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IP I C D A 8. 3 WE'VE GOT WINTER BARGAINS GALORE, TOO ! ! Regardless of the weather you are Sure of Saving at tt:, oeimichsee S i2Sr W THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Thursday, January 19, 1961 Unicameral Pages Are Getting The Runaround, by Pushbutton By Melvin Paul Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN There is a small group of young people who get tne run-arouna each session of the Nebraska Legislature. But they don't mind since that is their job. They are the pages, an indispensable group. Says one veteran lawmaker, Sen. Hal Brldenbaugh of Dako ta City, "I'd be lost without them. There are so many er rands they can do and It saves me a lot of time and steps." One of the principal duties of the pages is to be on hand during committee meetings to take care of errands for the senators and to locate senators in other committees whose bills come before their committee. When the lawmakers are in session, the pages are on hand to run errands for the senators who summon them by pressing a button which lights up on the page board. Legislative Clerk Hugo Srb says at one time the pages used to be all boys. "Then during the war we switched to all girls. Now were about 50-50," he said. There currently are seven on the page squad. "You have to have one for every standing committee which meets during the day," Srb ex plained. "It's a wonderful opportunity for those interested in govern ment who want to wateh--the legislative branch in operation," Sro added. "It may be the beginning of a greater interest to follow in government activities." "We've had pages who later ran for the Legislature," Srb re called. "One later became at torney general." That was Walter Johnson who served in the Legislature in 1925, 31, 33 and 1937. He was attorney general from 1939-49. The pages of the 72nd session are Marion Wolfe of Eagle, Stan Wilson of Lincoln, Dons Mate jousky of Lincoln, Joan L. Graf of Republican City, Phyllis Dan iels of Lincoln, Michael Lough of Albion and William Reed of Lincoln. Obbink Case The case of Jack Obbink con tinues to pop into the headlines. In a late development, the State Supreme Court said that it would decide the case involv ing Obbink on its merits but dissolved a restraining order issued originally to keep him out of the Aeronautics Depart ment. Obbink was fired by Republi can Gov. Dwight Burney, now lieutennant governor, on grounds he didn't satisfactorily explain a trip by the state plane to Kansas City. A passenger was Robert Kennedy, brother of the President. ' The aeronautics director, who has been reappointed by Demo cratic Gov. Frank Morrison, claimed he was on legitimate state business but couldn't di vulge its nature. The attorney general brought a case to test the right of a governor to fire a jdepartment head without cause ana without a hearing if the head did not have a definite term of office. This is the case the court said it would decide on its merits. Next step in the controversy is submission of the ObbinK name to the Legislature for confirmation where there could be further fireworks. Public Power It is expected that the state's public power problems may be subject of considerable discus sion by the Legislature's public works committee. The committee, , headed by Sen. Arnold Ruhnke of Ply mouth, met informally end a greed to invite public power of licials before the . committee to recommend solutions. There still is sentiment in the Legislature for an interim study of the problem beiore the law makers attempt to get into the matter legally. Ruhnke says he is a supporter of public power and that he feels the system is good. But, he added, if there are weak nesses in it, they should be cor rected. KunnKe says the power peo ple have been attempting to solve their problems ever since he has been in the Legislature. Sen. Hans Jensen of Aurora says the progress, if any has been "real, real small." ' Teacher Scholarships The . State Board of Educa tlon would like to see legisla tion passed to set up scholar snips for 215 prospective teach ers. Scholarships, the 'board feels, would help finance schooling tor five prospective teachers from each legislative district who would receive $400 per schopl year up to four years. The prospective teachers would not have to pay back the money as long as they remain ed In Nebraska and' taught school for each year of bene fits. If the teachers failed to teach in Nebraska a given number of years, they