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' Tb Plattsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 18S1 Published pemi-weekl'y, Mondays and .Thur days. at 409-411 Main Street, Plattsmonthi Cass County. Nebraska, RONALD R. FURSE . FRANK H. SMITH .. BERNARD A. WOOD . .. Publisher .....Editor .Advertising Mgr. Kelen E. Heinrich, News Editor t 'assocnron M 0 SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year in Cass and adjoining counties, $4.00 per year lsewhere, in advance, by mail outside the city of Plattsmouth. By carrier In Platts mouth, 15 cents for two weeks. Entered at the Postc'flce at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second tlps mail matter in ac cordance with the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world. Lord Chesterfield as EDITORIALS TAX INCREASES ARE CERTAIN TAX increases will be necessary to meet the Korean situation but this will be a small matter compared with the amount of taxes to put the nation on a permanent ready-for-war basis. There will be much pressure applied to the members of congress by interested groups in an effort to get the 'tax levied "against somebody else." Many Ameri cans, thoroughly patriotic and loyal, will do their best to dodge any part of the load, necessary for the defense of this country. In this connection, the congress should not hesitate to apply rather severe levies against profits arising out of war and our preparation for war. It is unconscionable to permit war industries to make exorbi tant profits while American men are 'giving their lives on the battlefields. In our previous wars, there have been individuals and corporations lustily en gaged in "business as usual." Their prof its have not been reached by the govern ment, with the result that practically eVery community has a group of business men who have rnade enormous profits out of the prosecution of wars. Already, there are indications that the riation will be forced to pay higher "prices by those taking advantage of war psychol ogy and that the government itself, in pur chasing arms, equipment and supplies for its fighting men, will be forced to pay prices that include extraordinary profits for business concerns. We do not know whether effective ac tion can be taken to control the war profi teers, or not, but we certainly think that the congress and the government, acting together and With real determination, might be able to prevent the nation frorn being mulcted in connection with its de fense and war expenditures. CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TO BLAME THE congress of the United States, which reduced taxes after World War II and permitted the economies in the defense pro gram, is now trying to catch up by voting money as quickly as the president asks 'for it for the implementation of our foreign policy. President Truman recentlv asked an additional $4,000,000,000 to be spent in arming the nations resisting communism. This is in addition to the $1,222,500,000 recently authdrized to carry the arms as sistance program through its second year. Moreover $2,850,'000,000 is -on the way to carry out the Marshal Plan for the eco nomic recovery of Western Europe. The American people, of cours'e, sup port the action of the present congress in . appropriating money to strengthen the military services of this country. Certainly, the people approve of the arms assistance program and the Marshall aid program. Nevertheless, we should not lose sight of the fact that 'our 'present plight is due, in part, to the economy-minded action 'of past congresses and to the desire to reduce taxes. The president, and his administration, represented by Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, cannot escape a considerable part of the blame for the situation In which the nation finds itself. Time and again, ee-ngress has Voted funds for our milrtary program, only to find that its action ran counter to the president's program and was, in essential purposes, Vetoed by the thief executive,'-.' . , v ;.. , -.. y...;;.; The? nation,' including' all'f-'tis,;; must j realize that' the time to prepare for war is before .'it"' occurs, ""This, country ..cannot afford the luxury 6f entering into ariother war without the 'necessary trained person nel and an adequate supply of weapons, equipment and paraphernalia of battle. Until vc are. reasonably -assured 'of world peace, or at least until peace does not de- Furse?s Fresh Flashes Money and a careless disregard for truth explains a lot of propaganda. Who remembers when the advent of the public school system was denounced as a step toward socialism? It's about time somebody started using those flying saucers claimed to have been seen oVer the country. On second thought, we could add the cups and start