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JUL r 1 1 I it - - ".-'-J-'J-'J'. UJLV,11.'.'.'.' J J IF J J P M V p'l 'I '1 , , m,- n- ...ww, rHE FLATTSKCUTW WCERaSK. PAGE pom Ticklers By George 1 EDITORIALS Furse's Fresh Flashes Capitol News 1 If E ISENHOWER ANSWERS MALENKOV President D wight D. Eisenhower's . re cent speech his first since Premier Georgi M. Malenkov succeeded to power upon the death of Joseph Stalin was a challenge to the new Russian Government so sincere and fairly worded that public opinion in most of the countries of the world has hailed it a major effort for world peace. Diplomats in almost every country -of the world, outside the Soviet orbit, believe that the President regained the initiative for the West in the field of peace-making:. Seldom has a speech by a U. S. Presi dent been received more enthusiastically in various world quarters and the three questions which the President put to the new Russian rulers were indeed timely ones. He asked: 1. "Is the new leadership of the Soviet Union prepared to use its de cisive influence in the Communist world including the control of the flow of arms to bring not merely an expedient truce in Korea but genuine peace in Asia? 2. "Is it prepared to allow other natiens, including those in Eastern Europe, the free choice of their own form of government? 3. "Is it prepared to act in concert with others upon a serious disarmament pro ? These three questions, put flatly to the Communist rulers, shift the responsibility for peace to Russian shoulders and demon strate to the world that Eisenhower is making a real effort to find a peaceful solution to the world's problems. In addition to asking these questions, the President promised to welcome and enter into agreements aimed at these peaceful objectives, once a Korean truce was effected and other world tensions re moved : 1. A limitation on the size of military security forces of all nations. 2. A limitation upon the proportion of total production of strategic materials de voted to military purposes. Z. International control of atomic ener gy and the prohibition of the use of atomic weapons. 4. A prohibition of the use of other de structive weapons., 5. A practical system of inspection, to enforce these agreed limitations and prohibitions, under U. X. auspices. We believe a majority of both parties salute the President's speech as an effec tive appeal to the nobler instincts of man kind, and an effective weapon in the ever present battle to win over world sentiment in support of western ideals. A CHAIN REACTION A London bus driver recently, slightly . injured two little girls, when he knocked them down with his bus. The drivT im mediately called an ambulance to take them to a hospital. The ambulance, answering the call, ran into a signpost. Another bus ran into the ambulance. Fire engines were called to separate the ambulance and second bus. Another ambulance was called to take the little girls to the hospital. Two police cars were called to straight en out the traffic jam caused bv the inci dent. The moral of all this, we think, is ob vious: A little caution sometimes prevents a lot of commotion. In the case above, it could have prevented injury to two little girl?, an ambulance, a bus and the occu pants in the crashed vehicles. I OSING A TYPHOON A Chinese weather man was recently charged with failing to properly chart the course of a disastrous typhoon. Instead of going where the weather-r man predicted, the typhoon struck Formo- THOUGHT FOR TODAY It takes a pretty old codger to remem ber way back when nearly every home had a "spare room' We're alwavs tempted to reach back and button the flap on our hip pocket when a man begins telling us what a Christian life he leads. A teacher on a recent radio quiz pro gram was able to answer only about 20 per cent of the questions given him. Teach ers are much more in