would be required to pay back the amount at 5400 per year with five per cent in terest. Cost of the proposal has been estimated at $6,000 lor the first year, $172,000 for the second, $258,000 for the third and $344,000 for each year there after. The board also has anew chairman, Hamilton Mitten of Fremont, wfao$ replaces Frank Landis of Lincoln. W Ray Hill of Seward is vice-chairman, re placing Mitten. Appeal Made for Funds for Foods, Drugs for Congo New York, N.Y., Two hun dred and nine thousand, five hundred pounds of powdered milk, 53,000 pounds of flour, 529,000 pounds of rice, and 53, 000 pounds of dried beans, with a total value of nearly $84,000, are now on the high seas; ship ped by the Protestant churches of America to meet desperate and Increasing needs of starving refugees and war casualties in the embattled Congo. The foods are the latest con signments in relief program which, during the last six months, has shipped food and medicines worth $627,687 to the Congo, according to Bishop Frederick B. Newell, acting exe cutive director of Church World Service, cooperative overseas relief agency of major Protest ant and Eastern Orthodox com munions. Relief materials are distri buted by the Congo Protestant Relief Agency which channels supplies to areas where suffer ing is most acute. Distributions are made between bursts of gunfire, roads clogged with starving refugees, and hospitals crowded to three and four times their capacity with sick and dying patients, according to re ports from the Congo. 250,000 to 300,000 refugees are in need. .Most of the available supplies in the overflowing hospitals have been contributed through Church World Service by American pharmaceutical manufacturers, and to date the total value of the . shipments has reached nearly half a million dollars. Much of the food is from American surplus stocks, do nated by the United States gov ernment, but costs of distribu tion 'Within the Congo are borne by the Protestant churches. The shipment of beans was contri buted by CROP (the Christian Rural Overseas Program), the community food appeal of Church World Service. Funds to continue this vital relief program are , urgently needed, and Bishop Newell' has appealed to Protestants to con tribute as generously as possi ble to their own denominations, directly to Church World Serv ice at 475 Riverside Drive, New York 27, N.Y., or to the Christ ian Rural Overseas Program at 117 West Lexington Avenue, Elkhart Indiana. Barnard Talks On Civil Defense at VFW Auxiliary Meet January meeting of the Lad ies Auxiliary to the VFW was held Tuesday evening at the VFW club rooms. Roll call was answered with a very good at tendance of the membership present. Mrs. Ruth Porter presi dent, directed the meeting hon oring the Gold Star mothers. Prior to the order of business Jack Barnard Post commander president, gave a talk on Civil Defense and asked tne Auxiliary to join the Post on their latest project of Identification Tags for all our school children. Mrs. Delores Dukes, a new member, was initiated. Mrs. Marge Willis and Mrs. Edith Helwlg were installed in their respective offices by the installing officer, Mrs. Sophia Wolever. Mrs. Sophia Wolever, mem bership chairman, reported 100 members had submitted their dues with only 16 yet to be con tacted. Community Services chair man, Mrs. Margaret Fitch, urged the Auxiliary to get be hind the Post on the purchase, securing the Information neces sary for the identification tags, and engraving of them for all the Plattsmouth school children. She also pointed out the impor tance of the mothers in this venture. Youth Activities chairman, Mrs. Helen Liddick, reported on the projects of the youth group past, present and future. Also, Program chairman, Mrs. Helen Liddick, announced a campaign for cookies to be brought to the February meet ing to.be distributed to rest homes. Rehabilitation chairman, Mrs. Maxine Bowman, submitted her report and the Auxiliary decid ed to work on a quilt Wednes day, Jan. 25 at the club rooms. Ways and Means chairman, Mrs. Florence Davidson, an nounced plans for a bake sale Feb. 18. It was reported some chil dren's Golden Books left over from the Christmas Toyshop were given to the Kindergarden class at Central Grade School. Gold Star Chairman, Mrs. Phyllis Barnard, reported send ing Christmas cards to all the Gold Star members and plans on sending Valentine cards to same. Legislation chairman, Mrs. Lucy McLean, recommended reading an article on the New Congress