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EDITORIALS Furses Fresh Flashes THE POLIO SEASON The outbreak of polio began this year as usual in Southern Texas. If it follows its normal pattern it will spread northward slowly until its annual cycle ends witn uie frost of autumn. The year 1949 is the worst polio year on record. In that year the total deaths from polio were only 2,700 . As a matter of fact, in the nation of about 150,000,000 people, there are seldom more than 40.00U cases in a year. . . About half of all polio victims recover completely, and an additional one-fourth suffer only minor after-effects. It is true that only one out of six polio victims are permanently handicapped, and most of the permanently handicapped victims of in fantile paralysis can be helped by surgery and other recently developed methods of treatment. The people of the nation can help med ical science win the battle against infan tile paralysis by not becoming panicky when the killed strikes ... by maintaining a sensible attitude toward the ailment. Remember that science is at work contin uously trying to conquer this dreaded dis ease. Besides remaining calm, there are some precautionary measures tthat should be taken when polio strikes a community. Get plenty of rest, avoid over-fatigue, eat fresh foods, avoid crowds, prevent child ren from using the same eating or drinking utensils or wash cloths, watch for sore throat, upset stomach, and tenderness and stiffness of the neck and back, and follow your doctor's advice about nose and throat operations, and teeth extractions during the polio season. AX CUTS NOT CERTAIN Flipper Fanny, our dainty little con tour twister, tells us her new brand of per fume is quite effective. It has a chloroform base. A looking glass shows your defects to yourselff. A whiskey glass shows them to everybody. A local man asks us what he can do about talking in his sleep. All we can sug gest is that he do nothing that he shouldn't. If wives knew what most stenographers think of their husbands, they wouldn't worry. Some Plattsmouth kids have changed the name of their cat from Ben to Ben Hur he had kittens. All the U. S. Constitution guarantees you is the Pursuit of Happiness you have to catch up with it yourself. Most of our enthusiastic spring gard eners are now buying their vegetables. A lot of those presidential aspirants can now tell you why they were not elec ted. Political freedom to a nation is just as valuable as financial independence to an individual. I Despite the political talk about major tax relief, it is certainly not a sure thing. Tax cuts depend largely on the interna tional situation. The question is will we be able to spend less on our defense program. Of course, it is also possible that the business boom with its accompanying in flation will gain momentum in 1953 and provide tax revenue sufficient to balance the budget . . . and this could conceivably mean a tax cut. In addition to pressure for general tax relief, there is a growing demand for sel ective tax cuts. There is talk of increasing the charity deduction from 15 to 20 per cent of taxable income, and for larger al lowances on medical expenses. It should also be remembered that there are certain automatic tax cuts that will go into effect unless they are cancell ed out by Congress before their effective date. For individuals with incomes under $25,000, there is an automatic reduction of about 10 per cent in 1954. There is a smaller cut for those in larger incomes, and an end to excess-profits tax on June CO, 1953. WHAT'S IN A NAME? Naming United States Navy ships has followed a definite pattern through the years. Battleships, for example, are named after states, while cruisers get their names from large cities. Destroyers are named after individuals, like war heroes, federal government not ables, and inventors. Submarines are nam ed after fish and marine creatures. Air craft carriers are given the names of his torical naval vessels or battles. As a matter of fact, there is a plan for naming ocean-going tugs, harbor tugs, small seaplane tenders, larger seaplane tenders, destroyer tenders, repair ships, submarine tenders, gunboats, and attack transports. If you're one of those individuals who can't tell one ship from another, all you have to do is learn the Navy's pattern f or naming ships. Because in the Navy, there is something in a name! as I "IN ADDITION TOUEING ABOUT THE KIND OF CAR Hi HE MADE ME CRANK IT.' is determined to win. 4. Speaker Sam Rayburn The same applies for Rayturn. '"Mr. Democrat." as Sam is called in V'ashington. has authored some of the corners! ones of the New ' erful delegation over to Ike. It was Dewey who lashed the whip over the wavering: New York delegation and kept them in line. It was Dewev who raised I ability .... 1 . i i - . i.ii 1 4. tnousanas oi aonars. usea me i wow i a use io ieu -yuu auuui Betfie Sulton Submits Girls' State Report In her report of activities at Girls' State, Miss Bettie Sutlon, Plattsmouth high school junior, told her spends that she is even more impressed with the duties of an average citizen. Miss Sutton was a delegate frcm Plattsmouth. sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, V. F. W. Auxiliary and Cass County Salon 8 & 40. Her complete report follows: "I believe the main purpose of Girls' State is to stimulate interest in government and help we girls to more fully under stand just how government works and what its purposes are. If there was one thing that stuck in my mind it was the idea that we the women of America play a very important role in our nation and community. In my opinion it's more important to day for a woman to read her daily newspaper than to clean the house. For isn't it import ant to keep our government clean? I ll grant you that your homes and children must be kept clean but those very chil dren aren't going to have much of a future if we aren't well enough aware of what's going on about us to vote intelligently and correctly to the best of our HE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SUIT:! -WEEKLY JOUnrjflL PAGE FOUR Monday, July 14. 