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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Monday, July 4, 1955 wv " 'AVOCA EDITORIALS Furses Fresh Flashes 1 ' ''"............ -- I SAS ATTENTION FARMERS A Texan, who recently read of a de vice perfected in England which ran a tractor, wrote a major U. S. newspaper, explaining how, in Texas, tractors have been running themselves for years. The farmer wrote that the tractor is driven by a set of cupped discs, which run down the furrow the tractor leaves on the previous run. The discs are attached to the steering column in front of the trac tor, and if the tractor gets out of the fur- . row, or the plow becomes uncoupled, the tractor cuts off. The Texan says' the only attention the tractor needs is refueling and" that it will run twenty-four hours a day. This is good for flat country and, we think, many farmers using several tractors might save labor by employing such a device. Such mechanization has long been successfully used in almost every other industry, and there is no reason why farmers should not take advantage of this labor-saving meth od, where farms are level and conditions justify such innovations. rN INFLUENCING CHILDREN 'With the current alarm over the in crease in delinquency among young peo ple today, parents are naturally concern ed about their own youngsters and often wonder whether certain activities of their young sons and daughters is exactly the wise thing for them. The anxiety of mothers and fathers about the conduct of their children is certainly understandable. Naturally, they are sincerely concerned. They want noth ing more than that their boys and girls grow into fine men and women. There is a way in which parents can influence the conduct of their children. This is not denouncing their customs or punishing the young people. After all, growing boys and girls require some amusement and social life and it is na tural for them to want to congregate to gether. Therefore, if parents dislike certain current activities, it is up to them to pro vide other forms of recreation which are . more desirable. It is an accepted fact that young people must be kept busy doing the right htnigs or they are likely to get into trouble. Before older people complain of what the youngsters are doing, it -behooves them to bestir themselves and see wrhat they are doing for the boys and girls. ) HARMFUL CHARITY Kind-hearted citizens, here and else where, often pat themselves .on. the back when they cheerfully contribute their bit to the relief of anyone who comes to them with a woeful tale, or seeks succor for distress. It would surprise some of these people very much to learn that they are prob ably making a real mistake. More often than not, they are encouraging a habit of begging, which make of the recipient a panhandler for the rest of his, or her life. The aim of modern relief is to correct the condition which causes the victim to be in want. Very often these circum stances can be altered as to make the in dividual, or family, self-supporting and able to take their places in society as worthy members, earning what they receive. This is much better than scattering aims wholesale and without wise disrim- ination. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Let us be patient! These severe afflictions not from the ground arise. But oftentimes celestial benediction assume this dark disguise. Longfellow The Piaftsmoufh Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 18S1 Published Semi-Weekly, Mondays "and Thursdays, tl 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebr. Three Times Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques fox "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 .1952 "Honorable Mention" 1953 Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" Fir,t in 1952 Second in 1951 and 1953 (In Cities Over-2,000 Population) RONALD R. FURSE Editor and Publisher WM. L. MURDOCK .News Editor SOPHIA M. WOLEVER . .Society Editor VERN WATERMAN Advertising Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. f SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.50 j 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 PJattsmouth, 20 cents .for two weeks. Just to give automobiles a better chance at pedestrians, we see where the hobble skirt will be back in fashion this fall. We are firm believers in freedom, but would prefer curtailing freedom of the high C's on sopranos. It is an old adage that history repeats itself, but we can't understand why it has to do it so often. We see where the government is now going to export shoddy and second-class goods isn't anything going to be left for the home market? A totalitarian state is one where every thing is compulsory that is not forbidden. A Columbia professor now opines that the sum of the parts may be greater than the whole. He must have tried putting olives back in the bottle. A man likes a womaiii with the ability to show him he is clever. You can't keep up with women. On our recent trip while doing some "still" fishing, the wife called out from the other end of the boat, "Ron, give me another bobber, mine has sunk." Down Memory Lane )r YEARS AGO Large trucks loaded with pea vines traveling to Norfolk represented a profit able return to Cass county farmers ($35 to $6.5 per acre net) grown on land with drawn under the AAA production re striction agreements. . .$6,300 net was re ceived from tax foreclosure sale of Cass county property. . .A quarter section of land belonging to the A. N. McCrory es tate northwest of Elmwood was sold for $125 per acre. . .Lee Knoel of York, who had taught at Greenwood the year before was elected as teacher by the Plattsmouth board of education to teach in junior high . . .Cass county wheat crop was" judged 50 percent damaged following rain, wind and the onset of rust. . .A. L. Becker of near .Union stoutly defended his right to protect some 25 red foxes which had hon eycombed one of his haystacks. . .Miss Gretchen Mullis and Carl Everett of Union were married at Rockport, Mo. it it 2f YEARS AGO Ow It was real old fashioned corn weather said The Journal as the ther mometer checked out at 104, read 103, 104, then 105 on July 3 when a half hour rain broke the spell so that the Fourth of July dawned cool over Cass county. . . Jerry McHugh and W. T. Weddell of Mur dock measured a stalk of corn which had been battered by hail and found that it had grown 7 inches by 45 hours later. . . An Oldsmobile touring car was priced at $890 F. O. B., Lansing, by Jess Landholm, distributor at Murdock. . .Mason Wescott, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott of Plattsmouth, was leaving to serve as in structor for Chicago high school cadets to be held at Fort Sheridan, 111. Washington erry-Go -Round ly DREW PEARSON, m "Al says It's the extra service he gives the! . makes for steady customers." , (Copyright, 1955, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: THE SENATE'S "LITTLE McCARTHY" DESERTS McCARTHY; HOUSE WIVES SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO CLOSED-DOOR DEBATE ON - THEIR GAS BILLS; SAM RAY BURN PUTS IKE ON SPOT RE PRICE OF GAS. Washington Joe McCarthy made many trips from the Senate floor to the Senate cloakroom during the debate which crushed him with a 77-to-4 vote against tying the President's hands at the Big Four conference. Joe was nervous, shaky, upset at the criticism of old friends like Capehart of Indiana and Hickenlooper of Iowa. He had to go to the cloakroom to let off steam. What crushed him most, however, was the desertion of the senator who had been called the "Little McCarthy" Herman Welker, Republican of Idaho. Welker has used tactics that have out McCarthyied McCarthy, is one of Joe's close friends. Yet in the showdown over forcing the President to discuss the satel ite countries at the Big-Four meeting, Joe's old pal from Idaho joined the 77 who voted against him. Reason is both simple and interesting: Welker is scared to death of his re-election chances. He knows that the Idaho Power Com pany is getting ready to dump him and nominate William-Holden of Idaho Falls instead. Idaho Power wields potent in fluence in Republican politics in his state, and although Herman faithfully parrots the .company line in opposing a govern ment big dam at Hell's Canyon, Idaho power does not approve of Her man's other activities embaras sing to Eisenhower. That's why Herman deserted ht$ old friend Joe. Joe has been embarrassing to Ike and today Herman doesn't want to be in the same category. That's also why when Holden testified against Hell's Canyon, Welker hovered obsequiously over him like a hen with one chick. That finally is the inside reason why McCarthy is telling friends: "Welker and I are not on speak ing terms." Note Labor leaders in Ida ho have notified Democrat Glen Taylor, the onetime cowboy senator from Idaho, that if he runs again they'll not support him. They feel he forfeited his professional political standing when he ran for Vice President on the Henry Wallace ticket eight years ago. Higher Gas Rate Several million housewives would have been interested in the by-play which took place recently behind the closed doors of the House rules committee over the Harris bill, which would override the Supreme Court and take away the Feder al Power Commission's right to fix the price of natural gas. For that bill, if passed, will cost northern and midwestern housewives around $400,000,000 a year. As a result, there's been so much opposition to the bill that it was almost defeated in side Harris' own Interstate Commerce Committee. At first the vote inside committee was 13-to-13 and Congressman Harris had to beat the bushes to find one more vote to beat the tie. Appearing before the Rules Committee therefore, the Con gressman from Arkansas, Har ris, long-time staunch friend of big utilities, seemed despondent. He was definitely not happy. He asked for a resolution to in vestigate the pipelines and the big utilities that sell gas to the housewives in northern cities. But he did not want to probe the gas producers. His hand was immediately trumped by Congressman Wol verton, Republican of Camden, N. J., where live thousands of the housewives who have to buy gas. He demanded a resolution which investigated the gas pro ducers the oil and gas com panies that drill, extract the gas and sell it, to the pipelines. WHY SO LATE Up spoke Congressman Ray Madden, Democrat of Northern Indiana, whose housewives also burn plenty of gas. "I don't understand the rea son for your resolution," Mad den told his fellow Democrat from Arkansas. 