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The Plattsraouth Journal ESETABLISHED IN 1831 Tu'Oi!i- sf-mi-vpf-k!v. Mwdovs nn.1 Thiirs ?:vs. sit 4 ":- -i 1 :t M:ii-i .tr-t. 1 '1;. 1 1 smoi: tli. "iiK f'oiirit v. N tirtiskn. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher FRANK H. SMITH . .: Editor HAROLD TUCKER. . .Advertising Manager O. C. Osterholm, Plant Superintendent Harry Wilcoxen, Manager Job Department Helen E. Heinrieh, News Editor Helen Mrasek, News and Circulation 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 nouth, 15 cents for two weeks. nntt-rf-il r.t th Postof ficp at Vlattsmnuth, Nfliraska ii y-rcrtt class ro.'iil matter in ftr Dt-'hini-f v.itli tt.e-Att Kit C'uriKres of March EDITORIALS MAKES US SEE RED Atty. Francis M. Casey, in speaking be fore the Nebraska City Rotary Club re cently on the Red Menace, stated that he had heard the Dean of Law at the Nebras ka State University had invited a well known English "Red" in this country to speak before a body of students in Lincoln. This writer was amazed to learn that any person in this state would allow one of these birds to even cross the state line, let alone send him an invitation to visit the land of the Cornhuskers to spread his evil propaganda. More especially through the channels of our state citadel -of learn ing. It brine to our mind a pamphlet receiv ed at this drk several weeks aeo from Dr. Frederick Schweitzer, president of Bloomfield College at Bloomfield, N. J. Dr. Schweitzer, in attempting" to secure the services of a professor of Phsycology, enumerated among other qualifications the following : (2) Definite, positive loyalty to American political ideals and tra ditions. Reds, pinks, near-pinks and "fellow travelers" will not fit into the mlicy of Bloomfield ..." It must have been a shock to Dr. Schweitzer t o receive a communication from one, Edwin B. Newman, Secretary to the Department of the Phsycological Lab oratories of Harvard University, criticis ing him severely for setting forth this re quirement and adding. "I think that I speak for a considerable portion of the academic community in this matter." Reds in Washington. Reds in labor un ions. Reds in Russia. Surely it is not ask ing too much that we of the unlearned class ask that Reds be kept from 'our uni versities, colleges and schools? -K -X THE LIFE OF A NEWSPAPERMAN We had a most unique experience this week. An error in leaving out a word in a card of thanks brought high indignation and wrath on this tough skinned old scoun drel. Apologies and all effort to amend this unpardonable "sin" credited to the account of a compositor and proofreader buried in a mountain of copy and galley proofs, was of no avail. We had done 'em wrong and nothing we could do would rectify the error. It was interesting to note following our interview, however, that copy submitted to this newspaper and covering the inci dent involved in the above episode was in error in that it failed to mention the names of two persons contributing greatly to the success of the event. The Journal graci ously corrected the oversight in the follow ing issue. All we can add is that any person that couldn't find more than fne error in anv copy of The Journal is a damn poor proof reader. - - "downemorylane m-i i . mm mm mm mm ... i I I ii ' n TEN YEARS AGO Miss Gerda Peterson was honored by receipt of personal greetings and an auto graphed photograph from the Postmaster General James A. Farlev in recognition of her faithful service in the postal depart ment. . . . Mrs. Catherine Flynn, former resident, announced the forthcoming mar riage of her son Damian Flynn to Miss Eva March of New York. . . . Discussion was held regarding organization of a Junior Chamber of Commerce, with Dick Winkle man and C. A. Schurman of Fremont speakers on the subject. . . . Story ' Song of Years" latest book by Bess Streeter Aldrich was being published in the Post. . . . Mrs. W. H. Woolcott was named supervisor of the community sewing center to succeed Mildred Hall recently resigned. . . : Four Plattsmouth athletes were awarded football letters at Tarkio College Kenneth Armstrong, tackle; Stuart Port er, fullback; Joe Case, halfback and Wavne Falk, guard. TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO Large audience enjoyed the Charleston dance contest at the Parmele theater; Paul Vandervoort won first prize and Helen Jane West second. . . . Overheated fur nace caused destruction of partition in Wolff building, threatening entire build ing which was used as warehouse by Iowa Nebraska Light and Power, . . . Glee clubs