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Burlington Atomic Energy Week, 1946-1950

4  Burlington, ia., Hawk-Eye Gazette . . Sat., Nov. 1, 1947

Thinking Out Loud

HAWKEYE CREEK ITEMS
Now that our Atomic Week is over, let's not engage Chicago in rivalry for the construction of underground shelters. Any atomic bomb that hits Chicago is going to be felt here, too.

   Wran VanOsdol has a male springer spaniel, long an arch enemy of all neighborhood cats, that has adopted a little kitten. The 2 share food, play and sleeping quarters.
   While one local pastor declares he makes it so hot for any of his members who drink intoxicating beverages that they have to seek other churches, we are informed many ministers figure from 20 to 35percent of their members are “social drinkers”.
   Put it on your calendar now to be on Jefferson street at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, for the big Christmas balloon parade which the Hawk-Eye Gazette is providing to help add flavor to the usual holiday season.
   Hearty congratulations to Salem for voting itself a municipal waterworks system. It won’t be long before even the 33 who voted against it will be the best boosters.
   George Washington Carver, the eminent Negro scientist and chemist who once attended school at Indianola’s Simpson college, is to be honored soon through memorial postage stamp. Carver will be the second Negro so honored. First was Booker T. Washington.
   One of Iowa’s most famed teetotallers makes up for lost time when he gets away to some out-of-state convention or other gathering. He is reported to have held his own last week in one of our leading midwest metropolises.
   Harlan (Over the Coffee) Miller and we have decided to forgive and forget in keeping with the spirit of the forthcoming season.
   Charlie Kramer blesses us with a scrumptious bouquet of mums and such. Thanks, Chas.
   And we bow in gratitude again to Myrtle (Information Please) French for another nosegay.
Our sincere apologies to any Keosauquans who were displeased with the piece one of our boys wrote when they gave up the PTA recently. We never offend purposely. Meanwhile, several other Keosauquans tell us they thought it a good piece.
   Pres. Budd sped through town this week on the Train of Tomorrow. It won’t be long before his railroad will have something as good or better.
   Our pres. has asked congress to meet to do something about high prices and to lend a brotherly hand to Europe. Noble gesture.
   Ralph Jordan and Paul Gerdes are a couple of good Joes. They have rewarded us with a sample bottle of that sterling prune juice which we innocently maligned recently. A thousand pardons and a million thanks, boys.
     Best wishes to that 80-year-old millionairess who has adopted a 54-year-old “sonny boy.”
    Actor Frank Morgan says a man who boasts of his ancestors belongs to a family more dead than alive.
   Pres. Harry and Bess Truman picked out a right pretty glass dish which they’re sending to Princess Elizabeth of England for a wedding present. Betcha she would have appreciated one of White House hams a lot more.
   You can’t fool the geese. Large flocks of them have been on the wing for several days ahead of the cool snap.
   Thanks to Edna Gibson Collins for a pair of alligator pears she sent from Berkeley, Calif.
   We hate to lose Arthur Horton as general superintendent of the Burlington lines here but everybody’s proud of the new job they gave him as v. pres. of the Colorado & Southern. He plays a neat hand a bridge, too.
   Bill Eble, the Burlington’s new general superintendent here, looks like a railroad man. He’s big and jolly but we’ll guess he can be tough when necessary.
   Bachelor girls and wives of small families are glad a local baker has produced a 1-pound loaf of bread. Helps prevent waste, say they.
   It always intrigues us when somebody buys time on radio and then asks the newspapers for free publicity space plugging the radio program.
   Recent showers have helped our late pastures.

[cartoon of 5 boys with football]
   EACH ONE BLOWS ALL HE KIN INTO IT—THAT OUGHTA MAKE IT HARD ENOUGH!
   HERE—IT’S YOUR TURN, BUNNYNOSE! GIVE IT ALL YOU KIN!
   YOU SAPS! IT’LL BLOW HIM UP! DO YOU WANT TO BE SHORT A PLAYER?
THE DEAD END  11-1  J.R. 	WILLIAMS	
COPR. 1947 BY [?] SERVICE, INC. T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.

