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EDITORIALS Furse's Fresh Flashes OPTIMISTIC NOTE FROM FORD L. W. Smead, General Sales Manager of the Ford Company, said recently November and early December sales of Ford cars and trucks were the best in the company's history. Smead predicts 1954 production, of all make cars, will be somewhat close to 5,500,000 units. This compares with an estimated pro duction of 6,150,000 units in 1953. .Thus the official predicts a drop of approxi mately 500,000 to 600,000 units in 1954. Nevertheless, Smead was optimistic over his company's prospects and point ed out that delinquencies in credit -car purchases would probably be lower in 1954 than the pre-war average of about three per cent. The most interesting statement made by Smead is that report ing the Company's sales record in Nov ember and early December. His prediction for 1954 sales, al though an estimated decline, are not dis couraging. Automobile manufacturers will be in position to realize healthy prof its if anything like 5,500,000 automobiles are sold in 1954. Though it would not be a record sales year, it would nevertheless be far above the average and represent a high level of economic activity for the trade. -A- -A- MORE EDC EXASPERATIONS The latest exasperation from Europe (another stumbling block in the path of ratification of the European Defense Community) is a statement from Italian Fremier Giuseppe Pella. The Premier says that an equitable settlement of the Trieste dispute must precede Italian ratification of the E. D. C. treaty. Thus not only France, but Italy as well, is con ditioning its approval of the E. D. C. treaty. The situation is exasperating be cause the United States has waited patiently for over a year for its Euro pean allies to take constructive action on the treaty. The latest Italian pledge comes at a time when U. S. foreign aid money is rapidly drying up. This is because Con gress limited foreign aid payments in the last foreign aid act to fifty per cent of the authorizations until the E. D. C. pact was ratified by countries receiving the aid. Since this has not been done, and since about half of the ' fund5 have already been distributed, aid funds are just about dry for some of our European allies. The Administration is not inclined to be patient with the latest French and Italian vstalls, and there is growing evi dence from Washington that President Eisenhower himself is fast becoming fed up with the delays. The short-sighted policies of France and Italy, and other countries, which have not ratified the E. D. C. treaty, might well cause this country to revise its foreign policies and set out on a separate policy, aimed at rearming West Germany. If this comes about, no doubt there will be recriminations from the countries which failed to take constructive action on the E. D. C. treatv, but they will have no one to blame but themselves. pOULD HAVE MERIT It is possible that Congressman Carl Curtis' proposed Social Security program has merit. This conclusion was drawn from our observation Saturday in a local food store. Waiting at a check stand we saw a county relief order for $25 being filled that included all the luxury items in the book, including napkins and cartons of cigar ettes. ' We then saw two boys carry it across the street and place it in a late model automobile, cleaned and polished, new The only thine a man knows is himself. The -world outside he eon know only b hear-Sl,y- Alexander Smith The Plalfsmoulh Journal Official County and City Paper o ,,. , . I- ESTABLISHED IN 1881 Published faemi-Weekly, Mondays and Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, 1'lattnmouth Cass County, Nebr. Three Times Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 1952 Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" Second in 1951 First in 1952 (In Cities Over 2000 Population) RONALD R. FURSE . .. . Publisher HARRY J. CANE ... Editor FRANK H. SMITH News Reporter SOPHIA M. WOLEVER Society Editoi ! HVkY H J H 14 IA1 ICNA! ID T0EIAL mOGUEl . . Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter In accordance with the let of Congress of March 3. 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 per year in Cass ancLad joining counties. $4.00 per year elsewhere, in advance, by mail outside the city of Platts mouth. By carrier in Plattsmouth. 