Lincoln Nebraska State Journal from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 6

PACE SIX --EniTOKIAL- STATE JOURNAL --LINCOLN FRIDAY. MAY 14. 1943 flthaska Slalf IsnnaJ C. H. Publisher J867-1904 C.

Seacrest Publisher 1904-1942 PUBLISHERS Fred S. Seacrest W. Seacresl OF ASSOCIATED PRESS AisocUted Pnu exclusively tn- tltled to UM UM of all of all new. dupatcbei credited to It. or not otherwise In the paper, and alio tht local publUbcd nerein.

All ot republicatlon ot ipeclal dispatch's Herein are reserved. Entered as second claai matter to tfce poitofflce, Lincoln. Neb. I'BICK BV MAIL. In Nebraska and northern Kansai: Sunday Dally Both year M.IK) Six Months 2.25 3.75 Three Months 1.25 1-2S 2.00 Eleven Weeks 1.00 1.00 1.75 To other, states: Sunday cents per month additional: Dally or Dally and 25 cents per month additional.

PRICE BY CARRIER IN LINCOLN Evening -65 month Evening and Sunday 1.00 month Morning and Evening 1.OS month Moraine, Evening, 1.35 month Phone 2-3331 to the people ol Nebraska and to the development ot Uu resources ot the state," Sept 1867. "There Is No Place Like TRANSPORTATION NEEDS Ominous warnings- -are coming more frequently from rail managers who note with great concern wear and tear on rail properties. This depreciation is not being checked by replacements and repairs. Rail managers, like the rest of us, can't buy on an open market. No matter how necessary transportation may be to the war effort and to domestic needs, its machinery is worn to the breakdown point and is not being replaced.

When the failure comes it will be well to bear in mind that the government itself was wasteful of its resources. So far the railroads have done a wonderful job. They have maintained their properties and kept the cars rolling day and night since war began, many of them handling a greater volume of traffic than ever before in history. The railroads would replace much of the equipment loss due to service if they were permitted to purchase "critical" materials. They could build their own cars, replace wornout rail on their tracks and replace aged and insufficient track structures.

More than a year ago the Burlington railroad ordered 15 diesei engines for freight service, and 15 engines of that kind for switching uses. None of them has beer delivered. It began a rather extensive car building program last year, but was halted because it could not get the steel. It has miles and miles of trackage that should be relaid with new and heavier steel to carry the traffic now imposed, but it can buy no rails. In his annual report, recently made to stockholders of the Burlington, President Budd spoke of equipment orders not filled and of railroad needs that are pressing and important.

In a letter to a Lincoln friend not long ago he referred to the remarkable record the railroads are making in handling war transportation and expressed the hope that they might have something more than glory left to them when the war ends. The breaking point Who's Who Why (For Enlisted Men Only) Sgt. Harrison Simmons Formerly stationed at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri, Sergeant i ons entered the service in April of 1941. coming into the army, his job was that of a crane operator --a job requiring both skill and experience. i duties at the i base are with nedical detachment.

The sergeant's home is in Gideon, Photo by AAP Technical Tram- ng Command.) POSTSCRIPTS. "Something fundamental to the future of government by the people is at stake in the battle between Senator Kenneth D. McKellar of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority," says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Yesterday McKellar came one step closer to winning: The senate judiciary committee recommended for passage his job-confirmation bill which would require senate confirmation of all appointments noi under civil service and paying $4,500 or more a year.

This is a major engagement in the con tinual conflict to determm whether popular government shal be clean and efficient, and so in spire us to respect and others tt er." or whether it shall be corrupt and fumbling, and si tempt us to jettison it. "The Tennessee senator has som of the sorry genius of the lat Stct. H. -Mmnmns the Mo. U.S.

NAVY PLANE. GRUMMAN MARTUET TWIN WASP, 1.25O HORSEPOWER EKJS1NE yVES TU1S MAW TYPE PISHTB? A TOP SPEED OF 325" MILES AVI HOUE IT MOUNTS FOOE MACHIME SUNS Senator Huey P. Long of Louisana for inventing political devices which look innocent enough and are in fact exceedingly sadly. Such a device is his present bill, itie McKellar bill is actually directed toward only one government organization, TVA and real- toward only one man in it, the chairman, David E. Lilienthal.

