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PHS Cage Varsity Here's Holiday Pastime: ; -fair-: N& tr J Art r?f f; cVV ) M j1 M. J 5 :;;' V-' . V - - M , THE TKXTI(i FIXXKYS Todd, left, Typ and ( lark l imipy, risht, pospd in their tent with I'okpy the family do when visited along 4-Milc Finneys' Camp-out on 4-Mile !s Annual Winter Excursion 'JntpyirtB was lousy but the air va a.s fresh as ever alone, 4 -Mile Creek for Clark, Tye and ! 1'nd Finney of I'lattsmouth W('c'k- F;iii year about holiday time,, Clark lakes sons Tye, 12, and Tod, 9, ramping always :,oii,i luace cio.se y dui. qui in in'- wilderness iicveri neiess. They've don0 this for several yars, ever since the boys were eld enoiudi to stand that kind of lile and it's growing on them. Clark said through blue lips Friday afternoon, "I thought they'd have enough after a couple days but we're still here." It wasn't re .lly a complaint, though the camp-out lasted from Monday to Saturday. Clark pets as much kick out- of eampinir as his boys do. The three and Pokey, the fam ily pooch, Jeepcd in north and west o here, spirits high for a usual good tinve camping', hunt ing and trapping. The camping turned out as ever who'd complain about T- ( ril ( Kl(i A T!t P Todd and Tye check a trap at the base of a tree along a brook near the 4-Mile. It was a likely place but didn't yield a catch. B 'Sir iVy . .-. - "- it- ... . L sta4 r 4'l i nXNFTVILLK Clark Finney and sons Tye and Todd pose at their campsite. The Jeep took them in over hill and gully. The pup tent held supplies, sleeping bags and straw licks when the latter were not in use. ; y 7 Creek Friday. wood-burning and on which bone steak, fried chicken, corn bread, flapjacks and all that fresh air? But the trappins and hunting was a flop. Clark figures last year's big winter took heavy toll among the wildlife along the creek. The boys managed to bag a rabbit and Clark deep fried it lor dinner one day. With bak ing powder biscuits baked in a .itove-top oven, french fried rabbit can taste pretty good. And how does Dad cook? "Not bad," Tod said Saturday when he called at the Journal Office for his papers (lie's a Journal carrier). Tod looked a little camp-y but none the worse for wear. H-e'd had to come in Thursday night when he showed signs of a cold but was anxious to get back at it again Friday. The Finneys used a trailer to haul their equipment in and used the Jeep for side trips. Clark firmly believes a Jeep will go anywhere and as yet pgyryg tti "t T h f4 ' gMTr l I , v -...- 1 t VJL . . . .4 . J , eeks Tenting The teakettle at right is on the cook stove which provided heat Clark dief-ed. r I ! 4( It V .: 1 ,-.'I. 'if it Sr. ' .1. :. . . GOING DOWN! Tye Finney slides down a slope after check ing traps on a clay cliff. Brother Todd was already down (lower center). What do you trap in a place like that? Well, as it turn ed out, nothing but it was fun climbing up and sliding down. hasn't had to temper that be-li-el. Sleeping in a tent is solid (?) comfort, the way the Finneys arrange things. They bed down in sleeping bags on top of straw ticks. The wood cook stove provides heat, for a time. It's getting up in the morning with the fire out I that's tough, the elder Finney admits. How do the boys feel about that? Like boys, they take everything in stride. 2 Deer Die in Herd-Carr Mixup McCOOlt A freak car acci dent which involved a herd of deer, a head-on crash, and no serious injuries occurred six miles cast of here Dec. 22. Two cars, driven by Terry Christen.sen, Wilsonville. and Don Jardon, Alma, and travel ing in opposite directions, met what occupants described as "herd of deer" crossing the high way. Before either driver could stop, two of the deer was killed. Unable to control their vehicles, the drivers then met head-on. The only injury was a cut lip suffered by Mike, two-year-old son of Terry Christensen. Five people were in the two cars. State Patrolman Ronald Wit kowski and Conservation Officer Herman Schmidt, both of Mc Cook, found the heart of one of the animals severed and knocked about 40 feet away from the body. A Classified Ad in The JournaJ cost as little as 50 cents. N ew Year Change Here u i j I Reserves on v-; --v ; SXl'tJI.V (Jl'AKTF.KKi) Lloyd Fitch, right, and his tentniate, Steve Xie'scn, were snugly bedded clown when time came to turn in during (lie Scout camp-out at Mcrritt's Reach last Friday night. Lloyd's tent was bright red and igloo-shaped. Local Scouts End Year by