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KONDAY, MARCH 20, 1944 TEE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH, KEBEASKA PAGE FIVE Children's Shoes Ration Free "Washington, Mar. 17. (UP) OPA officials estimated today that ap proximately five million pairs of cliildrens shoes will be ration free under the order permitting stampless sales for a three-week period be ginning May 1. This order provides that children? shoes in sizes S1 through 3, with a maximum price of $1.60 nay be bought without shoe stamp,- from May 1st through the 20th. A period of unrationed sales was needed, th OPA explained, to helo dealers move sluggish stocks of in expensive childxens shoes in view of the growing scarcity of more expen sive tynes. . This !s a family war. Put yourYVarnondtnyinsthroush the payroll savings plan on a 'fff family plan, which means fig ore ft out yourself. Sons Of Leaders In Marshalls Attack Ke3 iriHi-iriiiiriiHin ! r n f z rsV "e; s .t II ten x U. S. Marine Corps Ihoto Sons of five Marine Corps generals and the son of a special adviser to President Roosevelt were among Marines invading: the Marshall Islands. From left, top: Lt. CoL Alexander A. Vandejrift, Jr., son cf Lt. Gen. Vandegrift, Commandant of the U. S. Marine Ccrps; Capt. James L. Denig, son of Bri. Gen. Rob ert L. Denig; Maj. Richard K. Schmidt, son of Maj. Gen. Harry Schmidt, in command of the Fourth Marine Division. Bottom: Lt. Joseph C. Fegan, Jr., son of Maj. Gen. Fegan; Pfc. Stephen P. Hr-ir-s, son of Harry Hopkins: Lt. David A. Brewster, son of Brig. Gen. David L. S. Brewster. Capt. DceJj and Pfc. Hcpkins died in the action. WHAT DID YOU DO TO HELP SAVE THIS BOY'S LIFE? 1 v" Official U. S. Signal Corps Photo He stopped an enemy bullet. .bled while feeZcve he was found. But now he is Sound.. and is having a liSe-saving transfusion of Red ?gss blood plasma. The Army and Navy have requested the Red Cross to collect approximately 11,000,000 pints of blood from donors in Iiey cities throughout the country. Add this vital work to ail the other Red Cross activities . increasing on a global scale . . and you will see why Red Cross must raise over $200,000,000 for its March, 19445 War Fund. Your local Keel Cross Chapter is raising this fund from March 1st to March Slst. For the sake of all our boys, on all cur ar-f iusig fcattle lines, give every dollar you possibly can. You may be saving ycur own boy's Uicl THE RED CHOSS IS AT HIS SIDE AND THE EED CROSS IS YOU PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL Consumers District Refinancing Plan Still in Air Next Move Up to the District Aft er Restraining Order by the Su preme Court The War In Review . ... TT A" -- -- v Vr V TT V 'V ,t, ,tl London. March 17 (UP) RAF; If Flnrpnrf Lnwson Lincoln, Neb., March IS (UP) The neyt move in the case of Attor ney General Walter R. Johnson vs. the Consumers Public Power Dis trict of Columbus is up to the dis trict, the attorney general's office indicated today. Early yesterday the supreme court temporarily restrained the district from proceeding with its plan of re financing a $42,12S,000 bond issue by allowing Guy C. Myers an option on all outstanding bonds. According to Deputy Attorney General H. Emerson Kokier, two courses of action are open to the district. It may dispose of its contract with Myers and proceed with an open sale of the bond issue in a "legal man- t ner." There would be no objection, I Kokjer eaid, to any such "legal Uale." The alternative course, he said, would be to file answer with the supreme court by April 17 as to why the district should not be restrained from carrying out its contract with Myers. If no answer is filed by that time, the temporary restraining or der will become permanent. Firmly aligned against the dis trict's contract with Myers were Governor Dwight Griswold, at whose request Johnson filed the restrain-j ing petition, and district board members, James "W. Kinsinger of Lincoln and H. J. Wisner of Scotts bluff. The two dissenting men were appointed by the governor to the board. "I regret that the district is in volved in this additional litigation, but I am sure the governor and at torney general were right in filing suit," Kinsinger said. "Mr. Wisner and I are glad to be relieved of some of the responsibility we have been carrying." Kinsinger indicated he had pro tested the private sale of bonds, and i informed District President Phil R. Hockenberger of one company's de sire to bid if the Issue were publicly offered at competitive bidding. No reply was received, he said. At Columbus, Hockenberger "re gretted" filing of the "hasty suit be fore the action of the beard was generally known." The district president said a board of directors meeting, attended by all members but Kinsinger and Wisner, decided late Thursday to submit the proposal for bids, despite a favorable offer from a combine of bankers and bond houses. "It also is to be regretted there is a wide misconception that competi tive bidding is required in sale of public and municipal bonds. There is no such requirement," ockenberg er declared, adding that bonds of several communities which acquired consumers properties were disposed of by private sale. "People who advocate competitive bidding fail to realize that in an issue of $42,000,000 there is no one in Nebraska who could qualify as a bidder," Hockenberger said. "It is doubtful if there are more than two ! such bidders in