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High School Assured of Vocational Ag Course; Teachers Are Employed The final step in assuring 4 Plattsmouth high school of a vo cational agriculture education de partment was taken Tuesday when Supt. T. I. Friest signed a lease for use of half of the building owned by A. J. Trliety, which is located on Third street across from the old alfalfa mill. To Use Half of Building The shop for the practical train ing of vocational agriculture stud ents will be housed in the half of the building Supt. Friest said. The part of the bulding to be used has! appearance, charm, reading and a cement floor and contains ap-!muslc thrown in for extra Sod nrm i measure. floor space. Equipment will be in stalled so that students may be taught, woodwork, ropework, lea ther work, metalwork, acetylene welding, spot welding forgework and other types of work commonly associated with agriculture. The students will be able to build pro jects and to experiment in the various types of work Supt. Friest explained. The school was approved re cently for the vocational agricul ture education department by L. D. Clements, state supervisor of vocational agriculture education, and the program of education to be instituted in the school was giv en approval by the Plattsmouth board of education at its reorgan ization meeting Monday night. Under the program students will spend a certain number of hours in the classroom and a cer tain number in the shop putting to practical use what they have learned in the classroom. The course will begin with the fall team next September and will be available to boys in any of the four classes, freshman, sophomore, junior or senior. aqi pire soituouoDa auioq reuotB: -OA jot auo 'sjaqoeaj oavj jo ;uaui -.Cojduia aqj jo uauiaounouuv other for the vocational agricul ture course, both new courses for Plattsmouth high school, was made by Supt. T. I. Friest Tuesday following a reorganization meet ing of Plattsmouth board of ed ucation Monday night when the vocational agriculture education department received approval of the board. Two new members were seat ed at the board meeting as E. H. Bernhardt was named president. R. A. Cappell, vice-president and F. A. Cloidt, secretary. Wall to Teach A? Mrs. Hazel McCord and Wil liam Evers. both elected to the board at the municipal election April, took their seats as new members. Committe appointments will be announced at the next meeting. SuDt. Friest announced that Miss Doris Atkison of Red Cloud has been employed as vocational home economics instructor at the high school. Miss Atkison will grad uate this spring from the Uni versity of Nebraska. She has been employed on a ten-month basis. The course will be taught here for the first time. Previously the home economics course was not on a vo cational basis. Employed to teach the vocation al agriculture course is James T. Wall, a native of Case county, who has been teaching at Craw ford. Wall has had six years ex perience teaching vocational ag riculture and is regarded as one of the top instructors in that field in the state, Supt. Friest said. He is a graduate of Eagle high school in Cass county and in 1932 was one of the Nebraska repres entatives who earned a trip to the national 4-H camp at Washing ton, D. C. He is married and has a tsree-year-old daughter. Government Pays Part Employed on a 12-month asis, Wall will utilize the three months when he is not actively teaching in visiting students and aiding them in their projets. He is a graduate of the University of Ne braska. Under the vocational educa tional education program both Miss Atkison and Wall will re ceive a portion of their salary from the government. At least SO percent of Miss Atkison's salary will be provided by the govern ment and at least 40 per cent of Wall's will be provided in similar fashion under the program which encourages the vocational aspect of the education program. Instruc tors of such courses must be grad uates of land grant schools such as the University of Nebraska. Wall will begin his work here July 1 but neither of the courses will be offered to the students un til the fall term beginning in Sep tember. Mrs. Norris, Weeping Water, Praises Work Of Extension Club Mrs. Ray E. Norris of Weeping Water, a member of home demon stration project clubs for 25 years, Thursday praised the work of the clubs during National Home Demonstration week, May 5-12. "I am deeply grateful for the valuable training received and for the opportunity to make many new friends through home dem onstration project clubs during the last 25 consecutive years of my membership,' she said. "I appreciate