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-TeLr. Stale Tlhterical Society CI iSjf BUY BUY 7 I ill VOL. NO. Lvm PLATTSMOUTH,. NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1942 No- 97 1 I Program For Graduation Of First Aid Classes Memters of Branches of the Civilian Defense Complete the Essential Ten Lessons On Sunday, December 13th. at the American Legion Building, at 2:30, will be held the graduation exercises for the classes in first aid that have diligently carried on their work to fit them to carry on the assigned duties in various branches of the civilian defense. The program is as follows: Y. A. Robertson, Chairman. Civil ian Defense Committee, Presid ing. Invocation Rev. George Agius, Chaplain O. C. D. Singing of America Audience. Mrs. E. H. Wescott, leader: E. H. Wes- ! cott, accompanist. I'ledge of Allegiance Leader, Ray mond Evers. Eagle Scout and Mes senger Civilian Defen?e. Silent Tribute In memory of our j boys in the armed forces. The American Red Cross Remarks by Walter H. Smith, chairman of j Plattsmouth branch, American Red Cross. Presentation of the members of the Pfattsmouth Civilian Defense Committee. Presentation of the Graduating Class j by Units. Staff Corps Unit Presented by A. H. Duxbury, Commander. Firemen and Auxiliary Firemen Dr. O. Sandin, Chief. Auxiliary Police and Regular Foliee E. J. Doody, Chief of Auxiliary; poJice j Air Raid Wardens. Fire Watchers. ! and Emergency Housing and Food ! Units Fred Vincent, Chief Air Raid Warden. Emergency Medical Corps Dr. Ray mond P. Westover. Chief. Emergency Public Works Hon. Robert B. Hayes, Mayor. Emergency Utility Service J. How ard Davis. Chief. Address Hon. Dwight Griswold, Governor of Nebraska. (Community Singing "The Spangled Banner," led by H. Wescott. Benediction Rev. T. Porter Star j Mrs. ! Ben- nett. Chaplain, O. C. D. Music High School Orchestra Director, Mr. Robert Ashton In Nava! Aviation Charles W. Lockhart and Lloyd R. Holnian. both of Plattsmouth, have enlisted as naval avaition ca dets in the United States Naval Re serve and been sworn in at the Kan sas City Naval Aviation Cadet Selec- tion board. Lockhart, who is IS years old. was graduated from the Plattsmouth high school last spring. He is the son of Mr and Mrs. G. R. Lockhart. Holman is IS years old and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Holman. He was graduated from the Platts mouth high school last spring, where he was a member of the football team. When ordered to active duty, they will report to the U. S. Navy Pre Flight school. St. Mary's college, California, for threo months of phys ical conditioning, instruction in na val essentials, military drill and ground school subjects. After com peting this course, they will be sent to one of re Navy's numerous reserve bases for primary flight train ing. Receives Promotion The many friends of George J. Stoll, Jr., will be pleased to learn that he has been promoted to the Tank of Corporal, in the military police company of which he is a member. Since entering the service he has been stationed at Fort Lew is, Washington, one of the large army posts on the west coast. He is the oldest "son of Mr. Anna Stoll of this city. NOTICE P E 0 Chapter F, P E O, will meet on Friday afternoon at 2:35 with Mrs. W. A. Robertson. This will be a Christmas party. Hold Christinas Party I The M.A.O. club enjoyed their Christmas party on Wednesday af ! ternoon at the home of Mrs. Glenn i Vallery at Ninth and Granite street, j which was in the nature of a eover j ed dish 1 o'clock luncheon, j The ladies of the club had pre- pared a number of boxes of cookies j that will be sent to men in service as a treat from the Plattsmouth ladies. There was the usual gift ex change and the members found much pleasure in their remembran ces to each other at this near ap proach of the holiday season. There were eleven members of the club present, and two guests, Mrs. D. S. Sumner and Mrs. Carroll Clark. John Sanders Home John Sanders, who was at Omaha for some time for treatment, is now home and gradually recuperat ing from an attack of pneumonia. At the first the cause of the ill ness was not known. His condition was very serious for days and he is stm feelin the effects of the illness but is able to be around. Henry Sanders, who had planned to 0 to California, the first of the month, remained here to be with the son until the cause of the ill ness was determined and the pa tient improved. He left Monday for the west coast where he will spend the winter with his daughter, Miss Ann Sanders. Victcrettes Prepare Party In view of the Christmas party r , .. . l. T . . .. 1 . ..,.1,1. . 1 .