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EDITORIALS Furses --HE BEST DRESSED WOMAN Sophie Gimbel, a frequent selection as one of America's "best- dressed women!' says it is impossible for groups in New . York or Paris, or anywhere else to select the world's ten best-dressed women. That is what we have been saying all along. Texas-born Sophie says that now adays the best-dressed woman in Amer ica may be found in San Francisco, Dallas, or any other town. We. are in complete agreement with this. It has long struck us as suspicious that the best-dressed women, or those selected, were usually famous women and the favorites of those doing the selecting. The selections actually mean nothing, and the best-dressed women in the country are probably those in places where they will never be recognized as such. The best-dressed hokum is similiar to the hokum which comes out of Paris every year and is just about as sensible as some of the fashions which have Come out of Paris in recent years. Most of the latest Paris silhouettes are not taken seriously by sensible American women Could it be that the American female is finally wising up to the foolishness which the world of designs has long per petrated on them? VljyOMEN AND THE HOME - A recent survey among 627 girls in various women's colleges showed that the major preoccupation of a large majority was the question of marriage and a home of their own. Mrs. Jane Berry, of Hunter College, New York, told the National Association of Deans that a very small percentage of the girls surveyed planned to be career women. She told them the survey showed that almost half the girls questioned thought they would get married before they finished college. About twenty-five per cent planned to go into graduate study. Arid, even though a large majority of the girls put marriage first, it was also fund that a majority plan ned to work after completing college. Thus it seems that family life in the United States will remain much the same despite activities of a small number of ca reer women. This is only as it should be, since studies by psychiatrists indicate that women are happier caring for their fam ilies and carrying on normal home life than they are competing in the world 01 business, as their primary activity..-. i: it THE SWIMMING SEASON As the smimming season is approach ing, we remind readers that there are several rules which save lives at the beach or in other swimming areas each season. Follow them and lives lost annually in the Cass County area may be spared in 1955. The best way to be alive at the end of the swimming season, if one is not an exceptional swimmer, is to adhere to the following rules: 1. Do not swim alone in deep or treacherous waters, or when help is not nearby for an emergency, even if you "are a good swimmer. Whenever possible, swim where life guards are on duty. - 3. Do not swim immediately after eat ing, or when exhausted. 4. If you ride in boats, memorize a -rescue procedure, and always carry with you a life-preserver seat or something to keep you afloat. Moreover, stay with your boat if it is upset, since it is easy to identify and will float when overturned. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Oh. cor not in a zvorld like this, and thou 'shaft .knorJ ere long, know how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong. Longfellow The Plailsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 18S1 Published Semi-Weekly, Mondays "and Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebr. Three Times Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 1952 "Honorable Mention" 1953, Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" Fir,t in 1952 Second in 1951 and 1953 (In Cities Over 2,000 Population) RONALD R. FURSE WM. L. MURDOCK. ... SOPHIA M. WOLEVER. VERN WATERMAN .Editor , Entered at the Tost Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year in Cass and adjoining counties, $4.00 per year elsewhere, in advance, by mail outside the city of Platts mouth. By carrier in Plattsmouth, 20 cents for two weeks. .v.v..v.v Dovn and Publisher News Editor Society Editor .Advertising Fresh Flashes Life is a problem of balance es pecially your bank balance. "rt 'fr A Plattsmouth woman says she thinks her husband is getting tired of her he hasn't been home in seven years. i it ir These popular short haircuts are hard on the barber business- About all the barb er can do is sucker the wearer in occasion ally to change the oil. Vr A balky mule has four-wheel brakes, A billy goat has bumpers; A firefly has a bright spot light, Rabbits are puddle jumpers. Camels have balloon tired feet, And carry spares of what they eat, But still we think nothing beats, The kangaroos with rumble seats Anybody could get rich if he was cap able of telling the exact moment in which a piece of junk becomes an antique. 