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i e, VOL. NO. 41 PLATT5 MOUTH, NEBRASKA . THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1946 NO. 172 j" t j County Briefs j ervice to Dock MURDOCH A new beauty parlor was opened Monday in the office of the Allis-Chalmer build ing here. 1 H O Hi 18 tl f I U I M I I Mil II O 1 ! II m' i m a a i . v ir mm mm r a a c a l n. i ma " r; . -- -'" s ELM WOOD Christopher Dre amer died Monday at the home j of his daughter, Mrs. Nora Leif-j er, at Unadiila. Funeral services I ere ' held at the Evangelical j church here Wednesday. UNION Will Reike, son' of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Reike, called by telephone from Paris the other day. His daughter, who was vis- ' iting here at the time talked to him. She hasn't see him lor three j ears. Ke expects to reach tro Slates about Sept. 10, he said. ELM WOOD Row Marvin Gil bert, brother of Mrs. Skeen, is now pastor of the First Method ist church at Huntington Park, Calit. He is a native of Cass coun ty, having been reared on a farm .southeast of E'.mwot.d. He also 1 former treasurer of the board of trustors ol Wesleyan university. MriiRAY Dr ell-known Cass G. H. Cilmoro, countv man. ob- setAod 80th birthday Tues- dnv. He received treetmgs lv telephot-.e from his son and daughter-in-law. Dr. and Mrs. John Gilmore. of Santa Monica. Calii. ELM WOOD Miss C o r i n n e j Fisher, former employe in The ' Dank of Eagle, is now employed , in the American Exchange bank j here. j WEEPIXG W A T E R Attend ance at the Mennonite camp meet ing he:e is exceeding all past re cords. All three dormitories are filled and all cabins are in use. Plan:- had been made to build a new ctosrnit'M-v and several cabins this year but ing materials shortage b prevented my t: !- ittendance is expectea increase this week with Mission ary day set for Friday when Rev. and Mrs. Shirk of West Africa will be in charge of the meetings. Saturday will be Young People's day. Ten states, Missjri. Michigan- Indiana South ISakota, Cal ifornia. Kansas. Oklahoma. Colo rado. Iowa and Nebraska, are re presented at the meeting. FL A S H ES LINCOLN. (UP) The leg- ielaturo w i 1 1 hnlrl hparipcic Fri day afternoon on all bills be fore it for consideration ir. the present extraordinary session, it w.-.s decided Thursday after lengthy and ?cid debates. JERUSALEM. (UP) Three daring Jews, swimming through Haifa harbor under withering gunfire, blew a hole in the re fugee troopship Empihe Riva' Wednesday ninht by attaching miner to its hull. NATRO. W. Va.. (UP) A te'rific explosion and f;r rip ped through the Ohio Acex In dustrial chcr.iical plant Thurs day claiming the life of one worker and injuring seven oth ers. Company officials esti-"t-ed the d msge to amount to $500. DOC. Heavy Rain Is Forecast Tonight Heavy trin was forecast for this ate- Tbursd ;y night folic-v - 5 rig earlv Thursday morn;rg show ers and cloudy skies that lat hroufihoui the day Showers early this morning amounted to .14 of an inch of pre cipdation. Roy O. Cole reported rt his form near Plattsmouth. No precipitation was recorded at the rain guage in the Schreiner Phar macv. Wednesday's high temperature was a sultry 9fi while the low w.is (1(5. Lemuel Gessell, Masonic home weather observer, reported today. Dr. Brooks Speaker At Methodist Church TV- A A Pi-ia!-; nf O.v-.V- -i I dist-ict superintendent of the Mothofist church, will be the guest speaker at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Dr. Brooke was pastor of the First Methodist church at Omaha for sexerrd years before his appoint ment as district superintendent. Call Me Mister! Laurence Cox and Lowell Barks both of Nchawka, reported thei discharges from the navy to the Cass county selective service of fice Wednesday. r.S: e.V ;T5 ; 3 v d iCharles Troop, 'K?.