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0 War on Polio Has Come Long Way in 12 Years Basil O'Connor, president of 'he National Foundation for 'he warfare on infantile paraly sis, in addressing the nation in hn present drive on this dread iv.alarty. points to the many rains that have been made in this warfare on polio. "We have come a long way 'lim-e the establishment of your National Foundation 12 years a To this month. "Back in 1938, evidence of the rave threat of polio to public health particularly to the health of our children was n'l atound us . . . children on cratches and in braces, some of their little bodies twisted and contorted not by polio alone, b it by inattention and lack of proper treatment as well in n.any instances. 'Then, too, at that time re search into the disease was sporadic. It lacked continuity. It lacked funds. It lacked a sufficient number of highly skilled, professionally qualified people to conduct investigations in the field of polio. ' Today thanks to the Ameri can people's support of the Na tional Foundation, through con tioutions to the March of Dime many gains have been iTi-ide. Rehabilitation programs, re el jr.iion of fear and panic through public education, the opening of many hundreds of hospitals to acute polio cases, improved patient care, a well planned program of research fciid professional education, and, chore all, the will to conquer Ih's disease on the part of mil Tons of our people, have changed picture entirely. "However, the tragic polio year r loop z. BUMPERS SklRtlCH around fha AN KltS The Biggest HtWS m inlinbSHOBSJ Yes, mothers, Via Hippest new in little shoes! tlli Bumpers' new, exclusive construc tion provides proper support, cor rect tread, natural body balance. In white and colors. 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"Shall we cut patient care? I am sure no one wants to see that happen. Shall we curtail research and professional edu cation? We would still be in the dark ages of patient care. I am sure, were it not for the devel opment of new treatment meth ods through research and the raising of standards among pro fessional personnel engaged in both research and treatment. ' "We cannot shorten our lines of service to the American peo ple. The 1950 drive is abso lutely essential." Donations are coming in from the different organizations in and around Plattsmouth to aid in building the funds for the warfare. The various groups re porting so far are as follows: Plattsmouth Rotary club, $21.50; Home Chapter No. 189 OES, $2.40; Plattsmouth Credit Wom en's Breakfast club, $2; St. Luke's Church Auxiliary, $2; St. Mary's Guild of St. Luke's church, $2; Woman's Federation of Presbyterian church, $1; Sun nyside Farm Bureau, $2; V. F. W. Auxiliary, $5; American Legion Auxiliary, $2.10; Fonteneile Chapter DAR, $2; Eagles Aux iliary, $25; Otterbein Aid So ciety, Murray, $1. Coin envelopes were sent to all the families on the rural routes of Plattsmouth and the filled envelopes are being re turned every day, this total will be given at a later date. The Junior Woman's club will sponsor a dance to be given on Wednesday, January 25th, at the Eagles hall, the entire proceeds going to the March of Dimes. The music for the dance will be given by Rudy Velk and the pub lic is invited to attend. (Mrs. F. O. Sand) &?:V::::x::x:::::: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murdoch and children, Cleo and Dale, of Orleans, Nebr., were house guests from Thursday until Sunday - of , Mr. and Mrs. Guy Murdoch. While here they vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mur doch of Weeping Water, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Warden of Un ion; Mr. and Mr?. Frank War den, Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Ket tlehut and Mrs. Emma Mur doch. Dean Nutzman was a guest over the week end of Larry Wentz at Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rieke of Nebraska City spent the day Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Curtwright. Mrs. Roy Bridenstine visited from Thursday until Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horst at Hoop- MAIDEN VOYAGE . . . The men who go down to the sea in ships real big: ships have a new one to be proud of now. She is the Cnnard White Star liner, Caronia, the largest vessel built so far since the war ended. Here, a group of dock workers are shown as they waved goodby to the Caronia as she set sail from South ampton, England, for New York on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. er, Nebraska. Mr. Bridenstine drove there Sunday and Mrs. Bridenstine returned home with him. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beatty vis ited Mr. Beatty's mother, Mrs. Emma Beatty, at Nebraska City, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warden i and family took a birthday cake ' and ice cream to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cornell last Thursday evening, to help Mr. Cornell celebrate his 81st birth day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warden attended funeral services for Arthur Foster at Union Satur day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Jose and family called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Faye Jose at Mur ray, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kearney and family called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Balfour at Union, Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs John Knabe of Lincoln, spent the day Mon day with their son, Harry and family. Mrs. W. H. Griffin of Union, Mrs. Arden Rhuman of Platts mouth and Mrs. Mable Lewis called at the home of Mrs. Nels Thoren, Tuesday. Mrs. Thoren is improved from a heart attack she suffered recently. