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4 DITO RIALS A Sorry Record Jack Sobel, and his wife, Myra, have pleaded guilty in New Y'ork to charges of spying for the Soviet Union. Judtfe Rich ard Ii. Levet, in New York, has set May lird as the date for sentencing. The two Americans, and we dislike calling them that, chose the smart way out in pleading guilty. They were being charged on six counts under the espionage indictment. They could have received the death penalty if found guilty on the first count, which charged them with transmit ting defense secrets to the Soviet Union. Assuming that the Government will dismiss the remaining counts, which is usual, the Sobel's manoeuver will have worked as far as evading the death penalty is concerned. We cite this as an example of one of the benefits which flows from the execution of the infamous Rosen bergs, other American citizens who were caught spying on their own country for the benefit of the Soviet Union for money. The crime of passing defense secrets to the Soviet Union is perhaps more seri ous than any other crime we know of, al though this is an assumption and a theor ectical conclusion, which may not work out in fact. However, the consequences to humanity are so great, in this sort of busi ness, one can hardly imagine a United States citizen betraying his government, his fellow citizens and all that democracy stands for, in the interest of personal re muneration and the Soviet Union. The death penalty for such an offense, in our opinion, is an appropriate punish ment. On Going Steady A leading newspaper recently con ducted a poll on the question of youngsters sixteen and under going steady. By that, we mean a boy and girl dating only each other, and none of their other friends. It is interesting to note that almost all of those who replied, both teenagers and adults, agree that youngsters sixteen and under do well not to limit their dates to one boy or girl. While there is no rule which can be applied to everyone, either teenagers or adults, the results of this poll are interest ing, if not unexpected. One view which might be kept in mind is that going steady at a very young age limits a young person in his or her contacts, experiences and as sociations. Assuming that most youngsters will eventually be married, it should also be mentioned that they will have, at this age, a number of years in which to con centrate all of their attention on their final choice. But to those below the age of sixteen, who have a crush on one another, and are experiencing "true love," we do not neces sarily contend that in all these cases it ' is only puppy love. It may well be the real thing, and it will be remembered that in the old days, boys and girls often went together for many years before being mar ried and it was not uncommon for young sters to go together for five, six or seven years before marriage. However, after weighing the evidence on both sides of the question, we must reach the conclusion that "going steady" at this tender age can only be proven cor rect if, after marriage, neither of the two come to the conclusion they have over looked something in life and start look ing for it by "playing the field" a few , years after the ceremony. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Do the duty that lies nearest thee; which thou kiwwcth to be July! The second duty will already become clearer. Carlylc. The Plallsmoulh Journal Official County and City Paper ESTABLISHED IN J SSI I'liMt-hml Srini Weekly, Mondays anl Thursdays, at 410 Main Street,' I'lattsmouth, ('as? County, Nelr. Entered at the Post Oifiie at 1'lattMiiouth, Nebraska as second class mail matter in accurdanre with the Act of Congress of .March X, l.lTrt. Contents of The Plattsmouth Journal are the sole property of this newspaper and use of, or reproduction, in whole or in part, is expressly forbidden to any person, persons, or publications other than legal newspapers (as defined by Nebraska statutes) without written consent of the publisher. Three Times Winner Ak-Sar-Ben Plaques for "OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE" 1949 1951 1952 "Honorable Mention" 1953 Ak-Sar-Ben First Place Plaque 1955 for OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO AGRICULTURE National Second Place Winner 1955 Presented Nebraska Press Association GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" First In 1952 Second in 1951 and 1953 (In Cities over 2,0011 Population) RONALD R. FURSE Editor and Publisher EARL S. DAPP News Editor MARGARET DINGMAN Woman's Editor H. M. JOHNSON Advertising Manager JANET PTAK Bookkeeper DON WARGA ..Shop Foreman . fMONt rnjfifl'ffr' UMWAl UII0B1U mOXM 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 I'lattsmouth, 25 cents for two weeks. Furse's Fresh Flashes V.V.V, V.W .V.'