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pGUST 26. 1946 THE JOURNAL, FLATT5MOUTH. NEBRASKA :tr;l Eter! arr.J th i g lice Weil c ha or c istar f th ES fc 'red soaa. Pi th Ban lerr in xl-a assifi. ; corr. flattsmouth Personals Dorothy McCrory Lincoln relle McDermand of pned here Monday E. Hickey to visit. Weds Ashland Man iests s. Fr toucher of Council ! re week-end guests :s. E. G. Ofe. New Mexico and Pete Hill re- Jumping Beans Hold I Achievement Day f The Jumping Beans 4-H club j cf Avoca held its achievement J day Aug 8. at school district 77 ; schoolhouse. Parents and friends of the members were special guests. MURDOCK (Special) M i s s j Dorothy Jean McCrory became s. Frank Stark and':Jie bride of Norman Yardley of i The program included- Salute toucher of CnrnHi ' Ashland in a wedding ceremony to the flag; "America' led by Mrs. ! nprformpH nt R n m. Sunriav at ' .T r"iillfn- rpsump nf work rinnp 1he heme of the bride's parents by club by Jimmy Baier; fish here. Rev. J. H. Oehlerking per- jing song by Jack Mink; Prepar lormed the Rouble ring ceremony, img the Seed Bed by Danny Krei Miss Mary Ann Yardley, . sis- :els; 'My Nebraska" by the club, . . r . 1 . . . , - ' T T T 3 "T - . . . . - , -i y eenmg irom Ai-, - . . , , t,t;i.. i.... ...Up., .u ifnc tawara inciuiy, urouiei ui j nraxion dv jacs ivuiui, iiiy o weeks visiting the1, Z," T'- ,, s dress witn Drcwn accessories arw i os. The groom wore a Drown sun. Youngs Return From 4,500-Mile Trip Mr. and Mrs. Rex Young re turned Tuesday to their home here after a 4,500-mile trip to the west coast and back during which they visited with many for (ueaves for Denver Miss Alice Hiatt left Thursday for Denver where she will spend a week. Viit from New York Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Wiles and family have had as guests mer Cass county people and reL. and gtephen Down of if. corr miloi wevd whei iectio 'SSms but b id ' th sache C-XOUJ left Omaha Monday The desr,,m wore a gr-en ek vacation on the Wlth a f Whlt? hey witt visit rM:??- - Promise Me" preceding the wed ding march from Lohengrin. A tnree-tier wedding eahc de corated with pink roses was serv ed by sisters of the bride following the eeremonv. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. O. X. Ysrdley and family, Mr. and Mrs. I. C. McCrory and Sarah, Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Yardley, RX. ai d Mrs. Clinton Jones and familv, Mi;s Win Marvin, Mr. ."nd Mrs. Liwfnce Errl and Jer ry, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Thimgan and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward McCrory and Elizabeth. Mrs. Lmrna V7prd -nd Mrs. J. H. Mateo, Cedar Vreek oe An It of Cfdar ?st of Mrs. John the home of Mrs. 1. Miss Ault prev- j school in llawai7 ; i ner way to Ale -ivhere she will as teaching post. lor :, who has been in hospital in Omaha live weeks, is re in critic?! condi- rity Sister a Davis oi iuincr m fter visiting a sor Miss Deloris Ruse, ursdav. Bethal No. 3 Meets Eethal No. 3 of St. Paul's Evan gelical church met at the nome cf Mrs. Mike Kaffenberger with Bittsy Spider" by Darleen Mink: nature quiz won by Jimmy Baier; Windbreaks by Coreda Mink; happy birthday song to Jack Mink Who Should Grow Vegetables by Bernard Kreifels; awards by Mrs Culien "She'll Be Comin' 'Round e Mountain" by Mary Margaret Nothhorn; planting. II"rvestin2 and Preservinc Carrots by Joan ne Cooper; Why Cultivate the Garden by Carolyr- Lutz: news iiems about the club by Romaiia Mink; '"Sleep T-rentucky Babe" by club members;, Health Charts by Jane Ann Lutz; Fall Care of Gar-c-en by Delrosa Kreifels; "Chick ery Chick" by all; Size of 4-K Victory Gardens by Tom Meyers; Method of Canning Beans by Mary Lou Meyers- Raising a Garden by Delores Weimer; Harvesting On ons by Juanita Kreifels- Paoter :a. Blight of Beans by Ray Coc er; closing son "4-H W:ll Shine." Fresh and canned vegetab es were brought bv rlub members