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1 VOL. NO. LXI 3 say-- Lincoln Masons Pay Visit To City Sunday Some Eighteen Members of the Various Lodge Are Here to .Visit Masonic Home. Sunday a group of some eight een members of the Lincoln Ma sonic bodies paid a visit to the j Nebraska Masonic Horae 'where' they made a through inspection ! of the Home and inspected the' jlans made for ths extension! of the home in the future. j There were masters and vard-t ens present from Lancaster lodgre; No. 54; Lincoln lod?e No. 1 y ; ! West Lincoln lodsre No. 210; Nor thern Star No. 227; Cotner lodce No. 297; Gercje Washington loci-1 pe No. 250; Liberty locge No. : COO; Craftsman lcd.ye No. 314;' College View lodge No. 320. The members of the party had! I a very pleasant time in meeting j planned, as was announced a with the Plattsmouth Masons at; week ago, to make a radio broad the home and had a very inter-; ca?t to the nation "in the event of esting representation of the plans! cessation of h.ostilties." that have been made for the en-j Shortly before Daniels talked largcment of the Home in the fat-; with reporters he conferred with ure. The plans were shown by the fice of war information, means of slides and gave the va-j Davis said he had gone to the rious enlargements of the differ-. White House to get seme docu ent sections to accomodate the'mtnts that "I will need in ray larger number. (business." Davis did not identify j Raymond Cook gave a talk on; the documents. It seemed the; the importance of the enlargement fair assumption that they in-j of the Home facilities in the near i eluded a textual matter to be; future. i broadcast to the world by OWIj During the afternoon and lutrated song, "The TlcAv CTtr" was given by Frank A with the accompaniment bv E. II. Wescott. Cloidt' I Chris Metzger Visits in City Saturdav afternoon Chris Metz ger, prominent member of the j Omaha Live Stock Exchange of which he is a former president j and member of the board of di-J rectors, was in the city. j Mr. Metzger has long been cn- j gaged in the live stock business; and is a great boosted for this I important Nebraska industry. He . has als.o been recently named by I Governor Dwight Giiswcld as a member of the Omaha power company commission. Mr. Metzger states that his son, Frist Lieutenant William A. Metz ger is now in Germany, being sent to the European theatre of war several Camp Hood, months Texas. ago from Major and Mrs. R. D. Green Here Major and Mrs. R. D. Green, of Lincoln, were here Saturday afternoon to spend a few hours and visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Howard fcr a short time. Major Green is the command ing officer of the U. S. Veterans hospital at Lincoln and has been one of the outstanding hcsnital men in the government service. Major and Mrs. Green are the parents of Mrs. Grant Howard, who.se husband is in the armed service. Weather Forecast Hi3h 64 Low 46 Nebraska forecast: Partly cloudy and windy today, except scattered showers extreme southeast be fore noon. Cooler today. Much cooler east and central port;ons. Fair tonight and Tuesday. Cool er east portion tonight, low temp eratures 30-40 west and ncrth, 40-45 souhoast with frostl or freezing temperatures most of the state. Warmer Tuesday west andj north portion. 14&M4 '3'-i7 W, 1 t'a ra&iia afifrN m$m w I 1 ww"21 tkvffrm mttM fmm r KX ' N fi j Md i: Thanksgiving at Holy Rosary If the V-E Day is officially announced this afternoon, Thank- j iviny: Sei-viccs will be conducted j in the Holy Rosary church ast soon as the Thanksgiving: Sev-j vice, sponsored by the American j Legion is over. The Blessed Sac-: rament will be exposed for pub lic adoration. The day of Thanks giving will end with a H"ly Hour at eight p.m. White House Give No Report Monday Morning WASHINGTON. ."J.P Jona ; than Daniel', White House press ! secretary told reporters at 9:15 j A. M. cwt., the White House had nothing to announce at that time regarding he situation in Europe. He said that President Truman i Elmer Davis, director of the of- fl-jonce VE Day is proclaimed offi , cially. Concerning new peace reports ! 1 1 t pkyedlIrorn aDroa3 Davis connned Him self to the statement that 'the fact is that there is no officali announcement at the White House j withheld from wages during April at this moment." 