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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1943 THE JOUBNAIi, PIATTSMOTJTH, NEBRASKA PAGE THEEE v 4- SCHOOL NOTES i 5 LaPlatte. Teachers: Dora Trively and Neil Lancaster October 22 was the end of the second month of school. Several new pupils have entered our school. They are: Primary Room, Raymond Kortum, gr. 2, Marlin Liddick, gr. 3, Donald Billeter, gr. 4, and Gary Sands, gr. 4. Upper Room John Liddick, gr. 5. Colleen Sailors, gr. 7, spent her last day with us onOct. 26 before moving to Plattsmouth. Two day's vacation was enjoyed while the teachers attended the N. S. E. A convention in Omaha. Halloween parties were held in both rooms October 26. Two nurses and an Engineer from the Cass-Sarpy Health Unit visited school and talked to the children as well as the mothers who were pres ent. Visitors the past month were: Vir ginia Trively, Alice R. Roberts, Kay Wilson, Minnie Etta Frazer and County Superintendent CJ. W. Dud ley. PAPAS IN ARMY Washington, Nov. 5. (UP) A Poinsett County, Ark., father of seven children who ain't done noth ing but raise hell and drink lemon essence" for eight years is toting a gun in the army today. If he wonders why, he should get someone to read the letter his wife wrote to his draft board and which is printd in the current issue of the selective service bulletin. It said: "Dear United States Army: My hus band asked me to write a reccomend that he supports his family. He cannot read, so don't tell him. Just take him. lie ain't much good to me. He ain't done nothing but raise hell and drink lemon essence since I mar ried him eight years ago, and I got to feed seven kids of his. Maybe you can get him to carry a gun. He's good on squirrels and eating. Take him and welcome. I need the grub and his bed for the kids. Don't tell him this, but just take him and send him as far as you can." The army took him after he tried to prove a bona fide family rela tionship by presenting the letter to hjs draft board. County Court Notes In the county court Friday hear ing on claims were held in the es tates of Alva Gordon Long and Cart er Albin. In the estate of Joseph Jelinek, deceased, Judge A. II. Duxbury en tered the appointment of Joseph Jelinek, Jr.. of Omaha as the ad ministrator. The hearing on the estate of Hen ry A. Chilcott and in the guardian ship of Eva L. Chilcott, was contin ued until November 15th. Thansgiving Music Program The Thanksgiving Music Program to be presented by the Plattsmouth Festival Chorus at the First Metho dist Church on the evening of Tues day, November 23, is fast rounding into form. However, several music groups of the city, have not as yet, contacted the director, Mr. B. E. Evans, High School Co-Ordinator, relative to their participation in this community project. Will all those choir leaders, and music direc tors concerned please notify Mr. Evans soon. Let us stop for a few minutes from our very busy schedules, and give thanks to Him for our many, many blessings, and join in a pray er that peace may soon return to a war-weary world. There is no finer means by which we may show our gratitude to the Almighty, than by joining in hymns of praise on an occasion of this kind. Shall we line up in this commun ity service project now? Visits in City Charles E. Heebner forroer county commissioner, accoJTpanied by his daughter, Irma Heebner of Nehaw ka, and a grandaughtes, Kathleen Marland of Weeping Water, were in the city today to attend to some mat ters of business. Assigned to Army The Cass County Selective Service board has received notice from the examination center at Fort Crook that Douglas Hayes, Elmwood, has been accepted for service and as signed to the United States army for service. Many Give To Aid United War Fund How About You Need of Greater Effort en Part of Workers and More Generous Res ponse From the Public I A Plattsmouth woman, mother of several children, and whose husband does not have steady work, gladly gave what she had in the house to the United War Fund drive eleven cents. Didn't you sacrifice a lot less when you turned over that check for two dollars? Two tiny Plattsmouth boys, who probably had to shake their penny bank to do it, gave a total of seven ten cents. That seventeen cents meant a lot to them, but the older one, who was obviously just learn ing to write, proudly signed his own