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State Historic Society $H BUY tit r mcTm J 1 1 J VOL. NO. LIX PLATTSMOUTH, NEBEASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1943 No. 43 i'V 7 i f r. Livestock Feeders Of County Form Organization Meeting Held at Murray Last Night Parr Young, of Nehawka Named as President. A large number of live stock feed ers of Cass county met at the school house at Murray last night for the purpose of organizing an associa tion of the feeders of Cass county. The organization has been named Cass County Live Stock Feeders As sociation. The purpose of the organization is for the mutual interests of its members with particular interest centered in the present difficulties of all feeders. The attempt to place ceilings on the live stock was severly criticised by the various speakers and the "subsidised price control program "would have a disastrous effect on the industry and on the supply of meat so essential for our people". Unless these conditions can be changed it is felt that many of our feeders will greatly curtail if not entirely discontinue their present feeding operations. In late years Cass county has be come an important part in the feed ing of large numbers of live stock which in turn is of great benefit to our grain farmers as this furnishes a good market at all times for their surplus crops. The storm last night kept many feeders away, but it is hoped to hav most of the feeders of this county as members. During the next few weeks they will all be given an oportunity to join at which time another meeting will be called and future plans of activity discussed. Telegrams of protest against the "subsidised price roll back program" were ordered sent to James F. Byrnes, mobilization director, in Washington, as well as all Nebras ka members of congress. At the conclusion of the meeting the following officers were select ed: President-Parr Young, Nehawka, Vice-President, Melvin Todd, Union. Secretary-Treasurer, C. H. Boedeker, Murray. Suffer's Broken Leg George Pick, well known resident of the city, Wednesday afternoon suffered the fracture of his right leg while returning to his home on North 4th street where he resides with the Atkins family. Fred Peoples, who also resides at the Atkins place has suffered a slight stroke and was in sedicine and Mr. Pick had volun teered to take the medicine from the office of the physician to the pa ient. He had proceeded as for as the Herold apartment on North 4th street, just a short distance from his boarding place when the leg gave way and he fell to the ground and remained there until sometime later when John Sattler, Jr., drove past and assisted the injured man in to the house and medical aid was called and the patient made as com fortable as possible. He will prob ably have to undergo hospitaliz ation. Two years ago Mr. Pick suffered a similar experience with the same leg, it collapsing on him as he was walking on the street and it was many months before he was able to use the leg. Going to Alaska Ray Becker of Union, who has been engaged for the past several months in defense work in the state, is expecting to depart In a short time for Alaska. Mr. Becker wil be employed In work on Gov ernment projects, a part of the de fense program and will be employ ed there for an indefinite period Don't forget Lugsch Cleaner's Wednesday Special. Men's Buits and top coats and spring coats Plain dresses and mannish suits, cleaned and pressed for $1.00. - Hats cleaned and blocked 50c. Cash and carry. Cars Have Collision Wednesday evening shortly before seven o'clock an auto crash occur ed 5 miles south of the Christ Luth eran church. A car driven by Earl Bannon, of Nebraska City, was pro ceeding south on a country road and collided with a car of John L. Hild who was driving east on anoth er of the country roads. Both cars had some damage but none of the occupants of the cars were serious ly injured. Mr. Hild was alone in the car while Mr. Bannon was ac companied by four children. Local Chamber Host To Bomber Plant Officials D. T. Willey, Vice-President and Manager and G. K. Hammer, Per sonnel Director "Visit City Thursday at the luncheon of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce, the membership had the pleasure of having as guests, two of the leaders of the Glen L. Martin plant at Fort Crook, D. T. Willey, vice-president of the Glenn L. Martin Co., and the general manager of the plant that is producing planes for the war effort, and G. K. Hammer, the per sonnel director of the plant. There was an unusually large number of the local people in at tendance to greet the representatives of the industry in which several hundred of the Plattsmouth people are now engaged. The regular business session was omitted and President Walter H. Smith