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AGE TWO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1947 THE JOURNAL, PIJVVTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA j i it . TBe Plalismouth Journal . - CSTABLISMCD 18M Hih1 ini-weekly, Monday and Thursdays, at 109-413 Main Street, Plattsmovth, Can County, Me raska, by The Journal Publishing Company.. LESTER A. WALKER.. B. J. ALCOTT Publisher General Manager Catered at the Postotfice at Pljttsmouth Nebraska at terond clats Mil matter m accordance wit trie Ad ot Congreu at Uaicti t. I79 - SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3 per year, cash IB 0sftc. by Mil NU im PmiutiouM traoe area. The New Deal and the Atom Few positions in our government entail greater responsibilities than those which face the members of the - Atomic Energy Commission. It is not necessary to emphasize the vital im portance of guarding our secret know ledge of atomic fission, and of direct- ' ing that knowledge toward peaceful and useful ends. Nor is it necessary to argue ' that the members of the commission should be of the highest caliber ob tainable. They and perhaps their ' chairman in particular. should first of all be men of incorruptible loyalty to the United States. They should pos sess, among other things, the highest personal integrity, executive and ad ministrative experience, and the capa city to receive a workable knowledge of the intricate matters that they must deal with. It cannot have been easy for President Truman to choose the men for this job. All of those sought could not or would not serve. For those who accepted membership renounced per- sonal ambition, severed business con nections. Mr. Truman's choice of commiss ion members was generally regarded a excellent. IJut, according to -the-Constitution';- wise provision, his se . -lection of irLortant executive assist-..-ants must have the Senate's approval, r It was particularly proper in this case vhat the Senate should give thorough, statesmanlike, nonpartisan considtra. f lion to the nominees. The Senate members of the Con Tgressional Atomic Energy Committee Cbegan their consideration with Mr. Truman's choice of commission chair jTman, David E. Lilienthal, former head iTof TVA. But how serious was their approach? First came Sen. Kenneth McKel .vlar's attack upon Mr. Lilienthal's fit f ness for the post This was scarcely a surprise, for the Tennessee veteran bears an old political grudge against 7lhe nominee. lie sought to show, by r implication, that Mr. Lilienthal has -communistic leanings. The latter's eloquent statement of belief "in Ameri- can democracy was an impressive and 'unquestioned answer. t But Mr. McKellar, who at first 1. stood alone in opposition, began to collect supporters. Senator Moore of . -Oklahoma did not accuse Mr. Lilien Mhal of communism, but charged that he was a New Dealer. And the New Zi-)eal, he added, "was polluted with inonimunists and . .. . sympathizers." Senator O'Daniel of Texas exprses Zi-d similar sentiments. TZ It would seem that to these gentle Oen the New Deal is the question. jTTfhough it is no longer a power in Washington, its opponents still smart irom their old wounds. Kesoultely --turning their backs on the future.--ZTa future in which the very life of this 'republic may be at stake a few t-ena-ntors seem intent on payingg off old -political scores. 1 These gentlemen liave the poweT Zto reject Mr. Lilienthal if they choose. rrUut at least let them do it with minds ?free of old animosities. , , - - - - . !Z Q What is "Guy Fawkes Day"? A British holiday somewhat si- ''"milar to our own Independence Day. IZn js the anniversary of the attempt to tjlow up King James I and his minis ters to avenge harsh treatment of Ca thplics oil years ago and is celebrated HMflON cik VMS MERRY- GO- ROUND By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON It looks as if the oid Army game of power poLcs was just as flourishing . as ever. One indication is the latest promotion lltA, featuring the name of John C. H. Lee for permanent promotion to Major General. In the Army, Lee is rjekaamed "Court House" be cause of his two middle initials and the fact' that he stand in with the courthouse gang. During tne war he was famouj for having his own private railroad train, always stand ing