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PAGE SIX PLATTSMOUTH SIM - WEEKLY JOUEXAL MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1942 Justice Byrnes Named Head of Stabilization President Names Member of Su preme Court as the Head of New Economic Set Up WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UP) President Roosevelt today-named As sociate JuHtlce James F. Byrnes of,'rial waters, "in which airplanes the supreme court to he director "nd warships from both countries .... . . mm -- ,1 of economic stabilization with full , control over the anti-inflation pro gram. At the same time, the president ordered wages, salaries and farm price stabilization at .September 15 levels in accordance with the blue law which he signed last night. lie ordered price administrator Henderson to lix rent ceilings thru out the entile United States, in ending urban and rural communities alike. Mr. Roosevelt accepted Byrne's resignation from the high court shortly before he announced the-ap-pointrnent. The series of steps taken to stabilize the cost or living came j the xTnited States joined with the simultaneously with the appoint- j newspapers in the country's nation ment. wide scrap drive, it was announced Henderson also was instructed to j by the War activities Committee of establish ceilings on all agriculture jhe motlon picture industry. Not commodities not covered by the rig-oniy wju tne theatres cooperate in inal price control of those ordered to determine all ceilings in a manner that would prevent unreasonable or exorbitant prices. The president established an office of economic stabilization with Byrn es at its head, also providing for the appointment of a board including the secretaries of treasury, agricul ture, commerce and labor, the fed eral reserve board chairman, price administrator, head of the national war labor board and two representa tives each of labor, mangement and agriculture. Another order gave the national war labor board the actual mechan ical job of controlling wages and sal aries and ordered that no increases' in salaries which now are in excess I of $5,000 a year be approved by the 1 .. . . . t 4 1 1 -1 - A - ' J ooaiu iiiness ouiei wise cieiei milieu : by the director. The war labor board also will not approve any salary that exceeds a net of $5,000, a pro-1 vision which Mr. Roosevelt sought unsuccessfully to have incorporated in inn nrpRMT mv mil npinrp enn -1 gress. The president provided for1 stabilization of all agriculture price3 including commodities or processed items at September 15 levels, with the' legislation he signed last night. Subject to policies determined by Byrnes, Mr. Roosevelt provided for agricultural prices to be established or maintained or adjusted jointly by Secretary of Agriculture Wickard and Henderson. "Any disagreement between them shall be resolved by the director," the order said. This was a basic provision of the president's wage and salary stabil ization policy: "New increases in wage returns granted as a result of voluntary agreement. collective bargaining, conciliation, arbitration or otherwise and no decrease in wage returns shall be authorized unless notice of such increases or decreases shall have been ' filed with the national war labor, board and unless the national war labor board has approved such in creases or decreases." Inspects Air Forces WASlilNTr.Tnv drt i iTpi LieiHenant General Henry H. Arn-es Committee, called this work of old. chief of the army airforce, was scrap collection "one of the motion back in his office today after a 22,-'Plcture Industry's biggest jobs" and 000 mile inspection flight to the sent the following message to every Pacific war zone where he found ; theatre operator in the United American planes doing a "splendid ! States: "Our government has called job." jupon us in this hour of emergency. Arnold on his return east wasWe m"st swing into action immed awarded the distinguished service j iately. We cannot fail. The situa medal for "conpicuous demonstration , tlon is serious. Your help Is need- of leadership" in the flight from Brisbane, Australia, to Boeing Field. The flight, made in a Consolidated C-S7 four-motored transport version, set a new record of !" hours and 53 minutes from Brisbane to San Francisco breaking the record of 36 hours 10 minutes recently made by a plane carrying Lieutenant General George Brett. SHIPmSQOMk AND AVOID THE JAM Mexico-Cuba in Pact ') j ! " -' ' ; - MEXICO 'CITY, Oct: "3 ( t'P) A mutual defense pact between Mexico and Cuba pledged today the joint use of their facilities to combat Axis submarines in the Caribbean sea and Gulf of Mexico. . Foreign Secretary Ezequiel Padilla of Mexico tind Carlos Saladrigas, special Cuban' envoy and former prime minister, signed the agree ment last night. It set up a zone, including Mexican and Cuban terri- will be arne to ny anu lanu, 10 