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Figures on Postal Receipts Are Released by Postmaster Postal receipts for the riatts- mouth post office show a gain if inni Dl-L,fU $392.95 over 1944, according 10 l nree riausmoum figures released Saturday b y Postmaster Edward Egenberger, This grain was made even though mail of both first and fourth class to members of the armed forces was cut in the latter part of the year because of the many veterans returning home. Letter size cancellation?, ac cording to machine count, totaled 697,627 for the year, with the largest number of cancellations for a single day coming oi De cember 17. A total of 11,92') were cancelled on that day. Comparative Figures Comparative figures of moneys handled during 1944 and l'Jlo are as follows: . War bonds, $1 8G,39. 1 o in 1944, and $163,500 in 194o. Wo,, envinn-s stamps, syjb 1. 1 y 1 . - r- , in 1944, and $5,770.S0 in 1945. Robert Krejci, the son of Mr. Vehicle tax stamps, $3,463.8:) ! and Mrs. Frank Krejci, Tony La and $5,600 in 1943. j heda. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Internal Revenue, $1,665.70 in j ini i on, I S1. 427.35 in 1940. Migratory bird stamps, ?-0 m 1944, and $210 in 1945. Money orders and fees U l.- 066.57 in 1944, and $1 1 (,7, j in 1945. Postal savings issued, 230,001 in 1944, and $266,731 in 1945. Postal receipts (postage and box rents) $27,427 in 1911 and $27,820.09 in 1915. Totals, $604,579.05 in 19-14, and $618,826.57 in 1945. j Personnel The post office was served uur- v,o vnnr hv the followintr ev ollowing t'm-i rdj 111;-, WAV. J ' nlovees: H. W. Dodd llason, custodial fo with the keenimr of the building and grounds; John L. Beckruan and Leon K. Edson, rural carriers; Bernard E. Dow and Don II. Sei- ver, substitute rural carriers, Theodore E. Ptak and James J. IIolv, city delivery carriers; WiU urdN. Brink, Ernest M. Janda, substitute carriers; Robert E; Brown and Charles H.Dow, temp orary sub-carriers; Minnie E. Al win and Henry A. Ilughson, clerks; Vein C. Hendrieks, sub clerk; Janet Ptak, temporary sub clerk; Leslie W. Kiel, assistant postmaster; Edward M. Egenberg er, acting postmaster. Salaries ' For their service the employees were paid a gross of $30,278.05. This does not include the salaries of the rural carriers of their sub stitutes since they are paid by the disbursing postmaster at Omaha. During the year two emp! ees of the office retired from the postal service. James II. Gravis retired as rural mail carrier on February 1. Minnie E. Alwin re tired December 31 as window clerk. Chris Tschirren Dies Here Friday Chris Tschinen, 81, died Friday evening at his home in Platts mouth following a short illness. Born in Switzerland, September 1, 1861, Tschinen came to this country to engage in farming in this community until his retire ment a few years ago. He was married May 28, 1885, to Eliza beth Staub who preceded him in death April 7, 1911. His chur.-h affiliation was with the St. Paul's Evangelical and reformed chinch. Surviving him are five daugh ters, Mrs. Albert Wheeler, Mis. George Kaffenberger, Mrs. Fred Nolting, Mrs. Charles Walters and Miss Elizabeth Tschinen, and two sons, Fred and Roy Tscliierren. There is also one sister, Miss Rosd Tschirren, and twelve grandchil dren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be he'd Monday, January 12 at 2 p.m. at the Sattler funeral home a.ul burial will be made at Oak Hill cemetery. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sun day afternoon. Joseph Bukacek Funeral Thursday Funeral services for Joseph Bukacek, 74, ,f Reliance, South Dakota, were held Thursday af ternoon. Bukacek is a former resi dent of Plattsmouth and was em ployed at the Burlington shops a' number of years ago. The services were attended by his brother, Frank Bukacek, and two nephews, Louis and Charles Wondra, all of Plattsmouth. Mrs. Mary Wondra, also of Platts mouth, is a sister of the deceased. BOWLING LEAGUE The BRLX and Texas teams arc tied for top honors in the bowling league with six games apiece to their' credit. Neither of them has