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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1937)
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SALARY PAYMENT MAKES OFFICERS FIRST CREDITORS (Continued from page 1.) were done, no question could, in our judgment arise. “What we have said with regard to the general fund would, of course, be equally applicable to other funds, if there are any, from which any of the county employees may be paid. "Finally, we are quite firmly of the opinion that the payment of the salaries to county officers and em ployees may not be used as a cloak to cover up transactions which are forbidden by statute. The statute forbids the issuance of warrants representing provable claims against the funds of the county in excess of u certain amount nnd this limitation must be observed.” The above statements must not, under any consideration, be inter preted as official from the Attorney General's office. We have discuss ed this matter with a number of Nebraska's leading attorneys and these gentlemen without an excep tion, have interpreted the law di rectly opposite from the above qaotation. We believe it is right and proper to .suggest that the Attorney Gen <sral’s office must certainly under stand that in view of the fact that 40 per cent to 50 per cent of the revenue of many counties is de rived from other than General I*roperty levies and to justify or alibi a procedure of this kind on the part of public officials to all intents and purposes practically annuls tax limitations so far as they apply to county affairs. We believe our county officials should be paid their ompensation promptly and we are also most emphatically of the opinion that if the business of the counties of the 'tale of Nebraska is run as it should be, there will be no trouble1 in that regard and it is certainly logical to assume that our county officials might exercise greater care in the obligations incurred for the county if all hills and compensa tions were paid in the order as riled, as many attorneys have ex pressed the opinion that this was the real intent of the law. " " 1 1 i"1 '■ Recreation Association Monday the Dramatic club start ed a study of the American stage and stage terminologies. From this study they hope to be able to present a really professional play. Next week in addition to a continu ance of this weeks work the pos sibilities of working up and pre senting a Puppet show will be dis cussed. A Puppet will be on dis play for a study of its construction and manner of operation. New members are Delta Gunn, Helene Suchy and Margaret Pruss. The Art club because of its size has been divided and the grade school members will now meet from four to five o’clock Tuesday after noon and those members in high school and older will meet at seven thirty Tuesday evening. New mem bers are as follows: Jerome Gal lagher, Norma Sheetz, Bill Gal lagher, Lois Sterner, John Gallagh er, Dwaine Cavanaugh, Clyde War ford, Junior Vorce, Venneta Chan ey. This brings the enrollment to fifty-seven members. Wednesday evening the Archery and Kite club had a demonstration by Mr. Ovington of Omaha, in the art of archery. All of his equip ment is made by himself. He is an expert in shooting a bow and arrow .and uses them instead of a gun in , bunting. During the meeting he gave an exhibition of his skill and instruction to each of the members who took turns using his equip ment. After the kite contest which will be held soon the club will start making bow’s. At seven o’clock the members of the Boxing club, of grade school age, met in the gym and after a routine of exercises received in struction in shadow boxing. Tht last half hour was spent in individ ual bouts. At eight o’clock tht older group met and in addition to exercises, they practiced catching punches and shadow boxing. There were several good fast bouts the latter part of the meeting. A num ber of spectators attended the last meeting, among them was Mr. Gateij^of Omaha, and Mr. Champ lin and Mr. McCarthy of Norfolk. Anyone interested in watching the bouts is welcome. There is no ad mission charge. The Handcraft club continued work that had been started on book ends. During the institute held last week many new ideas on mak ing small articles were given. The construction of Puppets and work with paper mache was learned and offers unlimited opportunities for interesting meetings. LEGISLATURE STILL BATTLES OVER FIVE CENT GAS TAX BILL (Continued from page 1.) of difference. The truckers want only those who were operating trucks on April 1, 1936, to come under the regulation; the commis sion says that the date should be Jan. 1, 1937. Before a crowd of prominent Ne braska educators which packed the senate longue, the education com mittee of the legislature heard ar guments on the teacher retirement bill, LB138. Miss Sarah T. Muir, president of the Nebraska State Teachers’ association, presided