name to the pledge card. Couldn't you look in your wallet again and find two or three more dollar bills to go with the first one you gave? An Omaha girl did not indulge in self-pity and feel that she had done enough because she had given her husband to the service. She is sup porting herself now, but she gave J18 to the N. W. F. Another Omaha working girl, grateful for the help given to her family by a charitable 1 organization at the time of the flood last spring, also gave $18, for she felt she could not show her apprecia tion in a better way. Do you think your fifty cents was enough? A local girl, though she has been faced with some tremendous dental bills, gave an entire day's wages earned at the bomber plant. Did you give anything at all? The campaign is nearing the close, but many , people have reported that no one has solicited them. Did YOU, as a solicitor, do your utmost to give everyone in the territory assigned to you a chance to contribute? Or did yu think you didn't have time? You promised to do the work, did n't you? We think we are busy, but do you suppose the boys at Guadal canal were given a chance to beg -iff infiiiicii flikir rliiln'f Vo XTO timA Some people have the mistaken idea that fifty cents is about all they need to give. It has been figur ed out that if every man, woman, and child in Cass County would give fifty-six cents, we would meet our quota. But you know that everyone can't, or won't give his fiity-"six cents, so it is up to the rest of us to give all we can. Do you think the value of the boys who won't be coming back heme can be measured in dollars and cents? If you have not yet been solicited, or if you have already contributed but would like to raise your pledge, call me and I will see that a worker comes to see you. My phone number C. R. Olson, riattsmouth Chair man, United War Fund Drive. To Attend Meeting Mrs. Thomsen of Nebraska City and Mrs. Don Seiver of this city are to attend the annual conference of the Associated Credit Bureaus of Nebraska, Sunday and Monday at the Hotel Cornhusker, in Lincoln. A large attendance is expected from the various clubs of the state. Seeking Fuel Elmont Preston, former resident of the Weeping Water community, was in the city for a short time to day enroute from Iowa to his home at Kearney, Nebraska. Mr. Preston has been over in Iowa to try and se cure some coal but was unsuccessful and stopped here in hope of securing some wood to be taken back for fuel. While here he visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McCord, the latter a cousin. Start on New Schedule The employes of the BREX shops this morning started on a new work ing schedule that will provide a ten- hour day for the present at least, due to the large amount of work on hand and the lack of workers. The shops start now at 7:30 a. m. in stead of 8, and have a half hour at noon for lunch and the employes work until 6 p. m. instead of 5, as has been the practice. Poland to Aid Invader New York, Nov. 5. (UP) Poland is ready to throw the full force of a co-ordinated underground movement against the invader at the first sig nal from the allies, Jan Kwapinski, vice premier of the Polish govern ment in exile said today, on his ar rival here by Trans-Atlantic clipper. K-B Club Meets The K-B card club was enter tained by Mrs. Frank M. Bestor on Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Rudolph Iverson to enjoy a very delightful time. In the playing Mrs. James Bulin was the winner of high score, Mrs. Fred Lugsch, second, and Mrs. Anna Ptak, third. A muih enjoyed luncheon was served by the hostess. Take Special Schooling ; Russell Reeder in company with Lester Reinert of Omaha returned yesterday from Minneapolis where they have been attending an army sewage treatment course the past week at the University of Minnesota. Germans Cause Death of 135,000 London, Nov. C. (UP) During the 26 months and 10 days of Ger man occupancy of Smolensk, 135,000 civilians and prisoners of war chiefly msn and women between 20 and 40 years old were shot to death or beaten to death or died of hunger or disease, the Moscow radio said today. In the city, the broad cast said in announcing conclusions of the state committee for investi gation of ("rerman crimes, all utili ties and 7,300 houses were destroy ed. Industrial damage was heavy. Senate V otes For U. S Participation To Preserve Peace