and Legislation in re gard to the Veteran in the cur rent issue of the Veteran of Foreign Wars magazine. Courtesy chairman, Mrs. Pearl Myers, reported on her activi ties over the past month. March of Dimes chairman, Mrs. Sophia Wolever, reported on the projects for the March of Dimes campaign. There will be a dance at the VFW club rooms Jan. 28 and asked for volunteers to help serve a lunch at this affair. Mother's March chairman, Mrs. Virginia Schalk, asked for volunteers for the Mo thers March, Jan. 31. The Auxiliary voted to donate $5 to the March of Dimes and $5 to the Heart Fund in February. Also they decided to buy a book for the library in honor of the Gold Star Mothers. A decorated table was set up honoring the four Gold Star Mothers present, Mrs. Sophia Wolever, Mrs. Margaret Lepert, Mrs. Flossy Redd and Mrs. Elva Aylor, and an impressive pro gram by Mrs. Margaret Fitch was presented in their behalf. Mrs. Phyllis Barnard presented each of them with gifts. Refreshments were served by Mmes. Phyllis Barnard, Vivian Muehe, Norma Wilson, Aggie Sullivan, Frances Kraeger, Mary Barnard, Edith Helwig, Frances Lutz and Kathyrn Sand in. Challenged! A man returning home In the small hours of. the night found,-a burglar1 jimmying the lock on his front door. Thinking quickly, the man whispered to the prow ler, : : I'll open the door if you'll go in first." The safest side for a man to take in an argument between two friends is the outside. Dothan (Ala.) Eagle. KEEP IN Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ruback flew to Minneapolis the past weekend where they were guests of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Clifford moved Saturday to their new home recently built at 1306 Main St. Floyd Woods is in St. Joseph Hospital, room 254. He entered the hospital Thursday for obser vation and treatment. Mrs. Pete Ernst of Columbus is a visitor in the home of her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Richard Case and Steve and Kathy. Tuesday morning Mrs. Case was hostess at a coffee which friends attended in honor of the mother's visit. John Hobscheidt left Wednes day for Arizona to visit the C. E. Welshimers, the Fred Vin cents and Jimmy Stone. From there, he will go to Florida and later to California. He'll be gone about three months. John Jochim and Emerson Wiles departed Tuesday nisrht by train for Denver, Colo. They win attend the National West ern stock Show. Joe Stibal who is home from the hospital after observation and treatment is getting along fine. His friends were pleased to have him attend Odd Fellows Lodge this week. Mrs. Ron Ofe an3 Carry flew to Utica, N. Y. accompanied by Mrs. William Ofe. They left Wednesday morning. Mrs. Ofe and daughter have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hutton and family and Mr. and Mrs. Art Ofe of this city. . . .about the New Social Security Retirement Test The New Social Security Retirement Test During the first week of Dec ember everyone receiving old- age or survivors benefits found a slip in the envelope with the check. This one way the Social Secur ity Administration informed ben eficiaries about a recent change in the law concerning the amount of earnings they could have and still receive one or more benefit checks. Under the old law, in effect through 1960, a beneficiary could earn as much as $1200 a year and still receive all 12 months of benefits. But for each $80 he earned over that amount, one month's benefit was can celled. There were exceptions to this. No matter what his total earn ings were during the year, a beneficiary could receive his benefit for any month in which he was 72 years old or older. He could also receive his ben efit for any month in which he did not earn more than $100 in wages or in which he did not" render substantial services in self-employment. Beginning this year, a bene ficiary who does not earn over $1200 during the year can still receive all 12 months of benefits. But if he earns between $1200 and $1500, either in wages or profits from a business, he will have $1 in benefits cancelled for each $2 he earns. If he earns over $1500 during the year, he will have $1 in benefits cancelled for each $1 of earnings over the $1500. As before, though, a benefic iary may still receive his bene fit for any month in which he does not earn wages of more than $100 or does not work in self-employment, regardless of his total earnings amount during the year. And he will still re ceive his benefit for any month he is 72 years of age or over. The social security office at 400 National Bank of Commerce Building, in Lincoln, Nebraska has a booklet which explains the new retirement test in more detail. It can be obtained free, on request. Journal Want Ads Pay TOUCH Mrs. R. B. Hayes has return ed home following a three weeks visit with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes in Ohio. A weekend visitor of Mrs. Hayes was her daughter Mrs. George Sayles of Iowa City. Mrs. Ed Bashus, the former Betty Albert, of Bickinson, S. D., flew in to Omaha Jan. 19 and submitted to surgery at the Clarkson Hospital that day. She is in room 803, and is doing fine. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Albert reside in Platts mouth. Mr. and Mrs. Georee Perry of Flagstaff, Ariz, left fo r their home today after visiting here with her mother, Mrs. John Ai win, friends and relatives. The visitors were here a week and stayed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Rihn. Guy "Shorty" Long is at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha where he underwent surgery Wednes day. He is doing fine and is in room 623. 4 'Rooters Days1 for E. Nebraska LINCOLN Plans are virtual ly complete for a series of four area Rooter's Days to be held in eastern Nebraska Beginning January 25 at Wayne, a Univer sity of Nebraska swine specialist said this week. Leo' Lucas, Extension animal husbandman at the College of Agriculture, said other meetings will be held January 26 at Co lumbus; February 1 at Nebras ka City; and February 2 at Beatrice. , A feature of all four meetings will be a film, "Swine Sanita tiona key to Disease and Par asite Control," produced by Eli Lilly & Co. Much of the film was shot at University of Nebraska Department of Veterinary Sci ence and on Nebraska farms. The four special swine days are being held for the first time in lieu of the traditional, cen trailized Rooter's Day held at Lincoln for many years. Swine producers will have an opportunity to be brought up to date on the SPF (disease-free pig) for Nebraska farms, and learn of new developments re garding the on-farm certifica tion program, Lucas stated. A section of the morning pro gram at each location will in clude discussions of farrowing units by E. A. Olson, Extension agricultural engineer, and far rowing stalls by Dr. E. R. Peo, animal husbandman at the Col lege of Agriculture. New plans and information in swine housing, now avaiable through the College of Agricul ture and County Extension agents, will be discussed by Ol son. The plans are contained in an illustrated catalog and have been prepared through the co operative efforts of more than 20 agricultural engineers and animal husbandmen in the North Central states. In the field of swine nutrition, topics will Include economics of feed-handling systems, vitamin pre-mixes and mineral pre mixes, Inevitable Rule "What did Jack say when you asked him if he could support you In the style to which you were accustomed?" "He said no, but that I ought to remember that the styles are always changing." A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. THE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL Official County and City Papei Established In, 1881 Published Semi-Weekly, Mon days and Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass Coun ty, Nebr. Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class malJ matter in accordance with the Act of Congress ofj March 8, 1879. I St. Luke's Has Annual Meeting, Names Officers Members of St. Luke's Parish gathered in the undercroft of the Church Jan. 16 for the church's annual meeting. Reports were submitted for the various organizations In the Church as follows: St. Mary's Guild Mrs. Carl Ofe and Mrs. Ed Egenberger;; Auxiliary Mrs. John Carmack; Church Period ical Club Mrs. Robert Reade; United Thank Offering Mrs. H. D. Shellenberger; Church School Bob Tritsch; Youth Pat Holliway; Budget Commit tee; James Begley; Building Fund & Treasury Helen W. Ledgway, and the Rector's re port, Fr. Robert Hodgson. Robert Tritsch was elected to serve as Senior Warden and Major Thomas Wacht was chos en to be Junior Warden. New Vestrymen are Ralph Gansem er, L. A. Caldwell and Ed Egen berger. Holdover Vestry mem bers are James Begley and Hel en Ledgway. Miss Vera Solo mon is the new CPC Secretary. Mrs. Vern Hendricks is church school superintendent. Delegates were elected to the Annual Diocesan Council which will convene In Norfolk May 2 and 3. They are John Carmack, Ed Egenberger and