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. . - 4 '7 THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX Monday, March 6, 1950 Seal Sale for Crippled Starts 0nMarchl5th The 1950 Easter Seal sale of the Nebraska Society for Crip- Accountingr and Income Tax Service H. M. Burdick 346 Ave. A Phone 3123 pled Children will open March 15 and extend to Easter Sunday, April 9, it was announced by W. Otto Swanson of Omaha, state president. This is the only fund raising activity of the organiza tion whose purpose is to educate and train handicapped kiddies, enabling them to achieve the same goals as normal children, whenever possible. A. T. Howard of Scottsbluff and John Forsyth of Niobrara are out-state vice presidents of the society. Robert S. Trimble of Omaha is treasurer. Mrs. Ben H. Cowdrey of Oma ha will head the women's committee. greater sleeping comfort filstiiV . NOW ... in new Self-Antiseptic S-"TICKING Now! 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(nliatt Furniture Co, PHONE 3110 126 South 6th Street Cub Scouts Have Blue and Gold Dinner Friday (Continued from Page One) respective troops. Special invi tations had been sent out to the ministers and Scout masters of the troops and the following at tended: Lester Thimgan from the Christian church and troop 367; Rev. E. C. Williams from the Methodist church and troop 363; Father Tuchek from the Holy Rosary and troop 365. Other visitors at the pack meeting were Don Williams, Harold Lebens and Mrs. Vern Harter. These folks having boys of Cub age were present to re ceive the necessary information for their boys to join. February pack meeting also is the annual election of officers to fill the posts for the coming year. The election resulted in the following being selected: Chairman, Walter H. Smith; Cub master, Chris Bulin; Ass't. Cub master, Glenn Diggs; business manager, Orville Nielsen; activi ties chairman, Doran Bowman. Den mothers at the present include: Den 1, Mrs. K. P. Pence; Den 2, Mrs. Raymond Haith; Den 3, Mrs. Guy Long; Den 4, Mrs. Dwight Talcott; Den 5, Mrs. Roy Aylor; Den 6, Mrs. Paul Fauquet. Mr. Nielsen, who has carried much of the weight of the cub bing program in Plattsmouth in the past three years as well as being Cub commissioner of Cass district, told of a new plan for parent participation in the com ing year. This plan has every parent serving on the activities committee for one month dur ing the year. In this manner everyone will have a part and thus cubbing will be boosted for the whole Cub program is built on the parent and child coop eration and work. Two things in the immediate future of interest to others be sides the parents with Cubs will be: Bake sale on March 18. Watch for place and time. Also the Cub kite flying contest will be held in the near future. Some may ask: "What Is Cub Scouting?" Cub scouting is a year-round, home-centered pro gram of boy-action, boy achieve ment, boy-health, and boy helpfulness developed es pecially for parents of 8, 9 and 10 year old boys to use with and for their sons. It makes good use of a period in a boy's life that might other wise be left to pure chance. It gives a boy something to work At The Cass County Court House 0 320 Anon Cream Style Golden Bantam CORN tMWI 3 "c25c Welch's Fancy TOMATO JUICE 24S 49c Case of 1 Doz., $2.89 Adams TANGERINE JUICE Rich as Orange Juice in Vitamins, finer in flavor and color 46-Oz. Cans. 35c g for $-00 Doz. Cans, $3.98 Del Monte PINEAPPLE JUICE 39c Purse String Savers Maine Brand in Oil SARDINES 3 25c Starkist Chunk Style Grated TUNA LSi" Whirworth Pink 1 -lb. Can c2.' 39c 9 46-Oz. Can Del Monte Blended LIMA BEANS No. 303 VI 17-oz. Cans - fclC SALMON Purse String Savers Armour's TREET . . . Corned Beef Hash ARMOUR'S &? 32c Armour's Quick Easy Dinner BEFF STEW &b 37c Purse String Savers Del Monte Pure Plum PRESERVES .... J; 15c a Food Club Fancy No. IVz Can, 19c Food Club Fancy SPINACH . . . c;,2i5c 2 f" 29c 2 Food Club CHEESE FOOD . . 