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f EDITORIALS Furses Fresh Flashes p ASTER, 1956 Easter, a major observance of the ecclesiastical year, falls on the first day of April this year. The observance occurs between March 22nd and April 25th each year, depending upon the moon. The word "Easter" is derived from the Teutonic goddess, Eostre, whose festival was celebrated each spring, according to several sources. Her name was supposed ly given to the observance and celebra tion of the Resurrection. It is interesting to note that eggs be came symbolical of Easter at a very early date. In fact, the egg was used to repre sent a symbol of new life before the Res urrection. The coloring of eggs at the spring fes tival is also of very ancient origin, and it is thought that the Egyptians, the Pers ians, the Greeks and the Romans all used eggs in this way. The connection of rabbits with Eas ter eggs, as we now know it in the United States, is derived from the old pagan cus tom which regarded rabbits as emblems of fertility as emblems of new life. It was only during the Nineteenth Cen tury and the war daya of .1861-65, that non-ritualistic churches began elaborate observances of Easter. These were initi ated to bring as much consolation as pos sible to the homes of those who had lost loved ones. Easter, traditionally, carries the mes sage of hope to. all the Christian world, and therefore is a major spiritual event. The religious significance of Easter is often overlooked, but it should be stress ed, along with the Easter eggs, bunny rabbits and mystic customs which bring so' much exhileration and joy to children. "ic ic "k FARM FICHT CONTINUES The highly-publicized tight in Con gress over farm relief continues. Recent Senate passage of a farm bill does not constitute clearance of the last major hur dle. The Senate-passed bill, which is far different from one passed in the House last year, must be passed on by the lower body. By the time you read this, the bill might have been referred to a joint com promise committee, or the House could have taken other action. The prospect is that the bill will go to a conference committee, and the bill which emerges from this committee will be different from either the Senate or the House ;bill, although it will contain only, features that were included in one of fhe two bills. ?. Even after this hurdle is passed, and if both Houses can agree on a conference committee bill and pass it, then that con ference bill will go to the White House. Here the bill meets another stern test, since some Republicans have predicted that President Eisenhower will have to veto the bill, because it provides support for farmers in many forms which are con trary to the principles of the Administra tion's farm program. If the President vetoes the conference bill, the question goes back to both houses and the question arises whether any farm relief will be voted this year. Should no bill get final approval this year, the farm issue will be the hottest single issue in the 1956 election, and if conditions continue as they are, the farm situation will def initely be a handicap to President Eisen hower and his Vice Presidential nominee. THE SOUTHERN MANIFESTO One of the most significant by-products of the recent Southern manifesto in Congress might be a speeding up of the trend toward a third party. While it is too early to predict with THOUGHT FOR TODAY What zvc have to learn to do nc learn by doing. ,: Aristotle The Plaftsmoufh Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IK 1881 Published Sciyj-Weekly, Mondays and Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cas 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 1Q53 (In Cities over 2,000 Population) RONALD R. FURSE Editor and Publisher BILL BURTON .News Editor MARGARET jPINJM AN Society Editor JANET PTAK ....Bookkeeper VERN WATERMAN Advertising PHONE r 241 A .local fellow says he never realized how hard it. was to drive a bargain until he bought a second-hand car. Our town sot will drink anything put before him, but he's very particular about the oil that goes into his car. About the only difference between Lady Godiva and Paul Revere was that the Lady was air-conditioned. If our hairline keeps receeding, we're going to get us one of those forehead falsies. who is spouse Entered at the Post Offict at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as secoiut class mail matter hi accordance with the Act of Congresi et March 3, 1879. . . . 