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pHANGINC THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE Congress is currently concerned with, the Electoral College system of electing Presidents of the Unitqd, 'States. T;h"at rome reform, and a change fiom thq "win-, ner take all" system "pf: comrmting elecr toral votes, within the states, 1 is 'needed has long been evident. Several bills to effect this rqform have been introduced in Congress.' Only re cently they were combined into s si, joint bill, which would allow states' to. divide their electoral votes : in one of -two . ways,' which was rejected. Under the new system, asoutlincd-in the Constitutional Amendment, sponsored by 54 Senators, states would be allowed to divide their electoral votes either in the actual proportion of popular votes, or by allowing electors to be elected-just as are senators and representatives to Con gress. This would mean, if the first method, were used, that the Presidential candi date would actually be elected on a demo cratic basis, and that every popular vote, would count as. much as any other, popu lar vote. It would also mean that the can didate which received the largest number of popular votes would receive the larg est number of electoral votes. If the second system wire used, the reform might be more limited, but it would at least mean that if a state elected: five Republican representatives to Coil? v.w.v.VAV.v.v.v....v...M Furses Fresh Flashes Teen-agers look a lot sillier after, you cease to be; one of them. : : Never stand in a woman's way if she wants to; learhito f4rivQ. "" Flipper. Fanny, oJr.' dainty; little conT tour twister, has takeii over management of a local apartment' house, but she. wants it distinctly understood the apartments are to be let, and she's to. be let alone, " ' A lot of young fellows,, learn, early that about the s most expensive, thing is a, girl who is free for a date. The most difficult thing about driving a car, these days are the monthly install ments. - A statesman is a fellow who wants to do something for his country. A politician is a guy who wants , his country to do something for him. We've often wondered why' it is that the guys who say they can. take it or leave it alone are always taking it? A man is known by the company he keeps a company is known, for. the men it keeps. Could Happen be positive their forecasts will be accur ate.: That the weather bureau serving the gress and seven Democratic representa- -Eastern metropolitan areas predicted snow i ItVfftA fill rector James Ramsey, who re signed to join civil defense, got $7,950. The governor said combining the two jobs will save Nebraska about $7,600 per year. Gilbert is a "fine engineer and administrator," Gov. Anderson said. The governor said he had re ceived about 25 applications, for he post and considerable pres sure on behalf of some of them. Gilbert, however, had not sought he job. Since 1949, Gilbert has 'been airport engineer. Previously, he had been with the highway de partment as an engineer since 1926. i.'?BW.vr.-C?.-:.i.. 1 1 n tives to Congress, and one Republican and one Democratic Senator, that the state's, : electoral vote would be six to eight -assuming that electors of the same party were elected in the congressional districts and also in the two state-wide races and in the same party ratio as were members" of the delegation. o Either of these systems would allow the state's electoral vote to be split, where as now all the electors from a state, must vote for the candidate who receives the largest number of popular votes. In other, words, if one candidate receives 2,000, 000 votes in a state and the other candi date receives 2,000,005 votes, the candi date who had five more votes than his opponent today gets all the electoral votes. This is obviously unfeir, and a. situ ation which demands correction. We hope the electoral-reform bill will eventually be included in the Constitu tion. Two-thirds of each, house in, Coiv gress must approve such. an. amendment and then three-fourths, or 36, of the states on the day that the snowstorm arrived, is good: enough. - , v; Time; was; when a snow fell and . no one was blamed. Now we seem to be ready to take out" our bad luck on any one, in cluding the poor fellow in' the office of the , weather bureau. The next thing We expect is a' proposal that Congress, set up a system of - penalties . and fines -for fore casters who miss the mark- dungeons, tortures and things like that ! Down Memory Lane 20 YEARS-AGO Bill Carev was selected football captain and Wayne Falk, basketball cap tain, at a high school sports banquet ". . T H. Pollock and E. J, Richey gave a talk on docks and harbors at a Chamber of Commerce meeting after returning from T)rrfin Til An ITocfoi OfTfT V 11 n f 1X7 O d V. X. cui