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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 16, 1947 THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, JOURNAL PAGE FIVE St. Pauls Church Will Observe Fiftieth Year St. Paul's Evangelical and Re formed Church, of Plattsmouth, will observe its fiftieth anniver sary in special services to be ijeld at the church at Avenue A and Fifth street, Sunday, October 19, 1947, the Pastor Emanuel J. Mor itz, announced this week. St. Paul's was erected 50 years ago under the leadership of Rev. F. H. Freund. He, with the spon sors of the Mission Church, had organized five years previously. They sought out the German Pro testants of the community and in duced them to form an Evangel ical congregation. Rev. Fruend was then a mem ber of the Evangelical Synod of North America, a church that j merged with the Reformed , Church in the United States, a j larger denomination. This mer- j ger took place in 1934 in Cleve- j land, Ohio. j It was no problem for St. Paul's j to acquire a good number of I members at the time of building, i as there were many who were j either Evangelical or Lutheran. ' i Betty Uhlik Is Crowned PHS '47 Gridiron Queen A high school junior, Betty Uhlik, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. rred Uhlik. was crowned 1947 Gridiron Queen last Friday njght, October 10, at the annual homecoming dance in the Central school auditorium after the game. all to unite with us in prajer for ' A v,,. k future rmdanee and blessings 01 ; ' , , . r, . . A new constitution was framed the name changed from St. John'; A. C A T 1 10 01. r-aui s. i To all who know the history of St. Paul's, and what it has ac complished during these years, it is evident that the church has been an asset to Plattsmouth and surrounding community. Many of her sons and daughters have gene to other sections of our country taking with them the memory of religious blessings experienced at St. Paul's. "St. Paul's sends her greetings," statpH Rev Moritz. "and we ask God for her work in the years to come. God's work in this world will be done, and may we all nev er cease to have an honest part in doing it." New Officers County Horse Association A report given The Journal Monday announcing the election of officers of the Cass County Horse Shew Association was not complete nor entirely correct. The correction and a complete lir.t of the newly elected officers has been given this newspaper by Mrs. Chester Wiles, Platts mouth, as follows: G. W. Weik, Nehawka, presi dent: Karl Grosshans, Platts miuth, vice-president; Mrs. Bud Amqwert, Murdock, secretary; Miss Alice Jayne Grosshans, Plattsmouth, treasurer, and Eob Grey, Weeping Water, advisory beard. We appreciated receiving this BREAKS ANKLE IN FALL Don Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Young, had his left ankle placed in a cast today by Dr. Pucelik. Working in a hay bain at the Taylor Cuthrell farm Tuesday evening, Don missed his step and fell from the high est point of the mow to the floor below, breaking his left ankle in the fall. He. is about on to come. GRINDING FEED g Skyline anna uu & VZZL .fineness by action of Speller tips against concave. g and desired screen. Its capacity . . will amaze you. CHOPPING ROUGHAGE i C iSeecuUina Wesonelara. Botorwiucnop - p -p fsS rounds per hour at 1800 r. , SHREDDING AtFALFA crutches but will be unable to do any heavy work for some time monies tne two outstanding grid players were presented with their "Champ" hats given by Wescotts. Coach Merle Stewart announced the winners to be 'Chuck" Fulton and Gilbert "Pete" Peterson. The music for the' dance was furnished by the Gene Lingford orchestra composed of the fol lowing. