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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Section B Thursday, December 1, 1 J60 NEWS FM AVOCA Mrs. Henry Mi. and Mrs. John Berner, Tu'iusiieli announce the en naRement of their daughter Kathenne Kay to Robert T. Finn mjii of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert S. Finn, Tecumseh. They plan a Dec. 29 event. The bride elect is a graduate ol Avoca high school. The groom is at tending the law college at Uni versity of Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Pummel ac companied his parents, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hummel, Nebraska City to Denver, Colo, over the weekend to visit another broth er Clyde and family. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shipley are stay ing at the farm home. Turkey day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ruge and sons, Syracuse were Mrs. Dena Ruge and Frances, Mr. and Mrs. Er nett Emsholf and Karen, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Emshoff and Ahen, Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Ma ther and children, Weeping Water, Henry Stubbendick, Syracuse and Earle Stubben dick, Avoca. Mrs. Myrtle Wolph is back at school this week after being out last week with a bad cold. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Carr were Turkey day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mead, Fremont. Neighbors picked corn f o r Lester Heebner Wednesday as Mr. Heebner has been ill. John Buckholz held a gener al larm sale Monday. He will live with his son Leonard and family who moved on the place recently. Mrs. Elmer Johnson spent several days at her parents home at Shubert last week. She returned home Monday and brought her mother, Mrs. Barker here who had been in the hospital several days. Mr. and Mrs. John Stubben dick were in Nebraska City Thursday to see Dale Stubben- Thhawka Mrs. F. 0. Sand Phone 2708 Holiday dinner guests and to observe the 77th birthday of Mrs. Catherine Neumelster at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Neumeister were the guest of honor, Mr. and Mrs. Jim McVey and Bob of Weeping Water; Mr. and Mrs. John Llngle Sr., Mr. and Mrs. John Lingle Jr., and Steve, Avoca; the Irvin and Gilbert Neumeister families ot Weeping Water; Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Schmidt and family of Cook. Chalmer Switzer of Minden called at the Julian Pollard home Friday. Mrs. Switzer is a patient at an Omaha hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Murdoch and .Mrs. Maude Philpot were dinner guests Thanksgiving day of the Glenn McAffee family at Fullerton, Nebr. Guests Sun day at the Murdoch home viire Mrs. Leonard Thome and chil dren, Mrs. Cecil Murdoch and children. Miss Bessie Murdoch of Union was a recent dinner guest; of the Guy Murdochs. Mrs. Murdoch entertained the Otterbein Aid Friday at a quilt ing at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard's dinner guests Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard, M r s. Clayton Bruce, Karen and Step hen and Miss Evelyn Wolph. EXECUTOR'S SALE The undersigned Executor of the Estate of Ida M. Cole Tremble, deceased, will sell at public auction for cash to the highest bidder, the following described real estate: Lot 2 in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SWUNW'i) of Section 36, Township 12 North, Range 13 East of the 6th P. M., C?ss County, Nebraska, containing 37,889 acres, more or less, located on U.S. Highways 73-75-34, approximately 2 miles south of Plattsmouth. Said Executor will also sell at public auction Household Coods consisting of bedroom lets, cook stove, upright piano, space heater, . and other miscellaneous items. Successful bidders must pay cash in full for personal property at time of purchase. TERMS OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE: 15 cash on day of sale, balance due upon approval of title and delivery of deed, but not later than Jan. 15, 1961. Abstract furnished, and merchantable title, subject to ease ments of record, to be delivered. 1960 taxes will be paid in full. Sale will be held on the premises THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1960 at 2 P.M. JAMES F. BECLEY Attorney N3. 5028 Dec. 1, 5. 8. 12. 