JO. . All. ... . fill iJaoi.ti 66) must also act favorably on the amend held for local smalj-irv at the home-of Mr; ment. In the interest of democracy and. J anrl Mrs Jnh-n Sn.tt.ier. Jr. ' -'- " truly representative residential elections, we hope this is soon accomplished. nlTY THE WEATHER BUREAU Readers will remember the unexpect ed snow which arrived in many Eastern, areas simultaneously with the arrival of Spring. A foot or more of snow greeted residents in some sections, as a result of that storm, which paralyzed normal life in New York City and many other metro politan areas in the North, Northeast and further West. . It seems that the battered: weather bureau serving the affected area has come, under criticism because of its forecast prior to the recent snowstorm. As was the case with several hurricanes in recent years, residents are blaming the weather bureau for their troubles. No one should expect a weather bu reau to accurately predict a. snowfall, as to the inches which will fall. Weather, it should be remembered, is still a great unknown, and. something the experts still do not know, too much about. Even with all scientific data availablo and an accumulation, of reports from vaT nous sections, forecasters today cannot THOUGHT FOR-TODAY " Xone Jliink the great iinliappy, but the great 30 it k YEARS AGO. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson cele brated' their golden wedding anniversary . . . Contestants in a high school declama tory contest included Evelyn Robb, George Swatek, Helene Perry, Dora Soennichsen, Violet Begley, and Emily Stava ... Police officers Libershal and Jackson nabbed a box. car robber at the Burlington freight depot. : ' W ft B mill e uuAdmiMbiutM erry- Go -Round iy DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1335, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Edward- Young The Plaitsmouih Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABIJSHED IN 1SS1 Published Scfli-lVeckly, Monday and s Thursdajrs, at 410 Main Street, Plattsinoufh, 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 BILL BURTON News Editor, MARGARET DINGMAN Society Editor, JANET PTAK Bookkeeper VERN WATERMAN. .Advertising PHONE 241 Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as seconKi class mail matter ' in accordance with the Act of Congress ol 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 cen. for. two weeks. DREW PEARSON SAYS: STEVENSON LEADERS DETER MINE TO DO OR DIE FOR ADLAI; THEY WILL USE- RAYBURN TO KILL' KEFAUVER AT CHICAGO; JOHN MARAGON, DESPITE HIS PAST, DESERVED A JOB. Washingfton Some of the big demo cratic bosses backing Adlai Stevenson got together in Pittsburgh, shortly after. Adr lai's . defeat in Minnesota to try to figure out what they, should do. The meeting was held at the invita tion of Mayor David Lawrence of Pitts burgh, one of the stanchest Stevenson backers. Col. Jake Arvey of Chicago was invited,' also Carmine De Sapio, head of Tammany Hall, though neither could make it. However, Jim Finnegan, former lead er of the democrats in Philadelphia, to gether., with other Stevenson leaders, at tended. Its net result was a decision to back Stevenson to the bitter end and knock Kefauver. off at any cost. The leaders were confident they could deal Kefauver out of the nomination at the convention, no matter how many primaries he wins. Their attitude was one of let. the public go hang. They talked of controlling the convention through Speaker Sam Ray burn, apparently counting on Rayburn's well-known bitterness against Kefauver. As for Stevenson's chances in Novem ber, the bosses told each other that al most any democrat can win as long as Nixon stays on the GOP ticket. Mailbag Milton Bellis New York It is, true that I had something, to do with getting a job for John Maragon in the folding room of the House of Representatives. It is also true that I had something to do with sending him to jail. The facts in my columns on Maragon's highhanded- man ner in using Gen. Harry Vaughan to throw his weight around Washington still stand. However, when a man has served his punishment, I see no reason why he should bp oersecuted. So. when I learn- ed that officials on Capitol Hill were afraid of hiring Maragon because of criticism from me, I told them I hoped they would give him a job. He's been out of work a lung time. I underT stand he's working hard now, and I hope he makes good. Alf M. Landon, Topeka, Kans. I appreciate your writing me that you are not governor Hall's adviser.