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ibliMiiih j mum historical Society VOL. NO. 40 PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MONDAY DECEMBER 31, 1945 NO. 138 New Car License Tags Go On Sale Next Wednesday Sale of 194 0 Nebraska motor vehicle licenses will begin on next Wednesday, according to Ruth Patton, county treasurer. "At least we hope to start sell ing he tags at that time," Miss Patton explained. "Delivery on our registration certificates has been held up by the truck strike and the certificates may not reach tis by Wednesday. In that case there will be a delay." Certificates Miss Patton offered the remind er that car owners must obtain a certificate of title on their car before they can obtain a new license. Anyone not having this certificate may obtain it through the' county clerk's office. "Any one who is not sure whether ho has a certificate of title or not" Miss Patton said, "can tell by looking at ihe 1945 registration. The number of their certificate of title appears in the upper right comer." The license fees this .year will be the same as they were for 1!45. For cars under 2800 pounds (pas senger cars) the fee is $3.00. For vehicles 2S00 pounds or over the fee is $.r.00. The new licenses must be pur chased by February 1. 194C. For the first time since 1941 the car owners will receive two tags. The plates will have, an oxide red background with white numerals. Miss Patton said that it will not be necessary for those wishing to buy their new plates to go to the treasurer's office in person. In formation may be sent in by mail and the plates will be returned by mail. The next examination for new driver's licenses will be held at the courthouse on January 12. from 1 p. m. to 4 p. m. Two Cass County Men Sign for Farm Operator's Course Richard O. Cole, Pllattsmouth, and Virgil Streich, Greenwood, have made application for enroll ment in the farm operator's short course beginning at the University of Nebraska college of agriculture, January 2. The short course the Cass coun ty men plan to attend will last two months, or until February 27, and includes instruction in farm mechanics, livestock and crops. Courses will be taught by mem bers of the college of agriculture staff of instructors. J. V. Srb, short course superl visor at the college of agr- ?ulture. said that this year's enrollment promises to be one of tlie biggest ever. Past enrollments have aver aged between Co and 7J in pre war years. This is the first time in four years that a coiv.p'ete farm eperatoi's .-hoit course has been offered at the eolleg?. During ihe war years the short courses were abbreviated and doab with one subject such as tractors cr live stock. Young Couple Are Married Saturday Miss Florence Terryberry and Donald McClintock were mar tied Saturday evening at the home of Rev. E. J. Moritz, past or of the St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terryberry of Louisville and graduated from the Louisville high school with the class of 1943. Recently she has been employed with the Style Craft Manufacturing company and plans to ocntinue with her work. Her bridal outfit consisted of a green lime colored crepe dress with black accessories and a corsage of white roses. The groom is the son of Mrs. Elsie McClintock of Plattsmouth and since his graduation from high school with the class of 1945, has been employed with Herman Tiekotter. Rumors Say Borman Captured by British Nuerenberg U.R) Presislent rumors circulated Monday, only to V denied in Nuerenberg and Frankfurt, that Martin Bo-nann. former nazi deputy had been cap tured in the British occupation zone of Germany. The unconfirmed rumors wcie to the effect that British intelli gence officers captured Bormann. and that he was the mysterioJs; messenger mentioned but r.t identified in a british announce ment Sunday night, regarding tho discovery 0f documents relating to Adolph Hitler's activities just be fore the fall of Berlin Dr. O. Sandin 3 Dr. O. Sandin, who has been fire chief fur mote t li a u twenty-five years, will retire ef fective January 1. 