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Society VOL. NO. Lvm PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1943 NO. 52 MJ BUY v?-?3 -. fTTf SAVINGS if 1.4L&OND BUY ii l' ITMU Secretary Hull Tells of Sacrifice Thatt Must be Given United Nations Face One of the Greatest Crisis cf the World To day Must Win Peace WASHINGTON. July 24, (UP) Secretary of State Cordell Hull warned last night that every one of the United Nations, including the United States, must sacrifice "time and substance and life itself to an extent unprecedented in the past history" to defeat the Axis powers. He voiced the grave warning in a 45-minute radio speech his first since this country's entry into war and one which President Roosevelt had recommended to every man, wo man and child in the world as a summary of what the world faces now and in the future. "Fighting as we are in self-defense, in self-preservation, we must make certain of the defeat and de struction of the world-invading forces of Hitler and the Japanese war lords," Hull said. "To do this, our people and the peoples of every one of the 28 UUnited Nations must make up our minds to sacrifice time and substance and life itself to an extent unprecedented in past his tory. "International desperadoes, like individual bandits, will not abandon outlawry voluntarily. They will only be stopped by force." Hull devoted most of the talk radio networks and short-waved which was carried over all domestic in 11 languages to all parts of the world-to-be. That world, he said, istration's ideas of the post-war world-to-be. That world, he said, probably must include some form of international police force to main tain peace. "Liberty is truly won only when it is guarded by the same watchful ness, the same courage, the same willingness to fight for it which first secured it," he said. Outlining the requirements for a post-war world which would ensure safety, equality and a full and peaceful life for ail, Hull said that continued association of the United Nations in peace as well as in war is essential to a satisfactory after math of the present desperate strug gle. He predicted that prosperity, in stead of depression, will follow the war if the nations of the world work together on a program such as he set forth. At first there must be "swift and effective action" to meet pressing human needs among war ravaged populations, he said. Then To the Voters of Cass and Sarpy County Due to the acute shortage of farm labor I have withdrawn as a Can didate for Senator from the third Legislative District. Circumstances beyond my control make it impera tive that I devote my full time to my farming and livestock interests. I wish at this time to thank my many friends for the support given me thus far in the campaign . MARVIN A. CARR, Eagle, Nebraska. Bomb the Japs with Junk! Novel Method of Saving Time and Weight on Mail for Overseas Forces Your next letter to someone you know in the armed forces outside the continental United States may not actually be your letter. It may be a photographic copy of your let ter. If the point addressed has micro-film equipment, a miniature negative of the message, will be taken and forwarded to the overseas sta tion, where it will be reproduced and handed to the one addressed. After delivery at the destination, the original will be destroyed. , In case the station addressed does not nave such photographic: equipment, the message itself will be sent. . . - This type of mail is known as V, Mail, and was designed for expedi tious dispatch and reduction of HAS BEEN TRANSFERED Pvt. Don Rhodes, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Rhoden, of Murray, who has been stationed at Fort F. E. Warren, Wyoming, was one of four picked from two hundred men whose average was high enough to be sent to the First P.R.O V. Co. Quarter master Trans. School at Stockton, California. Don is taking his army life quite seriously and is doing very well. Stockton is located about 400 miles from the coast. Plattsmouth Men Now Home from the Canal Zone Ralph 0. Timm and Robert H. Bestor Home After Several Months in Panama This morning Ralph O. Timm and Robert H. Bestor returned home after several months spent in the Panama Canal Zone where they have been employed in construction work. The Plattsmouth men found the experiences very interesting and one that they will long remember but are very glad to be back in the old home in Nebraska. They were in the Canal Zone since March and kept busy at their work in various spots in that area, up to a short time ago when they were able to start the journey home to the United States The trip home was made on one of the boats of the Americam