1952 Tesf Your Intelligence Score 10 points for each correct answer in the first six questions: The distance by air between Berlin and London is: " " -1018 miles -2000 miles - -1452 miles ' 575VileT " The capital of South Carolina is: - ; . " Durham Columbia - Spartanburg v . -Charleston 3 The 1945 baseball world championship was won by the: N. Y. Giants St. Louis Browns Detroit Tigers N. Y. Yankees ' 4. The president of France is: .. - , -- . . Vincent Auriol Rene Pleven Antome Pinay Charles de Gaulle - - 5 What famous military leader crossed the Alps with elephants: Alexander Pericles Hannibal - Charlemagne 6. The chemical symbol H2S04 means: - . water sulfuric acid " cmorine ' hydrochloric acid . ' . 7 Listed below are four universities and opposite them the states in which they are located. Match them, scoring 10 points for each correct answer, s " (A) Harvard Connecticut (B) Columbia; Iowa (C) Yale New York (D) Drake Massachusetts v Total your points." A score of "0-20 is poor; 30-60, average; 70-80, superior; 90-100, very superior. (Answers on Page 5) Deal, but, at the age of 70. 1 influence of the steel companies j some of the things we did at Down Memory Lane to YEARS AGO Raymond L. Owens of school district 58, Cass county, has been named first prize winner of the state essay contest, "More and Better Trees for Nebraska . . . The Plattsmouth State Bank has opened a night depository service . . . Judge and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury and Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Devoe attended a meeting of the state aid fund committee at Fremont . . . Miss Marian Kay Gratz of Claremont, Calif., became the bride of Elmer Perry Cole re cently . . . Tom Dooley of Papillion has filed for the Unicameral legislature from Sarpy and Cass counties ... A break in at the office of George E. Nickles of Murray has been reported . . . Loan rate on Cass county wheat has been set at 31.19 a bus hel .. . Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yelick of Lexington, Kentucky, are guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Yelick. nij YEARS AGO ZU A swarm of bees, apparently on the war path when unable to find their queen, left the domain of Plattsmouth Laundry and forced three Plattsmouth men to give up attempts to tar the roof of the Redman building . . . Arthur Kief of Plattsmouth, past worthy president of Eagle Lodge here, and last year grand worthy inside guard, has been named grand worthy con ductor . . . Dumping of debris on west Vine street is creating a problem in that area west of the second ward school . . . The in terior of the Mullen meat store on South Sixth street is being treated to a thorough renovation under the supervision of Char les McCauley . . . Mrs. Etta Gorder is vis iting at Pueblo with Miss Martha Gorder. he simply couldn't get elected Therefore, if the Democratic convention meeting in Chicago a week from today begins veer j in the direction of any of these I fcur candidates, the president is ready to reverse himself and throw his hat back in the ring. The above will probably be de , nied. Nevertheless it is what the 1 president has discussed some of his highest party coun- selors. and potent New York bankers. Dewey and his able ex-manager, Herbert Brownell. know more about organizing conventions than any other two Republicans in the U.S.A. And it was their smooth-running machine which really knocked out the Taft forces. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodce. oric- ith inally picked by Dewey to be the "uat man, upciciueu Ullicieilliy as such, but he was always in- Those Truman Would Support On the other hand he has also picked three Democrats he will The Washington Merry-Go-Round tin u;io thof urimt-u iu me iacaae lor v licit it uuna uuwii tu i.i uiai c. , . j the president, within limits, will gen. Frank Carlson of ! have the veto power over who is Sf LdmHarl able b ln U tn bo the Democratic nominee. - w,e,st a.nd midwest and was prob- - - - - - V I A w i I I . t L - . . - T A joui it was the Governor of New York, whether you like support for the nomination at j C" Vu- X K"?a Chicaeo Thev are- ?t Elsenhowers campaign after C lCSena!or yKeiluverThough "fhfJg AlnanA n Truman started out with a large j l1-2he h?dn,V ke lack of enthusiasm for the Ten- '0uud "enve hf'e0 ot off the nessee Senator, he has come tolRlound ln Chicago. realize that Kefauver talks like a winner, acts like a winner, and has all the earmarks of being a winner. In his mans months of campaigning, Kefauvpr hasn't pulled a single boner, whereas Eisenhower's recent crack about the French will not only cost him the French-Canadian vote in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire in Novem ber but undid whatever build-up Eisenhower gave the North At lantic Pact while in Paris. Fur thermore, Kefauver has sup ported the Roosevelt-Truman program more than any other southern senator. 