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o I P ri I 1 1 4- t The Plattsmouth Journal ESTABLISHED 1881 PiiMtshfd mi-wpf-kly, Mondays and Thum- eyn. Ht M;iin Street, I'lattsmouth. Cass Count i'. Nt-lraika.. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher FRANK II. SMITH Editor VERN WATERMAN ..Advertising Manager Helen E. Heinrich, News Editor. Merle D. Furse, Plant Superintendent Rarry Wileoxen, Manager Job Department FnT-r-d ot tVi Postoffire at T'lattsmouth, Ntira"-ka a sf-ond Hu mail maHfr in ao rrirflp r, e with tli- Act of Congress of March t. 1S79. SUBSCRIPTION RAJE: S3.50 per year in Cass and adjoining counties, S4.00 per year elsewhere, in advance, by mail outside the city of Plattsmouth. By carrier in Platts month, 15 cents for two weeks. Furse's Fresh Flashes EDITORIALS BOOST THE FIREMEN Although the current drive for funds for the lo cal Volluntecr Fire Department have met with considerable success, according to Fire Chief Henry Donat, more funds can be used for the purchase of badly needed equipment. Individuals and business groups of the city have contributed on a generous scale during the past few weeks, however, contributions from the rural urers near the city have laggvd. Several farm owners have made sizeable contributions, especially those who have in the past called for the assistance of the local department and re ct lved prompt response. It is well to remember that members making up the local fne squad receive no pay for their services. Their efforts are a contribution to the welfare and protection of the city and surround ing community. They serve day or night, in all kinds of weather, end under all conditions. In the past they have been instrumental in saving thousands of dollars for individuals who, without their services, would have suffered heavy losses. M:ite pn effort this week to place a token of your appreciation of past services in the hands of Chief Donat. Clem Wostcr. or any member of the department. It will be appreciated and at the same time will contribute to your protection c gainst file losses during the vears to come. ROAD LEVY COULD CARRY Many persons are lamenting the fact the pro posed one-mill rural road special levy failed to carry at the recent election, due to the fact that large percentage of voters failed to mark this special ballot. From our point of view we are not greatly disappointed over the outcome. First, the voters marking the ballot revealed their willingness to add to the road fund by a near two to one ma jority. This indicates to this writer that Cass Countians will go along on a sound road building in talking to many who went to th prills April 13, a number were not sold on the levy being used for the specific purpose of con structing rural route roads. Many felt tuny money raised by general taxation should be used through the regular road and bridge fund and spent in the ureas most in need of repair and rebuilding, re gardless of its location or purpose. Third, this newspaper does not beleive a one mill levy adequate to make a dent in the present emergency. Raising only about $35,000, the total amount under today's costs would add little to improving the tragic condition of Cass County's road system. We still insist that whrt the county officers should do. and with little delay, is to map out a planned road building program. Put at the head of this program a man qualified by education and deed to properly administer the project, estimate the long term cost and then place before the tax payers of the county either a bond issue or a spe cial road end bridge mill levy to cover the cost over a period of years. It is going to take a few hundred thousand dol lars to get Cass County into the good roads group and we had better face the facts now. DOWN MEMORY LANE TEN YEARS AGO John E. Turner filed for relection to office of County Treasurer .... Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Burg-ess enroute to their home at Cedar Rapids, Neb. from a winter spent in Texas, were visitors at the home of Mrs. J. A. Donelan, sister of Mrs. Burgess Holy Rosary end St. John's parishes held marble tournament under auspices of CYO. with winner being Ivan Smith and Tommy Doody of St. Johns and E. Gradoville and Bill Reddie from Holy Rosary .... Rain and windstorm caused some demage in this vicinity . . . . M. W. A. spon sored a Modern Youth club. TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO Richard Avard, former resident and well known musician departed from Omaha with his family to make their home in Vancouver, British Colub bia. . . . W. D. McMehon, local commercial de partment instructor was selected to teach sum mer school at Peru .... Grounds at Sattler Fu neral home were being landscaped .... Senior, Junior Sophomore and Freshmen classes partici pated in tree-planting ceremony in parking at school as 'a feature in observance of Forestery Week Dr. G. L. Taylor, weel known Mur ray veterinarian received position at Columbus, Ohio IOOF Lodge observed 126th anniver sary of order with H. P. Rankin of Lincoln as speaker .... Base Ball park east of the Burlington passenger station given much needed repairs. A Kentucky Colonel always closed his eyes when he took a drink. When questioned con cerning his habit, he explained: "The sight of good likah, suh," he said, "always makes my moutth