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THE PLA7ISM0UTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL j PAGE TWO Thursday, May 1 1952 Just Dial Winners Gf Poppy Poster Campaign Are, Announced Wir-.vrs of the poppy poster c: ntest sponsored here by the ; Air.i.i'iron Lcsicn Auxiliary w?re nar.i?;I today. lcllowing a meet ing of judges here Tuesday nmht. Three winners in two ; riivisons were named by the Auxiliary. i First prize wirivr in Class I,: fourth, fifth and nxth grades. ; was awarded to Dean- Davis.' Larry Cunciall captured the sec- j ond place prize and Helen ; Campbell placed third. In Class II. sixth, seventh and eighth grades, Rosalyn Koubek's entry was judged best. Close competition was submitted how ever by Sandra Young, second, and Carolyn Larsen. who placed third. First place winners in the two classes each received S3, while second and third place winners received S2 and $1 each. The pesters were submitted for Pop py Day which will be sponsored here by the American Legion Auxiliary, Saturday, May 3. Judging the contest were Eu gene Krings, commander of Hugh J. Kearns Post of the American Legion; Mrs. Eugene Krings. Carl Hula, Mrs. Guy Griffin and Mrs. Don Warga. The winning entries were se First Christian Church INVITES YOU TO SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY In the morning you will hear a sermon from Amos 4:12 entitled "PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD" i-1 i :i The subject of the evening message will be "NEW TESTAMENT ANEMIA" YOU'LL FEEL AT HOME AX THE PLATTSMOUTH EVANGELISTIC CENTER The Singing Church" Goo. L. Smith, Pastor 1 t7 nnQ iruy Plattsmoulh, Nebr. T fcOTtrai nrrf ifa Bit tt mriii litom n iinf ft KEEP YOUR BABY IN PLAYTEX PANTS PLAYTEX 241 lected from 30 posters submitted to the judges in the contest. Winning posters are on display at the Gas Company office. Oth er posters, entered in the con test, are on display in show win dows of other busines houses on Main street. Mrs. Jackson Is Hospitalized Mrs. Clyde Jackson, who has been ill for the past four weeks at the family home, was taken Tuesday to St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha. Mrs. Jackson will be kept under observation to de termine the cause of her illness. Sister Seriously 111 Of Burns Ira Johnson and daughter re turned Sunday from Colby. Kan., where he had been called by the critical illness of a sister, Josie Miller, who was hospitalized with severe burns. Mrs. John son remained at Colby. Bart Scanlon was in Newton. Iowa, on Wednesday where he was on business at the Maytag factory. I'ii I:!! ?.i Your Self Service Drug Store UP & CLEAN UP Expelio Moth Killer 89c Expello Sprayer Bomb $1.79 Plaxacot Floor Enamel . . qt. $1.84 Glass Wax 59c Dic-A-Doo 30c Johnson Hard Gloss 59c Johnson Paste Wax 69c Windex 20c & 49c Cenol Bug Blast $1.69 Scotts Lawn Seed $1.25 Scotts Lawn Fertilizer $1-35 BABY PANTS J I A I L til I Q WeiTGre Discussion Of Cass County Salon, No. 441, of the 8 & 40, held -. its regular marche in the lounge of the 40 & 8 club rooms Monday evening. The meeting was conducted ac cording to ritual by Chapeau Mary Nelson. Child Welfare Chairman Mar guerite Feidhousen displayed samples of May baskets sent to the three hospitals for T. B. children. The baskets were in pastel colors and each had a name card attached with a pansy or rose bud, candy and nuts set along to fill each bas ket. Mrs. Feidhousen read let ters from the National Jewish Navy Chaplain To Speak At County Fellowship Meeting Dr. Frank C. Black of Omaha will be the speaker at the May meeting of the Cass County Christian Fellowship Association at the Murray Christian church on Sunday evening, May 4th, at 8 o'clock. Dr. Black is pastor of the Cen tral Omaha United Presbyterian church, and has served as a Navy Chaplain both in the sec- I ond World War and the Korean ! WTar. Following one year of service on a transport between i the West Coast and Korea, he j was released last September to i t return to his church, from which he had a leave of absence. He has been recalled to service and assigned to a hospital ship, and is resigning from his church. He has the rank of Lieutenant Com mander. In his address in Murray, he will tell of some of his exper iences and observations during the year he spent on a trans port during the Korean con flict. Parents who have sons in the service will be