in a London Railway Station with steam up. To GI's who visited Paris, he wa3 also famous for the sign in front of the swank "George V Hotel,' which Gcneial Lee commandeered for himself. The sign read: "This is the personal residence of General John C. II. Lee. Officers billeted,-here will consider themselves his per sonal guests." Much more important and serious as far General Lee's operation of transport between the French Channel ports and the fighting ficnt. Slowness of bringing up supplies and ammunition made him .the target of vehe ment criticism. Some of the delay wa3 unavoid able, and had it not been for General Lee's grandiose manner, the criticism would not liave been so violent. One iiluU-ai.on of liis higliliandcdness, hi therto unpublished, took place at Havre where ' a German Bomb had struck a U. S.Munitions , ship, leaving it belciung smoke, largely above water, its live ammunition a serious menace to other shipping. It was expected to explode any minute. . . , . , A Heroic Colonel Despite this, Col. T. R. Enyder, ' in charge of the Port Operation, went aboard the still smoking ship with one assistant. Ordering his launch to stand some distance away, Snyder spent three hours examining all of the ship above water. He then cieciueJ tixat. the ammu nition, desperately needed at the front, could be unleaded. . So for two days a GI detail worked aboard the ship under Colonel Snyder, finally got ail the ammunition except for some big shells below the water line. By this time, the sea was running high, the ship was in greater danger, and Colonel .There he JTiet .ho, instead of General "Court House" Lee, wi praising the men for their bravery, gave Snyder an cral order to take his crew back aboard ship and unload the shells under the v.aterline. Colonel Snyder could not argue with a Lieu tenant General. Instead he took out his note book, scribbled something, then turned to General Lee. "General," he said, "under the articles of war you have the right to give me en oral order. But I also have the right to wiite cut that order and ask you to sign it. I have writ ten out your order that these men return to the ship. I must ask you to sign it." General Lee, hoever, welched. He refused to put his name to an order that he was quit wiling to give oially. That is the man, who, while scores of other fiist-line fighting officers were passed over, got his promotion the other day as perma nent major general. The Courthouse game still seems to pay. Kootin Tootin' Rankin One welcome result of the Repulican con trol of Congress is the insignificant role which "Silent John" Rankin of Mississippi now plays on the House Veterans Committee, which he headed while the Democrats were in power. GOP Chairman Edith Nourse Rog ers of Massachusetts apparently has decided that the best way to handle the garrulous gentleman from Mississippi is to ignore him. This nettles Rankin far more than if Mrs. Rogers called his hand on every occasion, as ehe did in the old days when sh,? was the committee's Ranking Republican. The other day, while veterans administrator Omar Bradley was testifying on GI legislation, Rankin protested against Mis. Rogers' sys tem of random recognition of members who wanted to question general Bradley. "We're wasting lime," he contended, de manding that the chairman choose question ers in order around the table. Whft irked Rankin was that some freshman Congressmen were getting a chance to talk ahead of him. ' Some of the older members can give ynu the benefit of cur views," he declared grand iosely. Mrs. Rogers smiled. "The chairman will continue to conduct the meeting," she said sweetly, hardly bothering to glance at Rankin. Truman Stands 1'at Some of President Truman's backstage com ments regarding the Lilienthal fight would singe the ears of both Democratic Senator Kenneth McKellar and the Republican 'Coll eagues who have backed him. Never during all ihe mudslinging has Tru man wavered an instant or even considered the withdrawal of Lilienthal's name. In fact, Truman's chief concern has been that Lilien thal might want to step aside to avoid "em barrassing" the White House In this case, the President said he would refuse to allow the withdrawal. Talking with close friends the other day, Truman remarked that he knew where "the body was buried" in