Well, some nasty fireman heisted my Kaywoodie pipe from the dinner table at the "thank you" dinner a week ago, but we've got it back.
(I blamed Sam Kellogg, Jr., for swiping it, but Max Boyd who sat beside Sam, swore he didn't take it.)
We received a telephone call from Ken Wiles, one of the City's fulltime firemen, that he had read the article in The Buck about the missing pipe and said it was in the display case (along with the historical relics) at the fire department when he came on duty.
We accused him of everything in the book and he denied everything. Anyway, we're 'puffin' again.
Thanks, whoever you are.
The trade school they're talking about at Peru State deserves much support from Nebraska City residents. If a school is established at Peru under the present plan, it will be the only one of its kind in the state.
As explained to a visiting delegation the other day, Peru State would have a two-year trade school. The course of study would include accredited college courses in math and English and at the end of two years, graduates would receive an Associate of Arts degree.
The real whing-dinger is the next step. A Peru State trades graduate could spend two more years at the college and graduate with a bachelor's degree. There's no place else in Nebraska where that is done.
What's so hot about it?
Well, if a young man or woman decides he or she doesn't want a trade and instead wants another field, there's two more years of studies. And if he still wants his trade, but wants more education, he can have both.
Boosters of the program at Peru State are hopeful that the legislature will approve the school and a $421,000 item in the college budget in favor of paying $900,000 for Pershing at Beatrice and then staffing it and buying equipment.
If you agree that the Peru trade school is needed, write Sen. Calvin Carsten, Second District, Nebraska Legislature, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mighty Twelve-Ninety is a good guy!
Roger W. Morgan put the whammy on his audience at the Fun Night last week at Senior High and we must admit he pretty well "Morganized" the gang.
Mr. Morgan is a disc jockey for KOIL and plays the kind of music that most adults refer to only as "noise." Yet, this man (he said his home is Oregon) has a following of the young and he talked their language at the program.
He also complimented Nebraska City students on their good grooming. He made quite a hit.
Mr. Morgan did his bit at the stage show, then put on the wildest pair of striped flairs and joined the kids at the band and on the dance floor.
The Morgans (she was the good-looking gal who caught the eye of many boys) mixed with the high school students. Mrs. Morgan spotted a cross on a chain around the neck of one senior boy and asked him about it.
He proudly said "I am a Christian."
Mrs. Morgan flashed a smile and said "so are we."
That opened up a new route of communication and the Omahans were invited to join in one of the youth Christian study groups going on each week in town.
For Crippled Children
Mrs. Don (Karen) Neeman, 409 North Sixteenth Street, is looking for a new way to focus attention of the needs of the handicapped.
"What do you think about an Easter egg hunt for the handicapped?" she asked.
A fine idea, we said.
The Jaycees and City retailers sponsor an Easter egg hunt every year at Nuckoll's park. Many of the candy eggs may be redeemed at stores for some pretty nice gifts.
The "hunt" lasts about 10 seconds and the kids do a pretty good job of making darn sure they've looked everywhere.
Mrs. Neeman realizes that handicapped children couldn't make quite as rapid a sweep of the park and questioned whether a second "hunt" could be held for these children.
Other programs talked were day camps and an Easter party for handicapped students at school. If you'd like to help I'm sure Mrs. Neeman would appreciate a call.
The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hatten is off on a career in Washington, D.C.
Gregg, 18, will begin his work in the fingerprint division for the federal government at Washington, D.C., on April 5. He is a graduate of the Atlantic Airline School at Kansas City.
The Hattens also have other sons in "cities."
Mike is a junior at the University of Iowa at Iowa City, Rog is a student at Peru State and living at Nebraska City; and Doug is a certified public accountant and living in Kansas City.