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TUt Dl ATTCUniITU klFRDACVA FMI.FFIf I Y IDI IP Kl A I , T PAGE EIGHT Thursday, April 25, 1957 Enjoying Baseball Requires Attention To Details Afield By EDWARD II. SIMS WASIINOTON, April 25 An other baseball season Is under way and, for the next five months, fans of the game will follow the team of their choice day by day. Then, come late September, the race will narrow down to a desperate fight for the pennant in each of Major Leagues (unless one or both champions clinch the flag ear lier.) Following the long summer grind, at the end of September and in the opening days of Octo ber, will come the World Ser Ips, probably the greatest sports classic in America. Baseball is a complicated game; many do not understand it and therefore do not enjoy it. They often claim It is slow. It is to these people that much of the following is directed. In the first place, baseball Is a game of skill, and baseball players reach the top only after years of application. The big fellow is not necessarily better than the little one; the offensive star of the game can , be any one on the team. And anyone can also be the defensive star. So there is a democratic fea ture in the opportunity offered to star. ; But it also is a game which provides perhaps the best sports rewards to more young athletes than any other. Major League baseballers get a minimum sal ary of $7,000. They can push their earnings up to $100,000. Under the new pension plan, if they only play five years in the Majors, they get retirement at an early age. In the years of active partic ipation they have several months off, in which to work, or rest and play whichever they pre fer. But it is not all a bed of roses. For the families of base ball players the ordeal is some times hard. The player is away from home long periods of time on many occasions during the year. And his profession is one which keeps him on his toes. d?mands good condition, and Is highly competitive. There is not much job security. On the other hand, Major League players are celeb rities. They are something spec ial. And they get a lot of at tention. ' Big league ball will certainly soon invade the West Coast, and eventually the South. It may be that the two leagues will have to take in two more teams each. That would be no calamity; in fact, it might do the game good. Los Angeles and San Fran cisco will become Major League cities. And one or two Texas cit ies; maybe Atlanta or New Or leans, would probably support a team in the near future. One thing is certain. With the country's population expanding constantly, and the West and South growing rapdliy, and with more boys on the sandlots than ever before in history, the Ma jor Leagues should expand with the trend if the game is to keep pace with the times. A Major League game is usual ly a thing of beauty. It's not just the home runs. The fielding Is a study In itself, the strategy a constant stimulation. And a top-flight pitcher, who can dom- to behold. A few other things worth watching, which the avid fan may never notice, are: 1. Signals and coaching. The catcher's signals, those from the manager to caoaches on the side lines, relayed to the batter, and pick-off plays by counts, and pick-offs all go on quietly and can sometimes be detected. The hit-and-run signal, the bunt signal and the steal are all dra matic when anticipated. 2. Position, Watch the infield ers and outfielders change their positions for the different bat ters. Then see if the batter can cross them by hitting where they ain't. 3. Baserunners. Watch the baserunners for tips and for thrills. If they get a long lead from first, look for a steal at tempt, or a pick-off, or the hit-and-run. Note the speed of the different players as a tip-off whether they can score from second on a single, or go from first to third, or even rarely go from first home! Speed is also a key to beating out bunts. 4. Arms. The great defensive plays are usually a result, or partially so, of a great throw ing arm. Outfielders can nip a runner at home plate with great throws, catchers can throw out baserunners stealing, and in Jielders can execute double plays or put-outs with speed and a great throwing arm. 5. : Pitchers. See if you can guess the pitch. Observe their best pitch, or maybe any tip off they unconsciously give be fore throwing a certain pitch. And watch how the pitcher, and the infielders cover and back up teammates on close defen sive plays. You will notice they are suddenly in another posi tion, behind their teammate on many close plays, yet you prob ably never saw how they got there. Watching them maneuver is interesting in itself. Clifford Kcnncll Now On West Coast Plattsmouth friends of Pvt. Clifford Kennell will be inter ested in learning that he is now stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., where he is expecting to take up his basic training. Clifford was inducted into the army early in April and sent with the trainees to Fort Chaf fee, ;Ark., where they were given their shots and spent a short time there. They were then transferred to the west coast where they will receive their training. In letters to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kennell, "Cooney" states he is feeling fine and likes his assignment very much in the pleasant Washington