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The Plattsmouth Journal k.t.i:i.shi-:i) ix 1 ssi I'nl'livhfii si-m i-we.-k ! M'ltuliiys nnil Thurs-'tiv-'. :it lit'.-1 1 :: .Mi'iiti tUv-ft. I'luttsniouth, ''a'- Cuimlv, Nt-l-rnskn. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher FRANK H. SMITH Editor BERNARD A. WOOD Advertising Mgr. O. C. Osterholm, Plant Superintendent Harry Wilcoxen, Manager Job Department Helen E. Heinrich, News Editor NATIONAl fDTOPAl ASSOCIATION 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 mouth, 15 cents for two weeks. Kntprt.l .-it tt. T'..f..f fi. ;t I tt ?n. m t h. N-liriiyka a inl . I.i-s tiin.l m;iU. r in ;- .oi.la Willi II. c A t d1' 'mii;i--j tit .M;ii-.li A THOUGHT I'OR TODAY ll'liotcz'cr deceives seems to exercise a Plato. c l rod of inaoical enchantment. EDITORIALS CHURCHILL URGES UNITY "Our danjrers are jrreat, but so is our strength." declared Winston Churchill, in addressing the people cf Strasbourg, where the Council of Europe was in the process of beginning. The War Prime Minister of Great Brit ain called attention to the long religious, dynastic and nationalistic wars that Eu rope has experienced and asked: "Are we to sink, after all our victories and sufferings, into final chaos, into ideo logical wars thrust upon us by barbarous and wicked oligarchies, whose fifth column agents are infiltrating into so many lands?" This is the question that confronts the free peoples of the world. It stems, not from the agitated emotions of people, but from the machinations of ruling regimes, possessed of the power to regiment their people and to collect their resources of ag gressive militarism. It is the present epi time of the "might makes right" theory, viich finds expression in totalitarian na tions, where ambitious men direct the ac tivities of millions in accord with their ambitious and suspected, programs; NOT IMPORTANT NEWS The Vice-President of the United States, Mr. Albert W. Barkley, described by a mush-minded reporter as a "courtly man with the ladies and master of the bon mot," recently received considerable publicity throughout the nation because of the simple fact that he recently stopped in St. Louis to have a date with one whom he describes as "a very lovely and charm ing woman." Since the news-hawks discovered the fact, the Vice-President has hardly been able to appear in public without being in terrogated as to his romantic intentions. The journalists and radio commentators have been killing space and time with spec ulation as to whether the former Senator from Kentucky will get married and when. While we have no particular objection, if the Vice-President likes the publicity, the attention given to this affair, which ranks relatively unimportant in the Hfe of the nation, indicates that the purveyors of news are hard-pressed to find it, or if they correctly gauge public interest, the people of this country are overly interested in personal affairs of little consequence. - "COMFORT," NOT SAFETY The sales representative of a newly de signed automobile points out that the car is capable of 100 miles an hour at "comfort able speed." This is an interesting statement, in view of the speed laws in the country. Moreover, it has no relation to the safety of the oc cupants. "downmemorTlane' mil TWENTY YEARS AGO County made levy fund for county of 2.8 mills divided among the various funds . . . Equipment of the Union Bridge and Construction company was loaded prepara tory to shipment from this locality where for several months the force of workmen had been engaged in the work of construc tion of piers for the new Missouri river traffic bridge . . . Mrs. Wilhelmina Bach passed her 83rd birthday anniversary, with a gathering of family and friends at the home of her son, A. G. and Mrs. Bach . . . Dr. George Schmidtman started service as dental surgeon of "President Polk" of the Dollar steamship Line . . . -fc -K -ft TEN YEARS AGO Robert Mrasek was engaged as clerk at Weyrich & Hadraba drug store, replac ing James Webb . . . Mrs.. Hamilton Thorne and children of Syracuse. New York, ar rived for a visit with Mrs. Thome's father, Attorney D. O. Dwyer . . . Enrollment at P. H. S. showed 94 freshmen; 117 sopho mores; 82 juniors, and 75 seniors . . . Mr. and Mrs. Lynn O. Minor were guests of Purse's Fresh Flashes Honesty is still the best policy, but strange to say, some people feel they can not afford the best. Hardening of the heart makes one grow old faster than hardening of the arteries. - - There isn't too much to see around our town, but what you hear makes up for it. -fc Nothing annoys a woman more than having someone drop in and find her house looking like it usuallv does. Another tiling that the world needs is an alarm clock that will let you know whether the boss