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MONDAY, APRIL 2S, 1943 N PAGE FIVE THE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA 4 .4 Weeping Water Mrs. ,F. B. Cherry who was called to Nevada, Mo., by the illness of her son, Leon, two weeks ago, brought the son home with her as soon as he was able to travel. This week two other children, Betty and Freda, will come to spend Easter with their parents. All will return to Nevada to complete their school this year. Weeping Water's Mother Victory Circle met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Vesta Baker, with ten women present. The afternoon was spent working on woolen laprobes for the men in service. This organi zation meets the third Friday of each month and all mothers of ser vice men are invited to attend. Their next will be held at the home of Mrs. E. K. Norton. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hanlon had as their guest Sunday, for dinner, Miss Sweazey. After dinner they drove to Nebraska City to view the damage done by the flood waters, and had their evening meal at the Grand Hotel. The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union met Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Sam Hughes, with twelve members,and three visit ors present. The subject under dis cussion for the afternoon was "Safe guarding Our Youth in These Tur bulent Times," with Mrs. W. D. Len ker as leader. All present report a most profitable and interesting meeting. For the past two years the pupils of the Weeping Water schools have had the privilege of physical educa tion classes under the guidance of Dr. C. O. Herman, local physician, who is greatly interested in ath letics and who has given his time freely in fostering the idea of physi cal fitness, as well as mental fit ness for the young people. Friday evening a large crowd gathered at the school auditorium to enjoy the Physical Education Revue, which was presented by forty-three mem bers of the classes, opening with an acrobatic number by 12 young girls from the grades, followed by soft shoe dances by high Bchool pupils, who appeared later in the program in a fast tap dance. The high school alsd furnished a' tumbling ' act rand two acrobatic solos, the first by Virginia Lane, and the adagio by Martha Jane Wallick. One acrobatic solo number was from a tiny Miss in the grades, Betty Herman. Then there were wrestling matches and a boxing match strictly according to the regular rules. To all these were added special numbers by members of the music department. and a number by the baton twirl ers which made a program filled with variety and interest. Herman Hillman, of Rochester N. Y., brother, and Mrs. B. L. Lind quist, Davenport, la., sister of the late Miss Mayme Hillman, came to Weeping Water to attend her funer al. In the rear of our house is large vegetable garden plot which we have turned over to a neighbor who is an expert gardener. He is planting that garden with painstak ing labor. Every line is straight, and the seed is given some vitamin powder. Next to the street he plant ed flower seed, and next to the fence on the rear he expects to plant a row of yellow cosmos. It's going to be fun watching that garden de velop and grow into luscious vege tables. Two years ago this same Victory gardener fed his tomatoes thiamin tablets, with almost un believable results. When we watch the making of this garden, then remember our former slapstick meth od of gardening, or rather to be exact, our havesting vegetables from gardens which were planted with out method or knowledge, we real ize that gardening is an art, and learning is essential to every pro fession. Mrs. Dewey Boedeker, of Nehaw ka, visited Mrs. Thomas Murtey Monday, while her husband was at tending to business in town. Mrs. Arminda Spencer was made happy on her 78th birthday, Monday, by the receipt of letters and gifts from her son, Ray, at Alliance, her daughter, Mrs. Irma Rugha, at Mit chell, and from relatives in Iowa, also by a message from Portland, Ore., telling of the birth of a great grandchild, a son, to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith. Mrs. Smith's mother is the former Laura Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gray and two sons, visited at the home of Mrs. Gray's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Puis, in Plattsniouth, Sunday. " Mr. and Mrs. AKin Groesser ' and small son Donald, were Sunday visi tors at the home of Mrs. Groesser's mother. Mrs. Henry Snell.' Mrs. Arthur Brockman and daugh ter Carol Ann, left Sunday morning for El Monte, Calif., to visit her sis ter, Mrs. Laura Spellman. The new summer sewing club which met with their leader, Mrs. Murray Mutter, Saturday afternoon christened their club with