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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1943 THE JOTTENAL, PLATTSMOUTH, KEBEASKA PAGE SEVEN Allies Marshaling Forces For Great Blow At Rabaul Preparing to Strike at Keystone of Japan's Crumbling Southwest Pacific Defense Washington, Dec. 15, (UP) The allies today were believed marshal ling powerful air, sea and ground forces of 'an early assault on Ra baul, keystone of Japan's crumbling southwest Pacific defense line. Military experts anticipate campaign for that formidable en emy base on New Britain island will be undertaken soon, perhaps even before American troops complete the conquest of nearby Bougainville is land. The campaign for Rabaul, which bars the way to the more vital strongholds in Japan's inner defense rings, will be the biggest, and no doubt the toughest yet undertaken by the allies in the Pacific. The forthcoming drive will be preceded by an intensive, sustained aerial assault such as that which forced the Japanese to quit Kiska in the Aleutians. Land and ship-based planes will participate, the former presumably from the newly develop ed air base in the Empress Augusta bay area of Bougainville. In the opinion of military ex perts, it may first be necessary to seize enemy airfields on New Brit ain island before atempting a frontal assault on Rabaul itself. This would necessitate landings in the vicinity of Gasmata and Cape Gloucester, secondary enemy bases on the is land. At the same time, enemy air fields on New Ireland island, which lies athwart Rabaul, would have to be immobilized. The allies are now understood" 'to have the men, the ships and planes Hollywood Is Suffering From Cold And Sniffles Warner Brothers Have 300 on Sick List From the Prevailing Maladies CHRIST - LUTHESAN CHURCH Plattsmouth-Louisville Road Hollywood, (UP) Hollywood was one big sniffle today, with many a multi-million dollar epic wheezing to a halt because the high priced help had colds in the heads. Most of those movie stars still on i were beginning to fel ticklish m the nose. As Bob Hope reported be tween sneezes: loure lucky if you can find a doctor at all; they're all down with the flu, too." More than COO workers at Warner Brothers, from top star to the lowliest carpenter were nursing their ills at home. Barbara Stan wyck, who had tried to play a glam our gal with a mustard plaster on her chest, finally gave up the strug gle and took to her bed for three days. Jack Benny's film shut down for a week, because his nose was dribbling; when it reopened, the Misses Dolores Moran and Alexis Smith were red of eye and stuffed of nose. Bob Hutton and Dane Clark, co starring in a film about the Holly wood canteen, were out and the pic ture was closed. Bette Davis, who took a week off to sit in the desert sun, was back at work, with a sup ply of handkerchiefs. The Selznick production, "Since You Went Away," was closed with not one, but two of its stars, tak ing cold medicine! Claudette Colbert first reported sick; Jennifer Jones followed her. ' The- new' Dr. Kildare movie was; Sunday, December 19 th Close of Sunday School 11 A. M. Services 2:00 P. M. Practice for Christ mas program. Wednesday, December 22nd The ladies aid will hold their Christmas party at the church par lors. Mrs. Henry Fornoff and Mrs. Jake Kraeger, committee. Friday, December 24th 6:30 P. M. Christmas -Program Saturday, December 25th 11 A. M. Christmas services No service on Sunday, December 26 th. Nation Exhausts Reserves Of Its Transportation Necessary to Have Replacement Programs Launched If Collapse Is to Ee Avoided Washington. (UP) The Truman committee warned the nation today that it has coasted to the limit on its prewar reserves of transportation facilities and that replacement pro grains must be launched immediate ly if a disastrous collapse is to be avoided. "It we act now, an impending be avoided by means Vivian Blaine, the new musical comedy star with the red hair at crisis may 20th Century-Fox. worked a veek!'11 satisfactory than any meas- with a nurse standing by, then gave up the struggle. So did By Journal Field Repr urcs which could be taken once the i Bendix. Roy Rogers was no seriously ill with influenza that this current Horse Opry was postponed until the first of the jear. Paramount's movie about the Hitler gang closed lor two days because director John F. Far row and most of his actors were sick. Robert Hitler Watson was so ill, he could not say heil, in more than a w hisper. Alan Ladd, making hi. I William ' 11 1- ls 1S aciuany upon us, me sen ate's special war investigating com mittee declared in a report on trans portation problems. The report paid high tribute to the transportation job so far ac complished, and said it couldn't have been done if there hadn't been pre war reserves as well as splendid war-time conservation and utilization. But, it added, the transportation picture since returning from t h e is increasing. Equipment is wearing army, still hadn't made it. First out. 