dele gate from the local union. Mrs. Fair field enjoyed a most interesting pro gram. Will Move to the Farm Earl Bennett, Mho has sold his Si'occry Mock, will move iu about three weeks to the S. C. Jordan farm northeast of town, which they have Alvo Mr. Bennett and his son, have been in the grocery in Alvo for the past three Edwin May Visits Dale Ganz Edwin May, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl May, of Shenandoah, Iowa, whose father is in the nursery busi ness there was a guest of Dale Ganz at the latter's home here over the week end. Edwin and Dale are Uni versity friends, being students at thi University of Nebraska. Whistle at Fire House In addition to its usefulness in announcing fires, a whistle recently installed will be blown at the noon hour and again at 6 p. m. daily. Friday of last week was the first clay for the whistle to be blown and many residents of the town thought there might be a fire some place and rushed out to learn of its where abouts. Supply Choir with Eobes Ladies of the church have been busy this week making robes to supply the choir. They plan to have them ready for church services Sun day. Entertain at Family Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dimmitt en tertained at a family d'nner Sunday. Those coming to enjoy the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mickle, Mrs. Harry Mickle and daughter Geraldine. and Mary liudge, all of Avoca: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ganzel and Ronald of Oioe; Mr. and Mrs. Loren Mickle, daughter Maxine and Konn' and small son and their mar- ried daughter and husband, all of Denton; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mickle of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mickle and Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Mickle and son, Lloyd. Mr. and Mrs. Har vey Swindle and John were after noon and evening guests. Mothers' and Daughters' Council Members of the Mothers' and Daughters' Council met at the home of Mrs. Glenn Dimmitt Friday af ternoon. Nineteen members were present to take part in an interesting discus sion on "Why Farm Women Should be Interested in Soil Conservation." The club is providing funds with which to purchase two books to be rented out among the members. The rental collected on these books wiil provide funds for other books. Mrs. Buehler, a new member, was present. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Faculty Ladies Guests at Club The faculty ladies of the Alvo school were guests at the Alvo Wom an's Reading club Thursday after noon at the home of Mrs. Carl D. Ganz. Members and guests enjoyed a clever little play , given by the fol lowing cast: Mrs. Earl Dreamer and Ralph, Mrs. Lee Coalman, Mrs. Frank Edwards, Frank Rehmeier and Ted Christensen. Mrs. Simon Rehmeier was also a guest of the club. Mrs. Dinges, associate hostess, as sisted Mrs. Ganz in the serving of an autumn tea at the close of the pro gram. Special low prices on Customers' Check Endorsing" Rubber Stamps 3 lines, 45c; 4 lines. 55c; 5 lines, 65c. For all kinds of Rubber Stamps on short notice call at Journal office. Daily Journs.:, llc per week. rented. Be Witt, business years. Breaks Create World Series Heroes, Goats Glorious and Inglorious Feats of Past Are Recalled Series Opens at Yankee Stadium Oct. 6. IJy GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent ine! NEW YORK (UP) When blue chips are down and a couple of thousand dollars ride on every pitch, ! 'ball players react in strange unpre- !.f. ,-o,.c That's why the world series every October alwavs products a hero and:l"i" 111 ureai l" irc.anu a goat. Stars choke up in a clinch, make a bobble or take one cut at a . i - i . i i . -1 i i - r . . . ,-. iiau pin ii wiicu v. i:i nia.i" cue- iuii forget records made over the lf4- same grind and label them boats. Or dinary players v. ill rise to the occa sion, play better than they know and become heroes for a day or a week. The world series opening at Yan kee Stadium Oct. C will produce new heroes and goats Tony Lazzeri, Yankees' second baseman, who has been both a world j series goat and a hero will close his career in the blue ribbon classic. Most fans will be rooting for "Poosh 'em Tony" to wind up wearing the hero's toga. Lazerri's Famous Strikeout In the 192G world series Lazzeri, then a raw rookie, went to bat in the seventh inning of the seventh and de ciding game between the Cardinals and Yankees with the bases loaded. Old Pete Alexander, who had pitched the day before and evened the series, was called in to stop the rally. Alex, thinking he wouldn't pitch any more, had done some serious celebrating the night before and walked from the bull pen on uncertain legs. But he struck out Lazzeri, and the Cards won the series. Last year Lazzeri got his revenge. He came up with the bases loaded in the third inning of the sec ond game and hit a homer off Dick C off man. Lou Gehrig will be playing in his sixth world series. He has a