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EDITORIALS LET S SAVE LIVES Now that the summer vacation sea son is upon us, it may not be amiss for us to repeat the old warning that careful driving is what the nation needs if it is to reduce the horrible cost of speed on our highways. One hundred, or more, Americans die every day in payment of the price for modern, high-speed transportation. It is. strange that the public is so apathetic lb this loss of life, and that the injured are hardly noticed by the people generally. If some strange, unknown disease took a hundred victims a day in the United States, there would be a hysterical reign of terror throughout the nation. Cass County, like every other com munity, furnishes its quota of victims to the automobile-highway toll every year. With the best of intentions, we continue to permit drunken drivers to operate cars and get off relatively free when appre hended. We like to think that we can vio late traffic regulations without having to pay the penalty. It is time, however, that we' got rid of this foolish notion. Rigid enforcement of every traffic regulation, with stiff fines imposed for minor violations, would do much to make the average automobile driver more sate- Furses Fresh Flashes Going iMyMaffl The only words a husband can say which can interest his wife are those he says to another woman. ir An optomist is a fellow who will" go room hunting with a saxophone under his arm. Just read a historical note that says women used cosmetics in the Middle Ages. That isn't a historical note they still do. .' A teen-age boy may have his mother s eyes and disposition, but its a sure net he's got his dad's car keys. ' y? This do-it-yourself business has-been making great strides all over the coun try. You might try using a little of it at the elections next November. Women can keep secrets just as well; as men, a study discloses. Only thing, it takes more of them to do it. Most men never bring the boss home . 1 1 J XI to dinner Decause sne s aireauy ineitv t.hPtnifi facts about Ike's health -jc ie perhaps from Ike himself. A basement is a place where as soon- In brief, Maj. Gen. Howard ns'vnn frn down into the Dhone rings. i Snyder, the President's." person- I til lit ' -"M 11 J :Sh-. lK- pSSSa t ft rt-V j al doctor, demanded that this column suppress news-that the given an ty-conscious. Let s support the worK oi a fci ,i -. T xv.w -Vi- our xraiiic omcers aim kivc muu tnw .. . , -ov oKunrl an r-p column suppress news- satisfaction of knowing that we are be- - ..separate suckers .foman over-abundance I g had been hind them when thev arrest careless and rlrivr We must aamit WM.W mug 'H De carried in" Ike's car or his N GUIDING CHILDREN 0' do not play the role of the perfect human being. The idea behind this advice is that you are not perfect and that, therefore, you are going to make mistakes. There fore, when you step out of your car door plane. The incident, taken, 'by itself, was not important. When link ed with other deceptive state ments by Dr. Snyder '.such as suppression of any word about iletitis, during the "head to toe" medical report, it indicates that the men around Ike are doing be used. me. r That would be up to said "Publicity about this," said General Snyder firmly, "would both it and perhaps the pres-! ident himself are being denied the true facts about the health of the most important govern ment leader in the world. Washington Pipeline Senators gave French Foreign Minister Pineau a cold reception when he accepted Senator George's invitation to lunch with them Many Senators didn't even shake hands 4 "when they walked into the , room. While Pineau was speaking," several muttered under s their breath that he was a Communist sym pathizer and shouldn't have been allowed to visit in the first place.. The crowning blow was that Pineau wasn't served a single glass of wine. Secretary of the Army Bruc- ker - and Secretary of the Air Force Quarles have patched up the Army- Air Force feud at least on top. The two had been hostile until both discover ed they had served in the famed Rainbow Division of World War 1. Brucker prompt ly invited the Air Force Sec retary to lunch, and the two secretaries are now behaving like long lost buddies, not bit ter enemies. Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey and Budget Director Brundage have warned senators privately that no mat ter how much extra money they THE PLATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Section B Thursday, June sa, iyob By Stanley James, Journal Washington Reporter WASHINGTON. June 28 Pres-1 deal between Stevenson and Ke- irient. Eisenhower will run again fauver or Harriman and Ke- and most of the talk about fauver. chances that he won't either stems from wishful thinking of unrealistic thinking. In the first I place, many of the candidates I in the Democratic party includ ing Adlai Stevenson have had operations in recent years. The President had he had another heart attack would probably stepped down. But il eitis, which is usually cleared up by an operation, is another matter. There is no logical rea son why a successful operation in this field should cause him to retire. It is true, though, that the operation Ike underwent was a serious and a very painful one. The painful aspects refer to the days after the actual operation in which Ike had to live with ot .green, ioiaing paper. , emergency oxygen inhalator to Wp must admit that bv writing such . Z .,JL tw- blasphemy we run the risk of being ac costed in a dimly-lit hallway by a half crazed art lover. In. spite of this possi- An expert recently explained that v bilitv. we are going on record as saying parents should set a thoughtful example,. that most modern art is 'usually hokum, to their children as far as their own mis-,. , it is surprising how gullible the pub takes are concerned. In other words, ad- r;c sometimes is, and this fact is demon- mit your mistakes to your children and strated very effectively by the peddlers mnriorn off Roa art rrrpflt. naintiners which prove restful or exhibit great tal-.what ; Democrats wound Wood- ent, are treasures to be enjoed lor a . presi- I dents were ill. An emergency inhalator is the equivalent of a portable oxygen tent. This was the emergency treatment given the President when he became ill in Denver. When I learned that the emergency oxygen inhalator on the back of it and use it for a dart tar- j company had supplied an in- lifetime. P6rtraits of loved ones are liKe wise valuable in many cases. But the'f eurrent version of modern art into a manhole, or slam the window sash, has no place in society, achieves no pur down on vour fingers, vour child will soon pose, is not restful, or beautiful, and is enough get the idea that you didn't plan w strictly for the psychos. If you have made a blunder and have purcnasea sucn a monstrosity, paste a piece of beaverboard it that way. Remember that your child is also learning, and he or she is also mak ing many mistakes daily. Therefore, a ' thoughtful attitude on your part and a frank admission to your children that you also make mistakes, but are trying to do better, will bring about a paralelling at titude among them. -; In other words, they will .niak'e mis takes and strive to do better themselves, and, more than that, both of you can laugh at each other's mistakes as long as the person laughing at you doesn't laugh too much. ic it k iODERN ART ' At this juncture in our march to ward civilized progress, we would like lo take a few shots at what is generally called "modern art." The editor poses as no expert on modern art, or even ancient art. However, he does credit himself with average intelligence and that is all need ed to recognize the fact that the modern art vogue is mainly a racket designed to THOUGHT FOR TODAY U V should biocntlc n-ith those zcho err, not in zi'ill, but in juJtjmcnt. Sophocles get. Or, break it over the head of the "painter" who sold it to you the next time he calls. Down Memory Lane 20 YEARS AGO Grasshoppers missed this section of the country during a huge migration, but hit many sections of Iowa . . . Alvo farm er F. G. Kellogg reported to Sheriff Hom er Sylvester he had been "fleeced" of $40 by a trio of gypsies . . . Plattsmouth was in the midst of a heat wave with temper atures hovering around the 105 degree mark . . . Attending an educational con ference in Lincoln were County Superin tendent Alpha Peterson, Marie E. Kauf mann and Mrs. Pearl Mann . . . Janis Schmidtmann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidtmann, fractured a bone halator to the White House, I asked Jack Anderson, my jun ior partner, to check the de tails further. He talked to Don- old Demarest, a salesman for the company, and confirmed that the company had given an inhalator valued at $117.50 to ::8&i i the President on the encourage jment of.JDr. Paul D. White, the Boston heart specialist. Snyder Demands Later Demarest telephoned to say that General Snyder want ed Anderson to." call him. An derson promptly called. General Snyder, who spoke in the tone of one accustomed to giving orders, said he didn't want any publicity about the emergency oxygen inhalator harm our president." 