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MONDAY, NOVEMBEE 22, 1943 THE JOUENAL, PIATTSMOTJTH, NEBEASKA PAGE FIVE Thanksgiving, by Way of 1 MtVEMBCK I t w t r s i x s s fear1 raiaTT wT-wcw i n upaii. 1st a.U Sj Club Elects The Senior commercial club held its election of officers Wednesday morning during their regular short hand class. Officers elected for the year are as follows: President Bob YVohlfarth Vice President Eileen Aylor Secretary Betty Ann Albeit Treasurer Bernard Dow Publicity Chairman Patty Liber shall Program Chairman Ruth Farmer Sponsor Miss Long Plans are being made for the first program and official meeting which wlil be held in the very near future Patty Libershal Publicity Chairman Have Fine Meeting The ladies of the First Christian church, .held their monthly. social "Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Roy Stine favored the group with a very touching reading while Mrs. A. F. Moore gave humorous reading. A girls trio by Mary and Florence Peed and Mary Allen, and a solo by Mrs. Hodge with Mrs. C. J. White at the piano. Bonnie Meyers gave a poem, '"The Snowfall," which everyone seemed to enjoy. Returning to the West Robert Sherwood of Los Angeles, who has been here visiting with his relatives and old friends, is expect ing to leave in the n2xt few days for the west coast where he is en gaged with th California Shiphuild Company. He was here Wednesday tc visit his sister, Mrs. Arthur Troop at the farm south of this city, re turning to Omaha this morning. He also has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Arthur Sleeth and brother, Vic tor Sherwood at Omaha, and a siter, Mrs. William Hoover at Louisville, while here. K-B Club Meets The members of the K-B bridge club were tbe guests Thursday even ing of Mrs. R. W. Knoir at her home on high school hill to enjoy a very pleasant time in the fascinations, of the games. ISirs. H. A. Schneider was the winner of the high score, Mrs. Fred Lugsch, second, and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt, the third. The guests of the club were Mrs. Frank Cloidt and Mrs. Henry Starkjohn. Mrs Knorr served delicious refreshments at an appropriate hour. Expect New Allied Front BY UNITED PRESS General Kazimierez Sosnkowski. Polish commander now visiting troops in the Middle East intimated today a new allied front against Germany soon will be opened, the Polish Telegraph agency reported. The PTA disiwitch quoted Sosnow ski as saying to his troops in an or der of the day, "you and your com rades in arms soon will go into bat tle I am visiting your ranks for a nnai word before vou enibark upen the--soldier ultimate eourse.''- Have Musical Evening Last evening the members of the senior choir of the Methodist church as well as the girls' quartet of the church, were at the Nebraska Mason is Home for an evening of song with the residents of the home. A num ber of the church hymns were given by the choir while the quartet, that is under the direction of Miss Mar ine Miller cf the city schools, gave a very delightful part of the pro gram with several hymns and also war songs of the nation from the first World War and the present, proving a much enjoyed feature. The members of the quartet are Mar jorie DeVoe. Ruth Ann Nelson, Clau deeu Keller and Phyllis Bourck. Has Visit Home Pvt. Robert E. Sedlak, who has been at Fort Leavenworth, for the past two weeks, came in Wednesday evening for a very pleasant surprise visit with his family and friends. He has found the first steps in the army life interesting. He states that a large number are at the Fort and awaiting their assignment to vari ous training centers. Seebee Meets First Lady Dick March, third class petty of- I f icer, who is stationed in the south Pacific service with the ' Seabees, writes friends here that he is well and still on his island post where it is hot and mid-summer like. Dick had an interesting experience some time ago when Mrs. Eleanor Roose velt paid a visit to the southwest Pacific and dropped in on the camp where the Plattsmouth man is sta tioned. Mrs. Roosevelt stopped to converse with the men and chatted for a short time with Dick. He sends greetings to the many friends. Four Brothers Have Visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stander and Judy returned Monday after a visit to western Nebraska and Denver. James Stander who accompanied them on the trip returned last Wed nesday. While in Denver the four Stander brothers were together for the first time in several years. Dr. Theodore Stander lives in Denver and Lt. Col, Thomas, John Warren and Frank were all there at the same time. John Warren was on his way back to Camp Roberts, Calif., and the Lt. Colonel had a leave from his work at the 35th Evacuation hospital in Tennessee. John Warren was able to get a five day extension of his time w hich enabled