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j'MTW"W1TnlrfiFXJ 1lX. i 1 n n n n o ra n ... - J r-Mi lomouTM, ntBrtASKA, tfbmi-wvbfcivur journal. , m PAGE SIX , , VuM-v .Mo-s-rT - -J?--' . Tj fHE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE EIGHT Monday, November 10, 1952 i Winter Whe Prospects Poor, ureal! rsciins -w- .o Ar sliStly coolrthan 'normal, ac- cording to the preliminary cli- matia summer released today ty The weather bureau. Tempera tures in the Plattsmouth area ranged about 3 degrees belcw normal. Precioitation in the area was nil and the least on record since 1933. The month was marked by alternating cold and warm spells with an early freeze re ported on the 6th and 7th. The unseasonably hard freeze brought the lowest temperatures of record for so early in the season. Another cold spell hit in mid-month and again on the j 27th and 23th. j The bureau report explains ' that the killing frost brought no damage to the corn crop. Corn picking began shortly after the freeze and is now nearly 100 per cent complete. Excessive dryness however caused some harvesting difficulties. Fall wheat deteriorated stead ily, except that most of the crop THOMAS WALLING CO. Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance" Plattsmouth, Nebraska MoHayiammcA Gifts. Stationetef, N opium Maickel Plattsmouth Journal Printing Office Supplies Phone 241 410 Main St. Hull-tight Construction Newel, moif advanced Body Design Double-Sec I Brake Rugged K-bor From: J5u can While sidewall lirrs. Fordomatic Drive. Overdrive. V X. ' ew'S two-lone colors illustrated optional at extra cost. Vjr V I PLATTSMOUTH MOTORS Your Friendly Ford Dealer Washington Avenue Plattsmouth remained in fairly good condi tion over the southern portion of the Panhandle. Considerable wheat failed to germinate in the Plattsmouth and Cass county areas and stands are spotted. Prospects of the winter wheat crop are for heavy winterkillins; losses unless substantial precipi- is received before winter seib Rifle Found 30 Years Ago Was Hade m 1900-03 A small 32-calibre rifle, found more than 30 years ago by Bill Williamson on a farm where his parents liv-Pd, has beni idfn'i- fied as a No. 11 Hamilton rifle, made sometime between August, 1900, and January. 1903, when it was discontinued. Identification was received last week by M.- Williamson from C. J. Hamilton A; Son, manufactures of the rifle. Williamson tells of finding the rifle, well wrapped and appar ently hardly used, concealed un der a shed on his father's farm. The event took place sometime after the first World War. Bill claimed the rifle when he left home in 1936. Now more than 33 years later, Williamson, after being urged to have the rifle dated, has learned that it was apnarently some- 1 where between 15 and 18 years old when found. The rifle is now 50 to 52 years old and still works. Apparently a child's rifle, it was the first gun on which the Hamilton manufacturer's used a wood stock. Earlier ones were skeleton stocks. The firm, dis rsE I continued manufacture of arms in 1945. The comnany formed Mr. Williamson that "we do not know if any of our rifles are collector's items. We have i several of each model for ex hibition mirnoses." the Ply mouth, Michigan, firm explain ed. Bill said that the rifle, which uses a 22-calibre short, is still used occasionally to control ro dents. 4-H leaders may well be think in? of getting their clubs or ganised for 1953 this fall early. In fact, several clubs have al ready done so. A 12 month pro gram gives the club members moretime to complete their pro jects and a better balanced pro gram. nil rO Hurt Like Sin! I llSLO But How I Grin Get pedy relief from misiry of pi'. Amazing formula developed by famous 75-year-oid Rectal Clinic brins3 fast palliative relief from nagging pain, itchine, ore neaa. Helps nature shrink swelling, soften hard parts. Make life worth living again get the medication proved by experience with 70.000 clinic patients. Gt Thornton Minor in ointment or supposit-y form from your druggist today. You'll discover blessed reilef at orce or your money re funded. Ask for it by name Thornton Minor at these drug swress CASS DRUG SCHREIXER DRUG FFLDHOUSFX DRUG to stay ' Wider V -J Power-Pivot Clutch and Brake Pedals eliminate floor holes V;- "-i v pat more bit I you can't but belter Cap Prills Open For Blue Daviss; Schedule Hot Se! There will be no let up in athletic activities on high school hill, Coach Meile Stewart point ed cut today as he prepares for the coming basketball campaign. Stewart, along with coaches Gerald Clayburn and Eugene Shields, opened cage drills this 'afternoon and will .