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2 0 TfME PlLATTTTS Rl (D) HIT Dfl JJ(Q)(MrML SECTION 2 NEWSpaper CASS COUNTY'S UNITED PRESS SERVICE NEA TELEPIIOTO The Plattsmouth Journal ESTABLISHED 1881 Tu!lih mi-wifkr, Mfimlavs anl Thurs dnys. at Main Street, l'iattsmouth, Cavt fdiiilv. N"trnskn. rtONALD R..FURSE Publisher FRANK II. SMITH -.Editor HAROLD TUCKER ...Advertising Manager Helen E. Heinrich, News Editor, fiarry 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. By carrier in Platts month, 15 cents for two weeks. Ftntor-.! .'t t?' rtof f ic at Plnttmnuth. Xt.raka a second 1m mail matter in ac i ..r.lp e with t!ie .i-t of l'onrrt-ss of March EDITORIALS WINNING STREAK OF YOUTH Cass countv youth are C3nsistent win ners these davs in all types of state and district contests. Almost every honor list from competitive events in recent months has included a representative of this area Significance of this fact is threefold. It speaks well of training being- received by these vciing people whether it be in 4-H Club projects, in Future Farmers of Amer ica, in' music, or in athletics. It also re flects a level cf intelligence, of sheer level headedness of which all of us can be proud. But most of all, this tendency toward a -winning streak in our youth is a feather in the cap of all adults who are serving as leaders in all types of youth activities. Aside from their well-earned satisfaction, and the very natural pride of parents, there is the important fact that in these young people lies the real future of the community. Lessons learned in. friendly competition will serve them for year to come and the valuable habit of excelling is being formed at an age when energy and enthusiasm, properly directed, can accomplish surprising results. - TAX REDUCTION Before it can be determined how much tax reduction the next congress can make, it will first have to be determined the size of the budget outgo. Here are some fixed items, amounting to 535,000,000,000, which will first have to be met, before congress can plan on tax reduction: In terest on national debt 5 billion; military purposes 15 billion; veterans 6 billion; farm aid 2 billion; foreign aid 5 to 7 bil lion. Remember these are fixed com mittments. About the only place this writer forsees anv chance for a reduction in federal ex nenditures is from the federal pay rolls. Senator Harry Byrd, Democratic Senator of Virginia, who has been characterized as a "watch dog of the Treasury," said a few davs ago: "The government civilian pavrolf costs more than $500,000,000 a month and is still climbing the executive branch reported August personnel of 2, 120.583 persons, an increase of 13,322 over Julv; there has been a monthly in crease of 125,178 for the first eight months of the year, or an average of 513 each day." If government expenditures are going to be reduced and a dent of any nature made in' the public debt, a few corners must be cut. Right now with jobs plenti ful in most every line of business might be a good time to cut out many of the frills in government and let a good seg ment of the easy-chair boys (and girls) start pounding the pavement. ALONE STANDS AMERICA It's great being an American living in the good old U.S.A. Wednesday of last week added more proof to the fact that t no where else in the world can you find the spirit that makes America "tick." De spite the bitterness and lambasting in cam paign speeches, the heated arguments be tween individuals of the months before, smiles appeared on countless faces, the gloves were cast aside and we all clasped hands to play 'Ring-around-the-Rosie" for another four years. Gosh, no wonder "Good oP Joe" is con fused. DOWN MEMORY LANE TEN YEARS AGO Rev. G. A. Pahl, pastor of St. Paul's church of this city was called to church at Hartley, Iowa. . . Thornton Baker of Sharpsburgh, Iowa was enrolled as mem ber of the Plattsmouth State bank staff. . . . Joe Chovanec departed from Omaha for Great Lakes Naval training station near Chicago. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keller and daughter Claudeen arrived from Wichita, Kansas to make Platts mouth their home. . . . G. G. Griffin was host to members of the football squad of P.HJ5. and their coach Bion Hoffman. . . . Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Swatek entertained at a reception at their home honoring their son and wife Mr. and Mrs. George Swatek, recently married. Furse's Fresh Flashes If you wonder why a dollar doesn't do as much for us as it used to, just remem ber that you probably don't do as much for a dollar as vou used to, either. If he had to do it over again,- Hank Wallace would probably plow under th eggs and tomatoes along with the little pigs. - - We hope this "cold war" turns out to be nothing but a frost. There's no telling what the HCL will hit next. They now tell us the cost of figuring out the High Cost of Living has gone ui), too. About the only thing on this earth we have found more deceivir. than a .woman is a watermelon. - 7ootball coaches ar a1out th onlv persons in the country that can make both