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EDITORIALS Furses Fresh Flashes ON IMMIGRATION A good example of the liberal im migration policies of the United States over the years is seen in an advertisement recently run in The New York Times. The ad was sponsored by the Friends of Sicily in America, and was placed in the New .York newspaper to welcome President Giovanni Gronchi of Italy. mi 3 a .1 j.1 l ' nrr nnn a - ; cans of Sicilian origin, welcomed the Ital ian President. Later on in the ad, it was stated that Gronchi had done a job and helped greatly to develop the natural re sources of Sicily, whose 5,000,000 people will become another bulwark against Com munism. In other words, there are now 3,000, 000 Americans of Sicilian orierin in the United States, while thre are only five million Sicilians in Sicily. Nothing could show the liberal features of the Ameri can immigration program more clearly than this. ir GUT OFF 0NTIL OCTOBER One hundred and sixty-six men are being left in the Antarctic until next Oc tober by Admiral Richard E. Byrd's South Pole expedition. - - The ships of Admiral Byrd's fifth ex pedition to the South Pole are now leav ing, and soon only 166 of the original men sent on the expedition wTill be braving the darkness and extreme cold of the Antarc tic. These men are to make preparations for scientists, who will arrive in 1957, and who are expected to make important prog ress, in the scientific field, in the study of weather, cosmic rays and other pheno mena, such as magnetic fields. The 166 men are actually completing construction of a base for U. S. personnel, which includes more than thirty buildings, and which will house scientists and other .Americans, in the years to come. They will be isolated until October when strips can again get through. - About the only consolation we could see in such duty, which cuts these men .off from contact with the rest of the world between now and October, is that they will not be subjected to stupid television ads, the urge to buy the latest model auto mobile, or the temptation to hold up a "bank. Another is that thev are serving their country well. ic TOO MUCH OSCAR NONSENSE The much-ballyhooed - stars of the acting profession are getting beside thejfn selves in the working up of varo.us . award presentation extravaganzas. . The annual awards of moving picture iiuiiuio io iiuw auiiic tiling mai tuuiiioca two or three programs, and each has a liberal dose of soap-opera dramatics in volved. Each provides the opportunity for a number of our movie stars to get in a few dramatic licks, as they call up the winners, exchange pleasantries and just stand there looking serious. In our humble opinion, we think these shows should be shortened, the winners paraded limited to a reasonable number, and time allotted for this sort of business shortened or utilized to better advantage. We realize there are many movie fans, and that we are probably not sufficiently "sent" by the current rages of Hollywood to become enthralled at the long list of names called, the walk to the rostrum and the presentation, which dyed-in-the-wool fans eat with a long spoon. Nevertheless, our vote is for fewer super-dupe award extravaganzas, less su personic music and less nonsense. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Though the mills of God grind t slowly, yet they grind exceedingly small; Though with patience stands He waiting with exactness grinds He all. " Von Logan The Plallsmoulh Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1881 Published Semi-Weekly, Mondavi 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 1953 (In Cities over 2,000 Population) RONALD R. FURSE '. . .Editor and Publisher WM. L. MURDOCH News Editor MARGARET DINGMAN Society Editor JANET PTAK Bookkeeper VERN WATERMAN Advertising duakic 1 Some folks go out and let a 10-ton truck run over them. Others prolong the agony. They get elected as city council men. A political meeting was broken up in a hurry here the other night all because of a wrong motion one of the guys reached for his hip pocket. While on the subject of politics, we'd like to tell you about one old staunch Re publican here who always attends the Democratic meetings just to keep his dis gust fresh. People used to deny themselves lux uries to havo money in the bank. Today they do without money in order to have the luxuries. Showing us a moose head hanging on the wall, a local game hunter told us he shot it early one morning in his pajamas. We would still like to know how it got in there. When a woman says "I'll be ready in a minute," you can be sure of one thing she speaks English. ' A local father with a son in college tells us that languages, are the most ex pensive part of a university education. Last month's bill from Junior included $10 for English, $20 for French, and $115 for Scotch. ." " '"f " '""" Down Memory Lane Ticklers By George VOX Correspondent Mrs. Dudley Leavitt PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEM.-WEEKUY OgU. "This Is wonderful one of the twins wants uncle to kiss him good night!" Jf YEARS AGO v Undermining of the Platte river bridge by the river north of Plattsmouth, caused Highway 75 to be closed . . . Ste phan Davis of Plattsmouth took second in .the American Legion district oratorical contest at Nebraska City, speaking on the subject, "The Recent, Supreme Court De cision on the TVA" . . . For 28 years, re ported the Journal's Nehawka correspon dent, Nels Anderson, proprietor of the Ne hawka amusement hall,, had taken down in the spring and put up in .the fall a ves tibule at the door to help keep out the cold but said he would not do it for an other 28 years since the lumber would not last that long . . . Plattsmouth city council heard a suggestion by Mayor Lush Jnsky that the local cemetery be turned over to an association of citizens. it ic ic OA YEARS AGO Peter Opp of Nehawka, Mrs. Lena Kopp of Louisville, and Otto F. Lau of Weeping Water became citizens through district court action at Plattsmouth . . . The Cass county sheriff captured a boot legger .traveling out of Kansas City through Nebraska on a motorcycle . . . Plattsmouth, put into Class B, was pre paring to meet Clay Center in the open ing round of the state basketball tourna . ment at Lincoln ... Mr. Langhorst was burned on the face and hands by an ex plosion when he turned up the oil on a burner at his store in Elmwood ... Har rison Gayer of' Murdock filed for county clerk on the Democratic ticket and George Sayles,'the incumbent, filed on the Repub lican party ticket. trating probe of the gas lobby he flew back to Washington. After about 10 days in Wash ington, during which he broad ened and diluted the three-man Gore investigating committee, Lyndon flew back to Texas for another week's rest. Thus, since Congress recon vened, the Democratic Senate leader has taken three separ ate vacations away from Wash ington. Eisenhower in approx imately the same period, took 10 days off in Thomasville, Ga., and a similar amount of time in Key West. Eisenhower, in cidentally, has been given or ders by his doctors to take 10 days off approximately every month. Note In the past three years, Senator Johnson has not called one caucus of Senate Demo crats. Though he's head of the party which advocates Democ racy, he appears to be afraid to put his leadership to the test of Democracy. Ike's Mink Gloves The mischievous mink, which figured in Democratic gift "scandals" a few years ago, along with the deep freeze and Christmas hams, has made an other appearance in the White House, this time with a GOP label. In ;fact, it might be said lit erally that President Eisenhow- Hie Washington ERRY-G0-E!0UD y DREW PGARQOli o Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $4.00 per year in Cass and adjoining counties, $5.00 per year elsewhere, in advance, by mail outside the city of Platts mouth. By carrier in Plattsmouth, 25 cen for two weeks. (Copyright, 1335, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: DEMOCRATIC LEADER WITH CORONARY TAKES MORE REST THAN EISENHOWER; LYNDON JOHNSON BATTLES AGAINST RE CORDING PRIMARY ELECTION CONTRIBUTIONS; WORST SEN ATE SCANDALS WERE IN PRI MARIES. Washington The Democrats aren't advertising it, but they are nursing a health problem just as bad, if not worse, than that of President Eisenhower name ly, that of their Senate Leader, Lyndon Johnson of Texas. Since Congress reconvened, Johnson's absentee record has been worse than Ei senhower's. Both men, of course, suffer ed coronaries, but Johnson is about 20 years younger than Eisenhower. Senator Johnson returned for the open ing of Congress around January 1, then left a few days afterward for Florida and Cuba for about 10 days, during which the preliminary natural gas debate droned on. Then he flew back to Washington for the climax of the natural gas debate but left immediately thereafter for Texas; flying, incidentally, in a Brown and Root private airplane. George Brown, of this firm, was one of the most effective lobby ists for the natural gas bill and has also been a heavy contributor to Johnson's cam paign fund. Johnson rested approximately a week in Texas. Then when he found that Sen ators Hennings (D.; Mo.) and Gore (D., Tenn.) were likely to put across a pene- er has both hands in the deal Republican Rep. Pat Kearney of New York recently sent Ike