for j ataives. They left here Aug. 4 for Portland and Depoe Bay, Ore. Enroute they visited C h a r 1 es Countryman at Oshkosh, taking Mrs. Harry Henton that far to visit her sister, the former Alice Oliver. From there Mr. and Mrs. Young went to Grant where he had farmed wheat a few years ago. They saw many thousands of bushels of wheat on the ground because there were no cars to ship it out. They stopped a day with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kuhman at their home in Denver and then went over the Great Divide to Steamboat Springs, Colo., a city of 100 springs, where they were guests of Edward Furlong, jr., and his faiher and mother, both from Rock Bluffs. The younger Furlong is now proprie tor of a large hardware fctore there. At Union, Ore., they visited Mr. Young's cousin, the former Kate Connalley and now Mrs. Tom Gil more. Her husband is a brother of Dr. G. H. Gilmore of Murray. At Portland Ore., Mr. and Mrs. Young were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Tiedje. Mrs. Tiedje is the former Marguarite Berget of Nehawka. Mrs. Mollis Berg er of Ashland, Mrs. Tiedje's motn er, was also visiting there as well as Mrs. Tiedje's sister, Mrs. Hen r.y Ost of Stockton, Calif. They T h e y also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lillie, New York and Mr. and Mrs. Alton Drown of Ellenburg, Depot, N. Y., who are on an extended tour of the middle west and east coast from northern New York. Visit From Fort Sheridan Major and Mrs. William E Kee ley and daughters, Joanne and Mary Elizabeth, of Fort Sheridan, ill., will visit at the home of Mi-. and Mrs. Joe Solomon for next week. Mrs. Kecley lormer Mary Solomon. the the exh'b:t'.-.n a-d were judged ..by jMrs. Lillie took the Youngs to De Mrs. Leslie F.ehns and Mrs. J J. -3 ' I "-'lalif ornia Li - k llkemeir nd r sho Cha gtn Mrs. Fred Kaffenberger and Mrs. i Cullen. Mrs. Max Straub, jr., is Kpit.IH. Mpi::ntrfr -i; assistant hos- i leader cf the Huh, and Ramona tesses. There were 14 members and four quests nresent at the of HolH--' re'ilar business meeting after j rri pH CntnrHnv in ! which frames were played and at ok after his farm. I lunch was served bv the hostesses. le Fred Hike farm here he will 1 Mink 1? assistant leader. Visits Over Week-End Nancy Stimson of Omaha left Monday after spendin? the week end with Elizabeth Davis with rav w weeks. jy -; e'5 ozie v' v t n Vacation !rs. perfor lero c. cf th Stationed in Texas j Robert E. Brown, who enlisted i in the air corps last month, is j now stated at Kelly field. San Louis Schiessl j Antonia, Tex., where he is at Saturdy from ' tending a school in cryptography, to the Blsck Dakota. Chejenne, I Attends Luncheon In Omaha stes park. Mrs. J. C Bruning attended a K-r-ir" of..lnnp'nonr nartv Thnrcdqv tr Pennsylvania r.i uie iiume i-i nn simci-ui-wv,, .1.. r., iiu 13 u'- - . Kz.ns. i ip saiiin 2re in poe ay on an outing ana Mr. and Mrs.Tiedje took them to Mt. Hood where they enjoyed a pic nic dinner. They were also en tertained by Mr. and Mrs. Vance Todd of Vancouver, Wash., who has recently completed a 5,000 mile trip and showed moving pic- Herbert Brown Unconscious in Omaha Hospital The condition of Herbert Brown 11, who wa injured Fri day in a bicycle-auto collision here was reported Saturday to be slightly improved. The Uni ted Press said he suffered head injuries but it was not yet known whether he had sustain, ed a fractured skull. Pmcrmms fnr F.nrh Dnrv ? Are Nearly Comvleted""" Herbert Brown, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brown, sr., CI 9 Fifth avenue, has not yet regained consciousness, according to the latest reprri from Clarkson hospital where tho boy is a patient after having been injured Friday afternoon in a bicycle-auto collision here. Young Ercwti regained con sciousness enough last night to recognize his mother and to real- The Kass Kounty King Korn Karnival to be held here Sept. 11, 12, 13 