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MONDAY, OCTOBER &. 1945 THE JOUfffiSt, PLATT5MOUTfi. rCCfMf'ASK A' Cass County Given$458,000Quotam Victory Loan Drive Cass county has been assigned a quota of $458,000 in sales to individuals during the Victory Loan Drive, October 29, to Dec ember 8, it was announced Friday night. County quotas were given out at a regional meeting of Cass, Otoe and Sarpy counties held in rjattsmouth at St. John's Hall. Delegations from the War Fin ance Committees of each of these counties were in atetndance. Cass county has been assigned an "E Bond quota of $800 000, as a part of the county's individ ual sales. Dale Clark, chairman of the Nebraska War Finance Committee Manager, met with the counties and discussed the Victory Drive. "Every Nebraskan can feel proud of our state's War Bond record in the seven War Loan Drives held to date," said Chair man Clark. ''We have never yet failed to make a War .Loan quota. That of course is no more than we should have done. , The story is not yet complete we must fin- s ish the job. The Victory Loan! quota can and must be met." i All "E", "F", and 4 G" Bonds processed by the Federal Reserve; Bunk between October 20, andj December 31, will count towards the county and state quotas. j Nebraska's quota of individual sales is 40 million dollars and the. state has been assigned an E Bond quota of 25 million dollars. Representatives fro in Cas county who attended the meeting were : Henry A. Schneider, Edward FL-onberc-cr. Caf h L. nes, Betty Henton. Minnie Guthman, .... u Robert B. Stauffer, all of Plaits mouth; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde West and George Unrich of Eeagle: Guy L. Clements, Elmwood; and Walter A. Wanderlich and G. C. Rutlcdge of Nehawka. Thp chairmen from Sarpy and Otoe counties, Roy Harberg and; L. R. Frerichs, were present, utoe county was given a quota of $251,000. Total quota for the three counties is $1,377,000. Dinner was served at the meet ing by Circle number two of St. John's parrish. 171 II fdemme-jonnson Wedding Oct 17 AVOCA (Special to the Daily Journal) - The marriage of Ar tene Johnson, granddaughter of Mrs. True Harmon, to William Klemme, son of Mr. and Mrs. Au- jjyst Johnson of Weeping Water ws solemnized at- eight o'clock, October 17 at the Christian - church in Avoca. Rev. Paul Kenn- vy, pastor at r aimer, cu!-. - oificiated at the ceremony- Thej T1 XTU.n -L-o double ring service was useu. Preceding the ceremony airs. S. H. Harmon-gave a piano reci tal iinrf S. H .Harmon sang two numbcri included The altar decorations a background of ever- greens setting off two baskets of chrys.aivthenums and two tall candlebra. The tapers were light ed by Mri. John Beck and Mrs. Orie Sowards, sisters of the bride groom. The brides uncle, Don Harmon, played the wedding march as Mb; Johnson and her brother, Neil Johnson, who gave her in marri age, marched down the church xusle. The bride wore a white J'loor length dress with a finger " tip veil and carried a bouquet of lwses. - She was attended by her sister, Mrs. C. C. Burton of Omaha, who was matron of honor. Miss Rom ona Johnvon, Miss Madge Gar nett of Plattsmouth and Miss Vel ma Borjenson,, the bridesmaids, wore floor length dresses in con trasting colors and carried bou quets of roses and snapdragon;?. Katherine Klemme of Big Springs, Nebraska, a niece, was the -flower girl and wore a blue floor length dress. Best man for the groom was Ed Klemme of Big Springs. Greth Garnett of Plattsmouth, Walter Klemme of Big Springs and Leo nard Klemme of Wabash served as ushers. A reception was held in the church parlors after the ceremony. Roses were used as decoration on the table where a three-tier wedding cake was cut. Mrs. Har ey Swindle of Lincoln had charge of the guest book. The young couple will make their home west o f Weeping Water.. The bride ha.i lived near Avoca all of her life and is an alumnae of Avbta high school. Dr. B. O. Lyle ' Dr. B. O. Lyle, supt. of the Methodist hospital in