1 'J !", from his duties with the department. He has been a member of the fire department for mure than 30 years. "Doc" started with ihe old hose carts ami helped build the department up io the cwo mod ern motorized trucks and the small government trailer. He said today, "I appreciate work ing with the boys in the fire de partment. We got along fine t o g e t h e r. I will always help them out in case of an emer gency." This is an envious record; particularly since it is .me of voluntary service to the com munity oftentimes requiring duty under hazardous circum stances. Greenwood Man is Slugged and Left Lying on Highway Fred Holka. of near Green wood, was slugged and robbed by unidentified assailants and left lying unconscious on the high way Saturday night. Sheriff .Joe Mrasek said Monday morning. Holka was taken to the St. Eliz abeth hospital in Lincoln for treatment. Sheriff Mrasek said that Holka was returning home on foot about 11::10 Saturday night on high way 6. His attackers apparently pulled up along side of him rn a car, jumped out and slugged him. the sheriff explained. Mrasek said that hf had not a chance to talk to Holka to obtain full details of what happened, nor had he received a report on 'now seriously Holka was injured. Chapman Funeral Services Monday Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at the Caldwell funeral home for Mrs. Agnes P. Chapman who died in Tl . . . V ... O CM, n . i - i Lincoln i born in uecemoei t. nr vun i-i n mj Plattsmouth and was the w;fe of the former Judge Samuel Chap man. Dr. II. G. McCluske.y of the Presbyterian church officiated. Frank Cloidt sang two numbers. "Face to Face" and "Wonderful Peace" with Miss Estelle P.aird serving as his accompanist. Pall bearers were August Cloidt, Waldemar Soennichsen, Robert Walling. John Sehreiner. George Wiedman and William Kvers. Interment was made at the Oak Hill cemetery. Documents Show Hitler Died Hating Trio of Nazi Bigshot Organizers NUERNBERG, (U.R Adolf u;i i,t; v, cir. of . , . . , , , , nazi b.gsho-.s who once helped him try to rule the world Her- mann Goerin r, Heinrich Himm - ler and Rudolf Hess. Among the most famous figur - s in the Hitler Gang, onlv crip-. pled little Paul Joseph Goebbels remained loyal to his Fuehrer un til the end. And in death, he, too, disobeyed Hitler's final or der. In Disgrace The other three were rubbed off the nazi party lists in dis grace.Hitler spent his final days in what Goebbels called a "night - mare of treason. trying to per peptuate the nazi legend. This picture of treachery and hatred among one-time cronies emerged from publication of Hit- ler's last state papers, his politi cal testament and personal will, written in the Berlin chancellory on April 29. 1945, while Russian shells exploded outside. In measured words Hitler wrote "I expel from the party" before the names of Goering andltional socialist state represents Himmler. He accused them of bringing irreparable shame upon flavrwo vetr n ojnt i n ti n rr SCCTC tlv with the enemy. Honorable Men The new documents disclosed; that Hitler appointed Goebbels as Chancellor of a last-ditch Police Too Late to I Prevent Suicide by Air Forces Veteran Tl'LSA, Okla.. 'UP! Police told Mondav bow thv were a few min- jiites too late 1o save the life of i a 4 --y-ar-old army air forces vet jeran who. they said, committed 'suicide afier telephoning a brother j in Omaha. NVbr.. of bis intention, j l.t. Col. Oregory .1. Cook called I his bruthe". Hamilton in Omaha 'by long (iisiaiice late Saturday ; nigl t. ! "1 am going to commit suicide." ; the airman announced. I As his brother tried to dis jsiun'e the. Tulsa man. the phone connect ion was broken. ' Tulsa police, informed of the Jimpeiidiig suicide, found Cook j slumped in a c hair in the second ! I'loo- offjVe from whic h be ap parently hail maile the call. On a dsk were notes addressed to ; his wife, a daughter and his tin 1 plover. j 1 I .Authorities- said Cook, who was Jon fot-day terminal bav-. did of ; poison in a hospital :! minutes Jlattt. Contents of the notes were I in l divulged. Reduce Ceiling - y I On Passenger Cars ! WASHINGTON. 'U.P1 Ceiling price? on used passenger cars ! will be reduced four per cent on January 1. the Office of Price Administration announced Sat urday. It applied to used cars sold by dealers or private owners. An OPA price regulation for used cars provides that ceiling prices be reduced four per cent every six months to cover deprec iation. A four per cent reduction in ceiling price previously became effective .Inly 1. Base Prices OPA gave the following typi cal base ceiling prices for new and used cars in region P. Fmd Ifclo model V-S de luxe two-door: present -?7"C. new ? r. 7 ( : Chevrolet 1940 mod en"! special de luxe two-door sedan, i present $645. new SC17: Plymouth 1 f 4 0 model, de luxe two-door se- dan. present $701. new $075. Region B Region P, includes Arkansas. Colorado. Madison. St. Clair and Rock Island counties in Illinois; Iowa. Kansas. Louisiana. Minne sota. Missouri. Montana. Nebras ka. New Mexico. North Dakota. Oklahoma. South Dakota. Texas. Douglas county in Wisconsin and W.vomir g. Sierns Housing- Bill WASHINGTON. (UP President Truman Monday signed into law a bill authorizing the National Housing Agency to spend $100.