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t 1 PLATTSMOUTH SEE! - WEEKLY J0U1HAI MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1942 PAGE FOTJB Plattsmouth Will Have Need of Trained Civilians Prog-ram of Civilian Defense Will Set Out a Large Group to Be Necessary For Emergencies The work sponsored by the Office of Civilian Defense in Washington for defending home communities consists of many varied activities requiring specialized training of large numbers of civilians for the tasks confronting them during an air raid. There are six general di visions in the set up, each division having definite work with one com petent person at the head of the group. Following is a general review of the duties included in these divisions necessary to be carried out by civil ians during a raid with the approxi mate number of workers required for a city as large as Plattsmouth: 1. Fire Department Auxiliary firemen, 20; Rescue Squad, 10 men. The auxiliary firemen augment the work of the regular fire fighting force. The men on the rescue squad work with the city departments to shut off broken gas, electric and water lines, rescue people and ren der emergency first aid. 2. Police Department Auxiliary Police, 20 men. These men work in conjunction with the regular police department in enforcing emergency restrictions, guarding docks, bridges and factories to prevent sabotage. 3. Air Raid Wardens, 30 men, 10 women Fire Watchers, 50 men. Emergency Food and Housing, 5 women. At least this number of air raid wardens will be necessary to carry on the duties of this division in ad ministering first aid, helping the ill, small children and others during a raid, and in reporting and giving special instructions. The chief work of the fire watchers is to watch for and aid in extinguishing incendiary bombs or fires caused by other means. The group of women work ing under the emergency food and housing division provide food and shelter for those whose homes have been damaged or destroyed in the event of any kind of disaster. 4. Emergency Medical Division Medical corps, 15 men and women. Nurses Aides. This all-important group is com posed of doctors, nurses and nurse's aides and are always on hand to give emergency treatment to the injured and to provide field hospital ization where needed. 5. Emergency Public Works. Demolition and Clearance crew, 10 men. Decontamination squad, 5 men. Road Repair crew, 5 men. Work in demolishing dangerous parts of damaged buildings, filling bomb craters and clearing streets of rubble comes under the first, branch of this division. This is one of the important tasks carried on during a raid or any other kind of a disaster. The men in the decontamination squads are trained in dealing with poisonous gases in order to make the area silfe for other civilians. Road repairmen keep streets and roadways open to promote the safe moving of traffic. 6. Emergency Utility service 15 men. During a blackout and particular ly during a raid, it is necessary that all telephones and telegraph com munications are kept open and that water, gas and electricity lines are kept in a state of repair to fur nish the community with these ne cessities. In addition to the above activities a staff of workers in the control cen ter must be on alert duty to give instructions to those working in the area and to keep in contact with the outside. A messenger service composed of 40 young men and young women as vitaily necessary to work from this office. This is where - the high school young people fit in, and they are asked to register for this type of work. A Driver's corps consisting of twenty-five women who will furnish their cars for emergency work during a raid is al so needed. Plattsmouth must have about 300 trained civilian to be ready for any kind of a catastrophe whether it be an air raid, a fire or a dam aging flood. All able-bodied civilians are asked to study this article care fully and register for this very im portant work at any of the local drug stores. Remember the time is short- act now! F. C. Radke. Lawyer, Lawmaker. Judge. Elect him judge of the Su preme Court. ra-t-w Receives Promotion Friends here of Earl C. Wiles, Jr., will be pleased to learn that he has been promoted to the rank of cor poral in the army. Earl is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wiles, Sr., of near Weeping Water, and was one of the Cass county group called to the army in June. He has been assigned to the field artillery at Camp Shelby, Mississip pi, and at this time he is at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, taking special train ing before returning to Shelby. Office of War Information Gives Nation Warning Done Very Well But That Not Enough If the Nation Is to Win This Critical War WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, tUF) The office of war information blunt ly warned Americans today that "We could lose this war." It said the nation, as a whole, is not yet "ankle deep" in the global warfare against the "fanatical men" of the Axis and declared: "There is no doubt that the Amer ican people