lost a game so far. Ruse team has won 4 ; Stander, Eagles, and Call all have three wins; Wos.ters nd Alwins have won two: Lockers have won one and the bakery team is trailing: with eixlosees.. Men Enlist in Army Air Corps Monday Three Plattsmouth men enlisted in the? army air corps Monday at the offices of the Seventh Service Command in Omaha. They went j president and received as a gift from there to Fort Crook for their j from the club the past presi medical examinations and inter-, Kent's pin ns a token for her ser views and were sent Thursday eve-j vjco to tho organization, ning to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas! Miss Jackie K-ejci" was install where they will receive army cloth-i ed as vice-president with Miss ing and assignment to air fields j Kathleen Snyder and Miss Flor for basic training courses. ence Haswell going into the of- Harold Pickering, the son of j f ices of secretary and treasurer Mr. and Mrs. Claud Pickering, had j respectively. his- first experience with arnry Installations into the appoinl vmitinn .if tpr hp was sworn into ! ive offices were made follow- the air corps Monday. He gradu ated from high school in the class of 1D45 and has since been era- pioyeu at me osier .moc muic. t t j 1 1 II' A C - i Lahoda, have been together in tne maruime service since him lywhen they went to Brooxijn, ft" Hi " f , I the condus.on of their work m ! Brooklyn in November, botn bovs j 1 came nome 101 u Mim 1 muu uuu - 1 f - - . . i a i : .. 1 decided to enlist together into the army air corps. Krejci and Lahoda were sworn into the service in Omaha on Mon day and were at Fort Crook for physical examinations until Thurs- day evening when they and riker-j ing went to Fort Leavenworth to - gether for further assignment Victory Ciothmg Collection Gets Good Start Here The Victory Clothing collec- j The commissioners also appoint tion is off to a good start, v.c- j e(J Dr j w pjrcmlel, of Avoca, as cording to 3liss chairman of the Aruyth Hall, j drive in C;is county, who reported Fi -uisy that collections have been con ing in at the central collecting center ai ; m coun mue a, as at other designated places. t. A 1 X. 1 ... ... well "However," Miss Hall de-i flared, there seems to be some' confusion in the minds of some people in regard to this cam-' paign. This particular campaign j is for the collection of clothing! -fm' fVio ikp n" thp npnnlp in vn ' ,Wnrf,J rmmt.-ifw Fnmnr. , Parvr.o1 f,n,l ctnff 5s nnt lioi t- ,r ' collected in this drive I hav-j re ceived instructions only for the collection of clothing." Facilities I Collection facilities have beenj arranged in the various churches : to enable members to make ; their contributions at convenient j 3. E. G. Ofc, President of the Ladies Aid Society of the! Christian church, said that mem-i hers of ihr ,-b:..(-b ms,v their contributions at the church1 at any time by calling on J.L-s.! Rov -Stino whr. livfs in iho fir.i house west of Uie church. Mrs jfor the ensuing term were irstal! Stini will open the church and : 1,1 in loJ 246 A.F. an d A. M. give directions for leaving thej William Fvers aced in th -clothing. capacity of installing marshall Mrs. Oliver Meisinger, presi-!ani Daniel Hill, past master of dent of the federation of the! Western Star No. 2 of Nebraska Presbyterian church, has an nounced the following times ror contributions to be left: each Sunday morning from 9:45 until 12 o'clock and each Saturday from 9:45 a. m. until 4:30 p. in.; until the end of January Methodist Church Mr Edgar Newton, presd lent oi the W omens Society of Chris- tian Service ot the JHettuvJist S.n, senior steward; George church, said that collections arcjReike, junior steward; John Mnr being made through the various dock, organist; and Leonard St. iircles of the society and '.hat John, tvler. clothing items may be left at The meeting was largely attend ee church any Thursday be- C(1 by me,rbcrs from tne joclgCS tween 7 p. m. and 9 p. m. each j at xebraka City, Weeping Water, Saturday from 2 p. m. to 4 P-i Dunbar, Springfield and Platt m. and each Sunday