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r .V " 0 I i ! E j i i i 1 a ! 1 A EDITORS REEEDED new inventions Si Scientists tell us we may soon have machines that think. Already our govern ment, we are told, has a contrivance that can figure a man's income tax in a frac tion of a second. We don't know whether the clanged thing can think or not; but speaking as a struggling taxpayer, all we can say is that, if it does, it ought to feel heartily ashamed of itself. We have been asking people what kind of a thinking machine they would like to see invented. Here are a few of their suggestions: A fountain pen that will bark when the wrong fellow attempts to put it in his pocket. A device that will smite upon the kisser that silly so-and-so who telephones and says, "Guess who?" A watch that will tell a man how late he can be for an appointment with a woman and still arrive before she does. An attachment for the radio and TV that will strain out of the news broadcasts all surmises, conjectures, and wild rumors, leaving only the bare facts, meanwhile playing soft music to fill in what otherwise would be long, awkward intervals of silence. A telescope that would tell us not only whether the other planets are inhabited, but whether they want to borrow money from us before we get too chummy with them. Our own personal invention would be a device fastened to our telephone that would automatically inform us that the caller was maderin'ell before we picked up the receiver. it it THE WINNER GETS A HEADACHE I Whether General D. Eisenhower or Gov. Adlai Stevenson wins the general election, the victor is letting himself in for a big headache. Immediately facing him will be the end of the war boom, which will threaten to throw the economy into a recession. In addition to that, the victor will be saddled with a S2G3,000,000,QOO debt and a tax rate which must be lowered if the voter is to be satisfied. Thus, defense spending will have to be cut, since the needed economies cannot be effected in the relatively small amount of non-defense spending included in the annual budget. If General Eisenhower wins, it will be a new experience for the Republicans. They have not known anything like the present situation, which will, face the in habitant of the White House. ihe last Republican President, Herbert lie-over, had a government civilian payroll of C00. 000, a military force of : 10.000, a 1.1 billion dollar budget and a government debt of 19.5 billion. If the next President is a Republican, he will have to manage a government civilian payroll of 2.5 million an armed services 'strensrth of 3.5 million, and annual budget of 85.4 billion and a government debt of 26,3 billion dollars. The job of being President of the Unit ed States has become such a stupendous undertaking that political scientists are beginning to question whether one person can do an effective job in that post. As President Truman knows, two terms in the White House is enough to wear out any man and more than two is likely to kill most of them. Thus, the office is America's highest honor, though the job is one of the most strenuous in the world today. WOMEN SET MEN'S STYLES Last month there was a men's fashion show '"for women only" at Saks-34th in New York City. The purpose of this show, and others like it, is to help women to do a better job in dressing their men. It seems that a recent survey revealed that women "help" buy 78 percent of all men's wearing apparel soldIf this is 'the , case, then, whether or net a man is stylish usually depends on his wife's taste. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Principles become modified in practice by facts. Fcnnimorc Cooper The Plattsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 18M Twice Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" in 1951 (Ranked Second in Ciues over lOOO population Published semi-weekly, Mondays and Thursdays, at 409-413 Main Street, i'lattsmoutli, Cass County. Nebr. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher KAP'JY J CANE Editor FRANK H. SMITH News Pepcter ALBERT E. BACK Advertising Mgr. SOPHIA M. WOi-iiViiii Society Editor tieM. Fntere.1 at tlie Post Office at PlattKmouth. Nebraska, as second class mail matter in accordance with the Vet of Congress of March 3. 