sail and arrive Hons." without restric- Theatres To Join in Scrap Drive In Nation Start on Movement Thursday to Act in Conjunction With the Newspapers of Nation. NEW YORK, On October 1st, 15,000 movie theatres throughout ,mbliciz$ng the scrap campaign by showing special films, but will ac tively engage in the collection of steel scrap, rifbber and other vital materials, according to Arthur Mayer, national director for the mo tion picture industry's part in the drive for the month of October. Theatres in many parts of the country already have been collecting scrap by various means but, follow ing an appeal by Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, the motion picture industry last week set up a national organi zation that would include every theatre, large and small, in this desperate drive for every pound of scrap that can be found. j A three point program has been I outlined for the theatres' coopera- , rhhor ac foowg. iScrap metal or rubber 'tinees with admission to be in the m Qf f.ye p(mndg of Bcpap; Holdlng a 8Crap matinee publicized by tne theatre but ln this case the collection of rubber and metal does not take place in the theatre but at a near-by salvage depot or parking lot 3. In large centers four or five I first-run theatres will band to I gether and designate a suitable re ceiving station, and give admission tickets to all who bring In the re quired amount of materials. The motion picture producers and distributors in New York and Holly wood have notified the theatres that pictures for these special scrap matinees and morning shows will be given to the theatres free and, in consideration of this, it has been agreed that all proceeds other than i scrap, received by tne exniouors from these matinees will be turned over to some charity, local or na tional. In addition to trailers and special announcements on the screen call ing attention to the vital necessity of collecting every last pound of scrap, three short films, "Salvage," a subject featuring an appeal by Donald M. Nelson, "A letter From Bataan" and "We Refuse To Die," will be released during the October drive. Joseph Bernard, chairman of the itneatres division or ine war aciivi- ed now.' Visitors in City From Tiiufsi'flv'ci Dully Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Mayfield, of , Louisville; were in the city today to 'spend a short time looking after some matters of business and visiting (with old time friends.- H . Greenwood Special Journal Correspondence Miss Alpha Petersen of Platts niouth former county superinten dent of schools and as well a can didate' for the same office at the coming election was a visitor in (Jreenwood on last Wednesday in terviewing her friends in her he half in the coming election. Edward llurlhut t6 a former farmer then making his home south of Greenwood and east of Wuverly but for some years mak ing her home in Waverly, passed away last week. The funeral be ing held early last week at Wa verly with the burial at the Green wood cemetery, lie leaves the wife, two daughters and three sons all married. Mi Elizabeth Martin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Martin who is a teacher in the public school at tJruning, was a visitor for over the weekend at the home of her parents last Sunday. L. 0. Marvin a carrier of the U. S. Mails out of Greenwood, has a plan which cares for his tires very nicely. He has mud i tires which he used during the muddy weather and when lb- roads have dried changes them for the ordi nary tires. Krsey McNurlin who returned from the hospital some time ago where he was treated for injuries received when he fell from a light pole some time since has return ed home, and is slowly gaining from the accident, although his improvement is rather slow. He has been at the hopital for some time and would like to get back to work again. M. R. Harding the shoemaker who operates a shop on the north side of main street, who has been kept to his home with an attack of pneumonia for some three weeks was able to return to bis work last, week but not able to do much as yet. Mrs. Marcia Hise, was called to Plattsmoulh on Monday of last week where she was looking after some business matters for Hie day. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Meisinger were guests for the day on last Wednesday at the home of their daughter Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence G. Cameron, where they were en joying a visit and the men were working together. Receiving Treatment In Omaha Mrs. Fred W. Etherege who was taken to Omaha by her children on account of her ill ness so she could be near her old time family doctor and receive treatment, is still at the home of the children. It was thought that Mrs. Eth erege would have to be sent to a hospital but. for recent improve ment in her condition. Her many friends will be pleased to know of her improvement in health. John Mick and wife received a letter from their son Lloyd Mick who is in a camp in Cali fornia, telling of liking the ser vice very well and also saying that he would change to another camp, which seems to mean to the parents that there is proba bility that the son will soon be sent over seas. Keep Home Fires Burning Timothy Hethel 93 years young and reads without glass es is living alone, the wife hav ing passed some years ago, liv ing on west Main street in Green wood, and keeps house himself doing the cooking and house work himself. While at bis ad vanced age he is able to read without glasses and care for the home. Mrs. Emmitt Landon was over to Lincoln on last Wednesday where she wants to look after some shopping and was as well visiting with-friends. ' On last Thursday October 1st Mrs. Clarence Mating was observ ing the passing of her 8 ith birth day anniversary, and with the advancing years is feeling the weight of years but is able to get about and do her housework. The husband -Mr. Clarence Mathis is also 87 years of age and to be 88 in January, both living quietly and pleased that they can reside in peace, hoping for the termination of, (he. war 'that all m'ayjenjoy the blessings of peace. Mr. and?Mrs. Clarertce:Huri but tnd family .of . Fremont were Sunday afternoon and evening guests with bis mother Lae Hurl but. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Urban Kylis, of Kansas City, Mo., spent Saturday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles. 'Dorothy Maher, was a business caller in Lincoln Tuesday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Wallace and family of Friend, Mr. and Mrs. Urban Kyles, of Kansas City, Mo., Cedric Kyles of California. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles, were Sunday dinner guests at the Wayne Kin ney home Sunday. Mr. Glen Peters, went to St. Louis, Mo., to attend the World series ball game. The M. W. M. club met Thurs day afternoon with Mrs. Jake Witt. Geo. House, returned to ramp in Texas Tuesday evening. Geo. had been here on a ten day fur lough. Wayne Murloff spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murloff. Mr. and Mrs. Hay Johnston, are visiting at Scottsbluff Ibis week. Mr. Johnston has a ten day fur llough. The Jolly Jokers met Friday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. Dor othy Camers. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles and Cedric were at Wahon Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Kelly were in Lincoln Thursday. Mrs. Mamie White, of Omaha called at the W. M. Kelley home Thursday evening. Mrs. White leaves for Portland Oregon, to make her home in a week. Mrs. Hulh Leavver, of Omaha spent Friday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Franks. The OES went to the home of Mrs. Edyth Finley at Louisville Friday for a picnic. Earsey McXuelin returned home this week from the Veteran hospital wJiere ho 'has -been the past two and a half months. The L. C. C. met Thursday after noon with Mable Boucher for a one o'clock luncheon. Mr. Joe Kyles, Paul, Cedric and Maynard Griffin were in Piatt s moulb Friday morning on busi ness. Mrs. Fred Et bridge, has been spending the past week in Omaha with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. Howes, were in Omaha and Plattsmouf h on bus iness one day this week. Mr. Fred Etti ridge, went to Havelock Wednesday evening to attend an I. O. O. F. lodge meeting. Receives New Position Milo Earney, who has been em ployed on the work on ttie Mis souri river project, has just re ceived a very tine recognition of his services in being'given a posi tion in the headquarters of ttie United States engineering depart ment at Omaha. Mr. Farney is starting his work at once in the new position. Daily Journal, 15i per wefck. Feed to Fatten for Market For Fast gains ot. low cos and market lopping finisli use Gooch's Hest, the mixed protein grain balancer. It saves time, money and feed, gets hogs ready for early markets. This means extra hog profits. The feeding instructions are simple. No. 1 Fed 1 lb Hog Fattener to each 10 or 12 Ibis of corn or 100 lbs to 20 bu. corn. No. 2 fed lb. Hog Fat tener per bead daily when on full feed of corn. We are closed on Wednesday Nights. PLATTSMOUTH CREAMERY Lower Main St. - Phone 94 Home of Casca Butter REGARDLESS Regardless of life's worries, Hasn't life to you been sweet? Aren't you glad you're living With new day that you do greet? Thankful, too, for mem'ries? To go with you thru the years Tho' you've had sorrows, too, Coupled with your many tears; Thankful, too, for friends? To stand by you to journeys end, Thankful for a loved one Who shares your life, as life does bend So much to make us thankful As we travel on our way? That I am confident, " We can if we will find joy each day. Regardless! Harriet Dustin Buffman. Robert L. Propst, 87, formerly of