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m vv m m m nr EDITORIALS The Threat of Drowning During the summer drowning is a greater threat to children than polio, pneumonia, heart disease, tuberculosis, ami influenza combined. Approximately 7,000 people in the United States die each year by drowning. Of those who die by drowning, it has been estimated by government officials that OU'o per cent of them die needlessly. A great many of these are children who have not been taught to swim, or who have 'not been taught to respect water. Among the boys going in the service in World War 11, it was discovered that only one out of ten was a skillful swim mer. l'ie of the ten possessed only elemen tary skill, and four of the ten couldn't swim a stroke. Among the general public the number of competent swimmers is, of course, even smaller than the ratio in the service. Parents cannot emphasize too often to their children the need for safety while swimming. Here are some rules that may -save a lite: avoid deep water, never swim alone, never swim in unfamiliar water, don't be a show-off, stay on land when overheated or chilled, and try to keep calm when in trouble. . .v.v,,,,v.v,,,v,,:,,:.x,,:.v:,.v.:.:.v:.x Down Memory Lane OA YEARS ACO 0J Complete changes were made in the American Exchange bank of Elm wood, John V. I'obb, veteran banker and Mrs. Hess Streeter Aldrich disposing of their interest in the financial institution. In 1909 Mr. Cobb purchased the bank to gether with his brother-in-law, Captain Aldrich. Mr. Cobb served as president for some thirty years. The new officers of the bank are: Cluy L. Clements, president; Emilv Gonzales, cashier; Aletha McCart ney, secretary ; Frank Sehulz, Fred Schulz, Emilv Conzales, directors David Fow MURRAY Phone 2211 Mrs. Frank Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. John Blotzcr spent last week vacationing in Alma, at the Harlan County Dam, also at the Pioneer Village in Minden. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Brubacher visited last weekend with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kugler and sons In Cres ton. Mrs. Lawrence Earl entered St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City last Monday. She is feeling much better at this time. Callers at the Hurley Cotting ham home on Friday evening were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hoschar and family and Mr. and Mrs. ' Frank Fitzpatrick and family. The evening was spent viewing pictures slides and enjoying home made ice cream. Mrs. Bill Van Ac-kern and Mr. - and Mrs. Joe Baker of Omaha will leave on Wednesday for Los "Angeles, Calif., for a 3 weeks vacation to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Hansen attended the funeral of Eva Dyke at Watson, Mo., last Tuesday. Mrs. Dyke was a great aunt of Airs. Hansen's. John Blotzcr, Jr. returned on Saturday from a fishing trip into Canada. He brought quite a -few fish back so it must have been the right time for fishing. Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Hurst met Mr. and Mrs. Miller Hurst and girls of New Orleans, Louisiana at the train depot in Union and all enjoyed breakfast at the Har lan Hurst home in Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Adkins, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adkins and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. ' Charles Brown of Guss, Iowa were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Brown in Union on Sunday. The occasion was to celebrate Wilbur Brown's birth day. Mrs. Walter Sharp, Jr. W. L., and Susan of Nebraska City were dinner guests on Saturday in the Rollin Hansen home. Bonnie and Wade Dillow of Baltimore, Maryland are spend ing their vacation with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lewis. Bonnie and Wade plan to fly to their home the last of August. Guests of Mrs. C. D. Spanglcr; on Saturday were her brothers: and sister, Mrs. Will Cook of! Elmwood and Mr. Verner Perry of Big Springs and Mr. and Mrs. ' Charles Perry of Lincooln. Mrs. Clara Myer of Princeton, 111., arrived on Saturday to visit with her daughter and family, MT. and Mrs. Charles Spangler. The Lewis reunion will be held on Sunday, August 10 at Mound Citv, Mo. The following enjoyed a pic-! nic dinner and boating on the j river last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. i Keith Hoostetter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crook and YEARS