Omaha, will be a : guest speaker at the Metho dist 'church Suhdajv He is 'f sub stituting for Rev. T. Porter Ben net, who with his wife is leaving for Falls City Sunday to attend the funeral of former Governor Arthur J. Weaver. The funeral services are to be held in the First Presbyterian thuich at J:v0 p. m. Starting Oct. Z9 Halloween Party In Union Thursday UNION (Special to the Daily Journal) A large crowd at end ed the Halloween program at the Taylor school, District 12 Thurs day evening. Mrs. Ivan Balfour, the teacher, prepared a program of dialogues, drills, readings, musical numbers and tap dancing. Chances were , " Todd, a glas berry set as second prize. A large angel food cake was won by Margaret Alley and Jack Baker. Donald McQuinn was eho.en as the best horse-back rider while Helen Neal and Jack Garrens were voted a,s the "spooniest" couple. Mrs. Ben Neal was the students choice as ben cook and Margaret Alley and Jack Garrens were vot ed as the first couple to be mar ried. Refreshments o f sandwiches, pickles, pie, cake, ice cream and l coffee were served by the ladies of the district. i.;jrhty dollars was taken in, a part of which will be donated to the War Fund. Congregational Church in Avoca In 80th Year j j 0j j The Congregational church Avoca will celebrate its eightieth j Annivirsary on Sunday with a i special church service auu alter- ! noon progiaui. -v scneuuie oi uie ; days activities are as follows : j tlnni ! nr TJfcriKtvHifin 10:00! Sunday school; 11:00 organ and ! piano voluntary, Mrs. Henry Mas eman andMrs. Henry Smith; in vocation ana Lord? Prayer; res ponsive reading; hymn; scripture and prayer; music by the niaie quartet; announcements and off ering; anthem by the choir; music by Doane College; address by .the President of Doane College, Bry ant Drake; benediction. A basket dinner is to be held at nogn followed by the afternoon program, which is as follows: 1:45 song service; 2:00 sermon by the Rev. A. E. Bashford of Exeter, 2:30 memorial service by Rev. W. H. Guest; 2:50 Hutory of the Church by Mrs. Paul Wolph. G:05 history of the Sunday school by Anna Marie Sailing; 3:20 his tory of the Aid Society, Mrs. El mer Hallstrom; solo" by Mi.-s Mc Ccrkindale; history of the Pil grim Highroaders, Verle Nutz man; 3:40 address by Miss Ger trude Hanford; .ong by the young neoDle: closinir remarks by Mr," Albprt siyt. hvmn "God Be With iYou Till We Meet Again." The .... ... , progl.am Will cloe witn a oene- diction by Rev. W. H Guest. Listed in the oficial directory of the Congregational church are;.. Trustees, W. O. Baier, rred Mar- i auardt. Paul Wolph; deacons, Al- . bert Sill and Calvin Carten; dea - i coness Mrs. Han Jensen; junior deaconess, Mi?s Leanna Stubben dick, treasurer, Elmer Hepnings, clerk, Mrs. Albert Sill and assis-j tant clerk, and Miss Anna Mane ! Sailing. ! Those who are in charge ofthe church services are: historian, Mrs. Paul Wolph; music comm- j ittee, Mci. Henry Smith-, pianist j and Mrs. J. W. Brendel and Mrs. j Martha Ruge; ushers, Hatu Jen-j sen, Calvin Carsten; junior ushers, ; Jack Hallstrom, Richard Ma;-eman ; ' flower committee, Mrs. Albert j Schutz, Mrs. Caroline Marquardt ; j Sunday school superintendent, j Miss Anna Marie Sailing and pres- j ident of the Ladies Aid Society, j Elmer Hallstrom. j Veterans Get Chance iAt Surplus Goods More liberalized procedit-cs for ' veterans.' purchases oi" surplus war j property made effective Monday, j October 15, by the Surplus Por i perty Board pertain only to those , items that may be useful in estab j lishing or maintaining the veter j an's own business or a a condi tion of his employment. a Roy W. Webb; Regional Direct . or for the Smaller War Plants ; Corporation, in explaining the newly revised policy, placed par ticular emphasis on the fact that ; Congress' sole purpose behind the ! veterans' preference ciau?e in the ; Surplus Property Act waJ to en able our .service men and women to engage in businesses of their own after being released from the armed