Plattsmouth, now residing at his home "Ak-Sar'-Ben" in Lake Worth, Florida, submits a poem written by a friend of the Propst family. Harriet Dustin Buffman, born in Pittsfield, N. II., has lived in Lake Worth for 16 years with her hus band, Mr. F. A. Buffman and child ren, Frederic Buffman and Mrs. Earl Hager. Mrs. Buffman is now a nationally known song writer and poetess. One of her earliest publications was a song "Dreams of the Old Home." She is one of the authors whose poems are included in Poets of America, 1940, and Democracy Speaks, a volume just published. The first national authologies in which Mrs. Buffum's poems were published are the Avon House Pub lications, Song Hit Guild, and the Quaker Armstrong Co., whose pro gram is over a nation-wide hook up. In Sept. I'M 2, Mrs. Euffum was recognized in the Chicago Tribune and the Palm Beach Sun. Recently, A advisory Board com posed of Paul Whitman, Billy Rose and Kay Kyser found Mrs. Buffum's manuscripts showed unusual prom, ise and among a few receiving top honors. A continued recognition is predicted for Harriet Dustin Buf fum. Mr. Propst and family are proud to introduce Mrs. Buffum to old friends in Plattsmouth, with the hopes that they, too, may know of her fine career and hear her poems on the radio. Omaha Parties Wedded From Friday's Daily Last evening at the residence of Judge and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury, the wedding of Albert Soil and Martha Koehler, of Omaha, occurred. The marriage lines were read by Judge Duxbury and the ceremony witness ed by Mrs. Duxbury and Richard. Check Cars and Trucks From Friday's Dally Last evening several of the state safety patrol were in the city and made a check on traffic on highway No. 75 as to the lights, driving speed of cars and also checking trucks for overloads. The men spent several hours here in checking. Here From West Virginia Mrs. Jack Patterson, of Morgan town, West Virginia, is in the city for a short visit. Mrs. Patterson is a guest at the homes of her rela tives Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidt mann. Sr., Mr. and Mrs. William Sehmidtmann, Jr. and Mrs. H. F. Goos and Harriet. District Court Notes In the office of the clerk of the district court an action has been filed in which Blanch Sutton is the plaintiff and Clifford Edmund Sut ton the defendant. The petition asks for a divorce decree, custody of min or child, alimony and a restraining order against the dependant. The petition states the parties were mar ried at Union on December 31, 1931. Planes Blast Japs WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UP) Army planes carried five attacks in two days against Japanese shipping and shore positions in the Aleutians damaging at least four ships and downing six Zero fighters, the navy announced today. Two of, the ships attacked were probably sunk. Only one American plane, a fight er, was lost. -i .Three of the attacks which oc cured on Sept. 27 and 29, were di rected again Kiska, main Japanese base in the islands. For the first time in several weeks, a raid also was made on Attu, westernmost of the Aleutian and the first of three islands In the chain occupied by the Japanese in early June. i There are no "rookie"' dollars Send yocrs to tiie; front L Buy U. S. j DefenseJSavings Bonds' and Stamps! German Gbbel A ' ' " Trys To Shatter Belief In Allies Attacks and Belittlement of Unit ed States and Britain Part of Plan to Affect Occupied Countries LONDON', Oct. 2 tUP)--Adolf Hitler has thrown his personal pres tige behind a strange new trend in German propaganda designed to off set fears in German occupied coun tries of the armed might of the Unit ed States, allied experts believed today, after analyzing his winter re lief speech. It has been noted recently that Paul Joseph Goebbels, German propa- j ganda minister, was making stren-J uous efforts to lessen the long-1 standing respect of Europeans for j United States production and allied i successes in transporting men and material for future offensive opera tions, j Today these experts believed that Hitler's speech had confirmed their suspicions that the Nazi were wor ried regarding European public re action to the role of the United States in the war as well as by Ger many's failure to take Stalingrad. It is important in this connection to emphasize that nobody in London believes that Hitler or his Nazi fanatics have lost confidence in vic tory or that the Germans are crack ing up. As a matter of fact the whole tone of Hitler's speech was regarded as reflecting his personal confidence. But the biggest Nazi problem at present is to convince the people of Germany and of France and other occupied countries that United States power has been nullified. To meet this problem, Goebbels, Foreign Minister Joachim von Rib bentrop and even the German high command have resorted for the first time to desperate measures in an at tempt to persuade Europe that the Axis is able to score victories over troop convoys on the way to Great Britain, Russia and the Middle East and that the allies can not invade Europe despite the disruption of the German schedule in Russia and grow ing allied air, land and cea strength generally. These unusu?l developments were noted : 1. Goebbels made false claim3 that American troop transports and a big allied convoy to Russia had been sunk, ballyhooing the assertions! throughout Germany and the occu pied areas. 