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. Historic ' &4 BUY VOL. NO. UX PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1943 NO. 7 jrii. VTATtJ W. P. Hutchison Pioneer Of County, Dies Passes way at Lincoln Hospital Where He Had Been for a Short Time Came Here in 1865 W. P. Hutchison, 87, one of the last of the real pioneer residents of this section of Nebraska, died last evening at a Lincoln hospital where he had been undergoing treatment. Mr. Hutchison had gone to Ashland at the Christmas season to visit a daughter, Mrs. John Potter and family, and while there had taken ill and was taken on to Lincoln for treatment. W. P. Hutchison was born In Mis souri in February 1855, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hutchison, his mother passed away when he was a babe and he was reared by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jere miah Hutchison, the family coming west when he was ten years old and settling at the then thriving town of Rock Bluffs, where he has since resided, his farm being a part of the townsite of the now ghost city. He was married at Rock Bluffs to Miss Betsy Frans, who preceded him in death some twenty years ago. There is surviving the death of Mr. Hutchison, nine children, "Wil liam T. Hutchison, Jamesport, Mis souri; Mrs. W. R. Carey, Platts mouth; Mrs. William Oliver, Louis ville; Ernest B. Hutchison, Pacific Junction; Mrs. John Potter, Ash land; Claude R. Hutchison, Platts mouth; Vern B. Hutchison, Lincoln, and Mrs. Marie Jackson, Jamesport, Missouri. The body is at the Sattler funer al home here awaiting the comple tion of the funeral arrangements. Birth of Son Corporal and Mrs. Hubert C. Stroy, formerly of Murdock, Nebr., announce the birth of a boy born January 27th at the Methodist hos pital in Omaha. - Baby's mother, formerly Margar et Rolland, is making her home with "Hot noronta Tt" &yA Xfre T ftre f Rolland of Blair. Corporal Stroy is ! in the engineer's division of the U. S. Army located near Dutch Harbor, Alaska. August Thimgan Dies E. W. Thimgan of this city has received word that his older bro ther, August Thimgan, of near South Bend, had passed away. The deceas ed was one of the well known resi dents of the northwest part of Cass county where he had farmed for a great many years. Card of Thanks We wish to thank the many kind friends and neighbors for their sym pathy and expressions of friendship shown us in our recent bereavement. We wish to thank all those sending flowers and taking part in the funeral services. The John Curtis Family Writes from New Location Second Lieutenant Stuart J. Sed lak is now settled in his new lo cation at the Air Corps base at Camp McDill, Florida, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sedlak report. He states that he will undergo an other training period after which he will be instructor of chemical warfare tactics at the base. " Soldiers Together Technical Corporal Raymond Hel gl, who is here for a furlough from his station in California, reports that he and Donald Mrasek and Wayne Clark, who left here togeth er for induction into the army are still together in Co. A of the 134th Infantry. Their unit was a part of the old Nebraska national guard before it was drafted into the fed eral service and the boys have been able to be together since going to Camp Robinson for their first train ing. . Wayne Clark who was at the hospital for some time ,ia now back on duty. Brother Calls from Texas Mrs. John Wondra reports having talked by long distance with her brother, Leroy Wilson, third class yeoman serving with the U. S. Navy in Corpus Christi, Texas. In the con versation, Wilson, who is striking for his second class rating, said that he would get a furlough February 15, which he plans to spend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Wil son in Santa Monica, Cal. Physical Standard To Be Higher For New Draft Calls Change Caused by Fact That Men for Navy, Marines and Coast Guard Also to be Taken Washington, Jan. 29 (UP) Men aged 17 through 37 who will be drafted under the new combined calls for all armed services which takes effect Monday, will face tougher phy sical examinations than those now given at the army induction centers. The new physical standards have been agreed upon by the army, navy, marine corps and coast guard. When the combined call program was an nounced by the selective service board of war manpower commission, the announcement described them as "higher" than those of the army. It was evident that War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt had failed to persuade the navy depart ment to relax its physical standards so that they would