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w IS. TTME PtLATTTSRvOdDUTIH JJaDMimL UNITED PRESS AND NWXS SERVICE SECTION TWO CASS COUNTY'S NEWSpaper u The Plattsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1881 , Published spmi-weeklv, Mondavi and Thurs days, at 409-41.1 Main Stret-t. 1'lattsmouth Cssh Ctmnty. Nel.rneka. " RONALD R. FURSS Publisher FRANK H. SMITH Editor .Advertising Mgr. BERNARD A. WOOD Helen E. Heinrich, News Editor LJ m A iMssocaron A It i.m hp; !i,mniimiiiin mrdu SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year In Cass and adjoining counties, $4.00 per year elsewhere, in advance, by mail outside the city ol Plattsmouth. By carrier In Platts mouth, 15 cents for two weeks. tutored ja the Postr.f f W st Plattsmouth. Nebraska as second ( li.-s inail matter in fc c-corclttm-e vith U.e Act nf Cuiigress of March 3. 179. THOUGHT FOR TODAY 11c cither fears his fate too much, or Jiii deserts arc small: That dare not put it to the t-nich to iaiu ir lose it all. .Montrose EDITORIALS LABOR'S BOYCOTT AFFECTS FOREIGN POLICY ENTHUSIASTIC longshoremen, anxious to show their disjrust of the Communist government of Russia, have boycotted the unloading1 of Russian roods. They de clined to handle shipments originating: in Soviet Russia, regardless of where they happened to be shipped from. Labor leaders make it clear that the jroods will not be unloaded, whether they arrive by ship or by plane. One union official declared : "We said we would not handle anything- Russian and we mean it." There is something to be said for the sentiment activating the longshoremen but there is also something to be said against it. If these men boycott any ship ment from any country, they take unto themselves the making of foreign policy by the United States. In principle, at least, this should be left to the state de partment, because after all. in the long run, the state department will best handle our international relations. We may presume that the government of the United States will prohibit the sale of Russian-made products in this country when such a step is deemed advisable. Pending such a ban, the individual Amer ican has the right to refuse to buy the prod uct if he, or she, does not want to purchase anything that comes from Russia. The un loading -of ships, whether they come by sea or through the air, however, is-a public service that should be maintained. It should not be subject to the decisions of a small group of workers. The importance of the principle will be clearly seen if we project the program a little bit and imagine that organized workers, in service with an industry or with the units within a state, should decline to handle products going to or coming from a particular industry or state. The exer cise of such a power by other than author ized governments is fraught with danger and should not be approved, even when exercised against a foreign countrv. -te PEOPLE BEING SOAKED SENATOR Burnet Maybank of South Carolina, complaining that some vital items are costing the armed services three times what they cost earlier this year, de clares that "only immediate passage of controls legislation will end the price spi ral." The South Carolinian began work in Julv upon the passage of a measure to halt the surge of war profiteering but has encountered numerous delays. He points out that, when prices go up unreasonably, "it's the people" who get soaked. The mounting costs of warfare make it plain as day that even the wealth of the United States will not be able to finance successive wars unless the congress is able to develop a plan to curb the greedy profi teers who fatten their bank accounts while young men die in battle. For some strange reason, business men, in too many cases, look upon the nation's belligerency as an opportunity to get rich. We repeat our suggestion of a few days ago, that it is high time that business, in cluding little operators and large corpora tions, show some patriotism by serving the eaur.e of the nation without profits. There is no reason in the world why a young man, married and with little" children, should give up his life and business be al lowed to rob the people of this nation through taking advantage of its extremity. So far as we know, no business organi zation in the nation has ever offered to turn over any part of its facilities for war Furse's Fresh Flashes Those wives who have their husbands eating out of their hands certainly save a lot of dishwashing. -K " - A very successful party was held h',-? the other night. The host tried to crawl in the grandfather clock to make a phone call. c -x A local new father says his house re minds him of a grand opera since the new baby came it's full of grand marches, arias, and loud calls for the author every night. Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the dumb can understand. We can remember when this country got big by starting things, not stopping them. Just read where a man is run over in New York every half hour. The guy must lead a hectic life. There is no special reason to worry about the habit of talking to yourself. How ever, it could become quite boring with some people. Our local judge has never tried gin and ginger ale but, he's tried a lot of people who have. We've got a smart dog at our house. When you ask him 'are you coming or aren't you;' he either comes or he doesn't. THIS WAY DIS UNITY production without profit. There have been loud-mouthed proclamations of loyalty and patriotism, with considerable bragging about converting to war production at maximum profits, but no genuine offer to serve the nation on a basis comparable to that of the man who fights the enemy. -K -c AN IGNORAMUS EDUCATION, when it takes, makes an individual receptive to new ideas. It is supposed to enable a person to distinguish between epithets and reason when considering any matter discussed. Usually, education humbles those who begin to know some of the little truth that human beings have been able to discover. When yon see an individual who is afraid of new ideas, preferring to use epi thets instead of reason and presuming to know the answers to all questions, you can be quite positive that you are viewing the actions of an ignoramus, no matter how manv words he uses. D0WN MEMORY LANE I A YEARS AGO . . . 1U Mary Helen Dill and Dr. Raymond P. Westover were crowned as queen and king of kornland, at ninth annual karnival opening on Sept. 19 . . . Mr. and Mrs. John Sattler, Jr., returned from a vacation mo toring through the states of Illinois. Iichi gan and Wisconsin . . . Martha Frances, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Carneal, was awarded third place at the baby show at the county fair with a score of 97.66 . . . Dr. C. F. Schmidtmann, former resident, was awarded a prize in the garden content for his attractive garden at his Omaha home . . . Edna Mae Petersen entered her work as a senior at Peru State Teachers' College; James Sandin and John Jacobs were members of the sophomore class. OA YEARS AGO . . . lAj Local Chamber of Commerce sent a delegation to Creston. Iowa, in observance of completion of highway No. 34 to Den ver . . . Harlan Gorder departed for Des Moines, la., following a visit with his mother, Mrs. John F. Gorder here. Har lan entered the College of Pharmacy at Des Moines to complete some special work following which he planned to return to North Platte where he was employed in a drug store there . . . The Choral Union of this city, organized a year ago to assist in production of Handel's oratorio, "The Mes siah." at Omaha, elected the following officers: Mrs. R. G. Reed, president; Mrs. E. H. Wescott, vice-president; John Svo boda, secretary-treasurer, and Miss Estelle Baird, publicity chairman . . . Edward Howard and Joe Graves were named cheer leaders for high school -athletic events. (Copyright, 1S49, By the Bell Syndicate. Inc.) TRUMAN MAKES OFF -THE -RECORD PLEA FOR TOLERANCE; SENATOR BYRD REFUSES TO ABUSE FRANKING PRIVILEGE: TRUMAN'S CONFERENCE WITH MARINE COMMANDANT NOT CORDIAL. WASHINGTON Sometimes the presi dent's off-t he-re cord remarks that never reach the naDers are his best. Those pres ent thought this was the case when Tru-j ? c rv u : X--JCLX PARTISAN man addressed the joint sessior of the AFL-CIO last week. Speaking without notes anc obviously straight from tho heart, the president made a plea lev tolerance in wartime. To a considerable extent it was a histoiicai speech. The presi dent reviewed the different ue riods of hysieria which have gripped the country the alien and sedition act in the early days of the republic, the know nothing party, and Ku Klux Klanism. He pointed out that the know nothing party had been anti- Mason and referred to the fact jthat he. himself, was -a MaerKf'11310" representative, to The Klan. he recalled, was first against the Negro: then when revived in the 1920's. against the Jew and the Catholic. These were evidences of in tolerance which did not truly represent the American people, he said, and he was absolutely confident that the good judg ment of the American people