and introduced the following speakers: Miss Esther Montgomery, presi dent of the Lincoln Teachers’ asso ciation, who made the introductory statement; I)r. Wildred Paine of the faculty of the Omaha Municipal University, who discussed the “Sociological Base of Retirement— What Will Retirement Do for Ed ucation?”; and Mrs. M. S. McDuffie of Norfolk, C. Ray Gates, superin tendent of schools at Grand Island and W. J. Brahain, superintendent of schools at North Platte, all of whom spoke on “The Need for Re tirement in Nebraska.” Two-minute talks in favor of the bill were given by Miss Olivia Pound, dean of girls at the Lincoln high school; Mrs. W'. Lerey Davis of the Lincoln League of Women Voters; H. M. Eaton of Omaha; Mrs. Percy Powell, president of the Nebraska P. T. A.; Miss E. Ruth Prytle, principal of the Bancroft school; W. A. Robbins of the Lin coln school board; Mrs. Grace G. Hyatt, state president of the Wo men’s Educational club, and Dr. C. F. Dienst, deputy state superin tendent. Galon Saylor, director of the N. S. T. A. department of re search, and E. F. Estes, actuary of the Banker’s Life Insurance com pany, discused.actuarial data, and C. A. Bowers, executive secretary of the N. S. T. A., gave the final re buttal and summary. He also in troduced school board members from ScottsblufT, North I’latte, York, Fullerton, Wayne, Grand Island and other Nebraska towns. The committee as yet has taken no action on the bill. Other bills which have been passed are LB 120, which makes the maximum sentence for habit ual criminals twenty years; LB82, which Rives authority to library boards to sell property after suf ficient notice of sale has been Riven; and LB122, by which a $2 process charRe for service on cor porations in compensation court cases is removed. The bill introduced by Lester Dunn to raise the salaries in the office? of several registers of deeds, was gilled by a vote of 30 to 3. Charles Warner made the motion to kill, stating that he did not think this the time to raise salaries, and calling attention to the fact that county officers have had no salary cuts thruout the depression. The government committee has approved three bills which are in tended to make more clear the puzling status of the office of state land commissioner, abolished by the voters, but continued by the supreme court. By these bills all duties of the office would be taken away and assigned to other officials. The governor is made the custodian of the capitol. Public hearing was held Monday night, March 15, before the gov ernment committee on LB395, which would establish a permanent legislative council of ten legisla tors and the speakers to prepare a legislative program; also on LB 394, which provides for annual leg islative sessions, and alternative methods of calling speciul sessions; also on LB30fi, which would provide for appointment by the legislative reference bureau of a constitutional reviewer of all bills before the legislature. LB28G was discussed. It calls for the preservation by the Sate Historical society of all docu ments relating to former United States land offices in Nebraska. For six hours, in a crowded sen ate chamber, the legislative labor committee listened to arguments for and against the constitutional child labor amendment, but as yet has not taken action. Nebraska is the only midwestern farm state that has not yet approved the amendment, Kansas being the lat est state to ratify the proposal. The amendment will become effective if just eight more state ratify. A telegram was received from Secre tary of Labor Frances Perkins, urging ratification, and Mrs. Gif ford Pinchot of Pennsylvania was among the many speakers in favor of the amendment. The legislative judiciary commit tee held a wholesale execution of liquor bills and succeeded in killing fifteen measures providing for amendments to the 1935 Nebraska liquor law. One measure only es caped the judicial axe, and that was LB433, which permits taking appeals from the Nebraska liquor commission to the courts. It was advanced to the general file. By a single vote the police merit system bill was advanced to third reading. Most of the opposition came from legislators from out in the state, who insisted that the matter is entirely one for the de cision of Omaha voters. The clause requiring 15 years’ service for the chief of police was stricken out on motion of William Diers of Gres ham. The agriculture committee has reported favorably on the bill to place more power on the state game, forestation and parks com mission and to revise parts of the present game and fish laws, and the measure has been advanced to the general file. The bill was cham pioned by Nebraska sportsmen and members of the Nebraska Izaak Walton league. Among its provis ions, the commission would have power to fix open seasons on var ious kinds of game and fish. A fund will be created from auto mobile license