will be in the office when von show up. One good thing about a one way street is that you can get bumped only in the rear. Vacuum cleaners arc alright, but you can get more dirt over a telephone. After obtaining a prescription from our doctor several years ago we have used it as a railroad pass, twice as an invitation to dances, once as a complimentary ticket to Ilingiing Bros., and as a recommendation from an employer. During the evenings, the wife plays it over on the piano. -k If the alumni of our institutions exhib ited as much interest in scholastic affairs as they do in football prospects the nation would be on the verge of a revival of learn ing. honor at a steak frv at the home of Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Heineman . . . Mrs. Fred P. Busch returned from a pleasant trip to the west coast ... A large caravan of boosters from Louisville and vicinity visited the city on a swing over the county to advertise the celebration of the freeing of the Louis ville bridge from tolls, on Sept. 8 and 9th. (Copyright, 1949, By the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) B-3S EXPOSURE For weeks Washington has been buzzing sensational charges regarding favoritism and political campaign con tributions in connection with the B-36. It took Drew Pearson on July 27, 1949. to first tell the inside story of how these reports circulated. Pearson reported that an anony mous smear sheet had been used by Congressman James Van Zandt of Pennsylvania, a naval reserve captain, in his attacks against the B-36 pro gram. Pearson also reported that the anonymous memo was first circulated by Glenn L. Martin of the Glenn L. Martin Co., manufacturer of navy planes. On August 24, one month later, Cedric R. Worth, special assistant to the under-secretary of the navy, offi cially confirmed the anonymous memo and stated that Glenn L. Martin had cooperated in its preparation. ROBERT S. ALLEN SAYS: TRUMAN TO FACE BATTLE SIMILAR TO THAT OVER WALL GREN IN APPOINTMENT OF IL GENFRITZ TO MUNITIONS BOARD AT LATTER HOLDS U. S. STEEL JOB: CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE INSIDE PARTY. (Ed. Note While Drew Pearson is on vacation, the Washington Merry-Go-Round is being written bv his old partner, Robert S. Allen.) WASHINGTON. President Truman doesn't know it yet, but he has another brawl on his hands to get senate confirma tion for an appointee to a key defense post. The appointee is Carl Ilgenfritz, U. S. Steel Corporation vice-president, to be chairman of the army-navy munitions board. The fight over Ilgenfritz is the battle over ex-Governor Mon Wallgren (for chair man of the national security resources board) all over again, plus some new trim mings. The latter are Ilgenfritz's insistence that he be allowed to continue to draw his $70,000-a-year U. S. Steel pay as well as the $14,000 that goes .with the munitions board job. His argument is he will lose his pension rights if he gives up his corpora tion salary. Strongly backing him are Defense Sec retary Louis Johnson, Sen. Millard Tyd ings, D., Md., chairman of the armed serv ices committee, and Sen. Chan Gurney, N. D., ranking Republican member of the committee. In a stormy appearance be fore the committee, Johnson stated the pro posed extraordinary salary arrangement has President Truman's approval. As a senator during the war, the Presi dent repeatedly condemned the employ ment of $l-a-year men. Leading the fight against Ilgenfritz are Sens. Harry Byrd, D., Va.; Lyndon John son, D., Tex., and Yv ayne Morse, R., Ore. The. last two tangled hotly with Secretary Johnson at a closed-door meeting. "Permitting this man to continue to draw his private salary while working for the government would be unsound public policy," Senator argued. "It would "do more harm than any good the government could possibly get out of Ilgenfritz." ' f uV WA,r w VV it THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Mondaj August 29, 1949 PAGE THREE Local People Enjoy Extended Motor Trip Mrs. Julia Thomas Attends Reunion Ner power, f peed and eletltness arc expressed in the advanced design of Studebalter'a 1950 passenger ear models. Embodying a complete change in frontal appearance and fender treatment, these cars designed by Raymond Ixewy Associates appear to in motion even vhen they are standing still. Shown here is the 1930 Studebaker Commander convertible. Morse was equally emphatic, done by an attractive-looking. He told Johnson: handshaking, backslapping. gut- "Democracy can be no strong- less governor. Would to God. er than the confidence of the California could have another people in their government. This governor fashioned after Hiram appointment will shake that Johnson. The need for such confidence tp its roots. I leadership is far greater than "It is indefensible