Fruit company, carrying a cargo of ba nanas as well as a few passengers that were fortunate enough to se cure passage on the boat. They left the Canal Zone on July 4 and have been some nineteen days on the trip back, stopping at ports in Honduras as well as in Nicaragua. Mr. Timm states that the Amer icans are in very high favor with the residents of the southern nations who are friendly and hospitable to a marked degree. The Zone is a great fruit pro ducing country, bananas being the staple crop and a very large supply on hand, in fact, the Plattsmouth man had the opportunity of buy ing large bunches of the fruit as low as two cents in American money. The boat landed at New Orleans and the local men after being cleared at the custom house, came onto their homes here. Kelly Gives Register "Cashing in on scrap let's hope this rings up a victory for the Unit ed Nations." That's the sign which adorns a huge cash register reposing on the sidewalk in front of the Tas Tee Shop. This register when purchased, about the year 1914, was valued at $900.00. And it could be put in usable shape now. But that's not the intention of V. F. Kelley, proprietor of the TasTee shop. Mr. Kelley's 300 pound sale ringer is going to the scrap for Uncle Sam as the bold sign across it attests. It is hoped that this novel eye opener in front of Mr. Kelley's shop will spur others to give articles of value, if they can possibly be sacrific ed for the duration. And what's more, Mr. Kelley has five hundred pounds of scrap in his basement, I awaiting the pick-up. weight of mail sent outside the con tinental United States. Blanks for such messages are now available at the post office. This blank is about the size of an ordi nary sheet of typewriting paper. It provides space enough for both the message and the necessary addresses, and when it is folded and sealed ac cording : to instructions printed thereon, it is ready for delivery. It is.-: to be mailed in any post office letter drop or street letter, box. If it is desired, to write, a longer message than the space provides for, another blank must be obtained,, as no sepa rate message can be inclosed with in the form. - Local Lady Seeks Damages in the Amount of $10,000 Mrs. Kate Morgan is Plaintiff in Action Against Dr. G- Alexander Young, et al In the office of the clerk of the district court Thursday afternoon an action was filed in which Mrs. Kate Morgan, through her attorneys, D. O. and W. L. Dwyer, seeks dam ages in the amount of $10,167 from Dr G. Alexander Young, Mrs. Julia Eades and the Douglas county board of insanity. The plaintiff claims that she had entered the Lutheran hospital at Omaha for treatment for a skin disease, that later through the ef forts of the defendants it is alleged she was taken to the Douglas county hospital and later to the state hos pital at Lincoln. The petition of the plaintiff sets forth that she was released by Judge Frederick Shepherd of the district court of Lancaster county, on May 9th, under a writ. of habeas corpus and was later relieved of a guardian ship. The damages are alleged to be due through expenditures forced to be made by the plaintiff and for the humiliation alleged caused by the defendants. Supper and Sing Successful Event Many Gather at Christ Lntheran Church to Enjoy Social and Music Many from the country and sur rounding towns came to the church yard of the Christ Lutheran Church last Sunday evening to enjoy the lawn social, supper and community sing held there. Plattsmouth, Louis ville, Cedar Creek and Murray were well represented and some were there from Omaha, Papillion, Lin coln and Nehawka. Sunday school members, and the ladies of the con gregation who helped with the serv ing of the chicken and cold plate lunch and the ice cream and cake were kept busy and the supply of part of the food was exhausted be fore the crowd was taken care of. Some had to be refused because there was no more to serve them. But judging by the expressions heard, the crowd called the evening a success and thoroughly enjoyed the visiting and the singing to gether. The Louisville Chamber of Commerce which helped in putting on the sing, loaned the public ad dress system and the projector and screen used in the community sings held in Louisville and J. F. Zastera directed the singing. Pastor Lentz welcomed the guests and called on all those having birthdays in July to stand and they were honored by a stanza of "Happy Birthday". Mrs, George Dolan accompanied the singers on the piano. R. E Uhley and John Jackman operated the loud speaker and Louie Wright and Don Huffman were at the projector. The following program was given: America Let Me Call You Sweatheart The