interested in his address. Everybody is in vited to the service. District Church Convention To Be Held At Ashland A district convention of Ne braska churches will be held at Ashland Sunday afternoon. At convention will combine a youth rally with the adult convention. A delegation from Plattsmouth I plans to attend. . Activities will open at three j' o'clock and will be highlighted i by a dinner at six. Adults will be served at the First Christian j church while the youth dinner will be held at the Methodist ; church. Election of officers is ' also planned. Special music, group singing and reports are also planned. DRUGS Phone 4114 Playtex Dryper Pads $1.29 & $149 Dryper Panty or Pads Playtex Bib $1.49 . 69c Playtex. Oil . 49c Playtex Cr. 49c Playtex Snap On Pants . . . $1.19 Dennison Diaper Liners 98c Liquid Similac SMA Po. . 27C $1.08 SMA Liquid 34c I ,-, LQQQ S 8 & 40 T. B. hospital at Denver thank- ' wU1 nigniigm me annual jumor ing the salon for the tray fa- I senior prom to be held at the vors and candy bars and the ! hiSh scho1 gymnasium Satur birthday gifts sent to the chil-i day night, May 3. The annual dren; and from the Comstock I event follows just one week aft Children's hospital at Tuscon, er the banquet. . Arizona thanking the sairn fr,r Karen Kalasek is chairman of the tray favors and Easter eggs sent the children. It also ex plained how much happiness the small gifts bring the children. The group voted to hold a si lent auction at the May meeting with all members taking part. The next meeting will be held May 26. ! Miss Cappell In Upper 20 Percent Of Home Ec Class Miss Dorothy Cappell, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Cap pell of Plattsmouth, is one of 11 University of Nebraska home economics students honored for outstanding scholarship and po tential leadership ability. They have been named members of Omicron Nu. national home eco nomics society. Miss Cappell, a vocational edu cation major, was named to the society last fall with two other students. No more than 20 per cent of the women in the senior class in home economics may hold membership, and they may be majors in any of the fields of home economics. Club Authorizes Flag Purchases; Pins Are Received Cass County Fancy Feeders met at the home of Kenneth and Larry Choat Saturday eve ning, April 26. All members were present. Larry Young, Bruce Jameson and Myron Sahs combined to give a talk on "grubs." After the lesson was reviewed, the group voted that each member bring 54 cents to the next meet ing for purchasing an Ameri can flag and 4-H flag. Mem bers received their 4-H pins and inspected the projects of Ken neth and Larry Choat. Following adjournment. Mrs. Choat served delicious refresh ments. The next meeting will be held at the home of Myron Sahs on May 23. Roll call will be an swered ,by giving some good points to consider in selecting a club beef. Bill Jameson and Kenneth Choat will give the les son. Myron Sahs, reporter Killions Will Leave For South Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kellison. with their youngest son, Pfc. William T. Kellison, are leaving the last of the week for the south. They will visit friends at Jackson, Tenn., later going to Charleston, S. C, where they will visit at Camp Jackson with their oldest son, Sgt. Donald Kellison. Hilts Enjoy Visit With Ohio Kin Mrs. Ralph P. Hilt and daugh ter, Jacklyn of Omaha, have returned from a two week visit at Stevenville, Ohio, where they were guests of their son and brother, Ralph E. Hilt and fam ily, formerly of Plattsmouth. Mr. Hilt is district manager for an insurance company at Steven ville. The Hilts were accompanied by Margaret Schroeder and daughter, as far as Zanzville, Ohio, where they visited with her-son, Marion and family. He is manager of a bakery at Zanz ville. Mrs. Schroeder will re main in Ohio for a longer visit. Mrs. Hilt and daughter also spent a few days at the Louis Friedrich home at Park Ridge, 111. "Quick Breads" Is Lesson For Lewiston Social Circle Club April meeting of Lewiston So cial Circle club was held at the c0met,M,- .?arl 'olfe with ivii iviauic vv vjiic, .u-ihjolcoo. The lesson on "quick breads" was presented by the hostesses. In giving the lesson they dem onstrated by baking caraway seed bread. The bread was made into open sandwiches with dif ' ferent spreads and served to ; members with gelatine salad and ' coffee. Mrsr