'Manpower is growing scarcer, day's shooting found him home with . "An indication of the seriousness his leet in a hot bath. Virginia Bruce's adventures in Arabia wim George Sanders halted v. hen she went to the hospital, seri ously ill. She's at home now under care ot a physician, while Sanders city," the report pointed out of the situation lies in the fact that txperts forecasting the 194 4 trans portation gulden have based their tigures, not upon estimated demand, iut on estimated maximum capa- bites his fingernails. Bonita (jramille, who also went to the hospital with influenza, re turned to work, shaky in the knees, while dozens of other performers trying to hide their red noses with yellow grease paint, wondered how ALL OUT FOR VICTORY The government is asking you to store yonr winter supply " of Coal NOW to save trans portation for war material later on. So see ns now for your next Winter's Coal. E. J. RXCHEY Lumber Coal Phone 12S Ronald Cobaari. '-"praying Marlene ! Dietrich's boy friends in technicolor, j was home, coughing. So was Maria Montez. , I Betty Hutton, the incendiary ! blonde, scheduled to do a dance in as few clothes as the law allows, ! was bundled ;n i'lannels. j Al Hall, directing Cary Grant and ; Janet Blair in a movie about a ! dancing caterpillar, went to bed, j vthil bis actors, incltidiug.th.e worm, j collected their salaries for doing I nothing. V '''"." '.-- ! down with Drs. Lionel Barrymore 1 needed to do the job. Secretary of j and an Johnson unable to pres-: the Navy Frank Knox said as much Uribe successfully for themselves.' yesterday when he told ' newsmen, "we are geting ready to drive home some hard blows. . .we now have the equipment and trained men to do a complete job." Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who would direct the combined forces in the drive on Rabaul. has at, his dis posal the American Sixth army com manded by Lt. Gen. Walter Kreu ger,. Comparatively few army troops have participated it-any -ol there cent campaigns in the southwest Pa cific. The current New Guinea.drive has been entrusted largely to Aus tralian soldiers. The marines repre sent the main force on Bougain ville although some army troops are with them. long they could hold out before the cameras. Point by point, the committee re viewed the situation i ffecting ali types of transportation facilities rail, highway, air, barge and pipe line. It found the rail, highway and air transport outlook most critical. The barge program, conceived in emergency, was found to have been LAST CALL FOR PRE CHRISTMAS CLEANING Have your cloihing cleaned by the BAND BOX Quality System. First Ciass Cleaning by a home town enterprise. Quality Cleaning at all times with prices right. BAND BOX CLEANERS Remember to bring Hangers Phone 35 Buy War Bonds DEPENDABLE INSURANCE SERVICE This agency will continue to give the same depen dable service and protection it has for the past Twenty years. Protect What You Have We represent the largest and oldest insurance compan ies in America! call or see This Christmas Sock if away , There's always extra money around at Christmas bonuses and gifts and Christmas Club checks. This year, be smart with your money. Don't go around splurging it on things that are scarce. Put it where it will count for yourself and your future. And your country's! Buy the best Christmas gift of all War Bonds! 