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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934. PAGE FOUR THE PLATTSMCITTH EVENING JOURNAL You Really Do Need a HAT and this is the right place to come for it. New Shapes New Shades New Prices $1.85 - $2,50 - $3.50 up to $5.G9 Weening Vi On last Tuesday afternoon Charles II. Gibson was called to Omaha to look after some busincrs matters. Mr. and Mr?. Wally C. Johnson weros over to Omaha Frdiay of last week where they were loking aftei sine business matters fr the after noon. August Slander of Elmwood was a visitors with friends and relatives in and near "Weeping Water for a few days during the latter portion of this week. Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Shields have been enjoying a visit from their daughter and eon Hobby, from Louis ville for the patt week. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wallace were over to Flattsmouth on last Monday where they were looking after roiv.e business matters for a short time, they driving over. Charles Mutz and L. P. Ncl:-:on, the produce man, wert- over to Om aha on Monday of this week, stop ping at riattsi.iouth as well to look after some business matters. Elmer L-oberg who has been visit ing at Lamoni, Iowa, with his ri-.ter for the past two months, returned to Weeping Water on last Sunday even ing after bavins enjoyed a very fine visit while away. Vi'n. Stuart, the shoemaker, who has been so ill for so many weeks is feeling some better at this tir.it- but hardly strong enough to look after the business at the shoe shop, but it is doing it just the same and is gaining with every week. MessrHvHenry Lompke, jr., and D. M. Garrison, who have completed ne vear at the C. C. C. camp at Iioseburg, Oregon, completed their time and were sent home as the reg ulations specify that one year is the limit which one can serve in these camps. Earl Mcgenscn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Mogensen, has been extremely ill with an attack of double pneu monia and has been treated with oxygen in the hope of effecting a cure. The little one was very ill, but seem ed to be holding his own at the last reports. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shields, owners of the Quality Cleaners establish ment has added to the attractiveness of ilic-ir place by installing the pic ture of the president on the wall. They have a small American flag and ageve a scholl of the national colors whih makes a very attractive piece of decoration for their shop. little Evelyn Kcgensen. Eus. Evelyn Mogensen who has been so seriously ill for the past v.e:k or more with an acute attack of pneu monia, and who has had every help to effect a cure, was not able to rally and on last Wednesday morning pass ed away. We were unable to secure the funeral arrangements. No, Not Flyers Themselves Albert. Tuck, the garsgeman and Ralph Uinger, the lumberman, like the kiddies cf years ago, flying a FOR SALE BY A. G. Bach, phone IS. 19 E. A. Wurl, phone 64, 65 U An- kite which the Cook paint company are supplying the kiddies for eleven cents, and to be sure and know that the kites are working, spent some two hurs last Tuesday afternoon giv ing the kites not the once over, but many tniies ovr and found them reliable. Just ask them. Much Interest in Election. Weeping Water had a number of questions before the voters on last Tuesday and some which commanded the attention of the voters as to their own interests and at the same time the candidates who wished to secure their election were busy as bees get ting all the voters, were furnished free rides to the voting plates in order that they might be sure and be there. Burned Home Now Restored. The home of Arthur Fitzpatrick, which was burned a few months ago when the house was almost destroyed and which has taken a number of weeks for the carpenters to restore, has been completed and the painting cf the same has just been completed by Mesrrs. Henry Ler.ipks and Bill Johnson and the home now presents a very artistic appearance. New Minister Has Arrived. The Rev. Louis Wilson, the new pastor of tha Congregational church of Wt oping Water, who was former ly pastor of the Holyoke Congrega tional chruch, arrived this week and is nicely installed in the parsonage. The building has just been complete ly redecorated by Messrs. Henry Lcmpke and Bill Johnson and is spic and span for the new pastor. The Rev. Ralph Pinkham, wlio was pastor before lias accepted a call from West Point and as the parsonage there is not in condition as yet, Rev. and Mrs. Pinkliam are still making their home in Weeping Water, Rev. Pinkliam driving to and from West Point to minister to the church there. P-jrchases New Truck. Don 1'hilpot, who recently pur chased a new Chevrolet truck for t-elivering the products cf the Farm ers Oil company of NV.iawka lias had Bill Johnson paint his name thereon. Hc,d a Liv;ly Election. The city cf Weeping Water was much interested in the election this spring with a proposal for a sewage system and