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lmgford, Don Cotner, Kenneth Armstrong. Warren Kncer and David Fowler. Pep Club of the high school. The auditorium was decorated in the school colors, blue and white. At eleven o'clock the letter- men filed in to form an aisle to ! complete and authentic report of ihe throne for the queen and her j their recent meeting, attendants. The procession was j led by Joan Coekerill, Janis Schmidtmann and Betty Alt schaffl, followed by the maid of honor, Shirley Hudson, who pre ceded the queen, Betty Uhlik. Wearing a crown of gladioli, the Gridiron Queen received her tri dent from Gilbert Peterson, cap tain cf the football eleven. The cmeen graciously received the congratulations of her subjects. Following the coronation cere- SKYLINE GRINDERS GIVE YOU I "wai sW faster than on. can. feed it. Any desirea wwjw -. rv. mem can leea Skyline is the only farm grinder that will shred, chop and arind feed and fill silos. Use it year cround. Skylin qulpmtnt includes Held harvester lor row crop or force;. Blower, loader. 4-wheeI trailer and 2-wheel trailer with manur spreader attachment. WRITE FOR LITERATURE Hi .Jlt 1 1 1 Chas. Vallery ImpL Co. 125 South Fifth Plattsmouth Clyde Hoover Rites Held in Elmwood Elmwood (Spt-ial) Funeral services were held at St. Mary's Church in Elmwood for Clyde Hoover on Saturday, October 4, 1947, at 10:00 a. m. conducted by the pastor Father Henessey.Mr. Hoover passed away suddenly cn Thursday, the day after his 6'ith birthday. He had lived all of his days on the farm south east of Elmwood. His father, rrotner, and a little sister pre ceded him in death, his mother leaving him when he was five years old. He grew up in the home of his uncle, John and his aunt, Miss Maggie Stokes. Nearly 14 years ago he was married to Miss Martha Thiol who survives h'.m. Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery . Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stokes and daughter, Bonnie and James Bcmbar, drove from South Sioux City, Nebr. to be present for the funeral services. BREX Officials On Visit Here E. A. Kneer. superintendent of the local BREX shops, was host Wednesday to a group of officials from the east who visited the plant here on their annual trip of inspection. Coming from the headquarters at Washington were H. B. Spencer, president of the Burlington Refrigerator Express Company, O. O. Mills, general manager, R. D. Elmore, assistant to the general manager and E. A. Sweeley, general mechanical superintendent. Accompanying them were R. W. Tate, general agent for the com pany from Chicago, George Brem 111 With Pneumonia Proctor Miller, employed at the Norfolk Packing company, became ill this Thursday morn ing and his sickness was diag nosed as pneumonia. He is at his heme. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fridlund of Craig, Nebraska arrived Sun day for a visit at the manse with Dr. and Mrs. H. G. McClusky. Enrcute to Brownsville, Texas for the winter, they left on Tues day to resume their trip. BABY PICTURES TO BE PRINTED IN JOURNAL (Continued from Page One) work will be done by Lloyd's Strdio, of Des Moines, one of the best known photographic com panies in Iowa. It has a high rat ing in Dunn and Bradstreet's and is endorsed by the Iowa State Ecitorial Association. Prizes to be awarded will be: $10.00 in pictures; 2nd place will receive $7.50 in pictures; 3rd place will receive $5 in pictures and 4th place will receive $2.50 in pictures. If pictures are wanted for gifts or keepsakes, they may be or dered when proofs are submitted a few days later. There will be positively no high-pressure salesmanship used. You incur no obligation whatsoever in having your child or children's