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 p?r year in Cass and adjoining counties, $4.00 per year elsewhere, In advance, by mail outside the city of Platte mouth. By carrier in Plattsmouth, 20 cents to two weeks. A LS Purse's I KaTIOKAI EZHTGHIM ASSOCIATION Fresh Flashes Middle age is that period in life when a second helping adds up to a figure of jenerous proportions. Now that credit controls have been relaxed a person who looks like a million dollars may not have it he may owe it. A local man doesn't know what to do. Each time he comes home, his wife greets him affectionately, throws her arms around him, showers him with kisses, and cries, "Oh! Arthur. My wonderful, darling Arthur." Which, he says would be alright, onlv his name ain't Arthur. it A hnrst is an animal that sleeps stand ing up especially if we make a bet on him. We always think about a new car the minute they tell us what it will cost to re pair the old one. A fellow came in Tuesday and wanted to use the phone to call home. Said he couldn't remember whether he was to buy a camisole or a casserole. We saved him the trouble by asking if the chicken was dead or alive. The center of population in Platts mouth is the corner where the traffic cop wants to see your driver's license. A poor driver usually gets that way by accident. ; Down Memory Lane , CvX-x-Xv:::::-: 1 """'""" "''---"----'---- '- - -- --' . I ft YEARS AGO SU Mrs. Mabel Gillespie of Gretna and Tom Dooley of Papillion were chosen for iK? November runoff for the state legis lature from the third unicameral district in the primary . . . G. W. Hart of Louis ville, and Henry C. Backemeyer of Elm wood were elected republican nominees fo- commissioner from the second and third districts respectively . . . Stephen M. Davis and Miss Mary Lou Johnson of Omaha were married at the home of the bride's parents . . . Leslie Wiles of Weep in. ir Water was elected president of the Wi'es family at the group's reunion held n--vi- Mvnard. Other officers are Mark Wik- of Weeping Water, vice president : Mrs. Ruben Grosser of Weeding Water. c -""'vet-avy ; iind Miss Helen Warrior of Phttt;-mouth, treasurer . . . Lora Lloyd Kieck, present superintendent, received the most votes in the primary election for c o u j 1 1 v s u 1 ' e ri lit e n d e n t . YEAFtS AGO J Oiio man was drowned and thousands of dollars of damage renorted throughout ra- cur'V following heavy rains and flooding during the past few days. Bridges were heavily damaged and traffic, includ ing the Burlington railroad, was nearly paralyzed . . . Rev. T. Hartman was hon ored at Louisville for more than 25 years of service at Immanuel church . . . Miss Janet Valkrv and Theodore Ptak were "i a ''vied at Glenwood. Iowa on August 13. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Vallery of near Mynard . . . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hild have just returned from their honeymoon to Colorado . . . County Attorney W. G. Kieck and Attorn ev W. A. Robertson have been commis sioned admirals in the Nebraska Navy . . . Mrs. F. R. Gobelman has been awarded a prize for the best recipe in American Legion Auxiliarv contest. The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Copyright 1949, By the Bel Syndicate. Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: INDIAN LAWYERS DO LAND-OFFICE BUS INESS: WHITE LAWYERS TELL RED MEN THEY'RE PERSECUTED; INDIAN LAWYERS INVESTIGATED BY SENATE. Washington. When "Biff Chief" Eis enhower promised "full justice" to New Mexican Indians this week, he probably didn t know that increased defense de mands for timber, oil, and uranium have quadrupled the value of Indian land in the past decade and that, as a result, "Lo the poor Indian" has become very much worth plucking. This column in March, 1948, exposed the manner in which the Vanadium Cor poration was haggling over the payment of royalties to the Navajos. Latest develop ment in restoring "full justice" to the In dians is the manner in which a group of lawyers is scrambling to represent them. Indian tribes have now been permitted to file millions of dollars worth of claims against the Federal Government, with the result that legal representation of the In dians can be extremely profitable. Ernest Wilkinson, for instance, recently was awarded a S3, 000, 000 fee for prosecuting Indian claims against Uncle Sam. One of the most' interesting Indian lawyers is James E. Curry, who was on the way to having a near monopoly of Indian legal practice a total of 41 con Tpcts with oC different tribes or groups. Curry is geneml counsel of the National f American Indians, also rep resents i-uch diverse and scattered Indian Let's Hope the Stilts Don't Break groups as the Standing Rock Sioux, the White Mountain Ap aches. Yavapi Apaches. Firka Community