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The Plattsmouth Journal ESTABLISHED IN 1881 ft: !.'! is !;'.! som i-u :-!;! v. .!.!!: vs :i"1 T!"irs "'v. !' --I!:: .V :.':. Stt1. I'Uittxm.MiU., ';; c,., N.-t,rfi.-i;:i. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher FRANK H. SMITH Editor HAROLD TUCKER. .. Advertising Manager O. C. Osterholm, Plant Superintendent Harry Wilcoxen. Manager Job Department Helen E. Hinrieh. News Editor wszociPTion f o 47 NATIONAL J CDITOfflAL 6UESCRIPTION RATE: S3. 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 P.latts mouth. 15 cents for two weeks. N-bra.ka t . I ) : fire at PiattsTTViuth, mail rr.ritt.r in ac ut t'uriK r e s of March EDITORIALS COMES BACK TO PAY FOR HIS CRIME Twelve yi'M-s a.uo a man. in another state, facin.tr an indictment f-r forjrery. tlisatpeaj-eU. leavintr hi v.il'e and three children behind him. Police v.-ere unable to find him and, after a time, the case was forgotten. The other day, however, the police were surprised when a middle-ajreu man walked into headquarters and told a sur prised desk sergeant that he was surrend ering on the twelve-year-old charge. The man said that he had beer: livintr in an other state, where he made a success as a merchant, but his cem . iei.ee "trave him r, rest. Here we have an example of a man. who. apparently. yt away from his crime. For more, than a dee ade. he lived a new life, became successful and nobody appre hended him. Nevertheless, the mysterious still, small 'ice. of which most of us have heard, continually dinned into his cn sc iota-p.. the .milt of wronjr-doinr and the necessity of paying f.r his crime. The learned professors, the psycholo gists and the theologians will try to phut a lesson f:"..,rn the experience of this man. Certainly, there w as something inside of him which amounted to more than the truiity knowledge that accompanies most of the individuals wno emmit errors that the State considers criminal. What it is and why it acts on one man's intelligence and not on another's, offers an interesting area for exploration in our quest of ur.iier standii!r human beings. "INTEREST IN ARCHITECTURE" We observe, in a news dispatch from another state, that a member of a promi nent family was shot three times late at jiijrht "because of bus interest in architec ture." The man. an architect, stopped at a home which, had been remodeled from a barn. He looked into one window and saw a man working at his desk. He looked into another window and "immediately it was a bed- walked away, when he s; room." The bedroom, it seems, was occupied by a woman who screamed. The man quit his work, grabbed his gun and fired at the fleeing man. hitting hum three times. There is no reason, we presume, to doubt the accuracy of the statement made by the wounded man. or his interest in architecture. Nevertheless, if any of our readers are interested in the same subject, we would suggest that they restrain their curiosity and avoid peeking into windows in the late hours of the night. SERVICES NO REFORM SCHOOLS Two enlisted men, convicted of auto theft, we're recently placed on probation by a civilian judge in Florida, on the condi tion that they remain in the Air Force. No sooner had the word gotten back to the Orlando Air Ilase than officials an nounced that the men had been given "un desirable discharges" and barred from further service. One officer pointed out that some courts have the erroneous idea that the Air Force or Army can be utilized as a huge reform school, but that neither intends to harbor criminals or potential criminals and when they are discovered, steps will be taken to give them their'dis c barge. The officers of the Air Corps are en tirely correct and they speak, we have no doubt, for officers in all branches of the services. Certainly, it would be a mon strous custom if judges throughout the land, in sentencing men convicted of crime, would put them on probation on condition that they continue in the service of their countrv. . - DOWN MEMORY LANE TEN YEARS AGO John V. Svoboda and Joy "Miller re turned from a business trip of several days through western Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma in the interests of the Nor- Furse's Fresh Flashes A hero is a scared man who does what he has to under dangerous circumstances. - - It took the Federal Government to show the states how much their people could pay in taxes. -te m Wouldn't it be great to return to the 7"X "good old days" when the government sent f out packages of seed each year instead of j ry TAKE YOUR SULPHUR AND MOLASSES, HARRY V ?.w r&f IrfwE- money . -ic 4z It won't be long now until we see what the bathing suit manufacturers have been up to the past winter months. The best treatment for the disease of alcoholism is less alcohol and there is no reason why there should be tremendous ex penses involved in the cure. - Much of the friction in the world could he eliminated if there were fewer efforts to make