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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1933. PAGE THREE F. E. Behm is Elevated to High Telephone Post Mark T. Caster, Veteran Employee of Lincoln Telephone Company Retires from Post. Announcement was made today by F. II. Woods, president of The Lin coln Telephone and Telegraph com pany, of the appointment of F. E. Behm as general plant superintend ent, effective January 1, 1939. Mr. Behm succeeds Mark T. Caster, who retires in a-ccordanci with the com pany's plan for pensions and retire ments. Mr. Behm began his telephone work as a young man, 38 years ago, with the former Netraska Telephone company, now the Northwestern Bell Telephone company. In 1907 he took a position with the Automatic Tele phone company, of Omaha, which was at that time constructing a telephone exchange in Omaha com peting with the Nebraska Telephone company. Five years later, after con solidation of the Omaha exchanges. Mr. Behm accepted a position as dis trict inspector with the Lincoln Tele phone and Telegraph company. In 1913 he was promoted to chief 5 - .: F. E. Behm of service at Lincoln anc from that to district plant chief of the eastern district in 1914. In 1922 he was made district manager of the Lin coln district and in 1929 he became assistant rrtant superintendent at Lincoln, which position he has occu pied under th supervision of Mr. Caster, whom he now succeeds. Mr. Caster retires after 46 years -4 . s V 1 II Mark T. Caster of service in the telephone business, 34 years of which have been with the Lincoln Telephone and Tele graph company. In the early years, Mr. Caster served as construction foreman, cable splicr, construction suprintendent and finally as general plant superintendent, which position he has occupied for 30 years. His many years of active service have given him a very wide acquain tance with telephone men throughout the entire country. He has served on many committees in state organiz ations and of national associations, having helped prepare the Standard Hand Books containing rules for construction of wire lines at railroad crossings now in effect in Nebraska. During the past ten years he has been actively ' identified vith safety work, both in the state organization and on the national council. Al though he retires from active service as general plant superintendent, Mr. Caster will continue to devote a part of his time to the safety pro gram of The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company. PROTEST POWER LINES TO REVIEW M00NEY CASE SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 2S (UP) Governor-elect Culbert L. Olson said today that he would hold a pub lic hearing between January 2 and 1C on relase of Thomas Mooney, con victed of the 1916 San Francisco pre paredness day bombing. Phone new items to no. 6. LINCOLN, Dec. 2 8 (UP) The Ne braska Power company of Omaha sub mitted formal objections at a state railway commission hearing today to two applications of the Loup River Public Power district to construct tra3mission lines from Lincoln and Valley to a proposed Omaha sub station. Company spokesmen asserted the proposed two liens were directed at a "dead end" with "neither a dem onstrable market nor demand for electrical energy." The company contended the pro posed Loup lines would result in uneconomic duplication and waste and said the district had no contract or franchise to supply power in the Orraha area. "The company's distribution facil ities are not for sale and not in any way bound to be sold to the appli cant public power district," objec tion petition stated. Loup district officials said the lines would bring cheap electricity to the rural territory near Omaha and would be avaiable to Omaha residents if they desired it. The proposed sub station would be erected in Sarpy county. NAZIS INSULTED AGAIN Wis i . r - - V SEASON'S GREETINGS- And the top of the year to you from Mary (Punkins) Parker. featured Hollywood tfrlet. UNWILLING MODELS Not at all happy about having their j picture taken are these playmates. The black and white cat plainly resents the intrusion, .and the rabbit is- so frightened he is trying to hide. 5 1 . , ' i it p vn n '11 - jy W I 4-i r r EMBARRASSES BRITISH Jerome Beatty, left, roving reporter for The American Magazine, who reveals for the first time in the current issue how U. S. oil companies developed valuable fields on Bahrein Island. British protectorate in the Persian Gulf. At right is His Highness Sheik Sir Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, ruler of Bahrein. IFacts concerning enterprising American deal had been guarded to spare Britain's feelings, but Beatty dug them up during secret visit to the Arab island. 77 THEY DISAGREE Congressman Wright Pttman, who will introduce bill at coming session- de signed to put chain stores out of busi ness, and Mrs. Anna Steese Richardson, director of the Consumer Division of the Crow el I Publishing Company, who charges that his bill would throw 900,000 people ut of work, and force farmers to find new markets for 30- percent of the foodstuffs they produce. ft J J&J 4 ''' ' ML f --rr V0 sveaaiatfBaMawffliaTiiM , . i w. BRITAIN'S NEW "BAT. TLESHIPS" The tail of Sunderland, flagship of the British fleet of flying "bat tleships." These giant air boats are capable of 3000 mile ocean cruises, carry ing bombs and guns. Note the revolving gun turrets, situated in the tail. 1 " 7 c f eaty-cmooorf'- ART FOR ARTS SAKE CI eon Throckmorton, stage designer, originates a novel form of art by. decorating model Oliva Sceviour's an atomy, in preparation . for the annual Greenwich Village Ball in New tJity. FRANCE INCREASES SUB STRENGTH With flags flying, the new French submarine Ceres starts down the ways. Approxi mately 280 feet long, the crafty has a displacement of 662 tons, and will attain m speed of 14 knots. 1 s$&&$.