of the Chamber of Commerce, presented Mr. Hammer as the first speaker. Mr. Hammer expressed his apreeia tion of the Interest shown in the plant and the fine spirit of co-operation of the residents of the commun ity toward the bomber plant and its management. The' people of Plattsmouth he stated had done a great deal to help out in the hous ing situation for the persons en gaged at the plant and had a definite part in making for the comfort of those who had come from different places to be employed at the bomber plant. He expressed the sentiment of the pleasure of life in the small town as against the large populated areas as he had come from a small town. He expressed the appreciation of the fine scenic surroundings of the city that he had the pleasure of seeing and wished for himself a home on one of the hills that gave a view of the Missouri river valley. Mr. Willey, introduced by Mr. Smith, gave a very interesting talk need of!on tne worfc of tne piant an(i the fine results that had been secured by the Omaha plant of the Martin company. Mr. Willey as well as Mr. Hammer, had the pleasure of drives over the city and was very much impressed with the settings of the town. He discussed briefly the hous ing situation and the fact that the company would be glad to do all possible to help in housing aids to the community and had also taken the matter up several times. Mr. Willey, discussing the planes of this war with those of the first world war, called attention to the fact that today materials was one of the great factors in the production, planes of today requiring 25,000 parts in the completed battle wagon as against the comparative small needs of the World War I planes. The plant at Fort Crook had kept its schedule at peak and would have developed greater results if material production had been constant, but this was dependent on other plants and the government needs. Mr. Willey discussed the B-26, one of the successful American made planeB, for bombing and its use, cit ing the opinion of veteran flyers that had used the ships in combat. Mr. Willey praised the personnel of the plant at Fort Crook, their in terest in the work and steadfastness to the Job of turning out the pro duction demanded under the sched ule. The plant had operated efficient ly and with a fine spirit of co operation of all employees who were trained and able to do the job. The speaker denounced the rumor factories that had tried in their way Graduates Urged To Enter Teacher Profession Eural Education Urged as the First Line of Defense for the Youth of Land Pointing to the alarming shortage of available rural school teachers next fall, E. M. Hosman, director of the University of Omaha summer ses sion, said today that high school graduates should seriously consider the opportunties for patriotic and essential service now provided in the teaching field. "Rural education is our first line of defense," Mr. Hosman stated. "To meet the present emergency, country superintendents in general have in dicated that there will be a sub stantial increase in salary for rural teachers next fall." In line with policies suggested by the State Department of Public In struction, Omaha university will of fer an accelerated teachers train ing program for high school gradu ates this summer. Completion of the program will enable the individual to teach next fall. The program at the university will permit the grad uate to earn a minimum of 12 hours in ten weeks. A new feature this year is the rural school, which is patterned after the typical coun try school in Nebraska. The program for teachers will get under way June 7. The class for rural school management is designed to provide high school graduates with, actual experience in teaching and manag ing the country school. Located in Arizona The old school friends of Gerald Petet will be interested in learning that he is now. jstaiioned at Tucson, Arizona, where he is receiving special gunnery instruction. He is now a sergeant and has had a very thorough course in the air corps, graduating from the school at Gulf port, Mississippi, where he received his wings- He was later sent to Salt Lake City and from there to his present station, where he ex pects to spend some six weeks. In his stay on the west coast he had the opportunity to visit Hollywood and enjoyed visits at the "Stage Door Canteen" as well as the Lux Radio theatre and Edward G. Robi son. He sends best wishes to the old time associates in this city. Smokes for Armed Forces The American Legion at . their meeting last evening voted $50 for the purchase of cigarettes to be sent to the armed forces of the United States operating outside of the American continent. The amount is sent to the tobacco company that manufactures the cigarettes selected and they pack and ship the