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V THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL fACJE FOUR Thursday, January 7, 1954. Two Hundred N License Plates Daily ew Eight hundred Cass county motorists have paid 1953 and i . , ,,. . . 1954 motor vehicle taxes and treasurers office prior to pay have obtained new auto license ment or the tax. plates, a check at the office of . f-mf have been extended out County Treasurer M. N. Tucker in "? ha.n from, the treasur showed today i er s offlce since sales opened on That represents about one- Monday. That means, that an eleventh of the motor vehicles average of 203 motorists have owned and operated in Cass Purchased new license plates county. each day since they went on urn nrtnSfSftJS. c?ntians Tucker also explained that ?Jfnf m?thnBHtE?;W?tten rc many cuntians don't seem to S SlSv iWStt t00-Jnfllch understand the new tax set-up. rlyVv,?Jr- T1ficker said tnl,iThis year, motor vehicle owners rntthalfnlLa verysna11 must pay their auto tax in ad enf& 0f Kl-he motoriits vance. Instead of the usual tax -f t L to bng along the; for 1953f all car owners pay the ? notlces mailed t0,same amount, $$1, designated a mem earlier. j tolcen tax So wnen getting their Tucker emphasizes the im- plates, motorists pay the $1 tax portence that motorists bring for 1953, plus the full tax for xnose receipts, since his onice depends upon the motorist for copies of the individual tax no tice. No records are kept by the isms Following a storm tossed five day period, the Bennington turned from the Arctic area north of Iceland and Greenland and headed for calmer seas and warmer weamer. it took a couple of days, 'following the i finding of a "raider" somewhere off the northern coast of Green land, before we noticed a great deal of change in temperature and water turbulance, but it was a welcome sight when we were notified that the great ship was now proceeding southward off the coast of Scotland and Ire land. Some two hundred miles out from the coast of Scotland, flight operations put on another show for we newsmen that pointed out many of the dangers we live under today and the false complacency in which we view the ability of an enemy to bwmb our cities from airplanes. As a part of "Operation Mariner," long before dawn on this clear and beautiful day, flight crews and pilots were aroused and or dered to man their stations. Great single engine bombers, with more power than the fa mous War II B-17, were lined up for take off on a bombing mission to a city in eastern Eng land. These planes left at dawn and returned to the ship about 12 hours later mission com pleted. "Orange" forces through out England had been alerted thnt. thpp hnmhprq u-prp rnmintr over. Alert and observation sta tions throughout the country were on the lookout through radar, watchtowers and observ ers, but this group of 12 planes crossed the coastline, flew over England, "bombed" the city and returned without detection. We learned from this maneu ver that in spite of all the tech nical equipment scientists have been able to put into operation, planes carrying bombs can fly "under" the screen of radar. Previous to this trip with the heatr ass e Plattsmouth Last Time Thurs., Jan. 7 Kathryn Grayson and Gordon MacRae in "DESERT SONG" Don't miss this all new Techni color presentation of the "Desert Song!" Also Comedy and Color Cartoon Fri. & Sat., Jan. 8 Cr 9 Double Feature Lex Barker as Tarzan in "TARZAN AND THE SHE DEVIL" New thrills assured in the best of all the "Tarzans!" and Allan "Rocky" Lane in "BANDITS OF THE WEST" Range war . . . rugged action . . . flaming fury by the flash of a six gun! Matinee Saturday 2:30 Nights 7:00 & 9:30 Sun., Mon., Tues., Jan. 10, 11, 12 Jane Powell, Farley Granger and a big cast in "SMALL TOWN GIRL" According to Jane, no small town girl need feel that she has to take a back scat. "Plenty of small town girls have done all right in becoming big town girls.' Don't miss this tippity top musical that will have your heart going hippity-hop! Also Comedy, Cartoon & News Matinee Sunday 2:30 Nights 7:00 & 9:15 17 Countians Get 1954. Pressure of business in the of fice has made it impossible to handle mail payments thus far. Navy we were inclined to smile at efforts to recruit "Watchers" in Civil Defense operations. It j seemed a foolish thing for grown i persons to stand in a belfry of some