Camping Out at Merritt's The Scouts of Plattsmouth Troops 369 and 469 spent the last day of I960 camping out. Each Troop cooked meals sep arately. Games were played and in the evening and morning the ceremony of raising and lower ing the flag- was held jointly by both Troops. Scout Spencer Davis was in charge of "walking" the Scouts to the campsite Friday after noon and John Rishel was in charge of "walking" them back Saturday morning. Many parents and friends viewed the camp- which was pitched inside the fence of Mer ritts' Beach, along Highway 73 75. A representative of the Omaha Scout South District was a vis itor. Radio and TV station WOW gave a newscast about the boys. Besides Scoutmasters William Spardlin and Robert Mann, Com mitteemen Al Hansen, Lloyd Fitch, John Rishel and Russ Nielsen were pressnt. . L. ; Scouts at the camp-site were:. Darrell Draper, Neil Eraas", Charles Mann, Lloyd Fitch, Steve and Dave Sullivan, Billy Spradlin, Steve Nielsen, Tom Hansen, Alan Hansen, Jerry Gorton, Chuck McClanahan and Butch McGraw. William Wehr-. bein arrived and spent the even T- i , y - . Hi ' flF ' , . . f WAKMIXC; FP Scouts set to and built tires a.s soon as they'd pitched tents at Merritt's Beach. It was already getting dark and was cool Elmwood Nips Avoca, 68-66; Louisville Defeated, 65-50 Elmwood outscorcd Avoca 5 to 3 in overtime Tuesday night to win a thrilling 68-66 basketball game at Elmwood. The teams were tied at 63 at the end of regulation time, after a 13-13 first Quarter, a 32-26 Elmwood lead at the half and a 47-43 Avoca advantage at the end of three quarters. In overtime, Gary Clements and Don Hollenbeck scored goals for Elmwood. Steve Carstens of Avoca was the game's top scorer with 28. Clements got 20 and Hollen beck 18. At Louisville Tuesday night, Syracuse scored big after a slow j start to outdistance Louisville, I 60-50. Louisville led 10-7 at the end ' of the first quarter and was! down only 23-28 at the half . The I i I I I ing. . I The use of the grounds was donated by Mr. Meritt of Mer ritts' Beach. This camp-out was a training session. The District Polar-Bear Camp-out will be held in Belle vue at Camp Okonda, Jan. 13, 14 and 15. BOWLING Women's League W L Corner Bar 32 13 State Farm 32 13 Tim's Bar 29 16 7-Up 29 16 A & B Garage 28 17 layman Richey 26 19 Austin's 25 20 Ruse Motors 23 22 Ernie's Bar 23 22 Cass Bar 19 26 Hinky Dinky 19 26 Schreiner's .'.18 27 Ra'ys Liquor 15 30 B & H Shoes 13 32 Ray & John's 12 33 Hi game and series, B. Austin 209 and 505; hi team game, Tim's Bar 712; hi team series, Corner Bar 1.998. f. It i t third quarter was the killer, Syracuse winning it 20 to 7. Terry Janusz was high for Louisville with 15. Bill Witte paced Syracuse with 28. Squirrels Get Last Laugh Now LINCOLN Nebraskaland hunters must now ignore the gleeful chuckles from the tree branches overhead. Squirrels are off limits. The squirrel season closed Dec. 31, reminds the Game Com- mission, with last-day hunters taking fat and sleek animals, This year's squirrel crop was good, and late-season snows aid- eel in hunting. cottontail rabbits are game the year-round, and pheasant i Eye 6th Win Friday Night Plattsmouth High begins a New Year of basketball here Friday night, the varsity hoping for a chanue from the fortunes of the Old Year. Pawnee City comes in for games beginning at 6:30 and 8. In the first eame, Coach Gail Heffelfineer's Plattsmouth Re- ; serves try for their sixth straight ; win without loss. ; The feature game pits Platts- mouth's 0-5 record against Paw nee City's 2-2. i Plattsmouth has lost to Fair ; bury 40-6e, Teeumseh 37-58, I Clenwood 31-40, Bishop Ryan 43-62, and Blair 39-47. i Pawne City has lost to Tecum- sen 34-61 and Auburn 68-71 and won from Wilber 51-49 and Lew ! iston 59-43. ; Coach John Adkins of Platts mouth said Wednesday his squad showed improvement in passing during the holiday practice ses sions but is still seeking the scoring punch that has been lacking so far this season. Avoca High's team was here last Thursday for scrimmage. The teams worked most of the time using just one end of the court and then had a 30 minute full-court session without keep ing score. It was r good session for both squads, Adkins said. Plattsmouth's varsity is in good physical shape with no one under the weather by Wednes day, despite many severe colds making the rounds here. For Plattsmouth's Reserves. Friday's outing will follow two thrilling two-point victories. So far this season