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EDITORIALS Furse s Fresh Flashes AUCUST The month of August is upon us, and after it has run its course, the year will be two-thirds over. Perhaps the most dramatic date of our time, for which August is remembered, came on August 14th, 1945, when it was announced by President Truman that the Japanese had surrendered. This announce ment ended World War II and meant the return home of most of twelve million Americans who had taken up arms in the fight against the Axis powers. Perhaps it was the biggest story of the era, unless the announcement of the German surrender, which was made May 8th, surpasses it in drama and significance. Another important day for which Aug ust is remembered is that of August 3rd. On that day in 1492, Christobal Colon sailed from Palos, Spain, on his first voy age westward in search of a new route to China in the Far East. Colon, who was later to be known as Christopher Columbus, reached the islands off the coast of the American continent in October, and while Columbus did not ac tually discover America, since several Eu ropeans had preceded him to this conti nent, he actually opened up the trade routes and the colonization of North Amer ica. On August 14th, 1900, an Army of 8, 000 American, British, French, German and Japanese troops captured Peking, the Chinese capital. This sounds interesting in 1956, when it would probably take several hundred times that number of troops to do the job. This, however, was the time of the Boxers, who were committing outrages against foreign representatives in Peking. On June 11, of 1900, the Chancellor of the Japanese legation in Peking and the German Ambassador were murdered in the streets. These outrages, plus others, in duced the Western powers to send troops to the Far East, and the joint army, 8,000 strong, set out for Peking on August 4th, from Taku. Another historical date Americans will long remember is August 19th, 1812. On that day, the American frigate, Constitu tion, fought a battle with the British fri gate, Guerriere. The British had belittled the American fleet in the War of 1812, and had belittled the Constitution in particular. On August 19th, Captain Isaac Hull, in qommand of the Constitution, met the British frigate Guerriere. In thirty min utes, he had reduced the British worship to a flaming wreck and had killed or wound ed 300 prisoners. He himself hd suf fered only thirty casualties The Consti tution's victory was a great boost to 'Ameri can morale, and a blow to British prestige on the seas. it it it PNEATH PENALTY AND HEROIN Congress recently approved legisla tion which will allow juries to recommend death sentences for those who sell or give heroin to youngsters under eighteen years of age. The death penalty could also be applied to those who distribute the drug to such youngsters. In addition to this strengthening of the anti-narcotics laws, Congress stiffened other penalties. We think this legislation is a much- THOUGHT FOR TODAY The great business of life is to be, to do, John orley end to do icithout, and to depart. Flipper Fanny, our dainty little con tour twister, was in the other day com plaining of not feeling w ell, said she was aching in the joints. We advised Fanny to stay out of joints. Some pedestrians, a motorist tells us, walk as if they own the streets. We can go him one better, we know a lot of mo torists that drive as though they own the streets. it .it it The real proof of restraint is having the same ailment the other fellow is telling you about and not mention it. v A local kid we talked to said he was sure "glad this was Friday" as his mother had already spanked him five times dur ing the week. Let us hope when the world peace pat tern is finally cut, there will be no scraps left. it ic it Home gardening work is mainly hoe, hoe, hoe. But, it's still no laughing matter. A gossip talks about others; a bore talks about himself, but a brilliant fellow talks about you. Did you ever notice that blunt people makey the most pointed remarks? needed step in the right direction. We have little sympathy for narcotics ped dlers, in the first place, and none at all for those who sell narcotics to youngsters. tf Down Memory Lane 20 YEARS AGO The Plalismoulh Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN 1881 Published Semi-Weekly, Mondays nd Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebr. VC TT" Bette Bulin was chosen Miss Platts mouth of 1936 and would later represent the city in the Miss Nebraska contest at the state fair . . . Judge C. L. Graves was visit ing in Lincoln with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graves . . . R. Foster Patterson, member of the faculty at Tarkio College in Missouri and former Plattsmouth High School principal, was visiting in Plattsmouth . . . Mrs. H. F. Gan semer of Mynard departed for the west coast where she planned to spend the win ter ..; A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sykora . . . Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Soennichsen and daughter, Phyllis, and M iss Mary Rosencrans departed for a va cation in northern Minnesota . . . Over 650 people attended a chicken dinner at the "20 Club." They were members of the Holy Rosary Church . . . Opening day for local schools was set at September 8. it it it YEARS AGO Mail carriers Paul Vandervoort and James Holly were officially named "city carriers."' The promotion brought a $400 annual salary increase . . . Raymond J. Larson attended the state tennis tourna ment at Hastings . . . The Plattsmouth base ball team was invited to be a participant in a southwest Iowa tournament at Council Bluffs . . . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slavicek departed for Rochester where Mr. Slavicek planned to have medical treatment at the Mayo Clinic . . . Mrs. Anna Zitka was given a surprise birthday party . . . The Platts mouth home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Spang ler was featured in a Sunday edition of the Omaha Bee News . . . Louis Taylor was re ported to be improving from an operation he underwent in an Omaha hospital . . . Mr. and Mrs. David Simpson returned to their home in Los Angeles after visiting k National Award Winner 19 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 1S53 (In Cities over 2,000 Population) RONALD R. FURSE Editor and Publisher BILL BURTON Managing Editor MARGARET DINGMAN Woman's Editor H. M. JOHNSON Advertising Manager JANET PTAK Bookkeeper DON WARGA Shop Foreman Washington IRRY-Gu-KuU&SD fy DREW PEIATtOM str "Just think! Last week we were couped up in town with nothing to do but play bridge, watch TV, go to parties, and .' AIvo News: Mrs. Art Klyver Wins 1st Prize At Card Party By Mrs. Mabelle Winn Tel. 420 ,ALVO (Special) The Double Deck Pinochle Club met July 25 at the home of Mrs. Mamie Williams with all but two mem bers present. Mrs. Art Klyver and Mrs. Mall Kitzel were guests. High score was won by Mrs. Klyver and low score by Mrs. Kitzel. Door prize was won by Mrs. Grace Brunkow. A lunch was served by Mrs. Williams. The next party will be held August 29 at the home of Mrs Hazel Mickel. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY IOURNAL PAGE FOUR Monday. August 6, 1956 Capitol News Road Problem and inventories Of Business Are Tough Issues PHONE 241 IAHCKAI UITCRM J&OCOT 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, 25Hcens for two weeks. A3!.gfff Entered at the Post Office wt P'attsmouth, Nebraska as second . class mail matter ia accordant with the -'AtJKpf; Congress Nf. -; MaicH 3, 1879. V ' . V (Copyright, 1355, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) DREW PEARSON SAYS: KEFAUVER SEARCHED HIS SOUL BEFORE WITHDRAWING; HIS TOP CAMPAIGN MANAGERS WERE ADAMANT THAT HE QUIT; U. S. GOT POOR AD(VICE ON PRESI DENT NASSER. WASHINGTON Estes Kefauver's de cision to withdraw in favor of Adlai Ste venson came only after much soul-searching- and a hot all-day session with his co horts who came to Washington from all over the U. S. A. For some time, his two top campaign managers, Jiggs Donohue, former D. C commissioner and Howard McGrath, for mer attorney general, were adamant that he withdraw. He faced a $40,000 cam paign deticit from his California-Florida primaries, plus a. $29,000 expense for main taining headquarters in Chicago. But be fore he made a decision, Kefauver asked the leaders who had been most loyal to meet in a confidential session in Washing ton. , : The reaction; was mixed. Some almost wept. Some advised him to support Ste venson. Some urged he make a deal with New York's Governor Harriman. Some urged that he fight to the bitter end. ptrc;fpr . my country first, my party "second, arid the candidate third," said Clara Shirpser, lady leader of Kefauver ; forces in San Francisco. She proposed that Kefauver withdraw. "So am I," said Joe De Silva, sparkplug of the retail clerks in southern California, "and Adlai Stevnson is not good for the country." "We have a great man, a great leader," said Gerald Flynn of Racine, Wis. "It's an honor to go down fighting for him. When Kefauver went down fighting under the TV cameras in Chi cago in 1952 that was when the Democratic party lost an elec tion." Joe Alperson, the Los Ange les rtainless steel manufacturer, however, moved that Kefauver withdraw. Maryland leaders urgred the same thing. So did Kefauver's friends in Virginia, as Well as Tom Carroll, his Cali fornia chairman. Eloquent Pleas One of the most eloquent pleas for Kefauver to stay in the race came from Col. Wil liam A. Roberts, Washington attorney who had the tough job of raising money for the Ten nessee senator's deficit. Another came from De Silva of the Retail Clerks Union who largely carried the ball, for Ke fauver in Southern California. "I'm going to talk just as if I was the candidate," he told Kefauver advisers in the closed- door session. "Now let's see what I've got to gain or lose. "First the organization of the convention will be against me. They'll probably put my dele gates off in a corner or , behind a poie. "Second, the ushers and door keepers will push my delegates around. You know how the Ar vey boys told us where to go and when to come last time at Chicago. "Third, Sam Rayburn will be working against me on the stage. He'll never recognize me," continued De Silva, still talking as if he were the can didate. "Fourth, Senator Lyndon Johnson will be working against me backstage, while Rayburn works against me on the stage. Finally, the Harriman .boom has slowed down to a bust. Where Do Negroes Stand? "However," continued De Sil va, now speaking for himself, not as if he were a candidate, "I still think Harriman and Ke fauver ought to come ' out for a declaration of principle on civil rights. Let's call a spade a spade. Let the Negro people face the civil rights issue. We know the professional Negro politician don't want civil rights passed. They won't have an issue after that. So let 'em stand up and be counted-for or against a real declaration of principle. Let's separate the men from the boys. Let Adlai stand up and declare himself, too. Ise he for or against real en forcement of civil rights? He hasn't stood up so far. 