and 14 is rapidly rounding into shape. There are still many details to be ironed out but the programs for each of the four dav of the big event were almost complete ly mapped out at the Friday night meeting of the Karnival officers and committee members in the Pine room of Bestor's Coffee shop. On the financial side W. H. Puis, co-chairman of the finance committee reported a total of .979 has been collected so far. Of that amount $623.."0 is from the general collection from bus iness places in Plattsmouth. In dividual contributions total $177- .50 and new members' feps $124. Delinquent fees amounting to $54 have been paid. Urges Canvass Clean- Up Puis urged finance committee canvassers to complete their col lection among business places and turn the money over to him at the earliest possible date. It was also reported that a test had been made with a car- Calves must be ready at 1 p. m. for the mile long Farmers day parade which will begin at that time. Calves will be released at 4 p. m. Horse Show Thursday A concert by the Weeping Wa ter band, under the direction of Dr. L. N. Kunkel, will be pre sented preceding the parade. Following the parade the Cass Horse Show association will pre sent a horse show at the athletic field at 2:30 p. m. with free ad mission. Thursday evening features will be the KM A radio entertainers and another horse show. Friday, Sept. 13. CI day, will be highlighted by a CI round-up luncheon for veterans of Legion posts in this area and at 1:30 p. m. ' with the introduction of visiting dignitaries. including Brig. Gen. Walter R. Peck, com manding officer of the Second air force at Offut field. Air Review Scheduled An air review, a GI parade, a GI pin-up girl beauty contest. WELL PRESERVED The other day one of our local i women wno, by the way, has lived here for 60 years was lo-.k ing for a needle Naturally, since she was looking for one she couldn't find it . . . She picked up an old pin cushion but there were no needles in it ... She smarted tc put it down and something pricked her finger She dug in to the cushion and found not one but 87 needles buried inside The needles were as sharp and shiny as if they were new . . . How long they had been there is hard to tell but the pin cushion is about 40 or 50 ye?.rs old. bide lamp and was not satisfac- and a luncheon for lady guests of tory. Twelve electric floodlights j visiting veterans, sponsored by were ordered Friday from Coun-jthe American Legion Auxiliary, cil Bluffs and are expected to 'will be features of the afternoon arrive within two weeks. attractions. The program as outlined by A com;ert by the Veterans of Edward Egenberger. co-chairman Foreign Wars post No. 5 of Oma- OI ine program lumiimife, la,l3.na, a off with a band concert Wednes- Btreet day night, Sept. 11, opening night of the Karnival. The colorful Koronation ceremony will follow the concert. Thursday Farmers Day Following the Koronation, the memorial service and a dance for the public and a GI round-up dance for veter ans will highlight the night's program. "Meet Me at Hinky Dinky" ra dio program with Lyle DeMoss, WOW radio announcer, will open tures of the trip at the Tiedje j ed as serious. home, lhe loungs then visited ize that he was in a hospital. ThQ rnnHtinn vnc rptrr.vi ! Hotel PlattSmOUth reception for the newly-crowned , the Community day program, Sat- no- on,! nm.nn will lit. held in uruay, ni'iit. i. whom she attended Biowncll H dl 'his sister and family at Belle at Omaha. Fourche, S. D., and his niece, Mrs. jMarcia Solem, at . Yankton, S. ,D., and their uncle, Pete Birdsall, lehlirKing. jt Wahhill. Notary Ciur Meets Mr. Young reported it was a me riattsmoutn. rcoiary chid i grand trip and h :net Tuesday at the Bestor e The accident occurred p. m. Friday when younp ridins his bicvele down avenue twonrd Ninth street, crash ed into a car driven by Howrrd Porter at the intersection of tbe two streets. He was reported to