Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • Page 3

Union Center flews Miss Virgie Andrews was a Sunday guest of Elayne Friedemann. Miss Vonnie Craig was a Sunday dinner guest at the Harold Hefner homo. Leon Mailahn and Klden Friedemann spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. George Alsman in Salem.

Arnola Friedemann, Evelyn Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rocke of Beatrice were Sunday dinner guests at the George Mailahn home. Mr. and Mrs.

Menn Trauernicht and Paul visited the homes of Matie Trauernicht. and Louis Gade of Wymore Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A.

R. Friedemann and sons wore Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Friedomann's sister and husband, Mr- and Mrs. Ernest Nydegger of Beatrice. Mervin Garner came home with the Friedcmanns.

Ball Game The Union Center ball team defeated Blue Springs Sunday by nino to two. Mr. and Mrs. Robert King and Kathryn and Evelyn Friedomann wore Sunday dinner guests at the Perry Miller home. Evelyn stayed for a visit.

Kathleen Moran returned from a visit to Denver Saturday afternoon. H. S. O. Club The H.

S. O. club met Thursday at the Homer Hardenbrook home with Mrs. Frank Kerr as assisting hostess. Roll call was answered by tolling of a Fourth of July each remembered.

Aletter of thanks was read from the children's home to which the comforters the club had made were sent. Plans were made for a no hostess meeting at Arbor State park- It was decided to have a family picnic at Chautauqua park Aug. 25. Lunch was served. Several visitors' were present including: Mrs.

Earl Hardenbrook iurchard News TOUGH Burd, In his mule-drawn sled, chops cotton on the Jarrett farm near Mem phis. Fellow chopper Is Ora Bell Jarrett, who Is helping the crippled veteran adapt himself to farm life Curtis Says Aid Should Be Halved WASHINGTON, Rep Curtis (rNeb) believes "our five-billion dollar foreign aid program should be cut. in half and the conference report on the 19-billion dollar housing bill voted down." He told the house yesterday that such action would be the "the first steps toward balancing the budget and stemming 1he tide of the Truman depression." and daughter, Mrs. ards, and children, Gene Rich- Mrs. Adam Hobeln, Mrs.

John Hardenbrook and children, Betty Epp and Donna and Margaret Chapman. Homer Hardenbrook, Wesley Chapman and Clarence Lewis lost several head of cattle by lightning Monday night. MAKES MISTAKE ABILENE, July 7 N. E. Wilson made a big mistake while babysitting with his two grandsons.

He look a nap. While grandad slept, the youngsters, aged five and seven, decided to play Indian. They built a fire. They built it under Wilson's pickup truck. The truck was badly damaged before the fire a thoroughly awakened the blaze.

COROC New Paste! Beauty for Walls and Ceilings COOK'S PAINTS 414 Court Crippled Ex-GI Is Happy Hoeing A Row Of His Own BY TOM MEAN LEY MEMPHIS Burd was a telephone lineman before he lost the use of his legs when a German building blew up around him. Now he rides a sled behind a mule, his legs tied to the sled with the reins, weeding his own potato patch and chopping cotton. The new life he found in farm ing delights him. He's sun-tanned and his arms, from increased usage manipulating his wheel chair, are powerful. Building them up even further, to take the place of his legs, has become his main project.

"I have to report to the hospital every three days," he says. "I wish I could show my buddies in the paraplegic ward that there is plenty of good things they can do." Country roads are tough to tackle with his wheel chair. But he works his way along the ruts and up and down across pastures to the fish pond, tugging at the wheel chair wheels with his muscular arms. Another new problem he faces Is that of his weight. His body doesn't get complete exercise, and many persons confined to wheel chairs become fat.

Burd now weights 180 and wants to keep himself at that figure. Burd is living on the farm of M. J. Jarrett, Ora Bell, the Jarretts' oldest daughter, is helping him adapt himself to farm life. She pushes his chair when he doesn't have time to make the trip tinder his own slower power.

The veteran is welcome in the Jarrett's home; they marvel at his spirit and the way he works out new ways to make himself useful around the farm. When ho decided he was going to plant half an acre of sweet Or Why Put Up With The Heat? You don't have to suffer with the heat. You can keep your home or office degrees cooler with a cool fresh breeze. There's a fan or ventilator for every purpose that will supply fresh moving air and keep you cool and comfortable at home or at work-eliminate unpleasant cooking odors and ventilate stuffy rooms. For Hot Weather -Your Electric Dealer er CONSUMERS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT po la toes, Jarrett was at firs doubtful.