pictures taken and entered in this contest. Yrn huv nictures onlv if vou last Friday night at the district ; wcnt to do so or y0u don-t buv meeting of the YFW Auxiliary j ltr entirely up to you. in Tecumseh. Mrs. Strough is al- Remember, this is not a beauty so patriotic leader of the local ; contest. Only personality and ex uni't. . j prcssion will be judged. Your Five units were represented at ; child has as good a chance as Oakmont Horses Take Firsts At Lincoln Show The horse show in Lincoln last week featured several horses fiom Plattsmouth and Union and contained entries by several fcrmer Cass Countians. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brecht, owners of the Oakmount Farm on Chicago avenue, showed sev eral horses which placed first in various events. Marvin Hill, Un ion, placed first in the green jumper class Sunday, the clos ing day of the show. Yirgil Long, formerly of Elm wood, showed his horse, Sonny Dcy, in the junior five-gaited class, placing second. He is now located at Norfolk. On the opening day of the snow, Oakmount's Chief placed first in the three-gaited open class, owners riding. In the three-gaited junior class Oak mount's Flash placed first. Other honors won by the Brecht horses included: Friday: Three-gaited combina tion, onen class. 1: junior three- 3-year-old, 1; open three-gaited i "1UC"V cnuaren up to io eai ui aKe Mrs Strough Is District Officer Of VFW Auxiliary Mrs. Frank Strough was insti tuted as district patriotic leader a'.c eligible to enter the contest. Remember the date, Monday, October 20, FROM NOON UNTIL 6 O'CLOCK in the evening-, at the I.O.O.F. Hall, Plattsmouth. In Kentucky, home of bourbon and birthplace of the mint julep, only 13 out of 120 counties are wholly wet. The American Maga zine reveals in a report on the nation's current wet-dry status. Wakmann Watches Sessions Clocks Jewelry Billfolds Gifts SUDDUTH WATCH SHOP 421 ISftun St. PILES TROUBLE? For Quick Relief DON'T PELAT AXT LONGER! Now. il(K tor' formula you run line at home to relieve distrenBinK discomfort of pain jtoh irritation due to piles. Tends to of ten and shrink swelling. Use this prove doctor's formula. Tou'll b amated at its Nellie j L0vd-s and not by anyone con- j "?y S .J'SLSK Morgan, Nebraska City, district j nccted with this newspaper. All ! ment or suppositories. Follow label in- filruciions. fur cut t us www. the meeting, Plattsmouth, Tc- j anyone's. The judging will cumseh, Nebraska City, Auburn ; cione and Pawnee City. Mrs. by the department be of class, anv age-anv size. Oak- mount's Dazzling Beauty, 1. Saturday: Oakmount's Tally Ho in fine harness, open, 3; five-gaited stallions and geldings, Oakmount's Choice, 1. Sunday: Three-gaited champion ship, Oakmount s Dazzling Beau- norbi. genera! agem oi wmzuu.. , ty 4; five.gaited championship a" nH' ?' Carmn' 6eneral agent ! stake, Oakmount's Choice, 3. at Omaha. . j and RIrs Brecht came here j f i om Omaha two years ago and Attend Grand Ledge , have built up their property in- Mrs. A. E. Johnson and Miss j to one of the most modern of Marie Kaufmann are in Lincoln ; fuims. They have exhibited this week for the meetings of the j their horses throughout the cen Grand. Lodge of the IOFF and . tu i states as far as Kentucky its various auxiliaries. Mrs. John- and are well known on the show son will be installed as district ; grcunds of the "Middle West. vice president of the Kebekan ; Marvin Hill, the bareback ri- ui: iiuiii uiuuij, is wen miuwii ir.g in the jumper class at the lodge Heme for Weekend Miss Margaret Rea, teacher in each of the units. Attending from Plattsmouth were the following officers: Vera J Lewis, president, Mrs. Frank 1 Strough, patriotic leader, Mrs. August