4c -fr ie It isn't hard to make a mountain out of a mole hill just add a little dirt. it it ir A grade crossing is one of those places where a lot of drivers fail to make the grade . it Don't-believe we could wear those plas tic rain lids over our hat. It would-make us feel like a dish of leftovers in the ice boy. .,..,v,v " Memory Lane yr YEARS AGO J Raymond C. Cook of Plattsmouth associate custodian of the grand lodge, Nebraska AF & AM, returned home from a tour that took him over the greatest part of northeast Nebraska. . .A large number of leading Plattsmouth Republicans mot ored to Omaha to attend a dinner, with Hamilton Fish, congressman from New York, the speaker. . . Murray city council passed an ordinance regulating the sale of beer. . .Cass county commissioners order ed two bridges to be built west of Avoca. . . A comedy play written and directed by R- C. Cook of Plattsmouth was to be given at the Elmwood Community building. . -Cass county president of the federation of women's clubs, Mrs. Ray Norris, was pre sented at a meeting of the Elmwood Wo man's club and had a part in the program . . .Leonard Klemme was selected to fill the office of president of the Elmwood Volunteer Fire Department, a vacancy caused by the death of John Brinton. . . Two young men, who should have known better, imbibed freely of the cup that not only cheers but inflames and intoxicates and became so abusive they were arrested and lodged in a hen house at Union in lieu of a jail. One escaped through a hole' left for the chickens but the other wound up in the county jail. if ic it Q f YEARS AGO Searl S. Davis was chosen president of the Plattsmouth board of education with Mrs. William A. Robertson vice president and Frank A. Cloidt, secretary. . .Miss Gladys Tulen of Plattsmouth and George Iske of La Platte were married at the Pres byterian manse in Plattsmouth. . -Louisville graveling bonds on $28,000 were sold to the Peters trust company of "Omaha for a premium of $21 making the interest rate four and one-half percent. . .A six-pound daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Lutz west of Plattsmouth. . .Miss Marg aret Meisinger and Glen Kruger of Platts mouth were married at Council Bluffs. . . Mrs. H. F. Goos and Miss Kathryn Wadick were each heard in two pipe organ num bers and Mrs. James T. Begley, Clifford Cecil, Miss Catherine Schneider, B. A. McElwan, MrtT E. H. Wescott and Ray mond C. Cook were heard in vocal num bers at Plattsmouth music week under the sponsorship by the Woman's Club. . . Dr. M. U. Thomas was elected master of the Masonic Lodge in Plattsmouth. . .W. E. Kenney was paying 8 cents a pound for roosters delivered at the railroad poultry car in Plattsmouth. 7 liie.'WASHINGTON Merry-Go -Rounds By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1955, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS : WHITE HOUSE CONSIDERS MAKING GEORGE SECRETARY OF STATE; IKE NEEDS MORE BIPARTISIAN FOREIGN POLICY; JOB DISPENS ER WILLIS WORRIES OVER NON JOB PROBLEM. Washington Just how far the con versations will go remains to be seen, but Ike's advisers have "been discussing the idea of making 77-year-old Senator George of Georgia Secretary of State in place of John Foster Dulles. Three factors are behind the discus sions, as follows and in reverse order of their importance: 1. Senator George probably can't be re-elected next year partly because of his "HOW ARE YOU COMING WITH THIS CAKE FOR' THE CHIROPODIST'S CONVENTION?" age; partly because of his vig orous opponent, ex-Gov. Herman Talmadge; and partly because his support of Eisenhower, es pecially on the $20 tax cut has hurt him seriously in Georgia. George's political future is not, of course, uppermost in White House minds as a reason for making him Secretary of State. 