fees with which to reimburse hospitals which care for SpURGEON said: “God sends every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest.” Every man is given the opportunity to make money—but is is up to the man himself to accum ulate it. i The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital, Surplus and Cndivided Profits, $125,000.00 This Hank Carries No Indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION indigent persons injured in car ac cidents, if the legislature passes a bill sponsored by Dr. A. L. Miller of Kimball, and approved by the miscellaneous subjects committee and advanced to general file. The measure provides for the diversion into the fund of 19 cents from each automobile license fee. Public power districts are not to be allowed to construct transmis sion lines diagonally across private property. The commerce committee has postponed indefinitely LB199, which would have permitted this. Several hills transferring the duties of the abolished land com missioner to other departments will not become effective until January, 1939, if the legislature approves the decision of the committee on government. Since the Supreme Court has ruled that the state must pay the $5,000 per year salary of the land commissioner for the next two years, the committee holds that he should do some work. In case a proposed constitutional amendment is adopted, the state superintendent of public instruc tion will take the land commission er’s place on the state board of educational lands and funds. The legislature has passed and the governor has signed LB75,! which permits peace officers to ob-1 tain search warrants to seek weap ons used in the commission of a felony. The bill had its origin in the Otha Taylor murder case at Nebraska City, and it was intro duced by Robert M. Armstrong of Auburn. By a vote of 38-0, the legislature passed the bill requiring banks to build up a surplus equal to 20 per cent of the paid up stock before declaring dividends. Hearings have been held before the revenue committee on LB22, which provides for the refunding to users of airplane fuel the amount of funds collected under the four-1 cent tax on gasoline not used by the aeronautics commission; also before the highway committee on LB411, which requires payment of the fifty-cent port of entry fees on gasoline to the state highway fund, instead of to the pure food and drug fund. The state board of educational lands and funds may now invest up to $150,000 in dormitory bonds of the University of Nebraska, or in student activity bonds of state normal schools, according to the provisions of LB37, which was passed with the emergency clause. Another bill passed by a vote of 33 to 4 was LB 59, which increases the amount of sewer bonds muni cipalities may issue in one year from $25,000 to $50,000. This bill was particularly designed for the aid of the city of Columbus, where it was desired to build a storm sewer with federal aid. The former maximum of $25,000 would not pay the city’s share of the project. Now more money can be raised. No action has yet been taken on the bill providing for the recall of county officials, but the govern ment committee hfes reported fav orably to the legislature on bills providing strict budgeting regula tions for county expenditures and making provision for annual audits and standard accounting. Favor able action is looke'd for on LB250, which carries the proposed consti tutional amendment permitting voters to change their form of gov ernment if they wrish. Governor Cochran signed three bills Friday. They were LB12G, which makes twenty years the maximum sentence for habitual criminals; LB78, which requires banks to have a surplus equal to 20 per cent of the paid-up capital stock before declaring dividends; and LB79, which allows banks to pledge assets in lieu of bonds to accept federal fund deposits. EMPTYING THE GRAB-BAG If you are an average person, government spent $142 of your money last year. If you are head of a family of four that means $568 of your earnings went for taxes. The total cost of government, ac cording to the Commentator, was close to $18,000,000,000 in 1936. That represents spending at the rate of almost $1,500,000,000 a month; $49,000,000 a day, Sundays and holidays included, and $34,000 a minute. These are staggering figures— and another comparison made by the Commentator is also stagger ing. In 1913, the national income was $343 per capita, and the total government debt, Federal, state and local, was only about one-sixth as much, $59.29. In 1936, our national income was $469 per capita—and total govern mental debt S422! The AmeVican people are bur dened with a debt of incalculable size. They are faced with taxes that can only be described by the word confiscatory. And still they permit the politicians to spend ex travagantly—while they too often scramble for their part of the bounty like islanders for coins. Is it passible that we will not awaken until the grab-bag is empty ? Minutes of Meetings of the County Board O’Neill, Nebraska, February 2, 1937, 1:00 P. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjuornment. All members present. Meeting called to order by Chairman. At this time, Board began the annual audit of County Officers and spent the afternoon in checking officers. 5:00 P. M. On motion, Board adjourned until February 3, 1937, 9:00 A. M. J. C. STEIN, Chairman. John C. Gallagher, Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, February 3, 1937, 9:00 A. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by Chairmn. Minutes of previous meeting were read and on motion were approved as read. Board spent forenoon in making an inspection of the New Court House and Jail Building. 12:00 noon. On motion, Board adjourned until 1:00 P.-M. J. C. STEIN, Chairman. John C. Gallagher, Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, February 3, 1937, 1:00 P. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjournment. All members present. Meeting called to order by Chairman. Motion by Smith, seconded by Matousek, that Peter Kiewit Son’s Co., genneral contractors, on the new court house building, be re quested to repaint with good grade of paint of a light color all the walls in the building which were prime coated through error of the subcontractor. Carried. Motion by Sullivan, seconded by Carson that this Board appropriate $2,800.00 for Road Dragging pur poses for year 1937. The Aye and Nay vote being asked for on this motion resulted as follows: Aye: Nay: Matousek Reimer Carson Smith Sullivan Gibson As a result of the above vote the Chairman declared the motion carried. Motion by Carson, seconded by Matousek that this Board appro priate $28,000,000 for Road fund purposes for the year 1937. Carried. Board also spent some time in checking County Officers. 5:00 P. M. On motion, Board adjourned until February 4, 1937, 9:00 A. M. J. C. STEIN, Chairman. John C. Gallagher, Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, February 4, 1937, 9:00 A. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjournment. All members present except Stein. In absence of Chairman Stein, it was moved, seconded and carried that Ed J. Matousek act as temporary Chairman. Meeting called to order GOSS-AMOUR*... is the Answer to the Maiden’s (and the Matron’s) Prayer U J fu otj %« **. 2JMM6I ^Gos^Amour^Th^ossame^illc covered elastic NET, makes the entire back of this clever step-in, and satin fashions a firm front panel. Model 3265 sells at an $^>50 unheard of low at . . . The double net “Sta-Lo" bra is model 494.Its backless! brown McDonald GOLDEN RULE STORE by temporary Chairman. Minutes of previous meeting were read and on motion were approved as read. Board spent forenoon in cheeking County Officers. 12:00 noon. On motion, Board adjourned until 1:00 P. M. J. C. STEIN, Chairman. John C. Gallagher, Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, February 4, 1937, 1:00 P. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjournment. All members present except Stein. Meeting called to ofder by tempor ary chairman. 5:00 P. M. On motion, Board adjourned until February 5, 1937, 9:00 A. M. J. C. STEIN, Chairman. John C. Gallagher, Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, February 5, 1937, 9:00 A. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjournment. All members present except Stein. In absence of Chairman Stein, it was moved, seconded and carried that Ed J. Matousek act as tempor ary chairman. Meeting called to order by temporary chairman. Min utes of previous meeting were read and on motion were approved as read. Board spent forenoon in checking County Officers. 12:00 noon. On motion. Board adjourned until 1:00 P. M. .J. C. STEIN, Chairman. John C. Gallagher, Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, February 5, 1937 1:00 P. M. Holt County Board of Supervis ors met as per adjournment. All members present except Stein. Meeting called to order by tempor ary chairman. Mr. Latenser, the architect on the new court hous and jail build ing met with the Board and dis cussed with the Board the progress made to date on the new building and also discussed the possible com (Continued on page 5, column 6.) COMMUNITY PUBLIC SALE DATE CHANGED TO Saturday, March 20 Remember we will sell any thing and everything regardless of what it is. If you have any thing to sell bring it to this sale. No sale, no charge. Auctioneers: JIM and GEORGE Ed Murray, Clerk John L. Quig, Manager EASTER CANDIES and NOVELTIES BUTTER CREAM RABBITS and CHICKENS, per lb.... EASTER CANDIES in Decorated Gift Boxes, per box.. BASKETS Filled With EASTER % and ,u.p EGGS and RABBITS 1UC, 15C Tlfi* EASTER TOYS and * Ai» i ICa NOVELTIES—each IVv and 191 ALUMINUM CAKE DECORATOR SET, Complete for.. 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