it because it is interesting, enjoyable and pro fitable because it helps women with their homemaking problems, teaching them of the hard tasks in an easier way how to cloth and feed the family better how to make the home more attractive and also the lessons on personal ''Some of the most popular les sons of this past year were "Mak ing Christmas Gifts,'' "Refmish ing Woodwork and Furniture," ''Remodeling Cupboards," ''The Whole Meal Salad" "Clothing Pointers for '46' and learning the use of DDT and 2, 4-D as a house hold insecticide and dandelion eradicator. I find many of the lessons more useful to my family in future years than they are at the time they are given. "Our lives are enriched by the contacts with the splendid women who are specialists in the state and countv home demonstration program. in inese extension clubs, we become better acquainted with our neighbors and by working to gether, definitely help to make the community a happier, more neighborly place in which to live and raise a family. Memorial Rites Held for Flier MANLEY, (Special) Memor ial services were held Tuesday at St. Patrick's church here for En sign Leo O'Brien, who was offic ially reported dead by the Navy Department, according to word re ceived by his wife, the former Janet Ritter of Louisville. Requiem hieh mass was sung by Rev. J. P. Hennessy. Choir ar rangements were under the dir ection of Henry Hohman, Miss Darveaux and Lena Stander. Rev. Charles Bauers of Nebraska City delivered the sermon. Th Louisville American Legion post had charge of the final sa lute. Eni?n O'Brien, a navy flier, had gone on a mission from a car rier in the Pacific in April, 1945, and failed to return. He was the son of Mrs. Frances O'Brien, who lives near here. Although an in valid,,' she was able to be present at the services. Ensign O'Brien also leaves a son, Jimmy. Gifts to Church at Avoca Dedicated at ' Special Ceremony AVOCA (Special) Rev. A. W. Taylor, conference minister of Lincoln, gave the dedicatory ser mon at special services at the Con gregational church here Sunday for gifts received by the church. Rev. W. H. Guest, pastor of the church, had charge of the services and made a few remarks in mem oriam for the people in whose names the gifts were made. Gifts to the church included a communion table and chairs, can dle holders and candles, a pulpit, three pictures, an altar cloth and two chairs for the deacons. One of the pictures was given in mem ory of three boys of this commun ity who gave their lives in World War II. The parents were invited to be present for the occasion. A basket dinner in the church parlors followed the service. Murdock Board Adopts Budget MURDOCK, (Special) A total budget estimate of $2,100 for the new year was prepared and adopt ed at the meeting of the -village board here. The budget includes $300 for general fund, $50 for amusement fund, $500 for street fund, $500 for water bond fund, $300 for fire department fund and $450 for street light fund. Organization of the new village board was perfected with the fol lowing officers: Chairman, O. H. Miller, clerk, Charles I. Long; treasurer, O. B. Lupardus; street commissioner, August Wilken, and water commissioner, Chester Else man. A resolution was adopted thank ing George Kruse for his work on the board and another was adopt ed allowing the Stock Implement Co. to allow the addition to the main building remain providing it is fireproofed. Several bills were presented and allowed. Nearly 5,00,000 atabrine tab lets the wartime substitute for quinine based on chemicals de rived from the steel industry's coke ovens, protected thousands of GIs from malaria jn tropicaj regions during the war. THE Louisville Junior Class to Be Host At Senior Fiesta LOUISVILLE, (Special) Twenty-nine members of the Louisville high school junior class will be host to 28 seniors at the senior fiesta here Friday night Members of the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Meth odist church will furnish the ban quet for the fiesta to be served in the Methodist church base ment. ; A Mexican decorative scheme will prevail with the Mexican blankets, tapestry, sombreros,, gourds and cacti used. Table favors will be Mexican baskets. Center pieces will be fruits and products grown in Mexico. All toasts will have Spanish titles. Four sophomore girls and four sophomore boys will be waitresses and waiters and will sing two Spanish songs. Hazel Isaac will interpret two Spanish dances and special mu sic of the Mexican type will be played by Ross Nichols and Mr9. Laura Gess. Guests in addition to the se niors will be faculty members and their husbands and wives, includ ing Mr. and Mrs. Ross Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gess, Hazel Isaac, Harry Wirth and Rev. and Mrs. Dinsdale. Egenberger Gets New Regulations Postmaster Edward Egenberger said Friday he had received a teleeram from the postal division at Kansas City regarding the lim its on size and weight of parcel post because of curtailed train service due to the coal shortage. Egenberger said the new regu lations provide that most parcels will not be accepted for mailing if they weigh more than 11 pounds or if their combined length and girth exceed 60 inches. Normal limit on weight is 70 pounds and on measurement is 100 inches. He also stated that curtailment of train service, would not affect delivery of The Daily Journal within this area. Four classes of goods are ex empted from the new regulations imposed by the government, Egen berger said. They are: Live, day old poultry; seeds, plant and other nursery stock; eggs, butter and other perishable foods; medi cines, drugs, surgical instruments and surgical dressings. Lincoln Central Nips Plattsmouth ontest Plattsmouth high school's ' base ball club stayed a seventh inning rally to score one - jur .but the surge fell short as Liftcojn Central nipped the local team',', 3-1, in th first of two games between the teams at 'Lincoln Tuesday! ' Trailing 3-0 going into the first of the seventh, the -Plattsmouth boys managed to pyf3h one run across the plate but jhe . Lincoln pitcher, Devus tightened up and staved off the Plattsmouth rally. Will Play Louisville Plattsmouth will play Lmcoln Central here next Tuesday!. Thurs day the local team will . journey to tangle with the strong Louis ville club at Louisville. Tuesday's game was a pitcher's battle with Jim Alkire tolling for five innings and Larry Thimgan, team captain, finishing out the last two innings for Plattsmouth. Devus hurled the entire distance for Lincoln. Alkire and Thimgan were stingy with their hits, giving only five, but Central managed to score twice in the first inning and then added another tally in the fifth for good measure. Eddie Eaton Hits Twice " Eddie Eaton connected for two of the four safe blows Plattsmouth got off Devus. Babbitt and Bint ner each collected a hit for the local team's to totaL Thursday's game at Louisville will get underway at 3:15 p. m. Friday Coach Joe York and Robert Tritsch, Plattsmouth track team captain, will go to Lincoln for the state high school track and field meet, Tritsch, who qualified for the state meet last Staurday at Crete, will compete in the 100 and 220 yard dashs. Qualifying heats will be run off Friday. Murray Woman's Brother Dies MURRAY, (Special) Mr. and Mrs. William . .Minford and son, George, were called to Oma ha Sunday by the death of Charles Colby, only brother of Mrs. Min ford. Mrs. Colby's mother had died two days previously and Mr. and Mrs. Colby were planning to visit jthe mortuary when he was stricken jwith a heart attack and died al :inost instantly." A double fjrneral was held Tuesday in Omaha. In Tight C JOURNAL. PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA Casscades TOUGH LUCK T-Sgt. Clara Kruger who is stationed at marine headquarters in Sarr Diego, Calif., probably had visions of a pleasr ant 24 days when she was -granted a - furlough- and . left camp last Sunday . . . But it didn't work' out that way, writes The Daily Jour anl correspondent, Mrs. Pearl Kruger, from Nehawka, Sgt. Kru ger's home . . . Sgt. Kruger stop ped at San Francisco to visit a discharged ex-marine girl friend for three" days on her way. to Ne hawka . . . Her aim was to attend the commencement exercises and school sctivities at Nehawka . . . She is an alumni member and hasn't attended the exercises since she entered marine service in July, 1943 . . .Just about the .time Sgt. Kruger was set to board the train for Nehawka a telegram arrived at her home there ... It was terse and to the point, "Furlough dis continued, return at once ... A quick telephone call caught. Sgt. Kruger only a few minutes be fore she was ready to leave for the train ... So back she went to the administration building at San Diego . . . She has been in an of ficr there since November, 1943. BANK ROBBERY Fred Rea and Henry Schneider were almost eye witnesses of the recent bank robbery at Humboldt. Friends of Otto Koutoc, president of the Home State . bank at Humboldt, Rea and Scheider planned to drive there to see Koutoc Tuesday, the day of the robbery . . . Their plans were changed, however, and they went there Wednesday instead . ; . To offer their condolences, no doubt. - OMMISSION Dr: Richard Brendel, . Plattsmouth's new doc tor, is a very busy man