2. Governor Stevenson of Ill inois While the president has been slightly miffed over the way Stevenson has played coy and tried to divorce himself from any association with Tru man, nevertheless, the president thinks he would be a strong liberal candidate with a real chance to win. 3. Averell Harriman Truman started out having his fingers crossed on Harriman. He even said he didn't think Harriman could have a chinaman's Chance of being elected. Lately howev er. Harriman's flair for cam paigning, his persistence and his courage have caused the presi dent partly to change his mind. While he still doesn't think Harriman is the most practical candidate, he considers him the most idealistic and he would definitely be acceptable THOUGHT FOR TODAY Unbroken happiness Is a bores It should have ups and downs. Moliere The Plattsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1S81 Twice Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" in 1951 (Hanked Second in Cities Over 1000 lopuUtlon Published semi-weekly. Mondays and Thursdays. t 409-413 Main Street, l'lattsmouth. Cass County. Nebr. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher HARRY J. CANE Editor FRANK H. SMITH News Reporter SX- - m 0 MXTIOfOU I f lAz4fWxyL r association F"ntere at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, f. L-odJ class Jnuil matter in accordance Willi the Act ot 0011818 t March 3. 1873. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year in Cass and adjoining counties. $4.00 per year elsewhere, bv mail outside the city of Platts mouth. By carrier in Plattsmouth. 20 cents for man 7.4 years old, and, again, the president two weeks. (Copyright 1949, By the BeU Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS : TRUMAN MAY THROW HIS HAT IN RING UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTAN CES; HE'S CERTAIN TO HAVE POWER OF VETOING DEMOCRAT IC NOMINEE HE DOESN'T WANT; IS CONVINCED STRONG DEMO CRATIC TICKET CAN WIN. Washington. While the Republicans were picking their candidate in Chicago, President Truman finally decided on some candidates of his own. And while he doesn't want to run him self, he has decided that he may change his mind under certain circumstances. These circumstances are if any one of the following Democrats appear likely to get the nomination: 1. Sen. Russell of Georgia The presi dent has the highest personal regard for Russell, considers him one of the ablest men in the Senate, has remarked privately that if it wasn't for the race issue he could be the best candidate for. the Democratic party. But the president knows that Rus sell would lose most of the northern votes, and he is determined to see the Democrats win. 2. Sen. Rob Kerr of Oklahoma Again, Truman is fond of Kerr personally, but he is also fully aware of Kerr's intimate links with the big oil and gas lobbies and knows the wires Kerr pulled to hike the price of gas to most of the nation. 3. Vice President liarklejv-If it wasn't for his age, the president would probably be for him. Barkley has stuck to the basic liberalism of the Democratic party more faithfully than any other southern leader. But Truman is realistic and doesn't think the American peoole would Farm Safely Week Scheduled For July 20 To 26 Cass county agent, in his weekly agricultural column, calls attention to National Farm Safety Week, which is sched uled for the week of July 20-26. Recently proclaimed by Presi dent Truman, National Farm Safety Week is designed to en courage all farm residents to adopt right attitudes toward farm safety. Safety Week suggestions for farmers include: 1. Take Time to Take Care Realize that haste makes waste. Short cuts or failure to stop long enough to correct a hazard may result in a loss of time, money and health. 2. Be Open-minded to Safey Suggestions New machines and techniques mean new hazards. A wise farmer listens to safety lessons his children bring home from school or farm group meetings. 3. Check and Double-check Make sure equipment is in safe operating condition. 4. Take Safety Seriously is.now and ooey commonsense safety rules. 5. Keep Farm in Order Have The president is expressinc no : a place for everything and keep preierence regarding the above i everyimng m its place three, and any combination be tween them would be satisfac tory such as a slate of Kefau ver and Stevenson or Stevenson and Harriman. But if eitther of them make a deal with those on the taboo list, then Truman would not be happy. As he watched the feuds of the Republican convention last week, the president became more and more convinced that a strong Democratic ticket can win. and he is determined not to let victory turn into defeat even if he has to run again, or threaten to. Man Behind Ike Tom Dewey took more abuse than any other one man at Chicago. He smiled as best he could as Sen. Everett Dirksen of Illinois poured out the vitriol and whipped up a storm of boos against the man who twic had led the Republican -party. Not even William . Jennings Bryan who failed three times for presi dent and toward the end was not popular with many Demo crats, ever got such a public whiDping. Yet the inside facts are that oisciuwwer coum not possibly have got where he did without le 4man the Republican party chastised so unmercifully It was Dewey who handled almost every important move in luauviu section or the Ei- senhower campaign. It was Dew-.' w wu wcni, over Governor ni?n hcdy Personally ap pealing to Pennsylvania local leaders and switched that pow- b. Plan Ahead Allow ade quate time to reduce temptation to nurry. . 