Participation in International Re organization Gets Approval Take Out of Campaign Washington, Nov. 6. (UP) The So to 5 senate vote advocating Unit ed States participation in an inter national organization to preserve future peace may have gone a long way toward eliminating foreign policy as a 1944 presidential cam paign issue. If so, it playsdirectly into the hands of some republican leaders who would like to challenge President Roosevelt next year on strictly do mestic issues. The senate bestowed the almost unanimous vote late yesterday on a resolution proposing the establish ment at the earliest possible date of an international organization for the maintenance of international . peace and security, as agreed on by Britain, Russia, China and the United States in the pact of Moscow. Those who voted against the reso lution were Sens. Hiram Johnson, R., Clif., William Langer, R., N. D., Robert R. Reynolds, D., N. C, Hen rik Shipstead, M., Minn., and Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont. Sen. Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.. Prog., Wise, was recorded against the resolution in a pair with Sen. P. McCarran, D., Nev., who favored it. The last minutes before voting were marked by a moving five-min ute speech by Hiram Johnson, who, aged and ailing, said he had been unable to fight the resolution due to ill health. - He spoke shakily, in a low voice, as one who owed no allegiance ex cept to the United States of Ameri ca, and enaeu witn a prayer ior the nation's preservation in words that effected even hardboiled re porters. Sen. Tom Connally, D., Tex., im mediately hailed the vote as one which "takes this important sub ject (foreign policy) out of the partisanship field." "I wanted a two-thirds vote," he said, "but look wht I got. The vote clearly achieved the end I sought hard to achieve a non partisan approval of the resolution." Invest your CHRISTMAS 1 , - WT 1 -I . savuigs in uncie aim s WAR BONDS. Keep on Backing the Attack. Already to put on MENS SUITS and OVERCOATS All sizes from 34 to 50 IS you need clothing it is unnecessary to go away or send away for it be cause its right here at 5th & Main st. in wide assortment, dependable qua lity and right price. OUR Suits $22.50 up FIFTH ARMY BREACHES GERMAN DEFENSE LINES ATTACK GERMAN SHIPS London, Nov. G. (UP) British light coastal forces sank or damag ed five German ships in a sweep off the Dutch coast Wednesday night, the admiralty announced today. In an attack on a convoy, the British vessels destroyed a large armed enemy trawler, damaged an other trawler and set fire to a med ium supply ship. Two German tor pedo boats were hit and damaged heavily in another engagement. American Victory Grows In Reports FromTheSolomons Japanese Attempts to Halt Invas ion of Bougainville Fail With Great loss - Allied Headquarters, Southwest Pacific, Nov. 5. (UP) Nine Japan ese warships were sent to the bottom or damaged Monday night when U. S. naval guns smashed an enemy at tempt to halt the Rougainville in vasion, a communique reported to day. The toll was based on preliminary reports of the 90-minute battle, in dicating it may turn out to be an even greater American victory when full details are disclosed. Not an American vessel was lost although some were damaged and there were casualties in the fight which took place only 40 miles off the beachhead won on Bougainville, northernmost of the Solomons, by U. S. marines only 12 hours before. A previous communique had dis closed the engagement but gave no details. It was fought while trans ports were still unloading off Bout gainville. The next day the warships brought down 17 of 67 Japanese planes that attacked them. (Berlin broadcast a Tokyo dis patch which apparently referred to the ' same engagements. It said "heavy damage" was inflicted on the American fleet units but gave no details and said '"more than half" the Bougainville landing force had ! been wiped out and a "large num ber" of landing craft were sunk.) Twelve Japanese ships, including four cruisers and eight destroyers, took part in the fight. One cruiser, four destroyers were sunk and two cruisers and two destroyers damag ed. On Tuesday allied planes in a heavy raid dealt a strong blow at Rabaul, big enemy base on New Brit ain, had sunk or damaged three en emy destroyers and two large cruis ers. While the marines who landed at Empress