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VFW Keglers Close the Gap n Pin Feldhousen 631 683 591 Welcome Inn 575 554 570 Bintner of Feldhousen had hig hgame, 178, and series. 432. 648 -94 624 552 652 568 of Stites had high Walling had high Corner Bar's bowlers kept first place in the league but the V.F.W. team sneaked up to within one game taking all three from the Paint Store as the Corner Bar dropped two of three to Bryant Motors. In other games last week, 'the last - place Storz Zebras took two of the games from next-to-last Ernies; Fedlhousen won all three from Welcome Inn; Stites took all three from My ers; Ofe's took three from Timm's; Stander took two of three from Firestone; and Ea- I gles won two from U.S.A.R. ! Top game of the week was S relied by Winscot for Bryants, ! 188, with Austin of the V.F.W. j squad close being with 187. I Austin also had high series, 505. Team scores: ; V.F.W. 669 659 709 ! Paint Store 660 590 658 i Austin of V.F.W. had high j game, 187, and series, 506. ! Storz Zebras 642 684 583 ! Ernies 620 664 640 j Roos of Ernies had high game j 170, and series, 445. j Bryant Motors 602 696 740 ! Corner Bar 622 637 603 I Winscot of Bryant had high ; game, 183, and series, 501. ' 708 686 728 600 583 689 Ofe's had high Weaver had high of 164, 675 605 659 637 Firestone and series, 600 653 f 619" 641 Stites Myers Fairfield game, 178 series, 437. Ofe Oil Timm's Porter of game, 175; series, 444. Stander Firestone Thompson high game, Eagles U.S.A.R. Lache of Eagles high game, 179, and Team standings: Corner Bar 21 V.F.W 20 Stander 18 Ofe's 18 Firestone 17 Bryant 17 Feldhousen 17 Timm's 15 Paint Store 14 Eagles 14 Stites 14 U.S.A.R 13 Welcome Inn 12 Myers 10 Ernies 10 Storz 9 Blue Devils Primed for 1 heir Tuesday Contest at Valley 630 615 had 451. 653 603 had high series, 461. 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 15 16 16 16 17 18 20 20 21 Plattsmouth's Blue Devils will" be in Valley tomorrow night for their second contest of the seas on, having taken the measure of Omaha Westside last Friday and emerging with a 60-38 victory. Coach John Adkins gave much credit for the victory to a 47 percent shooting average, the Devils hitting 21 out of 47 field goal attempts. Westside hit 12 out of 42 for a 29 percent aver- and Ernst for outstanding work on rebounds. The reserves won their pre liminary game, 33-33. Box Scor"e: PLATTSMOUTH FG Ptak 3 Conyers 0 Dasher 1 Rhoades 0 Nielsen 6 Huebner 1 Cundall 2 Graves 1 Grauf 0 Ernst . .' 6 Hirz 2 Jenkins 0 22 WESTSIDE Europeans worKin'g in U.S. Army maintenance shops in Germany use scrap metal and other small parts needed each day. IW1CE-A-DM SERVICE O GENERAL FREIGHT 9 HOUSEHOLD GOODS To and from Omaha and Plattsmouth including Field Bellevue, Offutt" and LaPlatte PLATO IDOTH TRANSFER Terry Ernst and Stu Nielsen were high for the Devils with 14 i each, both with six field goals ! and two free throws, Ptak got 13 on three and seven. Wright hit 14 for Westside, four goals and six free tosses. Plattsmouth jumped off to an early lead, hitting about six po ints before the city team got a free throw through the hoop. The Devils led 19-7 after the first quarter and 31-13 at halftime. Westside applied a pressing de fense after the intermission, slowing down the Devils so they were unable to score for several minutes. They pulled out of it, however, and scored 12 points in j Hunt 1 the quarter while Westside got fKovarik 0 14. In the final period Platts- Noel 1 mouth garnered 17 counters I Kiser ........ . 0 while Westside got only nine. i ' Adkins credited Denny Ptak I .11 FT 7 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 60 PF 1 2 2 1 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 TP 13 0 5 1 14 2 4 3 0 14 4 0 SCORES Walton 56, Alvo 44 Alvo B 23, Walton B 20 Walton VB 27, Alvo VB 18 Douglas 70, Union 28 " i Douglas B 22, Union B 15 Douglas VB 33, Union VB 3 Springfield 37, Louisville 23 Pacific N Junction 55, Silver City 41 16 16 60 FG Wright 4 Hill . C Anderson 1 Smith 0 Fosler 2 Anzlowe 1 Dickinson .... 1 FT 6 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 PF 4 0 4 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 o TP 14 0 5 2 5 4 2 3 0 2 1 Union Drops Opener To Douglas Cagers Union's basketball squad lost its opener last Tuesday to host Douglas, 70 28. The winners led 17 - 9, 29 - 18 and 52 - 26 at the-quarters. Wyman Dughman and Dale Erunner led Dougias , with 27 and 21 points, and Dale Draper and Jim Turner had eight each for Union. Ths Douglas second team won 21 - 15, and the vol leyball jquad from Douglas al. so won, 38 - 3. Greenwood Victor Over Murcjock A big fourth . period gave Greenwood a 49-39 ,win over Murdock in their opening game last Tuesday, guard Bob Buck ingham plopping in nine field goals and two free throws 20 points for the winners. Murdock took an early lead and was ahead 11-7 after the first quarter. Greenwood pulled up to an 18-17 lead at half-time, and it was 29-29 at third quar ter. Buckingham and Lyle Corn stock were big guns in the final quarter, getting 13 points be tween them. Box score: Greenwood FG FT Comstock, rf . .5 THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, December 6, 1954 ' PAGE FIVE JOB NEEDS The growing population needs 1,000,000 new jobs a year for the next twenty years, backed by $13,300,000,000 of investment in factories and equipment; ac- f or t cording to the U. S. Chamber of i Commerce. Additional billions will be needed to make jobs for workers in industries that are declining. by the Army, is three perceat annually while those workin; for local firms have a rate of 3.8 percent. , Casey, If Merritt, If . . . i Warren, c .... Buckingham, rf Leadabrand, Ig Louis- LOUISVILLE SCHEDULE Louisville high school's bas ketball schedule: Nov. 30, Springfield 37, ville 23. Dec. 2, Peru Prep. 7, Weeping Water. 14, Alvo. 17, at Table Rock. 21, Syracuse. 4, Ashland. 7, Nehawka. 11, Humboldt. 14, at Greenwood. 1 0 0 0 2 4 Dec Dec. D?c. Dec. Jan. I Jan. Jan. Jan. 16 18 Ptah's Arm No Downfall To Team Denny Ptak, son of Mr. and Ptak, is nursing a shoul- Direct interline connection for Lincoln, 1-day service Phone Plattsmouth 5255 - Omaha, Phone HA 6733 Mrs. rneo. Ptak, is sprained right arm and der. Ptak was loping the new local basketball court and ran into the wall. However, the arm didn't hinder Ptak's play at Westside game last Friday night; he dropped 13 points in the basket, helping Plattsmouth to victory over Westside, 38-60. Ptak is a senior, 6' ft., 3 in., and is one of last year's first stringers. He plays forward po sition on this year's team. Indians Have 8 Lettermen On Cage Squad Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. 18, Union. 21, at Eagle. 25, Murdock. 28, Elmwood. 4, at Avoca. Totals 21 7 Murdock FG FT Luetchens, rf . .1 Kruse, If 4 Wendl.-c 3 Rueter, rg 3 Harger, lg ... 