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I f HE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE -FOUR -. Thursday, March. 17, 1955 Mrs. Ivan Armstrong ;..'w..v.v, Phone 1502 Raymond and Duane Nelson returned home Thursday even ting from, WaUingford, Conn, where they had visited their daughter and sister Mrs. Joe Lig git, who is ill but is reported do ing as well as she can. They also visited Mrs. Liggit's little daugh--ter, Susan, who is being cared for at Meriden, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Bailey were hosts at a covered dish dinner at -their home Sunday in 'honor of Mrs. Bailey's sister, Mrs. Robert Cornelius and daughters Sharol and Jeanette of Phillips. Other guests there were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dean; Mr. and Mrs. Ver non Dean, Marilyn, Sherrie and Barbara, and Mr. and Mrs. George Barnman. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strode, Ronnie, Donnie and Carolyn vis ited Mr. Harold Strode, Jr., in Lincoln Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Strode was a Wednesday evening dinner guest at the home of her son Harold Strode and family. Soutn Ashlana First Garden On March 9 Mr. and Mrs. Phil Duerr were seen planting garden. Can anyone in the rural areas top this? Often those in town can plant early, in sheltered places. Mr. and Mrs. Duerr were the early planters last year also. South Ashlana Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stander at tended a banquet at the Corn husker hotel in Lincoln Wednes day noon given by a hybrid corn company. Harry Farmer is in Doctors hospital in Omaha where he un derwent surgery last week. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wagner and Danny of Ithaca and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rager were Mon day supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Parrott are improving their farm home by having aluminum siding and al uminum insulation put on. An added beauty to the house are new aluminum window screens and screen doors with grill work. Mr. and Mrs. Milford Meising er and family of Murdock were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Cecil Stander home. Mrs. Vic Nelson and Mrs. Ar milda Guthrie of Ainsworth were Thursday evening guests of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hall. Sunday guests there were Mr. and Mrs. George Schneider and Darlene of Val ley; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strode and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hall. ., Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bachman went to Glenwood, Iowa, Sunday where they visited Mr. Bach man's mother, Mrs. Jennie Bach man, and his sister, Mrs. Chas. Wright and Mr. Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sindt and Bobby of Naponee spent Thurs day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman. Mrs. Emma Olson and Mrs. Martin Stenberg went to Omaha Thursday to help their niece and cousin Mrs. Heide Yarl celebrate her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boiler and family of Greenwood were Fri day evening callers at the Ash ley Boiler Jhome. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Tinnean and family of Greenwood were Sunday after noon guests there. Oliver Felker was in Norfolk Saturday and Sunday attending the Elkhorn Valley Hereford sale. John and Laura Rothman of Ft. Calhoun spent Sunday at the Felker home. ' Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maack and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Schleu and daughters in Oma ha. Mr. and Mrs. John Lake spent Tuesday evening with their nephew Leroy Lake in Papillion. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Lake were dinner guests at the Bert Schmitz home in Papillion. Mrs Dod Miller, Stevie and Tommy of Plattsmouth spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sowards, Mrs. Miller and sons and Mrs. Sow- K now Youti Ca ndidaf e ?! 1 Hi It u; Let Us Give You Champ tr Resistol Hats O Curlee Cr Capps Suits Windbreaker Jackets O Johnsonian Shoes . W HMD a START O Arrow Shirts O Interwoven Sox O Wembly Ties O Hickok Belts O Samsonite Luggage ards called on Mrs. Sowards par ents Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Buell in the afternoon. Wilbur Laughlin of Shenan doah, la. spent from Friday un til Sunday at the John and Ar thur Laughlin home. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Roger called on their uncle, Jesse and Mrs. Parks, Sunday .fternoon. Mr. Parks is still confined to his bed after a long illness. Miss Marcia Ortmeier of Lin coln and Orville Sandy of Green wood were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Nelson an Duane. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd DeFreece and family of Cairo were Satur day night and Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Armstrong. The De Freece family had spent Friday night and Saturday with Cliff De Freece and Mr. and Mrs. James Runnells and Jimmy in Omaha. South Ashland Celebrates No. 1 1 John Earl Jones celebrated his eleventh birthday Saturday ev ening when Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Roebes, Larry, Lester and Leroy were guests at the Jones home. Ice cream and birthday cake were served. South Ashland Mrs. Donald Miller of Cedar Hill community spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. George Bornman. Eddie Boiler was able to re turn to school Monday after a week's illness with flu and sev ere nose bleed. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Sellin and family; Mrs. Mae Boothe all of Omaha, and Mrs. W. A. Laugh lin of Ashland were Sunday din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rov Keller. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bachman and Mrs. L. J. Walradt went to Fremcnt Sunday to visit Glen Starzbach. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mansfield went to Lincoln Tuesday after noon and called on Dr. and Mrs. Metheny. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jones of Ashland vwere Sunday evening visitors at the CVnton Jones home. f Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall, Ricky and Cathy of Lincoln, spent Tuesday evening at the Harold Strode-home. They spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hall. Mrs. Wm. Stilwell and daugh ters of Eagle were weekend guests at the Harold Kellog home. Friday evening visitors there were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Roeber and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Moore and sons spent Wednesday evening at the Fred Rueter home in Al- vo. They spent Sunday at the ueuige. vyiies nume near weep-f ing Water. Floyd Rueter spent the weekend at the Moore home. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Olson and Harvey of Wahoo were Sunday evening guests of Mrs. Olson's brother Ralph and Mrs. Wagner. Mr. and Mrs. Vryl Livers of South Bend were Sunday after noon guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Odell. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Kolb, Mar ilyn and Charlene visited at the Jerry Barger home in the Cedar Hill vicinity Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jipp and Sandra of Gretna spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Car ol Parks. Mrs. Elmer Hall spent Thurs day and Friday with her son Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall and fam ily in Lincoln. Mrs. Art Box and Milton drove to Winnetoon Thursday and vis ited with Mrs. Box's sister, Mrs. Mable Bennett and her families. They returned home Monday. ' Jim McMillian, 37-year-old as sistant manager of a Platts mouth garage, will be the Repub lican candidate for a 2-year city council term from the second ward, a post now held by Clark Finney, a Democrat. Mr. McMillian has been a resi dent of Plattsmouth since 1939 except for time spent with the army signal corps after enter ing the service in 1942 and re turning in 1946. He spent near ly two years overseas during World War II. - k ; Mr. McMillian was born at Omaha and went to school ther. He is a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foregin Wars, having served for two years as quartermaster of the VFW. Ha is a member of Masonic or ders and is presently recorder for the Mt. Zion Commandery. He has been active in Cub Scout work for the past year and is presently secretary-treasurer and advancement man for. .the local