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r - v THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Moniay, February 22, 1954 paoe Frvt i i n kail ll ipij c3J Li us I Nehawka Boasts Good Season's Record 1 J7 I 33 V tVA4 m 35 i i State Leaders it als In Fina l ranked - lor Win Lincoln Teachers, No. Class B team in Nebraska, broke ( t d f . . away Irom a 62-62 tie in xne l. nn9r,p. r closing rnirtute of Dlay Friaay night and nipped the Platis mouth Blue Devils 37-34 in one of the closest contested cage battles of the season. Denny Ptak's basket with 1:03 to go knotted the count at 32 22 as the Devils fought back to overcome a slight Teachers lead. But a field goal and gift toss by the Tutor's Seamark pushed the count to 35-32 and Teachers held on for final victory. Jon Schuetz's field goal in ths clos ing half minute pushed the count to 34-35 before the Tutors hit their final two points. At that the Devils broke away early and led throughout most of the first naif. Teacners tin- 'cicsmg quarter. Scoring honors went Teachers' to the Hoffman with 11. while Lyle Wood paced Piatts ! mouth with 9. Jacques added S jfor the Devils in the low scor ning affair. r Lincoln held a 13-12 edge from the field and added 13 of 23 gift ; tosses against 12 of 22 for Platts imcuth in nipping the Devils. : Plattsmouth had the better free ; throw percentage, but didn't take the shots that the Tutors shad. Had Piattsmouth hit 100 i percent of their gift tosses, they would have had but 23 points. ;Four Devil starters finished Iwith four fouls each, i Din of cheering fans lasted the entire contest j " "iJ?iu'!"uV" from the opening minute of play as the two teams battled on even quarter and then rallied again after Coach Merle Stewart's cagers had knotted the count. Piattsmouth. behind Jim Jac ques and Lyle Wood forged a 10- 6 margin after one quarter and i held on to a 17-16 margin at the intermission. The Tutors how- j ever moved out front 24-23 go- j ing into the final period. j As expected, the Piattsmouth j defense held up well against tne terms. Neither team ever held a substantial margin. Th.ee "ring ers" in the closing minutes of play by Devils shooters had the cage enthusiasts on their feet. . The less was the third against 13 wins for Piattsmouth. Loss es have all been against top ten Class B teams. Piattsmouth 34 4 v 4 Final Home Appearancefor Devils Tuesday . Coach Merle Stewart's Piatts mouth Blue Devils will end Ak-Sar-Ben Conference play Tues day night when thev Devils are host to inter-county rival Belie vue. One of the stronger confer ence quintets, the Bellevue quin tet will invade the local court on February 23. It will be the last home appearance for Coach Merle Stewart's squad this year. Playing their final home games will be Jim Jacques, tow jering center; Forward Byron jFinnefrock; and guards Jon ;S:huetz, Lyle Wood and Larry Pierce, all seniors. Out cf the running -for the loop crown, won last week by , Blair as Bellevue bowed, the .Devils can assure a second or 'third place spot in the final standings with a win over the Sarpy county crew. Bellevue has been hot and cold throughout the season and pressed Blair in a six-pcint deficit last week. Use caution in outdoor fires. But when necessary phone your fire department immediately, giving correct addresses and location. f i 1 :c; OrJy centrally heated farrowing house wiJi wpirate p-Tr. In center for pi3s where w cIS-t enter" Prevents trampling, overlayme. chilling Greatest pig saver ver butlt. -W rEATVRE-Constant frh and : autoraatie iuly of water and individual Feeders aU compactiy buiit into the house. For 6 sows. BeTdy bum- easily assembled: portaoie. Gt f ull particulars. Increase Your POULTRY PROFITS with the Improved l ECONOMY BROODER C3 m HOUSE Or.? cf the stronger Class D teams in Cass ccun:y ani Lastem Nebraska and a threat in the district tournament at Murcock this week is the Nehawka quintet, third place Cass county ccr-fcrer.ee team. Pictured are left to right: Back row Coach Ted Schiessler, Dick Ehlers, Ray May field, Tom Johnson, Bill Mehrens and Jed Snyder. 