ends meet now. National Co. Week is being celebrated throughout the country this week. but. a lot of the boys have been feeding the kitty long before thev started celebrating it. A local grcrer had a new experience re cently. He was robbed of ?J00 by a man with a gun. During the last 30 yais it has alwavs been a man v'th credit. -K Why worry about your n.jw fal't hat. ladies? It's onlv a small matter. Life is just a game of carets the queen still takvs the jack. Comes Now the TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO Sunday edition of the World Herald carried story of Missouri river Ferry, popu lar summer means of river crossing at this point, operated by John Richardson and ! his two sons. . . . Elmer E. Thomas, fed eral enforcement officer praised high I standard of Cass county law enforcement and cooperation in letter received by County Attorney W. G .Kieck. . . . Platts mouth teachers were honored at state and district meetings of the group school meets; Mrs. George B. Mann, was selected as president of the mathematics section of the southeastern Nebraska group; with Miss Marie Kaufmann supervisor of art and penmanship named to head this de partment. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mrasek held family reunion at their home on Oak street. . . . Volunteer fire department elected officers as follows: Herman Thomas, president; Henry Jasper, vice president; Claud C. Smith, secretary; and Hilt Martin, treasurer. L. L. McCarthy was named assistant chief, and Tom Wall ing assistant foreman. Dr. O. Sandin was recommended to position of chief to be approved by Mayor and council. MERRY-60-EIOUM0 (Copyright, 1948, by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.) By DREW PEARSON DREW PEARSON SAYS: PARNELL THOMAS WILL FACE DIFFERENT TYPE JURY THAN HIS OWN UN-AMERICAN COM MITTEE; THOMAS DENIED OTH ERS CITIZFxNSHlP PRIVILEGES HE WILL ENJOY: MARSHAL UPSET ABOUT COMMUNISTS IN GREECE. WASHINGTON Memo to Congressman J. Parnell Thomas, chairman of The Un American Activities Committee: Although this column first exposed your un-American activity in taking sal ary kickbacks from employees, this is not written in a desire to gloat over your in dictment; but rather to point out some of the great privileges of being American which all of us do not appreciate. On the basis of your previous behavior, you ap pear to be one who fails in that appre ciation. For instance, when you later go on trial before a jury of your peers, no inference can be drawn from the fact that last week before a grand jury you refused to testify because you might incriminate yourself. Scores of witnesses before your own committee have been berated because they refused to testify for the same reason. But the judge, giving you the full privilege of your American citizenship, will instruct the jury to disregard your previous refusal to testify. Furthermore, even after your indictment this week, you are presumed to be inno cent until trial by jury finds you guilty. That is your privilege as an American -a privilege you have denied to many oth ers whom you tried before the Bar of Con gressional Public Opinion. Even when you go to trial you can still refuse to testi fy and no inference can be drawn from that refusal. The Judge will specifically instruct the jury that that is your privi lege as an American. YOUR PRIVILEGE, MR. THOMAS During your trial, furthermore, the gov ernment prosecutor cannot and will not bring up any irrelevant facts that might prejudice the jury against you. He can not bniiK out the fact that you changed PayOff (M p I S Zp- : I - all of e.w vy & - y ft vy . 4 fHE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, November 11, 1948 FAGE OXE WASHINGTON COLUMN These Are Some of the Things The People Said With Votes BY PETER EDSON NEA Washington Correspondent II X i p Strf i V .4 ' Zrrn tf e-i-inn mrtv cion lannnp tm which ihprt vi'i'l Hut smrni" the- thins?"; which the elec- - ' . 1 A 1 J . T t 1 1 J lion results seemea 10 say, mere uity ue uticu uicac. : The people said thev like the New Deal reforms. Any idea that Harry Truman won because he campaigned far to the left cf what hei himself thinks privately, may be wrong. For a reference point on that, go back to Harry Truman's 1946 budget message in which hej outlined a 21point program of increased social welfare and better living conditions for all the people. He has stuck consistently to that. The people said they don't want a reactionary Republican govern- ment. This does not necessarily mean that the Republican Party is,' dead. More likely it just means that the people think the Republicans! made their mistake at Philadelphia last June, when they chose tho?" ' candidate with the best political machine instead of the best candidate.' The people said they don t like a candidate who is too cagey, too cozy, too smooth. The people said they like a scrapper. They like an underdog who is inclined to put up a good fight. The people said they like a man who is honest, even if he is sometimes wrong. The people said they preferred a candidate who told them