their element asking questions than answering them. ft A small town is where the neighbors watch tout wife for you. You're getting old if you can remem ber back when there was no parking prob lem around the high school. We laugh at the Orientals for trying to j save face, but never crack a smile at -our j own women folk who spend millions each vear for the same purpose. Flipper Fanny, our dainty little contour twister, tells us she's positive she'd be a good match for some guy with money to burn. We're trying to bring up our boy in the same manner in which his daddy should have been. sa without warning. The storm left over 150 dead and missing and injured about 400. In the Chinese view, the weatherman, "ri$ TidoV birthday and we're just having a few of hi$ friends in for a party!" and re-election; tut what the United States is interested in 15 getting the facts across abroad as well as at home. Most of the prisoners return ing from Rod camps wor? not Americans. They indued the nationalities fighting in the he terogeneous, sometimes cumber some. United States army. Such an armv has certain disadvan tages. Eut its one great advan tage is that of mobilizing world opinion against a big nation that picks on little nations. That was the reason why the United Na- r,A v, -,-j r,r,E r,u v .: i tions voted to go into ELorea in AiOC iic uuvu piv-iij, -ui"u jja.t .v,o firs;T T.lS."P rately predicted the course of the typhoon. His failure is being considered grounds for punitive action. We have sometimes wondered if this policy would not improve our own weather prediction system. TT e first place And the return of these wounded war prisoners to face Red representatives who caused essjon should oe tne the Ejr.s in the neces- Down Memory Lane 10 To zJizi bese aids, and by zi-kai abject '-as. arc mortals itrqcd ihronnh sacred lust firm.- YEARS AGO The first class of the civilian Auto motive Technician school has completed its training here. One hundred sixty wom en mechanics will receive diplomas from the school . . . Charles Kozak began train ing at the Farragut Naval training station . . . Plattsmouth high school dropped a 7-6 baseball game to Central of Omaha. Eldon Vroman hurled for Plattsmouth . . . Mrs. Eronson Timm. Mrs. Leonard Broth ers and Miss Veda Brothers were hostesses at a shower honoring Mrs. James La rooreaux, a recent bride . . . Eileen Gall has recently passed her state board examina tion for a beauty operators license . . -Plattsmouth high school has been approved for accreditation by the North Central As sociation ... A marriaee license, issued to Isaac M. Goodspeed and Mary Melissee Livingston in Cass countj- on October 24. 154, has been received by the Journal of fice. ' " ffi YEARS AGO L) Cass county has been allotted a Quota of 36 men in forestation work. Making the selections will be J. A. Capnell, J. A. Pitz and Georee R. Sayles . . . Junior Mc Cartv. son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McCarty received a fractured right arm when his coaster wagon overturned . . . Wilma Pan &ka. Branch Eickhoff. Delia McCrarv. Nor T.a Bornemeier, Ray Stock and Marion Stork of Murdock were here for a typing contest at the hieh school . . . John El liott. 13. was struck on the head by a dis cms Hunnsr the track meet between Platts Tnth and Dunbar . . . Thp marriage of next dramatic chapter current unpleasant cut szsy battle to defeat Commu- j nism and win permanent peace, j Politics Comes First j Utah's affable Repuouean sen j atcr. Arthur Watlnns, is so ans j ;ous to claim credit for someone j else's legislation that he has i ieopardiied the chances of 5.000 G. I.'s in Korea who are in a ! hurry to get their American citi i senship- " j The legislation, aimed at j speedin? uo naturalizaMon for ! eligible "G. "i.'s was written by j Congressman Francis Vi'&lver, a j PennsvjTEEia Democrat. Walter ! introduced