-. v,rtf- 1UI 1L m.., esses, members or the ictoreiie club- are callin- a special meeting for 7:30 tonisht at the Eekins bui!d' mg, the duos new neaaquarters. Besides working out plans for the entertainment and the giving of a gift to each soldier, the girls will decorate the hall tonight. The girls are being aided in their plans to make it a real Christmas for. the "boys" by the local women's dub members of which agreed to furnish cookies and sandwiches for the occasion. Here From Des Moines Corporal Ed Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Howard of Murray, is home for a seven day furlough. At present the youth is stationed in the finance department at Ft. Des Moines where the WAAC's. girl sol diers, are in training. Corporal How ard states that the feminine organi zation is certainly proving its worth in relieving many men from office work, from driving and other lighter j jobs so that they may take up fight- ing positions. He expects to get his i sergeant's rating shortly after his return. Funeral of G. M. Minford The funeral services for the late George M. Minford were held v i. s utju " Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the chapel of the Sattler funeral home, a very large group being here for the services from the community near Murray, where Mr. Minford had Inog made his home, as well as oth er relatives and friends from out of the city. The comforting Christian Science funeral service was read by J. Sim mons Davis, of Omaha. During the services Richard Cole gave two vocal numbers, "Mine Eyes Look Toward the Mountain," and "Shepherd Show Me How To Go," Mrs. Wiley Sigler being the ac companist. The cortage moved to the Eight Mile Grove cemetery where the in terment was made in this pioneer last resting place and near where, in early days, the parents of Mr. Minford had settled. The pallbearers were old time friends of the family: W. G. Boe deker, president of the Murray State bank, O. A. Davis, Eert Jameson, Major I. Hall, C. M. Reed. W. L. Seybolt. Among those from points outside attending the services were: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. "Hurd" Minford, ! of Lincoln: Mayor Troy L. Davis, S of Weeping Water: Mr. and Mrs. ! Jtalph Irland and Mrs. Otis Irl- tries. He told the judiciary commit- Junior Class Presents Much njoyed Comedy Talented Young People Of The Class Give "ITew Fires" as Their Class Offering', Large Crowd. A large crowd attended the Junior class play at the high-school auditor ium last nisht, and judging by the experience of school officials in past years and even larger crowd is anti cipated for the last performance starting tonight at S o'clock. The play, a comedy. "New Fires" by Charles Quindy Burdette, has for its setting a homestead in southern Missouri. A city bred family pro vides the amusement in the play by the sudden readjustment the mem bers undergo when the father, an author, played by Marcel Vinduska, moves them to this provincial setting. The Junior actors and actresses knew their lines well and conse quently provided the audience with many a laugh. For the past f weeks the cast has been painstakingly re hearsing for the play under the direc tion of Miss Helene Pern", dramatic instructor. Because of the difficult parts for which they were chosen to play and because they did exceedingly well, in their roles the following were laud ed for their performances: Donald Bowman as Sid Sperry. Patty Lib ershal as Anne, Charlotte Jaeger as Olive and Delores Ruse as Eve. Funds accruing from the sale of tickets will be used for the Junior class banquet which is set at a date in the spring. Shower Recent Bride Thursday evening. December 10, Mrs. Ernest McCandless, Mrs. Paul McKee, and Miss Agnes Mahoney were hostesses at Mrs. Paul McKee's home in Council Bluffs. Iowa, at a shower honoring Mrs. Clifford Tun nell and Mrs. Robert Larson of Omaha. Games were played and prizes were won by Marian Ander son and Mrs. Clifford Tunnell. Each bride received a lovely table lamp from the members of the par ty. Refreshments were served at an ap propriate time by the hostesses. Mrs. Agnes Moore attended the shower honoring her daughter, Mrs. Tunnell. Here From CamD Rucker Corporal H. E. Kennedy, who re- rPTitlv arrived frnm his nnst at t. i . , , , . : Camp Rucker. Alabama, to visit with his mother. Mrs. Robert Ken nedy, during his lS-day furlough, ! was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Davis and daughters, Margaret and Frances, before going to Sidney to visit a brother. Le- Yerne. and a sister. Fern. He will return here Saturday to spend the I : . 