of high school, under direction of Miss Ruth Lindsay, presented clever mu. Furse's Fresh Flashes A local Plattsmouth boy reports that he doesn't believe all these stories about the devil. He says its just like this Quanta Claus stuff . . . it's just vour old man. It takes a raft of money to keep afloat these davs. - - Over two million dollars are spent by Americans on health supplies each year. Nearlv enough to make vou sick. Why is it the things we never get worry us more than the things we lose? The man who built a two-car garage a few years ago was certainly farsighted. He now keeps his car in one side and lives in the other. We've never heard of burning anybody up bv taking their place in the sun. - Some people call them hick towns be cause there is no place to go they shouldn't, -k - - A shopper, after looking at nearly everything in a store up the street, said to the clerk, "Thank you, but I'm just look ing for a friend." The clerk, a little dis gusted, threw down a bolt of green silk and replied, "Here's one you haven't seen. Mavbe she's in that." - sical comedy "Pickles" at the Parmele theater, with leads bv Herbert Patterson. Edward Patterson, Charles Howard and Oliver Schneider. Miss Jean Caldwell portrayed "Ilona" the gypsy girl and Miss Margaret Engelkemeier and Miss Ruth Janda were soloists. MERRY-GO-ROUHB (Copyright, 1943, by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: NAVY ISSUES CONFIDENTIAL GUIDEBOOK ON HOW TO SNIPE ARMY; TRUMAN SYMPATHIZES WITH TONGUE-TIED BOY: A PUMPKIN RESTORES CONGRESS MAN RANKIN'S HEALTH. WASHINGTON The Navy has just put out for restricted use one of the most amazing reference books ever printed at public expense a confidential handbook to guide navy officers in making public speeches and. incidentally, poking gibes at the Army Air Force. In fact, the book's underlying theme is nothing but the Navy's case against the Air Force. Despite the fact that congress passed the unification bill for the express purpose of cutting out army and navy bickering, the navy's confidential handbook admon ishes : "Always remember that you represent the navy" and that, whatever the apparent purpose of your talk may be. your primary purpose is to inform the public to the bene fit of the Navy." The prospective navy speaker is warned to do a little reconnaissance in advance. For example, he is supposed to ask him self: ' "Audience will members of other services be present? . . . Place is it known to be either pro-or anti-navy? . . . Purpose how can your appearance be fore this group best serve the Navy?" A high-sounding policy is laid down by the Navy for preparing public speeches. This covers three points: "(1) Naval personnel (shall) refrain from any refer ence to Russia ... by name as a potential enemy or threat to this country. . . . (2) We should continue to have confidence in the United Nations as an instrument to assure world peace, and there should be no expression of doubt in this respect. . . . (3) No member of the Naval Service (shall) utter any comment reflecting adversely upon, or belittling the role of, any other branch of the service, and, in general, discussion of matters which might be controversial between the services (shall) be avoided in public." Yet the suggested speech material, tak en from actual navy speeches, violates in almost every sentence the Navy's own policy. On pa-ge after page, the guide book makes a mockery of unification. It cries for broader Naval Aviation al though the Navy's role in the air has been fixed twice by the joint Chiefs of Staff. It snipes at the Air Force while professing brotherly love. NAVY OUTBUILDS ARMY Despite this the Navy is now buying more airplanes than the Air Force, and, by 1951, the Navy Air Force will be flying 14,000 planes, while the Air Force will be operating only 10,600. Most constant line in the Navy Speak, ers' Guide is an undertone, belittling the Air Force. The suggested speech mater ial for navy officers is full of such com ments as: "In the battle of Surigao Strait and the actions occurring at the time of our land ings on Leyte, the Japanese Naval com manders defended upon army-directed air for their information regarding our ship ping and fleet dispositions. Since V-J Day, they have testified that the infor mation they received was entirely mislead ing and consequently worse than none . . ." Chain Reaction i i ctiC 5omeThim4?cwt i rjr 11 'yfe'.r .AiOBTOse j ( il VOtiB ABOUT OX J-4Z&y . Thi$ Terrible Vv ' VYv 7X rlfyk ivVC' ) THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, December 13, 1948 PAGE THREE ALSO: "I