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MONDAY. -JUHE 21. 1913 THE JOTJE2TAI, PIAtTSHOTTTH, NEBLACKA PAGE THEEE City Council Had Wide Array Of Business Monday Wage Advance to Street Workers, Flusher for Streets and Estimates of Expense Head Lists Water Corporation. The ordinance Here from Georgia Field was passed under the suspension of j s the rules. The clerk will have a call for bids on the properties printed and the bids to be opened the first meeting In July. The monthly report of the city of ficers showed that there was $26,- Corporal William Sutton, carpen tering with the air corps, left Law son Field, Ga. this morning at 12:30 AM by plane. Five and a half hours later he was here to spend a three The city legislators last evening had a very busy session with a large number of matters to be considered and while the thunder roared and the rain fell outside the city hall, the councilmen gravely discussed the problem of city government. There was present a representa tive of a company that desired to supply the tank and pump for use on a truck owned by the city, to be used as a street flusher. It was stated that the flusher would be able to handle the work, and at a less cost than the usual cleaning methods. The city desired to check their truck however to see whether it would be able to carry the load of the tank and the matter laid over until a later meeting. A communication was received from W. B. Arnold, asking permis sion to cut the curb on Main street near 15th street. The permission was granted, the work to be under the supervision of the streets, alleys and bridges committee. A communication was reecived from the Henningsen Engineering company, of Omaha, acknowledge ing the receipt of warrant for $5,016.41 in settlement of the claim against the city for services in the condemnation suit to secure the water plant. The engineering firm also billed the city for $2 50 as due for preparing plans for a new plant. Several of the councilmen stated the agreement was that if the city purchased the present plant that the extra $250 would be in cluded in the regular fee. The mat ter was referred to City Attorney Tidds to check over. A communication was received from 'the state liquor commission announcing that the on and off beer license of B. C. Cohn had been sus pended for a thinty day period. The cemetery board in a com munication gave the city a warrant for $250 to be applied on $800 transferred from the general fund to the cemetery fund by the city council at the time the new ad dition was purchased for cemetery purposes. The cemetery board also asked that they be empowered to invest $1,000 surplus funds in the permanent care fund in war bonds. This was granted. In this connec tion the city attorney was asked to look up as to who was the custodian of the bond after its purchase the cemetery board or the city treasur er. A communication was received from the fire department announc ing that V. O. Kelley had been re instated as a member of the fire department. This was approved. Mayor R. B. Hayes stated that F. T. Darrow, retired Burlington engineer, had been here an had look er over the matter of the sewerage system, in the investigation an old chart of the city sewer system had been found, one that had been made by Andrew Rosewater, engineer when the first sewers were installed. This was in bad shape and it was de cided to have the map photograph ed and copies secured for future use of the city. " The inspection of the storm sew er system, especially that of the main sewer in the business section was urged by the mayor, and the streets, alleys and bridges commit tee authorized to try and contact Roy Taylor to look after the work he havine made a previous in spection. Chairman Rebal of the judiciary committee, reported that there had been no steps taken on the pre paration of the water rate ordi nance, as the city felt the board of public works should assist in this work. The board of public works can operate the plant under the existing ordinance until changed A communication was received from the firm of Fouchk and Gar nett, representing the Kent Service station on west Elm sreet, stating that at the time the city had fore closed on the lots at a tax sale they had sold them to the Kent companv; and that the 1941 taxes should have been paid by the city as per the a greement. On motion the city clerk was authorized to check back and if the taxes not paid to see that they were corrected. Ordinance 767 was read authoriz Ing the city to sell real estate se cured through condemnation and by tax sale. These include the brick residence on North 8th street for merly owned by the Plattsmouth day pass with his father. - William 655.09 in the city treasury and the.Sutton, Sr. and sisters, Mrs. H. A. Peterson, Mrs. Bill Vest and Mrs. city clerk had collected $2,468.09 for the month of May. The estimate of city expenses for the ensuing fiscal year of 1943-4 4 was read and showed the sum of $76,560 was proposed as the possi ble cost of the city government. This increase is due largely to the amount to be raised for the prelimi nary cost of the water plant con demnaton, to increase the road fund that has been heavily