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' f f F ! EDITORIALS Dare To Be Different One of the most disturbing develop ments in American life is the ever-iiureas-intr trend toward conformity. Too often these days a person is held suspect if he; dares to do things differently. Whether it be that he refuses to con form to Kenerally - accepted society pat terns, or holds unusual views on religion, or has individualistic opinions in politics, or any number of other things, the person anions us who dares to be different is risk ing the ridicule, and even scorn of too many. Of course, there are certain limits of irood taste and behavior and judgement must be observed. Hut beyond that indi vidualism is a Kood tiling. In fact, it is what made the United States the most produc tive and fastest-Rrowintf country in the world, economically. The trend toward conformity is wor rying some of the wisest of our country's citizens. There never has been any merit in absolute conformity, and yet, with tele vision and other mediums now tending to "standardize" all of us, to an extent the person who refuses to fit himself into the mold is sometimes abused. Why should the intelligent person, for instance, be considered odd if he can't stomach the hours on' end of the stupid westerns on television, or the moronic commercials? Why should he dress exact ly like John Doe? Why should he be con sidered odd if he doesn't play bridge, or doesn't go in for hypocritcal social func tions or so much club rot? The point is that individualism often brings us great gains and the individualists of our country have pioneered more suces.s and progress than the conformists. For the conformist, basically, is either afraid to go his own way or lacks the imagination or intelligence which allows him to dare to be different. Next time, therefore, you feel the urge to make a sarcastic remark about someone who dares to be different, or who refuses to conform to your notions about life and how to live it, think twice about it. And next time you hear a novel opinion, or an unusual one, presented sincerely, think twice before you brush it off. For the individual who dares to be different, who refuses to conform to much of the pattern fast being established in American life, and who thinks for himself is an asset in our society and he is following the great American tradition. Ar YEARS ACO V Raymond J. Larson, of this city, who is one of the most enthusiastic tennis sharks in this neck of the woods, proved a winner over L. Klapp of Omaha in the first round of the men's singles opened in that city. Citizens in general feel that the City has a crying need for a new park, as many tourists are passing through the city with no place to stop for comfort, cook a meal, and to get water. County Farm has a very pleasing year and yield is excellent in the grain crops, reports J. II. Tarns, sup erintendent. Funeral services were held July 27 for JudgeTl). S. Ramsey, burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery. Board of Educa tion at Pierce, Neb., came to look over the new Plattsmouth High School Building. Plattsmouth citizens are proud of the new building, but feel the need for more ele mentary grade schools, only having two at the present time. During the work of tearing out the old front of the William Schmidtmann building, which is to be re placed by a modern glass and pressed brick front, the workmen came across some very fine pieces of lumber and par ticulary that of the native black walnut which in an early day was among the chief trees found in this locality. This building is one of the oldest in the city and was erected in the late sixties, at which time was a very pretentious structure in the frontier trading post. The result of the 1921 harvest on the farm of A. S. Will in Eight Mile Grove precinct shows some splendid results. The oats on the farm of Mr. Will from a tract of 30 acres showed 2,l;')71L bushels and in wheat from 75 acres 2,002 bushels. E. B. Carroll and his wife May are here with father, H. II. Car roil of Elmwood, he made his home in Mc Cook for the past two years. Mr. Carroll is a boxer of no small note and will box un der the new law in the state, his weight, for any part of $50. His wife, Mary Car roll, also a boxer, will box any lady in the state, her weight, for any part