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PAGE TOUB TEE JOUaUAL, PLAITS3I0UTH, NEBIUSXA MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1943 MURPOCK Journal Field Repreaentrntfr V J mouce You boys are now known who have repeafVdly entered McDonald's Store and helped yourself to candy, peanuts, gum, ice cream, cigarettes and other items. If you will come in within this week and settle for above items, and window broken by you, no more will be said, but if you don't there are other means of handling cases of this kind. ' ' Florence McDonald Cpl. Jack Margorian- arrived in Murdook Tuesday evening from BerKsdale Field, La., to spend a 15 day furlough with his wife and son. Cpl. and Mrs. Jack Margorian went to Palisade, Nebr., to spend a few days with Jack's parents and other relatives. Mrs. L. B. Gorthey and grandson, Jimmy, spent a few days in Omaha last, week, at the Kenneth Borne meier home. Mrs. Eornemeier and two weeks old sou, Gary Lee, return ed home with them for a short visit. John llohrdauz of near Manley and Harry Long of South Bend, were in Murdock Thursday for the Stock public sale. Completes Officers Training Marvin Weber, son of Rev. and Airs. F. C. Weber, of Murdock, has just completed his of ficers training course in the south. He is to be sta tioned at Camp Haan, Calif. He i3 to be married on Thursday at the Callahan church to Miss Doris Borne-meier. Many Attend Funeral There were many or the friends and neighbors present at the funeral services for Mrs. A. Zaar, held the past week. The services were in charge of Rev. J. H. Oehlerking. Tin burial was at the cemetery north of Murdock. &y JOSEPHINE LAWRENCE caHaaBMHa CHAPTER 1 Sarah Daffodil liked the couple as soon as she saw them, though she had never considered renting an apartment to young people be fore. Her other tenants were mid dle - aged or older and dreaded noise. But there was something so oddly settled about this young pair, a certain quiet serenity, a shining confidence, that caught at her sym pathy and for her accented their youthful charm. -"We read your advertisement." the girl said and her voice was lovely, clear as Sarah's cherished crystal bell, ' but with a golden warmth denied to tinkling glass. , The young fellow felt his responsi bility, his dark, steadfast gaze be tokened a steady purpose. "It's a three-room, to sublet? We want three rooms by March first." In voluntarily he exchanged a spar kling glance with the girl. : From her desk chair Sarah could see the fireplace, and. the few pieces of her mother's furniture which I 'transformed the other half into a comfortable, practical living room. Built-in bookcases replaced the of fice cabinets, the clawfoot sofa and drumhead table balanced - the break-front with its treasure load of old china and glass. Chintz dra peries for all the windows and two large oval braided rugs laid on the floor tied the divergent sections into an amazingly harmonious whole. Tenants sometimes said that Sar ah Daffodil possessed two personal ities as distinct as this room she loved. Undoubtedly she puzzled this boy and girl who had come in re sponse to her advertisement : 'The rooms are on. the top floor," Sarah explained pleasantly. "But there is a fireplace?" The girl held her tiny knitted pillbox in her lap and her gleaming 'hah molasses-brown with gold . streaks, swirled in a beautiful, long, thick bob to her shoulders. She wore it parted in the center so that two soft rolls, like wings, framed her small face. , Her eyebrows and her eyes matched her hair perfectly, Sarah Daffodil thought appreciatively. "There is a fireplace in each of my apartments," she said. The boy spoke confidently. "We'd like to go up and look, if we may. But we ought to ask the rent first." "It's a sublet, you know. The tenants in 3-A were anxious to move to the coast They were obligated to pay forty-five dollars a month until October, but were willing to dispose of their lease for forty a month." "Could we go up now while we're here?" The girl's exquisitely clear voice remained unhurried. Sarah Daffodil rose and they stood, too, staring a little more in - tently, perhaps than they realized. The woman behind the desk had not appeared unusually tall, but now that she was standing they could see that she was at least six feet in height. Although she wore gray flannel slacks and a tailored gray and white long-sleeved shirt she did not create a masculine effect. For one thing, she wore her abun dant black and silver hair, which waved tightly, coiled softly at the back of her head. "There's no reason why you shouldn't run up and see the apart ment now " her firm, long mouth parted in a smile. "Mrs. Merding will show it to anyone before five ' o'clock. Tell her I sent you." . .''You'll be here when we come down?" They both looked at her as if she were a kindly monument. "I'll be right here." The desk phone buzzed and Sarah lifted, the handset. "Mrs. Daffodil? This is Mrs. Merding. That couple you sent up are on their way down to your office. They