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Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • Page 7

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Beatrice, Sunday, Dec. SO, 1945 OAtiTitnt The First Salt to home ownership is to select our financing plan cost. "tops" in the" service you need. low in Call in for particulars The State Savings and Loan Association Sixth and EUt Streets "Member Federal Home Loan Bank System" Sk I I SIUH i COAL dill 78 New UfllJL Combor Crop flUlll. I Kxtracted DANN'S Beatrice HATCHERY "At the Sign of the Big Egg" Expert Tire Repairing Kelly Springfield VASEY'S TIRE SHOP Oth A Court Sts.

Phone 121 Expert Tire Recapping "Qualified to serve hand In hand wlthj your''Doctor." H.E.AXTELLI PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORE 110 No. 6 St. Phono 256 Phone nights 14SOJ Winterize Tour Car Now! Plenty of ANTI-FREEZ Greasing lire Repairing Tire Chains Doyle Service Station 8th and Court I TUNE IN i HERE FOB EXPERt Radio Repair Radio Repair is our business. No job is too large or too small for our expert mechanics. Lee's Radio Shop Phone 226 118 No.

flth NEW YEAR'S DAY Dine at DON'S HOME PLACE rw Delicious T-Bones, Spaghetti and Meat Balls Phone 1098W for reservations 201 Bell Street I Cut Flowers Potted Plants Corsages a deliveries dally except Sunday ANDREWS GREENHOUSE 1824 Elk Phone nut receiving their Dally Sun call Mennonite Kettering Mary Gillespie and Elmer Pribyl of Barneston, treatment; Mrs. Carl Penner, surgery; William Avery, tonsilectomy. Lubrication Atop in today and let ua give your cair a check-up. i will like the you receive at ZENITH RADIONIC HEARING AID $40.00 A ft DRUG STORE COAL Call 222 COMBUSTIONEEK STOKERS AVAILALRLE NOW "A Fair Deal At Any Price" WILLIAMSON COAL CO. We Will Service If our Radio Promptly BEARD RADIO SHOP 422 Court St.

We a good stock 01 tubes and parts Best, Chiropractor. Small Damage A short-circuited electric light fixture in the ceiling started a fire at the sears Roebuck store Saturday morning, but was quickly extinguished by the fire department. Only 1 couple of square feet of ceiling was damaged. A Close young mortician who rushed into -the Elks club at a quarter to six Friday evening looking for Ray Middlekauff heaved a sigh'-of relief When he found Ray there. "You've got to help me out," he said.

"This is our wedding anniversary, and I completely forgot about it until the stores closed. Will you open up your store for me, and get me out of this jam?" Ray obliged. Mennonite A. Wi'ebe route 6, dismissed; E. M.

Meyers, Fairbury, treatment; William Avery, tonsilectomyf Agnes Johnston of Pickrell, treatment; Lyth Roth, Plymouth, dismissed. George Copeland received word of the death of her oldest brother, Archie McCrimmon of Salt Lake City, age 75, on December 22. He is survived by his wife, one daughter and two sons. He was a former Beatrice resident. to Mr.

and Mrs. John Montgomery a son, in Fairbury hospital Saturday morning. The 7 pound baby is a grandchild of Dr. and Mrs. W.

P. Montgomery. A. Nielsen, Chiropractor. and Mrs.

LaVerne Stohs of Bremen, are the parents of a daughter, at the Mennonite hospital Saturday afternoon. Learn Of and Mrs. Emil Lenz of this city received news of the death of William Victor of Omaha, the brother-in-law of Mr. Lenz. Services were held Thursday afternoon in Omaha.

Faulder who Is ill at his home on N. 13th is reported much improved. Lutheran Lola Arnst, surgery; John Andersen, treatment. Attention Legionnaires The Jan. 2nd Legion meeting is postponed until Jan.

9th it was stated yesterday by Commander E. Smethers. were held Friday from the Houser chapel at Wilber for Harvey E. Waymeier, who died Tuesday at his home at Wilber. The Rev.

K. O. Zavadil officiated. Burial at Plymouth. Heads Fairbury Stewart Mosiman was elected chairman of the merchants corn- Quick and to the Happy New Year to you! CHAT NIBBLE (Between Rlvoli Woohvorth) Wear Spirella for comfort and health Call your authorized SPIRELLA Dealers Headley MM.

Huston 269W BUY JEWELRY with your Christmas money. A lasting gift. Atherton Jewelry 108 South 6th St. Phone 613 good route open for World Herald' paper. Good pay.

Call Harry Doyle. 518. Lutheran Karl of Swanton, treatment; William Johnson of Filley, treatment; Mrs. Alice Pedersen and Mrs. Julius Harder, surgery; Mrs.

