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J You a Picnicker? You're One of a n.mosi si per cent or the es-i umated 4.j0,000 people to visit Nebraska recreation grounds last year were picnickers. This eye opener appears in the recreation-grounds use count pre pared by Eutsene H. Baker, construction and engineering chief ror Game Commission Director M. O. Steen, Baker's estimates are based on counts made manually and by machine counts at 33 of the state areas in 1957. Dtirin;; the manual count, each car en tering the areas was stopped and the occupants Interviewed. A to tal of 16,198 cars was stopped from May 1 through September 15, the heavy-use season. Only about 25 per cent of all visitors went to the areas speci fically to fish. In other words, before the use stamp came into being, permit buyers were foot ing the bill for construction and maintenance of facilities used primarily by picnickers. Last year's visitors, accord ing to report, averaged about four per car, and each car trav eled about 74 miles to and from the areas. Presuming that each of the cars would average about 15 miles per gallon of gasoline, a total of 2.280. 000 gallons of gasoline was consumed. Based on the present rate of state gas oline tax, seven cents per gal lon, about $160,000 was paid into the state treasury by state recreation-ground visitors. "In other words" Director YOU'LL LIKE CM. DIVIDENDS . . . CM policyowners received over $24 mill on in dividends this year . . and the Connecticut Mu tual hasn't missed a di vidend in over 1 1 1 years of business. High dividends result in lowcost life insurance. Yoj can be sure CM will give you "the best life in surance possible at the lowest possible cost." Charles Thompson 319 Ave A Phone 6200 Plattsmouth, Nebr. - it l yd V ' ' V ' ' t j& : J Y Ix a ,4 i. - i f-V '. 1 j - - - ; " j ' 1 1 I I Not only are peop'e living longer, but America's "senior citizens" are enjoying fuller, more useful, healthier and happier lives due in large part to the amazing advances medical science has made in controlling and eliminating the diseases and infirmities of old age. New discoveries in drugs and methods of treatment are adding more years to our life and more life to our years. Encourage the elderly members of your family to avail themselves of the help modern medicine can provide in making the "Au tumn Years" healthy and happy. David P. Kubitschek, Registered Pharmacist in Char?e J. mmmms If So, Big Crowd stern pointed out, "these peoDle paid twice as much for state gasoline tax to reach the are-as-than our estimated annual in come from the use .stamp." Other information appearing in Baker's report: Twenty-four per cent of the vis itors to the state areas went there for such purposes as boat ing, hiking, etc. About 1'2 per cent of all vis itors were nonresidents. Make Good Posture A Habit By The Nebraska Dept. of Health I Good posture is important to health as well as to appearance. Our bodies work best when all ' parts are in proper alignment. I Good posture is one of the sim- j plest of all health rules, but it ! is one of the easiest to ignore j since its benefits are rot direct-1 ly observed. : The human bodv was designed to function as a graceful, balan- J ced mechanism. In structure it is admirably adapted to the many motions we make. When the organs of the body are in! their proper positions, there is: sufficient room for them to per form effecit ntly.Good posture is easy posture, without stif -! ness or strain, and it results in improved digestion, respiration! circulation, and a feeling of gen-! eral well-being. The person with good posture, who is graceful and well poised. is more socially acceptable than the ungainly, awkward person J with poor posture. We take the.1 active muscles and good bodv balance of our younr days so much for granted that it is easy to slump into middle age with out realizing what is happening. Posture is commonly thought of in terms of standing and sit ting, but it should be considered as the total of all bodv positions and movements. It is continuous or habitual bad posture which is really harmful. Fatigues, loss of sleep, malnutrition, or men tal depression from anxiety, per sonality conflicts of various sort repressed hostility, or feelings of inferiority tend to promote poor posture. If you are a desk worker, sit up! It may take conscious ef fort and will power to keep on doing it, but it will pay in both appaerance and health. No one ; achieves or maintains good pos-1 ture without the concious will! to do so. Be sure that the seat j of your chair is the right height j so that your feet rest flat on ! the floor and that the chair of-! fers support to the lower part ' of your back. ! Posture is a 24-hour prcposi- tion. and each person is respon sible for his own. If ycu have sagging muscles, round should- j ers, aching feet, or any other of ! the other common symptoms of j bad poature, there is no one to i blame but yourself. If your pos ture faults are severe, you bet-1 ter consult your physician. Correct posture, once it be-j comes habit, is the easiest pos-i ture to maintain. Parctice until it becomes a habit. ! For All Of Your Year - End Needs! See Us Today! American LOAN PLJVN 530 Main Street Phone 3213 (Opposite Soennichens) I i Keeping