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UNITED PRESS AND NWNS SERVICE SECTION TWO CASS COUNTY'S NEWSpaper The Plattsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1SS81 Published pcml-wccklv, Mnndava and Thurs days, nt 40.)-4ir. Main Str-t-t. rinttsmouth, lass ('minly, Nelirnska. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher FRANK II. SMITH Editor BERNARD A. WOOD Advertising Mgr. Helen E. Heinrich, News Editor v tieM. ssocaron SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year In Cass and adeeming counties, $4.00 per year eisewhe fn advance, by mail outside the city of iPlattsmouth. By carrier in Platts moutii, 15 cents for two weeks. .'ntrd at the Poptr.ff ice at Plattsmouth, raska as feennd luss mail matter in ae cr.nlanie with the Act of Congress of March 3. 1T9. EDITORIALS AIRPLANE TROUBLE IN KOREA AN ASSOCIATED Press dispatch from Tokyo reports that the commander of Americans in South Korea has asked cor respondents "to help me pray for fair veather," so that the air force could deal heavier blows to the lengthening Red sup ply columns. Behind this story is the explanation of what is now taking place in South Korea. America air power has been unable to destroy North Korean tanks and to blast the communication lines of the invaders. This is due partly to the weather, which is admittedly bad, and also to the fact that American planes in Japan were not suited for the job in South Korea. To remedy the situation, the president recently ordered a marine battle force and its supporting air squadrons to South Korea. The air force has announced that it is dispatching F-51 Mustang fighter 4'lanes to replace the speedv. hieh-altitude F-80's. The explanation is that the F-30"? have proved unsuitable for the support of ground troops because of their limited combat range, about 500 miles. Taking off from Japan, these planes carry insuf ficient fuel to make the trip to South Ko rea and do much "hunting" and return safely to their bases. It should not be overlooked, however, that naval air. units, from American and British carriers, are attacking air installa tions along the coast with rockets, bombs and incendiary projectiles. The situation will improve, no doubt, when the aerial reinforcements go into action. It would improve much quicker, no doubt, if the weather clears. In the meantime, the small contingent of Ameri can forces in South Korea will face over whelming odds, including tanks, which, according to press reports, seem to resist the fire of our bazookas. The use of tanks by the North Koreans has been a major factor in the rapid and well-planned offensive of the invaders. We call attention to these develop ments,' not in a spirit of pessimism, but in order for Americans to understand the nature and extent of the conflict in South Korea. It will not be won easily. The bat tle may be much longer than any of us now may suspect. How long it will con tinue depends entirely upon how quick the United States gets sufficient men and weapons into the area and whether the Soviet Union attempts to bolster the North Koreans with supplies or reinforcements. 'BEGET POLITICAL RABIES ONE OF the interesting phenomena con nected with American political life is the psychological state that develops among our people during a political cam paign. You can go into any community in the United States during a non-political period and express almost any opinion without incurring the wrath -of those who disa gree with you. Once a political campaign unfolds, however, and the respective candi dates take their positions on any issue, the expression of opinion on even an abstract subject becomes fraught with peril. Men and women, after taking partisan . sides in political contests, lose their sense of perspective entirely. They forget the rule of reason and the proper function of the intellect. They respond to emotional appeals, to demagoguery and every politi cal trick that can be staged by one side or the other. Some' day, in the far distant future, it may be possible for the electorate to pass judgment upon public issues calmly, sanely and reasonably. At the present stage of development, however, popular govern ment, as practiced in the United States, de velops the mass weakness of the popula tion. Consequently, the voters often elect of- Furse's Fresh Flashes If you must borrow, do it from a pessi mist he doesn't expect to get the money back, anvwav. M M It's no wonder the underworld is so rotten when you consider the kind of im portant citizens it pals around with. A new novel is described by the critics as being sincere, refreshing and clean. The author went bankrupt. - Many political speakers who makf addresses over the radio should be taken off the ether and put under it. We have reached that peak of civili zation where this generation is paying off debts of the last generation by issuing bonds for the next generation to pav. During a political campaign we call for men of vision. After they are elected we call them visionaries. It was a great let down for a local business man. His wife presented him with a baby girl the other day and he's had a "Boy Wanted" sign in his window for a month. The only reason a local sot can account for his habitual drunkenness is his ha bitual thirst. -c The man who borrows his neighbor's copy of The Journal knows a good thing when he gets a chance to read it. JIG-SAW PUZZLE HEADACHE THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, July 20. 