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9 I? j t 1 t t PAGE TWt) ir j j. ....! ,TE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH, , NEBRASKA. The Plattsmouth Journal H ESTABLISHED 1881 i " i 1 . ! Published semi-weekly. Mondays and Thursdays, at 409-413 Main Street Plattsmouth. Cass County. Nebraska, by The Journal Pub lishing Company. ' ' LESTER A. WALKER . Publisher B. J. ALCOTT General Manager M. F. MURRAY. Managing Editor Entered at the Postoffice at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, as second class mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATE. S3 per year, catii in advance, by mail outside the Plattsmouth trade area. DAILY JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by car rier in the City of Plattsmouth. 15 cents per week, or $7.00 per year cash in advance; by mail in the Plattsmouth trade area: $3 per year. $1.75 for six months. $1.00 for Uiree months, cash In advance. By mail outside the Plattsmouth trade area. $5.00 per year. $3.00 for six months, 60 cents per moRth, cash in advance. Again, Too Little and Too Late 'liie presence 01 iamine ana tnc imiimivui imcac oi muss ssiarvuuon m Ixie worm tuuety iicta latciy occasioned tointi Ucociaiu yivas to tut! rt.iuc'iiCaU peuiJit; uy Uieii" pi.eomc-.ui, ana otner eminent ytisuiio. OW cuaiiiy una OUi" lucanaiu, lit wiucil v e laivc iiauiUuudl pnuc, nvu occii rtjJtaiCU to. xi.nU Once a&am it is ccitani luttU niost xlHltJi' lcans win itspuim jjciiciuuoiy. jjuu ine-ie is an ovcitoiie to many Vl (.noac picaa which toecnia tooniewiial uiHttii". ve him loiu Liiiit we cat too niucn, tnat we must iiguieu our ueuti, lnu il la wrung lor us to least wane outers starve, va tnat is Hue. lei one senses? me implication mat tne Aiiieiicaii people are somenow to Diame lor lamine m Europe ana Asia. auu tnat is not true. 'ine present world famine was preaictaoie m its general outline Irom tne time tnat tne nazis overran Europe. In rsoVemoer of luio, delegates irom 45 anti-Axis nations met in Atlantic City to set up tne maenmery for the United Nations Keliet, and Kenaoihta tion Administration, which was to avert that famine. The confused history of UXRKA reveals an immense task complicated by many extraneous difficulties. Among these were a lack of authority and long-range planning, an almost fatal intrusion of politics, and the par alysis of inaction. . Naturally, the winning of the war had to come first, and to be given first call on food and shipping. But the European war has been over a year. And during that year, the fight to avert famine by an agency set up for that purpose has seemed appallingly weak. Here in this country, for example, food rationing was virtually abolished soon after Japan's surrender. That was a domestic decision, of course. But where was the protesting voice of UNRRA when that decision was made? In the face of that decision, Amer icans cannot be blamed if they failed to see that they were eating too much . and hastening the world food crisis. A Gallup poll indicates that 59 per cent of Americans today would be willing to go back to rationing in order to send food to hungry nations. We are told, however, that it is im- . practical to resume rationing now. Probably that is so. The crisis is here. It would take time to set up the rationing system again, and more . time to reap its benefits. So instead, there are tentative half-measures. It ' " is another case of too little and too late. Nevertheless, the American peo- -- pie will surely be humane, and gener ous to the best of their ability. In re- ... turn, it may be hoped that further ap peals of this or other governments will not add bitterness to the tragedy of hungry millions and subtract good will from this country by unwittingly blam ing the American people for a situa tion which is not of their creation. Q Does Austria have a president? A Yes. He is Karl Renner. Q What is to be the postwar strength of