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The Plattsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper - ESTABLISHED IN 1881 PuWishf.l ppmi-'weekl v, Mnndavs and Thurs lays, at 409-413 Main Street, Plattsmouth. Cass County, Nehrapka. RONALD R. FURSE . FRANK II. SMITH .. BERNARD A. WOOD Publisher Editor Advertising Mgr. Helen E. Heinrich, News Editor I J tieM. fassocoron , NATIONAL 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. Entered at the I'ostcf fice at Plattsmouth, .Nebraska as st-conil class mall matter In ac cordance with the Act of Congress of March A, lal'J A THOUGHT FOR TODAY 77i' (reotest daihjcrs to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, wei! meanimj but zeilhout itndcrstandin. Louis I). Bra ink-is T....'......-.,.v....'....... JULY 4TH, 1950 On next Tuesday, July 4th, the people of the United States will celebrate the an niversary of the sijrninor of the Declaration of Independence, The document, proclaim ing the independence of the thirteen colon ies in America, signed by the delegates to the Continental Congress, was in some par ticulars, no more than a recognition of the existing state of affairs. Signed by John Hancock, the President of the Congress, on July 4th, the Declaration was subsequently engrossed on parchment and signed by fifty-three members of the Congress on August 2nd. Largely drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence expresses the essence of his own personal political philosophy. This, briefly, is the idea that men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, including life, liberty and the pur suit of happiness. Moreover, to secure these rights, govern ments are instituted among men and derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. The Declaration asserts when ever any form of government becomes de structive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to in stitute a new government, laying its foun dation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as shall seem most likely to aflect their safety and happiness. It seems strange, in this day, to reflect that the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed the principles of the col onists in their war for independence, does not express the spirit' of some of the de scendants of the men who fought under General Washington. Human nature being what it is, it is perhaps inevitable that there should be a large number of people in every country devoted to the established order, whatever it is and however it may have worked. Certainly, the writer admires the handi work of those who framed the machinery of our Federal Government. But, at the same time, because we believe in the prin ciples expressed in the Declaration of In dependence, we find ourselves more toler ant of those who advocate changes, from time to time. However, in our opinion, the defects of our governmental system are due more to men than to the machinery of gov ernment and we; therefore, favor no radical change in it, although we recognized that, from time to time, some adjustments are necessary. In this connection, we would suggest that our readers celebrate the anniversary of the signing of this historic document by taking the necessary time to read its words. The reading will do them good. When politicians agree the angels may humor on the part of so-called humorists. If they don't improve soon we may have to discontinue this column. EAT ENOUGH BREAKFAST? If you want to avoid "mid-morning slumps." you might take the advice of Prof. Hazel Ilauck, given in an address on "Kc cent Discoveries in Nutrition." Prof. Hauck advocates a good breakfast, one that includes some protein food. She cites studies which show that the perform ance of persons who eat no breakfast or drink just a cup of coffee is not equal to those who put away milk, cereal, eggs,, ham and the like. The subjects studied were tented for en durance and, in every-case, the lady says, :"pcrformance was better for those who .had eaten a good breakfast." She added 'also that none of the subjects who ate sub stantial breakfasts gained weight. When politicians agree theangels may rejoice, but the most of us just wonder what's cookin'. Furse's Fresh Flashe If you are one of the few who still is wondering "who is going to pay for all this" take a good look in the mirror. Dumb animals are the ones that can satisfy their appetites without taking some thing to stop the misery. A noted physician tells us that the sense of hearing is slightly dulled by eating. The Good Father probably had some experi ence with after dinner speakers. -ft We've been worried for years whether or not we could rate as a good fisherman. Now the matter has been cleared up. A noted scientist tells us that to be a good fisherman you must catch a fish every hour. Based on his findings, we possibly rate about 25 per cent. -K Corporate dividends arc holding up better than farm income, according to 1-t-est figures to confound those who yammer about what the farmer is getting. - July 4th is celebrated by a let of people who have little idea what the Am erican republic stood for at a time that tried men's souls. -K A financial expert says that the finan cial condition of consumers is sound which is to sav that their credit is good. A local young squirt says if we don't think his sister is getting good marks ai college, we ought to see her neck, -jr -fc Then there's the Plattsmouth woman who never drives the car unless her hus band is at the wheel. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Joe Phillips, well known pitcher, who made a fine record in his high school was asked to play at Harlan, Iowa with the fast amateur team of that place . . Plattsmouth Loan and Building Association announced tfheir semi-annual dividend payment day 5 earnings credited to installment an 1 optional shareholders: 4r' on paid up stock . . . Sunday, June 30th marked one of the hig.h spots in history of the Methodist chrvch in Plattsmouth with the culmina tion of an intensive drive to remove the church indebtedness. Bishop W. C. Martin was a guest; Lev. James C. Lowson. the pastor and Dr. C. B. Hankins. District Sup erintendent. TEN YEARS AGO The Powder Puff Beauty Shop on souh Sixth street, operated by Mrs. A. S. Ghrist installed one of the latest type permanent wave machines the Triplex "A" . . . Ken neth Armstrong, Robert Hall, Herbert Minor and Stuart Porter attended the Boy Scout camp at Camp Wilson, in the Nema ha area . . . Ralph Petring accompanied a party of five young men to attend the Y. M. C. A. camp at Camp Sheldon. Columbus. The group comprised Robert Mann, Parm ele Dovey, Donald Bushnell, James Begley and Maynard McCleary. Mr. Petring acted in the capacity of leader of the camp . . The month of June was one of the busiest in the marriage license line, according to Judge A. H. Duxbury, 21 couples seeking the permission to say "I Do." DAM CUPtD OF WESTCRN EUROPP WSIBWRM (itopyright, 1949, By the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: SOVIET INVASION OF IRAN MAY BE NEXT; ACHESON'S ARGUMENT RE KOREA FIN ALLY TIPPED SCALES; JOHN SON WON OUT RE FORMOSA. WASHINGTON : What has worried military chiefs in considering their Korean strategy is that the Soviet will next make a pass at a defenseless but vital country on the other side of Asia Iran. For if the men in the Kremlin face a set back in Korea, they are likely to save face in some other area. And the most important and easiest country for them to penetrate is oil-rich, revolt-ready Iran. Capture of Iran would put Russian forces on the Gulf of Persia overlooking the In dian Ocean and menacing both the ship ping lanes to Suez and the priceless oil of Arabia. Here are the inside facts about Iran well known to Moscow which make U. S. Military Chiefs worry. After the Shah of Iran returned from the U. S. A., it was expected he would receive large shipments of American tanks, artil lery, etc. However, Gen. Vernon Evans, LT. S. military adviser in Iran, advised against this. He warned that corruption, incipient revolt and inefficiency were such inside the Irutfian army ; that U. S. tanks and equip ment might fall into Communist hands and be used against'us. He also recommended that Iran drastic ally reorganize its army, that it had too main- generals, not enough privates, that many high ranking officers were so fat they could not ran 100 yards, let alone stay in the field for weeks. AMBASSADOR SAYS NO Meanwhile, the Shah bes:an to get irate against U. S. Ambas sador John Wiley for vetoin2; a biR Marshall Plan plant. Wiley was ready to O. K. a modest grant, somewhere near the $10, 000,000 figure, but not the large amount the Shah expected. As a result of this and other factors. Ambassador Wiley has pretty well worn out his wel come and is being replaced by Henry Grady. U. S. Envoy to Greece. Wiley is a good diplo mat, but you can't say - no" con sistently and continue to be pop ular. Meanwhile tne Iranian eco nomic situation is not good; the Tudeh, or pro-communi.st partv. is getting stronger, with the links between it and Russia re ported bolder. Should the Red army, perhaps disguised as Tudo troops, start a march to the gulf of Persia, the Shah's army prob ably could not hold out a week. Also it would be humanly im possible at this great distance, for U. S. military forces to inter vene. KOREA: A LINE IN THE DUST" At the crucial Blair House con ference over Korea, following the President's return from In dependence, Missouri. Secretary of State Acheson made this ar gument for armed intervention. "Our situation is about like the two barefoot boys," he said. "One keeps jabbing and pokin;1; the other until finally the sec ond one draws a line in the dust and says, "you cross that line and I'll knock your block off. "It's time we did that with Russia." Acheson concluded. TRUMAN CALLS Over cigars in the Sen f'.o cloakroom. Sen. Warren Magnu son was explaining Presiden; Truman's action on Korea. "I've played cards with the President." said the handsome Washington democrat, "and you don't