overdrawn un der the last levy. The estimate will be published in full in the Journal. Councilman Schutz reported that the street work had been checked by the heavy rains of the past two weeks. Some sewers had been clean ed out and it was hoped to have the sewer on Chicago avenue near the Charles Troop property washed out and opened. The streets, alleys and bridges committee had secured an estimate of the cost of removing the curbing, filling in, paving the present street park, on Main street, between 6th and 7th street. The one proposal was $1,875.4. This matter was placed on file pending further action. The street, alleys and bridges committee presented the matter of the wage scale for the members of the city street force. Two cities had been contacted as to wages, one larger, and one smaller than Platts mouth, one paying 50c an hour wages, the other a flat $95 a month. The committee recommended that the wage rate for this city be set at 55 cents an hour. Owing to the pos sible need of curtailment of the force it was recommended that the foreman of the department be ca pable of operating the truck and maintainer. The increase will be effective as of June 14th. The re commendation of the committee was adopted by a unanimous vote of the council. The fire and water committee re ported that they had ordered 300 feet of hose for the fire department on the new truck put into service some time ago. This hose cost ap proximately $210, was one and a half inch in size. The action of the committee was approved by the council. Councilman Conis of the claims and planning committee urged that the city make plans now for post war improvements and public works in which they might receive federal aid. Other councilmen suggested a number that had been previously approved but had remained dor mant until WPA foldup, among these being the new road to Oak hill cemetery, the Main street park ing and several paving jobs. These will be checked by councilmen for future action. City Attorney A. L. Tidd an nounced that the case of the .city against the Cotner bus lines for the destruction of several electroliers in the high water of last June, would be called for trial in the county court on next Monday. The police department was autho rized to secure a number of traffic officers for service on the coming Saturday, and on Wednesday and the Saturday of next week for ser vice, near the Athletic park when the carnival is operating. The following bills were ordered paid by the council: General Fund Mrs. L. W. Egenberger, premium $127.89 Ralph Howard. Corporal Sutton was located at Jefferson Barracks, Mq. and General Mitchell Field, Wise, prior to his present location. He has a brother, Clarence "Bud" Sutton, serving with the navy in Ocean Side, Cal. Report Landing Barges Large allied landing barges with cannon mounted in the bows were reported by Spanish dispatches to be moving into the Mediterranean thea tre today as fascist Premier Buenito Mussolini extended the emergency war zone to the entire southern and Adriatic coast in Italy. Shortly after axis reports of al lied concentrations in the eastern Mediterranean were circulated, a dis patch from the Spanish frontier town of La Linea said that warships and convoys continued to stream through Gibralter. An unspecified number of cannon-bearing landing barges were reported at Gibralter where two British aircraft carriers, two battleships, 12 destoyers and three American destroyers also were reported. An 18-ship convoy also reportedly reached Gibralter and some ships continued to North Africa. Find Grave of 5,000 A C.B.S. broadcast from Bern to day said the Swiss press had pub lished reports that a mass grave of 5,000 persons killed by the axis in Europe had been discovered at Odessa. According to the C.B.S. broadcast the victims were Rumanian Jews shot by order of the Rumanian secret police on charges of' being communists. The grave was first discovered by Rumanian army officers two months ago when it was announced by the axis press as the grave of persons killed by the Russians, it was added. Later the story was suppressed, but the Swiss newspapers said today that the bodies were those of Rumanian Jews deported to Odessa, killed on Rumanian police orders and discov ered by army officers who did not at that time know the history of the grave. Cut in Newsprint A. L. Tidd, expenses 3.15 Iowa-Neb. Light & Power Co., gas cervice 6.63 Shea's Cafe, meals to prisoners 2.50 Road Fund Highway Equipment Co., installment 114.50 W. H. Gochenour, labor .. 73.70 Leroy Coevert, labor 63.00 John H. Kubicka, same .... 37.25 E. J. Richey, tiles and cement 25.90 Conoco Service, gas and sup 2 2. ,7 8 John F. Frady, repairs .... 