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PAGE TWO FLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1940. lie Plattsmoiitli Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT Entered at Pcstoffice, Plattsmouth, MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living In Second Pctal Zone, $2.60 per year. Beyond COO milc3, $3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, $3.50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. Cass County Farm f Bureau Notes Copy furnished from Office of County Agent Waldo. Another Judging Team Wins Award t,...; a nflvcnn n n H Virginia. Pol- lard of Nchawka received word the past week that they are to represent Nebraska in 4-H judging at the na tional 4-H Club Congress in Chicago in December. This is the result of a hieh niacins in the state fair judg ing contest at which time Virginia was third high individual and Doris placed seventh. This announcement increases the number from Cas3 county, which will represent the state In judging to four as Inez Althouse, Eagle and Marie Anderson. Nehawka had previously been awarded the trip as high team in clothing. ' County Corahusking Contest Plans are being completed this week for the Cass county corn husk ing contest scheduled for Wednesday, Octoher lGth near Elmwood. The field is located 1 mile west and. north of town on the Henry Vogt farm. Mr. Vo;t reports the corn to be in excellent condition for the contest and expect it to yield well over 40 bushels per acre. A full program is planned for the afternoon starting at 1 o'clock. The contest itself will get und?r way promptly at 2. Mechanical corn pick ers and other machinery will be dem onstrated by local dealers. Several hundred persons are expected to be on hand to witness the farm sport in which more than usual Interest is shown this year because of the fine corn crop throughout the county. The winner of the contest will resent Cass county at the state con test to be held at Dakota City Octo ber 24 th. Boc3 Home Canning Pay? If figures talk the 4.428 quarts canned by the Cass County Canners 4-11 flub of Nchawka at a cost of $103.07 is indicative that home can ning I:? a paying proposition. The market value was estimated at $1, loTi.07 which is a saving of $912. Not only has tlm meant a saving in dollars and certs but these families nro assured of a good fruit and vege table diet for the winter months. Last but not least these girls have mastered the art of canning as was evidenced by their outstanding plac ing3 at state and county fairs. 4-H Calves Distributed Twenty-two calves from the Ne braska sandhills were distributed the past week to Cass county 4-H club member.;.- Those seeing the calve3 were so well pleared that there are requests for additional animal3. Prob ably a second truck load will be ob tnfned the middle of the month. Leys desiring help in buying calves or in financing the purchase of calves for 4-H club work should con tact the county extension office. Pome dub members and their fath ers are buying truck loads of com mercial feeder calves thi3 week and will select the best for club work. A few calves grown in the county are nva liable and will be purchased for club work. Farms on which calves may be seen that were purchased the past week includes; Leo Rikli, Murdcck; fmo Srlipfer, Nehav.ka; Geo. Rok enba'h. Eierlr ; Geo. Althouse, Eagle; Lester Wagoner, Cedar Creek; Earl Icko, Plattsmouth; and Lloyd Schnei der, Cedar Creek. Apples Uses and Values. For many ccnti:ries apples have been used as a food because of their delightful flavor, but more import ant than the flavor ia the fact that they are rich in many of the food elements. Apples, with their vita min A, B, C and G content also the minerals iron and calcium, can well be designated as a protective food. Their adaptability as a food Is very versatile in that they' may bo used for main course dish, salads, desserts and confections. Have you seen the new extenrion circular 1222 "ArPlc3 t-'ses and PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Neb., as second-claes mall matter 41., hritTtklT-WlgSvl . ... .nwm,iiiii.i ,M , ...