him to be with them for the reunion. Louisville Courier Visits Relatives Here Calvin Warthan, seaman second class, USN., with Mrs. Warthen was t in the city Thursday to visit with the relatives and eld friends for a few hour3. Mr. Warthen has just completed his training at Farragut, Idaho, and is visiting with the family for a fchort time before re porting back for active duty. The young man makes his home in Chicago. Contrast OCCUPIED COUNTRIES OP EUROPE Fairview Club The Fairview club met Nov. 16, at the home fo Mrs. Jake Tritsch and Mrs. Oliver Meisinger. Due to bad roads and sickness there were only seven members present. After the business meeting the remainder of the afternoon was spent in play ing bingo. Mrs. John Alexen, and Mrs. Ernest Hild were in charge of the entertainment. Our December meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ben Speck, with Mrs. John Terryberry assistant host ess. Our regular Christmas party will be held and box for the needy will be nrenared at this meptine. Mrs. Jake Tritsch and Mrs. Her- ! man Hennings will have charge of the program. At a suitable hour de licious refreshments were served by , Mrs. Tritsch and Mrs. Meisinger. Pahl Son 111 Word had been received here that James David Pahl, son of Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Pahl, submitted to sur gery at a Highland Park, Illinois, hospital, November 14 th. He is re ported as recovering from the ef fects of the operation. Rev. Pahl will be remembered by many is a former pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church here. Is Confined to Home Miss Alpha C. Peterson, local dis tributing agent for the Omaha World-Herald, has been confined to her home for the past few days as the result of a sudden illness and has been unable to look after the regular business at her office in the Bekin building. During her illness Vernon Gochenour is looking after the distribution of the early morn ing paper. Has to Postpone Trip William Howland, old resident of this city, who had planned a trip to Los Angeles, found when going to Omaha to board the train that travel was not as easy as in the past. The train on which he was to travel was so loaded that a hundred were forced to remain at the station unable to get seats, among them Mr. Howland. He may delay the trip until a future time and less crowded conditions. County Court Notes This morning in the county court hearing was had in the estate of Ella Lutgen. in which Frank A. Cloidt is the administrator and in Isabel Wiles estate in which Searl S. Davis is the administrator. The hearing was the request for permis sion to dispose of bonds held by the estates. i err t m ouners rrom nu Mrs. Edgar Giaze is reported suf fering from a very severe attack of the flu and has been confined to bed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Schwenneker. She had been at the Schwenneker home assisting her mother when she was taken ill and ordered to bed. Class Hars Discussion On Insurance! As Mr. Price was unable to be at the Current Affairs Class Monday, Mr. J. I. Kocian spoke on insurance. Mr. Kocian spoke of many differ ent kinds of insurance. He gave an interesting talk on what insurance is for. Insurance came into existence about 1800 and it was used by sea captains. Around 1866 there was an insur ance known as fire insurance. It was first used on warehouses, etc. This insurance later became more popular as better homes were built. Life insurance was not so popular yet only to the extent, when some one would die there would be a so ciety chip in some money to bury him. This aid not work out long, because there were always argumnts in the society. Later on, there came into existence lodge meetings where the people would discuss it and appoint body guards for the funerals. The first successful policy was called the Presbyterian Minister Fund. It went into effect June 18, 1853. It was on an 8 per cent basis and ran for 12 months. The man to be insured had to have sixteen men sign his policy. Mr. Kocian lold us that today a medical examination is required to get insurance and that one out of every 70 dies of accidental death. He later mentioned which country has the most people insured. They are as follows: The United States is first with 50 per cent of the peo ple insured for $1,000, Canada is second, and England is third. In the last war, 1915 to 1918, if a man was killed accidentally, the insurance would pay double the amoun.t This is now called double indemnity. He then mentioned the latest type of insurance which is handled by the government and is known as Social Security. This government insurance on people runs in 5-year periods. In the last rart of his speech he mentioned that the highest insur ance policy ever known is $260,000,- C00 for one person. Richard Rummel Death cf Maurice McHugh The death of Maurice