But" he encouraged Burd loaned him a mule and helpet him build the sled. The next thing the Jarrctts knew, the potatoe: were all planted. To weed the potatoes, Burd cu about two feet off a hoe handle To plow them, he traded a chop ping cotton assignment, with Jar rett, who did the plowing ii exchange. "I just like it out in the country," Burd says. "I was a telephone lineman for years before I went to war.

I was a lineman in the Army, too. I have the seniority for a desk job, but I wouldn't like that. "I really think it is easier fo a man like myself to adapt him self to a different kind of life ou in the country than it would be in the city. For one yoi don't have to worry about you appearance." Burd was born and reared in Boise, Idaho. In service he wen through Italy, Belgium, Luxem bourg, when he was within 50 miles of Berlin the hotel he was in exploded.

"I'm thinking I'll build a home where the potato patch is. I am supposed to get a car free I think it will be either a tracto: or a truck." NICE RISK Because dancer by profession and because she has to fide a spirited horse in a new film role, Joan Taylor, 19, now has a pair of $100,000 legs. Her producer had them insured with Lloyd's of London against injury during shooting of the movie. Here, Joan gives a glimpse ot her high-priced underpinning. Statistics of the $100,000 risk: Ankle, seven inches; calf, 10 inches; thigh, 17 inches; length of leg, 32 inches.

Beatrice Daily Sun, Beatrice, July 7, 3 New Paint Jobs Tom Dougherty, Don Parker nd John Gillain are giving their lomcs new coats of white paint. Mr. and Mrs. L. C.

Borden had as their Tuesday dinner guests Mrs. Edith Rauh, Mrs. Bernice Winders of Lincoln, Mrs. Dorlas Wilson, Jack and Diane of Scottsbluff. Mrs.

Audrey Travers and Ronald of Denver, Sharyn Kay West, of Grand Island and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gillain of Burchard. Mrs.

Viola Obermann and Mrs. Hannah Smyth were recent dinner guests with Mrs. Hallie Henry in Pawnee City. Eldon Brock went to Pawnee City on Sunday with his uncle, Albert Brock, and family. Visit In Beatrice Mr.

and Mrs. Charles W. Kramer are in Beatrice visiting their children. Mr. and Mrs.

Lee Featherkile made a Tuesday business trip to Tecumseh for tractor repairs. Henry Dougherty and son, Robert, had their tractor taken lo Pawnee City on Tuesday for repairs. Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. Vane Stake, Judith and Dennis of Alameda, the former's father, Ben Stake, and wife of Wymore called on relatives here and in Pawnee City on Tuesday.

They will go on Friday to Shenandoah, Iowa, to visit a brother, Goes, and family. They will also visit in South Dakota before returning to California. Monday evening visitors in the Lee Featherkile home were Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Messenger and baby of south of Lewiston.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Parks are vacationing in Minnesota. Honored Dealer Mr. and Mrs.

S. E. Dingwell, local implement and hardware dealers, drove to Omaha Wednesday, June 22, to attend a Minneapolis-Moline dealers' meeting honoring salesmen who have been with them 20 years or more. They also visited their son, 'Maurice, wife and children, Christie and Johnny. Mrs.

D. Wilson and daughters of Scottsbluff and Mrs. Audrey Travers and son of Denver accompanied their sister, Mrs. Bernice Winders, to Lincoln Wednesday to visit. They had spent nearly a week here with their parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John H. and other relatives. Mrs. Edna Messenger and family, who were here visiting her sisters.

Mrs. Paul P. Wenzl and Mrs. Clyde Hutchinson, returned Tuesday to their home in Oklahoma City. New Grandson Mr.

and Mrs. Warren Manley SECRETARY OF '49 -Irene Williams smiles after being crowned "Miss Secretary of 1949" at the annual convention of the. National Secretaries Assn. in Chicago, Employed for 23 years by a Chicago bank, she won out over 59 contestants in neatness, personality, dress, grooming and grammar. BABY.