watah, suh, an' I do not like to dilute my drink, suh." We suspect the "mad hatter" set the price on the missus new spring bonnet. It won't be long now until the bathing beaches will begin looking like a flock of magazine covers. A pshycologist suggests rubber heels to com bat spring fever. Probably because they won't scratch the desk so easily. Soon the college graduates will be hunting po sitions and finding jobs. a There is no place like home if the place is home-like. Take a good look at people who tramp through the woods. No wonder the wild fiowers are wild. A pound of phosphorus will tip a million matches just ebout enough to light a nickle ci gar. A Kansas man made a flying machine out of an old auto. This frequently happens on Cass Coun ty reeds. It's thoughtless of nature to give us spring onions right at love making season. The summer bugs will be coming in about the middle of June and the rest of us will be bugs about the middle of July. Express trains hold the non-stop for an auto record. VJAS!!iraTO;i MERRY-(50-ROUHP By DREW PEARSON fCopyrignt, 1948. By The Bell Syndicate. Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: REPUBLICANS HOLD LIVELY DEBATES AS SECRET CAUCUS: SPEAKER MARTIN PUTS DEFENSE EDUCATION AND POSTAL PAY RAISES: FOUR SENATORS WORKED TIRE LESSLY TO PASS LOW-COST HOUSING BILL. WASHINGTON Notes from the secret re publican house caucus Big debate over federal aid to education, e'so salary raises for postal em ployees. Speaker Joe Martin was opposed to both. So was GOP leader Halleck of Indiana . . . "De fense come first," said the speaker. "After we get that out of the way, there'll be plenty of time left to take up aid to education and postal pay raises." . . . Other republicans didn't like this much .... after whispering with Joe Martin, Halleck finally lectured his flock: "Neither the speaker nor I have at any time indicated to any one what he should or should not do. I reiterate that position now. Vote your convictions." meanwhile the teachers' pay bill remains tightly blocked in committee by Rep. Fred Hartley of New Jersey. He rushed the Taft-Hartley act out in a hurry but not pay for teachers. "TAFT'S A COMMUNIST" Loquacious Congressman Fred "Doc" Smith of Ohio fired" blast at the Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing bill. "It's a communist measure," sputter ed Smith. "Well, we're all entitled to our opinions," re torted Ohio's Georg-e Bender. "But this is the first time I knew that Bob Taft (sponsor of the bill) was a communist." The caucus howled. GOP leader Charlie Halleck pleaded with Col leagues not to force bills out of commitee by singing discharge petitions. (He had reference to margarine) .... "These fellows who wo around and promiscuously sign discharge petitions," moaned Halleck, "make it hard on the commit tees" ... "I suppose the gentleman is hinting at me," interrupted Indiana's Ed Mitchell. He plead ed guilty to circulating the petition to get the margarine tax bill out of the Agriculture com mittee. But, snapped Mitchell: "I notice the very people who hollered about it were the very ones who jumped the gun and signed a petition with the Democrats for boosting REA (rural electri fication, administration) appropriations." "Every member has the right to do what he pleases," soothed Halleck. "But I beleive in party organi zation. I would never sign a discharge petition myself." DISCOURAGING GOP ECONOMY August Andresen of Minnesota came in late. He had led the fight to keep margarine under tax bondage, but he started off right away, not knowing of Mitchell's remarks. "Some of the Republicans are helping to put over repeal of the margarine taxes." he grumbl ed. "That will only help the southern cotton boys. The northern dairy boys have always been the republicans' friends, and here you are cutting their throats." Mitchell started to get up, changed his mind, sat tight. Wisconsin's Frank Keefe made an appeal for economy, critized Colleagues who vote for local, special-interest projects at the expense of re publican economy. "It's mighty discouraging in the appropriations committee," complained Keefe, "to go'over a mat ter and spend time on it and do what you think is right, then have some republicans come in and knock the props out." There was lively debate on the question of salary raises for postal employees. Congressman Charles Vursell of Illinois spoke out against the the postal wage raise, contending that govern ment costs and expenses were too great at the present time to warrant raises for any one de partment .... William H. Stevenson of Wiscon sin replied blisteringly: "It isn't our fault that the cost of living has gone up while the democrats were in control dur ing the last 16 years. But ve must face the fact that costs have gone up, and unless we pay these Disarmament Problem m TITFi PT.ATTSMOTTTT. NF.ETC ASTC A, .TOTTAWL Monday, April 2G. 1048 PAGE THREE UNPRECEDENTED I I V I MONOPOLISTIC mzm y jZ'z&m - ft if experienced and loyal postal em ployees more money. We're going to lose them to private industry" he reminded Vursell that he had voted for postal pay hikes him self. Missouri's Bill Cole chimed in . . . . soon a heated 3-way battle was in full flare . . . "regular order!" shouted someone and the i tempest calmed. ! Warned Ross Rizley of Okla- j homa: "We make a mistake when we wrangle. Y"e