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lWAAAlWA i Opal E. Wallick Journal Correspondent i Continued from Page Four) Mrs. J. M. Ranney entertained hor IJ 1 V, T- iiT.il TfTi- Uoiitu j e ..nilii groups at her home last Thurs day evening. Plans were dis cussed as to the expenditure of the $20 club prize money which was won recently. Mrs. Ranney says the club will welcome prac tical suggestions from the pub lic in the matter. Stunts, guess ing games and puzzles formed a part of the evening s fun. Mrs. Ranney served refreshments, as sisted by her daughter. Miss Margaret Ranney. Janet Betts was a guest. In the near future a 4th Health club is to be or ganized. Mrs. Vesta Baker returned here Tuesday evening after a holiday visit with her son and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Baker cf Rock Island. 111. Christmas dav dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Wiles were Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Hast ening and family, Mr. and Mrs. Omar Clark and son Jack of Bernham. Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Furry. William Clark-. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Richert came ui the afternoon to visit with the Wiles" guests. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tefft and daughter of Wichita. Kan., eft Monday after a visit here with his mother. Mrs. Carl Tefft nd other relatives. Pvt. Charles Baker, son of Mrs. Vesta Baker, has completed his basic training at the Lack land Air Base near San Antonio. Texas. He is scheduled to take advanced training in technical air force training. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith, owners and operators of the Smith Cafe here, have listed their place of business for im mediate sale. Mr. Smith has 5000 for PROMPT EFFICIENT ELECTRICAL WIRING At Prices You'll Be Glad to Pay Free Estimates HUDSON ELECTRIC Plattsmouth, Nebr. pecia WED, JAN. AT PLATTSMOUTH SALE BARN 10 HOLSTEIN COWS Bangs tested-heavy milkers with 4.5 & 4.7 milk test 13 HOLSTEIN BRED HEIFERS 3 GUERNSEY BRED HEIFERS All these are Wisconsin Heifers HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALF HOLSTEIN BULL CALF PLATTSMOUTH SALE BARN K. W. Grosshans, Mgr. Rex Young, Auct. BUSINESS MEN, Mention! The Easy and Inexpensive Way to Meet Withholding and Income Tax Requirements EVERY BUSINESS MUST KEEP BOOKS TdealSvlem . Les.r.ed fcy a fcrrr.er Goverruaent expert Requires No Bookkeeping Experience A Simplified BOOKKEEPING and TAX RECORD All in One Loose-Leaf Book Special Books for. ..merchants farmers and ranchers DRUGGISTS GROCERS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CAFES end RESTAURANTS BEAUTY SHOPS ond BARBER SHOPS JEWELERS ond WATCHMAKERS HARDWARE STORES OARAGES SERVICE STATIONS CLEANERS ond DYERS MANUFACTURERS ond OTT" LINES OF BUSINESS Pricts: $2.00, $3.50, $5.00 ond $7.50 complete, including sheets for one year or more and Income Tax Bulletin THE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL Commercial Printers been suffering with an eye ail- ment, which doctors think may be due to some allergy connect j ed with the cafe cooking. I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hunt left ! last Wednesday for a visit with I Major and Mrs. Marvin Hunt and family of Dayton, Ohio. En route they were to visit at Sey mour, Iowa, with Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Pollard. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hunt of Elmwood are staying at the Hunt farm dur ing his parent's absence. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hebard and family left last Friday to spend the Christmas holidays witn relatives m Chicago. Mrs. F. Hebard of Council B;uil ; accompanied them Word was received here by i Mr. and Mrs. George Reckard ! that their son, C. Franklin Reck ard of Chattanooga, Tenn., had been appointed superintendent : of the Chattanooga works of the i Western Union in the plant and i engineering department. He has j completed 30 years service with ! the Western Union, most of it , having been in Chattanooga, j The appointment becomes ef I fective January 1st. John Groesser of Ypsilante. Mich., left Monday after hav ing spent the Christmas week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Groesser and other relatives. Clifford Jones left for his home in River Forest. 111., last Monday after spending Christ mas with his mother. Mrs. Ar thur Jones, at the home of his son and family, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jones and children of Lincoln. Mrs. Jones returned here Tuesday evening. The Welfare club meeting has been postponed until January 8th. Mrs. Tom Colbert. Mrs. Ar thur Hoffman. Mrs. Mogens Johnson, Mrs. Hatty Sperry are to be the hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson. Harriet and Mary of Elmwood spent Christmas with his sis ters. Misses Daisy and Edith Johnson at their farm home.; fined to his home following an Miss Daisy Johnson was here "attack oi illness last week. Al- from her teaching position in the Lincoln schools for the hol idays. Dorcas Circle met Thursday with Mrs. Lynne Rothe as the hostess Charies V. Wallick and Bill Morris spent Christmas after noon visiting with Joy St. John. The Garden club judged the Christmas decorations contest with the Art Meeske home re ceiving firs: prize of $10.00. and Clarence Nutter residence re ceiving second award of S5.C0. Honorable mention was criven to Charlotte Stacey, O. C. Hinds and Pamela Porter. A recent ietter from Mrs. L. E. Sickler iThelma Wallick re veals that their son. Charles L.. has been a television contestant as piano soloist several times recently, twice winning the awards given. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morris ac-; companied by his sister. Enid, drove to Omaha Tuesday to spend until Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Vance Harris and familv. Miss Enid remained at ; the heme of her sister until j Sunday. 1 Mrs. L. E. Johnson and Irene spent . Christmas holidays in Kansas City with Mr. and Mrs. AIRY Caftie Sale 10 7:30 P.M. Bill Orndorff, Nehawka, Owner 1 Actual Size 9Vi x 12 inches . . Office fcquipment Mmmummmmmmamm XoiuAvilk Mrs. Bessie Core Mr. and Mrs. James York and family have been enjoying their vacation by spending the holi days at the home of Mrs. York's parents in California. Mrs. Alfred Remus and son, Tommy and who live south of North Platte and Raymond Gad way of Gothenburg spent this week at the Bessie Core home. They are brother and sister of Mrs. Core. A very good crowd attended the program sponsored by the Louisville Chamber of Com merce. The children were all given treats at the end of the program. Mrs. A. E. Cushman was pain fully burned Saturday when an oil stove a-i her home exploded. She was getting along lair at the last report. Mrs. August Krecklow whose sudden death December 17 shocked her many friends and relatives was laid to rest on Wednesday afternoon, 2 p. m., with services at Immanuel Lu- ' theran cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Russels Campbell and daughters entertained at a Christmas turkey dinner Mon day for Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shee han. Sr., Loretta and Clara of Manley, Miss Margaret Sheehan of Omaha and Mrs. Cora Camp bell of South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hohmer and children of Gourie, Iowa, spent the week end at the Ivan Thomas home. Oscar Thomas and children of Omaha came down and spent Sunday at the Thomas home also. Rev. and Mrs. Halstead drove over to Iowa to spend Christ mas with Rev. Halstead's moth er and sister. Henry Ossenkop has been con- vin Knit i.b caring for him. Larry Erown. son of Mr. and Mrs. liaiph Brown of Louisville is now located in the 10th In fantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. LeRoy Hild, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hild. was trans ferred in November from Ft. Riley to Fort Belvoir, Va., for further training. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wirth and family of Lugh. Nebr., visited Monday evening and Tuesday at the Lester Wagoner home. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tennant entertained at a Christmas par ty. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Tennant, Mrs. M. Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs. Schroe der and family. Mrs. Tiena Schroeder and Roy. Mr. and Mrs. John latter and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Reed and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Group en tertained Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Group and family and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Moran and son on Christmas Eve. Mr. and Mrs. John Ritter spent Christmas in Omaha with :heir daughter, Mrs. Janet Guth erie, who entertained at a fam- L. J. Hobbs and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Day spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Wainscott in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Good of California, who have been visit ing with their daughter and family in Wahoo drove here for a brief visit with his sister, Mrs. George Ellis, on Tuesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. William Mutter are moving to the Davis farm east of town. Mr. and Mrs. Or ville Noell are moving to anoth er farm. Alice, their daughter, is to finish out the school term here and will live with the Mut ters. Mr. Mutter, a reserve in the air forces, has enlisted for three years in the, air force and will be stationed at Offutt Field. Herbert