Esther Lewis, president, conducted the business meeting. Twelve members were present. The group voted to send $2 to the American Red Cross and $3.60 for extension club dues. A letter was also prepared and sent to Mrs. Minnie Comer who ; has returned to her home. The May meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Lulu Wolfe xm May 13 with Mrs. Jennie ; Klimm, co-hostess. May Fellowship Day Is Friday A reminder was issued today by Plattsmouth Council of Church Women of the import ant May Fellowship Day pro gram to be conducted at First Presbyterian church at two o'clock Friday afternoon. May 2. A panel discussion, musical prqsrnm and dessert luncheon arc planned. Journal Want Ads Pay! Junior-Senior , Prom Is Scheduled Saturday Night Crowning a king and queen the coronation committee. She will be assisted by Charlene Haney, Norma Campbell, Shir ley Harper, Carol . Krejci, Bar bara Snyder and Marilyn Dietl. During the Saturday night ac tivities, a royal couple will be named to succeed Jack Todd and Alvera Haase who will reign during the annual celebration. The prom will be formal and will open at eight o'clock. Ac tivities are scheduled to termi nate at 11 p. m. Outside guests are invited to attend the prom provided their names are reg istered and approved. Registra tion will be in room 208. A $1 admission charge for each guest will be assessed. Committees for the prom are the same as served at the junior-senior banquet last week. Better Health Club Has Achievement Day Recently Weeping Water Special Members of the Better Health Club under the leadership of Mrs. J. M. Ranney held their annual achievement day last week opening the event with the singing of "Always Glad To Meet You" and "How Do You Do Everybody". The pledge of 4-H was given by the members after which the club president introduced the members in their various departments of Achieve ment.. Sarah lorenson gave The Care Cf The Eyes, Linda Norris a discourse on The Drinking Cup. She also spoke on Exer cises: Head, shoulders, knees and toes. Jean Elaine Domingo spoke about Thinking High and Living Right and Roberta Knaup gave a talk on Hands: Prayerful, Powerful and Grace ful. A stunt playlet on Health was given with Maureen Morris and Mary Nichols taking the leads. The remaining members sang the Health Chart: her teeth, her stomach, her skin. her hair, her eyes, her spinal cord, her feet, and her mind. The visiting mothers were given clippings on Health: "Sharp commands only Arouse Resent ment." "Worry and Flurry." btutterms" "Scars" and "Cups inrough The centuries." Mem bers of the club were given clip- k pings concerning Natures Doc tors," "An Exercise For Mem Ders." "The Poise That Re freshes. Mrs. Ranney stated that the Better Health Club members had finished their two years of health study with a splendid record. She also said that a new Keep Well I will be organized this fall. Guests for the affair were Mrs. Emily Olive. Mrs. Oscar Uffelman, Mrs. Clarence Schma deke and Mrs. Frank Cook. . Mr. and Mrs. Herb Minor re turned late Sunday from Cali fornia, where they had been va cationing for the past couple weeks. CALENDAR Thursday, May 1 Hugh J. Kearns Post No. 56, American Legion, will hold its regular meeting at the 40 & 8 club Thursday night, May 1. Lunch will be served. Thursday, May 1 Eagles Auxiliary will meet at Eagles Hall on Thursday, May 1, at eight o'clock. Thursday, May 1 Women's Society of Christian Service will meet Thursday eve ning, May 1, at eight o'clock at the Methodist church. Election of officers will be held. Thursday, May 1 Ladies Aid Society of W. C. W. S. of Mynard church will meet at the church parlors at two o clock Thursday afternoon, May 1. Mrs. Tom Grosshans is I leader, and Mrs. George Mumm ' and Mrs. Herry Nielsen are host- esses. Friday, May 2 Mynard Community Club will meet at eight o'clock Friday night, May 2 at the community hall. Friday, May 2 . May Fellowship Day will be observed at the Presbyterian church at two o'clock. A des sert luncheon will be served. Friday, May 2 Chapter F, PEO, will meet with Mrs. Robert Hayes on Friday evening, May 2, at eight o'clock. Sunday, May 4 Annual communion breakfast of the Catholic Daughters- of America will be held at St. John's Hall immediately after eight o'clock Mass Sunday, May 4. Tuesday, May 6 Plattsmouth Senior and Junior Woman's Clubs will hold a joint banquet Tuesday, May