would "always win out. The president did not men tion the Mundt-Nixon bill or the McCarran bill, but it was obvious he had them in mind For he referred to congressional witch-hunters who wave the American flag while persecuting alien immigrants and tramp ling on the rights of lyal Amer icans. "This is the raw material of totalitarianism." he said. While fighting the intolerance of totalitarianism, he empha sized, we must not" take on the methods of totalitarianism. Re calling that totalitarianism re gimes had persecuted labor un ions, religious groups and fra ternal organizations, he pointed out that under the alien and se dition act. naturalized citizens hardly dared say anything in public about the government for fear of being thrown in jail, and this, he inferred, might also hap pen under the Mundt-Nixon and McCarran bills. FREE LOBBYING MAIL There was at least one sena tor who. though agreeing with the political theories of lobbyist Edward Rumelv and his commit tee for constitutional govern ment, refused to euchre the pub lic out of extra money through abuse of the franking privilege. He is Sen. Harry Byrd of Vir ginia. Some senators, however, in cluding Dick Russell of Georgia, did not object to the idea cf using their free mailing privi lege to send lobbying propagan da for the ex-German agent through the mails. Here are interesting notes from the letters of Homer Dodge, his boss. Dr. Rumely. convicted of being an agent of the Kaiser in World Waj I: "Senator Russell was very cor dial and will frank the Rich berg statement if necessary. He would rather not as he is up for election this year. He re ferred me to Senator Eastland (Mississippi" who also is up for election but who does not expect any labor votes and does not need any. I sincerely hope we can find a new senator in Mr. Eastland who will cooperate on extensions and franking, as in an election year especially, so many members of both houses appear to be terrified of charges of misuse of privileges. 'Senator Byrd surprised me by saying there is a law against sending franked envelopes out of Washington and he will not disregard it. He mentioned what he called difficulty with the mis use of the frank by former Sen ator Burke. The matter of the Richberg extension is now back in Senator Eastland's hands and he is to discuss it further with Senator Russell. All three, in cluding Byrd. think the address will be widelv circulated. rather think Senator Russell will be the one who will agree in tb Add Merry-Go-Round ONE end." HE TOLD IT TO THE MARINES Most people don't know it. but Veterans' Colemnin By RICHAKIv C. FECK Cass County Veterans' Service Officer Pay and Allowances for Service Men Missing: in Action There has always been con fusion as to what constitutes arrears of pay and allowances, gratuity pay. and commence ment date of death compensa tion when personnel have been carried in a "Missing in Action" status. These matters are again becoming important and. there fore, should be reviewed. Pay due a service man con- sists of base pay on whatever ! frrario or rnnlf "be holds plUS ad- ! ditiona: pay; such as flight ! pay. overseas pay, longevity i pay. medal pay. etc.. provided the individual , is entitled to f VlaaT receive them. ff Allowances due I S ' an enlisted I I man consist of I I monetary a 1- Kichard C. Peck lowances i n lieu of quarters, commuted ra tions, etc. Officers are entitled ; to subsistence and rental allow ances, etc. When a service man is carried ! as "Missing tn Action." his pay i and allowances are credited to I his account at the rate he re-! ceived on his last pay prior to the missing status. Such credit is continued until the date evi dence of death is received by the secretary of war OR until the secretary of war presumes the man to be deceased. Such a presumption can be entered one year and one day after the man has been declared missing in action. However, if there is reasonable hope that the service man is still alive, the missing status will be continued an ad ditional one year and one day. after which the case is again reviewed. Upon entry of finding of death or resumption of death, all nay and allowances credited since date of missin? status and less authorized deductions (insur ance. etc.. is due the service man's beneficiaries. And death compensation is payable from date of such finding, if claim is filed and entitlement is other wise shown. In addition to the above, a death gratuity pay, con sisting of six months' extra pav. is also payable to the benefi ciaries. This is based on pav