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LOUISVILLE NEWS Mrs. Ralph Wildrick Phone 5427 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis of Louisville, Mr. end Mrs. Bill Stambaugh, Debbie and Danny Ault, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Stam baugh, Mr. and Mrs. Ted White and Miss Mary Otte of Millard were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Otte In Millard. Christmas Day dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Stohlmann were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Haug and fam ily of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Helwlg and sonsj 01 ron urooit, mrs. maruia Neumann and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stohlmann and family of Manley. Mr. and Mrs. William Dunn spent Chri:;tmas Day with their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Dunn in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. LuRue Williams and Dan and Wilma Schoeman were Christmas eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Streeter and family. , S-Sgt. and Mrs. Earl Cushmun and children of the Army Air Force Base In Reno, Nevada ar rived Sunday to spend the holi days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnot Cushman Mid Rich ard. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Erown of Grand Island and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Oroup ar:d children were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Oroup. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Funke of Toprka, Kansas spent Christ mas Day with his parents, M.. and Mrs. August Funke and sis ter, Mrs. Connie Quinett and daughters. Mrs. Margaret Swecnie of Springfield entertained Mr. and Mrs. Carl Melslnger and Rich ard and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Krocse and children to a Christ mas Breakfast at the Kroese home on Christmas morning. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Klncaid and family of Columbus, Nebraska were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Fusselman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Torn Tcrinant en tertained at a Christmas party Christmas Eve. The following COMMENT! by L. A, Caldwell The New Year There's an old saying that we shouldn't look behind us, on the theory that we can't do any thing about the pa.t and it' ' more con- structive to look ahead at w h a t's coming. The be ginning of a new year is a time when movt of us take a moment to took both ways. In this we're follow ing the tradition which goes back to Roman times. January gets its name from anus, one of the deities in Roman mytho logy, who was depicted as hav ing two faces, one looking back at the pavt and the other look ing ahead. Janus looked both ways, but the Romans didn't think of him n being at the crossroads. Mainly he was the god of the beginning of things. Thai's the way it is as a new year begins. We look over our shoulders at fhe old year . . . but we're more interested in the hope and promise of the New Year . . . and in wishing our friends a happy and prosperous year. CALDWELL FUNERAL HOME ' f 702 Ave. B Plattsmouth Ph. 4111 Nt week Mr. Caldwell of the Caldwell Funeral Home will comment on The Cood Old Days. - - : ? icfienieMce f ' f ' rf t ' -M ' A ' guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Payne and chil dren of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Sehroeder end Carol and Clifford Koch of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Reed of Weeping Water and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Reed and Rita. Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Welch were Mr. and Mrs. Koch of Blue Springs, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Koch and Miss Lucille Schultz of Wymore, Mr. and Mrs. James Verno and Karen of Beatrice, Mrs. Edith Stanley of Dix, Neb.; Hubert Welch and Mrs. Henry Welch of Omaha and Jack Welch, Jr., who is home for the holidays from his studies at the University. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Foster and Dorothy of Columbus and Dan Stiffler, who Is home for the holidays from the University of Nebraska, were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stiffler. Christmas Eve supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Franks were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hickey, Mr. and Mrs. Irvln Franke and sons, Fritz Franke, Jr., and Miss Judy Trotter of Omaha. Mr. and. Mrs. Carl Melsinger entertained at their home Christ mas Eve with the annual Oyster Stew supper of the Ahrens clan. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Bud Chriswlsser and chil dren of Nehawka, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Engelkemeler of Murray, Mr, und Mrs. Roy Chriswlsser of Weeping Water, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kroese and family of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Berner and daughters and Richard Melslnger, Mr. and Mrs. George Hansen and Judy of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tlustos, Bobby and Debbie were Christmas Day din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Larson. T-Sgt. Bill Larson and family of San Antonio tele phoned and wished everyone there a Merry Christmas. A family Christmas dinner was held Christmas Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jew ell and sons of Carpentersville, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Davis and Sandy 0f Jefferson, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Anderson, Blllle and Kathy of Omaha, Miss Judy fiheehan of Papllllon, Mr. anej Mrs. Elwln Isaac and sons, Miihael and Frankle of Manley, Mrt and Mrs. Joe Sheehan and Margie and Mrs. Frank Pace of Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oaebel and family, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson, Mrs. John Luken and Jerry Luken were Christmas dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Luken and Co leen. Jerry Is home on vacation from his studies at the Fairbury Junior College. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ingram and family of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Weltc and family of Weeping Water, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, Linda and Cheryl of Papllllon, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Monohon and Mr. and Mrs. Gail Melslngcr and Larry were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ingram. Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Braack, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gaebel, Miss Henrietta Gaebel and Mr. and Mrs. Chris McGrew, Jr., and family of Louisville and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Koch and family of Papllllon were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rau Gaebel and family In Murdock. A pre-Chrlstmas dinner was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Heard and Kathy. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Meyers and chil dren and Barton Barnes of O maha, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nannen and Vlckl Lynn of Lin coln, James Heard of Princeton, New Jersey, Mrs. Keith Patton ana daughters of Lincoln and Mrs. Floyd Eastridge and sons of Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Myers spent Christmas Day at the home of their daughter and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Ingalise and John In Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Griffin of Moses Lake, Washington and Mrs. Velma Youngqulst ware Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Oriffin and family. Mrs. James Heard of Nor wood, Mo., spent Christmas Day the yiMi Innredlent In Every WaVrert Aueticy J'rMcrlption. Walgreen Agency 1're acrlptlon Service la deep-rooted in exjieri tnce, In Inltgrity. It l thit time proved c.p. ability that aiwuree the Important plmin grcdicnt in every Walffreen Agency-filled preocrlption . . . U quality of liiithful do jwudAbility. DEPENDABLE PRESCRIPTION SERVICE Cass Drug DIAL 218? , A .. . t with her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrg. Rubin Hermanson. Richard Fiala spent Thursday with his mother, Mrs. Frank Fiala in Omaha. Enroute home he stopped and visited his uncle, George Fiala also In Omaha. Mrs. C. M. Staples of Redon do Beach, California has been visiting this past month with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Staples and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Welch and Jack, Jr., were Friday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Carlson in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tlustos and family are moving this week to the home they have purchas ed In South Bend. Mrs. Velma Youngqulst enter tained at a baptismal dinner Sunday honoring her infant grandson, Mark Noel Griffin, who was baptized that morning. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Griffin, Georgia Gay and Mark and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Griffin of Moses Lake, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Drucry and eons were Tuesday afternoon callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Akromls and family In Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boardman of Elkhorn were Monday evening callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Heard and Kathy. Mary Franke left Friday eve ning by jet plane to spend the Christmas and New Years Holi days with Mr. and Mrs. John Spooner and family in Talla hasse, Florida. She will return the first of the year. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Funke of Topeka, Kansas visited over the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Stork of Weeping Water and Mr. and Mrs. August Funke of Louis ville. Mr. and Mrs. Howard McBride and Gary of Ashland were Thursday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hauschild, Betty and Billy. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beck were Monday morning callers of Mrs. Florence Dobbs in Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wildrick and Agnes, Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Wildrick and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Deen and Mike were Sat urday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lancaster, Marvin and Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Erret Wiles of Waterloo, Nebraska were Friday afternoon callers at the Oeorge Bauers home. Elaine Stohlmann, Jr., entered the Methodist Hospital in Oma ha Christmas Day and under went a tonsilectomy the next day. She returned nome Thurs day. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Stohlmann, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Sawyer, Jlmmle and Rhonda were Mon day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Sawyer In Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dienstbler of Omaha were Tuesday evening callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julc Bourclle. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schaefer and Clarence Bauers of Murdock were Sunday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Bauers. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wildrick were afternoon callers. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stein of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lancaster of Plattsmouth were Sunday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wildrick and Agnes. Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doer nann were: A2C and Mrs. James McClellan of Topeka, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Oestmann and sons of Dawson; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Vaughn and fam ily of Palmyra. Staying for a visit with her grandparents was, Jean Vaughn. Pre-Chrtstmas dinner was held at the Rudolph Brenner home In Syracuse on Sunday. Those at tending were: Mrs. Charlotte jDoermann and Mrs. Anna Gillln !of Lorton; Mr. and Mrs. Donald iReuter and family of Nebraska 'City; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard I Vaughn and family of Palmyra; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Oestmann land .sons of Dawson; Mr. and (Mrs. Henry Doermann and their 'house guest Mrs. Lucille Thomp son son of Louisville. Mrs. Oest Imann and Mrs. Vaughn took j their aunt, Mrs. Thompson to ! Lincoln to take a bus to North Platte for Christmas with her son and family. Mrs. H. C. Dalrymple, Mrs. Alice Dalrymple and Mr. and jMrs. Donald Huffman and sons j of Lincoln w ere Christmas Day ! dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. iD. C. Huffman. Mr. and Mrs. James Larsen and children were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mrs. Ru dolph Meislnger in Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Dick MeUinger and family were afternoon callers. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Koop left Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Boker and children in Denver, Colorado. They re turned home Wednesday. -Rev. and Mrs. Rodney Wll moth were Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wllmoth In Omaha. They were Wednes day guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Llndberg In O' Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Inman and children of Louisville and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Crandall of Plattsmouth were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Johnson In Platts mouth. .., .is yf .M , A fifi . Ordinance For Paving Cemetery Rd. The City Council Thursday night passed an ordinance cre ating a street Improvement dis trict for the Cemetery Road 15th Street from Avenue C south to Avenue B and Avenue B-from 15th west to the U. S. 73-75 By Pass. Plans and specifications for a 25-foot paving strip with curb and gutter are to be prepared by Henningson, Durham and Richardson of Omaha, consult ing engineers. Boundaries of the paving dis trict are set out In Ordinance No. 1038 which appears In this edition of The Journal. STREET PORTION VACATED The City Council Thursday night passed an ordinance va cating "that portion of 11th Street lying west of Block 