PAGE S—THE FRONTIER. O'Ntill. Nebr.. February 17, 1MB The Washington-Merry-Go-Round — ‘Not First Time Barkley Has Broken Into a Boxcar,’ Vandenberg Quips By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON — Three dis tinguished statesmen were on hand to greet the French grati tude train when it arrived in Washington — Vice - President Barkley, and his former col leagues, Senators Connally, of Texas, Democrat, and Vanden berg. of Michigan, Republican These three have served in the senate together for more than a quarter of a century. Sometimes they have been on opposite sides of bitter political battles, but they have never let party politics interfere with personal friendship. They know tach other as well as they know the senate—which is better than almost anyone else in Washing ton. How much Senator Vanden berg knows about the early boy hood of Senator Connally, of Texas, is his secret. But at the very conclusion of the ceremonies welcoming the gratitude train, as the ven erable Tom Connally took a pair of shears and snipped the red, white and blue ribbon sealing the District of Colum bia boxcar, his old friend, the senator from Michigan, whis pered to the vice-president of the United States: "I'll bet that's not the first time Tom has broken into a boxcar. It isn’t being advertised out side the state department, but British Foreign Minister Bevin didn’t put his best foot forward with tho new U. S. secretary of state just a few days after Dean J Acheson took office. Bevin sent what amounted to a frantic SOS to Acheson for help to get him enough votes to speak by an attempted censure of British foreign policy in the house of commons. But after Acheson helped to get him the votes, Bevin, in effect, bit the hand that fed him. Here is the inside story of j what happened: Just before the debate on Pal- | estine, Bevin was worried sick that the labor party might be de feated and have to resign. Part of the criticism was because Britain’s policy in Palestine was O’NEILL TRANSFER ★ Please route your freight O’Neill Transfer An O’Neill firm. Daily Trips O’NEILL—Phone 241J OMAHA—Phone JA3727 J Your Patronage Appreciated t ★ j JOHN TURNER, j Prop. • upsetting American relations. Therefore, Bevin hit on the idea of telling parliament that Brit ain and the United States had settled their differences and now agreed completely on Palestine, Bevin actually wrote out his remarks in advance and cabled them to the state department January 25 to make sure Secre tary Acheson had no objection. Bevin also appealed to Acheson to issue an American statement backing up Bevin on Palestine. The state department OJs. a Bevin’s remarks and gave him the go-ahead—and that ment was the trump card which helped him win a vote of confi dence by a margin of only jW. Otherwise the labor govern ment might have been defeat ed. However, Bevin extempor aneously inserted some other remarks in his speech, criticis ing American policy. This made Acheson so irate he flat ly refused to issue the subse quent statement on Palestine supporting Bevin. As a mat ter of fact, Acheson also con sidered protesting to Bevin about his American criticism, but finally decided to forget the whole thing. He decided, however, that he would think twice before helping Bevin out of a jam again. It isn’t often the government gets mixec^ up in big-league baseball, but for some time the civil aeronautics authority has been probing the Brooklyn Dodgers’ spring training camp at Vero Beach, Florida. Actually, the Dodgers are not involved. It's the city of Vero Beach which the government is interested in, because of a complicated transaction b y which Vero Beach is suspected of leasing a government air field to the Dodgers at a hand some profit. The airfield is be ing used by the Dodgers for their fair-weather training, for an official charge of $5 per year plus the proceeds from an exhi bition game. The airfield is own ed by the government and leas