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THE PLATTSiHOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOlir.NAl. PAGE SIX Thursday, January 31, 1952 Sanitary Sewer Bids To Be Let February 25th ((' intinuff! from Patre Onp ' . . . ,1 . . ,,.v,;.i til L I if COUI U.UUM" IH'iu wmwi j-ssossnu-ntj schedules were drawn. Di.-Lrift 102. Gianite street lf-au:-( d the assessment against the Chieae.o Burlington and Ouincv railroad from $fM4G7 to $:'jij.iJ on the railrwad property ;ou;li of the street improve ment. The reduction was auth orized si nee much of the prop erty is inatves.sable and since the viaduct make:) part of the p;-"nerlv urrtsab'o. Dropped an uss-vsmrnt again :. on:1 lot belontiin' to Rov Rice .'-.nee th" prowrtv has no known aiuc. Th-1 reduction cut $211.03 ticm Rice's assessment and left hi'n sn".CG to pay. The Couneil also dropped a ?G7 83 assessment against the proper; v of Louise Petereit since it derived no benefit from the Improvements. Followm;; th" adjustments, the council adooted a resolu tion accep'ing the assessments. During the Monday night session, when hearing on assess ments W're heard, renresonta Tives of the Burlington railroad. Pov Hie". Thelma Rover, and Clark E. Finney, objected to original assessments. Knights Templar Has Pancake Feed Temnle decrees were confer red upon Al Lind.-r and Richard HoPenbeck of N-hawki a' an initiation ceremony of JU Zin Oinn.indery. No. 5. Knights T .--, or Tv"sdriv right. Conferring of d'-crees was n'r- a nan';H: and sair-aie -M 1 -1 -1 r the lodge hall at V30. Members of the commit tee wre Dr. R. F. Frendel. Elmer Tritsch Ravipond Lancaster, R. A. Moell and P. R. Furse. Dan Sanders, past commander of Lincoln was present as visi tation night for grand officers was observed. Guesi: Conductor Will Please Concert Audience "Who is the guest conductor? Is he th real McCoy, or a fraud?" Those are a couple of (inestions local nm Ac lovers will be asking when they attend the annual Piattsmouth high school MicfcWinter concert Wednesday night at the high school audi torium. By the way, Music Director Ward Psc herer informs the press that the truest conductor's name is "Ilelosta Downbeat.'" but he is more commonly known by a name nith initials "W. F." Bat for an evening of fun, re laxation, and enjoyment, the high school music department invites the general public to find out for themselves at the concert Wednesday, February 6. The program will start at tight, o'c'ock. Included on the program will j be serious music, hilarious mu- I sic, marcnes, overtures ana oper atic selections. Tickets are still on sale by any senior band member. If you have not been contacted, call the schoolhoute and make ar raurtements for your tickets, Ward Pscherer suggests. The reserve board is at Schreiner Drag. - -'iOi ij x 4 A t& f&r mi. READING THE NEWSPAPERS . . . The outside wortd Is fast be coming less mysterious to youngsters of Africa. Here they seem to be praying as one youngster reads to others from a front page of a newspaper. Probably it's because of the state of the world. Pool Re-elected Treasurer Crop Improvement Group Howard Pool of E'mwood was named treasurer of the Ne braska Crop Improvemnet Asso ciation at the group's annual meeting at the University of Nebraska Agricultural College. Other officers named were Ralph Raikes of Ashland, pres iden' ; W. A. Stcavenson of Fontanelie. vice president; Clare R. Porter of Lincoln, sec-retary-manaaer; and Jack King of Lincoln, assistant secretary mr.aeer. ' Pool also served as treasurer of the group during the past year. ,4a ?-i VMS TV. IJ? i 4:. . . -i i riff" it V "imnii rntii'Mi TirmtiMrf .ssv"""" J ' 5 "a."" V SHE'S A QUEEN Publicity photographers are running out of subjects for the various "queens." A picture snapper has just named Betty Tunnel "Queen of Anything." Journal Want Ads Pay! THOUSANDS IN 4 M2.50 P'nnninc r atd a Tin u l lll-t.l ind C4lv; KklP Of . cutr n v I (J Applies rubber rin hch cium fini ia auopr.jp and (all cIT. CHREINER DRUG Lincoln Doctor Seeks Governor Post Dr. Arthur B. Walker of Lin coln has filed as a cndid-ite for governor of Nebraska. Walkor f'led as a Republican. The candidate is a graduate of Peru high school. Nebraska Wesleyan University and Creieh ton medical college. He has 1 practiced medicine for 4G years. " J- - jr. 1 ".n,.-'j"'r'..i rV v) i3 1 vr - vf "S. 1 t-l fl c.l 51 Ui ? rswst . I in r ij &3S...' . 