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CAPITOL new tompuea Dy Neb. Press Ass'n Lincoln. Neb. The lesisialure ttntly iS Vviliins to g al ith the national trend of high er assistance payments to the needy. But it is not as open handed as its public health committee. This week the unicameral gave tentative approval to bills raising maximum grants to tlv aged from S50 a month to $55 and to the blind, from $50 to S60. The committee had recom mended a $60 ceiling cn tbp old age gran's, and $70 for assis tance to the blind. Sen. NorrLs Schroeder, Hos kins farmer, led the fight c gainst the proposed boosts. He scored the argument that the present $50 ceiling leaves 19 per cent of the aged cn the assis tance roils with unmet needs. Schroeder said the state and counties, on a 75-25 per cent formula, team up to provide money needed over the ceiling. He warned against falling in step "with the national trend of more and mere social legis lation (.which i stifles initiative and cuts deep into resourceful ness." Other opposition to the higher ceilings was based on the con tention that they would not benefit the large majority of the state's wards who, it was said, have a hard time of getting along on the budgets allowed b the state assistance department. SAE Steel Cap SCREWS and NUTS 1-4" up to 5-S" Swatek Hdwe. After mere than two weeks of debate, and amendments to amendments, the anti-fireworks bill was killed. Sen. O. H. Person, Wahoo, abandoned his proposed meas ure after Sen. John McKnight, Auburn, amended it past his liking. Person wanted to ban rale of all fireworks, which now may be sold only in municipali ties specifically permitting this. McKnight thought the blank et ban was excessive, and suc ceeded in amending the bill to permit the sale of "safe and sane" fireworks during the week before July 5. Person labeled his orphan bill "deplorable and asinine." "I don't," he said, "want any part of being responsible for in jury to any child, or the des truction of property." He then offered the motion to kill the bill, and the legislature agreed, 21-17. Opponents of the proposed new law argued frequently dur ing the fortnight the bill bobbed up and down on general file, that July 4 patriotism called for the noise and color of fireworks. FARMER S ATTENTION! Did you know that the complete delivered price for a new Ford tractor, Dearborn 2-14 plow, Dearborn rotary lister complete with press wheels, Dearborn 2-row cultivator, Dearborn mounted disc Comp lete Set Up and Delivered All For $2,198.00 Plattsmouth Motors Farm Store Phone 287 WE SPECIALIZE IN STARTED CHICKS BARGAIN PRICES SAVE MONEY - SAVE TIME - SAVE LABOR - ALL BREEDS - STRAIGHT RUN OR PULLETS 2,000 White Rocks -100 White Rocks -2,000 White Leghorns 1,500 White Leghorns 1,500 Austra White - 2 weeks old 1 week old - 2 weeks old - 2 weeks old 2 weeks old ALL OTHER BREEDS AVAILABLE KREIFEL'S HATCHERY Springfield, Nebr. 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After a colorful marine and aerial welcome for the French answer to America's Friendship Train last year, the train was unloaded (see photo at right) and the New York carload of gifts from France borne on an air corps trailer down Broadway in a gala parade of welcome. The other cars are currently being delivered to state capitals through out the naXicn. RECIPROCATING for America's gift of $40,000,000 worth of food, fuel and clothing gathered state by state via the Friendship Train last year, the 49-car Gratitude Train is now distributing its cargo of more than 1,000 gifts from the people of France, state by state, to the people of America. All 48 states also the District of Columbia and Hawaii eventually will receive one of the famous little 40-and-eiht boxcars of World War I only big enough for 40 men and eight horses, but bearing instead val uable gilts of French art and crafts manship, including laces, pottery, vases, statuary, etc. Gifts to Be Displayed. In most state capitals to be visited, -he train will be met at the railroad station by the governor, various civic dignitaries and a unit of the Forty and Eight, an affiliate cf the Ameri can Legion, or a unit of the National Guard or both. Hie gifts will then be placed on exhibit. The train arrived in New Y'ork harbor February 2 aboard the Trench freighter Magellan, ush ered in by the Statue of Liberty another gift from France and welcomed by booming har bor whistles, firebcat geysers, an armada cf police launches and a sky blanket of roaring jet pianes overhead. On the starboard side of the ship was a huge sign: "Merci America," After being unloaded onto barges at Weehawken, N. J., the train was shipped back to New York for a gala welcome parade down Broadway, with the New York car borne on an air corps trailer, after which the car was turned over to Mayor Wil liam O'Dwyer by French Ambassador Henri Bonnet. In 'Washington. In Washington. D. C, the train's arrival was greeted with eight jet planes rearing overhead in aerial salute, followed by a ceremony at the grave of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National cemetery in which the American Legion accepted from four French war veterans an eternal torch which had been lighted January 22 at the Arc de Triomphe 3 , 6 IU t Mr. and Mrs. Art Steinhoff visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dankleff Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rohlfs