cigaret tes to the commanding officer at the point selected and they are then distributed to the men with the greetings of the Legion post or the labor union donating the cigar ettes. Located Overseas Relatives and friends of Pvt. Ern est C. Zitka, former employee of the H. M. Soennichsen Store, have been informed of his overseas ad dress. Pvt. Zitka, in the army since January, has been located at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and the Shenan go Personnel Replacement Depot, Greenville, Pa. Bince his induction. to create a lessening of the morale of the various defense plants by un founded stories that were sometime idly circulated and did a great deal to check full fledged production. He urged the public"" co-operation in dealing with these stories and ru mors. He assured that any moves of the company would be announced by them, that stories of layoffs and oth er reports were unfounded and cir culated to affect the morale of the workers. , He foresaw many ways that the plant might be used in the peace time activities, but this would be dependent on the situation that might arise at the close of the war. Presbyterian Federation The Presbyterian Federation met at the church Wednesday and held its last meeting of the season. Mrs. H. F. Goos, first vice president was in charge in the absence of Mrs. Carl Ofe, president. Devotionals and spiritual life' was under the leadership of Mrs. Edith Aller. Following the business meet ing in which the circle reports were given, members enacted "Great Peace Have They," the pamphlet title. Mrs. Roy Knorr lead this part of the program and she was assisted by Mrs. Glen Vallery, Mrs. A. J. Tril- ety, Mrs. Wehrbein, Miss Helen Hunter, Mrs. Stephen Davis, Mrs. Leslie Neil. The missionary program was un der the leadership of Mrs. Cora Reeder and the theme was Latin American music. Marjorie DeVoe, Jeanne Galland and Mrs. Reader sang a group of songs, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. L. S.-DeVoe. Mrs. Roy Cole played national an thems of the Latin-American coun tries and a medley of folk songs. Members of Circle No. 3 served luncheon. No meetings will be held in July and August. Mrs. John Sat tler, Jr., Recording Secretary. WPB Slices Red Tape On Farm Tools Permit $25 Purchase of Supplies on New, Simple Certificate. Washington, D. C, The war production board today provided simple priority procedure by which farmers can purchase 178 kinds of hard-to-get supplies. A farmer may buy tip to $25 worth of the items simply by giv ing his dealer a signed certificate stating: "I certify to the war production board that I am a farmer and that supplies covered by this order are needed now and will be used . for the operation of a farm." Bush Dealers Supplies The certificate may be furnished by the farmer himself or the re tailer. The farmer may buy more than $25 worth if his local county farm rationing committee approves the certificate. WPB ordered manufacturers and distributors to get 66 of the scarcest items into retailers hands without delay. Among them are batteries, chains, cold chisels, pitchforks, hoes, harness leather, galvanized pails, pipe, horse col lars, pliers, rope, shovels, barbed and bale wire, wrenches, tubs and poultry netting. Draws Down Fine Wednesday in the county court Edward Eherkildsen 17, of Omaha, driver of the car wrecked Sunday night near the Kent station and res taurant at Webster boulevard and Elm street, was arraigned on a two count charge filed by the state highway patrol. The driver of the car was charged in one count with reckless driving and in the second with speeding, making a guilty plea to both of the counts. Judge A. H. Duxbury as sessed a fine of $25 on each count and also suspended the driver's li cense of the young man for a period of one year. Visits Daughter Here Mrs. Stephen Fouchek, en route from her home in Creston, Iowa, to Salem, Ore., where she will visit relatives, stopped here recently to visit her daughter, attorney Florence Fouchek. Miss Fouchek accompanied her mother to the Union Station in Omaha. County Historical Society The Cass County Historical So ciety will meet on Wednesday; June 9 th at the Hotel Plattsmouth for a luncheon. Business meeting and pro- 'gram follows. All Interested are in Jvited. Dr. G. H. Gilmore will be jthe leader. Bankers Pleased With New Loan Bill Less Restrictions Banks Heretofore Barred From Making Small Installment Loans Sets Lower Bates Bankers all over Nebraska are gratified to learn that the Install ment Loan bill has finally passed the state legislature, because the en actment of this needed legislation makes is possible for banks to serve the small borrower on installment loans, at rates less than those of the average loan company. This new law removes the res trictions which