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Sov Dovn one pens May 30; Signatures Are LINCOLN Governor Vipfnr 1- -. . w i. Anaerson Has joined with the governors of 47 other states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to declare Memorial Day to Labor Day io-jo, as me period lor a "Klnw Down and Live" highway saf-' tv campaign. Ths obiectivp of inih nation-wiae program is to reduce death, injury and pro perty damage cn the streets and highways of the nation during the peak period cf summer trav el. The "Slow Down and Live" program sponsored bv the Na tional Conference of State Safe ty Coordinators, was introduced m the northeast in 1953, and in 1354. operating in 24 states from Maine to Texas, provided the first "across the Board" reduc tion in traffic casualties report t'l by any group of states since World War II. A total of 601 lives were saved in the 24-state area and noteworthy decreases were effected in personal injury and property damage accidents. (Editor's Note At Plaits mouth, the Future Farmers of America and the Future Homrmakers of America took up the drive last week. To date they have secured over 1.C30 signatures of Cass coun ty drivers who have promised to drive safely. They have passed out 3,m pieces of safe ty literature and, on June 4, they will start passing out au tomobile bumper safety stick er:;. Don Hansen, Plattsmouth hkrh school vocational agri culture instructor, is in charge of the drive. Captain O. II. Witt, Nebras ka Safety Patrol, State Safety ucoainaior ior weorasKa, points, out mat "9,511 persons were Viiiori nn tho vi?crhToVt! the nation between Memorial Day and Labor Day 1954. With the prediction that 50 million Amer icans will travel to vacation des tinations by motor vehicle this j ear, we have a tremendous challenge to reduce the death I rmd injury toll in summer driv ing." Twice-a-Day Service Plattsmouth to Omaha Also BeMevue Offutr Field and LaPlstte Plottsrncyt Transfer Plattsmouth 5255 Omaha KA 6723 ij S FOR STUDENTS 7 SI FOR TYPING 'iii i inn 1-t'ti1 '"MMTp"m-' i fiiTiHBirtjauaBai i nniii'ujmjuuiH3m .st.""-".; I Built h if $ffl95 f t J h4o.759 IV 111- "mttbut y me Ideal for the student in the family. Makes home work more attractive. Use it as a typewriter table, "TV" stand or work bench. Has a center drawer and shelf for books. Also is mighty handy in the kitchen. Rolls smoothly on four quality casters. Larger and roomier than most tables, it opens up to 39" x 17" and is typewriter desk height. Heavy gauge steel and strong piano hinges. Will lest a lifetime. Olive green or Cole gray baked enamel finish. e 410 Main Street ' Live77 Drive ,000 Over Gathered Here "Slow Down and Live" con centrates on the violations as sociated with speed the viola tions typical of the driver who is perpetually "in a hurry" and throws caution and courtesy in anvmS to the winds. According to , Coordinator Captain Witt, oiow Down and Live is not a gi gantic speed trap. Excessive speed, speed too fast for conditions. hTmroner nass- mg, following too closely and taking to yield right-of-way are the violations which constitute the largest single factor in traf fic accident causation. We have a solemn obligation to protect those using the highways this summer for business and recrea tional purposes from the 'Hur ry Bugs' who try to get there first and fastest." State and municipal govern ments, business and industrial leaders, civic and service organ izations and safety groups throughout the nation have joined together for the promo tion of "Slow Down and Live". The 1954 traffic fatality rec ord for Nebraska covering the period from 6 p.m. Friday, May 23, to midnight on Monday, Sept. 6, was 115 deaths. "We are de termined to improve that record this year," said Coordinator Captain Witt. , AT KT I Realty Transfers Alfred Conn and Genevieve to Eugene and Elbert Snodgrass WD 5-7-55 L. 7 B. 5 Townsend's addition to Platts. $750.00. Raloh M. Welte and Beth to Jule Bourelle and Dorothy, WD 5-5-55, N 8' L. 680 and all 681 Louis. $500.C3 T0,Pnh v vnPr n-y n-.iCv . Josepn v agner ana Daisy to Forrest Carper and. Marvl WD 5-7-55 S. 349.8' L. 97 EHSEH 12-12-13, si.ro Lawrence W. Rase and Helen to Wm. North and Leola, WD 5-5-55 Ls, 4,5,6,7,3,9 B. 13 Murdock. $1.00. Blodgett & Krajacic Inc. to Leo V. OsierhoM and Helen CWD 5-3-55 L. 11 B. 4 Valley View. $1600.00. Nina Upton & Emmett T. " to ! Edna, Albert & Marvin Hill. WD 4.26-55 L. 12 & EV L. 11 B. 9 Lynn'a 2nd Add. Union $1.00. Wilmer Martin etal to Geo. j Martin & Opal WD 4-2S-55 N'a ! 