1 "How would it harm the pres ident?" "Anderson asked. By this time . Snyder was getting aroused arid rough. "What 'would the Democrats say?" he barked. "It would give the impression the presi dent needed oxygen inhalators. It would work to the worst in terest of our president if any thing is said about this," he repeatsd. ; Anderson replied that he .would report the entire matter jn detail to me. Snyder Thunders "You-can't quote me," shout ed General Snyder. s "But you requested me to call you." General Snyder was re- .minded. "Nothing has been said about this conservation be ing on the record. Ana wnen a public official calls a news paperman to volunteer a state ment or an explanation, it is i'not off the record." "All right," thundered Gen eral Snyder. 'Go ahead! Use the story! I have a witness here!" ; ' He miner un. A few hours later", b: some' unfortunate twist of fate, Pres ident Eisenhower, was tragi cally-stricken and rushed to the hospital for an emergency op eration At first I decided to accede to General Snyder's wishes and not publish the relatively unim portant fact that the White House had an emergency in halator. However, in reviewing the conflicting and confusing statements General Snyder has rAade about the president's Humphrey intends to balance the budget even if he has to impound the money Congress votes for a bigger air force. Egyptian Premier Nasser has agreed to visit Yugoslavia to talk with Marshal Tito about a new left-wing bloc of countries that will cooperate with Russia but refuse to take orders. India's Premier Nehru also has been secretly invited to .attend this meeting as the Asian rep resenative. Poiitical-Go-Round Chairman Len Hall held a very important secret meeting with members of the White House staff shortly'after Eisen hower v:zz tc3n ill, to tell them flatly and categorically that both he and they must adopt a party line namely that Ike will run again. They must never deviate from that line, he de creed. The William Morriss Agency has offered the oratorical, Bible- quoting governor of Tennessee, Frank Clements, a television career if he ever decides to quit politics. Ambassador Clare . Boothe Luce has given up her ambition to be the first lady vice pres ident "of the United States. She's so convinced the nomination will go to Nixon that she won't even bother to attend the Re publican Convention. Senator Humphrey of Minn esota is busy as a bird-dog lin ing up support for Adlai Steven son in Congress. He is even try ing to wm over the Southern Bloc's candidate, Senate Dem ocratic Leader Lyndon Johnson. (This may earn him second "Where did you get this infor- health, his attempt to suppress place on the ticket.) maiiony ne aiso aemanueu . i mis relatively unimportant news j iMeai txod.cn, wnu was meu a tube inserted into his nose, vote for the Air Force, the ad- j being fed externally and under ministration will not. snend it. a constant strain. That he ; came through this ordeal without complications is an indication that he was in good shape when stricken. Were . the President to step down' now, the Republicans would be seriously handicapped, for no other Republican is pres ently able to swing the election odds over to. the G. O. P. col umn, against Adlai Stevensen, other than Ike. And there would not be time for a buildup, of the kind needed to win a pres idential election. So, President Eisenhower if he would not leave the Repub lican party in a greatly weak-, ened position must stick with his decision to run. There is no indication he. will do anything else. Meanwhile, Stevenson seems to have the Democratic nomin ation in the bag. It is hard to see how anyone can stop him The forecast for business, over the long range, is good despite the fact that strike troubles are plaguing some ma jor segments of industry at pre sent. There is no denying that soft spots have developed in the 1956 economy. But business has continued to be good in many lines and in some it is the best it has ever been. Wages are rising, benefit pay ments are increasing and there is no prospect for cuts in the armed forces, or defense spend ing, any time soon. The pop ulation continues to increase and the number of jobs has reach ed an all-time high. Under those circumstances, with the government expected to make borrowing easier in the near future, it is hard to see how business can be anything but good. In addition, some relief for the farmer is in sight and farm prices have gone up recently. If that trend continues it may be that the turning point in this field, has been reached. Some members of Congress are agitated over prospects that the United States will have the second-best air instrument in the world in a few years. That is the prospect painted by more than one high official or ex top official in the Air Force. To change the outlook the Air Force needs several billion more