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EDITORIA L S Furses Fresh Flashes -j-HE STEEL STRIKE Now that the nation's steel mills have closed down, there can be little doubt that" neither management nor the union looked with any great alarm at the pros pect of a prolonged steer strike. In fact, the steel companies are well aware of the soft market in automobiles and other hard goods, and also aware of the fact that large inventories " of steel, have been built up by some of the major producers in these fields. ' On the other hand, the union no doubt sensed this attitude on the part of man agement, and rather than agree to a long term contract which fell short of their goals, union leaders preferred to have a strike in an effort to improve their bar gaining position with management. The steel companies want a five-year no-strike contract, and are willing to guarantee the union annual raises. The companies are also willing to grant other benefits to the union. The union, on the other hand, is op posed to a five-year contract, desiring a review more frequently, which would al low union members to take advantage of conditions which might be favorable to labor. From all indications, as this is writ ten, the steel strike could be a prolonged one. One of the biggest users of steel the automobile industry is not in dire need of steeland, in fact, has a big inven tory of 1956 automobiles on hand. The effects of a prolonged strike on the U. S. economy are likely to be major ones. It is no secret that the economy of the nation could turn in either direction, either up or down, in the next few months. Whichever way it turns, depending upon the farm income situation, industrial em ployment and many other things, it will have an effect on the political situation in November. Therefore, if the strike is prolonged to " an extent which would threaten the stability of the nation's economy, action from the Executive Department of the Government can be expected. Meanwhile, no immediate severe effects are expected to be felt, in view of the 900,000-plus units of 1956 cars and ample stocks of most appliances on hand, as of the last of June. ic ic CRNESTJ. KING - The death of Admiral Ernest J. King removes from the American scene a man who commanded the greatest aggrega tion of fighting ships, planes and men in the nation's history. The late Admiral King would have retired in 1942 had not World War II erupted in 1941. x ma snuggic inuuLcu mug iu tsi,xy 111 the service, and during World War II he held the positions of Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet and Chief of Naval Opera tions at the same time. Naval associates had names for Ad miral King, like "Sundowner," "hard case," "shellback" and so on. He was a strong man and believed in order, respect and strict discipline. It is no secret that he got under the skin of the British during World War II, but it is also no secret that he was re spected as the strongest member of the U. S. wartime Chiefs of Staff. To his everlasting credit, it must be ' THOUGHT FOR TODAY Man is a shadow and a dream. Pindar The Plalismouth Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IS 1881 Published Semi-Weekly, Mondavs "nd Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebr. National Award Winner 79 Mh 56 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 1952 Second in 1951 and 1953 , (In- Cities over 2,000 Population) j ........"". vv. vv vvvV V m -w.vv V JVVV Yelling at your kids probably won't help in making your home a howling-success. " '' - - If we had been saving for a rainy day since the first of the year like 'we should have, we would have had a7 substantial bank account up to three weeks ago. It is nice to have a wife that will stick j with you through all ' the troubles you wouldn't have had if-you hadn't married her. "; June graduates entering a world based on present news reports, reminds us that perhaps those panty raids had some edu cational value after all. Flipper Fanny, our dainty little con tour twister, is a firecracker drinker she's no good after the fourth. A local workman pulls his wheelbar row instead of pushing it- says he hates the sight of the danged thing. A Plattsmouth man says watermelon is one of three best things in the world starting with "W". He may have some thing. Read where, an. Eastern woman says she shot her husband because he was a big loafer and no account. If the habit catches on none of we fellows will be safe. RONALD R. FURSE BILL BURTON MARGARET DINGMAN. H. M. JOHNSON JANET PTAK DON WARGA letters By George PSYCHIATKY IT 1 ft-'fl 1 A&'K V N"The new information clerk is really a go-getter .Editor and Publisher . . . . .Managing Editor Woman's Editor .Advertising Manager Bookkeeper . . .. . . Shop Foreman PHONE 241 it IfflCUL (D1TCBU1 titfCfiSi 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. Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter iu accordance ' with the Act of Congress of Mach 3, 1879. 