have barred most local banks from making small in stallment loans. Heretofore the loans by banks throughout the state usually, except in the larger cities, have been commercial and agricul tural loans repayable in one sum. Such installment loans as were made usually were handled by private agencies. In order that the public might have access to installment loans at reasonable rates, the banks proposed to the legislature that they would make such loans on a basis equitable to the borrower and the bank, providing the way was opened to them without prohibitive license charges. The new law opens this field to the small banks thru out the state. To small borrowers who get this service from banks for the first time, the saving will be conspicuous because the maxmum installment interest rate for banks is considerably lower than the maxi mum rate permitted private loan companies. The Nebraska Bankers Associa tion, in announcing this new ar rangement for the installment bor rower, states that the banks wel come the opportunity of serving the installment borrower at a more mod erate rate. ' Leaves For Examination Fr"n Friday's Daily This morning tne lonowmg young men of the community departed for Fort Crook for physical examination for the armed service. Those accept ed for service will be given a fur lough at home before reporting at Fort Leavenworth: Herald Edward Dukes Kenneth Roosevelt Schmitt Louis William Lohnes Forrest Howard Wood Vaughn Harvey Myers Charles Eugene Ault Wilbur Richard Lang William Henry Baker Orville William Julian Henry Andrew Dixon Robert Lee Mrasek Joseph Edward Highfeild Clifford Raymond Johnson Richard Leroy O'Donnell Robert Eugene Austin Troy Howard Cotner John Altschaffl Lewis Earl Eaton Albert Ralph Richards Kenneth David Livers Ralph Eugene Campbell Stanley Louraine Wiles William Louis Gayer John William Sheard, Jr. Leonard Edwin Baxter Grant Milton Eastham Euell Arthur Fletcher John Seigle Burk Maynard Joy Hobbs Louis William Kerl Russell Leroy Gorthey Maddox Twins Named Relatives here have received word that Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maddox, who reside at Venice, California, have named their twins Jerry El wood and Jean Elaine. The babies' maternal grandparents, Mr." and Mrs. August Kopp of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, are now in California as guests of their daughter and her family. The twins are great-grandchildren of "Joseph Novotny, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. John Kopp of Platts mouth. - Visits Mother, ; Mr. and Mrs. Courtland Ahlrep nave returned to their,, home in Omaha after visiting here yesterday with his mother, Mrs. Alice Ahlrep. Mr. Ahlrep is a traveling chef for the Union Pacific railroad. Postal Clerk Official Here William Otte, of Phoenix, Arizo na, and Washington, D. C, was in the city Wednesday for a few hours stopping at the Hotel Plattsmouth to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lapidus. Mr. Otte is the secretary- treasurer of the National Federa tion of Postal Clerks, having his of fice at Washington, while the fam ily residence is at Phoenix. His work that covers all part of the United States is one that keeps him very busy in looking after the in terests of the organization. Teachers Plan For The Summer Vacation Season Many of Local Staff to Find Fields of "Activity Until Resump tion of School Vacation time in the ranks of the teachers in the public school system finds many of the teachers uncertain of their summer activities with the war time conditons makng the usual pleasant outings probably a thing of the past. Miss Rose Prohaska is planning on going to Baltimore where she will visit her sister for a time, then returning to the home here until school. Miss Naomi Owen is planning on working altho not decided where, while Miss Muriel Reuter will go to Syracuse to spend the summer at home with her family. Misses Mildred Heil and Margaret Iverson are to have a busy time in the operation of the Nursery school at the Central building and caring for the little folks of the working mothers. - Miss Lorraine Dall plans a trip to Washington as a part of her va cation, while Miss Sylvia Korbel is to be home on the farm near Crete, Nebr. ; Miss Doris Weiler is also one that is planning on working during the summer and Miss Thelma Tritt will be at home at Shelton, Nebr.; Ruth Horn is to be at home at Pa pillion, and Helcne Perry expects to be engaged in work at the farm near this city. Burrell Evans expects to spend his summer in Omaha as an instruc- ( tor in the American Red Cross first aid, and working in the softball and baseball leagues in that city. Bob Ashton, director of music, if not called to the army air corps, will work on his master's degree in music. Mrs. Blanche Highfield is going