throwing them at the Koreans. No wonder the average person around this part of the country has to use his head. Most of us are always up to our neck in something. Can VOu remember when the merchant always threw in a necktie, a belt or a cap with each new suit? Those Ute Indians out in Utah who we're, recently awarded over a quarter bil lion 'dollars for land taken away from them naif century, ago are dancing with joy. Indians have been scared silly everywhere for the past 20 years that the Creat White Father Was going to give the country back to therh. A Plattsmouth ,1'a'dy boasted to us the other 'day that she had her husband eating out Of her hand. She's that type it saves her a lot of dishwashing. Flipper Fanny, our dainty little contour twister, says its romantic to be a rich man's first love but a lot safer to be his last. THE AMERICAN WAY A y 'f 1 "V -. - . '7 ?, 1 V 2. 'A 11 t V i ?i -J pend upon the decision of a small group of men, total preparedness in times of peace will save dollars and lives in time of war. REDS "BEAT HELL OUT OF US" A CANDID description of a battle, given by an officer of the U. S. 24th Division, says that the "Northern Korean Commu nist troops 'beat hell out of us.' " This is the frank comment of a man who has been fighting against overwhelm ing 'enemy forces. It is about time that the American 'pedple catch 'on to what our fighting men have been enduring in the Korean campaign. There is no use being misled by optimistic reports of reinforce ments going to the front or of stories that report the heavy losses of the enemy. American forces in Korea, rushed into a battle for which they were unprepared and unsupplied, have taken a terrific lac ing. Nothing but the courage of fighting men has enabled them to withstand the overwhelming attacks of the enemy. Con sequently, so that we will appreciate the sacrifice and courage of our men, in battle against great Odds, it is well for the people at home to know the truth of what goes on in the battle zone. "DOWN MEMORY LANE A YEARS AGO . . . 1U County Superintendent Lora Lloyd Kieck was arranging to hold the Cass Coun ty Teachers' Institute on August 31st at the court house . . . Two new Boy Scout Troops were registered here, with Meth odist church sponsors' of one, with L. J. Hutchinson, chairman, J. Howard Davis and Thornton Baker, members; Charles Walden, scoutmaster, and Franklin Enearl, assistant; Catholic church sponsor of the second group with Dr. L. S. Pucelik, chair man, Eddie Gradoville, Walter H. Smith. Wm. Woolcott, F. I. Rea, I. C. Kocian and Ted, Swoboda, members. Scoutmaster Dr. W.. V. Ryan, with Pete Ptak and Louis Svo boda, assistants . . . Louisville was holding their Harvest Days celebration to help cele brate the "face lifting" of their Main street . . . Members of the Plattsmouth Garden 'Club attended the "herb tea" at Hanscom Park pavillion in Omaha. 4A years ago . . . A" F. R. Boynton of Lakeville, Minne sota, was selected as manager of the Farmers-Cooperative Creamery . . . Hazel and Helen "Strnble of Fremont, twins, who had been inseperable since childhood were 'elected to teach English and civics and history in the local schools . . . McMaken Transfer Company unloaded a carload of ice to be used in 'supplying the local needs '6f the I6wa-Nebraska Light and Power 0. ice plant. This was necessary due to the excessive and continued hot weather which caused an extra large 'demand for ice . . . County made a reduction in levy for 1030 for a total of 2.76 mills for the coming year on taxable property. Jay Walhin rr (Copyright, 1949, By the EeH syndicate, Inc.) JACK ANDERSON AND FRED BLUMFNTHAL SAY: . MOSCOW. iWILL USE L FRANCO QUOTES TO toOOD' ADVANTAGE; TRUMAN UNDERSTOOD SENATE i REJECTION OF FOUR NOMINEES; U. S.-RUSSIA RACE FOR ATOMIC SUBMARINE., , , (Ed. Note While. Drejv Pearson is on a brief vacation, his column will be written liv rrfpm liters if h ;i -a f f WASHINGTON The American em-1 bassy reports from Moscow that the Kremlin is delighted with the TJ. S. senate's recent deci sion to lean Dictator Franco $100,000,000. In fact, the Russians are al ready planning to use this as a new tool for ami-American propaganda. The Keels have a. Ions list of quotes from Franco's own lips, more poisonous than anything they could invent. Here are a few Franco quotes that the Communists will be flinging in our faces: 1937 (to Hitler) "Fervent wishes as the great German people advance under the glor ious emblem of the swastika. Heil Hitler." 