alone and does not include al lowances. It is not parable in cases where death resulted from misconduct. when President Truman ousted Adm. Louis Denfeld as chief of naval operations last year, he also planned to oust Gen. Clif ton Cates as commandant of the marine corps. Cates was a strong ally of Denfeld in the B-36 row between the navy and the air force. How ever, public reaction to Den feld's ouster was so hot that the president changed his mind about relieving General Cates. Net result was that no love has been lost between Mr. Tru man and the marine corps com mander; so that the president who has a long memory for those who ever cross him was not anxious to eat crow last week. When General Cates was called to the White House, there fore, he got a formal though polite greeting. Speaking a lit tle stiffly, the commander-in-chief told the marine corps com mander that he was making a public apology to the marines " for the good of the country" and the war effort. He added that he had been too hasty and his words were too strong. However, he felt that there were some grounds for his refer ence to the marines' propaganda activities. As an instance, he cited the terrific pressure he was getting to give the marines a voice on the joints chiefs of staff. Note General Cates. himself, has not been averse to this pressure. If the marines were made part of the joint chiefs of staff, he would become the marine corps representative on it. SLAPPING A GOOD NEIGHBOR Last spring flags along Con stitution avenue read "Welcome Gonzalez Videla!" as the presi dent of Chile paid an official visit to the U. S. A. a good part of Washington turned out. plus President Truman and all the cabinet to ijreet the head of the neighbor nation which haU banned communism and was considered one of the best Dem ocratic friends of the United States. President Videla did not ask for anything when he came to Washington. He did not need to. For the state department has long known that what Chile wants most is to have our 2 cents per pound excise tax on copper held in abeyance. All during the war. because we needed copper badly, this tax was held in abeyance, since what it actually amounted to was a penalty against the Amer ican people and the U. S. army navy. Shortly after President Videla had gone back to Chile, however, congress literally slapped him in the face by restoring the tax against copper. Reverberations froi below the Rio Grande were painful and quite serious. Since then the house of rep resentatives has voted to sus pend the tax; but, despite re peated urging by President Tru man, the senate has not. A handful of Rocky Mountain senators from copper areas is the reason whv. Senators Hayden and McFarland of Arizona, where the Phelns Dodge copper mines are located, have led this bloc, and so far have been suc cessful in stymieing about 80 other senators, plus the house of representatives. Most inter esting of all. however, is the fact that Sen. Tom Connally. who has made speech after speech championing the good-neighbor policy, in this case has voted the other way. Note Unfortunate fact is that Latin Americans who don't un- i"HE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday. September 14. 1950 PAGE ONE 5ooo&o ooo !p Q PECULATION in Washington as a result of bitter partisan de bates in the conpress ran the jam . ut of whether President Truman would veto the proposed control bill and the revised 'interim" tax bill and whether or not a "fireside chat" to the people would ease the political pressure on the adminis tration as a result of GOP charges of laxity in pre-Korcaa war prepa rations. Despite charjres of adminis tration blunders, whether trne or untrue, the harping and "pi ous hypocrisy" apparent in the deliberations of congress was tending- to hamstring; the ad ministration efforts in carrying on the Korean war and defense security and efforts at combatting- Russian propaganda on the floor of the I'nited Nation se curity council at Lake Success. In the name of politics, congress is handing the President a control bill so fraught with restrictions as to make it nigh impossible at ad ministration. As this is written, there was conjecture as to wheth er or not the President would ac cept the measure. At the same time, the congress made no secret of its haste to pass the draft law and to get men into military serv ice as fast as possible It was averse to drafting dollars, business and industry to pay the pi .to in a comprehensive tax bill. The senate changed radically the controls bill passed by the