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Hear. State Historical Society FTftpEFEJSE vs .1 vol no. ivra PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1942 No. 94 A'U BUY Mgif Savings Home Chapter Of Eastern Star Honors Past Heads Past Matrons and Past Patrons, With William Baird Honored at Meeting Home chapter No. ISO of the Or der of Eastern Star, Saturday even ing had one of the most impressive meetings that has been held re cently, paying honor to the ladies who have served as worthy matrons and past patrons of ths chapter, as well as William Baird, fifty year member of the order and the char ter members of Home chapter. Despite the bad weather condi tions there was a very fine attend ance of the members to on joy the program. Present as honored guesti were the charter members of Home chap ter, Mrs. J. M. Roberts, also the first worthy matron of the chapter. Mrs-. John E. Schutz and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt, the ladies being greeted by the members as a tribute of their long membership in the order. Mrs. Roberts responded for the charter members. William Baird, member of the Eastern Star for a half century, ' was given tribute for his faithful ness. Mr. Baird has retained his membership in one of the Lincoln j chapters since the day he was taken j into the order. In response to the tributes given, Mr. Baird and Mrs. Baird responded very feelingly. In the honoring ceremonies Mrs. Henrietta Gorder of Springfield, and Mrs. Glenna McMaken of this city, led in the service. Mrs. Gorder responded for the past worthy ma tron. One of the features of the pro gram was the presentation cf Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Cook, Mr. Cook as the seer with his crystal bowl telling of the accomplishments and service of the past matrons and patrons as well as other of the hon ored guests. Rev. T. Porter Bennett, a past pa tron of the order, gave a short talk that was much enjoyed as was that of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Caldwell, Mrs. Caldwell being a past matron of the chapter at Otoe. The members of the group enjoy ed light refreshments at an appro priate hour. Legion Auxiliary To Conduct Used Toy Campaign In Keeping with Custom of Ee' cent Years Toys Will Be Solicited to Be Bepaired The Auxiliary of the Hugh J. Kearns Post of the American Le gion are conducting their annual campaign for used toys that can be repaired for use at the Christmas season for distribution to the less fortunate children of the commun ity. The Recreational Center staff has arranged to look after the re pair of the toys, their repainting and making serviceble for distri bution. Anyone that has toys that they can donate may take the same to the Center where they will be fitted up and ready for distribution this holiday season. It is planned to probably have the toys ready for the demand on Monday preceding Christmas and at which time the parents may call and select the toys that they wish for the children. Chill Over State From Tuesday's Daily Nebraska weather: A chill wind that whipped across the state to day brought cloudy skies and cold er weather that held a promise of additional snow for most parts of Nebraska. The mercury dropped to a new season's low this morning when Val entine registered a frigid five above zero. Temperature ranges from re- porting points were scanty and thejroy, this is the second son in the Weather Bureau issued only the 38- family. The little one is a grandson 23 Lincoln range and quoted lows of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Koke and of 23 and 14 at Omaha and North Platte respectivelj What! No Old Furniture The Victorettes have had but few responses to their plea for lamps, chairs, tables, etc., that they might fix up a club room. They are very anxious to have a pleasant room for the soldiers to play cards and games along with the dancing, so please won't you look around and see if you have something you aren't us ing any more? The girls have their meeting Thursday, December 3, and if you will call Mrs. Tritsch. 217, the girls will pick it up that evening. They are planning a Christmas party for the soldiers and it is their desire to make it as happy an oc casion for them as possible with a little gift for each on the tree, so if you have a quarter to spare the Victorettes would appreciate the donation very, very much as they have financed all their parties them selves and it is quite an expense for them. Grosshans Sale Draws Large Crowd Here Saturday Twenty-two Milk Cows Offered for Sale and Highest Animal Brings Price of $170 One of the most largely attended live stock sales in this section was that held Saturday afternoon at the Plattsmouth sale barn, when the Karl Grosshans dairy herd was offered for sale. There were twenty two of the Holstein cattle on the block and all of these brought good prices and a great deal of interest was shown in the bidding. Mr. Grosshans had a very fine herd and deciding to retire from the dairy business took this means of disposing of the stock. Rex Young, the veteran