.V.V i I I 1 u YV That glint you think you see shining in our eyes is nothing but the sun shining on our bifocals. We wish the thrift that was such a virtue of our ancestors could be used a little more forcefully on us now. Money may not be everything, but a local race horse tout says it is running nose-to-nose with that what is ever in first place. We were not exactly seasick when we took that recent ocean trip, but must ad mit that we traveled part of the way a cross by rail. It is too bad we can't get government in the large economy size. Speaking of government, there are three parties in Washington Republican, Democrat and cocktail. The latter seems to get the most attention. It isn't hard for us to meet expenses we meet them at every turn. Men who boast that they know wim-. min, Often get the biggest trimmin'. Down Memory Lane f YEARS ACO mJ Two bandits who shot their way out of 'a G-Man trap in the postoffice at Topeka were captured by Cass County Sheriff Homer Sylvester and his brother, Deputy Sheriff Cass Sylvester, without firing a single shot by either officer or the desperadoes. The New Yorkers found themselves hopelessly lost in the maze of Plattsmouh streets after turning off high way No. 75 at the Hild service station. A general alarm early in the evening took the Sylvester brothers to the Rock Creek filling station on highway 75, just east of Murray, to watch for the gray Chevrolet bearing' the license 34-43 Kansas. At 9 o'clock the car came along the highway. The officers trailed it, the fugitives at tempted the part of drunken drivers, weav ing across the road evidently attempting to force the sheriff's car to pass. The sheriff waited his time. As the car came into Plattsmouth the bandits car went up 8th street, over the hill and down on 7th street, over the north part of Plattsmouth, finally landing on Fourth street and thence east on Main. The bandits drove to near the Burlington station where they were stopped and at once the sheriff and deputy" jumped out and surrounded the bandit car. The men were ordered out of the car, and marched west on Main as their car rolled into the overpass and was wrecked. The men were relieved of two 38 calibre revolvers and were searched. E 1 e v e n thousand dollars in cash were later found on them. The men gave the names of Robert Suhay, 26, and Alfred Power, 45. The men at Topeka had shot II. W. Baker, a FBI agent as they came to the post of fice to call for mail, and fled north in a car before they could be arrested. (Editor's Note) The wounded FBI agent died, and both bandits were electricuted for the crime.) Sheriff Sylvester was later heard on a nation wide hook up on radio from New York telling of the capture. YEARS ACO wV Earl Bashus, son of Mr. and Mrs. William . Eashus was injured when his bicycle ran into the car of Paul Wohlfarth on North 8th Street, the injuries were not serious. Earl Babbitt of this city was honored at Wesleyan University by being awarded the Phi Kappa Phi key. Ed Waintraub and Francis Leiner had a close call from death when they were convoy ing a new car here for the Plattsmouth Motor Co., the car balked and on the rail road crossing, efforts to flag the train were in vain, and the car was scattered along the right of way. The father of Leiner was crippled on the same crossing when the car he was riding in was de molished bv a train in 1926. See";WhoVTa!king .--V'. v.T.".1 ? ' ' . ' v---"y-v '. -v.".-., s." j riie Washington Merry-Go -Round DWIW PlAR5QMi (Copyright, 1957, By The Bell Syndicate, Incf DREW PEARSON SAYS: BIGWIG DOODLERS WORRY SE CURITY WATCHDOGS; WISCON- ' SIN GOP BOSSES RALLY TO MC CARTHY; MAMIE IS PARTIAL TO REPUBLICAN CAREER GALS. WASHINGTON Uncle Sam's Secur ity system is now so strict that even dood ling by high officials is checked to make sure their subconscious scribbling doesn't reveal any secrets. The doodles usually are burned if they are drawn during a secret conference. Washington's champion doodler, Sec retary of State Dulles, draws complex geometric designs as he thinks. It isn't likely these abstract patterns would give away any secrets. But on the chance a psychologist might get a clue to Dulles secret thinking from them, aides scrupu lously gather up his doodles and stuff them into a brief case after each meeting. Secretary of Defense Wilson also Doodles at his desk. He may jot down a word or figure or curlicue, but his staff doesn't bother to pick up after him. They are convinced his doodling would only confuse enemy agents. Sensitive agencies, such as the Atomic Energy Commission and Central Intelligence Agency, automatically destroy all dood ling or scribbling that has any thing to do with secret work. Atomic Energy Chairman Lewis Strauss does not doodle, but he scrawls notes on tiny white pads and stuffs them in his pockets. He even keeps a pad by his bedside in case he should get an idea in the mid dle of the night. But he always empties his pockets in his of fice and is careful to destroy notes that contain security in formation. Central Intelligence Chief Allen Dulles scribbles notes on sheets of long, lined yellow paper. His security-minded staff takes no chances and simply in cinerates all his waste paper. - The same is true in other secret offices around Washing ton. Even doodling is often classified as 'top secret." McCarthy