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rAUA xwu : mum in PLATTSMOUTH SEMI WEEKLY JOUENAL PAGE TWO MONDAY, SEPT. 29, 1941. I 1 the Plattsmouth Joorna PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT Entered at PostoSice, Plattsmoutn, MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PBICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone, ?2.50 per year. Beyond 600 miles, $3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, $3.50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in adranc. Baseball and Softball Resume for the Season Joe Noble Wins Eat Title for Mer chants Timm Parnstormers Come Back for Fair Season By ROBERT COOK Now that the falling leaves re mind us that autumn is here and old man winter is warming up in the bullpen prior to pitching three or four cold months of snow, sleet, etc., we take a fond farewell to the great American game of baseball and that blitz of the short field, softball. It's hast a la vista to the place "Whore Dizzy Dean fans Joe DiMag. Where the limp's the law without a badge, Out there in the lazy summer haze Where the hot dogs mix with the double play." First off comes the riattsmouth Merchants, the independent town bast-ball team. The Merchants play ed six tilts during the summer, win ning three and losing three. They split two games with Nchawka, win ning 9-3 and losing 6-5; split two with Auburn, winning 9-4 and losing 3-2; beat Oxford 13-1; and lost to the state prison 15-5. Joe Noble won the batting championship with an average of .471 displaying Joe Phil lips, winner in 1940. Gerald Petet and Jack O'Donnell were second with .400 each, and Phillips was third with .391. Bob Hayes and Harley Street led the pitching with one victory apiece. Here are the facts and figures: Batting AB II 8 10 10 9 1 8 1 o 1 Pet. .471 .400 .40,0 .391 .333 .296 .250 .250 .250 .231 .187 .143 .125 .125 .000 .000 .000 total isn't Joe Noble 17 Gerald Petet 25 Jack O'Donnell 25 Joe Phillips 23 Harley Street 3 Fill Smith 27 Grover Parriott Tex C'hovanee P.ud Vroman Clarence Cuthrell Bob Hayes Raphael Toman Gene Ault George Evans Glen Lutz Kd Gradoville Jimmy Jones This leaves the team 4 8 4 13 16 7 24 16 4 4 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 with a batting average of .27S, so bad. which Pitching G 9 w 1 1 1 0 Bob Hayes , Harley Street 1 Jeo Noble 4 Joe Phillips 3 Other Leaders Home Runs Phillips 2; triples, O'Donnell - Phillips 1; doubles, Ault 3; runs batted in, Thillips 7; stolen -bases, Petet 3. The Plattsmouth Legion baseball team played twelve games, winning five and losing seven. They dropped two games to the Glenwood Institute and one to the Glenwood Legion; beat Nchawka Legion 15-2, 19-6, and 5-0; lost to Union Legion 8-3; beat Ted's Place of Omaha 4-3; beat Oxford Legion 11-5; lost to Frank Tt-sar Midgets of Omaha 10-2; won district title without playing a game when Tlair and Arlington with drew; lost to Lincoln Blues defend ing state kings 19-0 in two innings; (38 to 52 Years Old) HEED THIS ADVICE! Are you roins thru theco "trvm-r years'"? Are you blue, cranky end NERVOUS. sulTer hot flashes, weakening dizzy spells and distressing Irregular periods caused by tbls period la a woaian'i We? THEN Take famous Lydla E. Plniham'e Vegetable Compound. For over 60 years Pinktam's Compound has helped hundreds of thousands of grateful women to help calm un strung nerves and to lessen annoy ing distress due to this functional disturbance. ' Lydla Plnkham's Compound Is one medicine you can buy today made especially for women. Telephone your druggist right nova for a bottle. moRTH TRYING II Kit v-; . PLATTSMOTJTH, NEBRASKA Neb., as second-class mail matter lost . to Lincoln Midgets 5-4. The Glenwood and Lincoln games aren't in the record so there is no com - piled batting list, but Ed Gradoville, Bud Vroman, Dick Noble, and Joe McMaken were the salient hitters. Russ Nielsen, Ed Gradoville and Bud Vroman were the mound stars. Other players were Wilbur Eaton, Alby Richards, Joe Ilighfield. Bob Gall, Ray Johnson, Jimmv Short, Tom Doody, Ed Strickland. Dwight Atte berry and Charley Wolever. riattsmouth had but one softball team. Timm's Tavern, which barn stormed from Omaha to Nebraska City. They played twenty-seven games, won thirteen and lost four teen. Manager Ralph Timm used a lump sum of thirty-sir different play ers during the season, some of whom were borrowed from other teams. Timm's reached the quarter finals of the state tournament and took third in the Plattsmoutn