20 cents for two weeks. A local mother writes to ask how old a girl should be before she is allowed to wear a strapless evening gown. We would say if the thing stays up, then she's old enough. It doesn't take a 3-D movie to have things come at you from all directions. The difference between a man and a woman buying a tie is about two hours. Do you suppose a wrinkle is just a headline? When things go wrong, don't go with them. We've a brave man in this town he's actually smoking his Christmas cigars. At r A bachelor friend of ours says mar riage is alright for guys who can get along with one coat hanger and no place to hang it. About the only things that gets broke on these new automobiles is the fellow be hind the wheel. Ticklers By George "Mywife didn't like the hat I bought here!" tires all around PLUS A NEW 1954 LI CENSE TAG. Behind the wheel sat the old man waiting patiently while the two boys load ed up his swag,-and the Missus, then backed out of his metered parking stall and drove away. Probably to go home and watch tele vision the rest of the afternoon. Down Memory Lane vvV.V.V.V.V.VA,-w...V.V.VAV.W f YEARS AGO (Editor's note Features this week for the Memory Lane column are taken from the Cass County Echo, published during World War II and featuring news of servicemen from this area. Copies of the publication were loaned to the Jour nal by Mrs. Alpha Muncie.) Pvt. Frances E. Warren is now sta tioned in Sicily. . . Home for the recent holidays were Ed Kief, Lt. Bill Metzger, Lt. Bernard Morris and Kenneth Ault. . . . Leaving for service this week were Anton Hindman, Louis Herrington, Murle Jones, Robert Longmore, Henry Kaffenberger, Jim Humphrey and Warren Crossbaker. . . . Edith Solomon and Jacqueline Wet enkamp left to enter service in" the WAVES. . . . Approximately $900 has been raised in Cass county this year for the Infantile Paralysis drive. . . . Robert Willis has arrived in Africa, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Willis have learned. . . . Ruth Patton has filed for the office of Cass County Treasurer. . . . Pfc. Bill Hula and Jim Brown were reunited in Hawaii recently. . . . Bill Williamson, the clean er, has been called into active duty and will leave later this month. . . . Bernard and Dale Jackson, brothers, met in Eng- land last month. . . . Carl Sell is stationed in Italy. . . . Cpl. Hillard Speck arrived Thursday for an 18-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Speck. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davenport are the parents of a son, Clark, born January 7. . . . Loss es amounting to $80 were reported in a heft at the Murdock school house. Roll Call of Convictions As a result, William F. Far rell, Dallas representative of the solicitor of the agriculture de partment, moved in vigorously, under direct orders from Secre tary Charles Brannan to prose cute. He secured the - .following convictions: C. M. Henderson, Farwell, Tex. Four years in jail and $1,000 fine, with $1,086,000 still to be collected for the federal govern ment. Tenner's Inc.. Cortez, Colo. Harold Tenner. 18 months; Hal worth Tenner, three years sus pended sentence; R. R. Wilson, 15 months - and $10,000 fine. Total to be repaid the govern ment: $1,108,000. Herman Dawson, Fort Worth, Tex. Six years in prison and $15,000 fine, with $454,000 to be repaid to the government. O. L. Shannon, Sudan, Tex. Five years in prison and $15,000 fine, with $1,043,000 to be re paid the government I Washington lobbyist for the Na i tional Council for Farmer Coop eratives. Loos was appointed last January, replacing Solici tor H. Carroll Hunter who had ordered vigorous prosecution of both the grain-theft cases and the civil claims resulting from them. Butler to Rescue Meanwhile, also. Senator But ler, who operated the Butler- 23 Granted Divorces in Cass County Twenty-three marriages v.snt on the rocks during 1G53, ic cording to divorce rrcrd-j from the district court. That was th-3 number of divorces granted dur ing the past year, according to C. E. Ledcway, clerk of the dis trict court. The number was a slight drop from 1952, when 27 divorces were granted, and just about par for the 11 year period starting in 1943. Since then 218 divorcesi have been granted, a yearly av erage "Df 22.5. Peak year for divorces in Cass county during the past decade was 1946, when 35 were ap proved. Twenty-eight wer e granted in both 1947 and 1949 while 27 were okayed in 1945 and 1952. Low divorce years were 1943 and 1944 when 12 and 13 were granted, and 1951 when only 17 j were completed. j THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL paof. fdtth ' Monday, January 11, 19j1 INTELHGRAM Receipts at Post Off ice Are Over Year Ago Receipts at the Platsmouth pos toff ice were up five per cent over a year ago, according tq; Postmaster Les Niel. A heavier run of Christmas business ac counted for much of the in crease. Tempo at the postiffice has a?nSSyn?Pwoi?ihollday rush when cancellations Check correct word. 1. There (is) (is nol) an historical record of the Exodus. 