from a. mouth Those in attendance from m. to noon until the end of ti.,4,.,u i tv. January. Mrs. Frank Cummins, chair man of the committee for the campaign in the St. Luke' Epis copal church, has designated any time during a church school meeting or a worship service as periods when clothing may be left at that church. St. Paul's Miss Sophia Kraeger, presi dent of the ' Guild of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church, said that members of that church may leave their con tributions; at any time during .Sunday services or meeting of f.he guild and circles of the or ganization. Mrs. Fred Pea, president of Sty Jidm's AlLar Soeiaty, said that contributions may be left in the basement at St. John's Catholic church at any time dur ing the remainder of the month. Father Tuchek announced Fri day that clothing articles may le left at the Holy Rosary church at , any time al ter January 20 until the end of the drive. Bedding and shoes as well cs all other articles in the way tf clothing ar badly needed by the unfortunat people of Europe and everyone is urged to make such contributions of their old , clothing:, Theta Rho Girls Club Install Officers Miss Doris Finnefrock was in stalled president of the Theta Kho Girls Club of the Independ Order of Odd Fellows at cere monies conducted Wednesday evening in the lodge hall by Miss Mildred Hall, advisor for the club. Miss Maxine Eckles, president of the club during the past year was installed as junior past ing tne announcement 01 ir. op positions by the new president, Miss Finnefrock. Bonnie Ham blen is the new chaplain; Betty Green, marshal, Ina Mae Finne frock, Warden; Geraldine Wiles, conductor; Leila Mae Clark, light supporter to the president: Carlenc Meisinger, left support . . i C i 1. .X er to the president ;Urctta Fin- ,unprtcr to th vice prudent; and Virgie Clar! Supporter to the vice pros dent- ic k. ;)si- Flolov.ing the meeting tne members were entertained in the dining room of the lodge hall and refreshments were served to close the evening. p -L? 'r Named 1 xaCXGineier lameu Iriinirmnn of P.Olintv Commissioners Here The Cass county commissioners hnve reorganized for the ensuing year with II. C. Backemeier con tinuing as chairman, it was an nounced Friday. G: W. Hart will jbe vice - chairman and C. W. ISfophr. iur.ior member. tour;ty rredicrd advisor. Ben A. Olive, of Weeping Water, was re- appoi'nted as a Member of the soldiers relief commission for three years. The p.)U,lr outh Da;,v Jounial , ,n oc f; county newspaper and will pubii-h all commissioners proceedings, notices to contractors and calls for bids. Three bids were accepted for the county's tax lbt books, tax re- ceipts and docket books for the COUT.ty judge. The Plattsmouth i Daily Journal submitted the low- est overall bid and was given the county printing. 1 G "9 i II MHSOHS 11181(111 NeW OfficeFS . , Raymond C. Cook, assistant P'and custodian in the Masonic B5ue lod' ws the installing of- .f'ce!' in ceremonies at Nehawlf on Wednesday evening when officer. City, was the installing chaplain. Clifton Garrison Clifton Garrison was installed as worthy masfer; George Pol'awl, senior warden: Loy Pell, junior warden; Charles Adams, tr.e as- urer; Raymond Pollard, secretary; Shelton Mitchell, senior deacon; j Herbert Kuntz, junior deacon; Carl Balfoun, chaplain; Nels Mad- Uvnvrl WohrKnin .,cl,. ,.t Charles M. Mead, junior warden elect, Robert Mann, Rolay Smith and Henr.an Meisinger. j Raymond Cook and William Carl's Market Sold Evers conducted installation ser-inf O I w lr vices Monday evening for now of-' 1 ODert L.eany, ficers oi : Euclid lodge No 79 a f. 1 Air Corps Veteran and A. M. at Weeping Water. Mr. I Cook acted in his capacity as ;?s- C:irl JscWager, owner and op sitsant grand custodian of the ! oiator of Cail's Market for 13 Blue lodge and Mr. Evers assist - ed him as marshal Parr Young was installed as worshipful master; Fred J. Allen, senior warden; DoForest Philpot, junior warden; Frank DoniiriM J I treasurer; v nns Kasmussen, sec retary, who also acted as installing chaplain; Clifford