6 Humston, rg ..0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 F 2 3 2 2 2 0 Arctic airliners are opening a new passenger route. , J. Howard Davis LAWYER " in 506 Main St. Plattsmouth H absenteeism for those employed 1 tS525HSa5E52SE5Z5125ZS2SZ5Z52SSin Germans working for the U.S. Army in Europe are healthier than their countrymen work ing German industry. Sickness Pts. " 11 ' 0 0 ' 8 20 10 49 Pts. 2 9 6 6 14 2 Totals 17 11 39 ;ket- L n is P1 WE LIKE TO PLAY SANTA! THAT'S WHY EVERY oubie Stamp Day Yes! You can enjoy EXTRA SAVINGS each Wednes day, with DOUBLE GREEN STAMPS given with each purchase of $1.00 or more. am Your Friendly Drug Store Dial 6117 IE SI I H 1 SPECIAL SESSION While the special session of Congress, called to consider the censure of Senator Joe McCar thy (R.-Wis.), may be costing a lot in terms of frayed nerves and tempers it is not costing much in dollars and cents. Senators get no extra salary, for it they get an annual salary of $12,500, plus $2,500 for expenses gardless of how much time -.they' spend in Washington. The big gest cost, is earmarked for travel expenses. Senators get 20 cents a mile from home to Washington i i i- i H n i f; l business. This is expected to cost between $40,000 and $50,-000. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents JIZBA & JIZBA Registered in Engineering and Architecture Design, Surveys, Estimates, Supervising; 5417 Ogden Omaha, Nebr. Phone PL6361 The Weeping Water ba ball team, which began season Friday night at Ashland, boasts eight returning letter men and eight who tower over the six-foot mark. -The range of height, in fact" ranges from junior Jerry Pointer who is 6' 4" to freshman Leon ard Hermann, at 4' 4". Returning this year are let., termen Roser Luhrin 6' 1" Richard Nannsen, 5' 10", Larry I Wade, 5! 10" and Jim. Zessin ' 6' 2", all seniors, and Wally Lud wick, 5 10", Norman Peterson. 5' 11", . Charles Stacey, 6' 2" and Kenny Stratton, 6'. ,Others on the roster are Bob Anderson, Rick Applegate, Dean Appling, Sammy Beck, Larry Boardman, Bob Burgen, Herbert Cappen, Bob Colbert, Jim Col bert, Milton Critzer, LaVern : I Pnktpr .Tprrv Vr-lpse! Dp.Rnv. ic- i r ' y ' Harsnman, Leonard . nermann j-ju Terry Jones, Walter Kas:sube,-k; Larry Knott, Kenny Lauritzen, j Charles Murphy, Dale Nielson, Jerry Pointer, Phil Rhodes, Charles Seeger and John Tyler. Student manager J is Lennie Shumaker. Team schedule, showing games for first and second teams and volleyball squad: Dec. 3, at Ashland, 1-2. Dec. 7, at Louisville, 1 - 2 - V. 10, Ralston, 1 2. 14, at Peru, 1. . 17, Nehawka, 1 - 2 - V. 21, at Waverly, 1 - 2 - V. 11. Springfield, 1-2. . . DEW LINE" A 3,000-mile warning system ( across the Canadian Arctic will j be linked with seven radar sta tions in Alaska to give both I f nnnHn nnH tV-io TTni oH Sfotoc o warning as quickly as possible of bomber attacks across the Polar wilderness. The United 1L, States Government will con struct and finance the new line. FEDERAL DEFICIT The U. S. Treasury went $7, 106,000,000 into the red during the first four months of this fiscal year about $855,000,000 more than its deficit for the like period last year. While spend ing dropped to $21,433,000,000 from the $22,864,000,000 outlay during the same quarter of 1953, net tax receipts also dropped off from $16,613,000,000 to $14,-329,000,000. Only one percent of the al most 15,000 civilians employed by the U.S. Army in Northern Germany are Americans. The ,pther civilian workers are Germans. TURKEYS Turkey growers have been cautioned by the Agriculture Department to trim production next year or face "unsatisfac tory prices." Indications point to a 1955 turkey crop "some what larger" than this year's record of 61,000,000 birds, which are selling at substantially low er prices than last year. Gibson Christmas Cards All-of-d-kind for signature or imprint. Wide choice of new designs. 