- ' -,- " :' Prominent Stock rh'&S"---. - , feeder, Dies i ir- - -r'4'- if TWO DEAD IN PLANE CRASH i the T: ar:s-I.nx!ii y Airiiiu s iuaio' whi.'h i ra; od n:ir Aii'lia-'. 111., aitt-r ovtu'slmot in ? the a luu'i and cor.ii:i down for an iater.dvd in- 2,000 Turn Out For Cass County Fair at WEEPING W .ViT.il. (SpoL-in An e.-timated persons t!'-rr ect out i'.-r t-io ..pei'.i::g i'.ay v-i tf 1G40 Cas c unty .air here We: nedav and rfosriect.- '-u-;o ; r ' large or larger a'.tondar clay de.-pite cloixiy w forecasts of rain. HigV.irht !' 'he op were tiie tvo ii-rrso sr. T:. red b Ca Co Show a-socu-s The iair ,;' the grand cm m.. but Wed: sy ; es;l :t 1:30 county l;jgh sch test preceded the nc-r cf the vvrit'.e t&st vsas Marine tor Va'i'ey sch -.l spe.hng paia'-e. st e n: c n-Co"- - rfi tr,e or": c; 1 district 57. v0.nr Le3-! Pin Parr o. . -e Cass "dent cl culture County .-sociaticn. v;d board ."or th e fa'r an d r. L. b: rt i Miss P.i; Omaha. ; II on he parade. The Weep . Hmesma -'. h- ' ':. ' he ; id ' , - :g z led bv Dr. I.. L. K Auxiliary Plans Luncheon For Vets9 Guests GI Dav A luncheon for veterans attending up at the Kass Korn Karnival Fi will lie served in lady cues' of the GI round Kounty King iday. Sept. 13. Resror's lii:ing room at the Hotel Piatt from 4::b to C:"o p. v.t. day. e)t. l::. the third the four-dav Karnival. nouth on GI day of which coat in- opens here Sept. 11 and tu-s through Sept. 14. The announcement of the luncheon was made Thursday by Mrs. Reed Wob-ver. president of the leal Anieriean Lecion Atixl- liary, and Mrs. C. M. Dav, -ort. Britain Says Russia Manufacturing Arms In Occupation Zone LONDON j.-nverrmrr.t that it had that th- Plus (VP" r-nnr r. - -,-' T' cc-i ved i ip; ' mame-rts in. their z.vaos :nany and hinted th':t bike riinlomat'c ret ion : G-r- .VO'lif. on the snoes- .is Iter. A foreign o'':ice man, -disclosing the re:ei:.t rep "rt of Soviet rrm.s m; tur ir tho occipiod z ne : -nany. said sur-h rirocedi't-e -iol;.!o the P.-t -d m ngrv: At tho ime lime the i :nuf.ic- i :; Gor- . wor.lrl ; aent ' p,;es- : Groat : e-.,uip- ! ;:ac ng ' ma:1, hinted Drait?:n v.t trongiy "Ihnv; racl ment to Sweden lor us the col: :'se oi nys: projocuics r: : Th infnnnr.-. pos'ib'"" that resort to dlnlr vo! ; WOlli: rot: lie r tt' v ,' - tire i eoo-ts connection with the Russian nrmament ra-king in Gc-i in an v. Auxiliary Delegates To Convention Mrs. Reed Wo lover, president of th? Plattsmouth American Legion Auxiliary, and Mrs. C. "I. Davenport. Auxiliary secretary. Auxiliary delegates, will leave Saturday for the state Auxiliary convention at Scotts Bluff. The convention will last three day?. The two vomer, expect to return here next Thursday. of h .bor-" CM -ho i"l. . -,nd k-d lv ' l' d F i m. t C -O.i : I".. ir. Fx i us a. 't I ; i j Fide Til.- o:1 'K- ot t :-ado. s::di!e 'h ; h-- .: tv. t T asioc -e at 1 'varni' c!.o ;,T. tnc i; :r Kjhuv Ki:;:. Ko: n:':r,'h 3-tjv Winners of tho h rse phow el'- paired: Firt. Ribv Rof- . n l;v P.udd shreve. Or. Lr-wis of Lincoln, own I. Tra'.eb.r. driven and Lyl- .S.-hafer of X-haw- vn-i Ail f---'.:rtb. 'er Twirir. owned Mrs. 11. W. Wood Ki'.s: George, own- ('; r i roil en by tv ,"(-. C-era hi Kil. Cas li'eh linn nro : Firs. Travder. own driven i.y I. vie Schnfer: fl.x Rl.i;-k S-piirrfl. cwn d riven I.