forces. The Act itself, he said, and the interpretive SPB Regulation 7, just recently revis ed, clearly define the veteran' pre ference to purchase surplus, which is ". . . to afford returning vet erans an opportunity to establish themselves as proprietors of ag ricultural, business- and. profess ional enterprises," and tovwhieh how has been added ''or 'needed as a condition of employment." Louisville Visitor Mrs. Catherine Gakemeicr of Louisville, Nebr. was in town Tivday visiting with Mrs. Louis Tiekott'er, SStySS. Sergeant Joe&eph F. Kvapil, Jr. formerly of Plattsmouth is com pleting processing at General George C. Kenney's Far East Air Forces' 22nd Replacement Depot in Manila. A veteran of 24 months ov erseas service, the 25 year old sergeant wears the Asiatic-Paci-fice ribbon with six battle stars and the Philippine Liberation rib bon with one battle star. " Before-entering the service, Kvapil was employed as a sten ographer by the Veterans Ad- i ministration in Washington, D. j C. He was graduated from Platt-5- month hign school. His patents, Mr. and Ms. Jos eph F. Kvapil. live at 1409 Gar field Avenue, Omaha Blue Devils Lose To Holy Name Plattiniouth's Blue Devils went down iiz-lli under Ho the Benson sUidtum .Name u: a Omaha s 1'riday night. The Bii:e Devil- ere 1 : ties until live final quai L'itl SC! - er "when Lee N!el gut away on a quaiter back sneak through the center of the line. Bud Ea;on consistently i gained through l?le Holy Name j line and alstr made a touchdown j and extra point in the final quar ter. He went over the goal on a tun around the end. Holy Name scored four of their touchdowns on long runs. Two of these were made by Joe McGiil who ran 41 years for one and re turned a uicKon yarn-; lor u.e second. The victory was t iu- fourth co!isecuti . win for io!y Name. Fliillsniouth l:nvup: Cullen, left end; Kimball, ieft Severs, left guard; II. Babbitt, center; Wood, right guard; Schlieske, right tackle; Niel, quarterback; White, left haf back ; Brookhauser, right half bock and Johnson, fullback Veterans to Get Break on New Farm Loan Plan j Star! S. Davis announced today ' that he is cooperating with The . Equitable Life Assurance Society ; in its new plan to waive interest : j for one year on $2,000 -of new j Ifarm real estate loans made to i i veterans in this community, in-1 ; eluding loans on part-time larms (where the veteran has a regular j job in town and does a little farm ! ing after working hours. ! Davis also stated that the So- ! ciety will waive interest for one year on the same basis for all its )recnt I served farm borrowers who have 90 days or more in the: armed forces during World War II. i He emphasized the fact that this ' i"utia: " cmmeaiun wiin government-guaranteed loans j which mav be obtained under the j G. I. Bill of Rights. 1 his plan to aid returning1 vet- erans represents an expansion of; The Equitable Society's pro-i gram for encouraging farm own-! ership and recognizes the fact that; a veteran will need a lettle time, in which to reestabl.ish himself.; "Bv easing his financial bur-! den during the crucial first year following his descision to go into farming his chances of success should be substantially increased,'' Davis said. The Farm Loan Service of Thp 1 Equitable Society, which will have charge of the pnoam, cau tioned veterans, however, again-, si acting impulsively in going In- to farming. "Tiie veteran without farm ex perience might do well to work, for a time as a hired man to ae-j quire the neecs.sai ; how hoi (.: e taking j sibilities and co.