-j Values " If not you may want to write or call the Farm Bureau office for your copy. Chinch Bug's Although greatly reduced in num bers since the middle of the summer the chinch bug population la still great enough to cause serious dam age to crops next summer. In the i west part of the county where the infestation was not so severe farm ers are now reporting large numbers of chinch hugs, and are expecting a heavier infestation next year if con ditions remain favorable. There is little that can be done about it now but several farmers are already tak ing the possible infestation into con sideration in lining up their field ar rangements for crops to be planted. Their object is to reduce the field boarders as much as possible so that less creosote barrier will be needed. Other farmers are planning on plant ing small strips of crops' such as bar ley, rye and sudan to attract the bugs and then destroy the new brood by plowing the field under when the new generation first hatches which usually is early in June. Of the 772 farmers using creo sote the past year a large majority have taken time to report results which in most cases were excellent. The distribution of 26 carloads of creosote and the control campaign is just one of the many activities made possible to Cass county by the county supporting agricultural extension work. FIFTY YEARS AGO (From Journal Files) Frank Adair of Springfield, brother-in-law of Marshal Archer of this city, was In town this morning en route to Glenwood to purchase a farm from a merchant there, which rep-'adjoin his near Springfield Mr. and Mr3. Henry Boeck and Mrs. J. W. Johnson and her son Jay took an overland trip this morning for Greenwood to attend the reunion festivities there. W. J. Bryan left this morning for Omaha. He makes three speeches to day, one at Springfield, one in Omaha and one in Florence. Among those who went to Lincoln today to attend the obsequies of the late John R. Clark were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Windham. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. White, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. White, F. R. Guarmann, wife and son, Sam Waugh Geo. E. Dovey, A. II. Weckbach, M. W. Morgan, F. A. Morgan, Jacob Val lcry. jr., J. C. Cummins. John Hol schuh. Fred Egcnberger, Will Latta, Isaac Wiles and daughter Grace, P.. P. Gass and daughter Olive, Ben El son, S. A. Davis, Fred Gorder and daughter Anna, Sam Barker, A. N. Sullivan. Rev. J. T. Paird, Wm. Her old, J. G. Hayes, Roe Craig, Timothy Clark, D. C. McEntee, Bert Pollock, Wlllnrd Wise. John Leuchtweis, J. W. Johnson, W. D. Jones. H. C. Mc Maken, A. B. Todd, A. C. Loder. Wm. Neville, Wm. Cook, Moses Dodge, Miss Baker, Mrs. M. Dodge and daughter Anna, Miss Frankio Stiles, Mrs. "Will H. Miller, Mrs. Perry Walker, Mrs. R. R. Livingston and daughter Anna. The B. & M. railway kindly furnished transportation to all who desired to be present at the funeral. SUNOWA CAMPFIRE NOTES Tuesday. October 8 the Sunowa Compfire Girls , were instructed by Carl Ofe on "Fire Prevention." The group met at the fire station to learn about the Plattsmouth fire truck. There are 25 members belonging to the firemen's organization, but only part of them go to a fire. The group went back to the pub lic library to have a business meet ing. There was a discussion about buying a cupboard for keeping Camp fire Fupplle3. A vote was taken and the majority voted for buying the cupboard. The meeting was adjourn ed until next Tuesday. The visit to the fire station and the explanation given by Carl Ofe was a Citizenship Project. The girls are learning at this time how the variors civic departments function, and the visit to the f.re station was their first, adventure. MARILYN KIECK, United Press Tells of Damage to Isle of Malta Great British Naval Station Often Visited by Bombers Local Priest on Island. Editor's Note: Jan Yindrich. United Press staff correspond ent, is the first American re porter to visit the British island of Malta in the Mediterranean since Italy entered the war. The island has been bombed 15 times by Italian planes, the casualties exceeding 200 killed and 400 wounded. Yindrich describes conditions there in the follow ing dispatch. Local interest to the article is in the fact that Father Marcellus Agius of this city is located on tl?e island: By JAN YINDRICH VALETTA, Malta, Oct. 9 (UP) Malta's ancient caverns are homes now for some 700 .persons whose houses were destroyed by Italian bombs. Some of these shelters are natural formations, some were old burial grounds, and some were dug 400 years ago by the Knights of St. John, tho former owners and masters of the island. The refugees cook, eat and sleep in them, safe from the most devastating implements of modern warfare. In one mile-long tunnel cut through solid rock and illuminated by electric lights, I found the cen tral pathway lined