2. President ndrew Johnson was a (tailor) (lawyer) by profession. 3. All bacteria v(are) (are not) harmful. 4. Winters in places near the ocean are(colder) (warmer) than those inland. 5. The tenth wedding anniversary' is the (ruby) (tin) anniversary. 6. Germany attacked Russia in (1941) (1942). 7. Condiments are (derogatory statements) (food seasonings). 8. Robert E. Lee (was) (was not) offered the command of the Union Forces. 9. The Tar Heel State is (North) (South) Caro lina. 10. A prawn is a (garden tool) (food). Check your answers, scoring yourself 10 points for each correct choice. A score of 0-20 is poor; 30-GO. average; 70 80, superior; 90-100, very superior., Decoded Intelligram '11-619 tili S uauijBM- "MVIon 6 'VA 8 flSiuuoseas pooj -fr iou a.iv "Jonej, Z lu I I Omaha and was once president of the grain and feed dealers national association, mysteri ously introduced a bill which would prevent the government averaged nearly 10,000 a day for 15 days. Total cancellations for the pe riod starting December 10 and frm wti mnnov fmm v,o ending December 24 was 125,000 tHi rH ,BiH i according to Mr. Niel. Sales at stolen grain Asked why he had introducsd the legislation, Senator Butler said it was at the request of some grain dealers. He thought they were from Iowa. The" payoff is that when a country warehouse sells Com In other parts of . the country, modity Credit Corporation grain The Washington Merr'y-Go-Round (Copyright, 1952, By the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: REPUBLICANS MOVE TO PROTECT DEALERS BENEFIT TING FROM GOVERNMENT GRAIN THEFTS; AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL WHO CONVICTED GRAIN DEALERS GETS FIRED; NEBRASKA'S SEN ATOR BUTLER INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP DEALERS WHO BOUGHT GOVERN M E N T GRAIN. WASHINGTON Republican lead ers have taken an amazing step regard ing the theft of about $5,000,000 worth of grain, cotton and beans from govern ment warehouses. They have "terminated" the agricul ture department officials who convicted the criminals, help up collection of money from those who illegally purchased the stolen farm produce, while Senator Butler of Nebraska, Republican, has introduced a bill which would prevent collecting money from the purchasers. The theft of this grain, beans, etc., was one of the most brazen in the history of government farm price supports. Un der the support law, the Commodity Cred it Corporation, a subsjdary of the Agri culture department, loans money to the farmer after he stores his crop in a war house. If he defaults on his loan, then the crop automatically reverts to the gov ernment. Every elevator operator, ware houseman and grain dealer knows this. Yet in Texas and the Midwest, several de liberately sold ' government grain, and certain grain dealers bought it with their eyes wide open. Francis Spellman of Rochelle, 111., was given five years in pris on, though later revised down ward; while C. L. Bert of Clar ion and Gait, Iowa, was given two years. The above compa nies owed the government $313, 0C0 and $398,000 respectively. And with most of the ware housemen in jail, the former Democratic administration of the agricultural department had moved to collect more than $5, 000,000 from the grain dealers wno purchased the illegal grain with their eyes wide open. . However, shortly, after Ezra Benson took over the agricul ture department, a special deliv ery letter dated March 30, 1953, was sent to William Farrell in Dallas, ordering him to hold up claims to collect this money. Tne letter read in part: 'Al though you should continue pre paration of cases involving third-party purchasers, you should not take any affirmative steps toward the institution of new suits against third-party purchasers