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f THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1943 THE PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE 1 (A M '4 i M 1 It ft Church Fellowship Association Cass County Church Fellowship Association held their March meet ing Sunday afternoon at the Weep ing Water Methodist church, with eight demoninations represented. Special music was furnished by the Methodist choir and a solo sung by Virgil Krause. Rev. Zicheck, the new pastor of the Elmwood Christian Church, was the speaker, using as his theme, "Palm Tree Christians.' The Elmwood Christian Church also won the attendance banner. Ten dollars, was voted as a gift to the Nebraska council of churches. Paul Fauquet was present and presented the subject of the American Red Cross War Drive. The next meeting will be held the first Sunday after noon in April at the Callahan church, with seven minute speakers each presenting one of the seven say ings of Christ. Arthur Petersen Discharged from Service Pvt. Harry Dwyer, who has been in service for the past two months, returned home today from Camp Campbell, Kentucky, where he has been in service with the army. He was given his honorable discharge from the army and released from service. After a visit here wtih his father. Attorney D. O. Dwyer and Mrs. Dwyer, he is returning to Ken tucky and will be employed in a defense plant at Owensboro. Out of the emergencies of this war the hearts of former Weeping Water people were saddened when Arthur Petersen, 42, of Eugene, Oregon, passed away, Saturday, March 6, at Kearney, where he is located with the Air Corps. His death was caused by pneumonia. Born at Weeping Water, Arthur Petersen was the son of the late Mogens Petersen, and Mrs. Anna Petersen. When quite young he, with his parents moved to Eugene, Ore gon, where he grew to manhood and since his induction into the army he has been stationed at Kearney, in the state of his birth. Funeral ser vices were held Monday afternoon at Hobson's Funeral home, with Rev. John L. Kemp in charge of the services and the American Legion taking charge of the services at the grave in Oakwood cemetery. Cpl. Stormer accompanied the body to Weeping Water. Mr. Petersen leaves to mourn his passing, his mother, Mrs. Anne Petersen, who arrived from Eugene, Oregon, to attend the funeral; one brother, Carl Petersen, Noti, Oregon, and one sister, Mrs. M. G. Barber of Great Falls, Mon tana. He was a nephew of Mrs. An drew Olsen of Weeping Water. Great Amount Of Canned Goods Have Been Declared Amount Would Take Care of AH Canned Goods Need of the Coun try for One Month by JOSEPH LAITIN 'Author of 4 W "How to Win Friends and Influence Peonlft" i Leaves for Service Dick Noble, former Plattsmouth boy, who now lives in Omaha, was here yesterday for his last visit with relatives and friends before leaving for Farragut, Idaho for pre liminary naval training. Jimmy Brown, local boy, who enlisted for naval service at the same time ac companied Dick to Omaha where he was his guest. They leave today for Idaho. Accompanies Friend on Visit Marguerite McClintock accompan ied second class seaman Dick Mc Intyre to Auburn Sunday to visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Les ter Mclntyre. Seaman Mclntyre, who lived here and worked at the bomb er plant before his enlistment, is on furlough from the Great Lakes Nav al Training school. Have New Daughter Sheriff and Mrs. Joe Mrasek and V. F. Kelly of this city received a message this morning that they were grandparents, a fine seven pound daughter arriving Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Kelly in Philadelphia. Mrs. Kelly is the former Laura Mrasek. This is the second daughter in the family Attend Golden Wedding Mrs. E. Jessen and her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lou is Hunker have returned from Falls City, where they attended the gold en wedding anniversary celebration of Mrs. Jessen's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. F. Fisher, Sun day. The visitors report that over a hundred relatives and friends gathered for open house at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher just east of Falls City. A huge cake bearing 50 candles was brought by grand-daughters of the honored couple. To Represent Veterans E. A. Webb, formerly of this city, who is now the assistant state ser vice officer of the American Legion and also of the state aid relief com mittee, has been given a new recogni tion word from the office of Ivan Marsh, state service officer states. Mr. Webb some time ago was named to represent the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars veterans in hearings before the Veterans Administrations. He has now been designated by Millard M. Rice, national service officer of the disabled American Veterans, as the representative of that group of vet erans before the Veteran's Administration. ..Washington, March 10. (UP) Paul M. O'Leary, the Office of Price Administration's Rationing Chief, said today incomplete figures indi cated that between eighty and one hundred million cans of excess food stuffs were declared during the re cent rationing registration. That number of cans would take care of the canned food needs of the whole country for one month. O'Leary confessed in an inter view that OPA was competent to deal with the "honest" hoarders who declared stocks far in excess of nor mal needs. "The only way we can catch up with that type of hoarder is for Con gress to pass legislation which would allow us to confiscate food stocks we consider in excess of needs and to search homes for undeclared food stocks," he said. O'Leary revealed that two addi tional Ration Books Two and Four will be issued early next fall. They are expected to take care of all rationing programs through 1944. Reviewing his first year as OPA Deputy administrator in charge of rationing programs O'Leary empha sized two points: 1. The public is accepting the food rationing program as relief ra ther than a hardship. 