-y R. H. Cry: ire E:rl. o ne,; nnd !riv-er-ild Kil: fourth. Kinc own'.; and driven l,y 1 third, er. by r ; -. v s ; - j ! ! : A"i!;ary sec ret a ry. The Auxil-: iary is poasorir.ir tl:e luncheon, j Pin-Un Contest Aeres Changed The I'lioheon will be open to lady quests of veterans attending the GI ro;;r.d-up of Legion pots tin ougi.nut this area. Ticket sale for the luncheon will he a tinounr-d later. Dale Rowrian. general chair man of (ii dav. also announced Tlinrday that iige limits for th GI pin-up gb'I contest to be h!d GI day b.ave been set at 16 years i f aee ami older wit bo;h mar- ried el.ter iul single girls eligible to the content. Previously it lid been annoi'.nced that ase limits were 1 to ".i and only single girls were elizilde. Ch"T!r.in at Memorial Services Rowir.an alo announcer that Capt. Ward Martin, chaplain with th" Secopd air force at Fort Crook, will be in charge of the ''nvecntion. address and benedic- . t inn drrin.! ; rrvirps to ?ei.!. in. j Cap'. M.) ; the Pacific ! i:c iio-t-rs. r f;i be hi d a y Id at memorial S p. m. t in saw service in area with the armv -. At the Mailbox j By J. Rex Henry Jake Tritsch is building a ' new gr.r.nge on his farm southeast of Lc.'ii.-ville. lie has a cement floor laid and is building the rest r.s materials become available. Bay Addloman was changing a t-actor tire Wednesday morning. He farms six miles southeast of Louisville. j J. J. Woolhiser spent Wednes- i day morning mowing weeds, Woolhiser lives a mile east of Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Orman Zepp left Wednesday for their home " in Washington, D.- C, for the past two weeks they have been - visit ing Mrs. Zepp's -parents. Mr and Mrs. W. E. Ze'orian.- whi farm southeast' of Louisville. v l..rt!ina Uie lu'.ot. Jams L. ?tefH. ar.i to-piiot. .Marvin u. t-ox. 2 '. were kill ed although only four of tl 2:'. passengt is vv (.re i!:jured. i.NKA telt-idioto) Opening Day of'46 Weeping Water .Tamos Srhafi-r of Open "-gaited: Parade. owned Xehawka. First. Easter and driven I y second, Sweet Ruth L. Hines- : 'ImrU'S ?h i eve ; bear;, driven by man. O. F. Knenne. owner: third. lJiubess. owned and driven by K. W. c;ros.hans. Foals of lfMO: First, Easter Pride, owned and ' ! Farnoff: second. ridden by Ruth Golden Lady. ridden by Karl C.rossh.uis. Mrs. John Stapp. owner: third. Thua ' j (ierheu'h ridden by Jack Xoell. i Rt ttv Xo'-ll. owner: fourth. I.ail- dv. owned and ridden bv Donald ; ,'..eS. ! Foals of 1M.-.: First. Tatdie., ridden by R. H. Gray. Dale Gray, j owner: second. Trigger. owned and ridden by Gh n Tv rryh-rry. ; Roys, and girls pony clrss: ' First. Cotton, owned and i id n by Charlaine Hiatt : seeond. Twin- ; ki-. owned and ridden by Patri ei;; Yates: third. Duke, owned and ridden by Sandra Martin; fourth. Daisy, owned and ridden by .Themis Grosshans. '"A Roys and girls pony class: t First, Fancy Pants, owned and ! riddt n by Eddy Loom is: second,! Rlaek Magic: third. Lucky, own-1 ed and ridden by Reeky Noland: ! fourth Dimples. j Roys and girls pony class: First Lacy, owned and ridden by Ri' hard Pass; second. Trigger, owned and ridden by Donald Gray. i mock horse: i- irst. Sox. own i ed and ridden by John Cheyney: s con d Miss Geep. owned and ridden by Ah Rurke: third. Flash: fourth. Sally, owned and ridden by H. E. Berry. Junior western 16 and under: First. Flicka. owned and ri'lden by Petty Xoell: second. Lady, owned and ridden by Richard Bass: third. Lucky, owned and ridden by Petty N'oland: fourth Laddy. owned and ridden by Gene Ilia n. Western pleasure: First. Ardo Chief, owned and ridden by Bud Amewert: second Pmokev. own- eil and ridden by Harry Gilmore: third. Gypsy, ridden by Austin Pass, owned by Pud Amgwert: fourtn lony. owned and ridden by K ii hard Gay. Bridle path horses Palomino: First. Palomino Peavine Gal. owned and ridden by John Dean: . . ' second. General D-Dav. ow ATp mid Atrs Pnlvin Stt-inp-!o- third. Lady, owned and ridden fcy Charles Buekress: fourth. Sugar, ridden by Grant Roberts, owned by Karl Grosshans. i Keg roping: First. Micky.: owned and ridden by Bob John-' son: third. Miss Geep. owned and; J ridden by Ah Burke; fourth, j Sn.okey. owned and ridden