dare bluff him. He'll call you every time." Remarked Undersecretary of Defense Steve Early later: "I've played cards with him too. Mr. Truman will call you all righi. But the trouble is. he usually loses." ACHESON vs. JOHNSON The unfortunate backstag? feud between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State has continued even during the tense conversations over Korea. Maim Street During the first Biair House debate over Korean intervention. Secretary Johnson abruptly brought up the question he has harped on for six months For mosa. "Korea is .iust a symbol, Mr. President," he said. "It isn't im portant. The really important place is Formosa." This got no response from either Truman or Acheson. ex cept that the President remind ed his secretary of defense that the meeting had been called to discuss Korea. Next day, however, before the second Blair House meeting. Johnson slipped in to see Tru man ahead of the others. Using General MacArthur's argument, given during Johnson's recent trip to Japan, he told the Presi dent: "The most strategic point in the Pncihc is Formosa. It was the springboard used by th" Japs to invade the Philippines, and the communists might use it for another Philippine inva sion. Cur control ol l'ormosa would completely stop a com munist invasion to the South." Johnson's argument finally had an effect on the President, for, at the meeting which fol lowed, he brought up Formosa himself. Acheson then agreed to the plan later announced by which the 7th fleet would pre vent any communist invasion of Formosa, but with Chiang Kai Shek also ceasing his bombing of the Chinese Communist main land. U. S. WAR STOCKPILES Thanks to the stockpiling pro pram, the sudden Korean inva sion did not catch the U. S. A. as empty-handed as Pearl Har bor. This time the United States has enough strategic materials in its warehouses to meet an emergency even though the stockpiling program is behind schedule: For example, we have enough manganese on hand to keep the steel mills producing full blast for two years. This would give time to import more manganese from Africa and South America. and to explore for new mangan ese sources in this country. In fact, at this moment American representatives are surveying the manganese fields along the Afri can Gold Coast. America has also kept its syn thetic rubber plants in operation, by Ralph Stein and has stucKpiied 70 per cent of the rubber needed for war. This will prevent another desperate rubber shortage, such a foiiOv, -ed Peail H '.rbor. However, the U. S. A. is still critically short of mica for elec trical equipment and abaca for navy ropes. Under stimulus from Congress, however, the muni tions board has stepped up its stockpiling program and is rush ing to complete its goals. TH PLA i TSmuli Trri, nitBKAsKM, otirii-wttiUf uuuknai AGE FOUR " Monday, July 3. 1950 14 V. Jirrfl Legislative Sidelines by BERNIE CAMP Information Director Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation (Legislative Sidelines is made available to your local news paper by the Nebraska Farm Bu reau as a public service. Opin ions expressed are not neces sarily those of this newspaper). App.-ssiMfcn Works W?ndsrs Q. M. WILES, New York City, told me a stnry the other clay aoout his sister who unwittingly used the most valuable technique in accomplishing her r.im. No doubt von. too, have un wittingly used just the right method in persuading someone to do what you want dor.e. Often, intuition or instinct prompts the right method. - - AT HOME HES A PlSH-dOCKEY WITH ABUi ' ' : y WITH AN AUTO ANP i ' YYATCH TH TURN J s .:". .'.: , 1,-sy-y.-:.: : . vx : 1 " v , THE FARM SURPLUS PROBLEM One of the most respected and best qualified U. S. Senate spokesman on farm problems struck hard recently at the pub lic impression that the nation is confronted with huge and un manageable stocks of deterior ating farm commodities. Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexi co) termed such conception lalse. He said, "Agriculture is just now finding itself in the position that many other war-similated industries found themselves in at the end of hostilities four years ago. The government spent billions of dollars liquidating war contracts with industry. Is there anything scandalous about spending some funds a very much smaller amount to help agricultuz-e adjust to the post war basis?" The country's so-called agri cultural surpluses are not nearly so large as the public apparently thinks they are, he added. '"The stocks we now have are nothing to be alarmed about," the Senator declared. "They may prove to be a real blpssinp. don production is getting off to a j slow start this year. The Depart- ; ?;l as'; the winter wheat crop fell 12i I million bushels from December I Miss Wiles i. c-i the Fla'f of the fine arts de partment of the Univcrsitv of Clvcoo A -non" h-r duties is that of staging exhibits. But she doesn't always find exactly wi-.at she wants for h r exhib its, nor can she always persuade the owner to lot her have the art she wants whn she doe- fii d it This was Ihe case tliU vp-i- !