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Alvo Hammers Out 58-34 Dec ision Over Murdock Five ALVO Alvo, with Roelofsz bucketing 20 points and Neben potting 16, hammered out a 58 34 decision over visiting Mur dock. Rueter led the losers with 17 points to take runnerup scoring honors for the evening cage exhibition. The hometowners made a clean sweep of the basketball games when reserves crashed over Murdock 34-12. But the invaders girls' volley ball team denied Alvo three vic tories by taking their contest 28-21. A Federal Grand jury has broadened its investigation of Representative Adam Clayton Powell to include the questions of salary kickbacks and payroll padding as well as tax evasion. - The Plattsmouth High School Blue Devils Friday night ram med their season standing to three wins against two losses by turning back Pawnee City, 80 52. The issue was never in doubt as the homestanding Devils shot to a 19-9 first quarter margin and then bombarded the nets for 23 points and a 42-25 half time edge. With Larry Long and Tommy The winning points were See- j Winscot pumping in the fielders Seegar Shoots Indians Into Win Column Charley Seegar's basket in a "sudden death" playoff gave Weeping Water a narrow 36-34 cage victory over Springfield. r Twice-a-Day Service Plattsmouth to Omaha Also Bellevue Offutt Field and La -Platte Plattsmouth Transfer Plattsmouth 5255 Omaha HA 6733 gar's only ones as the two foes locked in a tight defensive battle through four quarters of solid basketball. Weeping Water's Mike Stacey topped scorers with 12 points, while Gary McDonald and John Saathoff each fired in 8 points. Three other Tribesmen shared in scoring for the homesteading Indians. Springfield couldn't produce a pointmaker in the double fig ures but seven cagers had a hand in compiling the final tal ly. Micks was high . man with seven. Weeping Water jumped off to an 11-6 first quarter edge, and increased it to 21-12 at half time. But Springfield rolled back after intermission to pull with in four points, 30-26 at third quarter's end. Springfield almost pulled the game out or the lire in tne fourth frame knotting the count at 36-all. But Seegar's two pointer sent the invaders hopes for victory glimmering. The Indians counted 15 goals and six free throws while Spring field fired 15 field goals and 4 free tosses. from all angles Plattsmouth add ed another 23 .points in the third frame. Only in the final period, with Blue Devils reserves .in action, did invading Pawnee City lead in scoring. Sharpshooting Long found the range for 20 points on S field goals and 2 free throws while Winscot, a torrid shooting soph omore, hit 8 field goals and 2 tosses from charity lane. Ken Dasher and Bob Bever age also added a chunk of points on 7 field goals and Bev erage hit for 6 field goals and 5 charity throws. Chuck Johnson with 12 points and Elmer Jackson with 15 top ped the Pawnee City scoring parade. Coach John Adkins crew com piled a blistering .400 average of completions during the first half and fired a steady .395 in the second half for a 398 game average. The Blue Devils struck for 35 field goals while PC was getting 19. Pawnee City canned .310 and .333 for a .322 game average. Plattsmouth's audacious frosh quintet smacked Omaha West side freshmen, 43-28, in a pre liminary tussle with Al Dasher ! pocketing 23 points in a fine shooting exhibition. Jim Shown came through with 15 points as the baby Devils climbed out to a 20-5 first half lead and then coasted to victory. The locals defense was so tight Omaha was able to garner only three points in the first period of play and two points in the second. Nehawka Clips Avoca Cracks St. Bernard's Out 75-38 In Wild Game Win Over Burr The Government has author ized insured commercial banks to increase interest on savings deposits to 3 per cent from the present 2y2 per cent. MOW dl Tinne to have your TiACIO completely overhauled NOW You Get A Thorough Job, No Hurry Up Job Let us put your tractor in shape for the coming season Authorized Allis Chalmers Dealer MURRAY, NEBR. NEBRASKA CITY Nehawka clapped a tight defense on St. Bernard's while five Nehawkans AVOCA Avoca's sharpshoot ers, with C. Carsten turning in a scintillating 29-point perfor- 11- . I . T . 