of $50. Mathilde Soennichsen is now in New York taking a summer course at N. Y. U. study ing retailing, non-textiles, methods for teachers and training directors, color and design as applied to textiles, the selling points of textiles, a study of employment management and a course in store organi zation, a feature of this course being lec tures by department heads of big New York retail stores and other commercial and industrial houses. Leonard C. W. Murray was buried at Weeping Water; he came here in 1855. Contract was let at city council meeting for 14 blocks of paving; bid price was $35,414.13. Class of 1919 held a reunion at the high school. New law fixing ages becomes effective July 28 woman same class as man, 21 years, legal age. John W. Crabill opens Platts mouth's first optical supply house and is ready for business. McBrides Having Family Reunion ELMWOOD (Special) The seven brothers and sisters of the McBride family have been en joying a reunion. They are Mrs. Agnes Cox of Lowell, Ore.. Eli McBride of Sioux City, la., Herman McBride of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Mae Al lis of Omaha, Mrs. Carrie Nick el of Wabash, Will McBride of Alvo and Mrs. Roy Rhoden of Elmwood. This is the first time in many years they have all been togeth er and the youngest of them is 69. The oldest one is 80. CASH WHEN YOU NEED IT For Vacation For Any Purpose Small Payments loam Mad In hear-by Town American Loan 530 Main Street Phone 3213 New Teachers at Nehawka Listed NEHAWKA (Special) New teachers of the Nehawka school are: high school Ronald Win ringhof of Unadilla, science; Myron Schoch of Bancroft, voca tional agriculture; Mrs. Donna Wolter, Lincoln, homemaking; grade school, Mrs. Lillian Kno ple of Peru, 1st and 2nd grades; Mrs. Lucille Gillilard, Auburn, 6th grade. Those returning are Mrs. Georgia Gilley, principal and music; Charles Larson and Lon nie Wood, mathematics, social studies, and coaches; Jerome Short, commercial; Catherine Nutter, English; Mrs. Mable Hunt, 5th grade; Mrs. Laura Duncan, 3rd and 4th grades. Duane Everrett is the superin tendent. The position of kindergarten teacher is still open. Henry Morgan, TV panelist: "America's motorists take good care of their cars and they keep the pedestrians in good running condition too." CLOSETS FULL? Bring or Send Your Winter Garments To Us For . . . F-R-E-E, INSURED STORAGE ! ! Pay When You Pick Them Up ALL CARMENTS INSURED UP TO $25.00 EACH CARMENT INSURED INDIVIDUALLY. DRESS SHIRT LAUNDRY SERVICE! For That Dressed Right Appearance. LUGSCH CLEANERS 429 Main AND LAUNDERERS Phone 2130 Plattsmouth Elmwood WSCS ELMWOOD (Special) The WSCS met July 14 in the fellow ship room with the president, Mrs. Gonzales conducting the meeting. Mrs. Parsell read a poem. The topic of the lesson was "God's Word and Our Words." Merle Eveland gave the devotions and Ethel Strabel had the lesson. Frances Pratt sang "Wonder ful Words of Life." Reports were given by Mes dmes Charling, Eveland, Kuehn, McDonald and Halvorsen. Mrs. Horton gave as her book talk "The New English Bible." She said they have worked on the translation of it for many years. Pastor Hansen brought his copy to the meeting to see. Hostesses were Mesdms. Kue hn, Elbert Miller, Fred Engel king, Arlo Pratt, Ted Hall and E. Cook. E. A. Ford Family Has Reunion Sunday NEHAWKA (Special) A re union of the E. A. Ford family at the Meter Plant Park in Ne braska City Sunday at a picnic honored Mr. and Mrs. Ned Ford and family of Lima, Ohio. Present also were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dugan, Jimmy and Jo, Chetopa, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ford and family, Platts mouth; the E. A. Ford Jr. fam ily, Roy Chaney family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Howell, Nebraska City; the Roy Nichols family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nichols, Brownville; the Douglas Ford family, Auburn; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hall and Beverly, Peru; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Garrett and Timmy, Albert Johnson and children, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ford Sr. and the Arley Scho maker family all of Nehawka. Magazines at Library NEHAWKA (Special) Mag azines at the Nehawka library that are available for the public to check out are Ladies Home Journal, Living, Redbook, Good Housekeeping and McCalls. The library is open each Sat urday afternoon from 3 to 5. There is a new shipment of books from the library commis sion. The library is sponsored by the Senior Woman's Club. Senator Kenneth B. Keating (R.