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A PAUSE FOR REMEMBERING A radio flash Thursday noon announ cing death only a few minutes before had quieted the throbbing of an aged heart in Columbus, Nebraska, brought bowed heads to many a Journal staff member. For a time only the constant click of Linotype machines and the whir of presses broke the silence in memory of the Dean of; Nebraska's newspaper men, printer, who set the first stick of type for the PFattsmouth Journal, and longtime friend of; this publisher. And, J. Edgar Howard, who viewed the passing show many more years than most men, would want it that way. Too few newspaper editors accept their res ponsibilities in the fashion of this noble old warrior whose editorial pen could soothe the irate, or blister the backsides of a cynic in so glorious a fashion. Fire, floods, disaster, not even death should for a moment still the voice of America's newspapers in keeping our people inform ed. That was Howard's creed throughout his unforgettable 92 years. - It seems only yesterday that this writer first observed the long, black frock coat, the string tie, Quaker robe and hat, shoulder length hair-do of this old patri arch at a Nebraska Press meeting years ago. It seems only this morning that Ed itor Howard sat in our little four-by-four office at The Journal reminiscing of those long ago days when he was a part of this newspaper, of his days out in Benkelman, Nebraska, of the trials and pleasures of publishing the Papillion Times, of his move to Columbus where he was to gain fame and fortune. . A long and colorful life has ended. God has seen fit to call home the spirit of E3gar, who, throughout eternity may view the" colors painted in that Nebi-aska sunset of'which he wrote so eloquently only a few years ago. But, his deeds of good will, his writings, sometimes gentle, others subtle or sarcastic, that helping hand, a word of encouragement, extended to many of we "kids" in the newspaper business will never be forgotten. Nebraska publishers lost their pride and joy America lost a loyal citizen, a fighting crusader, of which we have too few. Don't forget to trade in Plattsmouth whenever possible. This policy will pro mote your prosperity, as well as the pros perity of other citizens. WE CANNOT GAMBLE WITH STALIN When one considers the peril of the United States, in connection with what might happen in Europe, it is easy to out line a program of events that will leave the United States in any kind of position that the imagination prefers. These schedules are interesting but nobody knows, of course, what will hap pen. Consequently, intelligent leadership in this country is compelled to prepare for the worst while hoping for the best. The defense of the United States must be based upon the assumption that Stalin will attempt to extend his sway through out Europe and become more formidable rather than less dangerous to the peace ful development of the world. It would be utterly foolish to gamble the welfare of this great country upon the uncertainty that we might be able to get along with the Communists. We must, if we are to wisely defend ourselves, assume that we shall have to do so not only for ourselves but for the Western nations of Europe. This is not a pleasant task. It is a stern national duty that requires the loval and wholehearted support of everv Amer ican. There is no time to debate what might have been if some one had done this or that. We have no moments for re veries connected with isolation because danger threatens the peace-loving nations of the world and dreaming dreams will not remove the menace. . THOUGHT FOR TODAY High society is for those who hare stop ped working and no longer have anything important to do. Wood row Wilson The Plattsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper KSTABLISHKT) IN 1SS1 Awarded Ak-Sar-Ben Plaque For "Outstanding Community Service in 1950" lublishei semi-weekly, Mondays and Thursday at 109-413 Main Street. PUtts mouth. Cass County. "Nebr. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher HARRY J. CANE Editor FRANK H. SMITH News Reporter Helen E. Heinrich & Donna L. Meisinger Society - Bookkeeping & Circulation Furses Fresh Flashes .. .v.v.w.v.w.v.v.w.XXXKX XXXXXv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v..v.. Flipper Fanny, our dainty little con tour twister, tells us a mink coat is some thing that keeps a girl warm and quiet. They tell us a beetle has been found that can lift five hundred times its own weight but we can't find out what kind of breakfast food it eats. There is a difference between death and taxes. Death does not get worked over every time Congress meets. Statistics show that more than a mil lion women in the United States are over weight. These, of course, must be round figures. Everybody is ignorant, only on diff erent