1 v ' 1 ins icavT, lie CAwrLio L ' i J '. , i ceive his serpeant's rating when he' returns to camp. Warning To Coasters The reports of several narrow es capes from accidents and the men- ace of coasting down hills into the main lines of travel, has caused Chief of Police Parker to issue a warning to the youngster to avoid these dangerous spots in their coasting. The use of the hills that tp:ift into the main his-hwavs is an invitation to serious injury if not death. The city has arranged for the use of North 4th street as a coasting spot and each evening there are many out to enjoy the winter sport and with police protection in check- ing traffic, the other hills are un- protected and a constant source of danger. Parents should check where the children are coasting as other - wise tutrie uid ut; tnuus aeviucuis. Returns From Hospital Mrs. Paul Long, of near this city, who has been at the Clarkson hos- j pital, at Omaha, for the past few ! weeks, is now home. She has been undergoing treatment and is feel- ing much improved. (Writes From Montana Gecrge Albert, of Sidney. Montana, one time resident of Cass county, writes to the Journal renewing his subscription and telling of some of the farming conditions in that sec tion. Mr. Albert was engaged in thei cattle business for a great meny of j the forty years that he has spent in; the northwest. This summer has ben ! cue of the busiest that he has had j for many yeras. Three years ago a ' water project was start fd in that see-! tion of Montana that furnished water fanners whose Certificates of War j then has advanced from second lieu- j .Q tneir housekeeping habits. Offi to the farmers for their crops and Necessity provide for an insufficient; tenant to captain. The many friends' ,ai indicate that the war now every farm has a large susar beet acreage. They hsd a fine crop in the area and found that there was a very acme shortage of labor to harvest the beets. The crop ws gathered with the aid of Indiansfl Japs, college? and ration Committee for an adjusted Cer high school students, and even all the tificate. business houses of the towns closed; Announcement was made Friday of in the afternoons to help top beets. i Meets Former Residents John V. Hatt. of the state depart- ment of weights and measures, is home for a short vacation with the family and old friends. Mr. Hatt in his travels over the southern part of the state meets freauently old friends from Plattmouth. While at York a few days aso he was conversing about Plattsmouth when another man spoke J 11 i. T. 1, .1 r - 1 up aim siaie'u mai iif nau iui mei i lived at Murray and gave his ncnie as Dr. B. A. Root, who will be recalled by old friends. His father B. A. Root ; Sr., for many years served as a drug-' gist at Murray and was one of the real old residents of the place. He is now at York and makes his home with the son. ! Another of the former Plattmouth residents; met by Mr. Hatt was Gecrcre ; M. Spurlock. one of the leading at torneys of York and who was for sev-. eral years county judge of Cass conn-; ty. ! Attend Masonic Reunion Last evening William A. Robert - c-.r, ( m.nfl .nmrnanar nf the Knights Templar of Nebraska, and William F. Evers. superintendent of ti,o vhr.a-:, vmio Hnmo were in Omaha The two local Masons attended the 104 reunion of the Yal - ley of Nebraska Scottish Rite Ma - sons. i Mr Robertson represented the grand commander of the Knights Tpmnbr at flip reunion -, Avoca Has Breakin Sheriff Joe Mraselc was at Avoca Wednesday where he was called to investigate a breakin at the tavern i operated bv George Sudman. The 1 ... ... entrance was effected by drilling holes in the back door to release the locks and open the door. Twenty cartons of cigarettes was reported as being stolen from the stock and also thirty-five cents in i Pies taken. So far no trace of the Parti?s com- . I mitting the breakin hag been found. Social Workers Flower Club The Social Workers Flower Club held their annual Christmas party at the home of Mrs. J. A. Titz. Her home was decorated in keeping with the Christmas season. i Mrs. Sack, president of the club, presided at a short business meet- ing in the presence of 14 members, ( alter wmcii :.irs. Mike ivanennerger presented a Christmas participated in the play. All singing of Christmas carols. i Santa Claus appeared and gave ' everyone a popcorn ball. Gifts were distributed from their "Mystery eis-ier. a gieae ui ui uitinurui, r. . .1 , , 1 e c , , -t . was derived from this. The remain- der of the afternoon was spent in visiting as all Red Cross had been turned in. The hostess was assisted by her ' daughters, Misses Pauline and Hel- -1 v ..v.-w j i Yarns Now Available Mrs. R. B. Keller announces that yarn is now available to the knit- ters for use in the army sleeveless sweaters and for the navy turtle neck sweaters. Those desuring the yarn may contact Mrs. Keller. Farmers May Q 1SJ ij8UFS UlQX IjSS -v iHp." B JnITflC j AAA Alsn Anrmn-n,- Ta Prnn A1, Ictnent Payment Rates For 1843 i For Com and Wheat OPA and ODT have announced that; amount of gasoline may obtain an; emergency ration from their local j Rationing Board for December andj January. They may also appeal ! through the county Farm Transpor-j the following AAA crop allotmen i payment rates for 1943: corn in com i j mcrcial area, 2.6 cents; wheat, 9.2 ! c-nts. Emphasis is placed on the fact I that farmers must meet their war crop goals in order to earn full AAA crop payments. 