somebody do something the way somebody else thinks it should be done. The reason cupid makes so many had shots with his arrow and bow is that gen erally he's shooting at the heart while look ing at the hosierv. Onimi;m i; mitientlv iinr.'ivolino- n . , ,. i,i .': i " ... i ' . who hates war more- piece in Muu.eu Minm nidi ue wiu . ha;es lhe Soviets. be long enough any way. j THL DIApER L()BBY You can now find recistered Kvery man ( or woman) is like the com- . lobbyis., on Capitol Hill from the panv he Keens. - mm&-- A: gS than he- cradle, the l cracae 10 me grave. I Betruir.ini" at th? Technically, plaving the slot machines 1 National institute of Diaper is not irambling. When eamblinir. vuu're i S rvics of N"e-.v York retains a supposed to have some chance to win. At The Cass Count? Court House folk Packing Company . . . Safe in the off ice of Cass County Motor Companv was looted with $1."0 in cash taken . . . Water ways Construction Company was low on bids and received contract for $000,000 of w ork on the Missouri river project . . . Al bin Chovar.ec and Frank Asc henbrenner entertained the Sextette Pinochle Club at the Chovanec home . . . Children of Central School held an attractive Hobby Show with fallowing winners: Marvin Hild for his coin collection: Donald Aylor. collection of rocks and fossils: Richard Duxbury. air plane model and scrapbook.-: Raymond .Mathers, model planes: Jackie Pa'shus. ar row heads: Mary G-order. art collection: Ruth Ann Favors, seasonable poems, Shir lev Martin, stamp collection. TWENTY YEARS AGO Log from the old Merrill Mission, locat ed west of La Platte, w as secured by W. F. Evers to be placed in the fireplace mantle of Infirmary at the Masonic Home . . . Jean Spangler and Kathleen Troop were named on committees for Agricultural fair: both were students at the College of Agriculture . . . Miss Ella Margaret Wiles was elected as member of the faculty at Grand Island . . . Seventh and eighth grade : i lobbyist. Stanley Posner. at $5,000 a year. On the other end of lite. William C. Hennintrs of Colum bus. Ohio, pets SG.000 lor looking alter the legislative interests of tuition ?rican Cemete: y associ: Even the family wash pets into the lobbying act throuch Rich ard A. Tiiden of Washington. D. C, who represents clothespin manufacturers for S100 a day when he works. Lobbyists' earnings vary wide ly, some working for nothing, while others haul down elaborate sums rur.rur.s into five and six firure.s. Thomas E. McGrath. ad d l e ? s 'General Delivery." Washington. D C . is the self appointed, nenra'd aeent for an outfit he calls. 'Taxpayers. U. S. A." This rugged individualist in forms Congress in hi; registra tion iorrn that he per s all his overhead out of his own pocket including "'thinking" e-oenses. Burton Clark of Washin-on. a "retired explorer and university aiso is a nur.aia 'r.s- oContinued from Page One Joy Ketelhut were ordered add ed to the defendants. Order was entered confirming sale of real estate in the estate of Richard Schlieske, the pro perty having been purchased by Christian Campbell at referee's sale for S2.500. In the divorce action of Ruth De-aver vs. Marvin Deaver, de fault of the defendant entered and decree of diiorce as prayed for, was granted the plaintiff. The defendant is to pay $50 per month support money for man or children who are placed in the custody of the plaintiff. In the case of Ivan J. Taylor, et al.. the City of Plattsmouth ordered entered setting 11.74 acres of land owned by the plaintiffs, from the corporative limits of the city of Plattsmouth. In the divorce action of Chris topher Patrick Maier vs. Mar garet Marie Maier. order enter ed modifying decree as to the custodv of child. The cust defendant is by consent, to have the odv of child for six weeks P spokesman for interests uously described as 'strict souai." BIG-TIME LODBYISTS However, most of the boys who were av. ard(l the bronze medal of the Xa- Conaress convened last January tional U:,t Iiust club for reporting a Wjw narterrv nee lire oi tiuv ousnes neai me each year and to take the child to her home in Kansas. I In the case of Robert Rauth, chargfd with assault and bat tery, motion of the attorney for he defense, asking for a new trial was sustained by the court. The defendant was found guil- y some months ago by a jury in the district court. schoolh :U teacher . elec of ( ted . D. Miss Elizabeth Tritsch was . . Mrs. Catherine Flynn was '.s vice regent at state convention of A. held at Omaha. Old Friends Enjoy employs several lobbyists with Iive-cisril income. i.;.iaui:g . g- C J Frank E. Wilson S12.000 a year. ! UUting OUnday 9 VttSttKVQH uwfm so- mum (Copyright. 