1 School Buildings Needed To Keep Accreditation (Continued from Page 1) the child's study habits. In pointing to the Piatts mouth school plant as insuffi cient. Miller brought to the at tention of the board the need for additional school facilities. As a result. Begley said, the board began immediately to consider plans for enlarging school facilities to give every student an equal opportunity to receive an accredited educa tion. When building plans were started, it became immediately necessary to plan additional elementary facilities, while specialized high school divisions have been in need of proper training facilities for a long time. An estimated 80 parents and teachers heard Mr. Begley's ad dress, which followed the reg ular meeting of the Parent Teachers Association. Four Injured In Greenwood Accident Four persons were injured Monday niRht in an accident involving three cars and a truck near Greenwood. The State Safety Patrol reported that an eastbound truck driven by James C. Vernon of Oberlin, Kansas, collided with a car dri ven by Michael A. Iorio of Omaha. Iorio's car then collided with an eastbound car driven by Fred L. Schmitt of Van Nuys. California and was thrown into the path of an auto driven by L. A. Flansburg of Lincoln. Iorio. Schmitt. and his wife, and mother were taken to St. Elizabeth hospital at Lincoln for treatment. John Deere Day Scheduled Here February 6th John Deere Day will be sporf sored here Wednesday. Febru ary 6, 1952, by Stander Imple ment, local John Deere dealer. The annual promotion will be held at Cass theater at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon. Included will be the full-length feature movie. 'Galahad Jones," .star ring Marjorie Lord, Richard Crane, Elizabeth Patterson and Jonathan Hale. Several short educational films on new farm equipment will be shown as will a farm od dities picture. Prizes will be awarded during the program at the theater. Following the show, lunch will be served at Stander Implement Company headquarters on Third street, where participants will have an oportunity to view John Deere equipment and to consult with Stander Implement offi cials about their needs. The implement company ex tends a blanket invitation to farmers and their families to share the pleasure and know- viewing the several motion pic- in ine Iau- tures. Fauquet Attends Watershed Meeting Paul Fauquet of Piattsmouth, represented th" Oass-Weeping Water Creek Water. shed.s Asso ciation at a m'-et.iri in Ornaha with soil conservation district officers from Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. 'Fauquet is wcretary of the local watershed group. The meeting v;a.i called to discuss the place of soil conservation district in the watershed pro gram Among the .subjects discussed was the possibility of fusing the soil conservation districts and watershed associations on the national or state level to speed up programs of the organization. F.H.A. Conducts Sale For March Of Dimes As the March of Dimes drives closed today the Piattsmouth chapter of Future Homemakers of America sponsored a special candy sale at the high school. Cand" bars were sold at noon and after school. Each nickle collected from the sale of a candv bar was turned over to Phyllis Young, chairman of the March of Dimes for Cass county. Evelyn Henry, president of the local F.H.A. chapter said. "We wish to thank all who helped make this project a suc cess as we feel it is for a worthy cause. Charles Aylor Seeks NROTC Scholarship Charles Avlor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy AyW of Piattsmouth, has passed the mental exami- j pany, In nation for a 5.000 Navv R. O ; Clifford W T. C. scholarship. He i to take a physical eany in February. If he passes the physical he will be eligible for the scholar ship and will probably enter school under the navy program Bank To Sponsor Meet To Discuss Cass Farm Income Arrangements have been com pleted for an all day meeting to be held at the him wood Com munity building, Thursday, Feb ruary 14th, lor the purpo.se of rii.seus.Mn v. ays and means for increasing the farm income of Ca.ss county, a' eordir. to an an- l nouneejnent jnaoe by Guy Clem ents, pn sicent (A the American i Exchange Ij,nk ot Eiir.wood. . The meeting will be sponsored ' by the bank and the Olson Quarries in cooperation with the i Cas.s County Soil Conservation ' District and the Extension De : partment of the College of Ag- nculture. i Speakers on the program will ; be Howard Peterson, president. i Lmcxm Service & Supply Com cf Grand Island; Campbell, loan rep resentative for the Equitable Life Assurance Society; Laird G. Wolfe, nursery manager, Soil Conservation Service Nursery at Waterloo; Fred O Hair, execu tive director of the Nebraska . rr.cr.tr. in ngriculttire which are ! aitracMn? wide-spread atten tion. In announcing the meeting. Mr. C!'rr.r.ts said. ,-It is the opinion of our bank that Cass : county farm income can be in , creased to meet the increasing : expenses encountered by most ; farmers, and at the same time assure a continued high rate of i business activity in our comma ' nity. Since we are largely de pendent on agriculture, we be lieve the question Ls of interest to businessmen as well