McHugh, one time resident of this city, oc curred early tnis morning at an Omaha hospital, word received here by the Walling family states. Mr. McHugh, apparently in his usual good health, was suddenly stricken with a heart attack last night at his home and taken to a hospit-' ore he passed away a short tiu. iater. He made his home here in his boy hood days but later moved to Falls City and Lincoln where he was em pioyea by the Mo. Facific. He was at this time employed at the Martin plant at Fort Crook. He is survived by the widow, two children, two sisters and one brother Mrs. Katie Walling, Los Angeles, Miss Mary McHugh, Arizona, and Edward McHugh, Atchison, Kansas. The body will be brought to this city Monday morning and funeral at 9 o'clock at St. John's church with interment in the family plot in the Catholic cemetery. Alvo Wins Crown The six man football team of the Alvo high school has set its claim on the championship of Cass county after a very fine 6eason and compe tition with Union, Nehawka and Eagle. The defeat of Nehawka by Union Thursday 1S to 18 gave the west Cass county team a lead in the county loop. Alvo has defeated Nehawka and Eagle and lost to Union in league play. Nehawka split with Union, defeated Eagle and lost to Alvo. Union beat Alvo, lost to Eagle and split with Nehawka. Eagle was downed by Nehawka and Alvo, win ning from Union. Final standings: w Alvo 2 Union 2 Nehawka 2 Eagle 1 pet. .667 .500 .500 Married at Court House Thursday afternoon at his cham bers in the court house. Judge A. H Duxbury read the marriage lines for If WorIpt Fastridpre nf this Htv and Ann Bernice Morrison of Omaha. The wedding was witnessed by Mjss Minnie Hild, clerk of the court, and Mrs. Robert Ray, clerk in the office of the county treasurer. The newly weds are to make their home in this city where Mr. E?st- ridge is employed in the UREX shops. Entertain Visiting Soldier A supper was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. August Siemoneit and family in honor of Pvt. Melvin Hinrichsen who is home on a ten day furlough. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Means and son, Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weiss and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Minrichsen and family. Pvt. Hinrichsen's fiancee, Miss Wanda Churchill of Ashland, Nebr., and Adolph Mesch of Omaha. Monday evening a supper was held at Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Means and son, Richard, in honor of Pvt. Melvin Hinrichsen. Pvt. Melvin Hinrichsen left for camp Wednesday evening at 10 P. M., after a ten day furlough from Camp Pickett, Virginia. He has been in eight different camps and gone through 38 states during his nine months in the army. He had the opportunity of visiting a few minutes with his grandfather and grandmother Reis, who just moved from LaBelle, Missouri, to Sarpy county. Top Prices For Turkeys Given By The 0. P. A. Ceilings Set in Many Iowa and Nebraska Counties Including Cass for the Turkeys' Madison, Stanton, Platte, Colfax, Boone, Nance, Merrick, Polk, Butler, Hamilton, York, Seward, Saline, Fil- laore. Clay, Thayer, Jefferson, Gage, Pawnee, Johnson, Richardson, Nema ha, Otoe, Cass, Saunders, Washing ton, and Burt counties in Nebraska. Also Harrison, Shelby, Audubon, Cass, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont. Page, Taylor and Pottawattamie counties in Iowa, except the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa. The top prices any OPA group 1 nd group 2 retail store may charge for turkeys November and December were announced today by D. F. Fel ton, OPA district director. Stores must plainly post their selling prices where they may be seen by the pub lic. Mr. Felton explained that the prices established are maximums at which small independent stores are permitted to sell. Any other groups of stores having lower ceilings under present regulations must continue to observe thejr present ceilings and will not be allowed to use the top prices listed today. "This new list of prices," Mr. Fel ton said, "is a protection alike to the housewife and to the great ma jority of retail merchants, who, un der difficult wartime conditions are conforming to government price con trol." Defining the respnsibilities of the retailers Mr. Felton pointed out that no poultry, including turkeys, may be offered for sale on a drawn or eviscerated basis, except when purchased Ly the retailer already drawn or eviscerated. A retailer may draw or eviscerate poultry only af ter the sale has been made and no charge may be made for that ser vice. When a retailer draws or evis cerates poultry he must sell it at the dressed price. Top ceiling prices for various weights and types of turkeys are as follow s: TURKEYS YOUNG Bought live and sold dressed Under 18 lbs. per lb, $.48 18 to 22 lbs per lb. .46 Over 22 lbs per lb. .44 