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i i 1 m Legion Plans Xmas Party For Dec. 20 The December meeting of Hugh J. Kearns American Le gion Post 58 was held Thursday at the 40 Sc 8 Club Rooms. The annual Christmas party and dinner set for Thursday, Dec. 20, was discussed. A com mittee of E. O. Vroman, Eugene Krlngs and Merle D. Melsinger are to arrange the event. Mem bers are to bring a covered dish and a one dollar gift for ex change. Commander Merle D. Mels inger gave a full report on the Fall Conference he and Albert Johnson attended In Orand is land Dec. 1 and 2. They had the opportunity to hear and take part In many of the ptograms that are part of the Legion's many projects for the year. The post voted $25 for the Plattsmouth Chamber of Com merce Christmas Lighting pro gram. Membership committee re ported 180 members paid for the new year of 1963. Quota sent by department Is 300. The member ship drive Is underway and the I I 'I : m.m ft I i 1 i For Someone Special . . . i 2 THIS IS AN ANNUAL JOCHIMSEN SPECIAL! THIS YEAR WE ALSO FEATURE . . CHRISTMAS ROPINC CEDAR BOUCHS WREATHS FLOCKED TREES RED RUSK PHONE US YOUR ORDER OR tana.. STOP IN AND MAKE YOUR SELECTION. Jochimsen's Market PHONE g Open Sunday 8 to 12 Portable Electric Only W W tax inc. , i:,-' Ww ta inc. - V-V -tK The JOURNAL 410 MAIN STREET committee plans several more night drives In the next week. Because of the recent raise In national membership fees which will be effective Jan. 1, 1063, the post voted to raise the post membership dues from $4 to $5 per year. Tills action to be ef fective on all membership dues turned In after Jan. 1, 19G3. Charles Ault was named as the Legion representative on the Youth Center Board. Reports on finance, sick call and the first of the New Year program were also heard. In The Service BOBLINOEN, GERMANY Army Specialist Four Arlie L. Per.slnger, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ouy E. Persinger, Cedar Creek, Nebr., recently qualified as expert In firing the M-14 rifle in Oermany. Specialist Pcrslneer entered the Army in July I960, arrived overseas last June and Is a heavy-truck driver In the 96lh Transportation Company in Bob llngen. Persinger Ls a 1955 graduate of Louisville High School and was employed by Ash Drove Cement Plant before entering the Army. His wife, Marlene, ls with him In Oermany. m m GIVE A GIFT OF FRUIT! Let Us Make Up A Gift Basket Of The Finest Selected Fruit For You To Cive 4158 a.m. - 3 to 6 p.m. WORLD S ffiST At Such A Low Price! no more Nehawka FFA, FHA Take Part In Recent Events NEHAWKA (Special) The Nehawka FFA officers were In vited to present a program for the Murray Orange Nov. 28. They gave a parliamentary pro cedure demonstration. Myron Schoch, vocational agriculture instructor, gave a talk on the ac tivities of the Nehawka FFA. Those who attended were: Richard Redding, president; Jer ry Nutter, vice president; Stan ley Roberts, sentinel; Richard Worthan, secretary; Gene Val lery, treasurer; Albert Johnson, reporter. Schoch ls their" adviser. About 70 FFA and FHA mem bers attended a roller skating party at the Nebraska City rink Dec. 4. After skating, they re turned to the Nehawka school where the girls served refresh ments. Myron 8choch, Lonnie Wood and Mrs. Lois Hughes were sponsors. The Nehawka annual oyster ana chin supper will be held Jan. 3 at the school auditorium from 6:30 t0 8:30. Advance tick ets may be purchased from any FFA member. Albert Johnson, reporter. A recent meeting of the FHA ilglrki included a Droirram hv iri jjjWessel, Wanda Hostetter and liOcraldlne Bond. Inspiration was ; Jones, Joyce Fornoff. Linda Waller were appointed on the food committee for the roller skating party. Janet Jones, Cheryl Kearney and Joyce Fornoff presented a program on Teenage Consumer at the Dec. 5 meeting of the FHA inspiration was given by Edith Oander. Refreshments were served by i-uiua weston, Judy Balfour, varen HODacK. The FHA ffirl ijkjiuibq a unnstmas party and gift exchange fnr rw io nn ijda Waller, reporter. P! Mount Vernon, the home of i ueorge Washington, was named g for the British admiral Edward ! Vernon, who fought the Spanish " In the Caribbean ln the mld- ! 