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ete State Efefcrfed Society mm VOL. NO. ivn PLATTSMOTJTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1941. NO. 43 I Local Group View Work at Bomber Plant Sixteen from Here, Including Six Members of Regional Commit tee Toured the Grounds Some very interesting revelations were in store for the nearly a score local people who were shown thru the Fort Crook bomher plant con struction Wednesday afternoon, pre liminary to the meeting of Region No. 1 Nebraska Advisory Defense Committee. In all there were some eighty or more in the group, many of them members of Region No. 1 committee. Arriving at the plant about 1:45, the group was passed through the main entrance gate and led by Major Fitz patrick and his aides, all drove to the summit, where active construc tion work on the plant is under way. At this location, not far from the old post hospital, the new bomber as sembly plant being built by the gov ernment for the Glerin L. Martin company, is rearing skyward at a speed so great the work is consid ered nearly thirty days ahead of schedule. Arriving at the main plant building, the cars halted to give the occupants time to inspect the gigan tic building that will have 540,000 square feet or some 12 acres of floor space. Here also pictures were taken of the group of committee chairmen and the general regional chairman,' W. C. Fraser of Omaha, who had called the meeting, and of the Platts mouth delegation standing with Mr. Fraser in the structural steel yard to the east of the building. "While news paper cameras are not barred from the ground, rigid restrictions are laid down as to what may be photograph ed. - 'I From this point the group drove along the north side of the plant and parked on the bank near the north fence, from which a full and complete view could be obtained of the plant, the runways, parking lot for employee's cars and the excava tion for the administration building, heating plant and oil and gas stor age building. To many in the group, it was a unique experience to see the twenty-five hundred men at work on the grounds, swarming like ants all over the terraine. After viewing the plant from this vantage point, the route back was around the south side of the three-block-long structure, across the big main runway on which the finished planes will leave the plant as they take off for trial tests and back down the winding road to the point of en trance. The assembly floor in the build ing is 15 inches thick, heavily re inforced in fact the reinforcing rods look more like narrow gauge railroad rails, they are so heavy, with two men carrying them on their shoulder. No driveway con crete has been poured as yet, but we were advised this will also be at least 15 inches thick and carry reinforcing. Grading of runways and the grounds generally is not expected to be completed short of 60 to 80 days, but is so far advanced now it is not interfering much with other work. To cross the runway is like ne gotiating an arterial highway cross ing from a side street as the large dirt moving equipment plies back and forth in a continuous stream day and night taking dirt from the hillside to the far end of this runway at the extreme southeast corner of the fort grounds, where a forty foot fill is be ing made. Besides this main runway that leads from the plant southeast erly, there will be two others smaller in size and running in dif ferent directions, also the large car parking lot nearly due east of the plant, and not far from the north east entrance gate, from which the old diagonal road ran across the fort grounds. The main building. C00x900 feet in size, will have a large unloading room to the north, attached to the building, and through which will run the railroad tracks, permitting material shipments to be taken in side the plant for unloading. Further north, and removed from the main building will be the large adminis tration building (300 feet long), a heating plant, and an oil storage building. Excavation for these is now under way. Beneath the main assembly floor, there will be two large cafeterias, one at each end of the plant, to pro vide meals for the workers, as well as various other rooms, all put to g-ood use, including recreational fa cilities. Plane assembly will start at the east end of the plant, while the fin ished planes will come out at the southwest corner, directly onto the main runway. One of the railroad lines entering the plant will cross the new four lane highway on an overhead struc ture at a point near the pumping station. Meet at Fort Theatre At the conclusion of the inspection tour, the group assembled at the Fort Crook theatre for a meeting of the regional defense committee. W. C. Fraser, Omaha, chairman of this committee, presided. Among others present with him on the stage, was Col. Ristine, new commanding offi cer, and Col. Herman, also R. F. Wel ler, executive secretary of the Ne braska Advisory Defense committee. Mr. Weller gave the first import ant report, stating he had just con ferred with State Engineer Scott, fol lowing the latter's return from a trip to Washington and was advised contracts for all road work and