- wanted to build her exhibit aroun.l thr-c unusual pieces of sculpture. The universi ty owned copies of all three of these pieces, but a copy isn't the same l!iii:g ,ns an original j;n J it would lend ever s n-th portance to the exhibit to disphsv cvigim ls. Carnegie more im- The scuiptor is an elderly man, and no doubt over the cmne of years had not found it wise to let his originals be on exhibit" Or so it would seem, for he didn't take kindlv to the rcou-- t cjiJ1' Wllcf has that all-important "trait. pereVcrance. wvfn 'n td ? fc '"-".e .tho aifct 111 P-so". so she went all fr t? r ;,and arnvn- thcrc ir.ada an appointment with th uitist. before the interview, she was shown through the ar'J t's mentfv-tU'f thUl!cd b'Vvhat she Finally Same the mo- ment for her fivc-nunute interview. live mhiutes? Why. Unit interview lasted two -she v. anted were loaned to her, imd the eriist 1 self appeared on opening c!ay with three of Ms friends. Mav bc iu:it wasn t a tr.umph for Miss Wiles! ihf W!Iatf.had S dono? Shc h3d evidenced gemun- irtcr-t m that artist s work: sne had boon a go-d hnCr-r w M rftirao,v hint i .,n. t , . J- -u nnci cn- . i--'o.u ms work, t hat w.-,. oiLUciuoa v.orKs wonder.- w: mirre. And that Ebeler apartment home have been plastered and will soon be ready for occupancy. and Mrs. Berne A. Rich , John and Nancy, ar from Los Anseles. Wed nesday afternoon. They were on their way to Detroit where Mrs to April, and another 74 billion j Richardson's mother is ill. They children. Mrs. Bornemeier is th. lormcr Betty Brass. Miss Lilian Muenchau drov fo Eagle Tnursclay evening tak- io's ,u,i iier lier mother, Mrs. i-ycna .vlucnchau, Mrs. Earns t and Mrs Cora oi-h(.i; die Baker arrived from Mr- Snrl I visited in the homes of Air. it fell, the wheat, mrrv-over he- l1!1'3- VuaIey Lcavitt gan to look less like a liability ITn-1,1"- iI' and morp lik nn asset " lcnU!I Geroehng. ail'. Mi Emily Gon.iles. Mr. and Mrs. Pivoon and more like an asset." t:lomu""' fix cora . He asserted that the surpluses juufs of Douglas also ' Visited in the three major commodities. . with them here. They drov- on wheat, corn and cotton are not . th-ir v v Thursday aft'rocr alarming, explaining: j The Karry Gallagher lamilv ''Our present supply of corn : are living in a traik r home in exceeds normal supply by only. south part of town at present, enough to last cur population 07 j They formerly lived in th.p Mrs. days. Our cotton supply exceed-? ' Fellows house some y. :irs ,:ieo. normal only enough to meet ! Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elliott and domestic and export needs for ' Huih and Mr. and Mrs. Ciarence 93 days. Our wheat stocks are i Ohm attended the .shower party about normal by oniv enough I at Alvo that was giver, for Mr. and Mrs. ucn tliioit on Thurs day ewnhig. at the Methodist ciiuivh ;asi. merit . M. and Mrs. George Ivloomey calltd 'U. the hospitals Thurs- rrarei'erj 5ofef 5errn ",--. . , rri.. , u'u'- en ii.-ur.-uay evening tor a visit with Mrs. Emily Gonzales and other relatives. Tile Leader-Echo lor rh.-v. arc! J. the engagement ing marriage of xiei'.y Jean Maui announce. E. Fm-v wvddins land. i Ne-. will r V be mu neir uaufjhter. John to or; at City. Lon: Beverly Schliciitemeier Ft-rguscn. Mo., is here for Tne Is- Oi her VLSI j Airs. witn her grane- to meet the needs for 112 elays. "In the case of these commod ities, the supplies we nave today should be viewed as reserves rather than surpluses." The Senator blamed the trov-! ?: a-rnoon on several pat- lciiLS. iney were pieaseel to lmd Keber. giu.st.5 arrived at tl and Mrs. GeVl fcumme mother A few home of A Cements cn Tuesday even inn honor of their 33rd wedding aU niversary. Mr. and Airs. Ted Sehroed' ! and family were recent c-nes: Mr thf ernment price support opera tions on potatoes and eggs for much of the distortion oi the He c ue v. k.' o i i j;iuyiv 1110 van j uv i o T -,!- .Mrs. Walter Hall had re turned to her home. Aliss Anna McFall is much better at. this Hall, who formerly general surplus picture, called both problems carrv- from the war period when high re production was vital. " i",,0'r U1UU' ' I ana later enterea marine service "The surplus of dried eggs Y.t San Diego. Calif., is on fur mow held by the government i j loueh and has been a recent could have been avoided if Con- visitor here and at his home in gress had enacted legislation to j Lincoln. permit a reduction m the sup-: v.oik is well started cn the oi incur mother ana sister. rvuehn and Alice. They aiv from Des Moines. At the Kenneth West famiiv heme Tuesday evening a fam ily dinner celebrating "the June birthdays was enjoyed. Recent guests of Mr. and Airs. Robb and Airs. Tyson were Mrs. John Robb and children of In dianapolis, and Air. and Airs Floyd Tyson of Eaton. Colorado. The Emmet i Cook family at tended a famiiv celebration Li -3E1J3'3?3 w i r i Li cr k hi i&z orFi warr w.. r- t. 2 -.'t H kJ "r4 ri i -j 1. 1?