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U. P. Correspondent Among Those Marooned In Storm Donald Gonzales, United Press Staff correspondent with the Washington Bureau, was strand ed Monday in Elmwood, where he had come to attend the fu neral of his grandfather, John P. Oonzales Sunday. His story that appeared In press releases over the country said In part: It was Monday afternoon in this town of 450 persons. The electricity went off at 5:55 p. m. Sunday. There was no water when we go up In the morning. Telephone service stopped short ly before noon Monday, In or der to conserve batteries for emergency calls. The town was virtually dead. Traffic was completely stop ped, except for some farmers who are moving about with tractors. A few people walked up the visions from town. Some are far mers who came in to find warmth. Three young men walked into town after walking through five miles of snow to get provisions for 76 men, women and chil dren Jammed together at the Lamoyne Spohn farm two miles south and three miles east of here. These three young men, all students at the University of Nebraska were Dave Weaver and Charles Taylor, both of Falls City, and Dennis Mullins .of O maha. They reported that traf fic was tied up between Elm wood and Union, and that hun dreds of people were staying in farmhouses along the road. They said two buses from Park College, Kansas City, Mo., were stalled but their occupants were middle of the road to get pro- safe. Seven passengers and the a sure sign r ? x ' v for dependable TV SERVICE This sign identifies our TV service shop -it's your sign of prompt, dependable, top-quality TV service with genuine RCA Silverama Picture Tubes and RCA Receiving Tubes. Your, complete satisfaction is the cornerstone of our success. That's why every television set we repair is handled by a skilled, competent tech nician using reliable test equipment. And that's why we use only the finest replacement tubes that money can buy-RCA Tubes. too matter what make of set you own, call us for 4 TV service you can depend on. Ray's Sales & Service 110 S. 3rd Plattsmouth Phone 233 i in mHnun National television Servicemen's Week 25-30TH fu J - WNir , V' . V.''- . I h '- ' ' I Snow Snarls Car Travel Around Eagle THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, March 28, 1957 J- '. pahv - Jerry and Jack Gorton stand in the deep snow at the home of their grandmother, Mrs. Glen Vallery, 902 Second Ave., which fives a clear illustration how the wet snow clung to trees and power lines. In the background is the Vallery clothesline with nearly eight inches of snow suspended across the back yard on the one wire. Journal Photo driver of the Missouri Paaific bus were also safe. At the farm, the ' 76 people had no lights, no telephone, no water, but plenty of coal and heat. They stretched out on floors during the night and were kept posted on the weather by a pocket transistor radio owned by an Air Force colonel. They ate all the meat and supplies the Spohns had ' stored in their deep freeze. They melt ed snow for water to make cof fee and tea. Local attorney Dwight Clem ents, hailed a tractor to help the boys take food back to the farm. They had bread, four pounds of coffee, meat, cheese and milk, which they purchas ed at local stores. Tccumseh Driver Awarded Damages In County Court A civil judgement of $725 a gainst Aage Jensen, Weeping Water, in favor of Charles Wenzl Tecumseh, was handed down last week by County Judge Ray mond J. Case. The suit was a result of an intersectlonal automobile collis ion Oct. - 16, 1956, four miles west of Avoca near the coun ty line. Jensen was the original plain tiff with Wenzl filing a cross petition. 0 GOOD REASONS ir why more women buy V-w fl (I 5fn Srj AUTOMATIC jL I TONE or Cla.slc l - Vtj .Wff I Whit, that etches h 0 b-H w See the BETTER LIVING BARGAINS in ultramodern, automatic Ilotpoint home appliances now being featured at your nearest CONSUMERS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT office! Budget terms for your con- venientc. LIVE BETTER . . . Electrically NOW ON DISPLAV at your neari office of Ml IIIWll.Wl 1 p4 it IPPI Royal Arch Masons Hold Annual Dinner Wednesday evening Nebraska Chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Ma sons, held their annual banquet at the Masonic' building in this city. Despite the fact the snow of Sunday had blocked roads for several days, there were 1 members and their ladies in at tendance. The ladles of Home Chapter 189 of the Eastern Star prepar ed the menu and food lor the repast. The serving was by the members of Bethel No. 24 of the Job's Daughters. Delbert Todd, high priest, presided as toastmaster over the evening program. Invocation was offered by Rev J. W. Taenzler, pastor of the First Christian Church. The girls of Bethel No. 24 of fered a program of musical se lections to add to the enjoyment If the evening. Piano solos were offered by Gay Gansemer, Shir ley Foster, Fannie Zwanzig, a sextette composed of Rita Ram ge, Karen Keil, Carol Buechler, Fanny Zwanzig, Sandra Niel sen, Sandy Spangler, Carol Ann Davis was accompanist for the sextette. The Ramge sisters, Rita, Linda and Sharon were heard in a vocal trio and Carol Tilson was presented in a lovely accordian solo. The banquet honored Maynard Ramge, past high priest who was presented the past high priest jewel by Warren C. Rhy lander, who paid tribute to the service Mr. Ramge had given in the office. Mr. Ramge responsed to the presentation in a most feeling manner of appreciation of the token from $he chapter. Most Illustrious Master, Al fred F. Walter, grand master of the Royal and Select Mast ers in Nebraska, in turn pre sented to the past illustrious masters of Adoniram Council No. 5, Royal and Select Mast ers, pins for their service since the chapter was instituted here in 1949. Those honored were Raymond C. Cook, William F. Evers, Edward F. Wehrbeln, Robert M. Mann, Leonard A. Born, W. Newton Sullivan, Don ald H. Born, Louis Friedrich. The address of the evening was by Maj. Richard Mallan, of the SAC base at Offutt Field, who