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PAGE FOTJB i l ,THE JOURNAL. PLATTSMOUTH, FEBRASXA MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1944 Avoca ' I fl Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller and children were spending last Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller, Sr., Avoca Garden Club The Avoca Garden club was meet ing Monday with Miss Bertha Neu neister, who was entertaining with her mother. The club has been very active in the past. Mrs. William Gollner was at Omaha one day last week to visit with. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Olwioe, the latter a daughter of the Gollner family. VS. A. Hollenberger, the harness maker, has been very busy the past few weeks in turning out jobs for the residents of the community. Tire at Kallstrom Home Last Sunday morning the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer llallstrom was the scene of a small fire, sparks catching shingles on the roof. The members of . the family and neigh bors were able to get the fire out, however. ; Feeh Some Better Fred Kmshoff, 87, who has been suffering from the flu, is reported as Bomc-,better at thjsjtime. , j - - - w . i. .. i ladies Hold Meeting . . t Mrs. 'C. O. r . Zaiser, postmistress, held a meeting last 'week with -the intent of incorporating all of the ladies organizations in Avoca in a group to boost the Interests of the public library. A number of new books have been secured. Has Close Call Fortunate indeed was the termin ation of an accident in which Merle Hennings, wn of Mr. and Mrs.--Elmer Ilennings was involved. He was riding a bicycle and as he was pass ing a garage a large truck backed out and it was a matter of seconds as the young man leaped to safety and the truck crushed the bicycle into small pieces:. CHAPTER IV Cherry Pyecroft. member of the Waafs. hurries to London to the apart ment of her friend. Denise. who had married the man she loved. On arriv ing she learns that Denise no longer loves Simon, and that she Is leaving that niht to avoid meeting him on his return from a trip to America. Cherry admits she has been In love with Simon. Denise asks her to stay and preet her husband with the bad news. Simon ar rives but Cherry withholds the news. Learning that the train to Bristol had crashed the train that Denise took Simon and Cherry drive there, identify Denise's charred suitcase, and assume a hadly burned body is hers. Months later Simon and Cherry are married, but Cherry's happiness is spoiled at finding Denise's engagement ring in a drawer . . . proving to Cherry that Denise was still alive. Cherry drew a swift breath. She felt tlie color drain from her cheeks. Jerry Miller! Next to Denise he was the one person she had no wish ever to meet again. She'd been trying so hard to forget. Jerry Miller stood smiling at her. lie hadn't altered in the least. He still had that rather lean, ruthless look aboot him that was so attrac tive to many women. Only Cherry wasn't one of them. He said with evident pleasure, "Well! Well! So we meet again." They were dancing now, not that Cherry wanted to dance with him. She wanted to grab Simon and run away from the party. She tried des perately not to let panic overwhelm her. Mrs. Hampden, in introduc ing her to Jerry Miller, had for gotten that she was married. So far he was unaware of it. Would it be possible to avoid introducing him to Simon? Somehow she must keep from him the fact that she was married to Denise's husband. She tried to pull herself together. Yes, it was quite a long while since they'd met. No, she didn't know ex actly how many months. "I do, nearly fifteen." He held her more closely. '"Far too long to my way of thinking. I often won dered what had become of you." , "Did you?" "I take it you never wondered what had become of me?" "No." "Listen, how about you and I go ing on from here to have supper somewhere?" he murmured. "Let's run up to town. I've got my car , outside. I can make it under the ! hour. I want to talk to you, and ' I can't talk with all these people around me?" ' She wanted to talk to him also, ' only not quite in the way he hoped. : She told him so, quickly, urgently. ( "I'm not alone here. I I'm with I. He grinned. "That's all right. No need to explain. A girl as pret ty as you is bound to be here with a boy friend. Still how about some ' other day?" "I might manage lunch some time," she conceded tentatively, more