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c D IT O Rl ALS Furses Fresh Flashes YOUNGSTERS NOT SO BAD You read so much of disrupted homes and juvenile delinquency that many of us naturally conclude that the world is going to the devil in a cloud of dust. But we all need to remember that the cases you read about are the exception, and not the rule, and that the core of America is pretty fine when you come to it. A nationally known clinic made a study cently in 715 communities. The survey 'iows that the typical American girl helps her mother. So does her brother. Girls from 13 to 19 are industrious and resource ful. Most of them are willing workers. Seventv per cent do household chores regu larly; 65 per cent help with the family wash; 79 per cent earn extra spending money ; 63 per cent take a turn at baby sit ting. Boys take a useful hand with the home chores, too, maybe a little less en thusiastically than the girls, but quite co operatively on the average. So we should stop worrying too much about the younger generation. While one kid is jumping the fence in a souped-up car, there are thousands of others at home be having themselves. It's mighty easy to lose our sense of proportion at that point. AN BOB CROSBY DO IT? C. Gov.-elect Bob Crosby's statement last week that he set a goal of a near million and one-half dollar reduction in state spending during each of the next two years was music to the ears of sweating taxpay ers of Nebraska. But we are inclined to ake this statement with reservations. Tt mav be possible to cut the mill levy in Nebraska to 5.5 as Crosby stated, but on e other hand that need not mean state crovernment will spend less money. Carry over balances in several departments of government must be taken into considera tion. The assistance department alone is expected to come through with a near $3 million balance, while other departments have come un with about 31 million fol lowing Gov. Peterson's directive some 14 months ago to cut expenditures by five rer cent. We have a lot of respect for Bob Cros hv. That he will make a sincere effort to frive Nebraskans a sound, economical state government during the next two years, we have no doubt. But, and it is a big BUT, there never has been a time when taxpay ers of Nebraska will need to keep a sharper lookout on our legislative body to prevent the saddling of new type taxes on our peo ple. Nebraska's legislature this year is iammed with politicians all with hundreds of new ideas on raising more money for more spending. We are not rid of the pro ponents of the Sales Tax, State Income Taxes and perhaps a few others, and Ne braska's taxpayers are going to hear a lot more about them before the next session of the legislature comes to an end. Gov.-elect Bob Crosby will have the everlasting gratitude of Nebraskans by weeding out waste and unneeded services, cutting state government, educational and institutional facilities down to a size the Nebraska taxpayer can afford, and ana lyze and equalize the present taxing meth ods before becoming involved in new tax levying processes. BUSINESS CAN'T COAST The late William Wrigley was once riding with a friend in a crack express train from New York to Chicago. His com panion was curious to know why the mag nate continued to spend so much money on advertising. "Your gum is known all over the world," he said, "Why don't you save the millions you are spending on advertising?" Wrigley pondered a second and then asked. "How fast is this train going?" "About 60 miles per hour," replied the THOUGHT FOR TODAY The long sleep of deatJi cures our scars and the short sleep of life our won mis. Tcan Paul Richter The Plallsmoulh Journal Official County and City Paper RSTABMSUEb IS 1881 Twice Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" in 1951 fRanke( Soonl tn Cities (Hrr 1000 Population) uhlishMl Semi-Weekly. Monday and Thursdays at 410 Main Street. Plattsmouth. Cass County. Nehr. RONALD R. FURSE Publisher HARRY J. CANE Editor FRANK H. SMITH News Reporter ALBERT E. BACK Advertisine Mgr. SOPHIA M. WOLEVER Society Editor fPtieAL ImttOCIATIOn M national ttnwit ASSOCIAnOM Kntri at the Tout Office at Plattsmouth. Nebraska. ,n '-onl clans mail mattr In accordance with the ft f Congress cf March 3. 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year in Cass and adjoining counties. $4.00 per year elsewhere. In advance, by mail outside the city of Platts mouth. By carrier in Plattsraouth. 