by Iltrry Gilmore. I l Potato race: Winners. Iowa team. 5-4. , Ladies pleasure class: First Broadway Buddy, owned and rid den by Ruth Bateman; second.' Seabreeze, owned and ridden hv Mrs. R. E. Ackerman: third. Steam Calliope, owned and ridden l.v Mrs Phot Wtloe Men's pleasure class: First' n rtAAr. t j Heinz, owned by Gooble stables: second Sonny Boy. owned and rid" den by John Boomer. j Family group: First, Dick Hi att family: second. Austin Bass ! family: third. Gilmore family; I fourth R. H. Gray family. j Spotted horse class: First, j Miss Geep, owned and ridden by ' Ah Burke; second Tony, owned Jand ridden by Richard Gay; third. Gypsy, owned and ridden by Don- aid W. Born; fourth. Buzz, own ed and ridden by Rita Hiatt. Junior fine harness: First, Geoeral D-Day. - owned by Mr. and Mrg" Calvin SwingJer; sec oud. Golden Cookie, owned .by Smith stables: third. Sandy, own ed and ridden by H. W.. Berry. j Charles R. Troop of Platts - : mouth. S4 retired farmer and :,r. ,..T- r, -I tmiilor AioA iic.JLl IJUTI ami iv.vvi( vitvu oc ouver ; at 4 :::0 ital in Omaha where he sots hospital in had been a patient for several for several 'weeks. He had been in poor health f.ir tVi.. nait four vpars. pa t Mr. Troon was-one of the old est and best-known livestock feedc ' ers in this area. l Born in Iowa e was born April .1 1862. at aloosa. Iowa, the son of Mr. 1 !i-c Willinm Tt-nnn tT ramp ( " " " ! to Nebraska aat an early age nd : lived in Xehawka from the tmit i he was 14 .years old until he I moved to Plattsmouth 45 years , ag. u had lived here since : then. ! I:i 18S2 he married Miss Julia ..Yoang, who survives him. Services Saturday i Other survivors include: A son. Arthur Troop, of Platts- rnoath: three sisters. Mrs. James ! T;, nf plattsmouth. Mrs. An na Rhoden of Murray and Mrs. Rub. rt Lewis of Bel Jen: a broth - er. William O. Tronp of Nehaw - ka; two grandchildren and two ' re a i gran d c h i 1 d ten. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. at the Caldwell funer al home. ; Rev. Lee Huebert of Mynard will conduct the services. ' Ruiial wi I-emeterv. be in the Oak Hill iAmerican Fliers Reported Freed LONDON. (UP) The ex change telegraph qucted a French news agency report from Belgrade Thursday as saying the Americans aboard the plane fore ed down in the Yugoslavian boarder area Aug. 9 hsd been released by Yugoslav officials. WASHINGTON (UP) Tne Uni-: ;ed Suites Thursday began lay-! in? the ground work for plncng. :ts enj-e sr'nst Yugoslavia before, he United Nat'ons security oun- ci! in the event Belgrade reiert? ; a 43-hour ultimatium to release! imprisoned American fliers. j Herchcl Johnston. United Sir.-,' tes representative on the Securi-. ty council, conferred 'or a half- hour wi'h .Act:ng Scfrenr-y of Stato Dean Acheson who rii5oaton : nr thn i 1 1 i m ntinm (i V'lffne'avi-i last night. The not was to " have reached the hands o Yugoslav oilicia's in Belgrade ?t 9 p. m. CST) WeHnesday night, mean ing that n answer is expocte'" in Washington by 9 n. m. (CST; j Fridav lay. But, or. the possibility thst the United States net did not reach Belgrade at the expected time, ex- : piraticn of the deadline might be !ier man y p. m. rriaay ! piybly Saturday morning. The United Strtes had notiFedj Yugoslavia that unless the im prisoned American fliers are re- leaod. it will "call upon the se- curitv council nf th - 'Jn'teri Na-! tions to meet promptly and to '. take approprirte action." 