Old Rugged Cross God Bless America The Little Brown Church White Cliffs of Dover Beautiful Savior Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree Remember Pearl Harbor Old Mill Stream Love's Old Sweet Song Deep In The Heart of Texas Sunef My Soul Three Little Sisters Home On The Range Star Spangled Banner HERE FOR FURLOUGH From Friday's Daily Pvt Wallace Arnold, now located at Camp Sutton, North Carolina, ar rived this morning for a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Arnold and other relatives and old friends. He has been at Camp Sut ton since enlisting in the army and likes the post very much. GIVE YOUR SCRAP AND SLAP A JAP The big scrap drive starts Wed nesday, July 29. Dig out all of your old pieces of metal from base ment, attic, shed and barn. Notify Don Seiver and he will see that it , is picked up on, or soon after, that date. The Japs are slapping us with scrap sent to them for years before the war. Let's slap them back HARD with more of the same thing. Green - Howard Weddiing Held at Tampa, Fla. Miss Joan Green, Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. D. Green of Lin coln, Married to Lt. Grant Howard The marriage of Miss Joan Green, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. D. Green, of Lincoln, to Lieutenant Grant W. Howard, son of Mr: and Mrs. Roy E. Howard, Murray, was solemnized at the First Christian church, 330 Hyde Park avenue, Tampa, Florida, July 15, 1942, at p- m I The marriage lines were read byjholders and farmers aiike are busy Rev. P. M. Kendall, pastor of the ( looking up material that can be used church. i the defense effort. The bride's dress was a white silk jersey made on Grecian lines, with a long waisted fitted bodice, white silk jersey halo with short veil at tached. The bride had as her jewels a string of white pearls and a gold chain bracelet worn by her grand mother at her wredding. Her flow ers comprised a cascade of white Florida Orchids. The ceremony was witnessed by the mothers of the bride and groom, Mrs. Green and Mrs. Howard, as well as officer friends of the groom from Macdill Field, Tampa. Following the wedding the mem bers of the bridal party were enter- i tained at a small dinner party at the Tampa Terrace The bride wore as her traveling outfit black alpaca with red and t white accessories. The bride and groom have at-1 tended the University of Nebraska and where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and the groom of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. The bridegroom is a second Lieu tenant in the United States army air corps. Lieutenant and Mrs. Howard will live at the Spanish apartments, apartment 3, 16 Davis Boulevard, Tampa, Florida. HAS CAR STOLEN From Saturday's Daily Last night sometime some person or persons made away with the ForJ Tudor coach, belonging to Glen Puis. Mr. Puis had driven the car home about 8 o'clock and parked it near the residence at 11th and Granite street, as has been his usual custom. The family had retired shortly after 10 o'clock and at that time the car was still parked in Granite street. This morning when Mr. Puis prepared to step into the car and start for the downtown dis trict the car was gone. Sheriff Mrasek toured over the city and vicinity and later broadcasted a de scription of the stolen car. FENCE GOES FOR SCRAP The old pipe fence that for many years graced the parking near the local Burlington station has suc cumbed to the force of the scrap drive and shipped away to be made into something to fight the Axis. Little used tracks in the shop yards have also been taken up and will be added to the rail road's contribution to the cause of the democracies. RETURNS TO SERVICE Frnrrt Saturdays Daily Stuart Gochenour, who has been enjoying a ten day furlough from his services in the United States army, departed last night for his post of duty at Saulte Ste Marie, Michigan, where he has been stationed for the past several months. The difficulty of reaching the station by rail con- nection made necessary a wait of twelve hours at St. Paul, Minnesota Glen Vallery Aids Scrap Drive in This City Ancient Vintage Tractor is Turned Over to Don Seiver, Local Chair man, for Scrap Glen Vallery, local John Deere rep resentative, delighted Don Seiver, Plattsmouth' chairman of the scrap drive today when he turned over to the committee an old J. I. Case tractor that he had acquired in the course of business. , The venerable tractor had been at the farm of Robert Patterson, south of this city, and this morning Louie Baumgart, local International Har vester dealer and R. T. Cuthrell, drove to the farm and returned with the tractor, delivering it at the scrap dock to await