-s fa:r- Mnow- on tne respon- ot managmg a larm ol ins own "'Veterans houe buying farm land prices are highly should carefullv .1 guard against in areas where inflated. They investigate tUe farm and the community and seek competent guidance irom prac ! tical farmers and agricultural au thorities." Sgt. Bare and Wife To Visit In Denver S-Sgt. Walter J. Bare has re ceived his discharge from the army after four years, seven mon ths service. Bares wife is the former Evelyn Gooding of Platts mouth. S-Sgt. Bare epent 18 months overseas in England, Normandy, and Holland with the glider infan try. He was a prisoner of Ger many for eight months. Bare wears the good, conduct ribbon, purple heart, combat in fantry badge, presidential cita tion award and European theatre ribbon. Sgt. and Mrs. Bare will leave soon for Denver, Colorado, where they will visit friends bei'ote mak ing definite plans. Chamber of Commerce Sends Letter To Veterans Administration Head General Omar Bradley. Vetsrans' Administration, Washington, D. C. Dear General Bradley: The recent publicity on the possible location to erect a Veterans' Hospital in Nebraska has been met with so much interest here in Plattsmouth that we wish to offer this locality as a probable site. To start with, the junction of the Platte and Missouri Rivers afford an ideal view Iowa side and the peaceful valleys of these two rivers. This would seem to be desired for those that are confin ed. '?tSOlWC2 As to travel facilities, we have two railroads, the Mis souri Pacific and the Burlington. Our north and south highway is paved linking Plattsmouth very closely with Offut Field at Fort Crook and various highways east and west. Our city offers ideal home surroundings, our schools are of thi finest, fully accredited and most modern. Eight I faiths are represented with churches and facilities avail able for two others at the city library. At this time plans are being formulated for the construction of a city au- j ditorium. new park and swimming pool. The enclosed j pamphlet will further serve to acquaint you with this i community. v We trust that you give us due consideration and:our teously invite you or any member of your administration to call for a personal inspection. Sincerely your, I. L. Kocian, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce Josephine Sedlak to Be Married Soon. Mr. and Mrs. James Sedlak ;. announce the engagement and ap jjiroaching marriage of their dau ghter, Mis Josephine Sedlak of E. 4th St. Long Beach. Cal ;if. U. Jay Keller. F. C. 3-c. U. S. N. son of Mr. and Mi. J. D. Kel kr of Covington. Indiana I Keller is stationed with the m.vy at San Diego, Calif and has ' been a member of the armed for ; ces for the past four years. He is j expecting to be j in the next few discharged with months. Bond Workers Will Attend Dinner Fri. Ca-s county bond drive chair men aud bond workers will be the guests of Dale Clark, state bond chairman, at a dinner in St. John's Hall at C:;i0 p.m. Friday. The main purpo.se of the ban quet will be to appoint Cass coun ty and local chairmen for the Vic tory Loan Drive starting Oct. 2'.'. Waiter H. Smith wa- chairman of the la-t war bond drive. Church Circles Meet Tues. Nite The three- circles ef St. Paul's Evangelical anf Reformed church met Tuesday night. Circle Xo. One " t at the home of Mrs. Mabel Eu- lkemeier. with Mrs. Fred Lugsch iss Minnie Kraeger and Mrs. Al- M -na Roessler as hostesses. Devorionals were given by Mrs. August Storm, whose topic was "How Lot's Choice Brought Trou ble and Abraham's Choice Brought Blessings." Roll call found fifteen members and seven visitors pres ent. After the business meeting games were played and prizes giv en. Refreshments were then ser ved. Circle Xo. Two met in the eli'ir.h basement with Mrs. Fred TsehiiTeii. Mrs. Emma Kal'fenber ger and Mrs. Harold Meisinger as hostesses. Devotions were given by Mrs. Otto Pitz. who chose as her subject "Be of Good Cheer." There were eighteen members and sev- enteen visitors at the meeting. Af- ter the business was transacted games were played and prizes giv- en followed iy refreshments. I i weiny i wo iiu-uioers ana eignt i-itors were present at the view of the work of the society, me.