subjects. Folks who aren't letting grass grow under their feet are most likely to be in clover. Some people's only idea of exercise is letting bills run. A local little girl thinks their doctor's kids are so goodlooking because he keeps the best ones for himself. A prominent dietician recently stated it was possible for one to eat for an entire week at a total cost of ninety-eight cents. He didn't say whether he was referring to a canary, a goldfish, or a gho?t. Down Memory Lane lv Randall Bigsby, of the Bigsby Funeral Home, assumed Scoutmastership of Troop 366 sponsored by the Methodist charch . . . Cass County Chapter of the Red Cross closed a very successful swim week held at Merrits Beach with a total enrollment of 157 . . . Laura Grace and Helen Dean Leson of Louisville were awarded highest rank in CampFire organization the "torch bearer" at the closing week end ceremon ies at Camp Harriet Harding near Louis ville . . . George McBride enlisted in the U. S. Navy and departed for Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago . . . Helen Warga, Omaha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Warga was named to head the annual conference of industrial girls in the Y.W.C.A. meet at Lake Okoboji. OA YEARS AGO fciU A party of research workers headed by Dr. Robert Gilder of Omaha unearth ed an ancient piece of" pottery near the city bearing what was believed to be finger prints of one of the dwellers in the dim past . . . The piece was discovered near Swallow Hill and excavation work was to be continued with arousing of in terest of students of early western settle ments . . . Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Mayfield of Louisville were vacationing in the Minnesota Lakes country: In their ab sence The Courier was being issued bv Mrs. Mable Mavfield with assistance of August Pautsch and Jess McGrew. LAFF OF THE WEEK J I 'My dear you have the nicest fillets I've ever seen. SO VSHK tajsar-eo-easts lassociOTionl NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Entered at the Tost Office at I'altsmoitti, Nebraska, ts second class mail matter In, accordance with the Art of Congress of March 3. 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year in Cass and adjoining counties. $4.00 per year elsewhere, in advance, by mail outside the city of Platts mouth. By carrier in Plattsmouth. 20 cents for two weeks (Copyright, 1949. Bv the Bell Syndicate. Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: 82ND CONGRESS SETS NEW RECORD FOR DO-NOTHINGNESS ; TRU MANf'S SHIFTING POLICIES DIS COURAGE PARTY UNITY; LOBBY ISTS AND LOCAL INTERESTS PRE VAIL. Washington. Most capital observers agree that not in years has there been nothing congress as the 82nd. The famed such a tired, listless, indifferent do- 80th congress, against which President Truman campaigned to victory in 1948, was a stem-winder by comparison. Not only has the 82nd congress failed to pass a single appropriation by the end of the fiscal year, on June 30, but a good many members don't seem to care. Thev don't even seem to care that they are be ing called the "horse-meat" congress. Never in my recollection have both morale and morals been so low, leadership so Jacking. Never in my recollection has there been less idealism, less patriotism, such poor party discipline; never such shame less absenteeism. Some congressmen are present in ashington only one dav a week. There are three main, overriding reasons for this political paralysis: 1. This is the tail-end of a tired, un inspired administration probably the end of a long period of Democratic rule. No body, except a few incurable optimists, really expects this administration to be re elected, and when that frame of mind exists in congress there can be no party discipline, .no leadership. ... And without leadership every con gressman adopts what's good for the country, he votes what's good for himself or the lobbyists who helped fill his cam paign chest. He knows that, in many leg islative problems, the nation's interest has to be put above his district's interest. A their dislocation may save the lives and property of millions below the reservoir area. How ever, an "I'll get mine, you get yours" spirit has become ram pant in this congress- The law of the lobbyist and the local interest reigns supreme. 