and get ting a story about his .location here was no easy task because the doctor could hardly find time to do the hundred and; one things necessary in order to open his of fice . . .. Jt was .'finally accom plished, but the failed to mention one item , . . Mrs. Brendel is a registered, nurse and in these days when doctor, .as well as everyone else, have more things .to do than they can handle, . a registered nurse in the family is a great help.. . . . FARMERS WARY A good in dication of just what might hap pen if price ceilings were removed, at least as -far as farmers are concerned, was illustrated at the recent Alois Bier! estate sale when ceiling-wre removed . . Only three nfyn4" Were-interested' m. pay ing abDV-clSHng' price for-a copi-bine- and '-only -five ' bid : above ke t . Rex Young . ceiling oh a tractor . .. Rex Young, auctoneer, said the farm ers weren't interested when the bidding went above the" ceiling . I . 4If I had askd for bidders at 'the Ceiling", on the. 'two- articles, I'd have had half the men at the sale putting their bids'! in a hat for a drawing- to see who would " get them. ... t ORCHID - Awarding the or chid of the week is a tough as signment . . . There are so many deserving of it ... . But this week to Mrs.." Virgil Perry and Miss Verna Leonard goes one. of. the finest orchids of our- collection . . . -Their .research into the files at the library made it possible for The Daily. Juornal to. give a Com plete story on. the life, of .Miss Olive Jones . - - - - - T1D BITS Harojd Olson was named king and Marjorie Squire queen at the annual 'junior-senior banquet ' and . prom -; at Ashland high : school .-,Gerald ' C. Bryn was ' reelected snperintendent of Glenwood, Iowa, schools . . .The Bed Arrows, girls' -softball team, baa been organized at Weeping Water... . Mrs.'Melvin Bickford is business 'manager and William Thornton is team - manager . ' AnanlLment Filed ' . A petition for annullment of marriage was filed , Thursday by Sarah Amos against James W. Amos tn the office of the clerk of district court, C E. Ltdgway. Toey were married August ?0, 1940. ..... - - 1 Lie: 1 S-2.fs.a 4 m ' in ;) ,.7-' : Rotary Club Tours BREX Shops Here . Members of the Rotary, club toured the BREX shops Tuesday following their luncheon meeting in Bestors dining, room. The tour program was arranged by Fred Lugsch, program, chairman. Rotarian J. Howard Davis had Richard C' Peck as his guest and E. A. Kneer had Eugene Bromari as his guest. Representing the senior class of Plattsmouth high school were Jo Koubek and Alice Roberts, while Kenneth Fitch w9 the junicT class representative. Union Man to Take Part in A-Bomb Test UNION, Special) Justin An derson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson, will , leave Friday aboard tha USS Rockbridge to take part in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini atoll, he told his parents in a telephone call last Saturday. He inforaaed them that he had been transferred to the Rockbridge and expects to be gone until October. "He also wished his parents a happy Mother's and Father's day. r Rites Held for Retired Missouri Pacific Employe EAGLE, (Special) Funeral services were held Wednesday of last week for Harry George Caddy, retired Mississouri Pacific employe, at the Eagle Methodist church with Rev. A. W. Lapthorne and Rev. George Morey in charge. Burial was in the Eagle cemetery. He died at St. Elizabeth hospital in Lincoln April 28 at the age of 75. Mr. Caddy, the son of William and Sarah Lanning Caddy, was born Dec. 10, 1870, at Nyland Kington Magna, district of Win canton, counties of Somerset and Dorset, England. He came to America with his parents when he was 18 months old, settling near Sparland, HU where the family lived for about 10 years. In 1882 they moved to Nebras ka, living for a year near Palmyra and later locating near Eagle where he had since lived. He was for many years an employe of the Missouri Pacific railroad. He was baptised in the Church of England and later attended the Methodist church. - He married Bertha Frances Adams in Lincoln June 12, 1907, and ten children were born to them. Five sons a daughter and there sons-in-law served in the armed forces. Survivors in addition to his wife are : Five daughters, Mrs. Edna M. Robertson, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Helen Thompson, Palmyra; Mrs. Edith Schrader and Mrs. Frances Farmer, LfJbln, and 'Mrs. -Ruth Hanson, He8fredge; five soils, -L. ArthurrW.jiddy- of the navt, Oakland, Clif.1; George-H-i Will iam, Robert ahd Lawrence, Lin coln; a-rsiste'ri' Mrs. -Jake Frohlich, Eagle; and bt grshljlchildren. ' Nips Plattsmouth