-and that he stands on his own feet. However, that isn't exactly what the governor told me. He paid great tribute to you: as . his friend and coun J. Edgar Hoover, Washington Thanks for your note making it clear that it was assistant At torney General Warren Olney, not you, who delayed from Dec ember 30 to March 14 in answer ing Congress woman. Edith Green of Oregon that; irregularities she1 charged in the Morningside Hos pital in Portland failed to indi cate violations of a federal crim inal statute. I note that the FBI; reveiwed Mrs Green's informa tion promptly and referred it to the criminal division of Justice! Department on January 12, where it waited for a reply until March 14. , George Humphrey, secretary of thsf treasury Thanks for your letter, sent me at the request of Vice President Nixon, that he did ; not visit " the President at Thomasville, Ga. Though my original information regarding the geographic location of their talk came from a" member of the White House staff, I am sure you, the host at Thomas ville are in the best position . of all to know the truth, and I am delighted to set this fact straight. Evan Kemp, Jr., Lexington, Va. President Eisenhower stat ed in his press conference short ly' after he announced his avail ability for a second term that he had conferred with V, i,ve President Nixon and suggested that he chart out his own course."' After the New Hamp shire write-in for, Nixon, Eisen hower rnAde a brief statement that he would be happy to have Nixon on. the ticket. He then shut off all further, questions at that time and as to future press con ferences. Nothing has been said since, and rt. is now up to Mr. Nixon to chart his -own , course and for GOP leaders to help him chart, it. They and Eisenhower will actually have much more; to say about it than' Nixon will,. ." Earl Griffis; MacClenny, Fla. At no time have I published a statement. ,that Senator Smath ers owned natural gas stock. It was reported in Washington that one of, the two Florida Senators owned, such stock, but M r.' Smathers informs me that nei ther he nor his wife owns stock, and I accept his word. It is cor rect, of course, that. Senator Smathers voted for the gas bill, now vetoed. H. J. T. Horan, Caracus, Vene zuela The Society of Friends (Quakers) of , which both Vice President Nixon andT are mem bers, recently approved in. its 276th yearly meeting in Philadel phia the right of a former. com munist, Mary. Knowles; to plead the fifth amendment. Mrs. Knowles had been retained as librarian for the Quaker-sponsored Community Library by the Plymouth Quaker meeting des pite her refusal to answer ques tions put to her by Senator East Ian (D., Miss:). The Fund, for the Republic later contributed to the Plymouth meeting because of its stand. . The 276th yearly annual meet ing, attended by 500 representa tives from 93 friends' meetings, also adopted a "minute" critical , of loyalty oaths. It stated: "It is central, to our faith that we obey God rather than men." "In our day the fight to hold unpopular views in a period of stress has deep religious impli cations for us. We . . . share in and seek to alleviate the suf ferings, of victims of civil liber ties infringements." Capitol. News By Melvin Paul Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Section B Thursday, April 5, 1950 By Stanley James. Journal Washington Reporter . Thprp are-r- " LINCOLN The lines are drawn " for " Nebraska's May ' 15 primary election. Deadline for filing was Thurs day, April 5. One ' presidential candidate', Sen. Estes Kefauver of. Tennessee, . planned a . speech today in Omaha to kick on his campaign. Also planned by Kefauver was a, meeting with Democratic na tibnal convention delegates o sound out sentiment for him; He is not expected to make a stump ing tour in the state before the primary. - In- the Legislature, some old faces will not return. Among them are Dwight Burney of .Har tington, Republican . candidate for lieutenant governor; L e. s Anderson of -Aurora, Republican candidate for Congress in the third district and Earl Lee of Fremont. Lee decided not to run again after many years in the Unicam- eral-: ',.,-;;;; o ; : . '', The decision . of . some legisla tors of the past session has caus ed a shortage of attorneys, with legislatiye experience. Some senators, notably. Robert Perry of Lincoln, have said they could not- afford to take time from their business to devote to lawmaking where pay is low. However, many veteran law makers have again tossed their hats into the ring. . They include Otto Kotouc of Humboldt, John Aufenkamp of Julian, George Syas of Omaha, John Adams of Omaha, Sam Klaver of Omaha, Charles Tvr dik of Omaha, Karl Vogel of Omaha, William Moulton of Omaha, John Beaver of ' Beemr er. Hal: Bridenbaughjot -Dakota City, William Purdy of Norfolk, L. M. Shultz of Rogers, O.. H. Person of Wahoo, O. H. Liebers of Lincoln, Arnold Ruhnke o f Plymouth, Mervin Bedford o f Geneva, Glenn Cramer of Albi on, Frank Nelson of O'Neill, Don Thompson of McCook, Norman Otto of Kearney, K;"W7 Peter son of Sargent, Arthur Swanson of Holdrege, .' Harry Pizer; . of North Platte, Donald . McGinley ofT-Ogallala, Monroe. . Bixler, o f Harrisoh, D. J, Cole of Merri mah, Amos Morrison of . Mitchell and A. A. Feriske of Sunol. On the Republican, president ial ticket will be President, Eis enhower. . ' ' . Nebraska's .presidential pri mary is not; binding on party convention delegates but is us ed as a. guide in casting ballots at the national gathering. Car Values The State Board of Equaliza tion has adopted two formulas to determine taxable value of new and used cars in . 