the marine corps? A 108,000. Q What is aluminium? A Aluminum. Aluminium is the English spelling. - Q- What is the G.I. name for bringing war brides to the United Zitn' A Operation Lohengrin. . : . . By DFW PEARSON , , WASHINGTON The war's stormiest hero, Cten George E. Pattern, was the center of many a controversy before he died. But today the war department is still sitting on one of the hottest of Patton's hot potatoes The general's secret diary. - Only a few people in the war department and the Patton family knew it, but the famous gen eral kept a careful diary all during the Nor mandy campaign, jotting down his frank com ments about the allies and even about the superior officers. Some of the comments just about burned up the page. General Patton especially paid his compli ments to the famous British field marshal, Montgomery, whom he criticized with almost the same bluntness as the soldier in the Sicilian hospital whom he slapped. Patton felt that Montgomery was entirely too slow and cautious, and that the war could have been won months earlier if the British had been willing to take the same losses as the Americans. Only four copies of the diary are in existence and the war department to tiate has frowned upon publication .Snould it ever see the light of day, the American public will probably read some crisp comments regarding Patton's light ning rush across France almost to the border of Germany and the real reason he had to stop. Official explanation at the time was that he had run out of gasoline. However, it will be shown that the real reason was General Eisen hower's decision to wait lor the slower British. Marsiial Montgomery had not yet decided to move, and it was not considered polite to leave this lamous field marsiial no far behind. Patton Family Say No General Patton alao has some caustic things to say about General Eisenhower and the whole SiiA.r operations. Another phase of Patton's history which should make significant reading is the manner in wmcn ne crossed tne Kmne on March 22, 11345, establishing a bridgehead of eight miies in the space of a lew snort hours. This opera tion, accomplished with only one small army and lew casualties, attracted little attention in the press. But meanwhile , Marshal Montgomery, com manding three armies including the Ninth American army, advanced March 24, and was abie to gam a bridgenead of only one mile. The Montgomery operation was publicized as a great achievement, uespite the fact tnat Patton had already crossed the Rhine and taken great-" er territory. . ,. To date, the Patton family also has decided to hush up the geneial's diary. However, before he died, the general told friends that he would like to have a monument built in Prance in memory of the Third army, and some of his comrades-in-arm hope his diary may be pub lished and the proceeds used toward this me morial. . Note-- During the war this column published,'4 Oct. 22, iy44, the story of how Eisenhower was exasperated at Montgomery's- slowness and , how the British field marshal, demanding more- -American troops, refused to launch the' Nor- mandy break-through at Caen. This column brought an emphatic British denial. Capital Chaff President Truman has received a disturbing hush-hush report from Adm. Ellery W. Stone, recently returned from Rome, that communism will become rampant unless Italy gets food. Admiral Stone advised Truman to back the Italian socialists as the middle-of-the-road party, but warned that there may be a vigorous left-wing swing in the June 2 elections. . . . Ex-Secretary of War Harry Woodring may not agree with the administration on some things, but he is pulling no punches regarding OPA. Out in Kansas, he let the folks know what he thought of Congressman Frank Carlson's OPA attack. . . . Italo-American leaders are waging a back-stage campaign against the appointment of Assistant Secretary of State Jimmy Dunn as U. S. ambassador to