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r 4 1 i 1 THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. rnt F inuTsclay, January 19, 1950 fchnwood MRS. ",ACF PLYBON. Cerrtsrwndcni Mrs. Ruth Monning is to be the March of Dimes chairman lor this vicinity this year. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Parks r.re now at Talmage for a month vherc he is supply agent for i he M. P. depot work for thirty (ays. Mr. Sumner is back to I work here after his vacation, i Mrs. Nellie Sams Shoaf spent J a few days last week visiting at j the home of Mrs. Blanche Kuehn. he also called on other friends! v. hik here. She did not return' t California this year, but is j low making her home with a daughter in York. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gerbcl ing and Sandra of University Place called on his mother, Mrs. Cora Gcrbeling and his cunt, Mrs. Douglas, on Friday and spent the evening with ihem. They are planning on having an opening day at their nt-w store early in February. Mrs. Schulte, of Havelock, v ho has been operating a beauty parlor here for several ninths has now closed the shop in order that she may have n.cre time for her home work. ohiiey and Linda Ross, of Ilaskerville, Lincoln, spent a wek end recently visiting with i-rv friends, Judy and Sharon cv.ok. ?ome of the men of the Meth ct iSt congregation are making o;r.e changes in the basement o; the church and putting in fr jQio new cupboards. I Mrs. Lydia Muenchau and daughter, Lillie, were guests of 1 Ilr. and Mrs. Bert Muenchau GOT A Has the motor of your car got a "cold?" Does it cough, sput or spitter before starting? Then it's time to change to Phillips "C6" Gasoline, the gasoline that is "winter blended" and will make your car start in a "jiffy." And for perfect, care-free winter driving, be sure and ask for Phil lips "66" Premium Motor Oil, the oil that prevents "sludge and varnish." Huebner's "66" Station TANK WAGON SERVICE OS Phone 212 INSIST ON THE FINEST LUMBER When you are building, you want to put into your home those mate rials that will make a solid, endur ing house. Buy here, confident that no better building materials are sold anywhere! "FOR BETTER BUILDING" 5-STAR AD Uiipainted trmctor surfaces In -rite rust and corrosion . . ; loose bolts cause shearing, breakage and costly delays. Here's how to whip these constant enemies of your tractor. Try our thrifty 5-Star special this month cleaning, repainting and tightening up all chassis and outside motor parts. I 5-STAR Plattsmouth Phone 267 SERVICE For Star P.rformcmc h ffo FUU, PAGE THREE of near Eagle on Sunday. Marilyn Mendenhall was on the sick list for a few days, but is again in her usual health at this time. Despite the rather inclement weather on Saturday night, a large crowd turned out to wit ness the "All Star Wedding" at tne community tsunamg, spon sored by the American Legion. This was a new version of the 'Womanless Wedding" put on a number of years ago in many places. About forty men were in the cast, directed by Mrs. Abby Rowland, of Ottumwa, Iowa. She was assisted by Miss Lois Larmer, of Eagle Grove, Iowa. Jim Hill was the an nouncer, and a good deal of the success of the play was due to his well given parts. Eugene Pratt, pianist, opened the pro gram with a classic piano se lection. Each actor did his part in true character and cos tume. Those having musical offerings among the guests were Sid Moore, who represented "Old Black Joe", Neal Dorr, who was President Truman and sang his "theme song" "The Missouri Waltz", assisted by the audience in the last part; the Reuter Brothers,, represent ing the Andrews Sisters; Vir gil Bishop as Gene Autrey; Vir gil Miller and David Cook, the twins, who sang a duet, annd last but not least, 'Madam Melba in the person of Dr. Tot man, sang "I Love You Truly", before the ceremony. Creating much merriment were the aunt and uncle of the bride, George Moomey and -Ed Bornemeier, Miss Knowall, Guy Clements; Ima Tilt, Dr. Williams; color ed Aunt Jemima and Baby Sis ter, Orley Clements and Don Long; Simon Rolasky, the bal- "COLD!' Plattsmouth 3 n r t IT PAIS 10 OEAL AT Dalton's No. 2427 SPECIAL OFFER! Repaint and $9C 00 Tightening Up Special.. .This Month Only STITES FARM EQUIP. & TRUCK COMPANY Union Phone 2111 G.t IH S-Star SMvfc to Our Sfttp SEA GIRL SCOUTS ARE SALTY SAILORS RS SALTY as any sea-going sail or in bluejeans, are girl scout mariners of the ship "Water Witch" of Maplewood. N. J. Re cently the girls set off in the train ing ship "Yankee" for a week's cruise in New England waters. With the exception of the engine room and galley detail, the distaff side ruled the 96 foot steel hulled vessel. The girls are members of the Girl Scouts of the U. S. and the cruise is one of the