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THE VOICE Published Weekly “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people.**' ELBERT SAWYER Publisher and Editor Business Address 2225 S Street, P.O. Box 2023..... 2-40,85 Burt F. Newton... Executive Editor Lfaxine Sawyer....Advertising and Business Manager §bmes Sawyer. .Circulation Manager Member of the Nebraska Press Association Entered as second class matter, June 9, 1947, at the Post Office at Lincoln, ffebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. . \ year subscription . 92.50 Single copy...Ml Out of State 1 year Subscription 92.50—Single Copy 10a_ jntBRRSKR vY / / J / \ EDITORIAL# *yfyyffjffi,vy / fa A A A % The Views expressed in these columns / / / //•Vl/l I 1 are those of the writer and not / * * ^ necessarily a reflection of the policy L.es/usnan jf _ ■ of The Voice.-Pub. lassocmnon fi • \ ^ssaaaaMHfflfflBBSssalmmsBai a 9 national rn/1_V>*,H 0 EDITORIAL ffl&ffUfCfl—r association Economic Highlights “We know now that Dwight Eisenhower was speaking with some conscious exactness when he used the word ‘crusade' to de scribe his career as soldier, can didate and President,” wrote columnist Holmes Alexander re cently. “The emphasis on mili tant morality or conquest for righteousness, already noted by Mr. Eisenhower’s friends, is now being remarked upon by his op ponents.” It is this crusading spirit which, more than any particular and specific issue, distinguishes the Eisenhower Administration from ; its immediate predecessors. Ana , it is the crusading spirit which is ( giving substance, unity and di-j, rection to the policies, aims and , actions of both the President and , the men who are close to him. ( The new President is a deeply religious man, and ancient re ligious principles heavily influence! his thinking. To quote Mr. t Alexander again, “His own ances-|r tors were members of a minority sect which migrated from Penn-i sylvania into Texas and Kansas, ‘ believing in the dignity of toil and “ never whimpering for the cold 4 charity which governments often ' give in return for subservience P . . . Much of the President’s; hatred of Nazism and Com munism seem to stem from the godlsssness of those systems.” Here,, certainly, is a key to whab we expect of the Eisenhower leadership in both domestic and world affairs. And it does much to explain what the administra tion is now doing or trying to do in widely varied fields. The President, for example, wants economical government, thrifty government. And this is not only because it would save the taxpayers’ money, important as that is. Going beyond the realm of dollars and cents, the President is convinced that the attitude of mind which encourages or fails to prevent waste and prodigality is the attitude of mind that could lead to a breakdown of the national fiber and result in national ruin. He looks on graft and corruption in government— whether it be represented by the gift of a fur coat or a deal in volving millions—in much the same way. The President is also, it is clear, a firm believer in the idea that the Lord helps those vho help them selves. He is 100 per cent op posed to the “give-away” philos ophy. We have seen some very sig nificant examples of that since the administration took office. One is in the Department of Agri culture. Secretary Benson made it plain that, in his estimation, price supports for farm products should be regarded as emergency measures, not as something farm ers have coming as a matter of eourse. Some loud howls greeted this, but the secretary got many a pat on the back as well. Another is in the State Depart ment. Nobody has a stronger desire to cement and strengthen ; the anti-Communist countries than Mr. Dulles. Nobody is more certain that the existence of the free world depends on this. But he has made it abundantly clear that the Western European powers must do much more than has been the case so far, both to reconcile their differences and to build their military strength. The American Treasury, he pointed out in effect, is not a bottomless well. Finally, the general principle back of the Eisenhower program as a whole is that goveriment should not do what private enter prise or local government or in-; dividuals themselves cah do. He wants less centralized govern-; ment not more. He wants the people to be self-reliant instead of dependent. It looks now as if this idea will be the hallmark of his administration. Ichievement Award r« Beatrice Resident Mr. ‘Lyman Bartlett, of Be itrice, Nebraska, received W. G. skelly Agricultural Achievement Award on "Saturday, March 14, at i breakfast celebration of neigh bors and friends. Mr. Bartlett and his entire family are well known in Gage