-N.Y .) : "Too often our Wash ington reflex Is to discover a problem and then throw money I at it, hoping it will go away." - ; ARMY PVT. GARY L. BAIRD, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Heschell J. Baird, 2125 Dawes St., Ash land, Nebr., recently completed eight weeks of military police training at The Provost Marshal General's School, Fort Gordon, Ga. Baird received instruction In self defense, traffic control and the basic procedures of Civil and military law. He entered the Army last February and com pleted basic training at Fort Riley, Kan. Baird is a 1961 grad uate of Ashland High School. (U.S. ARMY PHOTO) CAPITOL CORNER by Congressman GLENN CUNNINGHAM Washington, D. C. (Special) The State Department is press ing for admission of Outer Mon tana t.n the United Nations. During the Korean War, Outer Mongolia rurnisnea o.uuu troops to fight against U.N. and U.S. forces in Korea. A National Committee to Abol ish the Un-American Activities Committee was formed some months ago. Of the 13 original members of this committee, seven have been identfiied as Communists. One of the main goals of this committee is "opposition to all forms of governmental sponsor ship of the . . . film 'Operation Abolition. The Defense Department ear lier this year obliged this Com-munist-dominataed group by adopting a policy which put on the shelf the 100 copies of "Op eration Abolition" purchased by the Defense Department. Previ ously these films were part of the Defense program to train servicemen on Communist tac tics and strategy. Now the Defense Department no longer uses this important film as part of the training pro gram of our servicemen. I'm sure the Communists who run this committee have been most encouraged by the support they received from the Defense Department. I have protested this new Defense Department policy on three occasions, and many other Congressmen are equally angry about it. It's no wonder this country has so many problems, when persons of ques tionable loyalty have so much In fluence in government. The Census Bureau reports that the average farm in Ne braska contains 527 acres. There is quite a difference across the State in the average size of farms. For instance, in the five east ern counties in the Second Con gressional District (Washington Douglas, Sarpy, Cass and Otoe), the average-sized farm has 207 acres. In the northeastern part of the State, the average Is 258 acres. In the south it is 388 acres, and in the western two-thirds of the State which comprises the Fourth Congressional District, the average farm contains 1,075 acres. The Census Bureau also re ports that there were 25,895 farms in the State last year, compared to 28,862 farms in 1954. The decrease is due to the trend toward larger farms and to a new definition adopted by the Census Bureau as to what com prises a farm. There are 47,756,000 acres in Nebraska, devoted to farming. Don't worry about finding your station in life; somebody will be sure to tell you where to get off. Bulletin, San Fran cisco, Calif, Nehawka News Mrs. F. 0. Sand Phone 2708 Mmes. George Sheldon, Floyd Joerger, Martin Ross, Will Ost and Emma Nutzman were guests of the Union WSCS Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hansen and Catherine returned Friday from Imperial, Nebr. They were guests of the Willard Hill fam ily. Bryce Hansen and his grandmother Mrs. F. A. Hansen looked after the farm. Messrs. and Mmes. Elmer Ross, Hal Hansen James Gilley and Duane Everrett attended the South Pacific at Plnewood Bowl in Lincoln Friday evening. Eddie and Roger of Loup City, Nebr. stayed with John Hansen and Frances while their father, Howard Hansen was in Lincoln General hospital with surgery. Mrs. Hansen stayed with her parents in Lincoln. Mrs. Mable Lewis was a house guest of Mrs. R. B. Stone the past week. Friday she went to Grand Island to visit relatives. Mrs. Lewis came here from Mill Creek, Ind., where she was hos pitalized for some time with a broken leg. She plans to return home next week and then will reside In Omaha at