Augusta Bay on Bougain ville fought their way iniand ex pecting counter-attacks, Japanese re sistance on Mono Island, largest of the Treasury group 30 miles south of BougainviTle, was crushed by al lied troops who went ashore there Oct. 27 to begin the last phase of the campaign through the Solomons on the southeast approaches to Ra baul. A Guadalcanal dispatch revealed that Lieut. Gen. Alexander Vande grift, hero of the conquest of that island, was in personal charge of the marines on Bougainville. The ommunique contained no new re port of their progress. PEAIEIE FIRE IN COLORADO Strasbourg, Colo., Nov. 6. (UP) A prairie fire described by residents as the worst in eastern Colorado his tory, was beyond control today after destroying almost 100 square miles of pasture land and confronting rangers with a critical shortage of cattle feed this winter. BACK THE ATTACK WITH BONDS 64th YEAR Overcoats $20.00 up Allied Headquarters, Algiers, Nov. 6. (UP) Patrols of Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark's Fifth army has crossed the Garigliano river to breach the first natural barrier be fore the new German defense lines in Italy, it was announced today, and the allies advanced all along the front in their drive for Rome. Venafro, last pivotal defense point on the German line, was captured by other Fifth army elements farth er inland while on the Adriatic side of the Italian peninsula the British Eighth army stormed through vasto in a five-mile advance. British patrols crossed the Garig liano from plains flooded by the nazis and probed the German posi tions em placed in the rising slopes of the Arunci mountains on the north bank. Official reports said the Germans hastily brought up a new division to oppose the American and British Fifth army forces, making five nazi divisions from 75,000 to SO, 000 men facing Clark's troops. The Eighth was being opposed by about three divisions. Despite stiffening resistance on their front, American troops blast ed the Germans from Venafro and drove forward into the hills beyond, keeping the enemy on the run across the 40 miles of mountain terrain lying between the allies and the plains of Rome. Elements of the nazi 305th infantry division had been at Venafro. The Eighth army cracked the Ger man line hastily drawn up across the Trigno river near the Adriatic but the enemy was making no gen eral withdrawal of Geh. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's forces, including British, Canadian and India troops, encountered stubborn resistance in their advances. The capture of Vasto, 40 miles be low Pescara, seriously threatened the entire German eastern flank and endangered all the remaining nazi positions on the west along the Trig no. The seizure of Vasto was carri ed out against desperate opposition and through mine fields and exten sive demolitions. Investigate Living Costs Washington, Nov. 5. (UP) Presi dent Roosevelt today appointed five members of the War Labor board, representing industry, labor and the public, as a special committee to in vestigate the cost of living and re port within sixty days. BUY MORE BONDS peed is VITAL to VICTORY Save ft Push old mash to end i of long feed- bsfore odd fresh feed. To prevent spill age, use a coal scuttle to pour mash Into ieed- To keep birds from baling out feed, fill open feeders only two thirds full. We have other suggestions to help you produce MOKE FOOD for VICTORY. . . . , See us at The STORE with the CHECKERBOARD SIGN OTIS HATCHERY Phone 192 326 Main Plattsmouth To Russian assault forces stormed into Kiev at dawn today and cap tured the ancient city, Russia's third in size and the capital of the Ukraine, 'scoring one of their greatest victor ies of the war to collapse Germany's middle Dnieper defense line. Premier Marshal Joseph Stalin announced the capture in a special order of the day, a few hours after Berlin had acknowledged the loss of the city in one of Adolph Hitler's gravest reverses of his war in the east. The resounding soviet triumph came on the eve of the 26th anniver sary of the red revolution. It laid open the German defenses for a red army spurt to Poland and in effect split the nazis into two parts sep arated by the Pripet marshes. Soon after the Moscow radio an nounced that Stalin had been award ed the Order of Suvoruv for his suc cessful military leadership, he an nounced that General Nikolai