-tii'.g of Circle Xo. Three Tues- j Ramona Jones played a piano so i.ity night ; t the home of Mrs. Lena i lo, "The Brook and the Forest." T;use!i with Mrs. John Brookhaus- Evelyn June Allen has return- er and r.tiiei bioehr as hostesses. ' vYii.u lioes 1; Mean to Be a Chris tian" was i lie topic t hose u by Airs, j'. A. .Meisinger. who gave the de votional. After tlie business por tion oi the meeting games were played and refreshments were ser ved. Five Men Report Discharges Tuesday Five more Ca-s county men re ported their discharges to the selective service office Tuesday and Wednesday morning. They wvri'i Poland T. Thimgan. Lin- coin; liyron t. A ell and uanny Jackson, both of Plattsmouth; Lloyd J. Hansen, Weeping Water and. Clarence A. Shogren, Louis ville. Walter Smith Called To North Dakota Walter H. Smith, county, attor ney, received an unexpected " call to Minot, North Dakota, Tuesday morning. He is attorney in a case now pending in the Federal Court I at Minot. The preliminary hear- ' ing has been set for Thursdav at i 10:00 a.m. Smith expects to re - turn to Plattsmouth by Sunday, j where she visited her two broth j October -0. ers and their families. overlooking the Bluffs on the Armstrongs to Open Lunch Room Here Mr. and Mrs. Fred Armstrong, Tenth Street and Chicago Ave., will open a lunch room at 420 Main street the first part of Dec-, jtered Apprentice," by Rev. J. W. ember. jTaenzler; "What the Holy Bible The building is being remodeled ' Means to the Fellow Craft," by for them now but probably will; Dr. H. G. McClusky; and "What not be completed for another ; the Holy Bible Means to the Mas month. ' ter Mason," by Rev. T. Porter "We will have both tables and Bennett. (a counter," Mrs. Armstrong said, i i "We really have no definite plans j j yet about how the lunch room will be decorated. Right now we're I j busy fixing up the building so j i we can open for business around i i December 1." Jacobs Cafe to New Owner Nov. 1 Jacob's Cafe was sold Tuesday Mrs. H. A. Jacobs announced Wednesday morning. "We hate to leave after being ten years in ; the same location," Mrs. Jacobs said, "but the heln nroblem has become too much for us. We've j ; been unable to jet adequate help j and we can't run the business a-! :fone." j New owners of the cafe will be ! Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hull of Colora do. They will move into the cafe I on November 1. The deal to sell ! the cafe has been pending for several weeks but the final pa- ; pels were i Mr. and signed Tuesday night, j Mrs. Jacobs will movei into the Sprandel home on South Seventh street. ''We have no plans other than just livinsr in our new home," Mrs. Jacobs explained. fckmvood Womans Society of Christian Service met last Friday at the Methodist church, for the fifth anniversary program. The decora tions consisted of a table on which was a well with an old oak en bucket surrounded bv creen i foliage. The well was to represent ! the service to be rendered by this I month s offering from the diff-; I erent groups, when funds are sentj j jt India to provide much needed ! wells there. The bucket was filled with the offering given Mrs. Char-j j les Miller gave a lesson about Wo- j : men in the worlds work, Mrs. Joy men in the worlds work, Mrs. Joy, Miller lead the devotions, and the! president Mrs. Cook gave a re. ; , president .Mrs. cook gav ed to her home in Plattsmouth where she will attend school. She j had spent several weeks in the ! Corbin home. ' ri-oro-f Tljitl unrt .Tnbn ATnlTsiv are painting the hou se on the Mc- Kay farm this week. Mrs. Davis of Odessa, Mo. is visiting at the home of her sister ; Mrs. Lucy Lyle John Wood has purchased the 'residence of Mrs. Kelley in the west part of town. Mrs. Kelley plans on buying a home in Lincoln as her son Donald has work there! with the Burlington Co. Henry Irons returned from the hospital on Saturday. He expects to be able to get around soon on crutches. Mrs. Frank Gillett of Lincoln visited old friends in Elmwood on Saturday. Willa Widick is now doing of fice work in Lincoln in the Bank ers' Life Building. Mrs. Mary Andrews went to Norfolk,. Neb, recently to visit her nephew Lloyd Kear and family-. - :''-' Mrs. Corbin returned home on Friday after visiting her