-. Ktr&ritthK r sift -a l w p.O YOU SAVE rs.usic lc:-?or.s port price of eggs two years i new building that is to house near Greenwood cn Sunday ago," Senator Andersen insisted! the Friendly Variety store. which was a 30th anniversary He continued, saying that had j Mr. and Airs. David Borne- ! dinner for Air. and Airs. McGiil he stand of the National Farm jmcier of Lincoln are the parents ; at, the home of their daughter. Bureau poultry committee and j of a son born at Bryan hospital j Mrs. Landon who is a niece of other poultry industry groups June 23. They now have two Airs. Cook. been followed many oi tne egg j surplus difficulties would have j been avoided, Low grade potatoes, he ex- i plained, accounted for more i than 80 percent of the surplus j m mat commodity, unprece dented potato yields (jumping from an acre vie'.d of 155 bushels in 1945 to 211 bushels in 1949) even when the acreage planted was the smallest since 1878 help ed to boost surpluses. "You can't charge that to a farm program," he observed. Senator Anderson refuted the impression that much of the four billion dollars in Commod ity Credit Corporation funds is invested in deteriorating com modities. He pointed out that almost three billion of the sum is invested in three storable commodities corn, wheat and cotton. The remaining one bil lion is also largely invested in storable commodities or in com modities that can be converted to storable form. In conclusion, the New Alexi co Senator said: "When issues are controversial and the going is tough, members of Congress need the help of constructive farm organizations, which are equipped to develop sound re commendations through demo cratic processes, and to furnish the factual information which is so necessary to both the Con gress and public understanding. "Farmers working within the framework of their own organi zations can make many of the compromises and make them better than will be the case if they have to be made on the floors of Congress." flmiowd !rv Gratw Plybon Margaret and Virginia Cam eron of Greenwood visited their father here two days last week. John P. Alockenhaupt of Om aha was an afternoon visitor of M. S. Briggs on Thursday. The two new rooms at the UP fur Jar.ie's ar.d benrudiie 'iVm the money for an eld car he can tak-2 apart a;id put together caie.V And do you listen sympath etically to Janic's missed notes on the piae.o cr screechy tones on the violin, but scold Tom for greasy finger prints on door knobs ar.d the biack-rimrr.cd wash basin after t. bout of tinkering with his car? What are we gctiirj at? Simply that Tom's mechanical aptitude is as deserving 61 your support as his sister's yearn ings to become a musician. In our present civilization, the technician and the skilled me chanic make our complicated living: possible. So instead of trying to turn such a talcr.t into a professional or scholarly sroove, it should be developed from childhood. For mechani cally minded children, like those wl?o are musical or are Rifted in painting- or writing, lay the foundation of their in terests and training: at home. How do you recognize a median .cf.l turn to your child's mind? He will want to build and take apart ar.d put together. If he is given construction toys, simple at first ana more elaborate later on, much of this need wiLJ.be -met. If ho lacks play materials that satisfy his curiosity about what makes the wheels go round, watch out for the family clock, or you? toaster or vacuum cleaner! When he is old enough lo handle tools with reasonable care he shouhl have good ones not flirovy toys that fiestrjle him by breaking at a crucial moment in an experiment. And a work bench with some space of his own is a must for the in ventive young mechanic. Hav ing his own tools and a place to keep them is the only way to encourage orderliness. This is important, for if your son makes a career in mechanics he will have to be ucat a slop- 4 p.v worker doesn't rate very high in a busy plant. Another trait to encourage is the ability to accept failure as a les son in what not to do. Not all ex periments work out, but even the busts can teach valuable lessons if the child is able to rise above his disappointment. So don't bo too critical because of wasted ma terials, nor too sympathetic either. Just be interested and help the puzzled experimenter figure out why he didn't succeed this time. A good foundation in arith metic is a prerequisite for a career in mechanical engineer ing. Mathematics isn't likely to be too hard a subject for a. child with a genuine mechani cal turn, but in the course of his grade school work he may encounter a poor teacher or two. H is well to be prepared to give some help at home, cither parental or a litSc tutor ing, so there won't be weak spots in his thill with figures. Later on, when school courses in shop are available, make it your business to consult with the voca tional adviser both to insure that your child elects the most useful ones, md slso to keep him. from negk-ctiiig the cultural side of hi schooling. .rs. . ! fh fi i ' 11