1 United States' preparntion tf put he t-'t-e before the council, if I r ocossarv. cr-m" amid Londo i reports that Marshall Joseph Tito ETlCan U'' v.ould reject the American l.iatim. Charles Lohmann Services Friday Funeral services will be held , r,r,i n c, w-J church in Omaha for Charles I , . ..... uinmann. tmsoana oi tne lorraer , Amanda Sattler. who died Tues- i dav nicht at Omaha. i Rosary will be said at the! Dworak-Chanuran funeral home in Omaha at S p. m. Thursday. Burial will be in the Oak Hill cemertery in Plattsmouth. WEEPING WATER, (Special) Mr. aad Mrs. Fritz Grow are the parents of a daughter born Manday at a Lincoln hespitat. They hve oe son, 5.- m Butler Urges End to Relief at Cass Fair It" time for the United States ! to stop giving relief to other; countries in the form of hand-' 1 1 1 .1 U,l u ; (Ul dllU UC: J CIltTIil LU I1C1U IIICIII - ! centlv roturned from a 35.000 - 'm,' eiohe-sm-riline- trin. told Pass miie globe-sirdlinc triD. told Cass ! i.f,nntv ut r..ninir Wn j. People don't respect you for ; lavish display of wealth." Sena- i tor Butler said. "What we should j do is to help these countries help themselves." Senator ail, example, that the United States j The group also visited Nagas should give or sell sume of its ; siki and Hiroshima, Japanese ci surolus shinning to Greece so that ! ties that were atom-bombed. the people there could "work themselves back" from near-fa-.iiine conditions. Charity on Persona! Level "Charity should be on a per sonal level." he said in a speech that highlighted the second day of the three-day fair that opened Wednesday at Weeping Water. "Other agencies beside the govern- I nient should handle such chanty. i He mentioned the Red Cross, , missionary societies, and other olunteer organisations, said were qualified to pies of foreign countri. which he aid peo- senators uuuer ana cuenuei . i; , - rt . l T T ' ' ' 3 . Louisiana and tnree represenatives made the world-circling trip at the request of President Truman as a ; corr.mittee on insular affairs. Main oo.iectives of the trip was to at- tend the Independence day cere- monies in Manila last July which marked the grar.-ir.r u jnciepen-1 dence to the Philippines by the! ! United States Since they already j were halfway around the world. J Senator Butler said, they continued on the remainder ot tne way. Crops Good All Over World ! "We visited 23 countries and ! flew over five others low enough so that we could obtain a general 'will have to pay for meat begm idea of crop conditions. Our .con-. ning Sept 9. elusion is that only two or three 1 spots in the world show poor crops Crops are extremely bountiful in most or tne countries, tne sen - ator declared. "Especially in southern Gei-many were crops bountnt... We did not go into Russia." he said, "We made no request to enter the country because we knew i that the Russians are looking fori just such opportunities to cau.e trouble. The senator, an advocate of soil conservation before taking the . ,.t i 1. trip. saia. l Lame oath, bum oni ; good, honest soil conservation. We owe it to ourselves ana me com - ing generations to preserve the soil that God granted us to live on Greece's condition as far as crops are concerned is due to the poor condition of the soil, he said. It is almost all rocky ground. In Italy and other southern Euro pean countries "we found them even contouring steep mountains, he s?id. "They use every Jvt of the soil from the bottom to the Touch Artist Billy Whiskers,Sled And All, Visits Plattsmouth A bushy, white beard, a red 'straw sun helmet and a pipe from which dangled a red red string thnt wns tied to a safetv Din i stuck -nto a shirt paid a vjsit to I T)lot.mniiA WoHnocHDV The beard, the helmet and the pipe including the red string and safety pin all was part of Billy Whiskers, famous (by his own ad mission) wanderer and '"touch" spS5.',7 15 ' , , . ,.. Billy, whose real name is ii liam Schnell, shuffled into The ; rioilv .Tnnrr'al nffiop took off a ragged coat and leaned on the counter. Outside he left his sled ('es. a sled) on which he carted his "valuables." "Santa Claus Plu Joseph He dug into his wallet and toss ed several newspaper clippings on the counter. Around his neck a red bandana was loosely draped. In one pocket of the dark reen vest he wore a spoon. One of his newspaper clippings sll of which told of his visits to difierent townsdescribed him as "Santa CUus plus a Joseph in coats of many colors." Billy said he was headed for I wo top." Keep Atomic Secret Senator Butler switched briefly I. -. !,,, U I, K.