ed to the city of Vero Beach for nothing, with the stipulation that any income is to be used for the airfield’s upkeep and improvement. CAA officials now suspect that a lot more than $5 a year is being paid by the Dodgers for the airfield. What .makes them suspicious is a statement by Ma yor Merrill P. Barber that the city had “entered into a five year renewable lease with the Brooklyn baseball club at an estimated income of $12,000 (annually).” Later, city officials began to search for extra pillows upon which the Dodgers’ heads were to rest at night. The govern ment supposedly was turning over a certain number of pil lows with the airfield. And Air port Manager Bud Holman, ap pealing for more pillows, com plained: "This is really putting us in a bad position, as we have a 10-year contract with the Brooklyn ball club which should bring us in from $20,00C a year upward.” This, says the CAA, is a lot more than $5 a year. That’s whj - - -- Light duty GMC» are built by the world’s largest exclusive commercial vehicle producer. 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REDBIRD NEWS Alfred Truax, from across the river, visited at Mike Hull’s on Saturday, February 5. Arthur Bessert was in Red bird Saturday, February 5. Guy Keller was here Satur day, February 5. Guy Chambers, of Lynch, went to Lyle Ferren’s farm with tractor and snowplow to try to open the roads to the hay stacks there Saturday, February 5. Bob Wiley was passenger with the mail to Dosey Satur day, February 5. Virgil Wilson was in Redbird on Saturday, February 5, with tractor opening up roads to town. Bob and Jerry Carsten were in Redbird Saturday, February 5. Visitors here Saturday, Feb ruary 5, were Will Hartland, Mr. and Mrs. Art Bessert and Eva Truax. Mr. Thomas and Howard Gra ham and daughter were visitors in Redbird Saturday, February 5. Beryle Bessert visited at the Dick Truax home Saturday, February 5. Herman Schollmeyer came over from Lynch to visit at the ; Ray Wilson home Sunday, Feb | ruary 6. Mrs. Fred Truax visited at - Mike Hull’s Sunday, February 6. Lucian Loock was in Redbird Monday, January 31. Eva Truax was a visitor here Monday, January 31. Will Hartland visited at the Mike Hull home Monday, Jan uary 31. Ray Wilson was in Redbird on Tuesday, February 1. Etta Mae Wells was a visitor in Redbird Wednesday, Febru ary 2. Mrs. E. L. Wandrei left for Verdel Tuesday, February 1, to visit at fthe Henry Hull home. Dean and Norman Oberle, of Scottville, were in Redbird on Wednesday, February 2. Art Bessert and Fred Truax, sr., drove to Lynch on business on Wednesday, February 2. Louis Hartland arrived Wed nesday, February 2, from Sid ney, Mont., for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Michael Hull, and brother, William Hartland. Leon Mellor was a visitor in Redbird Wednesday, February 2 Veldon Crawford and Alfred Truax were in Redbird Thurs day, February 3. Lawrence Rouse was a visitor in Redbird Thursday, February 3. Among the visitors at Mich ael Hull’s Sunday, February 6, were Henry Hull and family, of Verdel, and Mrs. E. L. Wandrei. Harry Truax returned from Lynch Sunday, February 6. Chaucie Hull visited in Red bird Sunday, February 6. Harold and Clifford Kopejt ka autoed to Lynch Sunday, February 6. Albert Stoffer, of near Star, was in Redbird Sundajy, Febru ary 6. Guy Chambers was here Sun day, February 6. Lyle Wells visited in Redbird Sunday, February 6. Chester Carsten, Frank Car sten and Bob White were visit ors in Redbird Sunday evening. February 6. Harry Truax autoed to Spen cer Sunday evening, February 6. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Luedtke and Miss Mary Brim visited in Redbird Monday, February 7. Lawrence Rouse was here or Monday, February 7. Guy Keller was over at Min neola Monday, February 7. Elvin Luedtke was among the | visitors here Thursday, Febru ary 3. Will Hartland visited at Pete More’s Thursday. February 3. Mrs. Leon Mellor was in Red bird Thursday. Dale Bessert delivered wood for the Redbird school house on , Thursday. February 3. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, of Ravinia, S. D„ autoed to Red bird Monday, February 7 to visit home folks, Mr. and Mrs. Ai thur Bessert, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Berl Moody were in Redbird Monday, February 7. Paul Krugman, of Star, was a visitor in Redbird Monday, February 7. Jack and Virgil Wilson were in Redbird Monday evening, February 7. Fred Truax, sr., and family autoed to Verdel Monday, Feb ruary 7. Louis and William Hartland j visited in Redbird Tuesday, Feb ruary 8. George Barta, Ellis Butter field, of Lynch, were here on Tuesday, February 8, going to Mr. Barta's farm. Gary Wilson was in Redbird Tuesday, February 8. Lawrence Rouse visited at Art Bessert’s on Tuesday, Feb ruary 8. Edward Carson was a visitor in Redbird Tuesday, February 8. Veldon and Ronald Crawford were in Redbird Wednesday. February 9. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bessert were visitors at Pete More’s on Thursday evening, February 3. Ray Wilson was in Redbidr Friday, February 4. Guy Keller, of Lynch, went through Redbird Friday morn ing, February 4, taking fuel to the rotary plow, which is as far as the Will Pinkerman farm, south of Redbird. Harold Halstead autoed to Lynch Friday, February 4. Alvin Carson, of near Dorsey,* was a passenger with the Lynch Dorsey mail Friday, February 4. Edward Krugman, of Minne ola, was a Redbird visitor Fri day, February *4. Frank Spinnar’s two sons were callers in Redbird Friday, February 4. Howard Slack was among the visitors here Friday, February 4. Howard Graham visited at Redbird Friday, February 4. Fred Truax, sr., was in Red bird Saturday, February 5. Vera Moody was a visitor here Wednesday, February 9. Victor McKenzie visited at the Jack Wilson home Wednesday, February 9. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Hartland, Floyd Hartland and Mrs. Alice Whetham, all of Niobrara, visit ed their parents, William Hart lands, Wednesday, February 9. Carl Krogh, from the west divide, was in Redbird Wednes day, February 8. Mrs. Ronald Carson, of Dor sey, was a visitor in Redbird on Wednesday, February 9. Guy Keller autoed to Albert Carson’s Wednesday, February 9. Harry Carson, of Lincoln, is visiting relatives around Dor sey this week and was a caller at Redbird Wednesday, Febru ary 9. Mrs. Alice Whetham visited at Mrs. Pete More’s Thursday, February 10. W. N. Wilson was in Redbird Thursday, February 10. Leon Mellor was in Redbird Thursday, February 10. Orval Picketing, of Lynch, was here Friday, February 11. 4-H CLUB NEWS O'NEILL BUSY BEE The O’Neill Busy Bee 4-H 1 club held its meeting at Alta May Lyons’ home on Tuesday, February 8. We planned to have a Valentine party at Helen Win ! ehell’s. We selected Mary Ann Win ! ehell and Betty Harmon to i make a Valentine box and Alta May Lyons, Lynette Stevens, Betty Harmon and Helen Win ched to get the games.—By Helen Winched. WSCS Meets — EWING—The regular meet ing of the Methodist WSCS was held in the church parlors Wed nesday afternoon, February 2. Miss Anna Van Zandt conduct ed the devotional service, based on the theme, “God’s Lights.” The program “By His Light Shall the Nations Walk” was also presided over by Miss Van Zandt. Hostesses were Mrs. Ray Crellin and Mrs. Ben Larsen. Mrs. W. H. Briggs, Mrs. Will Conner and Mrs. Charles Bar tak were guests. Club Entertained — E W I N G—'The U-Shud-A bridge dub was entertained on Tuesday, February 1, by Mrs. Frank Bohn. Mrs. Earl Billings received high score while the prize for low score was awarded to Mrs. R. G. Rockey. O'NEILL LOCALS Mrs. June Lane, of Hastings, ! spent the weekend visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ned Allendorfer. and family. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Froe lieh left Monday for New York. COMPARR BACK LABELS AND YOU'LL BUY SCHENLEY Pr» War Quality BUa4r