1950 ' PAGE ONE ficials entirely unsuited to particular of fices. Bad as this is, it is the price of de mocracy today and far better than sur rendering the right of the people to gov ern themselves, even if they do the job badly. DOWN MEMORY LANE I A YEARS AGO . . . 1U Work was started -on the new locker system on the lots west of the Plattsmouth Creamery, with Roy Taylor and his force in charge of the construction . . . School project for erection of new Central grade school given the "go signal" with a S58. 559 government grant added to the $40. 762 contributed by District No. 1. Work was to begin with approval of final draft of architect's plans by the Lincoln WPA office ... A large dancing party at Mur ray honored the anniversaries of Mrs. Henry Hild and Mrs. Robert Vallery . . . County Treasurer and Mrs. John E. Turner and daughter, Dorothy Jean, were vaca tioning in the Ozarks . . . The intense heat of the past several days caused the buck ling of the paving on highway No. 75 be tween this city and Nebraska City . . . Survey of unemployment compensation payments for May showed less paid out than in April due to improved employment conditions. OA YEARS AGO . . . LaXJ Wheat yield for the county promised to be very heavy with estimates that the harvest would show from 5 to 10 bushels more per acre than anticipated earlier . . . Force of workmen from the city street department began work of dismantling the baseball park just east of the Burlington railroad tracks on the Missouri river bot tom land, removing a familiar recreation landmark . . . George Stander home north west of the city was destroyed by fire of unknown origin with a loss of $10,000 . . . 1930 set a new record for continuous heat spell with temperature soaring to 105 in the shade to tie a previous hot record of the year ... A group of army officers were making survey of Missouri river channel for proposed work in creating a six foot channel from Kansas City north to Sioux City . . . Henry Woster and Robert Wurl started on a hiking trip through the state of Iowa with Illinois as their goal. (Copyright, 1949, By the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: MacARTHUR'S PRESS CENSOR SHIP IS NOT NEW; TRUMAN ABANDONS WHISTLE-STOP CAM PAIGN PLANS; RUSSIA'S NAVY MUCH BIGGER THAN WE KNEW. WASHINGTON General MacAr thur's banning of newspapermen from Korea emphasized what the American public probably has not realized namely that there has been virtual censorship over American newsmen in Japan for some time. Unlike news out of Germany, which has not been censored, MacArthur has constantly rowed with American newsmen over their right to report what was going on in his area. One of the men who was at first barred from the Korean front last week, Tom Lambert of the Associated Press, previ- I THBAraWFashingtos ously had signed a Ions protest to the American society of news paper editors complaining of MacArthur's censorship. Others sisnins; the report included rep resentatives of the New York Times. National Broadcasting Company. Time and Life maga zines. They pointed out. among other things, that a newsman "who had written stories which occu pation officials considered cri-i-cal . . . had his home raided bv the army's CID and that he the correspondent was subjected to interrogation and threats." They also pointed out that whereas "the government sec tion (of the-occupation forces', actively encouraged correspon dents to expose misappropria tions of Japanese military sup plies. G-l and G-2. which hud classified information relating to the matter, took exception to the resulting stories and efforts of reprisal were taken against at least one correspondent." "Stories on the purge." the censorship protest continued, "including many facts supplied by G-2, caused their authors to be branded personally by Gen eral MacArthur as among the 'most dangerous men in Japan.' " Observers are now wondering whether MacArthur's censorship may not have caused not only the American public but per haps the general himself to get the wrong view of what was happening in Japan and Korea. It was following MacArthur's as surance that he could "guaran tee" success that President Tru man made his fateful Korean decision. Obviously. MacArthur himself was not fully informed at the time he said this. CAPITAL NEWS CAPSULES No More Politicking Presi dent Truman has now junked plans for a whistle-stop cam paign this fall. He was sched uled to go to California, stop pine to help various Democratic candidates en route, but the war crisis has changed everything. The president will now stay close to Washington, will make almost no trips unless the war situa tion vastly improves. War Powers Senators Tait and Bridges have made inde pendent surveys to see exactly what war powers the White House has left. These surveys indicate that Truman still has the power to allocate scarce raw materials, such as rubber and steel; so Republicans plan to go over Truman's request for war powers with a fine-tooth comb. They will grant him more pow ers, but only after considerable debate and a lot of nagging. Hidden Russian Navy It is now - learned that Russia has a much larger navy than we ever suspected. The surface ships have been hidden in the Black Sea. while the subs are chiefly in the South Pacific and Baltic. The thing that worries U. S. war chiefs most is that a Russian sub might sink an American troop ship which would be another sinking of the Maine and mean