Association. Salt River-Pima-Tvlaricopa Indians. Colorado River Indians. Fort Peck Indians. Fort McDowell Paiute fciiosnones, the Moapa Band of Paiutes. the Walker River Paiutes. the Yerlington Paiuies, the Caddo Tribe of Ok lahoma, the Reno-Sparks In dian.;, the Tiingit and Haida Indians, with various others. Downtrodden Red Man Firt of the techniaue of rep- resenting the Indians is to make it appear they are abused, down- trodden, and unfairly dealt with by Uncle Sam. Actually, the Interior Depart- i ment s Indian Bureau is now doing its best to get the eovern rent out of the Indian business. Despite this, certain Indian law yers continually raise the cry of government persecution. The Indian law business has become so profitable that it was recently investigated bv a Sen ate subcommittee under Sen. Clinton Anderson of New Mex- t ico. Among other things, it heard tps'imonv that Indian lawyer! Currv had harangued a meetine: j of Alaskan Indians, curin-2 the . whitP man and urir.0' bi thev take 1'eal steps acair.st the cov- , eminent presumably throiurh i Cv.rry. ! 7n the course of his srvpeh." testified Governor Graeriing of a v., hpfore the committee. ; .ie mou a manner oi statv-mi-r.f?" which ivthrr surprised me. I?e said, 'This land (Alaska) was all yours.' mmning it bt Jond o th" Irr'i3ns. -Thrse lands have been stolen from von ord anvthin'r thp white man eets is iust so muh bv the crace -f mur kindness. " Governor Grueninr testified that later that evening he had encountered Curry and remark ed: "This line that you propagate, that this land has been stolen from the Indians vou know that is bunk, don't you''" "Yes." Currv replied. "Hut that's a good line and gets the sob sisters in the east." Lawyers' Propaganda Contracts between Indian tribes and the lawyers must be ckaved bv the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. This has caused constant conflict between Curry and Indian Commissioner Dillon Mver, which some observers think is the reason for the bitter attacks on Myer. For instance. Commissioner Mver, in reviewing Curry's leeal contracts, found that his fee for one Alaskan tribe was twice the amount of the tribe's annual in come. Shortly after Mver began i i VETiilAMS' COLUMN By RICHARD C. PECK Cass County Veterans' Service Officer Railroad Retirement Credits: A number of veterans are still unaware that the Railroad Re tirement Act provides for cred iting military service if the vet eran worked for a railroad the same year or the year preceding his entrance into the military forces. To obtain this credit it is necessary to send a certified copy of the discharge and re port of separation o the Rail road Retirement Board, Federal Office Building, Omaha, Ne braska. Along with the certified cony of discharge the veteran must submit an informal request to have his mili tary service cred ited, giving his complete name, current address, social security number, and the day, month and year of birth. When this infor mation is rpppiv- w4 . Kictiaiu ed bv the OmnVm office, the proper files are pre pared and forwarded to the Headquarters Office where the record will be placed in the in dividual's permanent file for use at the time of his death or tirement, whichever occurs first. Korean Blustering-Out , rayments: - jr ;.xs cf the Korean War are again reminded that this 1 to ask questions about Curry's contracts, the National Congress of American Indians, of which Curry is legal counsel, launched its attack "to protect the In dians' civil rights." In the forefront of the -attack on the Indian Bureau has been the Association on American Indian Affairs, whose general counsel is Felix Cohen, a former high official of the Interior De partment. Cohen is also a part nr in a syndicate seeking more than $4,000,000,000 in Indian claims against the government which Cohen once represented. It may or may not be signifi cant, but at the time Commis sioner Myer bgan to scrutinize carefully the contracts of law vers representing Indians. Wash ington began to be flooded with letters of protest, urging that the trovernment let the Indians hire their own lawyers without anv government supervision. One of the gripes which the Senate Investigating Committee heard was that lawyer Curry, when retained as eeneral coun sel of the National Congress of American Indians, agreed to give free legal aid to poorer riks. But when the Pyramid "ke tribe of Nevada appealed "h Congress of American In :ans for free leeal aid. they were confronted bv a contract r-rm-ner Currv as their attorney at $3,000 annually