family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Camp bell and Donna, Dale Coates and Miss Claudia Williamson of Lin coln. Monday Mr. and Mrs. Everett Spangler of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. William Cummings, Ellen and Janis, who had just flown in from Severna Park, suburb of Baltimore, Maryland, called at the Charles Spangler home. Mr. and Mrs. Cummings plan to visit friends and relatives in this area and in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Ople Morris, Johnny and Joyce spent the weekend at Albion, Nebr., visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Don Morris and boys. Patty Fitzpatrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene fitzpatrick of Glenwood has been visiting this week at the Frank Fitzpat rick home. Linda Howard was an over night guest of Mary Lois Corn stock in Bellevue. While Linda was away David Morris visited over night with Roger Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Mahoney and family of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Florence Bonner, Rhonda and Nina Lynn and Jr. Radtke and girls visited in the Harold Radtke home on Sunday. The group enjoyed home made ice cream in the evening. Over night guests at the John Stones home were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burton and son of Grand Island. The Burton's are on their way to Lake Okoboji. Betty Morris was hostess to a Misc. Shower on Sunday for Mrs. Luane Flint, the former Donna Cooper of Glenwood, Iowa. Weekend guests at the Harold Radtke home were Royce Bon ner and John Martin from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Mrs. John W. Stone of Platts mouth is confined to her bed and under the doctors care. Mac Heitzhausen arrived on Friday at the Charles Spangler home. Mac, who is a senior at the Oregon State College is spending part of his vacation with his cousin and will be join ed by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heitzhausen and Bud and together they will return to their home in Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Curtis Faris and Kay, Mrs. Don Faris and Mrs. Bob Faris were hostess on Sunday to a baby shower in honor of Mrs. Darrell Krcglo at the George Reike home. 4-H News The Ak-Sar-Bcn Feeders 4-H Club enjoyed a picnic at the Har old Rice home on Sunday even ing. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nolte and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hobscheidt and family, Air. and Mrs. Ike Todd and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Worthan and sons. The Master Swine Breeders were invited to a 4-H skating party at Elmwood Saturday night. There is only one point in the current economic situation con- cerning which all of the econo- : mists seem to agree: Money' saved for a rainy day buys a much smaller umbrella then it uid to. Davenport Times. i 20 ler, Jr., of Fremont, has been selected as j head of the music department of the j Plattsmouth high school to succeed I.eej Myers in that post. The new instructor j comes very highly recommended John; Cloidt, Jr., and John Brink, are enjoying j a camping trip through the west. They j visited at Wood Kiver, Denver, Estes Park and Cheyenne Sheriff Homer Sylvester and Deputy Cass Sylvester visited Union and in wake of their visit there were no more "one armed bandits" operating. The machines were taken and brought to Plattsmouth to await disposal of them Miss Lucille Case and Mr. Harold Chandler were married at the residence of Ilev. Ro bert Salmon Miss Alice Eaton, pioneer resident of Plattsmouth, died at an Omaha .hospital where she had been following a stroke. She was a lifelong member of the Episcopal church Louis Purbee and family, Earl Wolfe and son, Robert, de parted from Union for the Pacific coast to look for employment or new location in that part of the world. ACO Lightning struck the Mike Bajeck residence at loth and Main streets. 