Gall, treasurer, Mrs. j James McMillian, conductress, i anc. Mrs. Dale Topliff, chaplain. Mr. Topliff accompanied the group, furnishing' his car for the trip. horse show during the Korn Kar nival, he placed a clohe second the Beatrice public schools, was ; in his class on Thursday night of heme last weekend to visit with j the Karnival. In response to an her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred j invitation from Fairfax, Mis Rea. Accompanying Miss Rea ( souri Mr. Hill put on a riding ex wns Miss Lillian Saxton who al- ; hibition a few weeks ago at a so teaches at Beatrice. HOME ON" TERMINAL LEAVE EM 1-c Ross A. Frey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frcy, has just arrived heme on terminal leave. In the navy submarine service the past six years, he is undecided whether or not he will re-enlist. Previous to his en- iteiing the navy Ross was in the tiain service of the Burlington railroad. NOTICE OF EXPENDITURES Board of Education School District No. 1 Meeting, October C, 1947 The Board of Education, School District No. 1 of Cass County met in a regular session on Monday evening, October 6, 1047 in the Superintendent's office in the High School buildmg with the follow ing members present: Frank A. Cloidt, Secretary, William Evcrs Warren Scharfenberg, A. B. Rogers, Robert Cappeil and T. I FriesV Superintendent. Robert Cappeil, Vice President presided in the ab sence of E. H. Bernhardt, President. The Finance and Budget Committee approved October claims against School District No. 1 and payment was authorized by the Board of Education as follows: Contracted Salaries S6024 64- Withholding Tax on Salaries 875 67 Withheld for Retirement 283.72 Interest on Registered Warrants 31.03 Board of Public Works, Water 31.45 Consumers Public Power, Service & Mdse. 45 74 Central Elec. & Gas, Gas 23.43 Lincoln Telephone Co., Telephone Service 44'06 E. J. Richcy Company, Sand and Cement 1 1.00 Emmet Rice. Plastering 47.50 Armstrong Electric Co., Labor & Material .23 J. C. Bridgcwater, Labor 46.50 Cass County Motor Company, Labor & Material 61.90 W. A. Swatc-k, Merchandise 8.16 Plattsmouth Journal, Mdsc. & Printing I 17.70 Schreiner Pharmacy, Supplies fc a!T0 Lugsch Cleaners, Cleaning 70 George Hall, Labor & Material 43 55 Omaha Electrical Works, Repair Switch 1 50 Hoover Brothers, Inc.. School Supplies 42 80 Row, Peterson & Co, Text Books 37 52 John C. Winston Co., Tests .III" 34.56 Gaylord Bros., Inc.. Library Cards .'.V.VJl 2 80 University Publishing, School Supplies 1.1111 247 60 Omaha School Supply Co., Supplies I 2.90 Dietze Music House, Music ' 3 05 South-Western Publishing. Books III""" 653 School Service Company, Supplies 3 2? Lyman-Richcy Sand & Gr., Gravel 11.00 Here frcm Chicago Mr. and Mis. C. R. Olson ar rived Wednesday night from Chi cago for a shcrt visit with rela tives and friends. The Arunde? In surance Agency Has the policy you need at the price you can pay. Adequate Coverage with Reliable Companies at a Reasonable Price See Don Arundel Office of the Mutual Loan & Finance Co. North of Cass Drug Phone 57 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jacobson, Mr. Martin Jacobson, sr. and Mr. and Mrs. William Holden of Alliance visited at the John Schreiner and Vic Schreiner homes Wednesday. Dinner guests Sunday at the Philip Rihn home were Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Dysart, Union, Mrs. Maude Bunch, Miss Hazel Hur ley,' Mrs. June Woodard, Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. John Alwin. Waoidock Mrs. Florence McDonald sun. mer festival at that place. The horse show at Lincoln was presented by the Colonial Court Farm and sponsored by the Lin coin Saddle Horse club and the Sail Creek