t, at o:ju p m. at St. Paul s Evangelical and Reformed church. Tuesday, May 6 ' , Home Chapter No. 180, Order of Eastern Star, will meet Tues day, May 6 at 8 p. m. at the Masonic Hall to honor charter members. Thursday. May 8 Good Cause Kensington will meet at the home of Mrs. Joe Stibal on, Thursday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. Teacher Salaries Here Are Low, Association Learns Salaries of teachers atPlatts- mouth are considerably lower than those in other schools of similar size and with comparable mill levies, members of ,the Parent-Teacher Association learned Tuesday night. The statement was made in a committee report to the mem bership by Mrs. Al Nierste and Mrs. Doris Carmichael, who were members of the committee con ducting the salary investigation. The group further disclosed that salaries are especially low in the elementary department. Report of the committee was augmented by an address by L. A. Behrends, Cass county super intendent of schools. Behrends, in a short talk, pointed out the relative wealth of school dis tricts in the county, and gener ally compared overall income and expenses. A. W. Huebner, board president, was unable to attend the meeting. He had been expected to answer ques tions of the PT-A. The group, however, did ap prove a motion that the salary committee prepare a detailed re- port to be submitted to the board of education. The board will conduct its regular May business meeting Monday night, In other action, the associa- tion tabled a discussion which III! 4r' ' f . . !j - 'I i W' 1 PURSES and BAGS te'jgp -. A Wide Especially For Mother's Day -Price 3.60 to 12.50 tax included I.,- mm Ladles 515 Main St. had proposed that the associa tion 'be split up . into ward as sociations. The Parent-Teachers Association is currently func tioning as one city-wide group. Following the business session, the play, "Say Uncle," was pre sented by dramatic students at the high school under the direc tion of Truman Lytle. Refreshments were served. Committee in charge was Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davenport, chair men; Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Mc Quin, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rhy lander, Mr. and Mrs. Les Hutch inson and Mrs. Kenneth Weav er. The next PT-A meeting will be held May 13. North Platte Couple Here For Visit Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rhoden of North Platte are here this week to visit with relatives and old friends over the county. They maintain their farm interests near Imperial but their winter j residence at North Platte. They i report having nnny pleasant . visits with Robert Wuri end j Richard Black, manager of the j Hinky-Dinkv store at North I Platte, former residents here. Exciting Gifts For Moms Young Young in Heart! We've a Wide SI CUM v K MMMjy.: slips Every Mother would be Delighted with an extra Priced 1.98 to 7.95 Selection Gloves 1.00 to 1.98 SHEER NYLONS Gift Wrap, if desired. Specially Priced 1.25 to 1.85 mi HER A HAT This smart new minature Hat and Box with the Exclusive GAGE HAT CERTIFICATE Entitles the Recipient to Choose Her Own SEE OUR NEW ASSORTMENT OF COSTUME . JEWELRY Toggery Ornithologists Plan Field Trip At Plattsmouth District 7, Nebraska Ornithol ogists' Union, will conduct a field trip at Plattsmouth Saturday, Mrs. P. T. Heineman disclosed today. Mrs. Heineman said that the trip will be conducted, weather permitting. Members of Plattsmouth Bird Club and any other interested persons are invited to participate in the field trip. The group will meet at the Burlington station at seven o'clock, Saturday morn ing, May 3. Former Resident Contributes To State Museum Listed among recent donors to the Nebraska Historical Society Museum at Lincoln is Mrs. R. P. Westover of Boise, Idaho, for merly of Plattsmouth. Mrs. Westover submitted a scouring box used with brick dust that had been used in the J. M. Robertson home in Cass a. i ; i nnn rrfl j county uuruig ioou. nie uuna- tions was acknowledged in the Historical Society News Letter received here this week. The news letter is published by James C. Olson, superintendent of the museum. Subscribe to The Journal in Years or Choice Those cool summer blouses you love ... in a wide range of gay designs. Price 2.98 to 5.98 GLOVES 01 Mom will be pleased if you make your selection from our stock. it-,- Plattsmouth