-.w, K I IU ItllldlhS dUOUC lilt: cIL'.UlilV vJlllJ ! that the group had seen the iirt I atomic bomb test at Bikini atoll, i atomic bomb test at Bikini atoll. "T rnmo aw-ai- with a crpatpr I . r u k, w v-, respect for the atomic bomb than ail had had before," he said. "We j in i i atomic bomb secret as long as we j America had oetter Keep tnej"YV ,... I, . , , IWedr.esdav afternoon 1 friend today may be our enemy'' c ' . - , f iitio; luuiuiiun. "The destruction is beyonn de-1 scription," Senator Butler said. Thev also looked in on the war j crimes trials in Tokyo and uern i traffic manager of the traffic de brg and he said, '"They (those n ; pa,-tment of the corporation; Lnh trial) are a sorry looking lot." iin Macjay president of the Miss The group saw American farm'iippi Valley association, and Ev- i machinery all over Europe. "We ! saw International tractors in France many of them. Also in England and all over those coun- tries. They were pulling Ameri- Can-made farm machinery."' Senator Rutler found the Inde- . nnHpnr-p rt;-;v rprpmonips Mm- ' it-, "inKiv- intorpctinu" "Tt is the interestmg. fl . jn hitftorv that a stronj nat:,r v,ai granted independence to a weaker one," he c-iid -It iv an cvnmplp to the Orient and i... .......t... ... - .,,.1 rK-if L-Jr-iH rf an ovrim- ! je j ' . j Uitl IICU UlUl i.n, .r. .... hope it will do a lot of , 0PA to Issue Sample Prices WASHINGTON (UP) The na - ! tion's housewives may get an ink- i lins Thursdav on how much they j "sample" of prices farmers. ' I slaughterers, wholesalers and! j butchers can charge within tho 1 next tr,ree u-eeks was scheduled ; ! to issued by OPA. j prjce cb.ief Paul Porter told news conference late Wednesda--- i that the new meat price; ret?il placed : stores can charge will be into effect on Sept. 9. He hoped price ceilings at the consumer level eoiud be roiled s oacK to those in efleet on June ob j when the old OPA lav died. Producers' prices, however, will hppnmp pffertivo np A'lcr 3 . .. e i r- ' --i"- i""u ...to v.u.c. ... in: ! sliding scale will be adopted, Por- ', ter explained, in order to give pro j ducers and distributors a chance , i to clean up inventories they pil - ed up while price ceilings were! while price ceilings were! said. "Sioux City has the money !in the bank and is already to off. Omakan Fined Here Henry G. adsen of Omaha was iinea $iu and costs in county court ihursdav on a charn-p nf 'reckless driving. , elec - Chicago. "Might get a job tioneering," he said. He had been, in Denver where he was arrested ! for hanging his clothes on a line in a public park. The judge sus- i npnHorl Viiu 'nr)" ! , - A , . 'mittee. ana otners tooK tne leaa in condition he wasn t arrested again i l iU m . , n obtaining the PA aporonriation. Uses New Approach ' r m i u u , .T. , . , ... t Pollock, who was unable to join W "TH00" m H h?P:tai; he:the group here Wednesday be sa.d. They pinched me and pu: caU5e he i? out of town. aIr3 d., me in the prison hospital. Then nataed five acrt.5 of his klnJ for r-.n old nurse burned with a vio- , the dock,ite ani the road through let ray lamp. Im going back and: the land to the dock. have her arrested for attempted Retu!t of Wallace Order murder.' nines areni liKe tr.ey used to ; four men is s result of an order be," he admitted sadly. "TK much ; last week by Secretary of Corn gambling. Crackpots and drunks j (Turn to Page 4. Number 4) bother me too much. I don't kr.rw.