auction eer, was in charge of the sale and is well pleased as was all those who purchased the stock. The highest priced cow sold was $170, and all had an average of more than $100. Departs For California Mrs. O. W. Hamberg, who has been visiting here for the past six weeks, departed this morning for her home. She has been here with her mother, Mrs. William Budig, and her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ofe and family. While here in company with Mrs. Budig she visited at Chicago with Paul Budig and family and at Cres- ton, Iowa, with relatives. Mrs. Bertha Ellington also de parted this morning for the west coast where she plans to make her future home and will have the plea sure of the company of Mrs. Ham berg on the way. Miss Ellington is stopping for a visit with a sis ter at Fontana, California, and la ter goes to San Bernadino, Calif., where she expects to reside. Celebrates Birthday Today was the eighty-first birth day anniversary of E. M. Buttery, one of the oldest residents in the city where he was bora and has made his home down through the years. Mr. Buttery is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Buttery, the father being a pioneer druggist in the then scarcely settled village of Plattsmouth. Mr. Buttery was born in the second ward and has always lived in that ward and cast his vote. His present home is just a short distance from the place of his birth. The day was very quiet as Mr. and Mrs. Buttery are alone at this time, but are anticipating a pleas- ant visit with their son, Joe, nowj enroute from Camp Rucker, Ala bama, for a few days at home. Arrival of New Son Mr. and Mrs. Charles Koke are the proud parents of a fine little son born to them at the family home on Livingston Drive at 6 o' clock this morning, The little one tipped the scales at seven pounds and has been chrstened Verlin Le- Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Arnold. The mother and babe are doing nicely, "V" Home Drive Is Now On In Plattsmouth Senior Air Raid Wardens To Con tact All Homes And Enlist the 100 Per Cent Co-operation Local muster of the home in Platts mouth to determine the extent to which they are participating in the total war offensive and making neces sary air raid precautions is being conducted on a house to house basis under instructions issued by James M. Landis, director of the office of Civilian Defense. The senior air raid wardens of the city, headed by Fred H. Vincent, head warden and Roy Olson are to make the canvass of the city and reach every household. Local defense officials are author ized to award a "V Home" certificate to any home which has made such air raid precautions as are deemed neces sary locally and which asserts that it has participated ia certain practical measures to strengthen the war ef fort. These measures include conser vation, salvage, refusal to spread ru mors designed to divide the nation, and regular purchases of War Sav ings Stamps and Bonds. The "V Home" certificate is to be signed by the air raid warden or other appro priate local defense official and it is designed as a window sticker for dis play purposes. At the same time the protective measures of business establishments in strategic areas are being checked. Director Landis said. This survey will include hotels, large apartment build ings, stores, shops, factories, and of fice buildings. An official certificate for approved business establishments will attest that "Air Raid Precautions Have Been Taken Here." It also may be used as a window sticker. "The purpose of this program," Di rector Landis said, "is to make sure that all homes and all business estab lishments for which civilians are responsible in strategic areas have made the proper arrangements for an air raid, pnd that American homes o. erywhere are fully and actively en rolled in crnslructive v ar work." Tir e to Find Out "For nearly a yea rnow, the office of Civilian Defense and the various State and local Defense Counils have been instructing people at home and in business and industry in the pro per methods of preparing themselves so that raids, when and if they do come, will cause a minimum of de.m age, distress and confusion. It is now time to find out how well those lessons have been learned-how thoroughly they have been put into operation. "Along with other government agencies, we have also been urging Americans to wage active warfare against the enemy in their homes by eliminating and practicing intelli gent buying policies as to the necessi ties of life, and by enrolling for vol unteer war work. "Homes and business etablishments which meet the stardard upon which these certifcates are awarded may rightfully take pride in the fact that they are integral fighting units on the home front which, with the mili tary front and the production front, constitute the lines upon which we shall defeat the enemy." Subject To Consent Inspection of all property will be subject to the consent of the owner or occupant. To qualify as to air raid precautions, a person must demon strate that his home meets the essen tial