1933 (To Hitler) 'Cordial congratulations (on annexation of the Czechs)." Remember Li dice? 1941 '"What joy to see the German bombers one day pun ishing the insolence of the sky scrapers of New York." PRIVATE ADMISSION Though President Truman was plenty miffed when the sen ate rejected four major nomina tions last week the worst sec back congress has handed him this session he admitted pri vately that hv might have voted the same way. Iruman made the concession at a "Big Four" meeting witn congressional chiefs, at which he was urged to withdraw the four nominations. These include Martin Hutchinson of Virginia for the federal trade commission and Carroll Switzer for the southern Iowa federal court. You will suffer an embarrass ing defeat if you go through with this." warned Senate Ma jority Leader Scott Lucas of Il linois. "There isn't the slight est chance of the senate con firming any of the four nomina tions. I strongly suggest that you withdraw them." Lucas pointed out it was use less to buck the -long-standing senate "tradition" of never ap proving a nominee who is ob jectionable to a senator from the same state. Hutchinson was op posed by Virginia's Sen. Harry Byrd. while Sen. Guy Gillette of Iowa objected to Switzer. "I'm sorry I can't accept your recommendation, Scott." replied Truman. "But I made those nominations and I intend to stand back of them all of them. They are good men, well Ciiiali fied for the positions to which I have named them." "That may be true, but you'll never get 'them through the sen ate," countered Lucas. The Illi noisan then reminded the presi dent that he (Truman) , had voted against Judge Floyd Rob erts of Virginia in a similar case when he was a member of the senate in 1939. Roberts also was opposed by Byrd. "Yes. I remember that." re torted Truman, without batting an eye. "And if I were in the senate now I would do the same thing." Note The other two Truman appointees, turned down by the senate, were Neil Andrews for northern Georgia federal judge and Frank Hook of Michigan for the motor carrier claims com mission. HOME-FRONT'' BLACKLIST Ail patriotic Americans are disgusted with the greedy hoard ers and profiteers who read the headlines about American boys dying in Korea, then rush to the stores to stock up on scarce goods or push up prices to cash in cn the crisis. As our part to combat this un Americanism. we wish to use this space to alert public opin ion against me-firsters. We urge decent Americans in every com munity to organize "home front" cojnmitees to campaign against local hoarders, profiteers and rent gougers. Any people who think more of their comfort than of their freedom will lose both. CAPITAL CHAFF A rookie capitol cop, eying a "suspicious" character browsing through newsrjapers in the house lounge, gruff lv inquired: "Arc you a member?" 'Yes. for about 2G years," grinned his quarry, GOP Minority Leader Joe Mar tin of Massachusetts . . . House public works committeemen may literally be addressing the "chair" (with no one in it) when the next congress convenes. Chairman William Whittington of MississipTJi. who is retiring from congress, will be succeeded by New York Democrat Charles Buckley, tabbed the "phantom congressman" by Drew Pearson, because he seldom shows up in Washington. (That's providing the Dems retain control in No vember) ". . . Freshman Repre sentative Tony Tauriello of New York deserves chief credit for lilting Britain's unfair arms em bargo on Israel . . . Tip to Sen ator Pepper of Florida: If you want the real lowdown on Sena tor Brewster's story that he hired Joseph Shimon, wire-tapping D. C. police lieutenant, to pro tect him (Brewster) from an alleged "shadow," ask Shimon's assistants on this case. Shimon never once told his confederates about a "shadow" on Brewster, " capital! NEWS Laff of the Week "OF COURSE, YOUR NO-NOX GAS SOUNDS GOOD HAVEN'T STARTED YhE tNCffNE VET." LINCOLN While it was eight per cent below 1949, the state's farm income during the first five months of 1950 leaves Ne braska "still in a favorable po sition among other states," Ru fus M. Howard, state director of agriculture, reports. Reviewing the January thru May Picture, Howard said Ne braska's cash income for the pe riod totaled $335,832,000. Live stock and livestock products ac counted for 72 per cent of the income. In 1949, Nebraska ranked tenth in cash returns from the marketing of livestock and live stock products.. Howard report ed, and 12th in cash receipts from the sale of crops. Nebraska farmers received about $(54,000,000 from cash mar ketings in May of this year, four per cent under the figure for May a year ago. "It is significant to note," Howard said, "that the Nebras ka decline of four per cent is only one-half of the national drop. Increases of $3 per hun dred in hog prices and $2.30 for cattle served to check the May decline, since livestock and live stock products were responsible for 87 per cent of the income." Nebraska's bank account stands at the highest figure it has ever reached. The monthly report issued by the state treas urer's office, showed