The Gothenburg Times from Gothenburg, Nebraska • 1

Nebraa Stt Society I TOE GOTHENBURG GOTHENBURG INDEPENDENT and FARNAM ECHO I PAGES This Week TWO Sections inriTiTvr $2 per Year In Nebraska Thirty-eighth Year No 9 School Starts on Sept 4th Registration Is Next Week ALLAN GRAY RECEIVES MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE Allan Gray Gothenburg high school principal has completed all requirements for a Master of Arts degree The degree was granted by the Colorado State College of Education at the Commencement exercises that closed the 1945 summer session Mr Gray earned his A degree at St Olaf College Northfield Minnesota He has done graduate work at the University of Minnesota and the University of Michigan He came to Gothenburg in 1940 to fill the position of high school principal and science 'teacher Pre-Induction Examination The Dawson County Local Selective Service Board announces the following registrants for pre-induction examination: Charles Cunning Gothenburg Herbert Frederick Lexington Orlando A5 Garcia Lexington Joe Hernandez Lexington David Griffith Cozad Alfred Rader Overton Archie Block Cozad Garland Carlson Sumner Willard Chapman Lexington John Wells Cozad Robert Haworth Lexington Ray Wieble Gothenburg Transferred in Roger Young Lexington ing in District 62 Dawson County and District 89 Lincoln County High school students if they live on the bus route may ride to school for seventy-five cents a week or any part of a week The bus route will be announced next week Mrs Mildred Dutcher will be the elementary school principal Mrs Dutcher was a grade school principal for a number of years before going to teach in the Ernest Horn School at Greeley Colo Miss Ruth Blattspieler graduate of the Department of Speech at the University of Nebraska will direct the school plays Courses in public speaking and the correction of speech defects will be taught this year Miss Hancock graduate student in the Colorado State College of Education will teach English and Journalism Miss Margaret Heim graduate of the Nebraska College of Agriculture will teach Home Economics Miss Heim will come to Gothenburg on Monday to begin work in the Home Economics department A Tollefson will be the band instructor Mr Tollefsqn has been in the employ of the Dupont Chemical Co since the beginning of the war As soon as he is released by Dupont he will move his family from Pryor Oklahoma to Gothenburg Mr Tollefson has directed some of the most successful bands in Nebraska Miss Leone Harrow and Miss Esther Mattson will teach the sixth grade Miss home is in Callaway Miss Mattson lives in Stromsburg where she has been teaching Mrs Vera Closs former principal of the Junior High school at Superior will teach departmental subjects in the Junior High grades Miss Elizabeth Nelson of Kearney will teach the first grade Mrs Erma Clark will teach in the South Side School Interesting And Newsy Letters From Service Men Much Appreciated Letters From Gothenburg's Folks In Armed Service Home And Abroad Somewhere on Luzon July 6 Dear Don and Rus: Well time I wrote to you and thanked you and the rest of the folks who make it possible for us to get the paper I got my first paper the last one I got was in February This one was dated June 21 but it really had a lot of news in it Right nowr we are in a rest camp taking some training after 165 consecutive days of combat Boy the weather over here! It is supposed to be the rainy season and believe me it really rains When the sun shines you can take it from me you need any coat It cools off at night so you have to pull the blankets Well I know much to write about this time except I sure miss tny family and the rest of the folks around Gothenburg Thanks again to everyone who makes it possible for us to get the paper As ever Pfc Wayne Jacox Anti-Tank Co 27th Inf APO 25 care PM San Francisco Calif lea Lynn Center 111 Aug 17 Dear Friends: I want to send my thanks to the GSO and all the others who have made it possible for me to receive The Times during the years I spent in the service It certainly was a big help while I overseas It seems a person raves every scrap of news about people you know when you are over there was my good fortune to be jdiScharged through the point system just last week That discharge was mighty welcome too It looks like lots of the boys will be getting them now I certainly hope so My overseas travels took me to the New Hebrides Fiji Guadalcanal and New Guinea I never was fortunate enough to get to Australia It was my lot tQ spend my thirty-five itionths in the jungles But not complaining as I was not in anything very bad in all that time Best wishes to all my friends Sincerely Walter Martens Lindldorf Germany Aug 8 Dear Sirs: Well I have just fin- ally received the Gothenburg Times and was glad to receive it So thought I would drop a few lines ahd thank you for sending it to me good to read the news from your home town You get an idea of what is going on Well I hope this letter gets there soon I hope the paper keeps on coming Yours truly Pfc Mervin Bennett Those In Service At End Eligible For American Legion Post 64 Officers Will Take Applications For Membership In Huge Patriotic Organization Officers of Gothenburg Post 64 American Legion received a message from American Legion staffe headquarters that as soon as hos- tilities of war cease for keeps every man and woman on active duty at that time in the Army Navy Marine Corps or Coast Guard immediately become eligible to membership in the American Legion even though they have not been discharged or otherwise separated from the service The following is the text of the message from National Commander Edward Scheiberling to Department Headquarters in Lincoln on August 11 1945 which read in part: called to provisions of national charter national constitution and executive committee Nov 1944 wherein persons remaining in armed forces after cessation of hostilities as fixed by Government immediately become eligible to membership in American Legion prior to discharge or separation from service contents of this telegram approved by National Judge Memberships in the American Legion for men and women in service will begin as soon as the peace terms are signed and the war is actually over Parents wives or relatives can pay the dues and give the information necessary to have on the application blank to bfficers of the organization and they can then send the person who the application was made for a paid up card This will extend to the new member all courtesies of Legion posts everywhere Since this word has been received several wives and parents have stated they want a membership card for some service man just as soon as it is possible to pass them out Memberships can be taken from the men and women in service ONLY if they were on active duty in the Army Navy Marine Corps or Coast Gua'rd ON OR BEFORE THE DATE FOR CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES Those inducted into service AFTER the date of V-J will not be eligible to the Legion as their service would not be in actual war period Service MUST be between Dec 7 1941 and the date on which hostilities officially cease by proclamation of the United States Government both dates inclusive Active service is required Those with orily reserve status will not be eligible as they were never on active service unless such is shown on their discharge or furlough to the reserve Men in the Merchant Marine are NOT eligible to join the American Legion The Merchant Marine is not a part of the armed forces of the United States but is a civilian non-military organization There are a very few exceptions to this rule where men actually in the Navy have been detailed for special service in the Merchant Marine No one seeking membership in the American Legion who is still in the service can be signed up until the peace has been definitely signed and the official announcement is given The American Legion a non-sectarian non-political organization is the greatest service force to veterans and families in the United States It has sponsored the legislation which has and will make the lot of the veteran easier when peace is declared and he or she returns to civilian life Other veteran organizations have their place in civilian life but by far the largest and most powerful will be the Legion It has been and will be the guiding light to all needs at all times now and future Every discharged veteran who is eligible and every person now in service when eligible should make application for membership at once Officers of the Gothenburg Legion Post include: Axel Gustafson Commander Davidson Adjutant Roy Homer Finance School starts on Tuesday Sept 4th On Monday Sept 3 the faculty will have their pre-opening meetings On Tuesday the full schedule will be run during the morning at which time books will be issued and assignments made School will be