LOUISVILLE-", , The Platts mouth Blue Devils came near to upsetting, the' strong Louisville high school baseball club here Thursday but a threerun rally.by Louisville in the . seventh . inning turned the trick arid won the game 8-7. Plattsmouth trailed 5-4 going into the seventh inning and then cut 'loose with a three-run bar rage to hold. a 7-5 lead. Xouis ville equalled . Plattsmouth's scor ing splurge in its half of the sev enth to come QUt'ori t6p.' r ' PlattMnonth Scoreies ' Firat Louisville, outhit" Coach Bur rell Evan's boys .11-8 while the Louisville hurlers, . Welton and Sell struck out seven Plattsmouth boys. Jim Alkire and Larry Thim gan fanned two Louisville batters. Thimgan hit" two batters with pitched .balls. . Plattsmouth opened- with one run in the second innihj?'and shut out . Louisville, for three, innings. In the fourth frame the Blue Dev ils connected for another tally but Louisville scored two In. the fourth to tie1 the count. f . . - : .Each team . tallied twice in the fifth inninjr to make the score 4-4j but Louisville snared one in the sixth to set the stage for the wild six-run seventa inning." ; ' Louisville T.had six errors and Plattsmouth- made four miscueal Louisville . had" five . left . on the bases; and Plattsmouth ' three. , .Sheehan did. the -catching for Louisville. . -. y . Bl Devil . Lineup , Plattsmouth's lineup- included: Niel, first base; Cullen, left field; Edwards, third base; . Thimgan, shortstop and pitcher; Brookhouse shortstop; Bictner,' rijht field; Charles Eaton, center field; Haith, second base; Ed Eaton, catcher and Alkire, pitcher.-' ; - -t About 40 ex-servicomen have been named to state jobs in Wyo ming since the end of tha war. 1 Louis ville Rally Legion Sponsors Baseball Teams The Hugh J. Kearns American Legion post here will sponsor two boys baseball teams this sum mer, T. I. Friest, member of the Legion committee in charge of the project, announced Friday. . The post will sponsor a Junior American Legion ball team and a "midget" team. The Junior Le gion team is for boya over 15 years of age and the "midgets" team is for boys from 12 to 15 years of age. The committee expects to meet shortly to appoint managers for the teams and following that will issue an invitation to all boys who are interested in playing to con tact the managers. Applications for participation of the teams in the state Amer ican Legion baseball program have already been made, Friest said. Firemen Called to Blaze on River Road Fire which started in a bed on the front porch of a farm house on the lower river road damaged the exterior of the front of the Lester Curtis residence Thursday about 930 p. m. The Plattsmouth volunteer fire department re sponded to the call through the efficiency of the local telephone operators and quickly extinguished the blaze. The department was also call ed Friday noon to the Howard Schwenneker residence at 723 South 10th street because of an overheated 'oil stove. No dam age resulted. Blind Pianist to Present Program At Tea Sunday The program for the Mother's day tea presented by Miss Marie Hassel, blind pianist from Lmcoln. at the Holy Rosary church will start at 3 p. m. Sunday. Miss Has sel will preseHt a varied program of classical piano numbers with intermission numbers by Kather ine and Demiy Ptak, Ramon and Joan Koubek and Thomas and Jerry Pucelik. The tea and program is being sponsored by the young people of the parish for the purpose of col lecting food for the starving people in the war torn countries. Admission for the event is soap, one or more cans of food or the equivalent- in money which will be used for the purchase of food. Committees in charg f the tea include Don Clifford and John Kriskey, publicity; Joan Grado ville, menu; Betty Uhlik, service: Tom Rohan and Charles Fulton, arrangements. The decoration theme "for. the tea will be 'Moth ar'a Flower -Garden." The menu Consists . of pink and blue' sand- Tficbes,' r dainty cookies and tea. Servififf will?be.from 3 to 5- p. m .:"The J?ubliehas been invited to tiflf event by Rev. -Edward Tuchek. pastor to Holy Rosary church. Many Activities At Nehawka High T NEHAWKA. (Special) Ne. hawka high school activities wind' ing; up -the school year, which began with the presentation of the senior play, "Bolts and Nuts," two weeks ago which netted $105, approaches a climax with the ju-nior-;senior banquet Friday nitrht, the baccalaureate services - Sun day, senior . "Sneak day" this week and commencement exer cises Saturday, May 18. : 'A spring musical program pre aented -by the music department recently- under the direction of Mrs. Ivan- Hansen, music instruc tor, included a musical