Notice to Bill Meinen and the Chamber of Commerce: I picked one ear of my sweet corn and saved it just to enter in the largest ear contest last week, but railed to enter it . . . I couldn't borrow a wagon from the kids to haul it downtown.
One year I talked the Chamber out of some of the foot long ears that were entered in a contest and that the owners did not claim. I wrapped them fancy and mailed them to my Dad in Los Angeles with a note:
"Dad: My neighbor, John Freeman, was hauling a load of corn to the elevator a while back and a few kernels fell out of his truck and onto my lawn — enclosed are the results."
Another time I bought a pair of corn husking gloves (with the extra thumb) and mailed them as a Christmas present. My dad got quite a bang out of that with friends in Los Angeles.
And speaking of farming, know what a "green hand" is?
Sev Sorensen and his FFA boys know. Every boy who has been in the FFA has first been a green hand. It's an interesting way of teaching boys the beginning of farming.
That postmark you see on letters mailed from Nebraska City may disappear in a program designed to speed mail service.
The plan is to transport the mail direct from the boxes in Nebraska City to Lincoln's fancy new PO at the west edge of downtown Lincoln, affix the cancellation and distribute the mail.
There has been some question whether Nebraska City letters mailed to Nebraska Citians will go to Lincoln first, then back for distribution the next morning.
At least one car dealer called this office to say he appreciated the opportunity to show his autos on the City parking lot during the Harvest of Values sales last week.
Harold Rowe said he hoped the retailers would do it again. It was the first time in nearly 15 years that auto dealers had an opportunity to "toot their horn."
The last time it was held there was no city parking lot so the new cars were parked on Central Avenue. It was probably the only time that Central Avenue was used as a mall.
We've had a few conversations with adults about mention a week ago in this column of paying attention to the young people.
One parent agreed right down the line; while another said kids today don't know anything about life compared to years ago.
President Nixon said it right in Omaha the other night. He referred to the radical young and then pointed to the tens of thousands of other young people he has seen. The radical young are not the leaders of this country. His audience liked that.
The Otoe county election, except for a few offices, has been one of the most quiet in several years. There are only four contests in the courthouse.
Those jobs will pay from $7,500 to $7,750 beginning in January. They now pay $5,500.
County Clerk Gerald Schmitz's records showed over 7,800 people were registered to vote on Tuesday. However, that will not likely be the number that goes to the polls. More than likely it will be nearer 4,000. Clerk Schmitz predicts it will be nearer 5,000. That would probably be some kind of a record.
He says Amendment 12 will be one of the reasons for the big vote. Proponents have been working hard to get names on the registration books.