his bill last January : when Pentagon officials toad him they were worried about wnax happen 11 tj. l.s waiting Ar vs. Words It seldom happens in Wash ington, but certain top Demo crats are privately heaping praise on one cf their leading Republican opponents. Con gressman Clarence Brown of Ohio. Recently Brown's publishing company in Blanchesier. Ohio, burned to the ground. The fire destroyed thousands of dollars ; cf uninsured newsprint, a new i $4.3,000 color press, also unin ; sured, and wiped out every piece ! cf printing ' equipment in the plant. Browns tot 1 tersonal loss was well above SSIOD-DCC- Desnite his personal 3c ; however. Brown's chief wrrry is ' j the welfare of his SO employer':. : . ail of whom are row cut cf , ! work. ! "Somehow. Ill see that some- I j thing is done to help them," i Brown told a colleague. '"That's j the only really important thing.' i Commented one congressms n. "we Democrats often mate a big show cf helping the underdog. Often, it's more words than ac tion. But here's Clarence Brown, who seldom talks about helping labor yet he's going to do more for those employees of his than 90 per cent of us Democrats would under the same circum stances. Note: Congressman Brown is now in Be this da naval hospital recovering from a serious but successful opera tion. Washinrton Pijwline In a broadcast thind the Iron curtain regarding price reduc tions in the Soviet Union, the Voice of America recently quip ped: "Moscow hs.s rrouilv an nounced a drco in the price cf Vodka. Is this recause the Kremlin finds it easier to Eire ' the people a war cf forgetting LINCOLN The Legislature j continued its efforts last week '. to hammer together some lam? ' of highway program for Nefcra - . ka. Supporters of a pr.r.r.-'-n-sa:-j len increase in the state tsx i on gasoline derided iast w?.: sr end to go for broke" and shun ned a rroosal Cy Sen. r,rur j Carmooy oZ Trenton to hrlve the . i iccrrase. The veteran Trs ntor. ! i lawmaker wamd tis colleagues j 1 that i: is dcubtlul the penny ( ! boost can muster the 29 votes , ! recessarv To pass with the emer I genrv rlFtse. Eills with the ; clau?e become effective as soon ! -h--' are signed by the gover---- Those without it require -.ly 22 Totes to pass and be come effective three months i after the Legislature adjourns. Right now, it appears the session will end about June 1, so non emergency measures will become law about Sept. 1. Cairo odv stressed that, if the gas tax biH LB25B, passes with out the emergency clause, Ne braska's heavy vacation traffic this summer will be fueled with gas taxed at only a nickel a gal lon. A half-cent increase prob ably could command 29 votes, he said "and get this money this summer.' But his motion was defeated. 1 1 to i. ine snowoown on It i- i f tis 1 w Ut i m ii w i it .t .15 M HA yc.j know ine nussins v.-or-:-. sea cniaes i-c-ij - backb'jnes. 1. Tfee 3. A. 5. 6. 4. J a vertebrate animals i n , The balalaika is a Heme Sweet Heme. instxumt r.u has cr,:y one w ir g:. Postal senice xn me u. - 7- . Presidents were bem BnUbfc Etibjec.s,. discovered the Pacif c X c-;cV srmsda mailed in jq jor fca&ebaU leagues re m the I . Kow from the words tlow. insert the proper one ia e:. ,f the 10 blanks of the Inteli:gram. 0) Foster. Champlcin. (9) 1493. 1SS3. (10) Three, Two. Total your points, storing yourself ct choice. A score of C-20 is poor; Jb-W. Adriatic, Elcck. 2), Have, Lock. (3) Pcvr.e, (4) German, Kussicn. 3) i.