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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER' r 13,' 1943 TEE JOmiTAL, PULTTSMOTT7H, JTEBULGKA PAGE THEE2 Landis To Have Post Of TrouM Shooter' In East Camp Fire Notes Dwa-Hi Camnfire mot at the 'library on August 27th. The minutes !of the last rawtini? were read. TIire I vas pretent Betty Ilowland, Patty ; ;Maron. Joau Jones, Shirley Jean ! Johnson, Patty Hohman. Potty Land- j Mission cf Hoosvelt Advisor to'er. Phot-bo White. We had the 'roll Middle East Raises Question of j--aH. Jermcn Johnson will not be j. I here. This week is motner s (lay. j j Owaissa Ca'mpfire met at the ' li- j ibrary on September 1. It v. as moth- kr's day but no mothers were there.! , We san? two- songs and i i games. j Shirley Ann Meints Manpower Needs Of Military And Industry Eyed Library Notes New Invasion Washington, Sept. 11. (UP)- Irleeta Next Tnesday Appointment of James M. Landis as President Roosevelt's personal emis sary to the middle east gave new impetus today to speculation that an allied invasion of the Balkans is imminent. Landis, who resigned yesterday a civilian defense .director to the new post, also wili be this try's economic and civilian chief of supply for the mddle eastern area, j He expects to leave soon for Cairo, the fountainhead of supply for allied! forces in the middle east, where j three British armi?s and an undis- J closed number of American troops j tre deployed possibly for thrusts in the Balkans. The ar pointrr.ent came in Volunteers Are . Sought For Duty With Engineers of Etilisted Specialists for Duty ; subsidies. Trr.-ii. it. tt c t s Senate democratic leader Allien . i wiiii uie u. o. jangxueei s ; Farkley of Kentucky alFO is believed Americans have v.atehed our Army to favor a rcview of the en' ti, ,. . . . ,.:.. ...... tire manpower situation, lie is cx- The Plattsmouth Public Library circulated 2,340 books in the month of Augiift. There were twelve new borrowers. Seventeen new books v ere purchased. From 85 who registered in the Congress Will Make This First j summer reading club, G5 completed Order cf Easiness When Congress i the required reading. A picture show treat is to be given tiiese young 1 eople on September 8. They will see a college story and one of Mrs. Osa Johnson's animal pictures. The new book on the pay shelf for August is. "So Little Time," by John Jiarquand. This is a brilliant satire, with sparkling humor and deep ' seriousness behind it. It is a pro J vocative picture of the America of ; booms and depressions, of gaieties li'Rd glooms, of isolationists and in- i terventior-ists, between World War I and World War II. "United States Foreign Policy," by Walter Lippman, is the latest book to be labeled "imperative" by the en Books in Wartime. The Washington, Sept. 11. (UP) Pnn p-rppcinna 1 1 f n il p r c rtt nr n i n -r plael j j-rorn SUmmer recess left little doubt today that a new survey of the en ' tire manpower needs of the military needs ol the military and war in ' dustry will be the first order of j business when congress reconvenes ; next Tuesday. Fan n !; T, Vi Vnrv nf Orp- ; gi"ii, republican leader in the sen-! itte. placed manpower problems at the top cf a legislative schedule j which includes taxation, foreign re Arranged for Vchmtarv Induction ; i.,. ifrna nnl m-if fnnfrnl rollback ' i council midst of speculation that major : -war's greatest emergency construct- 10 leluru 10 u asumBlon 10 moves are brewing in the 1 o n g- tion program. Miracles accomplished jy' I'nrni.int middle cast theater. Parti-' timo far ovo ciimifi.nnt nf ; The problem ' - - ---------- - 1 " . V. . A I KM A 1 V. kJ' A V. I. A. will confront the cular significance was attached to the tasks ahead. The joint Army these developments: j Navy Personnel Board has estab- 1. Iran's declaration of war on,isiie(i :v f;ooO a month quota of Germany. voluntaiy inductions of enlisted 2. Disclosure by high allied sources specialists for duty with the Corps that Turkey is expected to join the fight against the axis if "certain conditions" arise presumably a n Anglo American drive in the Bal kans. 3. Seizure of the giant Italian naval base at Tarauto inside the narrow heel of the boot which is separated only by the Strait of Otranto some 50 miles wide from Greece and Albania. 