11945, if more than $100, payable Daniels was unresponsive to j to an authorized depository, reports that the official VE Day! May 15 Corporate income and announcement would come in simultaneous statements bv Mr. Truman, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin from their respective capitals. The White House was jammed with a tremendous crowd of re porters. Wayne Clark to Locate in West Wayne Clark of this city, one of the woild war two men dis charged from the service, depart ed Monday morning for the west where he expects to be located. Wayne has secured a position with a signal force of the Union Pacific railroad and is expecting to be stationed in Utah for seme time at les.st. He spent some three years in the armed forces before his discharge on physical dis ability. GIVEN SURPRISE The Louis Eaton family of Union had a pleasant surprise when on the first birthday anni- i versary of their son, Charles. Mr. I I and Mrs. George Edmiston and Donnabelle of Nebraska City and their house guests, Nell Francis and Sarah Ritterbush came to join the Eaton family for the ob servance of the birthday. The visitors brought an angel food cake as well as candy bars and treats for Chailea and his sister, Marian. Names Are Omitted In the listing cf the Red Cross contributors appearing in the Journal Saturday the nemes of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tritsch who had donated $10 to the cause was omitted as was that of their daughter, Mrs. Florene Palacek. I Journal Want Ads Sell Gocdi Closing Hours for V-E Day in Plattsmonth If Anncuncement Comes Be- :cie tvening stores to Close for the Rest of day The announcement of V-E day will be followed by the closing of the stores for the remainder of the day and joining in the observances at patriotic meetings. If the announcement comes in the afternoon the stores will close until the following noon, but in case the announcement comes at night the stores anj business houses will be closed on the following cay. Tavern by their awn agree ment sometime ago agreed to close fcr a twer.ty-four hour petiod following the V-E day. If the announcement comes before 6 p. m. the American Legion program will be given at the Cass theatre cne hour after the sounding cf the siren. In case the announcement comes after 6 p. m. the pro gram will be given at 9 a. m. the following day. The program of the minis, teria! association will be held at the First Methodist church to which the public is invited to attend. All chsTrches will be open during the d?y for woithip and prayer. FEDERAL for TAX Mav. CALENDAR 1945 May 10 Withholding tax: Tax excess profits tax: Return due :.u cmr-jounn oi tax paycoie 1 J" iL - . 1 1 for f..cal year ended February 28, 1915. One-fourth of tax pay - able for fiscal years vended May 31, August 31 and November SO, 1944. . i'ersonai income tax: Return! due and tax payable for fiscal year ended February 28; 1945. Ncnre.-idents: Income tax re- turns of foreign partnership. due; foreign corporations' and aliens' returns due and one-fourth cf tax payrble for fiscal year ended November 30, 1944. One fourth cf tax payable for fiscal years ended February 29, May 31 and August 31, 1944. Partnerships: Return due for fiscal year ended February 28. 1945. Fiduciaries: Return due and one-fourth of tax payable for fiscal year ended February 28, 1945. One-fourth cf tax payable for fiscal years ended May 31, August 31 and November 30, 1944. Exempt corporations: Informa tion return on Form 990 due from certain exempt coiporations with accounting periods ended Decem ber 31, 1944. May 31 Excise taxes: Re turns for April 1945 due and tax payable. SATURDAY EVENING GUESTS Saturday evening guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith and three children were S. Sgt. Jack Hunt of Sioux Falls, S. D., his mother, Mrs. Henry Hunt of Continental. Wyo., Mrs. M. E. Smith, Miss Ethel Smith. ! and Mrs. Arnold Milhollsn of : Omaha, Mrs. Jay Smith of St. j Joseph. Mo., Mrs. Nellie New 1 house of Benson, and Mrs. George Kenney of this city. When lunch was served a birth- day cake, honoring Sgt. Hunt, was cut and served together with living in rural Illinois are with ice cream and coffee. out library facilities. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA ft m ist FICKT FIf?E ABOARD CARRIER As Navy pilot lands his Corsair aboard carrier plane the bcily tank breaks loose, rolls on deck and catches fire despite frantic efforts cf the iire- German U Boat Ordered Back To Their Ports Admiral Doenitz Calls foe Sub Out at Sea to Return to Lay Down Activities LONDON, U.R) Fuehrer Grand Admiral Karl Doeneitz today or dered Germany's U-Boat fleet most potent weapon left the shat tered Reich, to cease hostilities and return tr port. The order, revealed by the German-controlled Flensburg radio, said continuation c submarine warfare was impossible irom tne bases tfcat remained in German hands in Norway nd France. ! ; Some 300 or more uoats pro-! . bab were immobilized bv the! 4 x' ,.,. , . , , i aim cue i cmaniuc r in iUiaicu I and the remainder in iso , - nn ards of 600 , . . ; French ports. Upw i others carrvinx crews totalling j 20,000 men have been sunk by i the allies during the war. Doenitz's action ended nearly i six years of what probably was the most destructive sea offensive ever waged. Exact allied tonnage sunk by U-Boats has not been revealed, but it probably was in eight fig- nrps. Victims rnnrrpH from trflmrv . " " " freighters to the .Br.tish battle ship Royal Oak. Many ships were sent to the bottom within sight of the east coast of the United States, but an intensified air and sea patrol finally drove the raiders back to Mid-Atlantic. The offensive reached its first peak just before the allied inves ion of North Africa and its second I in the