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Sfa Hist, oncal Society Bacummticit VOL. NO. LX PLATTSMOUTH, HEBEASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1944 NO. 7 Plattsmouth Hits Bellevue In Tough Game Locals Win 35 to 24 With Vroman and Cole Leading the Way With 11 Points Each BY DALE PIKE The hard fighting Plattsmouth Blue Devils added another to their slate by dumping Bellevue 35 to 2 4 before a good crowd Wednesday night at the hilltop. In the fi'st period neither team was able to score a field goal, but the Blue Devils salvaged two free throws to put them ahead 2 to 0. The whole Plattsmouth team start ed sinking buckets, two apiece by Vroman and Cole and one each by Joe Gradoville and Dale Pike to put them ahead 16-8 at the intermission. Each team scored three times from the field in the third quarter as Livingston did a good job on re bounds before retiring on fouls. Vroman, Cole and Pike dropped in two baskets each for the Platters, "while Bellevue was securing eight points as the game ended. The victorious Plattsmouth team won their eighth game of the year last night while so far they have lost five. The Blue Devils play the strong Holy Name team of Omaha on next Wednesday night on the local court. This team has won eleven straight games and are yet to be beaten. In the preliminary game last night the Bellevue Reserves downed the Plattsmouth seconds 27 to 19, as Cullen, Eaton and McBride were high with three points each. The tabulated score of the game was as follows: PLATTSMOUTH PO FG FT F Pts Cole F 5 1-5 3 11 Wolever F 0 0-0 0 0 Eaton F 0 0-0 0 0 J. Gradoville F 1 0-1 2 2 Livingston, C 1 0-2 4 2 Pike G 4 1-4 2 9 Vroman G 5 1-3 2 11 E. Gradoville G 0 0-0 0 0 Ttoal 16 3-15 IS 35 BELLEVUE PO FG FT F Pts Clark F 1 0-0 2 2 Radke, F 1 2-4 0 4 Thomas F 1 0-0 0 2 B. Shires C 0 2-3 0 2 Betz C 1 0-1 4 2 V. S-hires C 0 0-0 0 0 Francis C 0 0-0 ( 0 Robinson G 5 2-6 3 12 Phelps G 0 0-1 1 0 Total 6-15 10 24 Have Pleasant Meeting The ladies aid society of the First Christian church entertained on Wednesday afternoon at the church parlors with a very pleasing num ber being in attendance to enjoy the fine program that had been prepar ed for them. Mrs. Floy Hardison was the program chairman of the after noon. Mrs. C. J. White gave a vocal solo, "He Cares for Even Me," Mrs. J. Hodges being the accompanist, while Mrs. Hodges gave as a vocal num ber, "Jesus Whispers Peace," with Mrs. White as the accompanist. Ruth Ann Nelson one of the tal ented musical pupils of the high school gave a trumpet solo, "Short and Sweet" with Eloise Cole as the accompanist. Eloise Cole favored the ladies with a lovely piano , number, "Liebes f rued" that was very much appreciat ed. The ladies of the committee at an appropriate hour served a most de licious luncheon. The members of the committee comprised Mrs. C. McGraw, Mrs. Hugh Stander, Sr., Mrs. Ann Parker. Mrs. Earl Iske, Mrs. Charles Newburn. Soldier Visits Here Technical Cpl. Louis G. Hart, who is stationed at McCord Field, Wash ington, is in the city where he i9 c guest at the home of Russell Henry, a friend. Cpl. Hart resides at Mus kogee, Oklahoma, and stopped here for a visit with the Nebraska friends. District Court Notes Judge -W. V. Wilson here Wednes day held a short session of court following the call of the docket and made orders and heard motions in a number of cases. In the partition suit of Fred W. Backemeyer vs. Luella Backemeyer, the court entered an order allowing Guy L. Clement, $100 attorney fees, A. L. Tidd, f 35 as referee in the case. The court entered order dismissing suit. In the matter of the Village of Louisville, a municipal corporation, vs. Harry E. Stevens. Dorothy Rohr danz was given leave to file amend ed answer and cross petition. In the matter of the application of Margaret Kohlbacher, guardian for license to sell real estate, the license was granted as prayed for and bond set at $100. In the suit to quiet title of Lucy Zaar vs. John D. Knight, the court entered the order confirming the title of the plaintiff to the real es tate involved. In the divorce action of Bernice Beckner vs. Stephen R. Beckner, the court entered an order granting temporary alimony of $15 a week for the support of the plaintiff and child, also ?25 attorney fee and $10 tost. The