4. Reported attempts by the Ital ians to crive the Germans from the Dodecanese islands off the west coast of Turkey. Rumania would be a major goal in any ir.vasion of the Balkans. The nazi satellite nation produces one third of Germany's oil and approxi mately cne-fourth of its wheat, and 'the Germans would undoubtedly rut up stiff resistance to attacking allied forces. The new post for Landis, carrying with it all the prestige implied in his resignation as the president's personal emissary, appears to be one of the most important American jobs of its kind in this field. The White House made clear the rcope of the assignment, saying Landis will serve as "American di rector of economic operations in the middle east and principal American civil representative at the middle east supply center with the personal rank of minister." He thus presumably will organize and coordinate, as far as Cairo is concerned, the activities of such agencies as Edward R. Stettinius' lend-lease administration, Herbert II. Lehman's office of foreign relief and rehabilitation, and Leo T. Crow ley's office of economic warfare. The White House said he also will Te assigned to American lega- of Engineers. This is the first time the corps has obtained specialists by volunteer methods; and with an army waiting for engineers to lay the way, it is considered essential that the quotas be filled immediate ly. Volunteering will be through lo cal Sel?-:tive Service boards. Region al offices of the Corps of Engineers, permaneutly established throughout the country, are authorized to in terview men with special skills and, to those who qualify, give a letter which w ill earmark them for the jCorps of Engineers. To accomplish this, the Area Engineer office of the Sixth area, located at Lincoln, Nebraska, is sending a representa tive to Plattsmouth for the purpose of interviewing applicants. Their representative will be at the Selective Service office in the Court House at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, on September 13, 20 and 27, be tween the hours of 2:00 p. m. and 4:00 p. m. for interviews. Any man interested in the army engineers should plan to come to Plattsmouth for an interview any Monday afternoon during the month of September. School Notes LaPlatte School - District No. 2 School started August 30 with Dora Trively and Neil Lancaster, both of Plattsmouth, as the teach ers. The enrollment was 42 and is as follows: Primar. Room M r. Lancaster, teacher. Gr. 1. Junior Cuviertine, Mary senate the first day if Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont., follows through with his avowed intention of calling for an immediate vote on his bill to defer drafting of pre Pearl Harbor fathers. The bill now is pending on the senate calendar but if Wheeler seeks its passage the administration is expected to urge instead that the measure be returned to the senate committee on military affairs for a rew survey of over-all manpower re quirements. He expressed a belief that if the surrender of Italy is complete, it may be possible to knock Germany out of the war principally with air power within a year. 'Therj should be little need for the United States to send vast arm ies into the far east then against Japan," he said. "With adequate supplies for the Chinese army and the support of America air power over Japan, the Chinese undoubtedly would be .de lighted to take over the job of knocking out Japan themselves, and it should be done in a year after the collapse of Germany." i conscientious citizen who is asking. j-'uhat can we do to sateguard our future?" should read this. I "Always Ready," by Kensil Bell a nistory or me enitea ttates coast guard, from its simple be ginning", to the present large size and - activities. Taken from official lecords, it is a story of efficiency and distinguished service on land r.nd sea. It describes the Bering Sea Patrol, International Ice Patrol, light house and life saving services and direct v-ar service since 17TC. Soil Must Be Conserved Quotas Being Filled Lis duties in connection with his work in Cairo and the areas serviced by the middle east supply center." Sunday School Elects tions in the middle east "to facilitate ! Lou Liddick, Dorothy Marchand, Donna Prangley, and Donna Lou rkelton. Gr. 2. Philip Crofoot, Marvin "Bill" Edmonds, Sally Hansen, James Lilley, Max Porter, Shirley Prangley, and Carol Skelton. Gr. 3. James Hansen, Robert Hy da. Donald Liddick, and Beverley Taylor. Gr. 4. John Porter and Bruce Roberts Upper Grade Room Mrs. Trively, teacher. Gr.5. Albert Burton, Joan Iske, Edna Hansen, Dale Prangley, Harry Rahn, and Albert Taylor. Gr. 6. Nora Frazer, Mary Hansen, Katherine Hyda, Charles Marchand, Thylis Porter, and Dean Taylor. Gr. 7. Lela Edmonds, Alice Han en, Delores Porter, Charles Simpson, John Taylor, and Colleen. Gr. 8. Fred Hyda, Gail Iske, Gil bert Edmonds, Alma Marchand, Richard Liddick, and Farnum Taylor. The interior of the school was newly painted and the floors were well cleaned. We wish to extend an invitation to visitors. The Sunday School of the United Brethern church at Mynard has held their annual election of officers, the following being chosen: Superintendent Mrs. Chester Wiles Ass't Superintendent Robert Cole Secretary Eloise Cole Ass't. Sec. Delores Smith Treasurer Mrs. Thomas Gross hans Pianist Margaret Smith Ass't Pianist Marilyn Beckman Librarian Mary Margaret Cole Ass't Librarian Mildred Ann Meisinger Cradie Roll Supt. Lucille Wiles The teachers elected comprised: Guy Riser, adult; Mrs. Grant