world series batting average of .3S6. Until last year, when he batted .292, he had never failed to hit better than .300. The batting hero of the 1936 series was Jake Powell, Yankee outfielder who was only an ordinary player dur ing the season, batting .299. In the world series he was "hot," and the Giants could not get him out He made 10 hits for an average of .455. The greatest pitching exhibition in world series history was supplied by Christy Mathewson. who hurled three shutouts within five days as the Giants beat the Athletics in 1905. He allowed only 14 hits in the three games. Mathewson Nearly a Goat Even Mathewson became some thing of a goat in the 1911 world series against the Athletics. Rube Marquard threw a home run ball to Frank Baker in the second game and tne next time Mathewson in a ghost written article criticized Marquard's judgment. Marquard threatened to take a punch at Matty. The next day Mathewson faced the A's and he grooved one for Baker, and it went sailing out of the park for a .game winning homer. That's how Baker got his nickname of "Home Run." Instead of punching Matty, Marquard just laughed right in his face. One of the biggest boneheads was pulled by Heinie Zimmerman, Giants' third baseman, in the 1917 Avorld series. Eddie Collins of the White Sox was trapped off third base. It looked like he was sure out. but Zim merman tried t orun him down and Collins crossed the plate with a vital run before Heine caught him. The world series was a jinx to Ty Cobb, who played in 1907-0S-09, without doing anything exceptional. He was almost helpless at bat. Babe Ruth was the opposite of Cobb. He thrived on big crowds, money games and pressure. The Babe hit above .300 in six world series, and estab lished an all-time record by batting .625 in the 1928 world series against the Cardinals. He hit three homers in this series, a record later tied by Lou Gehrig in the 1932 series agains the Cubs. HOMEWORK SCORED EY BOARD LONDON (UP) Drastic recom mendations on the subject of home work for children are made in a re port just issued by the British Board of Education. The report stated that no homework should be assigned to children under the age cf 12, and that it should not exceed one hour a night between the ages of 12 and 14. See the gooas you tiy. Catalog descriptions are alluring enough, but how about the coeds when Ij'ou get them? CONFERENCE SET BY ANGLO-IRISH STUDENT GROUP DUBLIN (UP) Irish and British! students will get together here early next year in a conference to discuss Anglo-Irish relations and thrash out i some of the differences that have kept the two neighbor isles in a state of feud for TOO years. About 30 debaters will be selected ) by the Irish Students Association and the same number by the British sec tion cf the International Student Ser vice. They will represent all the Irish ana tne cniei miu.ii umve-r- sities. i ue suojei-iiui u.B.u,i,u . u. British foreign policy and the at- ititudc of governmental and public Irish foreign policy, including the position of Ireland with regard to the; British Empire. The futureof Ireland, with special reference to the aims of the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. The future of Anglo-Irish rela tions. BOY'S TOY MENAGERIE E0ASTS 3C7 ANIMALS MIvN'TOR, O. (UP) In the living room of his home, 10-year-old Orlo Carlton has installed a menagerie of 307 artificial animals. The collection, made of glass, chinav.are, metal, shell, celluloid and ivory, represents almost live years' work. Orlo started his zoo when he was only C. A glass greyhound, gift of a relative, was the first animal he owned. Now he has 17 C toy dogs and 131 other pieces, ranging in size from an inch-long mouse to a horse several inches high. Orlo's original intention was tc name every member of his collection, but he gave that up when it grew so large. BOY CYCLES FOR FUN, 4,200 MILES IN YEAR STONINGTON, Conn. UP) A year ago, John G. Sousa, more famil iarly known as Johnny Lulu, bought x bicycle with a speedometer on it. The other day he looked at the mile age recorder to find he had cycled 1,200 miles "for the fun of it." Johnny works all day on the borough's garbage and rubbish truck. The 4,200 miles were pedalled nights and Sundays for diversion. His trips were to cities as far as Providence. JR. I., a distance of nearly 70 miles. Johnny realizes telegraph boys, in the course of their duties, may roll up more miles yearly than he does. METEORITE UPSETS COMPASS MINSK. U. S. S. R. (UP) A frag ment of a meteorite has been found buried 3 feet deep in the ground in the Komarinsk district of Byelo russia. When brought near the meteorite the magnetic needle of a compass deviated from its normal position by 90 degrees. AUSTRALIANS GOOD LINGUISTS MELBOURNE (UP) Officials 6f the Sorbonne University in Paris re port that Australian students show a greater knowledge and capacity for French than those of any other country. This is attributed solely to a linguist suppleness