1949. By the Bell Syndicate, Inc.t DREW PEARSON SAYS: AUSTRALIA'S DR. EYATT IS FOR PEACE AT ALL COSTS; LOBBYISTS OX CAPITOL HILL RANGE FROM CRADLE TO THE GRAYE: FRENCH AND BELGIANS BUILD BRITISH TYPE FIGHTER PLANES. WASHINGTON. Keep your eyes on the stubby little man with the gavel in his hand at Lake Success. Herbert Y. Evatt. foreign minister of Australia and president of the U. N. General Assembly, is the ejuiet center of the East-West cyclone. He is not afraid to make enemies for himself in his efforts to make peace. Evatt used to be the trigger-man in counter-attacking the Soviets. Now he is leaning over backward to be fair, and bangs his bavel to protect the Russians as well as the Anglo-Saxons. One day last week Evatt refused to let U. S. Ambassador Austin come to the de-hnii trade. plus $2,400 expenses, and the husband-and-wife firm of Clem Whitaker and Leone Baxter Whitaker, hot-shot west coast publicists. Together they are paid $100,000 a year to unseii Congress on national health in surance. Gerard D. Roiily. ex-Labor de partment solicitor and national labor relations board member, makes over S5 000 a year lobby- Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Bible of Omaha were here Sunday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Starkjohn and later the party motored to the country for a visit at the home of Mr. and :Mrs. William Starkjohn. The ; party later drove to Nebraska i City where they visited at the ; home of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Gaylord. The men of the party planned a number of changes ing aeainst certain phases of la- ' in their country homes that aro bnv legislation he used to cham- : located at Battle Lake, Henning, they are in a short pion. His clients include Gen- I Minnesota, where eral Motors $30.000 . the Print-! planning on going ing industry of America i $4,800 I time. and General Electric 'salary to: he revealed in a later report to, Charles Hula Goes Congress. j c J l c J Other bhie-ehip lobbyists are j tO oeaalia r naay Sherlock Davis, who yets $20,000 j a year, plus a fancy expense ac-; count, from U. S -Cuhan susrar; interests, and the New York nub- I lic-reHtions firm of Bll, Jones: and Tavlor. which lobbies for a! string of five-and-dime and va- j riety stores. Bell. Jones and Tavlor is paid $10,000 a rear bv S. H. Krss and Co.. S3.000 a vear by McCrory stores, plus $100 a dav bv these nnd othpr clients, including the G. C. Murphv Co., for keeping tab on legislation affecting re-j Charles W. Hula, who has been home for the past several weeks recuperating from the effects of an injured foot, Friday night de parted for Sedalia, Missouri, where he is employed by the Missouri Pacific in their railroad shops. Mr. Hula is still getting around with the use of a cane but hopes in a few days to be able to be back at his work in the shops. He has been employed at Sedalia for the past several vears. fense of the Atlantic Pact., after Soviet Gromyko had attacked it. Reason: Austin had just spoken on another subject, and Evatt made him wait his turn. The Australian is a human dynamo, and sometimes a grouchy one. When he rides from the Drake hotel in Manhattan to Lake Success in the Cadillac limousine assigned Consumption of meat in the L'nited States declined from 155 pounds per person in 1947 to 146 THE DIPLOMATIC CABLES The British high command has taken the highly unusual step of, pounds in 1948. permitting French and Belcian! factories to begin building Bri-' first offered to able Walter Don-tish-type fighters the hiehly nelly, ambassador to Venezuela, secret British Vampire and Me- but he turned it down on the ad teor models. These are the only vice of doctors . . . The Italian auiea pianes wmcn nave any government has beeun to mo to him, he sits up front with the chauffeur, I chance of keeping up with the dernize its big military air base writhing with impatience when they get 600-mile an hour Russian jets Fosrgia even though it isn't stuck in crosstown traffic. ... Stanton Griffis. the U. S. en-; allowed military -planes under But he is even more impatient to get vov who once admired Hitler, has the peace treaty. Reason behind the chariots of peace out of the traffic jam. 1 informed the President he's not this is simple: Fo?gia is the He thinks the big powers have got them-i VT- luT!IUu- - nearest auiea Dase irom wmcn rtiiua i'i tu. : lias a IllfcIli;Hn D-OO S itUJin- strong yen for the much-coveted i bomb Russia. Italian troops and job of ambassador to the Court; police have posted a 24-hour-a-of St. James . . . Admiral Hillen- j day guard around the air-field koetter's tour of duty is about upi while the work is going on . . . as chief of all American intelli- The United Nations will put off pence. Truman is looking for a ' any decision on the Italian colo rmlacement . . . Freeman Mat- n'es until fall. Dr. Herbert thews, U. S. ambassador to Fwe- Evatt. president, of the assembly. I IT VlOflc- VlA H P nnvttnfnr ill 1 J. T r ! x , IT-i! cn-ii. Lit-.: li.n tamuuiitco win HDuomi 3. united iaiioris selves worked up to a psychopathic state, wants to knock their heads together. "Doc" Evatt is one of the few persons who know how close the "neutrals" came to lifting the Berlin blockade during the U. N. session at Paris