-"tart screen in;? candidates immediately. Five Ic-ttermen. including two starters from last year's con ference kings, are slated to re port for cirills which officially open today. Hernia rs bak from last year are Tom Conis, sen ior, and Jon Shucts. junior. In addition Stewart will have 6 fooc 5-inch Jim Jacques and Pi?k Beverage both of whom have been working out for sev Ei'd works. Completing the let term?n is Jonn Ahrens. who let tered two years ago but was not out last year. With the season nearing, Stewart is still faced with the ask of completing thp schedule. Because of a new ruling limit ing regular season games for teams which play more than one tournament in addition to state eliminaticn meets. Stewart must decid? where to cut the pro posed schedule. The opening game will not be determined until the schedule is completed, Stewart said today. Plattsmouth will play 15 games.' While the school's all-time t leading scorer, Stan Cole, a cage candidate at Nebraska Wesleyan will be missed, prospects are listed as bright. While experi ence will not be great, a lot of height is predicted in the 1952 53 team. Ariaisf ice Osy Plans Told at Lefilen Meeting (Continued from Paw 11 he urged all members to renp-v their efforts to heln the post rerh its 1953 goal. ' In the district convention re port, the post learned of the total cost of carrying nut the convention here, in addition to reports of general expenses and revenue. The group vofed to provide all necessary funds to reach the nost's "Gifts for Yanks" auoia which has been set at nine $5 iift packages. Currently both Legion and Auxiliary members are accenting contributions for he "Gifts for the Yanks Who Gave" camnaien. Gifts are sent to hospitalized servicemen throughout the state. In other action the post voted to provide prizes for games at the covered dish dinner which will be held Tupsdav nUht, No vember 11. at the 40 & 3 club. The dinner will be a joint Le gion and Auxiliary function. Surface mining, which ac ccums for 25 o: America's coal output, is known as "open cast mining ' m England. I l ....-. Sm. Q bui 4 ' ' Throughout this Ford's rugged con struction you'll find quality. Take the 5 cross members in its strong K-bar frame . . . the welded strength of its all-steel body. Only Ford iu its field" " offers a V-8 or Six engine . . . Ford- 6 omatic, Overdrive or Conventional. S'C Only Ford offers the smooth, level ' "6 s Koine of Automatic Ititle Cnntrnl Equipment, accessories and trim subject to change without notice. Front Tread Ford RAISING THE ROOF Nonchalantly walking away from a hut in Korea, a Leatherneck of the First Marine Division doesn't even turn to see the damage wrought by the' phosphorous grenade he has thrown. The hut was destroyed to prevent enemy snipers from using it. a".-:i . '-V'- 1 SmiwsW' 4 'i' v 'W.l y s i -! r s U 1 I ' - r5 KTf & V LFV MOUTHFUL Maureen Con nolly, Pacific Southwest Tennis Tournament star, is not taking a big bite from her tennis balL Actually, she is following through on a return shot and the ball is on its way back to her opponent, Doris Hart. Cam era - coincidence creates the choking illusion. In fact, Mau reen played so well she beat Doris 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the game at Los Angeles, Calif., recently. 