other things. They got out almost. the entire vote. The elec tion, however, passed off by the nam ing of ths following ticket: Troy L. Davis, mayor- W. E. Davis, and Thed Davis, aldermen, and with the men who are holding over Spence Mar shall and W. L. Hobson make up the present board. In the matter of the school election Mcgens Johnson and O. E. Powers were named as members of the board of education. DEATH OF A. S. LOWTEEIt Last week relatives and iriencls were informed of the death of A. S. Lowther cf Randolph, Xebr., Thurs day noon, March 22. Mr. Lowther will be remembered as a resident of Nchav.ka and vicin ity seme twenty-seven years ago. Since leaving there twenty-seven years ago he had ben engaged in farming in Cedar and Wayne coun ties. Mr. Lowther had not been in good health for the past two years. He leaves his wife, formerly Miss Blanch Rice of Murray, and three daughters, two of whom have been successful teachers of Wayne county and are now married, and the youngest daughter attending .Wayne teachers college. Also two small granddaugh ters, Ja3 aged father, a host of other relatives, and friends. Th; funeral wa3 conducted by the Manonic lodge of Randolph nf nhirh he was a member. John Rice and daughter, June of Cedar Creek, and also Will Rice cf Nehawka arrived home Tuesday even ing, having attended the funeral of A. S. Lowther of Randolph, an uncle and brother-in-law. EIGHT HUE GEOVE LUTHERAN CHURCH D:"0 a. r.i. Sunday school. 10:120 a. in. German service with tho Lord's supper. The uual offer ing will be taken. NOTICE From April 1st to Sept. 1st, my office will be open on Wednesday and Saturday evening;, and closed Thurs day afternoons. PAUL T. HEIXEMAX, m26-2mw Dentist. NOTICE TO PUBLIC Anyone wanting manure may have same free of charge at Plattsraouta Feed Yard. f8-tfd&w Assessors of County Mee Here icoay County Assessor W. E. Puis Outlines Woik of the Assessment for 1934 and Explains Lav.-s. From Monday's Daily This morning the precinct assessors of Cass county were here to attend the annual meeting that is staged each year preceding the assessment of the property of the county. The assessors were addressed by County Assessor W. II. Tuls who ex plained the laws passed by the last legislature in. regard to the taxing of the property of the county. The assessor's address was as follows: The task of the assessor, upon whom rests the responsibility for listing the property of the citizens of the state for the purpose of financing the cost of the various governmental agencies, is far greater when condi tions are sub-normal than when they are either normal or abnormal. The taxing authorities have no control over expenditures, and yet upon their shoulders rests the responsibility of raising the funds to meet those ex penditures. Perhaps never before in the history of the state has the job been as difficult for the assessors as it has the past three years. On the one hand are those who must be call ed upon to foot the t: x bill. On the other hand are those upon whom tnc responsibility rests for carrying on governmental agencies and activities. The legislature provides what agenc cies shall be maintained, and the tax ing authoriteis must carry out the mandate of the legislature by levy ing taxes to mtaintr.in those agen cies. The legislature has provided a tax limit which may be levied for certain governmental agencies. With constantly decreasing valuations, it has been impossible in some sub-divisions of the state to raise sufficient revenue to meet the expense of these activities, and as a result some coun ties, cities, and school districts are in a very serious financial condition. That is not the responsibility, how ever, of the taxing authorities, and it is not within their power to rem edy that condition. Their duty is to list property at its actual value, and to see that one class of property is taxed in line with other classes of properly. When the problem is thus handled the taxing authorities have carried out their responsibility. For the past three or four years, there has been a steady and contin uous decline in valuations. The bot tom was undoubtedly reached for j most classes of property in 1033, and j for the past year the tendency has been upward. Real estate, including" farm lands and improvements, and town lots and improvements, carries the bulk of the lax burden in Nebraska, and these two classes carrying 71 of the to tal property tax burden in 1933, farm lands carrying 55.3 , and town lots 21.7 cf the total. Prior to 1933, real estate was re-assessed once each j four years, but the legislature of that year procided for a re-assessment in 1033 and another re-assessment in 1934. In 1932, although there was no law providing for a re-assessment that year, the valuation of lands and improvements was reduced through out th 3 entire state. This reduction was pretty much in line with the reduction in the assessed valuation of all other classes of property, and was justifiable even though it might not have been legal. However, the