Cooper, renb-r deacon, Clarence Norris, junior deacon. Rev. John C. Pryor, chap lain; Charles II. Gibson, senior steward; Calvin Carsten. iu:iir fitteward; and Alvin C. Groesscr, tylcr. ' George Iletrick accompanied the two installing officers when they mads the trip to Weeping Water. Read Journal Want Ads Journal Want Ads For Result? THE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Julia Jean Johnson 1946 Cass County Julia Jean Johnson, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julian . Johnson, of Nehawka, born at 4:55 p. m. Sunday at St. Mary's hospital in Nebraska City, is the winner of the annual Cass Coun ty Stork Derby sponsored by Plattsmouth merchants and The Plattsmouth Daily Juornal. First Baby Julia Jean is the first Cass county baby born in 1946 of ficilaly reported to the Platts mouth Daily Journal. She weighed six pounds, 15 ounces at birth. Dr. Pw. W. Tyson, of Murray, was the physician. Mrs. Johnson is the former Lottie Fitch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Fitch, of Nehaw ka. In recognition of Julia being the first Cass county baby for 1946 the following gifts will be presented to Julia Jean's par ents: Gifts Bates Book Store, a pair of scientific bottle containers Gambles, $;j in credit for baby merchandise. Cass Drug, $2.50 in merchan dise credit. Woster Shoe Store, pair of soft sole baby shoes and a pair of First Step, Walker shoes. Bruning Drug Co., $5 in mer chandise credit. Plattsmouth Daily Journal, $5 savings account. Wescott's fancy $4.85 wool Derby Sport Jacket to the firet boy. Farley Furniture Co., $3.00 in merchandise credit. Schieiner Pharmacy, $5 in credit for formulas or baby food. Plattsmouth Creamery, $2.00 check. Hinky Dinky, $3.00 in mer chandise credit. March of Dimes Must Be Biggest Yet for Nebraska ; Nebraska's 1946 March of j Dimes will have to be its biggest yet, Walter F. Cozad, State Chairman, Friday informed Mrs. Esther Donat Chairman for Cass county's March of Dimes drive which starts January 14 to con tinue through January 31. This is the annual fund-raising appeal of the National Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis on j which it bases its entire program of care and treatment of polio ; patients, epidemic aid, personnel training, research and education, Mr. Cozad stated. He said that the need is even greater this year than in prev ious March of Dimes drives be cause 1045 was the fourth wort polio period in the history of the disease. ''Each epidemic leaves hundreds of new cases that must J 1U' ; eive continuing care, some for months, others for years." State Health Department re cords at Lincoln show that there were 120 cases of polio reported in Nebraska last year. Over the nation 14 thousand men, women and children were striken by the disease. "Nebraskansx have demonstra ted their generosity in previous March of Dimes drives," Mr. Cozad declared. "I am confident flhat they win respond just as generously this year." One-half of all contributions to the March oi Dimes remains with local chapters for hospitali j zation special equipment, trans portation and treatment for po lio patients in the community. The other half goes to the Na tional Foundation for research, education and emergency aid in epidemics. During the year, the National Foundation sent $0,300 to four Nebraska chapters, at Morrill.. Seward, Cumings and Kearney Counties when the severity of the polio attack in those coun ties drained local chapter funds. 