To accomplish his purpose Senator McKellar proposes a measure whicn President Roosevelt has said would 'turn the clock on the merit system everywhere in the federal government. "Mr. McKellar's motives are simple. They are a ward politician's love for spoils and hatred of any man who stands in his way of it. The senator has been a long time in congress, which is given to rewarding length of service more abundantly than quality of service.

He has used his prestige to put into public office more relatives, friends "id political hirelings than any other politician in Tennessee or perhaps in the south. It is therefore unc" rstandably v-ving 'o he cannot get his ands on the 40,000 jobs in the Tennessee Valley Authority. "If Mr. McKellar could only turn this trick, he would not only isfy a '-nosity ar 'n the TVA chairman. He also come into more pr -n any other man in Tennessee except Ec 1 ard H.

Crump, the political boss of Memphis. Perhaps even that exception might not stand. Who dream of being their own men has run thru the heads of more than a few of the governors and senators Mr. Crump has been creating this quarter century and more. "Such is the temptation thai dangles before the nose of Kenneth McKellar.

air fighter Capt. Melvin G. Pfund, son of Jr. and Mrs. Jacob Pfund of Nor- olk, is a pilot of the famed 19th ombardment group which battled aps up and down the South Pai i c.

i "roup is tne most decorated jroup in the a i orces. Captain 'fund is a vet- ran of air ighting, with more than 200 ombat hours nd some 60 nissions to his credit. He re- sails his first stake, and What TVA has the people of at the United States with it, is equally simple. TVA has been at work for nearly 10 years now. It has hired tens of thousands of men and women, not one of them for political reasons.

Members congress found out early in 1 game that TVA would not yield to their pressure for appoint- nents, and most of them have ad the courage to respect the rganization for it. TVA's ac omphshments have been in no mall measure due to just this ict. It has not been burdenec incompetents. It has applied nly the standards of merit am fficiency in the selection of ap licants and the promotion of em loyes. The results speak fo hemselves.

The interest and re 5ect of liberal opinion all ove ie world have not been gainei accident. Principles are be ind it, and one of them is ex ressed in the notice which TVA guratively hung out with it TIN HATS--By Stanton 'I've (otU hunch you oufhU SMILE when you say that!" lingle: 'No Political Job NEBRASKANS in the service Rubber boats got impetus in balloon races AKRON, O. (UP). The rubber life raft which is standard equipment today for airplanes operating over water goes back to the balloon races that were all the rage in the '20s. Those balloon races helped to demonstrate the practicability of light, quickly-inflated craft such as those on which three navy fliers spent 34 days under the hot Pacific sun not so long ago.

The father of the modern rubber raft may be said to be J. F. Cooper, who built the first crude one in the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company's balloon room, during the first world war. Cooper, who recently after building thousands of balloons, went to work on the first pneumatic raft at the suggestion of Ward T. Van Orman, winner of three international balloon races.

Made Cover for Basket. Van Orman and three colleagues had received an icy ducking in Milton Lake, near Youngstown, after their balloon made a sudden descent there in March, 1918. Their balloon basket had submerged and they were in the water for an hour before being rescued. To guard against a recurrence of such a mishap Cooper devised a rubberized cover for the basket and installed L-shaped pontoons on the bottom so it might coast along with'the wind and be blown ashore, an idea still being utilized. Then Cooper went to work on the raft idea, in case the pilots had to abandon their ships.

The boat was tried out by Goodyear em- ployes at a picnic at Brady JLake, near Akron, and it -was found to be impossible to capsize. In the early balloon races, the boats were folded up and carried in the balloon baskets. In later years, they were inflated and lashed to the rigging above the baskets and below the balloons. First Order in '33. Army and navy pilots noticed the rubber boats at balloon races and were the first to ask for some, but public interest in aviation had lapsed in the first decade after the war, with the result the government saw no use for the boats on what planes it was then using for the services.

It Was not until 1933 that the navy gave Goodyear a sizable order. Then the army became interested, and this led to development of the carbon dioxide HANGAR FLYING at the Lincoln Air Base By A. I. Leron 2nd Lt. Robert E.