County, not only for their fine job of farming but also for their interest in com munity activities. The Skelly award, which consists of a $100.00 U. S. Savings Bond, a gold lapel pin and a handsome scroll, was presented by personal representa taves of Mr. W. G. Skelly. The Bartlett farm consists of 920 acres, 600 of which are owned and 320 rented. Chief products are wheat, pork and beef. To | maintain a high level of produc tion, soil improvement and con servation methods are carefully followed. In addition to his farming, Mr Bartlett is very active in com munity affairs. He holds mem bership and office in many civic and agricultural organizations and is an active member of the Meth odist Church in Ellis. Mr. Bart jlett, too, is an active church member, in addition to taking igare of her home and four chil dren. i The children are: Charlene, 17 Edward, 15; Cora Jane, 12; anc Joyce, 8. CLEANING and SANITATION SUPPLIES All Type* Brooms—Furniture Polishes Mops—Floor Seal and Wax Sweeping Compounds Mopping Equipment Kelso Chemical 117 North 9th St. 2-2434 Capitol News By Melvin Paul Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN—Roads moved back into the legislative spotlight this week as two committees sent out ■ bills to setup an advisory high [way commission and to re-enact | the penny-a-gallon gas tax in crease voted down in the 1950 J referendum. | Because the Nebraska Constitu tion requires certain state officers to live in Lincoln, sponsors of a full-time, “board of directors” commission bill last week gave up on their attempts to create an executive commission and settled for the advisory group provided for in the measure sponsored by Sen. Karl Vogel of Omaha. The gas tax bill, which would bring an estimated $4M. million in state funds came out of the Revenue Committee with only one dissenting vote and was given a good chance of passage. The proposal raises the state tax on gasoline from five to six cents a gallon. If it passes with the Emergency clause, it will become effective upon signature by the governor and the Highway De partment could take advantage of the heavy spring and summer travel in the state. By the time the money Is matched with federal funds, the prospective additional revenue of nearly $10 million. The public will have to remain in the dark on how senators vote, on bills being considered by legis-j lative committees. That became evident last week when the law-! makers, by a vote of 23 to 18, turned down a motion to re-! pudiate the “unwritten rule” against reporting individual votes in committee. Some of the debate on the pro posal shocked even the hardened lobbyists, who ironically, are among the first to know how members vote in committee. A sample comment by one sen ator: “I don’t think a bill killed in committee concerns the public a great deal” and “It’s incon sequential whether the public knows a vote in committee.” This is what is possible under the gag rule: Sen. X of Anytown is a mem ber of the Revenue Committee. Anytown is proud of the fact that j it has no chain stores. Its residents : believe that chain stores should be taxed more heavily than local business, both to produce revenue and to encourage local enterprise. Sen. X knows this. Sen. Z introduces a bill to levy a 2 per cent on chain stores. It is referred to the Revenue Commit ! tee. Now Sen. X has received con siderable mail from his constitu ent,s heavily in favor of the bill. But the senator also knows the lobbyist for a group of chain stores. He’s a real fine fellow, well-informed on his subject and quite pleasant, besides. Also, he wines and dines Sen. X, whose annual legislative salary of $872 doesn’t cover many steak dinners, j Sen. X appreciates this. The senator from Anytown Hodgman-Splain MORTUARY 1335 L Street Iancoln, Nebraska $15 PER HOUR SPARE TIME MAN OR WOMAN BE YOUR OWH BOSS Spar* Time—First Time Offered j AN ENTIRELY NEW ITEM ! Refilling and collecting money from our .machines in this area. No selling* To qualify for work you must have a car. (reference. $640 cash to secure territory .and inventory. Devoting $ hours a week [to business your ehd on percentage of collections could net up to $400 monthly 'with very good possibility of taking over full time. Income Increasing accordingly. ,For interview include phone In applies - * tioa . Box 2023. listens attentively during the hearing on the bill before the Revenue Committee. After the testimony is over, the chairman announces, “That concludes the hearing. The committee will now go into executive session.” The sergeant-at-arms clears the room of spectators, leaving the committee alone with reporters in the room. In a sense this is funny because the reporters can’t write what they see and