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EDITORIALS Purses Fresh Flashes Ticklers By George OiXAL DAYS FRIDAY & SATURDAY Never before have we seen the spirit of cooperation shown by local business men and women in preparation for "Dol lar Days" here this Friday and Saturday. It has been a regular "Dollar Daze" to ad men, printers, proof readers and operators here at the Journal office assisting the greatest number of participating mer chants in any such previous retail pro motion. "Dollar Days" here in Plattsmouth this Friday and Saturday should be more ap propriately referred to as "VALUE DAYS". Local merchants have gone all out in offering shoppers in this area the greatest bargains in everyday merchan dise this community has ever seen since pre-war davs. Many, many articles are actually selling below cost. Many more are priced at far below their actual value. This Friday and Saturday, Plattsmouth merchants will be setting the pace in the Missouri Valley area for real values. It will pay every reader of this newspaper to check all the advertisements in this issue. On every page are bargains that cannot be repeated often, so take advantage of them this weekend. It's Plattsmouth merchants way of de flating inflation. HE FAIR TRADE BILL I The fco-called "fair-trade bill was passed in both houses of Congress before the recent session ended business prior to the national conventions. The bill is, at this writing, awaiting a Presidential sig nature or veto, which may well have oc curred by the time you read these lines. There are two good arguments, for and against the so-called "fair-trade" bill. The one advanced by Senator Paul Doug las, an economy and anti-inflation advo cate, however, appeals to us. The bill in T We have found that "in giving until ii-its, ' iome people are extremely sen a.e to pain. If there had been drunken driving in the days of the Ten Commandments, there would have been eleven. A local man ?ays his vacations are about -one-half anticipation and the other half changing tires. -k The trouble with some men who hide their light under a bushel that soon, if somebody doesn't notice, they start pound ing on the bushel. About the least amount of praise we've ever seen is when the car dealer makes his appraisal when you're trying to trade in your old car. The only part of some men that doesn't function properly while in pursuit of the dollar is his conscience. The only time we wish we could have been an aviator is when we go over to the courthouse. We'd like to fly over one of those pigeons just once. A Plattsmouth mother gave her daugh ter a copy of "What Every Young Girl Should Know." The girl has written to the author suggesting a dozen corrections and two new chapters. Flipper Fanny, our dainty little con tour twister, says it takes a lot of exper ience for a gal to kiss like a beginner. 0 LETTER BOX journal welcomes letters m naOsr? for this column on .,. -subject. Vour name must l-f ;-ii- d to all articles intenueil ft ii tl ica t ion. I.owevpr, ly r'-iue'l. it can be omitted from the u. appearing In irint. Cni--.'s lo not necessarily psurc opin ions of this nwsi)a:ier.l HE PLATTSMOUTH. NCBRASKA, CCKM.VCEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Section D "TY-v; July 17, 1&S2 Plattsmouth Journal Dear Editor: I had ojen ccnr-leiin drnp cini rnv s I'nT.icn to the Ne hqw'n vv.t.pnrise but since it ; has b:en taken over by your pane:. 1 in happy to enclose a r-';vy order which should pay J me up until January, 1953. I I was born at Nehawka and graduated from high school there in 1933 but have lived in Kansas since 1934. Many of the names in the news are unfa miliar to me now but I aways look forward to receiving the paper. Wishing you continued success, I remain. Sincerely, Mrs. Harry L. Rice 1607 Avenue C Dodge City, Kansas ! I July 9 By Stanley James, Journal Washington Reporter "Not another word about firecrackers; your father be lieves in a safe and sane Fourth." to prevent employees from joining unions. They say this practice is now barred in their companies, recognized as a denial of individual rights. senator; several were offered $500 as "expense money" tj at tend a Kerr mcetins at Salt Lake City, and Kerr flew a number of delegates to Salt Lake in his private plane. On the heels of this, there turned up in Los Angeles the pledged by law to Senator Ke happened to be those friendly to Pipkin. Significantly also, when Mr. "Wilson" was at the Santa Fe ticket office, he told the agent to reserve a double Dear Editor: The Republican National Con vention for 1952 has come and gone, but not without leaving a somewhat bitter after-taste. This was very much in evidence by the difficulty the winners had in bringing about a demon stration; enthusiasm had fled with the defeat of Mr. Taft. The WARTIIKT.TnM TiiHr 17 finr of the air advantages the U. S. Air Force now has on other na tions' air rrms i3 our technique of air refueling jet fighters. Only a short time ago there was no such thing as air refueling, and even what thoughts there i were centered