9 'is' - 't INSURANCE" ZZTa PHOXEr 16 Plattsmoutm OFFICE OVER S0ENKICHSEN S STORE if . - a r 5 tf, Si - FOR PEACE OM EAR THBUY WAR BONDS Leonard Born of Plattsmouth, was looking after business in Nehawka on last Friday, and visiting friends. He brought 28S discs to have sharp ened by H. Kuutz. Jack Wunderlich, who has been at Fort Benning, da., has been promis- "so delayed by endless conferences" that its benefits were negligible. Only the pipeline program received plaudits. "Pipeline transportation of petro leum was early and properly visual ized by the petroleum administra tion for war a:; a solution to some of the major domestic petroleum transportation problems, " the report said. "As a result, the petroleum transportation problem has been greatly alleviated." The committee found that rail roads have received during; 1!42 and will receive during 1943 only a fraction of their estimated equip ment requirements. It blamed war production board priority ratings for the fact that, locomotive production reached only 615, instead of the scheduled 724, in the first nine months of this year. VPB since has lifted delaying res trictions. Freight cars present a similar problem, and the committee lashed out at the WPB for stopping with out notice, freight car production on April 14, 1942. The WPB order restricted freight car production to only two types. The committee said "production was delayed several months before railroads discovered which builders would be permitted to build what types of cars." As for the future, the committee was pleased to note that material inventories have new reached the stage where WPB has authorized a return to all-steel construction "so a substsantial increase in the num ber of freight cars of better quality, is now possible." As for passenger cars, the commit tee said the public "will have to acept the discomforts of rail pas senger travel as one of the burdens I of war and should plan to travel as I little as possible." j The committee found steel rail and other equipment problems def ! initely improved but suggested test i checks occasionally to minimize curcuitious routing which place an unnecessary burden on rail facili ties. (Each week In this space will be presented a picture and word portrait oi someone whose name is news.) Upon the shoulders of a youthful, energetic, good natured American named Calvin B. Bald win may rest some of the responsibility for shortening World War II. He was selected by Secretary of State Hull to direct the rehabilita tion of Italy. Baldwin is 41 years old. He was born in Radford, ,Va., and his first professional experi ence was as a shop inspector for a railroad. By 1933 he became the manager and owner of the Electric Sales and Service company. East Rad ford, Va. In 1933 Baldwin became a member of the New Dal family as an assistant to Henry Wallace. He has remained active, in govern mental posts since and is well known for his work as administrator of the Farm Security Administration. The organization uaidwin now heads is charged with feeding, clothing, and providing medical care for needy Italians. Our treatment of Italy, the first Axis country to surrender, will probably be closely watched by other Nazi satel lite nations. If the impression is favorable, they also may decide to surrender. -V Calvin B. Baldwin cd a furlough the latter part of the month, hoping to be able to celebrate I the holidays here with his parents, j I Frank Linder was visiting his j friend, Walter J. Wunderlich, and i looked after business at Nehawka's ! bank. j John Chriswisser and his son and '; daughter, were visiting in Nehawka last Sunday, Mr. Chriswisser with his mother, Mrs. Cappie Chris wibser. and the children with Orah and Louis Jentz. They returned to Liu- j coin in the evening. ! i Ilcrbie Kunta and wife were at ! Nebraska City Saturday where they enjoyed a visit with friends and ; attending to business matters. Aveca Win Games The irst and second basketball teams of the Avoca school were at Nehawka Friday night for two games with the locals. The visitors were able to take both games from the Ne hawka players. X'0P MARKET PRICES FOR Poultry EGGS Cream Truck Service on Poultry. Call us or drop us a card for prices and let us know when you have poultry to sell. A. R. CASE Phones 199 :. 268J PLATTSMOUTH SALES BARN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18th 1 P.M. 23 Head Good Milk Cows, Shorthorn and Holsteins. Eunch Nice Heifers.. Good White Face Bull. Good Feeder Pigs, several good Boars PLATTSMOUTH SALES BARN "Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feeling?" WHEN YOU'VE BEEN BUY ING War Bonds on the Pay Roll Savings Plan for, say, 6 months . . . "Cowusy of .Mrt. C'itre Bright simoleons for every THREE you're putting in today ... 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