house, acting on several of scores of the President in administering the emergency measure. One amend ment proposed by Sen. John W. Bricker of Ohio makes it manda tory on the part of the President to control wages and prices in all in dustries and on all commodities if he deems it necessary to control in one industry or one commodity. In other words, if the President and his advisors believed it necessary to control prices on soy beans or automobile wheels to prevent infla tion or runaway prices on those two items, it would be necessary for him to institute price and wage con trols on everything. Another anti administration amendment adopted was fostered by Senator Edwin C. Johnson of Colorado specifying that the secretary of commerce should handle the entire allocation and pri orities program. The administr-i tion wanted it left to the President' to decide which agency would haiJ die particular allocations. It ap-4 reared likely that at least thi Johnson restriction would be strick4 en out of the bill in conference. Instead of giving the Presl. dent authority to regulate spec-! ulation on the commodity ex-J rhanges, the senate adopted an) amendment giving the com-l modity exchanges themselves authority to police speculators. A The senate passed the perennlali federal highway bill after lopping: off approximately S359,0O0,0OO iai authorizations at the expense of fhy secondary and urban road program.' Total bill authorizations passed by the Senate was $1,138,000,000. while1 the bill passed by the house car ried authorization of $1,293,000,000. President Truman had asked the bill to be cut a total of $240,000,0001 for the two year period ending June' 30, 1953, but the senate went on toj slash $119,000,000 more out of the; bill, after completely eliminating1 a' new formula for distribution for! roads adjacent to large cities iu lb' inter-state highway system. As it went to the conference the hill provided authorization for fiscal 1952 and 1953: $225, 000,000 for primary roads; $135, 000.000 for secondary roads; $112,500,000 far urban rnsil- and annual expenditures of 000,000 for forest highways; f n AAA An n . . ? iw.rw,irvu icr pars roaus and trails; $13,000,000 for park-' ways; $6,000,000 for Indian res-' ervation roads and $5,000,000 ' for emergency highway repairs1 and construction; $4,000,000 for' the inter-American highways' $10,000,000 for roads to military installations; $5,000,000 for roads on public domain and $3,500,000 for the Tongass Tor-' est roads in Alaska. at The motion to slash S130, 000,000 from the secondary or farm-to-market road authorization, was made by Senators Harry Byrd of Virginia and Styles Bridges of New Hampshire. It remains to be seen whether the appropriations corn mittees will actually furnish thw money. H fight in the emergency tax bin was over an excess profits tax le ture. derstand the intricacies of our legislative system and think that Truman should be able to con trol congress, consider the cop per tax a slapdown by the entire United States. department to ask where the fire was and was told it was in his own pressroom. Flies and S12 Gone MILFORD. N. H. UP It cost Robert A, Pease $12 to rid his property of flies temporarily. Pease had a smudge fire built to drive off the flies. A fire look out saw the smoke and ordered apparatus to the scene. A mu nicipal court judge ordered Pease to pav the cost of the fire department's call. Pup No Burglar CARLSBAD. N. M. (UP A Carlsbad telephone operator thought she had detected a bur glar when she heard strange noises comins over the wire. It turned out a nlayful puppy had knocked off the receiver in his owner's store at niaht. Surprise for City Ed. I ALBANY. Ga. UP t City Edi tor Don Kimsey of the Herald newspapers was literally on top of the iob. He called the fire Biff Brother Talks Fast . GRIFFIN. Ga. (UP) First Sgt. Lewis F. Strickland feels that recruitins should start at home. The sergeant, who has been in the service eiaht years, persuaded his 17-year-old broth er to join up for three years. His brother says the sergeant is "the talkingest man I ever knew." Crossword Pazzle i f HORIZONTAl, ? i 1 Sheep- err & Lyric poem J MetatlUerooa 1 12 Sprit TJ( 13 Mala atnftef voica 14 Yes nautical) 15 Roundabout i f IT French enemeer ' i IB Anlmalina t i 31 Therefor i ! 32 Tailless ( ( ampniDiaa i 25 Palm leal ' Ivar.l 27 Den 31 To ar further I 33 Stiff cloth " i 34 Prefix: two 39 Exclamation of triumph 36 Period of time 37 Above j 38 One who tap pbes quip. 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