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THE JOURNAL. PLATTSMOUTH. NFBRA5KA MONDAY. APRIL 8. l-i5 TV . " , ; CAPY: 80( I .lSL a ---:.-j?. II !''" FAN- i" 1 ftL, ErnD BUNKER CAR Pictured above is the new specially built fan-type re frigerator car. Constructed by the Burlington Refrigerator Express company, Tlattsmouth, the car is designed for extensive tests to gain - V f s -4 :'-"wwv .ill .-ii - . . :.!.-- a fi i."?! : :.:;:: '-..v. '.-...' vlv:.. r . lui nn OVERHEAD BUNKER CAR Here is shown the new overhead bunker car specially built by the Birlinjnon Refrigerator Express company, Plattsmouth. Inet shows the indicating ther mometer which shows the ceiling and floor air Two Refrigerator Cars Built Here By Burlington for Extensive Tests 4 S - t: ,- " M-i li r ! Building these cars, Kneer Colvin-Heyn, Plattsmouth pointed out, is part of the Burling A. Kreer j ton's long-range protective service Two gain added information on ; basic problems of transporting nerishables. the Eurlirtrton Re- frigerator Express company has built two new test cars (shown bating the air upward through the above) at the Plattsmouth shops, ice bunkers at each end of the car E. A. Kneer, superintendent of and into the body of the car, thus the shops, has announced. I equalizing temperatures of both Each is a well-designed ref rig- air and freight throughout the car, erator car, incorporating advanced Kneer explained, ideas in the protection of perish- j Bunker bulkheads are adjust ables while in transit by rail, ! able to provide increased loading Kneer said. In actual use, these space when ice bunkers are not cars will provide practical tests of , required. The bunkers will hold new devices. ifrom 9.600 pounds of chunk ice to 10.600 pounds of crushed ice. Cars on D.splay j when heater service is desired, The cars have been or will bep0rtabe heaters of approved de displayed at Chicago, S c o 1 1 s sign, burning either solid or liquid Bluff, Omaha, Kansas City, St. ; fuels, may be used in the bunkers. Louis, Denver, St. Paul, Minne- j Eight ice bunkers are built into apolis and Seattle. A test run willtne overhead bunker car and are be made from Seattle to the east suspended from the car ceiling, coast under government supervi-jArr circulation is maintained by sion, Kneer said. One test run natural convection. The bunkers from Wenatchee valley in Wash-i -win hold 8,500 pounds of coarse ington to the east coast under the;jce supervision of the government has already been made and was suc cessful, he said, A committee representing ship- pers and receivers, the Association of American Railroads, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, re - frigerator car owners and other agencies will use these new cars in a research and testing program, Kneer said. Report Recognizes Difference -S X Eva. ...-- .- VV.-.V.''A .v. sill S; xw SRf'w .vJ-T 'JJ.. - .. .. . SiS, . Jii X. ' .-- mn- ... vrtW."" temperatures prevailing inside the car. Inside air temperatures may be read from the outside without opening the car doors. Both the cars built by the Burlington company are equipped with indicating thermometers. This committee expects to de- velop recommendations for an im- proved all-purpose leingeraiui car. Some features of these two Burlington cars may be included j in the findings, which should re i suit in more efficient transporta , tion service in the future, Kneer ; explained. I This program coincides with i that proposed at the 1944 annual meeting of the United Fruit and ; Vegetable association when that ! group appointed a committee to i consider and report on needed im provements in design to be incor i porated in new refrigerator cars. ! That report recognizes the dif ference between features which have proved themselves practical and those which should be further studied for development and trial, Kneer said. program Heater Service Supplied In the fan-type car air circula- tion is lengthwise with fans circu j Cars Hare Electric Lights The car has a permanently in stalled underslung charcoal heat er, with a wide range of adjust- ments for heat control, which ! warms anti-freeze solution which j circulates through tubing located under floor racks. With the exception of the dif derence in design of refrigeration ventilation and heating devices, both car bodies are identical. added information on basic problems of trans porting perishables. Inset shows the portable motor with belt attached to operate the fans when the car is standing still. When the car is moving, the motor is not used. . j 1 I; - i - . - Ai. 4 - ' ' Both cars have electric lights mounted in the ceiling, Kneer add- ru. aiic uuuiwaj ui uiv uc five feet wide. Most refrigerator car doorways are only four feet wide. Both cars may also be venti