Invitational. The state meet proved to be the rejuvin ation of the Budweisers who played AA ball from then on. Not all games are on paper, but outstanding bitters were Gerald Tetet, Tom Gradoville, Eill Smith. Gene Ault, Jack O'Don nell, and Harry Shiffer. Timm used seven pitchers along the line. Of t! cse Bob Hayes was king. Timm's lost twice to the Nebraska City Eagles by C-l 6-0, lost to Weeping Water CCC, lost to South Omaha Kiwanis; lost to Weeping Water Townies 7-3; lost to Coca Colas of Omaha 12-9; beat Nebraska CityjMORTON ASKED TO "ARGENTINE Ramblers 11-9; split two tussles with Nebraska City Safeways, winning 8-4 and losing 11-4; lost twice to Julian 10-6 and ?-?; beat Nebraska City World-Herald 9-3; lost to Springfield 6-3 and Gilmore Junction 9-7; beat Nebraska City Jaycees 17-6 split with Tietsory Grocers of Council braska history. Bluffs; beat Pacific Junction 5-2; j Morton lived a fv.ll and useful beat Supreme Bakers of Omaha 10-9; I life. He was publisher, editor, legis beat Omaha Postal Clerks 7-3; beatjlator, agriculturist, and historian. Norfolk 12-2 in state tourney and I He was twice actinsr trovernor of lost to Lincoln Fords in quarterfinals 4-0 17-hit attack in first game was tournament record; Faye Spidell wasture. second string catcher on all-tourna-i According to the Nebraska City metit team) beat John Opitz 10-7; i Conservat ive, October 27, 189S. edit beat Yeoman Covenant Presbyterian ed by Morton, he was asked bv the 14-11; lost to Iowa Bombers 4-3; beat Kimball Laundry of Omaha 7-5; beat Nebraska City Hinky Dinky 12-8. Pitching G W 5 1 Bob Hayes 6 Chuck Nelson 1 Earl Ward 6 Harry Shiffer '. 2 Joe Phillips 8 Jimmy Jones 1 Carl Hula , 6 Storz Peer of Council Bluffs won the Plattsmouth invitational soft- ball tournament with the Iowa Bomb ers second, and Timm's Tavern third. P.I.S.T. All-Star Team Clayton, Iowa Bombers. Kozak, Storz. Moran, John Opitz. lb- 2 b- 3 b- ss Brooks, Storz. If Petet, Timm's Tavern. cf Lewis, Storz. rf Gradoville, Timm's Tavern. sf Reese, Neb. City Safeways. c- Spidell, Timm's Tavern. c Traynor, Storz. p Kuehl, Storz. p Young, Iowa Bombers. p Krai, Kimball Laundry. Ralph Timm, promoter-perpetrator take your choice) of the P.I.S.T. would like to thank Gil Hull, Oren Moss, Carol Sutton and Louie Lohnes for their help in umpiring the tourn ament games which they called as honestly and unbiased as they could. Whether your printing joti be large or smalL it will receive prompt attention. Call No. 6. A i' vL' Z? ' i. r ' J if i - : 'iOSfc.-- -'' ; V nductees Should Travel Very Light Take Nothing Save Essentials When Reporting at Camps for In duction in the Service Selective Service registrants en route to army induction centers should "travel light," taking noth ing but essentials so as to avoid in convenience to themselves and to the armed forces. Brigadier General Guy N Henninger, state director of Se- lective Service cautioned today. One small bag should be sufficient to carry the things a selectee needs until he is given his equipment by the army, General Henninger de clared. He said: "If you wish, take a small bag with a few clean clothes, a few handkerchiefs, socks, soap, towel, and other necessary toilet articles. These are not essential, for you will be issued necessary equipment by the army, but they may come in j linnrtv shnnlH thdro Vio nnv ftplnv ?T1 ! your induction. "Leave jewelry, large sums of money, and ether valuables at home, for they may bo easily lost. If pos sible, take a little spending money for such needs as you may have be fore your first pay-day. Take some postal cards or stationery and stamps, a fountain pen. and an inexpensive watch if you have them." Selectees were warned by Gen eral Henninger to leave automo biles and motorcycles at home. Com manding officers will tell the men on their posts if they may have these vehicles and the soldiers then will have an opportunity to cct them from their homes, he pointed out. Unnecessary articles taken to in duction centers must be returned to his home by the selectee at his own expense or otherwise disposed of, General Henninger said. The story of Nebraska would be far less colorful, say workt rs of the Nebraska Writers' Project, WPA, if it were not for the name and works of J. Sterling Morton, who entered ! into almost every phase of early Ne- the Territory of Nebraska, and he was Cleveland's secretary of agricul- Republic of Argentina to organize a department of agriculture for the Argentine government along the lines developed by its North Amer ican neighbor. Morton's editorial duties and his other public activities compelled him to reject the South American invitation. Morton is better remembered in Nebraska, as he would have wished, as the founder of Arbor Day. OPERATE AT LOSS LINCOLN, Sept. 2C (UP) John Schr.ell, state railway commission ac countant, revealed today that 72 of 11:5 major telephone companies in Ne braska operated at a loss during 1940. He saiil 21 of the 113 paid dividends, some out of surplus. Nebraska paid $10,132,0!)