of the Aus tralians SECRETARY ''FAT AND 40" IN DEMAND AT LAST BOSTON (UP) Ralph B. Bristol, a hotel man, has been asked to find a secretary for a friend. The specifications: "Fat, 40, wears thick glasses, capable and no sex ap peal." JAIL BARS TRANSIENTS ASHTABULA, O. (UP) Tran sients, once welcome at the city jail for overnight stops, no longer find hospitality. By order of the city man ager, only old persons and cripples can bunk there now. OIL HUNTED IN GASFE QUEBEC (UP) A search for oil and other wealth is to be started shortly on the Gaspe Peninsula by Quebec government geologists. Much of the peninsula is still comparatively unexplored. U. S. FLEET IN SOVIET FILM MOSCOW (UP) A short reel film entitled "A Visit of Friendship" and dealing with the visit to Vladivostok of the U. S. Asiatic squadron will ap pear on the screens of Soviet cinema houses. Your courtesy In pnonlng news to No. 6 is appreciated. AVOCA NEWS Charles Durham was called to Elm wood last Saturday to look after busi ness matters. The Avoca Lumber company was cnlonding and storing a car of lum ber last Saturday and Monday. Harry Marquardt and son Jack were in Eagle last Monday, where they were looking after business mat ters for the day. George Stites, Union grain dc tier, was looking after business matters in Avoca and calling on his friend, Trcd Marquardt. Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. Zaiser were in Lin-oln Tuesday, where they had j 3ome business matters to transact j rr.d v.l:-o visited with friends. Clar.de HcIIeabrrger has been busy) painting the residence of Elmer Hen-j nings anJ getting it in the best of j condition before the coming of cold j weather. i i Wm. Maseman was in Syra'usei a few days ago to have some dental work done. During his absence. Mrs. Maseman was looking after business at the store. Charles Parmenter and family and lean Parmenter of Northboro, Iowa, visited in Avoca last Sunday, be ing guests at the home of Ed Shack ley and daughter. Edward W. Thimgan, WPA sani tation supervisor, who has charge of the manufacture and erection of toilets, was looking after business in Avoca Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Brendel were in Murray last Sunday, where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Seybolt. Dr. Brendel is a brother of Mrs. Seybolt. Mrs. L. II. Carson, who was so seriously ill, is reported as being some better. She is being cared for by her mother. Mrs. L- r.is Allgayer, of southeast of V"eeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Tyrrell have been staying at Union for the past week, where they have been caring for the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Dye. who are spending a week in Minnesota. Ed Shackley and daughter Miss Mueller and Miss Mattie Yoyles were in Plattsmouth last Saturday, where they enjoyed the closing day of the King Knrn Karnival. While there, all got their driving license. Mrs. Morris Ruge entertained at her home last Wednesday in honor of Mrs. Ernest Emshoff, the event being in the nature of a stork show ed. A large number of friends were present and a very merry afternoon was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Ruhge enter tained last Sunday for the day aiid dinner and had as guests for the oc casion, W. O. Johnson and family of Vv'eeping Water, Fred Ruhge and family and son and Lyn Hoback and daughter. Elmer J. Halstrom and family and Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. Zaiser were at Bee, which is located not far from Lincoln, where they attended a Catholic picnic. Miss Corrine Hall strom was fortunate enough to win a sack of flour, which was one of the many prizes given. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Corbin, who have been living on their farm near North Branch during the summer, stayed at their home in town over the week end. They expect to come to town to reside during the winter, but will delay their coming a little longer until most of the fall farm work is done. Postmaster W. H. Bogaard and son Clyde were enjoying a visit at Shen andoah, where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Thomas and their daughters. Aileen and Nadine. The day marked the birthday anniversary of Miss Aileen, and it was appropriately observed, all having a good time. B. C. Marquardt and sister, Mrs. Emma Rawalt were in Omaha Sun day, where they were guests at the home of Floyd Almsbaugh. enjoying a very pleasant day and dinner there, and also having opportunity to say goodbye to Mrs. Minnie Kaufmann, who after a visit here and at Omaha, was leaving for her home in Oregon. Has a Bad Knee George Shackley, an energetic and hard worker, has an effection of one of his knees which requires the use of a pair of crutches to get about. Mr. Shackley has considerable work lined up ahead and is anxious to get it done before the coming of cold weather, but is unable to do any thing just now with the injured knee. He is hoping it will soon be well and he can