even if they have the knowledge how to produce, the entire machinery for its manufacture has not been made as yet. It is imperative that this change in our constitution be made without delay. We cannot wait until others have the bomb.
   Is it better to delegate authority for war or to risk the annihilation?
   It seems superfluous to recite the fact that Russia has broken every rule in the book. She has set up a group of satellite nations which either are or will become completely subservient to her. Under the guise of reparations she has stolen untold quantities of food and capital goods. The disclosures of the Russian spy ring in Canada plainly shows that she is planning on World War 3. What are we to do? Sit by and wait until she accumulates enough strength to strike? The general opinion is that Russia does not want war at the present time but that is the very reason why we should get our house in order before she is prepared for war.
   With an example of what Russia agreed to do and what she did do, it is obvious that written undertakings with Russia are valueless. What we should require is action. We should require that Russia undo the things she has done in violation of the various international agreements. But how can we do this under our present constitution!
   Under the present constitution there is no chance that Russia will back down. From her selfish standpoint, why should she? She knows she will have plenty of time to back down before we would go to war.
   If we change our constitution as suggested, we could talk “turkey” to Russia. Then Russia might agree to the Baruch committee proposals for control of the bomb. Russia’s recent counterproposals are a farce.
   If you believe that the constitution should be changed, do something about it. Write to your senators and congressman. We cannot afford the inertia of the pre-atomic bomb era.
B.W. DYER,
120 Wall, New York City.
   (Editor’s note: Or if you don’t believe as this writer does, you should also write your senator or congressman. They should know how all citizens feel on such subjects.)

agencies as the press, radio, libraries, schools, churches, and organizations like the Farm Bureau and League of Women Voters are constantly supplying reports and articles, speakers, books, and films, and exhorting the people to learn, to think, and to act.
   It is no easy service, either that these agency are giving. Continually the press and radio, for instance, must fight against undue secrecy in government and the suppression of facts. Even the schools have to be constantly alert to maintain academic freedom.
   It is the moral duty, therefore, of every citizen to use these helps to intelligence. It is the moral duty of everyone to form a considered opinion and to act on that opinion to the best of his ability. Leaders we must and will have, but it is our own responsibility to decide which leaders we shall follow and then to follow and assist them.
   James Russell Lowell’s “The Present Crisis” has been quoted so often as to seem stale, yet no lines are more appropros: “New makes ancient good uncouth; they must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth.”
GLADYS MITCHELL,
935 N. 4th.