!) for tele phone service last year, the figure;-, showed. Out of this amount, the Lin coln Telephone and Telegraph com pany received ?2,S)3,000. The North- ( western Bell company collected $6, 141,000. Operating expenses of all compan ies amounted to $(5,913,000. The Lin coln company reported expenses of ?l,R14,O01, the Bell ?4,07D,000 and all ethers $!,0o0,000. Taxes on the telephone companies' properties rose $214,000 to $1,312,000. The Lincoln company paid $200,000, the Bell $022,000 and all others $90, 000. The figures revealed there were few er telephones in use during 1910 than in 1930. Mebraskans owned 240,404 phones last jcar, compared with 2do, 905 in 1930. SUH0WA CAMP FIRE The meeting was called to order by our president, Helen Yardley. We had a business meeting because of so many songs to practice for our Coun cil Fire. We talked about taking a hike and decided on next Sunday afternoon if possible A few of the girls will be examined for their wood gatherers rank next Monday after s:hccl. Yv'e closed by singing our Camp Fire law. ELIZAEETH PERRY, Scribe. LOUISVILLE WOMAN'S CLUB i- j The Louisville Federated Woman's club met September 23rd, at the home of Mrs. S. J. Edgerton with Mrs. C. R. Ackles and Mrs. T. Simonton as co-hostesses. Thirty-seven regular members were present plus three new members who were introduced to the club. These were Mrs. Glenn Miller, Mrs. Chas. Knutson and Mrs. M. N. Drake. Mrs. Wesley Elair gave pointers on giving the pledge of allegiance to the flag after which the entire club gave the pledge. Various com mittees reported, among them the library committee by Mrs. Ackles and the music committee by Mrs. Sjogren. The people interested in Glee club are to meet at Mrs. David Sjogren's, Monday, September 29, at 3:30 p. m. for one hour. A committee for the P.T.-A. pro gram in January was appointed and consisted of Mrs. II. L. Dickerson, Mrs. C. S. Hh-seh and Mrs. Earl Green. Mrs. McGrew was designated as a delegate to the state convention at McCock, October 13, 14 and 15. Mrs. Uhley, as president of the club, will also attend. The club was pleased to have as guests, Mrs. Walter Fornoff, Mrs. Jack Wiesncth, Mrs. Walter Blake end Mrs. Max Amelang. "Streamlined English" was pre sented by Mrs. August Funke. Mrs. Emil Heier conducted a "What's My Name" quiz. Mrs. W. II. Phelps re ported on a lecture on "Nervious and Mental Diseases" given by D. W. Dishong at the Summer Institute held in Omaha. Mrs. H. B. Koop's portion of the program was on "Poetry." As a part of Mrs. Koop's program, .Mrs. P. li. Kaluer read a poem written and sent her by a friend in Oklahoma. The next meeting will be held October 7th at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Group with Mrs. Harry O linen and Mrs. Chris Murray as co-hostesses. The meeting will start promptly at 2:15 and all those wish ing transportation should contact Mrs. Irwin Inman or Mrs. Arthur Knutson. URGES MORE PRODUCTION HOOPER, Nebr., Sept. 26 (UP) Harry N. Schooler, director of the North-Central Division of the AAA, told the Elkhorn Valley Farmers' Un ique National Defense festival today that agriculture must produce its largest crop in history on the same acreage to meet national detense re quirements. "The total production required under the 1942 farm program is the largest ever turned out by American agriculture," Schooler said, "But it does not call for any more total crop acreage. V e're not going to plow up a lot of acres that should be in grass or trees." "Instead we must concentrate our productive efforts on the commodities we need to increase, and produce less of the commodities with which we are well supplied." He warned farmers not to make mistakes made during the last war when high prices radically increased the farm income. "Let's pay off our debts; let's save our money, invest in national defense bonds and stamps, as you people are encouraging at your national defense festival here today," he