around the re fueling of larger aircraft. The jet fighter, however, is the plane which needs refueling most, since it has a limited range. Because it is built for speed and maneuverability it does not carry an oversupply of fuel, which is necessary if range is to be stretched. Thus, with short range, the jet fighter has heretofore been disassembled, and shipped by boat to overseas installations. For some years now, the Air Force has been ex perimenting with air refueling processes, and recently the new technique was put to its most someone the President thinks cannot win. The other is that the It -1-' n wan.'s to remain u.s much influence as possible within the party and, therefore, is not let ting ail the doors be closed in his face, in an attempt to keep some party officials more or less in line. As long as they are not sure how he would react to a genuine draft, th---y will move . arefuliy. if opposing his views. One Congressman, questioned by this newspaper's reporter after the Truman press confer ence, said he thought the Pres ident had made up his mind long ago to run if Senator Rob ert Taft was chosen the G. O. P. nominee. He said the Pres ident would not run against General Dwight D. Elsenhower. The answer to this analy.Ms will soon be apparent. oearoom ior ripiun. ( rank and file were chagrined as Since California delegates are well as disappointed other day state senator George j cf Kansas, wno announced that he was working for senator Kerr. George called at Kefauver headquarters, explained that he fauver, any attempt to influence The winning group, working very hard for many minutes. might be a criminal of.fnse. However, the three Kefauver delegates who got the ticket receipts in the mail are not realized the delegation must vote biting and it looks as if the The same nrinciple. thev sav. annlies question allows manufacturers to fix a to an employee being forced to join a un- minimum price on a product, ana inus a ion. t or the emplovee who does not want retailer who can cut handling and other costs, and sell the product at a lower price, is stopped from so doing. While there are good arguments on the other side that the same retaiJ-er will have the same incentive, making larger profits, if he must sell at a fixed price we do not like to see any rigid price-fixing at the factory level. The consumer is our main concern, and there is no argu ment which can convince us that his best interests does not lie in getting goods at the lowest price possible. Under terms of the bill passed by Con gress the consumer vili not got manufac tured products at the lowest price possible. The retailer who would sell cheaper is to be prevented from doing so. To us, this is always a step in the wrong direction. The greatness ofAmerican industry lies in our individual business initiative, and the sys tem of reward to the most efficient and aggressive, and also in our ability to get more goods to the average buyer, at cheap er cost. Any restrictive law, holding prices u artificially, is a low blow to the consumer. Business men, wholesalers, manufacturers, and retailers, exist and operate under the rule of survival of the efficient. To prevent one man from selling cheaper than his competitor is unnatural, prevents hustling, and forces the consumer to pay a higher price. It is contrary to our own free enter prise system, which we boast about to the world. UNION SHOP SNAFU The steel companies have a good point in their opposition to agreeing to a union shop. The union shop would force every steel company employee to join the union immediately upon his employment in the steel mill or plant. The steel companies say this is a denial of human freedom, a principle they will not see violated in their own plants. The steel companies point to the old-time gangs which were organized THOUGHT FOR TODAY IraiiJ ahd deceit arc always in haste. X. Ci. Bolm to join, it amounts to an order from the company and union, which gives him no freedom of choice. The companies say they do not intend to force all their em ployees to join the union, just to end the strike. They probably have the support of a majority of Americans in this contention. Other factors in the strike, such as wages and profits may have two more evenly divi ded sides, but on the union shop issue, the companies are on the right side. tV for Kefauver on the first ballot but wanted them to know about senator Kerr and vote for him in case the Tennessee senator was no longer in the running. In the afternoon of the same day, a man appeared at the office of the ticket agent for the Santa Fe who is handling the special Kefauver delegation train to Chicago. He called him self J. G. Wilson, and answered to exactly the same description as senator George, even wear ing exactly the same clothes a lightweight summer suit of fine grain with a thin blue cord running through it. Well Heeled Mr. "J. G. Wilson" took out cf his pocket a bund!? which when or-T.ro. contained approximately $1, 700 m ten and twenty dollar their vote by a free train trip finally succeeded