1960. Masemjn dick, Unadilla who is in St. Mary's Hospital. Rev. and Mrs. Val Johnson and family Brighton, Colo., were among special turkey day guests at a gathering of relatives at the Norton Johnson home. Mr. and Mrs. Gale Bock, Mil waukee, Wis. and children were surprise Turkey day guests at a Noerrlinger get-together. Dean Johnson called on his uncles Elmer and Bill Johnson Monday. Mrs. Sophie Emshoff is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Berner, Tecumseh, as she has not been very well. . . . j Mrs. Edward Van Horn Mr, and Mrs. Raymond Free man and family spent Thanks giving with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holscher at Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Eid enmiller and boys enjoyed their Thanksgiving dinner in Lincoln. They visiied in the afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Feik man at Miltord. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Steinkamp ana laniiiy of Louisville and iur... June Steinkamp were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Steinkamp. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Clark and Brenda of Lincoln spent Sunday with Edgar Burgen. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gra ham of Bayton, Wyoming vis ited for several days with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Domingo and family. Mr. and Mrs. Domingo entertained at a turkey dinner Thanksgiving eve with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Domingo and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith of Harungton and the Grahams as guests. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spohn and Saily of Lincoln and Ruth and Raymond Hart attended the Congregational Church smorgasbord oil Thanksgiving. The Spohn family were after noon and lunch guests; at the Hart home. Mrs. Chris Miller, Mrs. John Heebner, Mrs. Bert Lloyd, Mrs. Harry Jacobsen and Mrs. Ralph Lindsey helped Mrs. Lester Heebner cook for sixteen men on Wednesday while they picked the corn at the Lester Heebner home. Lester had sufferd a heart attack recently. Mrs. Mill er, Mrs. John Heebner and the Heebner family appreciated very much the men coming in and picking this corn. Sharon Dodson on Chicago 4-H Trip NEHAWKA (Special) Shar on Dodson, daughter of Mrs. Audrey Dodson flew to Chicago Sunday. She with another 4-H member and Mr. and Mrs. Boe decker of Murray made the trip together. Sharon received the Boedecker award for outstand ing 4-H work. They spent several days on tours in Chicago. Sharon was recently initiated into Beta Sig ma Phi, a business sorority in Lincoln, where she works. V C. J. SCHNEIDER, Executor IDA M. COLE TREMBLE, Estate Mules, Dogsleds Will Help Move Boats, horseback, mules, dog sleds and even skies will help move the 1960 Christmas mail, Postmaster General Aruthur E. Summerfield reports. The Post Office Department's "Star" route carriers who trans port mail under private contract for the Postal Service again will have a starring role in the holi day mail operation, carrying mail to some of the remotest areas of the nation. While most of the approximate 12,000 Star Route carriers use conventional trucks and other modern means to transport mail about 350 million miles a year, many deliver their daily mail loads with more primitive means of travel, because of re moteness, lack of roads, weather conditions and similar factors. This Christmas season, even as jet planes carry mail ever head at more than 500 miles an hour (today's jet air lines make over 250 mail flights daily co vering nearly 350,000 miles every twenty-four hours), 74 Star Route carriers will be using horses in the daily job of deliver ing the U. S. Mail. Carrier Daner F. Brogan, for example, will be carrying mail between Sumerco, and Sod, West Virginia, as usual, by horseback. His 'route Is through a rough roadless section. Three other horseback routes in West Virginia are those be tween Wilsondale and Maynard, Bellgrove and Harmony and Statts Mills and Bellgrove. Meanwhile, Carrier Carl Crank will still be using his horse and cart during the holi days to cover an 18-mile con tract route, through the rugged "Jacks Fork" country in the Ozarks of south central Missouri, where Devil's Backbone Rock and Stillhouse Branch are well known landmarks. In addition to using horses, Uncle Sam will lend Santa a hand this year with 75 small boat "Star" contract