Bought dressed and sold dressed Under 16 lbs per lb. .51 16 to 20 lbs. per lb. A'.) Over 20 lbs. per lb. .47 TURKEYS OLD Bought live and sold dressed Under 18 lbs per lb. .45 18 to 22 lbs per lb. .43 Over 22 lbs. per lb. .41 Bought dressed and sold dressed Under 16 lbs. per lb. .49 16 to 20 lbs. per lb. 47 - 1 Over 20 lbs. per lb. .45 Here from Denver Mrs. Joseph Kahoutek, of Denver, is in the city for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Svobo- da, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Louis Svoboda and other relatives and friends. The parents of Mrs. Kahou tek have not been so well in the past few months and she will be here for a time to assist in looking after them. Visiting it PapUHon Mrs. J. A. Donelan departed this morning for Papillion where she will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Karl Brown, the latter a daughter. Mrs. Donelan may remain until after the Thanksgiving holiday with the Crowns. Four Mile Club The meeting of the Four Mile club was held on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Art Weiss, with all but two members present. Mrs. Weiss was assisted in enter taining by Mrs. Frank Bierl and Mrs. Joseph Bierl. The time was spent in sewing for the Red Cross, and planning our Christmas party to be held in De cember. Two new members were re ceived into the club at the meeting, Mrs. Forest Todd and Mrs. George Stander. In the guessing game Mrs. Ella Nolting received the prize, while Helen Hunter held the lucky number entitling her to the door prize. Refreshments were served at an appropriate hour by the hostesses. Our next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Albert Todd, December 14. Dies in California Funeral services were held on Tuesday of this week for Miss Clara Mason, former Omaha resident, at Long Beach, California. Miss Mason died on last Saturday. She was for thirty-two years a teacher and prin cipal in the Omaha schools and also was very active in the P. E. 0., or ganizing Chapter E., of Omaha in 1889. Miss Mason was know-n to a num ber of the local people in her long residence in Omaha. Owaissa Camp Fire Girls Nov. 11, 1943. Meeting held Library. It was Armistice day at so we gave the salute to our flag. The minutes of the last meeting were read and report oi treasurer a as given, both were approved. There were eight members present to answer roll call. We discussed plans for a doll show and decided to have a hospital. After our closing song, we "run along home." Acting Scribe Phoebe Louise White Return to Duty Last evening Giles Bishop, Mor gan Meisinger and Harold Bennen, all seamen second class, departed for the naval training station at Farragut, Idaho, where they will re port for active duty. The young men have been here for a visit with home folks after the completion ef their training and will now be assigned to school or sea duty. WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 IN OBSERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING Free Delivery Mon. Wed. America's Traditional Holiday, Thanksgiving, comes again on the traditional date, Thursday, Nov 25. It may net be possible for you to have some of the goodies o former years at the festive board, but we suggest that you make a feast of the many quality foods available. Among those foods you will want are: Can Pumpkin - Pumpkin pie spice -Oysters - Celery - Apples - Grapes -Oranges - Cranberries - Grapefruit Lettuce -Radishes - Squash - Nuts Sweet Potatoes - Mince meat - Jams Jellies - Olives - All these foods you will find available at Carl's Market Restore French Warship Algiers, Nov. 20. (UP) France's greatest battleship, the 35,000-ton Richelieu, which was damaged by British and Free French forces in an attack on Dakar, was back on active duty today and under orders of Henri Giraud to strike at the enmy." The Rchelieu, repaired and re equipped at New York, recently visited Algiers and was inspected by British first sea Lord and chief of naval staff, Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham, and Giraud. The latter speaking to the crew, wished it luck, and said: "I hope you soon do something to help free France." Nazis Pay Heavy Cost Cairo, Nov. 18. (UP) The recap 'ture of Lero Island cost Germany at least as many casualties as the total number of allied troops engaged in the defense of th Dodocanese Islands, Gn. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson said today. BLAST AT HONG KONG Chungking, Nov. IS. (UP) A Liberator and Mitchell bomber, in a coordinated assault on the Hong Kong area Tuesday, dropped 27 tons of bombs on strategic targets; sank three Japanese merchant ships in the harbor, a 14th U. S. air force com munique said today. We have received another shipment of the Heart Shield Bibles also Catholic Prayer Books $1.95 t0 $5.95 Including box for mailing 4 Sat. Phone 255