Boom . Inside word from Wisconsin is that the White House . Won't be able to purge Sen. Joe Mc Carthy in next year's Republican Primary. It is no secret that President Eisenhower would like to rid the Senate of McCarthy. The unof ficial White House candidate for McCarthy's seat is Ex-Oov. Wal ter Kohler, who is considered more popular than Joe in Wis consin. An unannounced hitch has developed, however, in Kohler's plan to challenge McCarthy in the primary. Kohler has always endorsed the state GOP con vention and has said he wouldn't run without the- convention's support. The party bosses, who control the convention, are now swing ing behind Joe. They are dis gruntled conservatives who be lieve McCarthy will help save the party from Ike's "modern Republicans." Their feelings have been intensified by the social snub the White House handed Joe. Earlier, GOP boss Tom Cole man had passed the word to his organization that McCarthy was through. But it now looks as if the convention will give Joe the nomination anyhow. It's all part of the Republican revolt against Ike that is sweeping Congress and pervading the rest of the U. S. A. The only other candidates who might whip Joe in the primary, Gov. Vern Thompson and Glenn Davis, don't want to buck the party organization. This means no prominent Republican will be in the field against McCarthy. It also means the Democrats will have their best chance since 1932 to pick up a Wisconsin seat. Cong. Henry Reuss, State Sen ator Gaylor Nelson, and peren nial candidate William Proxmire are eager to get the Democratic nomination. An interesting dark horse may also enter the Democratic race. He is Milwaukee's Judge Robert Hanson, a stocky, pipe-smoking municipal judge. Meanwhile, the political winds are blowing in Senator Mc Carthy's favor. Under The Dome Top stenogs who work for De mocrats on Capitol Hill are burned up over Mamie Eisen hower. She invited only Republi can career women to tea at the White House. Mrs- Roosevelt and Mrs. Truman used to hold tras for fioverniiK'nt career women of both parties. But Mamie has invited only the women who work for Republicans . . . able Congressman Sam McConnell of Pennsylvania has been quietly checking big Republican con tributors to see if they'll back him as the Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania . . GOP Sen. Barry Goldwater, of Arizona is lining up Conserva tive Republicans to support Sen ator Knowland of California for President in 1960. Goldwater is boasting privately that right wing Republican Senators are certain to take control of the party during the last two years of Ike's term, and their candi date will definitely be Know land. . . . Gov. "Happy" Chand ler is trying to bring the young Democrats to Louisville for their National Convention. He has even offered to help finance the convention. (Chandler secretly hopes to influence the young De mocrats into backing him for President in I960.). . . . GOP members of the Senate rackets committee almost walked out last week over counsel Bob Kennedy. They were so irked at the way Kennedy has been pop ping off to the Press that they held a secret protest meeting, and served notice, on Chairman McClellan of Arkansas that something had to be done about Kennedy. McClellan agreed that Kennedy should clear all future Press statements with him . . . a House Subcommittee, headed by Alabama's Congressman Ken neth Roberts, is doing quiet but important work on highway safety . . . Samuel Milner has shown up the faulty intelligence work of General MacArthur's G-2 Chief, Gen. Charles Wil loughby, in a documented his tory called "Victory In Papau." Capital Corner By Iiep. Glenn Cunningham The House Post Office Com mittee, of which I am a member, has finished six weeks of hear ings on bills to increase postal rates. Next Tuesday (April 30) the committee will meet to de cide whether to report out a bill for action by the full House of Representatives. We heard 62 witnesses, and 35 to 40 more persons have sub mitted statements for the re cord. Among the witnesses have been representatives of the Post Office Department ( including the Postmaster General and his top staff members) and the Bureau of the Budget, Members of Congress both Senators and Representatives, book publish ers, magazine publishers, rep resentatives of all postal em ployee groups and of a group called the Third Class Mail Us ers Association. The representative from Time, Inc., strongly opposed the pend ing bill to increase postage rates for Time and Life, and, tried to establish that the Post Office Department makes a profit from handling these magazines. Capitol News By M ELVIS PAUL Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN The Legislature re turned to a heavy work sched ule this week, after a long Eas ter vacation to try to speed up action. As of now, there are twice as many bills awaiting initial debate as for the same time during the 1955 session. But one encouraging factor is that com mute hearings were over soon er. Hopes have dimmed for a short session in view of slow