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The Plattsmouth Journal ESETABLISHED IN 1S31 T '"' "i-wpf ,1'. - t Jn'. 1 1 m., , " ; . Tt nr- 1 '.u t ' MllOut h. P.OXALD R. FUHSE Publisher TRAXK: II. SMITH Editor HAROLD TUCKER . Advertising Mana-er O. C. Osterholm, Flant Superintendent Harry V.il?ovr.. Manacrer Job Department Hr-irn E. Heinrich, News Editor Helen Mra-.c!:. News and Circulation SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year in Cnss and adjoining counties. $4.00 per year elsewhere, in advr.nee. by mail outside the city cf Plattsmouth. By carrier in Platts mouth, 15 cents for two weeiis. ,.,: Wit:, tht Ait t,f i..irr of March EDITORIALS ANCTHFR 5TFP TO SOCIALISM? i.iere is much comment tcdav over the r resent administration's leanintrs toward "C mpuIsory Health Insurance" a neat pac karo twd up for the little-fellow that is intended to pive relief fmm medical ex pense for himself and family. Compulsory Health Insurance is nothing more nor less than soc ialized medicine on a fri.c.sntie scale a scale so lar.ee that not even the promoters are in any position to es'im.'it the cost. It's a monstrous pay roll deducting plan thai could easily take an-ther 0 to $10 each week from the work!:;: man's pay check. It could ea- i'.y mean that you would be deprived of the rijiht to select your own phvsician. as is true in Eneland. Germany and Russia where the monster has secured ;t foothold. Your ex-serviceman husband, brother, or son can explain in a few un printable words what happens when they run y-)u throuirh "the line." It's time the American people wake up. It's time tr stop thinkmtr you can pet some thing for r-'-thinp. It's time we start look if aft or the Lr,n-em merit in so ad of having the rovrrr.mer;t look after us. k - GPOWING PAINS Plrtt.nnouth i on the list of those com munit'fs that are experiencing 4irrovinjr ains" and a pood manv people are sur prised at the many points wherein trv feel the pain. Lr okirrr back over the past year, Flatts mouth bo-.v-- to no ore in the prepress it has made. In fact, this citv has enjoyed a rr..-t healthy increase in business trans-.v.-te-i at this point. ?Ir.ny merchants r--p rt increases for 10 IS are running 10 to ?' per c'nt above 1947, and this in the V.ce of a downward trend in many sections of the cr vnrvy. During the year much new censtruct'on b'?s hcn completed, and a tro-od deal more has rotten underway. Four new business buildings r.i-p now occupied. Numerous cry hou?ec have and are being completed that is easir.r some of the housing load, and. considerable more are planned for If'-iD. Indications are that Plattsmouth is on the march ! - -k TiME TO SHIFT GEARS? Merchants, in some cities are still crying because sales volume fell off from its peak. Others are taking a second look at what the buvintr public sems to want and are planning to supply it. Tt's the old merchr.r.dising prin:iple that if th ner won t certain pro- Purse's Fresh Flashes Our pastor says it takes a woman to make a home. And, we might, add, it only takes a couple of them to break one. -fc -It The man who has no secrets from his wife has either confessed or been found out. - - Which reminds us that most wives will listen to reason but they hate to hear the same one tco often. -K Most games of scrub the kids start on the corner let end up at the kitchen sink. - - - It's bad enough to go to law with your troubles, but its worse to go to in-laws. - We've learned from experience that it is usually the Vv'rong road that has no turning. -K We're glad the fresh pumpkin pie season is about over. They always look as if they needed cheering up. - A bridge expert says there are no nat ural playcs. We suppose it takes prac tice to kick the right person under the table. - A common loafer is a good bad example. They say that burlesque isn't as popular ; as it used to be. We doubt, though, that it is on it's last legs. Ce iainlv Not on the Grounds of Incompatibility THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL : Thursday. January 6. 1943 PAGE THREE MERRY- GO- ROUND (Copyright, 1948. by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: ACTOR ROB'T TAYLOR BLASTS UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COM MITTEE ; WHITE HOUSE SEES UN IMPORTANT CALLERS: SENATOR McKELLAR NOW FEUDS WITH HIS COLLEAGUE FROM TENNESSEE. Yiiz: CONGRESS ''- Ie- I r ; ' i, mi ' zJ xZf f r- v J Ay;-. i ymrM Xf I w 3 yT.r t'-"v.7 Ptrjy -y-..