a pair of mink-lined, pigskin gloves, made by a Johnstown, N. Y., firm. In a' note accom panying the gift, Kearney puck ishly observed: . , "You can wear these whi)e working the tractor on your farm." Ike wrote back: "Thanks for the gloves. I'm afraid they are too elegant for ordinary farm work. But they will come in handy on cold days while I am Lyndon's "Clean" Substitute By long - distance telephone and by using the office of the Democratic policy committee in the Senate, Sen. Lyndon John son has been bringing all kinds of pressure to sidetrack the "clean elections" bill introduced by Senator Hennings of Missouri and substitute for it his own hastily conceived elections bill, put together by him and Senator Knowland (R., Calif.) after pub lic opinion got hot under tthe col lar against the oil-gas lobby. Johnson's persuasive sweet talk has been so effective that more than 40 senators have lined up behind his bill. Several, how ever, have refused, among them Sens. Margaret Chase Smith (R. Maine, Paul Douglas (D., 111.), McNamara (D., Mich.), and Neuberger (D., Ore.). "Your bill is truly the whole loaf," Mrs. Smith told Senator Hennings, "Because it requires contributions to primary elec tions to be adequately report ed." In Maine, like many southern states, the important election is the primary, not the final elec tion. Senator Smith feels that the public is entitled to know how much money is spent on crucial primary votes, not mere ly the final elections, in many statets the campaign contribu tions are negligible. What Senator Johnson ob viously is trying to avoid is the necessity of chalking up for pub lic inspection contributions t o primary campaigns. In Texas, for instance, he spent well over a hundred thousand dollars in one of his primaries. In the fin al election he spent practically nothing. His new, hastily written election bill exempts primary contributions, applies " only to final elections. Primary Scandals - - . However, some of the worst scandals in Senate history oc curred during primaries. I n Pennsylvania, when Congress man Bill Vare, Philadelphia Re publican Boss, spent over $700,- 000 in his primary campaign 1 against George Wharton Pepper, the Senate rose up in righteous j wrath and refused to seat him. ' This was a republican primary battle. In Illinois, when Sen. Frank Smith spent $125,000 contributed by Public Utilities Magnate Sam Insull, the Senate likewise re fused to seat him. This was a Republican primary battle. In Michigan, Truman Newber ry was elected after a bitter battle against Henry Ford, but spent so much money in the primary that the Senate was about to unseat him when he resigned. Lyndon's Concern These illustrate how money is thrown around in primaries and why Johnson has been pulling all sorts of wires to Block the Hennings bill to be filed for the public to inspect. Johnson pulled his bill out of the hat with such speed that 'no hearings were held on it. Hennings was given 30 minutes to take it or leave it. He decided to leave it. The Hennings clean election bill, on the other hand, was drafted after extensive hearings, beginning June 22, 1955. All sen ators were invited to testify. The bill was approved by the Sen ate Rules Committee and now ranks No. 5 on the Senate cal endar. In other words, it rates far ahead of Johnson's new bill, and, in fact, it rated ahead of the gas bill. However, Johnson yanked the. gas Din, so important to Dig Texas gas-oil contributors, up to the No. 1 place on the calendar last January, and he will prob ably yank his own election bill up to a favored position in order to ram it through as soon as possible. LOBBYING INQUIRY Eight Senators have been named to a special panel that is to conduct an inquiry into lobbying, campaign contribu tions and corrupt political prac tices. The group is evenly di vided both as to party and to its members' votes on the re cently-vetoed natural gas bill. New measurements by the U S. Geological Survey show that Colorado has 54 mountains which tower 14,0000 feet or higher, instead of 52 indicated by older surveys. The two addi tions are Missouri Mountain, 14, 067 feet above sea-level, and Huron Mountain, 14,005 feet Both are in the Collegiate Range area, near Buena Vista, in cen tral Colorado. Elbert, at 14,- 431. is still the state's highset mountain. to 10 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Blodgett & Krajacic, Inc. Granville Heebner 2-13-56 L. B. 2 Valley View $1.00. Geo I. Gade & Eleanor t o Adolph L. Fedde & Mary Ann 12-30-55 Frc. SEVi 9-12-10 & W 16.27 A L. 5 Sec. 10-12-10 $1.00 MwnMVVtViVVV.VVVAVV Calendar March 14, 2 p.m., O.E.S. Ken sington meets at Masonic Tem ple; 2 p.m. Wqmen's