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 cens for two weeks. A husband is a man broken. Some guy can make a fortune if he will invent a woman's purse with a zip per in the bottom that's where they al ways find something. With necklines dropping lower every year, it's a good thing French spring fash ions are featuring higher waistlines. ir And, speaking of these new spring styles, Flipper Fanny, our dainty little contour twister, savs they may be French creations but there's an awful lot of American showing. assurance that a third party will emerge from a divided Democratic Party, it was interesting to note that the presentation of the Southern manifesto to Congress re cently was a most solemn event, so grave that neither supporters nor opponents of the resolution spoke a bitter word. It is certain that no such manifesto, involving a repudiation of the Supreme Court by some one hundred members of Congress, has been placed on the record in recent years. Not only does the mam festo reflect upon the Supreme Court de cision, but it lowers the prestige of the court. A hundred Senators and Congress men cannot all be included in the hair brained category. On the other hand, it is certain that the majority in Congress cannot, and will not, go along with the manifesto. A large majority of House members and a good majority of Senate members will support the Court's decision on integration in the schools, and it may be that a historic de bate may develop in the Senate chamber on the question before adjournment. ' ' "."..",,"..""" "'.""-"""" " ., "" "" "' "'- Down Memory Lane The Assistant I N Oil I ti a h 1- i-BA .v.v.w.- 20 YEARS ACO The activities of a band of gypsies passing through Plattsmouth was inves tigated by Sheriff Sylvester . . . John E. Turner, Cass county treasurer, was elected president of the Nebraska county treas urers association . . . BREX superinten dent, George Jaeger, said the shop kit tenball team was preparing to make a strong showing in the league this year . . . The congregation of the' First Presbyter ian Church elected its board of elders. They were T. H. Pollock, George L. Far ley, L. O. Minor, W. A. Robertson, E. C. Giles, and J. W. Tritsch . . . Stuart Janda was found hanging from a tree, a victim of suicide. QA YEARS AGO 3V Mrs E y. Grybsky of North Eleventh street received serious burns in attempting to save her hatchery from flames originating from a lamp used in the incubator . . . Miss Minnie Klinger announced she would run for city clerk. She was nominated by the Democrats Carl Kunsman announced he would run for selectmen to give voters of the first ward the opportunity to have an exper ienced businessman represent them . Plattsmouth teachers contributed $40 to wards the community auditorium building fund . . . The family of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Squires was readying to move from the city to Dixon . . . The convertible top of the auto of Sheriff E. P. Stewart blew off as he and County Attorney W. G. Kieck were driving to Elmwood . . . Joseph Hadraba was named to an as sessors post, having charge of property in the north side of the city. n a a e UvAjnllMuiUN mm-Go -Round (ty PHEW PEAROM (Copyright, 1335, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: IKE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERS TRIP TO INDIA; FRIEND OF AL COA MAY BECOME IKE'S NEW TRUST-BUSTER ; TOM CORCORAN ARGUES WITH JIMMIE ROOSE VELT OVER BANANAS. Washington President Eisenhower took 50 minutes out the other day to dis cuss the idea of going on a good-will mis sion to India during the Democratic na-1 tional convention next August. He discussed the plan with Evangelist Billy Graham who had recently come back from India. And, judging by the Pres ident's eager questions, he has a lot more than a mere polite interest in the trip. - Because of the snowstorm, Ike was one day late in getting back to the White House from Get tysburg at the beginning of last week. This, threw all his ap pointments out, and jammed up his schedule for Tuesday. De spite this, he kept Billy .Graham about 30 minutes overtime talk ing to him about the trip to In dia. The general idea , they dis cussed was, first, that our sag ging relations with India badly needed a trip by the president himself; second, that if he flew to India just as the Democrats were meeting in Chicago, it would take the spotlight away from them, also make it diffi cult for them .to criticize him effectively. The trip would also demon strate the condition of t his health. Finally, he would fly on around the world, arriving from the Pa cific in San Francisco just as the Republicans nominated him for a second term. He could time a triumphant arrival at the exact moment of his acceptance speech. Ikel'seemed to like the idea immensely. He gave the impres sion! ; that he might go ahead with it if his health was up to it this summer. Note:. As part of the Indian mission strategy, Prime Minister Nehru, who visits Washington in July, could invite the president to make a return visit, and the president, in a gesture to the Indian people, could accept Im mediately. New Trust-Buster? ? One bright light in an other wise murky Ike -Administration attitude toward little business has been Stanley Barnes, assist ant attorney general, in charge of the antitrust division. Barnes has