20 cents for wo weeks. There is one nice thing about babies they don't go around bragging of the bright things their mothers and fathers have said. When things turn green these days you don't know whether it's envy, Christmas jewelry or chlorophyll. A local man says he expects to see on his TV stt soon the industry's selection of the ten less-dressed women. The boss of a local man confined to the hospital assurred him he had nothing to worry about, that the boys at the office were going to pitch in and do his work just as. quick as they can find out what he's been doing. "fc With life beginning at 40 and old-age pensions at 65, some do-gooder should come up with something for the inbetween years. It is nearing the time of year when you need an auditor to come to the rescue of figures that can't lie for themselves. When tempted to commit bigamy, re member the penalty two mothers-in-law. The only sure way to double your money is to fold it and put it in your pocket. Down Memory Lane Ticklers By George 10 YEARS AGO . Edward Wehrbein has been installed as high priest of Nebraska Chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons at Plattsmouth. Other officers are Harry E. Tincher. king: Wil liam S. Wetenkamp, scribe: W. F. Evers, secretary; and Robert M. Mann, captain of the host . . . James Lake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lake of Elmwood, has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, scholastic so ciety at Nebraska Nniversity . . . One thou Fnnd youngsters received treats from Santa Clans here Saturday . . . Papillion dumped Plattsmouth 58 to 25 in a basketball game. Vroman with eieht points led Plattsmouth . . . Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wall have learned that their son. Don, is stationed in Eneland . . . Harlan Galloway, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galloway, is at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. M YEARS AGO Ravmond C. Cook has been elected commander of Mt. Zion Commandery No. 5. Knights Templar. Other officers are Charles L. Carlson, generalissimo: H. L. Gayer, captain of the guard; and John E. Rchutz, recorder . . . Mr. and Mrs. Jess Terrybevry are the parents -of a son . . . Two saks of chickens were left behind when thieves were surprised near the chicken bouse on the Herman Hennings farm . . . The board of education has voted to retire $10,000 in bonds, part of the S6,5. 000 issued in 1917 for the new hitrh school building . . . The country home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Born west of Plattsmouth was the scene of a social reception for newly weds, Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Born. other. "Then, asked Wrigley, "why doesn't the railway company remove the engine and let the train travel on its own momentum?" Tm suffering from an occupational disease ... I keep hearing bells!" The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Copyright, 1952. By the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: EISENHOWER RESTRAINS HOT RETORT TO DEMOGOGUERY CHARGE; BRIDGE, BOOKS. AND MILITARY STRATEGY MIX , ON HELENA CRUISE; ADMIRAL RAD - FORD MAKES BIG HIT WITH IKE. WASHINGTON When President elect Eisenhower heard what President Truman said about demagoguery and his trip to Korea, he not only hit the ceiling, but sat down and wrote out a statement for the press. If that statement had been published it would have sizzled round the world. It would have made more headlines than some of the president's oWn torrid letters and press statements: Roughly, here is what Eisenhower wrote out in longhand and planned to say: If President Truman had gone to Ko rea it would have been political dema goguery, since Mr. Truman is a politician and doesn't have the military background to assess such a situation. However, Jim Hagerty, press-relations adviser to the president-elect, tactfully talked him out of it. In the end, the state ment was labeled: "File and forget." Pacific Pipeline Backstage with Ike Abroad the cruiser Helena, Ike played a lot of bridge and read western stories when he wasn't con ferring. His partner at bridge was Her bert Brownell, the new attorney general and patronage boss: also two subordinate naval officers. At NATO Ike used to play bridge with Gen. Al Gruenther, considered the best bridge player