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hines were called to Chicago last Thursday evening by the serious illness of Mrs. Hine's sister, Miss Vera Burdick. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Balfour and family were guests of Su san Balfour on her birthday on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Chandler and Barbara were dinner guests Sunday of her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stoll. Mrs. Chandler was the guest of honor it being her birthday. Mr. and Mrs Henry Dickman and family of Union, called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dickman, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Pollard were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. F .A. Hansen. Howard, Allen and Arthur Hansen and Miss Helen Schrad er, of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hansen were dinner guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen. Mr. and Mrs. Don Davis, of Early, Iowa, spent the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Getches. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ross were dinner guests Friday even ing of Mr. and Mrs. Henning ; Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Johnson were dinner guests on Sunday at the Henning John son home. Mr. and Mrs. Hen nnig Johnson, Tommy, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ross called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson at Talmage, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hansen en tertained their Bridge Dinner club Sunday evening. High score was made by Mrs. Ivan Hansen and Robert Jamieson. Rev. Harry Hart of Weeping Water, was unable to have ser vices at the Methodist church Sunday because of the icy high ways. Rev. Kunkel substituted in his place. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ross en tertained six tables at pinochle Saturday evening in observ ance of their 34th wedding an niversary. High score was made by Adolph Ross of Nebraska City and Mrs. Henning John son; low score by Dan Ander son and Mrs. Carl Balfour. FOR SORE PAINFUL HERE IS SOOTHING PILES RELIEF Get mmizinff Quirk relief from pain, itch and Irritation caused by Simple Pile. Pro veil doctor' formula from famous Thornton & I Minor Clinic now available for home use. Thornton & Minor Kectal Ointment tends to soften and shrink sweliine. Relieves dis tress. Get tube of Thornton & Minor Kectal Ointment or Rectal Suppositories today. Follow directions on the label. For aja at U (pad dr us stores srciTirbam. Mjmi fill FiTl ft Jr?UL' r. tfrS7t'UiVfr TLnOtM MXMAl - Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth An derson, of Lincoln, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson. Mrs. Dan Anderson returned Wednesday from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Ro mans and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roman and Rickey, drove her home Wednesday evening and spent the night at the Anderson home. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Ander son entertained two tables at pinochle Friday evening. Mrs. Julia Johnson and Arthur John ston had high score and Mrs. Arthur Johnson and Karvey Bailer low. Mrs. Bessie Murdoch enter tained at dinner Sunday honor ing Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mur doch and family, of Orleans. Nebr. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Trnv Murdoch nnri familv. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Murdoch and grandson, Kenneth Ahrens, of Weeping Water, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Murdoch and family and Rev. Ray Branson. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marks and Paul Sand of Lincoln, were overnight guests Friday of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Sand. Mr. and Mrs Arthur Zech called at the Sand home Sunday afternoon Julie Zech, who spent several days with her grandparents re turned home with them. The Nehawka Junior Woman's club met at the home of Mrs. Boyd Mayfield, Thursday even ing with Mrs. Kent Balfour. Mrs. Ivan Hansen and Mrs. Raymond Mayfield as co-hostesses. Members voted to give $5 to the March of Dimes. A blind auction was held and the proceeds netted a neat sum for the treasury. Refreshments fol lowed the business session. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross and 3L-2 Gal. CARRY-OUT SUNDAE Petrogalar . . . .98c Mineral Oil . . .59c Alka-Seltzer . .49c Kolynos Paste 43c Nervine 89c Egg Shampoo $1.00 Teel 25c Ex-Lax 25c Wild Root Cream Oil . . .25c White Pine Cough Syrup .25c Musterole .... 49c WHAT'S IN A NAME? Our regular ads may be worth $2.00 or more in trade if it is your name or phone number that was drawn and appears in one of our ads. Amount this week S2.00. WINNER LAST WEEK WM. RUMMEL Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Mayfield and family were dinner guests .Sunday of Mr and Mrs. Will Ost. ' x Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ross of Union, were dinner guests Sat urday evening of Mr and Mrs. I Ivan Hansen. The evening was spent playing cards. Pfc. Smith Now In Japan Service With the Eighth Army in Japan. Private First Class Francis K. Smith, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith, of Mur ray, Nebraska, is at the present time serving with the Famed 31st Infantry, of the "American Foreign Legion, of the 7th Di vision, and stationed at Camp Crawford, Hokkaido, Japan Pfc. Smith entered the army at . Plattsmouth, Nebraska, on September 19, 1947. He com pleted his Basic Training, at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in Decem ber, 1947. He was ordered over seas, to Korea, with the Famed 31st Infantry, in February, 1948. And last December, he made the move, with the Regiment, from Korea, to its present sta tion, here in Japan. 