matter was so handled that it was not contested in the courts, and the reduction stood. In 1933, there was another reduction in the assessed valuation of lands and improvements, making the reduction the pat two years nearly 35 under what it was in 1931 and 1932. Whether real estate valuations should be still further reduced in 1934 is a problem which you, as assessors, must decide. If in your opinion the valuation of this class of property is in line with the valu ation of all ether classes of property, then there should be no reduction, but if on the other hand, you are con vinced that it is still too high, it should be revised downward still fur ther. It will be the duty of the coun ty and state board, however, to see that this decrease is equitable and proportionate in all sections of the county and state. For your information and guid ance, I have compiled a table show ing the assessed valuation of land by the precincts for the year of 1933, and it is made part of this address, the figures by precincts being as fol lows: Tipton G1.71 Per Acre Greenwood CG.6G Per Acre Salt Creek 71.10 Per Acre Stove Creek S1.80 Per Acre Elmwood 73.42 Per Acre South Bend 70.07 Per Acre Weeping Water 79.31 Per Acre Center SO. 00 Per Acre Louisville 73.30 Per Acre Avoca 70.8C Per Acre Mount Pleasant 79.69 Per Acre Eight Mile Grove C2.7S Per Acre Nehawka 60.67 Fer Acre Liberty C5.43 Per Acre Rock Bluff C7.5S Per Acre Plattsrnouth ' G4.87 Per Acre I recommend that you thoroughly investigate the city property, espec ially the improvements as many buildings are very old and are assess ed at much more than they are worth, and many better buildings are not assessed high enough, therefore I recommend that you examine every building and place a fair and just valuation on the same. I also recom mend that the assessors of the pre cincts get together and talk the valu ations over, especially on real estate, so as to get a uniform assessment in all precincts and also in the city. The intanglibe tax act, enacted a number of years ago, has been a bone of contention since its first passage, and the county assessors through their organization, have repeatedly recommended its repeal. The last session of tha legislature, while it failed to repeal the act outright, nevertheless modified it so that it is now an entirely different law from what it was prior to 1933. Property heretofore designated as intangible is now called class II tangible prop erty, and this class II tangible prop erty is sub-divide 1 into two addition al classes, to be designated "A" and 'B." "A" consists of money on hand cr in safety deposit boxes, savings accounts, postal savings, bank de posits, checks, drafts or bills of ex change, and other securities of the United States, payable on demand. This class of property, under the 1933 act, will be taxed at five mills on the dollar, or E0 cents per $100.00, whereas under th? old act, it was tax edat two and one-half mills on the dollar, or 25 cents per $100.00. Class "B" consists of shares of stock in corporations, the capital stock of which is not assessed or tax ed in this state; stock, or shares of domestic building and loan associa tions, securities, debentures, and bonds, except tiiose of the United States or a political sub-division thereof; notes, secured or unsecured, except those secured by mortgages ou r;i estate situated within this state, due bills, annuities, royalties, and all sums of money receivable at stated periods, book accounts, or open accounts judgments, choses in ac tion, contracts for cash, or labor, or any other valuable thing whether due or about to become due, and all claims and demands for money or other valuable considerations or things not enumerated. This class of class" all tangible- property will here after be subject to the regular tax rate of the sub-division of the state in which it is located. Banks will be taxed in the same manner as heretofore, but the value of the bank stock will be subject to an assessment of ten mills on the dollar valuation, as determined by the assessor, rather than eight mills as heretofore. Under the old law the proceeds irs fKIS new oil has a tremendously increased "film strength" and a penetrative oihness to always protect your motor. The "Hidden Quart" never leaves a dry spot or a bearing without lubrication it resists dilution and eliminates much trouble . caused by carbon and sludge. New end Improved Conoco Germ Pro cessed Motor Oi! excels in the most convincing tost ever mcde, under the supervision of tho AAA Contest Board. TN presenting New and Improved Conoco Germ Pro ; JL cessed Motor Oil you are furnished facts of perform ance. 