to Tampa, Fla., where her husband, Sgt. Highfield, is in the army. Miss Dorothee Meyer expects to serve as clerk and secretary for a jeweler in Alliance. Other teachers that have their plans still in the indefinite status number Mrs. Lucille Rosencrans, Mrs. Nellie Carlson, Jessie Whalen, Paul Iverson, Zilpha Seward. Loris Long, Agnes Muenster, Amelia Mar tens, Lorene Cummins, Estelle Baird, Pearl Staats. Announces Marriage W. H. Upjohn of Fort Crook is an nouncing the marriage of his nelce, Miss Dorothy Lightburn, to Mr. Nicholas Winkel, at Plattsmouth, on Saturday, January 9 th. Miss Light burn is a former teacher of the Plattsmouth schools and Mr. Winkel is an employe at the Martin bomber plant at Fort Crook. They are plan ning on making their home in Platts mouth. ; Here From Oregon Mr. and Mrs. Albert Willis of Portland, Oregon, with their four months old daughter, Katherine Ann, are here for a visit. They are visiting at the home of Mrs. Robert Willis, mother of Mr. Willis. Mrs. Willis is the former Luclle Hatt of this city. Located in Louisiana ; Pvt. Harry K. Dwyer, ot this city, who has been in military training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, has been transferred, to Camp Clair borne, Louisiana, for basic- training. Pay-As-You Go Tax Plan Ready To Become Law New' Measure Will Raise $3,006, UUU.UOO More Eevenue for the Government. Washington, June 3 (UP) The Pay-As-You-Go Tax Bill a bill that forgives approximately $6,533,000, 000 in income taxes but still will raise $3,006,000,000 more revenue in the next 13 months than the present law was on President Roosevelt's desk today awaiting his signature. The greatest amount of forgive ness benefits the largest single tax paying group in the nation those with incomes ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 a year. It is estimated that there are 17,363,000 taxpayers in that in come bracket and the forgiveness for them amounts to $1,650,000,000. The forgiveness for the 60 individ uals who made more than $1,000, 000 each in 1942 is estimated at 56,000,000. The bill passed its last legisla tive hurdle late yesterday when the Senate approved the House-Senate conference committee compromise by the wide margin of 62 to 19. Thus ended a long, bitter congress ional fight that had its inception last summer when Beardsley Rural, chairman of the New York Federal Reserve bank, went before the Sen ate Finance Committee to propose that taxpayers be put on a Pay-As-You-Go basis. Everyone agreed that Ruml's i dea was good, but the method of getting taxpayers current was where the dispute arose. Ruml pro posed skipping a full year's taxes. The - administration fought that at every turn, contending that it would benefit the wealthy more than it would other taxpayers. The compromise was the result. It provides 100 per cent forgive ness for all taxpayers owing up to $50 on one year's . earnings either 1942 or 1943, whichever is lower, a wards a $50 flat abatement for those owing .up to $66.67, and grants 75 per cent forgiveness of those owing more than $66.67. The bill contains two Anti-Windfall provisions. One captures the diference in taxes where an individ ual's 1943 earnings are less than 1942 income. The other applies to taxpayers whose 1942 or 1943 earn ings exceed a so-called "normal" year by more than $20,000, reflect ing war profits. In that event only 75 per cent of a so-called "JNormal" year's taxes is forgiven. The "Nor mal" year is 1937, 1938, 1939 or 1940 whichever is higher. Under the old law the treasury had expected to collect $9,815, 000,000 on 1942 incomes. The treasury estimates that the effect of the 100 per cent forgive ness for some income groups, 75 per cent forgiveness for most of the rest, special provisions for members of the armed forces and the Anti Windfall recapture provisions, is to wipe out 66.6 per cent, or $6,533, 000,000 of the 1942 liability. Treasury revenue will go up, how ever because collections will be made on the bases of 1943 earnings, which generally are higher than those for 1942, and one-half of the $3,282,000,000 not forgiven is due to be paid by March 15, 1944. The remaining half of the carry-over falls due on March 15, 1945. Nearly one-half of the , $6,533, 000,000 forgiveness benefits tax payers earning up to .$3,000 a year. It is , estimated there are 33,000,000 taxpayers in that income racket. Under the old law they would owe approxi mately $3,664,000,000 on , 1942 earnings. Under the new law it is estimated that $2,750,000,000 of that amount will be forgiven. The next largest group to benefit from the forgiveness is that earn in from $3,000 to $10,000 a . year Under the old law those persons would have, owed $2,596,000,000. It is estimated that the new law will forgive $1,727,000,000 of that a-mounL