Miller Mardi Gras celebrations are familiar scenes to 2nd Lt. Robert E. Vliller, since Baton Rouge, is is home town. Vfter graduat- ng from high chool there, he a Louisiana State rsity in Orleans vVhile majoring physical ed- cation he per- ormed on the Tiger football, asketball and aseball teams. He was director of the intramural program for three years and left in 1939 to play semi-pro- essional baseball thruout the south.

He also played 1 in commercial cage leagues. Lieutenant Miller later coached athletics and up to his entrance nto the army, was employed as a chemical operator. He took the army oath August 6, 1942, and Cnptain Pfiind. "The members of the board irectors of TVA are appointe the president and confirme the senate, and it is the mere Providence that Mr. McKella as not already "succeeded i locking an appointee he canno ontrol or in putting over an appointee he can.

If, instead of hree positions, he could subject cores of positions in TVA to the equirement of senate confirma- ion, he would be bound to get a on here and there, purely on the law of averages, and the gradual deadly process of infiltra- ion would have begun. His men would press for the selection of McKellar men under them. It would not be long before the situation would become intolerable man with a nose for fresh Chairman Lilienthal would fight every inch of the way, but when it came, as it inevitably would, to a dead end he would combat mission, attacking a huge convoy off Borneo, as his greatest experience. Three of the transports attacked sank within four ninutes. He was also in the raid at Lae last July 4.

Before enlist- ng Captain Pfund was a chemist. A former football player at Wayne, he was graduated 1 from flying school at Brooks Field. in May, 1941. He later joined the 19th, which was cited or "performing long range bomb- ns attacks on enemy airdromes, ground installations and shipping despite heavy anti-aircraft fire, attacks by fighters and difficult weather." Captain Pfund is now at the Alexandria army air base, Alexandria, La. Promotions, commissions Theodore Herron Johnson, son of W.

K. Johnson, 4618 Adams, has been commissioned a second lieutenant at the Fort Sill, field artillery officer candidate school. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. Donald L. Howard, 1952 So.

53rd, has been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant at Albuquerque, N.M. He is serving as supply N.C.O. clerk with his organization. James A. McDowell, with 73rd General hospital at Camp Atter- hury.

has been promoted from private first class to corporal. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

McDowell, live at 1656 Harwood street, Lincoln. Jegin training 2nd Lt. Robert J. Bulger, son of Mrs. Anna Bulger, 2049 South L9th street, Lincoln, has reported the Carlsbad army air field in Sfew Mexico to attend the air orces central instructors school "or bombardiers.

Lieutenant Bulger is regularly stationed at the Deming army air field, where he a bombardier instructor. He is graduate of the University of Nebraska. Pvt. Lavern Weyers, son of Mrs. Sophie A.

Weyers, Elmwood, has begun basic training in the armored force replacement training center at Fort Knox, Ky. resign. TVA's integrity would have been destroyed. "Just what do we as Americans have at stake in seeing that no such thing is allowed to happen? We have most immediately at stake the protection, in the interest of all the people, of a plant in which not long hence we shall have an Investment of a billion dollars. Much more importantly, we have at stake an idea, on which we have built a high hope.

From all over the earth, other nations have looked toward it, and begun to build their hopes upon it, too, for a new world after the victory. It is the idea that government of the people can be honest and effective. "In the years we face now, we shall have to become better administrators of government than we ever dared dream we coulc be--and we cannot take long about it, for we are going to have to assume a leading pait in re organizing the governments of Commissioned Lt. John Scott, former Journal employe, received his commission as first lieutenant May 1, at Camp Croft, S. C.

Furloughs Alvin Eugene Schneider, machinist's mate is spending a brief leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schneider, 1144 Charleston. Moore may enter service of Red Cross PERU, Neb. UP) Robert D.

Moore, director of dramatics at the Peru State Teachers college here, will report at St. Louis, May 17, for an interview relative to entering Red Cross war service. cylinders with each boat which provide quick inflation when needed. Cooper, who retired recently because of failing health, built many of the rubber figures used in the Macy Day parades in New York City" and made envelopes and gas bags for almost all the big and little dirigibles produced in America. Today, the rafts he originated have been developed into a variety of shapes and sizes for specialized purposes.