-1 whv." i " Billy arrived here by bus from Nebraska City. He was headed for Omaha, but 'Youre gonna hear a. lot of 'Brother, can you spare a dime'." Billy ventured with a calculat ing look on his face. It was a new approach, but the tame old thing. Billy got his han out (the real purpose of his visit, of course) and was on his way a an, headed, no doubt, for anoth er "touch." Officials Here On Survey of Dock Facilities Baige freight service to the Plattsmouth dock within the next two vears was mactk-ally assured ' flerP Wednesaav if re.iruiar .mi. . - . - i SOUI1 nfl a realit'- i And chances that reruiat nait 'service on the river will become realitv are bright offered Inland in- f , nf im t v 1 1 i i i v v i r v ..ii.io.ij-i . - ,.:.:.,) -.Via Plattmoiith ii..in ii v .lit-v .i."vvi.- - lock on a sur along the :m- : nni-tn of Kansas ! JilSSOUIl uici rn'ii" i City. I The group included Capt. A. C. Ingersoll, jr. newly appsoniea ertions of the Inland Waterways acting president in charge of op- ifnm. k. H. ( oraes. assistant erett T. U inter, manager oi xne Mississippi Valley association. j White Give Detail j jne four men, who have visited j Omaha, Elair, Sioux City, Iowa, : and Nebraska City surveying ! dock facilities were accompanied to the dock here tw Lciwaru x-g- enbenrer. president of the Cham- ! ber of Commerce, A. L. TidJ, ; member of the Chamber's .ater- wav.s ileveiooment commiiiec ana one of the men who was instru- 1 . mental !U gctting the dock built t- AT here in l'J-ii, ana .u::a:i r. -uur- ; ray. !;to- oi i ne naio ooui- C. J. White, ovciseer wr.a -V he nal. U. S. army engineers, who are now using the dock facilities, was table to give Cant. Iagersoll de- I tails on the technical aspects of :the river at this point. ' Although the visit was merely ' part of a survey to determine the 1 leasibihty of barge of barge service on the river the group 'appeared op Jtomistic about the prospects of 'future use of the Missouri for freight transportation. First Trip This Fall I Plans now in the formulating stage call for a barire or two to make a trip up the river this fall as an experiment. et year tne rroui r.cneves nitguiar oarge : service will be in effect and by ; 1948 they expect to see regular i service m operation. Tne.v were extremeiv optimistic m,.or pi.,Snv,h'c nf l,,- ; injr included in the river trans- portation plan, and expressed sur- i prie anj pleasure at the sight 'r .j l. :t:.:-, 1. , 01 Llle u.Hk iaiui.;t. reie. i nis is ine oesi ve nae ec-ii fo iar, l oroes saai. j '-Omaha has all the blueprints for river docks and is planning a $250,000 bond issue to build riv- ler terminal facilities," Winter said. "Sioux City has the I build docks. We visited Fremont Tuesdy night and they are all ex cited about a Fremont-Blair set up. But none of them has ar.y- '! thing like the dock here.' ! Tidd explained that the dock was built with a WPA appropria tion in 1937 and that at that lime j those who were instrumental in I getting the dock built had en- i visioned barge service on the riv- : er earlier than now. The war, ' however, curtailed anv plans for 1 , , ' sucn aeveiooment. Tidd, T. H. (Bert) Pollock, chairman of the Chamber's Ya-' terways Development committee, E. J. Richev, member of the corn- The survey being made by the THE WEATHER Forecast :Partly cloudy; scat tered showers and thunder storms east and north toda.y and tonight and eastFiiday; heavy rains cast portion tonight; cooler east and to 7S in north east; 85 to 00 south today; high tempeTatrc 75 southwest. Little change in temperature to night; warm ex treme west Friday. e ' "s " ; ;3j .,5se n