mean to win this war; but there is doubt that all of us realize how hard we are going to have to work to win it. ... : "We have done pretty well, but pretty well is not enough. Nothing will be enough till we have won. Prepared by OWI director Elmer Davis and his staff, it was the first major, all embracing statement is sued since Davis took the job of developing "an informed and intelli gent understanding" of the war's status and progress. Described by Davis as "A review of the General Situation," it said that: Production, measured against military needs, "is not enough" for Victory and that June output of planes, tanks, naval vessels and most types of artillery lagged "slightly behind schedule." Merchant sltip sinkings "far ex ceeded new construction" during the forst half of 1942 and "even if ship- I building continues to rise and sink- ings to decrease, we shall probably be well into 1943 before we have as much merchant shipping as we had on Dec. 7, 1941." It is "certain that we are not going to win without heavy losses of men" and the nation had better pre pare itself for that eventuality. "Our allies have carried most of the load and we have not given them as much help as we led them to expect. "Popular pressure" for opening a second front" in Europe or else where can serve "no useful pur pose" unless military authorities approve it. F. H. A. SETS RECORD The Nebraska office of Federal Housing Administration in July had the greatest volume of insured loans in its history. A total of 307 residence loans was insured for a dollar volume of $1,187,100. Of this volume. 213 loans wrere for construction of war houses in the Omaha Defense Area, and 94 were for others. , A steady increase of applications for loans to purchase and refinance homes is also shown by the F.H.A. records. July applications for loans for this purpose showed an in crease of 15 per cent over July, 1941. Every month this year beginning with February has shown a con sistent increase in applications for refinancing and purchasing homes over the corresponding month a year ago. Visits in Old Home William Bryan Snyder, of Detroit, Michigan, the eldest son of the late George W. Snyder and Mrs. Snyder, was here Wednesday to visit with the old friends and his sister, Mrs. Ray mond Cook, and brother, Andrew Snyder and family. He has been in Omaha where his mother has been making her home with her daughter, Miss Anna, since the death of Mr. Snyder. Returns from Vacation From Saturday's Daily Mrs. Sam Am returned by bus last night from Fayette, Missouri, where she has been visiting with her father and mother, Mr. and "Mrs. Joseph Sells. Echo Lake, a resort near St. Louis, also claimed a few days of Mrs. Arn's vacation. Mrs. Am reports that this part ot Missouri has received ample rainfall and that the crops are looking fine. Bomb the Japs with Junk! Convicted of Treason; Hopes to Escape Death Attorney for German Convicted of Treason Against the United States to Appeal DETROIT, August 7th, (UP) -Attorneys for Max Stephan, German born " restaurateur convicted of treason, planned an appeal to the Supreme Court today while their client predicted confidently, "they won't hang me." Stephan, a naturalized citizen, was sentenced to death yesterday for aiding a German lieutenant es caping from a Canadian internment camp. Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle set Nov. 13, as date for the execution which will be carried out at the Federal Reformatory at Milan. Only reversal by the Supreme Court or intervention by President Roosevelt can prevent Stephan from becoming the first traitor to be executed under the 152-year-old treason law. His conviction was the first for treason since the Pennsyl vania whiskey rebellion of 1794, but in that instance, President Washing ton pardoned the traitors. Stephan aided Oberlieutenant Hans Peter Krug, who escaped from the prison camap at Bowmanville, Ont.. last April. He sheltered and fed Krug at his Detroit restaurant, described by Judge Tuttle as "a haven and harbor for Nazi sympathizers," April 18 and 19. Then he started Krug on his way to Texas, where the war prisoner hoped to slip across the border to then neutral Mexico and freedom. . , . Krug, caught by the federal bu reau of investigation, was the gov ernment's most damaging witness against Stephan. Stephan, who had expected a sen tence "of about 10 years," quivered and tears came to his eyes when Judge Tuttle sentenced him to hang, and recommended that his wife be interned as an enemy alien and her citizenship revoked. Going to the South Mrs. Otto Lushinsky and son Ed ward and daughter Diana will leave on about the 15th of this month for Charleston, South Carolina, where they will make their home. The family will join Mr. Lush insky, who was there several week and also a son, Frank Lushinsky, and Mr. and Mrs. George Lushinsky. Mrs. Lushinsky will join her hus band who is alread employed In the naval yards of Charleston. The son, Edward was a freshman in Plattsmouth High school where he starred as half-back on the football team. Young Lushinsky hopes to find