months preceding the all- ied landing in Normandy. A brief resurgence followed last winter with the introduction of a "floating lung" that enabled the U-boats to re-charge their batter ies beneath the surface. Radio Flensburg said Doenitz's order was dated last Friday. Do enitz, first as a submarine com mander and later as eommnder in chief of the German navy, was the master-mind behind the U boat campaign. He sent his crews out with orders to "Kill! Kill! Kill !" In an order of the day to U Boat crews, radio Flensburg said, Doineitz told his men that thsy had 'Tought like liens." The Illinois Library Asm. re ports that 90 per cent of persons MONDAY, MAY 7, 1945 fi fighting crew. The pilot died photo from NEA Teiephoto) Associated Press Lose Filing Files Suspended Throughout the Entire European Theatre of Operation Says Headquarters Allied supreme headquart ers, irnoince d today that the filing facilities of the Assoc iated Press has been suspend, ed throughout the entire European theatre of opera tions. Earlier an announcement was made that the AP's fil ing privileges at SHAEF had been suspended. AP head quarters in New York said they had no immediate state ment to m ahe. ; Farewell Tea i For Mrs. Aller Sundav afternoon at 5 o'clock the Fellowship room m the First i Presbyterian church was 1 J , . . , scene of a very lovely tea i . , , the given in honor of Mrs. Edith Aller, who has made her heme here fcr the past three years,, in a short time and is leaving for California where she plans to make her home. The room was very attractive with the deorations of the spring flowers and tapers, this feature being arranged by Mrs. John . .. 'fattier and Mrs. Carl Schneider. In the receiving line were Mrs. Aller, Mrs. George L. Farley, Mrs. . A. KoDertson, jars. o. is based on the allocation of men A. Wiles, Mrs. Nellie Spangler.j to the two major spheres of com. The tea was prepared by Mrs. j bat Qn the basis of the best H. F. Goos and Mrs. Etta Gorder ; avajlaHe information, two U. S. while the serving was in charge j fighting men were sent to Eur of Mrs. Searl S. Davis and Mrs. , ope for each one gent to the Pa r i t'h : J A uieim auery wnu j'ikiucu vvrlicific the tea urn. Mrs. Oscar Gapen, Sr., cut the cake for the tea. A very interesting program was given that comprised two vocal numbers by Mi?s Anna Jane LeSeur with the accompaniament by Mrs. H. F. Goos; Mrs. R. O. Cole gave two very fine piano solos; Mrs. Catherine Burdic gave two vocal selections with the ac companiment by Mrs. R. W. Knorr. On behalf of the ladies of the church Mrs. T. P. Heineman, pre sented Mrs. Aller with a gift of remembrance from the old friends in Plattsmouth. Mrs. Oliver Meisinger, presi dent of the federation, gave a few words of appreciation cf the service of Mrs. church while a Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt was re - ceiving at the door. Read Journal Want Ads the plane. (U. S. Navy Cost of Europe War Heavy to United States United States Has 800,000 Casualties and Costs of $165,000,000,000 WASHINGTON, 0J.R) The victory in Europe cost the United States about 800.000 casualties and more than $185,000,000,000. These are the best conservative estimates available now. It will be a long time before the final figures are worked out. A United Press survey showed today that this country's share of the cost of crushing the nazi bid for world domination will exceed by three or four-times the cost cf World War I and its aftermath whether the measur ing standard is casualties or dol lars. The cost in money will be in creased in future years by many billions cf dollars through inter est on government borrowings and benefits to veterans. The cost in broken lives, too, will be paid over a long period. Most of the government ex perts consulted in the survey be lieved that at least two-thirds of ine coiiar outlay since ceiense preparations beean in 194( 10 wer.t directly or indirectly into the war - S '11. K VI l.i Ul'U AhtAlV A HI.. The cost estimate includes not only guns, bullets, planes and tanks, plus the plants to make them, but also such items as lend-lease expenditures, training costs, merchant ships, transporta tion, subsistence and literally thouands of articles and services that never appeared on the field of battle but were vital to victory. Here are the results of the sur vey : Cost in Money Defense and war expenditures total more than $277,600,000,000 since July 1, 1940. Assisting two-thirds of this to the European war gives a fig ure of $185,066,000,000. This compares with the $55,345,000, 000 cost of the last war. The fig ure for the last war includes con- Aller to thetinujng expenses for many years resident here. I after the war and unpaid war debts. The figure for this war h just tbe cost up to now. Cost in Casualties- Approxi mately 800,000 men killed, -fid i I & I I 3 5 II Date for Announcement to be at 8 a.m. Central War Time-Leaders to Speak Bun. London, U. P. The British Ministry of Informa tion said tonight that tomorrow will be treated as Victory in Europe Day. Prime