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4 Burlington, ia., Hawk-Eye Gazette . . Sat., Nov. 1, 1947 Thinking Out Loud HAWKEYE CREEK ITEMS Now that our Atomic Week is over, let's not engage Chicago in rivalry for the construction of underground shelters. Any atomic bomb that hits Chicago is going to be felt here, too. Wran VanOsdol has a male springer spaniel, long an arch enemy of all neighborhood cats, that has adopted a little kitten. The 2 share food, play and sleeping quarters. While one local pastor declares he makes it so hot for any of his members who drink intoxicating beverages that they have to seek other churches, we are informed many ministers figure from 20 to 35percent of their members are “social drinkers”. Put it on your calendar now to be on Jefferson street at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, for the big Christmas balloon parade which the Hawk-Eye Gazette is providing to help add flavor to the usual holiday season. Hearty congratulations to Salem for voting itself a municipal waterworks system. It won’t be long before even the 33 who voted against it will be the best boosters. George Washington Carver, the eminent Negro scientist and chemist who once attended school at Indianola’s Simpson college, is to be honored soon through memorial postage stamp. Carver will be the second Negro so honored. First was Booker T. Washington. One of Iowa’s most famed teetotallers makes up for lost time when he gets away to some out-of-state convention or other gathering. He is reported to have held his own last week in one of our leading midwest metropolises. Harlan (Over the Coffee) Miller and we have decided to forgive and forget in keeping with the spirit of the forthcoming season. Charlie Kramer blesses us with a scrumptious bouquet of mums and such. Thanks, Chas. And we bow in gratitude again to Myrtle (Information Please) French for another nosegay. Our sincere apologies to any Keosauquans who were displeased with the piece one of our boys wrote when they gave up the PTA recently. We never offend purposely. Meanwhile, several other Keosauquans tell us they thought it a good piece. Pres. Budd sped through town this week on the Train of Tomorrow. It won’t be long before his railroad will have something as good or better. Our pres. has asked congress to meet to do something about high prices and to lend a brotherly hand to Europe. Noble gesture. Ralph Jordan and Paul Gerdes are a couple of good Joes. They have rewarded us with a sample bottle of that sterling prune juice which we innocently maligned recently. A thousand pardons and a million thanks, boys. Best wishes to that 80-year-old millionairess who has adopted a 54-year-old “sonny boy.” Actor Frank Morgan says a man who boasts of his ancestors belongs to a family more dead than alive. Pres. Harry and Bess Truman picked out a right pretty glass dish which they’re sending to Princess Elizabeth of England for a wedding present. Betcha she would have appreciated one of White House hams a lot more. You can’t fool the geese. Large flocks of them have been on the wing for several days ahead of the cool snap. Thanks to Edna Gibson Collins for a pair of alligator pears she sent from Berkeley, Calif. We hate to lose Arthur Horton as general superintendent of the Burlington lines here but everybody’s proud of the new job they gave him as v. pres. of the Colorado & Southern. He plays a neat hand a bridge, too. Bill Eble, the Burlington’s new general superintendent here, looks like a railroad man. He’s big and jolly but we’ll guess he can be tough when necessary. Bachelor girls and wives of small families are glad a local baker has produced a 1-pound loaf of bread. Helps prevent waste, say they. It always intrigues us when somebody buys time on radio and then asks the newspapers for free publicity space plugging the radio program. Recent showers have helped our late pastures. [cartoon of 5 boys with football] EACH ONE BLOWS ALL HE KIN INTO IT—THAT OUGHTA MAKE IT HARD ENOUGH! HERE—IT’S YOUR TURN, BUNNYNOSE! GIVE IT ALL YOU KIN! YOU SAPS! IT’LL BLOW HIM UP! DO YOU WANT TO BE SHORT A PLAYER? THE DEAD END 11-1 J.R. WILLIAMS COPR. 1947 BY [?] SERVICE, INC. T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. even if they have the knowledge how to produce, the entire machinery for its manufacture has not been made as yet. It is imperative that this change in our constitution be made without delay. We cannot wait until others have the bomb. Is it better to delegate authority for war or to risk the annihilation? It seems superfluous to recite the fact that Russia has broken every rule in the book. She has set up a group of satellite nations which either are or will become completely subservient to her. Under the guise of reparations she has stolen untold quantities of food and capital goods. The disclosures of the Russian spy ring in Canada plainly shows that she is planning on World War 3. What are we to do? Sit by and wait until she accumulates enough strength to strike? The general opinion is that Russia does not want war at the present time but that is the very reason why we should get our house in order before she is prepared for war. With an example of what Russia agreed to do and what she did do, it is obvious that written undertakings with Russia are valueless. What we should require is action. We should require that Russia undo the things she has done in violation of the various international agreements. But how can we do this under our present constitution! Under the present constitution there is no chance that Russia will back down. From her selfish standpoint, why should she? She knows she will have plenty of time to back down before we would go to war. If we change our constitution as suggested, we could talk “turkey” to Russia. Then Russia might agree to the Baruch committee proposals for control of the bomb. Russia’s recent counterproposals are a farce. If you believe that the constitution should be changed, do something about it. Write to your senators and congressman. We cannot afford the inertia of the pre-atomic bomb era. B.W. DYER, 120 Wall, New York City. (Editor’s note: Or if you don’t believe as this writer does, you should also write your senator or congressman. They should know how all citizens feel on such subjects.) agencies as the press, radio, libraries, schools, churches, and organizations like the Farm Bureau and League of Women Voters are constantly supplying reports and articles, speakers, books, and films, and exhorting the people to learn, to think, and to act. It is no easy service, either that these agency are giving. Continually the press and radio, for instance, must fight against undue secrecy in government and the suppression of facts. Even the schools have to be constantly alert to maintain academic freedom. It is the moral duty, therefore, of every citizen to use these helps to intelligence. It is the moral duty of everyone to form a considered opinion and to act on that opinion to the best of his ability. Leaders we must and will have, but it is our own responsibility to decide which leaders we shall follow and then to follow and assist them. James Russell Lowell’s “The Present Crisis” has been quoted so often as to seem stale, yet no lines are more appropros: “New makes ancient good uncouth; they must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth.” GLADYS MITCHELL, 935 N. 4th.