'You've been considering this bill for weeks and now suddenly you ask for an investigation of the pipelines and the gas distributors. Why didn't you file this request last January? Then you would have had more information on which to base your bill." "Well it wasn't done," snap ped Harris, obviously in no mood to argue. "What made up your mind to start this investigation now?" pressed Madden. Harris hesitated, hemmed and hawed. "Is this investigation you pro pose going to be a smokescreen to confuse the public?" asked the Congressman from Indiana. "No, these are two separate bills," replied Harris. "Don't you think it's unusual to hold hearings on a bill for months and then a the last minute come in here and ask for an investigation?" persisted jviaaaen. Harris couldn't answer. "I'll go along with you." continued Madden. "If you'll amend the Wolverton resolu tion to investigate also the new Federal Power Commission. "All the gas producers have to do these days is go down to the new Eisenhower power com mission and ask for a price increase and they get it. They get anything they want. So let's investigate the FPC. Let's see why they get all these .price increases." 17 COMPANIES BENEFIT Madden went on to point out that although Harris claimed his bill removing price regula tion would help the 4,300 gas producers, actually it would chiefly help' only 17 producers. For, he pointed out, 95 percent of all the gas is produced by 17 big oil and gas companies. These 17 concerns, therefore, are the chief beneficiaries of the Harris bill. Suddenly, during this closed door session, Congressman Col mer of Mississippi announced that speaker Sam Rayburn wanted the Harris resolution for a gas probe held up. Later that day, Rayburn made a sig nificant statement. He said that Eisenhower would have to come out for the Harris bill publicly or it might not pass. Reason for Sam's statement is that the Republicans have counted on him to push the none-too-popular Harris bill through Congress. So Rayburn feels It's up to Ike to. share some of the onus for a bill that will up the price of gas to northern housewives by $400,-000,000. Realty Transfers Audrey Harmon Garnett etal to Donald H. Harmon, 5-9-55 E12SW14 25-10-11 (WD) $4666.66. Norton Johnson etal to Don ald H. Harmon, WD 5-13-55 ESW 25-10-11, $2333.33. Mathilde Soennichsen, Pein and Harry to W. C. Soennichsen and Nora WD 6-3-55 L. 30 Hill crest $1.00. Thomas S. Solomon Sh. to Ver V. Propp ShD 2-19-55 L. 4 to 7 B. 1 Egenberger's Pleasant Hill add. to Platts. 830.00 Christena M. Born, etal, to Watson Bros Realty WD 6-6-55, Gov. L. 2 Ex 16' NE1! 35-13-13, $1.00. . Minnie M. Banning and Joe, to Bob E. Brannon and Shirley, WD 6-4-55 L. 1,2,3, B. 2 W B Banning's 1st Add. Union, $500.00. Louis M. Schlaphof to Mark Stock WD 12-20-54, L. 4 & N 17' L. 5 B. 16 1st Add. Mu'dock, $1.00. Gailen R. Rhoden to Clara A. Rhoden WD 6-3-55 N, 96' L. 4,5, 6 B. 98 Platts. $1.00. Gailen R. Rhoden and Clara to Glen C. Eaton and ClaraBelle WD 6-3-55 S 44' L. 4,5,6B. 98 Platts. $1.00. Irene Planer etal to Mary Timm, WD 11-24-54 NWU 6-11 -10 $1.00. Jerry I. Graves to Orval Kara merer and Lizzie, 6-10-55 L. 4, 5,6 B. 9 Platts. $3500.00. JET PASSENGER PLANE Douglas Aircraft Corporation has announced that it would build the nation's first jet pass enger transport plane. The plane, carrying as many as 125 passengers, is expected to be able to fly nonstop at 515 miles per hour. BUS RIDE COSTLY CLEVELAND, O. Tired of trying to find a place downtown to park his car, Robert Paley, 56, decided to take his first bus trip .to town in fifteen years While en route on the bus, a pickpocket took his wallet. Mrs. Henry Maseman Correspondent The Womans Fellowship of the Congregational church had a guest day and program sponsored by the ways and means committee Thursday. Regular meeting was opened by Mrs. Henry Danhleff. Mrs.- Les ter Heebner gave the devotion al part. Three patrotic numbers were given by Mrs. Henry Smith at the electric organ, Mrs. Hen ry Maseman at the portable or gan. Mrs. John Norris read a group of poems she liked and had memorized. There was also group singing ending in the Lord Pray er by everybody. Mrs. Robinson was accepted as a new member. Then the hostesses Mrs. Ella Wulf, Mrs. J. E. Aeschbacher as sisted by the committee invited everybody to the tea table in the church parlors. Mrs. Oesch bacher and Mrs. Ernest Emshoff pouring and serving. There were over 70 present. Avoca Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stand er, Wilsey, Kans., were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mar quardt. Avoca School Grass Fire The fire department was call ed to the school ground Sunday afternoon to put out ' a grass fire. No damage was done. It is thought it started from a cig frette. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquardt, Mrs. Stander, Mrs. K. V. White and sons, Mrs. Ema Rawolt were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Caroline Marquardt. 