a cash bal ance of $48,016,980. This was due, largely, to the regular semi annual payments of federal funds to the state. Uncle Sam shelled out these amounts for Nebraska during July: $846,000 for assistance; $650,000 for roads; $400,000 for the state university: $259,000 for public health; $215,000 for the, division of placement and un employment insurance; $71,000 :or vocational education; S33.00G for airports; $22,000 for the game commission; $9,000 for the board of control and $5,000 for public education. There was $18,342,701 on hand at the start of July, according 10 the report. Income during the month totaled $0,302,117, in cluding $5,754,010 in cash re ceipts and $1,048,077 in trans fers. The treasury paid out $7,125, 642 S6,711,804 in warrants and $413,838 in transfers. In addi tion, the report showed $1,834, 792 in outstanding warrants. The largest of the various gov ernment agencies warrants p?.id out during July was the $3,205. 052 for the highway department. Others included $508,793 from the institution cash fund, $380, 862 by the University of Nebras ka's operating fund and $302,7C6 by its revolving fund. They were still arguing at the capitol this week whether the primary election proved any thing so far as the battle over Gov. Val Peterson's highway pro gram is concerned. Those who say it did point to the shellacking the governor handed Douglas County Treas urer Ernest A. Adams in 'the G. O. P. contest and the poor third showing of Frank B. Morrison of McCook in the Democratic scramble. Both Adams and Mor rison campaigned against the highway program. They said the highway department did not need the money being produced by the gas tax and registration fee increases; that more effi ciency in the department would produce savings which could be used to build roads. These tvho think the vote did not forecast the outcome of the November referendum on the revenue laws, thought like Wil lard Wilson, executive secretary of the Nebraska Peteroleum In dustries, who said. "This was a very light vote and not indica tive of the mass of independent sentiment. I deeply regret the which any good cop normally would do if he was hired to pro tect a U. S. senator. Instead. Shimon ordered his aides to spend all their time tapping the wires of Howard Hughes, the TWA official then under investi gation by Brewster. ATOMIC SUBMARINE While world attention is fo cused on the TJ. S.-Russian scramble to perfect the first hy drogen bomb, the secret race to build an atomic submarine may prove to "be even mOre important. Here's the way one atomic ex pert put the problem: "This race to build the atomic powered sub is the most import ant task now confronting the democracies. If the Russians get it first, we might as well throw in the towel." He explained that "an atomic sub will be able to stay under water for days, traveling" at close to 30 miles per hour. One sub will be able to destroy a whole convoy. Since the A-sub will travel faster than surface sub chasers, it would he Virtually im possible to box it in for the kill.5 Note Atomic scientists are kighly optimistic over our prog ress in the A-sUb field. They 'are confident we're ahead of Rus sia and will stay in the lead. I" HE PLATTSMOUTH, &IBRASkA, atml-wttKLYJoUHWA Monday, August 14, 1950 MGE FOUR PALACE RADIO SERVICE Radio Reff&ir Eiig-enc Hula Jcbn EHiotl '614 1st Ave. Dial 6233 1 , uni. . . .in n.i 1 mi i'ii n. . "V"' "'.' "'"" " ( JCVs g l ' ' ilWlllJil imi, P. Carnegie tJrOWi DO VOU handle customers who come in shooting from the hip? .Well, here's how one man faced the smoke. He Is Harry, L .Stewart of Decatur, III. He had Jus? gone fo Ins office, one morning, when one of the salesmen came in with a story of woe about a Mrs. Fradkin. She was using one of the company's Ice cream cabinets, but was not sell- 4 ing enough Ice cream to pay for it; in addition, she would not make another payment on the cabinet, Just as the salesman finished his recital, lo and behold, Mrs. Fradkin herself sailed in, and under full steam, She glared at the salesman j and said that she had been badly mistreated and ! tlia? she was hot going to pay her bill and that no person from the company must ever again set his foot inside her store. She j clealt in ice cream, but her words smoked. In fact, she became 1 almost hysterical in her rage. Mr. Stewart's first reaction was to side with' the sales man and tell the woman to go to the North 5?o!e. But Second thought advised him that that was nd way to handle an irate customer, so he said in an understanding voice, "Mrs. Fradkin, I know somebody has certainly hurt your feelings, or you would not be so upset, so please tell me jvhat happened." She did. Finally, she "talked Herself" out. Mr. Stewart had flstene'd sympathetically, and there was a great deal to be said on her side. At the bottom of the matter, the salesman had gone to get some paid advertising from her; she had refused, then the salesman had tried to collect the money she owed on the cabinet. 