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( . . t - .. -?L. Eagle Opens Ball Season With 15-2 Win 5 ft i 9f-'. i Baseball replaces track in the sports program at Eagle high school this spring. Coach Bill Reese disclosed during a visit in Plattsmouth Wednesday with County Government Day stu dents from Eagle. The Golden Eagles, behind the one-hit pitching of Burt Stubbs, opened the season with a 15-2 win over Alvo. Catcher Ernie Horton provided the big bat as Eagle jumped into an early lead and scored in every frame of the ' seven-inning opener. The lone hit off Stubbs came in the third Junior Class Will Present Play April 21 "No More Homework" is a three-act comedy to be present ed on April 21 by the Junior class at Plattsmouth high school. The play is scheduled for 8 p. m. in the new high school auditorium next Wednesday. Re serve tickets are on sale now at Cass Drug or may be purchased from a member of the Junior class. The play will be under the di rection of Truman Lytle. Members of the cast are Ann Smith, Sally Quinnett, Gail Peterson, Michael Shellenbareer, Elwood Johnson, Marion Hild, Hazel Gold, Bob Carr, Carolyn Robinson, Marlene Wetenkamp, Barberry Bush Eradication Is Promoted 'Maynard Hobbs (with ball) controls the re ad for the faculty in the inaugural of the v high school gymnasium Monday night. Pic od in action at the new gym are Kellogg (33): derman (00); Gerald Clayburn (25); Melvin Wilson (44); Larry Pierce, partly concealed by Melvin McKenney (12); Referee Denny Ptak; Jchanas (22); Merle Stewart (00); and Eugene Shields (29). On the bench are Wenther (6); Bill Floyd and Jim Craigmile Journal Photo. acuity and Varsity Cagers Score Victories n New Plattsmouth Gymnasium Inaugura Merle Stewart, athletic direc- 3r and coach here 11 years, 'ired the opening basket in a The faculty jumped into an 8- 4 first, nuartpr mardn IpH at regulation game in the new high ! half time 21-10 and was 'in front jy i M A i M J. W d booking t the Lions here Mon Ain Francis M. juiced. -Aeo, Omaha tal- will determine .ers in the local -t i .e Lions ouiiaine. - cSViorlnloH for 7-3f) O iH,uvuu- at. . Admission will innnnrpd that from jivp entered the Junior nr tent contests. At jr the winners is a trip Histrirt. contest at Fre- Anril 93. and a chance to iete in the state contest at Platte in June. school gymnasium Monday night. Stewart's two-pointer started the high school faculty en route to ' a 38-37 win over Kcrshoj Construction Company in - the curtain raiser of a double-header cage program to open the lew building. i logg, Ruderman and In the second game. Lyle ! Kellogg had 8 points Wood, Byron Finnefrock and Jim Jacques collaborated to lead the varsity to a 57-46 win over the alumni as an average Platts mouth basketball crowd watched. ! Alumni quintet 32-26 before the "extra weight" began to tell. James Craigmile, Melvin McKenney, Eugene Shields and Maynard Hobbs completed the faculty squad. Along with Pierce, the contrac tors used Melvin Wilson from the school, plus Johanas, Kel- Wenther. Stubbs had trouble only in the . schman Roger Hild Mar iirH onH fnnrtVi fromoc mVicn . r ieiscnman, noger rum, iviar garet Sv.oboda, Dean Dunham, Phyllis Tritsch and Reno. ' : Sixteen varsity cagers saw ac tion for the Blue Devils as they became torrid in the final quar ter to move away 'from the nefrock and Jim Jacques each added 11. Denny Ptak, who with Jacques, refereed the first game, had 8; Jon Schuetz had 5; Ter ry Ernst hit 4; Stuart Nielsen added 1; Eugene Dasher had one and Larry Pierce hit 2. Also seeing action with the varsity were Jim Graves, Dan-Huebner, C. rover Cundall, Don Rhoades, Li. Lanjerger, Denny Hirz. Dck Huebner fired the Alum ni quintet with 12 points. Carl Gfo added 8. Stanley Cole and Lincoln Central reserves, April third and fourth frames when Alvo scored its two runs. A two base error let in the third inning tally,- while two bases on ball set the stage for the fourth frame marker. Stubbs had good support in the field. Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles were putting together six hits, a number of walks from Alvo hurler Dick Clark as they scored five times in the first, added two morejn the second and two in the third Jo lead 9-1. Leading candidates among the 18 reporting to Coach Reese for baseball are Bob Walker and Ernie Horton, catchers; Stubbs and Ralph McCulloch, pitchers; Dick Weyers, first base; Larry Walberg, short stop; Keith Ay ers, second base; Lowell Umland, third base; Darrell Ostrander, centerfield; Joe Ayers, left field, and Arnold Schroeder, right field. The Golden Eagles will be host to Palmyra on April 22, will play Lincoln Northeast April 27 and Though the crowd was average, it looked small in the immense new structure. An estimated 300 viewed the games Monday night. Stewart with 11 points, Ger ald Clayburn with 9 and Bill Floyd with 8 led the faculty team. Larry Pierce gunned the The Varsity held a slim 12-9 margin after one period but trailed 20-21 at halftime. The count was knotted 36-36 at the three quarter mark. A 21 -point final period pulled the game out of the fire. Lyle Wood led varsity cagers construction crew with 19 points. ! with 14 points, while Byron Fin Jr.rk Tcdd each had 6, DeWayne r.cell contributed 3, John Blotz- Bob Tritsch had 7; and Dick Beverage 1. Tom Conis failed to score. The Monday night games was the only opportunity for- senior high school students to com plete their careers in the cage sport on the new floor. They'll return in- future years as mem bers of the Alumni. Expenses For Fire Training Schools Okayed City councilmen have approv ed a $50 appropriation for ex penses of a dozen volunteer fire men to attend special training sessions during May. The funds were appropriated Am, in lieu of the usual expense . ii i i x n money aiiowea ior ine uiree- day state convention. Am explained that six fire men will attend each of two training sessions at Beatrice and North Bend. nl infill H-- -X Nehawka Takes Ten Events on Way to Triangular Track Win Registering ten first places out of 13 events, Nehawka swept well ahead of Elmwood and Un ion in a triangular meet at Ne hawka Tuesday afternoon. Ray Mayfield, Howard Gan semer and Tom Johnson wera all double winners for the In-1 dians. Nehawka tallied 78 13 30; are scheduled to meet Mur dock May 4; and will play a re turn game with Lincoln Reserves May 7 in Lincoln. No Objectors to Valley View Water Main Assessments Assessments for construction and extension of city water mains to Valley View were ap proved by the city council .Mon day night. No objections were filed to the assessments as the council met as a board of equali zation. The council approved the as sessments amounting" to $137 for ! each 44 foot lot. Drummers Fun Day Ducats Are Moving Slowly An advance ticket sale 'check Wednesday indicates that ap proximately 200 tickets for the Drummers Day Fun program of the King Korn Klub have been sold, Orville Nielsen, ticket chair man, disclosed today. Nielsen said approximately half of the local merchants with tickets for sale wrere contacted to determine the approximate number of tickets sold. Those contacted indicated that 100 have been sold and collected for. Assuming the same average for the remaining businessmen, the number would be near 200. Nielsen also explained that at least another 100 have been promised to the merchants in cluded m the survey, so the prob able number to be sold for the event wrould be near 500. The check showed that many merchants had delayed sale of the tickets because it seemed too early. As of today, they have but two weeks in which to wind up ticket sales. Sale of tickets is to end May 1 with the event scheduled for May 6. Nielsen explained that book lets of four and six tickets are available. A barberry display in the win dow at Lugsch Cleaners is a part of a State and Federal coopera- ; tive project to eradicate all com mon barberry bushes. Common barberries are con demned as a public nuisance and are eradicated in 18 grain-growing states because they carry the black stem rust,' most de structive disease of wheat, oats, barley and rye. Henry E. Hahhalt, agent for the United States Department of Agriculture explained that 3,200 barberry bushes have been found on 66 different proper ties. The rust-spreading barberry prppt shrub often six to Douglas I eight feet high. it has oval ' leaves with saw tooth edges. The bush is thorny, usually tnree thornes in each group and small ' overa, red berries. Home owners who believe tney have rust-spreading barberries on their property are advised to send a twig to the Cass County Extension Agent Clarence Schmadeke, for testing. : The Japanese barberry, often used as an ornamental plant, does not spread rust and can be planted or retained wherever desired. 