1 i ELI CTIOX PROBERS i The Senate Elections subcom mittee, recently reorganized un der the chairmanshio of Sena tor Hennings (D., Mo.) is get ting set for the aftermath of election voting. Judging from par.t experience, the groun can expect a number of complaints. NEW SUPERSONIC JET CONTRACT Th? Air Force has announced a; production order for an un-disrio-ed number of F-100 jet fighters, which are designed to fly faster than sound. The North American Aviation, Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif., got the order. These planes are in ad dition to the recently announced production contract awarded to the Consolidated Aircraft Cor poration for an undisclosed number of F-102 jet fighters, al so a supersonic plane. Subscribe to The Journal How uou Know! The answers to everyday insurance problems By STEVE DAVIS QUESTION: We bought fire insurance on two houses which we owned on one lot. Since then we've divided the lot and sold one of the houses. Can we transfer part of our insurance to the new owners? ANSWER: No. See your insur ance agent about cancelling ycur present policy and hav ing separate policies issued to the new owner and for your own property. If you'll address your own insurance questions to this office, we'll try to give you the correct answers and there will be no charge or obliga tion of av kind Fhone 6111 STEVE DAVIS 2nd Floor Bank Bldg. 5th & Main Plattsmouth ; ' i f. V ftr "Mm -mm aqk Dorothea Keil Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson and daughter, Marlene cf Imperial recently visited Mrs. Wilson's mother, Mrs. Hallie Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Page spent last Sunday in Havelock with Mr and Mrs. Earl Starr. Mr. and Mrs. George Winkler were in Lincoln last Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Wmkler. Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert Ander son and Frank Anderson of Waverly and Mr. and Mrs Myrl Miior qnd family of Elmwood spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs A. J. Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fleischman nd son, David, and Henry Fleischman spent last week end with relatives at Kearney. Arlene and Janice Gerhard who are enrolled at Concordia College at Seward, spent the week end with home folks. Mrs. Maynard Nickolas and Mrs. Gibson of Lincoln called on Mrs A. M. Trumble last Friday Mr. and Mrs. John Fischer snpnt the week end of October 25th with their son, Oryl Lee Fischer. Mrs. Fischer and fam ily at Wymore. Guest at the home of Mrs Carrie Trimble last Sunday af ternoon were Miss Amy Waite Mrs. Joe Nash and Mrs. Larsen and daughter, Ann, all of Pal myra. Mrs. Bertha Caddy left the latter part of October for Cali fornia Sh had received word that her father, Mr. Webb, a resident of California for many vars. had nsspd away. While fh"re she win aio visit hpr son "'fhur and family and daughter Mrs. Lester Robertson and fam ily. DEMONSTRATION A oVVrs nf 2 0C0 atten-J:"g the dedication of a new fire station and fire truck in Hcw- scheduled part of the program. As a .soeaker told how firemen v..- fn n!;we,. oalis at all times of the day and night, the fire Wi-is-'f 'new nd the firemen had to leave the ceremonies to put out a fire. IIFRE'S YOTJR CHANCE Single girls in Crete were thrown in a dither when a gro cery store reported finding the following message in the bot tom of a lug of exapes. "To whom it may cnocern: I am a wealthy California widower looking for a comDanion with matrimony in mind." WORLD BANK PROFIT One postwar international lending agency, doling out for eign aid funds the Internation al Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or World Bank, as it is generally known had a net profit of $93,000,000 during the past seven years. Never has the institution suffered a default on any of its $1,489,287,000 loans. WINTER FOLLIES 'Don't be so impatient-yoifra SUPPOSED to adjust your speed to conditions HArioNAisAttrTcouuai umu. ifin. 6r Plybon RalDh Parish who has been with his father, Don Parish, in Sioux City is now serving m the air force at Lowry Field, coio. Counting board for election day worked until one A. M. Wednesday morning, personnel of the board was Opal Shreve, Harry Linder, Marion McCrory, and Earl Elliott. JVLs. Plybon was a Lincoln vis itor on Thursday. John Wilhelm has been dis abled for some time with a torn ligament in one knee. He had a fall, and he still uses crutches. Hallowe'en was a good evening for the children. There were several home parties, and many tricks or treats callers. They had quite good success. Perhaos the most notable damage aside from window marking was the destruction of one of the loafing