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EDITORIALS Furse's esi Fosfies Ticklers COMMUNIST PARTY AND LABOR Congressional investigating commit tees have revealed that Communists are keeping control of certain key unions in U. S. defense plants. Even though these unions are' Communist-dominated, under U. S. labor laws, they continue to get Government cooperation. Most disturbing of all is the fact that, even when they are controlled by Com munists, the unions are not listed as sub versive. Yet testimony from key union officials, who have repudiated Commun ism, shows that the Communist Party in the United States controls these unions. Testimony further shows that Commun ists make up only a small percentage of the total union membership but that these Communists are extremely active and through organization and ruthless tactics, manage to exercise actual control. Some of the unions under Communist control are in a position to do this coun try serious harm in ca.so of war with Rus sia. While Americans do not wish to in fringe on the freedom of union members, it is clear that the time has come for some sort of action in this dangerous situation. Exactly what can be done is a question which is now before Congress, and what- . ever action Congress takes is sure to be criticized by some labor groups. The situ ation, however, is intolerable and, if the United States is to be safe from the threat of serious sabotage, Congress must make a positive . start toward cleaning up the Communist-dominated labor unions. PLANNING6IS PLATTSMOUTH NEED Results of last Tuesday's balloting was discouraging to many residents of this school district if comments handed this newspaper is a barometer. A number of persons who have devoted many hours of their time and effort in trying to make Plattsmouth a better community, improve its services to humanity and keep the city on the path of progress, have found them selves burdened with a defeatist attitude and that is bad. We try not to let ourselves believe that Plattsmouth residents are any different than human beings residing elsewhere in Nebraska or the midwest. We are still of the opinion that a big majority of local people think just as much of their kids, are just as proud of their home community as they are any where else in the world and ivill prove it at the ballot box if presented ivith a clear, well thoughout proposal. We are not trying to insinuate that the recent defeated program of school mod ernization was not sound, was too elabor ate, or was not within the means of Platts mouth taxpayers. We are of the opinion, however, that too many of our residents favoring the first proposal failed to go to the polls and cast their vote. Carrying 54 per cent of the total vote case, should prove to the most pessimistic that Platts mouth will go along. A modified version submitted at Tuesday's primary was too confusing, gave many voters the wrong impression and, coupled to a large degree with untruthful propaganda, induced them to vote "No." A majority of citizens are well aware of the great need for additional class room space in our schools. Most of us know that added facilities must be provided. Most of us also know that Plattsmouth needs and must have an auditorium without delay if this town is to even hold its own in com peting with other nearby communities. There is no demand for real estate or apartments in any town that cannot offer more than a gong on a courthouse clock. We would like to offer our solution to this dilemma. We believe the only possible way Plattsmouth will see these dreams come true is through organization not of any single club or group, but bv everv person in Plattsmouth interested "in the development and expansion of our town joining together and appointing, or elect- lllOLGHT l()k TODAY What is done hastily cannot be done pra- After waiting two hours in a local doctor's office, a local man left with a parting word to the others that he thought he'd go home and die a natural death. Alcatraz reminds us of that pen with a life-time guarantee. It is easier to preach by the mile than to practice by the inch. It is reported that mai's life expect ancy has increased 20 years since 1900. It is regrettable that we haven't found some way to use those extra years to better advantage than at present. If