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! . L 0 S(C (HI CLEANERS Blessed be this great day and the year to come. May the Lord watch over your loved ones. On this joyous day, we pause to meditate and pray in thanksgiving for His coming. Peace to the world. AND EMPLOYEES 429 Main Phone 290 Jt ii 1 I SI FOn f8 PENNIES KORRISTOWN, Pa. To help the Treasury Department cope i IvIrs- Jane Clars is 99, she suc- v.-ith a copper shortage by lur- "iynf.rwent ,a serious , , . ; surgical operation and is recup-i-e penny cohesions back into eratinS at a local hospital. Doc circulation, the Peoples Nation- tors say it is most unusual for i. rar.K recently nanaea uui a rilver dollar for each 63 pen- r.ies. Cne man turned in 4,625 ; er.nies. claiming he didn't rea :ze he bad so many until the Lank made i's offer. VVM. 5. WETENKAMP Real Estate and Insurance :tive ISouth hitti St. Hes. Phone 5VJ6 trV " If 6ftTin6S " To you whose confidence we treasure, we sincerely 'wish a Christmos of greet joy t . 1 hi U ISM 433 Main V -I ' . i-, ts -- - -.if. -Tl'I-'-i-v-'a hr-r.:::Z' rj-"41! Mcy there come to vou ct this Holiday-Time cn cbundance of the Health, end enduring Friendships. MAT'S G2 Main Street t S V -.i J y A S9-YEAR-OLD rATIENT ASHEVILLE, N. C. Although a patient of her are to undergo surgery so successfully. Mrs. Clark lives on a small farm near Barnardsville, N. C. CAVE GUIDE AT 8 SAN MARCOS. Tex. Although Herbert Holland Rowland is only ; t iSht years old, he is a guide in j the Wonder Cave, which goes ! 150 feet underground. His fa :ther, H. H. Rowland, maintains ; the cave. Youths racing cars in reverse Jdd to highway dangers. $3 i 1 -rs. HDW1. Phone 5119 T 1 U IS ( :Xy '9-';. l ' precious things of life; Happiness TAYEf! Phone 5251 r J( A A A ; 47 A tf- i -- s, . J w v5" - 'S- 4fw t w1? J s 'Jl-f HIE STABLE AT BETHLEHEM . . . The Babe in the manner, surrounded by the gentle animals, is a vision we can see more clearly with our hearts than with oar eyes. And seeing it, we may truly say, "Glory to God in the highest." dej e SSali'xr.i Jcco:izmcn cli ssl title Urc In choosing a Christmas tree, mary look for trees that will not shed needles quickly indoors. High ly recommended are balsam and Douglas f.rs, which usually will hold their needles as long as two or three weeks in a warm house. Br.lsam is fragrant beyond all other Christmas trees, has long lower branches and thick spire-like top. Its needles do not stab the hand. Like the needles of all firs, they are usual.y flattened, not squarish. For longer 11'?. place the tree outdoors in a bucket of water for 24 hours before putting it up. or place in a waterproof container of wet sand and keep the sand moist. -V: . 4 I UOFE, I HOPE . . . There is an expression commonly used during the days jur.t before Christmas and this is it, on the face of the lad with the football. If things work out the way they usually do, he'll get his wish. 3. .-VIST f--U 6 . V k - T.it A" .T'.-illii --V-- 1 Pine Trees Live Lonsf Life In Nebraska Area Extension Forester Earl G. Maxwell of the University of Nebraska says he is further con vinced that pines will live a long time in Nebraska after exam ing some old plantings on a recent trip through the state. Oldest, he reported, was an 1878 planting of Scotch and Austrian nine on the Duiter Brothers farm in Colfax county. The farm is now operated by Joe Vcndruska. Several cf the trees were estimated at 23 to 24 inches in diameter. The largest was 33 inch?r,. " Mr. Maxwell and Dr. R. J. Pool, former head of the Uni versity's botany department. looKHct at a tig planting on the Jason Arter farm in western Hclt county, near Newport. They reported the 1885 planting in fine condition with many of the trees large enough for saw tim ber. Thev also visited the Bruner ranch in southv." stern Kolt county, where they saw an 18&2 planting which was inspired by the late Charles E. Bessey and Lawrence Bruner cf t he Univer sity of Nebraska. The success : of the planting. Mr. Maxwell