or the making of additional demands for payment; Jl A f J- 1 upon inem uniu iurtner aavice is received from this office." As of today nine months later no further advice has been received. Note Farrell. however, turned his cases over to the justice de partment and it's reported that some officials: at the justice department disagreed with tho ned agriculture department and are endeavoring to prosecute the claims tnyway. Dallas Office Purged Meanwhile, Farrell, who se cured inost of tiv? convictions, and who has been in the gov ernment for 25 year::, has been dropped. He received orders to to a grain dealer after the ma turity date on price-support loans, every grain dealer in the nation knows exactly who owns the grain namely, Uncle Sam. Therefore, he buys the grain at his own risk. This is especially true when the warehouseman sells the grain not as an iso lated carload, but in tens, even thousands, of carloads. And if the grain dealer who buys the stolen grain has any doubt as to who owns it, he can find out merely by picking up a tele phone and calling the Commod ity Credit office. N Agriculture Department offic ials in the previous administra tiofn argued that when your watch is stolen and sold to a third party, he Is the loser when the police recover it. The third party relinquishes the watch without payment. However, the grain dealers who bought stolen grain have not returned the grain, but have now been able to lobby Republican agriculture department officials into hold ing up claims for some $5,000, 000 which Democrats were trying to collect. On top of this, the Dallas ag riculture department official who was trying to collect the money has been fired for economy. the postoffice included 83.000 two cent stamps and 35,000 three centers. The cancellation fig ure does not include parcel post, Mr. Niel explained Operations at the postoffice'l during tne holidays was also lower than a year ago. Niel ac counted for ihe decline in costs by explaining that by paying overtime to regular employees and cutting down on temporary workers, more was accomplished at a lesser cost. Deadline for Filing Wheat Applications Near Since applicable documents must be signed by the producer and delivered tp the Cass coun ty committee njot later than Jan uary 31, all farmers desiring a loan or purchase agreement on farm-stored wheat and soybeans should have their applications filed by January 18. That was the suggestion of Ivan G. Althouse, chairman of the county ACS committee to day. The additional , days are needed to process the applica tions before, the deadline date, according to the county chairman. SPANISH BASES In exchange for military and economic assistance from this country, Spain has granted the U. S. the right to establish air and naval bases in Spain for the defense of Western Europe and the Mediterranean area. The agreement was signed between the two countries recently in Madrid. in' BOARD REACTIVATED President Eisenhower has re organized and reactivated the International Development Ad visory Board, which is this coun try's steering committee for the technical assistance program to under-developed nations, by naming seven new members to the Board, reinstating three for mer members and reappointing two board members whose terms vw;, ! 1 A 1 close up the Dalli: office cn u uui, j 4-: i .. ii.. i wave little Hock, Ark., office. -allegedly as an economy ,fP.T PPTrFe ivrpricr ' - Lnd combine it with n.o i Aiii!.1? 5lNrl?5E Drop Noted In Marriage Licenses Here Marriage licenses issued Cass county fell down slightly from a year ago but generally held about the same as the ten year average for the county. . According to records in the of fice of County Judge Raymond J. Case, 151 licenses for marriage were issued during the 12 months December and June were the big months, with 22 li censes being issued in each month. The 151 licenses com pares with 156 issued a year ago and 168 in 1951. Licenses issued by month were, January 8. Februarv 12. March a. April 9, May 16. June 22, July 8. ! .nususL , oeptemoer 9, October 19, November 11 and December 22. Marriage licenses issued in 1953 was the fourth lnwpsf. tn- tai since 1943. Peak years oven the past decade were 1943 and! iy4H wnen 174 were issued. Below is the number of li censes issued for each year since Licenses ..:174 ... , ...102 -. . .142 . . . 155 .. .174 . 154 ...173 . . .168 ...156 . 