protective requirement as to blackout, provision of a shelter room, and fire-fighting equipment as deem ed necessary locally. The other re quirements for the "V Home" certifi cate will be satisfied by the word of the householder that he is actually living up to them. It is planned to check the air raid precautions by business concerns first Certificates for this type of property are now available. The "V Home' window stickers will be available in about 30 days. Meanwhile, home-own- "s will nave an opportunity to pre , Pare their homes so they will be eligi e for the award. Defense councils are given the privilege of reproducing these stickers for their own use at their own expense if they wish. l " yualiricationa or a V Home are Gas Dealers Get Busy From Tuesday's Daily County gasoline dealers crowded into the office of the Cass County war price and ration office as soon as the doors were open this morn ing. This was the first of two days set for dealers to register. Eoard officials also wish to re mind dealers that when filing an application they must know their total storage capacity, their unfill ed storage capacity, and the inven tory as of Nov. 30. Miss Buster Elauvelt, clerk of the board, reported thai with numerous last minute requests for supple mental gasoline rationing, the staff has been kept so busy that it was difficult for her or her as sistants to get out to lunch. However, she reports that those needing extra allotments of gaso line immediately were taken care of first. Others will have to wait until the applications can be handled. Miss Blauvelt again wishes to re mind the public that the hours at the ration board are from 9 a. m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The office closes Saturday at noon. Lincoln Visitors Return The home of Attorney and Mrs. W. A. Robertson was the scene of a very pleasant house party for Thanksgiv ing and the weekend. Their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murphey and children, Vesta Lee and Thomas Garfield, and W. G. Robert son of Lincoln were here until over the weekend. On Thanksgibing day the family group were joined at dinner by Miss Mable White, Miss Dora Fricke, Cap tain John Dickerson, USA., and his mother, Mrs. Dickerson of Minnea polis. Captain Dickerson is enroute from Panama where he has been sta tioned, to San Francisco. described in the following, which will appear on the back of each cer tificate signed and issued by the air raid wardens: This is a "V" Home! We in this home are fighting. We know this war will be easy to lose and hard to win. We mean to win it Therefore, we solemnly pledge all our energies and all our resources to the fight for freedom and against fascism. We serve notice to all that we are per sonally carrying the fight to the en emy in these ways: 1. This home follows the instruc tions of its air raid warden, in ordf to protect itself against attack by air. 2. This home conserves food, clo thing, transportation, and health, in order to hasten an unceasing flow of war materials to our men at the front. 3. This home salvages essential ma terials, in order that they may be converted, to immediate war uses. 4. This home refuses to spread ru mors designed to divide our nation. 5. This home buys War Savings Stamps and bonds regularly. We are doing these things because we know we must to Win This War. Business Establishments Business establishments will be ap proved if they meet the following standards as to organization, equip ment, and training for air raid pro tection: 1. Appointment of a Defense Coor dinator or establishment of a central ized defense command. 2. Organization .training and test ing of employees for civilian defense protective services. 3. Provision and installation of necessary equipment for the protective services. 4. Provision of adequate mechani cal means by which all warnings will be received and transmitted to per sonnel or others on the premises. 5. Tested provisions for immediate blackout of all lights visible outside the building. 6. Recommended measures for pro tection of personnel and equipment from blasts or concussion. 7. Establishment and maintenance of liaison with local defense authori ties, to assure cooperation in protec tive measures affecting the surround ing area or community. 8. Compliance, in general, with the recommendations contained in the OCD instructional pamphlets most applicable to the particular type of establishment. Rural Schools Feel Effect Of Drain Of War Conditions Growing Out of War With Expanding Defense Work the Federated church at Flagstaff. Makes School Problem Serious Arizona. Rev. Eugene A. Hessell, pastor of the church, performed the Thousands of rural schools are double ring service, closing as teacher shortages mount.) Attending the bride and groom as gas and tire rationing drastically ' as Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Dew, old affect transportation, and as the time friends from Plattsmouth. need for additional farm labor The bride wore a blue wool en causes parents to withdraw their semble with accessories of