the name "Busy Bees," and had as their first sewing lesson, the discussion of measurements. Seven girls were present, with Joan Rector and Pat Petersen as hostess. ' Julius Neilsen left last week for Seattle, where he will be employed in defense work. Mrs. Neilsen, who is teaching at Manley, and daugh ter Lucille expect to go to Seattle this summer to make their tiome, for the present. Honoring 1st Class Seaman Rich ard Brown, brother of Mrs. .Arthur Berthold, Mr. and Mrs. Berthold had as their guests at dinner, Sunday evening, Mrs. Berthold's father, M. Brown, who recently returned: from Los Angeles, to Nebraska City, and her brother, Lester Brown and Mrs. Brown, of Omaha. J. M. Ranney returned home Fri day, after a two weeks visit witn relatives at Metamora, 111. Wm. Ash and wife, have moved Into the home which they bought last fall, just across the street, north of their home, where they had liv ed for many years. The Russell New- hams, just changed homes w it h them. Again there is talk that those poor thirsty people in the north part of town, may have water piped up there this spring. There Is a portion of town which has been "city" waterless, although they pay water taxes, and all other taxes. This portion known as "Chicken Hollow," and a portion in the south side, have been entirely ignored when they have brought their peti tions and pleas before the city coun cil. Hope has had to be deferred so many times, that it will indeed be a happy day, when they are accord ed their 6hare of the abundant sup ply of city water, which our town has had since building of the two large lakes a few years ago. Pvt. Herman Dixon's friends here will be Interested in learning the he is an assistant to the doctors and nurses at Barnes General Hos pital, at Vancouver, Wash. He has been In the Army since in Febru ary. ' Miss Mayme Hillman Death has again reached its re lentless hand into our midst, and has removed a familiar figure. Miss Mayme Hillman, 61, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hillman, was born at Dixon, 111., and came to Cass county, with her parents when a young girl. The family first made their home on a farm south of Elm wood, later moving to Weeping Wa ter. It was here that the mother passed away, and Miss Hillman as sumed the care and responsibility of the home, and the three young est children. The youngest sister be ing then only two years old, and cared for the father through a long and lingering illness. After his death, and after the three younger members of the family had grown to manhood and womanhood, she went into the restaurant business in the year of 1928, here in her home town. The fire which wiped out her business a few years ago, left her undaunted. She opened a new "Coffee Shop" in the the only available building, and continued in business until falling health caus ed her to turn her place of business over to others. Deciding that her health had improved she returned last year, and again resumed charge, but was again stricken, and the "Coffee Shop" was closed never to be opened again. Miss Hillman went to her sisters at Davenport, la., and it was there that she sud denly passed away, Friday evening. April 17. Her sister, Mrs.B. X.. Lindquist, accompanied the body to Weeping Water, where the funeral services were . held Tuesday .after noon, at two o'clock, with Rev. 'W. D. Lenker in charge of the services. She leaves to mourn her passing, two brothers, Herman Hillman, of Rochester, N. Y., and Orlie Hill man of Glendale, Ariz.; and seven sisters, Mrs. Sophia Maple, San Pedro, Cal.; Mrs. A. J. Lowther, Weeping Water; Mrs. Guy McGfil, Elmwood; Mrs. John Carper, Weep ing Water; Mrs. Lester Shrader, Ne hawka; Mrs. B. L. Lindquist, Dav enport. Ia.; and Mrs. John Jorgensen, Weeping Water. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery. Mrs. W, L. Dwyer had as her guest, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Theo dore Davis, and . Mrs. George Towle Tbe goal or the Secona Tftr Loan drive is 13 billion dol lars. That is just about one fifth of the estimated increase of the Public Debt for the fis cal year f 1913.. . . -y . b -Soldiers Till -Soil - Z i 7 'J-"" " ----- r --3ws 1 ... t-.i: ws& -llUBIIIIll I 1 Steel-hatted soldiers of the army air forces technical training com mand, work on the victory garden that Is the pride and joy of Scott Field, HI. Here the boys are using ft tractor and long-tooth harrow to prepare the ground for planting. of Hollywood, Cal. Miss Doris Marshall, who is a Senior at the State University, spent the week end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mar shall. She was accompanied by two sorority sisters, from the Alpha Omricon Pi sorority, who were also quests over the week end. They