1 The Department of Agriculture has announced an export program design- ed to help move some of the United: States' wheat supply into Mexico, I Central America, Cuba, Columbia. E -- uabr and Venezula. The wheat sup-' j ;v in this iountry as of July 1 was! , , , n.1 . i.ti uiiiion Dusr.eis. l lie export pro- The export pro g'v.m provides a December 22. 0 cent subsidy until Under the recent Bvrnes wage st.i-! The home was attractively arrang bilization order the Secretary of Ag-!ed with the wtite taPers and cbry" ncu.ture is given control over all , farm wages not exceeding J;24000 au-! rually. This order also provides that i no farm employer can decrease wages below the top wage paid between Jani:ary 1 and September 13. 1942.1 for comparable work without approval : by the Secretary. i Reports indicate that the general farm price level for the month end - j ing November 15 was 169 percent of i the 1P10-14 average, with the een- : oral level of prices paid by farmers at 1 1 - f . , ..... -. . .. r it,. tn-iA-tr. i i i ; - 1 - " i" ie-xei,are iu tujoj- a suui i uuumuuu uC- " WS'S reaming: 2fn Pent of the 1910-1914 average. The estimate cash farm income, in- eluding benefit payments, is 15.6 bil'ion in 1942. which is 79.3 percent : nbovP the 1939 level. ' 1 The Department of Agriculture iv. 11 use ororv rPrmrre at it mm. mand to ease the shortage of farm la- bor in reaching 1943 production i rrop.ls This Drnram wil be directed i ii :ii.i i" iiif h" a;iiia lie in six h vs. , . These inelude: (1) the shiftily of; workers from non-essential into essen t tial crops: (2) the retention of essen tial key operators and workers on! farms through changes in deferment! nnd emnlovment nnlie-ie nf the Re-! jortive Service Sfstem: (3) the trans portation and training of workers of j surplus areas who can become year- around workers in the more diversi j fied areas, particularly the dairy re-! giors: (4) the transportation of sea- srn2l workers to work i.i the harvest! of specialty crops; (5) the use of high school youth during the sum - raor months, and (C) the use of volun - ! teer city people to aid during thej critical harvest season. Departs For West ; ; Mr B H McCarroll and daughter lae left Wednesday morning on -the vest bound Challenger for Modesto. alifornia. while there Harry will also visit his son, Don, who is in training at the Merced flying school; also with a daughter, Mrs. C. D. Mclntyre. He plans to see a lot of sunny Califor nia and spend the winter there. Miss Mae has accepted a position as a stenographer at Lathrop, where ew defense plant is being open- a n ef giie expects to begin work on her arrival. j jj HcSBital and Mrs. Garland Tilson of Murray has received word that their son, Robert, who for the past two weeks has been stationed at Camp Butner, North Carolina, is ill with the "flu" and is in a hospital at this time. His new address is: Pvt. Robert L. Tilson, Co. "E." 311 Inf. APO 78, Camp Butner, N. C. Promoted To Captain Aulton Rolland, formerly of this city, has been promoted to the grade . of captain in the army, word receiv ed here states. Captain Rolland is I the field artillery service and is sta- tioued at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, one of the large training centers for this i bianch of the armed services. Car-tain Rolland was in the artill ery regiment of the ROTC at the uni versity of Nebraska and two years ago was called into service and since i here will be pleased to learn of his promotion. Captain Rolland is a son of Mrs. Earl Redd of this city. Prominent ! Nebraska Families United 1 -a V Wedding of Miss Cecile Mitchell and Lieutenant Clark Kuppinger Takes Place at Nehawka ! In a very simple and pretty home wedding on Friday afternoon at 4 o'c lock, at the home of Mrs. Marion '. Tucker, at Nehawka, Miss Cecile ; .11 ,. f ". I,,, ...I. r. .-..wl ? Til !.