m louch Harold Puis, farmer west of Murray, returned home Tues day from the Methodist Hospital where he was undergoing obser vation and treatment. The many friends in this city of C. F. Harris, former county commissioner and long time re sident of the Union community. will re;;ret to learn that he is ill I at the home of his daughter, j Mrs. Lee Faris at Union. Mr. j Harris who is 92 years of age has made his home there since j the death of Mrs. Harris. j Hugh Stander, Jr., Virgil Stander and N. C. Babbitt of Plattsmouth attended the con vention of the Midwest Retail Farm Equipment Assn. in Oma ha. Mrs. Mario Sly and son, Mike j departed Friday night for their j home in Indiana. Mrs. Sly and! son have been visiting Mr. andi Mrs. Paul Sailors. Mrs. Sly and Mrs. Sailors are sisters. ! The H. M. Johnson family were in Council Bluffs, la., Sunday visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cramm and familv. Mrs. Gilda Gray and Eugene Sailors flew here Tuesday from their home in Los Angeles, Calif., to be with their father, Paul Sailors, who is ill at Brown's Hospital in Nebraska City. Mr. Sailors is undergoing X-rays at the hospital today. ITEMS FROM UNION Mrs. L. C. Todd Phone 2441 The Good Will Club met at the home of Mrs. Ray Mullis last Thursday afternoon. Twelve members and Mrs. Margaret Ev erett, Mrs. Carl Everett and Mrs. Robert Kendall and Ann. visitors, were present. A free will offering of S3.46 was taken for the March of Dimes. The February meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Martin Nel son. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Union Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. j fans and a beautiful table cover. Myrtle Swan with Harold Peter- with numerous other interest son in charge. Rev. De Spain I ing articles were on display, and Rev. Shauklin were in char-i Plans were made to send an of ge of the service. j fering to the "World Friendship Mrs. Lewis Mougey was sol-) Book" which is to be presented oist with Mrs. Merle Rogers at; at the World Convention on the organ. Pall Bearers were: ! Christian Education in Tokyo, Carl Cross. Frank Anderson, j Au?. 6-13. Morris and George Stites. Burial ! Hostesses, Mrs. Carl Cross and was in East Union cemetery. Msis Iva Mougey, served re- The condition of S. W. True freshments. remains quite serious at this Mrs. Cleoma White and Ralph time. He has been very ill for ! McNamee of Brush, Colo., at several weeks. ! tended funeral services for Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrahi Murtel Swan last Wednesday af- Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrah Jr. drove to Tecumseh, last Thursday evening to visit the ill mother of Robert, Sr Frank Wolfe was taken to the ! Nebraskans Smoke and Drank Their Share the Past Year By MELVIN PAIL Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN Some odds and ends from the yearend date book : Nebraskans consumed a re cord pile of cigarets in 1957, enough to shovel $4.2 million in to the treasury in the statehouse a new high. Without an added cent in tax okayed by the Legislature, state house sources still feel the to tal is a record. An average of a gallon of hard liquor per person, or 1.3 million gallons, was consumed in the state in 1957 i about 30 percent less than the 1956 national aver age. Beer sold in Nebraska amount ed to 21.4 million gallons in 19 57, about 15 gallons per person average Must about the same as the 195'3 national average. Twenty-three Nebraska air ports are scheduled for 26 im provement projects during the current fiscal year, at a total cost of $1.4 million. About half of this will be federal funds. Collections of the seven cent tax cn gasoline totaled $33.4 mil lion in 1957, a million bucks higher than in 1956. A total of 89 Nebraskans died in 1957 from influenza, the high est since 1953. and 374 succum bed to pneumonia as against 342 in 1956 An office appliance firm pre dicts Nebraskans will shell out $22.1 million in 1953 for office equipment and stationary. State safety officers, although disappointed in the high traffic dath count in 9-57. posted the vepr as the safest since 1949 when 253 Dersons were killed on highways. The 1957 toll was 302. And, a final one: The Game Commission is Roger Hild departed Friday by plane to join his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hild who are vacationing in California. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meisinger and two children and Mrs. John Hild and Mrs. Raymond Hild went to Oklahoma the past week visiting relatives at Chickasha and Marlow, Ola. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and j and Mrs. George Smith sons was his brother and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith of Lincoln. Sunday supper guests included the Lincoln visitors and Mr. and Mrs. Art Fye and family of Lin coln. Mrs. Fye is a sister of Mrs. George Smith. Sattler Ambulance took Mrs. Milton Muncie to the St. Jospeh Hospital Friday for observation and treatment. Mrs. Harley Burdick returned home the past week from St. Mary's Hospital, Nebraska City where she had surgery. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. M. B. Allen were Mr. and Mrs. Ceroid Epperson of Omaha. Mr. Epperson is a nephew of Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Harold Alkire departed by plane Sunday from Omaha to visit her brothers, Bob and Art Harris at Los Angeles for a few weeks. Lincoln Veterans Hospital last Thursday. The Verl Ackey family have been having quite a difficult time with the flu the past week, but at last report, all were feel ing some better. The Woman's Society of Chris tian Service met at the Church Thursday with a smaller atten dance than usual due to illness is the community and bad roads. A table display of Japanese articles of clothing, chop sticks ternoon. They were guests of Mr and Mrs. Jack Courtney while here. Subscribe to The Journal Now! warming water in the Gremlin Bay area of the Halan County Dam Reservior, to attract fish to the warm well water pumped in so as to boost success of ice fishing. Brides - Let Us Help You in Selecting Your Wedding Invitations. Come in and see our samples of Wed ding Invitations, Napkins, Bridal books, Thank ycu notes, Bride's white Bibles, etc. if Large selection of type styles and paper ic Choice of plain printing or raised lettering ULTRA NEW "Murray Hill" type style The Plattsmouth Joyce Ann Kerns is in St Jo seph Hospital for surgery. Miss Kerns submitted to surgery this morning. She is in room 470. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Dingman were hosts at bridge Saturday evening. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Sedlak of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gaylord and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cuthrell of this city. Merle Rogers, Union, attend ed a special Management Meet ing for Cargill Hybrid Corn A rea Managers at Lincoln Hotel Lincoln, Jan. 23. Mr. and Mrs. William Williams and Leonard were Sunday din er guests of their son and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Will iams of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Knorr de parted this morning by car for a vacation trip at Arcadia. Cal if. Oscar Lind. well known farm er of the northwest portion of county near Ashland, was in the city for a short time Friday. Misses Jane and Sarah Thim gan of Des Moines and guest, Miss Nancy Valentine were week end guests of Judge and Mrs. J. H. Graves in this city. Miss Jane and Miss Valentine are roomates at Wheaton college at Wheaton. 111. old NEB SKA IMtl TOUCH lift Fort Kearney National Capital Present day Nebraskans are much aware of the advantage to be gained from Federal in stallations in the state. The Sta te government and various agen cies and communities have com paigned for veterans installa tions, military post and ordi nance plants in the last few mon ths along with other federal pro jects. This desire for federal devel opments is nothing new in the state. As a matter of fact Ne braskans had bigger ideas 35 years ago. It was in 1872 that Senator Phineas H i t c h c ock climaxed the agitation to have the national capital moved to the Fort Kearney military re servation in Nebraska by in troducing a bill for this pur pose. In the 20th century the urge to move the capital from Washing ton has not been so openly ex pressed as fn the 19th. Then as the nation expanded to the west the advantages of moving the capital nearer to the center of the country was often discuss ed and bills to move the capital were brought forward. More SATTLER Funeral Home Dial 3123 to - be . AW j THE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL PAfiR THRRR 1 Monday. January 27, 1958 recently the idea of moving the capital has been restricted to decentralizing federal offices and the establishment of alterna tive capitals to use in case of attack. Both before and after the civ il war, however, vociferous gro ups pushed the claims of their location as the ideal setting for the national capital. In the 1850s a booming river town in Ken tucky by the name of Columbus made a real bid for the capi tal. Later the changing of the Mississippi's course and disas terous floods left it a derelict village of a few hundred people. After the war a number of bids were made by such cities as Chicago and St. Louis .Small er places such as Council Bluffs and Davenport, la., also exert ed w-hat claim they could to wards getting the national cap ital, and it was in this period that Fort Kearney was involv ed. Fort Kearney was abandoned as a military post in 1871, and for several years before this Moses Sydenham, the editor of the Central Star at Fort Kear ney, spearheaded a drive to get the federal reservation at Kear ney designed as the national capital. ; Among the arguments he brought forward to show that I this was an aopropriate loca-j tion was the fact that it was in j the geographical center of the nation, and so protected from ! military attack. ! He said further that the cap ital in the center of the country would cause diplomats and other governmental visitors to see more of the United States and send or take back encouraging reports, so stimulating immi gration (of course the United Sta tes was looking for new citizens in 1870). Middle-aged Texan to Psychi atrist: "Doc I shore need your help. I'm in a bad way. I've been a Texan all my life, and suddenly I just don't give a hoot." ass Yheatre Plattsmouth, Nebr. Mon. Tues. Wed. 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