routes. These include the route of George Grosvenor of Leland, Mich., which ties two distant northern Lake Michigan Islands with the mainland, and Carrier Americans Becoming Giants Americans are fast becoming the giants of the human race. Young people, 20 to 35 years old, are about two inches taller and five pounds heavier than their counterparts in 1900. American men now average five feet, ten inches equal to Africa's Nilotic tribesmen, long known as the world's tallest people. Though some Nilotic tribesmen over seven feet, their average is now no higher than that of Americans, the Na tional Geographic Society re ports. . x American women are grow ing, too. They now average five feet, five inches. Few modern women can fit into their grand mothers' clothes. Along with height, Americans have increased in weight. Men are up from 160 pounds in 1900 to an average of 165; women also have gained around five pounds, to reach an average of 127. Anthropologists expect the up ward trend to continue because of progress in medicine, sanita tion, and nutrition. People moving to the United States soon outstrip their rela tives abroad. A recent survey showed that Mexican men who came before they were 27, and stayed in this country at least two years, were taller than their kinsmen who remained in Mex ico. A survey of 135 Japanese girls, born and reared In the United States, showed they were 1.6 inches taller than girls of like age in Japan. While biologists know a great deal about growth, some mys tery factors remain. For ex ample, scientists have yet to ex plain why college graduates are ususally bigeer than people who only finished high school. Nor do scientists know why inhabit ants of the mountain States are bigger than Easterners and Southerners. Bigger people can create prob lems for industry. Clothing man ufacturers now conduct costly surveys to determine the chang ing sizes of their customers. Aircraft companies have rear ranged cockpits to fit bigger pilots. At least one hotel owner has put a seven-foot bed in every room with the number ending in seven. Curiously, Americans appar ently are not letting growth go to their heads. The hat indus try reports thnt nmst people still buy hats size. 7 1U or small er. ' - ... and Skis Xmas Mail Eulice H. Thomas' boat route between Tangier Island, Va. and Christfield, Md. Another boat route is that be tween Rhodes Point and Chris field. In the Western United States there particularly strik ing differences between the old and new, depending on weather. For example, persons living between Elko, Neveda and the Bob Prunty Ranch probably will have their mail dropped from a plane this Christmas by Carrier Claude E. Gerber when roads become impassable. And a horse-drawn toboggan or snow sled, similar to the one used by Santa, probably will be used by Carrier Oscar Evans to unite Boulder and Midland Ranch, Wyoming. , Meanwhile, word from Alaska Is that one of the Star Route carriers, Chester Noonwoolt, will be moving the Christmas mail again this year with his dog sled and 10 stout huskies on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. His route is the last of the great dog sleds carrying the U. S. Mails. During the summer months, he carries the mails by skin boat on the open sea. Between Everett Wallace Ranch and Cody, Wyoming, the Star Route Carrier uses a jeep ordinarily, but usually at -Christmas time, when snow frequently blocks the remote road, Carrier Everett L. Wallace, is likely to use a snow "weasel" a mo torized vehicle especially adapt ed to going through heavy snow. Meanwhile, at one point on a 28 mile route from Nevada City, California to Graniteville, Calif. Carrier Walter M. Harbour pro bably will revert to skis during the Christmas holidays to serve the residents. For more than a century, the Department's contract carriers such as these have played a vi tal role in the history of the Postal Service. The story of how the term "Star Route" came into being goes back many years to the last century. From early days, the wording of Postal Service mail-carrying contracts provided that contrac tors were required to provide for the due "celerity, certainty and security" of the mails. To avoid writing these words over and over, Postal clerks designed the routes with three asterisks or stars () and soon they became known as "Star Bids or Star