2 in Fitzgerald's Addition to the City of Plattsmouth, not heretofore vacated by Ordinance No. 959, passed Sept. 9, 1957." Social Security Contributions To Increase Starting with the first pay received in January, social se curity contributions of salaried workers will be Increased by one-half of one per cent on the first $4,800 of yearly' wages. With this increase, the contri bution will be 3 58 per cent on earnings up to $4,800 a year. Self-employed persons will still pay 4.7 per cent on their earnings for 1962 when they file their social security returns af ter the end of the year. However, the tax on 19(53 income, payable In 1964, will Increase to 5.4 per cent on the first $4,800. This contribution, together with a matching amount paid by the employer, is credited to the old-age and survivors in surance trust fund and the dis ability Insurance trust fund. By law, these funds can be used only for social security purposes. Printed explanations of the tax Increase are available upon request, according to A. F. Silber, District Manager of the Social Security Administration. He said that a number of employers have already ordered copies to enclose with employees' pay checks In January. Employers may also wish to request copies of the new "Social Security Employee Tax Table" for the convenience of their payroll offices. The tax table and the printed copies of "An Explanation of Your Social Se curity Contribution" may be ob tained by visiting, phoning or writing the Social Security Dis trict Office, Room 400, National Bank of Commere Building, in Lincoln. 9th Archer Checks Deer Quarry Here Mrs. Oeorge Hathaway of Union Sunday checked in a whitetail' buck deer at the Police Station here to become the ninth archer to report a success at the Platts mouth Station. She felled her deer northeast of Union. The state archery season ends today. Drivers should be aiert for distant traffic problems. Even at slow speeds, far-off situations will be immediate problems in a matter of seconds. SAVE EXTRA 10 on Compact Car Insurance with STATE FARM MUTUAL Owners of moat compact can now let an extra 10 aaving on major coverage with State Farm ... In addition to Stale Farm' already low rate. Call me today and find out bow much you may aave. James F. McMillian 1104 3rd Ave. Plattsmouth, Ncbr. Phone 3928 STATE MUM MUTUAL AUTOMOaiU INSUXANCf COMPANY in Otfici: UmiaitM, limit A -t ---! INiuaaMd NEHAWKA Mrt. F. 0. Sand Phone 2708 Mrs. John Chandler Is a niece of the late Fred Stoll, who pass ed away recently at Vancouver, wash. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jarmin of Clarksburg, Mo. came Saturday to spend the holidays wiih Mr and Mrs. Jim Chappell. Mrs. Chappell s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Per ry Smith of Indianapolis, ind were also their holiday guests. Jim Bailer of St. Louis came Friday to spend several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs Harvey Bailer. Christmas day Mr. and Mrs. Bailer, Jim and Dickie; Neil Bailer and Miss Marlyn Doran, Lincoln; tne Richard Berner family of Louis ville were dinner guests of Mrs. Alma Berner of Weeping Water. Mrs. Berner stayed at the Bailer home when Mrs. Bailer recent ly had ear surgery at Bryan hos pital in Lincoln. The operation was a success and Mrs. Bailer's hearing has Improved. Christmas day guests of the Gene Adkins were the Richard Adkins family of Bellevue; Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts and the Jack Roberts family. Mr. and Mrs. Maurius Peter sen of Syracuse and Kathy Thorne of Nebraska City were guests Sunday of the Kent Bal fours. ChrLstmas eve Mr. and Mrs. Kent Balfour and family,' the Vance Balfour family, Mrs. Amelia Balfour joined the Mar lus Petersens and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gunn of Syracuse, and Kathy Thorne of Nebraska City for dinner at the home of Mrs. .Helen Petersen of Nebraska City. Mrs. Petersen accompanied the Kent Balfours home to spend several days. Christmas day din ner guests of the Kent Balfours were the Vance Balfour family Mrs. Amelia Balfour and' Mrs Petersen. Fat Cattle Up, Hogs Lower at Omaha Market Fat lambs sold substantially higher, most fat cattle also scored some advance their first in five weeks and hogs were lower last week at Omaha. Hogs took their main Jolt on biggest salable Thursday count In seven years 17,600. The upturn on lambs wag 75c- $1, hiking wooled to mzu.su, equalling best of the year; shorn to $20. ' With beef trade slow and steady to mostly lower, the mar ket on fat cattle lost some of Its early steam but still finished steady to mostly 25-50c up, steers to $29.50, heifers to $28.60; average price of all slaughter steers $26.72 against $26.60 the