daugh ters, Mrs. Dehning in Lincoln j and Mrs. Dean in W ahoo. She j was at the latter place when Mrs. 1 Dean returned Irom California S-jSgt. Walter Miller Stationed in Korea Staff Sgt. Wafcr D. MttWr, f5 Pacific Junction la., who wears two bronze battle stars for cam paigns on Leyte and Okinawa, is now on occupation duty in bouth ern Korea with the veteran 7th Infantry Division. ."I think Kfirea is the best climate I've been in since leav ing the states, l he people are very friendly and I find the fresh fruit very much of a treat," Mill er remarked as he arrived at Seoul, Korea's capital city. His wife, Mildred, and daugh ter, Janice Louise, five years old reside in Farragut, la., and his parents live in Plattsmouth, Neb. Sgt. Miller has been overseas since December, 1944, and was award ed the Purple Heart far wounds received in combat action. NatL Bible Week Program Given by Masons Thursday Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6 A. F. and A. M. conducted special cere monies Thursday night in obser vance of national bible week. The program started at 8 p. m. in the Masonic Hall. An address of welcome was giv en by Warren Scharfenberg, W. M., followed by the Invocation by Rev. T. Porter Bennett. Group singing was directed by Don C. York, accompaneid by E. H. Wes cott at the piano. Special talks given were: "What the Holy Bible Means to the En- A vocal solo was sung by Frank A. Cloidt, accompanied by E. H. Wescott. Tne meeting ended with the Benediction given by Dr. H. G. McClusky. Officers in charce of the meet- ing were Waren Scharfenberg, w. M.; Edward Wehrbein, S. W. ; j Oliver Hudson, J. W.; Charles' Mead, S. D.; Dwight Edwards, J.i i D. ; and John Schutz, tyler. This special meeting was called' I in recognition of national bible J Iweek observed by Masonic lodges! i all over the country the third week in October. Two Men Fined for ; Traffic Violations Donald E. Young pleaded guilty , Tuesday to a charge of operating ; a motor vehicle with glaring aux-1 illary driving lights. He was fin- j ed five dollars and costs by Coun-j ty Judge Paul E. Fauquet. i Henry B. Lammers was fined j twenty-one dollars and costs Tues-: day by Judge Fauquet, after pleading guilty to a charge of op-i ! erating a motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour, Womans Club Has First Meeting Weeping Water Womans Club held their first meeting of the season on Tuesday afternoon at the Congregational church. The meeting took the form of a reas sembling tea with the officers and executive committee acting as hos tesses. The members and their guests i acsnmhlorl in th riininir room of the church where a program of niano selections and their history 1 was presented by Mrs. Carl Day. i Over fifty pupils from St. j Mrs. Ernest Norris of Avoca gave John's school marched in the pro ! two musical readings. ! cession, which onened the ser- .'r t" V " r - Pre?,dent- Presided at the business mating. Out of town gut sts were Mrs. T. Hugh Hanlan, the new Mrs. Charles Durante, of Chicago: Mrs. Henry Smith, Mrs. Ernest Norris and Mrs. Clarence Norn? of Avoca. Refreshments consisted of cof fee, sandwiches, cookies and mints which were served from a table covered with .a lacecloth laid over a peach colored cloth. The center piece was a silver and crystal bowl "filledwith a large bouquet of marigolds. It was flanked on each end with double crystal holders in which in which were tall cream colored candles. Fall flowers and autumn leaves were used through out the room for decorations. Mrs. Hanlan, president, Miss Es ther Teft, former president and Mrs. Emmor Marshall, treasurer, poured the coffee. Son Born Oct. 16 To Theodore Hadrabas Joseph F. Hadraba received a cablegram Thursday from his son Theodore Hadraba announcing the birth of a 6 pound son, Oct. 16th at Bern, Switzerland. The cable stated the son will be christened Theodore Joseph and that mother and child .were "doing nicely." Theodore and Mrs.