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meSimI Mrs. F. O. Sand First meeting of the adult fanner class was held at the Agricultural building Thursday evening. Dr. R. M. Johnson of the animal disease eradication division of the U.S.D.A. showed a film and led a discussion on brucellosis and its control. Clar ence Schmadeke, county agent, presented plans for county wide eradication of the disease. An organizational meeting will be held at the agricultural build ing Thursday, January 27 at 7: 30 p.m. Anyone interested can still join. Nchawka Attends L.E.A. Meet Mr. and Mrs. George Dickman returned Sunday from a trip to the western part of the state where they attended meetings of the L.E.A. of which Mrs. Dickman is state Grand Matri arch. Friday evening they at tended a district meeting and banquet at Wauneta, Nebr. and on Saturday they were guests at a tri - state meeting and banquet at Sidney, Nebr. The states represented were Wyom ing, Colorado and Nebraska. With over 4C0 members present. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harden, of Omaha, Grand Scribe and Past Grand Matriarch, accom panied them. Nehawka "The Family, a Steward of Christian Life" was the theme of Mrs. George Dickman. Devo tions at the meeting of the W. S. 'C. S. at the home of Mrs. Harvey Barkhurst Wednesday afternoon. The Scripture read ings, Ephesiar.s, 5th chapter, verses 22 - 30 and 6th chapter, verses 1-10 were read by Mrs. Harvey Barkhurst. Miss Esther Barkhurst accompanied the hymns. The devotions closed with the hymn ''Home Sweet Home." Mrs. Ivan Hansen, program chairman, also used the theme as Mrs. Dickman. There was a general discussion on bringing religion into family life. Mrs. John Chandler, presi dent, announced the dates, March 3 and 4, for the state W. S. C. S. convention at Hast ings. Miss Jessie Bragg, of Ray mond, Nebr., a former mission ary of India, will be guest speaker at the March meeting. She was born at Elmwood, Nebr. and is a former native of Cass county. j Members please note the change oi place oi the next meeting, February 1G, at the home of Mrs. Floyd Joarger. There will be a blind auction! Mrs. John Barkhurst and Joyce were guests. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. Frank Lem on and Mrs. Glen Rutledge. i Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Norris, -Mr. and Mrs. Athur Norris and Mr. and Mr.s Richard Norris all I of Avoca, were dinner guests Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Lacy and Bonnie. 4R. Ipsa mm Protect you and your family's health against diseases carried by rats. Call BILLS rvk rm and see how you can have a year's protection for only $5.00 PHONE 7142 TODAY waist-line getting too ambitious? then try this eoLucm, U w. High-Low Cottage Cheese with Dried Beef MoKcga Chess? ' ' ' :'": --,, .. ,. -. '; ; ... HIGH-LOW COTTAGE CHEESE "Keeps you fit... not fat' "If iiis Phone 2604 Mr. and Mrs. Howard Heesch visited Arthur Heesch at the Methodist hospital in' Omaha Friday evening and also called on Mrs. Charles Martin and in fant daughter, Donna Kay. Mr. Heesch is showing improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Scharp and Harold were dinner guests Sunday at the Fred Beatty home. Mr. and Mrs. John McClurg, of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Hansen and Stevie were guests at a birthday dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Clar ence Hansen in honor of Mrs. McClurg. Mrs. Jack Hines was home from Omaha for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Hines to Omaha Monday. Mrs. Carl Cornell, Rolla, Mo. was a recent guest of Mrs. Maude Cornell. f-.'eaavka Tamyra Lu Heesch was one year old Saturday and in the afternoon her party guests were Mrs. John Barkhurst, Beverly and Joyce, Linda and Norma Martin. The children of the commun ity have enjoyed skating the past week on a large pond on the John Dietl farm north of town. Mrs. Robert' Grunwad of, Un- 1 ion, was a guest Sunday of her : aunt, Mrs. Addie Dodson. Merritt Dodson, Jr. and Ray Mayfield spent the between se mester vacation of Peru State college at their homes. A dinner Saturday observed the birthday of Mrs. Christine Chappell at her home. Guests were Mrs. Sadie Shrader, Miss Evelyn Wolph, Mrs. Elmer Stoll, Mrs. Gilbert Edmonds and Mrs. Clifford Trotter. Mr. and Mrs. George Haer, of Omaha, were dinner guests Sunday at the Randall Switzer home and also called on Mrs. Haer's mother, Mrs. Estella Switzer. A number of school children, are absent with the chicken pox. Mr. and Mrs. John Murdoch and family, of Murdcck, were guests Sunday afternoon of Mrs. Emma Murdoch, who recently returned from the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Romans and family of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Doedyns and daugh ters of Kingsville, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Anderson were dinner guests Saturday evening at the Stonley Schroeder home. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bailer and Ne;l, were supper guests Thursday "of Mrs. Anna Brener of Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Banks and Larry were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Banks of Talmaae. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Slattery and family of Weeping Water, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lutz and daughter, of Nebraska City, were dinner guests Sunday at the Emil Lutz home. C53 OCTROI tested eciue Cut dried beef with scissors into very small pieces. Fold through High-Low ( Cottage Cheese. Serve on lettuce leaves. The beef increases protein content but does not add much to the calorie count. JL Mr. and Mrs. Henning John son Mere guests Sunday evening at a birthday party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peterson of Talmage with Mrs. Peterson the guests of honor. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Stong of Syracuse, who made a trip to Europe last summer, showed their colored pictures of many European countries. Airman 3 George Lewis spent his furlough with his mother, Mrs. Mable Lewis. They were guests of relatives at Calloway, Grand Island and Oconto. He was transfered from Parks Air Base, California to Amarillo, Texas. Mrs. Amelia Balfour's dinner guests Sunday were Mrs. Dena Ruge and Frances, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Emshoff and family, aji of Avoca; Mrs. Helen Petersen and Marius, Nebraska City; Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Mather and family, Mynard; Mr. and Mrs. Kent Balfour and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross. Mr. and Mrs. John Bucholz and family were guests Satur day of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mo yer of Avoca. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Ingram of Omaha, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Willis. Dr. Ellis Sehlichtemeier, Spencer, Iowa was a guest of his mother, Mrs. Lena Sehlich temeier and also called at the Stuart and Robert Sehlichte meier homes. Mrs. Mark Wieckhorst and Mrs. Kent Balfour attended the Three Y's Daughter's meeting at the home of Mrs. George Near of Nebraska City, Wed nesday evening. A committee meeting was held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Narion Tucker to complete plans for the polio Smorgasboard benefit to be held at the auditorium Sunday, Jan uary 30. . Mr. and Mrs. Kent Balfour and family were supper guests Sunday at the Ralph Hobbie home. Saturday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Balfour were guests at the Randall Seyfer home at Nebraska City. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Pollard are spending some time at Delray Beach, Fla. Mr. Pollard' won first prize in the season's first shuffle board tournament on January 18. Their cottage at Smith's Garden Gate is adja cent to that of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dane of Iowa City, la. Mrs. Louie Ross fell on the icy street at Nebraska City Monday and broke her arm. Miss Bessie Murdoch return ed home Sunday after spending! live weeks with Mr. and Mrs. ! Earl Murdoch of Weeping Wa-i ter. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Plunkett Sr. were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Enos Plunkett and family of Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Redden and family of Plattsmouth were guests Sunday at the Rose Red den home. Lovell Massie stayed with Ri chard and Ronald Dickman while their parents made a trip to Wauneta and Sidney, Nebras ka over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Sand were supper guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. George Lutz of Un ion. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Bates and Roger of Elkhorn, Nebr., were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bates. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hild of Plattsmouth, were guests Sun day afternoon at the Ivan Hansen home.- Mrs. Emma Chriswisser is up after a two weeks illness. Her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Han sen cared for her. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chriswisser were dinner guests Sunday at the Leonard Burbee home at Plattsmouth. Mrs. C. C. Edmonds, and Mrs. Melvin James of Nebraska City i are re dinner guests Wednesday at the Gilbert Edmonds home. Mr. Ed Horn and Miss Lela Edmonds of Omaha, were guests Sunday at the Gilbert Edmonds home. Mr. and Mrs. John Eaton, Darlene and Marlene were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Dale of Omaha. While there Mrs. Eaton observed her birth day. Mr. and Mrs. Vance Balfour and daughters, Mrs. Kent Bal four, Beverly and Neil had den tal appointments in Lincoln Saturday. Sandhogs Need Special Care Company Urges "DO NOT TAKE TO A HOS PITAL," is the unusual legend on a round white button being worn by over a dozen men em ployed by the Dravo corporation here. They are sandhogs who are be ginning to work under pressure at the new Northern Natural Gas comnany bridge across the Mis souri river at Plattsmouth. - The reason the Dravo corpor ation issued this request via the button, and through the Platts mouth police, is that the com pany has the only hospital facil ities nearby which can take care of a worker who hns the "bends'" sometimes called "caisson fever." Though it does not often affect workers, sometimes "It does and away from the job. At the site of the work, where the sandhogs are driving below water level to establish pier foot ings for river bridge, a decom pression chamber is in operation to care for any worker who needs it. The workers may be under as high as 34 pounds of pressure be fore the job is finished. That's what the button means. Call the Dravo Corporation 782 i or the Plattsmouth police, Phone 234. The men may appear drunk or sick, but in any case, the button I should be heded. fit?; $V V j J saw , . . -4-,. 1 -':'''W.s5iv.;:': '. '..''".J V jfN. - -..;. vMf,-' .,1 , "- J i i. . - . , - .... Jt. S. fcrnviMnnmriiWiinriinfiimiiwuw'ir iir i' nmirum mimfitf' r m limnml if 11 Stretchable patience went into the hand manufacture of the articles on this table by Adolph Koubek, 1202 Avenue A, who retired from the BREX shops in 1932 after an injury to his arm. His collection of wood articles include many ideas such as the hens which peck and eat when moved, he holds in , his hand here. The large EAGLE Mrs. John Fischer Correspondent Rev and Mrs. Ronald Steinke attended a student- pastor's of ficial meeting and fellowship hour at the Nebraska Wesleyan Tuesday evening at Lincoln where the former is a sopho more in the university. Mr. and Mrr. Fred Muenchau visited at the latter's niece and family, the Clarence Zicafoose's in Lincoln last Sunday. Mrs. Zicafoose is the former Rosa Williams cf Alvo. i Mr. Everett Ayres drove to El Paso, Tex. the first of last week where his son, Joe, has been stationed in the, armed services. Having completed his basic training he returned horns with his father Sunday morning. Enrcute to the above city, the former, stopped at -Tenco, Texas and visited nis sister, Mary Lou and family, the Elliotts and an other sister, Maxine, the Hart family, across the border from Texico in. the state of New Mex ico. Mrs. Chas. Scattergood was hostess for the Women's Society of Christian Service study group at her home Monday afternoon. Mrs. Harry Simond's father of Norfolk, Nebraska has been critically ill for sometime and passed away last Wed. and fun-t eral services were hela m Nor folk, Friday afternoon. Mr. Etho Maack was taken quite ill with a heart ailment and is now at the hospital for special treatments. . " " Mr. and Mrs. Morris- Muen chau went to Staplehurst last Friday and took their two daughters, . Jeanine and Janelle to visit the latter's grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harm Mey ers until Sunday when tne former made the trip back to bring their daughters home. The "Men's Barber Shoo" Quartette made up of John Ron-; i nooae, AiDert t rancKe, Meivin Adams and Howard Root, sang at Osceola Monday afternoon and at David City Tuesday af ternoon for the Farm Bureau meetings. Mr. Clarence Reeder of. Lin coln, owner of the Eagle Lum ber and Hardware Co. was in Eagle on Monday and Tuesday this week assisting in the office during the absence of Howard Root.- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Muenchaus visited at the latter's brother, Mr. and Mrs. Major Rohelers at Lincoln Sunday. John Fischer's received a let ter from the latter's brother and family, the Milo Frishees of Bothill, Washington near Seat tle. "The latter are enjoying their new home in Bothill, where they purchased a five acre ranch in Washington, selling their Seattle property. However Milo has the same position, a mortician m Seattle, where he has been for sometime and his wife, the former Ruth Miller, of Murdock, has been assisting as clerk in one of the large stores. Their son Jack is at tending college and daughter Kaye Jean is in high school. "All enjoy gathering the eggs, 325 - 350 per day and have their own beef, meat and chick en in freezer." They sent for subscription to Plattsmouth Journal and looking forward to reading the news from home. Jolly Time 4-H Health Club held regular club meeting Friday afternoon. We had our regular club lesson during health class and during the last school peri od the children enjoyed a social hour. Johnny Severn and Susie Root had charge of some entertain ing