1 T tttu:a- A X T 1 L m victid Lite w lieroeit j. Freeburg- & Elthea, WD 5-9-55 jjlS1 L. 1 & 2 B. 11, Plattts., $1.00. uianes t:. waters :z iaa to j Ralph EUingson & Phyllis WD s-iu-iD i'2 U l & 2 B. 20, Platts. , $1.00, i Blodgett & Krajacic, to Joseph C. Willett & Ruth CWD 5-3-55 KARR Cr SOCHOR Auditors & Accountants udits Income Tax Service Bookkeeping Systems Installed fih. C287 Donat Buildin? 9 S XT. 0 P55 4 if : .. Drawer for supplies Smooth Rolling Casters Solid Side Walls Fold-Away Leaves attsrrsoisth Journa Plattsmouth, Nebr L. 14 B. 4 Valley View, $2000.00 Harry C. Horne & Theresa to Geo. W. Sitera & Jerralyne WD 5-10-55 L. 3 B. 1 Valley View. $1.00. Fred V. Wilken & Ada M. to Fred W. Wilken and Ada M. WD 5-11.55 L. 5 B. 23 Elmwood, $1.00. Ash Grove lame & Cement to St. of Nebr. WD 2-21-55 Frc. S'iSW'i 35-11.11, $1350.00. W. Water Athletic Ass'n to St. of Nebr. WD 2-29-55 Frc. L. 25 SEJ4 35-11-11. $720.00. Emma M. Olsen to St. of Nebr. WD 2.15-55 Pt. NE Vi NWU 3-10.11, $2452.00. Olive H. Wolcott to St. of Nebr. WD 2-21-55 Pt. L. 2 SEVi 35-11 -11 $187.50. Valter & Clara Anderson to St. of Nebr. WD 2-17-55 N 7' L. 1 to 6 E. 67 W Water, $450.00. Lodse L. Cavgill & Mvrtle to St. of Nebr. WD 2-17-55 Pt. SE1 SEU 1C-10-11, $314.00. Otto Stubbendeck flz Marie to Ernest A. Dietze & Marilvn Lee WD 4-13-55, L. 3 & 4 B. 18 Eagle $1450.00. Elizabeth M. Brehm to Eliza beth M. Brehm and Henry C and Joanne, WD 5-11-55 L. 430 to 435 loss w 40' Greenwood $1.00. Mrs. Florence McDonald Phone 2871 or 2322 Eible school got underway on Monday morning with a very good attendance and will con tinue through next week. The oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Borland was taken tc the hospital on Mon day where she underwent sur gery on Tuesday. Rev. Ulmer suffered a light stroke on Tuesday morning and is now under the doctor's care. Mrs. W. O. Schewe suffered a heart attack on Tuesday morn ing and was taken by jimbulance to the Bryan Memorial hospital where she has shown a slight im provement. During the softball game Tuesday, evening Warren Rikli had the misfortune to chip a bone in his foot, which has been causing him much pain. Mrs. Floyd McKee had the misfortune to get her hand and arm caught in the wringer Tues day. It required a number of stitches to close the wounds. The R. N. A. Lodge met Wed nesday evening for their regu lar monthly meeting- and so cial. Mrs. Euna McHugh was the hostess of the evening. Murdock Friendly Neighbors Ten members of the Friendly Neighbors Club journeyed to Ne braska City for their annual pic nic on Tuesday, May 24th. First stop was at the picnic grounds at Arbor Lodge where a sump tous picnic dinner was enjoyed, after which they took a tour through the mansion and walked through the rose gardens. They were met here by Hazel Neitzel Arthur and her two little girls and she went with them to the b utoe cannery, wmcn tney went inrougn ana saw inem canning asparagus and processing fruit cakes for the army. Then they went to Mrs. Arthur's home and enjoyed a lunch of fresh home grown strawberries, angel food cake and ice cream, after which they departed for their homes, having h?d a wonderful time on a lovely Mav day. Murdock Mr. and Mrs. Ted Harms and two children of Aurora, 111., ar- i rived Saturday morning to visit with relatives here and Manley for a week. A more cordial era of labor re lations is predicted. Survey