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The Plattsmoulh Jouraal ESTABLISHED 1881 TNihtish spml-wppkly. Mondays and Tlmrs luys, at 4u!)-11S Main Stif-t. l!a ttsmonth. f'ass bounty. Xf-brnskn. KONALD R. FTJRSE Publisher FRANK II. SMITH Editor HAROLD TUCKER .. .Advertising Manager Helen E. Heinrich, News Editor. . Harry Wilcoxen, Manager Job Department SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year in Cass and adjoining counties, $4.00 per year elsewhere, in advance, by mail outside the city of Plattsmouth. Ey carrier in Platts month, 15 cents for two weeks. KntPiP'l at tin lVtstoffir at Vlnttsmouth. Nebraska ;v -ecnil olass mail matter in ac cordaiut with t)u Act of 'ingis.s of March EDITORIALS DEAR EDGAR Congratulations on your 90th birthday! It must be wonderful to have lived those 90 years, especially when most of them have been spent in Nebraska. More wonderful, still, is being surrounded with thousands of true and' loyal friends from every walk of life, from presidents on down the ladder. Still more wonderful to count among those well wishers for many another happy brithday, hun dreds of personages who have been victims of yur barbed, and sometimes saucy, pen. You, Dear Edgar Howard, have lived to see the coming- of the. railroads, the telephone, the auto mobile, the radio, and as the toastmaster so ably put it. the coming of that "gorgeous, symetrically filled nylon stocking." They called you a dreamer, Edgar. Many still do, but the rank and file of Nebraskans can be thankful for generations to come that many of your "dreams" came true public power tops them all. Your courage and thoughtfullness as a news paper editor and publisher has been a great in fluence to many younger men and. women who today follow in your footsteps. We remember a number of years ago the recognition' you gave' one cf our first attempts in preparing an edi torial . . . you reprinted it in full, and gave it your approval. We have the Clipping and cher ish it still. ' Many, many more birthdays, Edgar. Again congratulations. And when it comes the time to cross that Great Divide you'll learn at last all the colors God hath created in that beautiful Nebraska sunset. WE THINK IT A FAIR TRADE Recently we had some merchandise mailed to us that we did not order and to' be frank, did not want . . . we were then billed for it thus . . . "We are taking the liberty of sending you three exceptionally fine tics. Because these ties have the approval of thousands of discriminating dressers, we know you will like them. Please send $3." After careful study, we replied . . '. "Our dear Friends . . . We appreciate greatly your sending us these three ties. They are most beautiful and seem to be of exceptional quality. Thinkingthe matter over, we are taking the liberty of adding your name to our mailing list for a nine month subscription to The Journal in payment thereof. Nearly 2500 discriminating families here in Cass County read and enjoy The Journal twice a week . . . we're sure you will do the same. We're also sure you will appreciate our thought fulness in sending it to you." We haven't heard from them yet, but "we'll bet they have taken us off their mailing list. The columnist, free of editorial pressures can caort the stream of events like a dolphin, spray ing up rainbows. He can write with gusto, sum moning readers like a circus barker, but not the editor. He can break an official head one day, gild the lily the next. Few readers remember to hold him to account. DOWN MEMORY LANE TEN YEARS AGO Collie dogs belonging- to L. L. McCarty family scored highest honors at the state and Cass coun ty fairs . . . Coach Clark Boggess resigned to accept position at Ava Missouri . . . Masonic quartette composed of Frank A. Cloidt, H. G. McClusky, R. C. Cook and R. W. Knorr with E. H. Wescott as accompanist appeared on Cass county fair program . . . Jerry Adam, former University of Nebraska football and wrestling star, was selected as line coach for Nebraska Wesleyan university for coming season . . . H. M. Socnnichscn was announced as winner of prize in the ready to serve foods sales contest of the IGA Grocers Alliance, based on best percentages obtained above quotas on sales of certain food items . . . Cass County town secured WPA pro jects; Weeping Water allotted fund for auditor ium. South Bend for schools. TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO Thomas Svoboda, constable and his son Thomas", Jr., celebrated their birthday anniversaries Sept. 19th with a family gathering at their home . . . Shipment of sheep arrived over the Burlington consigned to the Warga Brothers farm south of the city. The animals were driven in easy stages to the farm where they were to be fattened for market . . . Congregations cf the Nehawka and Otterbein U. B. churches gave farewell party for their pastor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Con Hewitt, who had been appointed to the church at Angus, Neb. . . . Month of August was reported to be one of the coldest in 52 years with mean temper ature for month 68.1 degrees Ir 4.7 degrees' below normal. Furse's Fresh Flashes We're at the end of our troubles, but we don't know which end. There is a lot of things wrong with women, they say, but we know three things in ler favor . . . She will never waste $2 worth of shells to shoot a two-bit rabbit. She'll never tip a waiter just because he smiles at her, nor would she pay $10 for boat hire to get where the fish are not. A local man says worry is like a rocking chair ... it will give you something to do, but will never get you anywhere. -K What we need is somebody to save this country from some of the people in it. They say people are getting harder to fool, but we'll wager. the usual number will continue to vote for the wrong candidate. -K -K There ought to be some way to convince flies that human being-s carry germs. The woman who has a temper she can't control usually has a husband she can. Lightning stunned three Kansas golfers. Let that be a warning to fishermen who lie. Hey Somebody's Dragging Their Feet MEREY-GO-EieUtie By DREW PEARSOI (Copyright,. 