grade separations in connection with the new four lane highway have been let and work is ready to start. Leg islation is now pending in congress to provide payment of most of the cost of the road by the federal gov ernment. A recommendation was submitted to the commission calling for a hard surfaced road in the vicinity of Bellevue and Mr. Weller stated he would convey the request to Engineer Scott. Col. Ristine, speaking on law en forcement, praised the, work of the highway patrol being carried on in the vicinity of the plant. Mr. Otis, chairman of the com mittee on Zoning, said the draft of zoning regulations had been prepar ed and was being considered by the Cass and Sarpy county commissioners as well as city and village officials in the area. Mr. Collins, chairman of .Health and Sanitation committee spoke on stream pollution and health allot ments being set up for the area, say ing $66,000 is to be available for clinic and public nursing service. Roland Haynes, chairman of Edu cation and Recreation committee, de clared recreational facilities adequate for now, but upon completion of the plant and its beginning operation that phase would need attention. Mr. Haynes predicted elementary school registration in the area would be increased by more than 5,000 this fall .and said the time to plan and prepare for that increase is now. A congressional bill. No. 4545, provides for special grants to subdivisions of government in defense areas for the building of schools, sewers, access roads, etc. L. S. Devoe, member of Mr. Haynes committee, brought up the matter of vocational education to prepare youths for work at the plant, also the situation in Plattsmouth. where our new elementary school is being delayed due to shortage of WPA workers and told the members that appeals to Washington, to the state WPA offices and elsewhere have fail ed to get results. Efforts to have the job scheduled on a 40 hour week or to send in workers from elsewhere to fill the lay-off time gaps and keep construction going forward have all failed, and Devoe told the regional group: "Now we are appealing for assistance from this committee." To this appeal, Mr. Weller prom ised he would take it up and exert his best efforts to have the job speeded. On the matter of vocational train ing, the allotment provided in the first congressional bill was quickly exhausted by alert communities (in eluding Omaha) that are now oper ating these schools. Another bill to provide more funds for this purpose is before congress, but there are now pending some 30 million dollars in applications for aid. Chairman Otis reported for the housing committee, saying a "clear ing house" for available homes is being established in Omaha, and an inspection of all premises registered there is to be provided. County Judge Duxbury, Platt&r mouth's only chairman member of the committee, reported on Employ ment Relations. Judge Duxbury had words of praise for the contractors, labor organizations, workers and the Nebraska Employment Service, all of whom have co-operated to keep the job going and provide a fair division of the labor. He pointed out that 97 per cent of the men working on the construction job are Nebraska men. also to the utter lack of labor troubles of any kind, indicating a patriotic attitude on the part of everyone. Chairman Fraser explained that after July 1, actual travel expense reimbursement to members of state and regional committees would prob ably be available from the ?7,500 ap propriation made by the legislature for carrying on this work, as Gover nor Griswold felt that the persons who give their time should not have to pay their own expenses. It was decided to submit the region's bud get to the state commission for its consideration early in July. Attention was directed to a "Lay-in-Your-Coal-Early" campaign, also a move just being announced to turn in discarded aluminum utensils for use in national defense. Mr. Weller spoke on the aircraft warning service now being set up in conjunction with the American Le gion. Registrations were started on June 11 and already 24 counties and 400 volunteer workers have been re ported in at the state office, while two to three thousand are expected by the first week in July. The service is statewide, with thirteen regions, and under them county organizations each with a county chairman. Those Attending The group from Plattsmouth com prised the six regional committee members, Judge A. H. Duxbury, chairman of Employment and Labor Relations committee; Dr.R. P. West over, member of Law Enforcement, Health and Sanitation committee; L. S. Devoe, Education and Recreation committee; H. A. Schneider, Hous ing committee; Robert Mann, Zoning committee, and George P. Dobson, Transportation and Highway commit tee, together with the following guests of committee members, who enjoyed the opportunity of touring the grounds and attending the meet ing:: Walter Smith, James Begley, How ard Davis, E. J. Richey, A. L. Tidd, George Conis, T. H. Pollock, C. C. Wescott, Dick Duxbury, Edith Sol omon, manager of Nebraska Employ ment Service office and Elmer Webb of the Journal force. ATTEND WOODMEN CIRCLE Mrs. Mary Hartwick, Miss Marie