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TTehr. Stale Historical Society ' fti niTV VOL. ko. Lvm NO. SS PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942 BUT W. H. Pitzer Says No Intent To Defraud Anyone In The Nebraska City News-Press of Sunday W. H- Pitzer. Makes Statement From Monday's Daily W II. Pitzer. indicted Friday by the federal grand jury at Lincoln, in the Sunday issue of the Nebraska City News-Press has the statement given below as to his views on the al leged charges: "I feel justified in asking the privi lege, and not for myself alone, of pub lication." "I feel that the members and share holders of their association are en titled to know that their association has sustained no loss from any of the transactions on which charges are now made against me," Mr. Pitzer says. "They have a right," he continues, "to fell that the fact that the Asso ciation stood up under what may have seemed and unnecessarily prolonged examination, with a semi-annual divi dend passed, and a reorganization and management made, proves the sound ness of the foundation on which the association was built and that it shall continue to be, as in the past, of 100 per cent service in thrift and home financing. This statement I believe to be due to my former as sociates in a period of many years of their service. "As for myself, my distress would be vastly greater but for the fact that I have never received nor taken mon ey or property from any person with a fraudulent intent; that I have never incurred any obligation which I did not intend to fulfill and which J. did not believe I would be able to fulfill. "If not asking too much that judg ment on the facts be deferred pend ing my opportunity to obtain vindi cation, it will be a considerable meas ure of satisfaction to me in the clos ing years of my long work and service in my chosen home town." Attention Car Owners Registration will be at City and Village Schools ONLY, Nov. 12, 13 and 14. 1 Acquire application blank for , a book from gas or tire dealers, be-' fore registration. 2. Fill blank out COMPLETELY before registration. 3. Be sure to have tire serial numbers of all 5 tires. (Do not get Mfg. No. or size of tire. Tire serial numbers are large, 6 or more and embedded in tire.) 4. Do not expect registrar to fill your blank form for you. 5. Information for supplemental gas rationing will be given at in formation desk at Schools, not by registrar. 6. Supplemental gas is acquired by securing correct application blank from information desk, filling out properly and mailing to County Rationing Board. 7. Dispose of tires more than 5 to the nearest Express O. before registration. 8. Owners of cars MUST sign ap plication for gas but may have an agent register for them. Exception Service men who own cars may allow agent sign their name on application then the agent must sign his name under signa ture of owners name. Dies At Masonic Home Mrs. Orville Modesitf- passed away this morning at the Nebraska Masonic Home at the age of 73 years. She was born at Waverly, Iowa on February 13. 1869, and later lived at Alda and Grand Island, Nebraska. She was admitted to the home on October 22, 1942vfrom Ashlar Lodge No. 33 A. F. & A. M. at Grand Island, She leaves to mourn her passing one son, Byron, of Natchez, Mississippi, and grandchildren in Grand Island. Her husband preceeded her in death in 1936. Her body will be removed to Grand Island from here and burial will be at Alda on Tuesday. Visitors From Iowa Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Harley of Bed ford, Iowa were in Plattsmouth over the weekend to visit with their daugh ter, Edna Beuchler. Here From Leavenworth From Monday's Daily Captain J. A. Capwell of the per sonnel staff at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was a visitor here over the weekend with his wife and the many old friends. Captain Capwell is kept very busy as Fort Leaven worth is the main induction center for the army in this section of the west and hundreds pass through the post each day. He has been able to see a number of the Cass county boys as they go through. Mrs. F. Koubek Dies At Omaha Hospital Resident of Plattsmouth for Past Sixty Years Funeral Services on Wednesday From Monday's Daily Sunday at the Doctors hospital at Omaha, Mrs. Frances Koubek. 