work in a grocery store in his new home. Celebrates Birthday J. G. Lohnes observed his 79th birthday Sunday, August 2. A birth day dinner in honor of the occasion was served at the John B. Kaffen berger home and in the evening all of his children spent some time with him. His granddaughter, Mrs. Dale Hennings, and her daughter, Carol Louise, were here from Pekin, Ilinois, to join the happy party. He was presented with many gifts which will serve to bring him many happy moments later on. Mr. Lohnes is enjoying the best of health in spite of his advanced years. McHUGH ASSIGNED TO FLEET Word was received the past week from Edwin McHugh by his mother, Mrs. Jerry McHugh of Murdock, that he had arrived In Norfolk, Va. Ed win became a commissioned office, anensign A-D (N) U.S.N.R., and received his wings July 7 of this year at Corpus Christi, Tex. He was given a 22-day furlough after which he was to report to the Atlantic fleet at Norfolk. His squad ron from this point will fly Martin patrol bombers, their duty being to patrol the high seas of the Atlantic, Settle Family Differences From Saturday's Daily Sheriff Joe Mrasek and Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody, were called out last night shortly after the mid night hour to the community south west of . Weeping Water. They found on their arriral that a lady from LLouisville had come to the farm home of her parents after a family difference. The husband last eve" ning followed her to the home ot her parents and it was claimed was creating a disturbance. The man was brought on into this city to await further action. WINS A NOMINATION A. F. Moore of this city has just received the news of the success of his brother, J. E. Moore, of Ifamil ton, Missouri, in the political field. Mr. Moore has just been selected as a candidate for state representative for Caldwell county, Missouri, on the republican ticket. - The nomina tion was won by a wide margin in a field of several candidates' and' Mr. Moore now faces a clear field for the election in the fall. Japan and Russia Engaged in an Undeclared War Japanese Moves in the Pacific Have Strong Tendency to Show Hostility Toward Reds SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 8, (UP) Rep. Warren G. Magnuson, D., Wash., said last night that Japan and Russia now were engaged in an undeclared war and it was "common knowledge in Washington that sev eral Russian ships have been sunk by Japan in the Pacific. The Japanese stated the Attu and Kiska Islands in the Aleu tian chains the congressman said. "It is common knowledge in Washington that the Japs already have sunk several Russian ships in the Pacific," Magnuson said. "Washington believes there are three reasons why the Japs went into the Aleutians." 1. The Japanese knew the United States would launch an offensive "sooner or later" against their home islands and "they beat us to 2. The Japanese wanted infor mation from that area. 3. The Japanese navy wanted to cut the lend-lease supply line to Russia and protect its flank for an attack on Siberia. Congratulated on Drive A copy of the letter written by President Roosevelt to William C. Boyd, Chairman df the Petroleum Industry War Council, has been for warded to John C. Cloidt, who acted as local chairman for the recent scrap rubber drive. In his letter, the President ex pressed his satisfaction and appre ciation to the American Petroleum Institute for their highly successful efforts in unearthing scrap rubber. A congratulatory letter was also sent to Mr. Boyd by Rubber Co ordinator, Arthur Neyhall. War Production Board Head, Donald Nel son also recognized the work of the Petroleum Industry in their gather ing of scrap rubber in his letter to Petroleum Co-ordinator for War Secretary Ickes. The President's communication was in direct reply to Chairman Boyd's resume of the petroleum in dustry's activities during the 28 day gathering period. Boyd pointed out to the President that through their facilities 454,155 tons of scrap and non-essential rubber had been narvested. figuring up the per capita amount, Mr. Boyd said almost seven pounds had been collected for each man, woman and child in the United States. Honor Selectee From Thursday's Daily A large group of dinner guests gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stander, Sr., in honor of Russell Stander who departed yes terday for army service. From Sa betha, Kansas, came Mr. and Mrs Carl Windrum and sons, Richard, Morrell and Larry, Mr. and Mrs, Louis Wittwer and daughters, Mar tha and Marjorie, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Willwer and children, Don na Jean and Gary. Other guests in cluded Mrs. Ross McDonald of Mor rill, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stalden and son, Merle, and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crook of Salem, Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Crook and sons Bobby and Jackie, and Mrs. Ralph Lawrenson of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stander of this city. District Court Doings While here Friday,, Judge W W. Wilson entered orders