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E D IT O R I ALS Furses Fresh Flashes No One Made It Yet MAKES VERY COOD READING "There are towns whose achieve ments in some respect Plattsmouth might well emulate. There are faults here to be corrected. There are certain phases of ac tivity to which we must give our attention, improvements for which we must strive. But, after all, Plattsmouth is a good place in which to live and we say this not by reason of sentiment, but because of very evident facts. Nowhere are the possibili ties greater or the prospects brighter, or the people better. "One of the proofs that our faith is rightfully placed is that the strangers who hpvc come in such vast numbers are of the highest typo and they are eager to reside here permanently. i "We do not speak boastfully, but un less we believe in ourselves we cannot gain the admiration and confidence of others, and only as vsc dream of great things for our city will they come to pass. With such rapid growth it has been dif ficult for Plattsmouth to keep up with itself. From a medium size town it has be come a busy, prosperous city with all of a city's problems, and - with the expansion there is need fo adaption in order that the growth may be symmetrical. While we are proud of the size, mere bigness is not suf- , Ticient. There must be development in many ways if the proportions are to be maintained. ' "It is well for us to think upon all these things. It is well for us toreally know our city, its strength and its weaknesses; its needs, its resources. As individuals we should think seriously of the opportunities and as u united group of people, with the same interest at heart, we should work to gether for the fulfillment of the ideal." Few Journal readers will recognize the above editorial. Yet, it appeared in the Plattsmouth Journal, January 9, 1922. We can think of no problems on that date com parable to those facing us today, but the gist of the article is just as true now as it was 26 years ago. : Our growth is at a faster pace, our problems, are greater in this present day rat-race for existence and the need for men with vision, courage and sound judg ment is needed more than at any time since our city's founding 100 years ago. Are you one of those putting back into the community a portion of what you have been taking out these manr years? T-HE PRESIDENT ON BUSINESS , , President Dwight D. Eisenhower .was asked in a news conference lateTtTATIgUSt whether he would comment on the possi bility of a "business pick-up" in the near future. A reporter for The New York Herald-Tribune asked him if he had conferred with his economic advisers to such an ex tent that he could so comment. The President commented briefly. He said he had just read an article by W. I. Myer, of Cornell, the dean of agriculture at that school. Mr. Eisenhower quoted Myer as saying he thought business would have an upturn this fall, and he further restated his thesis that the upturn would not be so sudden that another inflationary spiral would result. In spite of the fact that it would not upset the economy, the upturn would be a healthy one, and bring prosperity, according to the article, the President said. Mr. Eisenhower then said he did not want to quote anybody else and made it clear he was not trying to put anyone on the spot. Nevertheless, he said he believed a mass of opinion from the experts seemed to hold the view that the economy was already beginning a mild upswing. These are encouraging words, in view of the fact that the President has access t: the opinions of economists in every branch - fTjoucfn for"today Mcar is pain arisiiuj from the anticipation of evil. Aristotle ihe Plattsmouth Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1SS1 Published Semi Weekly, Mondays and Thursdays, at 4KI Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Ncbr. Three Times Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 1952 "Honorable Mention" 1953 Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" First in 1952 Second in 1951 and 1953 (In Cities Over 2,000 Population) RONALD R, FURSE. Editor and Publisher DICK HOWE News Editor VERN WATERMAN . .Advertising SOPHIA M. WOLEVER Society Editor uDcm uiicsm iwrcn See where a scientist claims that space is unlimited. Wonder if he ever tried to find a place to park his car? t Worst thing about television for many folks is that you have to stay home to see it. They claim this summer heat wave is about gone so are the people. The average, father no sooner gets his daughter off his" hands until he has to get his son-in-law on his feet. Mothers can hardly wait for baby to talk, then they have to teach them to keep their mouth shut in order to guard the family secrets. We're getting up to the age where we have to think up a new line of excuses for everything we do. - Learning that the kangaroo is a native of Australia, Flipper Fanny, our dainty little contour twister, exclaimed, "My gawd, my brother married one of them." Don't worry about who is boss at your house. You'll be happier if you never find out. ' . ' Entered at the Post Office at PlattsnKiuth, " Nebraska as second class mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of March 3, 1ST9. . 