previous week and $24.39 a year ago; average price of heifers $26.56 compared to $28.12 the preceding week and $24.07 a year earlier. Cows sold a dollar and more up, bulk $12-$15.50, a few to $18. Replacement cattle and calves were unevenly steady to 50c lower despite light supply, re placement steers $23.25-$28.75, latter weighing near 525. Weights to 800 went out at $26.50. There were stock heifers to $26, heifer calves to $28.50. Strictly top stockers were lack ing. Butcher hogs finished the week 25-75c lower, mostly 50-75c off, closing top $17, high for the period $17.75. Sows sold steady to 25c higher to $14.75. Amorg recent sales at Omaha for shippers from Cass County: Arlo Stock, 10 Holstein steers, wt. 1,219, $23. Leo Rikli. 31 hogs, wt. 307, $15.50. Back ln 1913, when the United States Navy was trying out its new wings in operations off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, flyers faced mechanical hazards un dreamed of today. "Motors were primitive," Vice Admiral Pat rick N. L. Bellinger (Ret.) wrote recently ln National Geogra phic. "They often quit ln mid air; so we flew with an eye on the surface . . . ln ca.se of a forced landing. The most Im portant rule was: 'When some thing goes wrong point her nose down." THE BERRYS Carl Grucorl aaHTHE BERRYS A BOND A MONTH THE PAYROLL SAVINGS WAV A Ay A f. ?.. 1 1 m. F.vT ' l You And The Law (One of a series "You and the Law" prepared by the Nebraska State Bar Association). FALSE PRETENSES The obtaining of money or property by lies and falsehoods is a crime. The gist of this crime Is the obtaining of money or property by false pretenses with the intent to cheat or defraud. If the value of the property obtained is more than $35 then the punishment Is one to five years in the penitentiary. If less than $35, it is a fine of up to $100 or thirty days in the county jail. The false statement must be as to an existing fact and must be relied upon. A promise as to something which will happen In the future is not sufficient un less the defendant nrnmixps t.n a particular act and has no in tention to carry out the promise. The intent to defraud must be shown and money or property of value must be obtained. In a recent case the defend ant oromised a vounir ladv that he would marry her. In reliance on this she advanced him mon ey. At the time the defendant was already married and his actual statement was that he would attempt to put himself in a posi tion SO that he could mnrrv hpr She knew he was married and he wasn't actually living with his wife. Subsequently, the girl called off the romance, though the defendant had not refused to marry her, before he was in a legal position to secure a di vorce. ' It was held that the crimp of false pretenses had not been proven. This because the state had neither Droved that, thp statements were false nor that there was an intent to defraud. A slight chance of facts nr even of proof, might well change' uns result, it it had been shown that the defendant had previ ously made similar nromixpa t.n other women and then had "run out" on them, a different re sult might well have been reach ed. Had the defendant, m a H o statements to others that he never did intend t.n mnrrv thp girl, there would be evidence of an intent to qefraud In these cases the proof is us ually difficult. Peonle rin nnt like to admit that they have been looiea. in many cases this re luctance hinders law enforce ment officers ln their attempt to bring these "cheats" tn Just ice. This article Is DreDarprl a a public service bv the Nehri-!. State Bar Association. 541 13 State House, Lincoln, Nebr. (This coiumn is written to inform and iiol io aavise. Facts may change the application of the law in an individual case.) Two of Africa's new states take their names fmm tho ,..o Congo River that flows through the heart of thp mniinnt Former colonies of France and Belgium, both are called Re public of the Congo. They are often distineulshpd Brazzaville" and "Congo Leop- oiuvine,- irom the names of their respective capitals, which iace eacn other across the river's lower reaches. Russian SDortsmen train hlaclr eagles to hunt foxes, antelopes, and wolves. Santa Claus beards, which sprout overnight at Christmas time, often are made from shaggy yak fur imported from the Himalayan kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan. imM lllillll Phi hatmm)M mm m h mm frozen or hard-packed material like a buzzsaw. New Holland offers the extra-strength features you need in a spreader to protect against "down time". An apron chain that withstands more than twice the pull of ordinary chains. Extra-tough, heat-treated paddles and longer hitch channels. If you can't afford a breakdown, you