amounts are to be paid into the office of the clerk of the district court. Order was entered in the case of Mattie M. Egenberger vs. Adam W. Poe, et a!., allowing service by publication. BUY MORE WAR BONDS War Fund Drive Of Red Cross Is $10,100 For County Greatest Task Lies Ahead for the Bed Cross in Campaign That Starts March 1st The War Fund drive of the Ameri can Red Cross will open over the nation on March 1st and will con tinue until March 31st 1944, and in this Cass county will be called upon to raise the sum fo $10,100. This will be distributed in a wide j nasty, damnable, despicable busi field of activity of the Red Cross jness," tie said. We'll hold the rats such as Service Men and their per-j from the emperor down to the low sonal problems; Food parcels to wariest ditch digger responsible for prisoners; aid service families and disabled veterans; operate service flubs overseas; handle emergency nessaees for service men and fam ilies; collects life saving blood; pro vides comforts, cheer and recreation in hospitals; makes surgical dress ings; helps when disaster strikes. The Cass county campaign will be under the direction of County Judge Paul E. Fauquet, as the War Fund chairman, he having successfully handled this difficult job in the 1941 and the 1943 campaigns. The quota of the various towns over the county embraces the follow ing set up: Alvo $ S30 Avoca 360 Cedar Creek 325 Eagle 400 Elm wood 535 Greenwood 500 Louisville 900 Manley 300 Murdock 375 Murray 400 Mynard 325 Nehawka 475 Plattsmouth 3,000 South Band 300 Union 450 Wabash 300 Weeping Water 1,000 BUY MORE WAR BONDS To Return to West Gunner's Mate 2c Ted Smalley and Mrs. Smalley, who are spending five days here with Mr. Smalley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Smalley, are preparing to return to their home at Portland. Oregon. They expect to spend five days at Missoula, Mon tana, with the parents of Mrs. Smalley before going onto their home. This is the first leave for GM2c Smalley in the past two years and the first visit here of the wife. BACK THE ATTACK WITH BONDS You Can't Afford T lead 0 A More Than 7,700 American right ing Men Brutally Treated Until Relieved by Death Washington, Jan. 2 8. (UP) The Japanese, through starvation, tor ture and outright murder, have slain more than 7,700 American fighting men at least a third of the number taken prisoner in the Philippines the Army and Navy revealed today in a report of unparalleled bestiality which brought pledges of vengeance from an outraged congress. The story, carefully documented with instance after instance" of Jap anese barbarity against Filipinos as veil as Americans captured on Ba taan and Corregidor, was based on sworn statements by two army offi cers and a navy officer who them selves suffered from 361 days at the hands of the enemy before they escaped from a prison camp on Davo. Ignoring all accepted rules for treatment of war prisoners, the Jap anese heaped upon the captured Americans a treatment so horrible that the three officers said the heroes of Pataan and Corregidor would never have surrendered "had they known the fate in store for them." Congress heard the story in open rage. Chairman Sol Bloom. D., N. Y., of the House Foreign Affairs committee, summed up the sentiment of most of his colleagues. "Let these Japanese know in plain and uncertain terms that we're going to hold them responsible for this 1,000,000 years if possible. The report added a now and ugly chapter to the story of Japanese atrocities made so clear when the Tokyo government, again in com plete violation of accepted rules of war, executed some of the captured American fliers who took part in the historic April, 1942 raids on Japan's principal cities. In connection with those execu tions, President Roosevelt sent a stern warning to Japan. He said that if "such acts of barbarity and mani festations of depravity" were con tinued, "the American government will hold personally and officially responsible for those deliberate crimes all of those officers of the In Chicago Hospital Miss Frances Hadraba, daughter of J. F. Hadraba, lo:al druggist, is now located at Chicago where she is following her profession of nurs ing and is at the Hiiies U. S. Vet erans hospital, one of the largest in the country, and