shipment away to be come part of the munitions that will be fired at Japs and the Nazis in the near future. The tractor weighed 4.400 pounds and will make a very handsome con tribution in the war effort in this city. The responses over the city and surrounding territory to the call for scrap are fast mounting and house- Walter Burke Dies During Nisfht at Jail Taking There Thursday Evening When HI Succumbs to a Long Standing Ailment Sometime during Thcrsday night or early this morning death came to Walter Burke, 42, a lifelong resident of this community and a familiar fig ure in the city. Mr Burke had been in serious condition for some time, suffering (from a complication of physical ail ments that reached their climax Thursday. He has in recent years (been living alone at the home in the extreme south part of the city and yesterday afternoon had com plained of feeling unusually bad. He was allowed to go the city jail to rest and remained there until evening when he was taken by Sheriff Mrasek to the county jail where he might be better cared for and sheltered. During the night Mr. Burke suffered a severe nervous attack and was given stimulants that seemed to quiet his condition. This morning his lifeless body was found on the cot, he having ap parently passed away in his sleep. The deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Burke, old residents here, the father having been a civil war veteran and was one of the last survivors of this group in the city at the time of his death several years ago. Mr. Burke is survived by three children, Donna Jean, Billy and Paddy, all of this city as well as two brothers and two sisters, John Burke of Spokane, Washington, Har vey Burke of Atlantic, Iowa; Mrs. Fred Spangler of this city and Mrs. Ezra Albin of near Union The body was taken to the Sattler funeral home at Fourth and Vine streets and the funeral services will be held at the chapel of the funeral home on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. The interment will be at the Horning cemetery south of the city. NOTICE RED CROSS The regular election of the offi cers of Plattsmouth Chapter of the American Red Cross will be held on Thursday, August 6th, at 8:00 o'clock at the Venetian room of the. Hotel Plattsmouth. It is desired that all of the mem bers possible attend the meeting and participate in the' selection of ; the officers for the chapter. - The war conditions brings need of more ser vice from , the Red Cross and the interest of - every member, should be given to the work. , . Keep 'Em Firing with Junk! NAVAL OFFICER HOME Mrs. Henry Starkjohn and Mrs. Frank Schiele were at Bellevue, Wednesday, where they visited at the home of their sister, Mrs Stef Stefan and family for the day. They visited their nephew, Lieuten ant Karl Stefan, USN., who is home for a two weeks visit. Lieutenant Stefan has been on active duty with the Pacific fleet and had many thrilling experiences in the past months while the fleet has been busy in their defense of the nation on the high seas. Cass County Men Passed for Service List of Those Examined and Re ported to Selective Service Board for Induction August 8 The selective service board has re ceived notification that the follow ing men have successfully passed the physical examination at Fort Crook: Friedrich Basse, Murdock George F. Bornan, Ashland David A. Cantley, Eagle Ernest W. Clark, Plattsmouth Steven M. Cole, Louisville Henry F. Dankleff," Avoca Roy Dye, Union William A. Fitzgerald, Murray Loren L. Frohlich, Eagle Edward J. Hansen. Greenwood William H. Hay, Weeping Water Joe Huber, Nehawka Harold E. Keckler, Manley Leonard C. Kent, Eagle Frank Kinnamon, Plattsmouth Lloyd A. Mick. Greenwrood Jesse M. Nichols. Nehawka Otto Schlieska, Plattsmouth Raymond W. Schroerluke, Union Virgil F. Stander, Plattsmouth Dean E. Taylor, Alvo Dale L. McLaughlin Elmwood Glenn F. Weaver, South Bend Robert O. Weyers, Eagle Williard J. Wipf. Weeeping Water Norman D. Wohlfarth, Murray Virgil V. Woolhiser, Louisville There men have been sworn into service in the U. S. army and are now at home on a 14-day furlough. They will go into active duty on August 5, 1942. These men have been sworn into been inducted in this call were ac cepted in the U. S. navy. They are: Verle Albert Kuehn, Elmwood, Don ald Keith Akeson, Plattsmouth, and William Monroe Finley, Weeping Water. To Attend Officers School Sergeant John Wade Hassler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl F. Hassler, of Omaha, has been home for the past week visiting with relatives at Oma ha and here with his grandmother and aunt, Mrs. Mary Hassler and Miss Anne Hassler. Sergeant Hassler was a member of the Nebraska