2. More important is the f act that John Foster Dulles has tak en so many different stands on so many different issues that he's become a political liability. Right-wing Republicans dislike him even more "than the Demo crats. His handling of the Yalta papers and Ed Corsi climaxed a long series of ineptitudes. In addition, Sir Anthony Eden dis likes Dulles with a passion that doesn't help Anglo-American relations a bit. 3. Eisenhower advisers are worried about political repercu ssions from present policies in the Far East and feel that it would be much better to "em brace" a good conservative Dem ocrat who could share the blame. (. White House Worries - Present Far East policies cut two ways and could alienate two important political seg ments of the nation. First, there's the very large segment for peace, already worried-over getting involved .jn war over Quemoy-Matsu. !. Second, there's the right wing China lobby segment of the Re publican party represented by Senators Knowland off Califor nia and Bridges of New Hamp- shire. Ike-advisers know that at tacks by this wing of the party almost succeeded in putting the "traitor" label on Dean Ache son, and they don't want that skilled propoganda machine di rected against Ike. However, a Democratic Secre tary of State, especially one of Senator George's prestige, would soften attacks from, the Repub lican right yet nullify completely any Pemocratic criticism for risking war. Furthermore, if Indo-China is completely lost to the Commun ists, as now seems likely, a Dem ocratic Secretary of State would soften the bitter attacks sure to be leveled at an administration which loses a sizable chunk of the free world. Willis Worries Charley Willis, the likable White House assistant who tries to tell independent commissions how to hand out TV licenses and whom to appoint as Director of locomotive safety, is worried sick for fear Mamie Eisenhower will get riled over his latest per sonal problem. Charley had a wrife and three children when he teamed up with Stanley Rumbaugh, son-in -law of Marjorie Post Close Hut ton Davies, and with Walter Williams, now Undersecretary of Commerce, to organize the citizens for Eisenhower commit tee. Some prominent families Co-operated, among them Mary Pillsbury Lord, heiress off Pills bury flour; also Elizabeth Fire stone, heiress off Firestone rub ber. And after the campaign was over and Charley got appointed GOP job-dispenser for the White House, he sent his wife to Reno and he married his co-campaigner, the delightful Elizabeth Fire stone. His divorce was handled by the husband of another co-campaigner, Oswald Lord, who ar ranged alimony not on the basis of what Charley had been mak ing in the past but on his much more modest White House salary. The alimony, reported to be $3,000 a year, was woefully in adequate to support three young children, and the first Mrs. Wil lis has now retained Joseph T. Sullivan, New York Yale Club squash champion and son of the late "Little Tim" Sullivan, Tam many leader, to get a fairer set tlement. Sullivan is now engaged in negotiating with Willis's at torney, Oswald Lord. - Lord, however is.-atough ne gotiator. Meanwhile, - Wilis, has been trembling in his boots not about his boss. President Eisen hower, but his boss's wife, Mamie. For Mamie hates divorce. She frowns on it almost as much as U. 1 A -T f TTl 1 1 though for entirely different reasons. How passionately she hates it was illustrated vvh?n Capt. Harry Butcher, Ike's war time aide, divorced his wife to marry an overseas Red Cross worker; following which Mamie locked the door to Butcher and continues to see" his first wife constantly. And, despite the genuine friendship between Eisenhower and Butcher, Ike hasn't dared see Butcher for years. He knows what would happen if Mamie heard about it. She has no use for men who leave their wives either in wartime or campaign time. Washington Pipeline Democratic leaders have agreed privately not to cut a nickel nut of President Eisen hower's military budget. They will give him all the defense money , he wants plus a few million extra dollars he doesn't want. . . .Secretary of Agriculture Benson ducked out on the ques tion period after addressing drought-stricken farmers at La mar. Several angry dust-bowl farmers wanted to ask Benson why he had taken away their : Federal Crop Insurance. They need this insurance more than ever now that their fields have been ruined by dust, but the Agriculture Department arbitra rily canceled insurance in the worst dust-damaged counties. . . The farmers never got a chance to ask their questions. Benson apparently knew what was com-, ing and rushed off. . . .Assistant' Attorney General "Tomnkins is trying to blame the FBI for us ing turnabout Harvey Matusow as a witness in Communist trials. Tompkins is whispering to Con gressmen that the Justice De partment used Matusow as a witness only on the FBI's Tec commendation. MRS. BARBER ENTERTAINS UNION Mrs. Lenna Barber entertained Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Balfour at noon dinner Wed nesday. In the evening, Paul Davis and sons were guests. Pvt. and Mrs. Robert Wager, nephew of Mrs. Barber were the hon ored guests. The