certain every moment that ; she might gain a great deal from just one talk with him. "That'll be fine. How about to morrow?" "No. No, I can't manage that." i "The next day, then?" That would be Monday. She wasn't due on duty again until six that evening. Yes, she could man age to see him then. "All right." she said. "Let's make it Monday. I'm on forty eight hours' leave. I think I can just fit it in." "Good pirl! Where shall we lunch? The Ivy, perhaps, or the Savoy? Or shall we go somewhere quieter where we can talk undis turbed?" "I I think I'd rather go some where quiet." She hated herself as she made these arrangements but she had to learn about Denise. "Listen. I'll tell you what we'll do. Let's meet up at the Mayfair for a drink,, and then go on to some other place for food. Will one o'clock suit you?" "Yes, I'll be there." "Monday. One o'clock at the Mayfair," he said as he released her. She nodded and then turned quick ly. She wanted to leave him now, to find Simon and. if she could, prevent their meeting. But her heart sank as she saw that Simon and Valerie were immediately be hind her. "Oh, there you are!" she said, a trifle unnecessarily. Valerie smiled. "Your husband, Cherry darling, is a most wonderful dancer." Simon laughed. "What rubbish! It's you who make it all so easy." "Husband?" murmured Jerry Miller. "I say. Cherry, you didn't tell me you were married." "Didn't I?" She met his gaze boldly. "Oh, yes, Jerry. I'm mar ried," she said quietly. "This is my husband, Simon Lindon. Simon, this is Jerry Miller. I knew him ages ago. We met quite unexpect edly again this evening." There were conventional greet ings as they moved away from the dance floor in a little group. Though Cherry longed to detach Jerry from "Oh, yes, Jerry. I'm married," she said quietly. "This is my husband, Simon Lindon." it he seemed determined to remain with them. "Funny I should run into Cherry again. I've often wondered what had become of her," he said con versationally to Simon. When Lane joined them, Cherry hoped that Jerry would be capti vated by her looks. But after a moment or two he was devoting himself exclusively to her again, leaving Simon to talk to Lane. Cherry pulled at Simon's sleeve. "I think we might slip away soon, darling." Jerry looked at her reproachful ly. "You can't go yet. It's much too early." "Oh, yes, we can," said Cherry determinedly. "Simon, darling, let's go now, shall we? Valerie won't mind. She knows you and I don't have much chance to be on our own together." That,' she thought, should show Mr. Jerry Miller just how she felt about her husband, lest he should be under any delusion in the mat ter. She held out her hand to him. "Good-bye, Jerry. It's been nice seeing you again." Jerry held her hand far longer than was necessary. "Good-bye, Cherry. I'll be seeing you." On the surface those words meant nothing. But his eyes told her the time and the place just as if he'd spoken the very words aloud. She felt the color run up her cheeks. Simon saw the rising color. He saw, too, the way Jerry Miller looked at her. It made him won der. He trusted Cherry utterly, yet what was it he'd heard about this chap Jerry Miller? The name struck a chord in his memory. He had heard it before tonight, but not from Cherry, he felt certain. Still, that meant nothing. She couldn't mention all the men and women she'd known before they'd met. Jerry Miller? Jerry Miller? Ah, now he had it! It was Denise who had mentioned him. What was it she'd said? Funny how he couldn't remember. Then in a flash he had it, just as if Denise's letter were there before him: "There's a new man who's been around quite a lot lately. He's very taken up with Cherry. His name's Jerry Miller." He sounded her about him as they drove down the quiet country road. "I haven't heard you men tion that fellow Miller before, have I, Cherry?" "No, but then I hardly know him, Simon. He wasn't really a friend of mine." Cherry moved a little along the seat and snuggled nearer to her husband. "Don't let's talk about him. Simon." "Kather not. I don't want to. It was just . . . well, forgive me, Cherry. I don't want to sound like a jealous husband, but I'd hate to think you might still want to run around with him. If I were really honest with you I'd say that I'd much prefer to know that you'll never have nothing more to do with him." Cherry stared straight before her along the white ribbon of moonlit road. Why in the world