-. ' lLexieii ui .cuuta auu iiicuicu- ant Clark Kuppinger, of Omaha, ! were married. santhemums. The marriage lines were read by the Reverend A. B. Small, pastor of the United Erethern church of Nehawka, before a group of the members of the family. The young couple were unattend- td. : Following the wedding ceremony a dinner was served in honor of the j bride and groom and participated in by the members of the families of ! the young people. j Lieutenant and Mrs. Kuppinger . r i . i . . . ,. . v tore cue groom returns to Alaska ; where he is in the service of the ' army. 1 The bride is a daughter of Mr. ! and Mrs. Floyd T. Mitchell of Ama - ; rillo. Texas, and a member of the Sheldon family, pioneer settlers in AJass County. While the groom la a grandson of the late Byron Clark, , for many years a solicitor for the"; Burlington railroad and a resident ' .oln nf Pass cnnntv i Undergoing Treatment . t,eor&e tanaer one 01 lne lons tinle residents of the Plattsmouth ; community, is at the St. Joseph hospi- tal at Omaha where he has been un - idergoing treatment. Mr. Stander will probably undergo an operation in the near future after the peliminary treatment. Mr. Stander is a member of one of the pioneer families of this locality ! " nd Louisville and was born here in . Cass f-0111"'- Entertain Friends Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Otto , , . , , vTno Wolfarth entertained at their home 4.1. -;Tr o-r in the south part of the city, hav - ... . , , ..-i ing as tneir guests, oia neiguums : , fnr vUit The euests at the ! f1inT1P7. and for tbe evening of visit- Mrs. Katherine Rakow and ing was ; chiidren, Alvin and Carol Louise of Washington, D. C. District Court Notes In the office of Clerk of the Dis- trict Court C. E. Ledgway, an action 'as filed today entitled, The Federal Farm Mortgage association, vs Blanch Rhoden, a widow, et al. The action is one to seek foreclosure of real es state. Returns To Duty: Staff Sergeant James H. Jones, who has been here for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Edna Jones, and other relatives and friends, depart ed Wednesday night for Rapid City, South Dakota. Sergeant Jones is in the U. S. air corps and for the past j two months has been stationed at J Rapid City. People Not To Go Hungry Under '!Food Restrictions Seretary Wickard Warns However That Many of the Things Desired May Be Missing; Washington. Dec. 11. (UP) - American housewives today must . . t k drastic changes ! liUl illVUUV.U'.lU 4V4'V--- will invade the kitchen in a big way in 1943. Drastic cuts in canned food sup plies, "points" rationing of meat and. curtailment of fats for soap manufature are only the major specific changes on the horizon. Ra tioning of dairy products also is likely. "No one will need to go hungry," ' acording to food administrator Clau J de R. Wickard. "We will be the best-fed nation in the world. But he and other officials trying to feed the United Nations warned j that some eating habits of the j American people must change. Wic- ;kard's theme will be that the United States is going to have to give up some of its food luxuries and con centrate on essentials. An educa tional campaign will start soon. At his first press conference as food administrator, Wickard said the prospects were good that Ameri can civilians, American armed for ces and the Allies would have enousrh food to meet needs "I em- j phasize needs as against what peo- j Pe might like. . .1 m not saying I that yu m not S hunpry for some of the things you would like." j Uelta Deck Christmas Meeting Miss Mathilde Soennlchsen enter tained members of the Delta Deck ! Bridge club last night. All rnem hers of the club were present to participate in the exchanging of Christmas gifts which were drawn from a basket carried around the table by Mrs. F. R. Gobleman. The center of the dining table had been made up to look like a lake upon which was the figure of a j skier. Members found their places ; at the table by a complex method j which involved recognizing the ba- i-icuies ui uiun lutin un o. Those receiving honors at bridge were 1 Mrs. F. R. Gobleman. Mrs. L. . tgenDerger, and Amelia i Martens. Leaves For the West Mrs. Dana Pleeth. who has been vis- ; iting with old friends here as a guest ; of the Wescott family, departed to- day for her home at Portland, Ore-" , gon Enroute to Portland r.he will , stop at Walla Walla, Washington for j a vjs;t wiln her son in the army. A j son-in-law of Mrs. Sleeth i3 engaged j as a captain on one of the large clip- j per ships that are used in ocean tra- j vej. Hears From Sen Mrs. Anna Harris of this city has jrst received a letter from her young- m Eervice in the navy for the past . 1 two years. The son writes that he , I w?s in the convov that brouaht the - Americans and British forces to North Africa. He reports that he is well and having a great experience. Participate In Convention County Treasurer Ruth Patton and. Register of Deeds Lucille Horn Gaines were at Omaha today where they attended the convention ot county clerks, commissioners, regis- ter of deedg and treasurers This is the first session of the association since the new officials have taken office. Card of Thanks We wish to thank all of our kind friends and neighbors for their sym pathy and acts of kindness in our bereavement. Also we wish to thank: those who sent flowers and took part in the funeral service. Mrs. G. M. Minford Will A. Minford Mrs. Elbert Wiles George Minford