Minister Churchill will broadcast at 3 p. nv double British summer time (8 a. m. cwt.) the Ministry of Information said. The text of the ministiy of information announce ment: "It is understood that in accordance with arrange ments between the three sreat powers an official announ cement will be broadcast by Prime Minister Churchill at 3 p. m. tomorrow, the 8th of May" In view of this fact, tomorrow, Tuesday, will be treat ed as Victory in Europe Day and will be regarded as a a holiday. The following Wednesday, May 8th, will also be a holiday." His Majesty the King will broadcast to the peoples of the British Empire and Commonwealth tomorrow, Tues day at 9 P. M D. B. S. T. (2 p. m. cwt.) Parliament will meet at the usual time tomorrow. By United Press, The German win von Krosigk, German foreign radio at Flensburg said today that minister. fuerher Karl Doenitz hai uncon- At allied supreme headquarters ditionally surrendered "all Ger- in Paris this statement was ia man fighting troops to the allies." sued: The radio speaker, identified "Shaef authorized correspond-himsc-lf as Count Ludwig Schwer- ents at 4.45 p M par;s time (9: 4.45 A. M. cwt.) to state that . 1 SHAEF has made nowhere any of- Service Board f icial statement for publication Reclassifies J up to that hour concerning com 1 The Cass county selective ser vice board reclassified their week end list as follows: Married Arnold Heil, 2-C to 4-A Harry Chandler, 2-A to 4-A Kenneth V. White, 2-A to 4-A Samuel R. Hart, 1-A to 4-F Rav L. Nicolns, 1-A to 2-C Harold W. Johnson, 2-B (F) to 1-A Earl L. Freeman, 2-A to 4-A Warren R. Lyon. 2-A to 1-A Cecil R. Law 4-F to 2-A Loren S. Kennedy, 1-A to 2-C (F) Homer A. Lutes. 2-B to 4-A Single Verle 1-C Dis. Ernest A. R. Kuehn, 1-C enl to Harris, 4-F to (F) Frank W. Wade. 4-F to 2-A Elden E. Hull, 2-A to 1-A Wilber R. Flamig, 4-F to 2-A (F) Homer W. Barton, 2-B to 4-F Robert E. Meisinger O to 1-A John G. Wander, O to 1-A Gerald Kime, O to 1-A o r t? l J mcrariana 1 Here From Texas S. Sgt. Harold Dean McFarland, who has been stationed at Amar- illo. Texas, where there are large training centers for the air force has been here to visit with Mrs. McFarland and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McFarland. Returning home from a long service with the fighting air forces over Europe, he has since been doing special work at the traning stations for the army. Six of Gen. Patton's "General Sherman" tanks, using 75-mm and 76-mm. guns, knocked off every one of 12 German tanks in a pitched battle at Bastogne with out suffering any losses them selves. wounded, missing and prisoners. This is a projected figure be cause the official casualty com pilations are far behind. Army casualties compiled here by theaters as of March 31 show ed a total of 685,247 fcr the European, Mediterranean, Middle East and Carribbean theatres all part of the European war. The figures included 133,284 killed, 431,965 wounded, 67,008 missing and 52,990 prisoners. NO. 35 plete surrender of all German armed forces in Europe end no story to that effect is authoriz ed."" CBS correspondent Edward Murrow broadcast from London that President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill had been pre pared to broadcast the official news of the German surrender at 11 A. M. cwt, but that they were delayed because Premier Stalin who was to speak at the same time was not ready. Murrow said the . Truman-Churchill -statement has been po.-tponed indefinitely pending word from Moscow that Premier Stalin is ready with his statement. In Washington, Democratic leader John W. McCormack Mass., told the House that nothing de finite can be said now," concern ing the surrender situation in Europe "although it is hoped some official proclamation might be made sometime this afternoon." In a statement to the House, Speaker Sam Rayburn said that j although he had been in comniun j ication with the White House he knew nothing more than any other member of the House." In event of a presidential proclama tion during the day, Rayburn said, the broadcast would be carried on the loud speakers in the House cbamber. Replying to a question by House Republican leader Joseph W. Martin, jr., Mass. McCormack raid the House would rot recess the rest of the day should an of ficial announcement of the end of the European war be made. ''It is my viewpoint that the House should set an examnle for the rest of the country and carry on with its regular work even af ter this important announcement is made," McCormack said. Tons of confetti, ticker tape and waste paper were thrown from New York sky scrapers. In the business districts the side walks were ankle-deep in paper in some places. The greater proportion of Ger man forces already was in allied hands following piece meal sur renders along the western front. The German armies in northern Italy surrendered last Wednesday, those in western Austria Sunday. Indicative of the announce to come, radio Paris raid a truce had been ararned at LaRochelle, German-occupied French port on the Bay of Biscay.