like the rooms a lot." "Do you think" "Well, of course they're terribly young," Mrs. Merding conceded wistfully, "but I never saw anyone so quiet in all my life. You just can't imagine them having large, loud parties I'd take a chance, if I were you." "Before you commit yourselves to leasing, there are some things about the setup here you should know." Sarah drew forward her small card file. "Arid some things about us you'll want to know." The boy's dark face glowed with swift light when he smiled. Sarah Daffodil admitted that the rule worked both ways. "I think I must tell you that my other tenants are all well into middle age. You may prefer to be where your im mediate neighbors will be more- likely to have interests similar to yours. "No. that doesn't matter. We'll be so busy both, of -us work." Then there was the yard, Sarah ' continued levelly. "I'll show it to you before you go. It's large sev enty-five feet wide by one hundred and fifty feet deep." Experience had taught her, Sarah said,, that: beyond a certain point community ownership retrogressed. ' Four sets of tenants could not en- I gm (I ;iSfe- II id I II ' l-fJiwn3ji,ti.uLiiaLi Jjniiam 'We, read your advertisement," the girl said. joy the garden as one big family. "They used to . bicker incessantly over their washings and there were times when I could cheerfully have wrapped their sheets around their necks and pinned them all on a good high line." After several years of complaints and warfare she had developed the present plan. "Each apartment is entitled to the full use of the garden and lawn for drying and bleaching clothes, one day a week. This includes the laundry room and equipment in the basement. Of course if it should happen to rain torrents on Thurs day, you'd be out of luck for that week. You have to expect such a performance now and then." "Why, that's wonderful!" The young people manifestly regarded the originator of this program as a genius. It had worked out fairly well, Sarah admitted modestly, barring an occasional controversy when someone wished to trade his day and could find no- one willing to exchange. "With the first four days going to the tenants, I'm left with Friday for my own washing. Sat urdays I cut the grass and tidy up the garden generally and Sundays are for the community spirit if it wants to develop. Mostly it's rid ing out in the country, except for a few hot days in midsummer." Yes, she cut the grass herself, she said in answer to the question mirrored in the two pair of dark eyes. She cut the grass, washed windows, did the small repairs and all the carpenter work. "I'm the superintendent and the janitor, the fireman (I have my license) and the handy man. I've always liked to work with my hands, in fact I helped my husband build this house. Mrs. Merding probably told you that I'm the renting agent and landlord, since Mr. Daffodil's death ten yearsago." "She said there isn't anything you can't do." Enormous respect made the girl's lovely face grave. Sarah laughed and picked up her memorandum pad. "Stuff and non sense! Now, if you really wish to take the apartment " Their names, they told her. were Andrew Thane and Candace Moore. They planned to be married early the following week and would like to move in that week-end. Sarah's pencil wrote the word "Lease," hesitated. "You're taking over the Merding lease, you know it runs until October." Yes, they knew that "If you care to stay beyond Sep tember thirtieth, a new lease will be necessary, of course." From force of habit she glanced at her desk calendar Tuesday, February twenty-fifth, nineteen forty-one. The something that had been knocking at the back door of her mind, vague, annoying, because she re sented distractions, suddenly found its place. She said quickly, "Aren't you likely to be called?" Andrew Thane's quiet, dark face did not quicken. "I'm registered." "But" Sarah looked from him to the girl. "Aren't you two taking a chance by marrying at this time? Do you mind telling me how. old you are?" He was twenty-three, he told her soberly, his fiancee twenty-one. "We've talked it over carefully and we think we're doing the right thing." "The Merdings were very lucky to be able to sublet so late in the season." The little silver crochet hook in Mrs. Waters' expert lean brown fingers flashed brightly in and out of the intricate meshes that formed in its wake. Sarah Daffodil had never seen anyone whose crochet work equaled Mrs. Waters in variety and de sign. Her closet shelves and chests of drawers were stuffed with boxes in which she had stored bedspreads table sets, edgings for bed linens and towels, medallions, even sev eral sets of curtains, all exquisitely made, never used. "I had just a glimpse of the new tenants they're awfully young," Emma Waters re marked hopefully. King Waters sat at the knee-hole desk, his back to his wife and to Sarah Daffodil. He was making out the rent check for March. In the hope of garnering a little gossip, Emma Waters always managed to arrange so that the check