need a New Holland spreader. Models avail able in 130 and 175 bushel sizes in a choice of triple-beater and single-beater niodelu. See us soonl S3 ffi.f fxf f ft 0 ft THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, December 31, 1962 PAGE KlVk, Father Time, New Year Babe Linked To Greek Mythology Midnight on December 31 will signal, in cartoonists' lore, the exit of a haggard old man and the appearance of a chubby in fant wearing a diaper marked 1963. The personifications of the New Year Babe and Father Time, traditionally armed with a scythe and an hourglass, are as familiar as those of Santa Claus Yet these fitting symbols for the end of one cycle of living and the birth of another have roots ln Greek mythology Father Time survives as a descendant of the Greek god Cronus, lord of the universe, the National Geographic Society says. Cronus's face was creased with the 'lines of inestimable years, and he carried a long, curving blade. Strange Appetite Like many of mythology's earthly gods, Cronus was not al together without defects of character. Having been warned that one of his children would depose him, Cronus coped with the problem by swallowing each at birth. His wife Rhea naturally wished to discourage the prac tice. She hid their son Zeus af ter his birth, and presented Cronus with a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes. The trick worked. Zeus lived to dethrone his father, settle on Mount Olympus, and rule as chief god of the Greek panth eon. Later, Cronus's name was con fused with the word chronos, meaning "time." but the hour glass has found a permanent place in the hand of the white- haired gentleman with the scythe. Ancient Romans identified Saturn, their god of agriculture, with Cronus. Like his Greek counterpart, Saturn carried a scythe. Rome celebrated Saturnalia, a solstice ceremony of the year's turning, from December 17 to 23. In many ways, the festival resembled present-day New Year celebrations. All work stopped: Schools closed, courts The following property belonging to the estate of Charley Hall, will be told at Public Auction at the home in Nehawka,' located a block East and a block North of the Audii torium Building in Nehawka, Nebraska, on Saturday, Jan. Si Starting at FURNITURE, ETC. Air Conditioner Vacuum Cleaner Electric Range Electric Refrigerator Kitchen Cabinet Kitchen Table and Chairs Sunbeam Electric Skillet Westinghouse Electric Roaster Electric Mixer Washing Machine Dining Room Table and Chairs Buffet Hide-A-Bed 1952 Dodge Wayfarer Two - TERMS OF SALE CASH (HESTER STOKE r ADMINISTRATOR ... Of The Estate Of Charley Hall . YOUNG & MORRIS, Auctioneers MURRAY STATE BANK, Clerk Famoui "Ripsaw-Action" ipreodort fsa'tur high-strength sawtooth paddles thai rip through STANDER IMPLEMENT CO. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBR. f f, f . f f . jt $ tlp handed down no sentences, ra velers gamboled in masquerade, and gifts of waxen fruits, can dies, and dolls were exchanged, Even today, exchange of pres ents lingers as a New Year cus tom. The Roman word for good luck gifts strenae survives iij jour d'etrennes, Frances's popu lar expression for New Year's Day. Symbol of Rebirth The New Year Babe may be as old as Father Time. An in fant was paraded as a symbol of rebirth in pagan Greece's festival of the nature god DionyJ sus. The image of a baby also, was featured in Greece's Eleu sinian Mysteries, the important' religious rites that signified the annual decay and renewal d vegetation. In more recent times, farm-! ers of West Prussia staged thpj symbolic birth of a child in har- vest fields. A German folk sonij of the 14th century depicts the. New Year Babe in its present form. The widespread recognition of January 1 as the start of the" new year is a purely arbitrary custom stemming from ancient. Rome. It was the time when consuls and other officials took office. Thus Julius Gaesar desig nated that date as the first day. of the Roman year when he. adopted the Julian calendar. The ancient equivalents of hoE dogs and soda pop were banned from Imperial Rome's municipal stadium. A quarter of a million spectators gathered in the Cir- cus Maximus for chariot races but decorum demanded that the' screaming mob go home for re freshments. ft THOMAS WALLINC CO.K Plattsmouth, Nebraska g Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance" 1 :30 P.M. 2 Occasional Chairs 9x12 Rug 3 Metal Beds Several Chests of Drawers '. Singer Sewing Machine Small Desk 1 Trunks and several Suit Cases Several Lamps Linen and Bedding ' Dishes and Silverware Garden Tools Electric Mower . Numerous Miscellaneous Articles " Door Sedan, Cood Conditional WHERE YOU1 NEED IT MOST! AV -&A '..V ' vVVV- -if,,