1957. The formulas immediately were protested by the Nebraska New Car Dealers Association. Tax Commissioner Fred Her- rington said new formulas prob ably would cut the total value cf used cars in the state by seven per cent, and slightly increase taxable value of new cars. The car dealers group claimed the new formulas will make the taxable values too high. Taken into account by the formulas for the first time is the fact that some types of auto mobiles depreciate at-a faster rate than others. - Gov. Victor Anderson said the figures were ' not picked out of the aid" but the result of months of careful study by Herrington and his staff. Herrington was directed t o study truck trailers, trucks and trailer houses and report back to the board before a 'formula for determining their taxable values is ' extablished. ' New Air Chief, t Nebraska has a new air chief. He is Steve Gilbert, who has been chief airport engineer., for the" State" Aeronautics Depart ment. . , . ; Last week Gov. Victor Ander son named" Gilbert as State Aeronautics Director. Gilbert also will-continue his job of en gineer, : !- Gilbert will be paid $8,220 per year, $300 more than his present salary. Former Department Di- Highway Ruling The attorney general's office has ruled that the State Highway Department could add 720 miles of road to the state highway system this year if it wants to do so. The opinion was requested by Owen Boyles, secretary of the Advisory State Highway Com mission. Under law, the opinion said the maximum length of the state highway system this year be comes 10,050 miles. It said there after 50 miles per year can be added. A map vSetjiing out the state highway . system had only 9,380 miles-of -road on.it. " Highway Slaughter Continues . Traffic deaths in Nebraska have shown a decline on state highways, but an increase on county roads and city streets. .That was the conclusion reach ed by Col. C. J. Sanders of the Nebraska State Safety Patrol, after a check of records. Sand ers said traffic has increased three per cent in Nebraska this year. The period covered by Sand ers' report was Jan 1 through March 26. Highway traffic deaths for March was the highest in history for that month. rriittee to counsel with and seek employment for the"34 Philadel phia public-school teachers .who were discharged for being" com munists on the ground that. it is the duty of friends to help those who are suffering no matter how their convictions, religious cr political, may" differ from others. ' Much is heard of the Ameri can ideal of free enterprise as it applies to business," said Dr. Henry Cadbury, chairman of the American Friends Service Com mittee, "But not as it applies to ideas. In the days of our founding, the pressures were for religious conformity. Now there has come upon us ' almost im- The yearly meeting also di- j perceptibly, pressure for politi- rected its Civil Liberties Com-' cal conformity." Rcaiiy Transfers Henry J. Amgwert & Esther to Jacob Dougherty &.Ada J., 3 wy2 NWy4 23-12-10 $1.00. Richard & Wanda Kuehn to Skyle Miller, Sr. 12-27t55 NJi SW4 14-10-10 $20,000.00. Richard & Wanda Kuehn to Skyle O. Miller. Jr. & Dorothy 12-27-Sy2 SW4 14-10-10 $20,000.00. Leslie & Dora Lea Nolte to Wm. & Erma Bayly 3-3-56 L. 15 & 16 B. 9 So. Park Add to JPlatts. $1.00. Paul E. Fauquct Adm. to Robt. C. Olney 2-27-56 V2 Int L. 1 & 2 B. 105 W Water $1,700.00. LaMoyne Spohn & LaRee to Myrtle B. Jameson, Robt. B. Sc Martha Fish 1-10-56 E2 L- 6 Wi2 L. 7 B. 66 W .Water $7,000.00. H. L. & Dorothy Oldfield to Edgar W. Olfield 5-5-56 L. 3 to 7 B. 8 Elmwood $450.00. Rosann Hackbarth to Law rence Duerr & Ruth Albert 5-56 WV2NWV4 23-12-10 $1.00. Charles M. Graham & Rose to Roy A. Sankey & Daisy L. 3-7-56 wy2 L- 15 & Ls. 16 to 20 Ls. 5,6,7, & S 27' L. 8 B. 9 Ryders Add Greenwood L. 26 SWy4 NWi4 32-12-9 $1.00. Mary Trilety to Ray O. Har old Sr. & Emma 2-21-50 Pt. L. 12 & Ls. 9,10,11 B. 32 Platts. $4,500.00. Claude D. Johnson & Amelia to Wallace C. Laughlin & Lucille 9-27-55 L. 8 B. 13 Elrhwood $100.00. .: John Hoffman & Louise to John W. Fox & Margie 1-14-56 Wy2 NEV4 & NEV4 NWVi-18 & Frc. SWi4 SEy4 7-12-10 $1.00. . Ella Cook to James F. & Hen riette Kelly 2-29-56 N 100 A NWl4 & Nwy4 NEy4; sy2 NEy4, Ny2 sEy4 10-10-12 $2.00. Frank E. & Helen Barkhurst to Frank E. & Helen Barkhurst 3-1-56. NWy4 11-11-11 