in drumming up a synthetic demonstration sans many delegates. Early in proceedings Wash ington's governor spoke very convincingly with what fairness this convention was to be con ducted. Now follows a conver sation between Tom Dewey and John P. Conway a contested delegate from Louisiana '"God- a suo-auernate, got a telephone dam it Tom, you can t vote to i the first leg of the flight. Next Santa Fe railroad would stand to win $1,607.52. Buying: Delegates Following this, another Ke fauver booster. Wilbur Le Gette, practical use. Several squadrons of F-84 Representative Glenn Davis fighter-bombers were needed in,' E-Wis.. recently revealed that the Korean theater and air eom- the Army and Air Force no.v manders on the scene of combat wanted them at an earlier date than was possible via the usual shipping route over the Pacific. Thus the Air Force decided to fly these ships over the ocean, using air refueling. B-29 tank ers were sent out over the Pa cific to refuel the jets in flight. The operation was a history making success. Although two planes of the first squadron were forced to turn back, be cause of technical difficulties encountered in refueling, the rest of them landed at Hickam Field. Hawaii, six hours after leaving California, completing call from a man who introduced throw me out." "Are you with nimseu as a menci oi state us or against us?" by inference senator George Luckey. He did i ne was for Dewey's candidate not, nowever, associate nimseii . hP would be Dut out. with Luckey or pretend to rep resent him. "I know that vou campaigned with Luckey for Truman," the caller told Le Gette. "And we know a lot of you bovs on the bills. Ue the ticket aeent That sort of Fairness may be expected to alienate most of those thrown cut. and surely, many Democrats who had up to that time intended to support I the Republican nominee would delegation need money. I'd like accept such affrontcry with re- iu laiiv il wiiii uu. : serve. "What do you mean?" asked i it "is nure rossib'.e that bv IjO uette. "We need someone to arrant fcr three dekraies to fion over to Hi aftfr the first ballot." c ul !:!i''d the ccller. The Plattsmouth Journal OHidal County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN Twice Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" in 1951 (Ranked Second In Cities Over 1000 Population) Piiiiishe semi-weekly, Mondays and Thursdays at 44-X2 Ma:a Street. 1'lattsmouth. Cass County. Nebr. GrTALD R. FURSE Publisher HARRY J. CANE Editor FRANK H. S1HTH News Ecporter Down Memory L.Gne . I'EARS AGO IU Plattsmouth board of education has let contracts for razing the old Central school building-, that in earlier days, was also the city high school. The building, in its earlier day, had in addition to the present structure, another story that housed the hiph school, and later was re moved for safety sake. Oldest graduate from this building residing in this city to day is T. II. Pollock, member of the class of 1883, the second to be graduated from the school . . . Plattsmouth City council has passed an ordinance limiting the num ber of taverns here to ten . . . Pvt. Fred erick N. Wehrbein has been assigned to the medical replacement trainer center at Camp Grant, 111. . . . William Armstrong and Granville Sigler. who have been on the west coast are here visiting with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs. YVilev Sigler. IJ YEARS AGO ZU The 49th anniversary of the great hail storm which struck on Friday, July 13, 1883 is noted this week. One of the worst storms to sweep over eastern Nebraska, the hail lay like snow on beaten crops. Account of the story as told bv George S. Smith of Rock Bluffs explains 'that "there was only waste where the green corn had been. Trees were denuded of their leaves and all vegetation was pounded into the ground. When the storm finallv ceased its fury, land was as white as though it were dead winter." The storm started massed migration from farms to town and boomed railroad work . . . Francis Ma Avoca placed first in the state in the Uni versity Scholarship contest. He plans to enter the University of Nebraska this fall .i ;-" 'vished .o purchase scv lowers end one double bed- L. " 1: ' ; Getti Mtited out. h;it Cr.liforn?i delegation was ! a'ienating : of their p ; ly D;m-c:. j cn C" ... 1 a v.iv tl.' : f ;::e:i; ' Without r. ". nereis segment u'.y plus some friend - r y I'.onurui ; hw- fritted cl ? ::. ' e cf ever . V;:.:! force. i?si tii- day the two which had turned back, and another .squadron, made the first-leg hop. The consequences of the new system? It means that fighters will be able to penetrate tr.?riy territory much farther than heretofor? planned. It may min that some bomber fleets will carry fighters all the way with them, in the future, on long-distance penetration mis sions. Cf course, the cancer in- vo.vc er-Lv ank le: vi: in en "crm on the Kauver tram to ; rrxea to JvPiauvcr on ail Republican party will be too dead Chicago. Plus the regular train i "is unui reieasea. j tn hp resurrected Other than 1 iUl I J, tore. The total cost was S1.G07.52, ' ma s aa nem, replied tne Taft tn.n-e no one m which Mr. "J. G. Wilson" paid, ! enher. "I can make it worth your to 'ive t a snot in the arnl and received deposit recepits. , while. I'll pay your train fare, TbffL 4- .