The Fletchalls . . . married 24 years . . . a new car for Janet.
A special gift for a special person.
Mrs. LeRoy Fletchall, 2105 Third Avenue, went to Rowe Motors the other day with her husband to look at cars.
What she didn't know was that "Fletch" had been to Rowe's earlier and had something special for his wife — a 1973 Dodge Charger, complete with air conditioning and power equipment.
And there was a note:
"To Janet Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary and Merry Christmas. All my love, Fletch."
And to which we can add only . . . the best to both of you.
The Scouts and football.
Remember reading a few weeks ago that University officials "lifted" the passes of Boy Scout ushers who had long hair?
Well, we understand now that the passes have been returned to the boys and they have resumed their ushering duties at Lincoln on Saturdays.
We don't want to seem obstinate, but it's hard to understand why the big, strong grownups lifted the passes of the little fellas with the neckerchiefs and scout caps but did not lift the flasks of booze from the Big Red Grownups.
Parents have a hard enough time trying to raise their own kids without the help of "officials" and their rules.
Congratulations to the Jaycee Jaynes and their many helpful friends.
The Jaynes got the 120,000 coupons they've been collecting for two and a half years. Now they will turn them in for $600 and give that money to St. Mary's hospital. The money will be spent for a portable respirator.
A group of Nebraska City students may go to Germany this winter as part of the mini-course program at Senior High.
Principal Carl Fielder said it's just in the talking stage now, but there has been some interest in a 20 or 28-day trip to Germany. NCHS has an edge for a successful visit — Wanda Beil, language teacher, speaks German and has visited the country before.
Mr. Fielder said the students and chaperon would leave after Christmas and return the middle or latter part of January.
"About all we know so far are some of the costs. The roundtrip ticket would be about $350, plus insurance, passports and shots. The students would stay in homes of German families.
"That's a better education than we can give them in a classroom," Mr. Fielder said. "I just hope it works out. It would be great for the kids."
There are only 13 states that do not have a ban on bald tires, according to the Tire Industry Safety Council.
Maine just recently passed a law that requires tires have a minimum tread depth of 1-16 of an inch in order for the vehicle to pass inspection. Thirty-five other states have similar laws.
Under federal regulations, the council said, all passenger tires manufactured in the U.S. since August 1968, are required to have built-in tread wear indicators, or "wear bars" to show when the tire is worn to the 1-16 inch level.
The wear bars appear as smooth bands running across the face of the tire, when the tread is worn down.
Here's that repeat on measuring tread with a penny:
"Insert a Lincoln head penny in the grooves of your tire. If the top of Lincoln's head is visible above the survace of the tread, the tire is unsafe and should be removed."
The Falls City Journal the other day outlined a proposed ambulance service that called for volunteers to man the equipment, the county to provide vehicles and insurance and the city to run the bookkeeping department. The Falls City plan calls for 10 volunteers with two on duty per week. They would be paid on a per-run basis.
The Shenandoah, Ia., Sentinel published a proposed rescue and ambulance plan that called for the town to pay $4,500 per month for the first year of operation. That amount would include two vehicles, equipment and all labor.
Nebraska City has had a volunteer rescue service for six and a half years. The service started with donations to buy a vehicle and equipment. The city and county provide insurance for the volunteers and vehicles and the city provides housing. The operation of the rescue service is paid with the $25 minimum fees collected from the sick or injured. (The $25 fee has been the same since the service was established in the spring of 1967).