last fall. At that time he got himself called unprintable names for meddling in the cold war. But if the cold war is thawed out this spring, efforts it of will be naH-li' tVionl-c n un "ji hjl.u iiam oeacLui commission to investigate tne S" 1 lo "tw FW4 of State in char5e c! Latin-i colonies and report back next i.: ., j - .r-k" i ui 4i i--"t- -" i.a.1111- colonies 3. intruders like Doc Evatt, American relations. The job was 1 September Local People See Many Old Time Friends Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Petersen have returned home from Cali fornia after spending the winter with Mrs. May Spies and son. Al bert, at Ontario. Mrs. Spies bc-'-nj a sister of Mr. Petersen. While in California they had the pleasure of seeing the Pag eant of Roses parade and the Rose Bowl football game. In San Bernardino they met Mr. Fred Wallace who was best man at their wedding, with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace they spent a day at Palm Springs and also at the Date festival at Indio which was enjoyed by all. A few days were spent with Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Bollmeier at Merced, parents of Warren S. Bollmeier of this city. On the way back from Merced i they called on Mrs. Gartner at Tujinga. who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Rea of this city. They stopped at Verdugo City and visited the Rebal broth ers who own and operate the Re bal market in that city. While visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whisinand at Arcadia. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Knorr drove in from Nebraska. While at San Bernardino they enjoyed the delights of the Or ange festival also attending the International flower show at Hollywood park. Inglewood, Cali fornia. They also enjoyed a week-end at Torrance with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Spies and Robert Spies, nephews of Mr. Petersen. The Nebraska guests also enjoyed the television programs at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parry at Fontana, Mrs. Parry being a niece of Mr. Petersen. At Long Beach they visited with Mrs. Mattie Egenberger and her sister. Mrs. Hooper and Dr. and Mrs. Tom Rogers, the latter being the daughter of Mrs. Egen berger. While there Dr. Roeers drove them up the coast to Ox nard. where they visited wi'h Mrs. Frank Gregg, a sister of Mrs. Egenberger and Mrs. Hoop er. On the trips along the corst they visited with Mr. and Mrs Harley Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duda. Miss Mae Murphy and M:. and Mrs Robert Will. On entering and leaving Cali fornia tnpy visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mullen. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Henry and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bourne at San Diego, also calling on Miss Margaret Ha:la han. While in San Diego thev took a three mile tour througn the zoo which was very inter esting. All the Plattsmouth people hi California asked to be remem bered to the friends at home THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL j Monday, April 25. 1949 PAGE THREE - I a -HOW TO VIN FRIENDS ond Author of INFLUENCE PEOPIE", H D. Carnegie ORGANIZE NEW CLUBS A group of boys met at the home of Peter Halmes on Mon day evening. April 18th and or ganized the 4-H Soil Savers Conservation Club and the Buzz Boys' 4-H Electrical Club. Officers of the cdubs are as follows: Soil Savers Conservation Club Leader Peter Halmes. Assistant Leader Richard Tritsch. President Charles Thomasen. Vice-President Richard Rummel. Secretary George Born. News Reporter Ralph Hild. Song and Yell Leader Mar ion Tritsch. Buzz Boys' Electrical Club Leader Charles Warga. Assistant Leader Richard Tritsch. President Charles Thomasen. Vice-President Richard Rummel. Secretary George Born. News Reporter Ralph Hild. Song and Yell Leader Mar ion Tritsch. Other members are Lyle Mei singer, Leland Meisinger and Herbert Hild. The next meeting will be held at the home of George Born, May 18th, at which time the material will be distributed to TAKE A LESSON FROM LARRY. ERE'S a story of a ma- who took part In a contest wltli 22 rivals. "When Larry Adler was a boy in Baltimore he loved to "push air through a harmonica. No one else in his family played on', but Larry played until lie almost drove his family into the snake pit. In 1927 he read in a Baltimore newspaper that the paper would sponsor a harmonica con test. Larry's eyes grew as big as flving saucers. lie had been selling magazine subscriptions, so he took three dollars of his savings and bought himself a new mouth-organ. It would do tricks that his old one couldn't manage. Now he began practicing against the day of the contest; his family suffered; so did the neighbors. . ' 2 "At last the Big Night ! Practically all of Baltimore was present! The judges were impressive, one being the music critic of the paper, another the head of the Peabody Music Institute, which was the last