plus expenses. The fee was finally reduced to S1.5C0. "Tiiis free-legal-aid bait," William Fire Thunder, a full blooded Sioux leader, told the Senators, "was held out to the various tribes including the Al askan tribe, for the purpose of r n'icint? membership in the Con fess of American Indians and later feathering the nest of one Tames E. Curry." One of Curry's supporters is Ruth Muskrat Bronson. former executive secretary of the Con gress of American Indians, who. according to Senate testimony, helped to throw legal contracts into Curry's lap. How the propaganda barrage to help the downtrodden Indian is turned out through well meaning Indian protection croups was indicated by the testimony of Roy Mobley. a for mer partner of Curry. 'T walked into Mr. Curry's office." said Mobley. "He was talking on the telephone. When he got through he hung up and said, 'that was one of my women friends.' " Senator Anderson obiected. "Does that have any relation ship to this case?" "I think so," Mobley replied. "Curry said 'I've got an organ ization of mean women in Wash- office now has the necessary application forms for submis sion to obtain mustering-out payments recently authorized by Congress. An application form must be executed and sent to the proper service address to gether with DD Form 214. If the DD Form 214 has been lost or destroyed, then application should immediately be made for he issuance of a duplicate. The law provides for a minimum navment of $100 and a maxi mum payment of $300. All those i s serving alter June so, isju linble li tney neiu iawn. w-'-w the grade of Major or licu--njmt commander. Mustering - out payments -hould not be contused wim combat pay which was also re cently authorized by Congress. The two types of payments are completely separate and dis tinct Those who served m the combat area and are now dis charged will be entitled to draw combat pay upon submission of a proper application. However, regulations and forms have not yet been released by the ' De fense Department. Until those regulations and forms arc re leased there is no action which a veteran can take to obtain ?ombat pay due him. Veterans a?e urged not to write to the ten-ice about their combat pay. It will only complicate , their records. ington.' He said that thev were so placed around over the city that they could spread any kind of information or rumor he ask ed them to within a short time, and carry out any propaganda assignment that he gave them." Legislative SIDELIGHTS . . Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation (Legislative Sidelines Is made ' av.uiuule to your local newspaper as a service of the Nebraska p,"m P'ir -an s'pdt'rdtion. Opin ions expressed are not neces sarily i ". ot this newspaper. Fasy Solution to a Dilemma lY.e Nebraska Legislature was in 1935 faced with a dilemma which called for an immediate .solution. Let's remember that in 1935 Nebraska was feeling' the full e"ectf aP economic depres- date is not known in all parts sion. This depression was com- of the nation, and lacks the plicated by a drought. Farm great military reputation enjoy pnees were low Many Nebras- , ed by General Dwight D. Eisen kans were out of work and had ! hower. he has a record for riraw- nu oruspects 01 employment, except on some federal govern ment relief work program. ine legislature realized mat it was impossible to add to property taxes. Farmers were aiieauy iuiiin xaiuis. nume An" eadSdederetaxS o real" sTa'te wSuld onlv complicate an a I0Jil? .Itf ,fi . uation. j tV VnH nZ,t . Stevenson speeches. It will be up A solution had to be found to ghSS7r S wTf to Gen- Eisenhower to defend the dilemma created by one of 1 orT out a campaign roSS I G' ' R foreign policy his re" the first federal aid toKrsLJoTd is in line with Democratic launched by a benevolent fed- eral government in Washington, Congress had Passed a law pro- viding for assistance to the elderly with the reauirement mat states nau iu ptuvm uuxt- chine funds. Then someone had an idea. The state gasoline tax was onlv 4 cents a gallon. The motor vehicle was a luxury, so why shouldn't another cent be put cn the gasoline tax to provide needed funds. The extra cent would just about meet the re quirements for federal match in Let the automobile owner bear the cost of the new pro gram. The law was nassed providing that one cent of the gasoline tax was to be set aside for old ae assistance: and so simply the dilemma was solved. That solution continued to be the law for 12 years. The motor vehicle owner in 'Tebraska