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ver Get Run Down by a Bear on a Motorcycle? By Paul Jones Director or Special Projects National Safety Council Ho the big news of the year w is the presidential election? Or maybe the space race? Or Cuba? Or the U. N. Iracas? Well, not necessarily. At least not to Walter Klau mt. Nor to Robert Coon. Nor : Richard Slewcrt.sen. Nor to Marie Rarrlck or Richard Tay lor. For please be Informed, hands, that Mr. Klauser was run down by a bear on a motorcycle. Mr. Coon found a 60-foot box car in his basement. ' Mr. Siewertsen was run over by a house. Marie Rarrick's car was Muacked by a moving tree. And Mr. Taylor reached up and caught a baby flying through space as neatly as Mickey Mantle would reach up and catch a fly ball. Soe now why the election and those other top stories had to .-hare the headlines? And the oddities listed above Dr. C. M. TOTMAN, Dentist Elmwood Phone 5-2451 Office Hours: 8:30-5:00 Evenings: 7:30-9:30 by appointment were only a few of the weird and wacky wonders uncovered by the National Safety Council in Its annual roundup of acci dental absurdities. The dizzy details: The Case of tne Bumptious Bear occurred In Miami Beach, Fla., where a big furry showoff was grandly riding a motor cycle around a ring In the Ring ling Bros., Barnum & Bailey circus. Giddy with pride, he lost control, veered into trainer Walter Klauser, sent him to the hospital with leg Injuries. The bungling bruin barely managed to retain his driver's license. It may be possible that some one reading this has never gone to his place of business In the morning and found a nice big 60-foot boxcar reposing in the basement. For him, Robert Coon, of Mason, Mich., has this tip: "You'll be surprised!" The boxcar that greeted Mr. Coon was one of 22 derailed In the heart of Mason. The other 21 were less presumptuous. Practically the last thing In the world Richard Siewertsen, of Detroit, had planned to do one day last June was to be run over by a house. But he was. Riding atop the house as it was being moved down the street, Dick hopped off, tried to jump back on, missed and the house ran over his foot. He Is now a great believer In home safety. CANDIES ' For each person on your list. choose a box of famous Russell Stove Candies assortments of chocolates and homp-fashioneel favorites in colorful Christmas-decorated boxes, $1.40 one pound hox. Other sizes from 70c to $6.7". WE GIVE S & H GREEN STAMPS if . : Vi I fg&t a Gift -wrapped Extension Telephone Give the family a gift of convenience that adds com fort, saves time and steps every day of the year an extension telephone. Cost is low only 1.00 per month, plus 10 tax. Your choice of 10 smart colors only 25 cents extra per month. We will gift-wrap it for you without charge. Place it under the Christmas tree and we will come out the day after to connect it. Call our business office. The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company When Marie Rarrick reported dutifully to Toledo, Ohio, police that a tree had swerved around a corner and rammed her car, the officers were understand ably skeptical until she explain ed that the tree was on a city the street, he swiped the car keys from the kitchen table, seated himself on the floor of the family car, turned on the Ignition and pushed on the ac celerator. The car had been left In high gear. It bolted truck. Then they got down to j straight ahead. For 100 yards the roots of the case. j it. stayed on the right side of As Richard Taylor strolled' the street. Then it veered across back to his office from lunch In Seattle one day last April, he heard a baby cry and looked up to see 16-month-old Rich ard Hudson come sailing out of a third-story window. Taylor did what came naturally. He dashed over and caught the child jusi belore the plunging boy hit the pavement. Young Ricky was unharmed. Taylor was shook up. Every eager baton twirler tries to develop a specialty in his routine that will make him stand out. Teenager Keith Hodges did just that during a parade in Santa Barbara, Calif., when his g'istenlng ba ton, flipped exultantly high in the air, encountered a wind gust, took off and conked the Hon. Edmund O. Brown, gover nor of the sovereign state of Califorrnia, smack on the head. Keith felt worse than the gov ernor did. As an employe of an automo bile concern, Jerry McMahon, ot San Francisco, naturally likes to hear his motor purr when he steps on the starter. But when it not only purred, but yowled, he turned it off, jumped from the car and raised the hood. An indignant and battered cat confronted him. She had crawl ed up under the hood to keep warm. She did. After many years and half a million miles of accident-free