explained. ALICE FAYE EXPECTS STORK HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 26 (UP) Alice Faye, actress, -singer and wife of Rand Leader Phil Harris, will re tire temporarily from the screen to become a mother, she announced to day. She was era n ted leave by 20th Century-Fox studio, although officials said plans had been inadejo star her in pictures to cost $2,000.000. She said she expected the child early next year. Miss Faye and Harris were mar ried May 12 at Ensenada, Mexico. She is the former wife of singer Tony Martin. Harris was divorced a year ago by Marcia Ralston, Aus tralian actress. BURKE MAY HEAD BAR LINCOLN, Sept. formed state house 25 (UP) ln sources said to day that a campaign was under way to elect former U. S. Senator Edward It. Burke, Omaha, as president of the American Par Association for 1942 43. The move was said to be sponsor ed by "several" prominent eastern 1 J law firms. A number of Nebraska attorneys have been asked to join the campaign which will be launched officially at the National Bar Asso ciation's annual convention at In dianapolis, Indiana, next week, it was said. The national president is ele.ted each year at the January meeting of the association's house cf delegates. 13 What is meant by "Hanpy-IIour" in the U. S. Navy? This is the name given to the ses sions of relaxation aboard ship, when duties are forgotten and replaced by boxing and wrestling matches, mov ies, swimming and entertainment by various members of the crew. How many fleets are there in the United States Xavy? There are three fleets in the navy at the present time, the Atlantic Fleet, the Pacific Fleet, and the Asaitic Fleet. When once in the U. S. Navy, how does one learn to specialize in one specific field of ivork? There are three ways a sailor may attain perfection in the specialized work of his own choosing; by study in Navy Schools, by practical experi ence aboard ship, by spare time study aided by correspondence courses con ducted by the navy. When are you paid in the nary? Twice a month, on the 5th and the 20th. Is there any way of savin y money aboard ship? Yes, men deposit money with the Disbursing Officer, who will keep it in a safe. Each depositor is furnished) with a "bank book" and receives from the government four percent per an num interest on all money deposited. What are the "ports" on' a ship? They are openings in the ship's sides which serve, various uses. Air ports are for the admission of air CURE FOR DRINKING ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 25 (UD A 48-year-old house painter's wife, daughter and daughter-in-law de cided they had endured his "drink ing and raising sand long enough. iney lieu nun 10 u Mump in i.wu, of his home with a rope and a chain and undertook to cure him with a beating. There police found him yester day, exhausted, and barely con scious in the hot sun. He had been beaten all over his body, and the 1 bald spot on his head had been gash ed with a brick. The women were seated on the front porch, chatting and sewing. "We had a right smart fight, be fore we got that chain around him, but we fixed him up," they said. Police asked him, after he had been freed, whether he wanted a drink. "Hell, no! he said. No charge was made against the women. Sophs Ready if 5V, 72AV MAMOJ&3 -C&IT6R WP1 v8 Sill I iT '&ri 1 ; rxnux? OMAHA, Neb. With selective service thinning the ranks of college rootball squads, the once-lowly sophomore of pre-draft age looms as a more important personage in war-troubled 1S41. Here are some samples from the sophomore crew on which Coach "Skip Palrang of Creighton university can call during the Bluejays' 10-game campaign: BUI Brock, of Columbus. Neb., younger brother of All-America Charley Brock, onetime University of Nebraska center: Frank Simon of Chicago, 187-pound lett half: Tony Mancuso of Omaha All-State selection while playing with Creighton Prep: Joe Furst, fullback candidate who starred at Omaha South High; Walt Cyhel, Kansas City. Kans. outstanding tackle pros pect, and Barney Burdick. Kansas City. Me . end candidate and youngest tr.err.ber ot 4l-man squad, and light. Gun ports are openings through which the guns are pointed and fired. Merchant ships also have cargo ports. Can a sailor rvin promotions? Yes, an intelligent and ambitious sailor can expect promotion to the rating of Chief Petty Officer. Men of this rank are often promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer, and many are in time made commissioned of