Frank Molzer DeWitt and Mrs, Dorothy Haney, Duane Knox, Richard Dean Peters, Sarah Wilcox were dismissed. Gladys Salda of Wilber underwent minor surgery. to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Husband at the Lutheran hospital, a son.

Bick has received word of the death of his brother, J. W. Bick, age 78 of Los Angeles, who died Veteran hospital, December 27. He was an old Spanish war veteran. He is survived by his Wife, two sons and one daughter.

The funeral will be held in Loa Angeles Monday. Phil H. Ktepplnger.D.D.S,, announces the opening of his dental office at 710 Court Street, phone 3S9. Mr, and Mrs. Stanley Wolta had as weekend guests Mr.

and George Hasik and children, lie mid Mary Beth of Burho. Billy Kipf, seaman 1-c, and George Montalbana, seaman 2-c, of Chicago, both stationed at the Great Lakes naval training station, are here visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. "William Kipf. They will return today to Chicago.

Maxlne Lichliter, who attends Bible Institute at St. Paul, is here for the holiday Vacations with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.

Lichliter. She will return to St. Paul Jan. 1. Capt.

Warren E. Reid of San Antonio, and Mrs. Gerald Reid and Marilyn of Pharr, arrived here Saturday for a holiday visit with Mr. and Mrs. O.

W. Thomas. Mr. Reid is with the Valley Vitamin Research corp. at Mt, Allen, Tex.

Mrs. Reid said this snow is quite a contrast from the area around Pharr, where vegetables, fruits and flowers are in full bloom. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kline of Kansas City have returned home after spending the holidays here with Kline and Dorothy Klein.

They were all guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Klein and-family In Lincoln Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs.

Eddie and son, Jack, from Alhambra, spent the holidays with Mrs. Eddie' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lenz and Mr. Eddie's sister, Mrs.

Ralph Douglas and husband. They returned to their home in California Wednesday morning accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Emil, Lenz, who will spend a month with them and Mr. Lenz' sister and family, Mr.

and Mrs. W. F. Bush of Alhambra. Mr.

and Mrs. T. W. Boomer and family spent Christmas ini Lincoln with.the J. W.

Boomers. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Krikava are spending New Year's in Auburn at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

L. D. Pike. Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Parks of Lincoln arc spending the holidays in Beatrice at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Tegtmeyer. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Temple ton and Barbara and Mr.

and Mrs. A. C. Miller are spending -the weekend in Hastings. A message received by Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Brewster from their daughter, Margaret, who has been visiting in San Antonio, Texas was enroute to her position in Eugene, and had a short visit with her brother, Lt. (j. Robert Brewater in Los Angeles Thursday. He was on No Way To Bring Them Back By Hit Boyle KONG The.

little lieutenant-colonel stood HONG Japanese Stiffly at attention in the warm sunlight of Stanley Bey prison, saluting like a yellow puppet. It was a grim welcome Karuo Kogi received at the great, bare prison he directed from 1942 to 1944, years in which scores of British and Chinese were put Ignoble deaths on trifling charges. As Japanese judge-advocate and public prosecutor he is held responsible by British justice and will be tried as Hong Kong's No. 2 war criminal. View Scene of When Kogi arrived at the prison his Hands were tied behind him With strong twine.

He silently carried but the orders of, the British, who posed him for Official photographs at the scene of his crimes. It was here, on Oct. 19, 1943, that of 41 allied prisoners were con- of the clearing were two common graves that held the remains of 33 victims, of Kogl's justice. They were tortured and then forced to kneel by the edge of the pits into which their bodies'tumbled as the Japanese, executioner lopped off their heads. American Hero Listed One grave had been turned Into a potato patch.

A small board carried only the simple notation "16 woman." The other grave had a simple teakwood marker an which were listed 18 names in Japanese Katakana inscription. Among the names was that of Chester Bennett, American hero Of Hong Kong who died because he smuggled money into Stanley Bay camp so the internees could buy extra food to keep them alive. Kogi stood staring blankly at the teakwood. pillar as an inter preter read off the names and demned to death in bloody assizes. British witnesses wrote them down.

British commandos then marched he was marched back to the Kogi out of the prison and down prison, and the dead in the de- toward the sea to a small clearing In the waist-high grass. There small stone slabs marked the graves of Chinese executed by the Japanese army. And in the center serted clearing were left alone again in their windswept niche by the sea. There was nothing to be done for them, no justice that could help them back to life, a five day mittee of the Fairbury chamber of leave there while his ship, the commerce last week. He succeeds 6tr er frienr is getting routine Ray Barber.

Howard Peters was lr San ie Lt Brewster named vice chairman. Calls From Salem, H. Gilbert E. Bates, S. M.

son of Mrs, George Firstenberger of this city, arrived-at his home in Salem on Christmas eve. He has served seventeen months, in the Navy and a year in the West Carolines where he" was signalman. He left Guam December 4 on. the U. S.

