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YHE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Monday, March 3, 1952 Plattsmouth Set For Ashland In Tournament The East Seven Nebraska Conference basketball cham pioas will seek district tourna ment honors at Auburn this week when Coach Merle Stew art's Platstmouth high school cagers meet Ashland in the tournament, which will be held opening round. At stake is a trip to the state at the coliseum of the Univer sity of Nebraska. The Auburn lournament will get underway Wednesday, March 5. The finals are slated for Fri day, March 7. The Plattsmouth Ashland game is set for 7:15. Plattsmouth and Ashland, first ! Dura-Glo 1.98 quart Never yellows! Bright white durable high gloss enamel. 100 oil base. It's washable) , i jAjJiJN I I r 100 Oil Bo Paint! ' ' P-7mi J? quart Dpion if One coat covers most surfaces! M Siw leaves no unpleasant odors. Use jiS 30"5'7f with brush, roller or a sprayer. 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A similar contest is predicted for the Blue Devils in the district tournament. Coach Whitey Sieckmann's Ashland Blue Jays are sporting a good season rec ord and boast enough height to ',35. Dsck Enamel j 551 no ! quart -r.w -oort m Resists weather, ab rasion, oil, water and soap. Won't chip, peel, crack. 6 colors. AT GcMTtftCeA. A ' -yum - - i TUESDAY AFTERNOON - WED. ONLY! FRESHLY GROUND FROM SELECTED CUTS, ALL FOR .make the Blue Devils go all I out. Plattsmouth will again rely on the sharp eye of Stanley Cole, who through 17 games has rolled up 321 points, an all-time record for Plattsmouth high school basketball players. He'll have assistance from Co-Captain Bob Wondra and Howard Eaton in the front line, with Co-Captain Cliff Kennell and Tom Conis maneuvering in the back court. Plattsmouth bowd in the tournament finals to Pawnee City a year ago-, after winning its first two games. If the Blue Devils get past Ashland Wednes nesday, they will meet the win ner of the Crete-Omaha St. Jo seph game. Tecumseh will test Auburn In the opening round Wednesday night with the winner going against Pawnee City in the semi finals. Pawnee drew a bye. Tecumseh and Crete were seeded in the tournament. Alvo Notches Tournament Crown Friday Coach Oliver Mayfield's Alvo Orioles proved that being in the favorite's role isn't always as bad as it sometimes may seem. The Orioles, one of the top seeded teams in the district Class D basketball tournament, earned a shot at the regional title Friday night by upending Murdock 43-42. It was th second time in re cent weeks that Murdock has landed in the number 2 spot in cage tournaments. By winning, Alvo earned a re gional berth with a chance to play in the state tournament at Lincoln next week. Alvo will meet Utica in the first round playoff at Wahoo Thursday. Millard and Bellwood also meet. A close contest all the way, the game was not decided until the final minute of play. Alvo gained the tournament finals with a 51-24 win over Un ion, and by stopping Eagle 43 35. Murdock breezed past Greenwood 54-34 in its first game and bumped Elmwood 46- MOTHER AT 14 New York. Mrs. Antoinette Goodman, who was married last year at the age of 13. recently gave birth to a 7-pound 13 ounce boy. Her husband, Virgil. 17. is a factory worker. FURNACES Installed Br Martinson Sheet Metal 620 1st Ave. Phone 257 Days on a Bun u I Pin Standings Scrambled; Leaders Bumped Again Plattsmouth Paint Store moved into undisputed third place in the Plattsmouth Bowl ing League last week by trounc ing first place Wosters Shoe Store in three straight games. The Painters, by winning, moved within three games of the leaders and only two games out of second place. After win ning the first game by seven pins, the Painters captured the last two with margins of more than 50 pins. The leaders now have a 34-23 record, while the Painters have a record of 31-26. Second place Jack & Elmer gained ground by virtue of the Shoe Fitters loss, and moved to within one game of first place. The Bartenders took two of three games from Harry's Bar and now boast a record of 33-24. Richard Cotner with a 484 se ries including games of 188 and 171 paced the winners. Tschir ren and Carl Hula gunned Har ry's Bar. Hula went over the 200 mark for the second straight week with a 203 game. He had a 473 series. In fourth place, five games back of