18th century. British soldiers It called Vernon "Old Orog" be I, cause of the grogram cloak he L , wore. The grog that present-day W tars still drink bears Vernon's nickname because be ordered ithe dally rum ration diluted v with water. .... , Adding Machine THE PLATT8WIOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, December 10, 1962 PAOJE FIVE My Trip To Chicago (Larry Engelkemler was a Cass County winner of a trip to Chicago during the 4-H Congress and International Livestock Show recently. He was chosen for the Murray State Bank award on his 4-H record. Below, he tells of the trip). BY LARRY ENGELKEMIER I wish to take this means of publicly thanking the Murray State Bank for the very enjoy able and educational trip to Chi cago that it was my fortune to receive as a 4-H award. The trip lasted three days with Chicago presenting the most favorable weather. The weather was pleasant with sun shine and mild temperatures. The three days were spent with my host and hostesses, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wohlfarth and Miss Pauline Wilson; Patty Wohl farth, and Marilyn Vinduska, the other recipient of the award. We left Omaha Sunday eve ning, Nov. 25 aboard the Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr. We spent the night ln Individual roomettes and bedrooms. The train arrived in Chicago , Monday morning. Breakfast was eaten at the depot. We then registered at the LaSalle Hotel ln the heart of Chicago. Monday afternoon was spent at the International Livestock Exposition viewing the many ex hibitions of livestock and dis plays. The chief event was pick ing of the reserve and grand champion steer of the exposi tion That evening I attended the International Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity Banquet. The ban quet was held at the Prudential Building overlooking Chicago's business district and Lake Mich igan. The rest of the group had dinner at Diamond Jim's rest aurant. After dinner we attended the outstanding show, "Mutiny on the Bounty.!' Tuesday morning everyone had breakfast ln bed, an enjoy able experience. Following this the group went shopping at Mar shall Field's, the largest depart ment store ln Chicago, and sev eral other department stores. The women of the eroim en joyed this adventure very much. It was Quite amuMne tn Dale and myself watching them shop and keeping up with them. One outstanding purchase of one of the youpg ladles ln our group was a white wig. It presented Just Phone 2141 many a laugh and lots of fun for the return trip home. We had lunch at Marshall Field's. Tuesday afternoon we toured the Museum of Science and In dustry. One of the outstanding features at the museum is a German submarine captured during World War II. Tuesday evening we dined at Kingsholm, a Swedish restau rant. The restaurant specializes In Swedish rare foods such as roast eel, lobster, Caviar, tongue, and many other deli cious foods. After dinner, we attended the play, "Carnival". It was a very outstanding and enjoyable musi cal. Wednesday morning we had breakfast at the LaSalle and prepared for the trip home. While ln Chicago, we met a number of Cass County resi dents. The train left Chicago Wednes day morning and arrived back at Omaha at 9:30 Wednesday evening. We traveled ln the par lor car and vista dome. Two New Dens Added to Pack 399 Cub Pack 399 held the Nov, meeting at the high school aud itorium at 7:30 p.m.. Den 4 led the opening ceremony. The Cubs are collecting But ternut coffee key strips and la bels for the needy. They are to be turned ln Dec. 15. Mrs. John Rishel of Den 7 was awarded recognition from the south district for being "Den Mother" for the most years ln this pack.