1948, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: GOV. DEWEY FAVORS GOVERNMENT SALARY BOOSTS; MICHIGAN'S CON GRESSMAN HOFFMAN PUTS RELATIVES ON PUBLIC PAYROLL; REPUBLICANS STAGE BITTER ROW IN RHODE ISLAND. WASHINGTON Governor Dewey has dropped the hint to one or two republican senators that he would like to engineer some boosts in govern ment salary after he comes to Washington next January. Talking to Senator Style Bridges of new Hamp shire, chairman of the powerful Senate Appropri ations committee, Dewey said he wanted to bring Paul Lockwood, his astute confidential adviser, and several others of his brain trust to help him in the White House. "But," added the Governor, "they can't afford it on present government salaries." Therefore he asked Bridge to put through some legislation increasing government pay scales. "Well, if it's for Earl Warren, or any cf the men around you," replied the New Hampshire Senator, who has a New England conscience when it comes to money, "I'm sure we can do it. "But, if you're talking about bureaucrats per sonally," he continued, "hell, no! I'm dead op posed to it. We've got to show that we're not going to load up the government with expensive bureaucrats. Furthermore, I know that John Taber will feel the same way. A few key execu tives may deserve increases, but otherwise abso lutely no." Dewey let the matter drop. However, the con versation indicates that the new republican presi dent if elected isn't going to have altogether plain sailing with his congress. Note Congress is sure to vote the vice presi dent a salary increase and give him a house probably the colonial mansion once owned by Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson. Gov. War ren was promised this before he accepted the vice-presidential nomination. MICHIGAN DER USES NEPOTISM Michigan's stock, garrulous Congressman Clare Hoffman considers himself a great protector of the public purse. However, he isn't so belliger ent on that score when it comes to putting- his own relatives on the public payroll. Hoffman is the only member of congress with no pockets in his pants. He gets his clothes made to order with no pocket, but doesn't seem to mind letting salary money get into the pockets of his relatives. His son, Carl E. Hoffman, is paid $6,000 a year as counsel for the expenditures committee. A granddaughter, Sarah Ann Hoffman, gets $3,200, the top salary of the congressman's secre tarial staff. Incidentally, both have' been spending a good part of their time at Hoffman's Allegan, Mich., headquarters, assisting- in his re-election cam paign. . LITTLE STATE HAS BIG FEUD Out-of-state republicans are so anxious to steal Rhode Island away from the democrats this year that they have stepped right into the middle of a local scrap and split the G.O.P. worse than ever. Today's primary battle on the surface is over the G.O.P. nomination for U. S. senator. Actually it goes deep into the roots of race and religious feeling and ,has aroused bitterness which may take years to heal. . The state G.O.P. machine has been backing Thomas Pierpont Hazard for the republican nomi nation against republicans Walter Sundlun and Louis Jackvony, the first Jewish, the second Italian. G.O.P. state bosses are convinced that only a hard-headed Yankee can beat democratic Senator Theodore Green in the showdown race, and na tional G.O.P. leaders made the mistake of jump ing in on the side of the machine. To this end, Winthrop Aldrich, head of the Chase National bank, and former Connecticut Senator John Dan aher, director of republican, senatorial campaigns, tried to slip into Providence and raise money for Bluestocking- Hazard, against the Jewish and Italian candidates. A hush-hush meeting was arranged at the swanky Hope club by Richmond Viall, manager of Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Co. News of the meeting leaked, and, caught in the glare of the public spotlight, Aldrich and Danaher hit the ceiling. Carefully screening everyone at the door, they finally went ahead with their meeting; but despite the secrecy, here is what happened: THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMUWEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, September 20, 1948 PAGE THREE j and yellow and made a fine j showing. The thoughtfulness of ' Mrs. Troop in sending this gift j was much appreciated by the i Garden club and enjoyed by all ; who viewed the exhibits. visiting at the home of Mrs. P. A. Horn and family, departed Monday for their home in the west. RETURNS TO HOME Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Goodchild and grandson, David Davidson, of Los Angeles, who have been here Mr. and Mis. Joe Johns and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cohen, of Weeping Water were here Friday to attend the G. I. day program and parade. NUTMEGS DON'T YIELD DOLLARS Viall tried to squeeze $50,000 from wealthy republicans pres ent, but only got pledges for $9, 200. Aldrich, though helping to call the meeting, protested that he wouldn't