Mary Egen berger. Alternates selected are L. A. Caldwell, Mrs. L. A. Cald well, and Mrs. John Carmack. New Officers in St. Mary's Guild are Mrs. James Begley, president; Mrs. Carl Ofe, sec retary, Mrs. Lyle V. Ladd, vice pesident, Mrs. Robert Tritsch, treasurer, and Mrs. Francis Al brecht, UTO secretary, m,, St. Veronica's Altar Guild is guided by Mrs. Walter Tritsch, director. Mrs. Frank Cummins will con tinue as President of the Auxili ary, assisted by Mrs. John Car mack, treasurer, and Mrs. Jon Black, secretary. No matter in what direction a tax is hurried It always hits the ultimate consumer. Omaha World-Herald. MAX FACTOR JOHNSON WAX ACTIVE LUSTRE CREME company's MOISTURIZER SPRAY SET NEW WAY CREAM SHOE SHINE $1,25 L".' 99C H Colors 49c max factor Vick's Vapo-Steam Swedish formula MEDICATION BUFFERIN HAND CREAM Vicks 44C Cough TABLETS Tub , s1.00 V0g 100 f" sl ,23 We Give S I I I U IX! n 13 11 Id u it i j . I Direct Distance Seen for Elmwood, Ashland A gross construction program of $6,500,000 for 1961 is planned by The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company for growth and improvements in its 22 county area. A new building Is being con structed at York preparatory to conversion of the exchange to dial operation in 19G2 and the installation of direct distance dialing in York and Polk coun ties. Dial equipment will be in stalled in 15 other exchanges for New Vehicle Titles The following new vehicles were titled here recently by the office of County Clerk (owner, dealer, make): Frank or Sophia Under, Cass! Co. Mtr. Co., Chevrolet! Eldon or Myrtle Panska, Attebery Chev. Co., Chevrolet; Henry or Vivian Hild, Hansen Mtr. Co., Chrysler; Stephen M. or Mary Lou Davis, Cass Co. Mtr. Co., Chevrolet Corvair; Noel E. or Helen V. Gull, Luken Chev. Co., Chevrolet; Larry D. Boardman, Luken Chev. Co., Chevrolet; Roy R. or Ruth G. Wade, Haus child Mtr. Co., Ford; Alice Pol lock Perry, Rubin Auto Co., Ford Falcon; George W. or Jen ny J. McCord, Randolph Olds'. Co., Oldsmobile. Wilmer A. or Helen M. Knob be, Sapp Bros. Ford Sales, Ford Falcon; Robert or Dorothy F. Mann, R. V. Bryant Mtr. Co., Dodge; E. Wayne Lewis, Rosen Novak Auto Co., Chevrolet; Xu la M. Luken, Luken Chev. Co., Chevrolet; Oscar E. or Julia Dcmingo, Paul Swanson Ford Sales, Ford; John F. or Clara Wehrbein, Hansen Mtr. Co., Plymouth; Thomas B. or Dar lene M. Fletcher, O'Shea-Rog-ers, Ford; Frank or Dorothy Hobscheidt. John Hunt Chev. Cad., Chevrolet; John D. Smith, Wiysel Auto Serv. Studabaker Pickup; Charles E. or Myrna Smith, Luken Chev. Co., Chev rolet & H GREEN I rolet. I Dialing conversions and replacements. Five small buildings will be ob structed elsewhere. Direct distance dialing will be installed in 1961 at Ashland, Mil ford, Valparaiso, Ceresco, Elm wood, Adams, Clatonla, Wilber and Panama. Telephone num bers will be change to seven numeral numbers. At Lincoln, ten new long dis tance switchboards, eight infor mation switchboards and two long distance testing switch boards will be Installed. Switch board additions will be made also at Crete, Hastings and Seward. Additional direct distance dial ing equipment will be installed at Lincoln and more local dial ing equipment will be added. Additions will be made also to long distance circuits and local cable and line distribution sys tems at most major exchanges. A microwave radio system will be installed to provide long distance message service be tween Lincoln, Hebron, Geneva and Fairbury. A microwave ra dio system is presently operating between Lincoln, David City and Wahoo. At year-end the company was operating 148,608 telephones, a gain of 6,381 for 1960. It was operating 126 exchanges, of which 107 were dial. Homes Sold Miss Loris B. Long, realtor, announced completion this week of the following property sales: Me- and Mrs. Robert C. Bogle hav sold their home at 1608 Hill Street to Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Glaze. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strough have sold their home at 921 Avenue C to Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Holman. District Court This case was recently filed in District Court here: Estelle Cross vs. Melvin G. Cross, di vorce. Take a minute to check these timely values in 'round-the-clock needs for good health and good grooming. They prove you get the BEST BUYS at FELDHOUSEN'S your favorite nation ally advertised pro ducts at every day low, low prices. It's time you turned to FELDHOUSEN'S for all your drug store needs. STAMPS