done a good job. In one or two cases he had had to trim his sails, such as dropping the criminal prosecu tion against Ike's close friend, Roy Roberts, Publisher of the Kansas City Star . But in most cases, Barnes had been forth right in going after monopoly, and recently he brought a crim inal indictment against Shell Oil in Boston for fixing retail prices. However, Eisenhower is now doing to Barnes what President Roosevelt did to Thurman Arn old when he was in charge of the antitrust division. He is kick ing Barnes upstairs to the Cir cuit Court of Appeals. So the big question is who will take his place. Barnes has certain good men around him, including some holdover democrats and some new republicans. Among the lat ter is Robert Bicks, his legal assistant. However, the Justice Department grapevine has it that the new trust-busting job will go to Edward A. Foote, so cialite politico, who happens to be chummy with Robert Learn ard, Washington representative of the Aluminum Company of America. There is no corporation which has been in more hot water with the antitrust division over mon opoly than the Aluminum Com pany. Two Rooseveltians Two famous personalities of the Roosevelt administration, Congressman James Roosevelt and brain-truster Tommy Cor coran, had. a backstage huddle last week at which they agreed to disagree. Their disagreement was over bananas. "Tommy the Cork," who help ed put across some of the found ation laws of the new deal, is still a potent, though unobtrusive figure in Washington. Now a pri vate attorney, he seems to get things done just as well under the republicans as under the democrats. He called in Jimmie Roosevelt because Jimmie is planning to hold a small business committee hearing of complaints by banana jobbers against the United Fruit Company. The jobbers contend NEB & i r At l AMR SKA gratified for my first time. Mrs. Amelia Bloomer, who had been formerly invited by members of the Legislature and others, ar rived at the door of the State House, at 7 o'clock P. M., and by the gallantry of General Lari mer, a passage was made' for her to the stand. The House had been crowded for some time with eager expectants to get a glimpse of the Bloomer Costume, and listen to the arguments which were to be adduced as the fruitage of female thought and research. When all had been packed into the house who could possibly find a place for the sole of the foot, Mrs. Bloomer arose amidst cheers. We watched her closely and saw that she w7as perfectly self-possessed not a nerve seems to be moved by ex citement, and the voice did not tremble. She arose in the dig nity of a true woman, as if the importance of her mission so absorbed her thoughts that tim idity or bashfulness were too mean to entangle the mental powers. She delivered her lec ture in a pleasing, able, and, I may say, eloquent manner, that enchained the attention of her audience for an hour and a half. A man could not have beat it." I am sure the last sentence must be looked upon as the ul timate in praise from the news paper man of a century ago. h IAMBI C. tiLlOZf, SmptriHUnJtni (Mil HISTO-IC-l fOeilTV. Some years ago, this column reported, the appearance of Amelia Bloomer, one of the na tion's foremost exponents of votes for women, before a ses sion of. the Nebraska Legisla ture. Mrs. Bloomer temporarily residing in Council Bluffs, was invited to address the Nebraska solons on her iavorite subiect. Recently, I happened to come across a report in the Council Bluffs Chronotype of that occa sion. Inasmuch as it was just a hundred years ago January 9, 1856 I thought perhaps you'd like to read it. Here it is: "But, ' Mr. Chronotype, there was another feature to my od servation, still more unique and curious to me The ladies God bless them! are ever first and foremost in every interesting feature that springs up in so ciety so it was, even in Omaha City. 'To see a lady stand before an audience and listen to dis quisitions on "Woman's Rights," was something full of interest, and on Tuesday night I was Grain Storage Check Needed Now Says ASC With warmer weather ahead, THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Section B Thursday, Marcn iu By Stanley James. Journal Washington Reporter WASHINGTON The cur- rent and sensational develop ments involving the blasting of the- long - nurtured myths about Josenh Stalin, the so - called Man of Steel, who was thought (by most of the Russian people) to have saved the USbK irom Hitler's hordes, is the hottest topic among diplomatic sources in the national capital. Moreover, it is the hottest topic that has come along in the caDital in a number of years. The impression in Washington is that Nikita Khrushchev is be hind the move, with Marshal Bulganin and Defense Minister Ahukov squarely behind him. Washington cannot officially p-pt. int.n the ruckus, but U. S. diplomats are pleased that the Russian people are at least to be given some of the truth about Uncle Joe. If the Russians are given the true picture of Stalin, they might be given the- facts on some of his broken pledges to the western allies, it is rea soned. This may be wishful thinking, but how can the truth about Stalin be revealed without also revealing some of his duplicity in dealing with the democra cies? Khrushchev is thought to Ivan G. Althouse, chairman ofhave ade a courageous deci- sion in aeciumg tu ict uic vuo- latter's death, with reduced powers, but as Premier was sent to England for a three-weekjs stay just as news of varied and scattered reactions to the Stal-, in debunking leaked out. Present leaders in the Krem lin indicate they have matters well under control. And Malen kov has apparently sided with the present majority sentiment in power, because he intimated to English hosts a few days ago that Stalin was not what propa ganda had blown him up to be. Nevertheless, Malenkov could be a key man in the developing picture in Russia, if there is any major reaction to the deflation of Joseph Stalm, people s nero. Khrushchev had not rubbed Mal enkov out, in the great Com munist tradition of Russia, but only demoted him. He therefore remains as a possible center of a counter reaction, and it seems significant that he was moved out of the country for an extend ed period for the first time in his life just as the recent debunking campaign in Russia began to be felt. Washington is hearing con- that United Fruit fixes prices," monopolizes tropical fruit. So Corcoran asked that Jim- mie's hearings be in executive or closed-door session. "If you have public hearings, Corcoran argued, "every news paper in Latin America will carrv headlines that United Fruit is the instrument of Amer ican Imperialism." "I'll be glad to inform the State Department that I'm hold ing the hearings," Roosevelt told his father's old friend. "But without a request from them on the basis that it will harm our Pan American relations, I'm not going to hold an executive ses sion." Note: The Justice Department some time ago brought an anti trust suit against United Fruit, now is considering dropping it with a consent decree. Roose velt wants to find out whether the Justice Department has con sulted the banana jobbers who have to do business with United Fruit before it considers its con sent decree. ' Washington Pipeline Staff economists on the Presi dent's council of economic ad visers are worried that prices may become even more infla tionary. Heavy business borrow ing and price increases in basic metals could mean dangerous inflation, followed by recession . . .Tennessee's baby-faced Sen. Albert Gore looked as if he were struggling to keep a stiff upper lip when he was replaced as chairman of the Senate Lobby Investigating committee. Re marked St. Louis Post-Dis- paicn s jU vyuuu!), wtn.uiiiii6 from the press gallery: "Gore looks like , a choir boy who has just been dismissed because his voice is changing." . . .Minne sota's best democratic vote-getter appears to be quiet, modest Congressman John Blatnik, who held his district for Stevenson against the Eisenhower land slide in 1952 and the Kef auver landslide in 1955. Blatnik has been winning by wider margins In northern Minnesota ever since he took the district away from the republicans in 1946 . . .The Army is investigating reports that NATO arms have been smuggled into the desert to help the native uprising against the French in North Africa. Arms have disappeared from NATO's European depots. Army investi gators have traced the missing equipment to Egypt, whence it is smuggled to the natives. . . The Air. Force is .worried that ! the Cass County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, reminds farmers that this is a good time to check stored grain under Commodity Credit loan. A . little time and effort now to examine stored grain for pos sible damage and contamination from rodents, insects, heating, moisture, and birds, may pre vent serious losses when the grain is delivered to CCC o r when the loan is paid the grain recovered. ' ' Ordinarily, he points out, there is little loss during the cold weather. But later, when the temperature rises, condi tions become more favorable for the development and activity of the organisms and forces which destroy or reduce the value of grain.