- OOo.OoO to provide temporary housing for veterans and their familie s. The bill would authorize i he sent "adequate" warning vo Pa the government to reimburse ' cific commanders before Pearl cities, states, towns and commun-! Harbor to alert them against a ities for tlie money thev have ! -Japanese attack. spent to acquire bousing units. surplus owned Fined $10 Almont Dickerson, Lincoln, was fined $10 and costs Satur day by County Judge Paul F. Fauquet after pleading guilty to a charge of failure to stop at a railroad crossing. j government of "honorable men" and ordered him to leave Berlin to carry on the light pNenitz, Now on Admiral trial be- fore tne war crimes tribunal was ! named president . j Goebbels refused to leave Ber- ;in. Instead the poisoned him- self, his wife and their children. In a statement attached to Hit ler's political testament. Goeb bels said he refused to leave Hit ler because "there must be at least some people to stay with him unconditionally until death." Doenitz was named as Goer ing's successor. Martin Bormann, named party minister, has never : been found although he is a de absentia in the war fendant in crimes trial. Final Hitler and Hours Goebbels sDent their final hours trying to perpe- tuate the na:ci doctrine that the Jews and their helpers caused the war, and to establish a pro paganda line around which na tional socialism can be revived, the documents showed. "The establishment of a na- the work of centuries to come.," i Hitler wrote. Goebbels added in 1 trustification of his action, "a re- construction of the national lite would be impossible if it were not inspired by examples which clear and easily understand- are able." Chiang Kai-Shek Accepts Proposal lo teaser ire ! CHUNGKING, 'U.P; General issimo Chiang Kai-Shek's govern ; ment. Monday announced mutual I acceptance of a communist pro i posed "ceasefire" o r d e r in China's civil war. i The nationalists proposed that iboth noes appoint a represent a jtive to communicate with Gen ictal Cooiire C. Marshal nresi ; dent Truman's personal envoy ! concerning the best procedure of j cam in? out the cessation of hos tilities. Unity Meeting Chiang's proposal was announ-j i ccd at a unity meeting ot na tionalist and communist leaders. ;It was the first time the two . p irty leaders bad met since the ; communists asked for a cessation of hostilities last week, i The nationalists proposed: ' That all hostilities cease and jiaihvay communications be re- j stO'-ed. ! That both sides appoint a rep resentative to see Marshall con cerning procedure for carrying out the cessation of hostilities and restoration of railway com munications. Their report will be submitted to the government action. for hive Observers I That the standine commit tee of the people's political coun-; cil elect five imnartial observers to inspect the military and com munications situation in areas of the conflict. The mission would submit a factual report to the govei nment. The communists had propos ed an immediate, unconditional 'cease fire." Counter Proposal The nationalists counter pro posal was announced but only a few hours after Chiang, in a new vears eve message to the Chinese peoole expressed his willingness to form a coalition ! government and urged and urged a "real unity through complete frank- ne and sincerity." The Generalissimo had said that this government i "ready to invite leaders of society and) representatives of other political ! parties to take part in govern ment, either on oobev making i Turn to Page 4. Number ?.) Admiral Stark Defends His Actions at Pearl Harbor; Says Warnings Were Sent WASHINGTON fU.R) Admiral Harold R. Stark insisted Monday Stark said he had felt that the United States was already at war in the Atlantic, and that President Roosevelt ordered a task force as sembled to seize the "Azores six months before Pearl Harbor. The order was later cancelled. Barred From Posts j On the basis of the navy board j finds Stark and Admiral Husband IE. Kimmel, then commajide. of i the Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, l.avy posts which