public building, or on plat forms specially built, peering through telescopes hour after hour at empty blue skies but, r unless many more thousands join the ranks of plane watch ers, enemy aircraft can sneak through our elaborate defense barriers, reach their target with- f"- tison their bombs on our large industrial centers and put US OUt Of action during I the first few hours of any con- flict. The resultant loss of life would be catastrophic. We've stopped smiling. Early on the morning of Oc tober 5, "Operation Mariner" came to an end. Two days pre viously, several of our group had I t rn rtsf prrprl hv "ViirrHlinn" f ' other ships for a trip into Eng land. We chose to continue with the Bennington to Palermo, Sicily, and Italy. There were nu merous handshakes and last goodbyes" as French and Eng hsh officers and visitors left the : can be a costly nuisance, we were Mrs carl Weston and Eueene r-- ad Irs-TAlfred Deal en Ben by heUcopter and highline tcld, and extreme care and Mr and Mrs Robe?t g?fe'd tertained at a New Year's din for transfer to Other ships for ; watchfulness is the by word of i ricksen and Harrv of Charter er- heiJ e??s 7ieJe M,r- Vd ltrT hHme,- ThG ' gators and helmsmen. Not j gCa Tow hoVe gSfo Sid touYknulfr carrier continued to point its , only do some of these beat . Mr. Friedrichsen's sister, Mrs l ?aX S'M lcJiaJ 255 bow southward crewmen report to those who Howard Schmidt, Mr. Schmidt ardfamirv o Mo SS?nH i want to know the size, type and and family from Thursday until their sdSi guests Mr Ind Mrs Following along the coasts of : other information of fleets pass- Saturday. Mr. Friedrichsen has w Vi,iiia nf t iiI i France, Spain and Portugal, our first glimpse of land after 25 days at sea came of f the coast of the lattor rnuntrv whpn r.nr cr mada lined up single file for the trip through the Straights of i Gibraltar and into the Mediter- ! ranean Sea. Land is a great Isicrhf fnr all ptoc aftr- liinrr an expanse of wrater covering some 10,000 square miles for nearly a month but we still had a long way to go before we got our feet planted firmly on solid gr0und' w 1 . t , . " ' Straights of Gibraltar very in wicun irom aoout 10 miles to 60 miles. Going east through the "Straights" on the left are the massive rock peaks of the old Barbary Coast. Still to be seen on top of some of these moun tains are the forts used back in the days of Captain Kid and other pirates that preyed on shipping in this area. Some two. hours after you enter the straights we sighted the "Rock," that impregnable fortress held by the-British since 1704. It is an impressive sight, although we got our look-see through a heavy haze. It can be seen much more clearly in the adver tisements of that great insurance company than from shipboard. Many of our readers are per haps familiar with the history of the Rock of Gibraltar, but it is worth repeating here. The Moors held the giant peak for 600 years beginning in 711 A. D. In 742 they completed a fort ress and the Moorish castle that still stands there is part of that ancient fortress . Spain held it ancient fortress. Spain held it for a quarter century, losing it again to the Moors, they in turn losing it to the Castillians in 1462. The British captured it in 1704. There have been many attacks upon it since that time, perhaps the most memorable one was the siege between 1779 and 1783. The British have been there two and one-half centuries and there is a legend that they will hold the "Rock" as long as the famous Rock Apes are there. These apes, or monkeys, are fas cinating. They live half way up the rock and like to sit in the sun and make faces at the tour ists. The boss ape will not al low any other ape to sit on a higher rock. ,It is thought the apes were brought there by the Berbers. A dead ape is never found on the rock. It is said they take their dead back to North Africa by a tunnel known only to them selves. According to a story the apes warned the British of the approach of an enemy at one time and since the apes have had an official keeper and gov ernment rations. During the war the apes became scarce and Mr. Churchill ordered that they be replenished. The RAF flew in some new mamas and papas (probably under lend-lease)', and now their future is secure. The Mediterranean is a beau tiful sight to see on a warm, ' fJ I "i - -"iv-Jt J: & .'t'?.C ' .-.-. i'-'.