Wranglers. Y. C. Seiver, 70, Dies in Omaha; Burial Louisville Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Swanson Funeral Chapel, vcr. 70, who died Saturday, Octo- j T-.esday. Slaughter ewes slump ber 11, 1947. Mr. Seiver, a former td 5-75 cont to a $'-'5 rpsirfpnt nf Plattsmnnth anH Has s yearlings sold steady, to $18.50; Stackers, Calves Hit New Peaks At Omaha Yards Wyoming 700-pound stock steers to a Nebraska feeder at S27.00 and Wyoming steer calves at $27.00. The figure in each in stance a new all-time top, high lighted trade Monday and Tues day on the Omaha market. The : now price peaks defied a general ly lower trend on stockcr and feeder cattle, with numerous yearlings off 50 cents, and 2's and 3's $1.00 or more lower. Fat cattle also skidded 25 cents, in stances 50 cents, Monday, but rallied mildly Tuesday for a steady to strong rating, getting the steer top up to 834.25, heifers to $28.50. Cows continued slow j sellers at recent $1.50-$2.00 de clines, bracketing- them at $10.50 S18.50, a few to $19.10. Butcher hogs sold to $29.50 Monday but were stopped at $29.25 on Tues day, with sows to $28.00. Fat lambs skidded 50 cents Tridaj' and another half dollar Monday, then held to a $21.00 top through STORY'S ROLLER RINK Skate for Fun and Health Mon. Mon. SKATING SCHEDULE t 6- 8 p.m. Instruction for Beginners, All Ages 8-11 p.m. Regular Session, Over 15. Tuesday Closed Wednesday Thru Sat.: 6-8 Under 15 8-11 Over 15. Sunday Matinee p.m. All Ages. Evening 7-10 p.m. 2-4 r A- - k. CHILDREN Admission Fed. Tax Tctal ADULTS : ..21c Admission 42c .. 4c Fed Tax 8c ..25c Total . 50c Mr. and Mrs. L. G. McDonald returned home Sunday evening from their trip to Seattle, Wash ington. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lindell and family were Nebraska City visitors on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Carson were Lincoln shoppers on Mon day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Boyd has as their weekend guests Mr. Boyd's sister and a nephew and wile of Iowa and two nieces from North Bend, Nebraska. Mr Charles Kupke was quite seriously ill on Sunday requir ing the services of a doctor. Rev. and Mrs. Krey, who are both teaching away from Mur dock were home over the week end. Miss Margaret Mills, who is employed in Omaha, spent the weekend with her parents. Mrs. W. E. Lyons was on the sick list the last of the week, but is improved at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wendt had as their weekend guest Mrs. Wendt's mother of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Lupardus have as their guest this week, Mr. Lupardus' mother. county, had suffered from a leg infection which developed into blood poisoning and necessitated the amputation of the leg. He had been hospitalized at Irr.manuel hospital where he passed away at 11:05 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Seiver was born Aueust 23, 1947 in Highland county, West and feeder lambs steady, $18.00- $22.25. Breeding ewes sold at $3 25-$11.00. Among recent sales: Leo Rikli, 16 sows, wt. 354, $27.50; 20 steers, wt 977, $29.50; 2, $27.50. George Jorgenson, 42 hogs, wt. 21b. $29.00; 3 sows, wt. 390, Virginia. He came to this part of r $27.25. the country in his early years. For several years he worked as a switchman in the Burlington yards in Plattsmouth and later was employed with the lieht and power company here. Leaving Plattsmouth, he went to Louis ville, where he became associated with the Standard Oil company. In 1923 he moved to Omaha where he continued in the em ploy of the company until his re tirement in 1943. Survivors include, two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Tuey and Mrs. Bessie Ronnie, Madrid, Nebr.; four