must be called for in person. Over his shoulder King Waters said casually, "That young chap's probably headed straight for train ing camp. I'm surprised they mar- . ried before his number's called. Kids haven't a grain of sense when it comes to realities." "I suppose they'll be having late parties," his wife sighed. "I know young people liquor and every thing. They're right over our heads, too." . ......... "I don't think you'll be troubled by noise overhead." Sarah spoke with authority. "Both Mr. and Mrs. Thane go to business, they can't af ford to keep late hours." From the desk Mr. Waters said, his tone muffled, his pen scratch ing, "I suppose she's keeping her job because she expects him to be called for training." And from the corner Emma Wa ters sniffed. "I've always said that no woman can do justice to two jobs one of them has to be neg lected. Usually it's the housekeep- ing." : "Is that a new spread, Mrs. Wa- ' ters?" It was, of course. Sarah : recognized the significance of a sin gle crocheted wheel all the won derful, elaborate patterns Mrs. Wa- ters turned out in such profusion : began with a single crocheted ; wheel. What on earth could the" , woman do with another bedspread! "There!" King Waters swung around and his chair creaked. "About that young fellow upstairs." he said, as if the topic had re cently been tabled. "A year of training in the Army would be the finest thing that could happen to a young fellow like that Put him right on his feet." "Far as I know he's on them now." The check fluttered feebly in Mr. Waters blunt-tipped fingers. He chewed on his unlighted cigar with vigor. "Do this present generation good to taste a little Army disci pline. Why;-1 wouldn't take any thing for the lessons I learned while I was in the Service." "I could stand it if you were a little less active right now in Post work," Mrs. Waters observed quer ulously. "Now it's another raffle and would you believe it, Mrs. Daf fodil, they're after me to contribute one of my spreads. They say they can sell a thousand chances on it." "Well, I suppose it's for the dis abled veterans " Sarah found her self making wild calculations as to the actual number of bedspreads stored in the apartment. "But it's all handiwork. No one knows the amount of effort it is to make a spread, until they've done it themselves." Something less elaborate might be acceptable, Sarah hinted. "Why don't you give them one of your handsome chair sets?" "There's a good deal of work on those chair sets. All filet." The gilt clock atop the radio tin kled eight times. "I must be go ing " Sarah rose gratefully. "Thank you, Mr. Waters" as he relinquished the check. "I'll be up in the morning to put those wash ers on the kitchen faucets." "Nothing very cheerful to read, ch?" King Waters unabashedly scanned the headlines in the news paper of the man whose bus seat he shared. The young fellow looked up cour teously. "All war news." "Yep. Most of it sounds pretty familiar to me. I was in the last fracas. Don't suppose you know anything about that?" The dark, quiet young man said composedly, "Only what I've heard." He dexterously folded his paper to bring the sports page up permost. i (TO BE COSTINVED) Mrs. Axel D. Zaar : Marie Margaret Vogel was born July 24, 18S0 at Wurtenburg, Ger many. At the age of two years she was brought to , America with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Vogel, settled in Louisvillet Nebraska, then in 1S&0 they moved to a farm near South Bend, Nebr. On January 1st, 1902 she was marreid to Axel D. Zaar, whea she, with her husband moved to their present home thre-j miles north of Murdock. For the past few years Mrs. Zaar suffered with a serious ailment from which she never recovered even though the best of physical aid was nought. Her faith was in her God. About ten days prior to her depart ure she gave the pastor her assur ance that soon she would see her Jesus. She is survived by her husband, Axel D. Zaar, one son, Charles A. Zaar, and daughter-in-law, and one brother, George Vogel, and, of course, a host of relatives and friends who mourn her departure. She passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, at 2:50 a. m. reaching the age of (i3 years, two months and nine days. EE 'A '43 L Cgtsirjl Journal Cbgwpoafagji Mr. and Mrs. Paul Judkins of Lincoln called on Mrs. Emma L. Judkins last Sunday afternoon. George McFall of Brunswick visit ed Mrs. A. M. Trumble last Sunday. John Turher of Alvo was in Eagle on Tuesday of this week looking after some matters of business. The members of the freshman class were entertained at an initia tion party last Friday evening. Raymond and Arthur Burdick came from California and were here for the funeral services held for their father, Ivan Burdick, at the Methodist church last Thursday afternoon. Dayle Trumble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Valley Trumble, reported at Plattsmtiuth early Monday morn ing and from there to Fort Crook where he passed his second physical examination for induction into the army, Dayle had been employed at the Lincoln air base until October 1st. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Trimble last Tuesday evening were Mrs. Trimble's mother and sister, Mrs. II. Waite, Miss Amy Waite and Mrs. Marie Olson. Keith Muenchau, who has been an instructor in mechanics at the Lin coln air base for some time left last Wednesday morning for Cali fornia where he will continue in the same service. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. T. M. Trumble were Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Watson of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Capwell, of east of Elmwood, were in Murdock Thursday, Mr. Capwell to attend the Stock sale and Mrs. Capwell to as sist the Il.N.A. ladies, in their serv ing lunch. Clyde Hoover and John Stokes, from east "O" street, were at the sale here Thursday. Hauls Cattle Normau liornemeier hauled 31 head of Hereford heifers to the Omaha market on Thursday for C. T. Edwards of near Alvo. The cat tle brought a fancy price. Palacek who have been visiting in I'lattsmouth were guests at the John A. Stander home on last Sun day. Mrs. Stander is a sister of Capt. Palacek. Many Attend Sale : Tuere were tour hundred people that bought articles at the Paul Stock sale in Murdock Thursday, one of the largest sales held in this sec tion. There was farm machinery, wagon, tractors, horses, cattle, sheep, and harnesses among the items sold. There was ? 4,000 worth of goods and stock disposed of at the sale. Here from South Mrs. Ruth Miller arrived in Mur dock for u visit with her family r.ud friends. She has been in Florida where her husband, Lt. Clark Mil ler, is stationed in the air corps. Lt. Miller is expecting to be in Murdock noon on a furlough. Wedding Anniversaries Mr. and Mrs. John C. Rauth cele brated their wedding anniversary on Monday of this week and were guests of their daughter Miss Anna V. Rauth of Omaha where they were entertained at an anniversary din ner. On their return home that even ing they were accompanied by Mrs. Joseph Hughes of Hubbard, Nebras ka, who will visit her sisters, Mrs. Rauth and Mrs. Walter Mocken- haupt. . t , Mr. and .Mrs. John A. Stander also observed the passing of their wed ding anniversary on Oct. 4th, receiv ing the congratulations of their many friends. . Family Gathering A family group gathered at the heme of Air. and Mrs. Ralph Rans ford last Sunday. The event was held especially at this time so that all might be together and enjoy a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Moore and son, Jimmy, who are enjoying a short visit with relatives and friends in Nebraska. The guests at the Ransford home were. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Moore and son, Jimmy of San Pedro, Californ ia, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Moore of Weeping Water, Miss Marjorie Moore of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Max Hass and Edwin of Swedeburg, Mrs. Ruth Moore of Beatrice and Mrs. Ermond Moore of Union. Celebrate Birthdays The children of Mr. and Mrs. John Rockenbach, Sr., gathered at their home on Sunday, September 26, to celebrate Mrs. Rockenbach's birth day which occurred that day, and also Mr. Rockenbach's which occur red on October 3rd. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. William Rockenbach and family of W&verly; Mr. and Mrs. Marian Rei liart and daughter of Louisville; Mr. and Mrs. William Branscom and daughter of Walton; Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sorensen and family of Pal myra; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Retzlaff and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Retzlaff and family of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. John Rockenbach Jr., and sons, Mr. and Mrs. George Rocken bach and family and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rockenbach and family of Eagle; Mrs. Everett Rockenbach and son of Lincoln and ir. and Mrs. Rex Loden and family of Palmyra; Mrs. Amelia Witt and daughter of Lin coln, the former, a sister of Mrs. Rockenbach called during the afternoon. George Kruse, who recently pur chased a new home, has' moved into the same. Herman Urunkow, who recently made the purchase of a home in Alvo, was in Murdock Thursday visiting bin friends. E. E. Ganaway, the shoemaker, has purchased fifteen pairs of shoes from one family, which he can sell with out, stamps as used footwear is not rationed. Four Square Club The Four-Square club met Friday, Oct. 9, at the II. J. Amgwert home, instead of with Mrs. Elseman, who was out of town. The club has a membership of fifteen, with eleven members and two guests present. The bulletin Summer and Winter Clothes was presented in a very able manner by the trainers, Mrs. Ames Lupardus and A. J. Tool. Many demonstrations were presented of the work. All members felt they haJ spent a very profitable afternoon. The next lesson will be given wholly to a Health program, at thy home of Mrs. C. A. Besack, Oct. 28, at 1:30 p. m. By Journal Field ReprcMfttativ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mockenhaupt and 41r. and Mrs. 