with beds. In another, formerly a railroad tunnel, pots and pans hung from the walls, gray-haired women sat silently on beds and children romped. There were several makeshift kitchens in the vicinity, set up by volunteer or ganizations for persons unable to care for themselves. What once was an underground storeroom of the knights had been converted into an air-raid shelter with room for 2,000 persons. On the ground above it, soldiers drilled in the police station yard. The Italian bombers have caused extensive damage but have failed to blight the life on thi3 rocky fortress, where 250,000 persons live on 90 square miles. A volunteer corps com posed mostly of farmers, guards against parachute invadeTS. - Their efficiency was demonstrated recently when an Italian flier bailed out of his crippled plane and was surrounded by 60 guards when he touched the ground. A curfew is in effect from 9 p. m. to 5:20 a. m., during which period a password is needed for traveling from ono to'vn to another. There are no restrictions against staying up if a person remains in one town, al though a rigid blackout is enforced. Food is plentiful although most of it Is Imported. There is a shortage of cigarets and it has been rumored that beer will soon be rationed. Malta's current hero 13 George Burress of London who has shot down three Italian planes. His photograph decorates many air raid shelters and the women pray for him during raids. Several streets are badly littered with wreckage, and with bedding and furniture salvaged from wreck ed homes, much of which is being carted to the shelters. I was told that two bodies have been buried under one pile of debris for three months. Rescuers have been unable to extricate them. The worFt destruction was along Bull street, formerly Strada Di Toro. It i3 only six feet wide and is com pletely blocked by biscuit-colored chunks from the stone houses which suffered dirert bomb hits. Two bombs which fell near St. John's cathedral failed to explode and the Maltese regard it as a mir-a'-Jo. The cathedral was built In 1T.73, was destroyed by Napoleon In 170S. and later rebuilt. It contains valuable gobelin tapestries and is fa mous for its Lopis Lazuli altar. OMAHA PARTIES MASRIED Monday night r.t the residence of County Judce A. H. Duxbury was celebrated the marriage ceremony of ( Robert Edward Dento and Lucille I Mary Johnson, both of Omaha. The (rinrriago line3 were read by Judge Duxbury and witnessed by Evelyn Simoris, Lloyd Johnson and James .Henderson, all of Onuha. I GRIEIR0H ER0THERS HEFTY PEORIA. 111. (UP) Whea Wen dell, Marvin, and Ccrwin Clatt, brothers who play on the East Peoria hih school team, took to the gridiron thi3 fall, they faced their opponents with 63D pounds of their combined brawn and beef. Wnnt nds arc read and almas' I Invariably gei results. "'iff w "If You were the Judge" Rex had cashed a check that did not belong to him. The temptation had been too great when the lady to whom he had delivered groceries gave it to him to apply on her bill at the store where Rex worked after school hours and on Saturdays. The court's investigation revealed that Rex lived in a wholesome en vironment. His father and mother were thrifty, religious people; and he, himself, was a dependable per son, winning good grades at school and earning most of the money for his clothing and school supplies. If you were the Judge and this boy had been brought before you, would you have sent him to the state in dustrial school or reformatory to be disgraced and what is far more dan proclamation for Registration DAY FOR THE SELECTIVE TRAIN ING AND SERVICE ACT OF 1940 WHEREAS, by virtue of the au thority vested in him by the Selec tive Training and Service Act of 1940, the President of the United States has proclaimed that every male citizen of the United States, other than those excepted specifically by the above mentioned Act, and every male alien residing in the United States who has attained his twenty-first birthday anniversary and has not attained his thirty-sixth birthday anniversary, must register for service under the above mention ed Act on October 16, 1940, and WHEREAS, the Governors of the several states are charged with the duty under the above mentioned law, and the President of the United States has called upon the Governors of the several states to provide suit able places and personnel to effect such registration; Now, therefore, I, R. L. Cochran, Governor of Nebraska, in conformity with, the law and with the proclama tion of the President of the United States, do hereby proclaim: 1 The first registration under the Selective Training and Ser vice Act of 1940 will take place on Wednesday, the sixteenth day of October, 1940, between the hours of seven o'clock a. m. and nine o'clock p. m. 2 In order to facilitate and expedite the registration, I call upon the county clerk, or similar official, of the various counties to arrange for the use of the custo mary precinct polling places as registration places. 