-.. fA 19 1902. (7) ticht. Six. (8) Eslboc, red superior; 93-IOD, very superior. pasage of the bill probably won' come until next week. Commission In arguing for the half-cent proposal, Carmody said he had found that it was often neces sary to compromise. This was a reference to his LB4, the bill to create a state highway com mission. Though the measure still bears his name, there's not Isft. instead cf a full Decoded IntelHgrar 3 tne Th figure would have been an estimated $5.4 million under the W11 a nririnallv written. The sookesman sai would knock the contemplateo construction program next two years from S inJ iUiU m" reouLre a revamping of the high- wav program as outlined Lesislature by former Highway Engineer K. L. LITTER BOX this i to .e;: ' commission with acministrauve powers, as tne un-amenQea measure proposed, the till now provides for a part-time advis ory commission, a good deal more like the highway commit tee" which Sen. Karl Vosrel. a lonETtime enemy cf commission bills, suggested- ipt- ed to make the bill stronger but was defeatec Diversion A quick de decision ci rVi fr.-r 1P jET SOU ers this week suprjcrt cf s?r cf the issue. Because it is diversion fchl was tors cn both r . 1 f-ou. rj.ut:r 1PT it" l0--r-' - 1 fen- wMft Tour ttirit n. .: . j.v. '..ifttiini. i f ver. - r: ; it cas ttf 01r.1r.-o fra. f- ' - '!l!t. Ronald R. Furse I Plattsmouth Journal i Plattsmouth. Neorarx- Dfar Mr. Furse: Sincere concrattJHtirr." i:;z the Nebraska State E: 1 Association to you upor. :z.z the AKSAHEZN AWA?.: :.; community senlce at tr.e "?; t 1 . id away tne 1 raska Press Association most ccntroversial measure be- on April fore this session, Sen. Terry Carpenter arte TTl color- ftar thst a bmge of vote jtVr r-ri"? Pl? "Rl be basea on tne sion bil ful Scottsbluff lawmaker cri- 1 Let 5 Eire the commission some authority and responsibility!" j The measure car,? n. c. He wanted a fulltime commas- 1 Fu&hc oriLs v mm L-- You and tout stall art : -swap- , nps?rr:n: cf the higb hon:r sion cf seven members, ea be paid tum than to provide them with some thing worth remembering?" . - -The White House has promised Secretary of Commerce Weeks, a bie business spokesman, that he will have the last word in picking the new small business administrator . . . Incidentally, the man who drew up Minnesota Senator Ed Thye's small business bill was Weeks' hight-haxid man, Crais Sheaffer, the Sheaffer of -Po;e The Plailsmoufh Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1EB1 I'ubii.V.-a .Sini-W!-. Mondays and Tliurnaay, at 410 Main Mrtt. Piattfimoutb, Ca County, '&1t. M5s Dora Sonnichsen of Plattsmouth to lA-a-rence Storjohn of Snencer was an nounced. They will reside on a farm near spencer. r Three Times Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDINO COL5MUNTTY SERVICE 1949 1S51 1&5.2 - Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Second in 1951 First in 1952 la Citiee Ovtr Population) The Washington Merry -Go-Round RONALD R. FURSE Publisher HARRY J. CANE Editor Caul 'a;cor?us tla atrj q zs6I 5t?2iidoo) DREW PEARSON SAYS: RETURNED PRISONERS SHOULD REPORT TO U. N.; SEN. W ATKINS WANTS CREDIT DUE REP. WAL TER; PRESIDENT'S HEALTH WOR RIES STAFF. FRANK H. EMI Til ALBERT E. BACK SOPHIA M. WOLEVER for their citizenship papers were captured by the Communists. ! Though serving in American un iforms they would sxtu nc U. S. citizens. Therefore, the Reds might claim there was no lesai obligation to return such prisoners to the U. . A. Vigorously Walter pushed his bill, got a unanimous vote in the house, and hoped for routine approval in the senate. Senator Wat kins subcommittee was about to ckay the legislation when he caught himself. -Wait a minute. he said. "Whose measure is this?" A clerk explained that Con gressman Walter, Democrat, had nil Krcr3 fV.o Hill -What's the matter around fountain-pen king and the man v.,,-- t-.,t, m-iT-rr-Ti -wet- who nushed the ouSi.er of ltt. kins. "This is a Republican con gress and we've got to take credit for some of the rood legislation that's passed. This is a good bill and I'm eoine to make "sure it's a Reoubhcan bill." With that said, Wat kins stoo ped further discussion of the measure. The next day he in troduced the "Wat kins bill" an identical word-for-wcrd copy cf the Waiter bill Watfcins' action would be un