skit by the grade students and vocal numbers by the high 6chool students in ad dition to, selections . by ' the grade school rhythm band. The junior-senior banquet will be held tonight in the auditor ium. Baccalaureate services will be Sunday at 8 p. m. with Dr, Arthur- A. Brooks, district super intendent of the Methodist church. delivering ,the sermon, assisted by Rev. -A. J5. Small, pastor of the Nehawka United Brethren church: - Vocal numbers will he by Supt.' Merle 1 Strom and Mrs. Ivan Hansen.' ! At the commencement exercises May 18 eighth grade pupils will receive' their diplomas also. - A public picnic at the school gTpunda will be held Thursday nopn.wiin in enure cmiuuiy Invited. ' : - Mrs. Daniels Rites Set for Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. Ev erett Daniels, 5, who died at her home in LaBelle, Mo., Sunday, will be held Wednesday, afternoon at 3.p.-ra. at the First Christian church. Rev. J. W. Taenzler will be in charge of the .services. Bur ial will be made at Oak Hill cem etery. Vi Biting hours at the Caldwell funeral home will be from 4 to 6 and from '7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday. State President Speaks at Joint Woman's Club Event .crcrriss Elva Jean Smock, bal Mrs. H. C. Hanna, of Superior, f"0 Iary Jo Rebal, Jean president of the Nebraska Federa- W Rh " la der and Mary Cullen. tion of Women's Clubs, was the n n hP Presbvterian guest speaker at the first annual joint banquet for the Junior and Senior Woman's clubs held Mon day evening in the parlors of the Presbyterian church. One hun dred and thiry-six were present. Mrs. L. S. Devoe, state vice president and formerly of Platts mouth, was present to install the officers of both clubs for the next year. Mrs. Fred I. Rea was in stalled as president of the Senior Woman's club; Mrs. E. G. Ofe, vice-president; Mrs. W. E. Hickey, recording secretary, Mrs. Glen Val lery, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Mable Engelkemeier, treas urer. These officers have served their club for the past year and were reelected for the next year Officers Are Installed Officers installed for the Junior Woman's club included Mrs. Hen ry Donat, president; Mrs. Donald Born, vice-president; Mrs. Ken neth Schmidt, recording secretary; and Miss Josephine Warga, trea surer. Mrs. Hanna's topic ''Today and Tomorrow" in which she stressed the things of today and the things that can be done if we will them so. Mrs. Hanra said ''Since the end of the war we have been prone to think the job is finished. We fail to think of today's job looking toward tomorrow as an individual responsibility. All the social ills of our modern world can be traced to the question of the fear of the individual to as sume his or her responsibility whereever and whenever it comes. It is u to the women of America to help construct the tomorrow of the future." She spoke of having just pass ed through Easter season and said that much sniritual help should have been gained by each of us . . and that "it is not so much where we stand today but where we are going." Uses State Slogan Mrs. Hanna stated that the most American thing in America is an American Woman's club. It was conceived in America and nut into Jl a 1 1.. T anon nere ana we owe muuie iur for it to no nation, bhe said we must hold our heads high and say what we stand for in the things of life." She went on to tell of citizen ship in the work of the club, us ing the slogan of the state. "Watchfulness in citizenship." Speaking on this subject, she said, "CitizenshiD is the art of living: together but we don't learn that art when we are 60 it must be gin from one year up. Being a eood citizen is more than just being able to quote the preamble of the Constitution or Lincoln's Gettysburg address . . Our citizen ship has become riot a community affair but global." Mrs. Hanna ended her talk by stressing the fact that we must have faith in the youth of today since they are the future citizens who will build tomorrow and said that the youth of today have more things to give us than we can guess. She said, we must make yesterdays dreams and todays realities a challenee for service in the unpredictable tomorrow." Mrs. Bestor Presides Mrs. Robert Bestor presided as toastmaster during the banquet, group singing was led by Mrs. E. H- Wescott with Mr. Wescott ser ving as the accompanist. Senior club officers and Mrs. L. W. Eg enberger, countv president, were introduced by Mrs. Frank Gobel man and those of the Junior club were introduced by Miss Wilhel mina Henrichsen. Orville Nielsen sang ''Invictus," "Smilin Throueh," and "Three Lovers." Miss Wilma Swatek and and