finds that one In six teachers are substitutes. Nation's Tribute to War Dead Constant Through Red Cross On Memorial Day, the nation pauses to honor those who served and died in its service. Established in 1869, the first Me morial Day was intended to hon or those soldiers who died in the Civil War, but today the pub lic looks to it as both a tribute to the heroes of other wars and today's soldier as well. It is a solemn annual tribute by 155, 000,000 Americans. And during the past year, these same Americans, many without realizing it, have been paying another kind of tribute to our military people, through their American Red Cross. A tribute in the form of material aid, counsel and financial as sistance. For instance, last year the Red Cross helped an average of 109,000 servicemen "each month at military installations and hos pitals around the world, and served aoproximately 213,000 families of servicemen and vet erans each month through chanter home service. A total of $11,778,000 was given in finan cial assistance to servicemen and their dependents and $799, 800 to veterans and surviving dependents. In addition to the finan cial aid and counselling of fered the veterans, the Red Cross assisted thousands of veterans in preparing and presenting claims to the Vet erans Administration for government benefits. Also, at the request of the military, the Red Cross in 1954 Wrist Action Is Good to , it I f ? fir -. 4 i 4 5 Life a I 64- vJr ft, . "-.ft, S - - , A. - " ' . " " V i Form is the thing and the heck with the water, is the phrasing which fits this photo of George Thun, Plattsmouth barber, who is shown here practicing hi3 cast into Plattsmouth's main street. Thun stepped to the street between customers; couldn't wait to get to a pool of water, but hooked no passing motorists. (Journal Photo). Cass County Will Pay Tribute To Long List Who Died in War r i Deaveea may Great Source Of Wealth WASHINGTON Nova Scotia is looking to lowly seaweed as a growing source of wealth. Many sea-bordered lands cash in on seaweed for use in anti biotics, fertilizers, and human and animal foods. Nova Scotia cnir Ire coo tttoH iTiHiictnr n1T I geon during World War ri. Seek- mg iurtner expansion, tne pro vince has systematically sur veyed harvesting areas and lo cated good stands along many of its coasts, the National Geographic Society says. i Fisherman Are Enlisted The Nova Scotia Research ; Foundation is cooperating with1 buyers and processors to stimu late seaweed output. Fishermen have been urged to make sea weed harvesting a supplementa ry occupation. Irish Moss, or carrageenin, is perhaps the best known seaweed to Americans. It is found off Nova Scotia's coast and along Prince Edward Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Children know one of its chief uses: the making of blancmange, long popular as a dessert in Europe and the United States. Seaweed, like the soybean anp! corn, turns up in widely varying concoctions around the world. The extract, carrageenin, is used as a stabilizer in chocolate milk, ice cream, salad dressings, soda fountain syrups, tooth paste, cough syrup and hand lo t i o n. German technologists transformed Norwegian 'sea weed into edible sausage cas ings. Dulse, a coarse red seaweed, is eaten raw and dry as a salad in Iceland, Scotland and other northern countries. It serves al so as a thickener of gravies, soups and sauces. opened centers for off-post leis ure activities for servicemen in small remote communitieo in Eu rope and North Africa, and con tinued its "Operation Clubmo bile" supplemental recreation program in Korea. In Korea alone, nearly 100 Red Cross girls took varied programs of music, square dancing, and other In formal recreation to soldiers in remote areas. The Red Cross also-did a big job in keeping the communica tions lines open between the serviceman and his family. In one recent month, 204,000 com munications were exchanged be tween field personnel at mili tary posts