in the army . . . Golfing at Kanohe. Hawaii, Ike was com pletely off his game. That was the reason he refused to give his score to newsmen afterward. Not once did he make the rounds under 100, though he ruefully remarked that at Augusta he had shot 86 and 84 . . . The president-elect didn't seem par ticularly perturbed by the Ko rean visit, and there was no spe cific reason whv his game was off . . . Ike golfed in red base ball cap, bright yellow shoes, and pink sports shirt . . . arriving at Pearl Harbor. General "Slick" persons looked down at the ! crowd and remarked: "It's nice 1 to see so many friendly faces without worrying how they'll vote later." Military strategy When Mac Arthur's announcement that he had a plan to end the Korean war was relayed to Eisenhower aboard the Helena, he was skep tical, but didn't want to give the public the impression he wasn't open to any and all ideas re Korea . . . Some of the people around him were much harsher in their reaction toward Mac Arthur, called him "childish" . . . At the Seoul military talks, most sobering warning came from the air force. Nature of the warn ings cannot be revealed for se curity reasons, but they were such that Eisenhower probably hasn't made up his mind even now regarding future Korean strategy ... It looks almost cer tain that Eisenhower will ask the U. N. to bring two Chinese Nationalist divisions into the Korean war. one to be kept at the front, the other behind the front, and rotated. Gen. Mark Clark, who long has wanted to use troops from Formosa, argued that it was a good idea to test the Nationalists under fire . . . Chief objection to usinac Chiang's troops, it was agreed, is the Brit ish, but it was also believed the British would go along if the idea is handled diplomatically. Navy Ambassador It looks like fiery, redheaded Adm. Arthur Radford, comman der of the U. S. fleet in the Pacific, has talked himself into a potent position with the president-elect. Most navy men have been du bious about Eisenhower's atti tude toward the navy, figured that as a lifelong army man he would favor his own branch of the service. However, persuasive Admiral Radford, scheduled to see Eisen hower for exactly one hour at Iwo Jima, stayed on for the en tire trip. Eisenhower's stop at Iwo was to refuel and to give the president-elect a chance to stretch his legs. There Admiral Radford met him, and at the end of one hour's talk with Radford. Ike came back to his plane and asked the pilot: "Can't we make room for the admiral?" So Radford went along. Fur thermore, he had such a way with Eisenhower that he per suaded him to revamp his sched ule and stop off at Radford's guest house in Hawaii. The cruise on the Helena had been arranged well before Ei senhower left the U. S. A., but the stopover in Hawaii was not on the schedule. Original plans called for Eisenhower's depar ture by air from Hawaii imme diately after the Helena docked. However. Admiral Radford had so ingratiated himself with th president-elect by this time that arrangements were changed. Actually, no military strategy was discussed at Hawaii. The nresident-elect golfed and re laxed. There were no confer ences, except for sessions held by Herbert Brownell and Secre tary of the Interior-to-be Mc Kay, who interviewed candidates for governor of Hawaii. Two top candidates are Randolph Cross ritorial central committee, and ley, chairman of the GOP ter Sam King, former Hawaiian delegate to congress. Anti-Air Force Most significant aspect of the Eisenhower-Radford friendship is the effect it may have on the air force. Radford was the most controversial of all top-ranking admirals in blasting the B-38 and working against Secretary of Air Stuart Symington and Secretary of Defense Louey Johnson when Johnson banned the navy's super airplane carrier. Radford, then in charge of the navy's air arm, gave directions to "Operation 23," the secret navy propaganda office working against the air force, met pri vately with Adm. Gerald F. Bo gan just before Bogan wrote hi.s famous letter complaining of navv morale, and was so critical of the air force that Congress man Paul Kilday of Texas, list ening to navy gripes, reproved him: "Admiral, I am disappointed that ycu did not come here with an affirmative statement of what the navy can do. instead of a criticism of what the air force can do." Eventually, Admiral Radford was transferred