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r mm fir 1 iifirl) frnt no. Icy VOL. NO. 40 PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MONDAY, NOV. 19, 1945 NO. pjjjj- vyj. Thanksgiving Is Time to Buy Victory Bonds Residents of Cass county were urged by HaroM Elliott chairman for tin- Victory Loan drive, to make this year's Thanksgiving ob servance a tangible expression of their gratitude through the pur chase of additional Victory Bond. Extra bonds purchased now will help the count-. meet its oal and way to won ie an appropriat. ol. serve this the first one Thanksgiving Day. celebiated in peace since r.i.I'.t. Sales throughemt tiiiiiuith the third X e In- a week of k a tin end drive, which is heduloei to Ihcomher K. put Nebraska pa t the one-quarter murk of its 40 million dollar individual sales goal and its "J.") million dollar E bond quota. Leading the Victorv bond par ade toward goals was Kimball Co unty with Buffalo next contender for ton state honors as the firt to officially subscribe its full quo ta m Federal Reserve Bank tabulation-:. Nebaka residents are going to -c an exhibit of unusual interest .Mr. Claik said, when a Victory I.o;ui Special Train vi-its three Nebraska cities. North Platte on December ,s Giand Island. Decem ber and Omaha. December 10. One of the trains has already shown in Lincoln. November 17. On the later train will be the four-inch naval cun from the USS WARD which had the distinction of firing the f i -st shot at Pearl Harbor. It will also feature such tamed sea-going weapons as radar, naval guns, carrier aii craft, the amphibious tank, and helicopters. Facsimiles of the original Japan ese surrender paoers signed a board the CSS MISOSURI and a i pi oduction of the jilaque plac ed on the surrender deck of the ship, will be other features of the exhibit. Guest Speaker at Methodist Church Mi-s Let ah Doyle was guest p.-::kej at a special meeting Sunday afternoon at the Metho dic church when a large numhei of people were in attendance from Weeping Water. Nehawka, Papill iou as well as other churches in Plattsmouth. Miss Doyle was sent by the church as a missionaiy to Meeuit, India, where she has .-pent twenty years in service, excepting four year- when she has been home on furlough. She described her work in this Indian community from :1c very primitive beginnings to the pieseiit well ( ranizeel . program-, used by the natives who be came Christians and completed th'ir -tudies in Methodist mission schools, hospitals and teacher "P at " alarming rate since the tramin" -choeds. removal of wartime restrictions Mention was also made of the', and in behalf of the Nebraska Suf great interest of the natives of Patrol. Captain C. J. Sanders In, tin in on.- mnsi.- tbo .n-owth nf iJ warning motorists to take even. iiou-inir facilities for the many children without homes, industrial work for boys and new hou-inf pi ogi ams. Mrs. .Allen Johnson, Fremont, district secretaiv of missionary education of the W. S. C. S. un der whose department this itiner ary is made, and Mrs. F.lmer Con klin, Nebraska City, district presi dent of the W. S. C. S., accom panied Milss Doyle from Nebras ka City where she held two meet ings Sun-day. Mis. I'.ngar (Haze presided at the meeting. Mrs. Howard Davis played an organ prelude and ac companied Mis- Phellis Uourck ho sang, -it Zion Haste." HUNTING lnesda b' :"" TIME a. m. to We. m. Tue m. ,:ftl sdav ('.:." a. m. to 5:02 Call Me Mister! Flevcn men reported discharges fiom the armed forces Friday to the Ca-s county selective sorice office. Fiom the army: John Obcrk-, Howard Mulanax, Donald Pitt man. Louis Kief, and Carl Ohris wisei. all of Plattsmouth; Clyde Alt house. Kagle ;Clarence May alb. Omaha :John Abbott. Green wood; Donald Thornton. Tilamock. Oregon -and Basil Little. Enne an. Mo. Kenneth A. . . Fiom the navy: Jones, Omaha. Lareer Parcels Mav Be Sent Overseas Postmaster Edward Egenberge , announced Monday that largei parcels for men overseas may now le sent through the mail. Efeetive at once, Egenbergei said parcels not exceeding 11 pounds in weight or 42 inches in len.jth or 72 inches in length and girth comhined. containing article; requested by the addressee, will . he accepted for mailing to army personnel overseas. On Thamksgiviug lay the post office lobby will be open . from 7 a. m. to 0 p. in. but there will be no window service, no city deliv ery and no rural delivery. Mail will be dispatched and re ceived n usual. New Law Firm Will be Formed Here December 1 A new law partnership will be formed December 1 in Platts mouth under the firm name of Smith and Lebens. Attorney Har old It. Lebens. :bl. of Omaha, will become associated with Walter II. Smith. Cass county attorney. Location Their law offices will be locat ed on the ground floor of the Donrt Building across from the present room snace will be start ed immediately to furnish two private offices, large library room and a secretarial and waiting room. Lebens graduated from Wayne College in 19-'. 