climate. Sanction Field Trials Spaniel Training Club The Three Rivers Spaniel Training Club will hold A. K. C. Sanction Field Trials two miles south, one mile east and one mile south of Papillion on Sun day, April 28. All English Springer Spaniel owners are invited to run their dogs. Trial events will include puppy, field dog, shooting dog lnate a ball game. Is a sight and open all-age stakes sn,:i:iR::m,i mmmmmmam mumimmmmmmmmm;iiuwd Piattsmouth Sale Barn S PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA SATURDAY, APRIL 27th, 1957 Big Combination Sale jj Every Saturday s Starting At 12:30 SHARP I CONSIGNED FOR SATURDAY'S SALE I 1 Yearling Registered Shorthorn Bull; 1 12 Steers fir Heifers j 2 Milking Coats, 3 Kids Young & Lacy, Auctioneers Calvin Cartten. Mer. ii m M m E 4 We Are Paying Lb. For Good Clean Wool Bring It In Or Contact Us If You Want To Sell At This Price. A. R. CASE Plattsmouth - Phone 3197 or 3167 '' 1 - " 1. : v ft : -,v . i pt&,:iXMfyMlf"f mimi i V , ' 4 ' 1 X 1 1.'t! .. (, l' , ' N ' I , J, I." '!" ''' ' 1 , ... . I " y 1 John Stone, feeder west of Murray that was visited on the recent Cass County Feeders Assn., tour, is shown stand ing by a new type feeder that he puts into use recently. This machine elevates the feed to the bunks as it is drawn along side with a tractor. While the recent snows and mud made any feeders job difficult, Mr. Stone said he could care for his large herd of white face in a little over 10 minutes elim inating the scooping of grain. He isn't in the hog business too heavy, as he doesn't think this type feeding is very good at the present time, but he expects his cattle to be ready for market in late summer. (We didn't get the dog's name). Journal Photo First Of Series Highway Problems Discussed By Commission Secretary mmmC By OWE NJ. BOYLES Secretary, Nebraska State Highway Commission Over the years we have heard many arguments pro and con as to our Highway Problems. Per haps It would be well for us to look at the Highway picture from the revenue source during the last thirty-two years, and believe that after we have done so we can agree as to why our Highways have not been im proved nearly as fast as we would have liked to see them improved. This article Is written with the express purpose to give to you fellow Nebraskans the true picture of the Gasoline Tax History from its original enact ment and to place before you the amounts of such tax and how the same has been dis tributed over the years. The first Gasoline Tax was enacted in the State of Nebraska in the year 1925 being a 2 cents per gallon Imposed upon gaso line, which tax went to the State Highway Department for the building and maintaining of roads and which replaced the property tax on the state level for such purposes. This 2 cents tax remained in effect until March 29, 1929 when it was in creased to 4 cents per gallon with the distribution as follows: 1 cent to Cities and Counties and 3 cents to the State High way Department. This distri bution was later changed on May 15, 1933 by increasing to the Cities and Counties their share to iy2 cents per gallon and reducing the State High way Department's revenue to 2'2 per gallon. On March 15, 1935 the tax was Increased to 5 cents per gallon with 1 cent going to State As sistance, 1Y2 cents to Cities and Counties and 2'2 cents to the State Highway Department. However, since this law was de clared unconstitutional on Sept. 20, 1935, the tax reverted back to 4 cents per gallon. On November 26, 1935 the tax was again raised to 5 cents per gallon with 1 cent going to State Assistance, iy2 cents to Cities and Counties and 22 cents to the State Highway Department. 1 The revision for the 1 cent going I to the Assistance Program ex pired on March 1, 1937 and the tax reverted to 4 cents per gal lon. In this same year on March 24, 1937 the tax was again plac ed at 5 cents per gallon with V2 cents going to State Assist ance, iy2 cents to Cities and Counties and 3 cents to the State Highway Department. On July 1, 1939 the 5 cents tax was dis tributed as follows: 1 cent to State Assistance, 1V2 cent3 to Cities and Counties and 2!2 cents to the Highway Department. Effective on May 21, 1941 the law provided for the first Agri cultural Refund and on Septem ber 26, 1941 the distribution fac tor was again changed, 1 cent going to State Assistance, 1.35 to Cities and Counties and 2.65 to the State Highway Depart ment. On July 1, 1943 the dis tribution factor on the 5 cents per gallon tax was again chang ed, 1 cent going to the State Assistance, l'2 cents to Cities and Counties and 2'2 cents to the State Highway Department. The tax then remained the same until September 1, 1947 when the 1 cent which had been going to State Assistance was discon tinued and the law amended whereby' the 1 cent went for Improvement of County Maij Routes, l'2 cents to Cities and Counties and 2'2 cents to the State Highway Department., On May 24, 1949 the Gas Tax was increased to 6 cents per gallon with 1 cent going to the Rural Mall Routes, 1V2 cents to Cities and Counties and 3V2 cents to the State Highway Depart ment. Thts increase was re pealed by a vote of the people at the General Election in 1050. On May 10, 1953 the tax was again raised to 6 cents per gal lon with 1 cent going to the Rural Mail Routes, 1 2 cents to the Cities and