2. Introduction of gasoline ra tioning was the toughest obstacle to hurdle but now the public under stands and accepts rationing as a necessary part of a war economy. "But don't misunderstand that word 'accepts'," he added. It doesn't mean 'loves. Nobody loves rationing, mind you. It is just that the public is finally convinced it is necessary and is now adjusted to it." Of the new rationing books No. 3 will be the same as Book Two but with different colored coupons. Book Four will be different, he said. HE DARED TO TRY Sixty years ago there lived in a country village in south east Missouri, a sallow faced, anemic, hollow-chested, spindle-shanked boy. His father owned the general store; the boy helped behind the counter after school and Satur days. Southeast Missouri was infested, in those days, with swamps, which caused chills and fever. The boy didn't thrive there; so his father finally sent him to school in the city. The youngster's name was William H. Danforth. He was a typical malaria zone product. All you had to do to know that this subnormal scrub would never set the river on fire was to look at him But listen to this! In the city school flowered a teacher named George War ren Krall, a "health crank." One day Krall looked the anemic boy straight in the eye and said slowly, challeng iri 'ly: "Will, I dare you to build up that weak body and be nine the healthiest, strongest boy in this school!" Will Danforth looked at him in bewilderment. That chal-Utr-e changed his life! What boy can refuse a dare? Will Danforth promptly f.v, -allowed the bait, hook, line, and sinker. He went in for exercise and right living. He determined to become the transformed personality which Krall had pictured. The change astounded him. It astounded all who knew him. Soon he was tops tops in his studies, tops in sports. Out in the world at last William H. Danforth had a living to make. How? Into that keen, active mind flashed a big idea. Why not sell the most important of all commodities. Food! Why not, for a starter, prepare and sell a mixture of crushed or ground oats and corn for horses and mules! Danforth had a partner, a young man named Robinson. With limited capital, the energetic pair bought oats and corn, dumped them out on the floor of a shed, and mixed them with a couple of scoop shovels. Then they went out to drum up customers. The big idea promptly rang the bell. Orders came pouring in. The partners were hard put to it to meet the demand. Finally they installed a grind ing and mixing machine. At last they were on their way! William H. Danforth became many times a millionaire; and those two scoop shovels, wielded by vigorous young arms, grew into the enormous plant of the Ralston-Purina company in St. Louis. Here from Des Moines Dies at Masonic Home Visiting in City Theodore Harms, well known resi dent of the Manley community, was in the city for a few hours today attending to some business matters. Card of Thanks We wish to thank all those who took part in the funeral services of the late Joseph Kastle, especially Monsignor Agius and Mr. and Mrs. John Cloidt. We also wish to thank all who sent the floral remembran ces. The Relatives Entertain Friends Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard Grassman entertained Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kopp at their home last night. Pinochle was play ed. Scoring honors went to the ladies. Light refreshments were served after the games. HOME ON FURLOUGH Card of Thanks We wish to thank the many friends for their sympathy and ex pressions shown us in our recent bereavement. We wish to thank all those send ing flowers and taking part in the funeral services. Henry Laraen and Family Ask Wage Action Chicago, March 8 (UP) A committee representing the "Big 5" operating railway brotherhoods to day asked appointment of an emer gency board to act on union demands for a 30 per cent increase with a minimum increase of $3.00 a day. The T)oard is expected to open hearings in Chicago about April 1st. The request made to the National Railway Labor panel followed the abandonment of efforts to mediate the wage dispute Feb. 17th. Pvt. Earney Newton, who is in training at Camp Roberts, Califor nia, is home for a short furlough, visiting with Mrs. Newton at Oma ha and Sunday was in the city for a visit with his brothers and sisters as well as the many old time friends He has been located in the Califor nia camp since his induction into the army last fall. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock at the Nebraska Masonic home in this city, Wilson K. Hiester, 84, passed away, having been a resident at the home since July 27, 1942. Mr. Hiester was born Oct. 25, 1S5S in Pennsylvania, but has spent great deal of his lifetime in Nebraska, living at Wayne where he was engaged as a cabinet maker. He was admitted to the home from Wayne lodge No. 120 A. F. & A. M. He was never married and his sur viving relatives are nieces and cous ins. Funeral services will be held Wed nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Caldwell funeral home at 7th and Oak streets. Plattsmouth lodge No 5, "A, F. & A. M. will have charge and will be assisted by members of the Wayne lodge. Interment .will be in the Masonic plot in Oak Hill cemetery. Entertain at Cards Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs Richard Livingston entertained sev eral friends and relatives at a card party at their home honoring Mr and Mrs. Towner Livingston who are moving to Jefferson, la., soon. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph ehrbein, Mr. and Mrs. RusselT Reeder, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hildi all of Plattsmouth; Arthur Hild of Fort Knox, Ky.; Miss Florence Wiles, Lincoln; Mrs. Puis, Hooper; Miss June Keil, Beatrice; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Keil, of Cedar Creek; Miss Grace Livingston, Nehawka; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hennings and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Wehrbein of near Louisville. Lunch was served at an appropriate hour and an ex cellent time was reported by all. Find Father Improved Silas Ketelhut and family and John Ketelhut and family were out at Eagle last Sunday where they went to visit at the home of their Completes Business Training Miss Gertrude Cloidt was here for a week with her parents, Mr and Mrs. John Cloidt, following her graduation from the Van Sant Business College of Omaha. Her course at the Omaha college covered a period of nine months, and she is father, Rhynard Ketelhut, who has been in poor health for some time, thoroughly qualified in- all phases They found the father, who i3 'ee'v- of secretarial work. Eh3 returned to enty-elght years of age, suffering ( Omaha yesterday to seek employ from a heart affliction. nient Staff Sergeant Edward Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Howard, of near Murray, is home for a short visit with his parents and other relatives and old time friends. Sgt. Howard has been located at Des Moines, Iowa, since his enlistment and is with the finance department of the army. His work has been such that he is expecting to be given the oportunity of attending an officers j training school soon. He arrived j home in time for a short visit with j his cousin, Staff Sergeant Wallace! Terryberry, who departed last night j for Indian Town Gap, Pa., where he has been stationed for several months. He, too, is expecting to be called to officers training. Working in Omaha Word from Hula's William S. Wetenkamp, who has been station assistant at the Bur lington depot here, began work Monday as mail trucker in the bag gage room at the Burlington depot in Omaha. As yet he is still making his home in Plattsmouth. He works the afternoon shift and commutes to his work. Ambrose Claus, son of Anna Claus, has replaced Mr. Wetenkamp as station assistant here. Divers Blast Munda Washington, March 10. (UP) A large force of American dive bombers and torpedo planes have carried out one of the heaviest at tacks on Munda in recent weeks, setting large fires among suppy dumps and anti-aircraft positions on that Japanese central Solomons air base, the navy announced today. No American planes were lost in the attack. Bill and Carl Hula, who lived here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hula, before the family moved to Sedalia, Missouri, . are both serving with the armed forc es in the south Pacific area, accord ing to word received here by Mrs. Kate Morgan. Bill, a marine, was in Pearl Harbor when he last wrote, but asked his parents not to write him there as he was not permanent ly located. He writes of a recent trip to Honolulu: "I can't get used to the narrow sidewalks and all the ice cream stands," he said. The wea ther was very warm, he stated. Ap parently there is a food shortage there, as he wrote the food was even better than we have here. Carl, oldest son, serving some where in the Pacific area with Mac rthur's forces, speaks of his stomach in a recent letter. "When I get my 7-day furlough, I'm going to the Red Cross building and really put away a good meal," he said. In Lincoln Today Dr. H. G. McClusky, pastor of the Presbyterian church, is in Lincoln today to attend a meeting of the Presbytery. Omaha Man Decorated Purchases Wife's Birthplace Some persons live and die in the house in which they were born; others move away and never see the place of their birth again. Mrs. E. A. Nutzman is of the latter class, but the house in which she was born followed her up. It all came about when the hired man's house on the Nutzman farm burned down. Mr. Nutzman made a deal to have an other house moved there. After the structure had been moved, it was found that the former owner was C. D. St. John, Mrs. Nutzman's father. It was the birth place of Mrs. Nutzman. Washington, March 10. (UP) The War Department today announ ced award of the silver star for gal lantry in action in the Solomon Is lands to Sgt. Richard C. Inman,i Omaha, listed as missing in action August 4. Inman was a member of a bomber that was attacked by seven zeros while on a mission in the Tulag area. One "zero" was shot down, second crashed into