S. Sanctuary and arrived In San Francisco December 18. He received his discharge at Parks, Calif. and Mrs. Merlin Rinwald are the parents of a baby son, Bruce Elwood, at the Lutheran hospital.

This is the first grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. S. F- Elwood. Mrs, Renwald was the former Dorothy Elwood.

Back At Old home after more than two years in the navy, Al Weldon has resumed management of the Martie Hardware and Supply Store, 503 Court street. Plans of C. C. Loomis, store manager during Weldon's absence are still indefinite. Deserves kind of medal is clue Ray Thompson of Virginia and Cpl.

Edwin Hubka of Virginia would probably like to award it. Hubka. who has received his discharge from the marines after 14 months of service on Guam and the Marshalls, was one of the many servicemen stranded on the west coast by the transportation tieup. Thompson drove to California and brought Cpl. Hubka and four other servicemen back, arriving at home Christmas day.

Personals Capt. and Mrs. Max Kiburz and son. Max II, who spent last week at the George Kiburz home at 'DeWitt, have returned to Lincoln accompanied by Bill Kiburz, who spent the Christmas at home. Edgar E.

Ashton, AAA field man for southeast Nebraska was in the Gage county offices Satui- day making his routine spot check on third quarter dairy feed subsidy records. Mrs. Clara Slites waa called to Lincoln by the death of her grandchild. Mrs. E.

Cook returned to her home in Fremont after visiting in Beatrice with Mrs. Eva Leeper. Mrs. Eva Leeper is visiting in Aurora with her daughter, Mrs. Wilber Sidner and husband.

Mrs. Les Warren plans to go to Omaha Mpnday to meet her husband, Sgt. Warren, who has been in China for two'years and in service over'four years. Sgt. Warrfn has not received his discharge aa yet.

Sgt, and Mm. John Steichlik of Leavenworth, house- guesta of Mr, and Mrs. Stanley Woita Sunday and Monday. HAPPY NEW YEAR In A Country In A World Where the of Liberty, Freedom still burnp we pause to reflect 5 upon leaves in January for Japan. Wymore W.

C. T. U. will meet January 1 at 2:30 in the Fireside room at the Methodist church. All ladies interested in the.

temperance program for the year are invited to attend. Mrs. Lowson, program leader. Mr. and Mrs.

Al Stroh and J. R. Walker are spending the weekend in North Platte with Mrs. Charles Sparks and family. Pfc.

who is in Munich, Germany, cabled his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Ballard, Christmas greetings.

Rozellen Ballard is spending over the weekend in Lincoln with friends. Lucille Zahm is spending a few days in Omaha with friends. Mrs. Frank Gregg and son, Richard, returned to Lincoln after visiting with Mrs. Gregg's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. H. F. Thober. Mr.

and Mrs. Jim Hackler and two children of Fairbury are spending over Sunday in Beatrice as guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Gish. Verla East of Lincoln has returned after visiting in Beatrice with her parents, and Mrs.

J. J. East. -Mr. and Mrs.

TeSelle of Firth spent Thursday in Beatrice with Mr. M. G. Rinne. Miss Lillith Waggener has returned after spending over Christmas in Humboldt with her parents.

Mrs. Lucy McClure received a lovely box Of fruit from.California sent to her- from her grandson, Capt. Roy H. McClure, and Mrs. McClure.

Mr. and Mrs. C. CriUenden and Joan returned after spending over Christmas in Chicago with Dr. and Mrs.

Dwight Dawson and baby. Marguerite Sloss, who has been receiving treatment at the Clarkson hospital in Omaha is expected to return home the first of the week. 'Dorothea DeVries of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Speirs of Omaha returned home after visiting here over Christmas at the Dick DeVries home.

Albert J. Ewald has arrived in the states after spending 1 Vi years in the Hawaiian Islands. He is in San Diego, and- expects to get his discharge soon. His wife and little daughter, Carol Ann are living in Compton, Calif. They are former Beatrice residents and heJs the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Jobn Ewald, Mr. and Mrs. Rossiter of Trenton, spent Christmas at the Sid Rossiter home. Mr: and Mrs.

Johnny Brandt left Thursday for Marengo, where he will resume his duties as chief clerk at the Swift plant there. Mrs. Myrta Sage is steadily improving at the Mennonite hospital where she is receiving treatment for a broken hip. Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Springer of Wilber received word that their son, David Springer, Radio Tech. 1st class, arrived in Los Angeles. Dec. 20th, aboard the U. S.