progress on the floor. Despite keen attention by Lt. Gov. Dwight Burny, the sen ators have draggd work on the floor by rehashing action taken previously or with attempts to revive measures killed in com mittee. Observers do not recall as many attempts to override ac tion of committees. During the hectic debate, the lawmakers have several times got themselves in parliamentary tangles that were difficult to unsnarl. Tempers were honed razor sharp by the time the Easter vacation rolled around and the solons added an extra day to recuperate. A debate of top importance, meanwhile, faces the lawmak ers on the "hard tack' budget of Gov. Victor Anderson. One measure to keep the teacher's retirement levy at the present levy, has cleared initial debate. That was one of the gover nor's key proposals in his at tempts to "hold the line" on state spending. Heavy argument will center about the state Institutional building levy which the gover nor wants cut drastically and the University of Nebraska Medi cal College levy which he wants eliminated. The governor says he will right attempts to increase the levies over his recommenda tions. But, he said he will not do battle on the senate attitude over the teacher retirement levy. About the latter property tax levy, the chief executive said the reason he will not push for his own figure is because the money taken in will not be spent, but put into the teachers' re serve fund now standing at ?d.s million. The governor said he still hopes to hold the line on state property taxes. The Legislature, he added, can increase his bud get by $2 million without hiking the state property tax levy. If the senators go above that figure, he said, he will go to bat for his economy program. fMF PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO Section B Thursday, April 25. 1957 By Stanley Jamea, Journal Washington Reporter I think it is of interest that due to the economy forces in the House of Representatives this year, budget cuts on the first seven bills were over $1 billion. The departments and a gencies concerned were cut 7.3 per cent. Last year after the same seven bills had been voted on, cuts in the House amounted to only $23 million, or two-tenths of one per cent. POLIO SCRAP Trouble has cropped up again in the State Health Department but this time over the supply of polio vaccine. Director Al Rouse and the State Medical Association. The fur began to fly shortly after the State Health Board said accusations that the depart-' ment' "gobbled up" all the vac cine were a case of "buck pass ing" by manufacturers of the serum. Rouse said association charges that the department was taking all available vaccine were not true. A letter from Dr. J. M. Wood ward, Medical Association Presi dent, said that no news releases out of the department should quote minor employes 'who "may conceivably have a per sonal interest in which way the news is slanted." Whereupon, Dr. J. E. M. Thomson, board chairman, said he felt that all press releases and interviews should come only from Dr. E. A. Rogers, state health director. Thomson said the policy of news releases from the direct or only was a long-standing pol icy. But such a policy if in exist encehad not been in effect. Rogers later said there is no "gag rule" in the department! and newsmen are free as in the past to interview any chief of the various divisions of the department. Rogers also announced that more serum is on its way to ready for the polio season. WASHINGTON, April 25,-Dc spite President Elsenhower's in creased prodding, congress isn't getting very excited over the Administration's controver sial proposals and the two big topics among many lawmakers are economy and possible tax cuts. The American people, taxed very heavily during the war in Korea, and still taxed heavily because those war rates still apply, to a large extent, are growing restive under the bur den, as state and loca ltaxes in most parts of the country rise adding to the total tax load. As a rsult all sorts of tax reduction plans are being offer ed in Congress. The usual pro posals to grant every taxpayer larger personal exemptions is found to have many backers. Then there are those who favor a certain percentage cut all down the line. The man who pays $100,000 would save $5,000 if the percentage slice was five per cent while the man who pays $500 tax would save $25. But the most Interesting of the tax proposals which seems to be getting support on the Hill Is one which would return tax rates to pre-Korean levels. This is thought to be fair by many because it would take the same emergency taxes off that Congress felt were strictly emer gency levies. It would give ev eryone some aid and return the tax structure to the status-quo of 1950V- This proposal would cost the government an estimated $5,000 000,000, maybe a little less, but official estimates show that the government expects to earn a surplus of 1-7 billions in the year ending June 30th. For the year ending last June 30th (1956) the of the amendment said it would be difficult to enforce the pro