and hospitals in this country and overseas and Red Cross chapters in local commu nities. The communications in cluded requests for securing in formation for the military au thorities as to the need for an emergency leave; the notifica tion of illness or death in a family; and requests for "why Johnny hasn't written." In all, the Red Cross last year spent 40 percent of its budget for welfare services to the armed forces, veterans and their fam ilies, and for special services and recreation in military and Veterans Administration hos pitals, and plans to spend ap proximately the same amount during 1955 as a "living memo rial" to our strvicemen, past and present! --IT ? i rfr I An '5v JJ? 4 jn : i ?&v3t j Cass countv will nausp Me morial Day, May 30, Monday to pay tribute to men who gave their lives while serving their country, Many of the commu- nities will hold special Memorial Day ceremonies and many fam ilies of those wTho died fighting for -their country will decorate graves in memory of their sons and brothers. The following list of men who died in the Korean War and WnrlH 'Wot- TT txpc nrptlQ rtH frnrn Wes of The Journal and may contain omissions even though care was exercised. Korean Wa Ronald Bradley, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Bradley, whose widow lives in Murray, reported nussing in action June 1953. Jimmie Alkire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Alkire, Plattsmouth, reported missing in action Sept. 9, 1952. Francis Keith Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Smith, Murray. World War II Pfc. George Lepert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lepert of Platts mouth. F1C Harold Reed Wolever, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Wol ever of Plattsmouth. SSgt. Wilmer E. Covert, son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Covert, Plattsmouth. Sgt. Charles M. Lewis, husband of Mrs. Vera A. Lewis, formerly Vera Cadwell, Plattsmouth. Pfc. Erwin Rusk, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rusk, Platts mouth. Capt. Aulton E. Rolland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Redd, Plattsmouth. SSgt. Oral Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer C. Camp bell, Plattsmouth. Pfc. William L. Cloidt, son of August Cloidt, Plattsmouth. Lieut. Edward J. Hadraba, son of Joseph Hadraba, Plattsmouth. SSgt. Charles E. Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bennett, formerly of Plattsmouth. TSgt. Jimmy Jones, son of Mrs. Edna Jones, Plattsmouth. Pvt. Oscar Adkins, Jr., son of Oscar Adkins, Plattsmouth. Pfc. Jack Forbes, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Forbes, Platts mouth. Lieut. William Evers, son of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Evers, Plattsmouth. Cpl. Edwin Leesley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leesley, Plattsmouth- Pfc. Preston Daniels, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Dan iels, formerly of Plattsmouth. Lieut. Ralph Stava, son of Ed ward Stava, formerly of Platts mouth. Lieut. James E. Mauzy, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mauzy of Plattsmouth. SSgt. Herman Ludwig, son of Mrs. Mary Ludwig, Avoca. Pvt. Herman Albert Ropers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ropers, Avoca. S 2C Kenneth H. Carnicle, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Carnicle, South Bend. ' Pvt. George McConnell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McConnell, Louisville. Pfc. Duane Jorgensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jorgensen, Avoca. Lieut. Marvin Weber, son of Rev. and Mrs. F. C. Weber, for merly of Murdock. Pfc. Charles Clark, son of Mrs. Ray Clark, Alvo. Lieut. Clark E. Miller, son of Mr. . and Mrs. E. H. Miller, of Murdock. tPvt. William Walters, son of Mr. arid Mrs. William Walters, Nehawka. it Lieut. James Crunk, son of Mr-. nd Mrs. W. L. Crunk, Union. SSgt. William H. Jochim, son of Mrs. Edward Jochim, Louis ville. Ensign