that the ' at any time in the history of my head of this board with vast great state." power over steel and other ma-! Note Rep. Helen Gahagan terials of defense should be sub- Douglas has received assurances sidized by tne dominant steel in- j of supPort from a number of Cal obscure Hipolito Jesus Paz, a young man who, besides being eager and tractable, is person ally "simpatico" to Argentina's lively first lady. J Mrs. Juiia Thomas or Omaha, i accompanied by her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. ! Monte C. Franks and Mr. and ' Mrc V.r R Rrmvn Mrs Rrrra'n Miss Clara Weyrich and being a daUgnter' of Mr. and brother, Emil J. Weyrich have ( Mrs. Franks and their guest, just returned from a motor trip i Miss Mildred Thompson of Min that had taken them through neapolis, were here Sunday. ten states and over 6.100 miles ZJ1? rS . - . . ' homecoming at the Rock Bluff of country from the mid-uest ; Mrs Thomas bein- one through the southwest Pacific i g ; ioneers f Rock -Bluff coast and Rocky mountain re- , her parJnts Uving in that sec. glon j tion and where she grew up. They had their new Hudson Sne enjoyed the dav meeting car and trailer on the trip and ; many o the old friends while had a real tour, traveling as i nere they wished with their trailer to i live in as they moved over the , HONEYMOON country. I Leaving here they traveled j Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bnnkman through Kansas, Oklahoma, of Sedalia. Missouri, were m the Tas, Arizona, New Mexico, I city for a lew hours, visiting with California, Oregon, Washington, ! Charles Brinkman. a brother of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Henry. Mr. ana Mrs. onnhmn terests of the country. I am not sure that we should permit any man to hold this job who has connections with the steel in dustry, but I am sure we should not confirm a man who fails to break his bonds with his private industry when he takes. this key office." To these arguments. Secretary Johnson countered with the con tention that Ilgenfritz is "indis pensable." "That indispensable doctrine is absurd," snapped Morse. "It is ridiculous to say there is only one man for that job out of 150.000.000 Americans. If you will look around, you will find other men just as c;ood who will not insist on salaries from out side sources all out of propor tion to what other citizens ex pect their government to pay them. I will never agree that the patriotism of American bus inessmen has a price tag on it." A majority of the senate com mittee favors confirmation. But Byrd and the others have served notice they will wage a bitter floor fight. With the senate log jammed by a huge stack of un finished business, the outlook fcr Ilgenfritz is not promising. "POINT FOUR" AID One important segment of American industry is putting President Truman's "point four" forei?n-aid program into effect without government financing. The innovators are the United Hybrid Growers of Iowa. Consisting of 31 concerns op erating plant - breeding farms and seed-processing plants ih the corn-belt states, the group has been asked by European gov ernments to advise them on how to develop hybrid com and disease-resistant grains in order to increase good crops. John W. Nicholson, UHG head, has been active for several years ifornia Democratic and labor leaders if she runs against Sen. Sheridan Downey next year. ARGENTINE GEARSHIFT In some ways, the young man who has become foreign minis ter of Argentina is a rather om inous symbol of the times. Five years ago, Hipolito Jesus Paz, then 27, was prominent among the fanatically pro-Nazi bully-boys who roamed the streets of Buenos Aires, beating up anyone who wore allied col ors in his lapel, or sometimes those who simply refused to cry "Heil Hitler!" on command. These militants, who always traveled in gangs of six to ten. comprised the youth element of Alianza Nacionalista Libertadora (National Liberating Alliance), an ultranationalist. fiercely fas cist organization which helped Peron to power. In return, the glib gaucho gave them relative freedom to carry on their cam paign of public terrorism. .; Oc casionally, for the record. Some particularly prominent act of storm-trooper brutality brought police in to break up the melee. But arrests of ANL members were unknown. It is interesting to note that, before long, organized groups of young socialists began to engage in street combats with the Ali anza gangs; and that Juan A. Bramuglia. the man whose job Paz has just taken over, was active enough among the for mer to get his nose broken in one of the brawls. After the war, the Alianza Na cionalista split. The so-called moderates continued to support Peron, but the extremists turned against him, largely because he named "international-minded" Bramuglia to head the foreign ministry. Geraldine M'Clintock Honored at Shower Wednesday Mrs. Don McClin tock and Mrs. Herman Tiekot ter entertained at a very love ly miscellaneous shower at the Tiekotter home, honoring Miss Geraldine McClintock, whose marriage to Joe Loper will oc cur on Sunday, September 4 at the St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church. The time was spent in games by members of the party and the guest of honor presented with a large number of very at tractive gifts from the friends who were present. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostesses. Jolly Workers Club Meeting The Jolly Workers club had their regular August meeting on Friday, August 12th at the home of Mrs. George Kaffenberger with a very pleasing attendance of the members and a great deal of interest shown in the discus sion of individual ideas and also in visiting. Mrs. Fred Buechler won the special prize of the afternoon and the meeting was closed with serving of light refreshments. then on home. A large part of the time was spent in California, they visit ing with members of the Walter Thomas family, Cecil Thomas, a son, taking them on a trip through the Yosemite National Park that was much enjoyed. They also had a tour through the great Redwood forests that was an appreciated journey through the majestic monu ment of nature. While in California they visit ed with Joseph F. Hadraba, for mer partner of Mr. Weyrich, who is visiting at Burbank. California, with his son, Robert and family and Edward Roman, former Plattsmouth resdient, who lives at Tustin, California. The journey from San Pedro, California, north along the coastside was also much enjoy ed and carried them to near Portland, Oregon. who were just recently married. were on their way to the Black Hills for a honeymoon before re turning home to the Missouri city. Mr. Brinkman is a former resi dent of this city and the many friends will be interested to learn of his marriage. ENJOY A FINE TRIP Mrs. E. G. Ruffner and son, Andy, have returned home from a very pleasant outing in the west, visiting with relatives and friends at several points in Wyoming and Nebraska. At Rawlins, Wyoming, they were guests of their daughter and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Anderson. At Scottsbluff, they were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lov ell, the latter being a sister of Mrs. Ruffner. On the way home they stopped at Columbus. Neb., to visit with the brothers, Frank, William and A. N. Garhold. WRITES FROM OREGON Mrs. D. J. Maycroft, former resident of Plattsmouth, writes from her present home at Port land, Oregon, requesting that The Journal be renewed for the coming year. Mrs. Maycroft writes that Norman and Mitzie, who will be well remembered by the friends here are now both working at Portland, Norman being engag ed with an electric company, while Mitzie is engaged parr time as stenographer and book keeper with one of the large firms in the Oregon city. Mitzie is engaged to one of the brilli ant young law students at the University of Portland. Mrs. Maycroft will be remem bered here as the former Gretchen Kopischka and made her home here in her younger years. Members of Old Family Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Ketelhut ol Lincoln were visitors in the city the past week calling on old friends and also attending to some matters of business. They were here in the interest of the family plots in the old Clem mons cemetery where members of the Crabtree family are bur ied. Mrs. Ketelhut is the daugh ter of Allen Crabtree. pioneer, uho came to Cass county in 1854. They called at the Journal and subscribed for the paper for the coming year. RETURNS FROM SCHOOL Floyd Weatherby, one of the staff at Swatek's Hardware, has been at Lincoln the past week where he was attending a serv ice school in connection with the Skellgas sales department. Mr. Weatherby found the school very beneficial and se cured many fine ideas to apply at the local agency at Swatek's. A classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35c. MRS. HICKEY HOME Mrs. Christie Hickey has re- Actually. the "moderates" have also consistently ODDOsed Bra- of American technique in sien-1 muglia's policies; but they did so j turned home from two weeks tific seed culture. In 1946 his under cover until he won the j trip, out in the state visiting rel group sent 66 varieties of ' hy- ' undying enmity of the dictator's j atives and friends at Lincoln brid corn to Italy. As a result, ' wife, flamboyant Eva Peron, by and Surprise, Nebraska. On her Italian corn production on the' taking too much initiative and i return from Lincoln she was ac- experimental farms has soared geiung nimseu ioo mucn puo- ; Lumtiaiucu uy imo. j. iin.coun, to i2() hushe!1? ner