provided the state '"nds to be matched with fed eral funds for old age assist ?:ve: and in that period $26. "C0.000 in gasoline tax funds went for matching. In all prooabilitv the motor vehicle owner would still b2 paying that one cent of gasoline tax for old age assistance ex cept for the fact that a group of farm organizations and other Highway users believed that it was not fair to ask those who used automobiles and trucks to provide funds lor other purposes of government. The fight was long and bitter, but in 1947 State Senator Norris Schroeder came up with the solution which provided that the one cent which was being diverted to other purposes go for the im provement cf rural mail routes the The burden or supporting assistance program was shifted to a three-cent a package tax on cigarettes. The above example is not cited to express disapproval of the assistance program, but rather to cite the fact that too often Nebraska has treated the motor vehicle as a luxury, using it as a quick and ready means of securing additional tax revenue without regard for what such diversion was doing for roads. The $26,000,000 diverted to the assistance program was $26 million which did not go on the roads of Nebraska. These funds were diverted at a time when twice as much road could be built as can be built with funds now available. Some of the crit ical maintenance expense of to uav could have been avoided by new construction then at a cost ! far less than costs today. Many Ncbraskans think diver sion of highway funds ended with the enactment of the 1947 law. Actually, only a small por tion of the diversion of high way funds was ended with that action. Through the personal property tax laws, under the Constitution. Nebraska still diverts from $8 million to $11 million a year from highway and road pur poses to support of the state's schools. Of a motor vehicle per sonal property tax totalling more than $15 million a year, only a small portion goes to city streets and county roads. A large portion eoes for general purposes of government. Nor, is that the end of diver sion. Fines and penalties levied for violation of local and state traf fic laws go exclusively to schools, even though some Nebraskans feel it would seem more reason able that fines and penalties levied against motor vehicle mis-use go to road maintenance. Parking meter revenues in the towns and cities in most cases go into police department funds or into the municipal general funds. With few exceptions, ione of these revenues are used to improve city streets, parking or safety facilities. Just as in 1935 the easv solu tion to the dilemma was to add the load to the motor vehicle. so is it an easy solution in 1952 I to continue to solve the finan- j cial dilemmas of local and state government agencies by letting the motor vehicle user continue . to pay these costs. 1 HE PLATTSJViOUTK, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WECKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Section 15 Thursday, August 14, 1252 WASHINGTON Ity Stanley James, Journal The Republicans, now tighten against an unpredictable op ponent, realize that this year s election will be no cake-walk as some had believed earlier. The harmony strokes pulled off by the brains of the Democratic party in Chicago have clearly demonstrated to the Republi cans that the senior major par ty is readying an aggressive and confident campaign. Whilp thp nprnnprntir nnnrli- ing large numbers of voters to the polls, and is admittedly a dangerous opponent. He has al ready begun to hit hard at Gen- eral Ike, showing that he is out I to make 1952 campaign a lively one The Republicans still have a 1 tremenous backlog of "time for a change ' sentiment to draw Uhe P,mX pT ! ft it pm ?h? v, ft nh i , tained in the t j camDaigns , will decide tnis , election, Snould G , k , t th L ft Qn civil right? Should he concen. trate on scandals and corrup tion and inflatipn, and leave that hot potato alone? There are many questions. Ike s inner circle knows the General could perfect his speech making technique. They are confident he will find himself and hit his stride in the stretch boutnem states tor tne Demo campaign drive, even though he ! "atlc Party, and the swing to disappointed some in his swing Stevenson-Sparkman continues through the West, prior to his 111 the South. But the solid sup nomination. The Republicans j Port of the Southern states is still feel that Ike is the favorite n?t vct assured by any means, and that he will win, but they ; Eisennower groups have sprung