- There are two new dens form ed now. Den 8 den mothers, Mrs Karrenberger; Den 9 den moth ers, Mrs. Royer and Mrs. Klap per. Den 3 presented the skit for the evening. Swimming lessons were Dec. 9 at the Jewish community cent er. The following boys received these awards: ' Larry Barnes and Joe Solo mon, 2 year pins; Joel Catron, 2 year pin, assistant denner stripe; Kevin FarLs, 2 year pin, Bear badge, 1 gold arrow after Bear; Kenneth Henry, 1 year pin; Dennis Kalasek, denner stripe; Rick Brendel, denner trlpe, 1 silver arrow after Bear; Danny Fauquet, bear Ibadtre. 1 old- arrow after -beart , Kenny "iinera, i goia arrow after bear, aenner stripe, assistant denner J0w56.:f5?Kd Fr,eelii S"Ver rows after bear, 1 gold arrow af ter Dear. Also Steven Tiekotter, 1 silver arrow after bear; Mike Simpson, and George Martinson, gold ar row after bear; Steven Molck, bear badge; Carl Rhylander, bear badge, gold arrow, silver arrow after bear; Glen Gochen our, bear badge, 1 year pin; Don ald Ogg, bear badire. 1 venr nin arrow aner won, gold ar row after bear; Danny Rice, sil ver arow after wolf: Dale Ttrar. ken, silver arrow after wolf, denner stripe. And Michael Loar, wolf badge, assistant denner stripe. Mrs. Warren Loar, Terry Barnes. Charles Henry, Brent Shanholtz and Warren Loar, each 1 year pins; David Broderson, Ricky ivanenDerger, Lester Loper, Pet er Rlshel, Bruce Reynolds and Tommy Sharp, all bobcat pins; Jim McKnlght, webelos badge, Barry Jose, lion and webelos badge, Nell Redden, webelos badge and Steven Rlsh el, round-up patch. On Dec. 11 there will be a Roundtable at Bellevue at 7:30 p.m. Next meeting will be Dec. 17 ai :jo p.m. at the high school auditorium. The theme will be "The Magic of Christmas." Den 5 led the closing cere mony. Obituary Mrs. George Allhouse EAGLE (Special) Elsie Allen Althou.se, the daughter of Samp son and Adeline Allen, was born Jan. 1, 1885, at Davey, Nebr. She died Dec. 1, 1962, after an ill ness of several months at 77. At the age of five she moved with her family to Eagle. She attended school and graduated from high school there. She liv ed near Eagle .since then. She was married to George Althouse Jan. 1, 1906. They had three sons and a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Althouse cele brated their 50th Golden Wed ding Anniversary tn 1958. Mrs. Althouse was a member of the Eagle Methodist Church, and the American Legion Auxili ary. She was preceded ln death by her parents, a brother and three sisters. She Is survived by her husband; her children Floyd of Eagle, Keith of Lincoln, Clyde of Eagle, and Mrs. Inez Munn of Waverly; a brother, Ralph Allen of Lincoln; and nine grandchildren. More than 2,500 Attend Louisville Christmas Parade LOUISVILLE (Special) A large crowd of over 2,500 attend ed the third annual Christmas parade Dec. 1 at Louisville. Three bands participated, Louisville High School Band, Platteview School and Murdock School. The competition was divided into four classes, Organizations, churches, Schools and busines ses. Cash prizes awarded were, $25, first prize; $15, second prize; $10, third prize and $5, fourth prize. Judges of the parade were Darrel Brandenburg, of the Platteview School staff; Earl Knosp of Murdock and Archie Crozler of Weeping Water. The following prizes were a warded: Organizations: First prize. Brownies Girl Scout troop 432 with the theme of "Christ mas Dolls of Other Lands"; Leader, Mrs. Max Amelang, as sistants, Mrs. Vera Carpenter and Mrs. Ralph Helm; Second prize, Rebekah Lodge 391 with the theme, "Peace;" third prize, American Legion Auxiliary, theme, "Christmas Night," Mrs. Fred Schllefert, President; fourth prize, Springfield