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 Plattsmouth, 20 cents lor two weeks. I - i i " rj3. V tyfPM. ..... ? "-r?s of the government. Moreover, President Eisenhower is not in the habit of going off the deep end on statements before he has given his subject considerable attention. For this reason, then, there seems reasons for guarded optimism as a result of the words of the Chief Executive of the coun try. - Down Memory Mane tr YEARS AGO Rev. Levi Huebert of near Fairbury succeeded Rev. Eli Cook as pastor of the Mynard United Brethren church. Rev. Cook laid aside his ministerial work to take up farming . . . Members of the Christ Lutheran church gave a surprise party for Rev. A. Lentz, the occasion being the 25th anniversary of his ordination. About 250 members and friends' attended the cele bration . . . Shirley Mae Burcham and Robert D. Nickles were married in a double-ring ceremony at the Murray Chris-r tian church . .'. Eleanor Giles was in Lin coln after 39 years in the ladies clothing and beauty business in Weeping Water . . A daughter, Constance Jojce, was born to Pvt. and Mrs. Jacob Loos . . . The Modern Woodman, fraternal order magazine, fea tured a story about C. H. Martin, former Plattsmouth resident ... Two cars filTed with Plattsmouth residents were at . the state fair in Lincoln. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. George Conis, Catherine, John and Tommie, Mrs. Louie Sack and dau ghter, Frances, Betty Henton and Dora Johnson. ( YEARS AGO A large and enthusiastic delega tion of county fair boosters from Weeping Water were in Plattsmouth to advertise the fair. They brought the Weeping Water concert band which ave a concert at Fifth and Main streets . . . Cass county Republicans chose as delegates to the state convention the following. Joe Rudolph of Eagle, H .L. Bornemeier and B. I. Clem ents of Elmwood, George Bucknell of Greenwood, H. A. Tool of Murdock, Mrs. George Vogel of South Bend, John Hop kins of Weeping Water, Joseph Zastera of Louisville, A. O. Ault of Cedar Creek, Mrs. Ivan Balfour of Union, A. A. Wetenkamp of Mynard. and H. A. Schneider, J. H. Mc Maken, J. F. Wolff and Edward Gabelman of Plattsmouth . . . Registration at the high school totals 3-5, which is a record. Of the 315, 108 are freshmen. the war againsi cancer has up set a theory and replaced it with a question mark. : In South America teams of bi ologists are probing deep into the jungle in search of the an swer to, cancer. They are study ing the living habits of isolated communities where cancer is un heard of.JBy our standards,, the people are. underfed. They of times lack even rudimentary medical care.. They have poor sanitation standards. But they do not have- cancer. Why? The biologists '.are checking the. wa ter supply, the food, the air and the soil in hope that somewhere in'-that-combination they may find the factor which enables these people to withstand the cancer scourge. Research under those circumstances is "grueling, heartbreaking, work, but it goes on 24 hOurs a ciay. i Paradoxically, the discovery of these canler-free communities ordinary jets, and goes streak ing away at speeds m excess of 1,600 miles per hour. Test pilots nave been flying the ram. jet jobs regularly on a course that takes them several hundred miles out to sea off the west coast. Tney are in constant toucs with radar stations which tracVt them every inch of the way. - In - case anything goes wrong, Uncle Sam wants to know all about it as quickly as possible. Test speeds of. today become the schedule speeds of tomor row. As you fly over the Mojave desert In today's passenger plane at 300 miles an hour, you can sometimes faintly discern the wagon tracks of the 49'ers who did well to make three hundred miles in a month! And the three hundred miles per hour of to day's passenger liners will soon I be outmoded by planes which are flymg secretly today. ' All change is not necessarily in remote South American areas progress, however, For example, deflates the theory that cancel- might be caused by exposure, to cosmic" rays - from , outer space. These people in the borders off the jungle get the same dosage of cosmic rays as the city dwel ler, receives. But certain groups of the jungle dwellers do not have cancer, Why? Thus far, no body knows, but patient re searchers are trying to find out; in me New Heonues Islands hy drogen peroxide is on the best seller list not for its medicinal value but for its ability to change the color of the natives hair from its normal black to a brilliant orange. , Since the change is tar irom" permanent, the natives i. are spending too much of their restricted income for: peroxide, say the authorities California One of the best there, i And speaking, f. bleach The Washington Merry-Go-Round kept - secrets ' of trie - " aviation world is the fact that we" have neen . flight testing a ram jet plane for the pat three-months Ram jets' are the so-called ffly--ing stovepipe, with no moving parts, they are nothing more