Society World Service .meets . E.U.B. church. March 15, 8 p.m., American Legion meets G.A.R. Hall. March 16, 6 p.m., covered dish supper O.E.S. at Masonic Tem ple. Elmwood O.E.S. Chapter Ideal Chapter O.E.S. met at the Masonic Temple Tuesday night, March 5. Bettie Patton, W.M., and Floyd Althouse, W.P., presided. Secretary Helen .1 Sumner, P.M. read the minutes and correspondence. Mrs. Clara Edwards was re ported as having entered a nursing home near Union. Refreshment committee serv ing after meeting were Chair man Lela Buell, Frank Buell, Ralph and Jessie Dorr, Ray and Margaret Parsell, and J. E. Shreve, and Opal. Elmwood Noel Tyson Death Relatives of Noel Tyson re ceived word of his death on Mon day, March 5, after several months illness. He had suffered a stroke and was in the hospital at his death. Funeral was held at Cambridge, Thursday, March 8. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming Robb and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mc Crory, from Elmwood attended. The women are sisters of the deceased. Dr. Roland Tyson of Murray drove the McCrory's to Cambridge. He is a brother. Elmwood Mrs. Leonard Jewel's mother came Sunday to spend a month with her, but was taken ill and was taken to a Fremont Hospi tal. Elmwood 29th Anniversary dell's home in Lincoln was the scene of the 29th wedding an niversary celebration for Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Schoenberg of Camp White, Ore. They have been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. E. Shreve, and husband in Elm wood and other relatives. The three women are sisters. Other guests were George Wilson, father of the women. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gonzales and Scott rom Guthrie Center, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Winther and son Ronny and daughter Susan Kay, Omaha; Mrs. Effie Smith and daughters Thelma and Marjorie, Lincoln; and Mrs. Trona Van Andell. Dr. and Mrs. Schoenberg re turned with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Shreve to Elmwood and left for Oregon Monday afternoon from Lincoln. Elmwood Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gon zales and son, Scott, Guthrie Center, Iowa, visited his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Gon zales, Saturday and were over night guests, after attending the anniversary of Dr. and Mrs Arthur Schoenberg. They re turned to their home in Guthrie Center where he is the publisher of a newspaper. Mrs. Claude Hewitt and Mrs. Marjorie Thomsen of Lincoln, daughter and grand-daughter re spectively of Mrs. Nettie Men denhall, visited her Tuesday on her birthday. Mrs. Thomsen's husband is expected to be dis charged from service soon. The couple has been separated most of the time since their marriage and are now making plans for their future home. Mr. and Mrs. John Ahrens and children and Mrs. Adeline Rho den of Weeping Water spent Sunday evening, March 4 with their aunt and sister, Mrs. Ruth Davis. Miss Maud and Miss Jessie THE PAGE FOUR Creamer's niece, Mrs. Arthur Riedesel, and children, Ashland, and their brother, Fred Cream er. Waverly, were visitors at their home Monday, March a. They came to offer birthday greetings to Maud as it was her birthday. Elmwood Study Club Meets The afternoon study club of the Methodist church W.S.C.S, met at the home of Mrs. Rum Monning, Tuesday. Devotions were by Mrs. C. A. Bronn. The study of the American. Indian was completed. Mrs. Bell CoaK ley gave a talk on the Nebraska Indians. She taught school at an Indian village, Macy. She has made a study of this subject for a number of years and also brought with her a collection oi articles. Elmwood P.N.G. Meets tvi a roct Mnhlp Grand's of AliL A. Rebekah Lodge met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Marjorie Schlaphoff. Mrs. Elizabeth Moo nie, the president, conducted a business meeting. The secretary read some of the ofd secretary's minutes of the years 1933 and 1934. The past presidents of the club were honored. Twenty were present. All met the little baby, Susan Ann, who has come to live as the daughter of the Schlaphoff's. She has been with them about a week and is 11 months old. Mrs. Verna Miller was co-hostess assisting in serv ing refreshments. Miss Grace Wood entertained Monday evening, March 5, hon- ormg the Dirtnaays oi ivuss Maud Creamer and Mrs. Nettie Mendenhall. Others present were Mrs. Emily Gonzales, Mrs. Ruth Monning, Mrs. Mabel Wood. Miss Lena Rieke and Miss Alma Clements. A covered dish supper was enjoyed by all. Elmwood Gerald Churchill returned from Grand Forks, N. D., Fri day evening, to Elmwood. He is employed there with the u. d. Army Engineers in the con struction of a new Air Force Base. Mrs. Churchill, who nas been at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Creamer, returned with him, leaving Saturday. Their son, Steven, will remain with his grandparents until the end of the school year. They took Clico, a white Siberian husky dog, with them to their new home. They brought him -from Alaska. " Mr. Churchill reports there was - two reet oi snow on xne ground at Grand Forks, when he left and most mornings the temperature has been around 20 below zero. , Elmwood Mrs. Orval Miller entertained at a buffet supper Sunday eve ning, honoring three birthdays. These were Orval Miller, Myrle Miller, his brother, and Mrs. Myrle Miller. Their birthdays were a few days apart. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Husar and Mr., and Mrs. Charles Backemeyer and Scott, their son, were present. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Fleishman are the great-grandparents of a baby boy, born Feb. 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wiles. He has been named Alan Richard. The father is in the armed services and the mother is living with her par ents in Louisville. Airman First Class Bill Gra ham and wife, Gwen, arrived Thursday afternoon to spend the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Gerbeling. Mrs. Addie Fleishman return ed home Thursday morning after three days visit with Mrs. I. C. Reed, Weeping Water. Mrs. Rhoda Earnst has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dud ley Leavitt the past week. The Rev. and Mrs. N. F. Horn drove to Arapaho Monday on business and expected to visit their daughter and family, Mr and rs- oy Maston, Indianola. ramoaign to raise funds opened March 1. hio is iSSS opportunity to render help in time of stress emergency and disaster. The need is great Let us do our part now. Leave your contWion in the bank or with the local Chairman, Emily Gonzales. Mr and Mrs. Gail McDonald left Elmwood Feb. 15 for a vis it to their children. They went to Weka, Kan., first and spent a week with their son' Maj. Howard McDonald, and family, then on to Shawnee, OKI a., whenre ?hey visited a daughter, and husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. t vancov and family. T n e y XJ, iVtluv; - returned home Wednesday eve ning, March 7. ELMWOOD VILLAGE BOARD PROCEEDINGS The Elmwood Village Board met in regular session at tne Town Hall Monday evening. March 5, 1956. Present, Roy Armstrong. Opal Shreve Omar Bornemeier, Frank. Turner and Harry Arnold. The following bills were pre sented for consideration and payment: Omaha Pub. Power. Dist., lights and power Ed Kratochvill, salary .. 225.00 Plattsmouth Journal, prt. : pro.. Peoples Nat. Gas Co., heat 31.70 Journal-Star, election supplies 585 Weeping Water Transfer, haul.: -1.38 Bond Retirement f 100.00 Norman Bornemeier, blow siren . . ; ......... . .... 2.50 Gamble Store, bulbs . . . . 1.52 James Ser. Sta., gas- 903 Dennis Ser. Sta., gas 4.25 -Motion carried to pay these bills. In recent months the board has been urged to take steps toward securing a sewer system for Elmwood. We would iike to comply . with - the wish, of the voters as expressed in the last election. - . Motion was therefore carried to have posted as prescribed by law a notice of proposed resolu tion of. necessity for construc tion o? a sanitary sewer, system for the Village of Elmwood. There being no further bus iness, motion carried to adjourn. ROY ARMSTRONG, . Chairman HARRY ARNOLD, - Clerk No. 3172 March 12; 1956. CALENDAR '"" " ' " '" ?" $ ' Tuesday, March 13 IOOF meets at hall. Thursday, March 15 Eagles , Auxiliary will hold a regular meet! n'g Thursday, March 15 at the Hall at 8 p.m. There will be an officers meet ing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15 Naomi Circle of the Methodist church will meet . Thursday, March 15, at the home of Laura Keller. Thursday, March 15 , Gleaners Circle will meet Thursday, March 15 at 8 p.m at the home of Mrs. George S Garrison. Thursday, March 15 Mrs. Don C. York will be host ess to the Dorcas Circle of the W.S.C.S. in her home at 122 Ave, A., Thursday, March 15. Thursday, March 15 Naomi Circle Methodis church meets with Lora Keller Silent auction. Tuesday, March 13 The Camp Fire leaders w meet ' Tuesday, March 13 at p.m. with Mrs. J. Howard Da vis. Friday, March 16 Junior Legion Auxiliary wi: meet with Mary Ann Dingman Friday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m "iiixg easier tray favors. A Classified Ad in The Journa costs as little as 35 cents ARENT Y3Ufi0iNG NO! IM JUT Y T'M ummI I I v.,r-. . - TO FIX THE FENCE J SOINS TO TIRED kl AMI' J OPP Vt i n ) V-M' '1 I M 1 vKu?) ckj KsEirl . - -c