Kaufmann, Mrs. C. C. Cotner, Mrs. C! Kuieke, Mrs. Max Fitzmayer aid Mis. James Randolph were in Omaha Monday and attended yester day's session of the Supreme Forest of Woodmen Circle convention.. The convention began las Thursday and is to climax this Thursday. RETURN FROM LINCOLN Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carr and son, Bobbie, returned Sunday from Lin coln where they have been spending the past week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leacock and family and meeting many old friends. Mr. Carr has been enjoying a vacation from his 'work at the Hinky-Dinky store in this city. NO SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Thj regular Sunday school lesson edited by L. Neitzel of Murdock is missing from today's Semi-Weekly Journal, due to non-arrival in time to get it in type. -It will be set later and appear later this week in the Daily Journal. VISITS AT NORTH PLATTE Margaret Farney is spending a few days at North Platte with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe McNeal and enjoying a part of her school vacation. SPEND SUMMER AT PAPILLI0N Mrs. J. H. Donelan, who recently returned from California, is spend ing the summer with her daughter, Mrs. Karl Erown of Papillion. LOCATING IN CITY Prom Tnesflay's Dafty Mrs. Sylvia Croxen. of Hyannis, Nebraska, arrived in the city this morning and will make her home here for the present at least. She will be housekeeper at the home of Elder Claude Carter of the Latter Day Saints church. Mr. and Mrs. George Troop, who have been residing with Elder Car ter, father of Mrs. Troop, are today moving to their own quarters in the building where the Mary May Beauty s-hop is located. Death of Mrs. John L Tidball Last Evening Prominent Figure in Social and Easi ness Life of Community Passes Away Fnneral Thursday Prom Wednesday's Tally It was with a profound shock last evening that the community learned of the death of Mrs. John L. Tidball, n, at the Clarkson hospital in Om aha where she has been for several weeks in critical condition. The passing of this highly esteemed lady takes from the home a devoted 'mother and from the community an j active figure in the business life of 'the city, she operating the Tidball ! Lumber Co., with her son, John, since the death of Mr. Tidball. She also was a devout member of the (First Presbyterian church and iden tified with the P. E. 0. and Woman's club. To the members of the family will go the deepest sympathy of the friends in this city and vicinity who had the pleasure of the acquaintance and friendship of Mrs. Tidball. Violet Amelia Sweuey was born at Humboldt, Nebraska, June 26, 18S5. She was a graduate of Doane college in the class of June 1905 and short ly after that time, in July 1905, she (was married to John L. Tidball. II, j member of one of the old time fam ilies of Crete. The family resided at j Crete and Holdrege until coming to (Plattsmouth. Mr. Tidball passed jaway in 1937 and since that time ! as stated Mrs. Tidball has carried on the family tradition in the oper ating of the lumber yard. The parents of Mrs. Tidball were William McCleary Sweney and Julia Alvira Nims Sweney, early residents of the Humboldt community. Surviving Mrs. Tidball are five children, Mrs. Mary Koch, Presque Isle, Maine; Mrs. Carter Strand, Chi cago; Mrs. Edgar S. Wescott, Lin coln; Marjorie Ann Tidball and John L. Tidball, in of this city. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a. m. at the First Presbyterian church, Dr. H. G. McClusky, conduct ing the services. The interment will be in the family plot at the Crete cemetery. The Sattler funeral home of this city will have charge of the services. VISIT IN NEMAHA COUNTY Mr. and Mrs. James Bridgewater, Sr., and Mrs. Maggie Mason, were visitors in Nemaha county Sunday, stopping at Peru and Brownville while on their motor trip. They re port the wheat as being almost ready for the harvest and the corn looking very fine in all parts where they visited. ENTERS HOSPITAL From Wednesday's Dfrlrj August Gall, owner and manager of the duckpin bowling alley, today entered the Veterans hospital at Lincoln. Mr. Gall has been ailing for a month and is at the hospital for a thorough checkup. In spite of absence the bowling alley will run as I'Bual. GO TO CHICAGO From Tuesday's Datty Gus A. Stavron and son, Gus Jr., of Nebraska City, were here yester day for a few hours, taking with them John Conis, they going to Chi cago. The party expects to spend a few days there with relatives and friends. Out stock of legal blanks Is most complete. Reasonably priced, tool Job's Daughters Hold Impressive Installation Here Miss Maxine Nielsen New Honored Queen Succeeding Miss Jac queline Wetcnkamp. From Tuesday's Dally Bethel No. 24, Job's Daughters, officers elected and appointed to serve for the coming six months were installed at impressive ceremonies at the Masonic Hall last evening. Nine teen persons were installed by eight installing officers, six of whom are numbered among the past honored queens. The installing officers were as fol lows: Installing Officer Miss Janet Westover, University of Nebraska Istudent and past honored queen. Installing Guide Miss