to the Pacific in order to remove him from the air force controversy. But since his Pacific trip with Ike. he may well come back as chief of naval operations tcp job in the navy. LOUISVILLI Mrs. Bessie Core Phone 4377 Jack Fleck, who has been spending a short leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fleck, left Monday for his new location. He went to Georgia from here. Mrs. David Spelts received a cablegram last Wednesday from her husband, Ht. Spelts, saying he had arrived in Germany. She will not be able to join him for a few months as it takes some time for every thing to straight en out. Dale Hendrickson, former sec ond trick operator at the Rock Island here, took over the day job at Murdock, starting Tues day morning of this week. Mr. Hendiickson went from here to a job at Smith Center. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Steffler, Mrs. Clarence Ackles, Mrs. Ern est Engelkemeier and Joanne Engelkemeier and Marvin Pan eltz attended the annual presen tation of the Messiah by the University of Nebraska at Lin coln, Sunday. Miss Mary Lundteigen is ex pected to arrive home from Bradford, Mass., Friday night to spend the holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Lundteigen, Jr. Mary is a student at Bradford College near Boston. The Louisville Volunteer Fire Department Saturday received a check from the Springfield Vol unteer Fire Department for ser vices rendered at the Zimmer man feed lot not long ago. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Isaac were Omaha visitors last Monday. IjOUTSVlIle BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gaebel are the parents of a daughter, Charlene Kay, born at the Methodist hospital in Omaha on Sunday, December 7. The Gae bels have a little boy also. Mrs. Gaebel was formerly Rowena Luken. Charle3 Hazen Dies At Genoa Charles W. Hazen, the eldest; son of the late Nate and Lucyj iiazen, passed away Tuesday, December 2 at his farm near Genoa, following a brief illness. He leaves his second wife and five sons and one daughter. Services were held in the Meth odist church in Genoa, Friday, December 5 with burial at Fair view cemetery at Papillion. ImhiIkV'Hi' Mrs. L. L. Rentschler of Om aha, daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Rentschler is an Afri can violet lover and has been elected president of the Omaha African Violet Club for 1953. ac- ! cording to Sunday's World Her- I aid. i i About 25 relatives gathered Friday evening to help Mr. and Mrs Georee Kobler, who live north of the river, celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary with a sapper. .Louisville ! BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. David II. Alfrew of Malvern, Iowa, are announc ing the birth of a son, Sunday, December 14, at a hospital in Council Bluffs. Mrs. Alfrew was formerly Marian Stover. The prandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Stover of Virginia, Nebraska and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Alfrew of ouisville. Iouisvtne Word from Mrs. Delmer Bowne of Pasadena, California, says their son, Billie Joe, has been in the navy the past year. The Bownes lived here several years before going to California. Mrs. Stevenson will soon be 37 years old and is one of the oldest residents in town. She makes her home with her dau ghter, Mrs. E. H. Worthman. Mr. and Mrs. Gail Meisinger and family moved to Platts mouth where they took over their new home Sunday. They have a fine new home there i where Gail now owns and oper j ates the Texaco gas station on ! Highway 75 south of Platts mouth. Announcement has been made of the formation of a new bank at Ralston. Officers will be R. F. Clarke and K. C. Brown of Pap illion and Melvin Johnson, who will be cashier. Melvin formerly worked for Nebraska Power Co., in Louisville and lived here, but has since been in. real estate business in Ralston. Mrs. J. B. Larson writes she is having a wonderful time in Florida. She thinks it is much nicer than California. Louisville Rainbow Girls Sponsor Supper The Rainbow Girls sponsored a chili and chicken and noodle supper preceding the Firemen's Christmas Party for the child ren of the Springfield commun ity, Saturday evening, December 20 at the Springfield commun ity hall. LouTsvme BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. Chris Maier are the parents of a son born Tues day, December 9 at the Metho dist hospital in Omaha. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Salberg and Mrs. Addie Maier. Mrs. Maier was formerly 3etty Salberg. Louisville Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Stohl man Jr., and Eleanor attended the installation of Rev. Kupke as pastor of St. John's Lutheran church north of Florence Sun day. They went to Omaha in the morning and also witnessed the dedication of the new Mor mon bridge at Florence. Mrs. Vernon Peck reported having found dandelions bloom ing after the snow melted last week. Louis Gadway, who was in an Omaha hospital for surgery, re turned home Tuesday evening. Bua Wirth and wife went up to the hospital after him. Mr. V. B. Hogan of Omaha came down to Louisville Sunday and got Frank Gadway and dau ghter Bessie Core and took them to the hospital to see Louis Gadway. They returned home Sunday evening. A. C. Anderson and son John of Omaha visited Mrs. Bedella nn ismuuin, iiLDnASKA, fcmi-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX Monday, December 22, 1952 Sander Friday evening. Mr. An derson is a brother of Mrs. Stander. Loulvlli Mrs. Amos J. Hrabik and little daughter, Jonni Lynn, left Sun day for Kelso, Washington to spend the holidays with her mother and other relatives. They expect to be gone about six weeks. Louisville Girl Baptized Sunday Morning Mary Lou Buskirk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Buskirk was baptized Sunday morning at the Trinity Lutheran church. Rev. Werner Welchert officiated. Following the services a family dinner was held at the BuskiTk home. The Louisville Lions sackeo. c.ndy, nuts and oranges Friday evening which Santa will hand out to the children Saturday night. PANKONIN PLUMBING and HEATING for Every Need Phone 257 620 First Ave. For Car and Fire INSURANCE W'm. S. Wetenkamp Real Estate & Insurance Office S. 6th Phone 5176 Take a Tip from SANTA CLAUS! Get DOUBLE STAMPS EVERY WEDNESDAY! YES Get EXTRA VALUE with your Christmas shopping! Every WEDNESDAY is Double Stamp Day at Feldhousen s . . . Select your gifts and decorations. from our beautiful assortments. FELDHOUSEN DRUG "Your Friendly Drug Store" Dial 6117 iljli 1 is The Christian Church of Plattsmouth Extends to you all best wishes for A HAPPY AND CHRIST CENTERED CHRISTMAS and invites you to the Annual Children's Christmas Program WEDNESDAY NIGHT - 7:45 THE PROGRAM A Welcome arr Vanderveen Dialogue "Why Do We Have Christmas?" Setting: Christmas party at the home of a Sunday School Teacher Characters: The Teacher Jane Thimgan Her Pupils Donna Martinson, Delia Diggs, Susan Bushnell, Nancy Konfrst, Charles Schwenneker, Alfred Major. Assisting with Scene-o-Felt Illustrations Sara Thimgan Carolers Choir Organist Lester Thimgan Tiny Tots' Christmas In Miniature "Little Mother" .Sharon Dunlap "Little Mary" Elaine Tlustos "Little Joseph" Punky Myers "Little Shepherds" Johnny Hoschar, Tommy Smith, Donnie Hoschar Tiny Tot Carolers Carol Dasher, Carol Hale, Martha Winters, David Rohlfs, Junior Ad kins, Douglas Bragg, Kathleen Burns, Joyce Hoschar, Violet Major, Alfred Major, San dra Vanderveen, Velda Nickles, Joan Ma jor, Lora Thompson, Janece Diggs, Donna Martinson, Stephanie Hale, Mary Vander- veen, Nancy Keil, Rhonda Schwenneker, Linda Bowman, Becky Smith, Gloria Dasher, Mae Mason. Pianist Mrs. Richard Havel Intermission "A Gift" Joyce Hoschar Piano Solo David Bushnell CHRISTMAS FILM STRIP In Sound and Color "Jimmy in Tin Can Valley" CANDLELIGHTING NARRATIVE "The Chrstmas Story" The Voice From the Bible Paul Myers Candlelighters Dean Biles, Lonnie Diggs Carolers The Choir Duet Phyllis Myers, Danny Smith Speakers: First 2 Douglas Bragg Second Joan Major Third Violet Major, Kathleen Burns, Velda Nickles, Sandra Vanderveen, Martha Winters. Fourth Mary Bushnell Fifth Jerry Thimgan, Karen Keil Sixth Janece Diggs, Junior Adkins Seventh Leon Bragg Christmas Tidings Rev. Charles Snyder McCook, Nebraska CHOIR GIRLS Patty Konfrst, Phyllis Myers, Bonnie Mason, Elaine Hilfiker, Delia Diggs, Sara Thimgan, Charlotte Marler, Barbara Myers, Lynne Hale, Karen Keil, Jane Thimgan, Connie Diggs, Barbara Potts, Jean Marler. BOYS Alan Inman, Timmy Smith, Johnny Adkins, Leon Bragg, Gary Inman, Ronnie Adkins, David Havel, David Bushnell, Danny Smith, Glen Nickles, Jerry Thimgan. ". . . and thou 6halt call His Name Jesus, for He shall save,His People from their sins." Mat. 1 :21. 5.-' .a