Kramer High School - Discoverer Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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GEE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL! Shown here are Joyce Johnson, Carla Renner, and Nan Bernstein admiring the general office building of CON- SUMERS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, Nebraska's own statewide electric sys- tem. To them it symbolizes the part CONSUMERS plays in Nebraska's ed- ucational system. CONSUMERS con- tributes over a third of a million dollars fS375,686.58J each year to tax funds. nearly half of which goes directly to the support of public schools in com- munities in which CONSUMERS has property. LOOK AT THAT ONE! Here we see the same three lasses seat- ed in the reception foyer of CONSUM- ERS general office building before the murals which depict the dependable, efficient electric service CONSUMERS provides for electric users. Better living for Nebraska's future citizens is assured by the vast supply of low cost electri- city CONSUMERS provides. BUYING A HOUSE? Could it be-that Barbara and Char- lotte Hockenberger, and Bob Thrun are promoting a loan or buying a house? BECHER, HOCKENBERGER 8z CHAMBERS CO. has many farm es- tates for sale or rent. This company also deals in all types of insurance, and in home ownership loans. SEEKING A HOLIDAY Bill DeVriendt is shown with his of- ficial escort-some of the annual staff. Bill took the advertising and Junior class pictures. When the pictures were taken there was little or no school for these five students. Bill represents the CAPITAL ENGRAVING CO. of Lincoln, Nebraska, which engraved the pictures for this annual. E . if

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MODERN ARCHITECTURE Maxine Luchsinger and Ray Yosten are shown in front of the beautiful LOUP RIVER PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT building which houses the Loup and Columbus Division of the Consumers. This building was erected in 1941 at a cost of SlO0.000. It is one of the beauty marks of Columbus. BEGINNING OF POWER AND PROGRESS Fred Alberts is pointing out the center group of figures, which represents the founders of Columbus, to Melvin Ehlers and Lucille Walters. This is one of the beautiful features of the building shown above. It is a pictorial history of Columbus from its founding to the construction of the Power Plant. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES The Columbus Division of CONSUM- ERS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT gives Columbus cheap electricity and splen- did service. Here Jim Rich, manager. shows Bob Mohlman and Mary Ellen Rich a few of the electrical appliances sold here. Several groups. furthering thc war effort have been given the use of the electric kitchen. FOR 23 YEARS 'fCherry coke. please. That's an old story at FRICKE'S where the gang congrezates every night after school. FRICKES DRUG STORE has given Columbus 23 years of friendly and efficient service. Registered pharma- cists are always on duty-FRICKES DRUG is ready to supply your every need.

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'Ulu-ms 't 'hiv Lfgp , e. BACK TO THE FARM MOVEMENT Thiee students inspect the chicken houses at the HEYINENI LUNIBER CO Perhaps thex exen pounded 'i fexx nails but xxe doubt it Besides these small barns HEYNENI LLNIBER CO cariies the best gi ides ff xxood and coal axailable at prices that suit the purse of ex eryone CLOTHES FROM THE BLUE BIRD Beautiful girls deseive beautiful elothes Thats the motto of the BLUE BIRD popular Columbus xx omens ap pirel store Nothing but the best in ouiitx and newest in style 'tt ie BLUE BIRD LET ME OFF UP TOWN Mr. Evtert of EWERT BROS is ex- plaining the best points of Farmall H to his son, Adrian. the driver. and three boys from our Agriculture depart- ment. EWERT BROS have implements and replacement parts for sale. They also keep two repairmen for servicing tractors and trucks. ON THE PRESS The COLUMBUS DAILY TELEGRAM Little Merchants fearrier boysl shown in front of the big Telegram press are all ready with their allotment of papers to be delivered to customers on their routes long before the call for dinner is sounded in Columbus homes. The TELEGRAM reaches the homes of Co- lumbus and trading territory on schedt- dule each week day. regardless of xveatlier conditions.