you build a big business, you're a sinister influence. If you don't you're a darned failure. We wonder how many brides can bake their cake and eat it too? it Hr ' Just read where a plumber called to fix a stopped up drain found $60,000 stuffed in the pipe. That should have paid at least part of his bill. Next to a pair of honeymooners, there is nothing as inseparable as a couple of wire coat hangers in a darkened corner of the hall closet. Flipper Fanny, our dainty little con tour twister, says if she ever finds she's not the only "pebble on the beach" she'U become a little bolder. A local matron has "not only kept her girlish figure she's doubled it. ing a "Planning Commission" or a "Greater Plattsmouth Committee." to study the needs of this community. On this commission should be at least two mem bers of every organization in the citv. in cluding the BREX. City Council, School Board, Fraternal, Civic, Veteran and Rur al. When this commission is organized, it should be its duty to hold regular meetings in an effort to lay out a long range pro gram of civic betterment and improve ment. It should be the obligation of each member sitting in the group to carry plans back to the body they represent for ana lysis, criticism and suggestions. Following an analysis of what Plattsmouth needs in the way of public building improvements, placing first needs first, plans can be de veloped agreeable to a vast majority of citizens. With proper planning and cooperation among all residents in every age group, in every financial bracket, there is not limit to the future growth and welfare of this community and the time to start is now. Down Memory Lane i l tv fir 15' By George i n;clr,u SIDELIGHTS . . THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEffil-WEZXLY -'JRvn 'PAGE FOUR Monday, A.nll 7. lj 'This is tough on gran'pap. Ha's just a'feered of a bath as he is of the ba'rl" After it was a;l over. E.i; Johnston, former Econ.m" Sta bilizer, asked Xa'c wanted to see him, Wilson, not Putnam. This did not make the rvn-inscr. Economic Stabilizer any hap- head of the Wage S'.aUiization pier. Board: "Wages Too High" Truman "What happened to the co- However, Wilson flew to Key crdinaden we used to have down , West, where the first thins Tru Johnston. But when he an mar?d: out. here is the tragic , J3OURht y OA YEARS AGO dcntlv Publilius Svrus The Plattsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper KSTA BI,ISHKL IN 1KS1 Twice Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for ' OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" in 1951 Kanke'l Si-conil i;i Citi e.s Over 1000 Population) PuMisheil semi-weekly, Mondavs and Thursdays, at 409-413 Main Street. Plattsmouth, Cass County. Nebr. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher HARRY J. CANE Editor FRANK H. SMITH -News Reporter C. E. Pool, O. C. Hinds and Frank E. Wood have been named to a committee to assist with the Federal Seed Loan plan in Cass county . . . E. H. Worthman, C. A. Gauer and John Busche were elected to the village board at Louisville . . . John Galloway is leaving for Las Vegas where he will be employed . . . Mr. and Mrs. Louis Burbee of Union are the parents of a son . . . Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Giles of Ne hawka moved to Plattsmouth this week. He will operate a filling station here . . . Thirty-five sophomores had perfect atten dance during the third quarter to lead all upper classes . . . Department Commander Robert D. Flory was a guest of Platts mouth Legion Post. A YEARS AGO Robert R. Hayes was elected mayor of Plattsmouth at the election held Tues day. Albert Olson was elected clerk and M. D Brown, treasurer. City councilmen are II. A. Nelson, Don Seiver, Frank Re bal, John E. Schutz and Edward Gabel man. Residents also voted in favor of pur chasing the water plant . . . E. II. Bern hardt and Robert Cappell were elected to the school board . . . Plattsmouth Golf Club elected Milo Iloppe president and Randall Bigsby secretaVy-treasurer . . Miss Jacqueline Wetenkamp is home for Easter vacation from Doane college . . . K N . Opp, W. H. Porter and Charles Attebery were elected to the Union Vill age Board . . F. H. Freeman was elected mayor of Eagle . . . Mr. and Mrs. Robert blavicek are parents of a son thero? Ycu and I used to con fer