1 Ptc. Smith is assigned ttf Com pany "K," 31st Infantry as a truck driver, in headquarter platoon. Before entering me Army, Pfc. Smith wras working in a filling station in Murray, Nebr. Upon completion of his enlist ment, in the Army, Pfc. Smith Plans to resume his old job again. Visit With 111 Aunt Near Union H. A. Hughson, of the staff at the local postoffice, was at Union, Sunday, where he visit ed with his aunt, Mrs. May Niday, who for the past eight years has been an invalid at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Klimm. Mrs. Niday has not been feeling so well in the past two weeks and is under constant care and bedfast. Mr. Hughson had a visit of sever al hours with the aunt between buses. Bumping Doesn't Pay DETROIT, u.R John Kreke ler was fined $25 for repeatedly bumping his car into the taxi cab in which his wife was rid ing. Sealtest 15c CHOCOLATE Smith-Corona Sterling Typewriter $89.50 (Ta Included) Smith-Corona Adding Machine $113.95 (Tax Included) NEB SRA by IAMES C OLSON, Superintendent $TATS HIITOBICAL IOCIITT When winter locked the Mis souri river in ice, the pioneers of territorial Nebraska lost their most important outlet to the world the steamboat. Yet the same ice which closed off this means of transportation opened Big Muddy 'was frozen solid did Nebraska territory have a bridge to Iowa. The pioneers made good use of this natural bridge, and at times a steady stream of wag ons would be seen making their way between Iowa and Nebras ka. The ice bridge assumed particular importance after the Chicago and North Western Railway was completed to Coun cil Bluffs in 1867. , And before the Union Pacific bridge was completed in 1873, the railroad at times ran trains over a bridge built on ice. The Union Pacific Museum in Om aha has a photo of such a bridge T . .... - Naturally, the condition of the it-. ice was an important item oi local news and the early ter ritorial newpapers frequently mentioned it. The Browville Advertiser of December 30, 1858, took note of the river as follows: "The weath er, for ten days past, has been exceedingly mild. On southern exposures the frost is entirely out of the ground. The ice in AflQfJOnWSG'SffllFSr 15 to 40 Off On Monuments - Markers - Memorials This date marks our 43rd Anniversary in the monument business and this is our first Special Event We now have the largest stock of monumental work in Southwest Iowa, and in order to make room for our large shipments coming this Spring, we are offering unheard of bargains in all our large stock SALE STARTS JAN. 20 This extraordinary sale includes memorials in all of our four stores, Falls Citv, Nebr.; Nebraska City, Nebr.; Auburn, Nebr., and Glen wood, Iowa, but runs only to, and including February 4th Order now for Spring delivery Pay only after the work is all com pleted and satisfactory next Spring. . Come in and see some of the beautiful new monuments of the famous EGYPTIAN PINK and IMPERIAL RED Granites Order now for Spring delivery while these wonderful bargains are available and avoid the Spring RUSH. Remember this sale ends February 4th finctos Monument Uorks "Reliable Monument Builders' Successors to Glenwood Granite Works Nebraska City Auburn Falls City Glenwood, Iowa Ice Cream - 95c ECLAIRES 15c ICE $1.00 Pipes 49c Buckley's Cough Syrup 39c - 59c Mull Soy 45c Hunt Vapor izers $3.25 Liquid SMA 34c Heating Pads $4.95 $6.95 All Prescriptions ONE DAY FILM SERVICE Bring Your Color Film in to Be Processed THE PLATTSKOUTH, NF.GRASKA, SZ33I-WECXLY JSL'SNL Thursday, January 19, 1950 PAGE THREE the river is yet stationer; there has been no venturing over it, however, for two days past, dur ing which time we have been without any eastern mails in fact, without any from any di rection." Two weeks later the situation had further deteriorated, and on January 13, 1859, the Adver tiser reported: "One of Hoad ley Muir's lumber teams, in crossing the river on Tuesday, broke through the Ice: one of the oxen was drowned before it could be gotten out. Last even ing a team belonging to Mr. Lender, broke through the ice a short distance above this city One horse was rescued; the other, together with the wagon was lost. The Missouri bridge is rather dangerous just now. Be careful." Other years, though, were colder. On December 15, 1864, the Advertiser announced: "The river at this place is spanned by a firm and substantial bridge of ice, over which heavily load ed wagons are constantly cross ing." Again, on January 19, 18S5, the Nebraska City News informed its readers: "The river presents a lively appearance at present. The continual crossing and re- , , . . it-- i; crossing oi teams, me wuriuiig q the fce men and the gport of skating with the boys, gives the 'Old Muddy' a very animated appearance. The bridge is safe j and solid and promises to last j for some time to come. Wood j can now De Dougnt at reason able figures." Kerosene replaced whale oil as a means of illumniation. 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