had Simon had to say just that? There was that pending meeting on Monday with Jerry and for her own future's sake and Simon's, there seemed no way of escaping it. "Oh, Simon darling, there's only one man I want to run around with now! I don't need to tell you what his name is, do I? As for Jerry Miller . . ." her voice trailed away. She couldn't say that she wouldn't see him again. She couldn't lie de liberately to Simon. Still, she was allowing it to go by default. The week-end seemed now to promise difficulties and evasions. If Simon brought up the subject of Jerry Miller again ... For Cherry that week-end was an other little spell of heaven. Reso lutely she put all thoughts of Jerry Miller and Denise from her mind. Sunday was a lazy day. They sat beneath the apple tree and played a little game. The war was over now. Simon was back in his regu lar job. Cherry was keeping house at the cottage. "One day that will happen, my Cherry." "I wonder when, Simon darling?" "Heaven knows, but it can't go on forever." "I suppose we're terribly lucky to have even this. I feel so sorry for some of the girls whose husbands are overseas." Monday morning they drove to London. Simon knew Cherry wasn't due back at the airdrome until six o'clock. He suggested they should meet for lunch but she made ex cuses. He dropped her at Piccadilly Cir cus. "You'll be all right, darling?" he said. "Seems funny to he say ing good-bye to you like this." "I'll be all right, Simon." "What time do you expect to go back?" "I'm not really quite sure. I'll go down with Lane most likely. I'm seeing her at twelve o'clock at Marshall's." This at least was true, only it didn't ease her conscience. But if Jerry could tell her definite news of Denise it would be worth so much to know real peace of mind. She leaned forward and kissed her husband. "Good-bye, Simon ; darling, just a little while." . "Good-bye, my sweet. We'll meet j again very soon." j Cherry found Lane waiting for J her at Marshall's, Lane who had so much to say that she didn't no- tice that Cherry's own thoughts ' kept her more than usually occu- ' pied. ' "Love suits you, Cherry. It's im 1 proved your looks." Cherry laughed. "Heaven knows what it will do to yours! Listen, ; what are we going to do now? It's ten past twelve and I'm free till one." j "So am I. I want to buy a hat. ' Only it's so difficult trying on a ; hat when one's in uniform." i It took Lane some time, but In the end she found one that suited her. ' They shared a taxi to their re spective luncheon appointments. Cherry dropping Lane on her way. Jerry Miller was waiting for her in the foyer of the Mayfair. They had drinks in the cocktail bar. The talk was superficial. Jer ry seemed inclined to be on his best behavior this morning. But once they were in the Moulin -Rouge, sitting at a little table in a far corner, he leaned toward her. "I'm glad to find you're not one of those wives who are so convention al that they go out nowhere except with their own husbands." Cherry met his look squarely. "Actually I am, as it happens. Not so much from convention, but be cause I prefer to be with my own husband. But meeting you is rath er different. There there are one or two questions I want to ask you." Jerry frowned. "I don't think I like the sound of that. Then you're not lunching with me because you find my charm so irresistible?" "I didn't find it irresistible when I first met you through Denise. I don't see quite why I should find it any more so now." "Don't you? I thought it had strengthened. Seriously, Cherry darling, you did want to see me just a little, didn't you?" "Oh, yes, I wanted to see you. But not, to be frank, for quite the reason you imagine. Jerry, listen, you and Denise went oil together, : didn't you? Were you were you there when she was killed? I mean . . . well, did you actually see it happen?" Jerry stared at her. "I say, what is all, this? . Are you suggesting I went off with Denise?" "Well, didn't you?" "God forbid! My dear child. Denise was all right for a bit of fun. I was quite fond of her in a way, but I most assuredly never contemplated running off with her. Heavens above, did your husband think I'd bolted with her?" , (To Be Continued.) .f--T'd j 53 Goes to the East ; Flights Off ieer Hoy? Ruhge, edn of Mr. and5Mrs. J.' F. II. Ituhge who f . as just graduated from aa Aviation school and training center in Texas, has been spending a ten day leave in Avoca. He