require superior judgement. Stark told the committer that: 1. Letters and dispatcles he sent Pacific commanders prior to Dec. 7, 1941, were "sufficient to keep them informed on important; , military and political develop ments in the Pacific as p. knev them." 2. "They had received adequate information and directives ' vo be on guard." Danger Known V,. "The danger of war with Japan and a possible surpriso at tack on Pearl Harbor" was well known to navy officers, including Kimmel, and "methods of meeting it had been fully considered.'' As for the critical period from Begin Salvage of Transport Plane NEW YORK,, (U.P) Salvage Monday on the transport plane work was begun "eastern airlines which crashed in a fog into the East river off Laguardia field killing a woman passenger. None of the other 13 persons aboard the plane was injured ser iously, but all were treated for shock, submersion and minor la cerations.. The crash occurred at 9:J4 o'clock last night when the Miami-New York transport overshot the runway while trying to land and dumped its 11 passengers and three crew members into the icy waters of the river. Disastrous Flood Hits Oregon's Two Principal Cities PORTLAND, Ore. 0I.P Ore gon's most disastrous flood in 50 years Monday besieged the state's two principal cities, Port land and Salem, after claiming two lives and damaging property worth millions of dollars. The roaring flood swept at its crest into Salem, Oregon's capi tal, inundating thousands of ac res of rich bottom land and hop fields and washing out process ing plants. Red Cross workers and army volunteers evacuated families directly in the path of the swirl ing waters. Two persons were known to' have drowned in the Coos P:iv Area. Ponce said the victims were Neil J. Barnes, a retir edBaptist minister, and Harold B. Lyons, a farm hand. They died in an ef fort to save the minister's young er son from drowning after their rowboat capsized. The boy was rescued by neighbors. Evacuation was impeded in the cities of Albany and Corval lis as raging flood waters wash ed out power transmission lines, .i t . . . . . - .i I iiai iveiuii me i wu ciues unci nearby hamlets. Forecast of more rain for the flooded valleys added peril to the critical flood situation. Discharge Points T nwprpr hv ArmV i WASHINGTON. (U.P) An addi and dis- tional 600.000 army men women became eligible for charge Monda.y and the United Press learned that nearly one half of all combat divisions have been inactivated. The critical point score needed by enlisted men for separation dropped to 50 while male officers not in the medical services now need a total of 70. These point changes were announced previous ly by the War Department. Length of service requirements for discharge were redviced to! fthese totals: Enlisted men 42 months, male officers 4S months, enlicted WACS 30 months and WAC officers 3f months. Medical and dental corps officers are now eligible for discharge at the age 1 . of 4S while WACS married to dis charged veterans may be separat ed on application. October to the date of i.he attack. Stark called particular attention to: 1. A secret dispatch Oct. 16, 19- 41, regarding a Japanese cabinet chanee includine the comment that "since the U. S. and Britain are held responsible by Ja lan for her present desperate situation there is also a possibility that Jap- an may attack these two powers.'' 2. A letter to Kimmel Oct. 17 in which he expressed personal doubts that Japan would attack the United States but said a White House conference developed tb? 1 decision that ''We should be on guara at least until something in dicates the trend." Letter to Kimmel A letter to Kimmel Nov. 7 advising him that "things seem to be moving steadily to vaid -ri.c's in the Pacific. . .A month may see, literally; almost anything. . ." 4. A letter to Kimmel Nov. 11 commenting on differences be tween the United States and Jap an and observing that 'it will be impossible to reconcile such div ergent points of view." 5. A secret dispatch Nov. 25 saying that chances of agreement vith Japan were "very doubtful.-' and informing Pacific command ers that Japanese moves "indicate in our opinion that a surprise ag gressive movement in any direc tion including attack on Philip pines or Guam Is a possibility.'" War Warning 6. The navy's Nov. 27 "war warning" which told Pacific com manders that diplomatic negotia tions "have ceased and an aggres sie move by Japan is expected within the next few days." It in structed fleet commanders to "execute an appropriate defensive deployment preparatory to carry ing out the tasks assigned in WLP 46" (the war plan). 