would like you to think of what it takes to build a bomber base. Twenty ships would be required for concrete alone to build a single strip from which B-36's (an air force plane) could operate . . ." Note Apparently the admirals take their cue from a confiden tial directive issued by Secretary of Defense Forrestal, in which he said: "It is o the mutual interest of all of us to minimize public evidences of friction a mong the services." In other words he seemed not so concern ed about stopping all bickering, perfectly the other day when 10- White House, and as his father year-old Wayne Coy, Jr., became ! started to leave, Wayne, Jr., still tongue-tied. Wayne, Jr., and his ! hadn't been able to speak up 17-year-old brother Stephen ac- about the coveted autograph. So companied their father, who is Wayne, Sr., became his ambassa chairman of the Federal Com- ! dor. munications commission, when '"Mr. President," he said, he went to the White House. I "Wayne here said he was going Wayne, Jr., had assured his j to ask you for your autograph father before they reached the j and I know he wants it. He's White House that he would add j just too scared to open his mouth the President's autograph to his j right now." collection. J "I know how he feels." re- "I'm just going to ask him fori marked the President, as he sat it." announced the 10-year-old. (down to write out his autograph. But when he stood before the President of the United States, but in not. letting it lee."-: to the the could hardly say "how do you public. TONGUE-TIED WAYNE COY President Truman understood do, Mr. President," as he had so carefully planned. Time is precious "You know, Wayne, the first time I visited here to see the President, I wasn't able to say anything either. Of course, it jwas for a different reason. I got side the in here and didn't get a chance to talk, because the President talked all the time himself." Note Truman's first White House visit was as Senator from : Missouri in 1935, and the man he didn't get a chance to talk to was Franklin Roosevelt. 1 PUMPKIN RESTORES RANKIN ; The "discovery" of top-secret microfilms in a holiowed-out : pumpkin was certainly a tonic for the sagging spirits of John Rankin, fire-eatin' congressman from Tupelo, Mississippi. Genuinely wearied from a strenuous campaign, Rankin was also depressed by the indictment ; of Parnell Thomas, chairman of : the Un-American Activities Com mittee. This committee may now be headed by Lanky John Wood of Georgia, and Wood, during his previous chairmanship, had been a willing puppet in the "hands of Rankin. But the indictment of Thomas had put the committee in such bad odor that its pros pects of survival in the 81st Congress had slid close to zero. This would have left to Rankin only the more prosaic task of ; heading the Veterans commit- i tee.And no headlines come from ! working for veterans. j So Rankin was in the depths i of despair. Then suddenly committee in vestigator Bob Stripling pulled the top frcrn a "punkin." Head lines and radio screamed the story! Rankin leaped into the line of newsmen's cameras and was snapped viewing a strip of microfilm hauled from Chamb ers' "punkin." Newspapers over the nation carried the picture. Those who see Rankin daily will tell you that, overnight, lines disappeared from his face, satis faction oozed from his counten ance, his stooping shoulders be came erect, his voice had a new vigor, and his step became that of an 18-year-old soldier march ing in his first big-time parade with his best girl a spectator. "Discovery" of that microfilm in a "punkin" had done the trick! It had supplied just the spectacular publicity needed to assure continuance of the House Un-American Activities commit tee during the 81st Congress. Lanky John Wood of Georgia would again be puppet chair man, dancing and gyrating to the strings pulled by Rankin. For most people it takes a lot of sugar, cinnamon and other spices to make pumpkin palat able, but a roll or two of micro film made a pumpkiji a lifesaver for John Rankin. The largest tree nut crop in United States history was pro duced in 1P4S. I Eagle Picher Mineral Wool Insulation SAVES you Money and Fuel GETS Comfort and Health YOUR FREE Survey fay calling 6115 Plattsmouth. Roofing and Siding. HOME INSULATION COMPANY 1105 S. Saddle Creek Read OMAHA CL 1610 EDWARD N. HOPE Cass County Representative mm t- K I I hi T i cdmhtttmrnm . . . . that the streets were paved with cob blestones and no horn was n e c e ? s a r y to warn pedestrians of the approaching ve hicle. 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