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THURSDAY. AUGUST 16, IMS THE JOURNAL, PLATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA PAGE FIVE V i t I Golden Era for Sports Seen as Discharges Start CHICAGO, U.P.) Many of the athletes who are ready to make the coming decade another "golden era'' were scheduled Thursday for immediate discharge from the service. After World War I came the greatest lecade in sports history, the "roaring twenties," brimming with the exploits of Babe Ruth, Man O'War, Red Grange, Bobby Jones, Jack Dempsey and Big Bill Tilden. And Thursday, with some of the nation's brightest pre-war stars prepared to doff their service uniforms, a new sport ing era was dawning, one which may not match the "golden era" in individual glory but is cer. tain to outdo it in all-around brilliance. The first big.name star to pocket his discharge orders since the surrender of Japan was Lt. Ben Hogan. the mighty Texas mite who will be mustered out of the AAF Sept. 5. Hundreds of America's other top ath etes, many f w, : tu J r 'nwct V.' A. HiV 111 111 1.11V L 1VV iVl Mll'"-" three years like Hogan, are ex pecting their discharge instruc- tions mrvmpntarik'. A tinnff nn thp annroarbimr ! u. ..1.,,.; r;i'Joe Louis; Gus Lesnevich, are the 52G major league baseball players now in the service. The national lootball Jeatrue lists an identical numbe ;r in service garb, j again and glazed ice awaits such al,- 1.052 men, noti1" stars as the "kraut line which alone tot counting the hundreds of colleg-1 iate, amateur and other profe 4- i sional stars. Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Stan Musial, Johnny Vandermeer, Dick Wakefield, Pete Riser, Johnny Beazley and Char ley Keller are a few of the base ball greats who will pick up mitt and ball again. DiMaggio, Feller and Keller possibly may return to their clubs before the end of the '45 season according to the services' point systems. There is little doubt that they all will hit their strides again for such athletes as Hank Greenberg and AI Benton are servicemen who already have blazed a comeback trail for them to follow. There's George McAfee, rated the greatest running back the ! gridiron ever knew; Bill Daley, I ALL TYPES OF INSURANCE Call or See ERWIN SIEMERS PLATTSM0UTH PHONE 5 Tkings That Do Not Change In Peace Or War Community Responsibility for the welfare of the liv ing and public respect (or the dead. The Continuing Need cl bereaved families lor com-; : patent, trustworthy professional advice and service.' Our Impartial. Personal attendance upon a family's requirements irrespective of its beliefs or belongings. en FUNERAL AMBULANCE f LORAL ORDERS IT COSTS NO MORE TO CALL US Lib I v !Z-1TILI1?L' .' 1 1 . Li .TTwrmi T!-fcr- I ANXIOUS CROWD AWAITS PEACE NEWS Crowds gather in front of White House, awaiting news on outcome of Jap Norm Standlee, "Bullet Bill" Pmanski, Glenn Dobbs, Hugh; P'""11''' - f Gallerneau, Sid Luckman and I Part Harder, all readv to don ! shoulder pads and cleats again, The ring will welcome back the 'V 'Omber," heavyweight champ Billy Conn and Tony Zale. Ed Oliver, Jimmy Demaret and Horton Smith are anxious to grasp a golf club of Bobby Bauer, Bill Schmitt and oodv JJumart. uoaiie am juO-(" Dresti and New York's Colville . brothers, Neil and Mac. Manv of these men, while in s ervice, said, "Military life gives ; athletes a new keenness for com- notition" an earlv prediction of I x coming performances. 1 - NUMBER 1 (Continued from Page 1) is doing and right now is to lift ceilings on production of auto-J mooues anu oiner consumer uuia- ble goods so that these important industries may move ahead with allout programs. Krug wouldn't say how many cars could be pected by the end of the year, but ventured the opinion that the in dustry should have the capacity and the materials to produce at least 500,000 by the year's end. What's more, Krug said, civil ians have good prospects for get ting a lot of the household stand bys they haven't been able to get for almo.-t four years. For in stance, he said, mechanical re- HOME SKVKC r, PHONE $76 --RAVOM-RAIN CAPE For Ages 3 to 6 Water proofed with hood attached. Easy for a little tot to put on herself and can be worn over coat or jackets. TAN COLOR $.95 to $0-95 SOENNICHSEN'S tTv' ?F0 - i 7 ft anese surrender move. (NEA Telephoto) f rigerator production should total 125,000 in the third quarter of a -nn nnn u A this year and .00,000 in the tourtn; wasnmg macmnes, oo,uuu m tne tmra, ana ouu.uuu in me fourth; sewing machines, 10,000 m the third, and o,000 to 100,- 000 in the fourth; and 2,500,000 ' new radios by Christmas. I Other high points of WPB's master reconversion plan listed by Krug were: 1. Relaxation of construction controls to r controls to release a nuge 1 i 1 1 .! uiahu program. Aaaitionalj