the Lilienthal contro versythat the real issue went deeper than "personalities" und involved the power truat. The big utility interests, Truman confided, are worried over the threat which a man of Lilienthal's known position on public power development could exercise as chief of the government's atomic power program. - "This is a fight over whether the people or special interests shall control atomic energy," the President remarked. "David, Lilienthal has demonstrated that he is on the side of the people." (Copyright, I'jn, by the Dell Suydicate, Lie.) The Cornerstone V AX vx - ivr- n v-t . , y V'sftr "'V-- vrsM? - I 1 Edson Ecions Vashmsion Column NEA V'i'ashinston Correspondent TrrAEinCTON, D. C (NEA) It has been nigh onto nine j T months since George Edward Allen became a director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporaticn. If the name doesn't immediately register, he's the controversial character from Mississippi who ranks as one of President .Truman's intimates and ad-viso,'-'. 1. Uy, George Allen has tried to keep out of the limelight since he got the RFC job. He isn't seen around the White House as much as formerly. TTa . 1 . ..I : c : i r - gi . i i.Mi'ui itueciion una was away irom nis H-V J ofiice for over a month during the summer. He made a Lying trip to Germany for a couple of weeks to see what could be done about restoring German economy. Otherwise, he has tended to his business. He is still called a lot of uncomplimentary things which sound like "court jester." "I try to laugh them o:T." says Allen. Allen says that he loves his new work. He thinks RFC is a great institution. He believes that through its unlimited lending authority for bank participating loans,' RFC could itop a depression if one got started. j fUT RFC's powers expire next June 30, and sometime before then i the directors must go before the Republican Congress and get ! authority to continue operations. Allen isn't worried for himself. He gave up $50,000 a year to take ! the RFC job at 510,000. He says he still doesn't know why he did it. except that it's so hard for the President to get good men. He has resigned only two of the ten or a dozen directorships which i he held before- appointment to RFC. The two he gave up were j with companies that had direct dealings with RFC. Allen says that l when some matter comes up in which one of his other companies has an interest, he disqualifies himself and doesn't vote. There are five directors for RFC three Democrats and two Republicans. Their rule J is that they don t do anything unless there rs unanimous agreement. Allen is in a somewhat unusual position on the RFC board itself. He is not chairman of the board; ex-Senator Charles B. Henderson is that. Nevertheless, most of the meetings are held in Allen's office. A LSO, when the President wants to talk about some phase of RFC business, it's Allen he sends for not Chairman Henderson. Allen goes over and gets the word, then comes back and calls the Board to his office. He is completely loyal to Truman. Allen is a little amazed at that himself, because he says he "believes"' he was for Wallace at Chicago in 1944. He never knew Truman till he was assigned to aid Truman in his campaign for the Vice-Presidency. But that's the way to get to be an intimate of the great get to know them when they aren't. The top executive at RFC had a pool on the election. They all wrote out their pie iions and sealed them in envelopes. When the votes w ere in, the envelopes Were opened. Allen won. But the result of the election doesn't dismay him at all. Maybe Taft and some of the others were right about the need to take ou controls, ALlea says. Legal Notices Smith Lebens Attys. .-Platismouth, Nebraska. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST ESTATE OF ANNA M. HESSE, DECEASED. No. 1177 NOTICE. . TO: MATHIAS KIEMES, ELI ZABETH LIESCH, VERONICA VATHEUER, the nephews and nieces, r.r.mes unknown, of AN NA M. HESSE, deceased, and all other persons interested in said Trust Estate: You and each cf you 'ire here by notified that Tom; C. Clark At'.ornry General cf the United States, as Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, has fued hLs Petition herein praying that the assets of said estate be surren dered pu-suant to Vesting Or der Number 5003 executed by the Alien Procerty Custodian on Jjune 7, 1943 under the auth oriLy cf the Trading with the Fn?my Act as amended and Ex ecutive Orders relating thereto; that Estclla L. FvUtherford, Trus tee, htts filed her report and an application praying for allowance cf fees and for instructions of this Court with reference to the Petition mentioned above; that said matters raised by said Pe tition and Application have been scl for hearing in the Court Room cf this Cour rncuth, Nebraska tn 1947 at 10 o'clock A. V.:- 7'Vi rl ' Dated this at Platts- March 6, M. cf Febru ary, 1247. (SEAL) No. 430. Paul E. Fauquct, Ccuntv Judge. Feb. 10, 17, 24. Mis. Florence McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Victor Thimgan and sons of Bellevue spent the weekend in Murdock. Miss Shirley Towle who is in nurses training at the General hospital spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rase and family of Eellevue spent Sunday visiting the Lawrence Rase fam ily here and relatives at Elmwood. Mis3 Arlien Russnogle former teacher spent the week end visit ing friends in Murdock. - Mr. and Mrs. Jack Magouian and famiiy of Lincoln spent Sun day a,t the L. B. Gorthey home. Ruscell Gorthey and Herbert Klemme who are attending the Universoty both spent the week end with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Paap of Beatrice spent the week end at the A. J. Neitzel home. On Thurs day the Ladies Aid met at ihe home of Mrs. Elsa Horr.beck .-".s-sistlng hostesses were Mrs. Al vin Bornemeier, Mrs. George Braun and Miss Viola Everett. Miss Viola Everett went to Otoe Friday night to stay until Tues day evening. Mrs. Emma Ward and daughter and husband of Lincoln spent Sun day afternoon visiting friends in Murdock. Murdock Basket ball teams went to Louisville Friday evening where they won both games. Miss Darlene Reichman and a friend who are taking nurses training at the Bryan Memoial Hospital spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs; Fred Reickman. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Backemev er and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Stock entertained at a Valentine party t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Backemeyer for their Sunday school class on Wednesday evening. The Murdock Town Basket ball team went to Greenwood Thurs day evening for a game and ad ded another victory to their list. Rev. Oahlerking underwent major operation at the Bryan Memorial hospital Thursday mor ning. The Young People from the Trin ity Lutheran Church presented a play, "Where's Grandma" Thurs day evening to a full house. Mr. and Mrs. Johansen went to Old to visit their granc'-chlldren home Friday after bringing Mr?. Lloyd Gwcke and sen home- with them. Subscribe for The Journal APPLES Fcy Va. Ben Davis 5 -Lb. Mesh Das 45' Fcy and Exlra Fcy Wash. Delicious - Lb. 17c Fcy and Extra Fcy Wash. Jonathans or Winesaps 2 Pounds 29c Nebr Washed Red Triumphs or POTATOES Sif.li.W $2.49 Texas Marsh Seedless Grapefruit 45 U. 5. No.l C Texas, Porto Rican 1 AC XAM5, IA. 10" 10-Lb. Mesh Bag Seedless Pink - Lb. 8c California X:2 Copyright by J. C. Nolan; II PVf Distributed by NEA SCKVICE, rNCt II JEANNETTH COVERT NOLAN Tim HTOItYt Major Cameron, vrlcrun of i!ie L.nMt Onine, in u man xtlio belie vex th ftpirit of the Old ftonth ran never die. lie aenrns the lankrr loivn he lien in. hntea rirunimiriK Spi-iiUy Mule loliaii-o, lent) a dream existence where Ihe, vuluar iieniiui of money never obtrud- ilelf. Misx Amy, kindly wviie and mother, -never iuriiuiii nnythlnK' he l . '1 heir ehildren inelude: lie.-iuliful. triuiini; liose who Inx had a aeerrt "ail venture" vviili it Mtransre oune man; dc rikive Sidney. Ill, who wonder why .tee l.ntxbntv Kloiined writing; to her; Jell', wUokc unthitiouK to he a cnrtooninl are encouraged by Sidney; Mean. 10; and liuuuah, J- 'ihe year i 11)10. The Major i nupronched by a Klrnncrr, m Mr. 3!i)icriiu. who nayw he'H orKuiiittini; a company to ex ploit netv oil Intnl. and is looking for a rexpuiiHible lllakex ille citi zen to head it. The flJaJor i in terrKted. XII OOSE was wearing her brown moire taffeta and a small brown hat, for this was Friday, Lhe April monthly meeting night Df Elakesville Chapter, Daughters of the Old Dominion, to which Rose end Sidney belonged as fully accredited members, and