2. There has been no firm hand on the reins. This is true both of the White House and of the democratic leaders on Caoitol Hill. The president has alternately begged and scolded. He has sel dom inspired. Congress is like a team of horses- It knows from the feel of the reins whether the driver is competent, and. like a team of horses, you can't alternately lash congressmen into a lather. then coax them up a hill. When the president calls the Alger Hiss prosecution a "red herring" one day. then rewards the Hiss prosecutor with a jud geship; when he calls the Ful bright RFC reforms "asinine." then adopts the Fulbrbight RFC reforms himself; when he vetoes the Kerr natural gas bill, then appoints a power commission chairman who adopts the Kerr bill Congress knows that an unsteady hand is holding the reins. Harry Truman will go down ! in history as a courageous pres ident and on his maior policies a correct president. But he will also be known as an unstable, unpopular president, and in leading congress, popularity and stability is what counts. The president's leaders on Capitol Hill are no better part ly because they don't particu larly believe in the president's policies, also get discouraged workine for him. Speaker Sam Rayburn. who once held a steady hand over the House of Representatives, now doesn't care much whether school keeps or not. Sam is old er, more tired, more discouraged than in the days when he con trolled the unruly House of Representatives for FDR. Those were the days when he pioneer ed the securities and exchange laws through congress; then the holding corporation act both great landmarks to his legislative career. But it's doubt ful today if Sam would have the courage and stamina to repeat that legislative performance In the Senate, the president's leader is a genial, hard-working scared Senator from Arizona Ernest Mcrariand. who is so worried he will not be re-elected that he spends more time look ing over his shoulder at his home state than at the national problems pitched at him in the Senate McFarland's assistant. Lyndon Johnson, squeaked into the Senate from Texas by the nar row margin of 87 votes and. having done so. has adopted a policy of antagonizing no one a policy which does not help to pass Mr. Truman's measures and which has won for Lyndon the nickname "Lying Down" Johnson. Therefore, the Senate today is treated to the spectacle of watching the president's two leaders unhappily voting and working against many of the policies they are supposed to push. 3- The lurking fear of Civi Rights really dominates the Senate. This is something never talked about publicly but which is the most basic factor behind the Republican-Dixiecrat coal ition. Two vears ago. when south ern leaders found that Mr. Tru man was really serious about pushing his civil-rights program they formed a coalition with northern Republicans the fol lowers of Abraham Lincoln to sabotage civil rights in return lor southern help in blocking has been pretty much on the rocks ever since the death of Michigan's Senator Vandenberg But today a much firmer though never discussed, bipar tisan domestic policy has taken its place. Engineered primarily by Rus sell of Georgia and Taft of Ohio, it operates so smoothly it is al most automatic. And it has be come a basic factor in the stult ification of a congress which will probably go down as one of the most do-nothing in history. Washington Pipeline A business committee advis- Capitol News Let fer LINCOLN The State Board of Educational Lands and Funds met and adjourned this week without taking any action to modify its rules and regulations to comply with four recent su preme court rulings which held that all school land leases re newed since 1947 are invalid and must be offered for sale at public auction. The rulings have stirred up a storm of protest among sand hills ranchers whose cattle graze on state-owned school lands, leased by the same families for generations. At Sidney, there were reports of an effort to take the fight to the U. S. Supreme Court, but attorneys at the statehouse doubted there was any point at issue over which the nation's top tribunal would assume jurisdiction; they con tend it's a state matter and has been settled by the state su preme court. An official of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds State Surveyor Hugh Dillon estimates that the bonuses off the 2,600-odd leases which will have expired between Jan. 1, 1947 and Dec. 31, 1951, will yield the state around $2,000,000. Dil lon says that's a very conserva tive estimate for the 950,000 acres involved. Two -Ply Gov. Val Peterson last week moved in two directions follow ing the most disastrous floods in Kansas history. First, he called a meeting for this Wednesday of the Missouri Basin States committee, an organization of the ten states in the Missouri valley. Then fired off an urgent plea to Nebraskans in congress calling for '"rushing to comple tion" the Pick-Sloan plan of val ley development. The Stales Committee meet ing, Peterson said, would con sider the long-range plan of flood control and the short- range problem or inter-state SHE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SErnl-VvEEKLV JOUrmAS, PAGE FOUR Monday, July 23, 1951 ing the munitions board has recommended standardizing all I relief for victims of the flooding. automobile and airplane engines . . . A real blow to the Kremlin: Since V-J day the American steel industry has increased production by more than Rus sia's total production . . . The WThite House got a report last week that American industry is n o w delivering $300,000,000 worth of guns, tanks, planes, and radar to the armed services ner month. This will soon jump to $500,000,000 per month . . . The recent price increase grant ed the machine-tool industry was ordered by Mobilization boss Charlie Wilson over Mike Di Salle's head . . . General Ridgway has informed Wash- ngton that Japan will be able to put four divisions into the field in eight months. Training of the Japanese police force has oeen going on secretly, Ridg way reports, but a new democra tic Japanese army will soon be announced. Realty Transfers Lucille Terryberry to Ham mond E. Holmes & Edna Mae. 7-5-51, So. 60' L. 1 & Co. 6(T of E 34 L 2, B. 40, Platts., $8000.00. T. A. Tennant & Elsie M. to St. of Nebr., 5-5-51, Frc. L. 4 SW4 & Frc. EVzSWU 18 & Frc. NEI4NWU 19-12-12, $36.00. Bertha Nathan et al to Jen nie Porter, 3-26-51, L. 10, 11, 12, B. 62, Plattsmouth. $100.00. Julius G. Hilfiker to Albert Hilfiker, 7-11-51, NE Vi 1-12-12 & Pt. NEJ4SEU, 36-13-12, $1.00 Searl S. Davis & Leila to Ly man Richey Sand & Gravel, 6- 12-51, N of Ry. $1.00. NEU 35-13-12, Suggest Alfalfa Be Put In Silos Agronomists at the University of Nebraska point out that a big tonnage of the 1951 alfalfa hay crop in the Cornhusker state has been heavily damaged by rain. They recommend that silos be used to conserve the feed crop. The unfavorable weather dur ing cutting has resulted in loss of great amount of protein and carotene in the alfalfa hay. One heavy rain, the agronomists say, on mowed alfalfa removes much of the protein and nearly all of the carotene. However, the feeding value of the alfalfa can be conserved by putting it in the silo. The agron omists say that silos need not be expensive. A trench or ridge silo can be made in less than one day. One ridge silo in York county was made in three hours at a most of only $30. It has a capacity of 100 tons. Extension Circular 173 gives the most important . details of making alfalfa and sweet clover silage. Free copies can be had at any county agent office in Nebraska. The governor said he was act ing at che request of the gov ernor of Kansas and Missouri. The congressional delegation was asked, "How long must we count our dead in the basin. How many hundreds of millions of dollars must we lose before we may be permitted to com plete an orderly program for the control of these waters which will make them work for man rather than permit them to destroy him? Every dollar in vested in Missouri basin devel opment will return to the tax payers of America many times over. Blame the Weather Dripping skies which have covered Nebraska for much of this spring and summer were credited by the highway depart ment for the king-size of its an nouncement that it will take bids for construction work on 140 miles of road on Aug. 9. At the same time the depart ment said 98 maintenance jobs will be up for bids. These proj ects total 245,000 cubic yards of material to be spread in 65 coun ties. Most important single jobs in the August 9 letting will be pavement for 715 miles of Route No. 50 north of the Platte river; and the relocation of No. 5 from Franklin to Naponee. The reconstruction and relo cation of No. 50 through Meadow and Springfield will be the first major improvement on that road since it was built in 1927 by Sar py Co. The present zigzagging gravel road with six narrow .bridges is to be replaced with a straight north-south road with 22-foot concrete pavement. Relocation of No. 3 between Franklin and Naponee will con nect with the relocation east of Alma, finished last year. A new city route will be built into Franklin. State, federal and Franklin city funds will finance a new storm sewer system and widen ing of pavement on No. 3 and No. 10 in Franklin. Short Stories These were other develop ments in the statehouse week: A survey by the Lincoln Jour nal of flood-hit southeastern Nebraska counties set the toil in county bridges alone at $3, 000,000. The state supreme court ruled that Clarence Tvrz of Wilber must serve a life sentence for the "love slaying" of Mrs. Helen McElroy in a Wilber tavern. Governor Peterson, terming the conviction in Czechoslovakia of William N. Oatis a "rape of freedom." applauded the action of Nebraska Czech-Americans who are organizing meetings to protest the sentencing of the American reporter. NEWS TRAVELS FAR DURHAM, N. H. An Aus tralian veteran and gardener sent a request half -way around the world to inquire about a new strawberry plant developed by the University of New Hamp 'V3 Do What You Fear To Do RT ONE TIME John Stemle, Jasper, Ind., was afraid to spend the night on the river unless he