Leo O'Brien, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. O'Brien, Man ley. Cpl. Gerald Keran, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Keran. Union. SSgt. Raymond W. Winkler, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Winkler, Eagle. Signalman First Class Harley Albert Kearney, son of Mrs. Klla Balfour Kearney, formerly of Nehawka. RM1C Neil E. Marvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman C. Marvin, Greenwood. Pvt. Glenn Albin, son of Mrs. Carter Albin, Union. Pvt. Earl Little, son of Mrs. L. T. Little; Weeping Water. Pvt. Orval Troy Buskirk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan H. Buskirk, Louisville. Pvt. Ralph Puis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Puis, Murray. MM1C Verle Albert Kuehn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kuehn, Elmwood. Lieut. Edward L. Wunderlich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Wunderlich, Nehawka. Pfc. Joseph F. Kelly, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly, for merlv of Greenwood. ARM1C Leroy Sell, son of George Sell, Weeping Water. RM1C Russell Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas, Louisville. Lieut. Keith Clements, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Clements, Elmwood. Lieut. Robert Hanky, son of Mrs. Ruth Hanley, Union. Ensign Robert Halliday, son of Mrs. Imo Halliday, Glenwood, la. S Sgt. Ward Tef ft, son of Mrs. C. E. Tefft, Weeping Water. Sgt. Leland Hogue, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogue, Murray. Capt. Norman E. Schewe, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Schewe, Murdock. Lieut. Kenneth Ault, son of Mrs. A. O. Ault, Cedar Creek, Lieut. Harold E. Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rich- ?";f w wCTr srm of Mr. and Mrs. Wustruck of Sur prise. Capt. Russell L. Dudley, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dudley, for merly of Weeping Water. TSgt. Richard Hoschar, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hoschar, Murray. '56 CONVENTIONS , Major party officials recently announced that as far as they know, the last legal barrier to holding presidential nominating convention in August of next year has been removed. The Republicans had fixed August 20 for their convention in San Francisco, and the Democrats August 13 in Chicago. Six states with certifying 'deadlines that interfered with the tentative convention dates, have now amended their laws calling for later filing times. The Presiden's Advisory Com mittee on Weather Control plans extensive "rain-making" tests at Hampshire. JOIN HELP A L M moc cm M C THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, May 30, 1955 PAGE THREE : . ; PLANE KILLS MAN IN YARD College Park, Md Andrew C Slemn Jr 47-vear-olrt while visiting his beekeepmg c. biemp, Jr., 4 -year-old , unclei Jackie Robles, 3, accident airplane mechanic, was mang- aily knocked over a hive. The led to death in his own back j angry bees swarmed all over him yard when the plane he was j before his sister, Josephine, 9, working on apparently jumped the chocks beneath its wheels and Slemp was cought in the propeller. After knocking Slemp down, the plane, minus its wings continued forward until it ram med into the inside rear wall of the garage. Mrs. Slemp hearing the crash, investigated found her husband and ran for help. Slemp was pronounced dead by a medical examiner. MEET AFTER 54 YEARS Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Mary Hurwitz, of this city, and Max Marcus, of Birmingham, Eng land, brother and sister, are busily swapping tales to cover the separation of 54 years. Mr. Marcus, a retired furniture man left his native Lithuania for England 54 years ago. Several years later, his two sisters came to this country. They had not seen each other in the mean time. Farm crop prices rose 1 per cent in month to Mid-April. Japan jumps from 6th to 4th in shipbuilding. 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