proceed with his work. Birthday Anniversary Elmer J. Hallsirom had a birth day anniversary last Tuesday, but the fact did not become generally known until the following day. That evening 1ST of his friends got to gether and went to his home, where they showed hiin a merry time at a I RE.'S LUCKY E.E1R TtE 1 HE PAbSES A stag party. Announcing their ar rival with the sou:id:ng of their auto horns and other noise makers, they took possession and preceded to stage a party. Mr.kes Chcnje in Business L. II. Tyler, who has been the funeral heme director at Oioe, re cently disponed of his business to L. A. Caldwell. The new proprietor and Mr. Tyler were visiting in Avoca Monday, the former getting acquaint ed with the people here. Cennot Finish This Fall Although we had supposed the paving ( black top) on U. S. 3 4 (the O street road) would be completed this fall, we now learn that only the stabilized base is included in this year's work, and the top coat will not be laid until next spring. This part of the work is now near ing completion, and consists of mix ing the sand, clay and oil and roll ing it down on a well soaked road grade. It is this base that will carry the black top later and it must be well settled before the final top coat is applied. Traffic will be routed over the stabilized base during the winter and if anything will work it down the heavy traffic that passes over the O street road ought to do it, if it doesn't wear it completely out in that length of time. There are still many skeptics who do not think the black top will stand up under the heavy pounding traf fic that passes over this road, and would have much rather seen con crete paving over the ten mile stretch to complete the O street road. The first cost of black top is consider ably Ipss than concrete or other tryes of paving, and there is much of it in us;e on roads farther west in Ne braska. Visited et Atlantic, Iowa I J. F. II. Ruhge and wife. Bertha Neumeister. Mr. and Mrs. Louis, Ruhge and William Hoffman made up a merry group wl-.o drove to Atlantic-, Icwa, where they visited and had an excellent dinner with' II. W. Gellan. formerly a merchant in Avoca, but who now resides in the ; Iowa city, where he has lived for a number of years. . ! They enjoyed the tri;o very much arriving home late Sunday even-j ing. Church Fifty Years Old I The church at Leigh, where the Rev. J. M. Kokjer ministered many j ERE is sanitary protec -rlpROTECTIOiT J W"r, ' 4S'N0 Napkins : x'irf L 5" or Belts - pJ I n v i s i b I c f o , i Jtl tion that does away with napkins and belts . . . that is completely in visible, and so comfortable that there is no consciousness of wear-j ing sanitary protection at all.1 B-ettes are approved by physicians . . acclaimed by women every-' where as the most comfortable most convenient method 'verjle ' ' vised. ' -i- Boxes of 12. . ..3S Handbag Packets of 3. . 120 Manufactured by B-ettes Co., Inc., DuDois, Ta. Knorr's 5c to $1 Store -Ladies Toggery years ago, is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, and a special anniver sary service was held yesterday, be- ir.g r.tt?nded by Rev. Kokjer who 'made the morning address. Rev. and ! Mrs. Kokjer remained for the bal !ar.ce of the clay's program and will ! return today. Leigh is located north ' east of Columbus. CHIT AGAINST GIVING DISHES TRICKY NAMES I ST. LOUIS (UP) A chef tastes his j cliches by smelling them, according to i Pierre J. Berard, noted ch f and of ; fleer of a society of epicures. The Urk'.i. lie pointed out. is to sniff and 'at the same time i ret end you're 'chew rag ar.d swallowing. Becc.id. b. airman of Lee. Amis u'L colTicr, Chicago chapter of the SiKkte Cn'kuirie Philar.throphjue oi' , Ne w Yc.-rk. has taken mvr the man-agc::-.r. of the kitchens i't ihe Park Piac. I.ctel in St. I.oak. ! I'e kicioted there must b? an "ac jecnc on food." The true accent, he hr-ld. is atti.incd through wise and ' : 1. i 1 1 f u 1 bk:idi:!g of tV.cd flavors that iv. het the appetite, thrill it and leave : ii with a sense of satisfaction. A French name on the menu is : just ifiable if the dish has been cre ated for some historic occasion, has a hictory of its own and has an ! easily translated name, he said. Oth erwise?, "short, plain English" is best. HISTORY REPEATED 3D TIME JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (UP) j For the third time in 50 years the president pro tern of the stale senaU? ! has acted as Missouri's governor. Se n. ' Albert M. Clark, Richmond, occu ! pied the executive chair when both jGov. Lloyd C. Stark and Lieut. Gov. ' Trank G. Harris were out of the ' state. I Ail kinds of commercial crlnt i ing done promptly at ihe Journal i OftiC3. .IW sepencaisie Insurance BUY YOUR INSURANCE FROM THIS OLD. ESTABLISHED LOCAL AGENCY Service and Protection III CASE OF A LOSS, WE ARE ALWAYS HERE TO HALF WHEN NEEDED CALL CR SEE INSURANCE- AND BONDS ffi phone- 16 Plattsmouth or I S i o The most com fortable method ever devised O - " - 1 1 ft ii I