lated by manipulating the com bination hitch plugs and covers in the same manner ventilation is preformed on conventional cars. Hennings Manager At Hinky Dinky O r d e 1 1 Hennings reassumed managership of the Hinky-Dinky grocery store this week. Recently discharged from the Seabees after more than three years service as an accounting specialist, he has returned to the job he left to en ter the service. He was manager of the store for six yars prior to go ing into the Seabees. Richard Logsdon, who has been the manager of the store, will go to an Omaha store to assume simi lar duties but he and Mrs. Logs don plan to remain residents of Plattsmouth. Legion Initiates 32 World War II Vets Thirty-two veterans of World War II were initiated into the Hugh J. Kearns post of the Amer ican Legion Thursday night at the 40 and 8 clubroom with post Commander Clyde Rosborough in charge. Those initiated included: Mathew J.. Sedlak, John As- j chenbrenner, Donald D. Cotner, Frederick J. Feldhousen, Jearl D. Rhoden, Virgil H. Urish, Louis L. Herrington, Charles Kozak, Ber nard Jackson, V. Chovanec, El more J. Brink, Robert L. Mrasek, Daniel F. Dieter, Burman L. Mor ris, Robert E. Hall, Clifford W. Dasher, Harry W. Porter, Victor E. Schreiner, M. H. Williamson, Frank Robbins. Also John blatinsky, Leonard crooners, jonn j. iioiat, jr., James A. Chappell, Harley J. Min niear, Robert A. Leahy, Fred N. Wehrbein, Cecil M. Karr, Charles G. Kaffenberger, Raphael J. To man, Walter J. Bryant, Forrest H. Woocf. . TSiWtlVftl''Tri' ' i lllllllflMI'lliw PLATTSMOUTH Attend Meeting Miss Florence Persinger and Mrs. Cleo Capper attended the evening session of the Rcbekah district meeting at Louisville Thursday evening. Lcave for Chicago Robert Hall, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hall, left Friday morning for Chicago where he will start work Monday morning for the Walgreen Drug company. Auxiliary of C&sc County Medical Association Meets Mrs. L. X. Kunkel of Weeping Water was elected president of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Cass county Medical Association at a meeting held Monday evening in Weeping Water. Other officers of the organization include Mrs. Herbert Worthman, of Louisville, who was elected vice-president; Mrs. Richard Brendel, of Platts mouth, secretary; and Mrs. R. W. Tyson, of Murray, treasurer. Members of the Cass county Medical Association met at the :arae time. The doctors and their jrives were served a dinner at ihe J. and M. cafe preceding the ineetings. ass County Canners 4-H Club Meeting at Nehawka School Mrs. Glen Rutledge was guest speaker at the meeting Tuesday afternoon of the Cass County Canners 4-H club in the Nehawka school. Her topic concerned news paper reporting and she gave helpful and worthwhile informa tion to the 4-H news reporters, stressing the fact that news items ' should be neatly written and in eresting and that readers enjoy incidents which tell the 4-H story. News reporters present at the meeting were Jeanne Sand, re- presenting the canning club; Alice Wolph from the clothing club; James Pollard, from the baby beef club; Elaine Wolph. health club; Carlene Cox, cooking club; and Marilyn Embury and Patty LaRue represented the cookin? club of younger girls in place of Peggy Sand. During the meeting, the mem bers responded to roll-call with remarks on a "A Step in Can ning." Fleming Family Celebrates Birthdays of Seven Members Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Markland of j Weeping Water were hosts Sun- day at a reunion of the rlem-i - .. , , . , inn inumy wucu uir uu uiui.v: of seven members of the family were celebrated at a dinner party and honored Mr. and Mrs. Tor- rence Flemming who are visiting from Los Angeles, Calif. Those attending the affair were Charles Heebner, Miss Imogene Heebner, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stall and their two children, Rob in and Rosemary, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Heebner and their chil dren, Patty and Dean, all of Ne hawka; Mr. and Mrs. Jessie West lake, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton West lake and family of Eagle; Mrs. Marvin Fleming, Murray; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bryant, Patty and Dan, of Omaha; Miss Kath leen Markland of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Lyal Fleming and their two sons, Jamie and Don, of Weeping Water. 