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i:CKDAr , KAY 3, 1P43 THE JOUENAL, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA PAGE FIVE 1 By Journal Field Representatrra J Out Of Business The Murray tavern that has been operated by Wilber Lang, will be discontinued as Mr. Lang is now working on a defense project and later expects to enter the armed Bervice. Turning Point In Present War May Come This Year Allies Take Initiative in the Eu ropean Scene of War and Have Held Japs in East Secures Lumber Henry Hiid, living v.est of My nard, was in Murray this week to- pahpfl ...h hv wnrl(1 London, April 30, (UP) The turning point in the European war the passing of the strategic initia tive from Hitler's grasp to the hands of the allies appears to have been look after securing lumber to be used in making hay racks, brooder hous es. There is a great demand for lumber on the farm and as fast as a car arrives it is quickly disposed of i to the customers. occupied ments. with Day-to-Day develop- Working In The West Mr. and Mrs. James Gruber are now employed in the Douglas plane plant at Burbank, California, and in letters to friends they report that they are both very busy and getting Three years ago, two years ago i and even last year the World waited and wondered where Hitler would strike next, now the world is wait ing and wondering where the Allies will strike. Except in the Pacific, where Jap an's striking power is merely blunt ed rather than crumpled, the Allies I are carrying the war to the enemy They send greetings to along fine the friends at Murray and the best ; wishes that Mrs. W. L. Seybolt mayj soon be able to be around as usual, i ! on all fronts with the possible excep- L. A. Fishing Party Los "Angeles, April 30. (UP) The downtown fishing season was open today. , i . Clothing store proprietor Jack Lamm reported that someone with a fishook and a line snared 10 suits through a ventilator of his establishment. A transport film, a thousandth of on inch "thin" is replacing thou sands of tons of vital materials in the packaging of foods and other essential items. Laminated to card board, the cellulose film makes a fibre "can." tion of the battle of the Atlantic where it appears a stand-off has de veloped with neither side able to claim advantage. i April is the month when the sum Visits at Auburn Jmer campaigns are planned and the Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brubacher and year.g big eveuts take form. And daughter, Beverly Ann, drove to j April-S cl5se fimis tne Allies, despite Auburn Sunday where they spent ! possibie delays in Africa, preparing the day with relatives and friends for lhe first time t0 carry tne war and on their return found it neces sary to open the store to serve needs .The obvious purpose of such pro paganda is to check Allied reaction for a hint of the plan of attack. However, some feel the Germans are going further than merely issuing feelers. Reconnaissance reports indicate the bulk of the Nazi fleet is concen trated at Narvik and Norwegian ports southward. The fleet suppos edly is assembled to repel and Al lied invasion attempt. The same thing has occurred in South Europe. The Nazizs are pro pagandizing about their defenses there, begging for a hint at Allied plans. . T'35 DON'T forget the big Magic show .at Lewiston Community Center, Friday evening, May 7, at S:3u o'clock. Fun for everyone. of a large number of soldiers. May Have Tree Movies The merchants of Murray are planning on having free motion pic- i directly to the continent. j f r.Tv nnTT rti11 T-ioo CT rww mi r t r! L" ? UCl ll auj oiiit uas lxkii in v- t.i s on a ; ing power intact but more and more j the situation takes on the aspect ' of the fourth year of World War I ; the year which opened with a slash- j ing series of imperial German of fen- j 'I tures again mis year u tne interest i sives that Bh0Ved J.he Allies nearly) is sufficient. It is hoped to have i t0 deeat but which closed with I this feature started by June first oermany's power crushed. j although it is not decided what day j Tre js no tendency here to un- cf the week will be snow mgnt. ! .WPctiinntP the size of the task ! ahead, but a feeling cf confidence; in the Allies' armed might grows! daily. Nazi propaganda most re- j vealingly emphasizes the reverse po-j sition, issuing a steady stream of i of stories reporting Allied inten-j tions of attacking Norway or Fin-' land. Visits in Murray Mrs. Phillip Keil was in Murray last night to visit her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Keil. Bay War Bonds in mm ii i ii ii I ! II i Bituminous Coal Users Urged To Secure Supplies Order Coal Now and Store It for the Winter Season Is the Urge of the Government Ration Timetabl e Iussed by the Office of War In formation For The Ensuing Week. Don't Forget to sent your young friend or neiprhbur a card of con gratulation upon gradua tion! Select a card from our new stock! Have you missed any BIRTHDAYS? ANNIVERSARIES? Bates Book Store Inauguration of a government-industry program to get bituminous coal users to order coal now and store it as the mines and dealers can make it available this spring and summer was announced in Washington today by Solid Fuels Ad ministrator Harold L. Ickes. The objective, he said, is to help prevent a bituminous coal emergency next winter by: 1. Mining and distributing the most coal possible this spring and summer so that production and transportation facilities will not be overburdened when the next heating season comes. 