- Ilairaba are stationed at Bern," Switzerland where he is in diplomatic service in the Third Legation. He was recently Truman appointed by President! to a full consulate posi- tion, and when conditions permit; I will be sent ot .Antwerp Belgium j to serve in the new capacity. Cass County Fails to With State to Secure Road Aid General dissatisfaction with the C i. Kl D .road situation in Cass county has . rjgnieen men rvepori become more and more intense Discharges Monday ptl. r i ... i ine loiowing servicemen nave reported their discharges to the umce: Army Walter H. Smith Plattsmouth Greth Garnett Plattsmouth Lawrence E. Cary Platts mouth. Walter G. Fulton Platts- mouth Floyd L. Geo. F. Barden Buchholz Wabash Platts mouth Walter J. Bare Plattsmouth Everett M. Daniel, Jr. Platts mouth William Halmes Plattsmouth Raymond Rhoden Plattsmouth Clyde Porter Union Harley Loyd Murray Robert L. Ahrens Weeping v ater illard J. Cobaugh Denver, Colorado Paul R Holthusen Atchison, Kansas Gerald Petet Long Beach, California. Elmer E. Hubbell Omaha, Nebraska Navy Noble Gruber Murray. Ben Hopkins Is Returning Home Ben Hopkins, who became fam j ous over the entire United States whe his story was told in the motion picture "The Story of Dr. i Wassell", is returning home. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Hopkins, Ben's parents, received a letter j from him Monday from a navy i hospital on Guam. It was dated ' October 5. Ben has has twice writ ! ten his parents after nearly a j year's silence. j Hopkins served on the Marble- head, was wounded and hospital ized in Java, and captured by the , Japanese. He entered the service j September 18, 1040. ! There has not yet been any of ; ficial navy department notifica ; tion, his parents said. Monsignor Agius Is Honored at Golden Jubilee With all the pomp and cere- mony traditional in the Roman Catholic church, Msgr. George Agius celebrated the solemn High Mass corarn Episcopo, Wednesday morning honoring his ordination iritn nHesthood fiftv vears ago. Th tj said ' t gt John's ; church at 10 o'clock with theMost Rpv T,nn;e p. Kucera. D. D.. LL. D., Bishop of Lincoln in atten dance as well as 60 other Mon i signors. Priests and Sisters from the diocese. The jubilee sermon was preach ed by the very Rev. Thomas S. Bowdern, S. J., president o f Creighton University in Omaha. Prior to the sermon he read a letter to those present from the apostolic delegate in Washing ton. The letter was addressed to Msgr. Agius and was a personal message of congratulation from Pope Pius the XII, who was a j classmate of Msgr Agius in Rome. j Rev. Bawdern then summarized ! the career of Ms sr. Asnus ana ex- tended him congratulations from the diocese. , vices. The girls were dressed in white , ribbons with yellow socks and , , t i. s anu carried dououcis i i white and yellow chrysanthinums. The boys were dressed in white suite with yellow ties. Following the school children were the Priests and Monsignore. Then came Msgr. Aguis dressed in the white brocade chasuable given him by the St. John's students on his 40th annivendty. ' The church was decorated throughout with bouquets of yellow and white chrysanthe- nums and the altar was covered with a vhite lined cloth edged in gold lace. Those assisting at the celebra tion of the Masswere: Assistant Priesrt, Rev. -Albin Bauer, C.P.P.S Deacon, Rev. Charles Bauer, C.P.P.S., Subdeacon, Rev. Ed ward Crzechowski, Master of 3eremoniets, Rev. Edward C. Ceremonies, Rev. John Kozlik. Chaplains to the Most Rev. Bishop ' were Rev. A. Faessler and Rev. j E. C. McFadden. At the close of Ma's Msgr. Aguis spoke a few words of thanks to those present and the ' procession then left the church. ! Pictures were taken of the group later outside the church. 