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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX Monday, August 8, 1949 Legion Holds Installation of Officers (Continued from Page One) has been staged at Fremont cid Beatrice in the past. The installation was conducted by Elmer A. Webb, state service officer of Nebraska, a lifetime member of the Hugh J. Kearns post, who came from Lincoln to carry on the work in a very im- j pressive manner as he gave the charges to the various officers. Father Elmer McFadden of Syr acuse and Avoca, past state chap lain of tp American Legion, j served as the chaplain for the installation and to open and close the meeting with the in vocation and benediction. The installation by Mr. Webb was accompanied by many com pliments for the local post and! its past officers that had kept it) at high standard and the fine' business-like methods that had' characterized the management as revealed by reports of the re tiring commanders. The officers installed were: Commander Howard F. Hirz. Senior Vice Commander James F. Begley. Junior Vice Commander Robert Slavicek. Adjutant Donald J. Warga. Finance Officer Leslie W. Niel. Chaplain Leonard Brothers. Sergeant at Arms Eddie Hayes. STATEMENT OF CONDITION of the PLATTSMOUTH LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, at the close of business June 30, 1949. CERTIFICATE NO. 26 RESOURCES Loans to Members on Real Estate: a. First Mortgage Direct Reduction Loans $321,127.22 Interest on Loans Accrued and Unpaid 500.46 Real Estate Sold on Contract 2,851.35 Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment 1.00 Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank 2,500.00 Bonds 32,000.00 Cash on Hand and Due from Banks 8,253.41 TOTAL ASSETS $367,233.44 LIABILITIES Investment Shares of Members a. Installment and Dividends v $118,109.71 b. Full-Paid 173,800.00 Due Borrower on Incomplete Loans 7,614.48 Bills Payable 12.75 Undivided Profits 4,339.17 Dividends Declared, Unpaid and Uncredited 91.50 Reserves a. General ; 48,264.12 b. Federal Insurance (if insured) 4,500.00 c. Uncollected Interest on Loans 500.46 Other Liabilities 10,001.25 TOTAL LIABILITIES $367,233.44 STATE OF NEBRASKA, County of Cass, ss. I, C. A. Johnson, Albert Olson, President, Secretary of the above named Association, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement of the condition of the said Association is true and cor rect to the best of my knowledge and beiief. C. A. JOHNSON, ALBERT OLSON, President-Secretary Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of July, A D 1949. Approved: W. C. SOENNICHSEN, E. H. BERNHARDT, C. H. JOHNSON, Directors. (SEAL) WALTER H. SMITH, Notary Public My Commission Expires June 1, 1950. No. 1033, August 4, 8, 11, 1S49. ANNUAL LAWN SOCIAL ST. MARY'S SCHOOL Bellevue, Nebr. Sunday, August 14, 1949 Chicken Dinner Serving Begins 5 P. M. School Grounds Games Just Below St. Columban's Mission BENEFIT OF NEW SCHOOL Gear. Cufc : FOR THE i v-'u' '' NEW SEASON That much admired clean-cut look will be yours for back to school and fall when you send your dresses sports and for mal to us for quality cleaning. Wo specialize in rugs, drapes, cur tains, hats, blankets, slip covers, etc. Alterations and Repairs -jfc- FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY Plattsmouth Cleaners 309 Main Phone 4193 Service Officer T. I. Friest. Historian E. O. Vroman. Executive Committee Rich ard Peck, W. H. Schmidtmann, Adrain Newens, Leonard Broth ers, Donald Rainey, L.W. Niel, Robert Sedlak, Eugene Krings, Russell Nielsen. With the installation, Com mander Hirz detailed a part of the plans for the ensuing year, his appreciation for the election. He asked for the united efforts of the membership in the year to come. Commander Hirz an nounced the members of the various committees for the year as follows: Employment Dr. L. A. Amato, chairman; Adrain Newens, W. H. Schmidtmann, Edith Solo mon. Child Welfare Robert Sed lak, chairman: S. M. Davis. Rus sell Nielsen, Lloyd Behrends. Membership) James F. Beg ley, chairman: Donald Warga, Leonard Brothers. Eugene Krings, Robert Slavicek. George Conis. Russell Nielsen, Fred Herbster, R. T. Cuthrell, Ralph Timm, M. H. Williamson. Don Rainey, E. O. Vroman, Homer Howes, Arnold Buechler. Community , Service E. O. Vroman, James F. Begley, Wil liam A. Metzger, Fred Herbster, Dr. P. T. Heineman. Americanism Richard Peck, chairman; Vic Schreiner, Lloyd Behrends. Publicity Frank H. Smith, chairman; Donald J. Warga, Carl Chriswisser. Athletics Leonard Brothers, chairman; Russell Nielsen, Eldon Vroman. Promotions M. H. Williamson, chairman; Homer Howes, Dar rell Sorensen, Leonard Brothers, Eugene Krings. Boy Scouts Herbert Baum gart, chairman; William High field, Walter Bryant, R. J. Lar son, John Cloidt, Jr., Joe York. Cemetery and Graves Regis tration Thomas Walling, chair man; Don Rainey, Robert Wall ing. Visiting Committee Arthur Warga, chairman; Thomas Wall ing, George Conis. Building Trustees Richard Peck. W. A. Metzger, Frank A. Rebal. Building Custodian W. R. Holly. Club Committee Donald Rainey, chairman; Adrain New ens, James Begley. Legal and Auditing James Begley, Richard Peck, Arthur Warga. Color Guard and Rifle Squad Kenneth Dunlap, Eugene Krines, Ernie White, Jake Kel ler. Bob Reed, Charles Walden, Richard Black, William High field. Following the close of the meeting and the prayer by Fa ther McFadd the meeting ad journed and the members par took of a fine lunch that had been prepared by the ladies. Bob Gillard, past adjutant and vice-commander of the Benson post was a guest. 