left- on .last Friday for a camp in Maine to continue his work as a flying instructor. Visits With Mother Mrs. George R, Sayles departed this morning for Cedar Creek where she will visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary Wolff. Mrs. Wolff has been quite ill for the past few weeks and the daughter will enjoy the day with her. Session of January 11, 1944 Office of County Commission ers, Cass County, Platts niouth, Nebraska. Board met in regular session as provided by law. Present H. C. Backemeyer, S. T. Gilmour 1 nd G. W. Hart, County Commissior ; , T-eo. R. Sayles, County Clerk. Minutes of the last session approv ed, when the following business was transacted in regular form: The COUNTY BOARD reorganized for the year as follows: Motion by Com. S. T. Gilmour and seconded by Com. G. W. Hart that Com. H. C. Backemeyer be the chairman of the Board for the year 1944. Motion carried. Motion by Com. G. V. Hart that Com. 3. T. Gilmour be the vice- chairman of the Board for the year 1944. Motion seconded by Com. H. C. Backemeyer and carried. Motion by Com. II. C. Backemeyer that Com. G. W. Hart be the Junior member of the Board for the year 1944. Mo tion seconded by Com. S. T. Gilmour and carried. BIDS on County Trinting for the year 194 4 as submitted by the Plattsmouth Journal, Nehawka En terprise and Weeping Water Re publican were opened. Bid of Platts mouth Journal was accepted as be ing ihe lowest bid. THE CASS COUNTY AGRICUL TURAL SOCIETY filed the 1943 An nual Report;, with a request for the Board to appropriate not less than f2D00.00 for the Annual Fair for 1944. The Board voted to appropri ate $200.00 for aid to the County Fair for the year 1944, which sum is included in the 1944 County Bud get. THE CASS COUNTY FARM BUR EAU filed an itemized statement of expenditures for the year 1943 in Ihe total amount of $2800.00. The Board voted to appropriate the sum jf $2800.00 for the expense of the Cas County Farm Bureau for 1944. The following ESTIMATE OF EX PENSE was made in accordance with Sec. 2S-108 of the 1939 Supple ment of 1029 Compiled Statutes of Nebraska :,s- Mothers Pension Fund for 1944 $1500.00. Dr. J. W. Brendel was appointed COUNTY MEDICAL ADVISOR for the year 1944. J. F. Zastera of Louisville was appointed a Member of ' the SOL DIERS & SAILORS RELIEF COM MISSION for the three year term ending January 31, 1947. SALARIES of office clerks' and extra helpers were fixed by the Board for, the year 1944 as follows: COUNTY TREASURERS OFFICE" Chief Clerk, Mary Helen Ray $110.00. per mo. Extra Clerk, Joan Tiekotter $100.00 per mo. COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE Claim Clerk, Albert Olson $12f.OO per mo. -.. Extra Clerk, Anna King Peoples $110.00 per mo. Clerk for COUNTY JUDGE, Min nie Hild $125.00 per mo. Clerk for COUNTY SUPERINTEND ENT, Catherine Conis $100.00 per mo. Clerk for COUNTY SURVEYOR, Nadine Timm $90.00 per mo. Clerk for COUNTY ATTORNEY, Betty Henton $50.00 per mo. DEPUTY SHERIFF, Emery Doody $100.00 per mo. JANITOR, Miles Allen $110.00 per mo. 194 4 CASS COUNTY BUDGET RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION RESOLVED: There ia hereby ap propriated the following sunm of money in the several amounts for the several departments, offices, activities, and funds deemed neces sary to defray the necessary expen ses and liabilities of Cass County, Nebraska for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1944 as set forth in detail in the 1944 Budget attached hereto, and said Budget is hereby adopted and approved: General Fund $110,000.00 Df Journal FUld Rpr atari Goes to west coast . Harvey Bergman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bergman, who has been in the air corps training at Garden City, Kansas, was home for a few days and departed for Burbank, California, where he will be located in the fut ure In one of, the large plane fac tories. Mrs. Bergman is remaining at Manley until they can secure a new home. 35,000.00 8,400.00 54,500.00 31,000.00 18,500.00 12,000.00 1,500.00 3,000.00 Bridge Fund Emergency Bridge Fund Road Funds I'oad Dragging Funds County Highway Fund County Relief Fund Soldiers & Sailors Relief Fund Precinct Gravel Funds Total $273,900.00 Passed and approved this 11th day of January, 1944 on motion of Commissioner S. T. Gilmour, second ed by Commissioner G. W. Hart, that this Resolution be adopted as read. On roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: II. C. Backemeyer S. T. Gilmour G. W. Hart Board of Cass County Com missioners Attest: : Geo. R. Sayles County Clerk CLAIMS as listed on the following funds were allowed: General Fund K-B Printiug Co., Sup. to Co. Clk & Reg. Deeds $ 32. 