7. Two secret dispatches Dec. 3 informing Pacific commanaors that Japan had ordered diplomats to destroy most of their codes and secret documents at Hong Kon,:, Singapore, Batavia, Manila, Wash ington and London. 8. Secret dispatches Dec. 4 and (Turn to Page 4, Number 2) Hirohito Repudiates Shinto Belief In His Own Divinity; Urges Japs To Forget 'Master Race' Illusion BYRNES GREETED BY K0L0T0V V. S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, right, is met with a hearty handshake by Rus sian Foreign Commissar Vyacheslaf f Molotov at the Spiridon ovka Palace in Moscow as the "Dig Three" meeting got under way. In the c enter is Molotov's interpreter Pavlor. NEA Tele photo. I Byrnes Assures Nation That U. S. Aims Were Protected at Moscow WASHINGTON. UP meri- cans Mcndav received the solemn assurance of Secretary of State James F. Bvrnes that their nation al aims and interests were n tected at 'Moscow whi'e it ihe same time "better understanding:" was reached among the members of the big three. j In a half-hour taci'o report t the nation Sunday n rht Byrnes said that the atrreen-er.ts reached by the oreien ministers or Russia. Britain nd the tinted hrctes jr Moscow this week "should brino- j were maoe at .Moscow, hope to the war-wearv people of j Byrnes said the Moscow n.-et-manv land " i 'rjr was no a coritest of diplomatic Satisfaction 'skills to see which of ihe ihiee TWo ,tisfn,.t;on ; hi 'nations could get the most out o voice when he said ihat he. British foreien secretary Ernest Bevin and Soviet Commissar V. M. Mol itov and "reached understanding of all important items plaeeu on our agenda" except Tian. There was a sense of achieve ment when he said graveiy ..hat "conflicting views among nitons can be reconciled only by frank discussion and better understand ing." adding that "the meeting 'n Moscow did serve io bring about better understanding." Arrangements In going over the new Moscow arrangements Byrnes sought to allay already-voiced critic-ism yet to come by declaring: 1. That the new corr.ro 1 set-up for Japan willl not in any way im pair the "efficient administration" of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. 2. That no atomic seciets will be divulged before world safeguards Give Up Attempt to Rescue Men From Kentucky Coal Mine PINEVILLE. mine inspector Ky., (U.PU Harrv R. State Thorn - as announced at noon Mondav that the Kentucky Straight Creek coal Mine, now ravaged by fire and filled with gas. would be sealed beginning Wed nesday and no more effort would be made to remove the 20 bod ies remaining in it. Thomas said the concentration of gas in the mine had increased since Sunday and that further work would be dangerous. At least two of the bodies re maining in the debris at the en trance of room fi-left were sight ed by rescue crews Saturday night, but were Thomas said not brought out. the mine would ne seaiea to permit the lire in the coal to burn itself out before further work was begun Ciews went into the shaft Monday to test the gti lumen- i tration and came out with a re- CHICAGO, 0J.P The wom port that work would be impos-jen's Christian temperance union sible until the gass could be dis-j suggest the following toast persed. The fire had taken to i with hot spiced punch for New the coal seams and workers were unable to fiirht it because they face suffocation in the bad air. . u.r- V.-. v.- r 'Vv- .V. are established. That the agreement o n European peace treaties meet U. S. insistence that 'ill nations oar ticipating in the war have a say in writing the peace. Aims in Korea 1. That Allied lims in Korea are to hasten the day of the long enslaved nation's indepencicp."e and that the trusteeship proposed in the Moscow communique may not le needed. 