Assem bly No. 8 Order of the Rainbow, Mrs. Tony Johnson and W. A. Linda Johnson. Schools: First prize, Louisville Grade School, theme, "O Come All Ye Faithful," teacher, Mrs. Leonard Heard; Second, Future Homemakers of America, theme, Bible Nativity Scene, Mrs. Bev erly Pohlman, sponsor; Dutch Academy School, District 33, theme, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," teacher, Mrs. Har old Hlavac: fourth. Pleasant Ridge School, District 41, theme, "Frosty the Snowman," Mrs. August Stohlmann, Jr., teacher. Churches : First, Wesleyan Service Guild, Theme, "O Come All Ye Faithful;" Second, Christ ian Church, theme, "O Come All Ye Faithful, Cherub Choir. Businesses: Dolan's Dry Goods, first prize, theme, "Santa's Standin," A trail run to check Santa's sleigh. Other groups participating In the parade were: Santa Claus, Cass County Saddle Club; the 4-H marching group: American Legion Post 353; Federated Wo man's Club; Springfield Saddle Club; Royal Neighbors; Luken Chevrolet; Boots and Spurs Saddle Club; Louisville Volun teer ire Department; IOOF i-.oage Lodge; Bridle and Saddle Club; C. J. Pankonin Sc Son. 1 he WSCS annual bazaar held ar-r?at afternn and evening was aiao a great sucess. They sold gift articles, decorative Christ ma.? Items, homemade candies and cakes and served pie, cof fee, and Yum Yums. Iceland's Great Geysir can be coaxed Into shooting boiling water high into the air with a charge of surface-tension-relieving detergent. COMNENT by L. A. Ctldwcll The Instant Age Ours is the instant age. More and more products are designed to be prepared in an instant, served in a jiffy, downed in a '!. ., . gulp. An up:,0-,h" 1 1 1 i n u i e housew i f e can pre pare many a meal with e v erything on the menu be ing an "in stant item . . . except for an occasional course that might take a whole minute to cook. You'd think that the one commodity we're running short of these days is time. Every thing's got to be done in a hurry. The funny part of all this is that we now have more lei sure time than any body of people has ever had. We work shorter hours than our ances tors, and we stay up later. We have more time off. Cetting things done quickly isn't necessarily good or bad. Instant preparations save all of us a lot of drudgery, give us more time to enjoy life. What counts is the use we make of those instants we save . . . CALDWELL FUNERAL HOME 702 Ave. B Plattsmouth Ph. 4111 Next week Mr. Caldwell of the Caldwell Funeral Home will comment on iLast Minute Shopping. . . s - ?$ m You can male short work of a long Christmas list at FELDHOUSEN'S for we've something extra nice at every price for every person on it. For instance, here are 25 wonderful ways to say "Merry Christmas" and you'll, see many more at our easy-to-shop store. Come in today for bright ideas for making this a right Christmas for every one you know. WHITE MIST PERFUME SETS $2.50 ANGELIQUE COLOGNE TRIO $2.50 COTY SETS $5,00 MAX FACTOR LIPSTICK fr POWDER SETS 53.95 TUSSY PERFUME & BATH POWDER SETS $2.50 FROM BOXED GAMES $2.00 LIST ASST'D. $119 REVLON LIPSTICK GIFTS $2.00 FROM CHANTILLY GIFTS $2.00 FROM MAX FACTOR SETS FOR MEN $3.50 FROM KODAK BROWNIE FIESTA FLASH COMPLETE SAWYER VIEW MASTERS $175 FROM PAINT BY THE NUMBER SETS FROM $995 9Sc Christmas & Holiday CANDLES Giant Variety Of Designs & Fragrances VERY POPULAR WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS. i r .sr . -jt . .is' BUXTON LEATHER BILLFOLDS $3.98;: FROM BUXTON BILLFOLD SETS 2 TO 5 PIECES $7.9 5: FROM PULL STRINC CHARACTER TOYS $1.19 EVENING IN PARIS SETS FROM TABU SETS $5J SHEAFFER PEN SETS - $3.95 FROM OLD SPICE - SETS FOR MEN FROM CAS FUELED CIGARETTE LIGHTERS $ FROM FARM ANIMAL SETS - 9c ELECTRIC CLOCK ASSORTMENT $9 FROM PERFUME PUSH DOWN SPRAY ASSORTMENT $15 FROM YARDLEY SETS FOR MEN FROM Q up , . u-. .... . . . r DO $2.50 4.95- $1.50 79