in several cases pending before the court. among these being the following: " In the case of Lane R. Supernaw ys Alice Supernaw, August 25th set for hearing the application of the plaintiff for the custody of hU minor daughter, Barbara Jo Supernaw, The child is now in the custody ot the grandmother and mother. In the case ot D. 0. Dwyer vs V. F. Kelly, et aj., the court entered an order continuing the restraining o? der issued by Judge X- U. Dmbury until further order pt h court. CLERK--CAEEIEB. EXAMINATION An announcement has been posted St the PUttiraouta. Post Office call ing for applicants to take an exami nation for positions at this post of fice. It is the regular clerk-Carrier examination by means ot which most postal employees gain their regular full time appointments. From the Civil Service list estab lished from the names of those taking this examination will be se lected substitute employees, in the near future, and regular employees at a later date. Only residents of Plattsmouth and the Plattsmouth postal area should apply for permis sion to take this examination and the appointments made will all be for work at the local post office. Any person Interested In obtaining a part time or a full time position in the Plattsmouth Post Office should call at the Money Order Window for the proper application form. Persons who are not available now for either part time or full time work, but who might be avail able sometime during the next 5 years should make every effort to take this examination. Once your name is on a Civil Service register, you have a chance to get a regular appointment. It costs nothing to get your name on such a register and at some later date you might get a call to go to work as a full time post office employee. Filings must be in St. Paul, Minnesota, by Sept. 3rd. ANNOUNCE PRIZE WINNERS District winners in an all-em ployee educational contest conducted throughout the personnel of the entire system of Consumers Public Power District were announced to day by F. I. Rea, district manager for this area. The winners for this dis trict are: Warren Scharfenberg, first; Lorine Urish, second; R. L. Bode, third, and Chas. Christensen adn Alberta Soal, both honorable mention. Consumers district conducted this contest to re-acquaint and review among its more than 1,000 employees the general policies and principles upon which Consumers was found ed, stated Mr. Rea. The ready ac ceptance and the enthusiasm shown by the employees for this contest was most gratifying, he said. , Burwell Has State High Nebraska temperatures climbed into the 90's yesterday for the first time this week with Burwell hang ing up the state's high reading with a range of 96-61. In the eastern portion, however, rain in the late evening skidded the mercury into the low 60's for another cool night- This morning's low was registered at North Platte which had a range of 94-61. The south portion of the state is scheduled to receive its share of moisture late this afternoon or to night, according to the weather bureou. Other ranges included Lincoln 91 66; Omaha 87-66: and Valentine 83-63T. NAMED TO LODGE POST Walter H. Smith, of this city, grand knight of the local council of the Knights of Columbus, has been given recognition by the state offi cials of the order. James L. Kudrna, of Wahoo, state deputy, has announced the appoint ment of the district deputies and also the bureau chairman for the year. In the list of the appointments, Mr. Smith was selected as the chair man of the Boy's Work Bureau. Charles McDonald, present dis trict deputy was renamed for district No. 1, of Omaha and Plattsmouth. Lightning Does Damage The severe electrical disturbance that accompanied the rain of Wed nesday night, did a great deal of damage over this area. The Con sumers Public Power District line force was busy today in repairing damage to the various lines caused by the storm. In this city, the lightning struck the Larson apart ment house on North 4th street but no ope was injored by the bolt. Marriage Market Brisk From Thursday' Daily ? Last evening at the Duxbury home on Pearl street, Sgt Rosier G. Smith, Jr., of Fort Crook, and Miss Nellie Yates were married, Judge Duxbury reading the marriage' lines. Alf J- Tpsberg and L. Vaughn, both of Muskogee, , Oklahoma, were also married by Judge Duxbury with Sgt. Smith and bis bride as the wit nesses for the-ceremony. Throw y&ut Scrap into the Fight! w Advise on Ways to Handle Pets During Air Raid ITHACA. N. Y.. (UP) Want to keep your cat or dog quiet during an air raid? Then have a good.Durn lo ceieuraie uece ewuum supply of aspirin on hand. eleventh birthday and to say farewell This advice is given by two inves- to Virgil Stander who left August 5 tigators at Cornell University's State Veterinary College in a report on the correct care of animals dur - ing enemy attack. Dr. Jean Macker-juntil ley and Joseph Kane, who made the study, emphasized that household pets may become a menace follow- ing a bombing, because they may become so crazed with fear they fail to recognize the good intentions of those