225- 69c o o Joan of Aro KIDNEY BEANS 2 "SJ 20c Ad effective thru Wed., March 8. We reserve right to limit O o Swift's Dog Food Q PARD Q O 2 Cans 25C O (Continued from Page One) tered the order fixing the fc?s of Judge Fauquet at $303.67. Os car T. Duerr, and Clements & Clements, attorney fees at $911. Suit was filed in the office of the clerk of the district court Monday morning m which Mar garet E. Downs, widow is plain tiff and John S. Downs and David Downs are the defend ants. The petition asks for the partition of lots 8, 9, 11 and 12 in South Park and their sale and division of the shares of the heirs as set forth in the pe tition. Loyal B. Kaplan of Oma ha, appears for the plaintiff. In the office of the clerk of the district court on Monday, an action in divorce was filed in which Lois Jean Chappell H plaintiff and Lawrence Chappell the defendant. The petition sets forth that the parties were mar ried on June 1, 1948 at Hiawatha. Kansas. The custody of the minor child is also asked by the plaintiff. Dwyer & Dwyer of Weeping Water, appear for the Plaintiff. for something to look forward to and the program is as American as the American home. The Cub Scout learns to re spect his God, his country, his home and his fellow men. The ideals and activities of Cub scouting contribute in the best possible way toward the battle of life and the fullest appreci ation of American citizenship. Art Melies Runs For Legion Post t Arthur Melies, Nebraska City, well known figure in American Legion circles in Nebraska, has announced that he will be a candidate for the post of com mander of the Nebraska Ameri can Legion, subject to the action of the Legion state convention to be held in Lincoln, August 18-20. Melies, 39, is a deputy collector of internal revenue, stationed at the Nebraska City office and has been active in the work in this territory making Platts mouth as a part of his official duties. His activities have been many, serving as the commander of the Nebraska City post and also the district commander of the veterans organization and also served as an area commander of the stale organization. The candidacy of Mr. Melies has been approved by the Asam Schellinger post of Nebraska City and it is expected that many other posts in this part of the state will also get back of his candidacy. Funeral of Mrs. Rose Kelley Friday Funeral services were held on Friday morning at y o'clock at the St. John's Catholic church, for Mrs. Rose Barbara Kelley. long a member of the St. John's parish and a lifelong member of the Catholic church. There were a large number of the old friends and neighbors at the church to attend the last services and to share with the family the sorrow that her tak ing away has brought. The requiem , mass was cele brated by Rt. Rev. Monsignor George Agius with Father John W. Kelley assisting in the last rites. The burial was at the Holy Sepulchre cemetery with six of the grandsons serving as tho er., of Shenandoah. Towa. This casket bearer, William. George, clever ami entertaining ban. I Maurice. Marion and Paul Er-1 will be here Wednesday evening, hart and Francis Stoll of Coun- ' March 8th to play for the dance cil Bluffs. i at the V. F. W. club. A large number of relatives t from out in the county were j Thrill of a Lifetime here for the last rites. ! ST. LOUIS (UP Bobby , j smith 12. got a bigger thrill out OLD FRIENDS RETURN ' of the "open house" at police The Lcpert-Wovevtr post of ! headquarters than any of the the Veterans of Foreign Wars J thousands of guests. While look are announcing the return of ing at a display of stolen items one of the popular musical or- recovered, the youngster spotted ganizations of this part of thoja bicycle stolen from him more west. Elmer and His Axelbcnd- than a year ago. Blue Devils Win at Close Of Season Play (Continued from Page One) with two field goals and Hansen with one, brought the Valley to tal to 24 to 30 at the half. With the opening of the third quarter of the game the Blue Devils showed a fire that swept them into the lead, and they held the visitors scoreless for the quarter by their, excellent guarding game. Dasher had two field goals and a free throw, Ofe a field goal and Cole a free toss that brought the score at the close of the quarter, Plattsmouth 28 and Valley 24. Both teams battled hard in the final stanza of the game with the visitors scoring largely confined to free throws, Lewis being the only one of the Valley team to score from the court. Dasher had a field goal and a free throw for his part of the quarter while Bill McCormick annexed two field field goals and two free tosses. Carl Ofe, who with Ashbaugh played a fine game at guard, annexed a field goal and Ashbaugh a free throw as the end came for the victory for Plattsmouth 40 to 34. The box score: Plattsmouth fg ft pf tp Rohan, f 0 1 1 1 Dasher, f 7 3 3 17 Cole, f 3 1 3 7 McCormick, c 3 2 2 8 Hodge, c 0 0 1 0 Koubek, c 0 0 0 0 Ofe, g 2 0 4 4 Ashbaugh, g 1 1 1 3 Totals 16 8 