cn the telephone every day. and when you had a tough wage dispute I used to come down and sit with your board and ex plain why wao-es couldn't be in creased because we couldn't in crease prices." The wage board chairman reT plied that he had been in touch with both his chiefs. Mobilizer Wilson and Economic Stabilizer Putnam, in advance of the wage decision. Technically this was true. Actually their coordination was woefully haphazard, as in dicated by the following inside story. When Charles E. Wilson ser ved in Washington during World War II. he realized the futility of having wages, prices, all regulated by independent agencies. So, when he came back to Washington after Korea, he told Truman that, to check inflation you had to put all under one man. Truman agreed. Thus Wilson became the most powerful man in Washington. This power to check inflation was well correlated under Sta bilizer bowed story of what happened in re gard to steel. The Steel Story Actually. Wilson. Wage Chair man Feinsinger. and new Econ omic Stabilizer Putnam had agreed in advance that steel workers were entitled to a total 16-cent package increase in cluding holidays and fringe benefits. Union leaders knew his, which was why one too CIO leader, on hearing that the wage board reported a 25-cent hourly package, remarked: "That's not a package. That's a carload!" The day before this 26-cent recommendation was announ ffd bv the wage board. Wilson. Feinsinger and Putnam had met, and Feinsinger had repor ted it would be a 27-cer an hour total pay and fringe bene fits hike. "It's the best I can do," he reported. "If it's the best you can do, it's the best you can do," was Wilson's Philosophic reolv. At that time there was no consultation with Price Stabil ;ier Ellis Arna!'. nnd apparent ly no great worry over increas ing steel r.rices. Next dav. Chairman Feininp. Dr nersuaded his wr" boqrr to reduce the pae'en? from 27 to 9r? rents, and fi-st results annoimc''. Ifide-And-rr'.- fn :? York Pimultpneous-iv. r.n F-iir'ess. brad of the ei-mr U S. S'pi Corporation, invited Economic stabilizer Putnam to meet with the Iron and Steel Institute. Futnam went to New York, then suggested that his chief. Mob "izer Wilson, come up to New York also. The situation was somewhat embarmssino-. sino man told him was: "This wage increase is too high." Acting on this, Wilson later announced that the wage increase was too high, whereupon CIO chief Phil Murray, in a rage, refused to meet with Wilson, instead nhon ed Key West, according to asso ciates practically "jumping down the president's throat." A few days later, the presi dent came back to Washington. In the interim, the following snarled-up events had happen ed: (1) Wilson had told the steel industry privately that the wage increase was too high, while telling the public that a wage increase must be tied, to a price increase; (2) His irate stabilizer. Roger Putnam, had go'i his back up against any price increase at all; and (3) His price chief. Ellis Arnall. who had scarcely been consulted, was equally, if not more, oppos ed to a price increase. Faced with this, the president called in all three gentlemen, plus his assistant, John Steel man. As they entered the room. he f?ave Wilson a nasty look by BERNIE CAMP Information Directo Nebraska Farm Federatior (Legislative Sideline is made ivailable to you io.u.1 newspaper as a service of Lne Mi-o a.iiLi Farm Bur-no Federation. Opin ions "expressed are not ncces sarilv nt( of this newspaper'. Like Topsy It's an ancient ' wneez to re fer to iomac! ing as "just grow in' lik i--psy,'" but that "wheez" is a description that aptly fits the? description of the develop- ( m ni of American foreign aid ; i nnnitments throughout the .vorld. Some weeks ago, this column estimated that foreign aid might, conservatively, total 75 billion dollars for the past dozen years. On the basis of figures recently made available this fig ure was extremely conservative it develops. Counting the beginnings of foreign aid in 1940, the total given, authorized or requested now totals 85 pillion dollars , approximately one-third of the; nation s debt. Each foreign aid program was to be the last, but now under the Mutual Security Program, which succeeded the ECA which terminated January 1, Ameri cans are pledging themselves to the fifth round