the leaders, is the Platts mouth Journal, which swept its three game series with the Bowling Alley. Joe Case led the Printers while Clayton Pierce gunned the losers. The win moved the Printers into fourth place ahead of the Pin setters. In other games last week, Joes New Way broke away from the V. F. W. early and took two of their three games. Bob McClan ahan with a 540 series, includ ing a 200 game placed the win- Basketball Scores Class D First Round Eagle 70 Otoe 57 Unadilla 46 Walton 45 Elmwood 60 Nehawka 40 Second Round Eagle 68 Unadilla 43 Alvo 51 Union 24 Murdock 54 Greenwood 34 Elmwood 68 Avoca 39 Class D Semifinals Alo 48 Eagle 35 Murdock 46 Elmwood 35 Class D Finals Alvo 43 Murdock 42 Class C First Round Syracuse 45 Louisville 35 Peru Prep 64 Milford 54 Adams 73 . . .Weeping Water 43 Waverly 58 Paplllion 38 Awards Given To Cubs At Blue & Gold Banquet NEHAWKA (Special) The Boy Scouts were guests of the Cub Scouts Blue and Gold ban quet at the Methodist church at 6:30 Monday evening. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stone, Rev. and Mrs. Fred Gardner and family. Weep ing Water; Orville Nielsen, Plattsmouth. Sixty-five were present including the parents of the Cubs and Scouts. The guest table was centered with large cake decorated in blue and gold. Two tables had small cakes decorated in gold. The favors, small candy carts pulled by animal crackers hold ing the blue and gold flag with pack number 361, were made by the Cubs. The following awrards were presented: Roger Balfour, Wolf; Roger Dodson and Neil Bailer, Bear badge; John Stanley, 2nd Service Star; Marlin Kime, Jim my and Billy Johnson, Bobcat awards. Neil Pierce presented flags, with troop number 361 and Den I and Den II and also an Amer ican flag, to the Scouts from the American Legion. The Cubs are sponsored by the American Legion. Edwin Stan ley is Scoutmaster and his com mittee is Jack Lindsey, Harold Dodson, G. W. Weik, and Neil Pierce. The Scouts are spon sored by the Community club. Richard Stone is Scoutmaster and his committee is Walter Wunderlich, Glen Rutledge, Fred Hansen, Elmer Stoll, Marion Ho back and Gerald Ackley. The Den mothers are Mrs. Harvey Bailer, Mrs. Neil Pierce, Mrs. Jack Lindsey and Mrs. Har old Dodson. The mothers of the Cub Scouts are to be commended for the fine banquet and the manner in which it was served. Holstein Group Plans Field Day A field day program and In spection of new equipment will be featured at the annual meet ing of the Southeast Nebraska Holstein Association scheduled to be held at the Merle Severe farm at Palmyra March 5. The program will get under way at 10 o'clock, with election of officers highlighting the bus iness session. Class C Entries Bow Out Early Louisville and Weeping Water were knocked out of Class C state tournament chances in the opening round of the district tournament held at Syracuse last week. Coach Darrell Brandenburg's Louisville Lions bowed 45-35 to Syracuse, while Weeping Water lost 73-43 to Adams. ners. Al Fairfield had a 479 series and a 197 game. Carl Sell was the big gun in the Veterans attack with a 465 series includ in games of 191 and 172. In the battle for last place, Eagles climbed from undisput ed possession into a tie with Myers Grocery by taking two of their three game series. Cliff Steinbach with a 415 series and 190 game headed the Eagle at tack. B. Babbitt was tops for the Grocers with a 399 series. Both teams have won 24 and lost 33. Jack & Elmer ....719 712 741 Harry's Bar 679 636 756 Individual high series R. Cotner, 484. Individual high game C. Hula, 203. Paint Store 672 682 625 Wosters 665 636 553 High individual series D. Sell. 464. High individual game D. Sell, 171. Joes New Way ..739 719 685 V. F. W 702 670 726 High individual series R. McClanahan, 540. High individual game R. McClanahan, 200. Eagles 510 -694 648 Myers Grocery 591 547 629 High individual series C. Steinbach, 415. High individual game C. Steinbach, 190. Journal 643 580 620 Bowling Alley 558 524 561 High individual series J. Case, 400. High individual game G. Cave, 154. Louisville Lake To Be Stocked With Trout Thousands of trout will be stocked in many waters of the state during late February and early March according to Glen Foster, supervisor of fisheries for the Nebraska Game Commission. Foster said rainbow and brown trout all yearlings will be re leased