3 Inasmuch as there is no pro vision for compensation incident to condr.ct of the registration, I call upon those who in the past have served as clerks and other officers of election boards to vol unteer their services, and those on whose property the voting places are customarily located to place their property at the dis posal of the county clerks, or sim ilar officials, as a patriotic duty. 4 I further call upon all pub lic officials of the state of Nebras ka and all subdivisions thereof and all citizens generally to give a full measure of loyalty and patriotic co-operation in carrying out the provisions of the Selec tive Training and Service Act of 1940. I especially urge all em ployers to give those in their employ every consideration which will assist them to fulfill their duty to register. in witness Whereof, i have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the State of Nebraska to be affixed. Done at the Capitcl in the City of Lincoln, this 28th day of September, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty. R. L. COCHRAN, Governor of Nebraska. Ey the Governor: HARRY SWANSON, Secretary of State. Read This Important Message! Io you dread those "trying years" (38 to 62)7 Are you getting moody, cranky and NEKVOUST Do you fear hot flashes, weak ening dizzy spells? Are you jealous of atten tions other women get? THEN LISTEN These symptoms often result from femala functional disorders. So start today and take famous Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound. For over 60 years Pinkham's Com pound has helped hundreds of thousands of S fateful women to go "smiling thru" difficult ays. Pinkham's has helped calm unstrung nerves and lessen annoying female func tional "irregularities.' One of tha mott tffto Km "woman's," tonics. Try HI 'Ernest L.ReeVfir gerous to society to be placed in contact with older, hardened offend ers, probably making him a social menace for life? Or would you do as we did? Place him on strict probation! He complied with all its conditions, reported faithfully, worked regularly, was graduated from high school, and has recently been discharged from probation. Probation is not a final, but a temporary arrangement with a view to bring about the right behavior of the offender to whom it is granted, and to demonstrate his fitness be fore he is released from restraint." FIFTY YEAP.S AGO (From Journal Files) John Robbins and Cliff Wescott returned last evening from the Y. M. B. C. A. Pible meeting at Beatrice. The wedding of Mr. George Lind say and Miss Nellie Ilickson, daugh ter of Jas. Hickson, will occur this evening at the home of the latter, a mile north of town Rev. J. M. Wood officiating. Complaints are made on many sides that the incandescent lamn3 are not lighted soon enough in the evening. In many of the stores and hotels it begins to get dark by 6:30, while the lights are not turned on till 7 o'clock. The W. R. C. Picnics About twenty-five picnickers left town this morning for a day's en joyment in Morrow's Grove, east of Murray. Among those who composed the party were Mr. and Mr3. Henry C. McMaken and family, Mrs. H. II . 3 ott. W. T. Melvin. wife and family, Grandmother KincaiJ, and Mrs. C. W. Sherman and beva. Improvements at Murray Jas. A. Walker of Murray was in town today and reports'that the vil lage of Murray Is taking quite . a boom this summer in anticipation of the early completion of the Missouri Pacific railway through that place. Messrs. Walker & Pittman have begun the erection of a grain ele vator of a capacity of 10,000 bush els. O. II. Hurlburt will also put in an elevator there. L. A. Baxter, late of Crete, Is erecting a 25x40 store building for general merchandising. Messrs. McBride & Tarmele will shortly erect a building for a hard ware store. Several private residences will also probably be erected this fall and altogether the prospects are good for quite a rage in the building line. PREPARE FOR REGISTRATION The office of County Clerk George R. Sayles is a very busy place in the past