'Front row Rex Simonds, Billy W y UtAAA MA-AW. iA4 W . f A. 4. f AAA A 1 AkWAA CUiU ifbU top-ranked Lincoln quintet. In Nielsen 1 Snyder. Journal Photo. ittfc Change Moted in Pin p from Earlier Standing cnar.e wa.s r.cted in . Bcwlins Lea- t ;:r.l:r.;s this week, as all j cut r series ended in a 2-1 with the tcp-rar.ked tv.T- taiz::; the upper hand. That i tru cX"6"'t for the Ko :: Eir-MaV::e"& Elmer's"battle which the Kctelmsn took 3-0, cr.'.v sweep cf the week. Ken Meanwhile the first five teams held their positions. All took 2-1 j victories during the week. No. 1 Ofe Oil Company open : ed the week's play with a 2-1 ' win over Tim's Bar as Pete Por ; ter and L. Rakow lel the attack, i Bob Gall led the losing quintet is the Oilmen maintained their fact the Tutors were held Under the defensive average of the Blue Devils. .The Piattsmouth defense was iled by Jacques, who completely nandcuiied tne b-8 center Thorns for Teachers. Thorns was I held to 6 points two less than Ptak 1 Jacques 2 Finnef rock 1 Schuetz 2 Wood 4 2- 3 3- 3 4- 6 2-5 0- 0 1- 5 0 1 4 4 4 4 11 12-22 17 Teachers 37 Rowe 3 Kaltenberger 1 Thorns 2 Seamark 1 McKay 1 Kaminski 0 Hoffman 4 Pi- .-c:ca? used a 65- lied a 210 eame A- Dav gunned the ; four-same margin over runner- up Myers Grocery. i Mear.wwhile the Grocerys failed to gain by taking a 2-1 win over the Tastee shop. Don Eaton and Jerry Fulton led the Grocerys while E. Buechler led the waitresses. Bryant Motors remained in a three-way deadlock in the num be three spot, stopping Eagles twice. Al Fairfield and Bob Mc Clanahan paced the Mechanics while Ed Kief led the Lodge. Also holding on to the third place tie were Ernie's Bar and Piattsmouth Paint Store. The Bartenders tripped Stander Im plement twice with O. Roos and Paul Lache leading the way. John Horn and L. Forrest paced the Implement Dealers. The Painters held onto their i third-place share by tripping ! Konats Bar twice as Dale Eledge and Lee Applegate rolled top 1 series. Louie Swoboda and Wait ' Eledge fired the Bartenders, i In other games during the week, the American Legion won ! two from Woster shoe store with Winter is the time when termites do ser ious damage to your home. Protect your dwelling now! Termite Control ' 11 Years Exp-eriencs Fully Insured Guaranteed Service BILL'S Rooming Service 601 No. 9i Ph. 7142 222 t. L?r fi; Jacques managed. Piattsmouth JEF SfJaetv!ry?ern ! center. Joined by Byron Finne- v,.. ....... ;ir0ctt and Denny Ptak managed took two games with Catalytic ;to dominate plav under the Construction Company on the ;board3t whiie out front the work fJlS? cern Ha5o1 Atin and;of Lyie wood and Jon Schuetz oari oSii paced xne veterans iTT.;e of o -noor coomn'c npot while Cliff KenneU led the Con- j - Teachers' Rowe actually spoil- struction Crew. ;ed the broth for Piattsmouth; Results - iin that final quarter. Held score- Piattsmouth Hotel Bar 718 651 675! less through three periods, he .Teachers .. Marge & Elmer 704 636 639 , High game, K. Barr, 210; high : series, K. Barr, 451. Paint Store 663 630 t- r. r-rt rrnzz ' High game. Dale Eledge, 186; 1 I i if riPC i -L 1-1 1- 2 2- 7 3- 5 3-5 0-0 3-9 4 3 '4 1 1 0 3 12 13-23 15 .10 7 6 1134 . 6 10 8 1337 Tn Reserves Drop 647 7C0 629 623 4- 635 515 195; Eagle Nips Alvo; Conference Crown Goes to Murdock Murdock. victim of an Eagle high series, Dale Eledge 459. Ernies Bar Stander Imp. High game. L hish series, L. Forest, 428. VJ.W. 650 645 Catalytic h n Fame, i-iarioa Austin. v.,r -- a F I U V LlikVJ 18S; high series, Carl Sell 472. Reserves 37-34 in the prelimin- i Coach Bill Reese's Golden Legion 652 657 769 ary tilt as Jim Graves and Dan Eagles continued to take the Wostpr fiftf, fisi 572 Huebner set the nattern of plav. ' close ones, nipping Alvo 51-50 Hierri ?ame. Don Wall. 190: rne Keserves were nev hi ?h spries Harrv Cane 457. 