the whole United States." Allied Headquarters, South Pacif ic. Mar. 16 (UP) American troops heavy bombers hit Axis Europe from France to Bulgaria last night and early today, and a U. S. army com munique revealed that American daylight raiders shot down 120 Ger man planes in attacks on the south ern reich yesterday. Applying the new allied pincers technique, British-based RAF air craft attacked a tire factory at Clermont-Ferrand and railway targets at Amiens in France during the Writes From Guinea have smashed a heavy Japanese i night, while other British raiders counter attack against the beach-I from Italian bases hit Sofia, capital ! Rilpy. Haven't heard frciii y head on Bougainville island and killed more than 1,200 enemy troops in six days of fierce close quarters fighting, allied headquarters reveal ed today. Charging frantically against American machine guns and flame throwers the Japanese were mowed down by the hundreds and finally forced to retreat, leaving 1,172 of their dead on the battle field. London, March 16 (UF) Power ful fleets of American planes smash ed at southern Germany today in the wake of liritish bombers which fctreed more than 3,360 tons of ex plosives across the reich and occupied territory las; night in the heaviest air assault of all times. U. S. army heaquarters said the armada of heavy bombers which struck at south Germany by daylight was "very strong," a description heretofore applied only to the maxi mum mobilization of war planes in the heaviest attacks of the war. Olfficial reports indicated Ameri can and Brtiish forces had delivered their most destructive one-two punch . The focal point of both l iighty assaults was southern Ger many, the RAF having dropped i'.soo tens cf bombs on the big aircraft and transport center of Stuttgart jiione. of Bulgaria, for the second time a little more than 2 4 hours. A letter was received by Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Lcwson, of Wymcre, this week advising them that their dau ghter, Lt. Florence Lowon, an army nur?e, is now stationed in New Guinea. The l?tttr which follows, gives ono a small idea of the condi tions on that far outpost. "Dearest Folks: "I can hardly believe that fifteen months a so today I went to Fort ca iiiiee last of December. We are quickly becoming adjusted to Guinea. It's hot and rains a good dei-.l. We are work ing 7 to 2 every day ai;d quite haul, than!: :od for work. There i.s r,oihiii to do here in the way of entertain ment. Occasionally naval oi'fieers take us out to the i-hips in port for c'inner. All the officers ere good to -.is. We did not Lave anjthitm l.i.t :inva cots so one ot tium gi.vy mo a n;iittr and :iuy gave us tanry i.ml cann-.'d goods. "This afternoon we hao been watching the natives rut up a hut. They made the ones we live in and i' fun to watch them. Thcv make Allied Headquarters, Naples, Mar. 1C. (UP,' Allied tanks and infantry burrowed through the debris-choked streets of Cassino today, under sav age fire from reinforced Cerman troops who went back into the town last night after it had been wiped cut by the greatest aerial and ar tillery bombardment in history. Fanatical nasi infantrymen and mortar crews dug in for a death bat tle in the twisted rubble that re mains of Cassino, defying the shell fire that, poured down on them from tr.o surrounding hills and the rak ing blasts cf the attacking allied aimor. Front reports said the allied tanks and assault troops were forcing the Germans slowly out of the town, with sappers working frantically to clear away the wreckage that block ed their path. Allied Headquarter?, Naples, Mar. 17. (UP) Veteran New- Zealand in fantrymen battered the Gerinr-.n de fenders of Oassino back into a nar rowing corner in the coi'thweteru end of the ruined town today after closing off the Via Casilina es. ape escape rout- to the almost encircl ed na-i garrison. Almost -IS hours alter a hravy al lied aerial and artillery bombard ment had tumbled the ancient town about their Ik ads, a dtcrn:is:td band of German gunners was reported fighting back bitterly to retain the ! them cut of bamboo, use no nails and slim nazi hold on the edge of Cas-th?y climb 'round like monkeys ana tino. j (baiter as much, interspersed with ;an occasional American slang ev il rersion. They are filthy, with great I heads of hair that stands j straight up- The Yanks call them ! Fuzzy Vii7zics. They can clin.b these sail eoccanut trees in a flash, and shake down cocear.uis which are Dug in behind heaps of stone and masonry piled up by the allied bar rage, the nazis contested every yard of the New Zealundei"' advance. Front reports said the atta::k:nr; allied forces were hampered almnfi j as much by the mound? cf rubble ' fctrewn through the streets as by the German rifle and mortar fire. Helping Children The State Health Department had brought to its attention has i bv i teachers and parents many problems of individual children. For example "How can I help the chili who won't work?" "What can do for the child who i; isb( haves, thrash hi:n?" "How shall i help the child who goes to sleep each morning in school?" Children with problems like these and many others luid luip to get well and to adjust themselves to the social groun. the home and the school. 