5. That no secret agreements I the others. I The secretary took the most i pains over his explanation of ihe agreement on Japan controls. I atomic controls and European j peace treaties. Greyhound Workers Ready to End Strike After Two Months By United Press Striking Greyhound bus em ployees in IS northeastern states ; prepared to end a two months ! strike Monday, bringing the first i recent break in tlie tangled labor situation. At z Cleveland meeting with company and federal conciliation officials, union representative? Sunday night agreed to call off their strike and submit wage de mands to a government fact finding panel. The first of 4,000 drivers and maintenance men will return to their jobs at 5 a. m. Thursday, and local busses will begin roll ing 48 hours later. Restoration of ' long distance service will take ! somewhat longer Return of the striking Grey hound employees was expected to reduce the national strike idle to just below the half million mark, 499,000. In other labor developments. CIO auto workers leaders said they would contact General Mo tors officials in an effort to re sume negotiations in the 41-day strike despite the company's re fusal to co-operate further with a fact finding board in the dis pute. The company withdrew from the Washington hearing to pro test the board's intention to con- sider G. M.'s ability to pay a 30' wage union. increase demanded bv the WCTU proposes Toast Year's Eve celebrants : "I pledge perpetual hate To all which can intoxicate." Favors Monarchy For Government TOKYO. fU.R) Emperor Hirohito repudiated Shintoist belief in bis own divinity Monday as a "myth" and called upon the Japanese peo ple to f.irget their "master-race" illusions and work for the recon struction of a truly peacetui Ja i pan. ! In his first major imperial re ! script since tlie Japanese surrend j er. Hirohito urged his people to ' accept the fate of their defeat and ! to rebuild the nation along the I lines of constitutional monarchy I as provided for in the Meiji chap j ter of ISCS. Fireside Chat His rescript, issued in the form of a new years eve fireside chat, contained no hint that Hirohito planned to abdicate his throne in the immediate future, as had been rumored. Instead he dedicated himself to working with the people toward a peaceful reconstruction of Japan and promised that the govern ment would make "every effort to relieve their present economic dif ficulties." His rescript contained a note of alarm over the "radical tend encies" emerging in Japan sinces the end of the war. a hint that the still powerful imperial house be lieved the political swing away from the policies of the wartime governments might have gone too far to the left. Moralitv Letdown He also called attention to a let down in the Japanese morality since the surrender, as reflected in reports of increasing lawless ness in various parts of the coun try. Referring to the widespread be lief in the imperial divinity which has been nurtured by the Japanese militarists to promote their own ends. Hirohito said: "The ties between us and our people have always stood upon mutual trust and affection. They do not depend upon mere legend and m.yths. They are not predict ed upon the false conception that the emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are not subject to other masses and fated to rule the world." Hirohito reiterated his belief that Japanese reconstruction should be based upon the five point program laid down by Em peror Meiji in his charter-oath at the beginning of the Meiji era. The program envisaged power ful democratic government under a constitutional monarch, social justice for the working masses, abandonment of the outmoded tra ditions that might hamper the national development and encour agement of interchange of ideas with other nations. Holiday Accidents Cause 93 Deaths; Expect Many More By United Press Holiday accidents claimed least 93 lives Monday, as nation prepared to celebrate first peace-time New Years at the its Eve since 1940. Forty-two persons have died in traffic accidents since mid-night Saturday. The Chicago Motor Club warn ed that old cars and slippery roads would bring added traffic hazards and suggested that "the best toast that motorists can offer to the future is to refrain from drink ing while driving." Miscellaneous a c c i d e nts ac counted for 51 deaths since mid night Saturday. The National Safety Council predicted that between 325 and 400 persons will die of injuries received in traffic accidents dur ing the 4-day holiday period. Robert Patterson Hamilton Field, Calif., (UP) Secretary of War Robert P. Pat terson C-54 transport plane took off Monday for Honolulu on the second leg of an around-the-worlds flight to U. S. occupation zones of Japan and Germany. WEATHER ....Nebraska Forecast: Mostly cloudy east; snow flurries extreme east Monday and along extreme east border Monday night: little change in temperature Monday: slightly cooler east and central Monday night; low Monday night 10 to 12 extreme east; 20 extreme west; partly cloudy with litt!e change in temperature Tuesday.