important, except that now it will take month" for the new measure to work its way all PLAxts RAVE CANCER TOO through the tedious legislative Bcth plants --d arimals are procedures of bom the senate pect to cancer, the American congress wm set arounu to pass ing the bill this session. Mean while hundreds cf G. I.'s in Ko rea will be stymied in their at tempts to become American citi zens. Ike s Health I White House advisers are de ! termined to get President Eisen hower to slow down and take more trips to Augusta. They came to this conclusion as a re sult of his illness when speak ins before the American Societv of" Newspaper editor j recently. The President's attack of indi gestion occurred before the speech, and, while resting in the White House, he was too weak to see his secretary of state, wfco had just come back from Can- 1 aca. Bmce tne v. nite noue Vogel himself lost a batt.e to require the advisory commission ; to submit a road program -ahich would be approved ty the Legis lature. Carpenter scoffed that this would simply mean a 4S member commission instead of one -Kith seven members. Whether the bill in its pres ent form will meet the objec tions raised by the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, kins- pin in the 0 batue ararnst revenue measures, is doubt fuL The F3. like several other groups, has insisted on the for mation of a highway commis sion before anv more ncnev is made available to the Highway Department. week cn a 5 to 4 vote alter tnrei lembers o: eoocmition accorae. fens in. making your eorr.-.:;-a better place to live, vvr.fr. ;.v: make 'your community a oe'e: -r.r.- "rr vav jlIso make Neb- asto a better Place m v r;r. :: favor- . - . they favcrea rep-orl ablv because it ceserves a .u-- 1 dress cisrussicn before the Leo- ! islaturc os a who and ws too ; imocrtant to be tilled in a com- Venn? to put the measure on.j jKo fjet-" were Sen?. Foharo 1 Marvel ci Ens-irco. HugM Car- j son cf Cc-d.. Glenn Cramer cf lilav you or erjcouratfo tc continue the high stanuor: c: rervie v. inch vou have rtnoerei your community through you: pro3. Most amcersly yrrs. Richard E. Johnson Public Filiations Assistant Albion, Wi Moulion "1 C'mo- fca and Tom Coffev of Alma. Cnlv Marvtl. the introducer, and Coffey had ir.f icsted thev would sucrc"rt the bill. The other three Insisted their commit ee vtr i-pans cn'y that they think the I bill should he aired" in the fc?c i chamber. Vctin? a"inrt 'ht bill ; in committee wrr Sens, '4 -seph 7 i D, Martin of Grand I.:.1i.t?o. , bert C. Brewer cf Fuli?rt.rn and RcgKariielon Upward Swing Tn? hag day at Cm 5-1'ine sold lireiise Fees Yet to be debated bv the Leg islature as a while is a bill j Hal Bridenbaugh cf Dakota increasin? vehicle registration City. fees, LB 259. a companion to the : gas tax bill With certain ex- j Crackdown . ceptiens. the bill is pretty much Gov. Crosby this week sound like the one killed ei the 1953 jed like a man rbout to crack a referendum. whip. The likely target : Coun- The new bill raises the fee j ty assescrs who have thumbed for passenger ears from S.5 a ; tiieir noses at the state's now 5D year to $5 a year. The 1&49 art I per cent assessment law. raised the fee to SS. i Sen. Carmody. rh.iirrr.an cf traac. a rone to 2b . butcher top at S. I at. Astin . . . This may explain why the bill Eives Secretary of Com merce Weeks and Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey the final j authority to rule on scaj D1f: spokesman estimated the a- i told the Lerislature Irts.t w ness loans. Bo,h sen Have tug .mfn!2e!j mfastre would bring i -I'm wonderinc how these replare .er.t ::. r.radv. far."" .; unevenly higher. Fat la: wer? gouoral-y steady. Among recent sales at Co.". for shiobrrs from this a-fa Charles and Ei'erett Spar.: 2S steer calves weichinc 4.": 20; Eoward Wehrbem. 