troop. ; V He is married and has two mmmmmmM III V Top Price $440 At Nehawka Sale - NEHAWKA Wm Nash and sons of Sharpsville, Ind., paid top rice of $440 for a boar at Har ry Knabe and son's 7Cfch pure bred Hampshire hog sal? Men day at the sale pavilion at Ne- hawrka The 42 boars averaged ! $24. I The top on bred sows was 335, ! bought by Wally Nelson of Val-! ley. Springs, S. Dak. Ths 20 bredl cws ?vera?ed $161.20 Seventeen fall gilts averaged $62 with the! top bringing $120. Bruce Wolf e j of Houston, Texas, was the buy er. Ten states were represented, Nebraska, Iowa. Minnesota, Illi nois, Tndiana, Kentucky, Colora do, Taxas South Dakota and Mis")uri. v The W. S. C. S. of the Metho vst church served 120 dinners. Wilson Instructor In Aviation Ctess CAMP nUCira Ffc. Leon ard R. Wilsr-n 'en of Mrs. G. E. Sjiiir.or.s cf 1117 Hill St. Piatts mouth, Is s:ring as an instruc- j tor of highly technical oviotion r ' ' ' . nit- chanic School at Camp Rucker, A!a. He is assigned to the De-''-rtr-isnt of Aviation Main tenace a branch of thi fast growing Army Aviation School at Camp Rucker. ilil Jim McMillian children, Warren, 11 and Car roll Anne, 3. , The McMillians live at 1104 Third Avenue. i ilLlF 50IMAIN'PHONE5II8 APRIL DRAFT QUOTA The draft call for April of 8,000 men is the lowest monthly quota announced by the Defense De partment since selective service resumed in Sept., 1950. The 11, 000 quotas previously announced for February and March, and all of the April dreftees will go into the Army. Journal Want Ads Pay 50,000 miles in 50 days, without mechanical failure! That's the amazing record set by a Dodge pick-up with 145-hp. Power-Dome V-8 engine! 22 miles per gallon, carrying a 500-lb. load, using regular gas! That's the average of a Dodge V-8 pick-up in a 714-mile, AAA-supervised Econ omy Run! Dodge V-8 pick-up, AAA-supervised, climbed Pikes Peak in 20 minutes, 46.8 seconds . . . only a few seconds over the passenger car record. Operating economy and low maintenance were proved in tests mentioned above. You can save hundreds of dollars over the life of a Dodge truck! With all their championship performance, Dedge trucks are priced with the very lowest. And Dodge Truck dealers are noted for their fairness and their good deals. ' No matter what kind of a truck you need . , . light, medium or heavy . . . phone or visit your dependable Dodge Truck dealer this week, S ... K BUY -PRODUCT'OF Z CHRYSLER CORP, AMI MOTOji : CO Jim Seybold Is . Elected Region Youth President Jim Seybold of Plattsmouth was elected president of the, re gion as approximately 150 young people met at the First Evangel ical and Reformed Church in Omaha last Sunday afternoon and evening to .organiz: a Re gional Youth Fellowship. Twelve young people from S t. Paul's Church at Plattsmouth attended.' The meeting began at 3:30 p.m. with devotions. Presenta tion of various Social Problems followed. Business Meeting was held from 5 to 6 p.m. Covered dish supper at 6:30 followed by Skits, Songs; Magic. Evening worship service was conducted by the host Youth Fellowship. Address was given by Dr. E. J. Kuncel, - instructor at South High. His subject: "How Great Is Your Burden?" Dr. Kuncel, being blind, helped make our burdens much lighter. The next regional Meeting will be held at Columbus. Pleasant Ridge 49'crs Meeting ; Mynard Church ; The Pleasant Ridge' 49ers met in the Mynard church, March 5. The meeting was opened by vice president Fred Meisinger, and the minutes were read by Mary Sullivan. ', V ""The discussion!!" was about feeding stilbestrolT The facts show that is is best to feed calves stilbestrol about the last few months of feeding. , . We also at the meeting told how many lbs. of feed we were feeding our calves. Iur leader asked if we lave had halters on our calves, and almost everyone has. , We plan to ear tag the calves in April sometime. The refreshments were served by Mrs. Wild. . .Our next meeting will be at Sterling Ingwersons. Dennis Todd,' reporter. County Officers Halt Break-ins; Th ree Arrested tered were unlocked by a 'key obtained by Van Horn. The two admitted forcing the kitchen supply room door and removing about 10 ice cream bars. Money in the rooms amounted to