frankly just where he stood on every issue. - ,m. Legislation your name from Feeney. though j Dt.nfincn nfOefl you have badgered witnesses be-j I lUUUoC Ulaollu :.i ...1 -u ! lore your commit iee wnu nidus" ; ed thtii names. j'i law i&icr n.oiv.uivi uiim i out any of your ungentlemenly : p f t behavior when traveling between ; 0r V3.I IJriVerS Washington and New Jersey. Un-' : like some of the hearings before T-o recommendations for fu your own committee, you will be j ture legislation have been naade tried strictly on the charges j by the Legislative Committed of brought against you namely, did ; the Nebraska Safety CounciL you receive salary kickbacks or : The first, if adopted, will al rot? - -'-Mow chemical tests ot a motor Furthermore, it will be your privilege as an American to be represented bv counsel. You can consult with him at any time you wish. He will be constantly at your side as you face the Judge and Jury. If you should not be ae to afford counsel, the Judge will appoint a lawyer to repre sent vou at no expense to your self. You hava denied committee witnesses the right to consult review to determine whether or net repeating violators should retain their privilege to drive. The committee also recom mended that the State Safety Council be made a subdivision of the Department of Roa4s and Irrigation. All three measures will now be submitted in November to the State-wide Advisory Board and the Board of Directors of the Safety Council for their ap- vote until the last minute proval. vehicle driver to be admitted as i J ll - 1 I . A t eviaence in ixeorasKa s cuuri. The secend favors the adoption of the uniform motor vehicle operator's license act proposed by the Public Roads Adminis tration. The fcrmer bill will allow the use of the Drunkometer and chemical analvsis of the suspect's blood as evidence against him in drunk driving charges. The Made Good GARDNER, Mass. (U.PJ Myron L. Goddard, a man of his word, promised his wife when they were married he would take her to Niagara Falls. He did in 1943. They were married in 1893. pHE people said they wanted nothing to do with communism. They said that in their repudiation of Henry Wallace, LcoIsacson, Lee Pressman and their so-called Progressive Party. The people said they wanted something done about high prices and Inflation. They did not necessarily say that they want full wartime! price controls and inflation. But they apparently believe that doing! fomething even if it turns out to be the wrong thing is better than; doing nothing. You get confirmation of that in such things as thei election of ex-OPA administrator Chester Bowles as governor of? t Connecticut. - - I The people said they dTdn t like the record of the BOtft congress.! The people didn't like what the 80th Congress did not do about such things as expanding social security coverage, uicredMns uie huiumuui. wage level, taking care of public housing. The people didn't like what? the Congress did do about labor legislation. A majority oi the people said they were wiling to have the Taft-Hartley Act repealed. Presi dent Truman so pointedly made that an issue cf the campaign that there can be no doubt about it. A vast majority of the people said they wanted a civil rights pro gram enacted and they wart it enacted for the whole country, not just parts of it. 'THERE are many fine clean things like this about the last election? They leave a pleasant tate in the mouth. They tend to prove that this thing called democracy works. Just tell the people all the facts, and they will instinctively decide .what is the right thing to do. The marvel of the election is that this thing called democracy1 the American system of having a revolution every four years whether the country needs it or not works better than most people realize. Many of the people who went to the polls to vote for lruman ana his party did so with misgivings, not expecting that their votes would do - . ... . ... i - . a, 1. K4 41 any good, out tney vciea meir convicuons. na jut iwt ad me result. The people voted with their heads. They split tickets all over the ballot. The element that threw the election to the Democrats, the element that threw the professional poll-takers for a loss, was the mne per cent of the voters who were "undecided"' on how they would ntil the last minute. They were tne ones wno went xo me polls fand kicked out the omceholders they tnougnx were no gooa, substituting candidates they thought better. . That is where the people rpoke loudest. ... . ' i ill Ul U1I1V U!l with counsel as they testified, but latter provides a separate chauf- wnen you go on inai ine jua.se feur s license, parents or guar- will make sure that this Ameri can right is vours. dians' signatures on the appli cation of persons under 18 for Those. Mr. Thomas, are some of ' licenses financial responsibility ihc privileges of being American, cf those parents and a board of They have been won by your an- 1 cestors and mine over manv .RS-.T . ,5 unRPir years of battling for the rights MARSHALL S WOKMtis nf man And manv millions of Secretary of State