--rtiv js" " J -l ' i --i If K -: . v v v r ' - t i l inri i iih 1i I ! i rr mlif " - n m ii him inr"--' - -j - , - r NATIVE KNOW-HOW Marine Conn., gets a helping hand from a South Korean farmer in load ing a portable A-frame, a centuries-old Korean device for moving, the family belongings. Leatherneck Conley puts tiie gadget to good use hauling his outfit's mail. ' j bright October morning after j vou've SDent several weeks in the Arctic. Here we gazed upon ; the bluest water in all the seas. visit pri Smooth ns n rnrnPt n-H dotted with ships of all types, freighters, tankers and passen ger liners plying trade from Med nations and the Far East", most of use felt we were back to civilization. Crew of the Ben got a big laugh out of one small, gaily painted Portuguese fish- irig scow that hove too off the nrtrf siris nnH" Hirmon tz r-nlnrc Of course, it was necessary for the big 1009-foot carrier to re- turn the salute. Going through the Straights f - : v, .. i i . ii . inS through, but they have been known to purposely run their "ttie boat close into the big shins, overturn and swamn tnemseives, and claim damages, j Uncle Sam has paid some ex- horbitant claims to some of these small fishing fleet own- PrS. but vhr Can tpll thP Vf)lllP , i of a 30-foot scow when it's on the bottom of the sea? Following a mock air attao1- midway through the Mediter- by Jome. C0upla?e that sulea ncl ..Yf onlbeY our ship, our first Liberty Port was Palermo, a city of half-million population, ine leaaing seaport, the largest city and the political capitol of the island of Sicily, with October being one of the best months for visiting this beautiful and interesting coun try. We'll tell you about this island and the Mother Country, Italy, in another article. RRF South Asliland Mr. and Mrs. George Rhine- hardt and Nancy of Omaha were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schmidt and, family. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Arm- strong called on Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wagner and the Misses Marvel and Clela Sunday after- noon- visit N see jssi Pfc. Loy W. Conlcy of Norwich, Mrs. Ivcn Armstrong Phone 1502 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maack and family were Wednesday eve- .ning guests of Mr. and Mrs. EI- ton Erickson and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Kenrieth Roeber. rj ouiiii aiiu niciiv ouc open j vvcu- just been discharged from the armed service and had recently returnea irom a years auty in Korea. South Ashland - p ?i; flimcfc ,d,n wutai Af Ovsfrcr SlJODCr W Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buell and 1 and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Raymond and Mr. and Mrs. Carl j Schmader of Weeping Water. Snodgrass and Gerald - went to! Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stock, Doug Nehawka New Year's eve- and las and Bruce, spent New Year's a xears ever- aim Y'e Pesjit an oysier supper Carter home, other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Snodgrass, Mary and Alice of Louisville and vnman vrwin nf npnvpr South Ashland j Mr. and Mrs. Myron Laughlin Mrs. Ralph Zeorian Sr. and '3 filY,'spen, W XearIs Gene of Springfield spent Thurs- ?aL -th Mr and Mrs' W-iA" day at the Ralph Zeorian home.'f ' Tr ' Mr. and Airs. Freeman Haase Ir" nd Airs;TFreeniaJ1 aa,se were Thursday supper guests of aJQ JTIr- and ,Mrs- Carl Kupke Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fleischman. L e New Years dinner and sup- Alva Zeigler of Salem, Oregon, ger Zests at the Louis Kupke Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Toelle and nTe- . , Rhamn nf Wiener TVfrc Tola Mr. and MrS. EltOll EriCkSOH Rung and Karen Rung spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Laughlin. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bachman, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mansfield. Wallace McClelland and Mar- garet Lehman were New Year's eve guests ol Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ,ert Graham, watching the old year out L-.r. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner of Swedeburg were New Year sup- per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rager. for cookinc. how the Gas Company or your Gas Waf-ch Pji-tv Ovstcr V a It n rurry, Vyier Supper Arc Held rr An oyster supper and watch party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Jone.s New Year's eve when they entertained' Mr. and Mrs. George Bornman, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Zeorian and ; Stpvip. Mr and Mrs Km T.nnor a?5.faly' Ir: aAd, Mrs-JJhn 7 c Jones and sons and Mr. and Mrs. CIvde Jones Pi and coffee was uyou jinu. t-u na. coiiee was served at midnight then the, served at midnight then the, groupt inspected the new modern' grade A dairy barn that was re- I cently cor i Dieted, the men fof the group of guests having help ed Mr. Jones with the building. South Bena ..i.-. ivxi.. ivaifii cicviiaii Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones, Mr. vid S'.evie were dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Van Or and Mrs. Keith Weston and Cin- of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Jones mer, the Misses Charlotte and dy and Kent Schulz G:nc New Years eve witn Air. ana Mrs. Bennett Bornman and daugh ters. uuests ci jvii. ana Airs. old Richards ior New Yef.i ..ay vsre Orville Sandy of Cresn wood, Mr. and Mrs. It. mond i; ."i1' -tn oauuy "H, ui David ci.y, evening victors were Duane. Nelson ana Miss Grace Menxce of Linco.n. New Yeas. s guests at the Earl Knop home vv Mr. and Mrs. cj rniiy ami tneir nyse ':-s-s Mr. and ws. Kooert xneanensen and Harry Air. ana Mrs. Everett Bower were hosts New Years day to nirA au0 i fv,; i oXWorii eX n2 nl x r.o f A v nS2 tf;,nii 1 iJ? d GreDfe wer- Mr and M PrH lk t toI; a uck- Guests of Mr aSd Mrs Mar .off'l i Is- rH bin oiciiucig aiiu iviia. naiillla, ui- son on New Year's day were Mr. ana lvirs. itueoen vveDorg ana 'jcnn and Mr. and Mrs. Joe We I borg, all of Pender. Mr. and Mrs. i Dallas Hunt and family and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Reese. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneih Roeber, John and Merry Sue and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Puis. Frank and .Ralph wrere New Year's day guests of Mrs. Roeber's and Mrs. Puis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riester at Manlev south Ashiami . r ' . OcalS bnferfaitl At Dinner Friday South Ashiand ' New year's dav dinner enest 0f Mr and Mrs" newev Moorp and sons were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rueter and Floyd Rueter of Al vo, afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kellogg and family. Their supper guests were Mr. and Mrs. George Schmader ana cruce, spent new Years e ye wun ivxr ana .Mrs. Hotz Mr. and Mrs. Ed McCrory and family were New Year's day arid supper guests at the John Jones home aT"d ions , wj nt Plattsmouth New Years day and were guests 9f Mr- and Mrs. Ralph Parken- j x 0-La'--i 2,11U mify, ivxx. Marvin Hester of Hastings, and and Mrs. James Carson and Mr. and Mrs.janies Carson and f am- Air. Richards brother, Dr. Fran- family. and ii v, ir. i-xui :virs. jx.iKe jcraan cis Richards of Kearney. Mr. and Mrs. Darold Miller ivu. j.na juris, nowara acnmiat s.,nth Ashland UnH vy,nUo wnior Guests nf Mr nnri tri Potnr O RS S alMJl P!iH year's dinner were Mrs Marv ! E Barne nnH rinnahtor nf fiSI Mrs M.rv stnnHpr ' xmmT Lena 4 Ne"v Year,s d t Qf Mf and Mrs. A. D Bachman were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mansfield Mr. and Mrs John Peterson' Wallace McClell, and Mrs Mar- CfeOTL-G For cooking, GAS is Uie Modern fuel, the CLEAN, fast dc-; pendaUt? fuel. When you cook with the clear blue flame you con- ,tj-ol the lieat. When the food starts to boil, turn the flame downj then there will he no vitamin laden clouds of steam sailing around1 your kitchen looking for a resting place Jon your clearf curtains! ana aiis-A.U U-st oi all. when you turn the burner off it's off there's no wasted heat or fuel. That's why women prefer Gas iParet Lehman. They watched the Rosp Pamdc at Pasadena on tTV and enjoyed dinner together. : Mr. and Mrs Rpnnptt. Rnrn- man and daughters were New Year's day visitors at the Carl BornemeiPr home. Mr Tr T t wnphpr'Tnev w'c.r"' ; 7r U Xllt JrS Rodemachsr of Courtland. Mr. Numan home ' , A " vl:. Tt a . v r unn rvi rs i-i r . . r in Lincdln had New Year's dinner ;nrj " Mr -nd Mrs nd-i Pf r, ,llr' ,na Mr cyrU Wotipka and family. ,r vTr! Tnhn mh- Mr v,- QnH 'Mr! rnhn MaaVt vfr and -MrSi Robert Maack ' and fQwrw v- vCar'c m- rnri ?,rr? rlarnce Pe- the trouij enioved tele- ion during tha evening. . . , . , T -k Tivv. yyry N:vr Year's dav. South Ashland Mrs. Richard Is m Teicd on Birthday Mrs. Harold Richards