The Buck Ends Here
January 1975
January 05, 1975
Congratulations to Jaycee President Paul Stevenson and the other Jaycees for a banquet that was used to recognize the contributions of others.
The honorees were Wilma McIntire, distinguished service; Ed Swift, educator; Lee Turner, young man; Roger Balfour, young farmer; Jim Withee, boss of the year; Mrs Bill Parker, Jayne award and Mrs Richard Symonsbergen, Jayne Spokette award.
Fred Wademan had the job of getting his Aunt Wilma to thebanquet for the surprise announcement and he did a good job ofit, because Wilma was floored.“
"But when they said the honoree was born in Nemaha, I didn’t think there was anyone else in the room besides me who was born there,” she said later.
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We had a pleasant visit with Terry and Linda Forsberg of Omaha. Terry is a newsman on channel 3 and he was the principal speaker for the evening.
He was asked by Mrs Ray Noyes what a parent should do when an announcement is made on TV that the following movie is recommended for adult viewing.That’s a parental responsibility, the Omahan said and TV viewers can do the same as he does. . . .pull the plug.
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I knew as I read through the list of awards to be presented that there were a lot that I could never receive. . . .except maybe one, the Outstanding Young Farmer.
Lee Turner set me straight by explaining that No. 1, the Exhausted Rooster pin on my lapel wiped me out in the “Young” classification and No. 2, just because my farm life included milking a Guernsey cow and 11 goats, that didn’t put i me in any high bracket.
I had to admit that milking goats is a bit closer to the ground.
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Didya read the other day about the high school dropout on the west coast who worked for a junkyard, later bought it and is now a millionaire... That Disneyland may build an amusement park in Japan... .That a California couple sent out wedding invitations and asked guests not to buy traditional wedding gifts. Instead, they suggested toys and games suitable for children. The over 100 gifts were given to an agency for distribution to handicapped children.
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Saving fuel
A man from Kansas has suggested that stop signs be replaced with yield signs to conserve gasoline. In the first place, he said, the public has more respect for yield signs. In the second place when a driver approaches a yield sign, he looks in all directions and then continues if there is no traffic approaching.
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Stolen
A man was undergoing his first experience as the owner of a small foreign car. After carefully recording its performance, he realized he wasn’t getting the high gas mileage expected from that type of car.
He took it to a garage and the mechanic checked it and found it to be in perfect condition.
“But isn’t there something I can do to increase the gas mileage?” the owner asked.
“Well, yes,” the mechanic answered. . . -“‘you can do what
most foreign car owners do — lie about it.””
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Little Bucks
Congratulations to Brian Browning, son of Mr and Mrs Everett Browning, Peru, for being named a Regent scholarship recipient. . . .Mr and Mrs Les Corr, Eagle, (we met them at Palmyra the other night) sald “hello” to the Jerry Jacobsons — Mr Corr who is with the Lincoln schools, hopes to, come to Nebraska City some time to visit Northside, the round, windowless school with carpeting. .. Bernard Wallman, president of The Nehawka Bank, said life may appear to be a bed of roses in Europe after he toured the country on an economics seminar, but there's no place like home.
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This week's smile award goes to —
EARL FREEMAN, 1624 Third Avenue. Mr Freeman served in WWI and WWII worked at Offutt Air Base as a government employe and retired about 10 years ago.
Since then he's been active in scout ing programs, chauffuer for many veterans to hospitals and senior citizens to churches and other events. His eyesight is weak and his legs are wobbly but the DAV veteran has a heart of gold and a backbone of iron.
Bill Joseph, county veterans Service officer, says Mr Freeman “is a veteran's friend.”
In his spare time (that’s when his wife, Wilma, puts him out of the house) he works a night shift as the clerk at Stephenson Motel.
You know what he Says when asked along, Earl?
”“Ohhbhh, just fine. You know, I’ve got Wilma and I’ve got the
best job in town.”
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A number of Legionnaires from the Palmyra post attended the speech contest the other night in the high school much to the pleasure of the contestants.
“It’s a good feeling to look out there in the audience and see Legionnaires,” a contestant told us after the nearly two hour program. (That ought to please Joy Schroder and Jake Clem),
The students Probably didn’t notice, but most of us were bundled in winter coats. The heaters were shut off in the gym so the machinery sound wouldn't detract from the speeches.
That was fine and I doubt the youngsters noticed the rapid drop in temperature. There was a lot Going on in the Palmyra school that night. One woman entering the front door directed us to the gym and said she was en route to an adult education class.
January 19, 1975
Elmer Geldmeier… read an article
It took some time before this story was told by Mrs Elmer Gelmeier. Several weeks ago she choked on a piece of meat and revived by her husband. He had read an article on what to do in such an emergency.