dismissed at noon High school registration will begin on Tuesday Aug 28 Pupils entering the ninth grade will register on Tuesday tenth grade pupils on Wednesday eleventh grade on Thursday and seniors on Friday The hours of registration are from 9 am to 5 pm The seventh and eighth grade pupils should report at 10 am Tuesday morning Aug 28th All seventh and eighth grade pupils are urged to be present at ten for classification and registration During the summer a new coat of asphalt has been applied to the roof of the shop the east stadium painted and acousti-celotex put on the ceiling of the typing room The classes of 1944 and 1945 have had three more display cases built as their gifts to the school The -children of the elementary school spent the money from their operetta for a new jungle-gym It will be put on the playground north of the grade building The South Side School is being completely redecorated on the inside It is expected that school enrollment will increase in both the grades and high school Using the school census and last enrollment as a basis for estimating the enrollment should be as follows: Kindergarten 42 first grade 51 second grade 51 third grade 33 fourth grade 40 fifth grade 43 sixth grade 52 seventh grade 53 eighth grade 48 ninth grade 70 tenth grade 61 eleventh grade 60 and twelfth grade 54 A new school bus has been secured and will go south-west of town to bring in the children liv Dawson Fair And Rodeo Next Week Aug 29-31 4-H Club Activities To Again Have Large Place In County's Agricultural Fair Dawson 1945 Fair and Rodeo will be held next week Wednesday Thursday and Friday August 29-31 at the fair grounds in Lexington The Fair this year is really a 4 day event since on Tuesday Aug 28th the Nebraska State Palomino Horse Show will be held and in the evening the Plum Creekers will give their famous Flag Drill Featured also will be the Storz Trained Hackney Horses in an exhibition both afternoon and evening A full rodeo program will be given each afternoon of the Fair Thursday will be 4-H Day and Friday will have the finals of the Calf Roping Contest The Midway will have Greater Shows one of the biggest carnivals to show in the western part of the state this year The Fair Association extends a cordial invitation to everyone to attend the Fair this year and thinks that you will find that it is time well spent Miller To Visit County Aug 30th Dr A Miller representative in Congress for the Fourth Nebraska District will be in Lexington Aug 30 With the abrupt change from war to peace he is anxious to meet as as possible so that he can have their viewpoint and advice on national affairs in the critical period that is now upon us He will be at the hotel where he will be glad to see all who have matters to take up with him Receives Bronze Star M-Sgt Vernon Stellman son of Mr and Mrs A Stellman of Fullerton a line chief for a fighter group received the Bronze Star for meritorious service The medal was awarded at ceremonies at a Ninth Air Force base in Germany Sgt Stellman was in charge of maintenance of fighter-bomber aircraft for his squadron in Europe His wife lives at Crandall Miss A large Army bus enrbute from Fort Warren Wyo to Kearney for a consignment of trucks was laid up here for some time Saturday the truck having blown out three tires on the way down from North Platte Had to wait here until tires could be secured from Kearney and the 30 soldiers gave the town the once over meanwhile Dawson County Picnic To Be Held In Long Beach Park A basket dinner for former Dawson County residents will be held in Bixby Park Long Beach Calif on Sunday Aug 26th Coffee and cream will be furnished Collection will be taken for expenses Tell your relatives and friends and come! Sudden Death Of Frank Stalling A Blow To His Many Friends Was In Produce Business In Gothenburg For 23 Years Funeral Services Tuesday Frank Stalling Gothenburg business man for about 25 years passed away Saturday morning after a serious illness of but several days News of his passing came as a shock to his many friends Frank Stalling was born in North Henderson Illinois July 1 1884 and passed away at Gothenburg Nebraska on August 18 1945 He came to Nebraska with his parents when two years of age He lived in and around Kearney until he came to Gothenburg in 1923 where he operated various produce stations He was married to Helen Conrad on November 12 1931 Beside his wife Helen he is survived by one sister