in waters which are open throughout the year. These will consist of trout streams in Scotts Bluff, Morrill and Kimball coun ties; McConaughy reservoir; Rock Creek lake; Enders reser voir and a few scattered streams. Three southeastern Nebraska waters Lake No. 2 at Louisville and Lakes Nos. 4 and 5 at Fre mont will also be stocked with rainbows and browns. The regu lations involving Fremont' lake No. 4 were changed this year, restricting fishing to the use of artificial lures only from Jan. 1 to June 30. In recent years, only artificial lures could be used throughout the year. . All of the above mentioned waters in the year-around open area will be stocked with trout from Nebraska's No. 1 trout fac tory. Rock Creek. Yearling trout will be received from the Crawford federal fish hatchery and released in trout streams along the northern part of the state. All of the waters to be stocked with these trout are in the counties in which trout fishing is closed until April 1. In addition to the regular stocking, the Nebraska Game Commission will release on an experimental basis several thousand lake trout in McCon aughy reservoir. The lake trout will average five inches in length. Eaton Witnesses Air Force Tourney Howard Eaton, center of the Plattsmouth high school basket ball team Thursday enjoyed a real thrill in attending the army air force basketball tournament at Offutt Field. One of the teams competing in the tourna ment was that of the Far East army stationed in Japan. SSgt. Donald Eaton, brother of Howard, has been a member of the team but by reason of illness was unable to make the trip. The Far East team was winner of the game against Sampson air base by the score of 84 to 80. Sgt. Eaton is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Eaton of Murray. BRINGING IT HOME CALEXICO, Calif. Former Mayor F. L. Young sprang from his desk when two automobiles landed on the sidewalk at his insurance office front door with a resounding crash. They had been hit by a truck. Investiga tion showed all three vehicles were protected by insurance written by Young. HOME DENTISTRY O. K. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Mrs. R. G. Draughon treated herself when a filling in a tooth came out. Her dentist waS out of town, so she used a toothpick to apply glue to the cavity. The dentist told her later he never had seen a filling stick so tight ly. A Classified Ad In The Joum n l costs as uiue as 35c. CECIL KARR ACCOUNTING Income Tax Service Bookkeeping Systems Installed Fb. 6287 Donat Building Rifle Club Is Organized By V.F.W. Thursday Equipment for the Boys' Rifle Club organizfd here Thursday night under the sponsorship of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be set up at the Organized Reserve Corps armory Saturday, according to John Baburek, chairman of the V. F. W. com mittee in charge of the Rifle Club. Although only a few boys showed up at the organizational meeting Thursday night at the V. F. W. Club, results were sat isfactory enough to warrant further development of the or ganization. At the Thursday night meet ing, Barney Eiting was elected president; Douglas Reno was named secretary, and Donald Hutchinson was elected vice president. The terrporary offi cers have planned a campaign to interest more boys in the rifle club and will carry out cur rent plans to set up competitive squads. Once the equipment is set up at the armory, interest in the Boys' Rifle Club will grow rap idly, sponsors predict. An ex tensive training course in the use and safety of firearms is planned. Club membership has been set at $1 annual dues. Junior Rifle Club Is Organized Here Rees Preston of Nebraska City has been appointed instructor for the newly chartered Bow Sportsmens Club. No. 628, Junior Rifle Club of Plattsmouth. it was announced today by the Na tional Rifle Association. Membership in the new club, which will devote itself to the various phases of target shoot ing, is open to youngsters under 18 years of age. Under the in struction ofr Mr. Preston, the youngsters will learn the funda mentals of rifle shooting and safe handling of firearms. Officers of the rifle club are Edward Egenberger, president; William Gansemer, vice presi dent; William Highfield, execu tive officer; Larry Long, secre tary, and Stuart Nielsen, treas urer. 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