'Clash I Fireworks. rAs Mr. Stewart talked to licr, little by little she b"ccame " calm. Finally, she said she would not have the cabinet taken out at all as she had at first declared she would and that she would then and there, on the spot, pay up all she owed. In half an hour she walked out entirely satisfied, a booster for the company S light vote and I'm hopeful of a much larger turnout in Novem ber." Nebraska's county treasurers have tied the state auditor's and treasurer's offices into knots over the law passed by the 1910 legislature , requiring foreign trucks and buses doing business in Nebraska to pay the same registration fees as residents. Many counties collected the money and dumped it into the same fund with the resident fees, then used their share to buiid and maintain roads and streets. The joker is that the law re quires that all the non-resident money must be paid to the state general fund. The legislature tacked that amendment onto the original bill to ive the state more control over the money. Many counties are plenty soi-e about it and are having to pay back the money they spent. An appeal was made to the attor ney general's office, but allr (Continued on page five) CECIL KARR ACCOUNTING Income Tax Service Bookkeeping Systems Installed Ph. C287 Donat Building Heal Estate LOANS 2 5 Percent Interest Charge Reduced for each monthly payment. Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. -t : iPffit m3 .( t y 1 rrv i IVEN HIS CHOICE of spending the summer at a sea shore camp or staying home to do odd jobs around the house, our neigh bor's son has elected to help at home. It may be hard to believe that a normal, play-loving 10-year-old would make this decision and then live up to it by being truly helpful. Eut this has been the case. However, upon closer considera tion, it's not so incredible after all. Bobby'3 family have just moved into their house. It's not a new house, nor even a particularly at tractive one now. But, the family agreed, it had possibilities. They realized that fixing up this house would take a lot of money or a great deal of effort. And since there wasn't much money, the young par ents rolled up their sleeves. But they did so with such infectious en thusiasm that Bobby didn't want to be left out. Now home improve' ment projects are a family affair. When the stairs were refin ished, Mother scrubbed, Bobby "sandpapered and DaA "applied varnish. Then everyone had a limeade aha a 3 mired the gleaming wood. TBobby thought painting fun, and puttying: a new game, nt Taking stones from the front yard and carting "them away In a bushel basket was hot, unexciting work. Still, faiher and sen labored 'cheerful ' ' rly. as Uicy talked abou the fine ' lawn they would have. Then there was the fun of going to the hardware store 'to touy the grass seed. i)id they 'wa'nt the " ; mixture which included clover? iMd Bobby thirk they should seed the terrace or plant ivy there? Being thus consulted, adding his j voice to the aduit adiniratioa of ' each finished job, sometimes sug geslmg a new project are all par of the reason this youngster doesn begrudge help around the house t irst of all he feels it is his house too. He shares its responsibilities but he also shares its satisfactions! Mothers who ask "How can get my child to help at home? may not see the true story of Bob by as an answer to their problem Eut Boooy is not an exception Children in general reflect the at titudes of their parents. Not t feigned attitudes, but the realoften! hidden behind a smile attitudes D you go about your housework with a martyred air? Perhaps you are careful not to grumble, but do vo ever stop to really admire the shin-f ing just-scoured sink instead o worrying about the porch which! Still neds sweeping? Your young ster will hardly find satisfaction inf getting his room cleaned up if youj Ui-t say. "line, but -what about the cellar?" If John has -weeded the flower bed, remember 'to -pass along to him Mrs. Blake's comment that your garden is one of the loveliest in town. , Children like a change in jobs. Voti may eVeh 'be able to escape some monotony yourself this way. A task which has be come routine 'to Vrfu cleaning ?. 5?ut r e, dish -closet, for lcy ( fcm-p'.c, inay 'be t "-' ni i 'i change from sidewalk tiwcep-M ing,for li-year-old Jane. And you Tnay find yourself x:njoyui a liUlc exercise In "the jhinshine. I)nt limit Voiir child Ho tbm raratfvcly tininVportant jcbs. He wants to be in on the major projects, too. Sometimes the method of allot Mrtg chores can naVo the. - - r aj .U nappy compliance.