Rob erts, senior; Mrs. Art Wetenkamp, junior; Mrs. George Mumm, begin ners; Eli Cook, minister. Washington, Sept. 10. (P) Re ports reached the treasury today from the Ozarks and the Everglades, from flood-impoverished farming communities and the backwoods of quotas filled and far exceeded in the third war loan drive, now one day old. The Texas ranch town of Cran- f ills Gap couldnt wait for the cam paign to start. It put on a cowboy show last Saturday, lassoed bond sales right and left and licked its quota of ?18,000. Charles City County. Va., Taney county in Missouri's Ozark moun tains, atd Pershing county, Nev., all had their quotas oversubscribed before the drive began. Collier county in the Florida Everglades was the first county in that state to reach and pass its quota, with Pasco county close be hind. Conway county, Ark., scene of both disastrous floods and drought, has oversubscribed its quota. Grant county, Ark., also has surpassed its quota Dy selling an additional 30 per cent. Reports' from cities also are com ing in. Only tbout 11 percent of the earth's total land area, whether it be in the hands of our enemies or our friends, is capable of cultivation now or in the immediate future. This relatively small fragment of earth is all the human family can draw upon. At present, the other 89 percent cannot furnish man with the i-ecessitio'i of life. . .Today the world faces a scarcity of productive soil. Some two billion people depend for sustenance on only four billion acres. Our best estimates of the land situation indicate that from two thirds to three-fourths of world's rvailable croplands are subject to erosion. Of this, at least two-thirds elready has been damaged because of such wasteful practices as up-and-dovn hill farming, continuous use of f.yil for a single exhausting crop, or cultivation of steep land that should be used only for grass cr trees. Conservation farming is the equi valent of finding new cropland. Every five farms where conservation is completely installed are now pro ducing the normal output of six untreated farms. Efficiency in farming means not only the elimina tion of waste but expansion of pro ducing capacity. The total cropland now available to the existing world population is barely enough to supply a minimum diet. It is. not enough to provide an adequate diet. jhl WhWBoy Will Be Next? : " yCr' d .1, .wrTi mm K ? Yoi U?lk,T2".r? Domff lthont! These men, on some far outpost, aren't thinkin? of main ' Uaus a1?in?,?r kj V they're thinking they're lucky if they live at all! Perhaps each one . wonders II he 11 be next to fan wounded or pay the full price of victory. All over the world brave men are enduring every hardship to make life safe, for us. Back their Attack to the limit. Make a personal saennce 10 duj ma; I-AIKA $iua jvar Bond in September. 77. .7. Treasury Department The Show Must Go On So say the "Higher Ups" and there is a reason the circus seas cn of 1943 is an unusual one on account of the general chaos of the world today, but the people will reed amusement and opportunities for relaxation now more than ever lefore s for that reason the high officials have given the "Green Light" or go ahead signal to most all forms of sports and amusements, especially the Circus. The Al G. Kelly and Miller Bros., Circus that comes to Plattsmouth, Nebr., for two performances on Tuesday, Sept. 14, lay no laims ii3 to magnitude but do claim to have one of the hesz two-hour Circus programs of any Motorized Circus now on the road. Always clean, moral and refined you will not bti confronted at any time on the Circus grounds by any gambl 'ng or lackets of any kind. Please lead the following comment of the McCook Daily Enterprise, of McCook, Nebraska : "Circus Plays to Excellent Crowd that liked show. A crowd that over flowed lbe seating capacity of the Al. G. Kelly and Miller Bros. Circiu and sought standing room at the end of the main tent last night saw and enjoyed a two hour performance by what is regaraed as one of t he best Circus troupes to visit McCook in years All of the balancing and aerial tcts and other feature at tractions, were far above the average and the show's herd of performing elephants had probably the largest repertoire of tricks in rings ever reen here. Mena and Teeny in Ring No. 1 und India and Burma in Ring No. 2. Also extra good were the performing horses, ponies, dogs monkeys, mules, etc. All in all it was jusi a real good circus and pleased the large crowds who attend ed. There was comment among the spectators on the additional fact that Back to West Virginia Tech. Cpl. Thomas Young Troop, who has been enjoying a ten day furlough here at Nehawka, departed this morning for Elkins, West Vir ginia, where he is stationed in the crdnance branch of the army. He has I ecu visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Troop of north of Nehaw ka as well as his brothers and sister ?nd old friends while