Rohrdanz was fortu nate enough to escape serious injuries last Saturday when the car which he was driving went out of control just east oi town. Damages to the car were slight also. George McDonald of Douglas, Wyoming, is a new Plattsmouth Journal reader, thanks to Mrs. Theodore Davis, who has made arrangements for the McDon alds to receive Cass county news as well as that of her home town. J. W. Wiseman is also a read er, but a renewal of The Platts mouth Journal. Piano students of Mrs. S. H. Harmon were presented in a re cital last Thursday evening at the Christian Church. After the program the mothers and stu dents were guests at a tea served in the church dining room from a gay holiday decorated table. Each pupil received a sheet of music which is to be used as their entry in the spring music contest, providing the student makes the effort to enter the contest. On Friday evening. December 22nd. the Christian Church choir presented a Christmas I cantata under the direction of the accompanist. The musical service was given in candlelight with the lighted Cnnstmas tree adding warm colorful glow to, an evening of splendid music. ' Mrs. Harmon was presented with a lovely carnation corsage from the choir members. Soloists dur- ing the cantata were Mrs. Peter Mayer located in the north part Bond, Mrs. Maurice Hammons of town across from the Inl and Mrs. Willis Rhodes. Mr. , manuel Lutheran Church, and Mrs. Clayton Cooper were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wenzel and duetists. Mrs. Phillip Dwinell.lMr. and Mrs. Marion . Wenzel Mrs. Lynne Rothe, S. H. Harmon of Bethany called at the home and Cyrus Livingston made up of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wenzel the quartette. last Sunday evening. Mr. ana Mrs. umar (JiarK ana1 ; son. Jack, and Mr. and Mrs. Rob ! ert Clark left for Texas and (their respective homes last Sat i urday after having spent the ! holidays here with relatives. j Mr. and Mrs. Julius Nielsen ana juuarea were New lears day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sler- ling Wiles. ily dinner for the Ritter and Guthexle families. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Isaac were Omaha visitors Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Albert and family spent Christmas Eve at the Kay Parseli home. There was a small fire re ported Tuesday afternoon at the Kenneth Smith home. There was practically no damage done. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Peterson were hosts Christmas day to Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Houdek and family cf Wahoo, Mr. and Mrs. Ted, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Roack of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Kroetochvil were dinner guests at the Ar thur Derby home on Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Vogler and sons called on Mr. and Mrs. Ber nard Dill and family Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wagoner and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wag oner and baby went to Wahoo lor Christmas dinner. Christmas guests at the Otto Sprieck home were their two daughters and families. Tney were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Heil and family and Mr. and Mrs. Don Cramer and family of Washing ton. Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Jacobson were Sunday and Christmas day guests of Mrs. Margaret Larsen at the Louisville Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. John Long of Elmwood, Don Long of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Walt Long and children of Plattsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hansen and Judy of York were Christmas guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Larsen. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen and Judy spent the Christmas week end at the Lloyd Larsen home. Harry Whitebread, a carpen ter at the local Ash Grove plant is the fourth Louisville plant employee to become a member of the Ash Grove Quarter Cen tury club. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Meisinger and daughter of Sun Vaiiey, Calif., anu Mr. and Mrs. Char les Fleischman of Los Angeles arrived in Louisville early Fri day morning to spend Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. rtudolph Meisinger and Mr. and Mrs. John Fleischman. Retiring State Senator Wm. A. Metzger of Cedar Creek has been in the Clarkson Hospital where he underwent an opera tion on his spine for a bulged disc which has been causing trouble for several years. C. V. Maytield. who had been here visiting his sisters and brothers and other relatives left early last week for his home at Two Harbors, because of a mes sage that a granddaughter was very ill with spinal meningitis and pneumonia. The little girl passed away before he arrived name. Miss Connie Funke, who was severely burned about the face and hands while helping with the Christmas program at Peru State Teachers College last week, is reported to be getting along fine at her home. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Speak and Reg spent Christmas in Kansas City, Mo., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Tyo. Bill Ingram was home from Fort Riley for the week end. He returned on Wednesday of this week. Mrs. Helen Cleghorn enter tained her brother. Arthur Stander and son. Robert Stand er at Christmas dinner. Lt. and Mrs. Raymond P. Sleyter of Washington, D. C, ar rived late last week to spend the holiday season with Mrs. Sleyter's sister, Mrs. Alice Pan konin and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dunn from Leigh, Nebr , spent the Christ mas week end at Hie Gene Dunn home. They returned home Tuesday. A family Christmas dinner was had at the home of Mrs. Francis O'Brien. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stander were also there. Mrs. Sophie Meyer was a guest at a Christmas dinner on Sun day at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Ed Stander. aqk Dorothea Kdl Journal Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd and daughter of Murdock visited Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Palmer last Sun day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Umland and family spent the holiday week with relatives at Venango. Mr. and Mrs. John Fischer were the Christmas holiday guests of their son, Noel Fischer and family, at Hillsboro. Illinois. Noel expects to be inducted in the air corps for active service early in January. Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Hughes and daughter, Betty Jayne, of Phoe nixville. Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wenzel were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W'enzel at dinner last Thursday. Mrs. Seeman of Palmyra, mother of Mrs. John Root and Elmer Seeman passed away at her home last Friday after a long illness. Funeral services ' were held in Palmyra on Sun- day afternoon Sympathy is ex- tended to the members of her family. The Lloyd Richards family moved into Eagle last week in to the house owned by Mrs. HOTELEVISION ARRIVES CHICAGO (UP) Now Chicago hotel guests can have a room with television. The Hotel Sher man has installed 100 sets at a cost of $200,000 to permit travel- ers to order a "room with TV and bath." The svstem is called . "hotclevisicn." Mrs. Crac Plybon Mr. and Mrs. Roger Reeve, Betty and Louise of LaSalle, Colorado, spent two days here this week visiting his sisters, Mrs. Monning and Mrs. Gon zales and other relatives. Frank Turner and Ted Brin ton are receiving the toys to be sent overseas in the American Legion "Tide of Toys" program. Mrs. Addie Bogenrief Howe of San Francisco was a holiday guest of her cousin, Mrs. Addie ! Fleischman, and while here called on other relatives and ! friends. ; Mrs. Callie Stokes returned ! on Thursday to her home in; South Sioux City, Nebraska, aft-; er spending a few weeks in ueepmg ater to De near her , a dinner- guest of Mrs. Rosen koetter on Wednesday and of Mrs. Plybon the day before. She reports her father to be some better at this time. He received 67 Christmas cards at his home at Ebelers. At the family dinner with Mrs. Emily Gonzales there were 24 present. The one coming the farthest was Miss Rachel Gon zales who came by air to Oma ha a few days before. Mrs. Howard Liston received the sad news of the passing ; away of her mother, Mrs. Eaj Steihhaur on Tuesday evening! at her home in Council Bluffs, j She and her husband were among the holiday guests of, Dr. and Mrs. Howard Liston and family on Sunday. Mrs. Mary Williams and Mrs. Karl Schneider spent Christmas with the Russell Reeder fam ily at Fremont. Sgt. Bryce Quellhorst of Fort Riley, Kansas, visited the home folks for the noliday season. There was a pleasant reunion of the family of Mrs. Blanche Kuehn for Christmas week when all of her daughters and their children were in Des Moines at the Schroeder home. Mrs. Mary Belle Cates and little Blanche of Washington, D. C, came here for a longer visit. The holiday party of the Community Kensington was en joyed on Thursday. Dec. 28th at the home of Mrs. Monning, with Mrs. Nettie Mendenhall as pro gram chairman. There was the annual gift exchange. Leonard Kkmme drove to Big Springs, Nebraska, to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law. Mrs. Walter Klemme. which was held on Sunday, December 24th. Ac companying him were his cous in. Miss Lena Rieke. Mrs. James Rerr.aly, and Wm. Reuter. They were driving homeward on Christmas day: John and Ralph Parish re port that their sister, Donna Vee, the Vaden Vette family, has moved to the west coast, to Seattle. Washington: Mrs. Harley is in Palmyra this week visiting at the Bud White home. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Holke have a new daughter, Dorn uecemoer 20th. The Ronald Schlichtemeier family of Ferguson, Mo., spent Christmas with Mrs. Bert Reber. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Miller were in York for Christmas with their son. Sterling, and family. Their son Charles and family drove to Detroit and some far ther east for the holidays. Mrs. Herschel Reynolds and Susan, and Mrs. Chas. Gonzales and little son of Lincoln are at home this week with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shreve. Mrs. Colon, the grammar room teacher, is in the hospital this week preparing for surgery Mrs. Orval Gerbeling is to teach in her room while she is away Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weisheit and family and Mrs. Weisheit's mother and sister of Murdock visited Mrs. George Kraft at Louisville Friday. Mrs. Kraft and Mrs. Weishart are sisters. Friends have received word that Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bain have moved back to Grand Is land and have purchased a home there. Since leaving tht re they have lived in San Diego, California, and Kansas City. Mrs. Bain is the former Nona Nei- hart. Their son. Dean, is now stationed on the island of Guam. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Fey from ! Washington, D. C. visited with Frances Buell Thursday evening.' Mr. Fey was formerly from Una- dilla and Mrs. Fey was from Western, Nebr. They are botn Wesleyan graduates. Mrs. Lucy Lyle spent the hol idays at the home of her son. Stewart and family in Denver. THE i ! 509-13 MAIN STREET V WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR j ! VJfid' RUBBER STAMPS, SEALS. BADGES V j Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gerbeling and Gary visited his mother, Cora Gerbeling on Friday and went from here to visit his brother, Ralph and family, in! Lincoln. Mrs. Morris Mendenhall and ! Spending was heaviest for dur- j John and Mrs. Simpkins of Bos- able goods during 1950, with au- j ton visited at the Fred Weisheit j tomobiles taking first place and ! home Friday evening. Mrs. furniture and household eo.uip- Simpkins came to see the fig-i ment second. During the first! urines and "The Last Supper" ' half of the year spending for ' that Mrs. WfUheit has painted. 1 autos increased 23 per cent over Donald Kelly has been in 1 1949, and for furniture and 1 Tokyo since September first. He; household equipment, 21 peri is with a band that plays in and ! cent. out of Tokyo. Donald was an ) New houses also figured prom- ! outstanding instrumental play- j inently in the family spending i er and assistant band leader j picture of the old year. An es- ! when here. He graduated from i timated one and a fourth million j high school in class of 1938 and 'new permanent homes or hous- ; later he moved to Havelock. ; ing units were started in cities. I which is still his home, since he is married. j Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hudnalli of Des Moines and little Peggy! Jean were holiday guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Stege. Their Christmas dinner was on Sunday witn an of their daughters and families present.- Mr. Hudnall returned home on , been generally favorable to con Christmas day so as to be ready sumers. Although retail prices for his work at Newton, Iowa. ! increased during the year, they They with the other relatives ere a little lower in the winter enjoyed the television set in the and spring of 1950 than in 1949. Stege home and since that time But perhaps most important for the neighbors and other friends I familv living is that, so many have enjoyed it also. Relatives from here attended the funeral of Roy Palin in Lin : coin on Thursday. He passed i away on Christmas day at the ! age of 74, on his 47th wedding j anniversary. His wife, the for mer Julia Seikman. is well known in Cass county. She is j a sister of Mrs. Alton Miller and j she will continue to have her home in Lincoln. Casket bearers were nephews of Mr. and Mrs. Palin. They were Raymond and Floyd Siekman. Orval Miller, Myrl Miller, Henry Wendt, and Robert Kunz. Mr. and Mrs. John Weihung and Lawson of Lincoln visited at the Fred Buell home New Year's Eve. Mr. Weihung is extension plant pathologist at the agricul tural college. Mrs. Weihung is a former roommate of Frances Buell. They are both graduates of the Uniersity of Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Finley en tertained at a Christmas family dinner at their home. Misses Lila Oehlerking. Beth Mendenhall. and Margaret Vogt went back to Lincoln on Tues day so as to be ready for classes at Wesleyan