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MOP TD3E f If 8E ON YOUR MEftRy 1 TREAT THE FAMILY TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT SPRSM6-WAy THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAQE SIX - Thursday, March 15, 1951 Easter Seal Sale To End March 25 The 1951 Easter seal sale for the- benefit of crippled children, now on, will continue until Sun day, March 25. ThLs year's green and magen ta . seal shows a little girl on crutches, reaching up to grasp a helping adult hand. One cor ner1 bears the caption: "Help Crippled Children." More than 200,000 appeal let ters with sheets of Easter seals enclosed, were put into the mails this week for Nebraska residents. The mailing was done with volunteer help, from Oma ha headquarters. Pleading for more generous gifts to the fund this year, VV. O. Swanson, president of the Ne braska Society for Crippled Children, stressed higher costs for service and an increase in the number of children to be helped. Crop residue on the soil sur face increases the intake of wa ter and reduces evaporation. ?7UV t z mTB'KTOJ! 0?'S ESAU"! festin0house I j ' I. Top Quality Merchandise At Deflated" Prices (Continued from Page 1) few garden tools, seeds and maybe some special lawn equip ment. And they'll be able to buy them here at ereatly reduced costs. It's a time to check with dealers about remodeling the house and making plans for general repairs to all the build ings. Redecorating may be on tap for many residents of the vicinity and they'll appreciate this ODportunity to acquire the necessary materials. And if they aren't planning repairs, maybe the thought will be to start something new. Lo cal business men have taken these things into account and have planned this annual "Soring Opening" to give theif customers the opportunity of completing their plans and ful filling their desires at costs far below those anticipated. The Plattsmouth Journal car ries in the advertising of its "atrons. many of the sugges tions for sDrin. and answers to manv of the questions that res idents of the community are asking themselves as the spring nenod moves closer. Trx recent stroke of winter hasn't damoened the enthus iasm of Plattsmouth business men as trpv look forward to the "Sorine Opening" and they'll marantpe that spring can't be far away. Cpl. Beins Assigned Headquarters Sqdn. Corporal Thomas L. Beins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Beins, 1800 Locust Street, recently was transferred from Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado, where he had attended the Air force supply Technicians School, to Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha. Beins has been assigned to Headquarters 1911th Airways and Air Communications Serv ice Squadron, a unit of the ma jor communications system of the Air Force, as a supply tech nician. He enlisted in the Air Force in October of last year. ' In the five months that have elapsed he has completed his military basic training at Lackland AF Base, Texas, the Supply School Radiogram Tells Siemoneits Of New Grandson Hospitality Day To Be Held Friday Tuesday To acquaint high school girls with opportunities in the home economics field, the University of Nebraska home economics department has scheduled its nieht Mr anri Mr? 1 annual Hospitality Day. It will M ,t J- NO DEFROSTING... Anyw&ertl Any Time S the new Westinghouse FROST-FREE the only refrig erator that COUNTS! It counts door openings, because door openings let in warm air which causes frost to form. At very 60th door opening, which is just when frost begin to kuild up, FROST-FREE automatically defrosts itself, and automatically evaporates the frost water! : Wtinghou FROST-FREE is the only home-proved auto ma tiefrigera tor. See it and other Westinghouse Refriger- atora today. You'll find prices surprisingly low! N Trad Mark mpi 'fig to OIANT-MZCD FRKZt CHIST COHVPMNT lUTTIR KEEPER ROAST-Oiff MEAT KEEPER EXTIA-LAI9! HUMiORAWERS JO EOO KEEPERS and Shelves-In- The-Door TRIPLE-PLATED SHELVES EASY-TO-USE 3-way Door Handle vou can tt SURE..irr'Astinghouse, Urn. Schmidtmann . 438 Main St. Phone 3165 Grain And Feed Dealers Meet Set Ed Oipnnon. Chicago. ?rre- rv of the American Fee Man ufacturers association, will ?ivo the kv soeech on price controls in mixed and commercial fpds during the first dav of the 23rd annual meeHne of the Nebraska Oram and Fed Dealer"? associa tion in Omaha. Anril 16-17. The two day meetine will b divided into a fee session and a grain session. All retail deal ers in the state are invited. Georpe Stites of Union is one of th directors of the Nebraska association. Stites onerates the Stites Elevator at Union. August faiemoneit received a radiogram through the "ham" radio station at Guam and Om- aha that their daughter. Eve iyn, ana ner nusoana are tne parents of a baby boy, born Sun day, March 11 in