e saw land thai, v,nV cnforoH cpvp--e bend couiu ue orouent irom l to Si.. . , ...v, v,; ire Mi.jp wiui rifu nta in umi Sc j uu per acre. All crops looked of the program which consisted ; jrood, he said. Montana has the cf his teJ'mg of the rules ct tr-e , best roads in the 11 Lne Loed-Nr Philadelphia states they r . . . ' - -" . ' . mii, J1U Sa U. 11 J LI who is em- Mrs. Vilham Pruning m i mnana . F.lUbrook Caif was viitina there is less wat lnd in vh. ka. Botary club. John Galloway o:' passed through, he itnroo i arri- vnscn, in Omaha ian:e. lo visit his wile and e will be here and ; Leave for Denver "ayjFitmg ior a woe clotH iffne.-g niaga- ms, s.? Knee bed ic L.ate I Classmate Staiimoff of Ban-week-end visilor a f ic-c WilVielminn Henricksen I iir. left Thursday for Denver whera J water Attend Wedding in Missouri and Mrs. James Bridge and children Carol Gay tar- hail she will spend a week. Visiting Family Miss June Matney will vii; f.rr..er her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James, Matney and her brother-in-law I r.nd sister, Mr. and Mrs. Glen California iy, son of Mr. and cCa rty of Almaden. Lng for two weeks here of Mr. and 4tt?rpell -jnd familv. Zi V ' Illinois Larsen, for the next ix weeks and then go on to Chici-go to take an. advance course in nursing. Returns from Hospital Manfred Mjoritz was released Thursday from St. Catherine's hoc-vital in Omaha where he hni Di-dS aKamsey, ctaugnter oi , bpen ?ince Sunday evening. a pTe-'. E. M. Ramsey cf j Keen-Time Dsnce device'., arrived here Sat- Mis- e te-le-t a week with s. - ' r.rc '"' I :ll keei ; voiKan 1 i Plattsrr j :Jrs. Arthur Ofe re-! evening The Plattsmouth Keen-Tine club will hold a jukebox dance Friday evening at the Eagles hall. - !berger of Lincoln, is , Visit in Iowa urnf. Mrs. Kathr-j Mr. and Mrs. Estil Jenkins and ipted' ' via.-. son, i.arry uean. ana ivirs. vicioi 1 keei VolKart and son. Victor, jr., all of smouth. visited Tuesar.y g and Wednesday at the .rr llo? Thursday evening I home of Mrs. John Ettlemnn .f cuoH , 3y vacation trip toiTahor. In., who is a niece of Mr- -f, t-stes park. Thry al- j Jenkins. Lester Jenkins also nc- lr(Vj'- the '"r'rP Budlg: rompanied his son and family and c) Plivcr. , visited with his daughter, Mrs. '! rt .u r .. : l f,;i,. AM I jii itr! l ujiafi .i i ni taiiiiiv. ci-. ay tended the rodeo in Sidney, T., (l-s Returns from Hospital M-s. Edgar F. Meisingcr re turned from Clarkson hospital in Omaha. and Vein, of Omaha and Mag gie Mason and Mrs. J. C. Bridge -water of Plattsmouth were in Kansas City, Mo., from Thurs day until Saturday to attend the wedding of Mrs. J. C. Bi ide Marnuette, to John Decker. Visiting frcm York Frank Wood, superintendent of the Odd Fellows home nt Ynk. lr. visiting at th home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jameson and family. Attend Rodeo Mr. and Mrs. Mnrvin Petereit, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Todd, Mr. and Mrs. George Myabb attend ed the rodeo in Sidney, Iowa, Wednesday. It will be open to tne punnc. me ivoro- H.Mif i i nation nan in me t-agies uau B-owT' lwiI1 be tue next hiShl5ebt on the Fifli j Program. ine uun is uciug ci-n- sored by tne junior oman s cam with Mrs. Lucille Horn Gaines in charge. Thursday, Sept. 12, will be Far- inir.r- mer s nay witn a ran suuw, head struck the ' scneainea ior iw a. m. .in "ncs are to be in place tor auaging by 10 a. m. Judging will start at that time. The show will be held in the King Korn Klub building at South Thircl street and First avenue. Entry fee is $3 for each calf. Prizes will be awarded for the best entries. pavement. The iniured boy was immedi atelv rushed to Clrrkson hospital in the Sattler ambu- A :rsuson IS John Billo of '.Irs. Bertha Alfson re rtiincay visitirs f Mr. and Mrs Los- "Also there were Mr feiV i Mass and children. -imd Rosann. or . 