Mrs Etta Brunner of Wood River Neb a brother Roy of Chico Calif and a brother Arthur of Omaha and a host of friends He was preceded in death by his parents two sisters and one brother Frank will be greatly missed by all who knew him He gave a helping hand to many a fellow man Even in his last days he tried to be jovial and keep his pain from others He was a very patient home-loving companion In failing health for several months none but his closest friends knew Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Hugo funeral home conducted by Rev Mearl Smith pastor of the First Methodist church Pallbearers were Oscar Kampfe Ernest Haynes Paul Stanton Frank Aden Karr and Aden Interment was in Gothenburg cemetery OF DECISION" HELD OVER TWO DAYS Due to requests the remarkable picture of with Greeer Garson and Gregory Peck has been held over for two additional days Wednesday and Thursday If you have not seen it here is your opportunity Paul Blessing To Ogallala Paul Blessing former professional football player star athlete at Kearney State teachers college and coach at Gothenburg High has accepted the position of coach at Ogallala high school Practice sessions will begin August 27th That good Cottage Bread wheat or white 11c Bakery tf II THE TIMES PRICE AND RATION GUIDE Gasoline: Effective August 15th 1945 gasoline ration free Sugar: Sugar Stamp No 36 became valid May 1 for 5 pounds Will remain good until Aug 31st Meats: Red Stamps Q2 R2 S2 T2 U2 became valid May 1 good thru August 31 Stamps V2 W2 X2 Y2 and Z2 became valid June 1 good thru September 30 Stamps Al Bl Cl D1 and El became valid July 1 good through October 31 Stamps FI Gl HI Jl K1 became valid on August 1 good through Nov 30th Processed Foods: All processed foods now ration free Shoes: Aeroplane Stamps 1 2 and 3 from War Ration Book in are good for one pair of shoes each for an indefinite period Aeroplane Stamp No 4 became valid Aug 1 for one pair of shoes Fuel Oil: Fuel oil now ration Gerald Monson Home Sgt Gerald Monson arrived home Thursday afternoon and is spending a 30-day furlough with home folks after being stationed in England for 34 months He reports back to Fort Leavenworth for reassignment Estel Bain Popular Mail Carrier Called By Death Was Rural Carrier Out Of Cozad Until Transfer Here In '33 High In State Circles Estel Bain eldest son of Al fred and Vina Bain was born near Cozad Nebraska December 23 1888 and died at the St Francis hospital Grand Island Wednesday August 15 1945 at the age of 56 years 7 months and 23 days His early education was in the local schools and the Cozad high school For a time he was employed as a fireman on the Union Pacific Railroad In 1911 he joined Navy remaining in service 4 years Following his release from the Navy he became a rural mail carrier in Cozad Coming to Gothenburg in 1933 he continued in the same occupation until his death He was married to Minnie Bonn Farmer at Crewe Virginia March 29 1916 Three children were born to them all of whom survive In early life Mr Bain was baptized and became a member of the Evangelical church He also had held membership in the Masonic and Oddfellow Lodges He was prominent in the state organization of Rural Letter Carriers having been a delegate to the National Convention and in 1935 was elected State President Always interested in athletics he played football in high school and in the Navy and for a time coached the Cozad football team He was also interested in music having played in the Navy band He leaves his wife Minnie Bain his father Alfred Bain two daughters: Mrs Virginia Binderup of Gothenburg and Mrs Betty Shaw of Fort Meyers Florida one son Jimmie 9 years old four one brother Elmer of Wood River Nebraska Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the Hugo funeral home to the First Methodist church conducted by Rev Mearl Smith Pallbearers were Frasier and Joe Lyons Bernard Winquist and Tanis Johnson Hol-drege Ed Frazell of Smithfield and Robert Sunblade of Bertrand Honorary pallbearers included Dr Boulier Elmer Maline James McCarter Louis Heuer Robert Good Tucker Cook Frank Behrens Harm Franzen and Ed Thomas Interment was in the Cozad cemetery with services in charge of the Rural Carriers Association FIRE TRUCK Notice is hereby given that it is against the law to follow a fire truck when it is answering a call because traffic often hampers the effectiveness of the Fire Department in fighting the fire Because this