than a tube with a fire inside, fed.byrfual pumped in at high pressure. - " Joker, is that the ram jet can not operate until a comparative,- ly high air speed is reached. Our, designers have whipped that one:. bv equipping the test- planes with , conventional jet engines which get the plane into the air and moving at the required speed.5 Then the pilot turns on the mighty ram jets, cuts off the Ine the hair, the Japanese girls are turning bionde at $3 per treatment One Tokyo beauty salon reports that 20 per cent of thj customers are women who want to become blondes or who are already blonde and want to stay that way. Editorials in Jap anese papers denouncing the fad have' had the result that such , editorials usually have when women's fashions are con cerned, ' New .York Latest trick in the advertising trade is to hire models who resemble famous people. Attracts attention to the advertising and save the cost, of securing the endorsement of the celebrity. One young man, FANK ED WADS SAYS : UNDERFED, REMOTE SOUTH AM ERICAN COMMUNITIES FREE OF . CANCER ; PASSENGER PLANE SPEEDS SOON TO BE INCREASED TO MUCH MORE THAN 300 M. P. H.; HITLER UNWITTINGLY HELPS MINNESOTA MINING BUSINESS. Washington ' Wrangling Jingoists make the headlines but quiet research ers make the progress. London In a gigantic hangar used as a factory during World War II, a se lect group of eight British scientists are conducting closely guarded tests of a radi cally new type of automobile. If it lives up to their expectations, it might revolution ize the industry. -I The new British experimental job uses a very small engine which operates a tiny hydraulic pump. The pump delivers the power to the wheels by activating a trans mission filled with mercuryi The British are so jealous of the car that they test it indoors in the daytime, take . it out for sprints on the air base only after dark.' Since it is light, fast, and has surprisingly few moving parts, the British hope it will open new markets in areas where price and dependability are of paramount importance. of hunting . waterfowl on the first day or the season snail be 12:00 o'clock noon. Daily bag: Five (5), and may include one (1) wood duck and one (1) hooded merganser. American and red-breasted mergansers, when taken,, are to be included in the daily bag limit. . Posses sion at any time after opening day: Not more than ten (10) ducks, and may include one (1) wood duck and one (1) hooded merganser. . American and red breasted mergansers, when taken are to be included in the pos session' limit. Use of live decoys or bait: Prohibited Use of cat tle, horses, or mules: Prohib ited. - LAW and ORDER by Sheriff Tom Solomon ' - s ' The 1954-1955 regulations on game Diras and game animals and fur-bearing animals were received at the sheriff's office last week. We 'will bring to you these changes and new regula tions in the next several Law and Order, columns: RABBITS, Cottontails: Open season, Sept. 10, 1954, to January 31, 1955, inclusive, and April 1, 1955, to December 31, 1955, in clusive. Area open: Entire state, except Federal and State sanc tuaries and refuges. Hours open each day: From one-half (l2y hour betore sunrise to sunset. SQUIRRELS: Open season: October 1 to December 31, in- ; elusive. Area open: Entire state, except . Federal and State sanc tuaries and refuges. Hours open' each day: From one-half (V2) hour before sunrise to sunset. Daily bag: Five (5). Possession at any time: Five (5). COCK PHEASANTS: Open sea son: October 16 to October 25, inclusive. Area open: Entire state, except Antelope, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Madison, Ne maha, Pawnee, Pierce, Richard son' and Thayer counties, and except for Federal and State sanctuaries - and' refuges and those .'areas posted with signs reading "HUNTING PROHIB ITED! Pheasant Restocking Area This . area is closed to all hunting during '"the pheasant season by authority of Section 37-3U1, Compiled Statutes, State ' of Nebraska. NEBRASKA GAME, FOREST ATION AND PARKS COMMISSION." Hours open each day : ' From one-half ( 2 ) hour before sunrise to sunset. Daily bag: - Two (2) cock pheasants. Identification: , All pheasants taken or - possessed must retain sex identification. Either head or feet.must be left on the bird. DUCKS: Open season: October 8 to December : 6, inclusive. Area open: Entire . State, except Fed eral . and State : sanctuaries ' and refuges. Hours open each day: From one-half (f2t hour before I sunrise to ' suriset.Texcept that the hour for the 'commencement j :::::::::x::::3 The following notice was re ceived from the Lancaster Coun ty sheriff's office: "At about 6:45 p. m., August 20, a red polled shorthorh'caif,' weight about 500 pounds, was shot or stuck in a pasture near Davey. It was then hauled to the' fence about 150 yards, dragged under the fence and loaded into a waiting ve hicle. . The car had an outstate license with white background, and is believed to be a 1949 or 1950 tutone Chevrolet, light top and dark bbttom. who has the good fortune to re semble a famous movie star, suddenly found himself very much in demand. In one maga