20 admitted that his basic strategy of win ning control of the Mariannas Islands, as the means of defeating Japan, was borne out by events and developments. The son of a railway mechanic, Ad miral King's rise to power is a democratic storybook affair. At the age of ten, he read a story about the Naval Academy and told his father he would like to try to go to Annapolis. In 1897, when he was scheduled to go to Annapolis, his father bought him a round-trip railway ticket. King never used the return ticket. Admiral King served in the' Spanish American War, aboard the U. S. S. Fran cisco, and was assistant Chief of the U. S. Fleet in World War I. In the words of President Eisenhower, his record in World War II was one of "courage, brilliance and continued devotion to duty." Blunt, tough", consistent and all-Navy, Admiral King did not become a political figure and had none of the flambouyant personality of some of the war heroes. He was just one of this country's great heroes, and one of the Navy's greatest leaders. Down Memory Lane YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barkus and daughters, Katherine, Helen and Betty, departed for a trip to the Pacific coast... The farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman F. Hennings was looted by burglars . . . Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Minor and children, Herbert, Eleanor and Carter, departed for a vacation trip in Colorado . . . De spite the "ever growing use of electric refrigeration" the local ice plant did a record business during a heat spell in the summer of 1936 . . . H. C. Boggess of Red Oak, Iowa, arrived in town with his wife. Mr. Boggess was to be the new athletic coach at -Plattsmouth High School ... A 76-year-old Cottonwood tree in Avoca was chopped down because of its interference with telegraph wires. The tree was con sidered one of the town's landmarks. I Of YEARS ACO OVJ William M. Barclay was offered a post as state organizer for the Fraternal Order of Eagles . . . Plattsmouth was "host to thousands" during , its Indepen dence Day celebration. The parade com mittee for the day included C. - C. Wes cott, B. A. Rosencrans, C. A. Johnson and John E. Schutz. The parade was headed by Captain H. L. Gayer and J. A. Cap well . . . Alva Graves of South Omaha was a visitor at the Howard Graves home . . . Plattsmouth dropped to third place in the Cass-Sarpy Baseball League . . . A large number of cattle broke into a corn field near the rifle range but were herd ed back by Sheriff E. P. Stewart and De puty Sheriff W. C. Schaus . . . Carl Hardy of Berkley, Calif., was in town visiting with friends and relatives . . . The Platts mouth Board of Education announced a reduction of 10 per cent in its-budget for the coming year. - I Foreign Affairs Committee hold an open meeting. It is one of the most secretive committees of Congress, and 'as a result its ! members speak freely. They fig j ure that what they say will not leak to the press, and it sel dom does. However, here is what hap pened at a recent closed-door meeting when the secrecy ban was tighter than ever because the subject under discussion was the press. Democratic Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio proposed a novel idea to his colleagues to invite col umnists and commentators wTho deal with foreign affairs to pre sent their views before the committee. "I have no special columnists or commentators in mind," de clared Hays. "I would bring in the outstanding ones who write for the newspapers, or make a specialty of foreign affairs in radio and television programs. This is a field of opinion the port in 1952, reporters from European mewspapers came to me, most of them from right wing papers in France,'' said Miller. "They wanted me to make statements criticizing our government, but I wouldn't have anything to do with them. It's one thing to criticize your own country here at home, but it's a completely different mat ter td'.criticize it in front of foreigners. I love this country and I'm proud of .it, and I think Democracy is the only way for people to live." THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL 3AGE FOUR Monday, July 9, i955 committee hasn't tapped, and it might be well for the commit- and wishing him tee to give some thought to the , happiness." matter." tor," interupted Rep. H. R. Gross of Iowa, also a Repub lican, hoping to change the sub ject. ! "Well I won't say anything about that," replied Dr. Stubbs, "But I will say that the ex ample on page seven is an ex ample of an involved abdom inal operation with compli cations." ; "Is there any danger of re currence here? " inquired Con gressman Broyhill. "I think that medical liter ature is filled with evidence of the likelihood of recurrence of almost any disease in any per son over 60 if he doesn't die from it the first time," said Dr. Stubbs. "Thank you for the limitation, Doctor," murmered Rep. Broy hill, quickly changing the sub ject. Heavy Drinker Fired President Eisenhower sent a friendly letter to R. B. Mc Leaish, the ousted farmers home administrator, thanking him for his "valuable services." health and Washington ltaRY-(S0-RMJD fy DREW PCARSOM, (Copyright, 1335, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: CONGRESSMAN JUDD S AY S PEARSON IS A SKUNK ; GOP CON GRESSMEN GOT WRONG ANSWER ON ILEITIS; IKE SENDS FRIEND LY LETTER TO BUREAUCRATIC FIRED FOR HEAVY. DRINKING. Washington Rarely does the House Committee members mention ed the names of Walter Lipp mann and one or two other commentators, when someone