ficers. What is meant by "liberty"'? Liberty means authorized absence from duty for less than 48 hours. Do sailors get an opportunity to see every port vsited? Usually. Shore-liberty, which may last 12 davs, is generally granted everyone. How many days leave can a sailor have in a. year? Leaves totaling 30 days, exclusive cf travel time, are granted every year to enlisted men whose services can be spared .4rc there ovy yood up-to-date boohs on the Savy? Yes, among the newest are "The Fleet Todav", by Kendall Banning; "The Xavy" by Hanson Baldwin; and many ethers. Is card playing allowed on board -:lii) in the U. S. Xavu? Card playing, checkers and similar I games are usually allowed on the main deck during the dinner hour and after working hours. FUNDS FOR SOUTH HIGH OMAIIA. Sept. 25 (UP) Plans were underway today on the $390. 000 addition to South high school after PV.'A officials at Washington ye8terday Rpr,roved a $285,000 grant. j Th(J 0:l,aha school district is to provide the additional $105,000 to wards the project to expand the school by 20 classrooms and six shops for technical training. The construction move was start ed because six hundred students may be expected when the bomber plant at Fort Crook gets into oper ation. LUCKEY ON "AMERICA FIRST" LINCOLN, Sept. 26 (UP) Henry l.. .LucKey, lormer u. fc. congressman from Nebraska, will address a rally of the University of Nebraska Ameri ca First Committee at the student union building Oct 2, committee mem bers at the University announced to dav. Army Calls, Vets 03OB. Ample Rubber . for Car Tires Seen Assured Curtailed Motor Output Important Factor in Conservation Stocks Growing. By ANTHONY G. DE LORENZO DETROIT (UP) Crude rubber is a strategic defense material but manufacturers foresee no immediate difficulty in supplying tires for the nation's 32. 452, SCI passenger cars and trucks. They believe there will bo no shortage of tires for some time, al though the government is restrict ing consumer allotment and build ing huge stockpiles of rude rubber for enormous defense needs pending clarification of the tense situation in the Far East. There are two important factors which will ease the tire manufac turers' job. They are: 1 The 50 per cent curtailment in new car production, enabling manufacturers to build only about 2,100.000 automobiles during the model year which began Aug. 1. 2 A possible 20 per cent saving in present tire stocks through more careful operation of automobiles. This problem is strict'y in the hands of the nation's motorists, who doubt less will have to revamp their driving habits. Ordinarily the United States con sumes ;j0 per cent of the world s an nual l.lf'O.ono-ton output of crude rubber. On July 31 this country had on hand and alloat an h.l.t months supply and by Dec. 31 it probably will have enough for a full year. Before outbreak of the present crisis in the Far East, which grows 90 per cent of the world's rubber, a three to four months' supply was consid ered normal. Americans normally use rubber at the rate of (550.000 tons annually but consumption this year will reach 750.000 tons, chiefly because of ex panded defense needs. Rubber is vital for bullet-sealing gasoline tanks for aivVlancs. crash padding for army tanks and rubber treads on complete rubber belts, also for rolling fort resses. Although Germany is relying chiefly on synthetic rubber for its wartime needs, America?, rubber manufacturers hold little hope that it will be of much assistance in re lieving the present domestic situ ation. Only 10.000 tons of synthetic rubber are produced here annually. "We might just as well forget about synthetic rubber in the present emergency," one manufacturer said. Synthetic rubber is far more ex pensive than crude and cf inferior quality, especially for use in auto mobile tires. Manufacturers have been making synthetic tires for eight years but generally have found them to be unsatisfactory. One of the difficulties in obtain ing rubber from the Far East today is the lack of bottoms. British boats which formerly carried crude rubber to the United States have been ordered to the Atlantic. Although the American govern ment is tryirg to stimulate growth of rubber in the western hemisphere, particularly in Haiti, most of the South American rubber is affected with a leaf disease for which no cure thus far has been developed. Mexh-c and Central American coun tries, however, are not plagued with this disease. 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