is constantly filled with hundreds of the veterans. Miss Hadraba is a graduate of St. Mary's nurse school at Rochester, Minnesota, where she was graduated with very high honors. She likes the new post very much as it is a civil servcie position under the gov ernment and the work at the hospital is the type that demands the very highest qualifications for the nurse. She has betn fortunate in having a classmate also a nurse at Hines and they reside with a sister of the nurse. NOTICE I am now taking appointments, either days or evenings, with those needing help on their Income Tax returns. J. HOWARD DAVIS , These Japanese government who have parti cipated in their commitment and will in due course bring these offi cers to justice." The report disclosed these facts: At Camp O'Donnell, about 2,200 American t)risouers from Bataan died during April and May of 1942. The death rate among Filipino prisoners was higher. By October, another i.000 Americans had died at Camp Babanatuan and 2,500 others were in such condition that American doctors were certain all would die. Thus, of the approximately 20, O'.'O American fighting men in the Philippines when the end came, at least 7,700 were dead or dying by October of 1942. How many more have died since then is a problem al- most too grisly to consider, for the death toll en some occasions reached 50 a day. Washington, Jan. 28. (UP) Here are some of the atrocities prac ticed by the Japanese on American and Filipino prisoners captured on Bataan and Corregidor, as revealed today by the army and navy: One was known among prisoners as the sun treatment "Being made to sit in the boiling vim all day long without cover." Twelve thousand prisoners taken on Corregidor "were concentrated in. . . a square of concrete about 100 yards to the side" and kept there "without food for a week. There was cne water spigot for the 12,000 men and a 12-hour wait to fill a canteen was the usual rule. After seven days the men received their first rations one mess kit of rice and a can of sardines." The Corregidor prisoners were f creed to march through Manila. Weaker prisoners stumbled but "were cuffed back into the line and made to march until they dropped." "There were virtually no water facilities at Camp O'Donnell. Prison ers stood in line for six to 10 hours to get a drink. They wore the same clothing without change for a month and a half. Col. Dyess waited 35 days for his first bath and then had one gallon of water for it." "The prisoners received meat twice in two months, and then not enough to give as many as a quarter of them a piece an inch square." Honor Roll Of High School Is Announced Seniors Have a Large Group of the Honor Bell for First Quarter and Semester The high school is announcing the honor roll for the first quarter and semester of the school and shows a very large group of the seniors of the school in the coveted ranks. The list is as follows: SENIORS: Eileen Aylor, Betty Al bert, 'Shirley Burcham, Donald Bow man, Bernard Dow, Ruth Farmer, Robert Galloway, Ed. Gradoville. Jfrry Jones, Charlotte Jaeger, Patty Libershall, Geraldine McClintock, Geraldine Maasen, Donna Mason, Malinda Mierdierks, Diek Novak, Glaydes Rhoades, Delores Ruse, Bob Wohlfarth, Robert Woster. JUNIORS: Mary Evers, Eugene Hula, Marcella McCormick, Eldon Teisinger, Elizabeth Meisinger, Nor ma Spidell. Accounts "To find men strong enough to dig graves was a problem." "Men shrank from 200 pounds to 90. They had no buttocks. They I were human sketetons." "One dilapidated building was set aside (at O'Donnell) and called a hospital. Hundreds of men lay naked on the bar-.; floor without covering j of any kind. There was no medicine iof any kind. The doctors had not even water to wash from their patients." human waste At Canixbanatuan "on one occas sion the Japanese gave the Ameri can prisoners three chickens for 500 !n5en- ar'd 011 another occasion 50 eggs for 509 men. As a result, their pro paer.nda later told the world that American prisoners in the Philip pines were being fed on chicken and egfrs." "Men were literally worked to death. It was not unusual for 20 per cent of a work detail to be work ed to death. In one instance, 75 per cent were killed that way." U. S. Protests Jap Atrocities Washington, Jan. 28. (UP) Sec retary of