6S Frankel Carbon & Ribbon Co., Coup, book to Co. Judge Do Coup, book to Co. Atty - United Chemical Co., Sup. to Co. Farm 12.33 Rogers Refrigerated Lockers Serv. to Co. Farm 2.10 21.50 21.50 We Have a New Arrival ! We have a New Arrival at our bank called "PAYC" for short, which means (PAY-AS-YOU-CHECK.) This new service is for those who want the con venience and safety of a Checking Account but feel they cannot have one because of the minimum balance required. Our new plan enables you to open a Checking Account for any amount . . . checks drawn cost only 5c each . . . you pay only for the amount of service you actually require. Our present Checking Account facilities con tinue as before. PAYC is an additional service. Ask Us About a Checking Account PLATTSMOUTH STATE BANK Here from Dakota Mrs. Frank Bergman, who resides at Fargo, North Dakota, arrived in Manley last week for a visit with her brothers, Fred and Grover Lauren- hen, and her sister, Mrs. Brecken- ridge. Visits in Manley John Crane, the manager of the Cloidt Lumber Co., at Louisville, wasi in Manley to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Bergman and Avith Harvey Bergman, who was leaving tor California. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fleischraan 'vere at Ashland on last Sunday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cade and family, Mrs. Gade being a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rhoden, of Cedar Creek, was in Manley for a few days to visit with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Rhoden. Frederick Stohlman, the hardware and lumberman, was at Omaha on last Thursday to look after purchase of stock for the lumber yard. Donald Opp, who has beeen a stu dent in the air corps has been trans ferred to the ground forces of the air forces. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Arends were visitors here over the week end at the home o their son and wife, Mr. end Mrs. Herman Arends. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Herm an Douran. Antone Auserwald, the blacksmith, is now able to be back at work after a seige of illness. Taul Tighe of Homer, accompani ed by his son, Lieutenant James Tighe, were in Manley to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Rauth and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mockenhaupt. Miss Anna V Rauth of Omaha, was a visitor in Manley over thi week end at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. J. C. Rauth. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mockenhaupt were in Omaha two days this week to look after some matters of busi t:ess. Robert Gruber, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gruber, has been set from the naval training station at Farragut, Idaho, to the east for a course in radio. , Mr. and Mrs. John Palacek of Omaha, were visitors Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Stander, Mr Palacek being a bro ther of Mrs. Stander. Frank Bergman, Herman Arends and August Oehlerking were at Ne braska City Monday to look after some business for the Manley Grain Co. Omaha Printing Co., Sup. to Co. Treas. 49. Ludi Printing Co., Do 6. Poor Eelief Fund Brubacher Store, Provisions 12. O. E. Liston, M. D. Medical services 2 Eoad Fund Louis H. Schmidt, Road Work R.D. 7v4, 9 Keith Schmidt, do R.D. 7 5 J. X. Conneally, Gas R.D. 6 2 Glen Vallery. Posts R.D. 1 12 Balls K. Fifer, RW R.D.16 28. J. V. Stradley & Sons, Re pairs .D. 5 6 Drag Fund Lincoln Road Equip. Co., Re pairs D. 3 40 Stephens Garage, Do D. 3 68. County Highway Fund Lincoln Road Equip. Co., Re pairs 20 Do Do 26 J. V. Stradley & Sons, Do 8 The Board adjourned to meet Tuesday, February 1, 1944. Attest: Geo. R. Sayles County Clerk 87 00 00 00 20 25 it 75 00 00 24 78 58 50 on WEDNESDAY CASH & CARRY SPECIAL 2 Ladies' 2-piece mannish s u i t s, Mens 3-piece suit, Spring coat, Top coat or Hats for $31 00 No pastel shades or ladies dresses included on special Lugsch Cleaners 429 Main St B Phone 168 HINKY - DINKY FEATURES ORANGES GRAPEFRUIT YAMS CARROTS CELERY CABBAGE CALIFORNIA f0 SEEDLESS NAVELS Pound TEXAS MARSH SEEDLESS Pound U. S. NO. 1 PORTO RICAN 2 POUNDS CALIFOINIA LGE. 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