Marshall is Americans would fight now to see i privately most unhappy over the READ THE JOURNAL THE LATEST IN NEWS. FOR More than 30 soil conservation I Expensive Nap districts, comprising 40.000.000 1 ARDMORE, Ok!a. Ol.R Jess acres, have been established in Clayborn is a sound sleeper. Jess the northern Great Plains states was sleeping on a bus going east this year. That makes the total from Comanche, When he awak S95 disrticts organized in Kansas, ened. his boots, hat, belt and a Nebraska, North and South Da- billfold containing S15 were miss kota, Montana and Wyoming. ' ing. that thev are not torn down, would even fight to make sure that you get their full benefit progress of military operations against the communists in Greece. He discovered on his recent trip even 'though you denied them to that- despite millions of U. S. others dollars poured into Greece, there " ... , ... 'are now more rebels than ever I hope you will ponder this, t. and that your colleagues in the new congress will make the fu ture un-American Activities com mittee one which will proudly perform its job of making demo cracy live. Note A good part of the na tion will be watching new Speak er Sam Ravburn and his appoint ments to the new un-American Activities Committee. A great public servant. Sam sometimes leans toward close cronies in stead of statesman when it comes to making committee appointments. Marshall blames part of this on the U. S. Army officers advising the Greek army. They have rot been tough enough in forcing the Greek army into a full-scale of fensive against the communists. That's the reason for Marshall's sudden visit to Athens two weeks ago. As a result of this trip, you can write it down that: 1. General Van Fleet, U. S. military commander in Greece, will be reassigned to a new post. 2. The U. S. Government will turn down the Greek govern ment's request for permission to ELECTION AFTERMATHS increase the size of its army. An investigation of the Gallup, ! MERRY-GO-ROUND Roper and Crossley polls will be ! Spiritualist Elmor Lyon of asked at the next session of con- j Mount Vernon. N. Y., has notified gress. . . . Foreign Minister Evatt senators he has been in contact cf Australia, president of the j with the late Senator Bilbo of United Nations, was one of the ( Mississippi. . . . Sherman Bill few diplomats who made money ingsley, who runs Walter Win- betting on Truman. . . . Only 96 hours before the election. Presi dent Truman privately wasn't so sure of the results. Talking to a friend in New York, he said, "I euess I'm licked. But it's worth the fight. At least, the people will know some of the issues. When this is over I'm going back to Missouri and run for congress again." . . . Henry Wallace and chell's swank Stork Club, is still being kidded about the loss of election business. Dewej-'s No. 1 man, Paul Lockwood, had reserv ed the Stork Club's cub room for a big celebration, even had the champagne in the ice buckets. But the ice melted in the buckets, the sandwiches grew stale and no Dewey party. . . . One republican M I "Mliy lift Senator Glen Taylor will meet i at the Roosevelt hotel was asked ! in Chicago to plan the future of by the clerk: "Do you want it for ! the progressive party. They now j sleeping or jumping?". . . . The ; want Truman to send Wallace on I Senate Bankine and Currenrv ! a peace mission to Moscow. ... I commit tP will H atl-prf in I Diplomats made a quiet analysis launch a thorough probe of lob- ; of congressional election returns, I byists with a view to strengthen , found that one-third of all the I ing the Anti-Lobbying Act. Alert ! Isolationists who voted against j Senator Maybank of South Caro ! the Marshall plan were defeated. I lina. acting chairman of the new iicmnd & oeiiaior j.nnein committee, is no inena or tne , Of rourte taxes are iiolhin new to you. Everr one pjjs lax-s anJ pltnly these day. But it it important to ytni taat Consumers Public Power DLlrlct public iency pa eitr, rour;tv, slat? snj school taxe? nearly a third of a million dollars annually. Durin the first partof November Consumers sent tax eherLs totc-lin; $131,038.89 to eity and county trra?ar. rs in 71 of Ticbraska's 93 counties to cover first half f 19 IS ta. au:n:t, ar.il similar payments of second half taxes will be made in April, 1919. Consumers tax payments are made in the same amounts as were paid Lt toe private companies w!;ic!i pr;icT:s!y owned the electric facilities. Actually, Consumers ranLs anion the largest taxpayers in many communities. This is extremely important to every citizen because Consumers tax payments go to help supnart your puLKc schools, provide public facilities and pay the other cot of raar.in- y orr community. It is important to you because if Consumers did net pay these tixvt, joe, the other tax payers, would have to carry this additional burden. i Wherry, G.O.P. majority leader, has disappeared for a rest: won't even let his own staff members ! know where he is. lobbyists. . . . The CIO steel work- j ers union is demanding a sweep- I ing probe of the Donora, Pa., j mass asphyxiation. j