7. Be Firesighted Don't smoke in the barn or in bed Mark oil and gasoline cans in red. 8. Be Courteous on the High way Mind your motor man ners. 9. Support Safety Education Encourage safety instruction in scnooi. 10. Follow Safety Instructions Stop machinery before oiling or adjusting. Father's Day Gift Is Undeliverable A Kansas . City father is still without his Father's Day gift which a Platts mouth resident sent. . Postal officials here report that an undeliverable Fa ther's Day present was re turned to the office here, when address on the pack age tore loose. The blue .pair of socks, size 101 can be picked up at the post office by proper at the post office. riirls State which helped me to understand better how our government in community and state works. Our group of girls which con sisted of 254 was divided into two groups that were called either Federalist or Nationalist party members. Each girl had an office that she was inter ested in serving in and she had to file for that office as is ordi narily done in any primary elec tion. After filing for office we made caxnpaign signs and speeches among others of our party. We then held our pri mary election which I must ad mit eliminated me. After the primary election we held our county conventions. At this convention we elected two county board members from our party as two more were ! needed. Next came the State conven tion in which we organized our platform and planks that would be used for our party. We quick ly elected a chairman and five girls for our platform to defend our planks. The planks we 1 chose were ones that we thought were well worth our considera tion and of considerable inter est in the state of Nebraska. They read as follows: 1. That equal educational op portunities may be made available to Nebraska's chil dren we support: (a) Strengthening redis ricting laws (b) Higher certification re quirements for teach ers (c) Better pay for teachers 2. To promote the construc tion oi better roads in Ne braska, we support: (a) Increased license fees for trucks (b) Higher gasoline tax (c) More efficient use of money collected for roads 3. Support of a sound soil conservation and flood con trol program. 4. Strengthening and enforc ing Nebraska's election laws. Later in the day we had a meeting with all the girls pres ent where our parties introduced their platforms and planks. There we had various discus sions on the planks and a good deal of interesting debate. With the aid of these planks and their campaign speeches wc held our general election. Having been defeated in the primary election I have plan ned to tell you about my ap pointive office. The office I held was Secretary to the Public Library Commission. It was an office of interest to me because of my interest in secretary work and I was associated with li brary work in school for two years. I was taken to the capi tal building and to the office where I was met by the secre tary, Miss Louise Nixon and her associates. One of these asso ciates who some of you may know is Miss Jessie Robertson, who is an individual reference librarian. During my interview I learned that the Public Li brary Commission was establish ed 50 years ago with the aid of the Federation of Women's Club. It's main purpose is to encour age and stimulate the use of books and libraries throughout I the state of Nebraska. This commission not only j loans books to individuals, small ! libraries, and schools, but it al- j so loans books written in braille ' to those who are blind. They j have also added a most wonder- I ful new feature to those people, j This new feature started about : a year ago is that of loaning i phonographs and records of : books and magazines. In this ; way the people who cannot read braille may still enjoy the best books and articles. We were told of several instances where these records have been a great inspiration to those less fortu nate. I believe the most interesting work aside from that I have told you is that of the Legisla ture. I attended a Legislature meeting in the capital and we were given a most interesting talk by Mr. Hugo Srb, clerk of Nebraska Unicameral Legisla ture. I have some information with me that I believe may be of interest to you . This informa tion consists of what I learned while attending these meetings. 1. The responsibilities of the citizen to their legislature are to be well informed, read the bills, petition to your legislature on whether you like the bills or not. 2. We have a unicameral leg islature to eliminate the conference committee from two houses, fixes responsi bility, non partisan, pays higher and costs less to operate. 3. A citizen may contact the legislature about bills they have an opinion about by j writing their senator or ap pearing before the commit tee if possible. 4. We also learned the 14 steps of a bill before it is passed. As I said in the beginning of my speech if there was one id'. u that stuck in my mind it was! that of my duty as a citizen tog my county, to my state and : j my government. My responsi-l bilities as a voter don't begij when I'm 21 but they have al read begun. Now I must read and learn so I can carry on the (Continued on Page 61 I FURNACES Installed By Martinson Sheet Metal 620 1st Avq. Phone 257 When You Think of SHOES Think of WOSTEETS X-RAY FITTING Enough MAKE SURE you have enough insurance when disaster strikes! Call on this agency for n protection check-up today. Stephen M. DAVIS Second Floor Plattsmouth State Bank Bid. ft l'honc 6111 or 3216 ft For Car and Fire INSURANCE W'm. S. Wetenkamp Real Estate & Insurance Office S. 6th Phone 5176! 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