Italy. Meanwhile Ambassa dor Alexander Kirk is doing a good job but wants to be relieved. . . .A confidential first draft of the house military affairs committee's report on army courts martial was shown to the war department prior to publication. Some of the generals nearly had fits. They immedi ately started a counter back-fire by appoint ing a committee of their own to study courts martial, headed by Jacob Lashley. It is con sidered significant that Lashley is the former law partner of White House naval aide Capt. Clark Clifford. . . .Under Secretary of War Kenneth Roy all, who came from Josephus Daniels' home state of North Carolina but doesn't receive his blessing, described publicity given the Litchfield court martial as ''just a lot of hollerin'." Some people are wondering why the army didn't clean their court-martial house before Congress beat them to it. . European Diet Mrs. Tom. Clark, wife of the attorney gen eral, is one of the cabinet ladies who takes seriously both her cooking and the president's suggestion that American reduce their diet two days a week to equil that in Europe. Mrs. Clark, youngest of the cabinet wives and daughter of the former chief justice of Texas, has done her own housekeeping most of the time since her husband came to Wash ington. Here is a menu she has-carefully' workt ed out, equivalent to a European diet of 1,500 "calories, and which she is serving in the Clark home. Breakfast one glass "orange juice, 8 oz. (78 calories) ; one poached egg (74) ; two strips of bacon (35); one slice of wholewheat toast, and one-half pat of butter (149) ; coffee (no ' calories); one teaspoon of sugar (16); 1 oz. of cream (52) ; total 404! ... , . Dinner--Pot roast, 2 oz. (116,);. one-fourth head lettuce (16) ; -one teaspoon oil dressing (62); three-fourths cup buttered peas (92);', .one hot.bran niuffin with: one-half pat. of, but-. . , ter (J61) i apple-. sauce ne.cup ?(24) ;..mUk, one glass J 143) ; total 61.9. ? n X t''. i, ; .Supper-Befc-f. .barley.; WPlh ;?c " ,3 broccoli, two. 5-inch stalky (.32 ) ; .pne-ialf cup ';Iti t carrots, steamed. -j(35);; oi$-h.aV-i.ypr potatoes, creamed (including butter and-jcrearv) (JLfil)-.' - rye-melba toast (50),; onfraitpat butter 36) !;.r frujt cup, piqeB?piejt-nrfcb (Copyright, By The Bell Sjudicate, lac.) . . -. r r- . - ., . .,. . tJ- V . - ,,, . f u'' VJ f 7.V- " -r-frWUAY.-APRIL 29,. 1946 ' r , - ' ' f , i. .Until the Roots Die, Too-- ii ,.--,y','d ' : EPSON'S WASHINGTON COLUMN BY FETLR IIDSON - "SEA WasJjington Correspondent :TV7ASHINGTON, d! C (NEA) TVX Director Da , thai, who chairmanncd the sr I ' i Edson UNDER THE DOME From the PATHFINDER , taster weeKena with relatives in. Mrs. Ann EarI ,. Louisville. ... .f J George Hoffraeister and daughter Mr' nd,MrS' ?,Uff vlsle,d of Weeipng Water, were in Eagle Mrs. Hulls mother. Mrs. O. M. ! Saturdav PvnP;nr, ai on J - ' - 2 J 1 1 X IS" .id E. Lilicn-- special committee on i:.rc!imin:.rv -i.-ir for international control of atomic energy, lost his family's regular supplier of fresh' eggs early in the war. The man joined the trek oi tens oi tnousnnas living near Knoxv;lio, Tenn., who went to work in the big Oak ' Rkl;;e atomic bomb, plants. But after a time the man turned up rt the Lilienthal back door. He said he was going hi ck in the egg business. Lilienthal asked him why he was giving up such a good-paying job for the un certainties of egg-selling. "Oh," the egg man explained, "I just got dis gusted. All those big buildings, all that machinery, all those people working so hard, all the trouMe they're going to to make whatever it is they're making out there! It looked to me like it would be a lot cheaper if the government just went oul end bought it." '' The latest Truman story is hung on two government girls, over heard talking on a crowded Washington street-car. Said cnc:'"I like Truman because he's so modest." Replied the other: "Well, he cer tainly has a lot to be