they have defeat ed Teeumseh 24-22, Fairbury 43-36, Glenwood 45-35, Bishop Ryan 39-37 and Blair 48-46. Scores Elmwood 68, Avoca 66 (over time). Syracuse 65, Louisville 50. Minden 55, Fairbury 49. Auburp 69, Teeumseh 42. Steve Boyd, actor: "I really am no Casanova, and besides, my mother in Belfast reads all those stories . . . and it bothers her." Between 45 and 50, a learned professor tells us, women man ifest an enlargement of intel lectual interest. Men, to the contrary, begin to wear toupees. Portland Oregonian ing off fast. The Scouts had hiked the five miles lrom Plattsmouth, hiked back Saturday. STARTED BARMAID Tucson, Ariz. Barmaid Alice Shoaf doesn't mind her loud customers. A silent young man startled her when he produced an age card with som?one else's pic ture. "This isn't your card." she said, "I can't serve you." Without saying a word, the youth reached across the bar, slapped the barmaid's face and walked out. SELLS CAR 7 TIMES Nice, France Three men had a booming car sales busi ness until ai rested. Police said they would steal a car, repaint it, sell it again but keep a spare key. When the new owner left it they would steal the car right back, repaint it and sell it again. They managed to sell the same car seven times before being caught. Tlir PLATTSMOUTH, NTBRASKA, SCMI-WCCKLY JOURNAL PACE: SIX Section B Thursday, January 5, 1!W1 Mixed Trends in 1st '61 Livestock Trade at Omaha Mixed trends ruled opening 1961 livestock trade at Omaha. The cattle run Tuesday i follow ing the New Year holiday), was lie.ht. the hog and sheep counts substantial. Fat cattle sold steady to 25c higher, best trade generally on weights under 1200 pounds, yearling-type steers to $27.25 and S27.50, mixed yearlings to $27, and fed heifers to a new season's high of $26.90. Better heavy steers included 1360's at $26. Cows sold 25-50: higher to $16.25, and feeder steers weigh ing 859 at $25 were rated steady. Butcher hogs Tuesday sold mostly 25c lower, instances off more, to $17.90. Fat lambs were generally steady to 25c lower, instances 50c off, wooled to $18, shorn to $16.50. Among recent sales at Omaha for shippers from Cass County: Leo Riki, 29 hogs, wt. 265, $17.40. Gene Day, 13 heifers, wt. 1,000, $25.50. Emil Schmidt, 44 heifers, wt. 917, $25.50. Ashland Farmer Wins Yield Award A Cass County corn producer this week was named a.s a Coun ty Winner in the 1900 Tekseed Hybrid Company High Yield Award Program. Norman Johnson of Ashland, with a yield of 117 bushel of corn per acre led all other entries from this county. The company will honor all County Winners and 100-Bushel entrants in the I960 program at a series of 10 regional award dinners Jan. 4 through 10. Tekseed also honors all en trants in both the corn or sorg hum divisions who report a yield of 100 bushels per acre or more, regardless of whether or not they are county winner. Clark S. Wiles, Plattsmouth, became a member of the 100 Bushel Club. New Paddlefish Record a Cinch LINCOLN With ice fishing already opening 1961, Nebraska anglers are sure to set. one state fishing record in the new year. The new hook-and-hne record will be a paddlefish in a brand new category. The first entry in is bound to be a winner, if it contains the proper informa tion needed to establish the re cord. Information needed includes name and address of angler, plus names and addresses of two witnesses, the fish's weight, length (from tip of snout to tip of tail), girth, tackle and bait, and place and date of catch. Two records tumbled and a new one was set in 1960. Jim Haggard, Ogallala, set the pace I with a 3-pound, 9-ounce small mouth out of Lake McConaughy. His catch broke the old record held by Harry L. Oswalt, Garden City, Kans., by one ounce. Charles "Pat" Reed, Kearney, pulled in a record crappie from a sand pit south of Kearney a 3-pound, 5-ouncer which broke the old record of A. E. Hueppel heuster, Lincoln, by one ounce. Newest entry in the record books is the 15 l, 2-pound gar tak en by archer Ron Meyers, Lin coln. Meyers shot the armored fish at Linoma Beach near Ash-! land. This gar and all other state record fish, and big game, are j listed in January s OUTDOOR NEBRASKA. 