driving, salesman Reed E. Very, of Florissant, Mo., finally ram med his company car into the rear of another vehicle. It was hls own car, driven by his wife, who had stopped suddenly at an intersection'. Both husband and wife were Very, Very embarrass ed. Safety people are always warning drivers not to stop tor a nip. But they couldn't blame motorist Don Ethridge, of Sa lem, Ore., when he did. Driving through Rawlins, Wyo., Mr. Ethridge prudently thrust out his arm to indicate a stop. A big dog bounded alongside, eyed Mr. Eihridge's dangling fingers and gave him a good nip right on the hand. In September last year Tony Atencio, of Englewood, Colo., broke his jaw playing high school football. In December he broke it again playing basket ball. In May he broke it again playing baseball. Anyone f or chess? Patrolman Francis P. Shee han, of the Lockport, N.Y., po lice force, slipped on a pencil at the head of the stairs, cas caded all the way down, and was taken to the Lockport Mem. orial Hospital with back i n juries. The pencil that threw him was a souvenir from the Lockport Memorial Hospital. In the Harbor Inn restaurant in New York City a patron put a nickel in the juke box to hear "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight." There was. The juke box caught fire. A Deer and a deer tangled on the highway near Columbus Ind. One of the parties involved Donald Deer, of Indianapolis reported the accident to po lice and ruefully exhibited his damaged car. Police didn't get the name of the other deer a big buck which dashed in fled from the scene of the acci dent. Oh, dear. Anthony Scarrott of Bath, England, is really a bouncing baby boy. The 22-month-old youngster tumbled out of his carriage. He bounced up, ambl ed into a coal chute, fell 11 feet into a cellar. He bounced up again, tottered toward the door, walked through, and plunged into the River Avon. The water wasn't hard enough for him to bounce, so he submitted to res cue by a neighbor. He suffered only minor bruises and of course bounced right back to health. Farmer Hubert Sowers, of South Charleston, W. Va., went hunting, tripped and broke his ankle. Meanwhile, back at the farm, Mrs. Sowers whacked a fidgety cow on the flank to make it stand still, broke her hand. They broadcast their mis fortune, cast to cast. In Fort Worth, Tex., A. C. Reid Jr., treated for a bump on the head, explained he had been waiting for an elevator in an office building and had opened the safety door to see if it was coming. It was. In Red Bluff, Calif... Janet Thomas was shot by her horse, aided by a porcupine. Janet was riding the horse when the por cupine fell out of a tree. The horse reared. As Janet fell, she dropped her rifle. The horse stepped on it, and Janet was shot in the leg. She now uses the family car. When 2-year-old Ricky Biv ins of Evansville, Ind., decided to visit his grandmother down the road, sheared off a 20-foot telephone pole, roared straight ahead for two blocks on the busy street, rammed into a one story frame house, bounced back, rammed again. Ricky was unhurt, but shaken. So were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ever ett Blvlns. Item: A few days later Ricky cut himself while trying to shave with a razor with no blade in it. Any suggestions? Mrs. James C. Tftte, of Dal las, Tex., got a compact car the hard way. She ran her auto in to a truck and another truck hit her from the rear . The next time you ladies have trouble parking, take solace from the experience of Mrs. Ruble Johnson, of San Francis co. Attempting to park her car In a garage attached to her home, Mrs. J. hit the eas pedal Instead of the brake. She crash ed through the garage, rammed Into the basement, tore out the rear wall, careened across the back yard, knocked down a fence, ruined the car and gave the neighbors something to talk about for months. When police of Port Credit, Ont., investigated the highway accident of Harold Herbert, they found him as white as a ghost. His car had gone out of control and hit a culvert, toss ing him out. The car trunk burst open. A can of white paint came flying out, and the lid came off. Mr. Herbert got a broken ankle and a real good paint Job. And in Albany, N.Y., John Fraln decided to spend a Quiet evening at home and avoid the heavy Labor Day holiday traf fic. As he sat reading in his second-floor apartment, the floor collapsed. He fell to the first floor, broke a leg. Some times you just can't win! Sure, there was a national election in 1960, and a lot of other big news. But honestly, now don't you think the Items you have Just read were a little newsy, too? A LITTLE OKI NAWAN MISS eats her Ice cream with Santa ot a party given by the US Army, Ryukyu