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“Well, we got here all right.”
The Third Congressional office in
Washington has been open since
December 28th. There has been no
interruption in the service and as
most offices, the Third District Ne
braska force is now clearing the
desks for action. Many confer
ences have been held with the
Prairie States Committee members
who are anxious to co-operate on
good farm legislation. Many bills
are being made ready to drop in
the hopper as soon as Congress
convenes which will in some way
give the public a trend as to how
far members are anxious to go
toward changing present farm
legislation.
Eggs cost a minimum of 60 cents
a dozen in Washington. Pork
chops at bargain prices are around
40 cents a pound.
Loud speakers are getting an
other try in the House chamber.
The present House chamber has
been in use since 1867. Since that
time there has been no architect
ural change in the big room. There
has been some change in the seat
ing arrangement by replacing the
old desks with the present seats.
Many members feel they ought to
get up to date and have the advan
tage of modern science, especially
loud speakers, so those who want
to be heard will get that oppor
tunity. Some of the members who
have unusually loud voices don’t
like the idea.
Each member’s ofljce is filled
with bushels upon bushels of propa
ganda literature. This must have
cost many millions of dollars. This
propaganda comes from all over
the world, but more especially
from within the borders of the U. S.
A. It is literature which argues
for or against any subject or legis
lation thnt may or may not come
up. Much of it goes into huge
wastebaskets. Some it it “takes
hold’’ and will emerge on the House
or Senate floor.
There was no fight by the ma
jority against William Bankhead to
succeed himself as Speaker. There
was an under-cover fight however,
among the Republicans, but Joe
Martin of Massachusetts had the
necessary votes for minority floor
leader before the republicans held
their caucus Monday night. Jim
Wadsworth of New York who was
pretty well known as an old guard
republican, didn’t have much show
against the more liberal republi
cans who feel that Martin is a lib
eral. This indicates that a major
ity of the republicns now in the
House are liberals and some are
very progressive. One old member
who has been here twenty years
declares that there are but twelve
of the old guard republicans left
in the House.
The Nebraska delegation which
is now comprised of two democrats
and three republicans got together
early. The entire delegation from
Nebraska is pretty unanimous on
working co-operatively on any leg
islation that will benefit Nebraska.
All of the Nebraska members are
being solicited to join the Prairie
States Committee which is a group
of members from both parties
which meets frequently to discuss
and lay plans for beneficial farm
legislation.
The 76th Congress opened with
the usual confusion. The usual
crowds fought for tickets to the
galleries for the opening session
and the session at which the Presi
dent addressed the House and Sen
ate jointly. A lot of former con
gressmen were in town and utilized
their privilege of the floor to see
the show.
With the increased republican
membership in the House, the min
ority party got several additional
places on the major committees.
The Third District office is running
a campaign to get a berth on eithei
Agriculture or Appropriations. Th<
latter committee is known as th<
“father” of all committees anc
nearly every member is trying foi
the place.
Members pretty well know
what the legislative program ie
going to be. Some amendments tc
the farm bill; national defense; and
relief, loom large on the program.
Munition kings are on the job
fiigthing for most anything that
will mean the building of more
battleships or selling more powder
an bullets. Members, however, are
going to be pretty particular about
appropriations and will want to
know definitely what is and what is
not for the national defense. There
is a general sentiment that Uncle
Sam must keep his powder dry and
his guns ready, but must do
nothing which will force this coun
try into any kind of war.
Everything in the new congress
is in the formative stage. There is
all kinds of sparring for positions
and it will be a month before real
legislation can be expected. Farm
legislation, national defense, army
and navy appropriations, relief and
other major legislation are in the
mixing pot.
A supplemental appropriation
bill to carry on relief for a few
more months is in the making.
Then, will come the regular relief
appropriation with the demand for
amendments and some new plans
for its distribution. There is a
general sentiment that more
responsibility for administering re
lief should go to the states and
communities. Nebraska, because
of the drouth, needs additional re
lief funds. Many persons needing
jobs have been released but about
170 have been put back to work.
Some have been put back in the
Third District and meritorious
cases are being investigated by the
State Director. The Wshington
office informs the Third District of
fice that the lay-offs are temporary
and were made as an emergency
measure only. The Nebraska WPA
officials at the present writing have
a pretty blue picture to face in
view of the fact that they have
nearly 10,000 in the state eligible
for employment whom they are
unable to assist in any way. These
relief matters and the plight of
farmers who are being forced to
leave their farms are being brought
to the attention of the powers that
be in this nation’s capitol.
THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
By the Lowell Service
Lincoln, Nebraska—Aided by
what friends of Senator Edwin
Schultz declared to be an eleventh
hour drive from the governor’s
office, Senator W. H. Diers, of
Gresham was elected speaker of
the unicameral. Omahans made
no secret of the fact that they aid
ed in bringing ubout the result,
and, with the assistance of Gover
nor Cochran, nosed Diers ahead of
Schultz 23-20 on the second ballot.