81 Antelope Are Recruited SIDNEY The antelope who have joined the Army now num ber 81, reports the Nebraska Game Commission. And at least 34 are under enlistment age, be ing born this year. The confined pronghorn herd at the Sioux Ordnance Depot in Cheyenne County has increased i 50 per cent over last year, from j 54 to 81 animals. Last year's kid crop was 21 ; this year's, 34. j Just one of the crowd, al- j though she stands a few hands taller, is a white-tailed deer doe which observers have noticed running with the antelope. She; shows no inclination to leave, . and has been accepted by the pronghorns. ! The herd is kept under close surveilance by Nebraska Game Commission technicians who have received excellent co-operation from depot officials. The study attempts to corelate ante lope ups and downs with wrath-1 er influence, herd si.e, and build- j up in relation to total popula- j tion and mortality factors. j The honeymoon is over when' you discover ;hat your Pet lamb i is really a little Bossy. j U. S. S. Nevada Cheer-Up : Pheasant Season To End LINCOLN -- A combination ot snow and the holiday stasmi has brought out more pheasant hunters, reports the Nebraska Game Commission early Friday. And, although the birds are not aware of the Christmas-New Year season, the snow is bring ing them out. too. Hunte-s are spoting grea baches of birds. Cheering reports of improved ringneek hunting have come in, particularly from the north central and northeastern areas. With them come some late-season hints to aid in holiday hiint- ; mg. "Anchor or end men are a must now, as the birds are run ning way ahead of the gunner," advises Conservation Officer Ly man Wilkinson, Columbus, alier cheeking 15 to 25 hunters per day in Colfax, Platte, and Nance counties. "I saw about 150 birds, most of them roosters, come out of a soil bank and go into a corn field. The road hunters, which is what most of the hunters are that I checked, are missing chances like these. Those who walk the fields are getting their birds." Fence rows and brusn patches are "full of pheasants" in Madi son and Bonne counties, reports Officer Robert Downing, Nor folk. Arthur Snyder, Ewing, took his limit of three roosters south of Albion in Boone County in two hours on Dec. 27, Downing added. After a long lull, hunting ac tivity is picking up in Dixon, Dakota, and Cedar counties, ac cording to Officer Dick Furley, Ponca. Snow cover there, a.s in other parts, is making gunning easier. "Hunters are seeing more birds now and are getting more those who can shoot and hit them." Seems like the birds in north Sheridan County have the same idea a.s those in Furleys district they are bound not to let hunters within 40 acres of them. Birds are bunched, but wild, is the report of Officer William Anderson, Rushville, Hunting is good, but fewer are out in this northwestern area. Big1 groups of birds are also sighted in the Farwell-Giltner area south of the Platte. The state-wide season closes Jan. 8. Gull for Chow, Anyone? LINCOLN On the whole, Ne braskaland goose hunters knew what species of goose they kill ed during the 1960 season. All but one unobservant man, that is. He returned a package of tail feathers to the Game Commis sion in compliance with its re quest for the feathers for a goose-species-count. A snow poose. he claimed; but biologists found it to be a ring-billed gull. Incomplete tabulations of over 400 sets of tail feathers contain some cheering notes. They in dicated, a very good white-front reproduction last summer. The same appears true for the small er Canadas. Molt in the larger Canadns prevented any such determination. Biologists are able to determine whether the bird is a juvenile from examina tion of the feathers. Localities in which the hunt ers 'had taken their grese in dicated a shift, eastward in the flight of snows, blues, and white fronts in Nebraska. This may also be true for western Nebras ka Canadas. Game Commission technicians expressed their appreciation for the co-operation of numerous Nebraska hunters in the survey. PAITFR' HAD FORTUNE Columbus, Ohio Oscar Hast ings was thought to be a pauper, by his neighbors. He dressed like one, ate like one and died with only 12 in his pocket. Police entered his untidy, dirt stewn house and found his body and a mass of twine wrapped bundles. But what surprised them most were the bank books, dividend check, the stocks and bonds and the keys to safety dcspo.sit boxes. It is estimated Hastings was worth more than $75,0(10, not in cluding contents of the safety deposit boxes. Harry Ctldwater, Senator (R Ari ) : "In the tragic situation of Cu ba we were either misinformed or deliberately misled." Only rarely does a man with a hobby go crazy. But think of his poor wife. Brandon Sun, Canada