4-H Club Has Terracing Demonstration (Continued From Page One) Harry Potts, from the soil conservation service, laid the terrace lines and assisted throughout the day with help and advice and was assisted by Dennis Flynn, a student from the University of Nebraska. The officers and members of this live wire organization of young farmers comprise: Peter Halmes, leader; Richard Tritsch, assistant leader; Charles Thom ason, president; George Born, secretary; Ralph Hild, news re porter. Gary Hild, Marion Tritsch, Lyle Meisinger, Leland Meisinger, Billy Becker, Herbert Hild, Wendell Stoehr, Charles Warga, Donnie Born. Mrs. John Hild was the host ess at the noon meal and was assisted by Mrs. Lorenz Roloff and Betty Halmes, serving ap proximately thirty people. The ladies also served lunch in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ros borough are spending a week at Lake Okoboji, Iowa, where they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harberg at their cottage at the lake. Patronize Journal Adverstisers. SIZZLING HOT OIL PLAY IN WESTERN NEBRASKA Very High Class Oil Company Just Starting First Deep Test Well on Perfect Geologic Struc ture By Govt. Geolo gists. Few Ground-floor spots Open. Write for Free Prospectus. Be Quick Like. No Obligation. P. O. Box 110, Chadron, Nebr. CAP Gains Much Flying Time on L4 Plane Here Members of the Civil Air Pa trol in this city had the oppor- ! tunity of gaining in the neigh borhood of thirty-five hours ex perience in the air during the time of the stay of the L-4 plane at the Harris air strip, south of this city. It is hoped to have the L-4 back in a few weeks and also the possibility that an L-65 can be secured for use here. At a meeting on Wednesday the matter of participating in the King Korn Karnival was brought up and it was agreed that a float would be made for the parades and in arranging this the cadets win be invited to assist in the work Tests were also made of the mobile units of walkie-talkies in this area, between this city and the Burlington bridge, Pacific Junction, Cullom, Cedar Creek and Louisville, with the very best of results in the ground to ground tests. It is planned to have a plane here to have a test on plane to ground. On next Wednesday there will be a meeting of all pilots in this section held at the high school to which the members of the CAP and anyone interested in this line of work is invited to participate. Mrs. Thomas Murtey, Journal Correspondent Death of Mrs. Estella Eells Here Sunday The death of Mrs. Estella Eells, 73, resident of the Ne braska Masonic Home, occurred there on Saturday where she has been ill for sometime. Mrs. Eells was born in Polk county, Iowa, January 1, 1876, but has made her home in Nebraska for the greater part of her life, re siding at Fremont until com ing to the Home in this city. Mrs. Eells was admitted to the Home here from Arbor Vita chapter No. 92, Order of the Eastern Star, February 27, 1947. The body was taken to the Caldwell funeral home and from there to Fremont where the funeral services will be held Tuesday at the Methodist church, the Eastern Star offi ciating. There is surviving the death of Mrs. Eells four children, B. E. Eells of Klamath Falls, Oregon; Glen E., USA, El Paso, Texas; Mrs. Lois Baldwin, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Nathan, Kansas City, Kansas. Howards Enjoy Family Reunion The home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Howard near Murray has been the scene of a very pleas ant family gathering the past few days, all of their children being here for the first time since the start of World War II. The time has been spent in visiting and renewing incidents of the old home life, the family dinners and general good time that an event of this kind al ways brings. The members of the family here for the reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howard, Los Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Howard and children, Stephen and Karen, St. Paul, Minnesota, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Howard and Lynda, who reside at the home and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meisinger, Mildred, Bonnie, Dennis and Philip. Lebens Family to Minnesota Lake City Attorney Harold Lebens, with Mrs. Lebens and children, departed Wednesday for a two weeks outing in the lake country of north Minnesota where they will rest and enjoy the coolness of the northwoods. They are to stop at Park Rap ids for a short time, where Mr. Lebens will try his hand at fish- The . family later expects to motor to Duluth where they will spend a few days looking over sights of the lake city before starting on the way homeward. Edward McHughs Visit in County Mr. and Mrs. Edward McHugh and daughter, Katherine, of