IT HOT days, even a lady monkey pets her share of attention at the London Zoo. On hpt days, Milady, center, is offered cooling drinks and shelter from the sun by two fellow-admirers. had word of the birth of their' first grandchild. Patrick Allen, to Mr. and Mrs.

Wendell Manley in Omaha on June 20. W. S. C. S.

Mr. Mrs. Laverne Leitschuck, daughter, Janet, and Mrs. were in the county seat on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.

Hazel Klein went to Lin- coln'June 23 to spend a few days with her daughters. Miss Wilma will enter the hospital soon for surgery. Lyle and Raymond Bstandig were in Texas on a business trip recently. Visitors on Monday in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Lantz were the latter's brother, Carl Hartman of Beatrice, and her nephew, Leroy Walker, and wife of Pecos, Tex. Mrs. Laverne Leitschuck assisted in the post office while the postmaster, Eddie Peppcrl, was ill. Sew It Right Club Miss Donna LeSeur was hostess to thin rural 4-H cl.ub Wednesday afternoon, June 22. All members except two were present.

The older girls are making dresses, while the younger group worked on protectors for dress shoulders. This group plans to go to Tecumseh July 1 to meet with other 4-H clubs. Tho next regular meeting is with Georgia and Alicia Moore. Mrs. Francis' Vannoy and chil- drn of north of Crab Orchard visited friends here Saturday and I attended the Bstandig-Richardson wedding in the Methodist church.

Mrs. Janet Stewart is now visiting her sister, Mrs. Eastwood, on Mission Creek. Rook Club Mrs. Albert Stake was hostess on Wednesday afternoon, June 22, to eleven ladies of the Rook club.

The club plans to meet July 6 with Mrs. Martin Wehn. Charles R. Goodale of Long Beach, called on friends here Saturday afternoon. He, his wife and Mrs.

Zelphia Butcher of Lincoln spent part of the week in Pawnee City with relatives. Mrs. George Bridgman of Palisade, Mrs. Charles Wenzl and mother, Mrs. Anna Raitora, of north of Pawnee.City visited here Wednesday with Mrs.

Charles Kamen. Mrs. Joe Ullrnan and family also called on friends. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Kramer returned home Saturday after a week in Beatrice. Their son, Ferman, from California is here now visiting them. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Feichtinger and Mrs.

Viola Obermann made business trip to Omaha on Thursday. Fred Waniska and sons of Lincoln were visiting friends here on Saturday. Barbara and Galen Wenzl were weekend guests in the Leonard Lantz home. From North Platta Miss Rosa Vetrovsky of North Platte brought her brother, Frank, and family home on Saturday evening. Her father, John Vetrovsky, who had been working at also came home.

Miss Mary Leo Cox and her aunt, Mrs. Ada Martin, accompanied by the latter's daughter, Ruth of Lincoln and Louise of west oi Lewiston, started Saturday to Troutdale, to visit in the Sam K. Cox home. The Cox family were former residcntn here before moving to Oregon. Cox is an older brother of Mrs.

Martin's. Attend Wedding On Sunday, June 19, in the Grace Methodist church in Lincoln. Leslie K. Drake and Miss Phyllis Pautfest were married. He formerly lived here and is the youngest of the family of Mr.

and Mrs. Eden K. Drake. Among the guests present were his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Albert Stake, Mr.

and Will Stake, Mr. and Airs. Leonard Steiner of Burchard, Mr. and Mrs. John Stake of Stella, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Dougherty and son, Stanley, of Omaha, Mrs. Evelyn Drake Fletcher of North Platte, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Redenbarger and Mrs; Edna Kuster of Lincoln.

John Stake family of Stella spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr: and Mrs. Albert Stake. Natural Bridge, near Lexington, actually is the remains of the roof of an underground tunnel or cave through which Cedar Creek once flowed. ES PAY MOR to give you a finer cigarette! Yes, at tobacco auctions Lucky Strike pays millions of dollars more than official parity prices for fine tobacco! There's no finer cigarette in the world today than Lucky Strike! To bring you this finer cigarette, the makers of Lucky Strike go after fine, light, naturally mild tobacco pay millions of dollars more than official parity prices to get it! So buy a carton of Luckies today. See for yourself how much finer and smoother Luckies really much more real deep-down smoking enjoyment they give you.

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