3. Provide users with adequate stocks in hand to protect themselves against delayed shipments or other wartime disruptions in the coal sup ply next winter. A program, looking toward the maintenance of an ade quate supply of anthracite, is now being formulated, he said. "The adequacy of next winter's bituminous coal supply will depend to a great extent upon the success of the program now opening," Ad ministrator Ickes said. "Since coal generally cannot be mined and de livered until it has been ordered, the consumer holds the key to the suf ficiency of next winter's coal supply. "A bituminous coal user's best wartime fuel insurance is to place f ' his order now, allow his dealer or j! supplier the greatest possible lati- I tude as to kind, quality and size, I ' cooperate with his dealer on delivery j arrangements, and store the coal as ! it can be made available." I! In view of the uncertainties as to J what conditions might arise next ! winter in the regions where bituuiin- 1 ous coal is now becoming increasing- , i ly available for storage, we cannot THE 2ND WAR LOAN DRIVE IS ON! ' The Command has Come. THE big push is on! This is the fateful summer that we have been waiting for. Hitler knows he must win before another winter rolls around, or face inevitable anni hilation. And you can be sure that he will hurl everything he has every gun, plane, soldier and tank into the summer struggle that is even now rising in tempo on every front. And when the command goes out to our fighting men to ATTACK you can be sure they don't look for excuses. They don't hesi tate. They strike fast and hard as they did at Guadalcanal, in Tunisia and in the skies over Europe. NOW the command has come on the home front to attack! To attack with the dollars that buy the weapons of war our boys must have to meet the last desperate assaults of Hitler. Your government asks you to lend it 13 billion dollars during this drive. And this historic 2nd War Loan Drive, which started April 12th, is the most urgent appeal America has ever made! The time is short act now! When you attack with War Bonds you don't suffer pain or anguish you don't risk your limbs or your life as millions of our boys are doing every day. All you do is make an investment the safest in the world. You help to secure Victory now and your own financial security. During this drive if you are visited by a, volunteer War Bond worker, welcome him. He will explain the 7 different types of U. S. Government obligations you may choose from. But don't wait for his call go at once to your nearest bank or Post Office or place where they sell War Bonds. And answer the command to ATTACK by buying more War Bonds and still more War Bonds ! .? , afford to lose the production ana distribution of a single ton that can be moved this spring and sum mer," Administrator Ickes said. "Consumers, in all instances, may not be able to get the particular kinds, sizes, and qualities that they prefer. But, in the interest of fuel security, I urge them t? accept any useable coal that their dealers recom mend. Increased requirements and other difficulties brought about by the war, may make it impossible for them to obtain a particular coal, no matter how long they might wait." Several weeks ago the Office of Solid Fuels requested the bitumin ous coal industry to prepare for a program of cooperation with the government, consumers' groups and other organzations in a campaign to stimulate coal movement, and in his statement today the Administra tor called upon all participants to begin operations wherever appro priate to launch the campaign im mediately. Coal for both industrial and do mestic uses is included in the cam paign. Bituminous coal is the na tion's basic industrial fuel. Also, it is the primary home heating coal throughout the nation, except for New England and the other Atlantic Seaboard states north of and includ ing Maryland and the District of Columbia, where anthracite is the most commonly used household coal. Other governments agencies co operating with the Office of Solid Fuels Administration in the bitum inous coal program are the Office of War Information, the War Pro duction Board,, the Bituminous Coal Consumer's Counsel, Office