was Trjnnprl nr. n hirrhrinv rimnpr at. t.y,e Gen Fosnot home in Lin- coln Sunday. The guests in- eluded Mr. Richards and their families, Miss Joan Richards, Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Ziegenbein and sons of Crete, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jones had New .Year's dinner with their mother, Mrs. W. A. Jones, they spent the evening at the Leo- nard Roeber home. ; Mr- and Mrs- John Gustafson' were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gust Sorman in Omaha for New Y'S TsuPPer- , The James Carson family were ' ar's ay guests at the Lome Timm home. - M'sy 63 Clean s rr rrs rr& ns wa7 n n n i u ii u ) vvf i iu y bib ! mm cmss These Cars are on Display at Our NEW FUTURE USED CAR LOT Directly Across from Our Garage Watch for Opening n Bl - ;j A ' M PJ 625 Ave. A as coo V ff ft , .. j j w- "$&&&' : Appliance Dealer Twentv-f ivc t 1 wei,r7 l,vl- dl Sunday DlRHCr . Twenty-five guests ?nneTnsrJJ"1L1nrt t n v??n Mrs. Henry Klipp and La Vern " S?r MTi0WJernBTrFSSi Mrs. Tina i isser, lienry Jisser . . -i i tt:ii: o.r-r Ftta fjia llffl nf HniW Albert lyn- 111 E Le, , uai"' Thisl of Murdcck, Mr. and Mrs. T5(! rar(-on and familv Dale ia2V uariAaiiaria y' ai?H.1"11nrei":1""J' fatnecn an" ,h m , S0"111 Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grienin - ger and family were New Year's! day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clar - pnro Ppt.prsnn ence Peterson. Helen Mumm all of omana, ana Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Bornman and fam- Miss Darlene Timm spent The week end with her sister, Mrs fipnro-p P nnpr ann cnildren in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Erickson were New Year's supper guests at the George Gade home. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Jordan spent Friday evening with Mr. ervsnt Friday evening at the George: Bornman Jr. home, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Maver and family spent Saturday afternoon at the Born-1 man home. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Laughlin1 and familv and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Laughlin were Saturday sup- Per guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Laughlin and Mr. and Mrs. Ar- thur Laughlin. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stander . Dodge 2 Dr. - Radio, Heater, Gyro. Transmission Plymouth 4 Dr. Very. Clean Pontiac Dlx. 2 Dr. Tutone, Radio, Heater Pontiac Dlx. 4 Dr. Radio, Heater, Spotlamp, etc. " Pontiac 4 Dr. Low Mileage, New White Wall Tires Pontiac Dlx. 4 Dr. One Owner, Clean Phone 255 king is! G J'Ull UlliJ l.. ll iUJ w ifnl f:mily spent Friday even ting with Mr. and Mrs. Victor I iluler and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Schulz wests at the Keith Weston Mrs L. J. Roeber visited her IIeien deshoFn i, Louisville Sunday afternoon. . ralrH nQo. i in. unv vuwii i-'aii ! Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dean and guests at the Lyle Bailey home. Rimdav l-jncheon euests nt. tv., Peter. Stander home were Mr. nnri Mrs Top Rorrv nnvin ; Joann of Aenew. Rex to Lincoln Sunday evening i 1 i- .sn . wxiere vin resume nis stud ies after the holiday vacation As Mr. and Mrs. Bower returned home they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stickney and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walter and Sharon at their home at Waverly. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Laughlin called on Mr. and Affs. Will Brothers Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carlson of York and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woitzel of Greenwood were Sun day visitors at the Wilson Lam bert home. Supper guests there were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Carlson and lamiiy of Lincoln. and Mrs. Ralph Zeorian Stevie went to Papallion Sunday and visited at the Don "Rlnrtcrptf hnmp Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hauschild and family spent Sunday after- noon with Mr. and Mrs. Alva Ziegenbein. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Jones and family spent Sundav even- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Roeber and sons, Mrs. George Bornman Jr. and children are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. George Born- man. Plattsmouth, Nebr. j 12th and N Sis. 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