1 1 were counting scores in xne mance, ran rougnsnoa over xsurr double figure to . submerge the 75-38. local quintet, 60-45, in a wild Backing Carsten's hand as A- and wooly game. voca surged to a 27-6 first quar- With Snyder pounding the nets ter margm, were D. Johnson, or the 505 patients aided in Ne r 19 noints Hickev firmer for who finished his night's worklbraska in 1956, at a cost of Mrs. Strabel Attends 'First Lady7 Coffee ELMWOOD (Special) "All the women attending the "Cof fee" given by Mrs. Victor And erson were asked to hold sim ilar coffee parties when they returned to their homes." Mrs. Will Strabel said "Each guest at these "Coffees" makes a contribution to the March of Dimes to help finish the fight against polio. These women have coffee parties of their own and so on, down the line, contin uing the chain." State-wide coffee parties to promote the use of Salk vac cine and to secure contributions for the March of Dimes were introduced at the "First Lady" coffee party given by Mrs. Vic tor Anderson, wife of Nebraska's governor on Friday. Jan. 4 at Lincoln, according to Mrs. Will Strabel of Elmwood who at tended the party representing Cass County as cochairman. Featured at the "First Lady" coffee party was a $2,000 jewel ed coffeematic sent to Lincoln especially for the occasion by the manufacturers upon learn ing that Mrs". Anderson planned to use a coffeematic at the par ty. Guests at the party, said Mrs. Strabel, included state heads of women's organizations, women nominated by county chapters of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and various other civic minded Nebraska women. n "Mrs. Anderson urged each guest to make use of the Salk vaccine for herself and family and to urge others to do like wise. The fact the fight . against polio is far from over was em phasized by pointing out the 428 Former Resident Dies In Omaha Mrs. Cora - L. Hickson, 4609 No. 42nd St. Omaha, former resident of Plattsmouth, died Wednesday . at the age of 86 years. She was widow of Thom as Hickson. She is survived by daughters, Mrs. Esther Calendine, Omaha; Mrs. Laura Stoltz, Jerome, Ida., sons, Clarence, Sanford, Omaha; Douglas, Stockton, Calif.; 9 grandchildren; 5 great grand children; brother, , Everett Gar- ges, Highland ville, Mo. Funeral was held Saturday at 10 a. m. at the Crosby-Kunold mortuary, 24th and J streets. Interment was in the family lot in Oak Hill cemetery, Platts mouth. for 19 rioints. Hickev firing for 11, and Mean, Jones and Gar-in a points, ana k. Mar rens adding 10 points each, the quarai wno inppea iu poinis. visitors forged a 21-11 first quart er lead. St. Bernard's fought back in Avoca was vanishing in the distance at half time with a tre mendous 40-12 gap over visiting the second and third periods Burr the mv.?.ers,,n?,ver ing" distance. The hometown ers were on top of the scoring in every period. Two Burr shooters found their over $311,000 were patients car ried over from prior years and still needing costly help." Mrs. Helen Johns of Weeping Water and Mrs. Carper of Mur ray also attended. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, January 14, 1957 PAGE THREE Former Teacher Dies At Lincoln Frederick Edwin Hess, 77, of 2526 No. 49th street, Lincoln, a veteran Nebraska high school music teacher, died Saturday, in a Lincoln hospital. Mr. Hess was eacher here as well as Harvard, Aurora and Central City, was the father of Frederick Hess, Jr., assistant to Chancellor A. Leland Forrest of Nebraska Wesleyan University. Mr. Hess was teacher here as and a graduate of Morningside College in Sioux City. Survivors include: wife, May- belle; daughters, Shirley Hess, Lincoln, and Mrs. Raymond Gil pin, Eugene Mo.; brother, Will, Early la.; seven grandchildren. Funeral services are pending. Annual Meet Of Greenwood Co-Op Is Held Stockholders of the Farmers Union Co-operative Association of Greenwood met at American Legion Hall for their 39th an nual meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8. A complete dinner was served by the Legion Auxiliary at noon. The meeting started at 1 p. m. The past year's operations were reviewed by Floyd Gove, manager. The net margin for the year was $39,838.19 after a total deduction for depreciation and amortization of $26,487.45. This actually made available $66,325.64. Thus, the association was able to completely absorb the $60,000 mortgage held by the Omaha Bank for Co-operatives and allocate to its mem bers 3.4 cents per bushel on grain and 5.5 per cent on feed and fertilizer, paying 25 per cent of the allocation in cash. As in the past, it paid 4 per cent on its capitol stock, build ing certificates and certificates President Eisenhower plans a brief tour of drought-stricken areas in mid-January before his inauguration. SATTLER Funeral Home Dial 3123 of interest. The net worth or members' equity is $189,715.98. There is about 385,000 bushels of elevator capacity. Wilbur Thompson, former vice president of the Omaha Bank for Cooperatives, was the guest speaker. Emmet Landon, man ager of the association for 25 years and director for many more, also spoke. Walter Marolf and Wilson Lambert were re-elected to the board of directors. Beside these two men the board consists of Gerald Barger, Don Parksv Walter Woitzel, president, Em met Landon, vice-president and Vernon Gneer, secretary. FOR Portraits Color Photographs Overnight Developing Service SEE OR CALL Carl's Studios Oakmont Farms Phone 4191 to pull within four points, 40-36, as the third quarter ended. But that apparently scared Ne hawka for they ran like fright- snorl vri VvVi o in V10 -final f TO m A to pile up 20 points while hold- w gto -flSe Imt totals . y L . j with Powell knockmg in 14 and Aiv,rv, oio- ct RoorH D. Parde counting 12 v&"v T" " Avoca swished the baskets for X t c oinoH in v, J 35 field goals and 5 of 15 at H: o, ; " tempts from charity lane while u , r ' ic Burr hit 15 fielders and 8 of ZtIV,;: .J 23 tosses from gift alley wv , 10 , o The wm boosted Avoca to a on w M 5-3 mark for the current cage v,m ,Tv.;i v.. cnMc tttqi.q 1 campaign llliuwa Willie t - c-n o-ovQ ttto c onrnfl sharper at the free throw mark . o11 , . v.Q c.or-o v,o hn rmr, volleyball evening their season , . . . , - on record at four-all. i I B. Rietsch counted seven peiauii! luux waa caucu B for Ayoca wMle EUig tal V"C "i"L- w xt lied five for Burr. Avoca held a Aue vxctuxj ' "CUflW" 12-11 halftime advantage LJ a.11 CVC11 .JUU 1U1 tllC three wins against three losses. fez i'S PIRf ORMflllGl IHM B CAPTWN JAMES L FRANKUM ases Phinips 66 FOte-Fuel Elmwood Rites Conducted For Mrs. Coatman s ' " wS si's s- ... $4 r iW 'iZVmZT - xx Tr Iks Kyi PkW 1 i Mir" irtii'iiVn'T'1''11"111 ' '" Tri"i Fireman Pay Tribute To Departed Chief The members of the Platts mouth Volunteer Fire depart ment at their meeting Tuesday evening adopted a resolution ex' ELMWOOD (Special) Ser- pressing their regret at the pass- vices were held in the Metho- ing of their long time chief, dist Church in Elmwood on Wed- Dr. O. Sandin, that will be a nesday Jan. 9, for Mrs. Grace part of the records of the de May Coatman. Dr. Bert L. Story partment, as follows: officiating. Music was furnished RESOLUTON Lby Mrs. Opal Clements and WHEREAS, Doctor Sandin, Mrs. Helen Schneider, with Mrs. who departed this life on Dec- Dwight Clements as organist. ember 31, 1956, had 'been a Mrs. Grace May Coatman, member of the Plattsmouth Vol daughter of Daniel and Martha unteer Fire Department since Drum, was born on a farm near 1913, having served as Chief of Weeping Water on Oct. 18,1881; the Department for many years, and passed away suddenly at and, her home in Elmwood on Sunday WHEREAS, Doc, as he was f r r tm i evening, Jan. o, ivoi. iamiharly known to us, gave She was united in marriage freely of his time, talents and to William Coatman on March loyalty to the , Department and 25. 1903. The couple celebrated to the citizens of the City of their golden wedding anniver-. Plattsmouth in the protection of "I fly one of Trans World Airlines' new Super-G Constellations. I know that Phillips 66 Aviation Gasoline delivefs top perform ance, because I fly with H regu larly. One reason it's so good is Di-isopropyu MJn my car, I use Phillips 66 FUTE-FUEL It's the only automobila for super performance, fill up with gasoline with added DI-IsopropyL Like Phillips 66 Aviation Gasoline, FUTE-FUEL always delivers top performance . . and it's perform ance that counfsP Captain James E. Frankum Trans World Airlines Huebner's "66" Service Axio Af 2nd Ave. Phone 212 unibdu sary in 1953. Six children were born to this union. One daugh ter died in infancy. Surviving are the husband William, three sons, Paul of Holdrege; George of Elmwood; and Lee of Ash land; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Zoz of Alvo and Mrs. Pearl Al- ber of Boone, la.; also nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mrs. Coatman was a member of the Methodist church in Alvo later transferring her member ship to the Methodist Church in Elmwood. Pallbearers were grandsons, Lodge Coatman, Richard Mar garidge, Richard Alber, and Richard Coatman. Death Of Harry Hauschild Well Known Farmer Harry Hauschild, 60, promi nent farmer of southern Cass and northern Otoe County, died Saturday at his home. He was a member of one of the out standing families of that sec tion. He is survived by his wife, Emma and three children. Fun eral services will be held at the North Branch Church Tuesday. their prpperty, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that by reason of the death of Doc Sandin, the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire De partment has lost a valued lead er and friend, one who placed service to his community first and foremost in all his deeds thoughts and actions. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the Depart ment, and a copy thereof ' be forwarded to Mrs. Sandin as an expression of our sympathy and sorrow in the loss of her loved one, who was also our trusted friend. Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department Sophia A- Bohn Dies; Funeral At Elmwood ELMWOOD (Special) Fu neral services for Sophia A. Bohn were held at the Christian Church,. Elm wood, Tuesday aft ernoon, Jan. 8 with Rev. N. F. Horn, of Arapahoe, officiating. Her pastor James Snyder as sisting. Sophia A. Engelking was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Engelking, born at Elmwood, May 25, 1894, departed this life on Jan. 6, at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln. She was 62 years old. She accepted the gospel mes sage and was baptized to Christ at the age pf 18 years, and was a member of the Christian church, Elmwood. United in marriage to William H. Bohn in the First Christian Church in Lincoln, Dec. 12, 1917. To this union were born four children, two sons, and two daughters : R a y m on d Virgil Bohn, Glendale, Calif., Lois K. Hunt, Richfield, Utah; Glendon LeRoy Bohn of Walton; and