tdying to help them. In addition to aspirin, sodium bromide was recommended as a good sedative. It can be purchased from any druggist. For both aspirin 'Mrs. Charles Haecke, Sr. and child and the bromide, the dosage is 2ren, Mildred and Richard; Mr. and grains for small dogs, toy breeds 1 Mrs. Charles Haecke, Jr., and daugh and cats; 5 grains for medium-sized ter, Sharon Joy. Out of town guests dogs; 10-15 grains for the large were Mr. and Mrs. Laurenson and breeds, such as shepherds and great danes. The veterinarians advised wear ing heavy gloves in order to avoid KdinrF Viifon urtlila Vi a n H 1 i n nr Hie- . , " . , e ,,1 turbed animals. Sometimes the easiest way of handling a fear crazed animal is wrapping it in a coat or blanket. "Be sure," they said, .'to keep your face away from the animal's head." Provision should be made for controlling horses during an emer gency in a city, the investigators reported. For this purpose, they recommended that a strong web halter and a rope 6 to 12 feet long! should be kept on the animal at all j times- 'ihey emphasized that a J horse should never be tied by the reins, since those break too easily. Protection for the barn or stable was also considered. "Nothing," j they found, "is effective against a direct hit, But fine wire netting over the inside of the windows fur nishes some protection from splin ters and flying fragments. Chem ists are now experimenting with a new substance which may be paint ed over glass and prevent its shat tering. This is a transparent mate rial and may be washed or cleaned like ordinary glass." Farm animals in a target area, they said, are safer if dispersed and it is best to keep them in open fields if the weather permits. Where the stock is kept inside, an attendant should be nearby and exits of the barn should be kept clear at all times. For animals which have been in jured during a raid and suffer from shock, the most important thing is to wrap them warmly and keep them quiet. Milk or water, to which small amounts of corn syrup or sugar have been added, should be offered to the injured animal frequently. The ani mal should be moved as little as pos sible. TO VISIT AT CAMP GRANT From Friday's Daily Saturday Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wehrbein, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Wehrbein and Miss June Keil are starting on a motor trip to Rock ford, 111., where they will spend the week-end. They are to visit with Pvt. Frederick Wehrbein, who is stationed at Camp Grant, not far from Rock ford. FOR SALE Six room, modern house Harvey Rich, Weeping Water, Nebr. Telephone 47. t-m-w goooooococccoooooooooocoof. J. Howard Davis LAWYER Plattsmouth, Nebr. Settc--- For the man who works All the popular Shades SHIRTS $165 tQ $200 PANTS $265 t 250 All Sanforized Uescoit's Where Quality Counts SOCIAL EVENTS Hold Pleasant Gathering Tuesday evening a group of friends and relatives gathered at the nome of Mr- and Mrs- Charles New- ,Ior fori aveuwoi m, rvaUS. I Arriving about 8: .50, tne guesis .ad a very enjoyable time visiting 10 when a delicious lunch ot ice cream, cake and cookies was ' served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles, Newburn and spns, Gene and David; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh ( Stander, Sr. and son, Virgil; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stander; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stander, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stander, Jr.; Grandpa, Geo. Stander; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Iske and sons, Elmer and Donald; Mr. and Norman Worthman of Omaha. VISITOR FROM IOWA Miss Garland Townsend of Cres- ton, Iowa, was a guest this past week .... . . . of Attorney Florence A. Fouchek and Loris Long who has just re signed from the teaching staff of Van Sant's Business College in Om aha in order to enjoy a short vaca- tion- 3 & iff I Mailed Quuestionnaires The office of the Cass County Se lective Service board Friday mailed out questionnaires to a group of Cass county boys who have passed their twentieth birthday. Those receiv ing the questionnaires were: Harold Ardys Kunz, Elmwood. Don E. Ziegler, Elmwood. Lawrence Dominic Zoz, Murdock. Sterling Clarence Sand, Platts mouth. Robert Edwin Dow, Plattsmouth. Former Resident Dies The news of the death of Ora R. Rush, former resident of Murdock, has been receive by the old friends in that section of Cass county. He pass ed away on July 27 at Carson City, Mich. He leaves two married sons, also a married daughter and one son and his wife at home. Bomb the Japs with Junk! W CHILDREN WILL dart across the street and someday you may have an accident ! Lawsuits are expensive . . . much more so than complete Automo bile Insurance! Searl S. Davis Offices: 2nd Floor Platts. State Bank Bldg. 8k YOUR DWELLING OR HOUSEHOLD GOODS In case of loss by fire or windstorm it would cost more now to repaid the damage. INSURE FOR SAFETY If you own property of any kind it is wise to pro tect it with GOOD INSURANCE Call or See INSURANCE- AND BONDS PHONt 16 Plattsmouth