'serious trouble as early Duiit up a iv-i iirst penua mar-. ; dreppea tnem irom uoine;:uuii gin and left tne lloor at nail- Jfor t5mg Murdoch. 119 1 iiiiiiisius ? j unrisine in the Cass county bas- pinttmnnth Rp.wrvps p.;tah- iketball tournament two weeks 630 Ticfvi thf -a-inniTifT margin fnr i ago. can thank the Golden 601 551 632 varsity team action Friday night ! Eagles for the Cass County Con Harlod Austin, by tripping Lincoln Teachers ! f erence championship. BUCKETS GAL-ORE Hit ting the hoops for a six-game average cf 41.3 points, 16-year-old Velma Liming is the pride of the gals at Easton, Kan., High School. Velma is the high-scoring forward on the, school's feminine quintet. Ciass D'Tourncy At Murdock Slates Wednesday Start Alvo Eagle, Murdock and Ne hawka are top rated in the class D district tournament at Mur dock starting Wednesday. Febr uary 24. Alvo meets Union, Nehawka goes against Walton, Eagle will meet Elmwood and Murdock will play Avoca in the first round. Semi-finals are slated Thursday night and the district crown will be decided Friday night. Winner of the tourney will enter the playoff at Peru for a I chance at the state tournament, i Correct locations are import ant to Volunteer Firemen an swering your calls. Be sure to give the right address the first time. Journal Want Ads Pay Ecanorcv Brooder Houses we scienaicA.-y construrted Properly hehtcd end vena lated No drafts or cold comers Uarsre t. p tilting windows. S?rtior.al and ccruiL-. Easily assembled. Mounted en 6.jj: extras to buy. " Vvcrid s Bft rouitrv House" low price. Make raore mir.fv v.'tc properly housed chicks. Ask for dcscnpr.v folder, prices. Money bacH puarantee ty Economy Housmg Co.. VSaiaoo. Ne-x. Robert J. Thiesscn Murdock Nebr. T WEDNESDAY I T Is 10 ouhle Stamp INSURANCE Fire Auto Raymond J. Case i Courthouse Phone 427S Yes! You can enjoy EXTRA SAiNCS each Wednes day, with DOUBLE GREEN STAMPS given with each purchase of $1.00 or more. LDHOUS DRUG 'Your Friendly Drug Store" Dial 6117 Bryant Motor 795 . 749 676 Eagles 757" 692 703 High game, George Winscot, 192; his;h series, Bob McClana han, 488. Myers Groc. 656 635 628 Tastee Shop 635 641 615 High game. Den Eaton, 173; high series, Don Eaton, 441. Ofe Oil Co. 752 726 693 Tim's Bar 594 694 722 High ll ui piajr . eiUitr LUitro, iiiyiJiii x-i.iu oi-w never- in .Thursday night. The loss was the y starters 'second for Alvo in loop play, arid X 3 fJ'-'r'y 1 t Jwf t " - t j- -JXxrxi j " time m front 17-1U. t'oiiowmg, the intermission the regulars built a 30-13 margin before the subs took over. Graves led scoring with 11 points, on five field goals and one gift toss, while Huebner added 9, while playing a good defensive game under the hniirri? Terrv Ernst also con- ame, F . Tschirren, 187; tributed 7 for the cause. Walter H. Harold R. Smith B Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Donat Bldg. Piattsmouth hisrh series. Bob Gall, 481. Standings . ' "' . J prn I " I rM'lliililll cvO . ! ; i l 1 We h3VC I Complete I I , ! a moved cne doer j n 1 f I 1 K3QIO i ! est from our 1 M t i ' i , . nf i i 5-; former location, to ! i f . i .i I . i .i! Fiattsmcuth Meter 1 TV dl fl Parts building J Service ' T"' tip ! CAPABLE ItSill li I EXPERIENCED V It !f . m m we". Mm If Ek H ' Snza Itaiiio- i ll Service I 317 Main Dial 280 j1 Team Ofe Oil Myers Groc. Bryant Motors Ernies Bar Paint -Store V.F.W. Catalytic Marge -Elmer Tim's Bar Stander Imp. Konats Bar Legion Hotel Bar Woster Shoe Eagles Tastee Shop 40 36 35 35 35 33 32 31 30 26 26 23 22 18 17 16 T.inrn n's TiRon rormed scor ing honors with 13 points while L teammate Bell hit 10. 17 The Junior Devils outscored 21 the Tutors 11-10 from the field 22 and 15-14 from the free threw 22 line. But percentage wise the 22 Devils were far down the line, 24 getting only 15 cf 38 gift tosses, 25 while Lincoln connected on 14 26 of 29. 