zine issue, he appeared in three different ads, plugging a tooth paste, a cigarette and a hearing aid. Minnesota The great high grade iron ore deposits of the Mesabi range are seriously de pleted. Still plentiful, however, are the vast deposits of low--grade iron ore called Taconite. It is extremely hard to work. Ordinary explosives can't do much with, it at all. But thanks to a bit of bungling by Hitler's air force, Minnesota's Taconite ore may soon be flowing to mar- . Hitler's fliers tried bombing some Spanish cities with a mix ture of liquid oxygen and car bon during the Spanish civil war. They had seme startling results, but because of the un piecuciable nature of the ex plosive they also lost a lot of bombers which exploded in mid air in bunches. Hitler ordered the liquid oxygen bomb discon tinued, at once. Explosive specialists who studied the disastrous efforts of the Nazis eventually discovered the reason for the -premature evplosions which had destroyed Hitler's planes in mid-air. They worked out a mixture, which handles 'as safely as dynamite, uut wxnch pacKs a wallop far be yond -the capacity of conven tional explosives. In a recent test in the Minnesota Taconite de rn5its test holes were loaded with the liquid oxygen mixture cum witn conventional expletiv es. When the uproar subsided, it was discovered that the liquid oxygen explosive had blasted out 12,000 tons of the Taconite about three times more than its competitor had accomplished. Adolph's folly may have paved the way for Minnesota's pros perity. The man in the moon has a scratch on his cheek, and as tronomers are baffled by it. First noted by amoeur astron omer Frank Manning of New Orleans, the new marking has been photographed by several observatories and confirmed by others. Frank . Halstead, in charge of the Darling Observa tory at Duluth, located the straight black line which cross es the crater Piccolomini and showed it to more than 60 visit ors who were participating in the observatory's guest 'night. Halstead estimates that the line in 'the crater is abcut 15 miles long and perfectly straight. He has no explanation to offer, lucrely says ne is certain from his years of stuay of the moon that the ;narking was not there before this jtear. Perhaps some body is opening a-parking lot on the moon. , "Bikini The sea water pois oned by the hydrogen bomb ex plosions has drifted thousands oi miles irom the scene of the explosion. Radio-active fish have been found as far away as India and northern Japan, in spite of official warnings that the water along the beaches of Japan is radioactive, many per sons have gone swimming. Thus far ho fatalities can be traced to the exposure but Japanese medics anticipate . plenty of trouble later on. Next question: What happens if the radio active water swings around the north Pacific and down along our own west coast? Indiana A businessman hrmiffht in a three nound wad of gummy black paper which he claimed was money, damajed by water. The banker sent it in to the treasury department. It was eventually determined that he really did have seme damaged money, more than $40,000 worth and the treasury replaced it for mm. The treasury also examined his income tax returns for the past few years. As a result, Uncle Sam is going to ask for the en tire amount which it replaced for him plus interest. Seems that the gentleman forgot to mention that he had it when he made out his tax returns a few years ago. Although the cost of living is i still hovering around the all- time high, there is a bright spot; the price qf Dinosaur bones is down slightly. If you are plan ning to take pare in one of those safaris after big game in Africa, perhaps you would like to take with you these words of wisdom from famed white hunter Nico bar Jones, who said: "Hippo ham is delicious if you remember to shoot him first." THE PLATTSMOLWH, NEBRASKA, SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO - :' Section B Thursday, September 2, 1954. By Stanley James. Journal Washington Reporter WASHINGTON The death of President Getulio Vargas re moves from the scene in South America's largest- country a staunch U. S. ally. It was during the World War II period that Vargas proved his loyalty to the ident is out to help G. O. p. candidates an he can, though. The announcement that four U. S. divisions would be with drawn from Korea is a quiet clncj at Prpsiripnt. Rvrirrmnn Rvn ideals for which the United . South Koreans will certainly States fought. realize that the fiery-talkin While some South American 1 Rhee failed in his purpose to ge nations hesitated and watched to see which way the wind blew, Vargas bluntly warned the Axis nations on aggression, and when this country went to war it wasn't long before Brazil, too, cast her lot with the United S'tates. ' , Now that Vargas is gone, after heavy pressure from the Air Force and some elements in the other military services, Wash ington is wondering how the growing Communist threat in Brazil will be handled. The Reds take great delight in building up strength in South America's largest country, and have been working, hard in Brazil for years.