be comparable to those of the army. McNutt, who had said he was seeking such relaxation, won his plea for standardization, however. Men meeting the new physical standards will be apportioned among the various forces, but all those re jected for failure to meet the new standards after examination byr a Joint army-navy medical board, will not be automatically deferredv In stead the army can take the regis trants whose minor physical defects make them acceptable for limited service or any service that they were considered able to perform under the army's former standards. Hear from Ungland Pilot Officer C. P. Carr, serving with the Canadian Air Force in Eng land, writes his wife that soon he may be back in the United States, He said, in a letter to his wife yes terday .that his application for trans fer to the U. S. Naval Air Corps has been approved and that he hopes with his present rating to get a first lieutenant's or captain's rating at Pensacola, Florida, However, he states that he is due to be moved in his present capacity and that he is likely to see "real action" before the transfer is effective. Celebrates Birthday Peter Russell Sorensen was duly honored Monday afternoon when his mother Mrs. Pete A. Sorensen entertained the members of his class. the event being Peter's seventh birthday. Everyone participated in the games and four lucky children won the much coveted prfizes. The guest of honorv received many gifts that he will long enjoy. A delicious luncheon of ice-cream sundaes and cookies "was served. Mrs. William Burch helped with the refreshments The teachers present were the Miss es Sylvia Korbel, Mildred Heil, Mar garet Iverson and Lorraine Dall. Word from Son Mr. and Mrs. Miles Allen report that they have word from their son, Connie, who enlisted in the navy last fall.. According to the sailor's letter he is , "hearty and enjoying navy life." His location was not disclosed but it Is believed , he is serving now on the high seas. Awaiting Assignment . Gertrude Gorton recently receiv ed word that her husband Wayne Gorton is still , at Fort Leavenworth awaiting - assignment to , army .ser vice. Clem Wooster Is Re-Named As Ad Club President K. W. Knorr and W. H. Puis Also Ee-Elected as the Vice-President Secretary Treasurer The largest attendance of the year was present at the Ad Club lunch eon held at the Hotel Plattsmouth yesterday noon. The main business was the elec tion of officers. Clem Woster, Presi dent, was re-elected to his post, as was Roy Knorr and William H. Puis, who have served welly in the past as Vice-President and secretary and treasurer, respectively. Discussion concerning Ad Club membership brought about the ap pointment of a committee to con tact business men in an effort to in crease the membership. Plattsmouth's congested housing situation which has existed for some time also . came in for a share of the discussion, and although mem bers recognized the problem as be longing to the Chamber of Com merce, a club committee was ap pointed to work with the chamber officials in the best interests of the city. Announce Boy Scout Day The Finance Committee of the Ar bor Lodge District of the Cornhusk er Council. Rov Scouts of America. at a recent meeting set February 10th as the date for the annual 'Dawn to Dusk" Campaign. Dr. V. Y. Coulter of Syracuse, Meno Wilhelms of Auburn, and Walter Smith of Plattsmouth have been named as County Campaign di rectors. These men are to select lo cal directors in -their . respective counties. Dr.' Coulter says that Scout ing is needed now more than ever In the present emergency to serve in Civilian Defense and to aid the church, home, and school in stabil izing their influence on our boys. The campaign this year will be a District-wide one-day affair with all solicitors endeavoring to com plete their solicitations between Dawn and Dusk on February 10 th. District Court Notes District Judge W. W. Wilson, at tne session oi tne coun nere inurs - day, entered a number of orders and heard arguments in several cases. In the case of John W. Phllpot vs William J. Philpot, order to show! . . . , i clerk of district court should not pay $1,062.70 now in his hands to the heirs of Lottie Brown. In the case of Joseph M. Sedlak vs Ferdinand Duda, the plaintiff was given permission to interline parts of the third amended petition. The demurrer of the defendant Duda was overuled by the court and the defendant given seven days to ans wer. , Order was made in the case of John W. Taylor vs the German Pres byterian society, quieting the title of real esstate in the plaintiff. In the case of Clifton Gooding vs Norma Gooding, a decree of divorce was granted