82' one of the long time residents of Platts mouth died after two weeks of serious illness. Mrs. Koubek was a native of Mora via, where she was born February 9, I860, and came to the United States sixty years ago to make her home. She was married at Flattsmouth in 18S5 to Joseph Koubek, they being married at the St. John's church in this city. The husband preceded her in death in 1912. There are surviving her passing three sons, Anton H. Kcubek. of Cher ryville, Kansas, Frank G. Koubek of this city and Joseph Koubek, who is a patient at the U. S. Veterans hos pital at Tucson. Arizona. There is also a grandaughter, Frances McCart of this city. A daughter. Frances, pre ceded the mother in death. The funeral services will be on Wednesday morning at 9:30 at the Holy Rosary church with the Requiem High Mass by Father J. R. Sinkula. The Rosary will be recited at the Sat ller funeral home at 8 o'clock Tues day evening. The burial will be at the Catholic cemetery with the Sat tler funeral home in charge. Appears On Radio Program rrom Monday's Daily Jerry Yonug, 13 year old Omaha voutht who several weeks ago staged a show in Omaha featuring Abbott and Costello and charging a dime for the admission, was heard last night over the radio from New York City. The program was "We the People" from the Columbia broadcasting studios in New York City, from 6:30 to 7 p. m. Omaha time. The pro gram was not carried locally and a few were able to pick up the feature. The advertising agency that han dles the program called Jerry on Thursday and invited him to New York to broadcast and tell of his Omaha show that had been staged for the Red Cross. He was accom panied by Clara Mae Morgan, for mer Plattsmouth lady, director of the Junior Red Cross in Omaha, who will look after the care of the youth on the trip. They made the trip to New York on an air liner and will spend several days in sight seeing as the guests of the program sponsors. While Miss Morgan is in New York, Mrs. E. H. Wescott, of this city, an aunt, is at Omaha to look after the Morgan home. Defense Plant Contract Washington, Nov. 7, (UP) Sec retary of Commerce Jesse Jones to day announced authorization or a defense plant corporation contract with Higgins Industries Incorporat ed. New Orleans, for $600,000 wor th of machines and equipment for a plant in Louisiana. The announcement did not give any details but it was learned that the contract is for materials for construction of a new type marine engine. The engine building project J is one of five programs which An- 'drew J. Higgins, president of the company said it will undertake. Program and Plate Supper Lewiston Community Center, Nov. 12. 8 p. m. School Districts 7 and 8. Helen Jo Ulrich and Niel Lancaster, . Teachers. Program For Manpower Control Announced Fourteen Point Program to Cover Armed Forces and the Labor Management Interests WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, (UP) The White House today released a I I 1 I, I,!. ! management policy committee which called all government labor and management to carry out im mediately fourteen special recom mendations for bolstering the man power program. The government was urged: 1. To authorize chiefs of staffs of armed forces, lend lease admin istration. War Production Chief' Donald Nelson and War Manpower Chief Paul McNutt to determine the "over all manpower program." 2. Transfer selective service to the war manpower commission. 3. Order armed forces to stop all voluntary enlistments. 4. Instruct WMC to delegate authority to selective service to re cruit "special calls" to men with specialized skills needed by armed; forces. 5. Authorize WMC to direct" and coordinate all war training programs, both civilian and military, if they are conducted in non-military edu cational institutions. 6. Authorize WMC "to regu late hiring, re-hiring, solicitation and recruitment in labor shortage areas. 7. Strengthen WMC's operating organization through congressional grants of additional funds and re moval of personnel restrictions. Labor-management interests were asked to: 1. Comply uniformly with WMC policies and directives. 2. Eliminate "wasteful labor turnover in civilian war activities. 3. Speed up transfers of workers from non-essential to essential jobs. 4. Mass mobilization training and employment of unemployed workers capable of filling essential jobs. 5. Employ utilization of the skills and capacities or workers now engaged in essential activities. 6. Accelerate release to the armed forces of men within the mili tary age limits who can be replaced in essential activities by persons not eligible for military service. 7. Eliminate all "barriers, re strictions and obstructions" inter fering with maximum use of avail able manpower resources. New Sheppard Field The many friends of Carl Sell will be happy to know that he is now stationed at Sheppard Field, Texas, where he has passed his entrance examinations for training as an aerial gunner. He entered the armed service on October 20 and is grati fied with his new duties. His brother, Melvin Sell, is now in Aus tralia in an infantry division of the army and reports that he, likes his work very much as well as the beautiful weather of the spring sea son. He receives the Journal at his station and greatly enjoys reading about his home and his many friends. Nebraska Chapter Elects Monday evening Nebraska Chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons, of this city held their annual