game. Suzanne Seeger and Keith Mosbargr served very de licious doughnuts and cookies. Hundreds of Gadaets Patience Rewards Nobbiest Is Shown by Work of A. Koubek Adolph Koubek, now nearfng 75, appears to be a patient man and he is, as his exacting hob by shews. He has built perhaps a hundred articles inside bottles with wood glue and a couple cf pieces of wire. But "You ought to see me when I'm working on one of those things," says Koubek, in timating that his temper flares a bit. Koubek has twice appeared on television hobby programs at Omaha with his many articles and was once cartooned by , a Lincoln newspaper. He has built ship models, a cross out of 700 pieces of wood; an article out of one , piece of wood which is made up of 13 pair of wooden pliers and so many things inside bottles that it's merely routine. But the most outstanding tribute to patience, likely, is something he does every year pick the "goodies" out of wal nuts. Discounting the time and work it takes to gather up the wal nuts out of the woods in the first place, Koubek has spent about 2,500 hours since 1949 cracking the nuts and picking them out. He sells them for $1.50 per pound and since he started in 1940, through 1S54, he has grossed $1,154'.81 from wal Mrs. L. G. Todd Phone 2441 Mrs. Clifton Garrison under went surgery last Friday morn ing at St. Mary's Hospital at Nebraska City. Latest report is that she is recovering nicely. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Henderson last Friday at St. Mary's hospital. He has been named John David. Mrs. George Lechner has been secured to help Mrs. Todd in the school lunch room each morn ing from 9 to 11 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Atte bcry are headed for California but enroute, they will visit rel atives in Kansas City and their daughter, Geraldine, in Arizona. Mr. and Mrs. George Lechner are taking care of their home, while they are away. Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer Todd of Bassett, Nebr. are visiting rela tives here this week. They vis ited Mr. and Mrs. James Brown in Omaha on Sunday. They also visited Glen Todds, Kenneth Todds and Richard Schmidt families. They visited Mrs. L. G. Todd on Monday afternoon. Mrs. George Stine is one- of the flu victims this week. El len and Kathy Stine are back in school, after fighting the flu for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Courtney and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Paasch and 'two daughters, were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Willis. This was the first time Mrs. Courtney has been able to leave her home since her illness and operations. The Official Board of the Me thodist Church met at the church last Monday evening Lockers $8.00 Per Year Custom Slaughtering Any Day of the Week Wholesale Prices on Beef Quarter or Side I Slaughter My Own Beef All Meats Inspected Try Our Fresh Meat. Taste the Difference . JOHNSON'S -MARKET 705 Main cross in the center contains 700 pieces of wood, mostly soft pine but with cherry and walnut where stress counts. The ship on the right is a model of Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, which Koubek patterned after a model he was asked to fix. Oldest article is a wood carved jointed snake Koubek fashioned 50 years ago. Journal Photo. nut meats sales. That includes days when the meats sold for as little as 65 cents per pound. According to ' Koubek, who writes down the work he does every day, it takes from six to seven hours to crack and clean the meats from a pound of wal nuts. . Koubek constructed ' a scale model of the Holy Rosary church, not in a bottle however. The 700-piece cross he built was made from one found in a basement which Koubek started to repair and later built one of his own. The original was built in 1880, as a marking showed, but the builder is not discovered. A repair job also brought on the "Santa Maria" ship and later Koubek built another ship mod el with coffee cans for sails, an item which the coffee company enjoyed "when it had his work cn the TV program. Koubek has also made over 100 strings of rosary beads, some of which are unusual, having been made from cherry pits, lo cust seeds and canna seeds. . Mr. and Mrs. Koubek have 15 grandchildren. One daughter, Mrs. Mark Hoh man, lives at Wabash and Mrs. Leo Hohman, Mrs. John Svoboda and Frank J. Koubek live in Plattsmouth. with ten members present. Sev eral could not be present, due to illness and bad reads. Rev. Kiel was unable to come to Un ion on Sunday morning due to illness. Lowell McQuinn of Plattsmouth conducted the ser vices at the usual hour. Union Proud Parents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brooks cf Bellevue are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on Mon day, January 17th, at the Clavk son hospital