4-H Members Attend Circus Thirty-five 4-H members at tended the Shrine circus in the 4-H building at the state fair grounds in Lincoln Saturday af ternoon. M. N. Tucker and E. A. Nutzman furnished the tickets for the 4-H club members. Cars for transportation to the event were furnished by Mrs. Arthor Wolph, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knabe, Mr. and Mrs. Conant Wolph, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Royal, Mrs. George Pollard. Mr. and Mrs. Wildon Switzer and Miss Evelyn Wolph. Church Federation Meets Mrs. Fred Root entertained the Woman's Society of Christian Service in the parlors of the Meth odist ehurch in Eagle on Wednes day afternoon. Mrs. George Mor ey led the devotionals for the lesson and Mrs. G. H. Palmer pre sented the missionary lesson. Miss Marjorie Root sang a solo as the entertainment feature of the meet ing and Mrs. Bassett was wel comed as a new member. Dorcas Society 'Meeting Mrs. Clarence Althouse enter tained members of the Dorcas So ciety of the Immanuel Lutheran church at her home in Eagle Wed nesday afternoon. Refreshments were served by the hostesses at the close of the meeting. Visits Plattsmouth Friends G. E. DeWolf, former superin tendent of schools here, spent a few hours in Plattsmouth Friday afternoon visiting with friends. He has been located for the past sixteen years as superintendent of schools at Downers Grove, 111., a suburb of Chicago. Mr. DeWolf was the superintendent here twenty-eight years ago when he had the privilege of opening the present high school building. Goes to Connecticut Frank M. Smith left Friday eve ning for Hartford, Conn., for a business trip. He plans to be gone about a week. PERSONALS Mynard Community club has Interesting Meeting Mrs. Albeit Kraeger was pro gram chairman for the meeting of "he Mynard Community club held Thursday evening at the commun fy hall. To open the program, she presented a dialogue "John's Lucky Day" with four pupils from i District 45, Tommy and Martha Frances Carneal, Edith Weten kamp and Roy Lee Smith. The music selection for the pro gram consisted of a piano solo by Thelma Kruger and a trumpet duet by Ruth Ann Nelson and Richard Cole. Rev. Lee Huebert pastor of the United Brethren church, showed slides depicting the Easter story with selections read from the scriptures by Mrs. Huebert. Methodist Women's Society Has Special Service A special Lenten communion service featured the program of the Women's Society of Christian Service meeting held at the Meth odist church Thursday afternoon. Rev. T. Porter Bennett presided at the service in the church sanc tuary with Mrs. J. Howard Davis at the organ. Following the service, a short business session was held in the church parlors under the direc tion of Mrs. Edgar Newton, presi dent, with reports from the sec retary, treasurer and chairmen of the three circles which comprises : the federation. Members of the organziation decided to give a special, personal Lenten offering. Mrs. Charles Green presented j the missionary lesson on Uruguay, j The entertainment feature for the , meeting was directed by Mrs. New ton who presented her Bluebird pre-campfire girl group in three songs, one an action song, "Have You Heard about Harry," "Aren't You Glad You've You," and "Sav iour Hear Us We Pray." Hostesses for the meeting were j members of the Dorcas circle, Mrs. D. M. Babbitt, chairman, Mrs. Fred Bourck, Mrs. James Rishel, Mrs. Emma McCamley, Mrs. Ches- tor Welihimpr. Mrs. James Yelick, Mrs. George Hall, Mrs. John Schreiner. Miss Ethel McCamley and Miss Hermia Windham. LOUISVILLE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS Mrs. Nate Grossman, district president of the American Legion I j t r-,; at,. -'-". c ' , . , ,i- Tweuare cnaii mtwi iui nartment were truest speakers at t a ; r.ao.ioi tne scnooi west Lilt? LtUUlb liitr nici itau Auxiliary membership party Tues day evening. They snoke on the aims and work of the organization and both j stressed the fact that since the end of World war II, about five times the work will be necessary among the returned and disabled veterans and their families as after World war I. Mrs. Webb, president of the Louisville unit, presided at the meeting attended by 60 members and guests in the Methodist church parlors. Group singing was featur ed before the meeting opened. Several women eligible for mem bership signified their intentions of joining the organization. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting by a committee composed of several members. Mrs. Harold Koop, jr., and Miss Ruth Kile presided at the i will eventually fit him for a po tea table. sition as traveling salesman for P.E.O. MEETS WITH MRS. HEROLD Mrs. Henry Herold was hostess Friday afternoon at her home to members of Chapter F, P.E.O. Fol lowing the business meeting under the direction of Mrs. Roy Knorr, president, the remainder of the j afternoon was given over to the program. Mrs. R. B. Hayes presented a book review on the humorous story, "Mama's Bank Account," by Kathryn Forbes. The story is based on a Norwegian family and is in keeping with the year's program of the organization based on the theme, "Around the World with Books," which is carried out through music and book reviews in harmony with the particular country used for the meeting. Mrs. Herold served refresh ments to the members present at the close of the meeting. YOUNG-ALLEN MARRIAGE IS PERFORMED IN WYOMING Miss Betty Young and Connie Allen were married March 17 in a church ceremony performed in Gillette, Wyoming. The single ring ceremony was used. Their only attendants were Mrs. Staurt Faulkner, sister of the bride, and Rex Young, father of the bride. Connie Allen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Allen of Platts mouth and is a graduate of the high school here. Following his discharge from the navy after three years service, he purchased a bakery at Gillette which he now operates. Mr. and Mrs. John Allen of Up ton, Wyoming, a brother of the groom, honored them at a fam ily dinner following the ceremony. Guests at the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Maldon Allen, Mrs. Stuart Faulkner, Rex Young and Mr. and Mrs. Miles Allen of Platts mouth who were in Gillette from March 14 to 20 for the wedding and to visit with their sons. ST. LUKE'S AUXILIARY AND he studied radio for five months her cousin, Mrs. W: E. Hickey, ST. MARY'S GUILD MEETS at Fort Monmouth, N J., and for for the past week. She will re Mrs, Guy Long was hostess to one year" at Fort Bliss, Texas, turn to her home Wednesday. members of the guild and auxi- Prior to his service he worked as liary of St. Luke's Episcopal a machinist at the Glenn L. Mar church at her home Thursday af- tin-Nebraska company and at the ternoon. Mrs. Henry Herold had charge of the program consisting of a Bible quiz with quotations from the Bible read by Mrs. Walter Tritsch and Mrs. L. A. Caldwell. T B?tS A ef,tin? included Mrs. Robert falling, Mrs. Claire Dovey Brown of rii,: at ri by, recently arrived from Eng land. At the close of the meeting r t j s i i -tiis. j-.uiitr terveu reiresnmenis. Attend Special Program at York College Rev. and Mrs. Lee Huebert took Deloris Smith and Mary Lou Ful-. m .feture for the evening with ton, high school seniors, to York f Peci Xam?5 iT the chMen. At Friday to attend the senior daythe flose of the T"?' refrsh" program at York college. During ! mf,nts ere E.erYed, a"d short the morning session, they heard fellowship Period closed the par- talks from representatives of var ious campus organizations and were entertained at a faculty lun cheon at the noon hour. The afternoon session consisted of a concert by the college shoir, a one act play presented by the dramatics department and a spring football game. Women of United Brethren Church Hold Meeting Mrs. Louis Kief had charge of the program for the meeting of the Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the United Brethren church at Mynard Thursday after- noon. The meeting was held in the church parlors with Mrs. Albert Kraeger and Mrs. Arthur Weten- kamp as the hostesses. Mrs. David Jantz and Mrs. Lee Huebert had charge of the decorations for the meeting. Mrs. Herman Meisin?er, presi dent, had charge of the meeting I which was opened with a scripture lesson and prayer. Mrs. Tom Dr. Silvers, a medical missionary, lesson based on Africa and told of the work being done there by and Mrs. Elbert Wiles and Mrs. with a reDort on the general health of the people of Africa and! the need of medical help as well '. as teaching. During the lesson, Mrs. Dave Jantz and Mrs. Lee Huebert sang two duets, "In Christ there is no East or West,'' and "Thy King dom Come." They were accompan ied by Mrs. George Mumm. The program consisted of a dia- . .T . v of Mynard Tommy and Martha Frances Car neal, Edith Wetenkamp and Roy Lee Smith. Two rhythm band numbers were presented by pupils from the Jean school where Miss Betty Hutchinson is the teacher, Grosshans presented a missionary Roy Cole played two piano duets to complete the program. Starts New Work Mrs. Elmer Yardley entered the employ of the Lugsch dry clean ing establishment Monday morn ing. Will Locate in Chicago Robert Hall, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hall, will leave the latter part of this week for Chi cago where he will begin his du ties with the Walgreen drug com- pany next Monday. His new work the company. He was recently discharged from the navy where he served as a pharmacist aboard the LTSS Al pine, a troop carrier, and was the first manager of the Cass drug store prior to his entry into the i service. Leave for Extended Trip Mr. and Mrs. Phil Rihn left Tuesday on an extended vacation trip and plan to be gone indefin itely. They will go from here to Leavenworth, Kans., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pearsley, former residents