Islands Open Mes, for the children of Yonabaru. ... Ai'OSKT ' ,3-? ZVA More Information Presented On Weeping Water's History WEEPING WATER (Special) A great deal of pioneer his tory was brought up for discus sion at the Congr e g a tional Church Centennial celebration which was held in Weeping Water. Considerable information was available regarding the descen dents of William H. Reed Jr. (born 1810) from his first son, Clinton Reed, to his younger sons, Dr. Fred P. Reed and Harry Dr Reed, whose son Ro bert and daughter, Helen Reed Anderson were present at the Centennial. Unfort u n ate.ly infor m ation was not' received until this' week regarding Augustus Reed, born in 1813, brother of William Reed. Augustus Reed married Serena Hutchins, sister of John Elmer Hutchins. John Hutch ins' grandson is Lyal Fleming of Weeping Water. . Augustus and Serena Hutch ins Reed had Seymour, Samuel and Jerusha Serena Webster. Seymour formerly lived where the William Hay family now RLDS Women Have Meeting, Xmas Party The December women's meet ing of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was a Christmas party. Phyllis Miller gave the devo tions, part of which was a can-del-lighting service around a picture of Jesus. The first and tallest candle lighted was "rep resentative of the Kingdom of God; in its fullness, the light would summon each one of us to share in the kingdom work, which Is a means to bring Peace on Earth and Good Will Among Men." After devotions, there was a gift exchange and several gam es were played. Lunch was served by the hos tess, Dorothy Van Ackern. The January meeting will be held at the home of Marilyn Buff alow. Stock Shouldn't Graze in Woods PIERCE Livestock derive little forage when grazing wood ed areas but they can cause considerable damage to trees, says Richard J. Gavlt, Univer sity of Nebraska District Exten sion Forester, stationed here. "Livestock reduce the effec tiveness of. a windbreak by breaking the lower branches of trees. When this occurs, wind and snow can blow through the windbreak into the farmstead instead of stopping in the wind break. Livestock also can rub bark off the trees which even tually will kill the trees," Gavit points out. In, addition, livestock compact soil in a wodded area thus re ducing the vailable moisture and air supply , for the trees. Soil compaction-also can result in death of the trees. The word Xmas as a form of Christmas originated in the early Christian Church. In the Greek language, X is the first letter of Christ's name. It was often used as a holy symbol. lives. His only daughter, Bessie Serena- Reed married Melville Kear. Bessie died at the birth Eagle Church School Program Dec. 20 EAGLE (Special) Eagle Methodist Church School pro grram will be given Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Valjean Stall ls chair man, assisted by Mmes. Halvor- of her first child, Dora Elian ;sen and Lowell and the teachers Kear, now Mrs. Fred Engelking of Elmwood. Mrs. Engelking tells that Samuel Reed has a son, Attorney Charles S. Reed in Omaha and a married dau ghter, Serena. Jerusha Serena Reed married a jeweler, Charles Webster and their son Willie Webster has sold magazines in Pasadena, Calif., for 50 years. William H. Reed and August us Reed had an older brother, Festus Reedorn in 1809, .whose young son',' 'DurelI"Reed came to Weeping Water with a rela tive, Elam Flower, about 1855 when Durell Reed was only 16. Together, they built the first log cabin here, near Weeping Water Falls. Durell Reed helped his uncle, William H. Reed, build the gris; mill, also freighted with oxen between Salt Creek and Nebraska City. Durell's father, Festus Reed, had taken a home stead on the spot where the Lin coln Post Office now stands. Incidentally, another item of interest is that Joe Corley's parents lived on the site where St. Elizabeth Hospital is now located in Lincoln. WEEPING WATER (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Jewell of Livingston, New York are par ents of a son born Nov. 27. The baby weighed seven pounds, three ounces and has been named John Edward. The new baby has four brothers, Doug las, Randall and Marshall. Ma ternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Everett Marsh of Lin coln and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Troy Jewell of Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Switzer are the parents of a boy born Dec. 7 at Bryan Memorial Hos pital, Lincoln. He weighed five pounds, eight ounces and has been named Charles Ray. The new baby has a sister, Vicki. Mrs. John Bales of Wichita Falls, Tex., is the maternal grandmother and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Switzer of Weeping Water are paternal