14 1: ers weic A-ri r. one it L: S: ! business background. ! EARLY CANCER CFRABLE :, Cancer is defined as an tm ccntrclled grewth of cells." It 1 can be cut out by surgery or oe- ! stroyed by radiation in mosi cases, ii detect ea eariy, iue encan Cancer Society says. incer Society points out. In as- the state about S400.Q0D a year, i scssors can flout the governor. - or about one-fourth what ha a I the tax commissioner and the been expected. Including feder al matching funds this would amount to about $4.8 million less than if the original bill had been voted out. Multiplying the $400,000 by 2 to get the income for the bi ennium and then multiplying that figure by 2 to get the fed eral matching funds gives a fig ure of $15 million the license 3 hot: ers weichmc STCJ-.0: Fred Srhiofc. 14 weighing 214 at S2225. eloht hoc:- we humans, cancer strikes persons ; fee change would bring if the of all ages. Join the ACS era- j Legislature passed it as it was sade and strike back at cancer. J voted out by the ittee. Legislature. I call upon the gov- ; emcr to do something about the assessors who are not doing 1 their duty. Im getting sick and t tired cf it'" Next day, Crosby issued a statement : "It will be r.T firm position that the State Board cf Ecuali- : zaticn should not permit anv as- sessor to take last j-car's real es- j late values and cut them in ha'f. j c. because that would he taking : a aavantace oi tne many hors weighing 221 at sri 3ejirg Tps Csrsrcr Gift? More than one arc : billion dollars were legally on horses in the IT. S. ir. This v."as SI times ar mu: was contributed to cancer trol. the ciely poin American Can: ts cut. runtirs who -rc tryir.c " f o uitahtO ril es'.ate cn." ON THE ?T4E.'SI -i.vC. HOCfiES WTO V. J News Reporter Advertisine Met. Society Edltoi rJ irtieM. Mstceanon i m m u t n WASHINGTON The most important .staff did not explain to Dulles j move the United Nations could make in , the reason for his failure to eet j regard to Korea nM a? appointment. the secretary, (.li. tllLf ItiU Ij Utc: uracil. i-- Entertd at tl.t Poet Olf ice at Plttteaootij. Kekraska. wcowl cUii Difcil mutter is accoxtiasc "with tLe Act of Congress of March 3. 1S78. SUBSCRIPTION HATE: $350 per year in Cas - and adjoining counties. $4.00 per year elsewhere. v In advance.-by mail outside the city cf Flatts- motith. By carrier in Plattsmoath. 20 cent 'or wo weeki changed war-hero prisoners to New York iina nave them tell their story. Let them appear face-to-face with Am bassador Vishinsky, the Poles, the Czechs, other Communist satellites to tell how they were treated, by their Communist captors. Let them also tell how their comrades-in-arras were treated, those who died of rounds, those who stared to death, those 'thing haonened. Stephens rushed who are still in prison camps. 1 the president to an ante-rorui Tke important thing for consress to re- iniediately afterward where Ike j member u that this is a United Nations : S"S3.iL3 wax. Tfiitt s why thee prisoners should ccf fee down him. report to the United Nations, not to con- 1 On the trip bacl: to Augusta, trrfes A i'oiV2TCj&onn invifrWti.n (m, ae Predent Rtill was nni fl- thought Ike was still miffed over the newspaper bumble of the week before. Toward the end of Ike's speech. Dr. Howard W. Snyder noticed that the President omitted whole paragraphs of his soeech in an effort to finish in a hurry. Hast ily he. sens Torn Stechens up to t ho TitatfrT-m tn t-p?ri ?rs V2 ui sit- I other ti flM EEAOiNi A5CoT 5e U 1 COU5j "v J &SI i vj ,TO "O Tec? I ' J5TeAi4E CUSTOMS. MAWi VMM VW W ZCfttL. SOSZ? J Z i .lTeJkDESHEZ.FTHEKA i . wrC .C y?JO T . ..V. - . fc l I .3 help certain senators grab the headlines wtj shapped back I LXK1M6 AT teS PCE A VSJ ARE 1 A!v AAiM ptstv? J , 3JLT CAE IEXPEKVE! II - 7 - f ( A2EE T CLSTriE W rMr,?r! ) . EpJilA i 1 v V ft. If itv. set rvia k PAJ5"rt9 VSt&sS THEN iT & 5.X t.t-V. s.0' r-iNrl , SE1 19 t ' .-.-ST s