national guard when it was called into service, belonging to one of the Omaha companies. He has made an excellent record and won promotion to a sergeancy. He has been on the west coast for sev eral months. He is leaving for Ft. Benning, Ga., where he will enter the officers training school at this great army training center and hopes to secure his commission as lientenant Plattsmouth Business Men Will Help Busy Farmer Take a Sock at the Jap Plattsmouth business men will bare their - arms somewhere above the elbow Wednesday morning at 7:30. Then they will proceed to take a healthy punch at the Jap. Of course, they won't have the sat isfaction of actually seeing their blow land. But the blow certainly will land that is if they, arid thous ands of others succeed in getting enough scrap to put muscle in Uncle Sams biceps. : It's been some time since some of these business men have labored undst a boiling sun, but when good Americans get sore they'll stop at nothing. Many. of the men aren't as young as they used to be, but they have the spirit, and that's whit counts. . ' It is hoped that at least one hust ler from every business house in Plattsmouth will be at the Richey Civilian Defense Study Necessary to Protect Nation Local Defense Councils are Urged to Get Fully Organized in Every Department Regional Director Joseph D. Scholtz of the 7th Civilian Defense Region, of which Nebraska is a part, sent the following telegram to State Defense Co-ordinator Walter F. Robertson June 4, which states the situation exactly: "Two attacks on Dutch Harbor by Japanese planes are direct notice to you that cities in ycur state are in immediate danger. Token raids in the midwest must be anticipated soon. We must be ready. This means that training of all local units of citizens defense corps must be com pleted in shortest possible time so that they may be ready to function efficiently in emergency. Delays play into hands of Japs. Now is time to call on all local defense councils to get job done in hurry. How many city defense organizations in your state are ready to handle situation if Jap planes raid tonight? Alaskan raids show time is short to complete preparations of home front. If de fense organizations are not ready there will be needless sacrificing of lives and unnecessary destruction of property. Tests of local citizens de fense corps organizations should be started at once and practice blackouts arranged as soon as air raid wardens are capable of handling them. De fense office inspections of all city organizations in this region will be ordered within 30 days. Dutch Har bor raids are war's first attacks on North American soil but they cer tainly will not be the last. We must be ready. The Air Raid Warden Instruc tor's Guide has the following to say about training for this work in Ne braska: In other words, no time is to be lost in taking every possible step to ward preparing this state for any eventuality. IT CAN HAPPEN HERE! A nucleus of well trained Air Wardens in every Nebraska coun ty would be of inestimable value should bombs start falling here. Ne braska is asked to have nearly 12, 000 of these wardens available for duty whenever the call comes. They can't be trained too soon. We have heard to much about "too little, too la to." Let Nebraska set an example by having enough on time." Every citizen of Plattsmouth and Cass county is expected to do his part to cooperate in this important movement. The local set up is now in the first stages of organization and complete details are not yet available. Information on registra tion will be given at a later date when plans for this work are com plete. VISITS RELATIVES From Saturday's Dally Mrs. Hattie Schwartz and two sons, Francis and Eugene of Glenwood, Iowa, are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Thun, and are also visiting the home of her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Hyde, and other relatives. Lumber Co., Wednesday. There they will have four trucks placed at their disposal. And then the party begins! These retailers are really going to show their stuff. Farmers who have been busy in their fields may not know what to think when they see the truck load of men coming at them. But you can bet they'll smile when they learn that all that old scrap which has been laying around, will be picked up by the visitors. All the farmer has to do is show these fellows the scrap and say, "go to it softies." The men hope to return with a considerable amount of scrap, and if everything goes all right they will probably do it. At least they are making a valiant effort. It is believed that the druggists will do a whale of a liniment busi ness next Thursday.