27, Piattsmouth 37 311 FG FT 31 Dasher 0 3-7 34 cundall 0 0-4 35 Rhoades 0 0-0 .33 Egenberger 0 40 Huebner 3 41 Graves 5 Ernst Grauf Hirz . Teachers FG LIBRARY NOTES Recent additions to public li brary "Cheyenne Autumn," Mari Sandcz. Miss Sandoz has based her book nartv on talks with an old Cheyenne woman and other Sawyer 0 veterans of the frontier, and ierce partv on documentary research; orster 1 in the fall of 1878 a band of : ivievitruiy u .1 .1 3-8 3-4 1-4 1-2 1-4 3-5 PF 3 5 1 3 1 Dick Weyers, who sparked the Eagle tournament campaign led scoring against Alvo Thursday night while Bud Herrmann, recently- out with the mumps, led Alvo with 16 points. The one -point win. third in recent games for Eagle, is a re- ' ! r .-i r-ri E i 1 AH i mincer 01 meir a-Ji a.iiu. 1 1 j tournament wins. In earning the conference title, Murdock finished with an 8-1 mark, losing onlv to Ne hawka. while Alvo in second place finished with a 7-2 record 11 15-2S 19 34 FT PF Cheyenne Indians set out from . m Indian Territory, where they had I been sent by the American Army g," i I to return to their native haunts cbiVnH n saga of that heart breaking 10 2 journey. This book is one of the piattsmouth ....10 7 13 737 j most outstanding of the spring Teachers 7 10 18 1634 ; publications. Miss Sandoz was , ! born in Nebraska, the daughter ; of a Swiss immigrant whom she ; immortalized in her first book, I Old Jules. 1-4 0- 2 1- 6 5-6 1-1 0-0 3- 4 4- 4 0-2 Boys Wanted for County 4-H Club Swine Projects The Cass County Extension of fice is looking for a group of eight boys interested in starting a 4-H sv,dne project. County Agent C 1 a r e n c e 1 Schmadeke todav issued the "wanted" signal for boys inter ested in a swine prciect. Pure bred weanling gilts will be given to the boys to use for their proj ects.Mihe countv agent said. The bovs will turn in a gilt from their 1955 litter to pass on j to another 8 boys for 4-H swine projects. . J Boys interested in the project are advised to contact the coun- ty extension agricultural agent at "Weeping Water. Schmadeke said that if more than one group applies for the gilts, a committee will review the j aopiications and select tne eiigi ble group. Fine-car Styling An outitanding example of fine-car beauty in the low-price field . . . the new Crestline Fordor is the fashion car for the American Road- fe l a a New Astra-Dial Instrument Panel is a safety dividend with speedometer placed high on the panel. r f "V" l , w Style-Setting Inferiors in Ford give you beauty from the inside out with colorful new upholstery and trim. Th starts wolf at the door often a man climbing. RESULTS 1 Don't hesitate! When in doubt, phone your fire department. But sn?ir -field 50 Lou'svie 4 be sure to give your correct add- Mits it Teachers 37, Piattsmouth 34. Piattsmouth B 37, Teachers B 34 Eagle ol. Alvo DO. 43. REAL EST AT. LOANS! ress. 1 RADIATOR REPAIRING ONE-DAY SERVICE Piattsmouth Motors Washington Ave. Ph. 28V Bank robberies rose to their highest level in 1253 since the crime-ridden 1930's. There were 413 bank robberies, burglaries, and larcenies in 1953 a jump cf 27 per cent over the 1952 figure and the highest total since the passage of the Federal bank rob lbery Taw in 1839. 5 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for each monthly payment Piattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. The new Y-b!ock V-8 with the new extra-deep crankcase, has 130-h.p. for a dividend of 78 more power. And you can enjoy V-8 advantages on less gas! The newl-bloclc Six has 115-h.p.for a dividend of 74 more power. Like the V-8, it has high -turbulence combustion cham bers for more complete firing of fuel. -r- The ?51 Ford give you extra Dividends in style, in performance, in ride, Mith line car features you would normally expect to find only in highest-priced cars. New Bali-Joint. Front Suspension Simple, scaled ball joints replace Ling-pin type system ued on mot car. New system elimi nates 12 wear-points help e("P wheels in -line . . . riding is smoother. 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