of Nebraska City, announce the birth of a daughter at the St. Mary's hospital in Nebraska City, February 25th. The Avoca volley ball team started to Adams where they were to play Barnston Wednes day evening. The roads were so tad and they got stuck and were unable to reach their des tination. The Barnston team were able to get there and so the game was forfeited to them. Mrs. Elmer Hallstrom will be hostess to the Avoca cemetery Auxiliary at her home Friday, March 4th, at the first meeting of the year. Mrs. Henry Smith was host ess to the Extension club Tues day. Leaders were Mrs. Elmer Hallstrom and Mrs. Albert Carr on the continued subject of "Insurance." THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, March 3, 1949 PAGE THREE lightful luncheons in M r s. Markiand's honor, and they saw Mrs. Laura Kennedy Car rick, frequently, and had a visit with Dr. and Mrs. Specht, while there. They also spent two weeks at the home of Mr. Mark land's brother, at La Jolla, Cal ifornia. It was a trip filled with happy memories, of having seen so many former Wepin? Water friends and relatives. w scotf Good Clothes Nothing Els Since 1879 ELECTRICIAN HOUSE WIRING General Electrical Contractor W. R. HERRING Phone 3020 9 See Me for Wiring 3 5 ' where France's Unknown Soldier rests. In Baltimore, Md., Lt-Gov. Alexis du Pont Bayard welcomed the train, after which a police band played lively airs and Le gionnaires formed a guard of honor for the boxcar. Then the gifts were placed on exhibit for 10 days February 5 to Febru ary 14. In Trenton, N. J., Mayor Donald Connolly headed the welcoming committee for the train. The articles were displayed in the State museum there and then distributed among New Jersey public schools and col leges. The boxcar was turned over to the New Jersey society of the Forty and Eight for use in a state wide membership campaign. lOosiphtq. Mrs. Thomas Murtev at least in the opinion of young- i sters. ; The attorney general and then the governor canceled out Sen. Don Hanna's (Valentine ) plan to require life termers in the penitentiary to serve at least 20 years before applying to the pardon board for clemency. The measure was enacted by a bare majority, and sen( to the governor. Then Sen. Clyde Cret singer, Paxton, paged Atty. Gen. James H. Anderson for his opin ion on the constitutionality of the act. Anderson held it was uncon stitutional, since it infringed on the powers vested in the pardon board. This was enough for Gov. Yal Peterson. He vetoed the measure. I Hanna did not try to override ; Peterson's veto. But he predict- j ed the wide-spread discussion i of the bill during its embattled progress through the legisla- ; ture would prompt the board co i scrutinze clemency applications more carefully, and require j longer terms oi tne iiiers. ing on the bill, supporters ar gued the act must be manda tory since too itw cities and towns are willing to vote m the additional expense. j Employees would contribute four per cent of their wages, and the local government, six j per cent. Spokesmen said sal- I aries probably would have to be ; hiked if the compulsory pension is enacted, since the workers j cannot afford a cut in their j take-home pay. ; Guam Mrs. Henry Maseman Journal Correspondent Use Journal Want Ads gnWffiTOD-Ayll! The familiar battle between sparsely populated counties and urban areas for a change in the allocation of the counties' share of the five-cent gasoline tax is due to be waged in the 1949 leg islature. The counties now share in the money on a formula of 45 per cent based upon motor vehicle registration, 45 per cent on rural population, and 10 per cent on non-farm population. Schroeder last month intro duced a bill to eliminate the 10 per cent non-farm population proportion. He would have this money distrbuted on the basis of the proportion of road mile age in each county, exclusive of the state highway system, to the entire road mileage in the state. Now Sens. William Metzger, Cedar Creek, and John Mc Knight, Auburn, have announc ed a second proposed change, in preference to the Schroeder bill. They would earmark one-third the counties' funds for alloca tion on the number of feet of bridges in each county, not maintained by the state. Metzger and McKnight said they were confident their plan would win legislature appro val, since 47 counties represent ed by 26 senators would stand to gain, compared to their pres ent cuts of the revenue pie. The counties are Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Buffalo, Burt, Cass, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming, Dawson, Dixon, Franklin, Fron tier, Furnas, Gage Gosper, Greeley, Harlan, Hitchcock, Holt, Howard, Jefferson. John son, Keith, Knox, Merrick, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Pierce, Platte, Red Wil low, Richardson, Saline, Saund ers, Seward, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne and Webster. c f - 1 f A I 1 . H I m c Mi Another bill likely to produce bitter debate is the proposed compulsory retirement act for municipal employees. At a hear- No. 2349 Is cut in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 36, 38 and 40. Sie 16 requires 41 yds. 39-in. No. 2933 is cut in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, and 46. Size 36 requires 2M yds. 39-in, Send 25c for EACH pattern with name, address, style number and size to AUDREY LANE BUREAU, Box 229, Madison Square Station, New York, N. Y. Winter Fashion Book shows 150 otter styles, 25c extra, The Congregational church will hold Lenten services on Friday evening. The first meeting to be in charge of the Missionary committee with Mrs. Wra. Berg er as chairman. Francis Marquardt returned to his home in California after spending several weeks with his mother, Mrs. H. H. Marquardt. Mrs. Albert Cockle came down from Omaha Tuesday to spend several days with her brother, H. H. Marquardt. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dumke attended the state lumbermen convention several days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zaiser spent the Washington holiday with friends in Omaha Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sloan and son are visiting at his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Tressler. Mrs. Hans Jensen was hostess to the ladies aide Thursday in the church parlors. Mrs. Elmer Hallstrom had charge of devo tions. Miss Lorena Stubbendick occu pied the pulpit Sunday in ab sence of Rev. Berger, who at tended a veterans convention at Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ruhge and family of Talmadge, Mr. and Mrs'. Roy Ruhge. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Stovall, Riverton, Iowa, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. F. Ruhge. Private Le Roy Sudman spent a three day pass at the home of i his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Sudman. Le Rov was accident ally burned while firing a stove at camp and the stove exploded Private Chester Noerlinger is soending his furlough here after his thirteen wreeks training at San Antonio, Texas. Mr. r.nd Mrs. John Berner moved Tuesday to their new home. Leslie Bemer will move on ' their farm and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. SDlitt will move to the Young place which Leslie Berner vacated. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Puge l and Larry and Mr. and Mrs Ernest Emshof f and famiiv visit ed Mrs. Dena Ruge and Frances on Sunday. Mrs. Bessie Paap visited with Mrs. Martha Rue Sunday. Ted Nutzirmn of Omaha visited at the J. L. Nutzman home Sun day. Fred Bailer visited over to Union several davs last week. Mrs. John Sudman visipd several days at Nebraska City last week. Miss Ester Sheldon was some what improved over the week end and knew her brother, Lucian, when he arrived from New York, but at this writing, is very ill again. Mrs. Eva Paine, who has been cooking at the Hadsell Nursing home, has gone to visit her daughter at North Platte. Weeping Water Woman's club met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John C. Pryor, with a good attendance. It was a busy day, with the annual election of officers, which re sulted as follows: President, Mrs. Ray Norris; Vice-President. Mrs. Murray Mutter; Secretary, Mrs. James Howland; Treasur er, Mrs. Joe Bender; Journa list, Mrs. W. D. Lenker after which the ladies enjoyed the playet, "A Little Mistake," given by the following cast: Mrs. Floyd Hite, Mrs. Murray Mutter, Mrs. W. D. Lenker. Mrs. Arthur Jones, Mrs. Joe Bender, Mrs. James Howland and Mrs. Henry Knaup. The program closed with two piano numbers play ed by Mrs. Harold Harmon. The play was one of the finest ever given by club members, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. August Klemme, of Weeping Water, will cele brate their golden wedding an niversary, Wednesday, March 9th, with a reception for all their friends, from 2 until 5 in the afternoon, at the Christ ian church, and in the evening From 7 until 9, they will receive their friends in their own home. All friends of this good couple are invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Markland returned home Tuesday after a seven weeks trip which took them to Oklahoma City, then on to Long Beach and to Ja Jolla. California. They report a fine trip of more than six thousand miles, with no tire trouble, and fine roads where ever they went. On their way west they visited the Carlsbad Caverns, with their wonderful scenetry. Mr. and Mrs. Mark land have been married for thirty-six years, and they re port this was their honeymoon trip, as it was their first long pleasure trip together, since they were married. They spent three weeks at the Torrence Flemming home, and they were entertained for one day by Mrs. Charles Hay, who took them to Knott's Berry farm, for a de lightful day and for dinner. A group of ladies, all former Ne braska women, gave several de- Needful Items til Home Clothes Drying: Racks, 30-ft. drying space $1.9S Rigid Ironing Boards $4.85 Aluminum Ironing Boards $8.75 Brooms, fine straw, five tie - $1.00 Bisseil Grand Rapids Carpet Sweepers $6.25 Regina Electric Eroorn, regular price $33.50 $29.75 Sponge Rubber Mops, for floors, walls, window washing, etc $5.50 Metal Waste Paper Baskets, large size $1.39 Fisrfiiiure 6o PHONE 3110 125 South Gih Street nm nnA?Tnr,?1T5n & t KI.IIHlfl Kr. H try - 2 FOR 1 SALE - Naylon Lip Stick $1.00 Navlon Nail Enamel 60c Now Both for Only $1.00 B B Ball Point Pen 98c Refill for Same 49c Both for Only 9Sc WRISLF.Y BATH SOAP 5 La r ire Cakes for Price cf 4 . S1.19 Deodorant DIAL SOAP, cake 25c FOR Dependable Insurance Income Tax Service SEE X Howard Davis Soennichsen Bldg. 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