1 'earK nas sokl hIS st1-e to Robert Leahy of Omaha, it was announc ed Wednesday. "I've been in the food and groc ery business for 14 years," Carl j said, "but I don't know yet what I will do now that I have sold the store. Ecept that I know I am go ing to take a long vacation." Carl said that he does not in tend to move away from Platts mouth. Bob Leahy, new owner of the j slon' was discharged from the 'army air corps only three weeks 1 ? He served as a radio operator ; on a -- Liberator bomber in England and was in the service for three years. "I intend to use the same policy for running the store that has been used in tho past," Leahy said. The sale of the store become ef- I fective January 1. Is Winner of Stork Derby nf.. Inkn ICnnn 75. m w a m w -r mmmm mm f j J Dies Wednesday In Omaha Hospital Mrs. John Koop, 75, died early Wednesday morning at the St. Catherine hospital in Omaha due to complications from injuries received when she fell and fractured her hip week ago. Bosa Heinrich Kopp was born February 10, 1870, in Spring field, Missouri, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Heinrich She was married in Plattsmouth on May 22 1890, to John Kopp, who preceded her in death in 1944. She is survived by one son, August Kopp, and two' daugh ters, Mrs. Bena Smith and Mrs. George Blotzer, of Plattsmouth There is also one sister, Mrs Carrie Wessler of St. Louis, Mis souri, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Two children preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Sattler funeral home with Kev. E. J. Moritz officiating. Visiting hours at the funeral home are from seven to nine o'clock Friday evening and from nine to eleven o'clock Saturday morning. Beatrice Koch Is Rotary Club Speaker Miss Beatrice Koch, teacher at Plattsmouth high school, was fea tured speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon at the Plattsmouth hotel Tuesday. She told about her work as a red cross worker at Fitzsim mons general hospital in Denver. Guests of E. A. Kneer were: C. S. Markel, San Diego; M. T. An derson, Washington, D. C, II. D. Carmen, Omaha, and H. B. Me;n hardt, Chicago. Stephen Davis was introduced as a new Rotary Club member by his father, Searl Davis. The two high school Rotarians for the month, Lee Niel, Jr., and Bill Edwards, were introduce! by Dr. II. G. McClusky. Milo Price was in charge of the program. State Files Suit To Obtain Land Along Highway Two condemnation actions have been filed in the Cass coun ty court on behelf of the Depart ment of Roads and Irrigation of the State of Nebraska against two Cass county land owners, it was revealed Wednesday. The property owners involved are William Brandt and Mary Brandt, of Nehawka, and Mary Meyers and her children, of Avo ca. The action was filed by Coun ty Attorney Walter II. Smith. Improvement "The action was necessary," Smith explained, "because the State is planning improvements on the "O-Street Road" between Union and Lincoln. In order to make the improvements it has been necessary for the State to buy tracts of land on either side of the road. The State was un able to reach an agreement with these property holders." Appraisers have been appoint ed by the sheriff on order by the county court to appraise the land to be taken by the sta'te. Appraisers Appraisers appointed for the Meyer property are: Roy O. Cole Herman P. Meisinger and J. E. Meisinger, all of Plattsmouth, Appraisers appointed for the Brandt property are: Charles M. Read, George C. Nickles and William Seybolt, all of Murray. A hearing has been set by the county court for January 23, at which time the appraisers will view the Brandt property and take testimony. The hearing for the Meyer property has been set for February 3. Burial Services for Miss Gladys Graham Burial services for Miss Gladys Graham, 49 ears old, who died in Lincoln Saturday were held in Avoca Monday. Miss Graham was born in Avo ca in October 1896. She attended school there until her senior year when she went to Weeping Wa ter. She attended Peru Normal school. She had taught in Lin coln . schools for nearly 18 years and had been ill for over a year. She is survived by three broth ers, Ralph and Loyd, of Lincoln, and Clyde, of Chicago; two sis ters, Mrs. Mae Morrison, Wapa to, Washington, and Mrs. Beth Feiselman, Sioux City, Iowa; and two cousins, Mrs. Florence Maee" man and Mrs. Maude Ruhge. Funeral services in Linecd'1 were held at Roper and Son Funeral Home. Rev. Robert War ren officiated. Julius llumann sang, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Darling. District Court Kept Busy During 1945 District Court Clerk, C. E. Ledgway, dug into the 1945 files this week and