had a companion and left a carbide lamp burning all night. Not that the companion had to be a fighter; he just had to be there. Not that a little light was so much protection; it could work the other way around. It was necessary for him to take these river trips in order to attract the attention of a manufacturer for the mass production of a boat he had designed. The questions most frequently asked by the man whom he would en counter in a two dollar rowboat, or in a $30,000 cruiser, was "Aren't you afraid at night? What do you do with yourself?" Yes, he was afraid. And he searched for things to do in a pup tent on a dark, rainy night on a Mississippi sandbar. Sound is multiplied when you are lying with your ear to the ground. A fox or a coon coming down to the river sounds like a bear crashing through the underbrush. A fish crane looks pretty harmless by day, but at night the sounds it makes are horrible and terrifving. There's another little bird, no bigger than your fist, that emits a blood-curdling, mournful scream. Hearing those noises, made John afraid to go beyond the bounds of his tent. When they occur, one after the other, and sometimes several in unison, there are just two things you can do: (1) Bury vourhead under a blanket and let your imagination run wild. (2) Open your flap tent and go out and discover from where the noise emanates. The latter is the one and only thing to do, for the moment you discover the source of the sounds, you no longer fear them. "Conquering that fear of noise at night," says John Stemle, "taught me to conquer other fears. For instance, when anything bothers me to the point of fright, I simply search for the origin! or "if it is mental, for the cause. Then when I have done that, fear dissipates into thin air." This is just one more example of applying the -advice: "Do what you fear to do, and your fear will no longer exist." mm Carnegie Tips On Saving Tires Offered Here are some tips on saving rubber tires on your car, tractor or truck. Extension Agricultural Engi neer Daniel A. Kitchen of the University of Nebraska says these are some of the things to do: Always have proper inflation pressure. Keep enough weight on your tractor wheels for rea sonably good traction. Avoid sudden starts and stops when driving your truck or car. Watch curbs and rutted roads and drive at reasonable speeds. Protect your tires from sun, oil and grease. These enemies of rubber., do their .dirty work while vour vehicle is parked. Prompt repair of small breaks and cuts will prolong the life of your tires. CROP Seeks Grain For India Communities, granges, clubs, churches and fraternal organi zations, especially in the rural and farm areas, are being asked by CROP, Christian Rural Over seas Program, to contribute of their 1951 crops of grain.of all kinds, to supplement whatever grains the U. S. government is granting to the starving millions of Indian people Uner the direction of com mittees th? collection ot grain will b? organized and taken to American ports in carload lots, and the Indian government will provide shipping facilities across the oceans. "Friendship Grain for India" is already meeting wide response and several large gifts of wheat have been shipped. SMART BOY PORTLAND. Me. Althougn he is only 15, George Joseph Wiers is a full-fledged restau ranteur. The high school sopho more operates a small restau rant on Portland's main street, having bought the store with money he had saved when he carried newspapers for four years. J. Howard Davis INSURANCE Soennichsen Building Phone 264 Plattsmouth ILflMOflQ $1,000 or Less LOANS MADE ANYWHERE Write or Come in AMERICAN L0AU PLAN O. T. NICHOL, JR., Mgr. 112 No. 5th St. Ph. 3213 Plattsmouth part of Truman's economic pro- shire. He said he learned of the neW Ociry ill A vjjuiicj JK.no- paper. Journal Want Ads Pay! gram. k.That is why just enough nor thern Republicans always vote with the south to block cloture and to continue anv filibuster asainst civil rights. That is also why you will usually find just enough southern Democrats voting with the Republicans and I against the Democratic plat-' form to kill some of the Tru- ! man economic andlabor meas- ! flood-control reservoir mav dislocate ' a 1 ,U"CJ which lhe Republicans op pose. hundred or so people in his district, but The bipartisan foreign policy1. WM. S. WETENKAMP Real Estate and Insurance Office South !irth St. Res. Phone 5176 Sunbonnet Garden Club held its meeting at the home of Mrs. Charlie Manners July 12. Mrs. Josephine Strough was assist ant hostess. When You Think of SHOES Think of Hosier's X-RAY FITTING It's time to pick corn. Check that Picker right now and make sure it's in smooth running order. You see what parts are needed, bring us your list so we can be sure you have them when needed. 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