said: : "How about Drew Pearson? We couldn't overlook him." "Well, I don't think that would be a bad idea," Hays re- plied. "We could do worse than Drew Pearson. He has traveled widely and has ideas. His idea for peace balloons, for instance, was. a very; good one and should have been followed up more by the: government. " r- "Drew Pearson comes from: a Quaker background, and the Quakers have a long record of advocating peace and better understanding between nations." Ne,w Name for Pearson At this point Rep. Walter Judd (R., Minn.) spoke up rath er angrily: "Well, I've got to disagree with you. I know something about Pearson's family. The father and mother and the rest of the family were sweet people, but I can't say the same for Drew Pearson. "He's just a skunk." "Your just talking like that because Pearson has been a little rough on the Republicans," Hays replied. "He's also been rough on the Democrats. Re member the names Harry Tru man called him. Or maybe you're sore because he has been telling the truth about the pres ident's health." Referring to the fact that Judd has an M. D. degree, Hays continued: "The trouble with you doc tors is that you can't abide medical opinions from outsiders. Maybe, Doc, now that you are a member of Congress, you are extending these predjudices to the political field." Wrong Answers Congressman Joel Broyhill of Virginia is a good Republican who devoutly hopes Eisenhower will run again and he doesn't want too much questioning of his health. But inadvertently he stumbled into the wrong an swers when he questioned Dr. Donald H. Stubbs of the Blue Shield Associations before the House Civil Service Committee Dr. Stubbs was opposing an Eisenhower Administration pro posal to insure federal em ployees against sky-high med ical expenses. ' v He cited three typical oper ations on persons in their six ties to convince the congress men that a federal employee who has private Blue Shield pro tection would lose financially if the Administration Insurance Plan is enacted. T imagine that there is one illustration with which many cf the members of this committee are familiar," commented Broy hill. I was wondering why you didn't use: ileitis? We know about that." . "Perhaps there has been enough said about that, Doc Apparently Ike overlooked the fact that McLeaish was fired for excessive drinking. He al so forgot the fact that on Sept. 20, 1952, candidate Eisenhower said in St. Louis: "From the beginning we will bring into the government men and women,tq whom low public morals are un thinkable. "Thus we will not only drive wrongdoers and their cronies out of the government," said candidate Eisenhower, "we will make sure that they do not get into the government in the first place." Note McLeaish was hired be cause he was a close friend of Ike's friend, Governor Shivers of Texas, and retained in of fice for two years even though Secretary of Agriculture Benson, a strict Mormon, deplores drink ing. So What, Mr. Arens? Arthur Miller, noted play wright and husband of Marilyn Monroe, was being quizzed, har ried and accused by Richard Arens, counsel of the House activities. "Do you recall, Mr. Miller," bellowed Arens, waving a dog eared clipping in his face, "that in 1953 the writer Howard Fast wrote in the Daily Worker that you ought to be named playwright of the year because of your play 'The Cruible'?" Yes, admitted Miller, the Communists had praised "The Crucible," But wasn't ,. Arens overlooking the fact that they'd also lambasted "Death of a Salesman" a year earlier? Moreover," said Miller, "My plays have been produced by the State Theatre of General issimo Franco in Spain as wrell. "After I was denied a pass- York College Will Reopen September 10 YORK York College will be gin operating again September 10, as a liberal arts junior col lege. The college will be under the administration of a board of directors of whom all are members of the church of Christ. York College offers two years of work leading to the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees. York College provides a unique opportunity for young people to secure a college ed ucation in a wholesome Chris tian environment. With enroll ments increasing rapidly and taxing all the facilities that most large universities and col leges have at their disposal, York College provides an oppor tunity to get and. education where a great deal of individ ual attention will be given to every student enrolled. All the resources of York Col lege will be used in helping the student find the occupation or profession in which he has an interest and in which he has an ability to achieve. There will be remedial programs in English, reading, mathematics, and other fields in order to cor rect deficiencies that students may have. York College will offer one of the most streamlined bus iness courses in the State of Nebraska. The professor in charge of this department has had ten years' experience as a teacher of business subjects. The business department will serve the needs of those people who are interested in a sec retarial course consisting of shorthand, typewriting, business English and office practice. It will also offer a course in bus iness 1 administration with em phasis on accounting. INXELH Check the correct word: 1 Third in line if both thFpresident and vice president should die, would be the (attorney general) (secretary of state). 