organization's annual projects. Getting set for the cruise, the first one available to them since Pearl Harbor, meant in tensive training and prepara tion for the 16 teen-age mari ners. At each meeting during the year the girls practiced their knot tying, whipping, splicing, first aid and charting. They learned how to play the born pipe and they studied navigation aids and regula tions. The major project for the would be mariners was earning the 60 doliar fee for the week's cruise. To take care of this problem the mari ners set up a central job exchange. They hired themselves out as baby sitters, check room attendants at dances, clean-up squads for teas and did various money-making chores. By the time they were ready to sail, they were well equipped to chart their course, take the helm, handle sails, and of course, swab decks. The "Yankee." skippered by Capt. Irving Johnson, had been a North Sea German pilot boat when she was captured by the British in World War II. Cap tain Johnson purchased the ves sel and bad her converted to a two-masted sailing ship. lie loon vendor, Hubert Lorenson; "Little Iodin", John Wilhelm; Bud Clements as Mae West; Or ville Miller, the rich uncle; Clarence Bucknell and George Bornemeier as "Amos and An dy"; Clarke Hall as "Digger O'Dell; Orville Julian repre senting Miss America; Daisy Mae and Little Abner by Geo. Blessing and Dwight Clements; Kenneth West as Red Skellon; and Hula Girl by Paul Husar; Joe Otley, the tramp; Gene Kelly and A. P. Drake and Earl Horton, the mother of the twins who sang. In the wedding par- ty the atomic blonde bride, the secret character, was represent- ed by Emmett Cook and her brideeroom was Wellinston Den- nis. Bridesmaid was Orval Ger beling and best man was -Dale Fleischman. Ring bearer and flower girl were Boyd Clements and Arlo Pratt. "Marrying Sam" was Ralph Dreamer. Those present and those in the cast had plenty of fun. The Legion members had it an nounced that the proceeds would be used for charitable purposes after the expenses were withdrawn. .Connie Osburn Journal Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Emil Meisinger were Tuesday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs .Joe Leesley and family in Waverly. In the af ternoon Mrs. Meisinger called on Mrs. Lucy Erickson, who had returned from the hospital. Little Skippy Sacca returned from the hospital Saturday morning. Adelbert Leesley spent Tues day evening with Mr. and Mrs. Emil Meisinger. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Meyers spent Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Osburn and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Erockage spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hoenshell. Clifford Boiler, of Chicago, spent the week end here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Meisinger were Lincoln shoppers Thurs day. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Grady were Mr. and Mrs. Buzzy Gakemeir, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rosencrans and Jackie and Mr. and Mrs. John Grady. Evening callers were Mrs. Lloyd Grady and Evelyn and Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. James Arm strong spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bov ey and . family. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wright and Myron were Sunday din nre guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wright and children. Dickie Wiles has been ill with the chickenpox. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Meisinger and Margaret and Virginia Cameron were Sunday dinner and lunch guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Leesley and family. Piccolo Plays Violin DOVER FOXCROFT, Me., (UP) The' new supervisor of fciusic in Dover-Foxcroft schools U Salvatore Piccolo, who plays ' the violin. Lm iMmii ififni iiT-ir ' - i Bun HT -a. t ttiitftm, ititi iimm lit Teen-age Mariner Scout Joanne Volz of Maplewood, N.J., is an old hand at the helm of the "Yankee." The sea scouts do all the crew duties aboard ship except engine room and galley details assigned to a five-naa crew. renamed her "Yankee" for his former schooner on which many scout mariners had tak en cruises before the war. During the training period the vessel put in at such ports as THI5 PETTV PACE BY BROWN LEE YATES LONG THE LAND of flaming youth, America now belongs to the a?ed Bv eivinff humans a ioneer life scan, medical science has sold the young folks down the river. Grandma and Grandpa aren't a bit obliging any more about dying and leaving the family wad to the kiddies. Bernard Shaw, Connie Mack and Grandma Moses refuse to step down and bequeath, the limelight. When young fry was king, the elders used to find a little satisfac tion in Shaw's quip that youth is too