State Cordell Hull, com menting cn Japanese atrocities against Americans and Filipinos captured in the Philippines, said today it would be necessary to as semble "all the demons available from anywhere and combine their fiendishness to describe the conduct of those who inflicted these unthink able tortures." Hull indicated that the govern ment already had protested to the j Japanese against the atrocities that have been drsclosed to the public. But at the same time he frankly admitted that protests heretofore filed with the Nipponese in instances of cruelty imposed against war prisoners or interned civilians had proved of little avail. Asked specifi cally whether this government was compiling lists of Japanese officials in the Philippines with a view to holding them accountable after the var for the atrocities Hull said, this government is investigating all phases of the situation in the Philip pines, seeking as much information as it possibly can get for use in handling the war guilt program after the war. SOFHOMGRES: Jeanne Allen, Phyllis Bourck, Jean Collins, Mary K. Gorder, Ralph Hild, Marilyn Johnson. 'Josephine Koubek, Clau dine Keller, Mary Libershal, 'Charles Painter, Alice Roberts, El dora Shellenberger, Evelyn Siernon eit. FRESHMEN: Marilou Warner, John W. Winters, Carol Ramsey, Jean Lloyd, Joan Gradoville, Keith Fitch, Mary Lou Becker, Janet Tiekotter, Genie Smith. Second quarter or semester only. To Join Navy Dale Pike, junior in the high school and member of the football and basketball teams of the school this year, is entering the armed forces of the nation. He was at Omaha today to enlist in the United States navy and hopes to be able to complete the basketball season be fore he is called into active train ing. He has been engaged with the Journal for part time outside of his school work. The young man is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Pike. GET IN THE SCRAP! Reception of New Members A joint reception of new members of the Catholic Daughters of Ameri ca was held in Plattsmouth Wednes day evening, participated in by Court Lady of Loretto 709 of Plattsmouth end Court Emanuel 1122 of Nebras ka City. Preceding the reception a large dinner party was held at the Hotel Flattsmouth at which forty-seven guests participated. Presiding officers were: Mrs. Laura Bruening, State Regent. Har tington, Nelu., Mrs. F. I. Rea, Grand Regent of Plattsmouth, and Mrs. Eleanora Bsshof, Grand Regent of Nebraska City Court. The officers and candidates were presented with beautiful corsages. Following the dinner the recep tion of candidates was held at the Eagles Hall. Candidates, Court Emanuel. Ne braska City: Mrs. Sybilla Hohman. Mrs. Gertrude Schreiner, Mrs. Doro thy Lutz, Mrs. Mary Lutz. Miss Gertrude Schreiner, Miss Mary Jor dan. Lady of Loretto, Plattsmouth: Mrs. Marie Knoflicek. Mrs. Margaret Smith. Mrs. Edna Mae Bollmeier, Miss Ann Delaney. Miss Margaret Pea. Miss Helen Woolcott. During intermission the ladies were entertained by several piano solos given by Mrs. Thomas Dunbar, very talented pianist of Nebraska City. This feature was greatly en joyed by everyone. Coffee and cookies were served at the close of the evening. Aid Service Men Now Held Prisoners In Enemy Camps There are Now 273 Service Men From Nebraska Now in Prison Camps of the Axis There are now 273 service men from Nebraska who are held in war prison camps, according to a compi lation made by War Prisoners Aid. Y.M.C.A.. a participating service of the National War Fund, according to reports received today by Thomas C. Woods. Nebraska War Fund chari man. War Prisoners Aid. Y. M. C. A., which is supported in part by con tributions made to National War Fund through the United War Fund of Nebraska, provides recreational, cultural and spiritual assistance to war prisoners, under provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1929. "Although the men from Nebraska may be adequately fed," said Mr. Woods, "they still face the problem of an endless procession of months of prison life. Taken suddenly from active, exciting lives as soldiers, cut off from news of world develop ments, and with nothing to occupy their minds and hands they can eas ily give way to bitterness and des pair. To help prevent this 'barbed wire disease,' War Prisoners Aid