2 -President of the United Steelworkers is (David J. McDonald) (Walter Reuther). 3 In the 19th century, the Russians had a set tlement in (Idaho) (California). 4 Pulit-zer Prize winning novel for last year was (Andersonville) (Episode of Sparrows). 5 France (has) (never has) won the Davis Cup in tennis. - 6 U.S. senators are elected for terms of (four) (six) years. 7 The signing of the Declaration of Inde pendence (preceded) (followed) the out break of fighting in the Revolutionary War. 8 Gastronomy is the (study of the stomach) (art of preparing food). 9 Maine's present governor is Edmund Muskie; a (Democrat) (Republican). 10 Argentina (is) (is not) a member of the Organization of American States. Count 10 for each correct choice. A score poor; 30-60, average: 70-80. superior: 20 superior. ! of 0-20 is i -100, yery il SEE 3 SONS DROWN -WARREN, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Gollmer stood helpless ly by as their three young sons all nonswimmers drowned in an artificial pond on the fam ily farm. Claude, 10, the young est son fell from a home-made raft the boys were paddling into deep water of the three-acre pond. The two older brothers, Allen, 17, and Charles, 13, plung ed from the raft in a futile rescue attempt. The father, also a nonswimmer, jumped in fram shore also in vain. A neighbor was able to pull the father fronv the pond but was unable to find the boys' bodies. Impromptu roundup BALTIMORE, Md. Hundreds of boys at the Samuel Gompers School here had the unexpected pleasure of witnessing an im promptu roundup of a wildly harging steer. The steer charg ed into the school yard just after 8 a. m., while the child ren were on the playground prior to the opening of school. The children scampered to safe ty after closing three gates to the yard, making a bull ring out of their playground. Stock yard' employees finally suc ceeded in lassoing the steer and pushing him"" into a waiting truck. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents . Decoded Intelligra'm , . ' "SI" 01 jwaouiaa 6, poor Sutredajd jo xy 3 -poMonoj 1 xis 9 sch S "3IUuosi aapuv jetuJOjUBO -piBuoaW Z movs jo Xaciojoas 1 "Bfe Nebraska . . . V' In an anniversary edition published November 26, 1942, the Custer County Chief said: "Cus ter County owes more to S. D. Butcher than its present and future generations can ever re pay." That statement could well be expanded to include Nebraska and the nation, for in Solomon D. Butcher's photographs of the sod house frontier we have a tremendously significant re source. S. D. Butcher was born Jan uary 24, 1856, in Burton, West Virginia. His family moved out to Illinois in 1859 and Solomon moved to Custer County in 1880, locating a claim 22 miles north of Broken Bow, near Gates in the' Middle Loup Valley. - Though he maintained his homestead, he was not an ar dent farmer, particularly in the days of drouth, grasshoppers and depression. Photography was his principal interest and he was one of Nebraska's pio neer photographers. His gallery, for a time, was the soddy in which the family lived and as a biographer put it, "When any one wanted a tin-type picture, Butcher dropped a hoe or spade so quickly that it broke the han dle and quicker than it takes to tell the story, he had the cus tomer lined up against the background." Butcher was aware of the im portance of the photograph as an historical document, and in 1886, he conceived the plan of getting out a history of Custer County to consist of sketches of the settlers and to be profusely illustrated. He worked on it for seven years making 1,535 farm views. The book was published in 1901 as S. D. Butcher's Pioneer History of Custer County and Short Sketches of Early Days in Nebraska. Although Mr. Butcher photo graphed virtually everything that came within the range of his lens, his favorite subject was a pioneer family in front of its sod house and some of the best sod houses in existence are Butcher's photographs of fam ilies lined up in front of their soddies. The Butchers moved to Kear ney in 1902 and Mr. Butcher spent much time in photogra phy, handling real estate as a side line. He compiled data for a history of Dawson County but the enterprise was finally aban doned. During his Kearney pe riod, he made over 2Vi million local post card view for the commercial trade. ' Another result of Butcher's 1 atcivity was a pictorial booklet, published in 1904 by the West ern Plains Publishing Company of Kearney and Chicago, en titled Sod Houses, or the Devel opment of the Great American Plains. This must have been one of the forerunners of the present picture histories, now so popular. Fortunately, Butcher's work is preserved, because his glass neg atives were given to the State Historical Society and are now maintained as one of the So ciety's outstanding photo collec tions. The Society is frequently called upon to furnish prints from this collection to illustrate books and .magazine articles dealing with Nebraska and the plains. Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal THE P BL00V MOBILE IS . COMING! liMiiuill smg . life, wkvL-f - ' y va : w v. . rx . , .