4. receiving his A. R. decree. In l'.CS he received his LI.B. degree from the Creigh ton law school with high scholas tic honors and was awarded mem-' heiship in the Alpha Sigma Nu. national honorary scholastic fra ternity. Graduation Upon graduating in 103$ he b-e came associated with the law firm of Wtbb, Beebr and Kelley of Omaha and has been actively en gaged in the practice of law with the firm. Lebens is. married and has three children and will move his family to Platismout h, to the home he recently purchased on orth Oili street from Theodore . l'tak. Walter II. Smith will continue ; to serve as county attorney from ; his new offices and the present . office space occupied by him will be vacated to make room for other office demands in the court-: house. Nebraska Traffic Toll Going Up at Alarming Rate Nebraska's traffic toll is going precaution against the hazards of winter driving. By eatly November this year the number of Nebraska traffic fatalities was 2'. per cent greater than for the same period of 1944: the number of injuries was up 30 per cent and the number of accidents showed a .'il per cent increase. Cause of Trouble The patrol believes these fact ors are contributing to the acci dent increase: First, free from wartime res traints people are now yielding to the desire for "jumping in the car and g-oin somewhere." They long to enjoy pre-war freedom but forget their cars and tires are not up to high speeds. Second, safe driving habits such as judging- of distance, and speeds are rusty from disuse. Third, the return to standard time makes more night time driv ing and night accidents account for two-thirds of the traffic death; during the winter months. Fourth, most cars on the roads are at least five years old. Death Rate Pointing out that the traffic death rate in snowbelt states tn creases from 24 percent to 53 percent during the winter season the Tatrol offers these safe driv ing suggestions: Adjust speed to weather con-( ditions. Slow down before vou reach a carve or intersection. Port pet too close to the car (Turn to Page 4, Number 2) j EDITORIAL Council Action for Decision on The action of the city council authorizing the appointment a recreational planning committee is the first official step of toward bringing the matter of an auditorium liefore the public for consideration. The move, in our opinion was a wise one and one for which the council is to be congratulated. Here are a few reasons why wo think an auditorium would be good lor I'lattsmout h. Everyone of us who lives in I'lattsmout It has job of selling to do, not only as individuals, but as a group. It is our job to sell the town. All of us know that the town depends upon t lit trade of the farmers in our area. If we are to keep and increase that business in the face of competition from other centers we must offer every possible inducement. We must sell the town. An auditorium would help us do this job of selling. It would help for this reason: The population of Plattsinoiith i.ee.l i.ot lie confined to the eity Ib'-iits. Thousands of Cass county farmers regard Plat tsmout h as their home town. The more int.-T-ostijig the town makes itself, the more people art going to do bus iness here Our stores, our schools, our churches, our doctors, our libr ary, our newspaper, our bank all of these bing people into town. To this list we should be aide to add our auditorium. Fol licle we could have farm meetings, athletic contests, public speakers, exhibitions, civic meetings, dances and a score of enter tainment and educational programs. Certainly, it is true that all of these things ran be found in larger cominunit ies nearby. It is only too true. Why should we send trade, that would normally come to us. to some other place? An auditorium would bring people to town. It would help create a greater "'good will". And when good will increases, so trade increases. War Memorial Building And while the auditorium question is being discussed, why not consider the possibility ol making it a memorial to the men who ought and gave thei;- lives in World War II? Insltad of calling it the city auditorium, why not make it a War Mtmorial Building? Such a building would be a lasting and useful tribute to the men who died to preserve our way of life. Much has been written in late years about making memor ials that serve some useful purpose. Certainly an auditorium or War Memorial Building would qualify. Let YourVoiceBe Heard When the new recreational planning committee is appointed make it a point to let the members know if you want an audi t.o'ium here. The main decision of whether the auditorium shall be build rests with the general public. The committee is responsible only for the details. . . The desi.e of Plattsmouth as a whole will decide the big question. Make certain your voice is heard. Ladv Threatens