Wm'. E. Shipley & Alice to Nicholas & Bertha E. Schmitt 3-2-56 NWV4 NEV4 11 & SWI4 seV4 & sy2 Nwy4 SEy4 2-12-13 $1.00. " ' Dale J. Kent & Alleen C. to Everett L. Morehead & Mary Ann 3-16-56 L. 7 B. 1 Valley View Platts. $1.00. WASHINGTON - many souls in the national capi tal, at present, who discount Ad lai Stevenson's chances 'com pletely, as a result of his-two defeats in primaries at the hands of Estes Kefauver. But some will not go this far-r yet. They might if Estes con tinues to mow Adlai down in Cal ifornia. And yet primaries are not decisive. Kefauver made a fine race in New Hampshire, Minnesota and California in 1952. And yet he never really had a chance at the convention that summer. Stevenson was nominated. Then, of course, Stevenson was not running in the primar ies. There is no belittling o f Kefauver 's victories so far they have been a blow to Stevenson. He himself admits he is no long er the front-running candidate: And so impressive have Kefau ver's victories been that some of his supporters are saying only the Senator from Tennessee can whip President Eisenhower in a national election. That is a pow erful idea if they can seel it to enough people. Kefauver's friends like to say that, nobody is for Adlai except the people. They mean that the machine, the political bosses, oppose him. And that is gener ally true. The big question, in fact, is whether Adlai could get the nomination with so many of the party machines opposed to him personally. If Stevenson is eliminated in the remaining primaries, and proved to be a poor votee ' get ter, in his second bid, then it might be harder to stop Kefau ver than some people realize. For no one candidate can gather around him all the support that will fall away from the 1952 Democratic nominee. Kefauver is sure to get some of it. A dark horse candidate has a good chance at this stage, and might even be the favorite bet. But after that, the best bet might be Kefauver. Many - rate his chances much higher than those of., Governor , Harrimani whoHs assailable but who is bit terly opposed by many states, especially in Dixie. 1 '." The dark horse candidate most seriously mentioned in Senator Stuart Symington. Governor Frank Lausche, a Roman Cath olic running , for the Senate in Ohio, might also be a good bet, but he says he isn't interested. In spite of his possible handi cap, there are those who think he would make a strong candi date. Missouri's Symington is very strong among representative groups from every side. He is no pop-off and has an excellent administrative record behind him, as Secretary of the Air Force, clean-up man for the R F C and Senator from Missouri. So his star must v be closely watched also. would have given every voter an equal and democratic voice in the. election of Presidents. The opposing cry was that to change the electoral college system would give undue power to the one-party states. There is something to this ob jection. But the advantages clearly outweigh the disadvan tages in the proposed change. While one party states would start off voting heavily with their electoral votes it would be only a question of time until a strong second party would , be built up in practically all of them. This would become inevitable as soon as voters of the minor ity party, whether it be in Ne braska, Maine, South Carolina or Alabama, knew that every vote their candidate received would count in determining elec toral votes. What the real opposition to the electoral college reform bill in the. Senate constituted was a fear in key states, with dispro portionate voices in Presiden tial elections today under the un fair system, that they would lose their tremendous power. This is natural and explains Senator Al exander Smith's reversal of him self in the Senate. The New Jersey Republican saw the theoretical merits in the reform but pressure from New Jersey, now one of the key states was evidently greater than ex pected. In the end, Smith back ed off withdrew as one of 54 sponsors of the amendment. The amendment would allow states to divide, their electoral vote, whereas they now must give all these votes to the presi dential condidate who gets the most votes in their state. Foes of the electrocal college system amendment were stam peded and partly, maneuvered) into opposing a proposal which If the President vetoes the conferee farm bill which could happen by the time you read this a deadlock might bar any thing in the way of farm legis lation this year, with one ex ception. It appears a soil bank bill i could be pushed .through both houses. But higher supports and other, features of farm re lief as passed by the Senate, or the HouSe,-might 'be out of the window for this year. 11 DISABLED KOREAN VET$EHGJES1E COME PISABLING HANDICAPS MAY. 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