Executive influence is credited
with pulling four votes away from
Schultz on the first ballot when
Diers got 17, Schultz IB and Dr. A.
L. Miller, 11 votes. Diers is a
democrat; Schultz is a republican.
The GOP strength is 24 votes; 19
senators are democrats.
Hugo Srb was reelected chief
clerk. George L. Santo, of Lincoln
was made sergeant-at-arms. Tracy
Frost, of St. Paul, defeated by John
Doyle for re-election, was made
assistant. All are democrats.
Senator L. B. Murphy, Scottsbluff,
republican, was selected chairman
of the committee on committees.
Dan Garber led off on the second
day of the session with a resolution
to stop enforcement of the testing
of motor vehicles. No voice for
continuation of automobile testing
was raised. Swan Carlson intro
duced a bill to cut down driver’s
license fees and also joined with
Jay Hastings in a bill to repeal the
truck regulatory act.
Sam Klaver, of Omaha frankly
admitted that he was preparing a
bill to provide $30 a month old age
pension to every person 65 years
of age or over. Income, according
to his plan, is to be deducted. The
provision applies, however, to wives
65 years of age or over, without
income or earnings from their
separate estate. Children are not
required to contribute to the sup
port of parents.
Sales and income tax measures
are in preparation. A determined
effort will be made to redistribute
the gasoline tax, while persistent
attacks will be made on the state
patrol by attempts to reduce the
amounts charged for drivers’ li
censes.
Leo Swanson, who has been hold
ing office of land commisioner under
court decree, refused to yield on
i January 5 and announced he in
i tended to hold the office until a
successor is elected and qualified.
The 1935 legislature submitted a
constitutional amendment to
abolish the office, but neglected to
repeal the statute. This was at
tended to by the 1937 legislature,
and Swanson’s retiring date was
set for January 5, 1939. Swanson
has served as secretary of the
board of educational lands and
funds under a statute passed by the
last legislature. Two democrats,
Secretary of State Swanson and
Governor Cochran, serve on the
board with two republicans, Au
ditor Johnson and Attorney Gen
eral Johnson. At the last meeting
of the old board, composed of four
democrats, Leo Swanson was dis
placed as secretary, and Secretary
of State Harry Swanson was
elected. In this way, Cochran and
Harry Swanson could prevent Leo
Swanson from clinging to the office
during a deadlock. The outgoing
attorney general pronounced Leo
Swanson’s claim to “life tenure” in
an office abolishel by the people
“mere piffle.”
In an unanimous dicision, judges
of the Supreme Court affirmed the
sentence of two to five years im
posed on Former Lieutenant Gov
ernor Walt Jurgensen on an em
bezzlement charge. Chief Justice
Simmons took no part in the delib
erations of the court, as the case
was argued before he took his place
on the bench. Jurgensen was given
fifteen days to file a motion for
rehearing and forty days to pre
pare briefs. In a lengthy opinion,
the court reviewed the many as
signments of error. Justice Rose
wrote the opinion.
Several members of the legisla
ture seemed inclined to take seri
ously a report that Barlow Nye
expected $50 a day for his services
in prosecuting a state case, trial
of which was set for January 3.
Attorney General Johnson took
charge of the office January 5. Ac
cording to the reports received by
the legislator, Nye resigned as as
sistant attorney general on the
night of Dec. 31. He announced a
partnership with Williams & Bey
non, of Lincoln. In the meantime,
Attorney General Hunter engaged
Nye for the special work before
Hunter left office. Late in Decem
ber, Nye canvassed the legislators,
seeking to be appointed legal ad
viser to the legislature.
From Washin^vm comes the re
port that Administrator Dwight
Felton of the WI\A has been com
mended by the Nebraska delegation
for his sympathy and untiring ef
forts in behalf of the needy. Legis
lators bring in similar reports from
county commissioners. They feel
that Felton has cooperated in every
way with the county officials.
The University of Nebraska now
ranks seventeenth in the nation in
size. An all-time high point in en
rollment of 6,810 has been reached.
This is an increase of 3.4 per cent
over the enrollment of last year,
according to university officials.
Briefs were filed in the Nebraska
Supreme court last week by at
torneys for the stockholders of the
Indianola State bank, a failed bank,
supporting the decision of District
Judge C. E. Eldred of Red Willow
county denying the right of the
state banking department to en
force the double liability statute
against stockholders. The briefs
declare the 1933 legislative act
which sought to dispense with the
judicial appointment of a receiver
for failed banks unconstitutional
and void, and they claim that when
the banking department and not
the court is made the judge of the
insolvency of failed banks, the law
mistakenly places judicial power
upon an executive officer.