'A man is never defeated when he goes down fighting," con cluded the fiery labor leader from Los Angeles, "and I came here to fight, not to bury Kefauver." Despite this- plea, a heavy majority of Kefauver advisers at the closed door session urged that he withdraw in favor of Stevenson for the sake of demo cratic harmony. He concurred in their advise. Note - When Kefauver was urged to make a deal with Averell Harriman, he told his advisers: "I've got a lot of respect for a man who gets into the primaries and fights it out as Adlai did. I couldn't gang up to throw the nimination to some one who didn't get into the primaries and make the race ac cording to american tradition." Bad Advise On Nasser For approximately 12 months, the State Department has been almost consistently wrong about Egypt's didtator, Colonel Nas ser. This was largely because U. S. Ambassador, Henry Byro ade was sold on Nasser, said that he could be trusted as a real friend of the U. S. A. It was also because of Her bert Hoover, Jr., former vice president of the Union Oil Com pany of California, now under- ously pro-Arab, wanted to pro- tect U. S. oil rights in Saudi Arabia regaardless of appease ment and regardless of Amer ican interest in Israel. However, there were differ ences of opinion inside the state department. George Allen, as sistant, secretary of state for the Near East and one of the ablest career diplomats, didn't trust Nasser, argued against Ambas sador Byroade's judgement. He and Byroade were almost con tinually in each other's hair. Allen argued so consistently against Nasser that he ended up in the Dulles dog-house. Dulles, who was strong for the oil companies, was sympathetic to Nasser. Allen, however, as early as last year, opposed the loan to Egypt for the Aswan Dam. Later he advised taking the calculated risk of withdrawing it. He won his point only after Nasser recognized Red China, which not only made Dulles sore, but antagonized the China lobby senators. Though Allen's policy won out, he has been transferred to Greece as ambassador. Ambas sador Byroade, who has now confessed that he was all wet regarding Nasser, has been "sent into exile" as ambassador to South Africa. LETTI O The Journal welcomes letters from readers for this column on any subject. Your name must be signed to all articles 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 this newspaper.) Greenwood, Nebr., July 28, 1956 I wish to take this means of commending the Cass County Board of Equalization for their action of June 26. This action, if concurred in by the State Board of Equalization, is a tech nical rectification which will save Cass County taxpayers many thousands of dollars. I also wish to commend our new county attorney, James F. Begley, county assessor, Miss Clara Olson, and commissioners R. E. Norris and H. L. Borne meier on their appearance be fore the State Board of Equali zation July 27. Mr. Begley's ex planation of Cass County's po sition was clear and concise. I remained at the hearing to hear some of the other counties pre sent their cases. None did a better job, if as good. Walter A. Woitzel Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bennett were Sunday dinner guests of their son, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bennett and family at Lincoln. Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gaiss and daughter and Miss Margaret and Donna Jo Hof fman of Beaver Crossing were visitors at the Lee Stewart home. The Hoffman girls have been visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stewart called on Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cheever and grandchildren, Rickey and Terry Lynn, children of Mr. and- Mrs. Clayton Cheever of Lincoln, were Sunday afternoon callers of Ralph Winn and his mother. Arthur Skinner, Herbert Urn land and Ralph Winn are mov ing a house this week for Nor man Johnson from Bennett to near Waverly. Mrs. Esther Clark is working at the switch board in Mrs. Nancy Snavely's place. Her sis ter in Lincoln had a stroke and she is helping care for her. Visit at Klyvers Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lewis and son of Lincoln and Mr.and Mrs. Charles Lewis and family of St. Louis, Mo., were Saturday evening callers at the Elmer Klyver. Albert Brunkow who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Amanda weeks, returned to Alvo Wed nesday. Mrs. Kelley lives in South Dakota and has been ill. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Heier and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schuelke left Thursday for Cheyenne, Wyo., to attend the rodeo. They went in Mr. Heier's new car. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jipp and family and Mrs. Arthur Skinner drove to Conway, Iowa, to visit their son and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Skinner. They re turned home Friday and report ed it quite dry there. Mr. and Mrs Clyde Johnson, Mrs. Mall Kitzel and Mrs. Min nie Johnson visited in Platts mouth Monday. Highway Deaths Drop July traffic accidents in Ne braska claimed the lives of 25 persons. This was a decrease under the 26 deaths in July of last year and is the lowest num ber of deaths for July since 1945. July's deaths brought the State's traffic toll to 164 as com pared to 162 for the last year during the same period. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents By Melvin Paul Statehouse Correspondent Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN There will be a big road question one of many up before the next session of the Legislature. It will concern how Nebraska can get out from under a whop ping pile of federal road dol lars. In the next five years, if all available federal funds were matched, a total of $168,000,000 worth of roads ' could be built. State Engineer L. N. Ress has put the matter in graphic form. He said: "We've got federal money running out our ears." The question now, Ress said, is whether Nebraskans want to take advantage of the opport unity to get a firm grip on the state's road problem. "The question," he said, "is do the people want to take ad vantage of it (federal money), or pay millions of dollars in federal taxes and have it go to other states." Nebraska now is in the "big leagues" when it comes to the road building potential, Ress said. The engineer takes the posi tion that he is just that an engineer and road administrator and that he should not be beat ing the drums for more high way user revenue. Ress has laid the problem be fore the Advisory State High way Commission, with the state ment that not only must the problem of matching federal road funds be met, but also a selling job must be done on the interstate road. There is opposition to the high way ,and Ress said he finds it even within membership of the commission. The network could consist of a four-lane, divided highway across the nation, and Nebraska, with the federal government paying nine dollars out of every ten dollars' cost. Ress said unless cities and counties match federal money, and use up that allocated to them, the state won't be able to match the leftover and it will lapse to the federal govern ment. This has not happened in the past but because of the new allotment of funds, it could. The next- five years will be critical ones for the state's road building aspirations. The highway commission has directed its secretary, Owen Boyles, to draw up material for presentation to the public on the problem of the availability of federal funds. The problem is two-fold. First, the state has more money than ever for regular road work, and a king-size amount for the inter state. Ress has emphasized that Nebraska first will turn its at tention to regular roads, then the interstate. Preliminary plans already have been made for a segment of the interstate system between Omaha and Lincoln. Another possible problem to confront the next Legislature, in the opinion of Merle Kings bury of Ponca, a member of the commission, is the large number of requests to put roads back on the state system. The last Legislature lopped off some -900 miles, but added about half that amount of mile age.' The mileage taken off must be maintained by counties. The roads put on are maintained by the state. Because of the increasing pressure from the federal funds angle, Ress says he feels the commission is going to have to meet more often and make quicker decisions. A new federal highway bill, under which all the money was granted, is so set up, Ress said, that decisions must be made fast. The bill requires a public hearing everytime a road is routed through or around a city. Business Returns Some businessmen have been "picking figures out of the air" in reporting the worth of their inventories for tax purposes, according to Gov. Victor Ander son, himself a businessman. The governor, chairman of the Board of Equalization, said in 1957 the board will not tolerate incomplete returns from bus inessmen. Assessors will be directed to return the forms, he said, with the request that they be prop erly filled out. A special note was made on business assessment forms this year reminding taxpayers in volved that the amount of their inventories on Jan. 1 should be the same as that turned in for federal income tax purposes. Many skipped filling out the blank, but merely listed a total in the space provided. The governor said this gives the assessor nothing to check against to determine if the fig ure is accurate. Gov. Anderson emphasized that in making the statement, he was not accusing businessmen of making "dishonest" returns. Rather, he said, they don't act ually know the amount of their inventories otherwise. "We don't want to " penalize anyone," the governor comment ed, "Allwe want are the facts, and the 'only way they , can be obtained is by the businessman making a complete return." Reports to the American Medi cal Association indicated that paralytic polio would be com plotely eliminated as a threat to both children and adults in three years. 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