For example, there is a one-man raft for the pilot who has to bail out over water, and there is a sturdier type which mounts a machine-gun and outboard motor and can carry 32 attacking marines. The rafts used by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and half a dozen companions forced down in the Pacific last year were produced in 1940 and had none of the modern equipment included in the boats made today. Urges training of civilians in fire control methods NEW YORK. (UP).

Training a million or two civilians in the science of fire-prevention and control would be a practical way to check America's rising fire toll, L. W. Hutchins, director of Safety Research institute, said Thursday in commenting on the National Board of Fire Underwriters' report that fire losses for the first three months of this year were $3,000,000 higher than for the same period in 1942. "Any community problem as widespread as that of fire should have a larg'e local organization to deal with it," he said. "Fire prevention cannot be left solely to the fire department any more than crime prevention can be left solely to the police.

What every community needs is a group of volunteers who will learn how to recognize existing fire hazards, help neighbors eliminate those hazards, and be trained in the techniques of extinguishing small fires as soon as they break out. "If busy war industries have found it worth the time and effort to train workers in fire prevention and control, certainly communities would not go amiss in following a similar plan. It stands to reason that every fire that get: away and destroys natural resources or processed goods -whether these be directly related to the war effort or not--has the net effect of helping the enemy. "Tile liage savings in buildings, equipment, materials and other forms of wealth affected by such a program would well justify its being "carried out on a national scale," Mr. Hutchins said.

"Further, communities benefitted by a fire control training program would be better prepared to deal with fires resulting from possible future air raids than they are today." Meet Your I Miller I -Miss Peggy Knight of the Base judge advocate's office has always thought highly of the department which she works. Of course she still does but is slightly puzzled. Her chagt-in reached a new high, we're told, when she reported for work wearing a good-looking diamond on her left hand. The learned men of the' legal profession in the office quickly decided: "Miss Knight, all you'll have to do is be present for the wedding we'll take care of everything else." "What do you mean," she asked. "Well," explained one of her fcU co-workers, "Lt.

Robert Harbison will give you away, Lt. John W. Swinford will deliver the groom, Capt. Ivan Allen will perform nuptials Sgt. Bob Arthur will serve as usher, Cpl.

Charles O'Connell will play the organ, Staff Sgt. Francis Stenson can be counted on as ring-bearer and the girls in the office will act as bridesmaids all you have to do is show up! Asked why he liked double Scotch and sodas, Cpl. Dick Keller explained, ''I have to order 'doubles' for my dual personality According to Cpl. Louis Simon, non com in charge' of the Base library, the fall of Tunisia to the allies has done more for the Base GIs than just make them happy. It has already created a lot of interest for them in the German language as proven by the sudden demand for books on Germany.

"Most of them say they would like to be a part of the American army of occupation in Germany and would like to know something about the country before getting there. "You can't say they lack confidence," Simon concluded. The next time Sgt. Robert Arthur advises Cpl. Charles O'Connel to walk around a rnud puddle, O'Connel will probably listen.

In front of Propellor Inn yesterday the corporal in question ignored the sergeant's advice my, but he was muddy! Then there's the unidenlifiec private at the Base who says tha he has served the six months to date and that all he has to serve now is the duration. To clear up some mysteries about army serial numbers: The war department first handed out the numbers on Feb. 8, 1918. Serial number 1 went to Master Sgt. Arthur B.

Crean, an old medic veteran. Officers got their numbers after World War with 0-1 going to Gen. John J. Pershing. Yes, WAACs have numbers too, with an preceding the at he Camp was a was first stationed Kearns, Utah, where physical training instructor.

On April 6, 1943, he received his gold ars as a graduate of the officers school at Miami Beach, Fla. Not long afterwards he was sent to the air base as a physical training officer and is the Hq Hq. squadron. Lieutenant and Mrs. Miller live in the Palisades apartments in Lincoln.

(Photo by AAF Technica Training Command.) numerals: It stands for Auxiliary Corps. A life-jacket which will protec from fire as well as provide huoy ancy is now being supplied a standard equipment for American sailors. The jackets are made a plastic-impregnated fabric whicl is flame-repellent as well as water resistant. Why all the smiles on the faces of permanent party men at the Base? Probably because of the official announcement made yesterday that furlough time has been increased seven to ten days. Recreation for Soldiers FRIDAY.