condition now exists in Gothenburg offenders will be prosecuted Please heed this notice and avoid trouble Chester Hugo Mayor Nichols Chief Gothenburg Fire Dept NO MORE OLD TIME DANCES Due to inability to rent the hall in the future no more Old Time Dances will be held The management wishes to thank its patrons for their loyal support A Tilley son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Watson of Gothenburg has been appointed chief engineer and assistant manager of the Tri-county project Lt Am all arrived home on Thursday from Smyrna Tenn having been transferred to the Lincoln Air Base and visited with his parents Mr and Mrs Amalia ONE OF WAR'S BEST-KEPT SECRETS WAS JAPANESE BALLOON BOMBS One of the most closely guarded secrets the path and landing of Jap balloon bombs and the story of how seven of them landed in Nebraska can now be told The purpose of the balloons has not been definitely disclosed but Maj Charles Frierson intelligence officer of the Nebraska and South Dakota area whose men were required to track down every report of a balloon bomb said he believed the ones which reached Nebraska were aiming bombs Maj Frierson said he did not believe the small 80 pound bomb load carried by the balloon would justify the trouble of building them but added that the Japanese hoped to stir up enough publicity so they could judge their effectiveness and later arm them with something more destructive Nebraska editors have long known of some of the seven Jap balloon bombs which fell at Bur-well Schuyler Hyannis Chadron Osceola Silver Creek and Omaha but the facts they knew were kept out of the papers in compliance with the voluntary censorship code After the word first spread that the Japanese were using balloons to carry explosives the public began seeing balloons' in every cloud whisp All were investigated but no injuries to Nebraskans were reported Unofficial List Of Discharged Veterans From Gothenburg Over two hundred men who were called to the armed forces from Dawson county have been discharged including the following unofficial list from Gothenburg: Roy Owings Edson Witte Fred Portiner Edward Kratzenstein William Lambertus Martin Aden Lawrence Ballmer William Gonzales Roy Brown Clayton Ax-thelm George Laier Jr Sam Portiner Chas Patterson Darwin Edson William Ostrom Martin Anderson Eugene Tarr Renard Ostrom Howard Witte Dewey Trimble Alvin Geiken Beryl Gerdes Donald Kline William Slack Olin Smith Don Haworth Howard Sturgeon Harvey Wareham Barnard Youree Robert Loos-trom Charles Crampton Otto Witte and Frederick Hammond NOTICE! The Sewing Shop will open Monday Aug 27th Mildred and Betty We have plenty of Ice Cream When you think of Ice Cream think of Phone 39 50tf Zorn Attends Coaching School Zorn Swede mentor attended the coaching school at the? University of Nebraska last weeki lifore than 150 high school coaches superintendents and others from Nebraska Illinois New Mexico Kansas and Colorado spent four days on the campus catching up bn new things in all sports George Clark head football coach at Nebr and Lynn Waldorf head football coach at Northwestern were among the attractions The school was sponsored by the Nebraska High School Activities Assn and the Uni of Nebr Edwin Block Home Sgt Edwin Block arrived home Saturday after serving two years with the 8th Air Force in the ETO bnd is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs John Block He stopped at Central City enroute home and his wife came with him Following a 30-day furlough he will report to Kelly Field Texas His return trip was on the Queen Elizabeth which brought 15700 men home from Glasgow Scotland in 4 days and 20 hours Clayt Axthelm Honored Clayton A Axthelm of Gothenburg senior in the Dental college at the University of Nebraska received two awards at a special convocation this week He shared the Grubb award for highest scholarship in the basic sciences and closely related subjects offered in the dental curriculum and was conferred membership in Amicron Kappa Upsilon Pianos We have two good used Pianos for sale If interested see Olesen Goodyear Endless Drive Belts and cut belts of all widths at the Gothenburg Motor 51tf Archie Middleton Jr Home T-5 Archie Middleton Jr of Gothenburg was listed among the Nebraskans scheduled to arrive kt New York on Wednesday aboard the tueen Mary Have your Tires inspected Free at Gamble Stores We have a complete stock of Tires and Tubes on "hand 5tf Gamble Stores.