lvian Warner, past honored queen. Installing Marshal Miss Jacque line Wetenkamp, Junior past honor ed queen. Installing Secretary .Miss Wilma Friedrich. past honored queen. Installing Chaplain Miss Shirley Seiver, past honored queen. Installing Musician Miss Mary Jean Knorr. another University of Nebraska student, past honored 1 queen. I Installing Senior Custodian Miss iMary Gayer, University of Nebraska student. Installing Junior Custodian Mrs. Marjorie Terryberry. Among the officers installed was included Mary Helen Dill, reigning queen of Kornland. Officers installed were: Honored Queen Maxine Nielsen. Senior Princess Mary Helen Dill. Junior Princess; Rosemary Step pat. Guide Helen Hiatt. Marshal--Ruth Westover. Recorder Arlene Engelkemeier. Treasurer Edna Marie Marler. Chaplain Dorothea Duxbury. Librarian Rnth Lowson. ' Pianist Mary Jean Hatt. First Messenger Beulah Kiser for Juanita Sigler. Second Messenger Dorothy Jean Turner. Third Messenger Etty Hutchi son. Fourth Messenger Lavina Troop for Maxine Graves. Fifth Messenger Betty Jasper. Senior Custodian Betty Gayer. Junior Custodian Donna Bea Seiver. Inner Guard Aileen Reed. Outer Guard Shirley Mason. To the accompaniment of Miss Knorr, Mrs. C. H. Martin sang sev eral solos during the ceremony. Miss Maxine Nielsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nielsen, was pre sented with the Honored Queen's jewel, which she will wear during her term. This was passed on to her by Miss Jacqueline Wetenkamp, who has worn it during the past six months. Miss Wetenkamp was presented with a Past Queen's jewel by Miss Vivian Warner. A noteworthy fact is that Miss Wetenkamp was chosen Honorary Princess of Nebraska at the Grand Council session which was held at Alliance June 11, 12 and 13. The members of Bethel No. 24 pre sented her with a gift. She is daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A Weten kamp. Miss Nielsen presented her install ing officers with gifts. PLAN FAMILY REUNION Sheriff and Mrs. Joe Mrasek are planning a reunion of the members of their immediate family here in the early part of July if the plans are able to mature. It is hoped to have the son, Pvt. Donald Mrasek, U.S.A. here from Fort Joe Robinson, as well and the sons-in-law and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Kel ley of Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. George Rothrock of Gasconade, Mis souri and the members of all here. The oldest son, William E. Mrasek and family, of California, will be unable to be present. HAVE NEW GRANDDAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Ilea F. Patterson of this city are rejoicing over the ar rival of a third grandchild in their family circle. A daughter, Bonnie, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Patterson at Oakland, California, on Saturday, June 14th. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson now have one son and two daughters in their family and the news comes very pleasantly to the grandparents. MICHIGAN VISITORS From Monday's Dairy. This morning a party of Michigan visitors were here for a short time, comprising Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Os born and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Daniels of Eenton Harbor, Michigan. They stopped for a short call at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wescott, the party being close friends of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Murdick of Benton Har bor. They are on their way to Colo rado Springs, Colorado to attend the convention of agents of the New England Life Insurance company. Registration Under Selective Service July 1st Will Be Held at the 0ffi:e of the Local Selective Service Board in the Court House. Registration of Cass county men who were 21 after October 16, 1940 and before midnight, July 1, 1941, will be held in the offices of the local board in Plattsmouth on July 1, 1941. The local board members and Se lective Service clerks will be on hand to register the men. The of fice is located on the third floor of the court house in the southeast cor ner in the office formerly occupied by the district judge. The doors will be open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. Every man in the state of Ne braska who has attained the 21st anniversary of the day of his birth subsequent to October 16, 1940 and before midnight, July 1, 1941, must register. Aliens, as well as Amer ican citizens, wbo are 21 years old on July 1st must be registered. Aliens between the ages of 21 and 36 who have come to the United States since the first registration on October 16, 1940 and have not been registered must appear before the local board on July 1st to register. It is expected that about 1C0 men will be registered from this area. LOCAL PEOPLE IN CRASH Sunday shortly before the noon hour, west of this city on the Cedar Creek road, occurred a crasah between a car driven by H. F. Nolting and in which Mrs. Nolting and their five-months-old daughter, Mary, were riding, and the car driven by Otto Hike, who had with him his wife, Mrs. Marie Hike, his mother and Fiarbara idler. The Nolting car was going west and the Hike car south, they crash ing