about $20. March 7 City Cafe, Louis ville. Bauers did the actual breaking and entering while Van Hern remained on the street as a lookout. Break-in was made about midnight. March 12 Patterson Recrea tion parlor, Weeping Water. Break-in pulled by Bauers alone. March 12 City Cafe, Weed ing Water This was also pulled by Bauers alone. Fox is the only one of the five who has no previous record with the sheriff's office, says Solo mon.. Van Horn is currently out on three year federal parole for violation of the Dyer Act. Charges of breaking and en tering wrere filed against all the youths except Elliott who is with delinquency to be heard Friday, March 18. This charge was filed against .Elliott because of his age, according to Solomon. The sheriff's office says that some of the stolen merchandise has been recovered. Ptak 'Named Twin Rjvers All-Conference Denny Ptak, Plattsmouth high school's 6-3 senior forward, was named this week as a member of the Twin River Conference all-loop basketball team chosen by the members of the confer ence. ' ; .Ptak was one of four seniors on the. first five with the f if Ch position occupied by a junior, Jerry. Collier of Falls City. Stuart Nielsen, Plattsmouth's senior center, drew a nod among the reserves. Named to the starting all-lcop five were Nels Kjeldsen, 6-5, sen ior, top Falls City scorer this year; Jerry. Collier,- 6-1, junior, Falls City; John Applegate, 5-10, senior from Beatrice; Gerald Poppe, 6-4, FairOury senior; and Denny Ptak,. 6-3, Plattsmouth senior. , . . . All conference reserves named were Gary Aksamit, 6 2, Crete junior; Doug Hok?nstad, 6-1, Crete sophomore; Gary Adams, 5- 6, Falls City, senior;' Stuart Nielsen, 6 2 Plattsmouth, senior; Max Martz,' 6-1, Beatrice junior; Art Ackerman,- 6-3, Fairbury junior; and Peter Christensen, 6- 4, Nebraska City, senior. PACIFIC FLEET In a statement which left the Chinese Reds guessing, Admiral Flir B. Stumo Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, dcelared, "If the United States is willing, we can defend anything against the Communist." The Admiral did not specifically mention the Communist-menaced Matsu Is lands, however, but it was under stood that his "anything" includ ed them, if orders were given to protect them. FA MUTUAL CLAIM SERVICE IS AS FAST OR FASTER IN 47 OTHER STATES You've heard about MFA Mutual's fast claim service in this state. It's just as fast wherever you drive Ask Your Agent Abcut MFA MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE flKSUREDl DANIEL WOODS, Agent Hit 316 Chicago Ave. Phone 6208 Plattsmouth, Nebr. Roy's Barber Shop No Assessments No Membership Fees Renewal Dividends I'M l.il a PERSONAL INCOME The Government recently re ported that personal income was running at an annual rate cf $290,700,000 in January, , which was $8,000,000 higher than in the corresponding month of 1953, when business activity set. records. Thanks . . . To the men of the Piaflsmouth, Offuffr nnd Bdicvuc fire departments for their splendid efforts in fighting the fire. We Are Still ... In business and wiSI have a car of liquid fertilizer on the track soon Place your orders now! Ve have some fertiliser available now. m M i IS f! m U . I? M Rl a i'i CJ ML mmM Li "YOUR JOHN DEERE DEALER" 141 So. 3rd St. Dial 4178 - T Dial 283 Former Plattsmouth Resident Invited To Lunch With Ike A former Plattsmouth resident will lunch with the president soon. This was learned when Math ew Herold, formerly of Platts mouth, now of New York City, visited with his mother, Mrs. Henry Herold, and his aunt, Miss Barbara Gering, in Plattsmouth on the weekend. Mr. Herold will r present a check for $1CQ,000 from the Pfeiffer Foundation at a lunch eon with President Eisenhower, for a medical center in Korea. . Mr. Herold has left to meet his wife who is vacationing in Tuc son, Ariz., and on their return to New York, he will make the jour ney to Washington, D. C. to at tend the luncheon. Mother, dress them in good-looking Buster Brown Shoes that really FIT FOR THE l A C T T f L 1 J I L if B 13 Dress the youngsters in smart-looking shoes that really fit. Famous for 50 years for finest materials and skilled workmanship. 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