gave a very interesting talk on the work of the air force, and of the great base that they have created near this city. This was most interesting and followed with the greatest interest by all the banquet par ty. Major Mallan held the clos est attention as he told of the work of this branch of the na tional defense. The benediction was by Rev. Taenzler. County Meeting Of Cancer Society To Be Held Friday The American Cancer Society is holding a county meeting at 8 p. m. Friday, March 29, in the basement of the Congrega tional church In Weeping Water. Chairmen have been appoint ed for the 17 towns and pre cincts and they wish to organ ize the county as a unit or ganization. Carl O. Swanson, public edu cation director, plans to attend and answer any questions per taining to the campaign, which is to start after Easter Sunday. A 30-minute 111m, entitled "146,000 Could Live" will be shown.. It dramatizes the seven danger signals and stresses the fact cancer can be cured if di agnosed and treated in time. This should be a very edu cational meeting and anyone who is Interested is welcome to attend. The material for the campaign will be available at this meeting. Eight Drivers Pay Traffic Violation Fines In Tribunal "Business," in county court early this week took a slight drop due, perhaps, to the week end's heavy snow. Eight drivers appeared in answer to traiiic violation summons. County Judge Raymond J. Case levied the following fines: James McGowan, Omaha, $14 for using expired license plates; Marion Guy Moore, Muskogee, Okla., $54 for overweight on group of axles; Leon Fallman, Omaha, $14 for improper use of license plates. Basil R. Lassek, Omaha, $14 for speeding; T. C. Coieman, Omaha, $104 for speeding; Ish mael Coleman, Omaha, speed ing, $19. George Chalupa, Lincoln Air Air Force Base, $19 for speed ing; and Charles I-Icim, Omaha, $14 for improper passing. Petroleum Marketers Give Rotarians Look At Big Business Plattsmouth Rotary Club got a look at big business opera tions Tuesday through George Waters, secretary of Petroleum Marketers Association, who ap peared before the club as a guest speaker of Al (Huebner, program chairman. Mr. Waters disclosed numer ous contributions the industry has made to small business through its research and man ufacture of nylon, cellophane, and numerous other products derived from petroleum. . Orville Julian, cashier of the Plattsmouth State Bank, was introduced as a new member of the club. Junior Rotarians, Rob ert Hutton, junior, and John I verson, senior, gave their words of appreciation for the invita tion as guests the past month. Mrs. John Fischer Tel. 7304 Eagle was a scene of a traf fic stand-still, or traffic confus ion, due to the snow storm and closed highways from Lincoln and east of Eagle which was blocked from early Sunday eve ning until late Monday. Patrolmen and highway main tenance were busily engaged un til early hours ot the morning and for a few hours, 2 a. m. to 7 a. m. no signs of trans portation were evident. However, during early morn ing on Monday the maintainer, and cars stalled along streets and highways, began to move about, not much tarther than main street, north and south and to the 34 highway in the south part of town. Several of the stranded folks were accommodated at the nearby homes In Eagle for the night and day until roads were reported open for traffic. It reminded the folks of the Thanksgiving blizzard in 1952. The broken telephone and elec tric wires caused considerable discomfort and Inconvenience for those suffering such difficulties. George Halvorscn and daugh ter of Osceola, la., visited Mr. Halvorsen's mother, Mrs. Au gusta Halvorsen, at Palmyra, honoring the latter's birthday. They also planned to visit other relatives enroute home Satur day. Rev. and Mrs. Donald Chrls tensen attended the wedding ceremony of friends at Lincoln Saturday afternoon. Eagle Schools were well rep resented and awarded high a wards, for their presentations, at Weeping Water las( Friday and Saturday. Schools were clos ed on Monday and Tuesday of this week due to closed road3 and electricity difficulties. Mrs. Howard Root received word of the death of her brother-in-law, Mr. Robert Chestnut of Oklahoma, who had made a trip recently to Illinois to attend the wedding ceremony of their son. Mr. and Mrs. Chest nut and daughter visited Mrs. Chestnut's parents and family at Murdock, enroute to Illinois. All enjoyed a family dinner, at the parents home prior to the guests leaving. The Women's Society of Chris tian Service will meet next Wed nesday afternoon, April 3, with Mesdames( John Vicker and Roy Vickers as co-hostesses. Dc- votionais Dy Ellen Frohllch and lesson, Ella Fischer. The Trinity Lutheran Church Aid members will meet on the afternoon, April 4, at the home of Mrs. Henry Wulf. The Dorcas Society of the Em manuel Lutheran Church will meet at the church Wednesday afternoon. The American Legion and Aux iliary will meet Monday evening April 1, at the Legion House. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M.in chau received word from Mr. Muenchau's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Muenchau, who an enjoying a trip and visit to South Carolina to visit tlulr daughter, Grace, husband and family. Mrs. Keith Trumble arrived home Monday after enjoying a trip to the Northwest coast wi'h her sister-in-law, Mrs. Paul Brlggs, and son of Superior. Tle latter two boarded a ship and sailed for Japan to be with her husband who is serving In the armed services In the Far Ea.-.t. The Billy Stlllwell family of Omaha visited at the Seelcy Stlllwell home last weekend. Miss Freda Rcltter was an overnight visitor with her friends Mrs. Pink Venner, at Lincoln, Saturday evening. r Japan is catching the Rolf craze with Ben Hogan van alongside Mlckiy Mantle as the Idol of Nippon's sporting pub;!-. fPnlitiral Advrtipnipnt) f Pnlitiril AHvt'rtUrtm'lit 1 Louis B. Swoboda CANDIDATE FOR 2nd Ward Councilman Election, Tuesday, April 2nd Tolls Open 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. 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