880-yard relay Won by Ne hawka (Gansemer, Meyers, May field and Lewis) ; second Elm wood; third Union. Time 1:40.5. New team record for Nehawka. 100-yard 1owt hurdles Won by Gansemer (N): second John- Flcct Liability, Comprehensive Insurance Voted A liability and comprehensive insnriiTipp nlan fnr nil ritv VP- points, Elmwood had 35 56 and J oin.NU t5?ird Hathaway (U) ; j hiCles was approved by the city Union finished with 25 56. ; flrth Backemeyer (E). Timejcouncil Monday night to First rrcrrurt is Easter Vah Days Special Bedroom Suite Special Modern styled Mr. and Mrs. Dresser, large plate glass mirror, 6 dust proof fr f- drawers, chest of drawers panel bed 5139 00 walnut finish. Living Room Suite Small size, sturdily built, grey pattern "J 3.00 friexe upholstering. t Decorating For Centennial Is Considered Directors of the King Korn Klub have voted to contact all Plattsmouth businessmen to de termine arrangements for an in tended Centennial street decor ating program. They met with George Schnei der, Minneapolis decorator, this morning, Thursday, to consider the decorating proposal. Meeting at the Chamber of Commerce office, the directors decided to contact all business men and arrange for decorating the streets and store fronts for the Centennial Korn Karnival celebration in September. Schneider completed arrange ments in Nebraska City Wednes day to handle the Otoe commu nities' decorating program. Attending the directors' meet ing were John Soennicllsen, Or ville Nielsen, Joe Zastera, Harold Lebens, George Smith, N. W. McKee, Mike Typer and F. I. Rea. Tod Derformances included' Gansemer's :12 in the 100-yard 60-yard high hurdles Won low hurdles and his :08.8 win in the high sticks. Johnson heaved the. shot 43 feet 5 inche.s for Nehawka and won the vault at 10 feet 2 inches. Dale Draper tossed the discus 117 feet 6 in ches for Union and Ronnie Ir ons posted a 2:18 half mile for Elmwood. Bill . Mehrens set an individual record time in the Quarter mile with a :56.4. Track Events 100-yard dash Won by May field (N); second Hal (E) anrl Drake (E), tie; fourth Lewis (N). Time :11. 220-yard dash Won-by May field (N) ; second Lewis (N) ; third Draper (U); fourth Hail! (E). Time :25.7. ) 440-yard dash Won by Mehrens (N) ; second Attebery, lU); tmra cook (Mi. Time :5t5.4. by Gansemer (N) : second John son (N): third Hathaway (U); I year, covers all city owned vs- Realty Company of Plattsmouth. The fleet policy, taken out a year ago and extended this Effie Maggard Asks Divorce Effie Magard filed petition In district court this morning, Thursday, for divorce from Per ry G. Maggard. Her petition charges extreme cruelty' and abandonment. She asks for custody of their one minor child, support and alimony and a property settle ment. The couple was married Juns 30, 1948, at Plattsmouth. Increase Noted In Job Hunting; Twenty Placed A marked increase in job seeks was evident at the end of the first quarter of the year over the same date last year, accord ing to Glenn Noble, area mana ger for the Nebraska State Em plovment Service. Noble explains that 595 were seeking jobs on April 1, compar ed to 421 a year ago. Among tho group were 76 men and 31 wom en in Cass county. During visits at Plattsmouth, the Nebraska Employment Serv ice representative filled 20 jobs, received 51 openings and direct ed 26 persons to jpb openings during the month of March. Jerry Watson is currently Li charge' of the office at Platts mouth. Labor demand was down near ly half from the same time a year ago, while jobs filled drop ped more than 25 percent. At Plattsmouth 11 new appli cations for work were received and 275 visits to the office were recorded. fourth Backemeyer (E). Time :08.8. Field. Events , Shot put Won by Johnson (N); second Drake (E); third Kunz (E) ; fourth Hathaway (U). Distance 43 feet 5 inches. Discus 'Won by Draper (U) : second Johnson (N) ; third Thomas (E); fourth Drake (E.J Distance 117 feet 6 inches. Broad jump Tie for firsc between Meyer (N), Irons (E) and Hathaway (U) ; fourth Thomas (E). Distance 16 feet 7 inches. High jump Won by Jed Snyder (N): second Mayfield (N) ; tie for third and fourth be tween Ned Snvder (N), Atte- hicles and private autos used in ! city business. Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal Lions Nominations Arc Due Tuesday Nominations of new officers will be presented Tuesday night to the Plattsmouth Lions Club. Nominations are for both the I club and the Recreation Cor . poration. Elections will be held at the Lions first meeting in May. 880-yard run Won by Irons ! bury (U) and Hathaway (U). (E); second Ned Snyder (N) ; ; ueignt d ieiei 6 mcnw. third Sahs (N) fourth Turned Pole vault Won by Johnson (U). Time 2:18.4 Mile Won by Vogt (E); sec ond Schanot (U); third Kunz (E); fourth Roddy (U). Tims 5:13. between Ned and Jed Snyder (N); fourth place tie between Mayfield and Mather (N) Height 10 feet 2 inches. im wwgm W m mm rSk ,0m &SZSvillii-iJi i Liilii-LW Nine Feedlots On Schedule of Feeders' Tour 50 Wool & Rayon Rugs 9x12 leaf patterns, long wearing. Only " - $59.00 Shag Rugs Heavy Cotton Shags in Many Popular Colors and Sizes . . . 4x6 $7.50 24x36 $1.90 18x30 $1.00 Floor Lamp Here is a real buy in a Seven Way Lamp Hi ATT FUiITUHE CO. 126 So. 6th Dial 3110 Visits to three feedlots before a noon luncheon, election of of- 16th street, ficers and six afternoon feedlot I visits is on tap for the annual tour of the Cass County Live stock Feeders. Association on Saturday, Aoril 24. Will A. Minford, president of the Association, has announced that assembly for the tour will be at 9:30 a. m. at the Platts mouth Sale Barn. The group will visit three lots in the morn ing and will then lunch at Christ Lutheran Church on the Louisville road where a brief business meeting and election of officers will be held. Six feed lots will be visited in the afternoon. W. W. Derrick, extension ani mal husbandryman at the Uni versity of Nebraska, wall inter view the feeders and make com ments and answer questions per- i taining to the livestock inter ests in general. The tour has-been slated for : Saturday to accommodate the : market interests and 4-H boys : and girls. - Request to Vacate Street Referred To Committee A request of adjacent proper ty owners to vacate a part of Walnut street has been refer red to the Streets, Allevs and Bridges committee of the City Council for report at the next council meeting. James B. Rishel, Mary I. Rish el, Wm. F. Molek and Dorothy R. Molek petitioned the city council for vacating the street between blocks 7 and 8 west of Court House Everett Leo McKee, 33, of Omaha, and Bernice Antionette Schunk, 21, of Omaha were is sued a license for marriage in county court Monday. Jerry D. Regelean pleaded guilty by waiver to a charge of speeding and paid a fine of $21 and costs to county court. Francis W. Fulton was fined $10 and costs when arraigned in county court on a charge of fic ticious license plates. Rollan W. P. Stukenholtz was fined $10 and costs in county court when arraigned on a charge of speeding. Journal want Ads Pay! SALE CONFIRMED An ordinance, approving sate off the city's lots on Sixth streei to A. W. Cloidt was approved by the city council Monday night. Cloidt has bid $550 for the lots. Three Liquor Licenses OK'd; One Rejected City Councilmen voted 3-1 Mcndav night in approving a liquor license for Don McLaugh lin at 401 Main street, following nearly an hour-long debate. At the same time the council rejected an application of John Hobscheidt for a license in the Hotel Bar location on Sixtii street. B. H. G. Eiting, chairman of the license committee, cast the negative vote as McLaughlin's application was approved. Mc Laughlin proposes to start a bar in the former Bates Book Store building, corner of 4th and Main streets. As head of the license com mittee, Eiting declined to rec- j ommend a license for McLaugh lin, after the committee report had been submitted to the coun cil. Sam Am, Howard Hirz and Clark Finney favored awarding him the license. In view of the council's stand against authorizing any addi tional liquor licenses here, the application of Hobscheidt was rejected. Councilmen on the recommen dation of the committee also authorized licenses for Ralph Timm and Cass Bar (Earl Alexander). ! ZJy &'(X. I "-V. n f lesrooms . . . sf octant stay neat and orderly rooms Ideal for Homes ...Offices ...Stores Thls'versatile Cole steel desk keeps work neat and orderly 1 Has. four roomy drawers for stationery, supplies or reference materials ... 3 adjustable storage compartments, under lock and key, to prevent petty pilferage. So smartly styled, so beautifully made, and priced so low! 40 wide, 29V2 high, 18 deep. 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