of Union, and then to St. Louis and eastern Illinois to visit relatives of Mr. Rihn. They plan to go on to Flagstaff, Ariz., to visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Perry for a time and may decide to go from there to California to visit other relatives and friends. Sells Property Mr. and Mts. Don Cramer have sold their residence property at 818 Second Avenue to Harry Wes ton of Omaha. They plan to move to Ralston the latter part of April to make their home in the future. Will Receive Discharge Sgt. E vin Hansen will arrive home in the next few days fol- army at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., according to word received a few days ago by Mrs. Hansen. In the service three vears. he was overseas 15 months and serv - ed in Patton's 3rd army in Ger- many as a radio and switchboard operator during combat. He was in the initial crossing of the Rhine and in the battle of the bulge for wK'ch he received two battle stars. He went overseas with the anti- aircraft coastal artillery group and came back with the 133rd in-! f antry. Since the end of the war he had charge of a post exchange ! in Munich where he also taught j classes in radio work. Upon his entry into the army, Omaha steel works. Church Family Night Members of the First Christian church were entertained Monday i evening of April fool stunts &nd Each nt Cleve-..t Qrtmv;T, nr. hlk Cll. per and partners were chosen for the meal with each one entering into a "Yes and No" contest with beans used as forfeits. Mary Reed . i. - a. Under the direction of Lester Thimgan as the master of cere monies, several April fool stunts and games offered the entertain Mrs. Jess Hodge planned the dinner and entertainment features for the evening. Here for Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Donald Akeson and their small son were in Platts mouth from their home in Lincoln to spend Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Akeson. Plattsmouth Woman's Club Mrs. Louis Hansen was hostess at her home to members of the Plattsmouth Woman's club at the regular meeting held Monday evening. Thirty-seven members and guests were present. Mrs. William Woolcott opened the meeting with a prayer and the members gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag. The greater part of the meeting was given to the business session when officers for the coming year were reelected. Mrs. Fred I. Rea was reelected president, Mrs. E. G. Ofe, vice-president; Mrs. W. E. Hickey, recording secretary; Mrs. Glenn Vallerv. correspond ing secretary; Mrs. Mable Engel kemeier, treasurer. Mrs. Rea and Mrs. Hickey were chosen as delegates to the first , district convention to be held in Weeping Water April 11 with Mrs. Ofe and Mrs. Guy Wiles as alternates. Mrs. E. H. Wescott led the group singing and Mrs. Hansen showed her collection of antiques with explanations of the origin of each article. Guests at the meeting were Mrs. J. J. Wolever, Fredonia, Kans., Mrs. John Hallstrom, and Mrs. H. L. Sayler, Des Moines, Iowa. Refreshments were served by the hostess with her assistants. Mrs. Robert Cappell, Miss Ann Hassler, Mrs. Fred Rea, Mrs. E. G. Ofe, Mrs. George Luschinsky, Mrs. Etta Gorder, Miss Mathilda Soennichsen, Mrs. Reed Wolever, 4 and Mrs. Charles Manners. Rebekahs Meet Mrs. A. E. Johnson, noble grand, presided at the meeting of the Rebekah lodge held Mon day evening at the IOOF lodge hall. Plans were discussed for the entertainment of the offi cers of the district at the next meeting to be held April 15 when a large delegation of mem bers of the Cmaha lodges will visit the local organization. To Visit in Omaha Miss Hermia Windham will go to Omaha Wednesday for a week's visit at the home of her sister; Mrs. A. H. Sturges. Spend Week end at Broken Bow Mrs. C. M. Read of Murray, Mrs. Mintie Keil and her son, Phillip, of Plattsmouth, were week-end gnests at the Charlie Tucker home in Broken Bow where Mrs. Louise Burr, a sister of Mrs. Read and Mrs. Keil, also lives. Sunday dinner guests were Mrs. Read, Mrs. Keil, Phil lip Keil, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bayless of Broken Bow, Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Tucker and their fam ily of Loup City, Mrs. Burr, Charles Tucker and his daughter, Nellie. Leaves for California Miss Lucille Meisinger left Monday morning for a visit with friends m Los Angeles' and sur rounding towns. Enroute she plans to stop in Fernley, Nev., to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Godwin Arrives in Korea PFC Charles Wolever arrived in Saul, Korea, a few days ago, according to word received by hi parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Wole ver. He sailed March 10 from ; Seattle, and the trip to Korea took j 19 days. Charles