just don't want j to go apart at the seams. The re- j publican party has the confid- i ence 0i the people. I hope we : won't get into any wrangles to j upset that confidence." ' Fence Sitting Connecticut's Horace Seely- j Brown complanied that the ; grand old party was not making i up its mind on policy. . "I have been sitting on the fence so long," grumbled Seelj--Brown, "that my seat is getting sore." They Deserve Credit Four men deserve chief credit for senate passage of the Taft-Ellender-Wagner bill, which will provide low-cost public housing for an estimated 500.000 families in the next 5 years. They are: GOP Senators Charles Tobey of New Hampshire, co-author Bob Taft of Ohio. Ra.lph Flanders of Vermont and Democrat John Sparkman of Alabama. Only insiders know how tire lessly Tobey worked to get the housing measure out of the bank ing and currency committee, which he heads. Almost equal credit belongs tG Flanders who chairmanned the sub-committee, and who teamed with Taft in Blocking' last-minute efforts by the real-estate lobby to gut the legislation. Sparkman was a pillar of strength on the Democratic side. So was South Carolina's Burnet Maybank, who did Yeoman Ser vice lining up democratic sup port both in committee and on the floor. Democrats Alben Ba-rk-ley of Kentucky, senate minority leader, and Scott Lucas of Illinois also struck some potent blows for war vets and others affected by the housing shortage during the floor fight. On the "debit" side,' the colors of the real-estate lobby were carried by GOP senators Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin and Harry Cain of Washington. Both battled to the last against the long-range public housing pro gram. GOP senator James Kem of Missouri and Spessard Hol land of Florida, democrat, gave j them vigorous support. Note Major house opponents! of the housing bill are banking and currency chairman Jesse j Wolcott of Michigan, who has persistently blocked hosue ac tion, together with Charles Fletcher of San Diego, Calif., who runs a real-estate lobby of his ow-n. American Legion Poppy Day, May 1 Disabled veterans at Lincoln Hospital are rushing completion of memorial poppies which will be worn throughout 1948 in hon or r f the war dead on Poppy Day, May 1, according to Mrs. Louie Baurr.g-art. chairman of Hugh J. Kearns unit of the American Le gion Auxiliary. The local Auxiliary unit al ready has received the poppies which will be distributed here. All of the little red flowers are individually shaped by hand, providing employment for vet erans unable to do other work. Making poppies at the hospit al is directed by Nebraska de partment of the Auxiliary, which provides the maetrials, in structs the workers and pays for the flowers produced. Veterans of both world wars are employ ed, older veterans of World War I who have made poppies in pre vious years working side by side with the younger disabled men of the second conflict, making the flowers for the first time. "The work is enjoyed by the men, who benefit from it in two ways." Mrs. Baumgart explain ed. First, making the poppies is beneficial as occupational thera py, providing interesting occu pation for hands and minds dur ing the long days of hospitaliza tion and convalescence. Second, the money earned enables the veterans to help provide for themselves or their families and is a powerful morale builder. "Because of the increased pub lic response to the Legion and Auxiliary Poppy Day appeal, more veterans are being- given employment this year than ever before," Mrs. Baumgart stated. "Every person who wears a pop py, on Poppy Day," she said, "not only pays tribute to the war dead but helps the war's living vic tims toward recovery and rehabilitation." pastor of the Holy Rosary church on west Pearl street, has been one of fthe busy tree planters of the past week. In order to add future beauty to the surround ings of this pleasant little church, the pastor has had some fifty small trees set out to provide landscapes t0 that part of the city. There are a large number of the stately Lombardy Popu lars in the trees selected, as well as the red maples end Cut Leaf Birch that will make a very at tractive setting for that section of the citv. Mrs. Fred Lugsch Honored Guest A neighborhood birthday par ty was held at the home of Mrs. J. E. Petersen, April 22, in honor of Mrs. Fred Lugsch. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. George Lu shinsky and Mrs. G. A. Lager strom. The afternoon was spent in visiting and playing games. Win ners were: high score, Mrs. John E. Schutz. second, Mrs. Lydia Walton of Omaha, consolation prize went to Mrs. Hilda Jo hanns. Table decorations were an ob long bowl of purple iris, sur rounded by lavendar creeping phlox and pink flowering al mond. Yellow candles were used and a beautiful large birthday cake with lavendar and white frosting. The cake was made by Mrs. Warren S. Bollmeier. As the twelve neighbors gath ered around the dining room table they all joined in singing "Happy Birthday" to Mrs. Lugsch. After refreshments were serv ed the guest of honor was pre sented with gifts in remembrance of the occasion and wishing her more Happy Birthdays. 