the plaintiff and the default of the defendant entered. The costs were taxed to the plain tiff. In the case of Esther Tritsch Mei singer, et al, vs Sylvester B. Bort, et el an order for service by publi cation was entered. In the matter of the estate of J. F. Wortman, an appeal from the county court, argument and evidence was offered and the case continued for further argument and evidence. Civil War Vet Dies Last evening the last civil veter an living in Cass county passed away at his home in Weeping Wa ter and at the ripe age of 98 years. The veteran was W. H. FrieBel, well known in this city where he made his home for a time before re turning to Weeping Water. He was born on August 9, 1844, and has re Bided in Cass county for many years. Despite his advanced age, Mr. Friesel has : - enjoyed " very good health. Aid in Drive The schools in Cass county are participating in the Infantile Par alysis Drive one hundred per cent. On Wednesday evening each child took home from school an envelope in which he is asked to place a penny for each year of his life as a "thank offering" that he has never been afflicted with infantile paralysis. Parents are urged to co operate with the schools in giving each child a chance to contribute. Through these contributions Cass county will be prepared to take care of any emergency or epidemic of in fantile paralysis which might arise in the future. Adults who wish to donate to the Infantile Paralysis Drive may do bo by attending the President's Birth day Ball to be held In Plattsmouth at the American Legion hall on Sa turday night. Janiary 30th. Those who find it impossible to attend the ball may place their offerings in the coin collectors which are located in various business houses in each town in the county; or contributions may be sent to Miss Margaret Iverson who is the chairman of the drive in Cass county. Funeral of John Curtis The funeral services for John Curtis, Spanish-American war vet- eran were held on Thursday aftei-, noon at the Sattler funeral home at 4th and Vine streets, a great many of the old friends being in at tendance at the Bervice. Reverend T. Porter Bennett of the First Methodist church gave the sermon and a short tribute to the de parted aged man and long time resi dent. During the services Frank A. Cloidt gave two of the old hymns, "Shall We Gather at the River." and "Face to Face," with E. H. Wescott at the piano. The body was taken to Peru to he I laid to rest-with a number of the ; ,ocaI friends serving as pallbearers bein William P. O'Donnell, Sr., Henry Donat, Claude Richardson, Dan Hoschar, Ervin Mathers. John Cloidt. Visits Old Frinds Rev. and Mrs. V. C. Wright, of Pa pillion, were here Thursday after noon for a short time visiting with the old time friends and having with them their son. Ensign Harry j Wright. Ensign Wright has been , speciaU2ing in radio work and is now ; ..t to Norfoik. Va.. where he will be stationed. - c Parents or .son Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Meisinger are very happy over the arrival this morning at their home, 215 North 3rd street, of a fine son. The little one has been named Dennis Morgan, and is the first child in the family. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Meisinger, Jr. In Missouri Camp Pvt. Frank Kalasek, Jr., inducted into the army on January 12th, is now located at Camp Crowder, Mis souri, word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kalasek, states. He likes the service very much and is receiving his preliminary train ing at the Missouri camp. Hears from Friend Miss Vera Hazelton of Omaha, had a very pleasant surprise Sunday morning by a call from Dick March, "Seebee," branch of U. S. Navy, now located at a camp near Ventura, California . The ; friends of Dick wishlng to write to him may reacnilng here January 12th for the army him as follows: Dick March, C.M.3C ,wm be interested in learning that Navy 8235, c-o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California. He na8;Air corps. had the pleasure oi visiting wun Howard Nord since going out there. Funeral of W. P. Hutchison The funeral if the late W. P. Hutchison will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the Sattler funeral home. Visiting Mother Searl S. Davis is in Lincoln today visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary M. Davis. District Governor Of Rotary Pays Visit To City Frank Hamilton of McCook Is the Guest of Local Group Service Men Also Guests The weekly luncheon of the Plattsmouth Rotary club Thursday was featured by the annual visit of the district governor, Frank Hamilton, of McCook and he was greeted by a fine attendance of the