contribute to the primaries, though he made it clear that the local republicans would get all the Wall street money they needed if Hazard got the nomination. When candidate Sundlun, who is opposing Hazard, heard that his party was trying to raise funds, he called Viall and offer ed to contribute but he warned that if the money was to be used in the primary, he wouldn't give a cent. "We cannot accept your mon ey," was the blunt reply.. Meanwhile, the republican ma chine has brought in outside help to raise money and handle pub licity for its endorsed candidates Ketchum, Inc., of New York City, a professional soliciting a gency. Its commission is 4 per cent of the take. Mrs. Eleanor Johnson of upstate Massachu setts, a professional organizer, was also hired at $125 per week, and Jack O'Keefe, a New York press agent, was put on the pay roll in Rhode Island at $150 per week. Note Others who attended the secret Hope club meeting includ ed Henry Sharpe, board presi dent of Brown and Sharpe Manu facturing Co.; Robert Dresser, former executive vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers; Steven WilsorC President of Framm Corporation; Malcolm Chase, Jr., local banker whose father is a director of the Chase National bank; Bay nard Ewing, wealthy attorney; Henry Fletcher, former chairman of the Republican National Com mittee; H. Livingston Kelley, Jr., treasurer for the Hazard cam paign committee; and Thomas Casey Greene, republican state chairman. Harvey Heneger, former resi dent here, now located near Lar amie, Wyoming; was here the last of the week to visit with rela tives and old friends. He visited here with a nephew, James Hene ger, manager of the Legion club and at Weeping. Water with a brother. Local Young Men Attend VFW Encampment . Laverne Hennings and Donald Bowman, delegates of the local V.F.W. post No. 2543 attended the Veterans' of Foreign Wars Na tional Encampment at St. Louis, Mo. from August 29 to Septem ber 4th. They attended a joint Mem orial service on Sunday evening at Keil auditorium honoring the nation's war dead. Monday evening the Military Order of the Cooties, V.F.W. fun unit of more than 1,000 red and white uniformed Cooties partici pated, presented novelty stunts along the line-of-march. Tuesday afternoon a mammoth parade consisting of some 20,000 dele gates of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliaries pass ed in review of some 200,000 spectators being one of the out standing highlig-hts of the con vention. Tuesday evening a ban quet dinner honoring State De partment Commanders and Past Department Commanders for three states of South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska, was held at the Melbourne hotel, and were honored to have as our guest, V.F.W. National Vocalis't Miss Lulu Nordeen. "A Million Dollar pageant of Drums" the outstanding (event Wednesday evening with the 40 best bands, drum and bugle corps and drill teams competing at the public schools Stadium for selection of V. F.W. National champions. Thursday evening the V.F.W. Military ball was' held in the Keil auditorium in which the Grand March got under way by leaders Commander- in- Chief Roy Brannaman, V.F.W. and Mrs. Dorothy Mann National President ol the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary. Registration, business meetings and Election of National officers took place in the Keil auditor ium. During business" sessions major addresses were given by Gen. Omar N. Bradley. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Hoyt S. Van denberg. Chief of Staff U. S. Air Forces, Admiral Louis E. Denfeld 1 Chief of Naval Operations .and Major Louis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service. Commander-in-Chief Roy H. Brannaman Veterans of Foreign Wars term expired and Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Lyall T. Beggs of Madison, Wisconsin elected new Chief Commander. Clyde A. Lewis, Plaltsburg, N.Y. Senior Vice Commander. Jacob S. Miller, Indianapolis, won the election over Charles C. Rolls, past Dept. Commander of Washington who waged a vigor ous campaign for the honor of Junior Vice Commander. The 50th Annual Encampment next year will be held in Miami, Florida the last week of August 1949. Had the pleasure of seeing a National Series' Game at Sports man's Park. Sunday, August 29 where the Brooklyn Dodgers de feated St. Louis Cardinals in the first game by a double header 12-7. Charles Vallery Implement Company HAVE IN STOCK 1 Used Allis Picker 1 Used Woods Picker New Skyline Hay Chopper and Field Cutter combined Wagon Boxes Wagon Gears Corn Elevators Used Allis Tractor CHAS. VALLERY IMPL. CO. " "ALLIS-CHALMERS DEALER" 125 So. 5th St. Plattsmouth Dial 3134 HAVE UNUSUAL FLOWER A very colorful and unusual addition to the exhibits at the Flower Show at the King- Korn Karnval was a bouquet of Bird oi x-aradise flowers sent by Mrs. Maybelle Troop Gorder from her home in Honolulu, the Hawai ians. These are flowers belonging to the canna family and are vari egated in colors of pink, blue 8 ANNOUNCING that we now have golumbia Laundry Service BRING YOUR CLOTHES TO BELLEVUE Self Service Laundry COMPLETE LAUNDRY FACILITIES j 5227 Jefferson BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA Open from 8 to 8 week days-8 to 6 on Saturdays pip DOUBLE STAMP DAY 2 ur r n M C o fV a v SEPTEMBER 22 Double Stamps on AH Purchases over $1.00 1 Shop and Save the Green Stamp Way FELDH0USEN DRUG 'Your Friendly Drug Store' Bring Us Your Prescription Phone 6117 featuring these artists: . 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