were Miss Neva Hill, Columbus, and Miss Lucy McLafferty, Omaha. Mrs. Gorden Heneger reports that their son Staff Sgt. Howard Hene ger, has completed his training as aerial gunner, and assistant radio man, and has been sent to a train ing camp at Blythe, Calif., where he will be one of the instructors. A group of friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tank- ersley, Sunday, to help them to cele brate their 25th wedding anniver sary, which came on Monday of this week. Each family brought well filled baskets, and as the hostess had caught on to the fact they might have company on that day, she was also well prepared, The result was, a fine and an abundant dinner with congenial friends there to make the day a long to be remembered one for the Tankersleys. Those who at tended were Mrs. Tankersley's par ents, Rev. and Mrs. Frank H. Snow; Mr. and Mrs. John Rieke and daugh ter, Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harmon; Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Liv ingston; Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Zessin and son, Jimmie; Mr. Harrison Liv ingston and daughter, Rose May; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knaup',' Rodney and Roberta. All enjoyed 1 a" fine visit during the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marshall were hosts to the members of the Friday Dinner Club, last week, with din ner at Mac's Cafe, after which they adjourned to the home of the Mar shall's for an evening of bridge. Specially invited guests for the ev ening were Mr. and Mrs. J. S Shrauger. An interesting visitor in town the past week was 1st Class Seaman Richard Brown, brother of M r s. Arthur Berthold. Although only 20 years old. Seaman Brown has had experiences during the past year and a half which few older men could have. He celebrated his 19th birthday as a member of the U. ,S. Navy who were in the thick of the Pearl Harbor attack, which came on his birthday. Since that time he has participated in several hard fought battles, and has escaped with one shrapnel wound. It is such men at Richard Brown that we owe our victories on the Pacific Ocean. a.. Start Your Chicles Right By Feeding -ciHrcci& mere are more Chicles started every year on this famous Chick Starter than any other feed There's a Reason PHILPOT FEED & SEED CENTER Weeping Water, Neb. C&3 (Psgjlteooo (Each Week in this space will end word portrait of someone The promotion of Gen. Henry H. Arnold to the grade of full four-star general puts the official stamp of approval on his achieve ments as commander-in-chief of our fast growing and virtually autonomous army air forces. For years General Arnold risked court mar tial and public reprimand by his outspoken insistence on a separate air command. Al though he has said less in recent years about autonomy, he has succeeded in making the irmy air forces indispensable, if not actually supreme among our fighting forces. Accord ing to the latest figures the proposed AAF personnel of 2,400,000 will, by the end of 1943, constitute one-fourth of the personnel of the entire army. Although, at 56, General Arnold is no longer permitted to fly an army plane, he maintains the same keen interest in flying he displayed when, as young lieutenant, "Hap" Arnold learned in 1911 to fly in the second plane the Wright brothers sold to the army. And he still has the smile that won him the nickname "Happy." Strong Program For Thursday Lenten Service Rev. W. S. Kohl of the First Christian Church of Omaha Gives Sermon and Rev. Snyder Song The Thursday service of the mid day holy week observance drew out a very fine attendance to enjoy the fine inspirational program and the message so filled with glory in the instituton of the Holy Eucharist. Richard Spangler, president of the Rotary club, was the chairman of the meeting and introduced the participants in the program. The invocation was by Canon George St. George Tymlr, rector of the St. Luke's Episcopal church to fittingly open this impressive ser vice. Rev. Clifford Snyder, pastor of the First Christian church, was the soloist of the afternoon and gave the always inspiring 'Holy City," with Mrs. L. S. DeVoe as the accom panist. The speaker was Rev. W. S. Kohl, of Omaha, who brought a fine mes sage of the holy week so devoutedly observed by the Christian people all over the world that is to be cli maxed in the glory of the Easter day. . ; . View Individual Subscription Washington (UP) The treas ury today began measuring the suc cess of the Second War Loan Drive in terms of individual subscriptions instead of money. This announcement was made concurrent with the report that the goal of 13 billion dollars is "virtu ally assured." j By the end of next week, when the drive proper