grandparents. Christmas Program SOUTH BEND (Special) The Sunday school Christmas pro gram will be given at the Town Hall Sunday evening, Dec. 18, at 7:30. Rev. Ron Heibner and Rev. Ron Siebel are in charge of the program. THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, December 15, 19(50 Section C PAGE SEVEN PROTECT 'THE CHILDREN The high spirits and inno cence of the Christmas Seal singers are the essence of childhood. Help protect chil dren from the ravages of tuberculosis. Contribute to Christmas Seals and use the Seals on letters and packages. FIGHT TB WITH CHRISTMAS SEALS Tbilimvka Mrs. F. O. Sand Phone 270S Mr. and Mrs. George Poulos and Sharon and Mrs. i Carmen Bantz of Auburn were guests Sunday evening of Mrs. Laura Poulos. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Pollard called Thursday at the Oren Pollard home. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Pollard called Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wolph visited Sunday at the Louie Ross home. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ross and family were dinner guests Sun day at the Ed Morris home in Union. Mrs. Emma Nutzmui and daughter, Mildred, returned on Thursday from a five-week trip to the West and Northwest. They visited Janet Nutzman In San Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. H. F. St. John in Salem, Ore., Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johnson and family at Asotin, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. August at Brush, Colo. Mrs. Nutzman's daughter? Janet, left Dec. 3 by Air France for Tahiti where she was in charge of a tour arid will spend two weeks. Mrs. Harold Pollard attended a housewarming Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Duane Campbell and family who mov ed into a new home at West wood Heights, Omaha. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Samson and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bulling and family of Ceresco, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Nolte, Walton, were dinner guests Sunday of the Earl Noltes. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roberts and family of Omaha were their supper guests Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ross took Mrs. Floy Buell, Mrs. Lucy Lyle of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ross to the show, Ben Hur, In Omaha Sunday. Nancy Pollard's guests on her second birthday, Dec. 12, were Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Pollard. Nancy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pollard. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Borden, Auburn, and their son. Nelson Borden of Omaha, were dinner and sunner guests Sunday jf Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard. Mr. Borden and Mr. Pollard were In the same machinegun com pany in World War 1. Malcolm Muggerldge, Brit ish humorist: "The American way of life you have created has become what prac'tlcally everyone in the world wants I think they are somewhat misguided." .it IDEAL it Christmas Gifts it it At it it The Plattsrnouth it Journal it Hammermill Bond Stationery OtherTine Stationery in pleasing pastel shades or white; plain or printed lnformaJ Notes ""Subscriptions To The Journal Cass County, and surrounding area, and t service people $4.00 yearly, six months $2.25 Outside of above territory $5.00 per year, six months $2.75. Small Filing Cabinets for home use Portable Registers, $19.75 Daily Reminder Book $2.80 Pencil Sharpeners $2.25 & $4.50 Desk Calendars Staplers Scotch Tape Dispensers $1.93 Many other items to choose from. JOUifMAL 410 Main St. Phone 241 Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Krogh! of La Miranda, Calif., are par ents of a daughter born Nov. i 29. The baby weighed eight pounds, six ounces and has been; named Kimberly Ann. Mr. and Mrs. David McPherson of Syra cuse are maternal grandpar ents and Mr. and Mrs. John Krogh of Weeping Water are paternal grandparents. Great grandparents are Mrs. Estella Huff of Weeping Water and Mrs. Mamie Walvoard of Lincoln. Apparently a great many of our present-day juries are com posed of persons who can see no evil in anything. Nash ville Banner. i Customers of Eastern Nebraska Public Power District BEFORE DECEMBER 19---Enter Eastern's ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER CONTEST Don't Miss Your Chance To Receive . . . electric clothes dryer . . . light bulbs . . . electricity See one of these participating dealers .FREE Plattsmouth Charles Warga Electric Ashland Ashland Appliance Avoca McDonald's Store Greenwood McDonald's Appliances (Fcr full details sec ad in latest issue of the Eastern Nebraska Electric News) V1 a ft t - i t '