- rresiaer.t ITarry S. t r. Cooley of Nortn Carolina In the A TTTTOTTfiT , j Truman at nis press conierences and in his public .appearances here in Washington appears to be in an amiable mood, full cf the forgiving rpirit of the holiday reason, those closest to the President declare there has fcoen no softening in his determination to push throuch his entire program pledged to the people in his campaign. These observers declare the President doesn't want to "pun ish" anybody but at the same time he will not tolerate opposi tion frcm within his own party on the program he has sought for more than two years to ex tend, amplify and create new legislation which he regards as for the best interest cf tiie mass es cf the recple. For this'rearcn it Iz epparent that some of the rczs-srown CGU-"c-;i:n-al rules must te ehmincted. So ths President is looking tevrard his ler.d ership in the senate, notably vice-president-elect Alben Barkiey, to eliminate the filibuster menace in the senate, and to speaker-elect Sam house. PabKc honsinj: and slum clear ance will be reintroduced in much the same farm as th2 Waner-Ellender-Taft bill in th! SOth conress and likely it will pass. Senator J. William Fcl Lrighl cf Arkansas, and Con gressman L. T.Ier.dil Rivers of South Carolina will reintroduce the measure seeking to lift fed eral taxes off oleomargarine. Chairman Elbert Thoma? cf Utafe. of the senate labor and public wel fare committee, will lead the fight for federal aid to education. Sena tors Murray of Montana. Wagner cl New Ycrk, McGrath cf Phoc-e Is land, and Rep. John Dinell ol Michigan will rpenrhcad the f ?ht On the other hand. Ex-F?cre- ! to announce at the last tary of the Interior Ickes took off his coat during the cam ; pairn, traveled out to Montana i at his own expense, made power ; ful speeches which swung liber- al votes to Truman. He showed ' j this loyalty even though he , ; thought Truman would probably , I lose. : In return, two months after election. Mr. Truman, until this ' week, did not even invite Mr. , Ickes to the "hrje House to ! think him for his help. ; Unlike Mr. Rosnstiel. Mr. Verbest and the TuH:ny Grow ers association. Mr. Icks didn't l call up and demand to b? let in. 'another tennesse; feid j The White House is caught in a rip-roaring feud between the ; two Tennessee senators Oldster minute pastor, heard the following that he would vote the straight summary of their past year's democratic ticket. When the work read, last Sunday: 5 wed votes were analyzed most of the dings. 10 confirmations. 21 bap- WASHINGTON One of the most high lighted witnesses ever to appear before the Un-American Activities committee was glamorous Robert Taylor, star of "Escape." "Stand bv for Action." "A Yank at Ox ford." "Bataan," "Billy the Kid" and many other pictures,. His testimony made front page news across the country. What never was published, however, is that witness Taylor also wrote the Un American Committee a sorching private letter blasting its tactics ana accusing n Kenneth "Slugger" McKe'lar end of merelv being interested in publicity. ; Freshman Estes Kefauver. Taylor's letter is something congress may ! So far McKellar hasn't ta'-n want to consider in relation to the commit- j one of his famous pokes at i'r? te's procedure in the future. Junior Senator from Tennes? . Tavlor was asked to testifv regarding ; But before Kefauver so much the nictu'-e "Song of Russia" in which he i took oince- McKellar opened uo was later published, folloving which Tay Lor wrote this blistering letter: 'Typ never cared a whole helluva lot for politicians, whether thev be republican or democrat. And I've certainly never be lieved it inherent in my job as a motion- t. ir-t'irn nnfrr r i " rl in fcmtlionncp j nv f . r -it-j.x anxious to cooperate with me. . . their nests for them via public.tv from my , And the intimpation was that j name a name, bv the wav, which 1 have i u,H rofWH tr. rnnnrmtp with Dixiecrat strength came from McKellar's stronghold in West ern Tennessee. NOTE 2 Anxious to get along with his cantankerous colleagues despite this row, Kefauver voted for McKellar as President pro tern of the Senate. lOcdsh Mrs. Thomas Murtey Open house was held at the home of Mrs. Don Philpot, on New Years Eve, when she was assisted by Miss Donna May iJhilpot, Jack Philpot, Jr.. and Ly Virginia Philpot. who had invited six of her schoolmates, as her guests. At this party would want to appoint several were to De seen Mr. ana Mrs. Tpnnpwnns tn federal iobs. so Howard Philpot, Mr. and Mrs. tized. . new members. 