hear. They can only report the total vote. Sen. X remembers that the folks of Anytown are for the bill, but he also remembers that his lobbyist friend is against it, so he votes to kill it. The rest of the committee is evenly split, 4 to 4, so the bill is killed. But nobody knows who voted how. Next day, Sen. Z the sponsor of the bill, attempts to have it re vived on the floor. This requires 22 votes if he acts within three days, 29 if he waits longer. Many senators are not familiar with the bill. They are willing to accept the committee’s judgment or they don’t vote at all. But Sen. X of Anytown votes. You bet, he votes to raise the measure! He does this because he knows his vote will be published in Anytown and the people there will be grateful for fighting for a bill of which they approve. But the attempt to raise the bill fails despite X’s vote. Which vote was more important, the one he cast irr committee against the bill or the one on the floor for it? Good SonlroJs Are Dead Controls Michael DiSalle, who took over again as price control administra tor during the closing weeks of the Truman Administration, said that under economic and interna tional conditions existing now or likely to exist in the near future 'here is no possibility of safely i‘liminating direct controls. Even if matters imorove to the extent where direct controls can be eli minated, he went on, standby con trols, which could be instantly put into effect without Congres sional action, would still be neces sary. Of this an association* repre senting thousands of retail stores observed, “We can’t buy any of that. Direct controls of themselves serve no purpose whatsoever. They are meaningless today; and in the event of any new emer gency, inflation should be curbed by using tested fiscal measures. Thereafter direct controls should be included in the program only if absolutely necessary. Putting the power to impose direct con trols on a standby basis might prove too tempting long before the effective weapons were even tried.” Gillett Poultry FRESH DRESSED POULTRY QUALITY EGGS Phone 2-2001 528 No. 9th GEO. H. WENTZ Incorporated Plumbing and Heating 1620 ^N St. Phone 2-1293 Gleanings: By Burt F. Newton DELBERT V. GORDON, 60, director of internal revenue for the state of Nebraska, died last week of a heart attack at an Omaha hospital. A long-time em ployee for internal revenue, Gordon was promoted to director from his post of agent-in-charge during reorganization of the bureau last October. Since taking over the post he had made ex tensive changes in office pro cedure and personnel. He was one of the highest Negro government officials in the United States. Mrs. George W. Brown was selected to represent Ohio in the Golden Rule Foundation’s national competition to select the United States “Mother of the Year.” Mrs. Brown is a 52-year-old Sidney, Ohio, mother of seven children. Harvard University track team has withdrawn from the Birming ham, Ala., relay carnival slated for April 4 because a Negro star, Alan Howe, was barred from competition by a Birmingham city Jim Crow law. The law prevents whites and Negroes from com peting with each other. Harlem is all excited about a 38-year old postal clerk, Willis Hanks, who will try to swim the English Channel in August. The uptowners are currently raising a fund for his expenses. Hottest attraction in Chicago is Harry Belafonte, the folk singer who opened at the Black Orchid last week. He had the first-night ers screaming for more. Otto Bettag, Illinois state direc tor of public welfare, out for a drive in Springfield, ordered his family chauffeur to '“take me to the best restaurant in town.” When they arrived minutes later, Bettag invited the elderly Negro inside to lunch with him. Em barrassed, the chauffeur ex plained: “They don’t serve colored folks in there.” “Then it’s the worst restaurant in town,” exclaimed the irate Bettag. “Let’s go some place else.” FORGOTTEN DAUGHTER — An Ashland family, arriving home from an out-of -town visit, dis covered their 10-year-old daughter was not with them. The mother insisted she had to be there. When the telephone rang and the father’s brother asked if they were miss ing a little girl, the family found what had happened. They had stopped at a Tescumseh service station and, unknown to them, the girl had slipped out of the car to buy a candy bar, only to be left behind. : Jess Williams Spring Service 2215 O Street Lincoln 8, Nebraska Phone 2-3633 Is — Si| FREADRICH ' BROS. • • • • -I Since 1902 The Best Place To Trade | After All—1316 N Street I -1 _I Since 1871 l »1 * * * * * * * t r The First National Bank of Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Member Fetleral Deposit Insurance Corporation