moamcations win De consiaerea within 30 days. 2. Retention of inventory con- "ois uniu tne aanger oi noara.ns,. preemptive buying and stockpil- ing ly the few at the expense of the many are over. 3. Preferential protection of j small business ($50,000 or less j min;trative phase of the war cp per quarter) to remain in effect J eration is ikely to be under in for the time being until the cut-quiry before the book is clost,d backs can be appraised and it is safe to remove them. I 4 "WPB will retain its power j for breaking bottlenecks or giving J protection where needed ro mili ; tary or highly essential civilian jor export needs. These powers ex-;will be usetl only where Jiecessarv", I and ' business should not relv on! priorities help" for conducting its normal activities. OPA Chief Chester Bowles announced a five point program to stabilize the national econ omy during the transition per iod to bridge the "dangerous gap between sudden victory and sound prosperity." He said OPA's aims into the indefinite future would be: 1. Rigid control of food prices. 2. Clothing price control. 3. Pricing of reconversion items, such as automobiles, refrig erators, vacuum cleaners and washing machines, at or close to 1942 retail prices. 4. Continuation of rent control. 5. Vigorous enforcement Funeral Wednesday For Mrs. Koeble Funeral services for Mrs. Fran ces Koeble were held Wednesdav!of inquiries which would arouse J afternoon at the Caldwell funer al home. Rev. J. W. Taenzler officiated and burial was made in Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. Koeble died Monday after a short illness. Pallbearers were Irvin F. Myers, John Janasek, J. P. Christensen, Charles Sanders, Otto Uehling, and William Evens. V 2 NUMBER 2 (Continued from Page 1) that explanation as valid. But the other side of the story, in time of peace, is that Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short and Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel have been retired in disgrace without a public hearing. They were the army and navy com- i manders, respectively, whose maus-;forces were looking the other way h Janan humiliated the United States in unprecedented manner. Both -officers have sought a hear ing which the late President Roosevelt consistently opposed. The campaign for a Pearl Har- bar investigation already has be- gun among congressmen. But that! is nly the beginning. Everv ad-i Investigation of Pearl Harbor may be forced But democratic this autumn, congressional ranks will be better situated to resist other basic inquiries, such as war-spending, lend-lease, use by the armed services cf mater ials and supplies and the con struction of projects for which no necessity ultimately -was found. The services are not without defense. Chances must be taken in war which never could be considered in peace. Upward of 82,000,000,-j 000 went into the creation of the ; atomic bomb. Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff, was pri- j marily responsible for that vast; expenditure. He did so on the ! chance that it might give us an J overwhelming advantage over the ! enemy. Marshall guessed right; and, maybe, will get a medal for it. It scarcely would have been fair, under the circumstances, to ! have criticized him if he had j guessed wrong. Truman could not be responsi ble for anything developed in a Pearl Harbor investigation. But j as a general proposition invevti- I gat ions of the war effort will he j against his political interests. The surest way to prevent a floodtide , tremendous controversy even though they might not reveal very much wrong with the way in which the war was conducted, would be to maintain democratic majori ties in congress. LEONE EVERETT, Correspondent M. L. Lum returned home Tuesday after visiting peveral days with relatives in Verdon. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Neumeis ter, Mr. and Mrs. Manst Klimm, and Henry Klimm were shopping jin Omaha Tuesday, j Sgt. and Mrs. Clifford Burton and children of Omaha were week jend guests of the Johnson fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. Earle Harmon, Ralston and Bobby Thorns of Syracuse had dinner Sunday with Mrs. True Harmon and Don. Mrs. Emma Rawalt entertain ed the Anniversary club at her home Friday evening. The hipih score in cards was held by Mrs. Wm. Wulf. Mrs. Elmer Wessel, Elmer Wessel and Elmer Pfenn ings. Mr. and Mrs. Max Straub, Jr., are new members and the club presented them with a gift. Delores Staack spent several days with her aunt, Mrs, Gene vieve Zimmerer. Charles Stutt left Saturday for Rochester, -.New York after spend ing a two week's vacation with zSrJ""""" - jy"'' 25th Anniversary County Fair One Of the Largest One of the biggest county fairs to be held in years is being lined up for the silver anniversary co