Wall Paper
Paints
We have moved to the
Yantzi store on Fourth
street, just north of Big
lin’s. Call and see us in
our new location.
McDonough’s
WALL PAPER & PAINT
STORE
»
Neil C. Vandemoer, state assist
ance director, has announced that
the merit system inaugurated last
summer for state and county as
sistance workers is now ready for
' operation. Only 465 persons are
listed in the approved registers
from which assistance workers are
to be chosen, although 1,814 made
application to take the merit ex
aminations last summer. From the
list of successful candidates, fifteen
appointments have been made since
Sept. 1, although none of these
have been in Douglas or Lancaster
county.
Frank Sorrell, of Syracuse is the
author of the first bill introduced
in the 1939 unicameral legislature.
It is a bill to have all gasoline sold
in Nebraska after 1940 to contain
a blend of not less than ten per
cent of alcohol manufactured from
agricultural products. Sorrell ex
plained that an inducement to
capital would be given by such a
law, since processing plants would
be needed; also that the agricul-j
tural market lost when the switch
ti mechanized farming was made
would be replaced.
Fred Klietseh, maintenance en
gineer in the state highway de
partment has been appointed by
Governor Cochran as capitol cus
todian to succeed Leo Swanson,
whose office as state land commis
sioner became non-existent on Jan.
5. The appointment is, for the pre-:
sent, temporary, but the governor
said that it might seem best to
make it permanent later.
On the first day that the unem
ployment conpensation act went
into effect, Jan. 3, 2,860 claims I
were filed, according to Henry'
Bane, director of the state unem- j
ployment service. Of these, 986
came from Omaha, and 238 from
Lincoln. Almost all of those filing
claims had previously registered
for work by the state employment
service.
United States Marshall George
E. Proudfit was sworn in Jan. 3 at
Lincoln by Deputy United States
Court Clerk J. B. Nickerson. He
spent much of Wednesday after
noon in his Omaha office meeting
other federal officials and plann
ing business matters with members
of his staff.
Fred Carstsen, of Avoca has been
chosen as chairman of the legisla
tive administration committee of
the unicameral. This committee
has the job of selecting legislative
employees. The other members of
this committee are Sam Klaver, of
Omaha, Carl Peterson, of Norfolk,
and Hugh Ashmore and George
Gross, of Valentine.
Denial of the demand of the Ne
braska Commercial Trucker’s as
sociation for reconsideration of a
| recent order cutting intrastate
i railroad rates 20 per cent was made
Wednesday by the state railway
i commission. The cut was allowed
in order to enable the railroads to
meet truck competition. The com
mission announced that it would
proceed on its own motion to in
vestigate railroad rates at a hear
ing on January 27.
Following the taking of the oath
of office and installation of the re
cently elected new state officers
T h ur s d a y afternoon Governor
Cochran, before a crowded house,
delivered his message to the legis
lature, urging earnestly the neces
sity for reducting the cost of gov
ernmental services. The elimina
tion and curtailment of boards and
bureaus wherever it is possible was
recommended. “Let u s refrain
from adopting any new agencies,"
insisted the governor, “and let us
abolish any now in existence if
they are not absolutely necessary."
In regard to state assistance, the
governor asked that revenue be
appropriated to maintain at least
the present level of assistance, but
he urged that the determination of
assistance be based on need, and
that the law as to family responsi
bility be made more effective. At
tention was called to the error
made by the 1937 legislature which
made it impossible to use one-tenth
of each cent of the gasoline tax.
This money has been accumulating,
and the governor asked that an
emergency appropriation be made
at the earliest possible moment to
correct this error, the money being
needed to make relief payments on
Jan. 15.
Raising the rate of the inheri
tance tax was recommended; also
the placing of personal property on
the tax records on the same basis
as real property. For the Univer
sity of Nebraska and the four state
normal schools, the governor con
siders one board of education suf
ficient, and points out that consid
erable saving could be made by
having but one board. Rigid super
vision over all insurance companies
operating in Nebraska wras urged.
In regard to highways, the gov
ernor called attention to the 8,733
miles of road building that had been
accomplished, and said that while
he did not urge an increase in the
building program, he felt that the
public would not be satisfied if the
rate of progress in the future did
not equal that of the past. He
urged that counties match federal
feeder road funds.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
V. C. Wright, Pastor
Sunday school 10:00 a. m. H. B.
Burch, supt. Morning worship
11:00 a. m. Special music by the
choir and sermon by the pastor on
the subject, “The Ecclesiastical
Trail of Christ.”
Central Finance Corp.
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“YOUR MEATING PLACE”
PORK SHOULDER
Whole or Half
Per lb.
HOME RENDERED
LARD. lb. 10c
3 lbs...
Long Horn
CHEESE
Per lb.
\! EATY
SOUP BONES
2 lbs.....
- FRESH FISH -
WHITING—Dressed 1 fW* PICKEREL
Per lb. .. AVw Dressed, lb.
Wall Eyed Pike lb 18c
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CARROTTS—Bulk 10c
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Potatoes “ ssr*.. Z5C
GroiiSdto OTderf hK 1 Cf a lb. OATMEAL ICf
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SANTA CLARA 0% £0 FLOUR Ifllfl*
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Epworth and Junior Leagues
6:30 p. m.
Evening worship 7:30 p. m. The
subject of the sermon will be “The
Mustard Seed.”
meekTand vicinity
Charlie Lawrence trucked hogs
to Sioux City for Rouse Bros, on
Tuesday. Arthur went with him.
Willie Hansen spent several days
the past week at the John Krough
home.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs.
Sam Robertson on Wednesday af
ternoon. Several members were
absent. Mrs. Robertson served a
delicious lunch. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. A. L. Borg.
Several pupils in the surround
ing schools have been absent from
school with flu or grippe. Lois
Jean and Ilene Robertson have
! been having the chicken pox, while
at high school in O’Neill and re
mained in town over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse and
sons, Lawrence, Lloyd and Delbert
were guests at the Guy Young
home near Opportunity on Sunday.
At the coyote hunt last Sunday
two coyotes, were captured, there
was a shortage of men on the west
side, the report is that some coy
otes escaped in that direction.
Last week on Wednesday we had
rain, sleet and snow and more
strange than anything else we had
thunder, like in June or July. Late
in the afternoon the sun came
through the clouds and it was like
a balmy evening in June. So far
Holt county people have no need to
go to the south land, to get ideal
weather this winter.
(Continued to Page 5.)
Reduced Freight Rates
NOW EFFECTIVE IN NEBRASKA
By permission of the Nebraska State Rail
way Commission, the Burlington Route has
made important reductions in rates on less
than-carload freight shipments, including
graduated rates and minimum weights up
to 20,000 pounds, between points in Ne
braska effective January 2,1939. .
These new, low rates place the cost of Bur
lington’s fast, dependable freight service on
a parity with other forms of transportation.
Usual free pick-up and delivery service for
shipments of 10,000 pounds and less.
For full details about substantial savings
now available:
CONSULT YOUR NEAREST
BURLINGTON AGENT
-or
N. E. KERNS, Div. Freight Agent
200 N. 11th St., Lincoln, Nebr.
SHIP AND TRAVEL BURLINGTON
Charter No. 5770 Reserve District No. 10
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The O’Neill National Bank
of O’Neill, in the State of Nebraska, at the close of busmens on
December 31, 1938.
Published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency,
under Section 5211, U. S. Revised Statutes.
ASSETS
Loans and Discounts (including $371.39
overdrafts) _ $130,320.37
United States Government obligations, direct
and guaranteed _ 178,741.0)
Obligations of States and political subdivisions 59,251.33
Other bonds, notes, and debentures _-— 53,552.50
Corporate stocks, including stock of Federal
Reserve Bank _ 3,000.03
Cash, balances with other banks, including re
serve balance, and cash items in process
of collection — 304,266.11
Bank premises owned $3,000.00, furniture and
fixtures $500.00 __ - - 3,500.00
Real estate owned other than bank premises ... 1.00
Total Assets ....—.. $732,632.81
dUD U-. O
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships,
and corporations - $339,918.19
Time deposits of individuals, partnerships,
and corporations _ 99,159.14
Deposits of United States Government
(including postal savings) _ 2,559.21
Deposits of States and political subdivisions ... 105,901.95
Deposits of banks ----- 35,790.40
Total Deposits ... $583,328.89
Total Liabilities _ $583,328.89 i
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Capital stock:
Common, 500 total par $50,000.00, _ 50,000.00
Surplus ... —..... .- 50,000.00
Undivided profits 45,803.92
Reserves (and retirement account for
preferred stock) . 3,500.00
Total Capital Account _ 149,303.92
Total Liabilities and Capital Account .. $732,632.81
MEMORANDA
Pledged assets (and securities loaned)
(book value):
(a) United States Government
obligations, direct and guaranteed,
pledged to secure deposits and
other liabilities _ 30,000.00
(b) Other assets pledged to secure
deposits and other liabilities
(including notes and bills
rediscounted and securities sold
under repurchase agreement) - 18,000.00 I
(e) Total ___ $48,000.00
Secured liabilities:
(a) Deposits secured by pledged
assets pursuant to requirements
of law_ $59,734.50
(d) Total . __^_ $59,734.50
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss:
I, S. J. Weekes, President of the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
S. J. WEEKES, President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of January, 1939.
[SEAL] MARJORIE DICKSON, Notary Public.
My Commission expires June 5, 1941.
Correct Attest: Emma Dickinson Weekes, F. N. Cronin, E. F.
Quinn, Directors.
(This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders.)
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation