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r1 ED T O fl'M L S Purses "T"HE DODGERS WIN ONE The Brooklyn Dodgers after many a heartbreaking try and failure have won baseball' World Championship. They did it by coming through in the seventh game, in the opposition's park, and against the New York Yankees' winningsst pitcher. Moreover the Dodgers did it in Yankee fashion. They won with less hits than the opposition collected, and by pull ing off the big defensive plays at the right moment and scoring enough runs to win the big game. It is probably true to say that there wras a more intense degree of joy among Dodger fans than there would have been among Yankee fans, had the American League club won the series. It is also prob ably true to say that the average betting man took it on the chin in this recent se ries, since it is logical to assume that the New York Yankees are favorites in a World Series. For many a Dodger this World Se ries could be the last, or one of the last, in which they play. Several members of the Dodgers' team have been around a long time and Pee Wee Reese has been in every Dodger series since the Dodger Yankee Series of 1941. For players like Reese, the victory must have been sweet indeed. The two standout heroes of the se ries" for the Dodgers 'were undoubtedly Johnny Podres, who won two games, and the big seventh game, and Duke Snider, who slammed out four home-runs in the series. While the Dodgers were not free of injuries, it is fair to say that the Yankees were seriously handicapped in the offen sive department, not often having the ser vices of Mickey Mantle, their greatest home-run hitter, and being without the services of Hank Bauer, in much of the se ries. Nevertheless, the Yankees had their chance, after winning the first two games, and. missed it. The Dodgers were the bet ter team. The new World Champions have every right to their title. II ITS UNAUTHORIZED TRAVEL ' Representative Omar Burleson, Tex as Democrat, who is chairman of the House Administration Committee, has served notice that he would challenge the right of thirteen members of Congress who visited Europe without specific au thorization. Burleson says the Congressmen were members of two House subcommittes which were conducting investigations this summer in the United States or .its posses sions. He believes the investigation au thorization included funds for an investi gation in the United States or its passes-, sions only. However- Burleson; charges that the s Congressmen went to Europe, using "coun-' terpart funds" topay their way. Counter- I part funds consist of money foreign gov- ernments given - to the United States,' in their currency, in exchange for foreign aid. Then pay the United States in their I currencies, so as not to offset the currency 1 balance between the two nations. 5 The State Department customarily makes such funds available for travel-to various countries, if official business is involved. Burleson believes that Congress men should not undertake trips to Europe, or other places, unless such trips are au thorized by the bill setting up the investi gation. We agree with him. While we do not begrudge any Congressman a trip to Eur ope, we believe the practice of taking off forJ Europe, using counterpart funds, THOUGHT FOR TODAY He that talkcth what he knoweth will also talk (what he knoweth not. Francis Bacon The Plallsmoufh Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1881 Published Semi-Weekly, Mondays and Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebr. 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 1S53 (In Cities over 2,000 Population) RONALD R. FURSE Editor and Publisher WM. L. MURDOCK J --News Editor SOPHIA M. WOLEVER- Society Editor MARGARET DINGMAN Bookkeeper VERN WATERMAN Advertising PHONE 241 Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class' mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of 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 Plattsmouth, 20 cents for two weeks. v.v.v.v.v.'Uv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v held at the Plattsmouth . ed when main gan to burn . W. A. Taylor 30 YEARS Henry ing at $290 Cass county ed the salary one for the Sheriff E. P. Schaus to the ley and John Schackley of at the Cass dies of the . . King of law. Fresh Flashes Flipper Fanny, our dainty little con tour twister, has a new job as waitress in a local cafe. Now says, Fanny, she knows that money grows on trays. A local fellow says he didn't want to marry that widow for her money, but he didn't know how else to get it. Experience is what you get when you are looking for something else.x We have our doubts that the meek want to inherit the earth. It is easy to pose as an expert when you are 600 miles from your readers. The nation, as a whole, would rather have Dwight Eisenhower alive as a citizen rather than dead as an ex-President who tried to continue at his job too long. A Plattsmouth Scotsman carries his wife's false teeth around with him. He says there is just too much eating between meals at his house. A freckled-faced girl in a polka-dot dress leading a giraff would be our idea of perfect harmony. could develop into a meny one in Wash ington, with not only Congressmen but others taking advantage of these counter part funds. Unless there is some public business to be conducted, and unless Congress au thorizes investigations which require members to go to Europe, Congressmen should not expand the scope of their ac tivities and investigate the world on their own, so to speak, with counterpart funds. Down Memory Lane YEARS ACO St. John's School in Plattsmouth had windows broken and school desks ransacked during the night ... A car be longing to Dr R. P. Westover was found near the La Platte overpass wrecked af ter being stolen from a parking place in Plattsmouth . . . Martin Bornemeier was elected president of the Cass County Sun day School organization at a convention First Methodist church in . . Carl Ohlschlager, owner of Carl s Market in Plattsmouth, joined Phillip Hirz to launch a new business in the city, a grocery and vegetable market in the Bekins building. . . Union was thrill street caught fire after two trucks collided, spilling gasoline which be ... Oscar Baier and Miss Le tha N. Compton, both of Weeping Water, were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. at Union. ACO Ford's 1925 effort was sell for a touring car F.O.B. De troit, demountable rims, starter extra. . . board of commissioners boost of deputy sheriff to $100 per month because it was hard to get any job with the salary so low. Stewart appointed W. -C. job . . . Miss Frances Bent- Palacek, both of Platts mouth, were married at the Walnut Hill Methodist church in Omaha. . . George Avoca was elected president County Sunday School conven tion at Nehawka. . . the American Legion building received a donation from the La Ku Klux Klan at Plattsmouth. Trails bridge Co., sought a re straining order against the Plattsmouth Auto and Wagon Bridge Coi, when the Auto bridge lowered toll rates across the Platte river, but'the district court held that lower rates was no violation of the riie Washington Merry- Go- Round y DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1955, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: IKE'S TEAM HAS MINIMUM OF BACK - BITING; SHERMAN ADAMS RUNS NOT ONLY THE TEAM BUT MOST OF CABINET; IKE'S PREVIOUS ABSENCES HAVE GIVEN. TEAM PLENTY OF EXPER IENCE. Washington A lot has been said about the White House team during Pres ident Eisenhower's illness, but not much about who makes up that team, FDR once called his team" "Anonymous" assistants, and it's true that the men around any President must be as anonymous as possi ble. They must stay in the background, let the President take the credit for the hits, while they take credit for the errors. Usually there's a lot of back-biting in a White House staff. Some want to pull the President one way, some another. There's less of that in Eisenhower's staff than most I have seen in Washington. CD CD (DO rW"l rncp cdc wm 0 1 0 J 0l o Yttt- I "IT'S A CLEVER IDEA TO SAVE ON WATER, EDGAR, BUT WILL IT RAIN ENOUGH?" When they have differences hey keep them quiet. Because he's been away a lot, and because he believes in army general staff delegation of au thority, they have handled a lot of major decisions for three years, find no trouble continu ing that system. Here is how the team works and the roll-call of who they are: Head of the team is Sher man Adams cool, tight-lipped, efficient ex-Governor of New Hampshire- He really runs the White House. He also guides, all but three of the cabinet. These are Secretary of State Dulles, Secretary of the Treasury Hum- pnrey, and secretary of Defense Wilson. With these exceptions. Adams dominates the Cabinet. They report to Adams, not to Ike. Adams has a powerful politi cal enemy in Senator Styles' Bridges, also Republican, also from New Hampshire. He has stepped on many toes. He has to in his job. He has also gone beyond the call of duty in barg ing into the Federal Communi cations Commission to get TV licenses for Eisenhower friends, and into the Interstate Com merce Commission to influence the New York Central dispute. He's efficient, calculating, al-ways-on-the-ball, and the real power behind the scenes in the White House. General Wilton Persons chief lobbyist for Congress. In tne Army, Persons was nick named "slick." The name " has stuck with him, partly because of his charming quiet way of manipulating people into doing tnmgs tney don't want to do. During the war he was the Ar my's lobbyist on Capitol Hill, is iK.es lobbyist today. His brother is the recent Governor of Alabama, a Democrat. Slick has been non-political for years. we is one of the few White House team members who get in to see Ike whenever they want to. Most of -them rarely see the President. Fred Seaton Ike's foremost trouble-shooter. Is close to the President, sees him frequently, understands pratical politics. Seaton is . a midwest newspaper puDiisner who served briefly as Senator fror Nebraska, then handled public relations for the Pentagon. He still glows when he talks about the President's crusade. Most of the staff don't any more. Maxwell Rabb Secretary of the Cabinet. This is a key post and extremely important. Rabb is right hand man of Sherman Adams, calls cabinet members, tells them what to do. Cabinet members know that when he calls, Rabb is really talking for Adams, and they act according ly. This is how the team oper ates. Nominally Rabb is suppos ed to handle minority problems smooth out race, religious fric tion. Actually his main job is now coordinating the Cabinet for Adams. Jack Martin Former assist ant to the late Senator Taft, was hired because of his con tacts with Taft friends. He now handles many minority problems and also lobbies on Capitol Hill, with the Taft right wing of the Republican party. James Hagerty Press secre tary, is one of the most effec tive the White House has had in many years. Hagerty knows when to leak, when not to leak. He's a straight-shooter and newsmen trust him. Hagerty is close to Eisenhower and is one of the few who see him regular ly. Hagerty was recommended to Ike by Tom Dewey. Bernard Shanley White House counsel, is one of the few who still feel the spirit of the crusade, still talk glowingly about the great reform. He is straight - laced lawyer, who sticks to his knitting and does n't get embroiled in any palace suard maneuvering. General Persons, incidentally, has de veloped the technique of letting Shanley give Ike the bad news; Persons gives him the good. Gerald Morgan. Assistant counsel, is an astute lawyer with plenty of experience on Capitol Hill. He served as legis lative counsel on the Hill for many years, later as a private attorney got lobbying fee of $10,000 a month lobbying for the pipeline companies. He spends part of his time at the Capitol for the White House. Harold Stassen now adviser Capitol News Bj Melvin Paul Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN An Oct. 25 hear ing by the Board of Control over the firing of George Morris, men's reformatory superinten dent, will be stormy and of the table-pounding variety. Last week, the board, which governs state institutions, de tailed reasons why it fired Mor ris and set Oct. 25 to hear the ousted reformatory head. The board said Morris made statements "derogatory" to the board. The statements, the board said, "created a situation "which hampered the efficient operation of the state reforma tory and other penal institu tions." Further, the board charged Morris "refused to cooperate or even consult with Penal Director B. B. Albert with reference to the operation of the state re formatory." ) Then came a flurry of strong statements from Frederick Wag ener, Lincoln attorney who is on disammament, has handled a lot of other problems in the past, and Eisenhower especially likes the way he presents a pro blem. Stassen brings in one sheet of paper with the argu ments against on one side, the arguments for on the other. Then he gives his own conclu sion for Ike to follow if he wishes. Nelson Rockefeller Shifted to the White House after he couldn't stomach sonie of Mrs. Hobby's reactionary policies. He is the chief adviser to the Pres ident on Psychological warfare, propaganda and cultural activi ties. Rockefeller did a great job on these under Roosevelt but his abilities haven't been taken advantage of under Eisenhower. Gabriel Hauge Is a tweedy, Harvard, Ivy-Leaguer, econo mist, former McGraw-Hill busi ness writer who advises on the economic outlook, but doesn't often get close to Ike. Kevin McCann Is the former president of Defiance College and author of "The Man from Abilene." He is Ike's chief speechwriter. These, in brief, are the mem bers of the Eisenhower team. They give the impression of cold, hard-working efficiency. When the President comes in in the morning, a buzzer rings to alert everyone of his arrival. There are no leisurely staff con ferences in which .everyone chews the rag as under Truman, no midnight bull sessions as under Roosevelt. There is clock work general-staff precision. I WA.TCHE17 ? 1 1 DOtf T FEEL 1 JUST STAV IN BEO..) BUT I SH0ULD ) I'LL TAKE ft WELL TODAY. ) I'LL TAKE CARE COOK DINNER CARE OF Vi nPAW.1 J OF THE HOUSE-J FOR THE HIRED) WT.T00. TEAM PRACTICE & FOOTBALL TDDASPES6Y! representing Morris, and the board. Wagener said he will not "to lerate a kangaroo" hearing by the board. The attorney said the hearing will determine "whether, by statehouse standards, the right of free speech is automatically and involuntarily taken from one accepting state employ ment." , The board replied that Wag ener is attempting to "prejudge the hearing." In a statement, the board said it is -"not interested in making a political fanfare of this hear ing and will conduct it in ac cordance with the laws of the state and in accordance with the office of attorney general." The . board statement , also made note of the fact that Wag ener "was defeated Republican candidate for governor at the last election." Further, the board said, "mis conduct, which has been used in the case of Mr. Morris" is one of the legal reasons for dis missing a board employe. It said it feels there is "ample evi dence to substaniate this charge." Contacted at Falls City, Mor ris said since his dismissal the reformatory has been converted into a "junior penitentiary." Meanwhile, the new superin tendent of the reformatory, M. L. Wimberley, said all inmates involved in the Sept. 9 riot at the institution have been clear ed from the segregation build ing. Anderson Announces State Senator Lester Ander son, Aurora, says he is very much in the running for the Congres sional post now held by Rep. R. D. Harrison, Norfolk. The 60-year old Anderson, a hotel owner, presently is serv ing his fifth term in the legisla ture. Anderson said he is a "con servative Republican" and that as he will run against Harrison in the GOP primary next year. Says Anderson: "I've always been interested in national pol itics, and I believe in the Taft policies and Taft principles." In 1952, Anderson was a dele gate to the national GOP con vention and said he favored nomination of the late Sen Ro bert Taft for the presidency. Anderson said he oppposes foreign aid, favors national and civil defense and has nothing 'against Harrison personally "He's a nice man," Anderson said. But the Aurora senator said Harrison did not go along with bills in Congress for better high ways. Autopsy Law Inadequate? Dr. E. A. Rogers, Nebraska's health director, says a bum, alcoholic, drifter or person with out a solid background "could be bumped off without too much difficulty in Nebraska." Rogers said lack of a law to require an autopsy into. deaths unattended by physicians make it possible for "many . possible murders to go undetected." Death certificates filed with the State Division of Vital Sta tistics often are open to ques tion, Rogers said. He said: "We can many times give examples of deaths that might have been caused by foul play." Autopsies are expensive, Rog ers said, "and a person who is found lying dead in an alley is often just pronounced dead by law enforcing authorities who make no attempt to determine the cause of death." "Such death are often merely attributed to old age, a bad heart, exposure or something else," Rogers said. The health director said au topsies are "highly desirable" when there is question on the causes surrounding a death. "If a medical examining board could be set up to porform au topsies more inexpensively," he said, "we would be able to more accurately determine the cause of death in questionable cases." Anthrax Drops Recent rains in Nebraska have not only benefited crops. They have also helped stop the dread ed cattle disease, Anthrax. That's the report from Dr. J. L. George, state veterinarian. George says as soon as the rains become general throughout the state, reports on the incidence of Anthrax began to drop. Cattle can get the disease, REALLY FATHER ?J FRAUKLV I LOOK? TV TEAM HA H ALL OVER THSRa fHE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX Monday, October 10, 1955 OTELHGRAfc Check the correct word: ' 1 Big Four foreign ministers meet in Geneva, Switzerland (Oct.) (Nov.) 27. 2 Hurricane lone was billed .as . (strongest) (weakest) of this year's tropical storms. , 3 President Juan D. Peron (has not) (has) resigned. 4 He was president of (Brazil) (Argentina). 5 He stepped down because of (ill health) (rebellion). 6 October's birthstone is the (topaz) (opal). 1 October (was) (was not) at one time the eighth month of the vear. S Nov. 1 is known as (All Saints') (All Souls') Day. 9 United States Amateur Golf Champ is (Bill Hyndman) (Harvey Ward). 10 Alonzo Stagg is known as (football's) (bas ketball's) "Grand Old iMan." Count 10 for each correct choice. A score of 0-20 is poor J 0O-6O, average; 7Q-80, superior, and SO-100, very superior. I X Decoded -sjicqiooj 01 TA jC3ajbj --6 aoiiiaqan S eutiuaSjv 'sen George said, when they are forc ed to eat short vegetation. The disease is caused by a soil-borne organism. Ten cattle herds in Nebraska were reported infected with the disease before the rams came, George said. Antrax kills rapidly, George said, "and that's why we like early reports on all animals that die suddenly, for no apparent reason." Often, he said, it will not be known that an animal has the disease until it is found dead and an autopsy performed. Symptons of the disease in clude high fever at the outset of the attack, loss of appetite and then death. Legislative SIDELIGHTS.. Farm Credit Act of 1955 Congress has taken steps in the Farm Credit Act of 1955 to transfer ownership of the banks for cooperatives from the feder al government to the participat ing cooperatives. The action will eliminate government own ership, eventually. Supporters of the change in the law hope that by 1975 cooperatives served by the bank will be sole owners of the banking and credit facility in each Farm Credit Adminis tration district. Cooperatives in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Wyom ing are served by the Bank for Cooperatives of Omaha; and through gradual retirement of government stock; these cooper atives using its credit facilities will become the owners of the Omaha bank. Prior to the effective date of the 1955 act, shares of com mon stock were held by both the U. S. government and the borrowing cooperatives. The new law provides for three classes of stock: (a) Non-voting, non divident stock held by the U. S. government; (b) Non-voting investment stock, to be held by borrowing cooperatives and oth ers interested in investment, worth $100 a share on which non-cumulative dividends of not to exceed four per cent may be paid. (This stock may be retir ed from the (a) stock is retir ed.) (c) Stock carries voting privileges and does not pay div idends; and may be retired af ter (a) stock is retired. Borrow ing cooperatives are required to have at least one share of (c) to qualify for loans, ownership follows the cooperative principle of one holder one vott in decid ing bank policy and administra tion. Cooperatives gradually i n- YOU'LL HAVE TO DO THE FARM WORK y?URELVES TODAY, BOYS.' MAW SICK AND I MUST vO THE COOKING. AW... 'I IKJ MV OPWIOK) WEVE (GOT THE BEST LOOKING? y rr TEAM IK) THE LEAGUE- j r TH& VEAR WbicL Intelligram siutr?s II V 8 2Pa I TedA!) g saSuojjs 2 Moqopo I crease their share in the oper ation of the bank under the new law. Under present law, bor rowing cooperatives are permit ted to elect one driector. Under the new law this situation will continue until the capital stock ownership is two-thirds or more i n non-governmental hands. Thereafter, the borrowing as sociations will elect two direc tors to the bank for cooperatives board just as the National Farm Loan Associations and Produc tion Credit Associations do now. It is desirable that control of the banks for cooperatives be shifted from government to co operatives using their credit facilities, from public adminis tration to private administra tion. The banks for cooperatives have become a real and recog nized service institution for farm cooperatives in need of credit. BUDGET BALANCING Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson has ruled out the pos sibility of enough cuts in mili tary spending to balance the budget in the next fiscal year. He declared that $34,000,000,000 would be a rock bottom figure on military spending. Both he and Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey agreed that higher Federal tax receipts . still might bring the budget into balance. STATEMENT OF THE OWN ERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIR CULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AS AMEND ED BY THE ACTS OF MARCH 3, 1933, AND JULY 2, 1946. Of The Plattsmouth Journal published Semi-weekly at Platts mouth, Nebraska, for October 1, 1955. 1. That the names and add resses of the publisher, editor, managing editor,' and business manager is Ronald R. Furse, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. 2. That the owner is: Ronald R. Furse, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. 3. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other se curities are: None. 5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the twelve months preceding the date shown above is 3467. RONALD R. FURSE, ' Publisher STATE OF NEBRASKA) ) ss COUNTY OF CASS ) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of October. 1955. (SEAL) WALTER H. SMITH, Notary Public LATER 'AT THE FIELP OA. Pc66Y, YOUR ILL SAY rlH W7.KloMlJ ) WUT A 1 TficYKf BAD LOCK- LOOKWGl TT IKte PATE CSl S WHOLE TEAM i ( THEY'RE" EATING ) . i I DINNER IN v -s ?aPc66Y,Y0UR ATHER WA5 .RU XUARE GOOP jjll? . 1 . k