carries on its work, through neutral representatives who make regular visits to prison camps, learn their needs and endeavor to meet them. BUY MORE WAR BONDS Former Resident Dies Charles Luther Mitchell, 75, 4502 Greenwood St., Lincoln, died at his home Wednesday. He was born in Metropolis, 111., coming to Nebraska and Plattsmouth 57 years ago. He worked for the Burlington railroad in the shops in this city, moving to University Place when the shops were trans ferred to Havelock. He remained there until 1922. In 1924 he was appointed mar shal by the police department and served University Place in that capacity for IS years, ill health forc ing him to retire slightly more than a year ago. He was a member of North Star lodge No. 27 A. F. & A. M. Surviving are his wife Anna; five children,. Mrs. Alvin Ramge, Plattsmouth; Vera Mitchell, Chi dress, Texas; Dean Mitchell, Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs.. Arlyne Kiewik, Chicago, and Mrs. Eugene H. Mas ters, Lincoln; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. . Cass Soil District Makes Report On Conservation District Organized in 1939 Has Done a Great Deal Toward the Betterment of the Farms The Cass Soil Conseration dist rict has completed a very fin report oi the operations of the district since its origin October 9, 1939 altho as the report states the work on the district did not start until August 1940. The district originally included 4S.374 acres spread over 267 miles. Since that time many additions have been made. In 1940 and 1941 there were 2.S90 and 15,629 acres added by petition. In June 1942 a referendum was held and an additional 128,000 acres was included. This brought the district area to 195, S93 acres com prising 1,257 farms. Petitions have been submitted and a hearing set with the object of holding a referen dum to include the remaining 159. 207 acres in the district. No change has been made in the board of supervisors since its origin 1939. One election was held at which time the retiring members were re elected. A supervisory election to have been in December 1943 has been postponed until February of this year. This will permit the farmers that are taken in the district after the hearing to have the chance to cast their vote. The Soil Conservation district ! furnished 16.400 trees, 100 pounds of two varieties of grass seed and 35 rolls of snow fence. The district in the first four months had the as sistance of the men at the conscien tious objectors camp at Weeping Wa ter.. The discontinuance of the camp resulted in the loss of approximately 2,000 man hours of labor each month for the district. Farms over the county have bene fitted by the work of the district pians and in this community the farm of Eichsrd Spangler near this city is one of the places benefitted. The officers of the conservation Lester L. Wagoner, William Blum, Herman F. Schwcppe, Ezra Nebeu n ember and Henry A Tool treasur er Returns from South Mrs. Robert E. Sedlak, who has been spending the past two weeks in the south at Fort Blanding, Florida, returned home Wednesday after noon. Mrs. Sedlak has been visiting her husband. Pvt. Robert E. Sedlak, who is in military training at the Florida post. She reports that Pvt. Sedlak is feeling fine and is enjoy ing the strenuous training period that has brought him down to his old weight. While in the south Mrs. Sedlak w as a guest at the home of Lieuten ant and Mrs. W. H. Burns and Mrs. Cora Hirz, who reside in the locality of the training camp. Lincoln Visitors Here Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Halter and Mrs. Reginald Halter, of Lincoln, have been here as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Wheeler;, and have now returned to Lincoln. Regi nald Halter is stationed with the armed forces in the Panama Canal Zone. Now in England Mrs. W. O.I Reeves of this city has received word from her son, Cpl. Lester Reeves, that he Is now in Eng land and likes the country very much with very attractive scenes and best of all English speaking people. Cpl. Reeves is a veteran of five years of service in the army. Will Winter in Omaha T" Mrs. E. W. Cook will spend the winter in Omaha at the Imrnanuel Home for the Aged. She will return to her home in Plattsmouth in the spring. j BUY MORE WAR BONDS "i ". O