Counties and 3 Y2 cents to the State High way Department. This provision Is still In effect at this time. However, pending before the present Legislature is LB 375, which provides that the Gasoline Tax be raised to 7 cents per gallon and that 1.05 per cent cents of the 7 cents tax shall go to the Mail Routes, 1.47 per cent cents to the Cities and Counties and the other 4.48 per- It is contemplated that this Department. It is con tmelptadea htthsit additional revenue to the State Highway Department will take care of the needs for matching monies on the Interstate Sys tem as well as helping increase the present programs on the Primary and Secondary Systems. Disc Jockey Plays Himself In New Film Actors many not like type casting but apparently disc jock eys love it. Johnny Grant, popular Los Angeles disc Jockey was signed to play a disc Jockey in "Rock f reuy Baby," the gay rock and roll romance from Universal International which opens Sun Mon., and Tues., April 28, 29 ana ju, ai ine uass Theatre with Sal Mineo, John Saxon and Luana Patten In the starring According to the scrlDt. the name of the character he was to play was Dick Piper. "Wh can't I play Johnny Grant?" asked Grant. "I know him better. I'm Just the type." His request was granted. After all, there's a precedent at U-I for this sort of thing. Audie Murphy played Audie Murphy In "To Hell and Back." BOWLING TEAMS Shelly's Platts. Motors Davis Insuranc Conoco Nitrogen Babbitts Soennichsen's Corner Bar Austin Fran & Estil's Bartlett Cass Schreiner Radtke Murdock Bank Rob See Season Records Hi Team Series: Shelly's, 2698. HI Team Game: Shelly's, 943 Hi Ind. Series: L. Phillips, 609. Hi Ind. Game: L. Phillips, 236. Weekly Records Hi Team Series: Nitrogen 2487 Hi Team Game: Corner Bar, 897. Hi Ind. Series: B. Brittain, 586. Hi Ind. Game: R. Streeter, 219. W L Pins 56 28 60299 52 32 62169 50M 33 '2 65678 48'i 35 '4 62313 48 36 64447 44'i 392 66442 44 40 62482 42 42 60767 41 43 62875 40'i 43'2 62759 39 45 60181 38", t 45 li 60665 36 48 61546 '36 48 59723 312 52 V2 57893 24 60 59420 Cass County Students In Honor Awards A number of Cass County stu dents at the University of Ne braska were among the top scholars honored at the 29th an nual Honors Convocation, Tues day, April 23. Sixty-eight seniors who rank- or have appeared on the honors list each year since entering as freshmen were individually hon ored on the stage of the coli seum. Five hundred and forty were recognized for ranking in the nnnpr fpn npr ppnt. rf ffipir class. The main speaker was Val Peterson, former three term gov ernor of Nebraska and present Federal Civil Defense Adminis trator, who spoke on "Help Wanted;" Seniors recognized for super ior scholarship In the upper three per cent of their class: The Cass County students were Wendell E. Frlest, Plattsmouth, Teachers; Marie Duerr Wright, Louisville, arts and sciences. Seniors who have been on the honors list each year since en tering as freshmen: Wendell Friest, Plattsmouth Junior students recognized for high scholarship-Evelyn E. Hen ry, Plattsmouth. Sophomore students recogni zed for high scholarship-Mer-winna G. Kampman, Elmwood, Sally J. Wiesneth, Louisville, and Carolyn M. Williams, Ashland. Freshmen students honored for high scholarship-David Godbey, Elmwood; Kenneth W. Kaufman, Greenwood. Rats multiple so fast that one pair could conceivably result in a rat population of 400,000,000 In only 3 years. Plattsmouth To 'Blossom Like A Rose', He Says (Continued from Page 1) man gets al the profit" he said, "but it's not true. Laboi profit these days, with labor getting the biggest share. The average small business man works all day Monday and Tues day and half of Wednesday be fore he had anything left for himself, taxes take the rest," he said. "But the picture isn't all dark. We just need some girdles in our economic situation too many manufacturers are forc ing dealers to service their goods without profit, the country is being sold at a discount for goods," is the way Mr. Rey nolds put it. "People have been thinking wrong," he concluded, "they have been taught the profit mo tive is classified with sin. They must be shown that free enter prise is based upon the profit motive. When you violate free enterprise you bring nothing but bankruptcy and decay for the whole country." A big boost for local morale was his statement that "Platts mouth is setting in the best spot of any city in Nebraska for growth. Industry follows rivers and Missouri is the only river left, and right here at Platts mouth, industry will come I know, for the reason that Is my business to know," Reynolds add ed. Mr, Reynolds spoke before Ro tary as a guest of Robert Wall ing, program chairman. Mr. Reynolds was Waiting's supply sergeant In the balloon corps in World War 1. Navy reveals an extension of radar warning system. Correction Due to a misinterpretation if tallies in the minutes of the Cass County Redisricting Committee meeting held here for a vote of consolidation of the Alvo and Elmwood schools, the vote was incorrectly given as 5 to 2. A check shows the vote was unani mous for calling a vote of pa trons in the districts involved.) niViF.'J n Jyw" rii.iiai.i l 1 b 1 i 9,11 . iff I a ZAJMm Srr!. Jfi mr ferrous foods at fhnnyfhces! Shop Soennichsen's & Save! ! 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