Wager's weje recently married and will make their home in Maryland where the Pvt. Wager is stationed. BIRTHDAY HONORS UNION Mrs. Ivan Balfour en tertained at three different oc casions honoring her husband on his birthday. Two dinner parties were held at the resi dence, and Tuesday twelve were entertained at a Cafe in Nebras ka City. Cards were enjoyed lat er. Eisenhower's lower tariff plan is said to be gaining. RADIATOR REPAIRING ONE-DAY SERVICE Plattsmouth Motors Washington Ave. Ph. 287 7U IWI7 A JET PHOT A VEEP eA OVER- A DADBURN1T, JAB3E B, THIS IS TriE TH5cD TlE THIS WEEK X 3PI " Mrs. F. O. Sand Phone 2604 Woman's Club Installs Officers Mrs. Harvey Barkhurst was in stalled as president of the Ne hawka Woman's club Friday af ternoon at the home of Mrs Amelia Balfour. Other officers installed were Mrs. George Dick- man, first vice president; Mrs Gucert Edmonds, second vice presidsnt; Mrs. Dwight Cook, secretary; Mrs. John Chandler, treasurer. Mrs. George Sheldon installed them withl a candle )iht ceremony and each receiv ad a corsage. Miss Esther Barkhurst, pro gram chairman, introduced the senior girls of the Nehawka high school, who sang several songs. They were Judy Dodson, Janice Switzer, Jeanine Cooper, Janet Cook, Suzy Switzer and Jo Ellen Nixon. They were accompanied by Marilyn Whipple. Marvin Ed monds also sang two solos. Mrs. John cnandier gave a safety report and Mrs. Gilbert Edmonds reported on the state convention. The committee, Mrs. Gilbert Edmonds and Mrs. F. O Sand reported that all comic books in the Nehawka stores were approved. Mrs. Raymond Pollard gave the devotions. Mrs. Henry Ross and Mrs. F O. Sand were cohostesses. Guests were Mrs. Ivan Balfour of Union Miss Eleanor Easter, Mrs. Hen- ning Johnson and Mrs. F. B. Stone. The next meeting will be Fam ily Night, Sunday, June 5 at the church wTith colored slides. The Junior Woman's club will meet Friday evening, May 13, in stead of Thursday, at the church. Guest speaker will be from the state safeiy depart ment. Nehawka Dinner Guests Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sturm were dinner guests Mother's day at the Oscar Reece home at Ash land, The occasion was also Mr. Sturm's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reece and family were also guests. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sturm, Jimmy and Douglas were Moth er's day guests at the Harry Met calf home in Lincoln and at the Melvin Sturm home in the eve ning. Sherry Haffke, Plattsmouth was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Jorgenson. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Haffke came for her Sunday and were supper guests at the Jorgenson home. . ' Nehawka New Kruger Child Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kruger ( Evelyn Margaret Wolph) of Bellevue, a daughter, Julia Marie, on April 3. The Krugers have two sons. Grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Arth ur Wolph of Nehawka and Mrs. Pearl Kruger of Omaha. . Mrs. Jim Sturm and sons ac companied Mrs. Melvin Sturm to Lincoln Thursday and spent the day with Mrs. Harry Met calf. Mrs. Melvin Sturm visited her aunt Mrs. Mary Albert and daughter, Ethel. Mrs. Albert is an invalid and her condition re mains the same. Mrs. George Martin and Mrs. Robert Grunwald of Union, Mrs. Wm. Jorgenson and Mrs. Ster ling Ross attended a party Thursday evening at the Bert Worthan home near Murray. Nehawka Attend Initiation Mrs. George Dickman, accom panied by Mrs. Charles Harden and Mrs. Fred Etter of Omaha, attended an initiation of the Ladies Encampment Auxiliary at Cozad Tuesday evening. They al so visited Mrs. Edna Camp, past assembly president of North Platte, who recently broke her arm and Mrs. Marie Dillion. past assembly president of jIZBaTTIzBA " Registered in Engineering and Architecture Design, Surveys, Estimates, Supervising 5417 Ogden Omaha, Nebr. Phone PL63G1 -AASR AU FB I. A.ci It STOCK EVOKES, A COUtKE I l X ft 1 F I CATCH yOU THERE CHCE MORE, YOU RE FIRED; THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Monday, May 9, 1&55 Grand Island who recently tore ligaments in her foot, and at the Arthur Anderson home at Grand Island. A Mothers day dinner at the Bob Jameson home included Mr. and Mrs. Neil Pierce and Neila, Mrs K. B. Stone, Mrs. W. W. Jarueroii,. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ctone and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Chose :r Stone and Carol, Mr. and Mrs. John Petrow and son, Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schlichte meier of Scotts Bluff and their twin daughters, Margaret and Marjorie of Wesleyan university, were recent guests of Mrs. Lena Schlichtemeier. Also visiting with them were Mr. .and Mrs. Robert Schlichtemeier and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Schlichte meier and family. Lieut. Larrry Pollard flew to Offutt air base Friday and was met there by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pollard. He was an overnight guest of his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. H. Brunkow of Murdock were dinner guests Friday evening at the Pollard home. Larry is stationed at Sel fridge base near Detroit. MINUTES OF NEHAWKA VILLAGE BOARD Meeting called to order by Chairman Rutledge. All mem bers present. Minutes of last two meetings read and ap proved. On motion by Edmonds, sec onded by Power and carried the following bills were allowed. Bills Cass Co. Treasurer for Water Bonds 5-6 and 7 $1500.00 Nehawka Bank, water collection 16.58 W. J. Wunderlich, insurance 113.75 Electro Gas Co 52.50 John Little, street work G. A. Edmonds, pumping Frank Lemon, Rdg. meters 10.00 50.00 7.50 Cass Co., bulldozing at dump , 10.00 Hansen Motor Co 15.25 Plattsmouth Journal, Ptg. Mins W. S. Power', salary 1 year 2.70 50.00 A. A. McReynolds, salary 1 year 25.00 St. Paul Stamp Works, dog tags 5.20 2.82 Journal Star, 2 books , School Dist. No. 103, beer license 50.00 Volunteer Fire Depart ment, occupation tax . 35.00 A. A. McReynolds, supplies 12.10 Total $1,953.40 Receipts MoPac RR Co., occu pation tax "..'.$ 10.00 Omar ' Baking Co., occupation tax 5.00 Springfield Fire iris, Co., occupation tax 5.00 Connecticut Fire Ins., Co.. occupation tax Royal Ins., Co., occu pation tax 5.00 National Fire Ins. Co., occupation tax 5.00 Aetna Fire Ins. Co., occupation tax 5.00 Phoenix Assurance Co., occupation tax 5.00 Travelers Ins. Co., occupation tax 5.00 Junior Women's Club, rent Aud 7.50 Dance Club 6.00 Tr ' "chiessler, chair r:- 1.00 G :- Kime, chair rent 1.00 C:,r Co. Treas 3300.00 Water collection 331.58 Tr.'al $3,697.08 Motion by Hammonds, second ed by Edmonds that we enter into contract with the Farmers COOP Oil Co. to furnish gas for REAL ESTATE LOANS! 5 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for Each Monthly Payment Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. OR A CHRIST-' J VDSOU J TD AW pvVUiLV JI Hi Tf-T,, N W?T t rr- - - 1 auditorium as per agreement submitted by them April 26th, 1D55. Motion carried. Motion by Andersen, seconded by Edmonds that all complaints arising from any condition ex isting in the Village must be in writing and signed upon receipt of such written complaint. The Board will conduct an investiga tion of said complaint and will advise complaintant of any ac tion taken by said Board. Mo tion carried. Motion to adjourn carried. Approved G. A. RUTLEDGE, Chairman W. S. POWER, Clerk Meeting called for purpose of organizing new board. Harvey Barkhurst was present and took the oath of office. Rutledge nominated for chair man by Andersen. Nominations closed and Rutledge was elected chairman by unanimous vote. Members appointed for the other positions wer? Alvin Mc Reynolds, treasurer; 'Harvey Barkhurst, Clerk; G. A. Ed monds, water commissioner and R. R. Andersen, manager of auditorium. Motion to adjourn carried. Aprpoved p. A. RUTLEDGE, Chairman W. S. POWER, Acting Clerk No 2835 May 9, 1955 WATER Mrs. Lewis Baker Phone 182 The Weeping Water Chamber of Commerce met last Tuesday noon in the dining hall of the local school. Twenty members enjoyed a delicious meal, part of the schools hot lunch pro gram. In the absence of the presi dent E. T. Stacey, La Vern Starr presided over the business meet ing. Supt. Thomsen gave a detail ed report on the activity of the education committee explaining what the school board has ac complished along the lines of re districting. Thomsen said that the present school building could easily handle 120 more students. Plans are being made for the annual athletic banquet, hon oring high school athletes. Ten tative date have been set for S May 9. It is hoped that Jerry will be the speaker. KARR tr SOCHOR Auditors & Accountants Mudits Income Tax Service Bookkeeping Systems Installed Ph. 6287 Donat Building FURNACES Installed by Martinson Sheet Metal 139 So. 6th Phone 7180 Coub!e...4.95 or left n. Side 53 95 Fitting x3 Baquiretf A itronir. form-flttlm nh.M. ... . iJ .;d,5",,b1?; ,Snap UP ln front Adiuit. ,A tt tFnexpelIed ,or comfort. Abo ShliniU fte!!"ti'?n support. For men, wom.n. .! I1.11 ' "aiurt around id Ir uwbli. " "nd ,tM ri8ht 9r U,t SCHREINER DRUG THE REXALL STORE 521 Main Dial 41 14 RUPiyiE-EASIl r j t t - V.i ... u.nt . j if ii n i " T