black, children from school. j Her corsage was of gardenias and Yet in 1940 there were one mil- roses- Mrs- Dew had for her Ewn lion more young people under 16 years of age in rural than in ur ban America and from these same rural areas must be drawn half of tainea, ionowing me ceremony ai the fighting men for this nation's ' the Saguara club near Flagstaff, war for freedom and a large part ' the dinner party being arranged by of the workers in war industries. a group of the friends points out Dr. Floyd W. Reeves, for- Botb- o the yunS PePle have mer director of the American Youth grown up in Plattsmouth, where Commission, who presided over a they have a great many friends and recent conference of eduators and j Doth are graduates of the Platts agriculturists sponsored by the mouth higr school. Committee on Rural Education and! Mr. Taylor is employed at Flag the American Council on Education. ' Btaf f as an instrument man by the "Education is an integral part United States general survey. of the war effort, and without the J public school we cannot have this education. It is significant that Great Britain has increased appro priations for public education each year since the war began," he said. The United States Office of Edu cation Etated last summer that the country faced a shortage of 50,000 school teachers this term. More re cent estimates have indicated that there may be a shortage of 100,000 teachers before the close of the pres ent year. In the rural areas, the most acute shortages exist in the fields most needed to support the;joyed & ..Pellow8Wp Supper at tbe war effort. For example 1,744. or 21.5 per cent of the teachers of vo cational agriculture left teaching last year. One state has already reported that 1,500 schools have closed since the opening of the current school term. The shortage of teachers which is bringing about such wide spread closing of chools is caused primarily by inductions into mill tary service and by the stimulus of h,hpr v.m in war inrWriP But there are other strong factors, Dr. Reeves observes. Among these are the lack of suitable housing for teachers, unsatisfactory living con ditions, increased living costs, mi graton of rural teachers to a larger school system, tranportation diffi culties, and the social prestige at tached to active war duty. There are three methods which this serious emergency by can be averted, Dr. Reeves points out. Teachers themselves must have "a determined, intelligent desire to preserve the life blood of democra- cy education and with a courage matching that of our soldiers. . . follow their line of duty and de- fend our children against the fore - es of illiteracy, disunity, and ignor- ance. . .Many must sacrifice when shorter hours and higher pay beck- Warren, near Cheyenne, Wyo., stat on to other work," he quotes from es that he has been placed with a the rnnfprpncp rpnnrt Thp Rural Child in the Wartime Emergency. Local, state, and federal govern- ments must increase their financial support of rural schools. Local fi- nancial support can be inreased thru upward readjustment of property assessments and ' raising of local school taxes for schools. State legis- latures in their next sessions must find new and additional sources of revenue to offset the probable di- minishing revenues in excise, sales, motor vehicle, and gasoline taxes, The federal government must adopt A policy of extending financial aid for education to states in proportion to their needs because in many areas there will be no other means by which schools can be -supported, The third method of combating the emergency must be exercised by me local community, r oruicr icatu- ore twrsnna u-hn 9 nniv nnrtiallv trained for teaching, and persons who have never taught but who have the education, practical experi- ence or other appropriate qualifica- tions must be called into service, Essential pupil and teacher trans- portation, under strict limitation and control, must be- maintained, In rural communities where it may be necessary to employ school chil- their part in the great war. we are dren for farm work,, they should waging and the great tasks of forg not be recruited from school until ing a lasting peace." Announce Marriage The announcement has been made of the marriage of their son. War ren F. Taylor, and Miss Dorothy Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott of this city. The wedding occurred at 7:30 p. m., Saturday, November 21st, at rust colored wool and a corsage of pink sweet peas. The wedding party was enter- Otto Lutz New President Of Mynard Club Interesting Meeting On Friday and New Officers Selected for the En suing Year The members of the Mynard Com munitv Club and their families en- Mynard Community Hall, Friday eve ning November 27, at seven o'clock. After the supper the business meet ing was opened by singing "Rig-A- Jig" and "When They Ring Those Golden Bells", led by Mrs. George i Mumm and Mrs. Roy O. Cole accom- panist. j President Richard O. Cole presided over the meeting. Roll call and the rep0Tts of tDe various committees i w?re eiven followed