S. Mintaka, from Saipan. His wife has been making, her home in Oakland, Calif. Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Young and family are spending over Sunday in Stella, at the Arthur Nelson home. Sgt. Vernon O. Poe, who has been in the S. P.

for three years arrived in Seattle December 24 after receiving his discharge at Ft. Logan, he will come to Beatrice to join his wife at the W. W. Hill home. Donna Hughes returned to her home in Dayton, Ohio after In Beatrice at the home of Mrs.

H. E. McCoy and Aubrey Fosters. Stanley McCoy returned to Kansas C'ty Friday after visiting here with his mother, Mrs. H.

E. McCoy. Mr. and Mrs, Gene Lewis of Waterloo, spent over Christmas in Beatrice at the homes of Fred Lewis and A. T.

Petersons. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Fauyer of Wymore are spending today in Beatrice at the home of Mrs.

Anna Nickels. Mrs. Anna Nickels, Harry Nickels, sons Gary and Harold Nickals, were in Lincoln Saturday. They were accompanied home by Florence Nickels, who is spending the week-end in Beatrice. Mr and Mrs.

Fred Bick, who have been visiting in Lincoln are now visiting at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Hazel Swan; The Otto Wenzl family received a beautiful 25 pound Christmas fruit and nut package from their son, Vernon O. Wenzl who is a registered "public accountant and notary public in also several pounds of nuts from their daughter, Lorna Trout, who is a supervisor at McClelten Air field, Sacramento, Calif. Mr. and Retff and Lynn of Omaha are spending the holidays in Beatrice with Mrs.

Reiff's father, Herbert Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Corwtn, Culver of Minneapolis sire here visiting few djtvs at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Homer Reeves and other friends.

"Major Frances McKay, wife and Patricia, left Friday for "Long Beach. to visit Mr. McKay's They will return the last of January. EASE 12 drops in noitril drippy mii- I you (eel better, I tion only directed THIS NEW YEAR'S MAKE A RESOLVE resolve to see that your possessions are adequately and properly insured. Values are constantly changing be sure that your insurance coverage keeps pace with those changes.

today, and we're sure that You'U have a Happy 1946, free from worry" about replacing your possessions in case misfortune Should overtake you. PHON1M1 Mr. and Mrs. R. M.

Jenkins and Clyde of Wymore were in Beatrice on business. Mrs. Cecil Chamberlin and Mr ahd Mrs. E. F.

Boscoe will return to their home in Madison, Wise. today after visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. M.

Garrett. Mr. and Mrs. Emil A. Fiala and family plan to spend today in Dawson, if the weather permits.

Mrs. Leslie Noble and two sons returned Friday Glenwood where they spent over Christmas with Mrs. Noble's parents Mr. Noble returned earlier in the week. Mrs.

Chet McPherron jr. of Wymore was In Beatrice the last of the week; Mrs. O. A. Long has recently returned from Kansas City where she ihas successfully recovered from a major operation at the new orthopedic hospital.

She is now enjoying a visit with her daughters. Betty Long of Omaha and Myrtle Long of Kansas City Mr, and Mrs. Bob Latta of Cas per, in Beatrice Friday were accompanied home by their son, Bob, who has been visiting a' the Arvld Eytti home. Mrs Ted Menke and family of Cozad spent Friday In Beatrice with the Glen Feathers. FUNERAL NOTICES Airs.

Caroline Hoffhine Services for Mrs. Caroline Hoffhine former Beatrice resident who dice last week in Rochester, wil be held Monday. a.m., at the Harman mortuary, burial at the Evergreen Home cemetery. The body arrived in Beatrice Saturday Probe Bad Conditions On U. S.

Troop Train BAINBRIDGE, Dec. 29, Returning- navy veterans wh had complained of "bad" condi tlons on the troop train carryin; them to the BaLnbridge nava training station are being inter viewed today, a navy spokesma at the station said. The veterans had complaine that their coaches had no wate for 25 hours, that three of th cars had no lights, and som coaches had broken windows. No' official action will be take at Bainbridge, the spokesman wh asked that his name not be used said. Until all of the train's pass engers were interviewed and th evidence "sifted estimated that this process woul take three or four days.

Five cars of the original 11 coach train were carrying veter ans to the separation center a Bainbridge, and arrived at 9:30 m. yesterday. The remaining car were destined for Lido Beach, A Salute to the New Year May 1946 bring Peace, Happiness and Prosperity to all our friends and customer ,4 SACK LUMBER COAL CO. 212 Ella St. 78 Aleut Stop in Often in The Perfect Hostess Serves Fisher's Finer ICE CREAM Now Back at its Pre-War Standards Stop Today QUART BRICK HALF GALLON I NORTH 7-Hi PHOWE378S A LOOK AT THE 1946 Packard vw-rf Come In and See America's Qn I i i 1 JJ i TTWrflSfV ''ii 1 i i it i -v w.

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