-, . - -i Among the specific items which the farmer should be on guard against are: Weevils and other insects. Ex amine grain frequently and fum igate at the first indication of infestation. Birds usually simply a matter of closing openings so that birds cannot get in. Rats and other rodents close openings where rodents enter. Put on ratkilling drive. If poi son is used follow instructions provided by county stabiliza tion and conservation office or county extension agent. .Excessive moisture causes heating and destruction of grain. A mechanical drier may be necessary to reduce moisture; May need to provide better drainage at the bin or move grain to tighter bin on higher better-drained ground. Chairman Althouse cautions farmers that tighter pure food and drug requirements must be met before grain wTill be accept ed for food. Rodent-contaminated grain can only be used for feed purposes. A little care and caution before the damage i s done may save loss and disap pointment later on. sian people in on the monstrous discovery of the era inside the USSR. That there has been more seri ous reaction than Khrushchev hoped is pretty well established, but whether the reaction has amounted to anything serious enough to shake his hold on the reigns of the Communist party is Russia the key to power is not known. It is speculated, though, that Malenkov might have been sent out of the country just as reac tions were beginning to get hot. The former Premier, who was long Stalin's secretary, and who took over from Stalin after the Realty Transfers Carl C. Cross & Erma Blanche to Carl C. Cross & Erma Blanche 2-18-56 W1 SWV4 3-10-13 $1.00. Elbert Snodgrass & Marie to Paul Liedtke & Hilda 2-18-56 L. 3 B. 49 Y & H Add Platts. $700.00. Charles B. Palmer & others to- Grover & Mary Palmer 2-18-56 SVz L. 3 to .12 B. 11 Ea gle $1.00. Thomas S. Solomon Sheriff to Elmer Hallstrom ShD 1-18-5S E 2.3 of Ir. 8 B. 13 Avoca $458.34. Martha Spahnie, Fred, How ard & Jeane C. to Martha Spahnie & Fred 2-18-56 L. 13 & 14 B. 22 Eagle $1.00. DeWitt T. Surface to James A. 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Grace Livingston to Richard & Anna Livingston 2-15-56 NV2 swy4 & sev4 swy4 22-12-12 $24,. 000.00. Skiley O. Miller & Bess t o LaMoyne Spohn ti Myron Kunz 2-28-56 Wy2SEi4 23-10-10 $22,- 500.. James W. Rogers & Mabel to James H. Workman & Alice 2-27-56 L. 59 & 60 Louis., $5,000. Ethel R. McCrory & Francis Marion to Francis Marion & Ethel R. McCrory 2-29-56 Ls. 6, 7,8,9,10,11 B. 26 Elmwood $1.00. J. Howard Davis & Marcia to Leon Bond & Irene 3-1-56 NW& 33-12-12 $1.00. Robt. T. Whelan & Ethel to Clara Bergmann 2-27-56 L. 9 & 10 B. 7 Townsend's Add to Platts., $13,500.00. flicting reports on the deter iorating situation in the Middle East. From sources close to Israeli armed forces chiefs, the word is that the Arab countries are preparing to attack Israel as soon as they acquire enough arms from Communist and other sources, and Egypt is named as the number-one motivators i n the Arab camp. But from Arab sources, Wash ington hears that Israel was re signed to a preventative war some months ago, and had act ually set March 1st as the opsn ing day of that conflict. Arab sources think world opinion especially as reflected at the UN and the supply of arms Arab countries began to receive from the Communists, stalled the Israeli attack. ; It is hard to know what thr. kexact situation is in the Middle ii.a5t irom wees. io wees, rsui the two opposed forces agree on one thing, and that is that war is next to inevitable. Israel is pressing the State Department hard for sixth mil lion dollars worth of "defensive" arms, while the Arab countries are currently buying arms from Communist countries and in some cases, from the democra cies. Before the situation gets bet ter it might get worse. And if deteriorates further, armed clashes will almost surely de generate into uncontrolled fight ing. The old war, stopped by the UN, would then have been resumed after a truce of seven or eight years. FAUCET RUNS CORN DETROIT, Mich. Police held two men for investigation because their kitchen faucet ran pure corn liquor, instead of wa ter. It seems the men had two 600-gallon stills running in a chicken coop outside their home. Serving as a coil, police said, was a pipe leading through sub freezing weather to a kitchen tap. WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Musical Instrument Here's the Answer 18-11-12 & NV2 N?2 SW4 20-11-1.1 it oinnt Wheelus Air Base in j $28,500.00. Tripoli may be in danger. 1 Geo. & Evelyn Shuman to I HORIZONTAL 1 Depicted musical instrument 10 Oils again 11 Age 13 Shop 14 At this time 17 Deposit 18 Foot parts 19 Self 20 Near 21 Artificial language 22 Cape 25 Reared 27 Pronoun 28 Exclamation of satisfaction 29 Behold! 30 Anent 31 Shine 33 Descended 36 Three-toed sloth 37 Atop 33 Weight measure 40 Royal 45 Follower 16 Direction (ab.) 47 Worship 43 Sheltered side 49 Necessary 52 Lowers VERTICAL 1 Roentgen ray 2 Biblical pronoun 3 Scottish girl 4 Atop 5 Body of water 6 Engage 7 Units 8 Niton (symbol) 9 Domestic slave 11 Dash 12 Grade 15 Monster 16 It is played with a hammer 23 Storage pit 24 Pack 25 It is made of graduated 26 Zeus' mother 31 Portal in a. fence l.3i2.2.Ji. .M!aig r , 1 lViN 39 s 2 fif. J. a!H otolv a yTa afiill is Tiki 1 Ifk Lj CLi-J-lSLa 32 Wild beast 34 Observe 35 Joint of the leg 39 Lack 40 Grate 42 Departed 43 Wiles 44 Hawaiian wreaths 45 Misfortunes 41 German river 51 An (Scot.) 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