of De fense Transportation and the Bitum inous Coal Division and the Bureau of Mines. April 24 Blue G", "H" and "J" stamps for processed foods become valid and are good throughout May. April 25 Coffee stamp No. 26, good for one pound; expires. Red "E" meat stamps become valid and are good throughout May. Whole salers' and retailers' allowable in ventories of meats, fats and oils, can ned fish, and cheese to be based on sales in points during this week. April 26 offee stamp No. 23, good for one pound, becomes valid and is good through May 30. April 30 Red "A", 'B", 'C'" and "D" meat Btamps expire at midnight Blue "D", "E", and "F" stamps for processed foods expire at midnight Primary distributors, including processors, begin filing their first reports for meat rationing opera tions for period beginning March 29. May 1 Copies of menus, bills of fare and price lists used durin week of April 4-10 inclusive must be filed with local rationing boards by proprietors of eating and drinking establishments. Retailers and whole salers take point inventory of meats and fats at close of business. May 2 Red "F" meat stamps be come valid, good throughout May. May 3 Retailers and wholesalers being registered with local ration ing boards and receive allowable point inventories of meats and fats. Registration ends May 24. May 9 Red "G" mean stamps be comes valid, good through May. May 16 Red "H" meat stamps becomes valid, good through May May 21 "A" gasoline stamps No. 5 expire. May 22 "A" gasoline stamps No. 26, becomes valid. . May 23 Red "J" meat stamps be come valid, good throughout May Mav 31 Red "E". "F". "G" "H and "J" meat stamps expire. Sugar Cappell Selected As Water Superintendent Labor Black Market Los Angeles, April 30. UP) A senate sub-committee investigating the manpower situation turned its attention today to an alleged black market in labor, and charges of ra cial prejudice in war industry. John Despol, international repre sentative of the steel workers or ganizing committee, said there is an active black market in labor In southern California. "This has been brought about by the president's freezing order, the slowness of the National War Labor Board in acting on cases brought before them and their method in delivering rough and broad justice," he said. Despol testified that many employ ers were changing their employees into higher paying bracket jobs to keep them from going to other jobs. Revels " Cayton, vice president of the CIO Council of California charg ed that war plants had refussd em ployment of negro and Mexican wo men. "Those men and women who were given jobs, were placed on "stoop' labor. In many cases they were skill ed to do more useful work," he concluded. Organize Clubs The Rock Bluffs Riverview 4-H club has been organized at the his toric community and is now func tioning very effectively in the lines of work that is of so much interest to the boys and girls. The club was launched at a com munity meeting at the school house and where County Agent Waldo and Miss Jessie Baldwin, in charge of club extension work, were in attend- Board of Public Works Names Lo cal Man to Have Charge of Man agement of City System Robert Cappell, local electrician and business man, was named Thurs day as the superintendent of the water plant and system to be taken over by the City of Plattsmouth this coming month. The board of public works that has charge of the selecting of the superintendent as a part of their duties, has been looking over the field for a suitable man for the job and their investigations led to the decision to name Mr. Cappell for the job. Mr. Cappell has had several years experience in municipally owned plants and was in this line of work at Schuyler and West Point and jwas very successful in his positions, and his experience and knowledge will enable him to meet the many angles that may arise in the opera tion of the plant by the city. The board of public works was very much pleased to find Mr. Cap pell acceptable to the job and feel that they have made a good start on the program of the city operated water plant. Mr. Cappell will have full charge of the operating of the plant and system as the board will have their meetings once a month when the system is in full operation. Fourth Graders Do Well The fourth grade in the Colum bian School under the supervision of the teacher, Miss Iverson have been selling defense stamps throughout the entire year. Up to date, they have sold approximately $400 worth the different lines of 4-H work and izs success over the county. urn irj IS p-irls that urn takinST up five of the girl's courses while stamp No. 12, good for five pound3, expires. Second tire inspection for "C" gasoline book and bulk book holders must be completed by this date. June 15 Stamp No. 17 in War Ration Book One, good for one pair of shoes, expires. Stamp may be transferred among members of a family. June 30 Second tire inspection for "B" gasoline book holders must be completed by this date. Sept. 30 Fuel oil coupon No. 5 expires. J9 ance. They gave fine talks along j ef defense stamps. The students have set their gcal at $500 for the year or one-half of a Jeep. This sale has been entirely within this building including the Kgdt., 1, 2, 3, and 4 grades. It has been a school activity with the students handling all the funds, balancing the books, making the purchases and the posters to speed tip the sales. 