few days as the prepar ations are on for the national regis tration day on October 16th when the young men from 21 to 36 years of age in Cass county will be reg istered under the national defense act. The registrations are conducted in each ward and precinct, the usual voting places being used, with the election boards donating their ser vices to assist the handling of the registration. Tho registration is from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. and everyone in the age limit in the various vards and pre cincts arc expected to get in and be registered to avoid the penalties that are provided for Ignoring the act. The state head of the registration is the adjutant general and hi3 office hns requested that each county send in as quickly as possible after the registry the number of men that have been registered. Blay Warn of Disordered Kidney Action Modern life with Its hurry and worry: Irregular habits, improper eating and drinking its risk of exposure and infec tion throws heavy strain on the work of the kidneys. They are apt to become over-taxed and fail to filter excess acid and other Impurities from tha life-giving blood. You may suffer nagging baefcsche. headache, dirtiness, getting up nights, leg pains, swelling feel constantly tired, nervous, all worn out. Other signs of kidney or bladder disorder are some times burning, scanty or too frequent urination. OTry Doan't PiXl. Doan't help tha kidneys to pass on naraum cm uj waste. Tbey have had more than half a century of public approval. Are recom mended by grateful users everywhere. Atk your ueighborl t2 LIBRARY ASSOCIATION The forty-fifth meeting of the Ne braska Library association will hold their annual meeting in Lincoln when Mr. B. F. Coen, an outstanding library trustee from Ft. Collins, Colorado, is scheduled to address the association. The Friends of the Library move ment in Nebraska makes possible the participation of many citizens in library extension activities. Its ob jective is to focus the attention of Nebraska residents on library needs. This past year local organizations in several counties have worked to stimulate public opinion in favor of rvral library service. Mr. Stephen McCarthy, president of the state library association this year, points out other distinguished speakers on the three day program October 17, 18 and 19. Dr. Leon Carnovsky of the University of Chi cago will be the Thursday evening neaker on the subject "Democracy's Claims on tho Public Library." Dr. Carl M. White who was a ropular speaker at the national meeting in Cincinnati is to give an address. Miss Edith Gantt, recently of the U. S. '.Office of Education, will speak on Rural Discussion Groups, and Miss Hannah Logasa. an outstanding au thority on school libraries,' will ad dress the group on Saturday morn ing. The board of directors and the li brarian of Plattsmouth public li brary announce that any of their Friends of the Library organization will be welcome at the Nebraska Li brary association meeting. FIFTY YEARS AGO (From Journal Files) Wm. Cook, Walter Holmes and Maurice O'Rourk were out hunting yesterday and got a nice bag of plover. Sam Patterson and Charley Miller returned from Shenandoah this morning, where they participated in a baseball tournament with the Blanchard team. Maryvllle and Plane hard tied for first place and divided first and second money. The boys made quite a record on the trip, while Sam, in fouruccessive days at pitching, won three of his contests. His Case Hopeful The physicians of Tommy Wood son, whose arm was amputated yes terday, report he rested well last night, and that his case Is hopeful. Predictions as to his recovery are, however, premature, because the ex tent of his internal injuries is as yet unknown. Horse Killed ly Lightning; A more belonging to Wm. Kauf mann, living on the Widow Horn place, five miles northwest of Platts mouth, was struck by lightning and killed during the storm of Saturday nieht. The animal was insured in the Farmers' Mutual Insurance com pany, and constituted the first loss sustained by that company since its organization, a year ago. It was appraised at $75 and the secretary, I J. P. Falter, drew his check for the amount today. Messrs. J. C. Smith and Geo. Ed yon, two farmers living near Mt. Pleasant, were en route for Omaha this morning. They had in their possession rorne samples of ore which is1 apparently composed of a !?rge percentage of iron, and they intend to have it assayed at the melting works to ascertain