'v- , Pheasant Hunters'' Back Another of Plattsmouths pheas - ant hunting parties was comprised of Faye Snidell, Clarence Cuth reu, Kennetn neKotter ana win; Hansel. The group left Friday! nizht and were hack Sunday night, each having shot their limit. Cooperate during the past few weeks, espec- iallv in thp rural communities. At neaiiy every farm meeting " " ' . lately the poor been condition of the a main topic of roads has discussion. One of the more recent meet ings where roads were discussed was that of the Livestock Feeders Association last Thursday in Weeping Water. At that time Wardner Scott, state engineer, spoke to the members. After his talk a committee was appointed to investigate the advantages and possibilities of instituting a coun ty road manager. One of the members of that committee is W. F. Nolte of Plattsmouth. In a statement to the Journal editor Tuesday morning, Nolte said, "Two important facts were brought Reserve out at this meeting that ful publicity. Number j one, as told by Mr. Scott, is that j a road man is prepared for each : county in the state at the engin j eer's office showing the roads in j which the state is interested and i willing to improve and help niain j tain. "These maps," Nolte went on, i "were sent to the commissioners of each county for approval or ' suggestions. Mr. Scott stated that I Cass county was one of the very jfew counties that failed to take any action and ignored the map and letter, thus tailing to cooper ate in securing road aid. "The second fact brought out,'' N'olte said, "was that the county board failed to make a one mill ' levy under Nebraska bill 234 for i the pur pose of matching dollars in the three billion dollar leaeral road building program, 35 per cent of which is to be spent on farm-to-market and rural carrier i -lads. ''This bill was largely designed to give jobs to returning veterans, and has in the past two years been referred to as No. 1 post-war fed eral reconstruction project. "The sorrv implication now," j Nolte declared, "is that our coun i ty will loose our share of this I federal appropriation for 11)46. i Yet we wil have to pay our propor tionate share, and, a time when road building is so badly- needed in this county and there would be no objection to the one mill levy. "And it is certainly a let-down and disgrace to our returning ser vice men who may seek work in i 1946 under this planned recon ' struction project." Three New Members To Job's Daughters Three new members were accep ted Into the Bethel No. 24 of Job's Daughters Saturday evening in au initiation ceremony held at the Masonic-Hall. Over sixty Bethel members from Plattsmouth and Omaha were present for the initia tion and the covered dish suppe;' which preceded it. After the acceptance of the new members a short program was given. Mary Lou Warner sang a solo and a quartet composed of Jean Lloyd, Janis Schmidtmann, Carol Bernhardt and Mildred Ann Meisinger also sang. During the business meeting presided over by Mildred Ko zacep. the honored queen. Miss Clara Weyrieh was introduc ed as the guardian of Bethel 24 and also the Grand Guardian of Job's Daughters in the state of Ne braska. Miss Naomi Owens, niusic instructor of the Bethel, was also introduced as Grand Junior Cus todian for the, state. The meeting was closed by the forming of a cross. Don C. York Attends "Messiah" Rehearsal Don C. York, Plattsmouth, attended the rehearsal of "The Messiah" at the First Baptist church' in Omaha ' Sunday after- j noon sent. Over S00 persons were pre Mr. Logan, director of the chorus expects over &00 people I to attend rehearsal next Sunday when opportunity to join the chor us will be closed. York said, "we hope to get enough singers from Plattsmouth to make up a car load or two to cut down on the expense of the ! trip. The rehearsal will be at 00 p.m. Sunday. Mr. Logan conducted such a chorus in 1931 in which several - people 'irom Plattsmouth participated. Woster Recovering From Gun Wound j Joseph Woster was reported to ! be "doing nicely" at the ' St. 'Josephs hospital in Omaha Tues- day' morning. Woster was taken jto the hospital Sunday aftef hu wa. accidently shot in the face - j and chest while on a hunting trip. ipe acciaent occurea ounaaj while he was hunting pheasant with some friends about 50 ruilea vest of Genoa, Nebraska.