canae up with a handful of statistics on the activities of that office. During 1945 the district court handled 52 divorces and annul ments, 119 tivil actions, 4 crim inal actions, 5 insanity cases, and 28 divorce .decrees. Monetary receipts amounted to $34,712.16 with total dis bursements of $26,749.38. Fees paid to the county amounted to $2,238.75. Car Is Stolen From In Front of Theater A 1936, dark gray Chevrolet coach, owned by Charles Warga, was stolen from in front of the Cass theater Thursday night, ac cording to Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody. The license number on the car is 20-79. Doody said that Warga parked the car in front of the theater and that it was missing when Warga came out after the show. Blue Devils Win 2 Basketball Game At Valley, 45-33 Plattsmouth's Blue Devils downed Valley Tuesday night with a score of 45-33. The bas ketball ,game was played on Val ley's court. Valley took an early lead in the game and was seven points ahead at the end of the first quarter. But in the second quar ter Plattsmouth got in the groove to capture a 23-21 lead at the half. The Valley team lost control after the half and- never threatened from that point on Thimgan was high point man with 14 points to his credit. Niel and Eaton each scored nine; Kimball, six; White, four; and Alkire 3. Lineup for Plattsmouth: Al kire, Thimgan, Niel, Cullen, Tri- tsch, Kimball, Eaton and hiie Lineup for Valley: Merrywea thejr, Barnhill, Falconer, P. Johnson. F. Johnson, Farnum, Lorsen, Smith and Ohm. The Plattsmouth reserves al so won their game with the fin al score 27-23. The teams were well-balanced and the scoring close. Alkire and Fitch stood out with strong support from Brook hauser and White. Alkire was "iron-man" for the j evening, playing two full games. The Blue Devils will play a home game against Nebraska City Friday night. Herman Bose Dies In Lincoln Jan. 9 Herman Bose, 66, of Avoca died Wednesday at the St. Elisa beth hospital in Lincoln follow ing an illness extending over the past year and a half. He was born March 20, 187i': near Avoca where he lived all of his life. A few years ago he retired from active farm work and moved to Avoca. On April 5, 1905, he was married to Soph ia Ludwig. Surviving are his wife, two sons, Herman and Albert Bose, who live on farms near Avoca and two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Lutjemeyer of Syracuse, Neb raska and Mrs. Sophia Krause of Cook, Nebraska. He will be taken to his home in Avoca Friday evening and visiting hours will 4be arranged there. Funeral services will be hsld at one o'clock Saturday after noon from the residence in Avo ca to the North Branch Lutheran church, at 1:30 p. m. Rev. G. Bergstraesser will officiate and interment will be made at the North Branch cemetery. The Caldwell funeral home is in charge of arangements; J. R. Jones Funeral Services Thursday Funeral services for Jame3 Riley .Jones . were ..conducted Thursday afternoon at the Satt ler funeral home by Rev. Mer chant of Omaha and C. E. Car ter of the church of the Latter Day Saints. Mrs. W L. Farber of jOmaha sang two songs, "Crossing the Bar," and "Abide with Me." Mrs. George Troop served as her accompanist. .Pall bearers were. Amos Hugh son, Mike Lutz, Emmons Ritch ey, August .Cloidt, Jess Waga and Howard Dodds. ... Interment was made at Oak Hill cemetery. Argue Case Before State Supreme Court County Attorney Walter II. Smith, and J. Howard Davis, Plattsmouth attorney, appeared brfore.the State Supreme Court in Lincoln Tuesday to argu the case of Born vs. Keil. - In this case the plaintiff claims the defendant diverted a natural water course on the plaintiff's land by construction of ditch and dike. December Snows Set New Record December, 1945, was a cold month in Nebraska with record breaking snowfall in some south eastern counties. The month, with average temperatures of 21.6 de grees for the state, was the cold est since 1932, when the Decem ber average was 21.2 degrees. The western division averaged 2.4 degrees above the eastern and central divisions. Subnormal