-, i"iPiit to what he can Mr. "Wilson" asked the ticket I all exoenses. rjlus $1,000 if you 7;" 15 a "EUt t0 nat Ae QaA arent to keep his deposit con fidential and instructed him to issue pullman tickets when any nerson came into the office with he ticket receipt. The agent inquired where Mr. "Wilson" could be reached in case the people did not come for their tickets so that the de- nut the deal over for three delecates. I'll also take care of those delegates you swins from Kefauver. You can buy dele pates, vou know, for $500 to $1, 000 a head." "You ." replied Le Gette. "I have worked five and one-half months in Kefauver posit could be returned. Mr. "Wilson." however, said he was ' of pay. Who do you think 'navinc: town, would not be back am? ' He hune up headquarters without one cent I nd that the Santa Fe railroad would stand to earn a lot of money if the people did not come in for the tickets. He said he was temporarily stavinsr at the Clark Hotel, but a check of its records showed that no man named "Wilson" was reeistered. Next morning three Kefauver delegates received anonymous 'etters containing ticket receipts insructine them that they could pick uu their tickets at the Santa Fe office on presentation of the receipt. The delegates had no idea who the tickets were from cr why they were getting them. However, one delegate from Long Beach. L. A. Pipkin, who was eased out of the chairman ship of the original Kefauver committee, has been bitter against the other delegates and lunched with senator George. Significantly, the delegates to It looks as if whoever is trv- hic to buy Kefajiver delegates 'n California isn't getting very far. Taft's Military Brains There was a big sigh of relief in the Pentagon when Eisen 'nver won in Chicago. Not much has teen said about it, but he top brass know that in case Taft was nominated and elected, friends of Eisenhower's In the armed services would be prettv generally swept out while Tutt's military brain trust would eomt in. Here is the l.UU-r group of military masterminds who were working diligent lv for ,:t Tatt victory and with the foregone conclusion that tu the victor be longs the spoils: Admiral Louis iVntekl. who was tired bv rrtwtdent Tnmmn in the Navy -Air Force row over th supemurter. He advised stand. An impartial analysis of the proceedings of the last conven tion shows plainly the undesir able nature of this way cf de termining for U. S. President. Three states can decide that every time when and if they organize so to do. When that fact is fully rea lized by a majority of the elec torate "there will probably be a general demand for a change in the election law. to the ef fect that President shall be elected at and by General elec tion l-y all the people. It's the onlv wav to have the much vaunted fair election. That will i such a bomber-tar.k-r iv.issicn is that the w; ul.t r-f 'hit down he fiiht :rs 5trarc.ee ov:-r :. ::r.y territory. Howev .-r, tamw :c. . :;i-ld be st.t- olcng part of the way. or go cut to meet returning lighters short" of fuel in such missions. As of today the U. S. Air Force is the world leader in this im portant new air technique. have more generals and e'-ncls than they had in World War II, when four times as many mm were under arms. Davis is plug ging for a ceiling on the num ber of officers allowed the mili tary services. The Army and Air Force have no answer to charges of too much bras.;, because they both have too much. Davis hits 765 generals and 7,500 colonels as the current total. Any Wash ington reporter knows that many military officers in the capital aren't deinc enouch real work these days to pay the cost of i heir fond and shelter. Irs the old military problem and Davis might have the answer to it. Army oiiic; rec-. n'.lv coniidenee ill A top exprccse; U. S. was now at last ready tj meet any enemy on the field in tenk warfare on ee.ua i rr favorable terms. The official is speaking of quality, not quanti ty. Production cn some of our new tanks has jut started. However, r is reiDorted that -v i-, . , t and M-43 i tC1. Reporters who cover the White House, and President Truman's press conference, were a little ature of this way ci cte- puzzled after a recent confer ing who shall be voted on ence with tne nief executive The President used the word '"intend' when he spoke about stepping down, out of politics. And he used it when asked tc nail down his announced inten tion to retire from political of fice this year. Mr. Truman could have been plainer. He could have made a General Sherman type state ment, but he didn't choose to do so. There were two answers. either of which might be the stop unfair manipulations by . right one, offered by reporters. the Deweys and the Fairs, for good and for all. Lauritz A. Larson. Plattsmouth. Nebraska whom free tickets were sent 1 Taft on naval matters The Washington Merry-Go-Round VETERANS' COLUMN By RICHARD C. VKCK Cass County Veterans' Sonice Officer tCopyright 1949, By the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Indemnity Insurance Payment There have been numerous inquiries as to why beneficiaries of indemnity insurance policies did not receive payments for the months of April and May. The answer is that Congress failed to appropriate sufficient funds for pay ments through hose months nd the vA sim ply ran out of irneM. fassocaron. MATIOMAl tCUTORlAl ana Pack pay ments' were then issued by the VA. All heneti Entr. at th Pot Office at Plattsmouth. Nebraska. 