brothers, J. C. faeiver, uonna, Texas, Frank R., Eugene. Oregon. Jennings B., Austin, Minn., and Don H. Seiver, Plattsmouth. His wife died in 1943 and his two sons died in their early youth. Burial was in the family plot in the cemetery at Louisville. Edward Sprieck, 30 hogs, wt' 206, $29.25. ! Joe J. Safarik, 13 sows, wt 411, $27.25. I Oliver Pilzer, 19 hogs, wt. 200. $2:1.75; 9, wt. 270, $27.50. I FOR THE MODERN DINING ROOM The Economy Company, Books 28.89 World Book Company, Intelligence Tests 52.79 6.57 7.50 18.00 5.35 11.10 Educational Test Bureau, Intelligence Tests North Central Assn., Association Dues .Morris Register Company, Merchandise . J. Weston Walch, Publishers, Books Harper & Brothers, Books American Book Company, Books . 157.39 MacMilIan Company. Books 7.79 Ginn & Company, Books 118.70 Albert Kerns, Labor I- Z'.Si 6.00 Marvin R. Koch. Labor 46.40 Grovcr L. Parriott, Labor " 59.45 Charley Christcnsen, Labor Z P5.25 Bill Highfield, Labor 25.37 Roy Cole, Labor C5.25 Benjamin F. Anderson, Labor , . 40.60 S. M. Davis. Insurance 10.00 Consumers Public Power, Supplies "I'll 41732 .Petty Cash for Superintendent's Office 2500 Doris Atkison, Petty Cash for Home Er . I S. 15 00 FRANK A. CLOIDT, t , , Secretary, Board of Education Ho. tl5 October 10, IW. r ran, Eight-Piece DINING ROOM Suite Iiubber Foam Filled Chairs 3 Extra Table Leaves Drop-Leaf Duncan-Phyfe Tables and Lyre Back Chairs FARLEY FURNITURE 118 South Sixth Mrs. Ella Wilson of Chicago is visiting in the home of her son, Vv M. Wilson, Ilrs. WiLon wvwAvvyvywwvvvvvwvyvyvvvvvvvvv carol. Phone 21 Vacation in Missouri Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cuth rell, in company with their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tutt of Murray, left this morning for a motor trip to Missouri. They will enjoy 'a two week vacation in Kansas City and Sedalia. CASS THEATRE wwwvvwwvvwvwwv Last Time Thur. Oct. 16 John Wayne, Gail Russell and a Big Cast "THE ANGEL AND THE BADMAFJ" Also Stooge Ccmedy and Cartoon 100 Covim Multiple Vitamins . . . KO Squibb's Vigran Vitamins For Babies 25 Tender Age Vitanips Eexel Vitamin B Complex . . 2.98 2.89 49 c 98c Golden Fleece Tissues .25c Miracle-TuSt Toothbrush 49c Tampax lo's 33c Mr. and Mrs. W. Blackburn and family of Cleveland, Ohio, aie now residents of Plattsmouth. Mr. Blackburn is plant foreman for the Allied Packing Co., lo cated at Fort Crook and he with three sons have been in Platts mouth for' the past two months. Mrs. Blackburn, two daughters and a son arrived Monday, hav- I ing remained in Cleveland due I to the illness of the latter. . Miss Hulda Spahni of Omaha visited with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Spahni over the weekend. FrL & Sat., Oct. 17 & 18 Double Feature Roy Rogers "APACHE ROSE" His Latest Hit AH in Color! and Damion OTlynn and Adele Mara "WEB OF DANGER" See Damion OTIyiui in This Construction Adventure Story! 'Vigilante" serial Mat. Sat. 2:30; Nights 7:09 &9:30'k Sun. & Mon., Oct. 19 & 20 Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman j and a Bi& Cast I "THE YEARLING" j Unforgettable Entertainment, J AH Technicolor. It's the Picture of the Year! I Also Latest News j Mat. Sun. 2:30; Nights, ;00 & 9:30 DRUG NEEDS 25c 4-Way Cold Tabs. 12c 25c Zerbts Cold Cap 21c 35c Grove's Cold l abs.. 29c 75c Nylyptus Cough Syrup 69c 60 tntoral Capsules 237 1.09 Value Pepsodent Antiseptic 49c 50c Lavoris 47c 75c Listerine ..69c Roll Paper Towels (300) 35c 35c Vick's Rub 27c 60c Alka-5eltzer 49c 1.00 Petrogalar 89c 1.50 Amphojel 1.29 POND'S Angel Face 89c BROMO SELTZER Fights Headache 3 Ways 57c 75c Colgate Hand Cream ....69c Hudnut Egg Cream Shampoo 1.00 Coets 25c 75c Noxfma ....49c Fitch's ' Cream ' Shampoo .79c I 3