the bomber which fell into the sea, carrying with it the entire crew. TOP COATS for NOW . . . Just Right for Spring Wear and In Fact Heavy as Aver age Man Wants for Year Around Special Values $20 to $25 Get Yours Now and Be Sure of It! WESC0TTS Good Clothes fcr 3 Generation Have Traffic Mix-Up Sheriff Joe Mrasek and Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody, were called last evening to the Platte river bridge where a general mix up of cars and trucks had the traffic blocked. The mix-up occurred about 7:57 in the midst of the snorr and wind and occurred when the car driven by Marsh Thompson, who was ac companied by his wife and son, was hit in the rear by a car driven by Everett Noble and the Thompson car spun around and blocked the line of traffic. With the bridge block a large Darling truck driven by David Vaughn, came from the north, stop ped at the bridge and put out flares and at this time a car, driven by Eugene Pratt, Syracuse banker, and B. R. Zastra, Syracuse druggist, came from the north and crashed into the truck. Messrs. Pratt and Zastra were in jured in the smash-up, Mr. Pratt having leg and face injuries and Mr. Zastra having face injuries. The men were treated at the office of Dr. R. P. Westover. Fairbury Cops Tourney The strong Fairbury quintet piloted by Frank Sullivan, dethroned the Falls City high school team from the southeast Nebraska throne last night at the Auburn tourney. Falls City had held a seven point margin in the second half but the Fairbury team whittled this down to cop the meet by the score of 33 to 24. Plattsmouth lost in the open er to Auburn, who in turn was de feated in the semi-finals by Fair bury. Wahoo, another of the Plattsmouth foes this season, wa3 the winner of. the Fremont tournament defeating Tekamah 38 to 15. Tekamah had upset the dope in the semi-finals by their defeat of Columbus. Ben Hopkins in Java Returns to Duty Sergeant Ralph Anderson, who has been here enjoying a two weeks furlough departed last night for Camp Edwards, Mass., where he will rejoin his outfit. He has been here visiting Mrs. Anderson and the many friends and also at Shenan doah, Iowa, with relatives. Washington, March 10. (UP) The War Department today announ ced the names of 194 army, 116 navy and 36 marine corps personnel held as prisoners by the Japanese at Taiwan, Manila and Java. Interned from Nebraska at Tai wan: Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Johnson, army, Kennard. Pvt. Bob F. Paradise, army, Fath er Flanagan's Boys Home, Boys Town. Radio Man Arthur George Mudge, navy, North Platte. Interned from Nebraska at Java: Signalman Benjamin Grover Hop kins, Jr., navy, Plattsmouth. 1 ilxiiiKinBim To Leave Hospital Henry Thun, who has been recup erating from a double hernia opera tion at University hospital in Omaha, will be returned to his home Tues day according to his son, George, who visited him at the hospital Sun day night. Ussy' TH Visits Here Sunday Miss Corrine Hallstrom of Avoca was here over Sunday as a guest of her grandmother, Mrs. John H. Hal! stron, and Mr. and Mrs. James G. Mauzy. She returned home this morning to take up her work as clerk iu the Avoca bank where her father, Elmer Hallstrom, is cashier. Arrives Safe Overseas Word has been received here by Mrs. Anna Stoll, of the fact that her son, Cpl. George J. Stoll, had arrived safe overseas. The message was received at Seattle, Washing ton, by Mrs. George Stoll and sent on to the mother in this city. Cpl. Stoll has been with a miiltary police company since entering the army. Visitors from Spalding Mr. and Mrs. Albert Glaser and son, Jerome, of Spalding, Neb., were week end guests here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Langer. FRIDAY SATIHDIV MARCH 12-13 DOUBLE FEATURE Burs Meredith and Claire Trevor in "Street of Chance" A strange, compelling mystery thrill film! ami Tim Holt with Vkulrle Ike In "Fighting Frontier" Thrilling out-door adventure in the Old West! Also "G-Men vs. Black Dragon" serial. Matinee Saturday: 2:30 Night Shows: 7.00 and 9:30. Adults 2S; Children, 11, Inc. Tax Sl.XDAV & MONDAY MARCH 14-15 Errol Fllynn, Alexin Smith, Jack Carwou and Alau Hale in "Gentleman Jim" Errol Flynn's latest and best picture! Also News and Novelty. Mat. Sun.. 2:00 p.m. adm. ltc-28c Inc t Matinee Sunday at 2:00 I. M. SI'KCIAI. NOTICK Please note the change in time of Sunday Matinee from 2:30 I. M. to 2:00 P. M. Adults, 20; Children, 11, inc. Tax TIESDAY ONLY MARCH t BARGAIN DAY Alan Ladd, Ilrian Doalevy and Veronica I.akp in "The Glass Key" Another thriller from the pen of Dash iell Ilammett! Also comedy & novelty. Mat. Tues. 2:30 night show 7 & 9 P.M. WF.D. A THl'RS. MARCH 17-1K BIG SPECIAL for ST. PATRICK'S DAY llette Davlx and I'anl Henreid in "Now Voyager" Never a more stirring, more magnifi cent performance! Also selected shorts. Admission 11c and 28c incl. tax B I i n HAVE YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTION "WHY THE SUFFERING" ? WHAT IS THE MYSTERY OF SORROW? CAN WE CHANGE THE LAWS OF NATURE? Attend the First Methodist Church where the pastor, Rev. T. Porter Bennett, is giving a series of sermons "Suffering and God's Relation to Suffering." Next Sunday at 10:45 "WHY THE SOR ROWS OF LIFE?" It is Family Sunday! Bring the family! "Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents that he was born blind? 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