85.99 Lighting Fund Consumer Public Power, street lights 239.70 Leroy Covert, labor 63.00 W. A. Swatek, lamp .60 Business Tax Fund John Kubicka, labor 29.00 Fire Hydrant Rental Fund Board of Public Works Washington, (UP) An additional graduated cut of 5 per cent in the use of newsprint during the third quarter by all except small news papers and a limitation of inven tories to a 50-day supply in certain areas, were recommended to the War Production Board today by its news paper Industry advisory committee. The recommendation which the committee suggested be made effec tive July 1st proposed that there be no further cut on the first 25 tons per quarter of newsprint used by newspapers which consumed not more than 500 tons per quarter. Officials explained that the pur pose of the 25-ton exemption was to accomodate smaller papers and that it applies only to them since representatives of large newspapers agreed to forego this exemption. Declares Dividend The regular monthly meeting of the Plattsmouth Loan & Building association was held last evening at the company office in the Bekins building, and the directors transact ed the usual regular business of the association. The semi-annual dividend of four per cent was declared by the direc tors and the reports showed a very fine gain of business and the condi tion of the business institution to be the best. Married In Denver. Moving to California Among the welders of the Martin bomber plant who will seek em ployment in other defense plants is C. R. Gross, who with Mrs. Gross and children Alfred and Viola, will move to Oakland, California some time next week. He plans to work in the shipyards at Mare Island.. The Gross family, residents of over a year here, have lived at 417 Ave nue A. Home From East Richard Livingston returned home this morning, several days af ter the arrival of his mother, Mrs. Lillian Livingston, with whom he went to Maryland to witness gradu ation exercises of the U. S. Naval Academy class of which her son, John Livingston, was a member. They later attended John's wedding. Richard stopped off in Princeton, 111., to visit a friend, Don Martin, on the return trip. Martin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Martin who formerly lived in Plattsmouth. Back After Vacation Miss Glenva Stockton is back at her position as child welfare worker at the county assistance office after spending a two weeks vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Stockton, in Beaver City. Recovering at Naval Hospital Dick Noble, home to spend a 12 day leave, after completing naval boot training at Camp Farragut, Idaho, reports that Jim Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maldon Brown of this city, who also has been in training at Farragut, is recovering after confinement to' the hospital and is expected to be released soon. Here From Union Mrs. Margaret Everett, of Union, was here today for a few hours to look after some business matters and while here was a caller at the Journal to renew her subscription to the semi-weekly edition. Club Has 20th Birthday Urged Shape Program Chicago, June 19. (UP) The National Livestock and Meat Board representing all branches of meat industry urged government agen cies today to shape the food program cautiously and avoid taking unwar ranted action which might further injure the livestock industry. The organization's Board of Di rectors adopted a resolution- yester day calling upon the war food ad ministrator and the war meat board to "give the most careful considera tion to all the facts ing food policies. in formulat- Find Farmers Busy Searl S. Davis, local real estate man and farm broker, was out in the county Friday for a few hours to attend to the interests of his cli ents. He found the farmers very busy at this time as they are now able to sret in the fields after thi; hydrant rental 509.91 ' continued rains and are battling the Police Fund Warga Hardware, ' Supplies Mike Rajeck, special police .......... weeds in the corn. A great many (others, Mr. Davis observed, are busy 1.20 .making hay and making every mom lent of the day count after the back- 7.00 ward sowing season. The Merry Workers club celebra ted their 20th anniversary on Thurs day by meeting at the home of Mrs. Guy Kiser. The social leader, Mrs. June Vallery had prepared a very fine program for the afternoon, com prising talks, songs and music. The president gave a short wel come address after which Mrs. Nel son Berger, former demonstation agent, gave a talk on her work with the club, followed by Miss Jessie Baldwin, the present extension club leader. Several of the charter mem bers added a few words in regard to the work of the former years. Mrs. E. G. Ruffner gave the history of the club in a very pleasing manner. A delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Kiser and Mrs. Ruffner, acting hostesses. There were thirty-three present to enjoy the occasion and the remain der of the afternoon was spent in visiting among the group. All de parted feeling they had a most de lightful time. South Presbyterian church in Denver was the scene of the wedding of Miss Margaret J. Fester and 8. Wesley Hyatt, of Hyattville, Wyo ming, at 4 o'clock Sunday after noon. The double-ring ceremony was read by the Rev. John Klein. The bride was given away by W. B. Kerkling of Denver. Attending the couple were Miss Theresa Mcintosh, maid of honor, ana Milton Hyatt, best man. Wedding music consist ed of two tenor solos, "Because" and "I Love You Truly." The bride wore a two-piece street length ashes of roses dress with lace vestee and navy accessories and an orchid corsage. Hhe maid of honor were an aqua dress with brown ac cessories and a corsage of tea roses and white sweet peas. The bride groom's mother was attired in navy blue and wore a corsage of red roses and sweet peas. Following the ceremony a re ception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kerkling. Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt will be at home at Hyattville after June 15. The bride, a nurse at Worland hospital, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fester of Czar, Alberta, Canada. After graduating from high school in Czar she attended the school of nursing at Misericordia hospital, Edmonton, Alberta. The bridegroom, Hyattville rancher and livestock operator, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hyatt. He graduated from high school in Manderson. Active for eight years in 4-H club work, he was selected as a national delegate to Washing ton, D, C. He studied at Woodbury business college at Los Angeles, Cal., one year and at Iowa State College of Agriculture at Ames two years. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity and of Block and Bridle club at Ames. The groom is grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gapen, formerly of this city, the former brother of Os car Gapen of this city. Continued Warm Continued warm weather was in store for Nebraskans this week end, with the possibility of cooling showers in the west and north after temperatares yesterday crowded the century mark by soaring to 97 de grees at Valentine. The forecast called :for the light showers and thunder storms to begin late this afternoon and con tinue tonight. The low reading for the state was recorded early today at Sidney where the mercury dropped to 47 degrees. High and low ranges showed Lin coln 90-72, Omaha 89-70 and North Platte 92-59. Burwell, Val entine and Grand Island had lows of 69. Chinatown Service Center Everyone seems happy in this picture taken at a service center for Chinese-Americans opened in Chicago's Chinatown by the Chinese unit of the American Women's Voluntary Service. Seated left to right are: Sergt. Q. B. Chung, Beatrice Moy, and Leon Four. Standing: Jean Moy, H. II. Yee, and Ann Leon?. Third BaseWOman (Benefit Concert Success rP ' The first player to be signed by the Chicago All-American Girls Softball league is Ann Ilartnett, who has been called the greatest third basewoman in feminine Softball. She rifles the ball across the infield like a shot and is heavy hitter. Sailor Has Great Record Somewhere in the South Pacific, June 5. (Delayed) First Lieutenant John F. Tenvold, 27, of 3748 23rd Ave. South, Minneapolis, Minn., is back at an advance base preparing for' another crack at the Japs after 60 combat hours in the Solomons. Tenvold, member of a marine fighter unit twice strafed the Japs' Munda base while escorting dive bombers but came out uninjured. He enlisted in the navy in May, 1941, won his wings in April, 1942, and was elected for marine aviation. He went into action over Guadal canal 22 days after arrving in the South Pacific. He was graduated from Washburn high school and attended the Uni versity of Minnesota. A large and appreciative audience greeted Marguerite Johnstone, con tralto at the First Christian church, of Sheridan, Wyo., Tuesday evening where she appeared in a benefit con cert for the Navy Mothers club. The contralto was in splendid voice and delighted her audience with her informality. The violin obli gatos played by Olive Strickland blended perfectly with the singer's voice, and the piano accompaniments played by Jack Shields were sympa thetically and masterfully done. The same may be said of his own compo sitions which he played during the intermission. Rev. Nelson opened the program with a prayer for our service men. Mrs. Johnstone is a former resi dent of this city, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Emil Walters, and has often been heard in musical programs in this city. u 1 M5- vr FYABVEZWANTT'l KNOW WHO MY PAL MMcPMl$jE$T LOOK. F'R WO GUYS A talkin:... fffen cm OF EM LOOKS BORED 7' PEAT.... JOE'S TU 'OTHER 'GUY..,. Odrered Into Service Dr. Richard Brendel, graduate of the University of Nebraska college of medicine, has just completed his internship at the Bryan Memorial hospital at Lincoln. With the com pletion of his hospital training he received a commission as firBt lieu tenant in the medical corps of the army. Lieutenant Brendel has been ord- I ered to report at Carlisle Barracks, j Penn., where he goes for a six weeks . course of training and will then re-j port to one of the large training camps in Tennessee for his assign ment. Lieutenant Brendel is a son of Mrs. Margaret Brendel of Murray and the late Dr. J. F. Brendel, and grandson of the late Dr. B. F. Bren del, for many years located in Mur ray. Dr. J. W. Brendel of Avoca is an uncle. ijllliiSlO TOOLS y$rSS&A to jKPfty THRASH t 4g TO J0! Your discarded garden tools, lawn mowersr etc., can help the war program in two ways. Aside from raising money for bonds by selling them, you can place these useful articles in t the hands of people who urgently NEED them. Here's how other Plattsmouth people sell used things- by using Journal WANT ADS. You don't have to come downtown to order a Want Ad just telephone V 0