in Omaha. Ths lit tle daughter has been named Sara Lou. Mrs. Brooks was form erly Jane Cnristensen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cnristen sen. Mrs. Neva Read Correspondent A covered dish supper will be held at the United Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening, February 2nd, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Herman Richter. The Rich ters have sold their home and are moving to California shortly to make their home there. Mr. Kenneth Barrie of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fay Jose for the last three months. He left last Sunday for home. Mr. Barrie is a brother of Mrs. Jose. Little Donna Campbell daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Camp bell was operated on last Tues day night. She had her appen dix removed at the Methodist hospital in Omaha. She is gett ing along fine. Mr. and Mrs. George Elwonger spent Wednesday in Fall City on business. Phone 4198 Sen. Metzqer Enters Bif!; R 3 by rM'iTra A. Metzrer Merries ' of the L2sislature As cf Friday, January 21, 195x thevc have been 179 bills intro-di'-.1 ,'-'. the Legislature. I believe that this session is set tling down to its work in a bit faster manner than in the past. This week Governor Andersen delivered his budget message. Briefly, his recommendations would reduce the state .spending by 1 million 900 dollars from former Governor Crosby's rec ommendations. However, even with this proposed reduction, there will still be an increase of about .87 of a mill increase. Probably the most significant thing in, Anderson's budget was a proposal to keep back a por tion of appropriated funds to be released only upon the agen cies showing definite need. Formerly some of these po ple asked for and received too much money, then at the end of the budget year they would go on a spending or buying spree in order to get rid of these funds before the next - Legislature would meet. I believe that Governor An derson's plan will provide for a more efficient state government and could result in a great sav ing in tax dollars. The Legislature will go over this proposed budget closely and toward the end of the session we will pass the budget bill under which the state will op erate for the next two years. I hope that we will be able to 3 The winter months arc the time termites can do serious damage to your property. They cannot exist on lumber near the earth's surface and must go inside fcr warmth Don't take a chance. C - A 3 0. - - m mi PES Fifth Avenue ill r . - i:v' f k mmmmkmommmKr mm nj, moke yourself over the Revion vqy! Come in and meet Miss Helen Lessmcn Cass Drugs Cosmetic Expert Our Miss Lessman has just returned from a Be3uty Train ing Course given to specially selected cosmeticians by Revlon! Miss Lessman knows all the newest angles on 'Fifth Avenue" beauty secrets . . . straight from the nation's mcst glamorous fashion center! 'At no charge whatso ever, she'll be happy to give you her expert advice on the ! :icst beauty treatments for a forever-young complexion . . . how to select and apply your make-up fcr a naturally beautiful look ... how you can have longer, lovelier nails in 30 days! Learn how pretty you really can be. Come in and see Miss Lessman today! Si! hit wn,IW-.'ai-.j'. 'W m .WP, l ' ill 111! DRUGS WITH 502 Main ; III! in affect more savin?4; a axone In thi3 session without curtailing any essential servicto oi government. A note a.- to L.B. 8, my bill which wculd regulate trailer tmcs. lc nad its' public hearing last Wednesday before the Gov ernment Committee. I was not ab'.e to be present in that my wife was entered into the hos pital at noon the same day and I had gone to Omaha to be with her.1 I am sure that her friends in Cass and Sarpy counties will be pleased to know that both Katherine and our new bab; girl are doing fine I will report in detail as to the status of L.B. 8 next week. I know that muhy of you are interested in the bill. Piatcsmoufh Croup Attends A Program F,or Bishop Brinkcr A group of Plattsmouth church members attended the Fifteenth Anniversary celebra tion of the Right Reverend How ard R. Brinkler, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska, held at the Fontennelle Hotel in Omaha Wednesday evening. On the program was the Very Reverend Henry Knox Sherrili, presiding bishop of Episcopal Churches in the United States, the featured speaker for the ev ening. Attending from Plattsmouth were Rev. Max Kors, Miss Bar bara Gering, Mis.5 Coretta Pfann, Mr. and Mrs. James1 F. Begley, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Trltsch and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ledgway. About 700 were in attendance. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents I r3 m - L - L 1 hW4 g iilU?L fe - - - 6. ft: j;.- I'1; A REPUTATION ' Dial 2S9