'Frank Raister were visitors in the county seat on Saturday of last week, attending to somes shopping and visiting friends. George Vogler and son were oyer to Weeping Water last Tuesday on business. - - : , . , . ,s Hold Annual Dinner The ladies of the St. Patrick's church heI3 their annual fall festival dinner at the parish community cen ter dining hall on last Sunday. A very successful dinner was served and the ladies who were in charge of same are pleased with the results and grateful for the patronage re ceived. . Called to Omaha by Illness Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stohlman and daughter Margaret were called to Omaha last week by the illness of Mrs. Adele Chrishinger who was op erated on. Christie Stohlman accom panied the group to Omaha. Last reports are that the patient is do ing nicely and on the road to recovery. Enjoys Furlough Here Cpl. Ernest Gruber who has been in the service for over a year, and located in the Canal Zone, arrived in Omaha on last Thursday evening and was met there by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gruber. Ernie as he is best known will spend some ten days of his furlough here with his parents and friends. Herman Rauth who purchased a corn picker last spring, has repaired the same and now has it in spick and span shape ready to handle the crop in first class shape. Boys in Service Ronald 14. McWilliams, son of Mrs. Ethel McWilliams came home tor a short visit with home folks last Saturday and returned to Chi cago, Sunday morning. Ronald is a seaman second class and is in the racLk division.- After entering the service he was sent to Farragut, Idaho, later he was sent to Michi gan City, for some specials training and has about completed another course in pre-radio training jn Chi cago. ; ' i i '. Pvt. Cloyd Bucknell from near Alvo arrived in Eagle last Tuesday evening and will visit relatives and friends in Nebraska. Cloyd Is sta tioned at Camp Campbell, Ky., and is in the signal corps. BACK UP YOUR BOY Increase your payroll savings to your family limit Hi'lfff Mrs. Harley Smtih left last Satur day for Kansas City where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. V. L. Urga, and Ir., Urga; r . , . Mr. and' Mrs H. L? Charles of Lin coln visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H- Horn last Sunday. Callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Rockenbach, Sr., last Sun day were Mrs. Eda Witt and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fritzimeier of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. William Branscom and daughter of Walton and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Retzlaff and daughter of Lincoln. MORE CREAM PRODUCTION With your government asking for more and more butter fat to produce more butter, get in the fight. Care for those milk cows with good feed and plenty of fresh water, to help produce the demand for more butter fat to produce more butter. Our allies need butter to feed the fighting men at the front and we need butter for our fighting forces. Our "allies won't take margarine as a substitute for butter, they need butter, so help to produce more butter fat. PLATTSM0UTH CREAMERY Home of CASC0 Butter Lower Mean St. Phone 94 A The Manley elevator has been re ceiving a number of consignments of soy beans that are of a good grade. Last week beans were brought in by Roy Steinkamp, Lawrence Er hart and ethers. John W. Stone, living over in the east portion of the county was in Weeping Water on last Tuesday looking for some bindweed eradi- cator. Mrs. Chris Holt who was operated on last week is reported as getting along nicely. Last Sunday Mr. Holt visited her and on Monday evening A. T. Hansen, of near Greewood, called at the Holt iiome to learn of the condition of Mrs. Holt. J. lt. Mayfield from Louisville was in Weeping Water on last Tues day securing some repairs for his farm machinery. Mrs. Martha Newman and son were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Newman where they en joyed a fine visit and an excellent dinner on last Sunday. Capt. Frank Palacek and Mrs. WEDNESDAY SPECIAL Clean & Press Mens Suits and Top Coats and Spring Coats Plain Dresses and Mannish Suits $2. 0 Heavy Coats and White ... Garments Not Included! Men's Felt Hats Cleaned and Reblocked like new Beg. Price, 75c Save a Third Same high quality work as at our regular prices. No one day service. Cash and Carry ! Lugsch Cleaners 429 Main St Phone 166 r n r 1 ' i " UfTlv I iou u ruw many pouii inmiy siS-til If Ame a Hinlr-Dintv fr make mmzr : . v point shopping a pleasure. CRANBERRIES w 25 rT inrc RED flame tokay 4 A XfxJxituD LARGE CLUSTERS Pound V A lt!0 U S- N0" 1 L0UISANA PORTO RICAN C fAlYilJ GOOD BAKED OR CANDIED Pound f CELERY WELL-BLEACHED Stalk. rADDATC FIRM S0LID LADDAvjH green 2 PouBds POPULAR BRANDS MILK 1 Pt. 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