'They are ill, as much as if they had the measles or some other j communicable disease. These chil- J dren aften need a medical cxamina j lion first, to see that the body is j functioning properly. Second, they j t!lc news need parents and a teacher who will try to help them understand life; a home wherj there is little friction and where thew- have the feeling of belonging: a place where they are helped rather than thrashed, and o h.ime where recreation activities are good eating. We ian just step out of our hut and pick them up. "It seems at times we will b3 1 ere for months on end. We woulo, feel better if the war was over in Furope. At least we would feel this lie could get a good start The mor ale has been much higher lu re sine 3 i the eighteen month foreign duty j bill passed. A lot of these kids have !ben here 22 months, and they an; i eager to go houic. We've still got fiirtfon m:oths to go. "We'd, folks, don't worry about mo. I'm as healthy as ever, ar 1 get ting plenty to eat even t'ncttgh it. isn't always what v.e want. It seems years since I have seen you all. I wonder if people at home can realize hew happy we shall be when ttm is over and we can coma home. "We got our radio working in New Guinea, the one we bought in Australia Ve get Tokio fine, and it's fun to libten to their versions of Let's Win the Peace, Too Bay War Bonds Visitors in City Friday a number of residents from out in the county were in the cit3' to look after some business matters. Martin Sjogren of Louisville and E II. Pankonin, of near Weeping Wa ter, were callers at the Journal to renew their subscriptions. H. H. Rago?s. one of the prominent resi dents of the central part of the coun ty was also here as was William Mann of tho Louisville community. Moscow, March. 17. (UP) Rus sian armored forces battled their way into the suburbs of the German stronghold of Vinnitsa today while their comrades to the southeast widened a wedge across the Odessa Warsaw railway that already has split the Ukrainian front. German defenses in the southern and southwestern Ukraine melted away like snow under a spring sun as red armies swept to within 27 miles of the Bessarabian border. wiped out the encircled German pocket northeast of Kherson and ad vanced to within 16 miles north east and southeast of the Black Sea cf Nikolaev. Gen. Ivan S. Konev's 2nd Ukrain ian army sealed the fate of Vinnit sa, a city of 33.0(0, with the sever ing of the railroad to Zhmerinka. its last rail link with the rest of the Ukraine. Exploiting their gain the Russians broke, into the eastern suburbs of Vinnitsa. Netab Group The Netab group had their plate lunch supper in the recreation room of the E. H. Earnhardt home. The supper was prepared and served by the Camp Fire Girls. Our next meet ing we are planning to go on our nature hike. Scribe: Jeanette Rhylander Capture Rail Junction London, Mar. IS. (UP) Soviet troops have captured the rail junc Itlon of Pomashnaya, eastern termin J us of the las! German east-west rail .lvad across (he lower Ukraine, Pre rxier Stalin announced in an order cf the day. Allied Headquarters, Southwest Pacific, March 17. (UP) American troops, under cover of air, naval and artillery bombardment, landed on Manus, the principal Admiralty is laud, Wednesday and quickly fought their way tc within a half mile of the airfield at Lorengau, the main Japanese base, it was announced to day. The landing came less than 24 hours after U. S. forces units of the first cavalry division (dismount ed) completed occupation of Hau wi and Butjo Luo islands off Los Negros and gave the Americans their fourth foothold in the Admiral ties. Strategically located at the north ern end of the Bismarck archi pelago, capture of the big airfield at. Lorengau would bring allied planes within easy range of Japan ese strongholds in the central and southwest Facific. Manus island would give U. S. bombers another jumping off place for further as saults on Madang and Wewak on tne northern New Guinea coast, loss than 300 miles to the south; Rabaul. New Britain, 370 miles to the east, and Truk, 725 miles , to the noitb in the Carolines. planned for and with all the chil dren. They nefd a teacher who understands children and who will realize that it is her repponsibili. y oftcntimcs tc help parents to wc i !; with her on home practices, needed corrections, program adjustnients and other necessary measures for the propei- growth and development of the child. Finding the child's point ot" in tcrst and building around this, util izing talents he may have, and find ing opportunities to approve hi-5 (ortribiition to the group is a good i '-ginning. The boy who goes to sieep. we fen nd had only four ho: rs sleep between r e tir.g trains and peddling papers. There is a reason f.r every behavior. Try to find the cause ami give help at the sourer-. Mental am! (motional health an? closely rela'ecl to physical health, cue influences the other. runiihment often accompli:-hes nothing where constructive help may save a child from failure and delinquency. i !, a "W.a m w 'mi' j it. ,w - "t e-j't T- ;3 I MOO EN E POLLARD CA SS COUNTY WILLIS SCHLOTTE AWO" COUNTY 7- 'fr-t'Ji If ' . e Jfc. PERK I Hi COUNTY 5 v 1 " i BETTY JEAN PETERS CHEYENNE COUNTY Here are the four yourtq Nebraskans -whose 4-H Club cumulative lecords through 1943 have won them the distinc tion ol being outstanding in the Comhusker state. Before the war. these champions represented their state at the Na tional Club Camp in Washington. Though the camp was discontinued lor the duration, the ioui champions have coa-. tisued to be honored.