F. Vatutin's army, as a result of a bold outflanking maneuver, "at dawn took by storm the capital of the soviet Ukraine the town of Kiev." Stalin's order contradicted the nazi claim that the German garrison estimated at 15 divisions of perhaps 200,000 men, had withdrawn from the city yesterday to escape the threatened encirclement. In the fighting for Kiev, Stalin said, the first Czechoslovak Brigade, 14th infantry divisions, three tank corps as well as many other units particularly distinguished themselv es. All of them were awarded the name of Kiev to be added to their unit. Germans Position Bad London, Nov. 5. (UP) The Ber lin radio hinting that the German position in Kiev was becoming pre carious, said today that a great battle north of the city was gathering violence by the hour and "presuma bly the Soviets are striving to pre sent Stalin with the Ukrainian capi tal as an anniversary present to morrow." France Wants Voice Algiesr, Nov. 5. (UP)-The French International Committee of Libera tion announced today that France will not consider herself bound by any Anglo-American-Russian decis ion effecting Germany unless her llfilfliffi ufa. mt& m s e World's Largest Manufacturer Users of Popcorn Have lust Acquired Popcorn Processing Plant at Rad Oak, Iowa CONFECTIONS, INC. of Chicago, manufacturers of SNACKS, naiionally-kncwn carcmel-coated pepcorn, have purchased the Oliver Bricker Com pany of Red Oak, Iowa. Mr. Oliver Bricker remains in charge. All existing contracts with popcorn growers have been taken over, but in addition, the plant's popcorn purchases and processing operations will probably be expanded to two or fhree times its present volume! We &m lnUm$lB& In Buying YUE Popcorn Millions of pounds of popcorn flow through CONFEC TIONS INC. in a steady stream of solid carloads month after month. Popcorn growers and farmers in this area can help supply us with these great tonnage requirements. Already huge additional con tracts with popcorn growers have been executad, but we can still use more! If you have popcorn to sell, be sure to get in touch with us. Write at once or call Red Oak 161. Confections, Inc. Successors to OLIVER BRICKER COMPANY RED OAK. IOWA Manufacturers of SNACKS Caramel Corn America's Most Popular Food-Confection Stalin described Kiev as "the largest industrial center and most important German strategic center on the right bank of the Dnieper." By victory, he said "the most im portant and most favorable zone of operations on the right bank of the Dnieper has been captured." The fall of Kiev, a city of 350, 000 on a steep bluff on the west bank of the Dnieper, was fore shadowed by Russian thrusts into the northern and western suburbs yesterday, cutting all but single es cape railway to the southwest. DNB said the Russians lost 4S tanks in fighting for Kiev. One of the oldest cities in Russia, Kiev is the junction of rail roads running southwest from Moscow to Rumania and northwest from Ros tov to Warsaw. Highways run north to Leningrad and west to Warsaw. Before the war, Kiev was the cen ter of Russia's machine-tool, food, clothing and chemical industries, while the Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, 19 universities and col leges, 51 important scientific insti tutions, 12 theatrical companies in cluding the Ukrainian state opera and ballet, and a famous conserva tory of music made it one of the fin est cultural centers of the soviet union. - It was the biggest Russian city ever captured by the Germans. Only Moscow and Leningrad are larger. Kharkov, liberated last summer, is the fourth largest city in Russia. The Germans announced the oc cupation of Kiev Sept. 22, 1941. Two days short of three months after they opened the eastern front. representatives are allowed a voice in deciding these issues. In a blunt bid for an equal place with the three major allies on the newly created European Commission, the French committee implied that any armistice arranged by the al lies with Germany might not be regarded is binbing on French arm ies. The committee must make it known that decisions which could be taken on this subject (ot Ger many) would only bind France if she participated in them under con sideration in conformity with her interests and those of all her allies, and corresponding to the sacrifices she herself has made in the common cause, a communique said. BUY MORE WAR BONDS m A