dollars. While an increase in funds may be voted, Pres ident Eisenhower might or might not spend it. President Truman impounded some $800, 000,000 appropriated for a like cause before the Korean War. It may turn out that Pres iHpnt. F.isenhower will have to from gaining the nomination on face the same kind of a Situat the second or third ballot. Aver- . d h similar dec- ell Harriman's forces hope to ision o make. The Plaiismoufh Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1881 Tuhlishcd Semi-Weekly, Mondavs "id Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cais County, Nebr. Anderson said he was sorry item becomes an important part but he could not reveal his newsof the news suppression pic source. He also explained that jture. in her spinal column when she fell irom ne coma not u uaW1 a, n i, LI' Ti V9n Kirk and Harlan as to whether the story would the public can judge whether Ot-AJVLCX M-rJ Xt x t. " Gorder were married in North Platte... Miss Hazel Dovey returned here from Ohio, where she planned to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver C. Dovey, and friends. ' ic QfN YEARS' AGO 5U A R Johnson filed for the office Our Of Old Nebraska:, . block a quick Stevenson nomin ation and are organizing all over the country, officially .now, to accomplish that end. -.However, Estes Kefauver seems to have seen the writing on the wall and is effecting a rapprochement with Stevenson which is significant, Kefauver, who will have some votes at Chicago even though his pres tige is lowered, is now in a bargaining position with Stev enson and Harriman. He might not forget that at the last convention, when Har riman could have put Kefauver over the top, simply by throw ing the New York delegation his way, and creating a bandwagon movement that would have run as democratic convention direc-ithe Kefauver votes up quickly, BOY CAUGHT IN WRINGER. -BALTIMORE , Md. It requir ed the help of police to free the arm of 'Jay Simmon, 5, from a washing-machine wringer. Po lice had' t.o break the wringer to free the child. National Award Winner' 19 56 .a tie fit Cddo-iic.t t1iiciatiaH IhhmoI Three Times Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 1952 "Honorable Mention" 1953 Ak-Sar-Ben First Place Plaque for OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO AGRICULTURE, 1955 Presented Nebraska Press Association "GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" First in 1932 Second in 1951 and 1953 (In Cities over 2.000 Population) RONALD R. FURSE Editor and Publisher BILL BURTON Managing Editor MARGARET DINGMAN Woman's Editor VERN WATERMAN Advertising JANET PTAK Bookkeeper A. R; Johnson filed for the of Cass County Sheriff . . . Rose May Belohlavy and Frank V. Hranac were married in Colorado Springs, Colo. . . . Lynn Minor, superintendent of the Platts mouth Water Company, sprained his wrist as the result of a fall . . . The Methodist Sundav School held a picnic at the Amos Iske farm-near La Platte . . . Lillian :New hams and Arthur Taylor were married in the First Baptist parsonage in Lincoln . . . Arthur Blunt was named conductor of -the grand aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, state convention in Lincoln . . . A garden tea was given in honor of Miss j Kathrvn Wadick at the home ol Mrs. A. L. Tidd. Miss Wadick was to be married to Robert M. Walling . . . The Golden Rod Study Club met at the home of Mrs. C. L. Wiles for a combined business and so cial session. Tftr - v4 A century ago, the return of spring meant for the river towns of Nebraska territory the return of the steamboat. Prior to the coming of the rail road, the steamboat was the principal agency of communica tion possessed by Nebraska's pioneer communities. The river was. closed each winter, but af ter the ice had broken up, and travel once again became rea sonably safe, the steamboats be gan to make their way up the river, bringing with them prsc- ious cargoes of supplies as well as mail and new settlers. It is tor because he insisted on tak ing his secretary to Chicago, has now taken his secretary, Frances Spivey, to Albany. He has joined Governor Harriman's campaign staff. Democratic Candidate Mike Di Salle has served notice on labor that he will crusade a gainst racketeering in certain labor union if elected governor of Ohio. Ae Washington erry-Go -Round m PHONE 241 (Copyright, 1335, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) II UIIOHU IDiTQRIM. 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. Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter in accorJauce with the Act of Congress or MauH 3, 1879. DREW PEARSON SAYS: IKE'S DOCTOR TRIED TO SUP PRESS HEALTH NEWS BEFORE PRESIDENT'S LATEST ILLNESS; GENERAL SNYDER DEMANDED FACTS ABOUT WHITE HOUSE EMERGENCY INHALATOR BE CENSORED ; HE WAS AFRAID OF HELPING DEMOCRATS. Washington : On Thursday, June 7, the day before President Eisenhower was taken ill, an incident occurred which bears on the question of whether those around him had been keeping from the public I little wonder that the whistle of the first steamboat was an eagerly-awaited event and fur ther, that the arrival of the first steamboat in spring was the occasion for a community wide celebration. Nebraska History for' Decem ber, 1954, contains an article by Dr. Wiljiam J. Peterson, well known steamboat authority, on the steamboat trade of the Missouri river. Dr. Peterson makes it very clear that the steamboat was an important cause - of the growth of Ne braska's river cities. The steam boat is important, not only in historical perspective, but was reconized as an important in strument of progress by the pioneers wTho used it. Dr. Peterson for example, quotes the Nebraska Advertiser for September 3, 1857, to the effect that no trade in the United States, and possibly in the world employed as many steamboats as the Missouri River. Forty-six steamboats i, measuring 29,300 tons and valued at $1,267,000.00 were running on the Missouri River, that year, and a dozen new boats were under construct ion. Further the editor point- out, -officers and crews on Missouri" River steamboats re ceived higher wages than wTere paid steam boatmen on other streams. One reason for the high wages, of courser- was the fact that the Missouri River was a dangerous stream to navigate. The chan nel shifted so frequently that pilots would find it entirely dif ferent on successive trips. Then was the ever-present danger of snags. Many, a Missouri steam boat went to a watery grave as the result of being caught on a snag. Brownville was one of the towns which profited greatly from the steamboat trade and Brownville, of course, was a relatively more important town in Nebraska during the steam boat era than it has been since. On July 28, 1856, the Ne braska Advertiser Brownville's paper, noted that the, steam boat "Edinburg" left .the larg est goods' of the season at the Brownvillqr wharf. One, -firm, Hoblitzell ajnd Co., had received its second supply of the season, and the freight bill had amount ed to over one thousand 'dollars. By July 1, 1857, fully 130 steam boats had docked at the Brown ville wharf, usually landing both passengers and freight at al most every arrival. Brownville was not the only town to benefit from the steam boat: All the river towns were beneficiaries. Steamboats, of course, ceased to be important with the com pletion of the trans-continental railroad. Even so steamboating continued on the upper river before a rather- considerable Sumoer of years,: or -until rail roads spanned the northern plains. Harriman turned his head the other way.- This time perhaps Kefauver is the only man who could stop Stevenson, enabling Harriman to maintain a chance, even though it might be only a brief stop. Kefauver. may mot stand in Adlai's way to help Averell unless the booty is right. This opens up the. possibility of, -a 1 WORLD WAR II VETS WITH 61 SIDER CONVERTING TO PERMA NENT PLANS OF 61 INSURANCE BEFORE THEIR TERM POLICIES BECOME TOO COSTLY THROUGH HIGHER PREMIUMS AND LOWER .. i i For foil information contact your nearest VETERANS ADMINISTRATION otfic LETTER BOX The Journal welcomes letters from readers for this column on any subject. Vour name must !e sicned to all article: intended for publication, however, by re quest, it can be omitted from the letter appearing in print. (Contents do not necessarily express the opinions of thi? newspaper.) Dear Editor: The Nebraska Heart Fund w7ould like to express its full appreciation to the Journal for its fine news coverage of the local Heart Fund campaign. We wish to pay tribute to the excellent leadership of the cam paign chairman, ur. u. t. Pucelik, We. are indebted to all the campaign workers, to all the mass - media, and particularly to local residents for their gen erous contributions. Total col lections for Plattsmouth, includ ing donations and memorial gifts sent directly to us, are now $527.00. This' money will be invested in the Nebraska Heart Association's programs of Research, Public-Profession al Education, and Community Service. The aim, of course, is conquest of heart and blood vessel diseases, which cause 54 Der cent of Nebraska's deaths. Thank you again for the sup port of your newspaper and your citizenry, which has help ed the Nebraska Heart Fund to collect $167,000, approximat ely $22,000 over the goal. Sincerely yours, Robert B. 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