modest about." JEMOCRATIC Governor John J. Dempsey of New Mc xico i: expected to announce his candidacy for the U. S. Senate ir. the coming elections. If the governor runs, he will oppose Senator Dennis Chavez, the incumbent, for the Democratic nomination, and the winner of this race will apparently have to fi "lit it out in Novem ber against Pat Hurley, the ex-ambassador to China. Rear Admiral A. S. Merrill, commandant of the Eighth Naval Dis- trict at New Orleans, came to Washington to get straightened out after President Truman had criticized him, under another n.i.ne, foi, giving a newspaper interview in opposition to unification of the Arm and Navy. He took considerable ribbing from his friends lor having stepped into a fast presidential bean-ball. "I71ORELLO LAGUARDIA has been spending most of his time on getting more wheat since he became director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. But pretty soon, he says, he's going to have to start worrying about fats and oils and fertilizer. Ex-Mayor LaGuardia's first press conference was held in his office. He said all he had been fed since coming to Washmgton was "statistical gibberish." Asked what he thought about Henry Wallace's new drive to collect canned goods for relief shipments, LaGuatdia put on his blankest face and answered, "I don't think about it." ; Mrs. G. II. Palmer Sunday of last and lunch were given. Mrs. Fred I week. j Marquardt reported that S'J dozen eggs wree sent to a children's FAT PIT A SiT? ONI AHTT.1TV rvnliru Sovot-irv nf Qfofn Pnrnno TruInnH at tViA Mnarwii tinnio in: i .. - - f - fc .vvj v. j Mv v..- .... . ' icing wiixi relative is insisting on in lining key diplomatic posts. JNote the llarnman, riattsmouth taster bunday. j Messersmith and Pawley appointments. Democratic politicos are1 Miss Donna Williams of Omaha protesting, would like to go back to giymg tpp posts to top cam- spent Sunday with her parents, paign contributors. ;. .. . : .. , . .. .; j Mr. and Mrs. LaRue Williams. RAILKUAD3 DON'T ' EXPECT to gebU5 To freight increase 1 Jess Walker arrived in Louis just requesTtid. it's a bargaining figure - aid they'll settle for less, i ville Monday to visit his brother, KL'aiGNATICVJ RUMORS which keen- croppinjr ux in connec- i Ned, and other relatives cropping up in connec- ,cu aim iciames. f T, , . . , , , , j .virs. tim tion with Agriculture Secretary .'Anderson can be discounted. He! r- and Mrs. Harold Williams ' " .77: "u ea",s y car is recov rlnpsn't nl.in1 tn tr lcr Jt .... t .,. c ... ' f nm,U ont 5uiVlfcU crlelO With ..lr. Clement , ico. - f .'. .and Easter SuSnday at the M. L. APPARENT INACTION -by government in the coal strike is ; Williams home, misleading. Even before hfcM called iri Lewis the President was ex-' Harold Dumke and Clarence el-ting all -the "backstage pressure possible to bring about a settlement. Stohlman '"'WASHINGTON HEAR:?! that both the American Legioa. aad frame bu 'yK)vr P&K Vt?&V$ ' t$yti S'orld wars as commanders in' their ; C.B.. right of way which -will be ved at the Robert Phillips. hom4 's-uminer eo'n-enfidris: ' ; : i used 'as 'k' "V'iirpenteT' shop:- Thore wjio enjoyed the event witr STATE DEl,AHTMENTi"h'asiVt thought up an'dnswcA- reV tothe T : "MrVrand "Jlrs. Bernaid Von Seg- Bobby -; were Mrs. -Arthea-oChaM home just before Easter. Final plans were made for serving the activities banquet and aiso for the mother-daughter dinner coming soon. Fred Marquardt served on the jury several days last week. Dr. and Mrs. Brendel, left for Franklin where they will visit his brother, Jeff. Mrs. Zimmerer reports that Os- -ing satisfactorily but is still carrying some temperature. Leona Everett is back at the ! switch board again as luu- mother In celebration of the eleventh ' is better. Mrs. Margaret Brown and daughter, Betty, motored to Sew ard Easter Sunday and visited Rev. E.nd ' Mrs. Donald Springer and family. Homer Clements and daughters mother, Mrs. Nora