Atchison, Kansas, have been visiting here in Cass county for the past several days. They were guests for several days with Mrs. Eunice McHugh and son, Attorney Edwin McHugh, at Murdock and many old friends in that section of the county. While enroute to Jefferson, la., to visit a sister of Mrs. McHugh, they were calling on Robert M. Walling, a cousin of Edward in this city. VISIT AILING FATHER Charles Patch of the Cass Drug store was at Bassett, Nebr., a few days the past week where he was called by- the very ser ious condition of his father and he remained there until the father was somewhat improved. The elder Mr. Patch is still quite ill and has lost ten pounds a week for the last' two weeks. Mrs. Leta Tyner and daugh ter, Helen, will return the last of the week Jo spend the re maining vacation period with Mrs. Tyners parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Rockstool. Mrs. Tyn er has been working at the Bail ey Sanatorium in Lincoln while Helen has a position .with a dry cleaning establishment. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wiles of Ogden, la., came Friday to visit with relatives and friends. They left Monday after attending to business matters here and on their farm east of Murray. Eugene Day took cattle and a load of hogs to Omaha for market Monday, marketing the stock through the Perry Com mission. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sudduth of Plattsmouth who have just re turned from a trip through Kansas and Colorado stopped on their way through Weeping Water, t visit with Dan bud- ciuth's Sunday afternoon. The tatter, themselves, had just re turned last week from a twelve day trip through the same ter ritory. Mrs. Sudduth reports a very successful and pleasant trip and mentioned the cool weather, requiring blankets at night and wraps for daytime and evening wear. He even went so far as to say that they threw snowballs. While in Colorado thev visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jabot of Denver. Mrs. Jabot is the former Roberta Heebner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Heebner, Sr. They called on an other daughter of the Heeb- ners, Margaret, but were unable to see her at the time of their stay in Denver. On their tour they crossed the Continental divide five times. Verne Malstead is among the University of Nebraska summer school students from Weeping Water who have finished the course for the summer. Complimenting Mrs. Donald Lorensen, a recent bride, Mrs. J. M.M. Ranney, Miss Margaret Rannev and Miss Eleanor Lane gave a miscellaneous shower at the latter's home. The evening was spent writing favorite re ceipts and giving advice (? to the bride. Mrs. Effie Lenker gave a reading" A Toast to the Bride." About 30 guests were present. Mrs. Roy Wipf of Ne braska City was an out of town guest. Many useful and lovely gifts were presented to Mrs. Lorensen. The Junior Legion Baseball team have been having tough luck this last week or so, having lost to Louisville at Palmyra in the tournament 18-10 and Mon day evening to Seward 16-4. Better luck next time, boys. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lane were Monday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Boedeker of Avoca. The Weeping Water Welfare club met Wednesday at the Methodist church for a cover ed dish luncheon. About twenty members were present. The afternoon was spent with their usual work, sewing on quilts. No special or new business was taken up at this meeting. Cass County Rural Youth meeting was held at the church Monday evening. A banquet was served by the ladies of the Christian church. The program started out with group singing, followed by a toast by Maxine Schlanker, "Utilize Richard Pratt "My Kind of a Man," a marimba solo by Joan Backe meier, toast by Virgil Streich, "Entertainment," reading by Merle Buell. Then came the business with the following offi cers elected for the new year: President, Lloyd Vogt of Avoca; Vice - President, Vernon Borne meier of Elmwood; Secretary, Joan Backemeier of Elmwood, Treasurer, Herbert Hild of Lou isville; and News Reporter, Ralph Parkening of Platts mouth. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hoback were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Heneger Sun day. Mrs. Dorris Norris is taking her vacation from duties at the First National bank this week. Miss Kathryn Ellis is filling the vacancy in addition to her other duties at the bank. Rev. and Mrs. PryOr went to council Bluffs to see Mrs. 01i5 H. Murtey Thursday evening. They found her resting compara tively easy, but week-end reports from Mr. and Mrs. DeForest Philpot who saw her for a short while Sunday are that she has taken a decided turn for the worse and grave condition is felt for her recovery. Friday of last week Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Binkley and three children and Mrs. Binkley's father, all of Hennessey, Okla homa were at the home of Mr. nd Mrs. Lawrence Wiseman. Saturday the Wisemans took their euests to Lincoln for a tour of points of interest and sundav thev went to Omaha to Boys Town and other interest ing spots. The BinKieys ieit some time Monday for Minne-. sota and the vicinity of Lake Biniji, from there they expect j to go on up into Canada for a short while. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wiles en tertained Mrs. Ella Towle and granddaughter, Mrs. Donald Haggerty of Hollywood to din ner Sunday noon. They were guests in the evening of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bender. Miss Bertha Nathan and Mrs. Sam Samuels of Lincoln were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Day. Mrs. E. Worman went to Elm wood Saturday to visit with her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Miller. The monthly meeting of the Cub Scouts with all packs par ticipating held their meeting at Nebraska City at Arbor Lodge. A tour of the Morton Mansion j was taken and later in the aft-! ernoon they enjoyed the Soap! Box races. A picnic supper was then enjoyed at a local parkj there. About 50 Scouts and their , parents were present. I Miss Phyllis Bates who had been called home by the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Wil liam Spangler, and Miss Gretch en Wiles arrived by plane Fri day evening in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Bates met them at the airport. Miss Wiles had been visiting with Miss Bates for the past two weeks in New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Hairy Christen sen have set the date for their farm sale for August 8th. They are planning to move back to town in the home place now occupied by Mrs. Lydia Appling and family. Mr. and Mrs. Vern on Dettmer will move to the Christensen farm. All concerned hope to be moved and settled by the 1st of September. Mrs. Nellie Ambler, "Aunt Nel lie" to a great many folks in this vicinity, suffered a severe heart attack Sunday while at tending church. She required ( tne services oi a aoctor ana was taken home by ambulance stretcher. The Weeping Water school board announced the election of Miss Ellen Monfross of Hastings. Nebraska to fill the English and Social Science vacancy made by the resignation of Mrs. Clar ence Nutter. The eighth grade teacher has also been elected for the coming term: Mr. Allen Burgess of Lincoln. Nebraska. The resignation of Mrs. Goldie Geldemeyer has been accepted bv the school board and several applicants have been interviewed for that position. Mrs. L. J. Lane went to Oma ha Tuesday for a few days visit J with her daushter, Mrs. Lee Sluyter and family, and her sis ter, Mrs. Onis Wright. The United Missionary camp meeting will get under way Aug ust 11 and continue through August 21st. A splendid pro gram has been planned with Reverend L. L. Rassie of Pontiac, Michigan, having been secured as the Evangelist. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Sherrick of Zephyr, On tario, will act as Song Evange lists. Reverend Rassie will con duct a series of young peoples meetings and classes for the younger children will also be in progress with ministers from the various local pastorates conduct ing these groups. August 19th will be Missions Day with re turned missionaries from all parts of the foreign mission fields participating. Reverend Charles Gray of Lincoln is the district superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Stanley of Perry, Iowa, are spending a few days with their daughter, Mrs. R. C. Porter, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Domineo. John and Mary, left the first of the week for the West Coast. They will tour through Wash ington state and down through Oregon, and various other points of interest through the western states. Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Peterson and son, Norman, returned Mon day evening from a 10 day va cation trip. Mrs. Ella Towle and Mrs. Don Haggerty of Hollywood left Tues day for their home after a two weeks stay here with friends. They leave for Denton and Hen ley, Nebraska, where Mrs. Towle has farm interests. From there they will go to Douglas, Wyo ming to visit with Mrs. Emma Davis' foster son. George Mc Donald. Leaving Douglas, Wyo ming they will head straight for Hollywood and home. Mr. Jack Philpot, Virginia and Patty LaRue went to Lincoln Sunday to bring Miss Donna Mae Philpot home from the Univer sity where she has been taking summer school work. Mr. Bill Morris stopped at the C. V. Wallick home on his way to Thurman, Iowa, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Morris have been there for quite some time taking care of the farming themselves this year. With his work at the University finished for the sum mer, Bill will help his father with the farm for awhile. Mr. and Mrs. Marcel De Craene and Marianne will leave for their vacation trip Saturday. Starting down through Mineola, Kansas, where they will visit with Mrs. DeCraene's sister and family, Mrs. G. M. Tidd. From there they will go to Illinois to visit other relatives and then Elorth through Michigan to Wis consin and Minnesota, ta'.im, two weeks in all for their trip. Mrs. Merlin Fernbaugh. and daughters, Leila Mae and Joyco returned Sunday from a two weeks vacation with relatives in Ohio. niOMAS WALLING CO. Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance" Plattsmouth. 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