re ported, had much to do with the establishment of the Ne braska National Forest in Thom as and Cherry counties. At the E. G. Billstein ranch near the same area the two NU men saw a planting coverins 150 acres. Mrs. BilLst'in said 132 000 trees were planted in 1921-23. When asked why Mr. Billstein plained so many trees, Mrs. Billstein said: "If you could see how bare and windswept the land was in 1920 when we came h:re you could understand bet ter why we wanted lots of trees. NEW YORK The United Etat?s Mariiime Commission sold 133 merchant ships during the first three months of the yesr, btingin? to 1.G10 the num ber sold since June, 1950. FURNACES Installed By Martinson Sheet Metal 620 1st Ave. Phone 257 !Wy:wj!!wii ' cmpam ?v'i:Hetos Outlived Sinister Meaning Mistletoe, once used as a weapon of death, is now almost a universal symbol of love and peace. According to Norse mythology, there was a god named Balder, who personified the sun. Loki, an other god, plotted to destroy Balder. Balder's mother, when she first learned of Loki's intentions to kill her son. obtained a promise from all living things that they would not harm Balder. All agreed, but the mistletoe, sc it was with a mistle toe arrow that Loki induced Bald er's blind brother. Hoder, to kill the sun god. Higher powers intervened, how ever, and Balder was restored to life. The mistletoe was placed under Fngga's care, and the mother of Balda saw that it was never again used to do harm. The custom of giving a kiss of love or peace beneath the mistletoe is en assurance that it will never again be used as an instrument of evil. Origin of Gift-Giving Told in Many Versions There are many interesting ver sions as to how the custom of gift giving at Christmas time started. Some believe that it all came from ancient England, where it was once custom to hang kissing rings in the great hails. These rings were decorated with mistletoe and were the key for a pleasant holiday pas time. It is said that the young knights and ladies would come to the kissing rings with Christmas roses for their secret sweetheart. This started it all. Now gift giving is traditional. Business is told West has ' edge" over Soviet in war out put. Walter H. Harold R. Smith & Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Oonat BIdg. Plattsmouth Ml HOTEL PLflTTSMOUUTH HOTEL BAR !VLN WRESTLES DEER BIRMINGHAM, Ala. E. E. Gillian, 51 -year-old zoe care taker, entered the deer pen at feeding time. He had to wrestle with an eight-point deer, which charged him, lor iiiteen minutes before police killed the animal. The 195-pound buck gored Gil lian In the thigh and hand be fore Gillian could catch the deer's antlers. He finally bull dogged the animal's nose to the ground, meantime yelling tor help. A passerby summoned po lice. In Old England coal was be lieved to fill the air with poison ous gases, says the World Book Encyclopedia. In 13&S, the Eng lish monarch issued a proclama tion declaring anyone who burned coal would be put to death. 1 1 y cihiiimstmas iNl I Maybe Jt's a Kit . . . this idea of wishing folks o Merry Christmas but we have been doing so for many years and each season we welcome the opportunity more and more. Ours is a sincere greeting with the true signifi cance of the Christmas Season the real thought back of our message to you. 111 e I 8 l V . V V t . . H HE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, December 24. 1951 ' Section B PAGE THREE Nebraska has approximately 26 per cent of Its population living in its two largest cities; 16 per cent In citie ranging from 4.500 to 25.000 In size; 25 per cent in towns and villages; and 33 per cent on farms. Life insurance claims due in 1951 are put at $1,400,000,000. Journal Want Ada Pay! J. Howard Davis LAWYER Soennichsen Building Phone 264 Plattsmouth SUA V t , V A. A M 4 -ia 1 ' -- Massive preparation and clanlng plants costing millions of dollars prepare coal for market. When You Think of SKOES Think of Hosier's X-RAY FITTING -V 9 4n