Betty Jean Dankleff, Elmwood. All of them present for her fu neral services. Those remaining beside her four children are her husband, William H. Bohn; two sisters: Mrs. Marie Stege, Bennet; Miss Minnie Engelking. Elmwood, two brothers: Herman and Fred Engelking, both of Elmwood: seven grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends Music was by Mrs. Ralph Creamer, and Mrs. Chester Irons, with Iva K. Irons accompanist. Pallbearers : John Dankleff, Joe Parriott, John Box, Chester Irons, Harry Duckworth and Arnold Stohlman. Services in charge of Clements Mortuary, with burial in Elm wood Cemetery. SMITH'S SPECIAL! SPORT SHIRTS 2 For $3.00 SMITH'S MEN'S WEAR We Give S & H Green Stamps AT? I W I Farmers With Wire Type Balers! Save Money!! s Off The Truck Jan. 21st No, 6500-$11.50 No. 3150 - $11.20 SAVE MONEY ORDER NOW ST AMD MPLESMENT Phone' 4178 Plattsmouth fvvvwvvwvw CT P 0 1 L8 C A L I As I have decided to quit farming, the following described articles will be sold at Public Auction, on my farm, located one mile north of Weeping Water, on old Nebraska State Highway 50, on FRIDAY M SALE WILL START AT 12:30 P. M., SHARP The Band Mothers Club of Weeping Water will operate the refreshment Stand 16 - HEAD of CATTLi - 16 L.Holstein Cow, 6 years old, fresh 6 weeksFJ2..Shorthorn Cows to freshen soon L.Holstin Cow, 3 years old tm 10 Hereford Stock Cows 1.. Shorthorn Cow, with calf at side lyiv:.'.' -i ' FARM MAC HI U. S. may give steel priority to tanker construction. REAL ESTATE LOANS! 5 V2 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for Each Monthly Payment Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. j COMPLETE BODY AND FENDER REPAIR ESTIMATES & PAINTING Dodge Plymouth Dealer For Cass County R. V. Bryant Motor Co. 1948 Chevrolet 34-ton Pickup, with grain box 1948 IHC "HM Tractor with Power Pak Behlen Power Steering Unit, fits "H" or "M" IHC Mounted Lister IHC Tractor Cultivator IHC 25V 7-fr. Mower IHC 2-row Co-Dig Hi-Lo Duncan bent-frame Manure Loader and heavy 7-ft. Dozer Blade 1946 John Deere A fuel burner Tractor John Deere 200-AB Tractor Cultivator, with Quik-Tatch Set of Tractor Chains, 11x38 1937 fohn Deere A fuel burner Tractor John Deere 2-16 No. 52 Tractor Plow IHC 2-16 Tractor Plow, nearly new John Deere Van Brunt LL 18-7 Grain Drill, with grass seed attachment New Idea Manure Spreader John Deere Side Delivery Rake 1948 Allis- Chalmers Combine with Straw Spreader & Pick-up Attachment 1938 Allis-Chalmers Combine with Straw Spreader 1952 Allis-Chalmers Field Cutter with motor, with Row Crop and Hay Head 50-ft. New Idea Crain Elevator 32-ft. Kewanee Crain Elevator Kewanee Wide Hoist Speed Jack 4-section IHC Harrow 11 -ft. John Deere Tractor Disc John Deere Hay Buck on rubber Jay Hawk Hay Stacker on rubber John Deere Letz Grinder 220 with Elevator 3 -ft. Tumble Bug IHC Rubber Tired Running Gears John Deere Steel Running Gears 6 x 10 Barge Box 2 Flare Boxes . Trailer wrth 4 jrooH 21x4.50 tires MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES 4 Hog Self Feeders, 3 Hog Houses, Feed Bunk, 50 Steel Posts, Air Compressor, Electric De Laval Cream Separator No. 14, Battery-type Electric Fence Unit, 50-ft. roll of Slat Cribbing, Five 50-gal. Oil Barrels with Faucets, lG" Electric Drill with Stand, Few Shop Tools, Vise, Etc., 50-ft. Drive Belt, Weed Chopper Electric Fence Unit, Electric Pride-of-the-Farm Cattle Waterer. CHICKENS 100 White Leghorn culled and blood tested for hatchery HAY 1,000 Bales 1st & 2nd Cutting Alfalfa HOUSEHOLD GOODS Kenmore DeLuxe Naturel Cas Range, Oil Heating Stove, Coal and Wood Heating Stove, White Enamel Kitchen Range TERMS OF SALE: CASH REX YOUNG & ELLIS LACY, Auctioneers NEBRASKA STATE BANK, Clerk We will sell 60 Bred Chester White Sows at a separate sale, about Match 1, 1957 mm is