Y. W. C. A. and Y.

M. C. A. mixer at Y. W.

C. 8 to 11 p. m. Elks day room, 10 a. m.

to 11 p. m. i U. S. O.

club, 9 a. m. to 11 p. m. Lutheran service center, 10 a.

m. to 1 p. m. SATURDAY. Dance at chamber of commerce, Lincolnettes, 8 p.

m. Dancing class at U. S. 7 to 8, "ball and chain" dance, 8 to 11 p. m.

Lutheran service center, 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Elks day room, 10 a.

m. to 11 p. m. Morrill hall museum and art gallery, 8 a. m.

to 6 p. m. City library, 9 a. m. to 9 p.

m. SUNDAY. Lincolnettes formal party, Cornhusker, 7 to 10 p. m. Musicale at U.

S. O. club, 3 to 3:30 p. square dancing and party games, 3:30 to community singing, 5 to dancing class, 7 to 8 p. m.

Elks day room, 8 a. m. ot 11 p. m. Lutheran service center, 1 to 10 p.

m. Morrill hall museum and art gallery, 2 to 6 p. m. City library 2 to 9 p. books checked 2 to 6 p.

m. The boys in the 331st squadron i are mad at T. Sgt. Gustav Bartz. Sergeant Bartz has been in charge of chemical warfare training in most of the squadrons at the base, demonstrating at meetings the effects of gases and steps taken in preventing i a consequences.

The men all know that Wednesday is gas alert day. That is, all military personnel must wear the mask that day and at all be ready to put it into use. Now the men had been warned that some Wednesday they'd get a chance to show how fast they could adjust their paraphernalia ana last Wednesday it happened. While standing in roll call formation in front of the orderly room at 6:45 a. a masked figure dashed out of a barrack, with a can that belched fumes of tear gas, and stood at the north end of the column to let a strong wind blow the fumes thru the ranks.

So sudden was it that the boys now admit it was a well- planned attack. But why did he have to fumigate the latrines with the stuff when he knew they be shaving in there a half hour later? In spite of all the open windows, the boys cried in their shaving cream in goose-pimpled disgust. 1 nearly all the world. Shall we, instead, allow a demagogue to debase one of the ablest contributions which our time has mP.de to the democratic process?" Navy's traveling flight board will be in town Friday The navy's traveling flight selective board from Kansas City will be in Lincoln Friday, the navy recruiting office was notified late Thursday, and will spend the day examining prospective naval aviation cadets. High school youths and those of that age group interested in this service may interview board members from 2 o'clock in the afternoon until evening.

I COURSE one of the quickest ways to start an' then lose an argument with a woman, is to complain about the way she runs a house. You know--about and things Ac least that's what I've found in 16 years of married life. So -when I found our morning toast wasn't tastin' so good, an' my lunch-box sandwiches weren't up to grade, I didn'tupan' complain. I went at it another way. I asked some of the fellahs at the plant what they thought was a good kind of bread.

Seemed like Omar Bread was mentioned so many times that it would be a good one to try. So I had Clara, (that's our daughter) get us a loaf. That night at dinner I simply said that I'd heard Omar Bread was so good that I thought we ought to find out about it ourselves. An' since we had the loaf right there we all did. Everybody in the family had so many good things to say about Omar that it's been our standby ever since.

Jimmy sort of sums it up for all of us when he says, "Omar's good.eatin' So you see how to win an argument with a woman? Just don't start one. HY-SCQRf BAKING METHOD GUARDS OMAR'S GOODNESS CRUST. Golden-brown. Smooth and soft. TEXTURE.

Fully-developed cell structure. Cake-like appearance. FLAVOR. Fresh, wholesome, wheaty aroma and a delightful taste that everyone enjoys. FOOD VALUE.

digestible. An unexcelled source of lasting energy. VITAMINS AND MINERALS. Enriched with Vitamin Bi, Niacin and Iron in food form for nerve health, good digestion and good blood. FRESHNESS.

Out-of-the-Oven freshness thtt brings out the best in good bread. How does the brtad you are now using compare with Omar on these important qualilieif OMA5 MADE A EATING fSPA-PERl.