's second lass ma it mt:r In accordance with the Act of Coares r Ma reft Z. U73. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 p?r year in Cass and adjoinin? counties. $4.00 per year elsewhere, in advance, by ma.l o itslde the citv of Platts mouth. By carr.cr ir. PlatUGoiiUa, 20 cents lor Wfl Wffk3. DREW PEARSON SAYS: KERR MONEY CROPS UP IN STRANGE PLACES; MYSTERIOUS GENTLE MAN TRIES TO PAY RAIL FARE FOR KEFAUVER DELEGATES; PENTAGON BRASS SIGHS WITH RELIEF AT EISENHOWER VIC TORY. Washington. While most Democratic candidates are operating on a .shoestring, shouW be given to the proper genial, Bible-quoting Senator Bob Kerr of ; mot Indemnity ununiuiiui, me uu iiuiuoiiHiie, neems 10 ue ; spending money right and lett. I Fus plfirji toj t-i ttin fiii-t li-i ,m iii r ll.,ini. CUt day period after their dUcht. There is no provision whereby the 1-0 day pevuU can t? ex tended and, U application is not made within that period, ail rights to obtain lusiuatu'e are last- t , , The VA is using the post date on the envelope enclosing the application to determine wheth er or not application Ls made within the required period. And. tun VA l-i-i c advised that if the "money. However ' last day ot the 120 day period congress i a t e r j falls on Sunday, uie iiuhwhuu appropriated the period is not extended to the necessary funds, next day. in other wora, me July 10. 1952 Plattsmouth Journal Dear Mr. Furse: The Band Parents wish to take this means of thanking you for vour wonderful gift to the band. We hope the band will always carry it with great pride. Thank you again for your thoughtfukiess and generosity. Very Sincerely. Band Parents Club, Louise Huebner, Sec. General Albert Wedemeyr. who was sidetracked in the J annv. secret lv sided with Mac ; Arthur and the China lobby, and , retired, lie served as Taft's un- official annv chief of staff. venrrai uonner Jteners, ior iner psychological warfare chief under General MacArthur. and mibhe relations expert for him. Lony: attached to the Republic an National Committee, Fellers advised Taft on air force mat ters, resigned right after Ike's nomination. General Leslie Groves, former boss of the Manhattan project which developed the atomic bomb, also advised Taft on army matters. General MacArthur. himself, was chairman of Taft's joint chiefs of staff. The first is that Mr. Truman is really considering whether to accept a draft, in case the Dem ocrats move toward nominating P r ' nv: r.e h. i rate i 'my is now th4- t-"- k i.i :tli tli'. I'.I--i7 The latter t ink was to the public early .j:- i::-'i-.ji. i. is cuiiea a ire mendcui m.prcvement over me diums no.v in lise in Korea. The new light tank, a 26-tonncr, is highly maneuvcrable, packs a mere powerful gun than former light tank, and has the high esteem of the Army. Our heavy tank,' the T-43. is not yet in production, though an Army official has hinted u" is about ready to go into pro duction, and that "it could be produced rapidly, if necessary. The progress on the T-43 shows how long tank production lakes. The Korean Wr broko out over two years ago and we still have not built any heavy tanks. It was the same in World War II. Journal Want Ads Pav! J. Howard Davis LAWYER Soennichsen Building Phone 264 Plattsmouth WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE I Little Flyer Here's the Answer HORIZONTAL 1 Depicted feathered creature S Short-napped fabric 8 It is a small 12 Facility 13 Social insect 14 Genus of shrubs 15 Louse egg 16 Willow 18 Onager 19 Heavy hammer 21 Riches 23 Daybreak Journal Want Ads Pay! 19 L I 1 . : i . ..: hi. tii man, vvu ciiiiuit n uni Magj;ci "'.g amounts of printed material from Sunday Is included in the 120 day lii.Ntation. Applications ior indemnity m enrnnre. which is straight term ciaries should insurance, must be made on new forms issued ior mat ; purpose. There forms are VA Form 9-4364 (for disabled veterans) and Form 9-435(5 (for veterans with no medical disability. Apphca-ti,-,.K nre to be submitted di- Insurance ! rectiy to the VA District Office kischared veterans who are having jurisdiction over the area itled to indemnity insurance ' in whieh the applicant main- have received those payments j Dy now. it payment has not been received, written notice When You Think of SHOES Think of wosnrs 23 M I (X -h. 35 Vo hi I the new law must be i -mw ,i :uidres. 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