as farm ers. Our increased population and livestock numbers call for more production of food and feed," he said, "and we believe this can be accomplished without fur ther depleting our soils, if we take advantage of the modern techniques which are constantly being developed by our .scien tists, manufacturers and prac ticing farmers. For this reason we are joining with the local Soil Conservation District and the Extension Department to provide a forum for discussion of today's farming problems. We think that the subject should be fully discussed and the best methods for continued high pro- Two Attend Red Cross First Aid Instructor's Class Cass County Red Cross first aid chairman Lucille Meisinger. and Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Dunlap have been attending nightly classes in a new Red Cross first aid class at Nebraska City this week. Both have completed the standard and advanced first aid courses of the American Red Cross. The class is conducted to develop first aid instructors. George Gates, member of the national Red Crass staff as a first aid, water safety and acci dent prevention field represent ative, teaches the class. A Classified Ad in The Jour nal costs as little as 35c. duction brought to the atten- Conservation Foundation. Oma- i tion of the public," he said, ha. ! The meeting will be open to "Farming for Profit' is to be the public and further details 1 the theme of the event, with will be published as soon as emphasis on modern develop- ' completed. A Classified Ad in The Jour nal costs as little as 35c. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Freeburg and son. Clair, of Grove City. Minnesota, and Elmer Freeburg cf North Platte, were supper and over night guests at the home of their brother and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Free burg Monday. A Classified Ad in The Jour nal costs as little as 35c. SOMETHING HAS BEEN ADDED .... Beginning February 10th 1. .Brand new Sunday School class for "Young Adults" (married and unmarried above the high school level) will be formed yith the pastor as regular teacher. Your OWN class, young homemakers; vou'll LIKE it! 2. Free TRANSPORTATION to and from Sunday School is being offered weekly to any one of any age who is not attending a Sunday School at the present time. Call 5273 for reservation. Remember -IT'S FREE! First Christian Church George L. Smith, Pastor The STYLE WILL BE rot 52 SEE OUR NEW ENTERTAINMENT WITH HOLLYWOOD CAST f&0 ."WHAT'S NEW m JOHN DEERE FARM EQUIPMENT" and other new, interesting and educational pictures Sfiiiidsr EmpSesiieiit Co. a Phone 4178 Council Names Official Papers For Bond Ballots Piattsmouth citv council Mon day night designated the Piatts mouth Journal and Louisville Courier as the two official news papers to carry the official bal lots for the special school bond election to be held February 19 City Attorney Harold Lebens explained that law requires pub lication of ballots in two official papers of general circulation within the school district. In other action during the short regular meeting, the coun cil accepted the application for a class C liquor license of Ralph Timm. Timm seeks a license to operate at the location now oc cupied by Harry's Bar. Hearing was set for February 6. counciimen also heard the nrst report from Police Magis trate J. H. Graves. Graves was appointed to fill the vacancy early in January. His report &nowea lines and costs amount ing to $542 for a three week pe riod. Judge Graves was present ior tne council session. Only other item to come be fore the regular session was the finance committee's report, wnicn tne council approved. The session which started shortlv after 7 p. m. was adiourned so the council could meet as a board of equalization on street improvement assessments .at 8 o'clock. 145 S. 3rd Fl CASS THEATER &RUARY 6 -1:30 P.M. Lunch After Show The NEW HENRY J Vagabond Most Practical, Lowest-Priced Full-Sized Car! The NEW KAISER Virginian European Smartness With Tested and Proven American Engineering! DURIED WITH TRIMMINGS FREDONIA, Kan. Little Sam my Lee, an 11-year-old Pekin gese dog, was like one of the family in the Dr. E. C. Duncan home. When he died he was accorded a fitting burial. At a cost of $300, the dog was taken in a hearse to Independence and buried in a special casket in a pet cemetery. A tombstone marks the grave. WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN OUR SHOWROOM t PITY FOR THE POOR PLATYPUS MELBOURNE, Australia A sudden worm shortage has hit here, but no one minds much ex cept Barligan, the zoo's lone platypus. Barligan eats nearly a quarter of his own weight In worms every day. The zoo ls offering a shilling a pound for FREE DONUTS and COFFEE SATURDAY (7 B (Si Ml 318 First Avenue KAISER - FRAZER SERVICE Phone 244 Piattsmouth wrigglers.