25 cards $1. rs. r i f A B wa H T. 9JSES M 'a E - 2 7 Having decided to quit farming, K will sell the following merchandise on the farm V-i mile ; south of South Bend or 9 miles southeast of Ashland or 7 miles west and 1. mile north of Louisville or 7 miles north of Murdock, Nebraska, on ' -' t , . - w . , . ,. : 3 !i H V-. 12:30 SHARP ! ' -I ' f -N - - ' v- V- ,S 3 , I! - r ' ' - ." yr . J li WRITE HERE: ' 1 i E s - 4 i II n u . - n.i',;';;" ""jiiiM---n ---r-ir---"r-r"r ""iryT";-------. jr . A 1 lailssssigsat I fcO WIPJ HERE ARE THE SIMPLE RULES 1 I. VYrlie in Tne spute new io my uitiuic mo i Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. 14. at Eagle, 1 2 - V. Jan. 18, at Humboldt, 1. Jan. 21, at Elmwood, 1 - 2 - V. Jan. 25, at Alvo, l - 2 - V. Jan. 23, at Murdock, 1-2 V. Feb. 1, Table Rock, 1. Feb. 4, Syracuse, 1 - 2 - V. Feb. 18, Greenwood, 1 - 2 - V. 32 ft ls3 Alvo Drops Opener To Walton Cagers Nick Doeden was hot-shot in Walton's 56-44 win over Alvo last Tuesday, and Arlan Neben got 21 for the losers. The Alvo team held its own the first three quarters, but Walton put on a 26- point splurge in the final pe riod. The Alvo reserves won the preliminary game, 23-20, and the Walton girls won at volleyball, 27- 18. 5 Good milk cows, Bangs tested 4 Young steer calves Suckling calf 1 Roan bull, Bangs tested 3 Yearfing heifers Box score: Beautiful Richelieu Pearl Necklace, Bra celet and Earring En sembleValue $15.00 Sets given away each week! A Luxurious Mink Like Marmot Fur St0leValue $150.00 for the Lucky Grand rrize"Winner! Write in the space next to my picture the words you think I'm saying. Example: "You can't fire me I quit!" or ". . '. and they told me my hat was exclusive!" Take or send my picture with your words to the General Electric Television store named below. No obligation. No salesman will call. This week's contest closes one week from today. Entries will be judged by impartial- local committee. AH entries become the property of the dealer. Decision of the judges is final. OONTKT Alvo FG . .1 . .0 Garcia Roelofsz . . . Neben 10 Lipskey 5 Yanay 3 Totals 19 Walton FG Manske 5 Bures 4 N. Doederi 13 E. Doeden 2 Stahl 1 Loibloe 1 Totals 23 YCU& NAME. YOUR ADDRESS. VX k A 7 s OF THE WEE9C Last Week Winner Mrs. Ralph Wiles I FT F Pts. 0-2 2 4 0 4 1 2 21 1 3 11 0 2 6 6 9 44 FT F Pts. 1 1 11 1 19 2 3 23 0 3 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 10 56 - H Farmall Tractor, 1950, Good H FarmqII Tractor, 1947, Good 1941 Chevrolet truck, new motor, new platform, good tires 1950 No. 24 - 2row corn picker No. 31 power loader & grading blade, new No. 8 - 2 - 1 4 ' tractor plow on rubber, new No. 250 cultivator 4 bar side delivery rake, new H M 46 corn lister, 2 row 5 section harrow, new No. 6 hammer mill, 10" ounted 7 ' mower 12 hole McCormick Peering drill 1 row corn binder North Western manure spreader Tractor mounted seeder r Saw Mandrel and blade 12' Roderick Lean disk Rubber tired wagon, grain box & hay plat form 14" walking plow 5 roll cribbing 2 belts, 6 inch 53S22 SEE (CSBB About 65 percent of the. 1,000 employees at a U.S. Army Ord nance Rebuild shop at Boeglin gen, Germany, are refugees from countries now behind the Iron Curtain. 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