posal. Now, cigaretes are stamped by the wholesaler. A penny per pack hike would produce some $1 million per year and apparent thinking of state senators is that this bill should pass in order to finance hikes in old age assistance,- which have won temporary approval. government managed a surplus of 1.6 billions. For the year ending next June 30th (1956) the government forecast is for a surplus of 18 surplus totals 5.1 billions. But there are two catches. If taxes are reduced as of January 1st. 1958, then the surplus for tin year ending June 30th, 1958, might not be 1.8 billions. (How ever if business continues to be good, it might be more, or if Congress trims this year's bud get requests and next year's, the surplus might actually be mueh more.) Also, if taxes returned to the prewar rate, the $5,000,000,000, reduction would be a perman ent thing and the budget would have to be reduced enough, and collections increased enough, to make up for the five-billion-dul- lar difference year alter year. It could be that Congress will whittle a couple of billions off the budget, and that collecticis will be up by more than a oil- lion over the estimates, making possible the big tax relief per manently. To make th.'s possible, a sur plus of approximately $3,000,000,- ('cO wil) probably have to be re alized in fiscal 195:. That would be 1.2 billion more than the of ficial estimate. Many Congress men believe Uiic is highly prob able. If taxes are cut thif: year, take effect next January Is, chances are the tax reduction mention ed above, will not be voted. If, however, the tax cuts wait until next spring, and are made retro active or to take effect at a later date, the bigger tax cut might be possible. The best guess is that Demo crats will probably push one of the smaller cut plans this year, to get credit for reducing laxes with the voter. Democrats say the President will call for a tax reduction in next January's re commended legisation. They don't want the Republicans to beg the credit that election year. Hepublicans believe the econ omy is the main desire of many voters at this time too. -They would probably hesitate to fight tax-reduction Dronosal that seemed to have "a good chance of adoption or planning his pro poeal to Congress 'tQ.thiie with an. election vVear. Aad they .bows, oat that it is surpluses realized by' the Eisen hower Administration'.-wftich are making possible talk of tax cuts by Democrats now surpluses for last year, this year, and next year. This is what they GAME COMMISSION The Legislature has made it plain that it wants curbs put on the salary and term of the director of the State Game Com mission. A suggestion that the legis lation was "vindictive" and aim ed at Mel Steen, controversial i are sure to tell the voter next director of the game department, ! year in campaigns. was turned down by the law-! The key to tax cuts might makers. be the extent of the cut in the The bill would cut the salary proposed 71.8 billion budget now of the director from the present being debated in Congress. If $10,500 per year level to $8,000 Congress whacks this by sev and his term from six to four eral billions, then substantial years and require the appoint- cuts can probably be anticipat ment be confirmed by the Legis- ed. But if the cut for the coming lature. fiscal year is not more than a If enacted intact, the bill billion dollars, the tax cut. if wouia not aitect bteen during voted this year, will certainly nis present term. be moderate The director has been ap proached by other states, seek ing top men for their game or conservation departments. Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Wild Canary Here's- the Answer HORIZONTAL 6 Promontory 1 Depicted bird 7 Symbol for 9 Unclouded 10 Kind of race 12 Brazilian -macaw 13 Titles chlorine 8 Rabbit 9 Spasmodic muscular contraction The House passed the bill last week for more funds for the Post Office Department. When the Senate acted on the meas ure, it tacked on $871,000 in ad ditional expenses of its own and not connected with the Post Of fice mailer. This included money j for thr.'p new cars, on additional staff member for senators from ' CIGARET TAX A bill in the Legislature that cigarets from three to four cents a pack, has causd strong de bate. The proposal survived several attempts to kill it outright and other attempts to amend it. An amendment to sock cigar and pine smokers and snuff us ers, bit the dust after spiraled debate during which opponents three slates and $820,000 for in quiries and investigations. The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee refer red to this increase put in the bill by the Senate as "house keeping items." He said, "Of course, between the two Houses we do not interfere with house keeping items of the other body." Housekeeping gets more and i more expensive, it would seem. 15 Corded fabric H Shouts 17 Youth 12 Exclamation 18 Accumulate of sorrow 19 Measure of 1 Parent cloth 16 Scheme 20 Part of "be" 23 Female sheep iojMi tgi3ji.v v'L. 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