unty fair for Wednesday, Thurs day, and Friday, August 22, 23, 24 according to Parr Youn of Nehawka who is president of the organizatoin. Numerous exhibits are expected in all departments with special .emphasis being placed on crops and livestock. Several livestock breeders in the county have al ready expressed intentions of exhibiting some of their fine ani mals. Liberal cash awards are being offered in all divisions of the fair. Superintendents are: Cattle, Fred Rehmeier; swine, Fred Reh nieier; sheep, Paul Wolph; poul try, Richard Cole; agricultural products, Gordon Heneger; fruits, Gordon Heneger; domestic pro ducts food, Mrs. Arthur Jones; women's department, Mrs. Fred Klepser; educational, L. A. Beh rtnds; fine arts, Mrs. Ray Xor ris, and garden flowers, Mrs. Ray Norris. Miss Shafer and W. H. Waldo are superintendents of 4-H Departments. A carnival with at least four rides and 40 concessions has been engaged as a midway attraction. A new feature of the fair will be recognizing the "Typical Cass County Farm Family." A $25 war bond will be presented to the winners. George Round, Director of Publicity for the University of Nebraska. Bill McDonald repres enting KFAB and possibly others will be on hand to help with the judging and assist with the pro gram on August 24. The KFAB "Man on the Spot" broadcast will originate Friday at the cass county fair. A free plat form program has been arranged for Thursday and Friday, after noon and evening. Dances are scheduled each mght Wednesday through Friday. Cass county horse show is a special feature for Wed nesday afternoon and evening his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Stutt, Wilma and Jean. Mrs. Emma Rawalt drove to Nebraska City Monday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maseman entertained at a family dinner Sunday in honor of their son, Pvt. Philip Maseman, who is home from overseas. Phillip leaves Thurs day for Camp Buttner, N. C, after spending a 30-day furlough at home. Alvin Rohlfs was dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zais er Monday. Rev. W. II. Guest is taking a two weeks vacation. There will be no church iservices at the Con gregational church Sunday, Aug. ID and 26. Sunday School will be held at the usual hour. Mrs. Clark Bates and son of Nehawka is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linhardt, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greenrod and Clara Lou and Miss Eva Mae Lingle were in Lincoln Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Norris entertained Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquardt and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith and family at a picnic Sunday at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Garnett and Madge entertained at a picnic Sunday afternoon in the Garfield Park at Plattemouth. Those at tending were: Mr. and Mrs. Earle Harmon, Ralston, Bobby Thorns of Syracuse, Sgt. and Mrs. Clif ford Burton and children of Oma ha, Neal, Val, Arline and S. Sgt. Lawrence Johnson, Mrs. True Harmon and Don of Avoca, Mr. and Mrs. George Farley and the Misses Loris Long, Florence Fou chek, Edith and Helen Farley of Plattsmouth, and Miss Hilda Dickerson of Bellevue. .. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Morley were shopping in Nebraska City Mon day. Dr. and Mrs .J. W. Brendel entertained Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zaiser at a dinner at the J and M Cafe in Weeping Water Sun day. In the afternoon they drove to Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. James Mauzy and Mrs. John Hallstrom of Platts mouth were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hallstrom, Corrine and Jack. Joan Boyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Boyd of Rals ton, is spending the week with her aunt, Mrs. Henry Smith. 1 The Time Shop junn Dicing nop. WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIR ENGRAVING PHONE 27 PLATTSMOUTH forum -i in Tiri'rr;Tifiifiii ii i iViininwiiWiwiiiiHiii mm i i. Liiiii with the parade scheduled for 1:00 p. m. Members of the county fair board assisting Young with ar rangements are Willard H. Waldo, secretary, O. E. Domingo, O. C. Hinds, Ralph Keckler Fred Allen, J. W. Philpot and C. J. Elgaard. Members of the board expect an increase in interest in both atten dance and exhibiting on the part of the farm people throughout the county. They hope that every Cass county family will at tend at least one day of the fair and help demonstrate the true agricultural wealth of Cass Coun ty. 4-H club members are expected to have a prominent place in the fair again this year and their lead ers will meet Friday evening, August 17 at the county exten sion office to discuss plans for county fair, state fair and Ak-Sar-Ben. 3 - NUMBER 3 (Continued from Page 1) ger tires. With the end of gasoline ration ing, OPA has started a new sys tem of determining the eligibility of motorists for tires. Previously, purchase certifi cates were issued only to holders of supplemental gas rations. Un der the new eystem, the certifi cates may be issued for passen ger cars used for occupational purposes and a ' limited number'' for non-occupational uses if the applicant demonstrates that denial would cause undue hardship. The WPB will continue con trols over leather for a while but the end of shoe rationing probably will not be delayed more than three or four months. With the war over, military requirements have dropped tremendously. 