the navy hos pit a I on Guam . The message was brief, but stated that the babv weighed six pounds and that the mother and baby are doing fine. Evelyn had been teaching country schools here before leaving for Guam in Anril 1950 to join her husband. SSgt. Lea- Engineer Openings Listed At Omaha The U. S. Civil Service Com mission announced todav that employment onportunities evist In Corns of Engineers. Omaha, Nebraska, for Construction In jectors in the ODtions of Bor ine. Concrete. Dredeinp. Earth work. General. Material, and Piling, at salaries raneins: from $275 to $4200 per annum. Positions mav also be filled at other Corns of Eneineers in stallations throughout the states of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Retired Louisville Business Man Dies Frank Johnson, retired Louis ville business man. died at a hos pital in Omaha Tuesday mora ine after suffering a stroke a week ago. He was 7? years old. He had been in failing health for several years. Before going to Louisville in 1906. he had lived at Weeping Water. He operated a cafe and theater at Louisville prior to his retirement 10 years ago. "VANITY . BED v IN WALNUT IN BLONDE GEOT 50 $100.50 IBEUCH FREE With each bedroom suite we will give you a set of vanity lamps and a bed lamp (a $6.75 value) Doll Vanity LAMPS Reg. 5.45 Walnut CEDAR CHEST Waterfall Special at $3.75 f For Only $42.50 Beautiful LAMP SHADES 15 inch $2.95 19 inch $3.95 FABLEY FURNITURE STORE . , e We Give S & H Green Trading Stamps IIS South 6th Street Phone 260 in Denver and has attained the ; mon Lawson, who has been sta wnit ui wuoMi. tioned there since 1949. Beins is a eraduate of Platts-I t -io, t... t. i mouth High School and a former been employed as assistant su- clerk of the American Commu nity Stores Corp. Insurance For Corn Available In County Corn crop insurance is avail able in Cass county for the 1951 crop, according to the county PMA office at Weepine Water. The insurance operates as a county mutual with the exper ience of the county setting the cost. Operating expenses are paid bv the rovernment. and premiums are used only for in demnities and reserves. Insurance is aeainst unavoid able loss due to drough. flood, wind. hail, frost, freeze, light ning, ' insect infestation and other uncontrollable elements. Further information is avail able at the county office. Former County Resident Dies At Waverly Tuesday . Mrs: -Marian F.' Spidel."' one time resident of Cass . couiity and a .resident of Waverly' for 30 years, died Tuesday moan ing. She was 54 years old. Born March 1. 1897 at Dodge City, Kansas, she was a eradu ate of Colorado State College and taught school for several years. They had lived in Cass county followine her marriage to George A. Snidel in 1917. They moved to Waverly in 1921. She is survived by her hus band. George; a son. James. S. of Waverly: two sisters. ;Ria brother and four erandchildren. Funeral services were held at 930 Thursday morning at the Waver' v Methodist chnrh vitn Rpv. Edw'n Murnhv officiating. Buria' will be at Tonekn. Kan sas. Thursday afternoon. perintendent of schools until she resigned January 15. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson are re ported to like Guam very well, but they look forward to re turning to the States, as rota tion has started in the Far East. Grandparents of the new baby are Mr. and Mrs. August Sie moneit of Plattsmouth, and the late Polk and Gracie Lawson of Gunthersville, Ala. Stocking Deadline For Fish March 15 The deadline for the receipt of all apDlications for spring stocking of warm water fish is April 15. Glen Foster, super visor of fisheries, said any ap plications received at the Game Commission office after that date will not be filled until fall. The actual stocking of the warm water snecies will beein shortly after the 15th. Foster mentioned that very few adult craDpie will be available for spring stocking. There will be. however, sufficient numbers of fingerling bass, bluegill and bullheads available. As reported last year, the Game Commission will not sup-J ply fish for anv fishing con tests during 1951. The Game Commission hopes to rebuild the bullhead population in the sand hills so that in future years, more adult-sized bullheads will be available for kids' fishing contests. be held Fridr.y, March 16 at the college of agriculture. High school girls throughout the state have been invited to the event. Tours, entertain ment, talks, and departmental exhibits are the main part of the day's program. A cast of home economics students will present a skit giv ing information about the vari ous vocational fields, housing, household equipment, clothing, dietitics, nutrition, child devel opment, journalism, teaching, and extension are among fields to be represented. A style show by girls in cloth ing classes, a band of kitchen equipment instruments, and a square