Clements, and. j other relatives and friends. are building a new birthday anniversary of Bobbvi Lawrence Rohlfs is home after building 32x48 -feet on the Chase a birthday dinner was ser-ia i'c'"r in the iavy. " Pearl Hillman of Oloe was h Swiss watch Controversy. It can't vry well restrict imflorts on watches when it's' advocating Treer atid open world trade. GEN. BRADLEY LNSiS'lS Veterans Administration is now "over the hump' will have all its business on a current basis by year's end. x . AUTO INDUSTRY isl&uit to have a new labor headache. There's a move on to organize 'salesmen on a nationwide basis. REFUSAJj OF A FOOD REQUEST. (J2 million tons) from Mexico by the U. S. has chilled relations,, w'on't make importation of needed farm labor from Mexico any easier. TERMINAL LEAVE for' enlisted men jvon't now be granted by congress, though most legislators agree that lack of it is an injustice. Trouble is that so many men have., been demobilized it would be almost impossible to make adjustments. This will in crease congressional sentiment for a bonus. THOUGH THE "GET TOUGH" POLICY, toward Argentina he advocated has had to be softened, Spruille Braden won't resign as assistant secretary of state. 1 LATEST CHECK by public health authorities shows old belief that living in the country is more healthful is no longer true. Lack of adequate medical service is the reason. LIBERAL DEMOCRATS admit it regretfully, but Washington's information is that Eugene Talmadge is almost a sure bet to become Georgia's governor again, succeeding Ellis Arnall. WATCH A MOVE by the CIO to organize its own veterans' organization, link it politically with the PAC. CIO hasn't-: gotten anywhere with efforts to get iniportant power in established veterans groups.- ... - SENATE FARM BLOC js determined to carry on its fight to include farm labor costs in parity. Strategy now is to hook it on the OPA extension bill. AUTO DEALERS LOBBY, flushed with its success in the House, is starting work on individual senators to get increased com missions on new car sales. , VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION is getting demands for in creased hospitalization allowances. Seems vets are showing up with vitamin deficiencies, other not immediately noticeable troubles which require expensive treatment! . INTERNATIONALISTS IN? CONGRESS are readying some new speeches. which will insist the U. S. is taking its proper leader ship in world affairs. ONE ATTEMPT TO EASE LUMBER SHORTAGE being made by Washington is to arrange' imports of pine from Honduras. e gern and family, of Omaha, spent and Grace, Mr. and Mrs. Walter the week end at the T." A. Ten- Phillips and sons and Mr. and Mrs. nant home. I Robert Phillins and daughters. Val Mayfield entered the Meth odist hospital at Omaha Monday for a check-up. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Root and family arrived i:i Ea?le Satur- FrPd Huff P.itprP.1 ih vPfn5'da-V' APril 20 and will visit the hospital at Lincoln Tuesday for a' f,erTf Parents, Mr. and Mrs. general check-up. j iuhn Root and other relatives., The Golden Circle club met i The Jave been living in Calif-1 Thursday evening with Mrs. Ada!ornia for the Past flve i'ears- ! Wirth with Mrs. Bessie Core as! Mr. - and Mrs. Haryv Caddy! co-hostess. ; Spent the first of last week in Lin- i Dr. and Mr. II. W. Worthman ! coin with their daughter, Mrs.! attended a dinner and dance in ; Richard Schroder, and family. I greeting old friends Wp.di)e'y He was recently discharged front the navy. Mis. Clara Ruhga was shopping in Lincoln Thursday. Supt. and Mrs. Claire Wulbcr gave a party Friday evening hon oring the girls volley hall team. After several games they served a delicious lunch. BARBS Omaha Friday evening. Jjojuhvilte Mrs. Bessie Core Mr. and, Mrs. Charlie Pankonin were Omaha visitors Wednesday Rbllie Noyes was taken to vthe hospital m ' Omaha Tuesday . for observations. Mr. ' and Mrs. William Wirth were in Plattsmouth Tuesday morning. -- Mrs. II. W. Worthman, Mrs. Jack McShane, Mrs. Carl Burtch and Willard McShane were shop ping in Omaha Wednesday. , Miss .Katherine . McGrew was home to spend Easter, Sunday and Monday and. Tuesday, w,ith her parents.', She is stationed .at F.itz .Simmons hospital .in Denver,; She epecls to be discharged ;. about June. i.r., ). .