151 Miss Thelma Kruger, clerk in Realty Transfers Frank & Mary Fisher & Bar bara Kafka to Frank & Mary Fisher & Barbara Kafka, Cath- 1 enne A. Klein, WD 12-28-53, KhzSWVi 1-10-13, $1.00. Herman A. Kuehn & Hattie A. to Richard A. & Wanda M Kuehn, WD 9-14-51, SV2SWV4 10-10-10, $18,000.00. Clara Maude Newlin to Henry E. Bornemeier & Gladys K., WD 12-30-53, Sublot 1 of 9 & L. 5 & Sublot 1 of 6, NlaNWli 15-10-10, $8500.00. - Thomas Henrich & Elsie Ag nes to Frances Henrich, QCD 12-21-53 L. 3 to 6 B. 14 Y&H Add to Platts., $1.00. OFF-SHORE OIL LAW TEST The State of Alabama has asked the U. S. Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of the new Federal law assign ing ownership of off-shore oil lands to individual states, thus becoming the first state to take this action. Alabama charges that the law denies her equal rights with neighbor states to Gulf coast fisheries. Journal Want Ads Pay! Year 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 19513 1951 1952 1953 i PANKONIU PLUMBING and HEATING for Every Need Phone 257 620 First Ave. FURNACES Installed by Martinson Sheet Metal 139 So. Gth Phone 7189 For First of the Year Expenses LOANS $25 to 500 or More No Payment Due for 45 Days AMERICAN . LOAN Mil J 12 North 5th St. Phone 3213 (North of Cass Drug) Loans Made Anywhere Write ! 1 111 1 1 mumii n IK ATTEMTMIM RTflftMOMHH - - "WW awy.w UHBHIB E9H 13 M ASS? tl i Due to the demand for Agricultural Lime, please f yur oruers as rar in advance as possible. P M. "For Land's Sake - EL La La Ttle HOCK. ArK DIf CC I v- v.., ....v-.u. , co a utuuii xviuger, Cit TK. in. BAD 1. - . u u.k.u.v, . it. Howewr. WneU ar Judge's office, re-!y A. Purchase Orders are paid directly to the farmer .vwrueen, many of thorn w.!rf &Wl?Jz V ??LL Vfhad been J this year. of vtiorarrs. were n:; permitted lo oniT.etc with member ci tho Liu It hock office to see ;h:ch -id Ye best civil sc. '' rat: n:s at.-? jc. the higher: men cciv In href, Farreii an.' .-"aTf -p-"er tu have been deliberately av-;-r!M,i: ated agaius'. Moanv.hile, he:; is son.r the wire-pullinsc whici went on ba:kstue in Waur.vi u n. i'he T-;.a Grain Dealer; a.ssociati- n Ms n busy beh. the seen--, also liic National Ornii: Dealers association. During these hud d i-s, sericulture department of U..Us LUggested lo the grain dealers hat the jiuj-ot I'-j1?-iation t- hold un cHecion of the 5'rC0.O00. Hi. the grai.i dJi'svs Ahied away f.J anwi.ile, tho Benson boys wr re 4:-e letter of March 30 holding up all prosecution of .Maims . The letter was signed by Ed ward Shulman, assistant solic itor of the agriculture depart ment, a career official. It was learned he was acting on ordsrs ! from Higher-ups. His imnvedi i ate superior i: Solicitor Karl D. Loos, a former Washington at torney and close friend of Sec retary Benson when Benson was of determining why there is so broad a gulf between the price of meat on the farm and on the retail counter. The move was made necessary to meet the challenge by farmers, distressed over falling farm markets, and consumers irked by an ever-rising cost of living. Journal Want Ads Pay! issued through last week in 1954 CORN PROSPECTS The hot, dry weather in An- gust and September trimmed the ; g charged. 3.5 per cent. The Agriculture i n Department estimates the corn is crop at 3,216,009.000 bushels, as H against last year's crop of 3,306,- a P Price cf Lime in Cass County Precincts delivered aa and spread at 2 ton or moro rf r.- Wkn .t S3 4 ton per acre is soread. an aHrllimn.l . A h voca co 7c Center -inn y i ii --3 M a a - i ci Ifm ffhe MEftf i Va Ii WEDNESDAY RADIATOR REPAIRING OXE-DAY SERVICE Plattsmouth Motors Washington Ave. Ph. 287 Is Double Stamp Day I Yes! You can enjoy EXTRA SAVINCS each Wednes day, with DOUBLE CREEN STAMPS given with each - purchase of $1.00 or more. f7na jam, m gm rv k mm "Your Friendly Drug Store" Dial 611 7 WAfeJ ? I K BR ICS X I Id Iflff 11 East Rock Bluff 3.40 Eight Mile Grove ... 1 Umwood 3.45 f1 Greenwood 3.80 J-lbe.rty 3.00 Louisville I Mount Pleasant 3.15 I Nehawka 2.75 I Plattsmouth ' ' ' ' 350 I Salt Creek 4.10 I South Bend 3.85 I btove Creek I Tipton . g Weeping Water .... g West Rock Bluff n id - t a ti u M 3.10 3.45 2.80 3.15 UNION, NEBRASKA Phone: Office Weeping Water 3611 Evenings: Union 2991 or Julian 2967 E3 i M M is 2..iS,;:B;,::z;:;:.3j.B! ' a.1i;.n;;;,.a:,i; b.5:h:.;:.b...!; bi b:;,e;:;: h.:ls:;;e; : a;'