word the very last comma in music in Baltimore. The third was the conductor of the Baltimore Symphony orchestra. The Matterhorns of music. .The other contestants' poured In, 23 In all, loaded, cock:cd; and primed. Depressing! Some of them played exceedingly well,' as well as Larry maybe better and Larry got lower and lower in his mind. h v' " . " "S' Larry noticed that all ol them played jazz. For that matter,! jazz was all Larry had planned in his repertoire, lie said to himself, "I'm going to be different. At least, that will attract; attention." The only classical piece He could remember was Beethoven's Minuet in G. He had only his memory to de pend upon, and his memory was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese. But he tore into it, did the best he could. Not very hopefully, for he knew he was bad, but he also knew he was doing something different. After all, there was a sameness to the selection of the other contestants, no one putstand-; ing, no one too easy to recalL When the judges returned from "deliberation, they an-v nounced Larry was the winner. He was the only one who, played a classical selection, and he was the only outstanding; contestant. " ' the members for Iheir year's ter Sheila, who took the vows in project. : the sisterhood of the Catholic At an appropriate hour, de- . church several years ago, has licious refreshments were serv- ' been engaged in teaching since ed by Mrs. Halmes. News Re- that time. porter, Ralph Hild. Mrs. Rea Visits With Daughter Mrs. Fred I. Rea departed Fri day for Westmore, Kansas, where she is to spend a few days with her daughter, Sister Sheila, who is engaged in teaching there at a large parochial school. Sis- Cooking tests show carrots, pared or unpared, have the same nutritive value. Machine Work Welding Blacksmithin? BABUREK BROS. Machine Shop Dial 296 Plattsmouth Refrigerated Fur Storage FULLY INSURED Pay Next Fall LUGSCH CLEANERS Phone 230 Skcce55ai Jparenihoocl I'lUUWf " Walter H. Harold R. Smith & Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Donat BIdg. - Plattsmouth (mastitis! ... now easier to treat S3 E Penstix Pure Crystalline j j Procaine Penicillin G for mastitis easily inserted H dissolve fast maintain j penicillin activity from E H milking to milking. No re- ja frigeration necessary. IIUI-HIH D BY MRS. CATHERINE COKRAD EDWARDS Associate Editor, Parents' Magazine SCHREINER I DRUG i KiirnnnminntmmtiiiinimiTnmmnnininipnn 1! ID you see a movie called "I Re member Mama"? If so, you'll re call that there was a lot of wisdom in it about happy family life. One of the best scenes was an evening with the elderly gentleman boarder, when he read aloud to the family. The picture of the children and Mama and Papa too sitting in a spell bound circle around the dining room table, drinking in every word, is one that will remain long with everyone who-saw it. How many of us hare listened to stories read that way? How many of us have a family read ing circle today? It used to be a happy custom in American fam ilies. There's something warm and intimate about an evening spent together, children and grown-ups, listening to a good reader reading good books. But let's be sure the books are good ones. When our boys and girls are very young, we try to read to Miem only the best children's books we can find. Our standards shouldn't be different as they grow older. We can find plenty of fascinating books with inspiring themes, and thoughts that stay in our minds along with the flavor of the stones themselves. We might begin with the lives of great Americans men like Benja min Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Our libraries have excellent ones for the asking. We'll find that these heroes of Am e r i c a n history expressed many ideas that apply to our lives today. It might be a good thing to point this out to our " boys and girls how stirring ex periences in the past apply to modern times. For example, the thoughts of many of our heroes have become the ideals of the nation. Here are a few of them: Thomaj Jefferson said: "I am ready to say to every human being, 'thou art my brother, and to offer him the hand of concord and amity." And Abraham Lincoln said: "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not themselves." And Theodore Roosevelt said: "Ameri canism is a question of spirit, con viction and purpose, not of creed or birthplace." And 'way back at the beginning, George 'Washington said: "Happily, the government of the United States gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assist ance." We'll find nuggets, like this every where in the stories of men who helped build our country. Reading them aloud and talking them over in the family circle will give our children a better understanding of our country's traditions and a deep er awareness of what all Americans believe in. Like good friends, good books can help our boys and girls to grow in understanding. Let's get some, and let's sfart reading toU