1 Mrs. Emma Nutzman is visit ing at the Lenord Nutzmann home this week: Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Meyer and fam ily; Ralph Rathburn, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Murdock, Mr. and Wm Brandt and daughters held a picnic at the Rasmus Jensen home in Lincoln Sunday. Neil'Norris of Berkley, Calif., is visiting relatives here. Avoca New Library Books New childrens books in the li baray by R. W. Eschmeyer are Billy Bass, Charley Cottentail, Bobby Blugill, Bobwhite, Al Al ligator F,reddy Fox -Squirrel, Woody Woodchuck, Willie White tail, Tommy Trout, Mac Avoca Mr. and Mrs. George Beccard, Rolfe, la., visited at the Fred and Caroline Marquardt home over the weekend. Miss Clara Mueller, Mrs. Rose and Irene Gambler, Nelson spent Thursday and Friday with Miss Meta Mueller. Mrs. Anna Mconald is visiting her son and family, Robert Mc Donald. David Straub, who is employ ed at Waverly, got a peice of steel in his eye. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Linhardt and sons Powersville, Mo., were among relatives who helped his mother celebrate her birth day Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Travis and Kenneht, Louisville; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Boner, Weeping Wat er, were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ruth Norris Sunday. George Blessing, Elmwood, spent last weekr with his sister, Mrs. Arthur Norris. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sill vis ited Mrs. Nancy Carsten at Clarkson hospital Sunday. They also attended the flower show at Benson. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Linhardt, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ruhge, Mrs. Ken neth Wessel. Louis Ruhge painted the curb strip for the parking on main street Monday. Donald McGrew of Los An geles is .visiting his aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hen-nings. SHSE5H5ESE5HSESZ5Z5Z5Z5E5E5Z5Ii J. Howard Davis f AMVCD TT I L.l i Phone 264 3 506 Main St. Plattsmouth Bit- fW&xL MILHGMM Check the correct word: France (has) (has not) ratified rearming of West Germany. (Brussels) (Bucharest) was the scene of re-" cent rioting: over a proposed cut in aid to church schools. India's unit of currency is the (rupee) (dinari). Druggists use a pestle and (mortar) (mortar board). The (London) (Rome) papers were recently hit by a strike. Spring cold wave has ruined vast (peach) (apple) acreages. . U. S. (has) (has not) ratified rearming of West Germany. Mario Scelba is (Italy's) (Spain's) premier. Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (has) (has-not) confirmed .rumors of his retire-, ment. The (auto)' '(steel) industry is; seeking. a guaranteed annual wage. Count 10 for each correct choice. A score "of 0-20 Is poor; 30-60, average; 70-80, superior, and. 90-100, very superior. " 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. '8. 9. 10. in Decoded Inlelligraml Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jackson, Louisville, called on Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hauptman Thursday. Roy Ruhge was ill several days last week and unable to be at the store. Rev. William Berger was in town Friday evening. He is at tending summer school session at Lincoln preparing to teach in Kansas next year. Joan Berner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Berner had a.ton selectomy at Syracuse hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ruge and sons; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Emshoff and family; helped Frances Ruge celebrate her birthday Sunday. The Kirhoffs held their fam ily reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs.;;Fred Kirkhoff Sunday. There were 59 present. The Farmerette met with Mrs. Walter Saxton Friday. Mrs. Sax ton and Mrs. Ted Wilson gave the lesson, "Leftovers with imag ination." The club picnic will be July 19. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Arthur Norris. Mrs. Eva Bond is visiting her daughter at Washington Kans. Miss Judy Doeden of Cook is spending several days with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Haveman. Miss Barbara Doeden is visiting her grand mother, Mrs. Noerrlinger. The Homemakers 4-H club held there picnic at Capitol Beach Sunday. A number from here attend ed the Mueller Post wedding dance at Weeping Water Thurs day evening. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kord Sudmann were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sudman, McOber son, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sudman and family, Syracuse; Mr. and Mrs. William Newhan, Weeping Water; Mrs. Dick Bick ford and son, Weeping Water. FURNACES Installed by Martinson Sheet Metal 139 So. 6th Phone 718& Granddaughter Mr. and Mrs. George Meye received a birth anouncement of a granddaughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Meyer, Dorance Calif., June 18. Avoca .Vapor lights have been in stalled north of main street. Arthur Dettmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Dettmer, has been promoted to Staff Sergeant at Chanute Field, Illionois. Earl Stubbendick entered St. Marys hospital last , week for treatment. f, , John Lingle, Sr., will submit to major surgery Tuesday morn ing at St. Marys hospital, Ne braska City. ' . Journal Want Ads Pay Your Self Service REXALL STORE Schreiner Drug 1 Day Film Service RADIATOR REPAIRING ONE-DAY SERVICE Plattsmouth Motors Washington Ave. Ph. 2S7 Walter i. Harold R. Smith & Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Donat Bldg. Plattsmouth CLASS LINED WATER HEATER 10 Year Warranty 30 Cal. $99.50 20 Cal. $89.50 SWATEK HDWE. FUSSELMAN FUNERAL HOME U AMBULANCE MONUMENTS 8 3 Louisville Phone 3981 g a - .. 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