2tud Mrs. William a' Willk, Ray and ".biyn Co-ert and JTaT William Spang- Snangler and son .S'Jents. Visiti J. E. Pitts of Seat- home of Mr. and ffte- where they will aleeks. Mrs. Pitts n- Dolly Lake cf the United States. rn uneyenne, wyo.: lirn home with hi? 'eek. Spangler was onteers to go to Bi- tom bomb test. He f Mr. and Mrs. C. s. Clarence Clark ian,' Ta., Sunday t3 Andrew Garreans Guests at Richey Home Miss Helen Hewlett of De Wid, Miss Mary Knite of Auburn and Mrs Ruth Kean of Verdun ware iveek-end guests of Mrs. E. J. RiChey here. They attended the wedding of two former schorl mates at Pe'-u State Teachers col lege, Miss Joan Triickstun and Wayne Burhman of Princeton, a Omaha Sunday. Return Home Mr. and Mrs Lawrence (Dusty Rhodes and son left for home in Downey, Calii., spending ten d?ys here visiting friends and relatives. Rhodes ha; been a tool designer for the Vol- iee urcraft Corp. for tne past rix years. While here Mr. rnd Mrs. Rhodes were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rhodes, Mr. nd Mrs. T. F. Jenr 'ngs of Mur ray and Mr. and Mrs. Jnr.es Per- singer of Omaha. Home From Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albin of Plattsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gauer of Louisville ar lived home Sunday after spend ing a week in Chicago and St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Albin? stayed at Oreana, 111., a short time to vit the Basil Haskel family, former residents of Plattsmouth and ihj Gauers drove to Brazil, 111., to see Ray Wright, a former business I man of Plattsmouth. While in Chi Visiting Relatives rago and St. Louis th?y attended Mr. and Mrs. Paul F Iverson , four major league ball games and will visit at the home of her pr.r- ; visited the Robert Jewel and Po ents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Perry, fobert Shaw families. While at the next two and a naif weeks. Sportman's park in St. Louis they! Mr. and Mrs. Iverson have been met their neirhbors, Mr. and Mrs. ctending Columbia- un'versity, in Lloyd Group and Jean, who were seated near them. Visiting Parents Miss Virginia Bierl. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Joseph Bierl, is spending her two-week vacation at the home of her parents. Miss Bierl is employed at the Farmers Processing plant in Omaha. Visiting Frcm Fremont Mrs. Albert Hill and daughter, Marilyn, of Fremont are visiting Norfolk Visitor Mr? Geo-ge K. Petring of Nor folk was visit'ng in Plattsmouth Thursday with friends snd. wa3 an overnight guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Serrl Davis. Visit Crandalls Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pennell pnd son and daughter-in-law. Mi. and Mrs. John Jennell. all of In dependence, Kans., visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cranda 1. Mr. Crandall is a brother of El mer Penneli. th Parents (Special) Mr. ar.d .pangler and daugh who are vacationing telephoned the C. lere to report that nved a wire frcm rles, statin? that he j New York this summer. Mr. Ivor ton will teach the coming year at the Potomac State college of West Virginia university at Keyscr, X7. Va. He taught at the Mrunt Her mon school for boys in Mount Herman, Mass. last year. To Attend Eagles Convention Councilman Clyde Rosborough and W. P. O'Donnell flew from Omaha Wednesday at attend the Eagles convention at Columbus. Ohio. They expect to return Sun- at the rms oi Mr. and Mrs. P.o day. bert Kill Return From Colorado Mr. and Mrs. Rnlph Sullhan f.nd children and Rollin Hansen have returned from a vacation in the west. They visited relatives at Ft. Morgan, Wei dona, LaPor'.e and Eellvue, Colo At the Ray Young home in LaPorte they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Err.il Hild and Bruce of Council Blufls. Ja., and Ralph and Katherine Par kening. From there they went to Estes park through the mountains to Denver. Returns to Indiana Mrs. C. R. Olson of Whiting, Ind., left Fridaj' morning to re turn to her home after visiting .at the T. E. Olson home, here ad her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson, at Avoca. She came here last week when Mr. Olson brought Rosalie Rae Olson, Mrs. Olson's niece, to her home her2 their j nfter she had visited the Olsons after ! et Whitina for a week. Mr. Olson returned to Whiting but Mrs. Ol son remc-.ined until Friday. Rebal Reunion Relatives attending a family re union held recently at the Frank Rebal home were Mr. and Mr:;. Fred Rebal and children, Jimmie find David, oi Montrose. Calif.. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rebal of Great Falls, Mont., Mr. and Mrs. George Rebal and son, Ronald, of Iowa City, la., Mr. and Mrs. James Re bal and daughter, Dorothy, of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Couch and son. Jack, of St. Louis. Mo. Visiting Grandmother Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Guthmann, of Tuscon, Ariz., is visiting his grandmother. Mr. Guthmann is employed as assistant cashier at the Valley National bank at Tuc son, and is the son of H. A. Guth- man, formerly of Murdock. Leaves for Missouri Marion Schlieske left Saturday for Wentworth Military academy In Lexington, Mo., where he will receive special football training. JWore returning home he will visit with Edward Edem in Kan sas City. To Visit Parents Mr. and Mrs. , Fred J. Felrlhou sen and daughter, Kathleen, left Thursday for Frankfort, Kans.. where they will visit Mrs. Feld housen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Fitch, and will then go to Has tings where they will visit Mr. and Mrs. William Feldhousen, the parents of Mr. Feldhousen. They flan to return in about a week. Soap Box Derby To Be Held on Community Day On of the feature attractions on Community day, Saturday, Sept. 14, during the Kass Kounty King Korn Karnival will be the soap box derby. Soap Box Derby Saturday Other Saturday features will be the school and merchants pa rade at 2 p. m., the band exhibi tion with the Nebraska City and Tabor, Iowa, bands will be at 3 p. m. and a soap box derby will be run off at 4 p. m. Attractions for Saturday night will be two awards, award of the saddle horse by the Cass County Horse Show association, and award of a 1947 Kaiser automo bile by the Chamber of Com merce. The car' is being fur nished by Corner and Sons agency. A street dance will wind up the 15th annual King Korn Karnival. ORCHID From our correspondent at Elm wood comer a brief item that sure iy deserves mention in the Or rhid division of Casscades . . . At Elniwood Mrs. G. R. Eveland took over the job of writing to men in the army and navy for the Wo man's Society of Christian Ser vice' of the Metbenist church . . . She wrote to each of the 60 men listed on the church's service ros ter, in addition to her own son, Paul . . . She not only wrote let ters to the boys but she remem bered birthdnv.s and other occa sions important to them . . . Her hardest job was st Easter time one year when she sent Easier messages to each of the 60 men Needless to say many of the men in the service wrote her in return, and needless to say, sIt? well deserves our finest orchid for the mrcle-biulding job she did. Rain Cuts Down Crowds at Final Night of Cass Fair WEEPING WATER, (Special) Rain cut down the attendance for the Friday night at the Cass county fair here as the final nicht's program was moved into Clem Woster, who is in charge ! Agricultural auditorium with of plans for the derby, announ ced Saturday that nine boys in Plattsmouth are already building cars to enter the derby. 