7 deaths. On January 2nd, four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Neeman, of Eagle, were confirmed. Mrs. Thede Davis was hostess at a most delightful New Years dinner, at her home, Saturday when her guests were Attorneys Dwyer and Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Little and Mrs. Peter Anderson. Your writer was in vited, but was unable to be present, so a bountiful trukey New Years dinner was deliver- Raybum to clip the wins of the powerful rales committee. Fast action on some few measures and months cf hearings over others will be the rale in the new congress. For instance, expert control expires at the end of February. Immediate attempt to strengthen this control to prevent some of the fraud prac ticed under present law will get pri ority. The economic recover:.- admin- ( istration and its program must be : renewed in April. The reciprocal trade agreements do net expire until June but there ' will be an attempt to repeal the COth . congress' provisions and extend the law for three years. v j A new set-up, clmcst Immediately, . for the house un-American activities ; committee is in the cards. Congress- ; . man J. Hardin Peterson of Florida, ; : a committee member, wants to make j it a joint senate-house committee. Rent control runs out at the end of March and a new rent control ex tension law will be one of the early actions. I I It is a foregone conclusion that j the Hope-Aiken long-range farm I price support law will cither be amended or knocked out for a new for extensions cf the social security j i'r Sjr'i's VTar'" rrd ?.TTirrav . r.rd Cengrcnman Dir.gc'.l v.-lll re- i introduce the administration na tional hcalih insurance bill. Senators Murrey, Wagner and Senator Claude Pepper- of Florida to gether with Congressman John Les inski of Michigan will lead the fight for repeal of the Taft-Hartley labor law and the passage cf a substitute labor bill. Cor.gresrrr.en Heln G a h a g a n Douglas of California, Emanuel Cel- ler cf New York, i Grcth and Pepper nd Senators Me-'.-!'.! lead th: fight for the civil lights program. Sena tor Spcsrard Holland of Florida will offer a measure to outlaw the poll tax by constitutional amendment in stead cf by law. Senator Elb?rt Thomas of Utah will head a bi-partisan group to raise wner in a new minimum wage law. S.. tors Il'tcs Ilcfauver of Tenner: ee, Murray cf Montana, Chan Carney cf Scuth Dakota, Glen Tcvlor cf Id?.h-, Karrv P. Cain of Washlnc'cn. C-vcn Drcvster and Mi.rJTr.rct Chase Smith cf Maine will lead the Z. for valicv authorities. Senator Co:r-h C. OMcdtcncy cf . , i -.1 v.. j - ... -A aa win 1- tat. ir.t I.iike the on- Dean suspected that Kefauver he fired a blistering, six-page Art Berthold. Mr. and Mrs. Jack ent, and the happy couple re ceived some very beautiful gifts. Janet Kalasek, of Platts- ed at my door. There was not a l Democratic law. Leaders in the fight good thing leit out oi that j basket, and we will never forget the kindness which prompted the sending of the basket. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tefft came Friday, and remained un til Sunday, at the home of Kenneth's mother, Mrs. Xois Tefft. On New Year's Eve, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Norris entertain ed at a shower and a watch party in honor of the Teffts, whose marriage occurred the day after Christmas, at the bride's home, at Burwell. Nebr. Twenty-eight guests were pres for rigid parity support will be Sen ator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma in ; the senate and Congressman Harold 1 they returned to Lincoln, and brought their younger son. Hol land, home after surgery had been performed on both knees .Both of the boys are reported to be getting along as well as possible. The Leaders meeting of Cub Scout leaders will be held I Wednesday evening at the home I of Miss Twila Miller. I duct or pay a certain price, the wise store keeper stocks the product he will buy, finds some May to offer goods at prices ihe consumer will yny. and lets him know ;.V ut :t thveugh advertising. Th thinking cf some is t; be deplored. All thit is needed is a well-planned and aggressive merchandising campaien a n d have the goods to buck it un. Both cus tomers and goods a'v available. TFN YAKS AGO Buildings on the farm of G. R. Eveland near Elmwood were destroyed by fire, as well grin ?nd I' e tank of gas-olin4. . ?Irs. W. F. Evt rs was installed as new Worthy Matron of Ilome'Chpnter No. 189 Oder of Eastern Star. . . . Mr. and Mrr,. Thom;.