to Go Nudist if OPA Doesn't Leave New Styles Alone By Fiederick C. Othman WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (U P. News is like gold; it's where you find it. And here, with no more ado, is an interview --with my bride about her war with the federal government. Put your money on her. The government hasn't a chance. She Bowles, poking female -ays the Messrs. Snyder, et al have been so busy their big noses into the clothing situation that she's thinking of poing nudist. If her hair were longer and she Had a white horse I hate to think what she'd do, if the weather warmed up. Lady Codiva Get that, Snyder9 Bowles, you PLATTSMOUTH VICTORY LOAN DRIVE 100 $114,000 $87,500 50ri $57,000 $43.G58 Sold to Date O They Won The Bring Them Home Brings Hope Auditorium paying attention? You want a Lady Godiva clomp-clomping down Per.nslyvania Avenue? Goose pimply? She blames you, Snyder, for putting out a govvernment edict - in - reverse, revolutionizing feminine styles about week after next. You, Bowles, she holds an swerable for the fact that her un derwear is mostly holes. Two big, grown men, she says (tappitT? her foot), monkeying around with lingerie and the leng th of a lady's skirt. Teh-teh. Gen tlemen, she says. Winter Outfit t The trouble is she went shop ping for her winter outfit. She could have bought a $11) dress for $fi9.50, she continues, but it bad short sleeves and a tifrht skirt in accordance with war-time auster ity styles. She didn't buy it, Sny der, because of your announce ment that the regulations will be abolished after the spring sell- ling season. She says that you are a mis guilded male who thinks the spring selling season is in the spring. She says ladies' fashions are like Chr istmas in July. Winter dresses sold out last summer, spring frocks are here now, and before the first heavy snow, next summci' dresses go on sale. They're the ones that'll be dif ferent. It'll surprise her if they don't have nine yuds of cloth in the s-kirts, sleeves like- balloons and maybe bustles. Why should she spen! C9.50 for a dress that will be last year's rag before she wears it twice? That's you she's talking to, reconversion director Snyder. Student Bond Sales Pass $10,000 Mark I Bond-selling high school stud- ents were going ' with total sales strong Monday now amounting to $10,186.50. i The Junior class is leading in the school contest with $4,012.50 j worth of bonds to their credit. , Other figures for the classes are 'as follows: seniors $3,68.25; so jphomores, i,2iP.75 anil fresh imen, $1,087. . - Christmas Seals On Sale November 19 Cass county residents ieceived sheets of Christmas seals in the mail Monday morning which they may purchase if they so desire. L. II. Behrends, county superin tendent, said there are many fam ilies who are not on the school census list -who will not leceive seals unless they ask for them. ''These people," Behrends said, "may either call my office or send a card requesting stamps an we'll be happy to furnish then.. We have no mailing address for rny one who was not included in the census.'' Half of the funds received from tlie sale of Christmas Seals roer to the state and national tuber culosis associations. The other fif ty percent is used within the coun ty. Buying seals helps in the fight against tuberculosis. Congregational Church Observes 58th Anniversary The Weeping Water Congrega tional church Sunday celebrated the eighty-fifth anniversary f its founding in l.-00. It was 'the third Congregational church in the state under the supuvi.don of mission churches to survive a:id was organized when Nebraska was still a territory. Services were first held in a small frame chinch and in 171 a stone church was erected. This ?econd structure is considered one of the finest pieces of early architecture in the state ami now houses the Weeping Water libr , ary. The present church was built in 1SX7. The Christian F.ndeaxor Socie ty, an organization for the youth of the church, was formed in this church in its early history and is one of the oldest such organiza tions in the state. Sunday's celebration staited with the morning worship ser .vice with Rev. John C. Pry or, the present pastor, presiding:. Bryant Drake, president of the Doane College, spoke. A covered dish dinner was served by the women . of the church in the church par lors to a large crowd of people drawn from over the state and especially from Cass county for the occasion. Mrs. E. H. Wescott. who sang . in the choir of this church when she was a girl in school, wa.s soloist . on -.the afternoon program with ' E. H. Wescott serving as her acc ompanist. During the afternoon. , there was no special speaker, but ; members of the . large group pre ; sent were encouraged to reminisce and offer as much informatkfh : about the history and people of ' the church as possible. The young , people's choir sang several num J bers. Visitors from Plattsmouth in ; eluded Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Wes ! cott, Mr. and Mr. George Farley I and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Behrends. Riotincr Breaks Out In Iran Monday TEHRAN', Nov. 19 OI.R) Riot ing and revolution swept northern Iran Monday and government spokesmen said the Insurgents, armed with Russian weapons, were marching on Tehran. High government spokesmen said the uprising staited Friday night with a series of well-reorganized attacks on Iranian garri sons in the Azargaiian district, 350 miles north of Tehran on the Iranian-Russian border. District Court Jury Term Opens Monday November jury term of the dis trict court opened Monday at the Cass county court house in Platts mouth. First case on the docket is State of Nebraska vs. Maynanl Tritsch. Tritsch is charged with writing a "no funds" check. C. E. Ledrway, district court clerk, said Monday morning that the case has been postponed and that the men called for iury duty would probably be dismissed and no jury would be impanelled. Fined $10 John Hadraba was fined ?10 - and costs Saturday by County Judge Paul E. Fauquet after pleading guilty to a charge. of op erating a motor vehicle on the ; left side of the roadway when ap- iproaching the crest of a grade. U. S. Is Becoming Second Class Military Power, Leaders Fear Time Out wTZ ilTJlfciiMi i "i imi'i iiMii'-t----v-i-'-fiiii r 'i'-r'rr-'-ri-i-iiiii - ! i -hiiii-'- ifl One of the most familiar-scenes after every meal is the little Eithering above, with one of the youngsters expressing dissutis 1' act ion at UNRRA's residence for displaced children in an old nunnery at Kloster Indersdorf, Germany. Two hundred and two orphans of war, of all nationalities, are gathered at the camp. Some of them had suffered terribly from privations but under the care of UNRRA's Team 182 they are now well fed, clothed and healthy. Exclusive photo by NEA Service-Acme JCcwspictures photographer Charles Haacker- Seek Clues To Identity of Two Men Killed In Crash Civilian and military authori ties Monday sought clues to ihe identity of two servicemen and a civilian whose charred bodies weie recovered yesterday f 1 oin the twisted wreckage 'of a Pacific (Jreyhoumi bus. Three other victims, a soldier and two sadors. were identified last night by scorched bits of paper in their wallets. The names were withheld, however, pending noti fication of next of kin. In addition to the six dead sheriff's officers said 1'! other persons were injured seriiusl--enough to require hospitalization. The remainder of the 27 bus pass engers were released after recei ving first aid. The victims charred beyond , recognition were pinned in the blackened wreckage and burned : to death when the diesel-motcred vehicle careened off the highway and completely overturned, wit nesses said. Sneak Attack Was Not Part of Plan WASHINGTON, (U.Hi The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was not in Japan's general pre-war . plans and would have been called off if the United States made cer tain concessions, it was 'disclosed Monday this information was con tained in records submitted to the congressional Pearl Harbor in vestigating committee by Rear Admiral T. V,. In ;lis. chief of V. S. naval intelligence. It was based on statements by Jap naval offi cers in response?, to questionnaires prepared by the i vestigation sec tion of Gen. Douglas MacArtliur's occupation forces in Tokvo. The documents did not specify what concessions Japan demanded but they threw further light on the story Iuglis told the commit tee Saturday. In addition to the summary that the Admiral pres ented, the questionnaires showed 1. The Pearl Harbor attack was conceived in January of 1041. but was not a part of Japan's General ; ore-war plans. The decision to use it was made Nov. 1041 by Adm. Qsami Nagano, chief of the Jap anese naval general .staff. 2. It would -have been, discard ed if the United States made con- ' cessions. o. If the U. S. Pacific fleet had been at sea the Japanese task force would have 'scouted an area''($S5) : Super De Luxe Models: of 300 miles around Oahu, prepar- jed to attack airj-how, before with- drawing. for Training Car Prices at 1942 Level ( WASHINGTON. 