Miss Amy as an affiliate or courtesy member, by virtue of marriage. Mrs. Rutherford Earle, Basil's mother, was entertaining the Daaghters tonight. Rose had dressed quickly and was now waiting for the. others. She sat at the piano, softly play ing "I Love You Truly," humming the melody. His name was Richard Breen. Rick to his intimates. "Rick to you, Miss Rose Cam eron." "But how do you know my name?" "How? Did you think I wouldn't find out?" They were standing again in the arcade of Lahr's store; and her astonishment was largely feigned, lor somehow she had been sure, getting off the trolley this morn ing, turning (involuntarily, per haps) toward Lahr's, that she would see him. lie knew her name? Magic! "Have you been here long, Rick?" "Long and often. Right here. I had a feeling you'd show up." lie took her hand in his. "You were bound to, honey." Without further speech, thev had fallen into step, sauntering down Main Street, side by side, their hands just touching. THEY stopped before the iloor "Is this a good ice-cream place?" "Hermann's? The best place in Elakesville, Rick." He laughed. "And lUakesville's the best place in the world." "You think so?" "Because it's your town and you're my girl." Rose's cheeks flamed to crimson. Aren't you taking a lot lor granted?" - "Am J? lie opened Hermann s door. "Too ;much?" She had no answer and went without a word into the vanilla scented atmosphere of the confec tionary. Perched silently on a tall stool, she could only sip from ihe soda glass, while her heart, like an imprisoned bird, fluttered furi ously in her throat Afterward, they walked down to the river and sat on the rim of the band-shell in Sunset Park. .Richard Breen said he was from Chicago, jn Blakcsville on a busi ness errand. Rose wished that he would tell her more about him self. He didn't. Instead, he drew her out to tell him about her own life, her family and home, the tilings she liked. He didn't make love to her at all, didn't even hold her hand. A good thing, too, perhaps though not quite what she had expected. Then the Presbyterian church bell chimed for nocn, and Rose I said she really must go. They got up and walked through the, park. At the corner of River Avenue and Clark Street, Rose paused. "You mustn't take me all the way. Of course, I want you to meet my people; but Mamma would think we ought to have been introduced. Mamma is queer about some things. Maybe we can find somebody to introduce us." He understood at once, but shook his head. Until he was better ac quainted in the town, an introduc tion would have to be nostooned. j "But that won't keep me from see ing you, Rose?" "No," she said. "Tomorrow, then? In Lanr's arcade, at three?" CTIFF-CORSETED and stately in & her faille. Miss Amy entered the parlor. "If only Sidney would hurry " Rose turned. "You look lovely. Mamma. You've got your hair in bangs!" Miss Amy beamed and patted the curly bangs under the velvet brim of her hat. To hide her pleasure, she repeated: "If only Sidney oh, here you are, dear. Lot me see whether you're but toned: you seldom Sidney, your red dress? Wearing it to Mrs. Ea tie's? Do you think" "Yes, Mamma. A dash of red will do the Daughters good." Miss Amy gathered up her purse and gloves. They would get the 8 o'clock trolley. But as they stepped out the door, they saw Basil driving up in his mother's tassel-topped surrey. "Am I in time?" Basil said. "Swell! I'll squire you to this shindig. And I want Mrs. Cameron up with me." He handed her in, settled her on the front seat. "Children in the back. Rose? Mind thosered skirts on the mudguard, Sid! All in, my dowsabels?" "This is so thoughtful of you, Basil," Miss Amy said. "It's nothing at all. But," he said, taking up the reins, "I have been thoughtful tonight and t be lieve I've snaffled onto a revolu tionary idea concerning you, Mrs. Cameron. I told Mother at dinner and she agrees. Now, if you'll just agree, too . . ." (To Be Continued) Calif. Green, Top CARROTS Lge Bunch Colo. Yellow Globe 9 4( White Snowball.. Cauliflower Lb. Fresh Green Solid Texas, Lb- Hew Cabbage 17' COD-FILLETS J&r.S23c PERCH FILLETS Cc,l WrappiV 35c DAI I fn?7 T?Z f VTQ Cello Wrapped, Lb. tO ... Lb. 65c rnc OTAFfC T-BONES OifcARO SIRLOIN For Meat Loaf or Patties . 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