- Cacy celebrated their 25th wed dir.c anniversary January 5th. . . . R. A. Kirkpatrick of the Union Pacific gave an illustrated lecture at the Mvnard Com munitv club meeting, with Roy O. Cole chairman of the program. . . . Elmer Hal'stnm of Avoca retired as commission er from the second district. . . . J. A. Camvell opened up offices in the Gund buildinr. . . . Miss Racheal Robertson en tertained at a dancing party on New Years eve at her home for eight couples. TWF.NTY YEARS AGO With retirement of George L. Farley to become countv commissioner, Co. Treasur er John E. Turner reorganized his force for the vear, with Ruth Patton as deputy, Henrv Woter and Helen Libershal as clerks The first pound of butter pro duced at" the Cass County Co-operative Creamery was presented to Arthur J. Weaver, governor of Nebraska at Lincoln, by a committee from the local Chamber of Commerce. worked hard to build and maintain with out any blemish. "My last apnearance to testify was valu able only insofar as publicity was concern ed: my appearance in Washington can be valuable purelv for the same reason. I firmly believe this to be utterly ridiculous and a waste of time, both for me and for the committee! "These investigations, the way they are beiiTtr run in Washington at the moment, remind me more of a three-ring circus than of a sincere effort to rid the country of a real threat. "There's nothing any of us are poine- to tH them in Washington that the FBI didn't know five years ago. Maybe it's onci'or to call twenty friendly names from Hollvvynod than to have a look at the FBI files! Maybe it's better nublieity for the home-state electorate too!" WHITP. HOUSE CALLERS President Truman has been running true to form when it comes to White House visitors. He hasn't changed a bit since election. If members of the Turkey Grow ers Association are in town, or a big distill er or a youngster who has received a prize in school, thev get in to see the President if they ask for an appointment. Bit im portant leaders don't see the President because they don't ask. In other words, the people Truman sees are largely a hit-and-miss matter depend ing on his secretaries and his military aide. The President himself rarely reaches out and seeks the advice of people who are experts or those who have advice worth listening to. For instance, on the list of White House callers recently were Louis Rosenstiel, bead of Schenley's Distillers, and Frank Verbest. brewer of Blatz beer. Both men had bet wrong on the election, and wanted a chance To make their peace with the little man who won. Rosentiel was so sure Dewey would win that he retained Herbert Brownell, Dewey's campaign manager, as his attorn ey, and invited Dewey for "a yachting cruise after his victory." wrong, Rosenstiel contributed to the demo crats and asked for a chance to go in to see Truman. letter at him. uiien, ivir. ana ivirs. itegmaia "Several Tennessee newsnaner Jorgensen. Mr. and Mrs. Charles peot)le have told me," blasted Philpot. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kop- McXellar. "that vou are very kins- and a group of University biuaeriis, wno were nome irom the holidaj's, including Ruth Ann Hinds, Gertrude Olive, Donna May Philpot, Caroline Kunkel, Harold and David My ers, Tom and Corky Hopkins, Louis Baker, Harley Rector and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bocdeker en tertained at a dinner. New Years Eve. honoring the birth day cf their daughter. Mrs. mouth, was the guest of Joan ' T0hn Jochim, when their guests you. I wonder what your idea of cooperation is? Is it that you want to do all the 'operating' AnXlOUS tO pet alOnS. K.Ci.aUVer nnpn hnnsp VipIH nt. thp ir0r n-Von tV-pir miPctc xvfro called on the irate McKellar and home of Mr and Mrs Nissley Mr ad Mrs. j Leslie Wiles", tried to pacifv him. But the Marshall, also. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bender. Joan peace mission DacKiirea. ana ivic- Bender, from Monday until Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Norris en tertained Mrs. William Coppie. Lee Coppie, Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Norris. Jack and Jean, at dinner, Sunday, at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jamesen entertained at a New Year's were Mr. and Mrs. John Mur dock. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mei singer, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vogler, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schleifert. -Mr. and Mrs. John Rieke, and Mr. and Mrs. John Jochim. The evening was spent I playing pinochle. Lloyd Truman, of Newport News. Virginia, was a New Years day evening cuest at the Kcliar broke loose with a new charge that Kefauver hadn't done anything to help re-elect President Truman. Kefauver chided McKellar for this, point ed out that, on the contrary, he had campaigned for Truman ever since his orpnintT speech. VKM.AR APPEALS TO TRUMAN The Senator Tennessean, un pacified. then carried the feud to the White House. Writing a Mr. and Mrs. John Baicr. Jr., Bender, and