Mrs. Georere Mayabb sang three duets, ''Old Fashioned Gar den," Pagan Love Song," and ''My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon." Accompaniments for the special numbers were played by Miss Thelma Krueger. Miss Wilhelmina Henrichsen was general chairman for the ban quet and was assisted by Miss Shirley Jacobs, Mrs. Ernest El liott, Mrs. J. C. Bruning, Mrs. Fred Lugsch and Mrs. John Alwin on the ticket committee. Members of the program committee consis ted of Mrs. Newton Sullivan. Mrs. Orville Nielson and Mrs. L. W. Egenberger. Maypole Decoration Theme The maypole idea was carried out in the table and room decora tions by Mrs. John Sattler. Mrs. Carl Schneider, Mrs. William Schmidtmann, jr.. Mrs. K. W. Grosshans, Miss Eileen Aylor and Miss .Bonnie Walters. The pillars in the basement were wrapped in a woven design and streamers with varied pastel colors of crepe paper and each table had as its center piece a tall taper wraped similar ly with long streamers reaching to the edge of the table. Bouquets of weigelia made the base of the centerpiece. Each guest at the banquet was presented with a small potted plant as a favor at the close of the program. Mrs. Waldemar Soennichsen and Mrs. A. B. Rogers directed the serving done by members of the Netab Camp Fire group consist- ing of Janis Schmidtmann, Carol Lou Bernhardt, Margaret Heine- man, Patricia Kogers, Phyllis llltlf v.. federation had cnarge oi p paring and cooking the dinner un der the direction of Miss Helen Hunter. TO ADDRESS SENIORS Dr. W. K. Beggs, associate professor of history and principles of educa tion and secondary education at the University of Nebraska, will address Plattsmouth seniors at their commencement exorcises May 24. Dr. Beggs was born in Coin, Iowa, and received his AB degree from Tarkio college, Tarkio. Mo., in 1928. His master's deeree was granted in 1936 and his doc tor's deeree in 1939 from tha University of Nebraska. He has been on the University of Nebraska staff since 1936, serving as graduate assistant, as sistant instructor, instructor, as sistant professor, and associate professor. Since 1939 he has al so been sales manager of the uni versity extension division. Be fore joining: teachers colleee fac- j ulty, he was superintendent or schools at Summerfield, Kan., for ! seven years. Dr. Beggs is a member of Fhi Delta Kappa, Nebraska School Master's club. Lincoln Teachers council, and Nebraska State and National Education association. He has had a number of publica tions in educational journals. Canarlv Gives $? nnn to Aid World Needy The boy from Weeninc Water, who has Tefeived national recog nition for his contribution of 1.203 to aid in feeding famine sufferers. Tuesdav eave President Truman ?2.000 for aid tc war ravaeed nations and explained his one-familv campaign aeaint hun ger in the stricken countries of the wod. the United Press re ported Tuesday. Farmer Claude Canady of Bloomfield. who wns bom and reared in Weeninsr Water, and his wife were broueht to the White House bv Secret arv of Airriculture Clinton P. Anderson in recogni tion of their previous SI, 030 do nation. Gives Truman Check Canadav recentlv sold corn which he had planned to use in feedine his hoes and turned over the receipts of the sale to An derson for famine relief. While thev were posine- for pic tures with the president Tuesday morning, Canadav fihed in the pocket of his freshly pressed blue suit and handed Mr. Truman two more checks each for $1,000. One issued on the Farmers State ank of Bloomfield was dated Sept. 1, 1946, and specified that the mon ey was to be used for the advance ment of agriculture in the war ravaeed countries. The other, dated Dec. 25, 1946, was designated for use in combat ing disease and sickness abroad. Canaday bashfully told the president that the checks were good now but he would rather the president cashed thm on the dates specified when "my crops are in." Truman Is Mored Mr. Truman was visiblv moved. "There is a man with a heart :n him," the president told reporters "He is the diametric opposite of a man who wrote me this morning kicking about not receivng a bet ter price for his corn." The president said Canaday's action wsa a "practical approach" to the problem of- feeding the world. Mr. and Mrs. Candaay had a nice, homey visit with the presi dent. Mrs. Canadav asked the president "to tell Mrs. Truman how much I appreciated her not getting a new Easter outfit be cause I could not have one, eith er." She admired the roses in the White House earden. The presi dent got out his pocket knife, walked over to the rose garden cut a large bloom and brought it back to the farmer's wife. 1 ; ' '