1 he bolt struck a tree on the east side of the house and followed a wire clothes line into the basement, shattering the window cas ing and damaging the plastering in sev eral rooms Chamber of Commerce com mittee on securing a hospital here, is still working on the proposal to secure the lo cation of the new Veterans hospital for this city, J. A. Capwell, Judge James Teg ley and Elmer Webb are on the commit tee looking after the matter The Citi zens Military Training Camp was open ing at Fort Crook, Chris liulin, George Thacker and Donald Pittman are the Plattsmouth boys enrolled. There are six hundred from Nebraska and Iowa regis tered at the camp. They will live in tents, made to accomodate eight, but only six will be assigned to a tent. They are ar ranged along company streets. Each com pany has 150 members and a regular army officer commands each company Eu gene Frye, Lincoln man that escaped from Sheriff Ryder at Nebraska City, is still at large. Last reports was that he was seen near Havelock. LOUISVILLE Mrs. Ralph Wildrick Phone 2511 A-lc Ronald Embury was home last week on leave from Air Force Base at Amarillo, Tex as to visit with his mother, Mrs. Ethel Embury and brother Ger ald. He also visited with rela tives in Lincoln and Platts mouth. Jimmy Hutchinson invited 14 of his little friends in Monday to help him celebrate his sixth birthday. The afternoon was spent playing games with prizes being awarded to the winners. Jimmy then opened his many gifts after which refreshments of ice cream, cold drink and birthday cake were served. James Workman, who has been in the Methodist Hospital for several weeks and under went surgery on his heart, re turned home Sunday. He is still weak but is much improved. Sunday guests of Mrs. Zelma Sutton. Bill and Bob, were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sutton and Gavin of Omaha. Kenneth had brought his home movies that he had taken on their trip to : Indiana and Niagara Falls, and they were enjoyed Dy all. Mrs. Katherine Welte of Lin coln spent the weekend with her son Ralph and family near Weeping Water and with other relatives and friends. ! Mrs. Irus Gerdes and Kathryn and Mrs. Ray Faubion and Jack ie were in Omaha Monday. The Rev. Homer Dickerson of ; Columbus preached at the Me- i thodist Church Sunday. He had been pastor here several years ago and he and Mrs. Dickerson thoroughly enjoyed a visit with . their many old frmiends here. Their daughter, Ruth Ann, will be a senior at Wesleyan Uni- ; versity this fall and will do part t time teaching in the Lincoln i schools. I FRIENDLY FIXIN'S for Snachs 'n Combine '2 cup each of brown sugar, chili jauce, finely chopped onion ond beer with Vi cup musfard, 1 Isp. vorchesfcrshire, salt ond pepper. Bring to a boil, simmer 5 minutes. Eastc hamburgers while broiling. The cool refreshing ta-iVe of beer the tantalizing aroma of outdoor cooking. These are the tln'ngs that make sum mer evenings on the pa'io such happy, carefree occa sions. Serve beer well-chilled when next you entertain. M!'.I!-K 'nih'fl Sin' --, MJ rn-t N e:.. He Robbed otjJ. 7 Eagle Stems Mrs. John Frscher Phone 7304 Elwood Umland graduated from the University of Nebras ka Ag College Friday evening. He is the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Umland of Eagle. He is married and they reside in Lincoln. Junior Beach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beach fell and broke a leg bone above the ankle and below the kno. He was at tirj Sherman Ilcm'iksen farm at the time, waiting to work with bal es of hay a? were two other young fellows. He crawled up on to a tractor, .slipped and fell. An hour's surgery was required to set the fractures. IPs parents had taken the Jim Root family (brother of Mrs. Beach) to Colorado where they wk! live and Mr. Beach hii just returned home that after noon. Junior will be a freshman at the high school this fall. The Eagle Community was rhocked to he ir if the death of Fred Spahnle, 77, early Thurs day morning. Mr. Spahnle's health had not been up to par following a leg injury a couple of years ago. Survivors are his wife. Mar That Good Good has a New New Gct - Togethers! PiVlIOX lirrn its' l'tunl'!titn .1 :.,k l;.i -., i:,.n Jm If, , ' A, 1 ,. ? pi the Rich tha. Eagle; son Howard, Lin coln; daughter, Mrs. Mildred Tremble, Eagle; brothers Char les and Max and a sister, Bettha, residing in California. Eagle friends of the Clarence Dowdings of Palmyra are shar ing the grief with Mr. Dowding and family in the death of Mrs. Dowding, 50, last Saturday. Survivors are husband Clar ence, two sons Orlin and Rol lin at home; parents Mr. and i on Come in and save at Soennichsen's Annual Layaway Sale Wc feature Beacon blankets . . . noted for their quality and beauty. Buy now and save at these off-season prices. Sale ends Saturday, August 16. ofa Down holds a blanket until Oct. 1, 1958 LAYAWAY SPECIAL ! ! Earl BY BEACON A solid color blanket of Rayon and Nylon blend. Large 72 x 84 Size. Reg. $5.98 Value Assorted