Today, the kindergarten teacher at Sixth Street school carries a newspaper clipping in her purse. It tells how to dislodge meat or some other object in the throat of a person.
“I’m just thankful Elmer knew what to do,” she said. Her eyes moistened as she told the frightening stoary:
The Geldmeiers stopped at a drive-in restaurant in Lincoln and where enjoying sandwiches and visiting while sitting in their car.
Suddenly it happened. A piece of meat lodged in her throat.
She got out of the car, gasping for air. Her husband got behind her, wrapped his arms around her stomach, lowered her and lifted her up several times.
“I was holding my head up, and I know now that was the wrong thing to do. It just made it worse.”
Mr Geldmeier’s pressure on her stomach and the kneeling movement made her lower her head just enough at the time he applied pressure on her stomach … the piece of meat was dislodged. She was breathing normally.
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The Nebraska City Rescue Squad Emergency Medical Training (EMT) requires the abdomen pressure as one of the methods of dislodging a foreign object in the throat.
“Quickly place the patient in a head-down position over the edge of a bed or chair and attempt to dislodge the foreign body by concussion – by hitting the patient on his back between the shoulder blades or by quickly compressing the abdomen for an instant to force air out of the lungs and dislodge the foreign body.”
The rescue squad book says that the head must be lower than the body and the sharp, but not crushing blows, should be made with the heel of the hand over the spine between the shoulder blades.
Mrs Geldmeier’s newspaper clipping by Dr. Henery Heimlich, a Cincinnati surgeon, provides similar steps to dislodge the foreign object. Both procedures require the person helping the patient to get behind him, put his arms around the person’s abdomen and pressing forcefully and rapidly several times. The doctor says also the patient’s head must be lowered.
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No one has to give the Gelmeiers any step-by-step lesson. They’ve had it! It was a frightening experience, but it has a happy ending.
“And now, I think more people should know what to do in such an emergency” Mrs Geldmeier said. “I’m just thankful Elmer read that article.”
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I learned more in a few minutes about Ak-Sar-Ben and horse racing after listening to an entertaining talk by Mort Porter than I’ve been able to gather by myself.
Mort and I have at least one thing in common: We don’t be on horses. He can’t because he’s secretary of the State Racing Commission and I prefer Tripoli.
He told Optimists that race tracks generate their own money
power to the tune of $95 million at the five tracks. in Nebraska
last year. And when the bills are paid the rest of the money goes to the fairs.
Mort has several interesting stories about his job. He is a man
who wears two hats, as an orchardist and as secretary of the
commission, There are irate bettors (losers?), he explained, but
the picture at the finish line generally settles any serious trouble.
There also have been troubles with jockeys. In one instance, a
jockey was suspended when he was found with a device in his hand that was to be used to stimulate his horse.
A substitute rider mounted the thoroughbred and the animal won first place anyway.
He pointed out that a loss at a track means revenue for fairs
and last year Otoe county and the other 92 counties in the state
each received $1,400.
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The unsigned card
We generally don’t pay too much attention to unsigned cards
or letters, but when they come to this desk in living color of two
good lookers in bikinis, they deserve a good, solid look.
This one came in the mail shortly after we printed the Page 1
picture of the bikini clad manikin in Livingston’s display window.
The message on the card:
“Thanks for the nice picture you took of our outfits. (Signed)
The Twins.”
(P.S. The picture has been displayed in an appropriate place on the wall in front of this typewriter. I haven't had so much fun since I stopped using toilet paper).
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Congratulations –
- To Mrs Gayle (Jessie) Steinkuhler on her installation as
worthy matron of the eastern Star chapter at Douglas.
- To Joe Bataillon (double congrats) for his appointment to
the Douglas county public defender’s staff and to the young couple on the birth of their daughter.
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The Optimist club is feeling the economic crunch, President
Ivan Boerner announced the other day that the club will no longer co-sponsor the Senior High athletic banquet with the Pioneer Booster club. The club is short of money, was the ex-planation.
The club's only money-raiser is selling Christmas trees and
although receipts were about $400, that will be used to pay the bills for other boys and girls projects.
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The Bob Schneider trophy for the outstanding Pioneer linemen will still be presented each year by the Optimist club.
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Lloyd “Bus” Wymore is wearing a special hat. He is worshipful master of Western Star Lodge No. 2 and as such he wears the silk top hat as master of the lodge. That’s an accomplishment cherished by all past masters.
We remember well the night that the late Dr. D. K. Phillips
donned the special hat. Those special moments were shared by a
lot of his close friends.