membership of the club,. . ,mI Frank J. Rar"!" President Richard Spangler of the local club, presented the governor who gave a very interesting talk on the principles of the Rotary and Its promotion of fellowship and under standing among men, communities and nations. The club had also as guests five of the service men now home on furlough, these comprising Warrant Boatswain Oliver Taylor, Cpl. Ray mond Heigl, USA, CpL Dale Near hood, Pvt. Arthur Warga, Fort Crowder, Pvt. Tom Stava, . Camp Swift, Texas. ( The. two high school boys, Robert Grassman, senior, and Lloyd Scott, junior, gave their impressions of the Rotary from their months as- sociatlon as members. Honor Visitor From Friday's T)ailv Miss Anne Knieke, visiting here from Washington, D. C, was honor ed last night at a party given by Helen Smetana and Rose Janca, at the Smetana home. Pinochle was nlaved by those nresent and the ! prize winner was Miss Edith Farley. Th. PVM1jn was concluded with the Berving of delicious refresh Thnea nraoATtt TTDfA Willi Pi- mina Henricksen, Eula Potts, Marie Nolting Englekemeier, Helen Far ley, Edith Farley, Madge Garnett Mrs. ElmeT Lohnes, guest of honor Anne Kniecke. and the hostesses. Helen Smetana and Rose Janca. Mrs. Elmer Lohnes aided in serving. Union Extension Club The Union Extension club met January 26th, at the home of Mrs. Ivan Balfour, with Mrs. Robert Pier ce and Mrs. George Lutz as hostes ses. Sixteen members and one visitor Mrs. John Wirth of Nebraska City were present. The lesson was on Economic Living, and Repairing of Necessary Equipment. Delicious re freshments were served. The Febru ary meeting will bea t the same place with Mrs. Cliffton Garrison and Mrs. Ardun Rhuman as hostes ses. Mrs. Geo. Lutz, Reporter Located in Florida The many friend3 of Chester I. Pnlhv. who was am one those leav- ig nQW located in Florida in the His address is Pvt. Chester L. Col by, 598 T.S.S., Flight EE-2, D.T.C, No. 4, Miami Beach, Florida. Calls Friend Jim Holy put in a long distance call Tuesday to his friend Bob Sed lak. The caller is serving in the army mail room at Fort Leaven worth. He explained over the'phone. "I Just got lonesome bo I gave you a ring." ;:4.::..5v-iv--i--;;sS:(MsC I ' '".is :; y'. :.: 5 y i Meets Former Resident Mr. and Mrs. Herman Reichstadt recently received word from their son, Bruno, serving as storekeeper with the U. S. Coast Guard, in Mo bile, Alabama. He stated in his let ter that quite by accident he met Bruce Rosencrans, former Platts mouth resident, in the downtown section of the southern section, Mr. Rosencrans is employed with a busi ness firm in Mobile. Plattsmouth oys Honored At Kemper Corbin Davis and John Soennich sen Named to Honor Societies of Military Academy Boonville, Missouri Two boys from Plattsmouth, Nebrsaka, were ; honored at Kemper Military School, Boonville, Missouri, by being in cluded in the new lists of the hon- ! or societies here. They are: Cadet Corbin J. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. j S. Davis. 604 N. Eth., member of ' Scholastic, Military, Athletic and General honor societies; and John M. Poennichsen, grandson of H. M. Soennichsen, member of General, Military and Athletie honor socie ties. The Scholastic honor society is the oldest at Kemper having been founded 19 years ago. Appointment is made on grade averages for aca demic work backed by character recommendations of the faculty. In itiation is for one semester only and when a cadet drops from the top ten per cent of the grade group he. is automatically dropped from the society. Appointment to the Military hon or society is uwcu uii lug ictuui-.4. J . . - . mendations of the Professors of Military Science and Tactics It was founded 16 years ago and gives se- cognition to the outstanding cadet The Athletic honor society, found ed 1930, rewards athletie proficien Ktr "Ka-ar aTmnintvr PTltn nt thft winter ' w. i- initiations are lor football wors only and other sports are recogniz ed in the spring appointments. With the purpose of giving recog- nition to those cadets who are in- terested and excelled in other forms of extra-curricular work, the Gen- eral honor society was founded six years ago. Appointments nere are based on work in journalism, foren sics, muBic, dramatics, etc. Returns to Wyoming Mrs. S. C. Hyatt and daughter, Miss Eda, of Hyattville, Wyoming, departed this morning for their home after a pleasant ten day visit with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Capen, Sr., and other relatives. While Mrs. Hy att was here, the daughter spent a few days at Ames, Iowa, with form er friends at Iowa State college. The visitors were taken to Omaha this