tem perature prevailed from the 9th through the 26th and subzero tem peratures were recorded at night in most sections from the lotn through the 19th; the lowest re ported was 24 below zero at Bridgeport in Morrill county. The highest was 67 degrees at Oxford on the 7th. A considerable range in pre cipitation occured from east to west across the state, with a de ficiency in much of the western third and a marked excess in the east. The greatest monthly pre cipitation was 2.76 inches at Ge neva, and the least .07 inch at Merriman. Much of the state was snow covered for the greater part of the month, favoring the soften ing of the previously frozen sur face soil and absorption of needed moisture for wheat and future crops, especially in the southeast, where snow was heaviest. Snow fall on the 24th-25th over most southeastern counties amounted to over ten inches, with over twelve inches in some localities, the larg est amount reported being 15.0 inches at Superior in Nuckolls county. December snowfall re cords were broken at Lincoln for greatest 24-hour fall, greatest depth on ground, and monthly total. Some of the larger monthly totals were: Geneva and Kramer, 19.5, Raymond, 20.6, Superior, 20.7 and Lincoln, 22.3 inches. The snow and cold weather stop ped or retarded corn husking and necessitated a large increase in stock feeding operations. Two deaths are attributed to exposure to the severe weather; George W. Quinlan was found dead near his home at Wymore on the 19th and Walter Klein in a snow-covered wheat field 30 miles northwest of Sidney, on the 23rd. Meyer-Walling r i i Ti. J Wedding 1 tlUrsday Robert M. Walling of Platts mouth and Miss Dorothee L. Meyer of Nebraska City were married at 9:30 Thursday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry F. Meyer. Rev. George F. Duensing, of the First Evangeli cal church, performed the cere mony. Attending the ceremony were the bride's parents and Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar Soennichsen,' of Plattsmouth. The bride wore a green doeskin suit and a gardenia corsage. Following a breakfast at the Hotel Grand Blue Room, Mr. and Mrs. Walling left for Excelsior Springs, Mo. They will live at the Herold apartments. Mrs. Walling is a former Plattsmouth school teacher. Wet Snow Covers Streets With Slush Snow, sleet, rain, slop and more snow brought an unexpected end to Plattsmouth's fair weather Fri day niorning. Thursday it was clear and mild without hint of what was coming. After the almost-like-spring days that have been here for nearly a week the snow came as a rather unpleasant sur prise.. By noon the streets and side walks were covered with slush with a definite tendency to splat ter. Both walking and driving was difficult. fjAmnivjood MRS. JUNE KYLES, Correspondent Mrs. Henry Kirk and Fay called on Steve Mefford of Ash land last Sunday. - Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Claycomb spent New Years eve with. M.r. and Mrs. John Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hilt, and Mr. and Mrs. . Frank Welton spent New Years eve with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Marolf. Pvt. Clark Schroedcr returned to Fort Sill, Okla., Monday after spending n ten day furlough with his parents and friends. Mrs. O. E. McDonald of Lin coln spent several days' at the Wm. Meyers home. Mr. and Mrs. Chas ' Martin called at the Wm. Frank's home Monday afternoon. Mrs. Harvey Sclvroeder end son Dean spent New Years eve at the Roy Comstock home. Mrs. lidna Miller of Lincoln visited Thursday evening at the home of her parents Mr. and Mfs. John Vant. Mr. and Mis. Pete Hilt spent . Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers. Tavern in Murray 1$ Robbed Thursday Unidentified thelves broke into a tavern owned by Harold Radle in Murray Thursday night, aecorU inff to Emery Doody, deputy she riff. Missing items reported Iy Radke included 35 cartons oi cig arettes, 8 cigarette lighters, an electric clock, an electric stove four pocketbooks and $1 in cash from the juke box. The theives apparently entered through a side window sometime after the tavern was elosed at 11 pjn., Doody said. Radke discover ed the robbery when he opened the tavern Friday morning. NOTES ON NEBRASKA FARMING Put That Wate Land to Work From Webster county comes a suggestion, that may apply to other sections of the state. The query from the county ex tension office in Red Cloud is have yon ever thought of growing your own fence post, especially in the river bottom or along creeks? It is suggested that it is a difficult problem to grow one's own fence posts and it can be a paying prop osition since costs are less and posts are better. Oscar orange, black locust, red cedar and mulberry are the most datable wood for fence posts. The three latter varieties are available in Clark-McNary seedling trees of fered through the Agricultural ex tension Service. Black locust produces fence posts in the shortest time, about eight or ten years after planting. Honey locusts have long, sharp spines and posts made from tbem do not last well; therefore, farm ers are cautioned to make sure they have black locust when plant ing for fence posts. Black walnut trees if planted in soil that is well-drained and where moisture conditions are favorable will produce a valuable wood and nut crop. For post production ti'ees should be planted on high, dry ground, but be closely spaced where plenty of moisture is available. Weed Districts Discuss Problem Wednesday Officials of noxious weed con trol districts of five eastern Ne braska counties are meeting in Freemont Wednesday, January 9, to discuss some of their mutual problems and to learn the latest experimental results from the men in charge of the state weed eradi cation program, according to Sam Lingo, Washington county sxten-.. sion agent. During the past year, .Lingo continue,s the Washington county district has purchased a carload of sodium chlorate, most of which was sold to farmers to eradicate patches of bindweed on farms The past two falls, the district has had a man available to apply the chemical with a spreader for farm ers desiring such service. In 1945, an experimental plot was laid out on the farm of Ansel Toft to test the killing power of the new chemical, 2-4.D, which has shown great promise as a weed killer. Directors of the Washington county district who will attend the Fremont meeting are: Robert J. Foley, chairman; Claus B, Mch rens, secretary; Ansel Toft, treas urer; and William C. Jensen and Frank Brodersen. Handle Tractor With Care One of the chief reasons 'the tractor is involved in so manv farm accidents is that it is oper ated on a year-round basis, op erating in winter as well as sum mer, according to the National Safety Council. Certain precau tions, other than those necessary during the planting season, are required for operating a tractor safely during the winter. As with a car, care should be taken in starting and warming up the farm tractor in a closed building. Windows and doors of the barn or shed should be open ed wide for maximum ventila tion. The surest way. to avoid the dangers of carbon monoxide, is to back the tractor out into the open to warm it up. A firm footing when cranking the tractor is more important in winter than . summer. Spreading sand or ashes on the ground be fore starting to crani'the tract or is good policy. Other precautions that are very important are as the Na tional S ta f e t y Council lists them :. Be sure the tractor is -out of gear before starting it. -: Be sure the crank handle is free of ice. If the. tractor radiator must be. drained at night, catch , the water in a pail to prevent collec tion and freezing around the tractor. - On icy highways, reduced speed is the chief safety measure u ia uerVC' - Tractor wheels should be equipped with lugs -or chains to prevent skidding and Possible overturning 0n icy ; sur faces bnow should be cleaned off boots before mounting the tractor. Make certain the clutch fn- h!T rsliPP-- Before tak ing the tractor out for the day, clear snow and ice from-: the p atform, steps, axles and-other Places used for footing wihln mounting. n 9 Si