home. the show was a clean exhibition, entirely devoid of any obscene or objectiaral side shows or other rackets found on a circus lot. This good, clean circus will always be welconv; in McCook should they care to return." See this good, clean circus in Plattsniouth Nebr.. afternoon and night. Tuesday, Sept. 14. given lin ger th ausjices of the fire depart ment, tit Athletic Park. Goes to Service Causes Disturbance Lt. Vetesnek Here Second Lieutenant Joseph Vetes r.ek, Edgmont, South Dakota, is here enjoying a visit with his uncle, Mike Vetesnek, and his aunts, Mrs. Jos Libershal and family, and Mrs. Joe Holly and family, as well as rela tives in Omaha. Lieutenant Vetes nek ha3 been graduated from the U. S. army signal corps at Baltimore, Maryland, and is heTe while enroute to Drew Field, at Tampa, Florida, where he will continue his train ing. He has been a year in the armed service of the nation. Returns from Hospital in Sgt. Stuart Gochenour, was Omaha today for a few hours and cn his return brought with him Mrs Gochenour and their infant son. born some ten days ago at the Clark son hospital. Sergeant Gochenour was home on furlough at the time of the arrival of the little one and has been able to icmain to bring the family home. Boy War Bonds Sheriff Joe Mrasek was called out to Manley Friday night where a disturbance was reported. He found on the arrival that a youth had been attending a dance at the town hall, later going down on the street and it ic claimed hurled a bottle from the street through one of the windowj of the hall. The young man, who was brought here, gave the name of Carl Peterson, 19, of Spring field. It is expected that a charge of disturbing the peace will be filed n gainst the young man. Entertains Treasurer Force Bronscn H. Timra departed this morning for Omaha and from that city will leave for his training work in the Seabees, naval construction unit. He expects to be sent to Davis- ville, HRbode Island, where he will receive the basic training and pre pare for active duty with the or ganization. The Seabeee have been a very valuable factor in the present far flung war, they preparing many of the bases for the American naval and army units in all sections of the war zones. Their special training makes them capable of defending their base. Credit Women's Club The Credit Women's Breakfast club will meet at noon Monday at the Hotel Plattsmouth. All members please be in attendance. Register for Banquet The members of the Plattsmouth Eagles ie urged to call at the Eagles hall Sunday up to G p. m. in order to register for the banquet to 1 e held as part of the district meeting. None will be admitted without registration and cards. Silllit H I tzt : mkpj wi. ?. . and jmill ahoajs have tobacco in your old tobacco box!" Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Karl Grosshans and daughter, Miss Alice Jayne, entertained the members of the staff of the county treasurer's office at a most delightful fried chicken dinner. The repast was most thoroughly enjoyed by all of the group that comprised County Treas urer Ruth Patton, Mrs. Wayne Gort on, MiS3 Joan Tiekotter, as well as Mrs. John Stapp, here to visit at the home of her parents. To Visit Home Folks Seaman Second Class Robert Sim ons, who is now located at San Bruno, California, is enroute home, a message received here stating that he had left that base on Thursday night. He was called home by the death o a brother-in-law, Sgt. Gar land Nincehelser, who was killed in a crah on a routine plane flight the first of the week. TZ7KEN I was a kid my " father used to sing a song that ended up with this refrain: "Oh, save up your money and put it in your box, And yaull slmys hare tobacco in your old tobacco box." Well, the words stuck with me, but I guess the moral didn't. No matter how hard I tried ... I never seemed to be able to save up a red cent. But it's all different now! About 10 months ago, I started buying War Bonds on the Payroll Savings Plan. Figured it was the least I could do for Uncle Sam. . . And that's the only way I thought about it . . . until just recently. Now, all of a sudden, I've discovered that for the first time in the history of Yours TrulyJ'n saving dough. Every month, rain - or - shine, hell-or -high-water I'm sticking away a War Bond, a Bond that'll bring me back $4.00 for every $3.03 I put in. Those Bonds are beginning to mount up'now. And I'm ' going to keep them mounting up. For I've discovered what a swell feeling it is to be sav ing ... on a plan that's regular as clockwork and twice as sure. So I'm singing father's song ... a little different, r - "Oh, sare up your War Bonds an J put the 3i in your bos, Anl you'll always have tobacco in your old tobacco box." SAVE WITH U.S. WAR BONDS EVERYBODY...EVERY PAYDAY..., AT LEAST .10 This space is a contribution to America's all-out war effort by PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL