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'AGE TWO THE JOURNAL, PI-ATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1947 The Platfsmouth Journal ESTABLISHED 1891 tnbluhd gemi-wcekly, Monday and Thursdays, At 409.413 Main Street, PUtttmouth, Cass County, Ne braska, by The Journal Publishing; Company.. LESTER A. WALKER B. J. ALCOTT Publisher ...General Manager fetcrtf t ttt PostoHlct at igmmut Nebraska at wan dais mm mattti m aeceraanrt it titc Acl of Congress at Marca , 179 fiWISCRlPTION RAItc-$J or raar. cash mm t'M IM uturiautn to arta. m Hunt. t j THE INNOCENT 'BUREAUCRATS' Some of our congressmen seem to be suffering from a malady which misht be called lumpsumitis- Perhaps the condition is inevitable. They are often called upon to deal with lump sums of vast proportions, and to think in termii of them, as in the case of the budget. Take a proposed spending pro gram of 37 U billion. Take a goal of 6 billions reduction in that spending. Make more or less arbitrary cuts here and there which add up to the goal. Lop 'em off. Bang! That's how it has to be done, and it's bound to affect one's thinking. One of these rather arbitrary cuts is going to be in government employ ment. There was some wild talk at first about letting 2,000,000 of the nearly 3,000,000 federal employes go. Now the figure is wavering between a half million and a million. The federal payroll is certainly overstaffed. Large and necessary economies can be effected by reduc ing it. But we hope that Congres will give some individual as well as lump sum consideration to this economy. Because, whatever final arbitrary fig ure may be selected, the members of Congreas will be dealing with jobs and livelihoods, not dollars or abstract figures. One gets the impression, from vari ous congressional statements on bur. eaucracy, that government employes are so many pigs, at the, trough, or perhaps hungry leeches attached t the body politic. It would seem that every Civil Service employe in Washington is a beaucrat. He is, to hear some 'congress, men tell it, a person positively and mal iciously intent on doing as little work ap possible. What Jittle work he does do is mischievous,' designed to inter fere with our. private lives and ''bind them with red tape. .- . 1 Undoubtedly there are nome who answer that description. But every fed eral worker is not a bureaucratic policy maker. Any firing that runs into, the hundreds of thousandB is going to take in mainly clerks and others in similar humble positions. - - Anion p them will .be. many war veterans., There will be many "govern ment girls" who answered, the call for help when they were needed. There will be many older persons, men: and women, who gave up other jobs out. of a desire to "do something", in: the war. ' ' - A lot of federal employes who are slated to go are honest and earnest. Maybe they even outnumber the gold brickens. The government doesn't need them today in -fact, they.'re a useless expense. But it needed them once. . The excess federal workers aren't a plague of locusts, nor are they little pigs-. to be plowed under.. They, are human beings, young and oW, people with families to'suppo'rt. We; hope that" Congress can contrive not to punish them personally when it deals the death blow to bureaucracy. . " . ' ' : Achilles Heel 1 'f Edson's Washington Column BY PETER EDSONT NEA Washington Correspondent T7ASHINGTON, D. C. (NEA) Before mid-January, Sen. Robert V j -j-aft 0f Ohio hopes to get something started in the way of new housing legislation. It won't be a bit too scon. Shifting Democratic Administration policies on housing, with the scrapping oi most of the veterans' housing program, have created a snarl which will require some of the best law-making abilities of this or any other . Congress to straighten out. ' Relaxing of ex-Expediter Wilson VVyatt's con trols may have freed the housing industry to buihi a lot of homes, but most of them are bound to be : fairly high-priced. Construction of low-cost hous-' ing may not get going apain till the demand for higher-cost housing is met. How long that will take is a question, but a fair guess is that it will take most of the 1947 building season. That means little low-cost housing before 1948, unless Con gress can put through a program that will en- Edson L courage the housing industry to build it. 'T'AFT was co-author, with Democratic Senators Robert F. Wagner of New York and Allen J Ellender of Louisiana, of the Wagner-Ellender-Taft long-range housing bill introduced in the last Congress. With a few changes in content and a slight change in strategy, he plans to reintroduce most of his last year's program. One of the most difficult decisions which Taft had to make at the beginning of this session of Congress was whether to give up his seat on the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, which handles hous ing legislation. He finally surrendered this post. But that left hjs housing program without a strong Republican backer on the Banking: and Currency Committee. The question-is where 'the Republican" backing will come from. There are some indications that real estate and building industry representatives and the voters may have convinced many Demo crats that a lot of the veterans' housing program was no good, and that the controls were worse. So how much Democratic support Taft :an get for his bipartisan housing bill of last year is a political riddle. THE housing lobby is apparently divided While real estate and builders' trade associations in general want government restrictions -emoved, the home builders want curbs kept on heavy construction. If all brakes were taken off commercial and industrial building, home auilding would sulTer greatly. Last year President Truman was for the W -E.-T bill, and his mid December statement liberalizing the housing policy declared, "The msin point of emphasis for 1947 is rental housing. . . . We are plan ning financing and other aids that will encourage builders to produce units for rent." The President's Economic Report message to Congress may revea! in further detail just what housing policy he favors. 'with " a movie, "Wheels Over j India." Stewardship emphasis for , eac h age group. j Monday, 7:30 p.m. Sccut meet- Holy Rosary Church ltith end First Avenue Tuesday. 7:30 p.m jStewafcis meeting. Board of Kev. tdward t. ICChtk, fastOT !Rosary Hall Sunday, February 23 'Sunday - Holy Mass is offered at t 8 P- m- State Deputy Knight whatsoever things are of good A "Smoker" for the Knishts of ColumDUs and the Catholic men and if there be any Praise, think of Plattsmouth will take place in on these things." (Phil. 4:3). and &t 10 a.m. Our Churches First Christian Church Rci). 1. VV. Tmnzler, pastor 1 10:00 a.m. Cwnmunion and crrton. 0:0 a.m. Bible School, enre will meet at th Eugene Bu'Janell home. Tuesaay, 7 :30 p. m. All meirbers of Scout Troop 3G7 will meet at th church. Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. Monthly sc ftl and program of Ladies Aid at -church. 'Choir proctic-e at 7:30 p.m. gart, Mrs Ed. Barker, Mrs. Fred j Bucchler,- Mrs. Frank Claus, j Mrs. L. V. Egenbcrer, Mrs. E. I Englekcmeier, Mrs. Herman Gra- j ham, . Mrs. William Halmcs and Mrs. Catherine Kintz. j You are cordially invited to Presbyterian Church . G. McClasky. Pastor 7th S-rppt anr! Spond Avnue 10:C0am Sabbath school. RalphV' Wehrbf in superintendent. 11:00 a.m. M erring 'church 'He Resiorethin church j Edward Dosek will be present 'T.tntf.Ti rwntirmc I Loach Masterson of the umver- uectneriday, : p.m. Choir re-: Lentcn Devotions are conduct-1 ;ty of Nsbraska will also attend lt arsal- ic'd every Wednesday and Friday ; Confessions ri. - . i .x ru u ! evening at 7 o'clock. The Stations Confessions are heard every Christ LUtne:&n Lburcb of the Cross, a devotion where a Saturday evening from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday services. irr.ental journey with Christ is Q 0-ciock. During the Lenten sea No Snmlay ncho-ol. 'fa -fJ the Porch of Pilate son. to encourage daily Holy Com l'n!ay, I-e.hr. 21, Wo, hi Day of thf Hl11 Calvary, comprise munion, confessi0ns will be heard i raver to nv otif prvtni t. :;-st n.m : -."in.-uo,, - icvu rttPr,H rmr rhnr' crhnnf r.nrl Worship. Sermon: "1 Uhe cingregation will adjourn to J the Fellowship f.'oom for a 20-, 'ninute picturce on the topicj "He Rcstoreth My Soul. This j ricture is - sponsored by the Presbyterian church showing the . re ligious needs in the world to day.. ' :. . . 7:00 p.m. C. T. Y. meeting. I Leader will be Buddv W'hite. nn Th n Vl c every week day fifteen minutes ,ton. iie Novena to our Sorrow-., . J 0 worship service. Union Methodist Church Rev. . C. Williams, Pastor 9:45 a.m. Morning service with the laymen in charge. 10:30 a.m. Church school. Wednesday, Febr. 26," the Ladles' 14,1 .Mottcr is conducted each before the 8 o'clock Mass. Aid will meet at 2:30 in church Friday night. During this Lenten Parlor?. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ed stason a Question Box will be ! Mei?ingcr and Mrs. Glen Kraeger. onuueted during each evening Everyone welcome. (devotion. There is a special con tainer in tne rear cf the church Christian Science Society 6th Street and Second Ave. The Lesson-Sermon also in cludes the following passage from the Christian Science textbook i "Science and Health with Key to' the Scriptures" by Mary Baker j Eddy, "wc must form perfect models in thought and look at (Continued on pags 8) Walter E. Harold R. Smith li Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Oonat Bldg. - PlattSTxth DEflTAl PIAYES Kfrrmtf nds messy, harmful brushing. Just put your platf or bridce in a class of mater, add a little Klcenite. Presto! Stains, denture odor, diseolo retiens S:jiFPr. Yi-ur lectli fiarU? like r.cw A?k our -, v f-.r K'enito. GET KLEEMJE TODAY AT SCIIREIKER PHARMACY and at all good druggists T . ' : ijuuuqt V1V.I.J at. . m ! w St. PauF Evangelical and r, Reformed Church Fifth and Avenue A St. John's Catholic Church P.etwpfn 5h and 6th on Avenue B Kl. Rev. Msgr. Georye Agins, pastor . , . ' . i Where people can de-Dosit thoii- inaependent Ltiurch jgutstions. Questions pertaining to Lesson - Sermon which will be! or Christ j Catholic belief sm practice, scrip- lead in Christian Science Church- II 10:a.tn. Sunday 5bo1. ' turp. lirnrov r-athi; krn,m)ni, tko -r-irJ .n Qnn.fS .:30 p.m. Evening sermon by je1c. are jnvited. Each devotion cay, February 23, 1947. Thursday ,7:30 p.m. Choir re-J . Midweek services Wednesday at ' n";Zrr 1 rarsal. Tns .World D.iy of Trayer will 1 . he'd next Friday afternoon at 2:00 in the Episcopal church ior aoujts and at 7:C0 p.m. in Rev. E. J. Moritz, pastor 9:30 a.m. Church 6chool. t0:30 a.m. Worship service. Wednesday, Febr. 26. Lenten service at 7:45 p.m. i the Methodist church for the Youth. Tho Children's group will meet at 4:15 Thursday in the Sunday masses: '8:00 a.m. Firs mass. 10:30 a.m. Last mass. On week days mass is said rhri;ti:m r-hnv. every morning at 7:30 except at . 1 8:00 on Tuesday and Friday. .. -,. . Lenten devvotions are held in t " "enoaiSI LllUrch the church as follows: 7th arrd Main 5tr-00f lCSillJn'1 al 8:00'l : E. C. Williams, pastor Thursday. pchr. 27. S! o'l'l .ine ''osary. Church , school. - - - -- ocimuii ana ocneaiction. t ?ffee uby JVcms Guild Friday evening at 3:00 oVlo-k u2 , m cnurch Pa.rlors, with there will be the Way cf th the following committee mem- Cross, followed bv Ben-diction . be(S serving: Mrs. Louis Baum- of the Blessed ?ar"ra The Golden Text is: "O theg n , uBnamcm. centn or ine ricnes Doin oi me s ' y Scouts ! wisdom and knowledge of Godlji St. Luke's Episcooal Church ' Tne By Scouts will meet Mon- how unsearchable are his judg-j dav evening at 7 n'rlnrk Tn Iho mrnts. anH his wavs Dast finding ai Mcrnir.K riayer and r(ar fliture tab,e garnes will be out!- (Romans 11:33). Other Bi-jU supplied for the use of the scouts ble citations include, Finally J. HOWARD DAVIS 9:00 fei iron 10:15 a.m. Church rehool. Ed ward Ejrenberger, superintendent Special Lenten service Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. 0:"J0 a.m. Sunday school. 10:30 .m. Se.'iron by pator. Teen Agers and the Knights of brethren, whatsoever things are each Columbus. A sound projection true, whatsoever things are hon- maenme is ordered ior tne recre- est, wnatsoever tnmgs are jusi aticn and education program con- whatsoever things are pure, ducted by the church. report; if there be any virtue Knights of Columbus whatsover things are lovely, 11:C0 a m. Morninir In worship charge ci the I mm with laymen servire. i 6:30 pm. Youth Meeting. 7:C0 p.m. Fellowship meeting 1 U'IJW?, MVUtMmunt. j.atFL 'Zi'-vyi .. . M JEANNETTE COVERT NOLAN g1 Distributed by NEA SERVICE, tt. JhsL i Go To New Lehql'hs- 19.98 59.93 Flare forth ihU spring in the smart. est auit you've ever worn--the "long er jaclet" suit! In fine all-wool - fabric; in all the new-season shades. THK STORYi Major Cn moron. L veteran f the Iotit Canoe, in mnn Mto rtelirvrx the Hiirit of the Old Souili ran never die. lie neornn the tank re town he liven in, hatex drumniiiie Spunkv Mule tobacco, lend a drenni rviHlriire where the lulicnr qurxihin f money never obtrude ItMelf. 1Ik Amy. kindly wife and mother, never iuetion anvthinn; he lora. Their children inelnde: hennliful. truKtinar Hone who lum bud a necret "adventure" with a Mfrange yuun;; man; dr riHive Sidney, 19. who wondera why Are I.ntohaw tOped wrltins; to her; vleir. 