& . lijt--4 r n 1 1 y ?y. KEEPING FIT Joining the "keep fit" movement sweeping the nation, Marjorie ' Stanley (skiier on left), and Franeyne Semmons, with both also. on the toboggan, are shown enjoy tng two of. the winter sports recommended by the National Sports Council. Ice skating is also highly recommended to promote fitness and grace. "Play to keep fit" is the slogan. Eagle Kiver, Wisconsin, is the playground pictured. y - ' - 1 W I St f .f "X: y ' k i TIGEF5' NEW PITCHER Freddie Hm. rchinson, 19-year-old Seattle pitching sensation 01 jast season, Breakfasts ' with bis proud mother. The Detroit Tigers gave four players and a reported $35,000 for him. MILADY AT HOME (1) Frou-frou for the bride is. this negligee of pervenche blue bagheera. Matching curled ostrich makes the sleeves and trims the curved hemline front. (2) An adorable quilted housecoat of shimmering blue and silver lame. It is padded with lamb's wool, lined with taffeta and belted with silver kid. (3) Furred effect in white rayon glorifies the old-fashioned bathrobe.. For added luxury it is lined with white satin. G-E HEAD SUPPORTS PROFIT-SHARING Washington, D. C Gerard Swope, president of the General Electric Company of N. Y, as he testified before a Senate Finance sub-committee investigating profit-sharing plans. Mr. Swope said such system's should encourage worker-saving. 80 LIMA. Peru, Dec. 28 (UP) Ger man newspaper men, in a cabled pro test to Berlin, have charged Dr. Carlos Concha, Peruvian foreign minister, with deliberately offending the German and Italian governments by -ailing to invite German and Italian newspaper correspondents to a Pan-American conference cocktail party, it was learned today. A sepa rate protest was sent to German Minister Nobel here and a German legation spokesman said he was con sidering whether to take action. As a result of the incident German correspondents boycotted the final activities of the Pan-American con ference as they boycotted the recent dinner at London in which Prime Minister Chamberlain criticized nazi newspapers. Italian newspaper men refused to join in the protest, say ing that they believed there had been a misunderstanding. Approval Given for Sale of the Iowa-Nebraska GUERILLAS ACTIVE CANTON", China. Dec. 28 (UP) Chinese guerillas are active along the Pearl river between Canton and Hongkong, it was learned today. It was believed to be because of these activities that Japanese navy author ities here advised the British gun boats Seamen and Moth to postpone their intended departure for Hong kong. Japanese press sources admitted there were guerillas in the region and that travelers from Hongkong had encountered the guerillas who fired on a Japanese crawler en route from Canton to Macao Christmas day. SYMPATHY FOR SNYDER HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 28 (UP) A note of sympathy came today to Martin Snyder from his first wife, over the troubles in connection with his second. It was a Christmas card from the present Mrs. James Coynes of Chi cago. She was Snyder's wife before they divorced and he married Ruth Etting, blues singer, who divorced him a year ago. The card expressed surprise that their daughter, Edith had testified against him at his trial for shooting Myrl Alderman, Miss Etting's pres ent husband. IAND0N EN ROUTE HOME CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone, Dec. 28 (UP) Alf M. Landon of Kansas, re turning home by plane from the Pan American conference at Lima at which he was a member of the United States delegation, planned to continue on to Brownsville, Texas, today. Landon arrived here from ! Lima yesterday. COLD ON MEXICAN COAST MAZATLAN, Ivlex., Dee. 28 (UP) A cold wave prevailing on the west coast of Mexico was estimated today to tiave destroyed CO per cent of the tomato and pea crops and other early vegetables. Federal Power Commission Author izes Sale That Involves Com pany Serving Plattsmouth WASHINGTON. Deo. 28 (UP) A major step toward creation of a "little TVA" in Nebraska was taken yesterday when the federal powt-r commission authorized sale of the Iov.a-Nebraska Light and Power company to two Nebraska public power districts. Sale price was 520,193,500. The Central Nebraska (Tri-Coun-ty) Public Power and Irrigation dis trict al'IIastings will pay 17.370. 112 for the greatest share fo tli utility's properties and the Loup River Public Power district at Co lumbus will pay $2,2S!",S79 for the rest. The Iowa-Nebraska Co., second largest power company In Nebraska serves 108 Nebraska cities and towns and furnishes service to more than 4 3,000 customers. The purchase was authorized over the protests of several Nebraska communities which contended that the cost was too great and opposed payment of $503,899 to Guy C. My ers, New York financier who arranged the sale. Iowa-Nebraska Power company has a total of more than 43,000 custom ers. Nebraska Power company, with headquarters in Omaha, is the largest utility and thus far no arrangements have been made for its purpose. In overriding the price protest, the commission noted that last June 20 FOC experts estimated the orig inal cost of Iowa-Nebraska proper ties at $16,295,440, compared with the power company's estimate of $20,279,174. The commission said that "nothing in this order shall be construed a an acquiescence hy tills commission in any valuation of property claimed or asserted by the applicant (Iowa Nebraska) or the purchaser." "The foregoing authorization and approval is without prejudice to the authority of this commission or any other regulatory body with respect to rates, valuations, services, ac counts or any other matter whatso ever which may come before this commission or suvh other regulatory bodies," the order said. The two districts plan to issue $20.00,000 worth of bonds to buy the utility and for other purposes, but the commission declared that its or der of approval did "not involve x- jercise of the jurisdiction of thi com mission with respect to the fi:ian ing or issuance of the securities. ..." The order pointed out that the proposed sale "will avoid the dupli cation of electric facilities and de structive competition in the terri tory in Nebraska now served by" the private power company. -. Tor rf Journal. T 7A Jot Year's Eve anc PLATTSMOUTH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Saturday, Dec. 31 Adm. $1 Couple BOBBY VAN'S BAND Fun, Favors, "Frivolity Am. Legion Hall 3. j: You Slave to live ' Somewhere So Why not live in your own Home to be bought, built, or paid for the Federal Savings and Loan way? Our Direct Reduction Monthly Payment Loans for homes provided by the Savings of our members, insure future comfort and well being. Save for a Home in Federal Insured Shares. Neb. 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