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Here are the results: Oil No. 4 quit at 1713.2 miles; Oil No. 6 quit at 1764.4 miles; Oil No. 5 wrecked the motor at 1815.9; Oil No. 1 ceased its lubricative pro tection at 2266.G mile: ; and Oil No. 3 at 33 18.8 miles. New and Improved Conoco Germ Processed Motor Oil carried on to a total 4729 miles! Over three thousand miles farther than the first oil to go out, and over four teen hundred miles farther than the final oil of the five! It is the Germ Processing principle, only used by Cdcoco, that won the test. This "Hidden Quart" that J-.:bricates all parts at all times that stays up in your motor and never drains away. Drive into a Conoco Sta tion or Dealer for a fill. You are getting the most in lubrication value that money can buy. 22 TH5 ....trrnDA"'r" EXCLUSIVE from the intangible tax were divided between the state and its sub-divisions, on a flat basis. The devision of the tax of the property listed on special schedule "B" under the new act, will be easy, since it is subject to the regular tax rate. There is no provision, however, for a distribution of the proceeds of the tax derived from property listed on special sched ule "A," and it is presumed that it will be up to the county clerks to distribute it to the various govern mental agencies in which it is listed, proportionate on the basis of each cub-division's levy. This is a prob lem, however, that the clerks will be confronted with after our work is completed. An Important feature embodied in the new law was the repeal of the provision for a separate schedule for intangible property, both -class I and class II now being listed on the same schedule. The 1933 session of tlie legisla ture passed an act providing for old age pensions, and making all persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years, of sound mind and not a public charge, subject to a special levy, the proceeds from which are to be used to meet such pensions. The maxi mum amount which may be levied is 50 cents per person per annum. On the 1934 personal property schedule has been provided space for compil ing the names of those subject to this pension. The name and address of the person making the schedule is called for, and if he or she is subject to the old age pension, that fact may be checked on the line provided there fore. Space is also provided for enumerating other members of the household who may be subject to the tax, and have not otherwise been as sessed. There is no provision in the law as to how persons subject to this lax shall be listed, and it is believed lbs form adopted will meet the situ ation. In conclusion let me say that I ap preciate the co-operation of the as sessors of the county during the years I have served as county assessor. As a whole we have gotten along in fine shape and have placed Cass county as one of the best average counties in the state in valuations which has been accomplished with your co-operation to keep the average up. Our county on Li Bower consumption and iiuvcu hy i lie UIU9I tun AAA Sanction No. 3001 WohilinQ OWNERS... Soma ear manufacturer! er using nw typti of bearings which will stand srt" pressures and temperatures, resulting from Increased power and speed. New and Improved Conoco Germ Processed Motor Oil has been exhaustively tested on these new bearings. The results show that It gives them greater protection against damage than many straight mineral oils now cn the market. Protect your new car by using the motor oil you can be sure of. NEV FEATURES PROTECTED UNDER RECENT U. S. commissioners have also rendered splendid co-operation in handling the problems that came before the county board of equalization, and all county offices have always co-operated with the office of the, county assessor to get a fair and just assessment of the county and I sincerely appreciate it. The assessors who were here for the meeting -were Ed Betts, Tipton precinct; J. II. Foreman, Greenwood precinct; John Mefford, Salt Creek precinct; Paul Marshall, Stove Creek precinct; William Bourke, Elmwood precinct; B. F. Dill, South Bend pre cinct; Fred Carstens, Avoca precinct; August Schmidt, Elmwood precinct; Ray E. Norris, Weeping Water pre cinct; Henry Ragoss, Mt. Pleasant precinct; Frank Salsburg, Eight Mile Grove precinct; G. C. Hoback, Ne hawka precinct; S. W. Copenhaver, Liberty precinct; Alfred Gansemer, Rock Bluff precinct; Chris Rasmus sen, Ray Ilaslarn, Weeping Water City; John A. Libershal, James Rebal, A. J. Snyder, J. E. Schutz, Ed Gabel man, Plattsrnouth City. 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B. C Network V Wednidoy,10:30P.M. E.S.T. ) 9:30 C. S. T.8:3() M.S. T. (PARAFFIN IVUi ua ome Owners NOTICE IF Fire or Wind destroys your home, gocd insurance will pay the financial loss. Don't take the chance yourself. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Have you increased your Insurance the protect the articles you are adding- from time to time? Better do so! A $1,000.00 Policy costs so little and it would help so much in case you should have a loss ! Get It NOW, from Phone 56 Plattsrnouth Read the Journal aas Tor news of unusual values. THE GREAT STARTING MASH The official sealing of crankcases after final fill of five quarts was put in. These were new motors before the test. They were wrecked to prove to you bow to protect yours. "IT I V BASE) PATEfiTS J. mr GIL OIL