its value. They informed the Journal reporter that there was largo qiantities of the ore in sight on both of their farms, and they hope to make a great speculation out of it. Their fi'rms lay about two miles west of the new short line of the Missouri Paeifi; railway. How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of FAT Lost Her Prominent Hips Lost Her Double Chin Lost Her Sluggishness Gained a More Shapely Figure and the Increase in Physical Vigor and Viraciousness Which So Often Comes With Excess Fat Reduction. Thousands of women aro getting fat and losing their appeal just be cause they do not know what to do. Why not be smart do what thousands of women have done to pet off pounds of unwanted fat. Take a half teaspoonf ul of Kruschen in a glass of hot water first thing every morning t. gently activate liver, bowels and kidneys cut down your caloric intake eat wisely and satisfyingly there need never be a hungry moment! Keep this plan up for SO days. Then weigh yourself and see if you haven't lost pounds of ugly fat. Just see if this doesn't prove to be the surprise of your life and make you feel like shouting the good news ta other fat people. And best of all a jar of Kruschen that will last you for 4 weeks costs but little If not joyfully satisfied money back. lOCMS From Friday's Daily Attorney Carl D. Canz, of Alvo, was in the city today to look after some matters in the county court. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lancaster, of Ashland, were here today to look after some business matters in the county court. From Saturday? Darti Mrs. Ada Mead of Omaha was a guest of Mrs. Edgar II. Wescott this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kopp were in Omaha today where they spent sev eral hours visiting with relatives and friends. Misses Minnie Hild and Helen Warner were holiday visitors in Omaha today to look after some busi ness matters and visiting with friends. Miss Marie Iliber, teacher in the Omaha schools, is here to spend the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hiber and family. FIFTY YEARS AGO (From Journal Files) A telegram was received here this morning announcing the death at Denver of Miss Mary Egenberger, sis ter to J. V. Egenberger, jr., of this city, who left here yesterday for Denver. The deceased was about 21 years old and has a number of rel atives in this city. The remains will arrive here on tomorrow evening's flyer and the funeral will be held Thursday forenoon. Last evening Buck Houck, aged 17, and another boy, whose name was not learned, engaged in a wrestling match in front of Holmes' barn and they kept it up for nearly two hours. At the end of the time both boys were quite exhausted, and all at once young Houck sank to the floor in a faint. Those present carried him In to the barn and used restoratives to bring him to life. After a time he came to himself but could not talk and seemed utterly exhausted. A physbian was called and he was car ried to Strcight's barn, where he stays, and was put to bed. Today he is much improved but lacks a good deal of being well. It is supposed that he must have strained the spinal cord iu some way. A Walking Party A walking party and a supper at the Riley afterwards were given in honor of Miss Nellie Pierce of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Saturday afternoon. The Misses Eda and Mia Gering were the hostesses and Mrs. James Donnelly and Mrs. Geo. Houseworth the chap erones of the party. The other mem bers were the Misses Harriett E. Tulmcr, Hannah Cagney, Florence Donovan, Harriett Latham, Hattie Verigg, Ettic Shepherd. Amelia Val Icry, Dora Herold. Julia Herrmann. Anna Livingston and Margaret Samp son. The party left the city at 2:30 in the afternoon and walked to Living ston Heights and back, arriving at the Riley a little after 6 o'clock. The prizes for the best walking were awarded to Miss Annie Living ston and Miss Amelia Vallery, and the booby prize, for the poorest walk ing, to Miss Pierce. ONE-YEAR ENLISTMENTS STOP WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UP) The army will stop receiving one year enlistments at its recruiting stations rext Tuesda', the day be fore the national registration for' con scription, r The armv announced today that it is taking this action in conformance with provisions of the conscription act and that men who desire to vol unteer after Tuesday for a year must apply to their local drafts . IV II KL 1 il.J IS at MX? --Wash INI V W M mm 7M BBBTBBBBBBWaW i-:-rWAvji'