morning by Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wiles and departed for Denver where they will be joined by Mr. Hyatt and they will later go to Cheyenne, Wyo., and will attend the Presi dent's ball there Saturday. Clark Hyatt, member of their famiy, Is In the Wyoming state legislature. Mrs. S. C. Hyatt is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gapen of Hyattville. Moves from South to East Mrs. W. E. Rosencrans has re ceived word that Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Bennett and daughter, Mary Ann, have moved from Austin, Tex as, to Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Bennett will assume his duties as ereologist for the state of Maryland upon his arrival. Mrs. Bennett is the former Mary Ann Rosencrans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brace Rosencrans, former "residents of Plattsmouth ' now living in' Mobile; Alabama. Inducted Into Service Jesse F. Baker, of this city, has been inducted into the TJnttefl States! army, report from Fort Logan, Colorado,' states. He formerly resid ed at 221 Second avenue. He was formerly engaged U t carpenter prior to entering the army - service. I Naval Officer Has Opportunity To Aid Capt. Cherry Lieutenant F. E. Woodward, Nephew of Mrs.. H. F. Goos, Has Thrilling Experience The following from the Daven port (Iowa) tells a thrilling story port (la.) Democrat tells a thrilling story of the exploits of Lieut. F. E. Woodward, naval aviator and a nephew of Mrs. H. F. Goos of this city, the mother of the young officer being the former Lillian Cole, sis ter of Mrs. Goos. "Lieut. Frederick E. Woodward, U. S. N. R., 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. , Fred E. Woodward,- 1845 West Third street, played a prominent role in the now historic rescue of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and members of his party in the South Atlantic, it was learned here today. "The former Davenporter was piloting a navy plane on a routine flight on an early evening pa trol when the life raft contain ing Capt. William T. Cherry, jr., was sighted. The finding of Cherry led directly to the finding of the other two rafts when nary patrol planes concent'a'r tfcr search in this area. Rfckenckf -was found and rescued Nov. 14. Directs Searchers After investigating more closely Lieut. Woodward returned to his base, obtained the services of a PT boat and directed it to the raft. When rescued. Cherry reported that the other two rafts were in the area, where search was then concentrat ed " . . w---.- ly h&d nQt learned of Mg ploit, although they have received several letters from him since the - , -T , y, rescue. One in November said he M on adTanced base operations. . .sUmlng to A nnthmr rai..vaA - f(,w described contacts with the ences while oft duty. No mention was made of the Rickenbacker or Cherrv- rescue, because that would have fixed his location. "The young man is a graduate of a MinnennoliR hieh school and of j TTniTersitv of MinneSota. where hg Hved wUh hig family before coming t Davenport ln 1940, The - . . ,cW w n he wag a 8mall boy Cor'missioned in 1941 "He entered the naval reserve in Tannery. 191. p? tr'nee it! Tvl'n- ,naTolis. rnd In March went to naval aviation center at Jackson ville, Fla., where he was commis ioned an ensign Nov. 14, 1941. He has since been promoted to lieu tenant, junior grade. His first as signment was in Hawaii, and he was transferred later to duty in the Pacific area near the Solomons. His father is a chemist in the research department at the Rock Island arsenal. Change at Gambles The Gamble store in this city, one of the large and active hardware establishments in this section of the state, is to change hands this week and the new manager, Orville Neil sen, will take charge .of the busi ness. Mr. Neilsen comes from Fremont where he has been Interested In this similar line of activity and has for the past six years been en gaged as . supervisor of the terri tory on southeastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa for : the Gamble interests. His long business experi ence should make him. a most valu able man for the store here. Mr. Neilsen expects , to have his ; wife and family join him 'here after the close of the school year In Fre mont and these new residents can be assured of a hearty welcome to this community. Return from Hospital v Mrs. Harry Ballinger, Jr., and in-: fant daughter, Rosemary Helen, are home from the hospital ln . Omaha where the babe was born. They are at the home of the parents of Mrs. Ballinger,; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sla tinsky, as Mr. Ballinger is' now in the service as a sailor.