Mrs. George Do- home cf Mr. and Mrs. Frar are the parents cf a baby rningo. daughter born December 13th, The Women's Birthday Club at Bryan Memorial hospital, will meet this (Thursday) eve- The baby weighed more than seven pounds, and she has been named June Elizabeth. Russel Newham has sold the bowling alley to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elliot, who have taken possession of the business. ning, at The home of Mrs. Guy , Hopkins, to celebrate the birth : days of three of their members, ' Mrs. Oscar C. Hinds. Mrs. Ar ! thur Fitzpatrick and Mrs. L. E. 1 Johnson. Alec Squires, cf Superior, has Hunt. Mr. Truman is a neph ew of Mrs. Hunt. Dewey Boedekers have moved A s; '..t 1.- in the cards ever the exct:s y: ":e i;.:: ric.ttsl. It is be lieved that senate fir.: nee chairman Walter F. George of Georgia is op posed to imposition of the tax al thov.ih he has indicated he wants a look at the htt-htt and the expense sheet first. Senator O'Mahoney and Edwin C. Jchneon cf Colorado will likely lead the ficht for the tax 'into their new home cn the -O, Street Highway. It is the farm formerly owned by the Myer es tate. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hanlan en tertained guests at dinner on four evenings last week. Tues day evening, they had Mr. and Mrs. Murray Mutter and Mr. and Mrs. "Walter Anderson; Wednesday evening, their guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ranney, Miss Margaret Ranney and Mrs. Charles Spohn: Thursday even ing. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook were their guests and Friday, Clyde Fitzpatrick enjoyed din ner at their home. Walter Powers spent Christ mas at home with his family, helping to care for their twin sons, who were quite ill for a few days. Walter is a train dis patcher, at Jefferson City. Mo., and the family expect to move there as socn as they secure a home in that city. Wednesday evening. Supt. and Mrs. R. C. Porter, and their four daughters were dinner guests at the J. M. Ranney heme. There was a delayed Christ- : been the guest cf Merle Davis on and his mother, Mrs. Lois Davison, this past week. He ex- mas dinner, Sunday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hv Kirch letter to Truman he completely Gjf when they entertained the 1 pects to remain the rest of this twisted Kefauver s remarks. following guests: Mr. and Mrs. i week, visiting relatives here "I am informed. McKellar Howard Jacobson and family. wrote the President, "That Mr. Syracuse; Mr. and Mrs. William Kefauver is claiming to have heloed you in Tennessee. This claim is without the slightest foundation. The papers which suDPorted him. with one ex-cer-tion, were against you. . . . And since the election he has admit ted to me personally that he had church, Rev not mentioned your name ex cept in his onening speech, and in the newsnaner account of that first sneech, he merelv said be was going to voe for you as the lesser of two evils. "I am informed he is now cir culating the report that the White House hns civn orders to look only to this recommenda tions in making Tennssee an pointments. I do not believe this and I think he is attemnting to perpetrate a wrons on the vari ous executive department." Learning of McKellar's letter. he younger Tennessean sent a letter of his own to the White House, briefly citinc the record of his own speeches for Truman. The President apparently sid ed with Kefnuver for he sent back an understanding letter But having been i Minderman and son. and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Minderman and family, all cf Otce; John Kirchoff. of Ames, Iowa; and Henry J. Kirchoff, Weeping Water. The North Branch Lutheran G. Bergstrasser, and in adjoining towns. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts spent New Years, and the cay follow-ing, with Mrs. Robert's parents, at Cedar Rapids. Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cooper went to Lincoln, Sunday, and brought home their son. Clay ton, who underwent an appen dectomy, last week. Monday Brain Boaipf t$ true situation in Tennessee. NOTE 1 Actually McKellar i did little more for Truman than 1. Who heads the Korean government in American occupied Soath Korea? (a) Chiang Kai-shek, (b) K. V. Soon?, (c) Dr. Synman Ehee. 2. Mouse milk ts used in treating certain types of cancer. One quart ofWonse milk is worth (a) $50, (b) $3500, (c) $10,000. 3. There will be (a) 3, (b) 8, (c) 13 women members of the new congress when it meets in January. 4. Congress is responsible for one expense in connection with the inauguration. 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