'Off-the-Record7 Muzzles Truman's Best Speech BY PETER EDSON SEA Washington Correspondent TTTASHINGTON (NEA) There's altogether too much good news' ; around this town being put "off the record." For instance: , The best speech President Harry S. Truman ever made in his Lfo was an "ofT the record" talk of some 15 minutes before the closir. session of the American Society of Newspaper Editors convention here in Washington. More than 200 editors were present, 100 Washington correspondents and 500 other guests. They all know about it and are telling their friends about it. But not one line of the subject matter has so far busted into print or on the air. Truman had previously been on the record and on the air in a short, set speech to the editors about the need for his anti-inflation program. He read from a manuscript somebody else had written for him. It was cold headcheese without pickles or mustard important, but flat, dull and nothing you could sink your teeth into. ' When the President went "off the record" he dropped his lecturing attitude. He talked slowly and naturally. He had poise, pause and emphasis. He made sense. His audience applauded him wildly. "THE silly part of this whole performance is that there wasn't nny thing the President said "eff the record" that couldn't have been put on the record. It would have done the American people good t i hear it. It would have made perfect material for Voice of America broadcasts to Communist as well as non-Communist countries over seas. It would have made bigger headlines than the President pnt for his anti-inflation talk. It would have done Harry Truman a lot of good, personally and politically. But under the unwritten rules of this newspaper and radio business,' "off the record" remarks of an official are not printed or broadca;t in any way. The real purpose cf "off the record" statements is tj keep writers or commentators from putting out incorrect information. "OfT the record" press conferences are also called to brief corre spondents on news coming up for future release. This provides back ground so that reporters can write intelligent pieces. . "Off the record' remarks therefore do have a real usefulness at some times. Where the system goes wrong is that much of the ma terial given "off the record" might just as well be put "on the record.'' In the first place, as in all other businesses, there are a few bad actors in press and radio work who make a specialty of breaking the rules by disclosing "off the record" information. In cne form cr another, most "off the record" dope gets printed eventually. . Secondly, the "off the record" practice operates as a kind of peace time censorship. It was never meant for that. t'lNALLY, the truth hurts only criminals, and if the tradition of a' free press means anything, it is that there should be full access to all sources of information and freedom to print it. , President Truman's "off the record" speech to the newspaper editors was the perfect example of this system gone wrong. Dealing with American peace objectives, the defense program and relations with Russia, it was a frank statement of principles that the American public and the world is entitled to know about. It isn't too late yet to put such remarks on the record. The editors had two other demonstrations of this same thing at their Washington convention. In luncheon meetings, they heard Secretary of Defense James V. Forfestal and Undersecretary of State Robert A. Lovett talk "off the record" on national defense policies 6nd relations with Russia. There wasn't anything they said that couldn't have been put on the record, either. If most of the restrictions now placed on "off the record" material were completely done away with, the press, radio and the public would be a.Iot better off. Plant Trees Near Holy Rosary Church In this Arbor Day time of the year, many of the local people have been busy in sewing grass seed, planting their gardens and setting out trees for the further beautification of their home or building-j. Father Edward C. Tuchek, the 1 Legion Auxiliary Convention April 29 The American Legion Auxiliary nf f!as roimtv will hold their j county convention at Eagle, : Thursday, April 29, at 8 p. m. Members wishing to go should contact Alpha Mauzy or Spphia Wolever. A fine program is be- ' ing arranged. Mrs. Glayds Yost of Milford will be the speaker. Dies in Montana Following Stroke Mrs. W. E. Hickey of this city received word of the death of her brother, Charles E. Kippinger, 88, at his home in Missoula. Montana, following the effects of a stroke suffered a week ago. Mr. Kippinger spent most of his lifetime in Lincoln and is known to manj' of the Plattsmouth peo ple as he visited here in 1946 with Mrs. Hickey. Mrs. Kippinger died in 1936 at Missoula and since that time the husband has continued to make his home in that city. There, is surviving his death, one son and two daughters. Clarence Kippinger of Omaha, Miss Mary Alice Kippinger of San Jose, California, Mrs. John A. Swanson of Pendray, Montana and the si;-ter, Mis. Hick-r-y of Plattsmouth. The funejal and burial wa? at Missoula. WED AT COURT HOUSE Saturday at the office of the County Judge Paul E. Fauquct occurred the marriage of Joe E. Crutsinger and Eeitha J. Hall, both of Omaha. T;:e marriage lines wt re ."t ad by Jude Faj quet pnd '. the close of the i ding the parties cu parted fur their home in Omaha. Rad the Journal Want Ads For the taste treat of the month. 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