1 tIt has taught the children the re sponsibility of handling funds as well as their patriotic enthusiasm. It has been an excellent lesson in Mathematics and Arithmetic, as the children are required to make the change and balance the books. The sale takes place once a week on Thursday. , Returns to Duty THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES... UNITED STATES TREASURY WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE YOU LEND YOUR MONEY! WAR SAVINGS STAFF VICTORY FUND COMMITTEE This Ad Sponsored By The Plattsmouth Journal Captain John Stuart Egenberger, who has been home on a short leave from his duties at Camp Gruber, Ok lahoma, departed Thursday after noon for his post after a visit with Mrs . Egenberger and son. Mrs. Egenberger and little Bon accom panied Captain Egenberger as far as Kansas City and then returned to Nebraska City where they are mak ing their home for the duration. Visits Old Friends Wednesday Mrs. Christine Novin ger Hudson, of Albuquerque, N. M., was in the city for a brief visit with old friends in this community where she formerly made her home.. Mrs. Hudson has spent the past few years in the southwest and is now on a visit north with relatives and friends at Omaha, Des Moines and here. While in the city she was & guest at th home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robinson and family. Fly "Lightnings To Battle Fronts Turning Point In Lockheed Aaicraft Co., Eeveal Story With Permission of the War Department Los Angeles, April 30, (UP) From the Flying Fields adjoining the factories, swarms of deadly P-38 "Lightnings" take off, fly the At lantic, and land at battle stations in Britain and Africa ready for combat. The mass flights were disclosed today by Lockheed Aircraft Co. With the war department's permission. The flights speed delivery of the planes to the fighting fronts and save precious cargo space aboard merchant ships. Ships already delivered in this fashion total several hundred. Only one has been lost enroute. Another frey the final 300 miles one 1 motor. Trailing a four motored bomber like chickens after a hen, the speedy high attitude fighters go over in; bunches, equipped with releasable auxiliary gasoline tanks so stream-! lined they are slowed only four per cent by the extra load. With the Bomber crew doing the navigation work v and setting the course, the single-seater pilots have only to keep within apron-string distance and let the four-motored ship take them in. Scores have flown the 8,000, mile route from here to Africa via Eng land, and more have crossed over the South Atlantic. The first flights were accopanied by an army transport plane loaded! with enginers observing perform ance and planning changes for fu ture flights. When it became necessary to rush fighters to the battle zones, Lock heed engineers in 90 days designed special equipment to get them there. Every eV-P carries a rubber boat, arctic pack, jungle tits, and high altitude Oxygen units. - 10 boys are enrolled and their stu dies will be along the line of live stock, beef, sheep and swine. The officers of the boys club are: Bud Grauf, president; Charles Thom ason, vice-president; Robert Camp bell, secretary; Charles Warga, re porter. The officers of the girl's club com prise: Ruth Hull, president; Marie Allen, vice-president; Shirley Mc Cormick, vice-pres.; Joan Fitchorn, secretary; Dorden Kuhns, reporter. The leader of the boys group is Ray Thomason. The girls have as their leaders Mrs. Harold Hull, Betty May Hut chison and Mrs. Harry Ganaway. Bay War Stamps and Bonds A Sunday, May 9th, is Mother's Day. Don't forget your mother, for she is the best friend you have on this earth. SUGGESTIONS for MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS Mottoes Pictures ! Bibles Scrap Books Playing Cards Photograph Albums Vases Tea Pots Book Ends . Water Glasses in Sets Cake Trays Water Sets Perfume Bottles Pin up Lamps Table Lamps Radio Lamps Compacts Stationery Crystal Glassware Items: Sugar and Creamers Salt and Pepper Console Sets Candle Holders Relish and Candy Dishes Our line of Mother's Day Cards is complete. Make your selection now while stock is complete. Fancy Gift Wrappings, Ribbons and Seals to dress your gift with. BATES BOOK STORE Phone 265 Plattsmouth, Nebr. Gifts Packed and Wrapped for Mailing Free 7 0