- In Asia the Reds nave nuge the U. S. committed to a drive northward in Korea. And this failure is highlighted by the announcement, just after Rhee's visit, that four not two - U. S. divisions will be withdrawn from Korea. The in ference is clear: Number one that we are not starting a new war, and, number two, that if the Chinese start anything m Korea, it will mean all-out war, in more places than one. Rhee cannot hide the failure of his trip to the U. S. and the results of speeches about weak kneed policies in Washington he made while here. It seems that the U. S. Government was impressed by such criticism The vast majority of G. O. P. Senators and Congressmen went heme encouraged by the last days of work of the 83rd Con gress. Considering the hairline majority of the Republicans, many members of the party feel that the record of the majority party was surprisingly good. President Eisenhower has. al ready spoken to the American people ever a nationwide hookup in an effort to further sell his flexible price support program to the farmer, and average cit- 1 izen. The fact that this was his first snpprVi nftpr tVip r.wnt. session of Congress ended indi cates tha Chief Executive is well aware of the fact that his farm program is the most controver sial of all his domestic policies. Democrats hope to use the flexible support program to their advantage in-farm aieas and much of the fight between candidates in these areas will feature farm program debates with farm prices down ana costs still up, the Democratic candi dates may have a natural ad-j cantage in this battle. The Pres- One Minute Sports Quiz 1. For whom does Jim Kon stanty now pitch? 2. What great four-year-old ! race horse was recently retired? 3. What tennis team recently won the National Doubles ten nis title? 4. Who recently set a new mile automobile speed record of 192.6 m.p.h. . 5. What baseball general man ager has announced his; retire ment as of next year? " population masses under their j in jUSt tjle opposite way irom control and if they eve:; gain j that which Rhee had expjeted much miiuence un srazu me problem could suddenly become critical as far as the security of the western hemisphere is con cerned. Argentina and Brazil would be eventual combatants should Brazil move too far to the left. The United States would not like to find itself in the position of supporting Dictator Peron in a war on Brazil traditionally a better friend of this country than Argentina which was notoriously pro-Axis in tha early forties. Thus this -country has a major stake in future develop ments in Brazil. This problem comes at a time when another traditional ally, France, is about to go her cwn way and flout the major theme of U. S. foreign policy in Europe for the last two-and-a-half years. It leaves Washington with little choice, other than to build un West Germany as a solid wail of defense, takiner France's place against Red aggression. In Asia, Thailand seems to be the next hot spot, and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles has plucked troubleshooter - J a c-I: Peurrfoy out of Guatemala to take over the U. S. diplomatic post there. Peurifoy has suc cesses in Greece and Guatemala on his record and faces another tough assignment in Thailand.' ' The Answers 1. The New York Yankees. ; 2. Native Dancer. 3. Vic Sexias and Tony Tra bert. . - . " 4. English designer-driver .Donald Healey. , 5. Branch Rickey of the Pi- rates. . Brazil alters its exchange ppl -t-t- You may not be a magician, but you CAN turn three into (our! That's easy invest in United States Sav ings Bonds. In 9 years, 8 months, they pay back St for every $3 put in. Held another ten years, each Bond brings back 80 over its original cost. One bought at $75 pays off $134.68 at final maturity. Buy your Bonds the easy, auto matic way! Join the Payroll Sav ings Plan where you work. While saving money regularly, you're earning extra dollars too. Ask your employer to invest in Savings Bonds for you, on the Payroll Savings Plan. COLOR TV SETS One major television manufac turing corporation has slaved the suggested retail price of 1. i 15-inch color television set from $1,000 to $495, to clear out stocks before introducing its 21-inch color receivers, expected to be around September 15th. WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Here's the Answer B Wild Sheep . Stolen livestock Sidney, Nebr., taken from pasture. Four (4 Hereford calves, weight about 300 pounds. ' ' Wanted for obtaining money by false pretense Ottumwa, la., Aug. 19. Man using name J. S. Sterling, 60, 6", 190, wearing dark brown' hat khaki clothes, black'" shoes. Presents check on E. W. Stone, contractor of Hani baj, Missouri, which is a non existant, firm, in the amount of $65.00 . in payment for rent of apSrtment. Took balance in cash. Subject operated in Han nibal, Missouri, one week ago. Check drawn on Quincy bank. Sheriff Tom Solomon Cass County, Nebraska TWO OUT OP PFPV rnF r,t INSURANCE POUCCHOLDERS ARE PAYING PCtMIUMS ONCE.TWICE oe four times a year. INSTEAD OF MONTHLY. 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