15 40 Valley fg ft pf tp Weldon, f 3 4 1 10 Hancock, f 0 0 2 0 Sullivan, c 2 4 0 8 Hansen, g 2 1 4 5 Lewis, g 5 1 5 11 Totals 12 10 12 34 In the season just closed the Blue Devils have had some very fine games and the four that were lost have been by small margins, South, Ashland, Paw nee City and Lincoln Teachers being the winners over the Plattsmouth team. The victory list has included Glenwood, twice, College View, Weeping Water, Auburn, Blair, Nebraska City, Wahoo, Falls City, Crete, Bellevue and Valley, a pleasing showing for Coach Stewart and his team. POULTRY WANTED Heavy Hens All This Week 18$ ib. TRUCK SERVICE A. R. CASE Phone 3197 Mrs. Gilbert Kime and Marlin accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McReynolds to Riverton, Iowa, Thursday where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Stovall. CABINETS WOOD WORK ir REMODELING or Any kind of carpenter work done at reasonable prices guaranteed to your satisfaction E. I. Christensen 620 4th Ave. Ph. 6209 Diamonds, sapphires, emer alds, rubies and opals are the five recognized precious stones. n k i inMV vW-S Elmer and His ' Jtj mj Axelbenders jvf y;'' Wednesday, Mar. 8 VFW CLUB ROOMS j Admission $1.00 Per Couple J A V ni lie Ml A Q P Ln March lOth to April 20th is the Assessing Period in the State of Nebraska In the state of Nebraska March 10th to April 20th is the assessing period. The law requires every person, firm, corporation, agent or fiduciary to make out and verify by his oath a statement of all personal property which he owned or controlled on March 10. Every person over 21 and a resident of th:s state is required to list his property. The property of a minor shall be listed by the Guardian, parent, or the person having charge of such property. Ail persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years of age are subject to the $2.00 head tax and all men be tween the ages of 21 and 50 are subject to poll tax, except those specifically exempt in the law. All persons under 21 years owning motor vehicles must make a report of same. If you registered a motor vehicle for 1950, but have sold -or permanently removed same from the state before March 10, please notify the County As sessor's office. All persons living in the rural districts make sure you know the correct school district, section, township and range in which you live. This is very important as all school districts have a different tax levy. Merchants must have sufficient information to make out the inventory properly before the sched ule will be accepted. If you have made improvements on real estate since 1949, over $100 in value, please bring the di mensions of same. If you object to your assessment, it will be nec essary to present your protest during the first three days of the Board of Equalization for their consider ation. 'The County Board of Equalization will meet the first Monday in May and continue in session not more than fifty and not less than three days. The County Assessor and his assistants will be in the different villages on the dates as listed below. If you cannot contact the assessor on these dates then it will be necessary for you to come to the Court House to make your return. You may report in any village that is most convenient to you but make certain you tell the assessor the correct precinct in which you live. Eagle March 20 and 21, April 10 Basement of Methodist Church Alvo March 23 and April 13 Fire House Greenwood March 30 and April 19 Legion Hall Elmwood March 22 and April 11 and.12 Town Hall Murdock March 28 and 29, April 18 Royal Neighbor Hall South Bend March 31 F. J. Knecht Store Manley March 27 and April 17 Legion Hall Louisville March 24, 25 and April 14, 15 Council Chamber Weeping Water March 15, 18 and April 1, 7, 8 Basement Methodist Church Avoca March 17 and April 6 Holy Trinity Hall . Nehawka March 16 and April 5 Nehawka Bank Union March 14 and April 4 Banning Hall Murray March 13 Murray Stite Bank Cedar Creek April 3 Plattsmouth March 10 to April 20 Court House Please Come at Your Earliest Convenience. Each individual is responsible for his schedule nnd must come to the assessor, the assessor does not in thp taxnaver. This year the State Tax Commissioner's office has furnished us with chart slnwin? V V v a v ' - - - percentage of depreciation to make a more uniform va luation. We will be glad to help you at any time. W. H. PULS come i i quantities. O COUNTY ASSESSOR o . f . c c v; c a m . ; : V V -in ! : . '