of foreign aid. Foreign aid began in 1940 with President Roosevelt's quiet gift of World War I rifles and am munition to the hard-pressed British following the disaster at Dunkirk. This was followed by Lend-Lease which began in March 1941 with an appropria tion of seven billion dollars. Four years later at the termina tion of Lend-Lease, American taxpayers had given a total of 40 billion dollars net, with eleven billion of the total going to help Russia, now recognized as our only likely enemy if a third World War breaks out. Britain got 24 billions from Lend-Lease and other nations a total of 5 billion dollars. Lend-Lease was followed with $ Your mimnmm Score 13 points for each correct enswer in the first six questions, 1. A "iorzoi" isa: weapon boat dog dance " The 22nd amendment to the U. S. Constitution has to do with: alcohol presidential terms civil rights congressional immunity 3. The N. A. A. C. P. is concerned primarily with: racial equality religion sports hydroelectric power 4. According to the legend Romulus and Remus were cared for b ; a shepherd warrior special nurse wolf 5. "Semper Fidelus" is the motto of the: Navy Coast Guard Marine Corps Array 6. The vice president of the U. S. is: President of the Senate speaKer oi tne House postmaster general keeper of the gate 7. Listed below are four famous ships and opposite them, scrambled up, their captains. Match them, scoring 10 points for each con-set answer. (A) Bon Homme Richard. Christopher Columbus (B) Santa Maria Fernando Magellan (C) Half Moon John Paul Jones (D) Trinidad Henry Hudson Total your points. A score of 0-20 is poor; 30-60, average; 70-30. superior; 90-100, very superior. you were a poker piayer. The president then proceeded to bawl his Defense Mobilizer out for having let the steel in dustry know he would increase prices without bargaining first. He also told Wilson to call in the steel companies and reverse himself persuade them to take a wage hike without a price hike. Red in the face, Wilson said: "I'm not going to do it." It was about as flat a state ment as you make to a Presi dent of the United States. Later that day. Wilson resigned '7 neM. fassocaron r m The Washington Merry-Go-Round ft a I 0 NATIONAL fin LLh. f) EDITORIAL 1 1 lrflAVXy L r association Entereci at the Tost Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as si'con'l class mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of March 3. 1&79. 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 wpeks (Copyright 1949, By the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DKEW PEARSON SAYS: STEEL TALKS BETRAY FAULTY COORD INATION; PUTNAM AND WILSON CLASHED OVER TACTICS; CHIEF MOBILIZER RESENTED TRUMAN'S ORDERS. Washington. Inside story of how the steel wage talks got fouled up would have been a comedy of errors if it had not been isocrucial to the country. A better name might be a tragedy of errors. State Plans To Gravel Highway In Eagle Area Contractors' bids for supply ing and placing 127,359 cubic yards of maintenance gravel re surfacing on State Highways in 44 Nebraska counties will be ta ken at a letting April 24th, State Engineer Harold L. Aitken said Thursday. The Department of Roads and Irrigation executive pointed out that no Federal aid is available for maintenance and that re surfacing of gravel highways makes ud a sizeable share of the state's maintenance costs. He added that the cost per-mile for maintaining gravel high ways was higher than for any other type of surface. He said that maintenance costs are high on many of the 5,000 miles of gravel-surfaced State Highways because those miles are in need of reconstruction. Roads with Realty Transfers Walter Rhoades & Lulu M. to Walter Rhoades & Lulu M., WD 3-15-52, L. 5 & N L. 6, B. 172, Plattsmouth, $1.00. Fred H. Vincent & Elizabeth to Fred H. Vincent & Elizabeth, WD 3-15-52, L. 6 Exc. N 6V2' & all L. 7, B. 172, Plattsmouth, $1.00. Charles L. Card & Vietta M., to William Rummel WD 3-21-52 L. 8, B. 5, Plattsmouth. $1.0C 1 DETERMINED GOB PHILADELPHIA Gerald R. Isaacs, 20, of Coatesville, Pa., i.s finally in the U. S. Navy, but he got in the hard way. Last December, Isaacs decided ho wanted to get into the Navy, but failed the physical exam. Un to 323, Greenwood, $1.00 Agda W. Borjeson to Chester W. Morgan & Margaret, WD 11-15-51, SEi & NE Va SW V & SWV4NEV4 8-10-12, $26000.00. Floyd H. Gerbeling to Eliza beth C. Gerbeling, QCD 1-15-52, L. 5, B. 33, Y & H Add. to Platts mouth, $1.00. Ervin H. Albert & Doris to State of Nebr., WD 10-1-51, Frc. N Pt. NE4 24-12-11, $3.00. Richard C. Peck, Exec, to Lor ens Roper, Harry 6s Willie, Ex. D 3-17-52, SW'4 19-10-11, $26,-' 500.00. Robt. T. Long & Helen to 1, TTiTJr Mo.tnc Z ,-"f onH August Gall & Charlotte, WD the United Nations Relief and J T - 19 R vixtt to Walter Maro f & Helen. WD ! S'teh n Vr 3-15-52, L. 163 to 172 & L. 318 , rejected . aga n He undc - went needed surgery but the Navy doctors found another ail ment and recommended anoth er operation. Isaacs obliged. On March 14th he passed the rigid examination and is now proudly wearing the Navy blue. Administration, Which was originally set up to spend one billion dollars, but went through six billion dollars before it was completed. When UNRRA was terminated, a loan program was launched; in fact it got underway before the relief program terminated. Brit ain got a special 3.8 billion dol lar loan; France, 1.5 billion dol lars. The American taxpayer was then assured in January 1947 that only a modest relief program would be necessary from then on. Less than 6 months later, Congress rushed a special 400 million dollar grant for Greece and Turkey to bol ster those nations against the threats of Communist aggres sion. That was in May 1947. A month later, the Marshall Plan was proposed and foreign aid programs became "big business" again. The Marshall Plan was for mally launched in April 1948. It was first scheduled to last until 1952 and cost a total of 17 bil lion dollars. The Plan, how ever, operated only through 1951 and was then replaced by the Mutual Security Program. The Marshall Plan actually spent about 13 billion dollars for for eign aid. Mutual Security, authorized in 1951, aims to provide military weapons and billions in econom ic help for the allies of the United States around the world, with the first installment in the present budget year scheduled to take care of about seven bil lion dollars by June 30, a gain of more than 50 per cent over the preceeding year. If Congress gives its approval the next fis cal year 1951-52) will see the expenditure of 10.5 billion dol lars for foreign aid most of it military. Thus in a two year period MSA, if it gets all, the program has scheduled, will spend more than the Marshall plan was supposed to cost in four years. . Aid to Europe and Britain during the World War II years was approximately 32.8 billion dollars, some of which was later ronnvprpri under Lend-Lease. If mouth, $5500.00. Donald A. Wiles & Bernice to Lucille Kirk, WD 3-4-52, SWV4 SE',4 & SiNViSEH 31-11-11, $12,500.00. Herman A. Kuehn & Hattie to Richard A. Kuehn & Wanda M., WD 9-14-51, NV2SWV4 14-10-10, $18,000.00. Robt. R. McDonald & Julia to Dumke & Stohlman, WD 1-28-50, S 40' of W 23 L. 4, B. 18, Avoca, $300.00. Sophia Emshoff same above, WD 11-22-50, L. 5 & 6 & SV2 L. 7. B. 2, Avoca, $400.00. Elmer Hallstrom & Vera, same as above, WD 10-19-49, L. 1 & 2, B. 3, Avoca, $300.00. Will A. Minford & Marion to Ogla O. Wiles, WD 12-12-51, L. 12, B. 42, Plattsmouth, $4500.00. Ogla Wiles & James E. to Ralph M. Wiles & Golda M., WD 3-19-52, L. 12, B. 42, $1.00. E. A. Wurl to Herbert A. Free burg & Elthea, WD 3-18-52, W2 L. 6, B. 35, Plattsmouth, $10, 00000. Dale Wohlfarth Tr., to Paul Richter, T. Deed 3-14-52, L. 3 SEV4SW4 14-11-13, $6800.00. Nellie J. Neitzel to Charles F. M. Guthmann, WD 2-9-52, 15 Int. NWVi 3-12-12, $5000.00. Elwood M. Buttery & Alma A., to Gailen R. Rhoden & Clara A., WD 3-17-52, Ls. 4, 5, 6, B. 98, Plattsmouth, $3400.00. Robt. I. Rea & Velma to Homer H. Shrader & Bertha, WD 3-21-52, L. 14, 15. 16, B. 16, Latta's 1st Add. Murray, $1.00. William Rummel & Margaret HOME BUILDING A sharp rise in residential housing started in February and continued its upward trend during this month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Approximately 77,000 permanent nonfarm dwelling units were started, an increase of 13 per cent over January. THINGS TO REMEMBER Politicians should remember that the things that are whis pered are usually heard further than the things shouted fronf the housetops. Nobody appreciates fire insur ance more than the man whose home burns down. It's Amazing How Quickly Bookkeeping Problems Vanish WHEN USING Tho IDEAL SYSTEM Bookkeeping and Tex Record Meets Federal end State Tax law Simplified -Ecsy to Keep INEXPENSIVE-ACCURATE Speciot Books for.