Routes," as they are still known today. Families Gather At Eagle Homes EAGLE (Special) On Thurs day, a family Thanksgiving din ner was enjoyed at the Jake Rodaway home, when their daughter and husband, Captain and Mrs. Marvin Rudolph and 2 daughters of Denver were with the family. Captain Rudolph has been stationed at the Ellsworth air base in Rapid City,. South Dako ta, and had undergone surgery a few weeks ago at the airbase hospital. He was on a two week's leave from the base. Other members of the family present, were Mr. and Mrs. Jay Rodaway of Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Rodaway of Lincoln and Mrs. Anna Fiker and Mr. and Mrs. John Rudolph of Eagle. All enjoyed seeing movies Cap tain Rudolph had taken during his assignment in Greenland a few months ago. The pictures were also shown at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rudolph on Fri day evening for the members of his family, Mr. and Mrs. Ho ward Stege and sons of Elm wood, Dr. and Mrs. Niel Petting er and family of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Stubbendick of Unadilla and Mr. and Mrs. Ho ward Rudolph of Eagle. The Rudolph's arrived from Denver Wednesday evening and left for their home Sunday morn ing. Pleasant View Ladies Meet WEEPING WATER (Special) The Ladies Club of Pleasant View met with Mrs. John Joc him with twelve members and one guest. Mrs. Henrv RuspUst Mrs. Busekist became a mem- Der. Plans were made for the covered dish supper and party Dec. 10 in the St. Paul Lutheran church with the families as guest. A gift exchange will be held. Plans were also made for the coming year. Mrs. John Jochim gave a les son on "Lullaby Time" and Mrs. E. J. Boedeker gave a lesson on Christmas lighting. BUMP RESTORES SIGHT Melbourne, Australia After being blind for 40 years, Mrs. Olga Hopgood, 77, of Melbourne, rp-jainpd her Msht when she hit her face against a window pane. NEWS FROM UNION Mrs. L. C. Todd Mrs. Will Porter, Mrs. Carl Peters of Nebraska City; Mrs. John Banning of Alvo anj Mrs. Joe Banning drove to Ashland last Saturday where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Keedy. This was a special day for Mr. Keedy as he was cele brating his birthday that day. Mary Campbell of Omaha, and mother of Mrs. Charles Attebery passed away in an O maha hospital last Saturday night. She had been very ill for a year. Funeral services were held at the Sattler Funeral Home on Wednesday afternoon at Plattsmouth. Deepest sym pathy is extended to Mrs. Atte bery and all the members of Mrs. Campbell's family. Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rich and daughters were Russell Schae fer of Mead, Colorado; Mr. and Mrs. Donald McQuin of Under wood, Iowa and Mr, and Mrs. Robert Dicks and family also of Underwood, Iowa. Mr. Schae fer also visited his mother who has been very ill for some time in the Auburn Hospital Mr and Mrs Joe Banning en tertained the following guests in their home for Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday: Mr and Mrs Carl Peters and daughter aiiiiiiNiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim The Crossroads Shopping I Every night Til Christmas Daily 9:30 A.M. to 9 Saturday 1 V f I The Crossroads . . . 1 Gift Center For the Great Midwest 1 Completely new . . . decidedly different . . . excitingly beautiful, with over twenty of Omaha's leading merchants combining to bring you the most complete one-stop shopping center in the entire midwest! I Here are friendly merchants you know and trust . . . Sears, Roebuck and Co. J. L. Brandris Goldstein-Chapman's Nebraska Clothing Co. Cook Paint and Varnish Calandra Hallmark Card and Party Shop Occidental Building and Loan Bakers Shoes Stardust Lounge Bostonian Shoes Musicland, Inc. J By Bus, By Car From Plattsmouth It's Only Minutes to 1 Your Gift Headquarters, The Crossroads Center patfr7 . Jiff U ; pepsin, tvv J 1 poocfc sr 0MMkJl i i .Jt" 1 l . i rr4 I NO PARKING MKTEKS THE fiiiHiiiliiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.timmiiimiiiim Phone 2441 of Nebraska City; Mrs. John Banning of Alvo and Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Banning and daugh ter, Barbara. The Woman's " Society of Christian Service met at the home of Mrs. L. G. Todd last Friday afternoon with fifteen members in attendance. Mrs. Todd conducted the Prayer Service and the evotions in the absence of Mrs. Carl Cross, the Spiritual Leader. Mrs. Grunwald and Mrs. Pike read interesting articles from religious maga zines. Mrs. Murphy "reviewed a part of the Study Book "Sale in B o n d a g e." Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting by -the hostesses, Mrs. John Christensen and Mrs. Robert Grunwald. Thanksgiving Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jay San ford were Mr. and Mrs. Ray burn Irvin of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. .Herman Comer and Mrs. L. G. Todd. A delicious turkey dinner with "all the trimmings" was really enjoyed by the guests. Mrs. Will Porter experienced a very painful accident, week before last, when she caught two finger of her right hand in a clothes wringer. Fortun ately no bones were broken, but her hand has required a doc- Open P.M Natelsons llerzbergs Sol Lewis Co. Baby town Byron Reed Co. Corbaley Shoes Dresher Bros. Cleaners and Launderers First West Side Bank Paris Stores, Inc. Flagg Bros. Shoes Mm. i L ft NO PARKING CROSSROADS DODGE ST. AT 72XD ST. THC PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Section C Thursday, December 1, 1900 tors care. Guests on Thanksgiving Day at the Verl Ackley home were Mrs. Wayne Ackley, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown and Mrs. Tom Pike and daughter. Mrs. Ruth Ketelhut spent her Thanksgiving vacation In Ne hawka at the home ofher sis ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lindsey and her daughter TheLma Rae Ketelhut. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Todd Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Todd Jr. and three little daughters, drove to Marysville, Kansas last Thursday where they ate Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tidwell and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ander son entertained the following guests at a Thanksgiving din ner; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ander son and son Paul, Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Meislnger and family all of Plattsmouth. 'All Men Dinner1 At Eagle Church EAGLE (Special) The Eagle Methodist Church will have an "All Men Dinner" at the church Wednesday evening, Dec. 7, ser ved by the WSCS Committee. The dinner is held for those who wish to keep with the church budget. Contact the pastor, Rev. Bowne or the Men on Commit- tee, Orln Lanning, H. N. Erskine Edward Muenchau, C. G. An derson or Art Adams. Center ... Tonight and Except mm- ,.- fry u-t.J-'.jA-i -r' V7"w. M ' s Providing Complete One-Stop Shopping Acres of FREE Store-Side Parking Everything Needed for Family, Home and Car Warm, Comfortable Inside Shopping Between Each Store Frpmont, Nebr. i Minutes Elkhnrn, Nrbr. 18 Minutes Italstnn.'iNptir. I J Minutes Blair, Neltr. 3j Minutes 12 Minutes lii'llvue, Nebr. ' 35 Minutes Fapillion, Nebr. l(j Minutes Milliard, Nebr. 16 Minutes PROBLEMS NO SHOPPING CENTER Omaha, Nebraska Friends Help with Harvesting Corn SOUTH BEND '(Special) On Friday, neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Armstrong came in and shucked out their corn; 6 pickers were used. Mrs. Paul Relnke, Mrs. Her bert Stander and Diane, Mrs. Marion Wenzel of Elmwood, Mrs. John Graham, Mrs. George Bauers. and Mrs. Ethel Wildrick helped Mrs. Armstrong with the serving of the dinner at noon. Mr. Armstrong is convales cing from suFgery about 3 weeks ago. ' , WSCS to Meet EAGLE (Special) The WS CS members will meet at the church next Wednesday noon for a "covered dish luncheon." The business meeting will be held following the luncheon. Lesson and devotionals will be by Eva Scattergood and Esther Lanning." Co-hostesses are Dor othy Stall and Flora Stllwell. COWS DISLIKE YELLOW Salen, Ore., The Oregon Highway Commission is getting its cattle guards out of a paint bucket. After hearing Chief Engineer W. C. Williams report that cattle will not cross a yellow center stripe on a highway unless dri ven to It, the commission au thorized painting where needed Saturday Night Winner, Nebr. 133 Minnies riattsnioiilh, .Nebr. 3. Minutes Valley, Nebr. 3." Minutes Missouri Valley, la. 30 Minutes ' Atliliind, Nebr. S3 Minutes Wanna, Nebr. 40 Minutes Stanton, Nebr. 150 Minutes Seward, Nebr. 113 Minutes WAITING IN LINE iiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiMii;i " 11111 in n" 9