'U?) IV..? cai hungrv public was told Monday jthat new 1 111 model automobiles will sell for about the same aver age retail prices that preailed in 'January of V.42. The DAI', after a series of de lays, finally announced its ''ail tiinflation" reconversion pricinv, formula but included specific doll ars and cents ceilings for only two companies. Ford and Stude baker. On other makes, however it gave the public definite infor mation on what to expect. Fords Hit-ber In general. Fords will sell at retail at two per cent hizher than in lit 12; Studebaker. nine- pel cent higher; General Motors pro ducts (Chevrolet. Pontiac. Olds 1 mobile. Buick and Cadillac) .2." per cent lower; and Chryslei .products . ( Plymouth. Dodge. Dc Soto and Chrysler) about one per cent higher. i Information still i being pre pared on Packard. Nash and Hud son prices. The OPA did not explain speci ' ficallv why average General Mot ors prices would be lowered while others were increased. It said on ly that the move1 was indicated by information submitted by GM it self. Average Price Price Chief Chester P.owles said that average factory prices, apart from extra costs for specification changes, would be .'5.5 per cent : higher than in 11)42. Put to the buying public he gave this assur ance : "This increase in factory price" will not be passed through to the car buyer. "Dea.lers normal prewar initial margins will be uniformly reduced by 2.5 per rentage points, which will assure the HM2 retail price" on the average for all cars. n- cause of the elimination or reduc tion in the losses which they for merly were forced to take en us ee! cars, dealers are. howove'r. as 'ured margins considc i ably above those actually realized before the war." Door Still Open Tiowles did not close the eloo: entirely on General Moteus Price ncreases. He ruled that in the case e:f GMD anel other companie : i whose specific pric es have not i been fixed, slight increases will be , allowed to coyer the cost of im ! provements in structure and de ; sign. j Ford models three passenger j coupe, $834 ($815) Tudro Sedan. ;IS82 ($S50); Fordor Sedan, $101 three - parsenger coupe. $891 ($8C0) ; ' . Tudor Sedan $940 (Turn to Page '6, Number 3) WASHINGTON. UP' The- Uni ted States may have packed the' world's greatest war time punch but texlay it is sliding down the skiels te.ward status ;is a secemd class military pttwei . American military leaders ale alarmed. They are protesting in public and in private. They eU not seem fo be making niuih impres sion eoi the public. In the words ef one uneasy el' f icei : "We oxplaineei the situation to tb" people ami the people lo n.t seem to give a elamn." Evidence In suopeut of the statement that the I. S. is skidding towaid a secemd class power status, here' is evidence' from some ef our ten' generals and admirals: General of the aimy, George C. .Marshall: Nov. 5. in .New Yen!. City: "It is certain that the military establishment camot hope to in sure the safely of the U. S. vol v much longer at the present ra'.' of eb-m obiliza;'.. ion unless some peimanont Peacetime piogram i established al an early elate. Emotional Crisis "In a widespread emotional cri sis .f the American peojde demo bilization has bee-eone in effect lisintregatioii not only of tin armed force- but apparently f all conception of world re-poi!-siliility and what the' demands are. Definite measure's mu-t be taken immediately to determine at lea-t the ba-ic prine-iple ef our pest war military ;oie-v. 1 have neve' felt so certain id' anything in my life." Representative J. I.eroy Jedm son. R.. California, of the llmi-c Military Affairs committee, em Nov. 1 ', askeel I'b'tt Admiral Ernest J. King, this epiestiop: Disorganized 'Ts the navy so badly ilisoi -ganized (by demobilization I th.tt it could tiot now fight a major battle?" King replied: "I'm afraid I'd have to answer 'yes' tei that epies tion." On Nov. 1". Gen. Carl A. Spaatz army air forces, appeared befoie the Senate Military Affairs cion mittee. Here is some of his te-ti-mony : "At a moment eif t ransil iop to a new pcrioel of history which vi!l (Turn to Page 4. Number 4) Jap Boasts of Manila Murders MANILA. Nov. 17 (UP) A Jap anese colonel boast eel in couit Monday that he ordered his troops to "kill Americans cruelly' ami to slaughter Filipino women and children if necessary: Col. Masatoshi Fujishige, a prisoner of war who commanded (1,000 Japanese soldiers in il.e Batangas area south of Manila, was brought into court us -..ne- e-f the prosecution witnesses in the atiocity trial of Gen. Tomoyki Yamashita. Brags Of Atrocity Squinting sullenly at his Am erican interrogators, the shabby little colonel braggcel that he had ordered his men te fight without mercy in the final days of the Luzon campaign. ''I issued an order to kill the Americans cruelly anel neit with one stroke." he said. "'Also to sheiot guerillas, including women and children." ''I was tedd by a higher-up that my mopping up of guerrillas va behind sche'drle and I'd better spec.) up. ' Fujishige- tesiifie-d, heiweve-. that he never reported to Yama shita that Filipino civilians we: killed in his command area "be cause it was not true." "I tedd my men that each of them must kill 100 Amelican atol (Turn to Page , 4. Number 5( WEATHER Nebraska Forecast: Partly cloudy to cloudy Monday through Tneselay. warmer Menday. warmer except coeder extreme northwest Monday night, low Monday night 35-10 west; 40-45 east ;colder north and west portions Tuesday; increasing winds Monday becom ing strong Monday night and Tuesday; increasing winds Mon day bee'oming strong Monday nieht and Tuesday. ) r