will end, the Treas ury wants on its books 29,400,000 individual bond buyers. This figure includes the 26,000,000 who now are buying bonds through payroll deduction plans. The Treasury does not regard this new goal "abnorm al," pointing out that in World War I, 22,277,000 persons lent the gov ernment $6,992,000,000. To Investigate Wreck Claremore, Okla., (UP) Three trainmen were killed and 25 sol diers were injured last night when a through passenger train and a local freight train crashed head on on the Missouri Pacific lines five miles north of here. The dead were A. J. Hooten and E. J. Reynolds, both of Van Buren, Ark., fireman and engineer of the passenger train, and an unidentified crew member of the freight train. Army officials reported that all the soldiers were being treated at Claremore hospitals. None was re ported seriously injured. The trains apparently were mov ing at low speeds at the time of the collision and only two coaches of the passenger train overturned. ; Railroad and army officials said an investigation would be made into circumstances of the accident. To Prosecute War Sydney Australia, April 22. (UP) Sir Owen Dixon, Australian Min ister to the United States returned for a visit today with the informa tion that the Americans have a live lier public interest in the Pacific War than they have in the European Zone. On the west coast the war against Japan quite overshadows the Euro pean i war, he said. "But that does cot imply any want of determina tion to pfoecijte the-war agiinst Germany and Italy to a conclusion." CD be presented a picture whose name ia news.) ..vJ -" .General Arnold Not to Retire McArthur Washington, (UP) Under Secre tary of War Robert P. Patterson said today that the War Department has no intention of retiring Gen. Doug las MacArthur when he reaches the statutory retirement age of sixty four on January 26, 1944. "General MacArthur has render ed extraordinary service to his coun try and there is absolutely no grounds for the belief he would be retired on his next birthday," Pat terson said in response to a question at a press conference. Patterson also revealed that Flying Fortresses and Liberators destroyed or seriously damaged at least half of the Focke-Wulf air craft factory in their raid on Brem en, April 17th, and shot out of ac tion 95 of the 150 fighters sent against them. American bomber losses, however, were "higher than the average, when 16 of the big 4-engined craft were destroyed, Patterson said, in dicating that the attacks have been successful in drawing German mili tary planes from the Russian and Tunisian fronts. Doolittle In Pledge To Blast Out Japanese Will Give Added Pleasure in Blast ing Island in Memory of Murder ed Airmen Allied Headquarters North Africa, April 23. (UP) Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle warned last night that American bombers will strike at Ja pan again soon in a "devastating at tack that will be continued until the Japanese empire crumbles and they beg for mercy." "Our job is to utterly and com pletely defeat the Japanese nation and everything her war lords stand for," Doolittle said in a statement expressing "deep loathing and re sentment" at the execution by the Japanese of some of the members of his force which raided Tokyo and other Japanese cities April 18, 1942. "This can only be accomplished by striking at heart of Japan itself," he said. "We started it last year. Soon our bombers will be there again and not on last year's lim ited effort." All who participated in last year's raid on Japan wish to participate in the next attack, Doolittle said. "If we are so fortunate," he said, "we will drop each bomb in memory of our murdered comrades. Our bombs will not miss their mark." He suggested that Japan official ly acknowledged the execution of some of the American airmen in the perverted belief that the American people could be intimidated by such atrocities. "It is fortunate that the Japanese psychology permits them to think that Americans would be anything less than fighting mad after such an announcement," he said. "It only renews our determination to do our jobs promptly and thoroughly. We do not seek revenge, but we do want to have a fighting part in correct ing a situation that threatens every thing we hold , dear." Maj. Rodney R. Wilder of Taylor, Tex., one of the Tokyo raiders, said the executions should spur the American people to "even greater efforts to support the war alms of our government." . Capt. Howard A. Sessler of Ar lington, Mass., another member of the force, said, "the day will come when these atrocities will be aveng ed and I tope I aa among the 'avengers." -" ;. ' ' i-'". tf ; v- J O o Tax Problems To Be Aired After Easter Vacation Many Democrats