irre nciiy at me u. xx. general as- wuu wiii apcuu x icw uajo ncic against a previous high of 30 sembly meeting in Paris last bushels and a European average year. of 12 bushels. j Such tactics strongly displease STORMY WEATHER ' Lona Evita, who believes that r-oHf;o -r 4 the men around her husband tv,P nniv mP5 ha vino- imor r should have a passion for anony- ty trouble. The Republicans are also clawing one another. Latest outburst is a haymaker hurled by Republican Rep. Rich ard J. Welch, San Francisco, at Gov. Earl Warren. Welch has served 25 consecu tive years in congress and is the dean of the California delega tion. An ardent follower of the late Senator Hiram Johnson, Welch is a militant liberal. He rarely intervenes in state poli tics, but his Irish ire was aroused by the welter of lobbyist and vice scandals swirling around the present Republican regime. So, rising in the house, Welch heaved this brickbat at Gover nor Warren: "Every right-thinking citizen in the country will sympathize visiting at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. Bert Jameson and Mr. Jameson. mity and a talent for taking or ders preferably hers. That ex plains why Jeronimo Remorino, Argentine ambassador in Wash ington, failed to get Bramuglia's job. As soon as they realized Bra muglia was a marked man, the pro-Peron Nacionalistas started working cn Evita to throw the appointment their way. Their main argument was that, as world politics stack up today, a strong anti-Communist nation alist would be most apt to gain the "respect and confidence" of the U. S. "INTERPRETING" U. S. FOREIGN POLICY This was another graphic ex ample of the trend abroad to in- ! NAME IS OMITTED In compiling the list of chair men for the King Korn Karnival flower show, the name of Mrs. Charles Janda was omitted. Mrs. Janda, one of the leading flower lovers of the city will be chairman of the junior de partment. ENJOY TRIP TO WEST Mr. and Mrs. Lester Thimgan and family departed Wednes day on a motor trip to Colorado and the west to enjoy a vaca tion amid the scenic beauty of the Rocky Mountains. FOR EXPERT Paper Hanging SEE JIM EDEN DIAL 4264 I O CRUSHED STONE W. C. Waldo & Son Quarries Union Phone 2991 Nehawka 2841 Miss Lee Dick of DuBois, Ne braska, is a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Roberts and Roger. Miss Dick will be remem bered here as a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Paul L. Dick former pastor of the Mynard Evangeli cal and United Brethern church. with the people of California in I meaning that we'll support any- j their demand for clean and one no matter what his ideology j Edwin T. McHugh Attorney-at-Law Murdock, Nebraska wholesome government. Cali fornia has over 10,000,000 people. Surely among that vast number there is certain to be found a man of strong will and determi or background, so long as he is a known foe oj the reds. j Dona Evita was sympathetic to j their point of view, but not to j their candidate. The Nacional- j nation who would not onlv clean istas wanted Gen. Filomeno ; up the legislative branch of the : Velazco, former chief of federal j state government, but would i police and the real "strong drive from the state what is now j man" in Peron's rise to power, i a well-organized gangsterism. j to become foreign minister. "California can and must be j This merely proved that they relieved of this terrible stigma were as unrealistic as their op by the election of a governor j ponents when it came- to grasp who would carry into effect the j ing Dona Evita's political philos policies laid down bv the lateiophy. At the strategic. moment. 1 Hiram Johnson. It will not be ; she came up with the name of When You Think of SHOES Think of (jJDAi&tiL. X-RAY FITTING FrfenJfq headquarters Today it'i bandages and antisepticsYesterday it was median; ordered by your doctor for childhood ills. And before that baby oil, bottles and nipples, special infant foods ... Just imagine what child-raising would be like if you didn't have your drug store to turn to I .Vhen you. reflect on the varied "nature "of the; prescriptions your pharmacist is equipped to" fill and all the times you have depended on his services you realize how essential he is to your family's health. And when you consider the timesaving convenience the drug store offers ... no wonder today's busy parents rely on it for so . many of their "growing" needs! 1 ' They like the pleasant, professional atmosphere of the store. And they like the pharmacist himself a friendly, warm-hearted man of science, whose spirit of service is an American tradition. Get better acquainted with your pharmacist. Trade with him- he's a man you can rely on. Reprinted from a copyrighUd advertisement published hy. Parke, Davis & Company, Detroit 32, Michigan., r