dance are also being planned. Joanne Engelkemier, Louis ville, is student chairman of Hospitality Day. Ruby Nell Ruth is faculty adviser. Labor Supply Is Leveling Off Leveling off of the upward trend of the labor supply is ap- piiieni m me umana area, i wmch includes the northern half of Cass county, according to the March 1 report of Rus sell A. Hand, area manager. Seasonal layoffs normally ex perienced during the early months of the year have not been as numerous and those that. did occur were of shorter duration. At the same time the labor demand dropped 8.3 per cent. Employment forecasts indicate an upward trend in all tvnes of industry and retail trade. A new drier for photographic prints, designed for the small shop or home, has a combined electrically - driven, variable- speed drum heater unit. and a balanced Subscribe to The Journal From 5c to $1.00 Come in and see our beautiful assortment of Easter Candies in all price ranges. GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Bates Book Store 402 Main St. Phone 6130 Ad Club Distributes Journal In Iowa Todav's edition of the Jour nal will be distributed free to residents of Pacific Junction. Ia.. by the Plattsmouth Business Men's Ad club. The free distribution is anoth er part of the Ad Club's free bridge program, which provides free transportation of residents of Fremont and Mills counties, la., across the Missouri river bridge to Plattsmouth each Saturday. Gerald Kime Enlists In U. S. Air Force Gerald Kime, 23-year-old hus band of Mrs. Betty Kime of Ne hawka, enlisted in the United States Air Force March 10, MSgt. Vogt, recruitine sergeant at Nebraska City disclosed this week. Kime Was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for training. His enlistment is for four years. Royal Arch Masons' Chapter Examined ; The Royal Arch Masons held their regular meeting Monday, March 12. Most Excellent Com panion George H. Murphy of Lincoln. Grand Scribe of the Grand Chapter of Nebraska was a visitor. He was here for the proficiency examination of the chapter. Ice On Lines Cuts Nebraska .City Power! Ice forming on transmission line wires four miles south of Plattsmouth caused interrup tions in electrical power to Ne braska City. A sleet storm, coupled with a high wind, started the wires swinging. When they touched, the current supplied to Nebras ka City over Consumers' lines was interrupted. The longest interruption for any of the sections served by the Nebraska City system was 28 minutes. Nebraska City Youth Is Speech Contest Winner James Gilligan. Nebraska City junior, was named the winner of the district oratorical con test sponsored by the American Legion. The contest was held here Monday afternoon. For winning, Gilligan received a $25 savings bond and a medal. Thelma Wilson, Plattsmouth senior, was second. She was awarded a medal. For the contest competitors gave a 10 to 12 minute prepared speech and a 4-6 minute ex temporaneous speech on a sub ject selected by the judges. The subjects all pertained to the con stitution. The judges voted 2-1 in nam ing the Nebraska City youth the winner. Judges were Stephen Davis, ' Mrs. Robert Reade -and Rev. Harold V. Mitchell. Miss Wilson, the winner of the local contest, is an honor student at Plattsmouth high school with an average of near 90. She is taking a college pre paratory course. She is also ac tive in many school activities. i Flowers and Buds of Spring are here so tender and mild. Feldhousen's Bargains are here so great and pleasing Fire-safe ceramic tile floor and walls around the stove re duce kitchen fire hazards, ac cording to fire safety experts. o Summer Girl COFFEE LB 79c 2 For-$1.45 Adams ORANGE JUICE 3 Cans For 25c SURF Per Box 33c 2 For 65c Myer's Grocery Open Every Day & Night 333 Main Phone 6131 & Toilet Goods Special & Mid Night Cologne Mid Night Lotion Both For $1.00 Midnight Face Powder $1.00 g Midnight Skin Lotion SI. 00 $ S2.00 fussv ! Cleansing Cream $2.00 Cheramey g Skin Balm j 40c Noxema Skin Cream 29c 5 50c Helene Curtis Sauve 69c Helene Curtis Shampoo Both For . 89c Lux or Lifebuoy Soap Bath Size 3 for 29c $1.00 $1.00 Vitamins Dwarf ies 10 Vitamins with B-12, 100 for $3.00 Wheatacol Caps, with liver iron and B-12 50 for $2.95 Dietrim Capsules for your re ducing diet, 150 for $2.49 Homieebrin for Children 4 OZ $1.25 Oleum Percomorphum for babies 10 cc 84c Wheatamin, Tablets of vita mins & minerals 100 $1.25 g DRUG BARGAINS Rubbing Alcohol pint 29c 65c Alka Seltzer . . . 54c 100 Bayer Aspirin . 59c $1.25 Absorbine Jr. 89c Mineral Oil heavy qt. 79c 75c Phillips Milk Magnesia . . 59c $1.25 Hadacol . . . $1.19 100 Dolcin Tablets $2.00 POULTRY AIDS Ren-O-Sal Tablets 500 for $4.20 Sulmet Liquid pint $3.00 Sulquin Liquid pint $1.20 Par-O-San Disinfectant quart $2.00 Epsom Salts 5 lb. . . 35c Easter Candy & Cards Our Assortment is Most Wonderful 2 for lc to $1.25 1