Colors: During Sale . . . Only SHEET BLANKET SPECIAL! Large 80 x 95 cctton sheet blanket by Beacon. Not a layaway, but a good buy dur ing our sale. Reg. $2.98. $2.59 Each Maple Jacquared by Beacon Solid color, with floral design on one side with bold stripes on reverse side. Kayon and Nylon blend . . . warm and serviceable. Acetate binding. Size 72 x 81 Assorted Colors Keg. S3.98 for $5.29 Ea. Help Your Church Deposit Your Sales Slip Mrs. Wm. Kemper of Walton; brother Erhest Kemper of Ben net. Services were Tuesday at the Trinity Lutheran Church, lo cated north of Bennet. Rev. E. H. Prange of Eagle officiating. Burial was at Palmyra cemetery Mrs. Laura West was ill and remained at the Orris Lanning home (neighbors) Wednesday. She is recovertne: satisfactorily and able to make a call to the doctor's office at Elmwood Th ursday. The afternoon tea for the WS CS members at Mrs. Jesse West lake's home was attended by Mmes, Pearl Adams Louise Vickers, Delta Rodaway. Olive and Lucille Westlake. The maj ority of members could not be present. The Frank Frohlichs are mak ing the preparations of moving into their new house on their farm which was recently built. The old house will be moved to Eagle. Several of the Eagle teachers for this fall are making plans to reside in Eagle. The coach and! family have rented the Laverne! Weyers property. The music and English instructor and fam ily have rented the Clydj Wen zel property recently vacated by the Nolan family. Two of the instructors will reside In the Norris duplex on the east side of town. We welcome all the new residents to our community. Mrs. A. H. Siekman visited in Ashland Thursday of last week.: Mrs. Fred Trunkenbolz enter tained the Ralph Lee family vis iting from California at a break fast Thursday. Mrs. Lee is a for- BLASNIICETS Peppermint Stick Fancy Sheet Blanket repiH-rniint stripe in pastel colors with Acetate satin binding. Size 70 x 90. Very Special at . . . $3.29 each $10 Novelty Jacquared Indian style. Assorted pat terns and colors. Rayon and Nylon . . . moth resistant. Sire 64 x 76 $2.69 each Your One Stop Shopping Center m m n f HE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Section B Thursday, August 7, 1958 mer Eagle resident and gradu ate. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McNeill, two sons and two daughters of Topeka, Kan., visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rock enbach last weekend. They are former Eaele residents. Sharon and Gail Rockenbach, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rockenbach of Lincoln, have been visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rocken bach during their father's Na tional Guard training at a camp In Mississippi for a few weeks. Several ladies of the "O St. Home makers" project club Mmes Olive, Lucille and Ula Westlake and Mrs. Orris Lan ning attended a council meeting at Weeping Water last Monday afternoon. The Evening Eagle Extension club was represented by Mrs. Ronald Halvorsen. Mrs. Robert Bowne and two sons who have been enrolled in a swimming class at Municipal - WANTED -School Bus Drivers FOR THE COMINC YEAR Apply To BOARD OF EDUCATION School District 95 Elmwcod, Ncbr. AT OU V V Heg. S3.98 Save S1.9G Spruce Solid color blanket hv Boa- con. Size 72 x 90. Rayon and Nylon blend. Reg. $5.98. $4.99 each n 3 . . , " ' A . . s i , Park in Lincoln will complete their special training this week. Ricky and Ronnie Anderson of Lincoln sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson are enjoylm; a visit at the grandparents', Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Anderson at Eagle during their father's stay camp. Mrs. Anderson and the two daughters are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Henriksen part of the time. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kirch hoif spent Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirchoff for dinner and during the afternoon visited at the Geo. Kirchhoff home and also visit ed the mother. Mrs. Etta Kir choff at the hitter's home. Mrs. Ruth Burks is undergoing x-ray treatments on her sinus, every morning at Lincoln and results is improving her con dition, and it is hoped she will soon be recovered. Journal Want Ada Pay Enchanted by Beacon Krversiblc . . . Solid color on one side with delicate stripe on the other. Kavon and Nylon blend with acetate binding. Size 72 x 81. Assorted Colors. 2 for $10 $5.29 Ea. 1 4' jsC S Shop In Air Conditioned Comfort