world war. Truman's Public Relations White House advisers admit pri vately that the president's pub lic relations are extremely bad. Some people blame this on Press Secretary Charlie Ross, but those in the know realize that it is chiefly the president himself. Even after being carefully coached, he is apt to make off-the-cuff statements which have unfortunate reverbera t i o n s . When he announced the Korean decision, Truman missed a great opportunity to go before the pub lic with a fireside chat explain ing the real issues. His failure to do this has led to mediocre morale on the home front and growing isolation in some quar ters. He is, now trying to make up for this' omission. TAKE PROFITS OUT OF AVAR Long before the president'.; message to congress, farsighted Senator Lester Hunt of Wyo ming had helped draft 56 emer gency laws providing for every Veterans' Cotanm By RICHARD C. PECK Cass County Veterans' Service Officer INSURANCE PART II You should think of life in surance in terms of "income" not of "face amount". In sel ecting a permanent NSLI plan, and determining the amount to convert, you should take into consideration every other avail able asset, including private in surance, social security, death pension or compensation, retire ment pay. savings bonds, and other investments. One face is all-important and must be recognized; Income, or its equivalent in food, . clothing, and shelter, must be avail able for every ' one. Conse luently. when a 4 man dies, be- yiX'Hf )r retires. his i earned income rs ; nust somehow 1 -Q J l e . r e placed. " . . 1 Aside from Kicnara c "ecearning a cur rent livelihood, our most im portant financial job, therefore, is to create and maintain a plan which will provide such income. The source of this income is immaterial, provided it is de pendable. Our every available asset should be considered. First, it is necessary to deter mine how much monthly in- : come your dependents will need. ' and for how long; and. second. : how much income your other assets will provide. You then, but not untli then, can deter mine accurately how much life ' insurance you need, and what kind in order to complete your plan. Since it requires $60,000 i invested at 3rc to produce an j income of $150 per month, with lout depleting principal, and i since $10,000. used at the rate : of $150 per month, will last less than seven years, it is obvious that life insurance must be the mainstay of such a plan for the i average person. In the vast maioritv of cases, even $10 000 of NSLI is not nearly enough. Moreover, since most veterans cannot afford $10,000 of 20-pay-ment or 30-payment Life, or Endowment, it is equally obvious that Ordinary Life is generally the best all-purpose permanent NSLI plan. (Next week why Ordinary Life is the best plani IN MEMORIAM: The veterans of Nebraska and of the nation have lost a great friend in the death of Elmer Webb. His ; record of untiring service to j others is a living monument to his memory. We - shall never forget. type of control conceivable. These were drafted by a sub committee under Senator Hunt, and were to be rushed through congress at the drop of the first Russian bomb. Despite this network of war controls, however, nothing has been done about the basic prob lem of taking the profits out of war. For years, wise old Bernard Baruch has been urging the con trol of war profits. If you con script men's lives. Baruch has argued, you must also conscriot such less valuable commodities j as factories, raw materials, and profits. However, congress did notact prior to World War II. and so far there is no proposed la.v ready for the statute books which would conscript profits in case of World War III. 1 During World War II. most of the nation's big corporations rolled up terrific profits, even after deducting the excess-profits tax. However. Bernie Ba ruch's sage advice still is being spurned. Senator Hunt's committee is also considering how to replace congress in case it should be wiped out bv a surprise atomic blast. The constitution gives state governors the right to appoint U. S. senators to fill unexpired terms. However, there is no legal way to replace congressmen be fore their terms expire, except by special elections. In an emer gency, however, the government may not have time to wait for such elections. Legislation for special elections is not yet on the books, though some senators have urged that it be passed and kept on legis lative ice. The idea would be to stockpile legislation much the same a& strategic materials are stockpiled to save time in case of sudden emergency. However Stuart Symington. the new NSRB chairman in charge of mobilization planning, is against this idea. He would stockpile the plans, rather than the actual legislation. Then congress could make last-minute changes and keep the legistetion up to date before passing. Note Symington is one of the few who vigorously favor Ba ruch's proposal that profits in industry be conscripted as well as men's lives. THE UNDECLARED WAR in Korea is likely to keep congress n session longer than the proposed date for adjournment set at August I. As a result of the Korean ques tion, despite some critical state ments by Sen. Pvobert A. Taft of Ohio and Sen. Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska, the senate acted as a unit in passing the draft act, in much stiffer form than seemed pos sible several weeks ago by unani anous vote, and also the military assistance bill, which contained a lC-million-dollar authorization for arms shipments to Korea and the Philippines, by unanimous vote. The house recorded only four "nays" against the draft bill. On top of this, the house bill . calling for a billion-dollar slash in excise taxes and a roughly corresponding boost in corpora tion levies, sailed through that body by a vote of 375 to 14 and the senate is expected to adopt the measure without much de bate. y - Sen. Millard Tydings of Maryland called a halt to the much-discussed loyalty probe investigating charges by Sen. Joseph McCarthy of com munism in the state department. Senator Tydings said his commit tee would issue an interim rcpurt. but he did not rule out a reopen::: of the hearings. . . . In debate on the Korean sit uation. Senator Taft declared that it had been brought about partly by "the bungling and in consistent foreign policy of the administration" and that the President's decision to defend south Korea was a "direct re pudiation of the policies of Sec retary Acheson." As a conse quence, he demanded that Ach eson resign and "turn the state department ever to someone who can better administer ilw program to which he still is possibly be violently epposed." Senator Taft also declared that the President's order is an about face on the administration's policy of opposing aid for Formosa which aged 445 pounds of butterfat and 12.217 pounds of milk in 299 days on 2 and 3 milkings daily; and Milton Bletscher, Falls City 11 cows averaged 4C7 pounds of butterfat and 10.639 pounds of milk in 300 days on 2 rrilkings daily. was recently debated in the sen ate. As a matter of record, however, it was pointed out by observer that in withdrawing all American troops from Korea, the United States government was merely keeping its word with the Koreans, to the effect that after the South Korean republic was set up upon a national plebescite of the people of that country, the U.S. army was withdrawn as per commitments made at the Potsdam conference. It was pointed out that Russia had failed in its agreement made at Potsdam. It was also pointed out that in his much-discussed foreign policy speech made recently at the National Press club. Secretary Acheson pointed out that one oi the most binding moral commit ments of this government was sup port of the South Korean govern- -men. With reference to the For mosan affair, these observers point out that the President's directive to the seventh fleet bears no resemblance to the recent bill for Formosan aid which was supported by Sen ator Taft, Senator Knowland of California and others. That bill provided for money and arms for the Nationalist gov ernment to do battle against the Communist forces on the Chinese mainland. The Truman directive, however, Jr clares that the U.S. fleet will protect Formosa from attack from the Chinese Communists and at the same time bars the Nation alists from making war upon the mainland. In other words, it de mobilizes the Nationalist Chinese from making war and at the same time protects Formosa from out side aggression, which is not a reversal of U S. policy. During this 81st congress sev eral bills have been offered for aid to Korea with the following re sults. In the third deficiency ap propriation bill in 1949. $30 million was included for Korea to be spent by the President between July T, 1949," and October 15,T1949. However the senate did not com plete action on the measure until October 6. 1948. which made the hill almost insf f"tiv BAGWOKMS NOW APPEARING LINCOLN Bagworms are be ginning to appear and now is the time to control them ac cording to Extension Entomolo gist Jack W Lomax of the Uni versity of Nebraska. The bog worms damage junipers, red cedars and sometimes injure other evergreens. They can be controlled with a toxaphene spray two table spoons per gallon of water. CALF SHOW DATE SET OMAHA The annual Omaha feeder calf show has been set for October 19 and 20 at the Union Stockyards. The feeder event of 1950 is open to all producer-owners. Twenty head or more, steer or heifer calves, will constitute an entry. There is no limit to the number of entries by an individual. Two prominent livestock au thorities wil judge. They are Extensoin Animal Husbandman K. C. Fouts of the University of Nebraska and P. S. Shearer, head of the animal husbandry department at Iowa State College. CORRECT ADDRESSES WANTED Real Admiral J. Cary Jones, USN, Commandant of the Ninth Naval District today called on inidwestern Naval Reservists whose correct present addresses are not on file at his headquar ters to advise him at once of the addresses at which they are now living. There are about 68 000 Naval Reserve officers and 158.000 en listed men and women now in inactive duty and living in the 13 states of the Ninth Naval District. Many of these have moved since they were last on active duty and 'have failed to notify the Navy of ' their new addresses. The address desired for re cord purposes is not necessarily the Reservist's permanent home but should show where he now resides. NEBRASKA COWS COMPLETE PRODUCTION TESTING LINCOLN-Two Holstein herds in Nebraska have recently com pleted a year of production test ing in the official Herd Im provement Registry program of The Holstein-Friesian Associa tion of America. These are: University of Ne braska, Lincoln 17 cows aver- The richest tungsten field in the North American continent is in North Carolina. 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