- Merchants Beauty Shcpi Jewelers and Watchmakers Farmers and Ranchers Cafes and Restaurants Garages Grocers Service Stations Professional Services Cleaners ond Dyers Manufacturers end many others. Prices $2 $3.50 $3.00 $7.50 SOU) IY 1 The Plattsmouth Journal 409-12 Main St. Dial 241 Plattsmouth, Nebraska Drive Carefully We Can Wait elano Granite Works (INC.) Quarriers Manufacturers Designers LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE JIM QUINNETT Plattsmouth, NeLr. Phone 6018 utnam was supposed to deal ' inadequate grades and noor the MSA sets all the president's - with the steel executives in his office in Washington on an official basis, not informally in Nevv York. However, Fairless phoned Wil- drainage need replacement gravel more often than modern gravel roads, he concluded. The 127,359 cubic yards of gravel will weigh about 340,000.- son m Washineton. asking him ! 000 pounds, or 170,000 tons ro come to jnw YorK. and Wil- i would require 25,186 trucks son took the next plane. leach carrying 63,i tons, to trans- Meanwhile, Putnam told the ; port all this Gravel at once, steel moguls he didn't want to In Otoe and Cass counties meet with them until Wilson 1,670 cubic yards of mainten ance piavei win De placed on ca. ou lie waiicu ciocwiiere. Throueh a fluke, Wilson pot o New York and went to the iron and steel meetine direct, without Putnam. His Economic Stabilizer waited, not knowing his chief had arrived. And during. the session be tween Wilson and the steel in dustry, they sold him the idea of increasing the price of steel to comoensate for the increase in steel wa"es. When Putnam heard about this later, he was sore. Un doubtedl" he was sore at being left out of the talks: but, more lmDcrtant. he pointed out that that his job was to keep down inflation and that a hike in steel prices would mean hiking the price of almost every other industrial commodity. He said he wanted to take the matter no with President Truman in Key West. Accordingly. Charlie Wilson Dhoned Key West, reported back to Putnam that the nmsHent. he eight miles of No. 43 between Eale and No. 2 and on the five miles of highway north of Douglas. CANDY CRAVEIi Someone down Gering way : must reaiiy nave a sweet tooth. At least, a would-be safe crack er there, after applying an ace tylene torch to the safe of the Lockwood Grader Company, gave up when the money didn't roll out and took four candy bars instead. budget asked for by the end of m June, 1953, 34.b Diiuon uuuoia ?g will have, been spent for foreign n aid since 1945. Those figures m ho not. include the 11 billion m It Hrviioro in niri eiven to Russia. B during the war. g Now, those who pretend to m know something about such g things, will not predict when H foreign aid might end. g This information is presented g the readers of Legislative Side- m lines not in the spirit of criti- y cism, but because it is believed m the men and women in Nebras- a ka, the taxpayers, who will pay y ' the bills for tnese program P should know now ineir mvuj is being spent. . It may be that these expendi tures in the past, every dollar, have been necessary. It may be that every dollar of future for eign aid expenditures is and will be necessary. The American tax payer ought, however, to know and appreciate the extent of the American contribution to ' pro tnrt.ine the peace around ' the lft'aiIPB!iinsSiBS'lUB mwmimmm mm 1 s?N Everybody's Talking About - i a PENNY'S WORTH PLEASE A small girl in Alliance is rp.illv ninchinc Dennies. Almost i . ,, every day, she goes imo a sore worm. to have a nickel changed into onnnIP,, pennies. She then proceeds to TAXATION PROBLEM buy candy penny-by-penny un til the entire nickel is gone. Everyone is stage of life. fool at some Tf nnr loreiamers uiuugm taxation without representation was bad. we wonder what they would think of it today with representation. DOUBLE "S & H" GREEN STAMPS every Wednesday at FELDHOUSEN'S. Any purchase of $1 or more entitles you to this double value don't miss this big chance to save! 1 FELDHOUSEN b a 5 ! mM i warn I IIIIP m DRUG "Your Friendly Drug Store" Dial 6117 mm