22. whoite ambitioni to he a parloonint are rnronraRrd bv Sidney; Heuu. 10; and liaauah, 1-'. The year la 1910. XI AN hour later, the Major saw in : , the glass a most resplendent image, shaven and shorn, per fectly groomed, slick as a whistle. He paid his bill (rather a dis concerting amount), tipped Joe, took his cane and went out, as rending to the" street level. Here, under the grilled fretwork of the lotel's marquee, he stopped, sim ply to bask a moment in his feel ;ng of cleanliness and well-being. Ke planted his feet wide apart, folded his hands on the knob of his cane, which made the third and balancing leg of a tripod, and stared dreamily off into space. Standing thus,. he heard,, after not many minutes, a prefatory cough and a voice behind him. "Excuse me, sir, but aren't you Major Cameron?" lie turned and saw a man of middle age, dressed in good, dark clothes and wearing a black derby. The Major bawed. "I am Wil liam Cameron. Cut you have, I confess, 'the advantage of me." "My name," 'the man said, "is Milgrim. Hubert Milgrim. And you could not be expected to know it, for we haven't met before. J asked Oxe hi Hie shop m there who you were, and he told me. Joe . was, I may add, very lauda tory in his remarks. I thought at once that you might be the gen tleman who could, and would, give me some information I'm seeking. I am not a resident of Elakesville; my home is in Chi cago. My card, sir." The Major accepted the card and read its elegant engraving. "Ah;" said the Major, and shook Mr. Hubert Milgrim's gloved hand. "Well, I am always ready to oblige a stranger to our little city " ' "Thank you," said Mr. Milgrim. "Perhaps you will step into the hotel with me, where we can talk at leisure?" Gesturing, he led the way into the St. George's somewhat garish foyer. "I am registered here. But wait, perhaps you will do me the honor of hav ing a drink with me, in the bar?" "Ah," said the Major, and found himself wafted along beside Mr. Milgrim into the bar, down to the very end of the mahogany and into the shadow of some potted palms. 'THE bartender came to attention with all the promptness of a jack-in-the-box. "What'll it be, Mr. Milgrim?" "My friend orders first," replied Mr. Milgrim, bowing toward the Major. "After you, sir." "Buttermilk," rumbled the Ma jor. "Buttermilk," echoed Mr. Mil grim. The bartender's jaw slacked a little, but he produced 4 from a spigot under the counter two brimming mugs of foamy, cold buttermilk. Mr. Milgrim spoke, with a really delightful informality, of the bus iness which had brought him to Blakesville and this pleasant mo ment. It was the oil business. , No doubt the Major was fa miliar with the famous history of the Golds-n Eldorado oil well, located in Warrick County, just over the line from Blakesville? WellMr. Milgrim and his part ner, Mr. Richard Brccn, also of Chicago, had procured, by dint of prodigious trying, an option on a tract of land adjoining the Eldo rado property. Moreover they had had the tract surveyed by geolo gists, who assured them that oil was as plentifully beneath it as beneath the Eldorado's surface. But drilling for oil, even when you're positive it's there, is a suspenseful project and one in which you like to feel that you are not alone. With this phase of the matter in mind, the partners had decided to organize a com pany, and to divide the responsi bilities, like the enormous profits, by shares. They wanted to enlist with them in a common endeavor some par ticular man in Blakesville, who would act temporarily, at least as the company's president and by his own integrity and good repute, identify and establish the company's probity. "AND so," said Mr. Milgrim, xv rather suddenly, "when I saw you in the barber shop, Major Cameron, I resolved to beg your advice. If this all seems abrupt to you, let me tell you that I am an uncanny judge of character, and the minute I looked at you, I was convinced that you were capable, anyway, of advising Mr. Breen and me., I do hope that you will. Where, where in Blakes ville is the citizen we're hunting?" As silence fell, the Major stroked his mustache tentatively. "This man would um be a capitalist, I suppose?" "Oh, not necessarily," said Mr. Milgrim. "No, he would have to invest nothing more than his name and his interest and his unim peachable honor." "Well," said the Major slowly, clearing his throat, "it is just pos sible that I I can suggest some one " - Mr. Milgrim interrupted. "Why not come up to my room with me, sir, and we'll have luncheon sent to us from the .restaurant? Mr. Breen is not in today, and I should like so nhich the chance to talk at greater length on the subject." The Major could see no reason why he shouldn't lunch irr Mr. Milgrim's room. The idea seemed to him a very geod one. (To Be Continued) Insurance fl B Pkone 16 Don't Neglect A Bronchia! Cough Due 8 To A Cold 11 'hn your cold bnngt on nifty trouble B bror.chil cou,:h. .peod 4 " 12 drug tton tor m bottle ol BUCKLfcY S CANADIOI. MIXTURE triple .rt.og to relieve coughing i;it. w"'"-"" and hold it on the tongue a moment, then wallo alowly and leel in powerful, pungent anion aoread throi.eh the throat, head and bronchia"? tub... 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