fine a thing to waste on young folks. Now with the old roosters in the ascendancy, freshmen re mark wryly, "Old age is, a wonder ful thing. It's a shame to waste it on the old coots." Lo, the revolu tion! ENJOYMENT OF OLD AGE beats enjoyment of youth as T bone beats hot dogs and beans. The oldster does not have to scrounge a ten and the family car off Dad for an evening of fun. Hardly a man over 70 depends up on his parents for transportation and date bait. Without an income of his own, the Veep wouldn't have had a chance courting that widow he's an orphan. Living improves with age as do hams not another reference to Barkley. Cokes and juke boxes, sauce piquant of the red converti ble set, cease to be the steady diet of an old guy like Einstein whose hobby is evolving a theory of the universe. Most teen-agers wouia choke on anything more profound than re-bop. (We admit the pos sibility of some darn child prodigy.) APPRECIATION that the years develop is beyond the grasp of the young, but the old can recapture the fun of youth too. Thanks to cortisone, Einstein can drop a nickel in the slot and cut up with the best of the hep cats. Years and falling teeth keep no one from enjoying even corn on the cob any more. This doesn't mean the old no longer long for youth. A shapely female ankle has made many a man wish he were 70 again. This trend may cause a switch in social security abolishment of old age benefits for young age benefits, whereby a person draw a pension until he is 65 when he becomes independent and gets a job. Unless this is effected, the land will swarm with starving, frustrated youths. Ssmd Mrs. Glen Kuhn Mr. and Mrs spent Monday Vyril Livers afternoon in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Livers and daughter and Mrs. Pherson were Sunday dinner guests at the Vyril Livers home. Mrs. Claude Sack and Ron nie, Mrs. Clyde Haswell called on Mrs. Emma Hofmeister and Betty Kearns. Tuesday after- i noon. ! L. R. Ward, of Ashland, was a guest at the Glen Kuhn home overnight last Friday. Mrs. Hazel McGinnes, who is Martha's Vineyard. Nsnluckei. Wood's Hole, Block Isiand and Gloucester. The sea scouts also visited marine and whaling mu seums and other nautical points of interest in the various ports. convalescing at her daughter's home in Auburn is getting along fine according to reports. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Streight entertained Mr. and Mrs. Glen Thiessen and Gordon, and Mrs. Nancy Strieght last Friday for dinner. The occasion being in honor of Mr. Streight's birth day. Mrs. F. J. Knecht accompanied a group of Red Cross officers last week on a Red Cross trip. Tuesday they visited at Weep ing Water and on Wednesday they were in Plattsmouth, and on Thursday were in Louisville. Cora Campbell visited with Mrs. Stella Fosberg at the Thorwald Hansen home last Tuesday. Mrs .Fosberg has been ill but is improving. Mrs. George Vogel is reported as improving in health after a short illness. Mrs. Cora Campbell visited in Plattsmouth on Wednesday of last week with her sister and crother. M DELIVERED HERE . i r a -Passenger Streamliner Six-Cylinri r r1 " TTTlZrTwr , sflffl . tr-SST The Leant you can pay-for the Best! Let's start with the idea that you want to drive the very best car your money will buy. VCho doesn't? You want to be seen in a big, beauti ful outstanding automobile. You want to enjoy the thrill of silken smooth performance. You want to know for sure that the car you're driving will give miles and miles and miles of carefree service. - What you want is a Pontiac! Prove it for yourself come in and we'll show you diat dollar for dollar you can't beat a Pontiac. Bumper to bumper, inside and out, one thing is apparent no car offers you more for your money than a new Pontiac! Come in soon! fink: pontiac company 62S Ave. A i Mr. and Mrs. George Vogler and Lloyd spent Saturday in j Omaha. Lawrence stayed with j his grandmother, Vogel. I Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Knecht visited her sister, Mrs. Sadie Shrader at Nehawka, Sunday. Mrs. Howard Sack and Lar ry returned home last week. Mrs. Edna Haswell had din ner Tuesday with the J. L. Car nicies. Mary Frahm spent Wednes day at the J. L. Carnicle home. Sunday guests of the Jess Fidler family were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Laughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Olson and family, of Ashland; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Davis and Gary of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. J. C Streight and Jerry. Gary Allen Davis spent last week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Streight. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Davis spent the week end at the Ja son Streight home Mr. and Mrs .Tom Carnicle were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Carnicle. Mr. and Mrs. Buzz Gakemier had dinner Sunday at the Bill Rosencrans home. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rosencrans and Jack were Sunday evening callers at the B. E. Grady home near Greenwood. Mrs. Jimmie Fidler and dau ghter, Mrs. Emma Saunders, called on Mrs. Jess Fidler last Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Fidler and daughters spent Saturday night in Omaha. Miss Norma Bush nell and Lillian Newhouse ac companied them home for a visit ever the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Emgar ten of Central City, called on Mrs. Emma Hofmeister Sun day afternoon. Mrs. Betty Kearns and children accompan ied them home for a week's visit. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Richards of Diller, spent Sunday visiting Dora Richards. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Moller and Velma Cox called on Bet ty Kearns Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Campbell called at the Peter Lenhard home Wednesday afternoon. Traffic Cop Keeps Busy SPRINGFIELD. Mass. (U.PJ Since 1945, Chris Aspall, traffic officer, has tagged 127,033 auto mobiles for violations. mlllmr A 'IDdDllEa mw ssA & o Union Mrs. Lv G. Todd, Journal Correspondent The Union high school bas ketball team defeated Nehawka in a thrilling game last Tues day night. The final score was Union 26, Nehawka 20. Shoe maker of Nehawka was the vis itor's main cog. The floor work of Lutz and Eaton of Union , l uLatanuiiiB. the winners. The Union volleyball girls showed their ability to win by defeating the Nehawka girls in ine opener Dy a score oi to 25. The basketball team will I travel to Adams for their next PTif' W?.fe thy WU1 cmpete in the midyear tournament. Miss Vivian Meisinger. teach- er in the Avoca schools, spent the week end visiting with Mrs. Todd. The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the church last Thursdav afternoon when Miss Lenna Barber and Mrs. Ivan Balfour were hostess es. There was a good attend- ance. s. Dysart. Mrs. Stain - orooK ana Kev. wimams were guests. $5.00 was given to the Polio Fund. Refreshments were served at the close of the meet ing. A birthday dinner was held at Bellevue, Sunday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Neil and baby, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Neil, Betty, Kay and Jerry. The severe cold and icy side- Is There A Man In Plattsmouth Who Wants to Make Money? DOUBLE WEAR SHOE gwtys&ujt ceea&fo tiyztytatx I Only Car I thm n ., I 'State and local taxes, if amy. license, optional equipment and acces soriesextra. Prices subject to change without notice. Prices mry vary in furrounding communities due to, transportation diQerentials. walks over Ihe wct-Tc cud rtacTc the attendance at both churcr.es very small last Sunday. Melvin Jr. and Nancy Todd spent the week end in Dunbar visiting at the home of Elmer Kasbohn. An oyster suDper was held in the Legion hall last Monday evening, January 19th, given by the patrons of the Union com munity club to raise som" mon ey to be used in the interest of the school later on. A fair attendance, very fine lunch and. oyster soup made the evening a very enjoyable one tor those; I In attendance Much credit is due the committee in charge, who were: Mrs. Richard Seha not, Mrs. Louis Burbee, Mrs. Stander. Mrs. Leo Roddy, Mrs. Ben Neii and" Mrs Bruce Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. George St ine Simd dinner ts of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Comer, Mr and Mrs Mevin Todd cr tertained a number of their , fr..e R;)t1,rHnv PVPrin- at a Buffet Dinner. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. John S. ; Sampson. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burnell, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard i shertz, all of Omaha: Mr. and , Mrs A B Rogers, of Platts- mouth; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boedeker, of Murray; Mr. and 1 Mrs. Elmer Kasbohn of Dun- t,ar Ticket Loan Repaid MILWAUKEE U.R Mrs. John Goodyear of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., lost her purse whi'e vis iting in Milwaukee. Although she had no money in it, there was a return pullman ticket to Sault Ste. Marie. A few weeks later the purse turned up in a Milwaukee department store, minus the train ticket but richer by a crisp new $5 bill. and vicinity who is looking for a clean cut, straight busi ness in which a small invest ment is required with assur ance of absolute safety and turn over? No previous sales experience necessary to sell our staple direct to wearer shoes. Get into a permanent busi ness of your own. Write to day! CO., Minneapolis, Minnesota Plattsmouth, Nebr. X -