2. An unusual fuss Vas made over the arrival of a single Japanese sub marine at a Nazi Atlantic base de spite the obvious unimportance of one submarine in the battle of the Atlantic which has been swinging against the Nazis. 3. The elaborate explanations by Hitler of the vast difficulties in Rus sia and by Nazi propagandists of the specific difficulties at Stalingrad difficulties which seem to endanger if net disrupt the whole Nazi cam paign strategy. 4. Nazi Foreign Minister Rihben trop's extensive and serious descrip tion of the "hard fight ahead" for the Axis: followed by Hitler's hints that the Germans are preparing to go on the defensive for an unstated period while they seek to organize their conquests in Russia and else where. Here From Oregon From Ttmrsflay" Daily Louis Kopischka arrived this morn ing from Tortland, Oregon, for a vis it here at the liome of his mother, Mrs. Carl Kopischka and with his daughter, Catherine, who makes her home with the grandmother. Mr. Kopischka with his wife left Portland Monday night and found the travel conditions very congested. From Cheyenne, Wyoming they took the Burlington and stopped at Mc Cook where Mrs. Kopischka Is visit ing. . Mr. Kopischka reports that there i3 a large number of former Platts- mouth residents at Portland and they have many very pleasant times together in social gatherings. They are all largely engaged iri the ship building industry In that city. Four Salle! YOU WON'T be able to insure your automobile. Then you'll have to stand the financial loss and any litigation yourself. IJefore it is too late insure your car with this Hartford agenoyf.; ,;J ! v SEE :? 1 Attends Convention -r: T - T . . , .1 it IJKrnriin I was present at the forty-seventh an 1 nual convention of the Nebraska Li- brary association held at the Fon f tenelle hotel "in Omaha Thursday, i Speakers on the program were Rabbi David A. Goldstein of Omaha, and Tom Collins, noted humorist of Kan sas City, Mo. A very interesting topic to librarians, "What is the Use of a Book," was explained by Miss Mar ian C. Young, director of work with children in the Des Moines public library and Miss Dorothy Olmstead, librarian at Falls City. Must Take Offensive CHUNGKING, Oct. 3 (UP) Wen dell L. Willkie said tonight that the common man ia all the United Na tions "feels the time has come to take the offensive everywhere." Willkie made his statement at a dinner given for him by Generaliss imo Chiang kai-Shek. , He said this was the conclusion of his vhiriwind trip that has taken him across Africa, to the Middle East, up through Iran to Russia and finally across Asia to China. Willkie met with, Chiang for an hour earlier today, engaging the gen eralissimo in a general discussion of the world situation. ' He asked Willkie whether he was comTort e.ble in China's bomb spattered cap itol and received from the Ameri can representative assurances of his admiration for China's brave stand against Japanese agression. School Notes From the county superintendent's office comes the good news that a number of schools throughout the county are organized one-hundred per cent for the purchasing of war stamps. This means that every stud ent in these schools has a' stamp book and is purchasing stamps reg ularly. And in the district 28 school where Betty Ault teaches; bonds have been purchased. Schools whose children are organ ized one-hundred per cent for the purchase of stamps are as follows: Woodbine, district 29, teacher Fran ces Bierl; West Grove, District 58, teacher Lila Gordon; South Bend upper grades, district 57, teacher Loretta Burdic; Parochial school, Plattsmouth, teacher Sr. Celestine, Cecil; Taylor, District 37, teacher Dorothy Ruffner. Mrs. Kieck also reports that in every school the children are unear thing scrap for the government. Tire Ration For October Four passenger tires will be al lowed by the ration board for the month of October in Cass County. Eight grade 2 tires will be avail able. Other reliefs to those who can qualify are 18 truck tires 10 pas senger tubes, 13 passenger recaps, 8 truck retreads. 13 truck tubes. Evacuate Women Vichy, October 1, (UP) Pierre Boisson, governor general of Vichy West Africa, has decided to evacuate 'surplus' European women and child ren from Dakar, It was announced today. 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