16 Years Old Limit The derby will be run off down Main street, starting up by the high school with the finish line and Fifth street. the result that hundreds of people were unable to witness the final events of the three-day fair that began last Wednesday. Two awards were made, one a qHd1f hrre 2ien by the Cass ! County Horse Show association i ant the other an electric roaster i ; ouier m ei.uit novelty arran set near the corner of Main street ! Slven me. orasKa wr -n thg fihape ( Woster said that contestants i company. The horse was awarosa and must build his own car. Iso Murray; boom oats, Lloyd Riley, Weeping Water; sheaf oats, Jack Philpot, Weeping Water; rye, R. S. Sinkenholtz; wheat, Herman Wendt, Murdock; potatoes. John Sheehan, Manley. Mrs. Tool Wins Prize In the Garden exhibits Mrs. A. J. Tool of Murdock won first the grand harmony floral prize. Mrs. Fred Gorder of Weeping Water won the grand championship ar rangement prize. The Weeping ! Water Garden club exhibited a gement of flowers BELIEVE IT OR NOT Believe it or not items ex cept those in Ripley's columr arc usually not as extraordinary as thes' first seem, but one that occurred this week has several people wondering . . . Bob Tritsch took a vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tritsch. re cently and went to Comptom Lakes, N. J. ... While there Bob decided to drop a few cards to friends here in Plattsmouth . . . He wrote about 15 picture postal cards and mailed Ihem But one cf the cards he neglected to address Ever, the salutation w?.s without a name ... It started out "Dear Pooch" . . . Yet without on address of any sort the card reached Plattsmouth . . . Postal workers here racked their brains over who ' Pooch" could be and finally hit on the right person . . . The card was delivered to Carl Ofe, who picked up the monicket ' Pooch when he was just a small lad. cannot be - over 16 years of age car may have larger than 12-inch wheels and pnuematic tires are not allowed. There are no limits on the weight of contestants such as there are for the national Foap box derby. Prizes to Be Offered Prizes will be offered but the amount has not yet been deter mined. With nine boys already eon a large field will compete in the structing cars indications are that derby necessitating running the event off in heats. All boys not over 10 years old in Cass county are eligible to compete in the derby. Applica tion blanks may be obtained at the Woster Shoe store and the blanks must be signed by the bay's parents. Application blanks are not available now but are ex pected to be on hand soon. to Ralph Wieckhorst of Nehawka and the roaster to Mrs. Robert Wiles of Weeping Water. Ed Beck Corn Winner Ed Beck of Weeping Water was the winner of the champion a ward for the ten best ears of white corn. He also placed first and second in white corn. Other winners: Yellow Corn, Frank Topi iff. Union Mrs. L. G. Todd Mrs. Bessie Core Mr. and Mrs. Art Runyan of Oklahoma left Saturday for Des Moines, la., to visit Mrs. Run yan's brother, George Frampton. Mr. and Mrs. John Schlater attended the fair at Springfield Saturday evening. Andrew Schoeman spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. A. Rent schler. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hirad and family visited at Sprinc field Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wirth of Lincoln visited her parents over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Ackles and family of California are vis iting their sister, Mrs. Kenneth Hendrix arid family. The Odd Fellow's Lodge held its annual picnic Sunday. Mrs. Hargus left Thursday for for Witchita, Kans., where she will visit a nephew and family, Mr. and Mrs. Far el Young, for a week. Oliver Schiber was in Louis ville Thursday to install new of ficers into the American Legion post. Captain Iola McQuinn and Mr and Mrs. Lowell McQuinn were supper guests at the Mitchell Rich home Sunday evening. Bill Everett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Everett, was operated on for appendicitis at St. Marj-'s hospital in Nebraska City last Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rhoades, of Bridgeport, recently married, arrived at the Harry Goblemau home Saturday and returned to their home Sunday morning. The Bible school, which closed last week, presented