election of of ficers at their chapter room in the Masonic building. The officers select ed were as follows: High Priest Edward Wehrbein King Harry Tincher Scribe W. S. Wetenkamp Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt Recorder William F. Evers The other officers will be appoint ed by the new high priest and all will be installed on December 14th. Pleads Not Guilty Monday in the county court Roy Stewart was arraigned on the charge of non-support of his wife and child. The defendant made a plea of not guilty to the charge and the hear ing, was set for Wednesday. Novem ber ISth. Bond was fixed at $290. State Fund Committee MeetsjLong Term Farm The Nebraska State Aid Fund,! Unlr committee met at Lincoln at the weekend to complete inejr organi- zation. State Commander John E. Curtiss.-of the American Legion has announced the appointment of E. A. Webb, clerk of the committee, as as sistant state service officer for the Legion, with Ivan Marsh as the state service officer. On the committee Matt E. Pond, Lyons banker, was renamed to the body and Judge A. II. Duxbury of this citv, who has made a fine record on the committee was renamed as the'rcfnts for tne landlord, according to chairman of the group. Dr. E. A. Alfred Bornemeier of the Cass county Buchanan, of Fremont, is the third member of the committee and whose term does not expire this year. Lawrence Myers Leaps To Death At Omaha Hotel Temporary Mental Derangement Thought Responsible For Act of Fiattsmcuth Man Early Today From Monday's Daily Omaha, Nebr., (UP) Lawrence T. Meyers, 50, a cousin of former gover nor Arthur J. Weaver, Falls City, and a brother-in-law of Rev. T. Porter Bennett, Methodist pastor at Platts mouth, leaped to his death from the tenth floor of a downtown hotel here early today. - Friends ascribed temporary mental derangement as reasons for Myers' action. Myers registered at the hotel Sunday afternoon. He went to his ten th floor room in the hotel elevator at 1:30 this morning, remarking to Bob Decked, the elevator operator that. "This is a funny world and I'm get ting tired of it.t- Ancrat two hours later Harry Meehan a guest at the hotel found the body as he stepped outside from the lobby. Police found a note in Myers' room addressed to the hotel management It expressed sorrow at the trouble Myers had caused the management asked that his effects be turned over to Rev. Bennett. At Plattsmouth, Rev. Bennett said that Myers had been living with the Bennett family for about a year at Ashland and at Plattsmouth where Rev. Bennett was transferred last September. Last week Myers was tak- ': en t0 Falls ? for a v5s5t with the Weaver family. He left there Sunday for the trip to Omaha Burial will be at the Steele ceme tery in Falls City but definite fun eral plans have not been made. Myers had lived in Falls City most of the time since he had come west as a boy with his family from Pen sylvania and Michigan. He had spent considerable time in later years in California. Rev. Bennett said Myers was of a studious nature and spent much of his time reading and with music. He was unmarried and a sister, Mrs. Ben nett is the only close surviving rela tive. Mr. Weaver and Rev.. Bennett came to Omaha to make funeral ar rangements today. They said Myers had been in poor health and under a doctor's care for several years. Funeral For Mrs. Sedlak The Holy Rosary church on west Pearl Street was filled this morning by the relatives and many friends of Mrs. Michael Sedlak to pay their last tribute to her memory. The impressive requiem high Mass was celebrated by Rev. Edward Chap run of Omaha and Father J. R. Sin kula, pastor of the Holy Rosary church. The priest gave sermons in both Czech and English and paid high tribute to the memory of the de parted lady, and a consolation to the members of the bereaved family. The pall bearers were selected from! the relatives Joseph M. Sedlak. James Sedlak, Charles Vitousek, Frank Sla- tinsky, Ferdinand Duda, John To man. Visits Ailing Sister Mrs. Oscar Gapen, Sr., is-in Om aha where she is staying with her sister, Mrs. Marie Jean for a short time. Mrs. Jean has suffered an in jured foot that makes it difficult for her getting around and Mrs. Gapen will look after her care. JLcVCloCd JL Ml j jYiOrC 1 FOdUCllOIl Security for the Tenant and Property Security for the Landlord In Lease One of the greatest boosts for more food production to win the war is a long term lease providing security for i the tenant and property improve farm debt adjustment and tenure committee. Improved land tenure arrangements, utilizing land and la bor to best advantage, he said, offer both tenants and landlords oppor tunities to increase their war efforts. Annual moves not only cut down the opportunity for renter families to produce the increased quota of foodstuffs, but they are expensive and have a definite tendency to di minish the value of farms