4 - NUMBER - 4 (Continued from Page 1) Emperor Meiji. In an earlier broadcast, Tokyo said that Japanese fighting men regarded the emperor's surrender decision as a '"supreme order which must be obeyed at any cost." (However, a United Press dis patch from Manila said Japan ese troops of northern Luzon still were fighting despite American efforts to convince them that their government had surrender ed). 5 - NUMBER - 5 (Continued from Page 1) fire" order in a "flash" bulletin at 4:45 p. m. (2:45 a. m. cwt), more than 27 hours after Mac Arthur directed him by radio to end hostilities. "His majesty, the emperor, has already issued orders to all his armed forces to cease hostilities immediately," Domei said. "It may, however, take some time, even days, before the im perial order reaches first-Iie units in some remote islands or mountain areas. "An official comumnication of the Japanese government to that effect will bejnade direct to head quarters of General MacArthur." Radio Tokyo earlier had re ported that Japan was acting "promptly" to halt resistance by r ilM BEAM IS NOT AlWAii 1 CuABUTHEKOAYS )T TT TT Tl fT S. I --BUT WHEN IT B, ! iro tmy milS J Pfik 60I1M WHISKEY ! .i her forces on all fronts. Late field dispatches said Jap anese troops still were fighting in central and northern Luzon, Manchuria, Korea, Sakhalin and possibly China, Burma and scat tered Pacific islands. Admiral William F. (Bull) Hal sey's mammoth third fleet appar ently was still off the Japanese coast awaiting orders to enter the enemy's territorial waters. A Guam communique revealed that it comprises 133 American and British warships, including nine battleships and 20 aircraft car riers. A lone Japanese plane ap proached the fleet this morning, and was chased away by carrier planes. Five other Japanese planes were shot down in an abortive at tack on the fleet Wednesday. Arrangements already were progressing swiftly for presenta tion of the allied surrender terms to an authorized Japanese emis sary at Manila, probably Friday afternoon or Saturday. MacArthur was working long hours and conferring almost continually with his staff in Preparation for the conference. It was believed he will rush pre liminary negotiations as fast as possible in order to make the the way for his entry into Tok yo. High officers of Russia, China and Britain already were in Man- I ila and presumably will repres ent those powers at the prelim inary armistice conference. Army units which will be the first to enter Japan already have been alerted, but arrangements for their movement to the enemy homeland have not been complet ed. Units of the sixth and 10th! armies probably will be among the earliest arrivals, with some phas es of the occupation entrusted to the allied fleets. . Almost 100 newspaper and ra dio correspondents have gathered at MacArthur's headquarters, but rare official statements are their only source of information on the progress of arrangements tor the surrender and occupation. At Guam Nimitz revealed the whereabouts of the final surrend er ceremony in an announcement that he had invited Gen. Carl A. 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Some unofficial quar ters guessed Tokyo bay. Nimitz's invitation suggested that MacArthur, along with re presentatives of Britain, Russia and China, would go aboard the flagship to receive the surrender in the presence or ranking navy, air force and marine corps offic ers. MacArthur directed Japan in his second order Wednesday to send an authorized emissary to Manila on Friday, weather permit ting, to receive the surrender terms. Lancaster Rites Held Thursday Afternoon Funeral services for Jarvi? E. Lancaster, who died Monday night, were held Thursday after noon at the Caldwell funeral home with Rev. T. Porter Bennett officiating. Burial was made in Oak Hill cemetery. Music was by Frank Cloidt and Raymond Cook, accompanied by E. II. Wescott. Pallbearers were Tony Klimm, Charles Reed, Lloyd Lewis, John Becker, D. G. Hosch ar, and Henry Donat. Auction Sale 7 p. m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 TH 1005 Main St. HOUSEHOLD GOODS J. W. HOLMES fvS: $3.45 Bottled by y it 5 SWS r