together at the intersection and both cais damaged very much. TJ '.' mort serious were Mrs. Marie Hike who suffered a fracture of the hip and Vr. Hike had his back se verely injp'-ed, these two being taken to the Clarkson hospital at Omaha in the Sattler ambulance. Dr. R. P. Westover war called to the scene and cared for the injured members of the party. Mrs. Henry Nolting suf fered a cut on the head and many wvcto braises and a sprained hand. Mr. Noiting was badly bruised but rot thought severely injured, the little daughter had both legs quite severely bruised. The members of th Hike party all were more or less bruised up quite painfully. Poth families were en route to a picnic party at the time. SELECT NEW TEACHER The board of education at their meeting on Tuesday afternoon elect ed Miss Dorothy Lightburn, Papil lion, as 'a teacher in the grade schools of the city. She is a gradu ate of the Kansas University Teach ers college. She has been teaching for the past four years and had closed a very successful year at Fort Crook. Miss Lightburn is at pres ent engaged at Estes Park. Colorado, for the summer, but will be here for the opening of school. Miss Alberta Timmas. graduate of the University Of Nebraska in the 1941 class, with Miss Loris Long, will have charge of the vocational education program this summer. This will enable many who wish to study typing and shorthand and other lines cf vocational education in the months before the regular opening of school. Subscribe to The Journal Pioneer of Cass County Dies at Age of 94 Years Mrs. Catherine Perry Passes A'ay Tuesday Evening at Home cf Daughter at Elmwood. Tuesday evening there passed to the last reward one of the early pioneer residents of Cass county, a lady known and loved by hundreds all over the county, a truly inspiring example of the early day wife and mother Mrs. Catherine Perry, 94. Mrs. Perry died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Cook at Elmwood, where she has been for some weeks, in the las t two of which she was bedfast as the result of a fall and a hip fracture. At her age the accident proved too severe a shock and she has gradually failed until death closed a story cf a lovely and long life. Mrs. Perry was of a generation of men and women that have left a great heritage in the preservation and advancement of the L'nited States and particularly of the great central west where much of her life has been spent. Born in North Carolina on Decem ber 13, 1S46, she spent her girl hood in that state, where on No vember 16. 1S64, ?he was married to Peter Perry. The great oppor tunities for the development of the farming lands of the west attracted their attention: they migrated to the then young state of Nebraska, settling in Eight Mile Grove in Cass county. At the time of their settle ment at that place there was a thriving small village that has long since vanished in the march of time. In 1881 Mr. and Mrs. Perry pur chased a farm and for many years devoted themselves to the care of their home and the upbuilding of the country that they had chosen as a dwelling place. In the pleasant surroundings of the farm, the family lived, the chil dren were reared und where on Octo ber 4. 1911, the husband and father was called to rest. Mrs. Terry con tinued her home on the farm until eleven years ago when with her ad vanced years she disposed of her holdings. Since that time she has made her home for ten years with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Spang ler, at Murray, .also making visits with the other members of the fam ily upon all of whom she has lavish ed the deep affection of a loving mother. Mrs. Perry joined with the Meth odist church at the age of fourteen in her native North Carolina and has since been a loyal and devoted member of this faith. To Mr. and Mrs. Perry was born eleven children, three of whom have preceded the parents In death. The living children are: Walter W. Perry, Orange, California; Mrs. Lenora Cook, Elmwood; Mrs. Ethel Spang ler, Murray; Charles Perry, Lin coln; Mrs. Pearl Unland, Temple City, California; Verner Perry, Big Springs, Nebraska; Mrs. Catherine Cole, Brule, Nebraska; Mrs. Manota Lang, Fresno. California. The de ceased children are Glenn Terry, John Perry, Mrs. Etta Barker. There also survives twenty-six grandchil dren and forty-eight great grand children. The funeral services will be Thurs day afternoon at 2 o'clock at N the First Methodist church In this city, Rev. J. C. Lowson conducting the services and assisted by Rev. Neil Stewart, of Murray. The interment will be at the pioneer cemetery at Eight Mile Grove, the Sattler funeral home of this city being in charge. VISITS AT OLD HOME Saturday John Ccnradt, of ein auer, Nebraska, was here for a short time and on hi? return he was ac Icompanied by his old friend, Frank a. Neugebauer. Mr. Neugebauer has jbeen in poor health for some weeks and will visit with his brothers and I sisters. Mr. Conradt has Just returned home from Crested Butte, Colorado, where he has served as the super intendent of schools for the past few years. He has had a very successful year in his school activities and likes that section of Colorado very much. 0