benches. Costumes and jack o lanterns brightened up tne scenes. j Mr. and Mrs. Robotham at- ! tended the funeral on Monday ' of his grandmother of Malcolm. Interment was in Wyuka, Lin coln. Corinne Blessing is now the typist for Ahlene Fitch, who keeps busy with her writings, much of which of late has been verse composition for various kinds of cards. r.imwooil Aunt Celebrates 94th Birthday M-. and Mrs. Palth Greene went to Lincoln Friday evening of last week where they attend ed a dinner in honor of Mrs. Greene's aunt, Mrs. F. H. Wal ker, who was celebrating her 94th birthday. Others present were Mrs. Forrest Monteomers, Mrs. John Benson and Miss Frances Gregory of Kansas Citv, Mrs. Ralph Keckler and Bob of WeeDinpr Water. Mr. and Mrs. Vance Balfour of Nehawka and Mrs. Alger Bedson of Lincoln. Trimw.od Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene left Thursday to visit their chil dren. Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Janssen and family of Cincin- i nati, Ohio, and Prof, and Mrs. James ureene ana ennaren oi i Lafayette. Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hedges of Fairbury will look after the drug store in their absence. Kim wood Dr. Clements Will Intern in Arizona Dr. Betty Clements will leave on Sunday for Phoenix, Ariz., where she is serving her intern ship at the St. Joseph hospital after being here to take care of her mother, Mrs. Guy Clem ents. Walter H. Harold R Smith & Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Jonat BIdg. Plattsmouth; Actual photo of two ft id by lid at thy received the same TV program under the severe test of floodlights. "vera ; BUCK-DAYUTE M COME IN TODAY and see TV's most dramatic picture ! One look at G-E Ultra-Vision in action and you'll never settle for anything less. Compare it with any other TV you've ever seen. You'll find new 21-inch G-E Black-Daylite TV with Ultra-Vision gives you blacker blacks than any other TV richer grays, whiter white's contrast and re alistic definition impossible in any TV until now! Let us demonstrate G-E Ultra-Vision for you today. 'Include Federal Eeia Tax, on year Factory Warranty on picture tube and $0 day on part. .TAMOEEl IMPLEMENT 141 So. 3rd Miss Grace Wood Is P. N. G. Hostess Miss Grace Wood was hostess to the P. N. G. on Wednesday and Mrs. Skyle Miller was co hostess. The president, Mrs. Nettie Mendenhall, passed out jokes which each of the 20 members present read for roll call and also named their most outstand ing trip. Some elaborated on theirs a little. Mrs. Jessie Creamer had charge of the entertainment. She read two poems, then con ducted a new game. She had seven packages, and the guessing about them caused much merri i ment. Refreshments were pleas- ing, too. The December meet : ing is planned for a Christmas I party with Mrs. Ola Hayes. A j donation for Christmas was voted, for the Oddfellow and Re- bekah Home at York. Kimwoon Mrs. Jess Smith of Lincoln was calling on old friends Sunday afternoon. Journal Want Ads Pay! iff' South End Platte River Bridge Highway 73-75 PRIZES GEESE, Tl DUCKS; Cash Prizes for SUNDAY, Start 10:30 A. M. Lunch on the Grounds Shells for Sale Sponsored by PLATTSMOUTH LIONS CLUB Your GE & John Deere Dealer Plattsmouth OVERSEAS MAILING DATES Citizens are reminded that Christmas parcels, addressed to foreign countries, must be mail ed during November. Those be ing mailed to the Far East must be mailed at once if they are to reacn ineir destinations by De cember 25. .1 TO PRESERVE LEAVES I you want to preserve some beautiful autumn leaves, this Is the way to do i : Fick the col ored leaves while they are still rliabl? ?nd before thev becorr.p brittle. Sft the color with a hot iron, using a papr over the leaves. Thon soak the leaves in a solution of one purt Mlycerir.e to nire oarts wi'er. soaking lot several hours Bloth the leaves carefully and pla'e them be tween blotters and pve-.s. Edwin T. McHugh ATTORNEY Office In Corn Growers State Rank Murdock Nebraska SUNDAY, NOV. 1 at Tom Solomon's Cabin IRKEYS Prizes All Classes Model 21C206. Genuine cherry veneers Concealed swivel casters. ig 21 -inch screen. G-E Sets from $199.95 Phone 4178 nGV. 16th r i A A A Ai r-i AAAAAAAAi