and im provements, Bornemeier said. Many times with a little help, land owners and tenants can get together on long-term leases. The farm debt ad justment and tenure committee of j local members, working with the Farm Security Administration serves in helping to make this assistance j available to any renter or landlord who may want it. Mr. Eornemeier pointed out that lease forms that can be adapted to individual tenure problems are available at the Farm Security Office in Nebraska City, Nebraska, second floor Post Office Building. The tenant family who' has as surance of remaining on the same farm for a number of years can af ford to make substantial improve ments, plan a real livestock pro gram, build permanent pastures, pay attention to proper cropping and do many other things beneficial to both the family and the land o.wner. If a man feels he has to move on to some other farm the next year, he'll naturally get all he can out of the land and put as little into the place as possible. As a result, the farm loses its productive ability and that should never happen, especially now when full productive capacity should be developed, Bornemeier added. He recommended that own ers and tenants investigate the lease forms and the assistance available at the Farm Security office. Silver Wedding Celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Nolte, re siding on a farm west of Mynard. had a very pleasant surprise given them on Friday evening on the twenty fifth anniversary of their marriage. The neighbors had arranged the party so well that no inkling of the plans had been learned by the two honorees. The neighbors gathered at different spots and as the lights at the Nolte name were extinguished at the bed time hour, the cars commenced rolling into the Nolte farm yard and the sounding horn awakened the recepi- ents of the surprise. After the shock of the surprise had worn off the members of the group spent the time at cards and visiting. All of the party brought w'ell fill ed baskets to provide a fine luncheon at an appropriate hour. In honor of the anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Nolte were given a silver remembrance to remind them of the nappy anniver sary. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. John Blotzer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Novak and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vallery and family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Topliff and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Topliff and family, Grace and Lou Vallery. Mr. and Mrs Owen Willis. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Ruf f ner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Nolte, Mr. and Mrs. Balls, Vivian Holoubek. Here For Funeral "Last evening Louis Sedlak and Bis ter, Mrs. W. J. Driver of Los Angeles, Albert Sedlak of -Inglewood, Califor nia, and Matthew Sedlak, member of the coast guard training camp at Al ameda, California, arrived in the city They were called here by the death of their mother, Mrs. Mike Sedlak, whose funeral will be held Tuesday morn ing. Your courtesy in phoring news to No. 6 is appreciated. Hears Voice of Son From Mondav's Daily The voice of their son, Harvey Cook Jr. came to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cook over the long distance wire last night from Camp F. E. Warren near Cheyenne, Wyoming. The youth left Plattsmouth with the last group of draftees. Announcement Made Of Turner Sorrell Wedding Wedding Occurred on Saturday, April 18th at Bock Port, Missouri Groom Now in Air Corps From. Mon Jay's Daily County Treasurer and Mrs. John E. Turner are announcing the mar riage of their daughter, Dorothy Eu genia, to Leston Sorrell, of Syracuse, Nebraska, son of Senator and Mrs. Frank Sorrell. The young couple were married at Rock Port, Missouri, Saturday, April 18, 1942. Mr. Sorrell enlisted April 3, 'in the air corps and was expecting to be called soon after, however he was not called for officers training in the air corps until September 26th. Mr. Sorrell graduated from the University of Nebraska last spring, receiving his degree from the college of Geology. He is a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Mrs. Sorrell is attending the University this year, being a sopho more in the college. She is a mem ber of the Delta Delta Delta sorority at the university. She will remain in school until Mr. Sorrell, air corps cadet at San Antonio, Texas, receives his commission and then expects to join her husband. Breakfast Club Meets The Credit Womens Breakfast club met for luncheon at the Plattsmouth hotel yesterday noon and heard Mrs. Almeda Meisinger speak of her work as Red Cross squad leader and produc tion line employee in the North Amer ican Aircraft plant in Inglewood, Cali fornia. "Our company made the planes in which Jimmy Doolittle and his fellow flyers bombed