a program ct the Baptist Church Sunday evening. There were 53 enrolled S9. The Everett reunion was held at the old home place Srnday with 65 in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Atte bery and family, who have been away , for several weeks, return ed . to Union Sunday evening. They visited Chicago, Niegav.t Falls, St. Louis and Kansar. City. pe of a lifesize woman pushing a wheelbarrow. Outstanding in the art depart ment was an oil painting by Mrs. Patricia Ch'riswisser of Nehawka. In the domestic department Mrs. Fred Hild of Murray and Mrs. Grace Harter of Weeping Water tied for first place with C2 points each. Quality Is High In the needlework department Mrs. M. L. Craven of Weeping Wafer exhibited a crocheted af gahn which drew the attention of all spectators. Many quilts, shag rugs and other items were exhibited. Entries in the pet department were small because of the ban on poultry exhibits. Most of the exhibits were rabbits although one guinea pig was exhibited. Exhibits at the three-day fair were not as numerous as in pre vious years but generally the quality was high. NATIONAL CONTEST It's not official yet in fact, it hasn't even been definitely decid ed but chances that the national soil conservation terracing con test, will be held in Cass county next year are good . . . It's almost a certainty that the 1947 contest won't be held in Mills county, Iowa, site of this year's contest . . . It's practically certain to be held in eastern Nebraska and what better place than Cass coun ty where interest is high and where there is a real need for z contest of national scope to im press,, not only on all farmers but on everyone, the need for soil conservation Radio station WOW, Omaha, is also planning to sponsor the champion Nebraska plowman in the corn belt plowing match to be held at Knoxville, Iowa, Sept. 21 ... The Nebraska champ will be selected by the State Soil Conservation Service following the terracing contest to be held on the Richard Spangler farm south of Plattsmouth next Thursday ... WOW will pay the plowman's expenses and trans port his equipment to the Knox ville contest ... He will compet? with champion plowmen from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, Illinois and Kansas . . . And another added attraction at the state teacina contest next Thursday will be the presence of Mai Hansen WOW's farm service director who will take the WOW microphone to the state contest on the Spangler farm next Thurs day. Will Warner, 99, Dies Friday Cass county lost probably its oldest resident Friday when. Will Warner, 99, died at '5:30 "p.-m. at Weeping Water. He was the last Surviving member of his im mediate family which had con sisted of two sisters and three brothers. He had made his home at Alvo for many years before going to the Rest Haven home at Weep ing Water where he had lived for more than a year. He was a brother of the late Charles H. Warner of Platts mouth. Survivors include two RiRters- in-law, Mrs. Barbara Warner of Charles Lohmann Plattsmouth and Mrs. Reta War ner of Lincoln, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p. m. at. the Hobson funeral home in Weeping Water. Burial will be in the Weeping Water cemetery. TID BI Elwood Pankonin was install ed as commander of the Ameri can Legion post at Louisville th? other night by Elmer A. Webb, assistant" state office at the Le gion . : . Mrs. Scott McGrew of Louisville, new chairman of tho Cass county Red Cross chapter, has appointed D. C. Huffman of Louisville as publicity chairman ... Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Charting of Elmwood were called to Gre tna the other day when their grandson, Roland Haldeman, 21, was seriously injured in an auto accident near Papillion . Dies in Omaha Charles Lohmann. husband of the former Amanda Sattler cf Plattsmouth, died unexpectedly at St. Joseph's hospital in Oma- a Tuesday night following an operation. i t f