alsn trtnw that thpv mn ins, if up m various southern states. they don't come up with an ef- i and the Republican party hopes fective, hard-hitting campaign. to Pn a large vote in the South, j carry several Southern states, president Harry Truaan who ' 11 is admited, however, that 5 eps3d out of the presidential ; Republican chances were much Picture because he dreaded the . better before Sparkman was thought of being defeated, and , named on the Democratic tic becaue he was not eager to i ke- In at least one Southern serve another four years in the White House, in manv wavs. is one of thf- delicate matter" now facing the new personalities mapping Democratic campaign strategy. Governor Adiai Stsv- enson. the top nominee, doesn't want to hurt the President's feelings, and is glad for presi- ripntioi cn-mnrr i.nt Vip rSPsirp it on his terms. In other words, Stevenson wants to fit Truman into his campaign effort as it best suits .i jaii plan. He doesn't want the President racing around all over the country mnkincr nil sorts nf "nff-the-. '"'vmrirc which miht be o - -w - i completely Uncoordinated with . idjor campaign ctfort. Mr. Truman has thus far been no serious problem. He has said !k would do whatever the National Committee asked him to do. He has also described himself as "only a private in the rear ranks." Used for spot assignments, Mr. Truman can help Stevenson but Stevenson should be the wheel horse of the Democratic j campaign since the party's ma- j jor hope lies in his freshness, J his reputation for cleaning ! house, and his integrity and j ability. Just how to go about I WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Screen Actress HORIZONTAL 1,5 Pictured actress 12 Telegraphic messages 13 Lively 15 Footless 16 Cereal grain 17 Fatigue 18 Lair 19 Most wan 21 Folding bed 22 Plural suffix 23 Laughter sound 24 Measure of type 26Frensh article 27 Set of steps 29 Tropical ungulate 31 Anger 32 Beverage 33 Enchantress 35 Approaches 38 Boy's nickname 39 Street (ab.) 40 Pronoun 41 Atop 42 Ignited 44 Impresses 49 Greek letter 50 Learning 52 Russian czar 53 She is a motion picture 54 Surprised 56 Task 57 Ghost 58 Refute VERTICAL 1 Most mature 2 Metal 3 Spread 4 While 5 Prison 6 One time 7 Hurries 8 New Mexico (ab.) 9 Rested 10 Of the ear 11 Essential oil 12 Walks in water 14 Hold back 16 Egyptian sun god 19 Ancestors T Washington Reporter telling Mr. Truman that his services will be welcomed on these terms, is a job for top diplomats. Mr. Truman is still President of the United States. The Democratic Nominee for President has made it clear that "McCarthyism" will be one of the issues he will stress in his campaign. In his recent speech to the VFW convention, which was not delivered in person, he chose that subject, and foreign policy, in stressing the desira bility of a Democratic victory. Stevenson condemned those who would "turn us from the enemy to the pursuit of phan toms among ourselves," and concerning U. S. foreign policy asked if we should entrust the nation's foreign policy to a party which had opposed it con sistently, and to a party which is even today bitterly split on the subject. These two subjects are likely i to be backbone topics of many Pollcies m most lields against such attacks. Whether he will defend McCarthyism is yet to be seen, but he has indicated, in earlier remarks, that he would not. General Eisenhower feels that he has several weak positions in Democratic lines to attack, and will probably con centrate on offensive tactics himself. It has become clear now that naming Senator Johnson Spark man of Alabama to the Demo- ' "atic ticKet saveel most ot tne state there are indications that j three g-'Jups of electors might i wmd UP cn tne ballet. Many Democrats who will not vote Republican want to vote for Ike on a srPaialwc tlcket- and such a BrouP hl bccn organizing in ne Southern state. But the Democratic ticket will be the ticket to beat in the Southern States, from all current indica tions. YOUNG DRIVER South Bend, Ind. Although Donald C. Newman is only three he has been driving the "family convertible for almost four ! . u tt;; 11. . i -niuiiig uie Keys did ; "ttIe scod. The boy would put "l a"u lIiC ' staf ter. Finally, a neighbor cauea ponce wnen tne cmld took off in her car. Then the little boy agreed with police that he would not drive any more until he is old enough to get a driver's permit. Walter II. Harold R. Smith & Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Oonat BIdg. 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