-, J , Albert Murray underwent a .'PajfS.pPSKat'OB 'rldy, Afcri 20. He is iftijincolti gcuei'alr-JiUfci pital. Mi. and xlx liarvty Blair have moved into an apartment at the 1 Merle Group home. j Dorothy Group is in the Metho- ment. Some new play ground equip ment was installed at the school last week. It consisted of two castle towers and an Ekahl travel climb. . ... , . Margaret Creamer, who started to Work for Armour and Co. in the lard refinery in September, 194.1, has made considerable ad vancement since that time. She is now employed in the employment office, where she yyis made mana ger of the woman's division. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Case and son-in-law and daughter of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. John Opp and daughter of Nehawka spent Sunday at the Rynhart Ket elhut home. Mrs. Carrie Trimble spent Sun day in Palmyra with her mother, Mrs. Hannah Waite, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Slosson 1 and daughter, Sara Lee, of Walt hill, spent "the weekend with friends in Eagle. Mrs. Anna Headley, of Seattle, arrived last Thursday evening and will spend a month with her daughter, Mrs. Joe Rudolph, and family. Mr. and. .Mrs. Wellington Dennis,, of Elmwood, visited at th ehome of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Valley Trumble, Sunday evening of last week. Mrs. Milton Rodaway enter tained the East O Street Home makers club at her-home -Friday afternoon. . ; . , ,.: :- Mr. and . Mrs. Ben R.ati. and son. Lloyd, of -Scottsbluff: spent a few days the first of last, week visiting relatives- in Palmyra and Eagle. r i-t-'v :- Mrs. Harry ' West: entertained the W. C: T.. U. at her home in Lincoln Friday afternoon of last week; : r. " Mrs.' Murtle Blair of Harlan, Iowa, is 'visiting i her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrsr John Peterson. 9 "' .' Floyd Hu'rsh" of 1 i John Innman and was born and 1 !Mr.''and Mrs. reaued in. Louisville. . - ,' Grand Island fcpetit-ia9t w-eec ena ,LT0U6H .'1 My. Unvls sister. .Misi VidlaV.U f Mrs.! .BHursh: Mi i 'fc .fifig' Faxrbury Eater Sunday- ; j... ('L . tfe-'-rli ,-Ti J fi Lym f-a weekd -vjsitwkh WJlfe f son ,j Mr. and Mrs. K.-V. White and Mrs. Sarah Eeil and Dorothea tLUdrcu oi Kauwut city, tpent Hie were Uiiiucr suests of ilr. and lhey returned Tuesday and it; was reported Mr. Caddy suffered! a light paralytic stroke Wednes- day. j .. 1 i ---------------, I Clvom Mrs. Henry Maseman The Ladies Aid met in the church parlors Thursday with Mrs. Carr j and Mrs. Gunn as hostesses. Mrs. Fred Marquardt led the devotion? for Mrs. Mickle. Reports of all committees about the Easter sale TlTlSCURI0US WORLD BY HAL COCHRAN fT only takes two wearings to make a woman's new dress an )ld story. s If you're interested in digging up some buried treasures, plant the vegetable seeds now in your own back yard. Killing" frosts thus far haven't done as much damage to fruii crocs as was feared. Nice going, bud! The government promises a balanced budget by 1947 bect i?i7 the average housewife b;j several years, no doubt. The American Chemical Socictj reports a new rubber that will stretch farther. To beat the band, as 'twere. By William Ferguson ) IS ONE CFTh'E MOST CCiV-FLETEClf 1 : - l U ) FUR'CLAD AMIAAACS fmmm.&rA b IN THE VVCRLD, WITH FUR EV'EM OH feyggy-M : . TMzSCKLSOS5--r ( - I i ; HE CANINCT AFFORD TO SLIP COPR. ,1946 BY NEA SERVICE. tC. Cm a D)vi'& bcakd, you spring UP BYJUMPlH&VOWN'Sjj JACKL 5CHUMM, 1 or. 5S- v-s- -:l jyexrt Where does the Black Widow geb its name?. v 4 1 try in