on Wednesday. Miss Frances Buell is at the Uni versity of Nebraska for her mathematics department teach ing work. Elmwood school took up on Tuesday again, with the teach ers in their places, except for Mrs. Colon who is in the hos pital, with Mrs. Orval Gerbeling now in the grammar room. Oth ers of the instructors had a more pleasant holiday vacation. Miss Ethel Mook was at her home in Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Turner were in Lexington, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold in Sutherland. Miss Nor ma Carlson in Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Brusnahan spent part of the time in Wabash, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and Dennis were at Gering at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ross. Mr. Colon and children were in Lincoln part of the time. Cass County Extension Notes Preliminary Upholstery Meeting: A preliminary upholstery meeting will i.e held in Weep ing Water Th ursday. January . at 1:30 p. m. We will discuss se lection of material as to color and design, instructions on how to measure a chair and amount of material. We will also dis cuss methods of handling sup plies and estimate cost. We hope to have a represent ative from each community in the county. Then if there is in terest in communities, a clinic will be held later with the rep resentative assisting the agent. A four-day county upholstery clinic will be held January 23- Old and New Year Spending 1950 may well be remembered when U. S. families spent a great deal of money on possessions, according to the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture's family I economists. Family spending j has been increasing ever ! since World War II and ; Mike Tritsch, O. D. Optometrist and Watch Repair Hours: 9 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Saturday-8 A3I. to 8:30 P.M 2nd Floor Ruse BIdg. we ARE HEADQUARTERS for RUBBER STAMPS, SEALS, BADGES AND OTHER MARKING DEVICES PLATTSMOUTH DIAL THE PLATTSIHOUTH. NEBRASKA. SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, January 4, 1651 probably nas reached a record high this year. suburbs and towns, in addition ! to the many built on farms. j Rural families in many places j spent on installing electricity j this year. By last June, 86 per j cent of all farms were electri- i fied 10 per cent more than the year before. All in all, the old year has families now are well fixed in transportation and housing be cause of their purchases of au tomobiles, houses, furnishings and equipment. The outlook for the new year is different. Families may have larger incomes, but prices may be higher and goods they want in short supply. Taxes already have increased. Consumer cred it for financing many durable goods is restricted. Defense production will call on the same resources used in manuf actur- More CORM From Pool's Nebraska Certified Hybrids Order from Richard Cole, Plattsmouth; H. G. Arends, Manley; Bob Wall, Greenwood; Cliff Anderson, Eagle, or from us. Howard A. Pool Elmwood, Nebr. Certified Farm Seeds "Grown Right" "Priced Right" ANNOUNCING A Special 1 Dividend To Farmers and Stockmen Who Have Federal Land Bank Loans We are pleased to announce the payment of a special 7rr dividend, amounting to $5,384, to members of this cooperative National Farm Loan Association. Checks arg; now being mailed to our more than 225 member-stockholders i.n Cass and Otoe Counties. DIVIDENDS like this materially reduce the net cost of FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS below the 4 per cent interest rate. This is the SECOND DIVIDEND THIS YEAR. In June we paid a regular dividend of 5r. To our knowledge, we are the ONLY major lender in the farm loan field that distributes earn ings to the farmers and stockmen who make those earnings possible. CASS - OTOE National Farm Loan Association Member Federal Land Bank System Weeping Water, Nebraska Herman C Kupke, President Harold C. Elliott, Secretary-Treasurer Long-Term, Low Interest Farm Loan The Cooperative Way i 241 PAGE FIVE jing autos, household equipment and other consumer goods. Pearl L. Sehuitz, Home Extension Agent JINXED CHICAGO. (U.P.) Bus com pany officials have decided to skip No. 13 when the next group of vehicles is ready for public sen-ice. Of the 27 shiny new buses recently introduced to city streets. No. 13 was the first to meet with disaster. It crashed through an iron fence and dug up a garden. New shock and fire resistant lighting fixtures now being test ed by the Navy on vessels are made up of 10 layers of glass cloth coated with melamine resin. $1,000 or Less LOANS MADE ANYWHERE Write or Come in AMERICAN LOAN PLAN 112 No. 5th St. Ph. 3213 DON J. ARUNDEL. Manager Plattsmouth On '51 Section B L3Q8QS ttJUS. 1 I ! JOURNAL PLATTSMOUTH