her former address. Sharon Dodson is home from Bryan hospital in Lincoln, She has been hospitalized for some time with uncerated colitis. The ' birthdays of Lynette Johnson, three-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom John son of Nehawka and Paula Johnson, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Johnson of Talmage were observed with a dinner Wednesday evening at the Bob Johnson home. Guests were the Richard Johnson, Tom Johnson families and Mr. and Mrs, Henning Johnson and Stev en Johnson of Nehawka; the Harold Johnson family, Mr. and Mrs. Harr Guthals of Union; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Strong of Hum boldt. Guests Sunday for Lyn ette Johnson's birthday were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bruns, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Payton and family, the Joy Haswell, Ed Bickett, Roy Bracken families and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ake son of Plattsmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Henning Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gansemer. Jeri Lynn Payton spent the past week with the Tom Johnsons and returned home Sunday with her parents. Mr. Payton observ ed his birthday with Lynette. Mr. and Mrs Lewis Johnson and son, Timmy of Lexington, Virginia hare moved to the Bes sie Murdoch home In Nehawka. Mr. Johnson is the brother of Leroy Johnson of Nehawka. He is working at the Hopper broth ers quarry at Ashland. Mrs. Leroy Johnson enter tained for her grandmother, Mrs. Hildur Lundberg on h e r birthday Friday. Guests were Mrs. Lundberg, her sister, Mrs. Gertrude Carper and Mrs. Har old Dodson. ' Mr. and. Mrs. Donald Staples and two daughters of Mapleton, Iowa were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knabe, Mrs. Harry Knabe attended a nurses conference at the Uni versity Hospital in Omaha Thursday. Mrs. Jerry Harshman of Oma ha was the guest of honor Sat- Fat Cattle Strong, Higher Monday At Omaha Market The fat cattle market Monday at Omaha was strong to 25c higher. Better fed heifers sold from $22.60 to $23.10; better steers and yearlings $22.65 to $23. A big share of the steer, yearling and heifer run was bracketed at $21 and $22.50, plainer cattle $20.50 down. Hol steln steers sold from $18.50 to $19.75. Steers with weight in cluded 1265-pounders at $22.50 and 1376's at $22. Cows sold steady to a quarter higher, bulk $12.50 to $15.50. Stockers and feeders were fully steady. There were re placement steers at $20.50 to $26, latter weighing 534. At $25. 75 were three loads of Montana stock steers weighing 590; at $21 and $21.25, 900-pound feed er steers showing grain. Butcher hogs sold steady to a quarter lower, 190-300 pound ers $15.75 to $18.50, the top paid sparingly. Sows were steady to strong, 270-600 pounders $13.25 to $16. Fat lambs sold steady to most ly 25c lower; wooled Springers $16 to $18.25, shorn Spring lambs to $17.50. Mixed old crop shorn and yearlings sold at $14 to $14 .50. Slaughter ewes were steady to 50c lower $2.50 to $4.50. Replacement lambs were steady $12.50 to $16. Among recent sales at Oma ha for shippers from Cass Coun ty: Metzger it Gawehn, 48 heif ers, wt. 885, $22.50. Leonard Harvey, 41 steers, wt. 1155, $22.35. Olen Hiel, 22 hogs, wt. 208, $17.85. urday at a birthday dinner at the Ellis Lacy home. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Harshman and Ron, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Krecklow and family, Preston, Kansas; The Kenneth Bauers family of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. George McFadden, Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Norris of Avoca were dinner guests Wednesday of the Lacys when Mr. Lacy celebrated his birthday. Patricia Pierce, Anaheim, Calif, was a guest from Thurs day until Saturday of her cou son, Neila Pierce. She is also visiting relatives at Otoe. Mrs. Ray Ehlers and Nancy of Avoca; Mrs. Kenneth Meyer and Monica of Omaha visited Saturday at the Ellis Lacy home. Dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Will Ost were the Boyd Mayfield family, Mrs. Amelia Balfour and afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. John Swee nie, Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Irwin and son, Murray, called at the Leroy Johnson home Friday eve ning to see the Johnson's new son, Kerry Roger. Mrs. Ona Kunkel's dinner guests Friday were Mr.' and Mrs. Herman Comer and Mrs. Com er's sister, Jessie, Mrs. L. G. Todd and Mrs. Lee Faris of Un ion. The Pleasant Hill neighbor hood club north of Nehawka, held Its annual picnic Friday evening at Stelnhart Park at Nebraska City. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Kuppinger of Prairie Village, Kansas were weekend guests of Marlon Tuck er and the Sheldon Mitchell family. Defense Secretary McNamara, on being asked if he thought It would be Intelligent to get the B-70 bomber developed and test ed as a weapons system: "I think it would be a serious waste of this nation's resources to pur sue that program." fHE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Section B PAGE THREE Thursday, July 20, 1961 Moving of VA Programs Won't Affect Counselling Administration of veterans' education and training programs In Nebraska will be transferred July 31 from the VA Regional Office in Lincoln to the VA Cen ter at St. Paul, Minnesota. However, the consolidation an nounced today will in no way Im pair service to veterans in this State, declared A. H. Duxbury, Manager of the Lincoln VA Re gional Office. Counselling for both veterans and war orphans will still be available at the Lincoln Re gional Office. The change simply means that education and training payments, previously processed in Lincoln, will hence forth be processed by the VA Center, St. Paul. Impact on personnel will be slight, Mr. Duxbury said, since the consolidation had been fore s e e n and personnel actions planned with the change In mind. Mr. Ted Martens, Chief of the Vocational, Rehabilitation, and Education Division, has ac cepted a similar position with the VA in Buffalo, New York. Of the seven other employees in the VR&E Division, one is retiring from government service and the others will be reassigned within the regional office, where needed. "Consolidations are in line with VA policy of combining ac tivities where declining pro grams have reduced the work load," the Manager explained. Similar consolidations were an nounced in other states along with the Lincoln-St. Paul action. Upwards of 93,000 veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict received training In Ne braska since the inception of the program. There were 1,072 in in training In Nebraska when the spring term ended. We estimate that this number will drop to around 900 trainees following the fall enrollments. Mr. Duxbury emphasized that war orphans will still get full counselling assistance at the Lin coln office. Children of veterans, who died of service-connected disabilities, are eligible under the law to receive $110 a month for four years of college educa tion. They must, however, ac cept VA guidance in their edu cation program. Extra! Extra! 6m RIUISICI Combination Windows and Doors ARE REDUCED IN PRICE BUY NOW AND SAVE! RUSCO Porch Enclosures FLEXALUM Awnings and Patio Covers LIFEWALL Aluminum Siding CHINA-GLAZE "The Aristocrat of Modern Exteriors INSULATION ROOFING Nothing Down Easy Terms For a FREE Homo Survey With No Obligation, Coll: GLENN EAGER Plattsmouth Phone 9032 OMAHA, NEBRASKA " Fleel&lde Pickup and Series SO with high rack MS THE TIME to save more truck dollars on the more for your dollar trucks! Your truck dollars are worth a whole lot more at your Chevrolet dealer's right now! First off, you get a head start on saving because summer's the saving season. Then, with a harder working, easier riding Chevy truck, you're set to save every mile you haul. And, finally, at trade-in time, you can expect an extra dividend because of Chevy's traditionally higher resale value. What could be better? Summer's the season to get extra mile age from your dollars on the trucks built to give you extra miles of hauling. With Independent Front Suspension, Chevrolet trucks keep going thousands of miles longer because far less destructive jar and shake are transmitted through the truck. Chevy I.F.S. trucks work harder, too, in areas where other trucks have to be pampered. And, with Chevy's wide choice of thrifty 6 and hardy V8 power, you can tailor your truck exactly to your job. So how can you miss especially now during the summer saving season? CHEVROLET TRUCKS lit III tl Lr r-vm'. 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