entered the service a vear a?o in Mav when he enlisted j f or a year's service which started ; following his graduation from high school. Later, he enlisted for an additional year. His training in the infantry was taken at Camp Fanon, Texas, and at Camp Shanks, N. Y. He was at home in January for a 30-day furlough prior to his preparation for over - seas duty. Here from Iowa Mrs. H. L. Sayler has been vis- itinr in Plattsmouth from her home in Des Moines, Iowa, with Visiting from Kansas Mrs. J. J. Wolever, of Fredonia, Kans., is visiting at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Wolever. She plans to leave next week for a visit with her sister in New Mexico and will return later to Plattsmouth Will Make Home Here Lt. Paul Creasman was in 'f. ttc"u lJ e business of renting and furn- ,snin5 "e ie ocnuiuice aii ments. He will leave in a few days for Tennessee where he will be married April 12. Lt. and Mrs. Creasman will make their home here while he is stationed at Fort Crook. Lt. Creasman is a veter an of the European theater of war where he served with the air corps. Visitors at Edwards Home Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Edwards and their family, were Mrs. Fred Edwards, a sister-in-law, and her daughter, Virginia. from Los Angeles, Calif. They came hTe from Gibbon, their former home, and have been visiting several places in Nebraska with relatives and friends before returning to Cali fornia. They are making the trip by automobile. Returns to School Mrs. Ellis Schlicktemeier re turned to Lincoln Tuesday even ing to resume her school work at the University of Nebraska after having spent her spring vacation period with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rishel. During the week end Miss Mary Rishel came home from her school work at Peru Normal and Mr. and Mrs. Burton Rishel were here from Lincoln where he is also a stud ent at the University of Nebras ka. Sunday Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simpson and their son, Charles, of Omaha were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Estil Jenkins. During the evening Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Jenkins visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Frazier, former La Platte neigh bors of the Simpsons.. Will Make Extended Trip Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bernhardt and their daughter, Carol Lou, will leave Saturday to be gone for two weeks. Mrs. Bernhardt plans to stay in Denver, Colo., with her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. Wesley Noacker, while her brother, divi sional engineer for the Safeway stores, goes on a business trip with Mr. Bernhardt through Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Wyo ming. Carol Lou will accompany her father and uncle. Former Residents Here Mrs. Jim Lafferty and her daughter, Romona Kay, former residents of Plattsmouth and Mrs. Dave Sumner, all of Johnson, were Monday evening visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Estil Jenkins. Eastern Star Meeting Mrs. E. H. Bernhardt, worthy matron, presided at the meeting of the Eastern Star held Tuesday evening at theMasonic hall. Plans were made for members of the or ganization to serve the banquet for the Knights Templar to be held Friday evening. During the meeting a visitor was introduced, Mrs. Winifred Hitchcock a new resident at the Masonic home. Following the session, refresh ments were served by Mrs. Rob ert Mann, Mrs. Newton Sullivan and Mrs. Richard Beverage. Will Study in Omaha Ronald Rebal, who recently graduated from the University of Nebraska school of medicine in Omaha, will take his internes course of training at the Univer sity hospital rn Omaha. Here from Auburn Mr. and Mrs. Dave Morgan and their granddaughter, Sharon Kay Meyers, of Auburn, visited Tues day morning with their daughter Mrs. Estil Jenkins. Sharon Kay spent the day here while her grandparents went to Omaha foi the remainder of the day. Neighbors Plant Oats Twenty acres of oats were planted by neighbors for Mr. and Mrs. Franz Petereit Saturday at their farm. Mr. Petereit, who has been home from St. Catherine's hospital for only two weeks fol lowing an operation, is not able to to heavy farm work. Mrs. Peter- eit served dinner to the group, consisting of John Ritter, H. Mc- ! Kinney, Willber Hubbell, Everett , parson ana Ivan Kooers Undergoing Treatment David Kindall, who lives north- east of Union, is quite ill with pneumonia in the Clarkson hos- pital in Omaha where he was taken last week for treatment. j J Visit Here Monday Mr- and Ms. Chester Jenkins ! and their son, Donnie, and Miss Wanda Pierce of Bartlett, Iowa, "ere Monday visitors at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, nd Mrs. Estil Jenkins.