Favor Pay-as-You-GK) Plan as Against Admin istration Bill Washington April 23. (UP) Democratic defections from the ad ministration's new 50 per cent for giveness pay-as-you-go plan became evident today as the House Ways and Means committee met to approve it. Washington, April 23. (UP) The Hou3e Ways and Means commit tee today discussed a new Democrat ic pay-as-you-go tax plan providing an estimated 30 per cent forgiveness of 1942 income taxes but no vote was taken. Committee Chairman Robert L. Dough ton, D., N. C, declined to talk to reporters after the hour and twenty minute meeting. One repub lican member said the democratic sponsors refused to bring their pro posal to a vote because they did not have sufficient support to approve it. Whatever bill the committee fin allly approves will be subject to any change the House may make when the legislation reaches the floor. Democratic supporters of the Rob-ertson-Forand proposal for 75 per cent cancellation of 1942 taxes re served the right to offer their plan as a substitute when the committee bill is called up in the House May 3. Republican leaders already have announced plans for another fight for the Carlson version of the Ruml "skip-a-year" plan or a compromise which would forgive three-fourths of last year's income taxes for per sons making up to $20,000 and one half for those making more. All factions are expected to sup port the 50 per cent proposal in com mittee today so that it can be made f the basis for on open floor battle J when the House returns from an Easter recess. The recess was agreed to by the republican leaders after democratic leader John McCormack of Massachusetts assured them the pay-as-you-go bill would be made the first order of business on May 3 The democratic plan was intro duced in bill form last night by Ways and Means Chairman Robert L. Doughton, D., N. C. It provides: 1. Adoption of pay-as-you-go tax ation in 1943 and subsequent years through a 20 per cent withholding at the source on wages and salaries to begin July 1. 2. Forgiveness of "the approxi mate difference" between the 1942 tax, and the tax computed at 1941 rates and exemptions. 3. Amortization of the unforgiv en part of the 1942 liability over a period of three years. 4. A discount of 10 per cent for persons who pay up their unforgiv en 1942 taxes by March 15, 1944, and six per cent for those who pay before March 15, 1945. Doughton contends that this plan would provide 50 per cent forgive ness. The republicans rejected it during bipartisan compromise con ferences on the ground that It would place a "crushing burden" on mil lions of taxpayers in the lower in come brackets by making them double up their tax payments. ; ASXOf YOU i ITHEY GIVE r59 THHRuVESfV Manpower Shortage jrtfe , .J - - - i A picture received in America from London, aftert publication in an Axis magazine, proves the ex treme shortage of manpower in Germany, even in its armed forces. Here is a boy of about 13 being trained for duties as a so-called "help soldier" aboard a German warship. Waring Suggests Nazi Hold Best Troops For Europe American Legion Commander Be lieves that Hitler Holds Best Troops to Fight Invasion Washington, April 23. (UP) National Commander Roane Waring of the American Legion suggests that Germany may be sending more sub-standard troops to the African and Russian fronts to conserve the best manpower divisions for the coming battle of Europe. Reporting on his recent tour of the African battlefront, Waring told an audience of Legionairres and their guests last night that prison ers taken from the northern Tunis ian Germany army, unlike Rommel's men, are not so physically fit. "Many of them are still in their teens," he said. "They show lack of sufficient training." After mentioning that the Ger mans were reported to be using on the Russian front an increasing number of older men who have pass ed their physical primes, he added: "It is quite possible, perhaps even probable, that far from having ex hausted herself, Germany has mere ly been expanding her substandard manpower on the African and some portions of the Russian fronts, and has been conserving her best man power divisions for the battle of Europe." For that reason, he said, he was deeply concerned over the feeling of the average citizen that "o u r victory in this war is all wrapped up and ready to be delivered." Would Honor Workers Washington, April 23. (UP) Senator Wm. Langer, R., N. D., has introduced legislation bestowing rec ognition as war veterans upon draft eligibles deferred because of employ ment in essential industry and farm ing. The bill carries no provison for benefits or compensation, but mere ly designates occupational deferred men as honorably discharged w-ar veterans. n