Tokyo several months ago," stated Mrs. Meisinger. The guest speaker pointed out that the plant, which now employs 16,000 per- sons and will employ by the first of the year 32,000 persons, was recent ly honored by the army and navy for their efficiency in producing on sched ule. As a result all of the employees were awarded an army and navy E pin. Mrs. Meisinger spoke of a deal be tween the Camel cigarette company and the employees of the plant, where by 32.000 packages of cigarettes were sent to men in the armed forces. Un der the agreement the cigarette com pany allowed the employees to keep 7 packages for every ten sold. A good number of members were present at the luncheon. Door prize was awarded to Mrs. L. W. Egen- berger. Attend Credit Convention Mr. Thomas Thompsen, head of the Plattsmouth Credit Bureau, and his wife who is actively associated with him in the credit work, and Mrs. Don Seiver attended the state convention of associated credit bu reaus in Fremont Sunday. After a one o'clock luncheon which was served at the Pathfinder hotel, those present joined in group sing ing. One of the features of the program was a skit put on by Ne braska Citians showing how credit is obtained through the credit bu reau. Attend Football Game, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dick and their daughter, Dorothy, were in Lincoln last Saturday where they attended the football game. Enroute there they stopped at the P. J. "Wheeler home for Miss Shirley who accompanied them in the trip. The party visited Saturday evening and Sunday at the K. V. Halter home and returned to Plattsmouth late Sunday. There are no "rookie" dollars Send yours to the front! Buy IT. S. Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps 1 Student Council Of High School Is Organized Eobert Cole Selected as the Presi dent Of the Student Group Will Assist In Activities The members of the four classes of the Plattsmouth high school have just completed their organization of the student council, a group that will assist in the activities of the school during the remainder of the year and serve as the liason between, the faculty and the student body. The officers elected by the young people are as follows: President, Robert Cole. Vice President, Ed Strickland. Secretary-Treas., Betty Albert. Members of the Council named were: Seniors Robert Cole, Mary Grad oville, George Jacobs, Dick Tritsch, Mary Helen Zimmerer, Gene Nolting. Juniors Robert Woster, Bob Wohlfarth, Ruth Farmer, Ed. Strick land, Betty Albert. Sophomores Tony Lahona. Mary Rose Langkamp, Darlene Wbrte, Max Steel. Freshmen Elizabeth Davis, Ger aldine Case, Norma Jean Seimers. Homemakers Extension Club The Homemakers Extension club had its regular meeting last week at the home of Mrs. Edgar Newton and Mrs. Milo Price assisting as hostess. Mrs Newton led an initiation for those of the older members who had not been initiated into the club and for the new members. The song for the month was "Rig-A-Jig". Mrs. Ernest Schubeck reported on a magazine ar ticle on what to read to children about the war and the lesson topic was "Health on the Home Front." Plans were made for each member to bring cookies to the December meeting to be packed to send to soldiers for Christmas. Those present included fourteen members and two guests and Mrs. L. S. Hamblen became one of the new members. At a late hour refreshments were serv ed bv the hostesses. Now In Marines Mrs. Mike Kerns has received word from her son. Mike L. Kerns, a pri Vate in the United States Marine Corps, that he had been made an act ing corporal in his platoon. He has also received medals for his bayonet and pistol perfection. The address of the young man as reported is: Pvt. Mike Kerns. Div. Trans. Co., 3rd Ser. Bn., Sec. Trps.. 3rd Mir. Div. FMF., Camp Elliott, San Diego, Cali fornia Leaves For Albany From Monday's Daily Esther Whiteley, who has been vis iting for the past month at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Puis, left Sunday for her home in Albany, New York. Robert Whiteley, her son, remained here with her par ents so that he might finish the school term, after which he will join his mother and father in the eastern city. Navy Still Recruiting The numerous rumors to the ef fect that the navy Is going to discon tinue obtaining recruits by volun tary enlistment are without any foundation whatsoever and the present method will be continued. The recruiting station in this dis trict is located in the postoffice Building, Nebraska City, Nebraska. Aids Good Work Aiding in the good work of the scrap drive, several of the local bus iness places conducted sales of guess es on the court house cannon weight. Rosy's barber shop sold 52, Timm's and Conis' tied at 38 and the Bates Book Store at 20. To Iowa Mrs. A. W. Smith left this morning for Malvern, Iowa where she will spend a few day before returning to Plattsmouth.