by the election of officers for the coming year. The new officers were elected as follows: President, Otto Lutz; Vice President, Mrs. Louis Kief: Secretary, Pauline ' Wilson: and treasurer, Charles C. Barnard. ' In closing President Cole thanked his officers, committees and the club S members for their fine work and co- operation given him the past year, There will be no December meet- ing as it falls on Christmas Day. The next meeting will be Friday evening January 29. The newly elected olfi- cers will be installed, Studying Mechanics ! a letter to Mr. an Mrs. Harvey Cook, from their son, Harvey, Jr.', wno js located at Fort Francis E. n ot,,Atrir,tr oi.tnmnl;io morgan- ics. Private Cook left Plattsmouth -with a contingent of inductees Oc- tober 20. competent public authorities have determined that the need cannot be filled by adult workers. Policies should be adopted to safeguard the health of youth of school age, their education, and their social needs, if so recruited. Every effort should be made to provide some schooling, even though the months of the school term do not run consecu- tively, and even though pupils must work part time while they at- tend school. "Rural children must sacrifice," concludes Dr. Reeves. They must sacrifice many of the pleasures and privileges that would normally be o. " when once thev rode. Thev must help where the demands of war have taken their elders from farm and home. But they muBt not be made to sacrifice the right to un- derstand and cherish democracy, the right to be trained - for vocational ' tasks ahead, the right to cultivate and enjoy good health, and the right to prepare intelligently for Wickard Appeals For Greater Effort On The U. S. Farms Stresses Need for Greater Produc tion on the Farms for 1943 to Aid United Nations Washington, Nov. 30. (UP) Secretary of Agriculture Claude K. Wickard, warning of more food rationing ahead, appealed today to farmers for a "dawn to dark" ef fort to increase food production in 1943 to help the united nations. He asked for a 10 per cent in crease in livestock products with out reducing total crop acreage and pledged government aid to farm ers "through all the means avail able" to meet the record goals. The 1943 farm products goabj call for more meat and milk "all we can produce" .more poultry and eggs( more vegetables high in food value, more corn and less wheat, more peanuts, more potatoes, dry beans, and peas, more long-staple and less short-staple cotton. "The goal represents the most crucial and important task our farmers have ever been asked to' perform," Wickard said in announc ing the new program "the role of American food in the war strategy of the united nations puts the farm er on the front ' line and dictates the trends of our 1943 farm pro duction program. "Hitler uses starvation and loot- ing as a weapon of conquest. The United Nations strategy calls for the use of food as a weapon for liberation to build ever-increasing power against the Axis." Production up to the goals call ing for the fourth successive year of record farm production still would fall short of meeting food needs, of the United Nations. Wick ard said. Many foods will have to be rationed. "Because of labor shortages and fewer machines, farm families will have to work from dawn until dusk if they are to meet their goals," Wickard said. "We in the public service can do no less." At least one-fourth of all 1943 food production will be needed for the military torces and lend-lease, he said. That would be double the 1942 requirements. There will be less food in 1943 for civilian con sumption. Married at Nebraska City Virgeen Bethards. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bethards, and Eri Price, son of Mrs. Nancy Price, were joined in marriage Saturday. The couple were united by the county judge of Otoe county, D. R. West in the courthouse at Nebraska City. Accompanying the couple to Ne braska City for the purpose of wit nessing the ceremony was Miss Nora Shafer and Junior Bethards, both of this city. Miss Bethards attended high school in Lineville, Iowa, and moved here with her parents recently when her father began working as a mechanic at the Chevrolet garage. The groom, well known in and around Plattsmouth, attended Platts mouth high school. He is employed at the Phillips "66" service station and he and his young wife will make their home here. Returns From Hospital Adam Stoehr, who has been con fined to St. Catherine's hospital in Omaha following an operation, was returned to his home yesterday af ternoon. Mr. Stoehr eppreciates the efforts of his friends who made his stay at the hospital as pleasant as possible by visiting, sending cards and gifts, and making telephone calls, , . . , L.aTu Jt inankS We wish to most gratefully thank all those who were so kind to us in our recent bereavement for the beau- tiful flowers, tne expressions or sym- pathy and particularly do we wish to thank Mr. Frank Cloidt and Mr. W. F. Evers for their services at the funeral. Mrs. Robert Ex Frana Mrs. Belle Frans and Family Mrs. Sterling Ross . .